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To the Limit
By: Tom A. Johnson
Narrated by: David Drummond
Length: 13 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours piloting the UH-1 "Iroquois"—better known as the "Huey"—as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War, and helped redefine modern warfare.
Johnson's riveting memoir takes us into key... Read more
Founding Martyr
By: Christian Di Spigna
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A rich and illuminating biography of America’s forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and major general who fomented rebellion and died heroically at the battle of Bunker Hill on the brink of revolution
Little has been known of one of the most important figures in early American history, Dr. Joseph Warren, an architect of the colonial... Read more
The Fighters
By: C. J. Chivers
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
The harrowing account of US soldiers caught in America’s forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that The New York Times calls “relentless...a classic of war reporting,” by Pulitzer Prize winner and former Marine C.J. Chivers.
More than 2.7 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001, and C.J. Chivers reported on... Read more
Bonnie and Clyde
By: Karen Blumenthal
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 5 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious—and celebrated—outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way.Bonnie and Clyde—we’ve been on a first name basis with them for almost a hundred years. Immortalized in movies, songs, and pop-culture references, they are remembered mostly for their storied romance... Read more
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Scarface and the Untouchable
By: Max Allan Collins & A. Brad Schwartz
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Max Allan Collins & A. Brad Sc...
Length: 18 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
A THRILLING MAGNUM OPUS ON AMERICA’S GREAT CRIME EPICA Mystery Writers of America “Grand Master”—author of the gangster classic Road to Perdition, long-time Dick Tracy writer, and multiple Shamus Award winner—teams with an acclaimed rising young historian, in this riveting, myth-shattering dual portrait of Al Capone, America’s most notorious... Read more
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Armageddon Averted
By: Stephen Kotkin
Narrated by: John Pruden
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epilogue—bringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the long-term implications of the Soviet collapse—this compact, original, and engaging book offers the definitive account of one of the great historical events of the... Read more
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American Cultural History
By: Eric Avila
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 4 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the Blues to Andy Warhol, dime novels to Disneyland, the history of... Read more
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No Good Alternative
By: William T. Vollmann
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Length: 22 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The second volume of William T. Vollmann's epic book about the factors and human actions that have led to global warming begins in the coal fields of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, where "America's best friend" is not merely a fuel, but a "heritage." Over the course of four years Vollmann finds hollowed out towns with coal-polluted streams... Read more
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The Great Mortality
By: John Kelly
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Length: 12 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality is the extraordinary epic account of the worst natural... Read more
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US Navy SOG SEALs
By: Keith McKim
Narrated by: Keith McKim
Length: 4 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Based on the true stories of the two US Navy Seals operating behind enemy lines in Vietnam with the super top-secret unit MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Special Operations Group)US Navy Seal Lieutenant Tom Norris, on three separate occasions over a four day period, with no sleep, went behind enemy lines to rescue two downed air... Read more
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Burden (Movie Tie-In Edition)
By: Courtney Hargrave
Narrated by: Dion Graham & Andrew Heckler
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The true story behind the film starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Garrett Hedlund; written and directed by Andrew Heckler; produced by Academy Award nominee Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club)
A powerful, timely story about an African American reverend whose faith compelled him to help a KKK member leave a life of hate
“Honest,... Read more
Uncommon Grounds
By: Mark Pendergrast
Narrated by: Matthew Boston
Length: 16 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous "Coffee Crisis" that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the... Read more
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Decadence
By: David Weir
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The history of decadent culture runs from ancient Rome to nineteenth-century Paris, Victorian London, fin de siècle Vienna, Weimar Berlin, and beyond. The decline of Rome provides the pattern for both aesthetic and social decadence, a pattern that artists and writers in the nineteenth century imitated, emulated, parodied, and otherwise... Read more
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Speech on the Compromises of the Constitution
By: Alexander Hamilton
Narrated by: Bradley Parsons
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Alexander Hamilton is considered one of the most important contributors to our constitution, and for good reason. In this speech, he addresses the handling of the constitution, and more importantly those compromises. While he acknowledges that compromises might need to be made for long-term stability’s sake, he also underlies that America had... Read more
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Mitología Celta
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Magda Botteri
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No
La antigua cultura de los Celtas, con su folklore y cuentos de hadas, ha desatado la imaginación de muchos. Las criaturas mitológicas, historias, y legendas tienen su estilo encantador y ciertamente han sido el tema de muchos historiadores y académicos. Es tiempo de ahondar más en algunos de los mitos mejor conocidos y en las aventuras épicas de... Read more
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Inaugural Address
By: Rutherford B. Hayes
Narrated by: Steven Barrett
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidential campaign was fraught with drama, and a late acceptance (only a week before the inauguration) made the presidential hopeful’s speech even more interesting. During this speech, Hayes made many promises, especially revolving around race and the state of jobs during that time. Acknowledging that the change in... Read more
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Celtic Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The ancient culture of the Celts, with its folklore and fairytales, has sparked the imagination of many. The mythological creatures, stories, and legends have their enchanting flair and have certainly been the topic of many historians and scholars. It is time to dive deeper into some of the best-known myths and epic ventures of the gods,... Read more
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On State Representation
By: Benjamin Franklin
Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
Length: 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A heated conflict arose among the states, threatening to divide the nation in two. No, it wasn’t the Civil War; it was the Constitutional Constitution of 1787. Delegates bitterly disagreed about whether or not large states deserved more representation in the government than did smaller states. In this speech, Benjamin Franklin masterfully puts... Read more
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Attendant Lords
By: T.C.A Raghavan
Narrated by: Atul Vishnoi
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Bairam Khan and his son, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan were soldiers, poets and courtiers whose lives reflected the turbulent times they lived in. In telling their stories, Attendant Lords spans the reigns of four emperors – Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir – and covers over a hundred years of Mughal history, a time when these two noblemen were at... Read more
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Disapproving and Accepting the Constitution
By: Benjamin Franklin
Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Today, the US Constitution is held as sacred and infallible. But the process of creating it was lengthy, painstaking, and fraught with disagreement. The evidence of this historic struggle is in Benjamin Franklin’s landmark speech, Disapproving and Accepting the Constitution. In this brilliant statement of diplomacy, Franklin communicates his... Read more
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Letters from Alice
By: Petrina Banfield
Narrated by: Christine Kavanagh
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Two women. One secret. Will they be able to keep it under wraps? It was a stormy evening in 1920s London. When newly qualified almoner, Alice, stepped into the home of Charlotte, a terrified teenager who had just given birth out of wedlock, she did not expect to make a pact that would change her life forever. Thrown into... Read more
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The Kelloggs
By: Howard Markel
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
John Harvey Kellogg was one of America's most beloved physicians; a bestselling author, lecturer, and health-magazine publisher; founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium; and patron saint of the pursuit of wellness. His youngest brother, Will, was the founder of the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, which revolutionized the mass production... Read more
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The Ambulance Man and the Spanish Civil War
By: Paul Read
Narrated by: Paul Read
Length: 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The True Story of the Canadian Doctor and Ambulance driver that came to help a city in exodus.
Try to imagine that the city of Malaga is to be evacuated overnight. 150.000 people will have to walk 200km along the coastal road in search of a safe refuge whilst being pursued by Italian tanks, bombed by German aircraft and shelled by Rebel... Read more
American Presidents
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Duke Holm
Length: 4 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Explore the Lives and Relationship of the Two Founders of the Democratic Party!Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Andrew Jackson: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Seventh President of the United States Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States When Jackson... Read more
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