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Haile Selassie: The Life and Legacy of the Ethiopian Emperor Revered as the Messiah by Rastafarians
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Before World War II, few in the West had ever heard of Abyssinia, and fewer still could point to a map and tell precisely where it was. On the eve of that war, in the autumn of 1935, as the forces of imperial Italy prepared to invade the sovereign territory of Ethiopia, the leaders of the Allies brimmed with sympathy for the imperiled African... Read more
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Life Among the Qallunaat
By: Mini Aodla Freeman
Narrated by: Taqralik Partridge
Length: 14 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman’s experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an... Read more
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Definitely Hispanic
By: LeJuan James
Narrated by: LeJuan James
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin’s celebration of Latinidad and Fresh Off the Boat’s situational humor, Definitely Hispanic is a collection of introspective and witty essays by social media influencer and viral phenomenon LeJuan James about growing up Hispanic in the US.
Social media influencer and viral phenomenon LeJuan James loves being... Read more
Scholars of Mayhem
By: Daniel C. Guiet & Timothy K. Smith
Narrated by: Robert Fass
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day.
When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family moved country, as they frequently did, his father had... Read more
The Ministry of Truth
By: Dorian Lynskey
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.”
--George Packer, The Atlantic
An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast influence throughout world culture at every level, from high... Read more
Where the Lost Dogs Go
By: Susannah Charleson
Narrated by: Susannah Charleson
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
From bestselling author Susannah Charleson comes an important and heartfelt exploration into the world of lost dogs and the power of reunion.One in six dogs go missing at some point in their lives, leaving bereft owners to search high and low, hang missing posters, check shelters, and hope for good news. But amid these grim statistics, countless... Read more
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Rocking Toward a Free World
By: András Simonyi
Narrated by: András Simonyi
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
From renowned diplomat and musician András Simonyi -- whom Stephen Colbert calls "the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!" -- comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the great power of rock and roll.
In ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD, Simonyi charts the... Read more
Play Hungry
By: Pete Rose
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times Bestseller
The inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball
Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball’s Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the 1970s, he was the leader of the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati... Read more
Soaring to Glory
By: Philip Handleman
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Length: 7 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The valiant fight for freedom in the air and dignity on the ground He had to sit in a segregated rail car on the journey to army basic training in Mississippi in 1943. But two years later, the twenty-year-old African American from New York was at the controls of a P-51, prowling for Luftwaffe aircraft at 5,000 feet over the Austrian countryside.... Read more
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Running to the Edge
By: Matthew Futterman
Narrated by: René Ruiz
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Gripping . . . the narrative is smooth and immediate, almost effortless in its detail, if occasionally breathless, like a good fast run . . ." --The New York Times Book Review
Visionary American running coach Bob Larsen assembled a mismatched team of elite California runners . . . the start of his decades-long quest for championships, Olympic... Read more
We Have Always Been Here
By: Samra Habib
Narrated by: Parmida Vand
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
CANADA READS 2020 WINNER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2020 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER
ONE OF BOOK RIOT'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL QUEER BOOKS OF ALL TIME
How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don't exist?
Samra Habib has spent most of their life searching for the safety to... Read more
A Tuscan Childhood
By: Kinta Beevor
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The enchantments of the Tuscan countryside are captured in this memoir of the idyllic Bohemian life the author shared with her family in their Italian castle in the years between the two world wars.When Kinta Beevor was five years old, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, and her mother, a writer, settled their family into a castle near... Read more
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The MVP Machine
By: Ben Lindbergh & Travis Sawchik
Narrated by: Josh Hurley
Length: 14 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Move over, Moneyball -- this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players.
As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics'... Read more
Rainbow Warrior
By: Gilbert Baker
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 8 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1978, Harvey Milk asked Gilbert Baker to create a unifying symbol for the growing gay rights movement, and on June 25 of that year, Baker's Rainbow Flag debuted at San Francisco's Gay Liberation Day parade. Baker had no idea his creation would become an international emblem of freedom, forever cementing his place and importance in helping to... Read more
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A Dream Too Big
By: Caylin Louis Moore
Narrated by: Caylin Louis Moore
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
In this inspiring and provocative memoir about a young black man, Caylin Moore tells the against-all-odds story of his rise from racial injustice and cruel poverty in gang-ridden Los Angeles to academic success at the University of Oxford, with hope as his compass.A Dream to Big is for readers who want to … enjoy a compelling, true,... Read more
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The Last Pirate of New York
By: Rich Cohen
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos & Rich Cohen
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Was he New York City’s last pirate . . . or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock—for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire.
“History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book.”—Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The... Read more
The Impatient Dr. Lange
By: Seema Yasmin
Narrated by: Seema Yasmin
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated... Read more
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Palau
By: Luis Palau
Narrated by: Cástulo Guerra
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the world's most influential religious leaders, Luis Palau, shares his legacy message and spiritual memoir for the first time. Tracing his faith journey from humble beginnings on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to sharing the good news with millions and counseling world leaders, Luis' life is filled with adventure, risk, and... Read more
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The Targeter
By: Nada Bakos
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A CIA analyst's "revealing and utterly engrossing account" of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida (Joby Warrick).
In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, D.C., to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for... Read more
Chasing the Moon
By: Robert Stone & Alan Andres
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Length: 11 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing fifty years ago.
A Companion Book to the AMERICAN... Read more
Defying Jihad
By: Esther Ahmad
Narrated by: Julia Farhat
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
If you truly love Allah, you will die for him.Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven.Only death will prove your love.It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father—something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the... Read more
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Leaving the Witness
By: Amber Scorah
Narrated by: Amber Scorah
Length: 6 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
"À la Tara Westover's Educated, Scorah's pensive, ultimately liberating memoir chronicles her formative years as a Jehovah's Witness...and captures the bewilderment of belief and the bliss of self-discovery."--O, The Oprah Magazine, Named one of "The Best Books by Women of Summer 2019"
"Scorah's book, the bravery of which cannot be overstated, is... Read more
On Being Human
By: Jennifer Pastiloff
Narrated by: Jennifer Pastiloff
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspirational memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how hearing loss taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness.
Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular... Read more
Palau
By: Luis Palau
Narrated by: Cástulo Guerra, Cris Garrido & Luis Palau
Length: 10 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
¡Este audiolibro incluye una entrevista exclusiva con Luis Palau!Esta es la impactante historia de Luis Palau, el evangelista de fama mundial, a menudo visto como el sucesor de Billy Graham. Desde sus humildes comienzos en las calles de Buenos Aires, Argentina, hasta hablar con jefes de estado y líderes de todo el mundo sobre el amor de Jesús,... Read more
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