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Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller: The Lives and Careers of Americaâs Most Famous Big Band Leaders
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Scott Clem
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
When the phrase âthe Kingâ is used in the context of American music, most people think of Elvis Presley, but Presley was just a baby when the title was first conferred upon Benny Goodman as the King of Swing in 1935. The Swing Era was a magical period in American history between the hedonism of the Roaring Twenties and the rebelliousness sparked... Read more
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Michael-fallet
By: Diverse
Narrated by: Thomas Engelbrektsson
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Den 28 januari 1990 antrÀffades den fyraÄrige vÀsttyske pojken Michael döende, enligt moderns och hennes sambos uppgifter efter ett drunkningstillbud, i ett tÀlt vid sjön Tjeggelvas i Arjeplogs kommun i Norrbotten. Den utredning som verkstÀlldes i Àrendet och huvudförhandlingarna inför tingsrÀtt och hovrÀtt kom att blottlÀgga sÄ skrÀmmande... Read more
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John Glenn: The Life and Legacy of the First American Astronaut to Orbit Earth
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: David Santowski
Length: 1 hour 50 minutes
Abridged: No
From 1959-1963, the United States worked toward putting satellites and humans into orbit via the Mercury program, but they continued to lag behind the Soviets. With the opening of a new decade, the Soviets reinforced their Space Race lead in a big way. On April 12, 1961, the world watched as the Soviets scored two major victories: they sent the... Read more
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Rikosreportaasi Suomesta 2007
By: Eri tekijöitÀ
Narrated by: Jarmo MĂ€kinen
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisÀltÀÀ monia jÀnnittÀviÀ ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. TutkintatyössÀ mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on kÀsitelty loppuun ja niistÀ on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeÀ ja todeta, ettÀ todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempÀÀ.Lukija saa... Read more
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Baby Catcher
By: Peggy Vincent
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspiring collection of birth stories by a charming midwife.
Each time she knelt to "catch" another wriggling babyânearly three thousand times during her remarkable careerâCalifornia midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another... Read more
Forty Years in the Wilderness
By: Dolly Faulkner
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
Length: 12 hours
Abridged: No
"The encounter was so sudden it took my breath away, and for a single moment I stood frozen, staring into the grizzly's eyes. It was so close I could reach out and touch its shaggy bronze fur."
Dolly Faulkner has many heart-stopping moments of terror and anxiety, living much of the time truly alone in the Alaskan wilderness. But she is not... Read more
Koffertmordet
By: Diverse
Narrated by: Thomas Engelbrektsson
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
En semesteridyll fÄr ett ovÀlkommet besök av en vÀska som innehÄller en tragedi. Det Àr augusti 1969 och semestertid med tillfÀlle till bad och segling, avkoppling och tid utan stress. Morgonen den 7 augusti 1969 strÄlar solen frÄn en nÀstan molnfri himmel. TvÄ dykare Àr denna morgon i bÄt pÄ fÀrd frÄn Lysekil till Grundsund pÄ Skaftölandet... Read more
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Rikosreportaasi Suomesta 1998
By: Eri tekijöitÀ
Narrated by: Ville-Veikko NiemelÀ
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisÀltÀÀ monia jÀnnittÀviÀ ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. TutkintatyössÀ mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on kÀsitelty loppuun ja niistÀ on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeÀ ja todeta, ettÀ todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempÀÀ.Lukija saa... Read more
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Rikosreportaasi Suomesta 2003
By: Eri tekijöitÀ
Narrated by: Jarmo MĂ€kinen
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisÀltÀÀ monia jÀnnittÀviÀ ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. TutkintatyössÀ mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on kÀsitelty loppuun ja niistÀ on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeÀ ja todeta, ettÀ todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempÀÀ.Lukija saa... Read more
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Remembering Emmett Till
By: Dave Tell
Narrated by: David Sadzin
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Take a drive through the Mississippi Delta today and you'll find a landscape dotted with memorials to major figures and events from the civil rights movement. Perhaps the most chilling are those devoted to the murder of Emmett Till, a tragedy of hate and injustice that became a beacon in the fight for racial equality. The ways this event is... Read more
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History for Kids: The Life of Walt Whitman
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Tracey Norman
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Walt Whitman was a great American poet, but many people did not get him when he was alive. His family was like most other families, but his friends were different from most other people living then. He was a teacher and reporter, and then he worked for the government. When he was a young man, he was very serious, but when he was older he liked... Read more
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Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
By: Andrew S. Curran
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Length: 13 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive EncyclopĂ©die into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterityâfor us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished... Read more
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Rikosreportaasi Suomesta 2004
By: Eri tekijöitÀ
Narrated by: Jarmo MĂ€kinen
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisÀltÀÀ monia jÀnnittÀviÀ ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. TutkintatyössÀ mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on kÀsitelty loppuun ja niistÀ on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeÀ ja todeta, ettÀ todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempÀÀ.Lukija saa... Read more
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Sleep, My Child, Forever
By: John Coston
Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sonsâand nearly killed her daughterEllen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood, financially strapped, and desperate. Within a year of each other, her sons, ages two and four, died... Read more
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The Latin Hit Maker
By: Rudy PĂ©rez
Narrated by: Rudy Perez
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
For the first time, music legend Rudy Pérez shares his remarkable journey from a poor refugee kid in Miami to composing the greatest hit songs on the world stage. Named the most successful Latin songwriter in history, Rudy Pérez is the creator behind some of the bestselling records of Beyoncé, Julio Iglesias, Christina Aguilera, and IL Divo.In... Read more
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After the Fall
By: Kasey S. Pipes
Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In this evocative biography, presidential historian and former White House speechwriter Kasey Pipes explores President Richard Nixon's post-White House life, beginning with his days in virtual exile and ending with his unlikely redemption through the work he did later in life. Read more
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To Kill and Kill Again
By: John Coston
Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The twelve-year rampage of "Missoula Mauler" Wayne Nanceâand the shocking end to his murder spreeTo his neighbors, Wayne Nance, a furniture mover from Missoula, Montana, appeared to be an affable, considerate, and trustworthy guy. No one knew that Nance was the "Missoula Mauler," a psychopath responsible for a series of sadistic sex slayings... Read more
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MILLION MUSKMELONS
By: Dr Parag Suresh Mahajan MD
Narrated by: Millian Quinteros
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
How would you like to be like Elon Musk?How could you change the world if you thought and acted like he does?Could you make a difference that would be felt for generations?Elon Musk is best known as the billionaire owner of innovative and forward-thinking companies such as SpaceX and Tesla. His will, to keep pushing past the boundaries that many... Read more
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Alice & Gerald
By: Ron Franscell
Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
True-crime master Ron Franscell tells the grisly story of Alice and Gerald Uden, a loving couple who murdered at least four people and lived happily ever afterâwhile cops tried for decades to piece together a petrifying tale of murder and secrets. In 1974, Alice, a desperate young mother in a gritty Wyoming boomtown, kills her husband and dumps... Read more
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Elvis in Vegas
By: Richard Zoglin
Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
*The inspiration for the CNN original series Vegas: The Story of Sin City*
âOutstanding pop-culture history.â âNewsday
The âsmart and zippy accountâ (The Wall Street Journal) of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time.
Elvisâs 1969 opening night in Vegas was his first time back on a live... Read more
Arnold Palmer's Success Lessons
By: Brad Brewer
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 5 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Arnold Palmer taught world-class pro golf instructor Brad Brewer how to play golf. But that was just the beginning. For more than 30 years, Palmer taught Brad how to live. As a businessman, a father, a celebrity, a philanthropist, and a friend, Palmer showed those around him that true success has nothing to do with the final score - and... Read more
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The Middle Matters
By: Lisa-Jo Baker
Narrated by: Lisa-Jo Baker
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
The best-selling author of Never Unfriended opens up about midlife and what it feels like to have outgrown those teenage jeansâbut finally grown into the shape of our souls.
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âI want to give Lisa-Joâs book a standing ovation.ââAarti Sequeira, chef and TV personality
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Do you ever wonder how you woke up one day with all the responsibilities of a... Read more
Whatâs Up, Doc? a Surgeonâs Story
By: Dr. Riaz Mohammed
Narrated by: Adam Croasdell
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Riaz Mohammed was born into a Muslim family in Pakistan.
While a boy in the village of Gujarat, he witnessed a young boy chasing cattle into a fast-flowing stream. The boy was pulled from the water, but there was nothing that could be done for himâand he died. It was then that the author decided to be a doctor, so he could help people.... Read more
My Dark Places
By: James Ellroy
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Length: 14 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy presents another literary masterpiece, this time a true crime murder mystery about his own mother.
In 1958 Jean Ellroy was murdered, her body dumped on a roadway in a seedy L.A. suburb.  Her killer was never found, and the police dismissed her as a casualty of... Read more