Lost Feast
By: Lenore Newman
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.
When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of... Read more
OSS
By: Richard Harris Smith
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
In the months before World War II, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services—America's first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William ("Wild Bill") Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie... Read more
View audiobookThe Torah
By: Rabbi Rodney Mariner
Narrated by: Marie Hoffman
Length: 16 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
This early twentieth-century translation of the Hebrew Bible by the Jewish Publication Society brings to life the history of the Jewish people in a classical way. It includes the Hebrew texts as they actually appear in the Torah scroll and bears all the hallmarks of a classic work. Read more
View audiobookCountdown to D-Day
By: Peter Margaritis
Narrated by: Roger Clark
Length: 28 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In December 1943, with the rising realization that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assigned the title of General Inspector for the Atlantic Wall. His mission is to assess their readiness.
His superior, theater commander, crusty old Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, who had led the Reich to... Read more
The Compatriots
By: Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The authors of The Red Web examine the shifting role of Russian expatriates throughout history, and their complicated, unbreakable relationship with the mother country--be it antagonistic or far too chummy.
The history of Russian espionage is soaked in blood, from a spontaneous pistol shot that killed a secret policeman in Romania in 1924 to the... Read more
Agents of Influence
By: Henry Hemming
Narrated by: Henry Hemming
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
The astonishing story of the British spies who set out to draw America into World War II
As World War II raged into its second year, Britain sought a powerful ally to join its cause-but the American public was sharply divided on the subject. Canadian-born MI6 officer William Stephenson, with his knowledge and influence in North America, was... Read more
This Is a Book for People Who Love Hot Sauce
By: Matt Garczynski
Narrated by: Rich Keeble
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Abridged: No
From sriracha to Tabasco, this funny, feisty book is an illustrated love letter to the quirky stories and fiery flavors of the world's best hot sauces.
Smart, short, and just a touch silly, This Is a Book for People Who Love Hot Sauce is exactly that - a book for people who love hot sauce. For devoted fans and casual enthusiasts alike, this... Read more
Market Mover
By: Robert Greifeld
Narrated by: Jeff Bottoms
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
The former CEO and Chairman of Nasdaq shares insights and lessons learned from one of the world's largest stock exchanges, detailing the company's transformation from a fledgling U.S. equities market to a global financial technology company.
During 2003, the U.S. economy was described by one economist as "nervous, anxious, and waiting." In... Read more
Barack and Joe
By: Steven Levingston
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
A Washington Post 2019 Notable Selection
A vivid and inspiring account of the "bromance" between Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that evolved into a profound... Read more
Movies (And Other Things)
By: Shea Serrano
Narrated by: Mario Toscano
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
BARNES & NOBLE BESTSELLER
AMAZON BESTSELLER
"Paging through Serrano's Movies (and Other Things) is like taking a long drive at night with a friend; there's that warmth and familiarity where the chat is more important than the fastest route from Point A to Point B...It's like a... Read more
No Surrender
By: Christopher Edmonds & Douglas Century
Narrated by: James Lurie
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives—then and now.
Captured in the... Read more
Parking the Moose
By: Dave Hill
Narrated by: Dave Hill
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
A quarter-Canadian from Cleveland explores his roots--and melts your face with joy.
There's an idea most Americans tend to learn as children. The idea that their country is the "best." But this never stuck with Dave Hill, even though he was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His grandfather, you see, was from Canada (Clinton, Ontario, to be... Read more
Beyond the Trees
By: Adam Shoalts
Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.
What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's... Read more
American Radicals
By: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A dynamic, timely history of nineteenth-century activists—free-lovers and socialists, abolitionists and vigilantes—and the social revolution they sparked in the turbulent Civil War era
“In the tradition of Howard Zinn’s people’s histories, American Radicals reveals a forgotten yet inspiring past.”—Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of... Read more
Torpedoed
By: Deborah Heiligman
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.
Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children... Read more
Admiral George Dewey: The Life and Legacy of the Most Decorated Naval Officer in American History
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
Abridged: No
“Didn't Admiral Dewey do wonderfully well? I got him the position out there in Asia last year, and I had to beg hard to do it; and the reason I gave was that we might have to send him to Manila. And we sent him — and he went!” – Theodore Roosevelt, 1898 In 1898, one of Spain's last possessions in the New World, Cuba, was waging a war for... Read more
View audiobookThe Bible As History
By: Warner Keller
Narrated by: John Riddle
Length: 14 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The Bible as History, now thoroughly updated with the latest scientific and archaeological breakthroughs in biblical investigation. Including: Revolutionary new evidence that confirms some of the most monumental and controversial events in the Bible - including the destruction of Sodom and Gomorra Recently deciphered texts... Read more
View audiobookCapitalismo y democracia 1756-1848
By: Josep Fontana
Narrated by: Miguel Coll
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
«Vivimos en un mundo en que la mayoría de los estados son democracias parlamentarias basadas en constituciones que garantizan los derechos y las libertades de todos los ciudadanos, pero donde los gobiernos elegidos cuidan sobre todo de favorecer los intereses económicos de las grandes empresas y los más ricos. [...] Este libro quiere explicar... Read more
View audiobookSagenumwobener Harz Teil 2
By: Louis Rieche
Narrated by: Paul Behrens
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Sagen wurden in vergangenen Zeiten erzählt, um andere zu warnen, zu belehren oder um Erklärungen für Dinge und Erscheinungen zu finden, welche für die Menschen einst rätselhaft und nicht nachvollziehbar waren. Sagenumwobener Harz Teil 2 ist wieder randvoll mit mystischen Erzählungen aus der Harzregion. Geschichten von Hexen, dem Teufel und... Read more
View audiobookCantre'r Gwaelod: The Mysterious Legend of the Ancient Sunken Kingdom Known as the Welsh Atlantis
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: David Bernard
Length: 1 hour 32 minutes
Abridged: No
“We can trace almost all the disasters of English history to the influence of Wales.” - Evelyn Waugh, English novelistWales is a whimsical country with a powerful, complex, myth-filled and oft disputed history. In 2004, geneticists working with geographers and archaeological colleagues undertook a “People of the British Isle” study. They sought... Read more
View audiobookEl Poder del Sacrificio
By: Gabriel Agbo
Narrated by: Juliana Velez
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Los sacrificios son poderosos, ¡muy poderosos! El hombre más rico, el más fuerte, los hombres y mujeres más bendecidos, el más sabio, el rey más grande, los profetas más poderosos fueron hombres y mujeres de sacrificio. Lo dieron todo, arriesgaron todo por su gente, por la humanidad y por Dios para lograr sus metas y proezas de las que incluso... Read more
View audiobookEmmerdale at War
By: Pamela Bell
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Emmerdale at War is a must for fans of ITV's Emmerdale, and readers who love heartwarming and heartbreaking stories set during wartime.
Britain is at war once again and the families of Emmerdale are trying their best to cope with a new way of life.
Rationing has been introduced across the country, two million more men have been called up for... Read more
Kremlin Winter
By: Robert Service
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
Length: 14 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favour in May 2000. He served two terms as president, before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012.
Putin’s rule, whether as president or prime... Read more
The Fear Bubble
By: Ant Middleton
Narrated by: Ant Middleton
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life. Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the... Read more
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