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The Comey Memos
By: James B. Comey
Narrated by: D. S. Harvey
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
On May 9, 2017, James Comey, was in Los Angeles on official business when he learned from a television broadcast that U.S. President Donald J. Trump had sent a terse letter informing him of his termination in a manila envelope by courier to the FBI headquarters in Washington. That action was closely followed by the appointment of a special... Read more
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Mudlark
By: Lara Maiklem
Narrated by: Xanthe Elbrick
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A quixotic journey through London's past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city. Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores,... Read more
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The Winter Army
By: Maurice Isserman
Narrated by: Brian Troxell
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION'S ULLR AWARD, the epic story of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy’s mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory.
At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry... Read more
Women
By: DK
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Stephanie Racine narrates Women: Our History, which re-examines history from a female perspective. This audiobook celebrates the numerous important roles women have played in culture and society that are less often told.
Packed full of evocative facts, and with a foreword by Lucy Worsley, this audiobook reveals the key events in women's history -... Read more
North Korea Journal
By: Michael Palin
Narrated by: Michael Palin
Length: 2 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In this beautifully illustrated journal based on a TV documentary, writer, comedian and world traveller Michael Palin journeys to North Korea, offering a glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, uncovering surprises and making friends along the way.
In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael... Read more
The Politics of Pain
By: Fintan O'Toole
Narrated by: Bruce Mann
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of the most perceptive observers of the English today comes a brilliantly insightful, mordantly funny account of their seemingly irrational embrace of nationalism.
England's recent lurch to the right appears to be but one example of the nationalist wave sweeping across the world, yet as acclaimed Irish critic Fintan O'Toole suggests in... Read more
Unsettling Truths
By: Mark Charles & Soong-Chan Rah
Narrated by: William Sarris
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
You cannot discover lands already inhabited.
Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal... Read more
Catherine the Great & Potemkin
By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
Length: 27 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
A widely acclaimed biography from the bestselling author of The Romanovs: "One of the great love stories of history” (The Economist) between Catherine the Great and the wildly flamboyant and talented Prince Potemkin. • "Captures the genius of two extraordinary Enlightenment figures—and of the age as well." —The Wall Street Journal
Catherine the... Read more
Princess of the Hither Isles
By: Adele Logan Alexander
Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination.
Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities... Read more
How to Think About God
By: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential Stoic writings on the divine
Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods—from Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars to countless local divinities, household gods, and ancestral spirits. One of the most influential Roman perspectives on religion came from... Read more
World War II For Dummies
By: Keith D. Dickson
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
Length: 16 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
World War II was the most destructive event of the twentieth century. It was total war covering the entire globe, and the nations that fought it employed every available resource, harnessing both technology and people to one purpose. If you look at the world today, you'll be hard-pressed to find a country that was not affected by this war. If... Read more
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How to Be a Leader
By: Plutarch
Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous—and massive—Lives, including politicians and generals such as Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Luckily for us, Plutarch distilled what he learned about wise leadership... Read more
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Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu
By: Les Standiford
Narrated by: John McLain
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Looking at the island of Palm Beach today, with its unmatched mansions, tony shops, and pristine beaches, one is hard pressed to visualize the dense tangle of Palmetto brush and mangroves that it was when visionary entrepreneur and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler first arrived there in April 1893. Trusting his remarkable instincts, within less... Read more
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Tap Code
By: Carlyle S. Harris & Sara W. Berry
Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold & Ginny Welsh
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage.Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison--nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton." For the next eight... Read more
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King Darius the Great: The Life and Legacy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire's Ruler during the First Invasion of Greece
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Jim Johnston
Length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their... Read more
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Signs of Civilisation
By: Bård Borch Michalsen
Narrated by: David Timson
Length: 4 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
'Punctuation is not only an important part of our language code; an advanced system of punctuation has been a driving force in our entire Western Civilisation. Nothing less.'
With the invention of printing, reading books moved from being an act only performed by priests and aristocrats into an individual, even private, activity. This change... Read more
25 June 1943 MIA
By: Tony Crawford
Narrated by: Gerald Zimmerman
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The stories in this book reflect the dedication of the B-17 crews fighting a losing battle in 1943 and 1944. The politicians and military leaders soon realized that to gain air superiority it would simply be a battle of attrition. The misions to bomb the German industrial targets were dreaded by the crews. After only a few missions there were... Read more
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Crack
By: David Farber
Narrated by: Kerry Shale
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
A shattering account of the crack cocaine years from award-winning American historian David Farber, Crack tells the story of the young men who bet their lives on the rewards of selling ‘rock’ cocaine, the people who gave themselves over to the crack pipe, and the often-merciless authorities who incarcerated legions of African Americans caught in... Read more
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Los Anunnaki de Nibiru
By: Gerald Clark
Narrated by: Irvin Douglas
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
El ex ministro de Defensa canadiense, Paul Hellyer testifica ante el Congreso EE.UU., más de 20 especies exóticas que operan en la Tierra hace miles de años. Las afirmaciones de dos "Blancos Altos" están trabajando con el gobierno de EE.UU., el comienzo de una Fuerza Aérea custodiada base alienígena en Indian Springs, Nevada avanzada y secretos... Read more
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Histories of the Unexpected
By: Sam Willis & James Daybell
Narrated by: Sam Willis & James Daybell
Length: 12 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans? In Histories of the... Read more
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Christmas at War
By: Caroline Taggart
Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home; your husband, father and brothers off fighting. How in the world does one celebrate Christmas? That was the situation facing the people of Britain for six years during the Second World War. From the family whose dog ate the Christmas roast, leaving... Read more
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Larrikins in Khaki
By: Tim Bowden
Narrated by: Stephen Hunter
Length: 13 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
With a reputation for being frank, hard to discipline, generous to their comrades and for sticking it up any sign of pomposity, Australian soldiers were a wild and irreverent lot, even in the worst of circumstances during World War II.
In Larrikins in Khaki, Tim Bowden has collected compelling and vivid stories of individual soldiers whose... Read more
What You Think You Know About Football is Wrong
By: Kevin Moore
Narrated by: Ed Killingback
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Our view of football will never be the same again… Written by a world-respected football historian, this football history/gift title reveals the global game’s greatest myths and untruths.
Football has been completely mythologized and many of the things football fans think they know about football and its history turn out not to be true. We want... Read more
Glastonbury 50
By: Emily Eavis & Michael Eavis
Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Jamael Westman, Lauren Laverne, L...
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES: 'Captivating'
A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'In-depth and inspiring'
'Beautifully compiled ... the perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMES
Glastonbury 50 is the authorised, behind-the-scenes, inside story of the music festival that has become a true global phenomenon.
The story... Read more