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God Gave Rock and Roll to You
By: Leah Payne
Narrated by: Leah Payne
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Few things frightened conservative white Protestant parents of the 1950s and the 1960s more than thought of their children falling prey to the "menace to Christendom" known as rock and roll. The raucous sounds of Elvis Presley and Little Richard seemed tailor-made to destroy the faith of their young and, in the process, undermine the moral... Read more
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The Force of Nonviolence
By: Judith Butler
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Judith Butler's new book shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. Further, it argues that nonviolence is often misunderstood as a passive practice, or as an individualist ethical relation to existing forms of power. But, in fact, nonviolence is an ethical position found in the midst... Read more
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A Short History of the Railroad
By: Christian Wolmar
Narrated by: Robert Maskell
Length: 11 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy.
From the earliest steam engine to the high-speed bullet trains of today, A Short History of the Railway reveals the hidden stories of railway history across the world - the inspired engineering; the blood, sweat, and tears... Read more
The Narrow Corridor
By: Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson
Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
Length: 23 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
From the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, a crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flourishes in some states but falls to authoritarianism or anarchy in others--and explains how it can continue to thrive despite new threats.
Liberty is hardly the "natural" order of things. In most... Read more
World Religions
By: John Bowker
Narrated by: Rochelle Cannon
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Baffled by Buddhism? Confused by Catholicism? Mystified by Mysticism? World Religions can lift the cloud surrounding the main faiths of the world.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism and many more key faiths are explained clearly; providing detailed insight into the key practices and figures of each religion, this is perfect for... Read more
A Year in Paris
By: John Baxter
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From the incomparable John Baxter, the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall, and winter.“A man with a great appreciation of what makes Paris tick.”—... Read more
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Ancient Greece’s Most Important Islands: The History of Crete, Rhodes, and Sicily in Antiquity
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Victoria Woodson
Length: 4 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Nearly 2,500 years after the Golden Age of Athens, people across the world today continue to be fascinated by the ancient Greeks, but who did the Ancient Greeks look up to? The answer to that question can be found in Homer’s The Odyssey, in which Odysseus makes note of “a great town there, Cnossus, where Minos reigned.” It was perhaps the... Read more
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On Antisemitism
By: Jewish Voice for Peace
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight... Read more
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Liberty Equality Fashion
By: Anne Higonnet
Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee & Anne Higonnet
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt. Together, Joséphine and... Read more
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Schaden in der Oberleitung
By: Arno Luik
Narrated by: Jan Koester
Length: 12 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Das Desaster der Deutschen Bahn ist kein Versehen. Es gibt Täter. Sie sitzen in Berlin. In der Bundesregierung, im Bundestag. Und seit Jahren im Tower der Deutschen Bahn. Kritik an der Deutschen Bahn bleibt oft stehen bei lustigen Englischfehlern, falschen Wagenreihungen oder ausfallenden Klimaanlagen. Doch die Malaise liegt im System: Seit der... Read more
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Flâneuse
By: Lauren Elkin
Narrated by: Abby Craden
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The flâneur is the quintessentially masculine figure of privilege and leisure who strides the capitals of the world with abandon. But it is the flâneuse who captures the imagination of the cultural critic Lauren Elkin. In her wonderfully gender-bending new book, the flâneuse is a "determined, resourceful individual keenly attuned to the creative... Read more
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The Master
By: Christopher Clarey
Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
This New York Times bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era.
There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak... Read more
Accidental Presidents
By: Jared Cohen
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Length: 16 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks—and déjà vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world.
The strength and prestige of the American presidency has... Read more
Book of Ages
By: Jill Lepore
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who... Read more
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The Brutish Museums
By: Dan Hicks
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020
'Essential' – Sunday Times
'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books
'A real game-changer'– Economist
Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of... Read more
The Boundless Sea
By: David Abulafia
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Length: 41 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian—which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half... Read more
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The Last Stargazers
By: Emily Levesque
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The story of the people who see beyond the stars
Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night sky—craning their necks each night, they used the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout... Read more
Three Women
By: Lisa Taddeo
Narrated by: Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland, Mena Suvari & L...
Length: 11 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
SOON TO BE A SERIES ON STARZ STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY * BETTY GILPIN * DeWANDA WISE * GABRIELLE CREEVY * with BLAIR UNDERWOOD
“Staggeringly intimate...Groundbreaking.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A breathtaking and important book.” —Cheryl Strayed
“Extraordinary...A nonfiction literary masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
#1 New York Times Bestseller... Read more
Anne Boleyn
By: Hayley Nolan
Narrated by: Hayley Nolan
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
A bold new analysis of one of history’s most misrepresented women.History has lied.Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented display of passion. Quite the tragic love story, right?Wrong.In this electrifying exposé, Hayley Nolan... Read more
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Born in Blood and Fire
By: John Charles Chasteen
Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The most readable, highly regarded, and affordable history of Latin America for our times.
Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cultural analyses of Latin American society and facilitate meaningful connections between the Encounter and the present. Read more
The First Tycoon
By: T.J. Stiles
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 28 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.
Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose... Read more
The New York Game
By: Kevin Baker
Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
Length: 19 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II.
"You’re going to beg for extra innings. Without missing a scandal or a sensation, with an eye on how assimilation... Read more
What You Need to Know About Voting--and Why
By: Kim Wehle
Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
“Now, more than ever, Americans are realizing that their votes count. Kim Wehle’s excellent guide tells you everything you need to know about the laws governing our greatest right and privilege. A must-read, especially in an election year.” —Norah O'Donnell, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening NewsWant to change the world? The first step is... Read more
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Country Music
By: Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
Narrated by: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
Length: 18 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019
This deeply researched and hugely entertaining history begins where country music itself... Read more
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