East

East of Eden

• UNABRIDGED (25 hrs and 28 mins)
• By John Steinbeck
• Narrated By Richard Poe
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This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East

• UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 58 mins)
• By Michael B. Oren
• Narrated By Robert Whitfield
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In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback". Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. The Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David accords, the controversy over Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the intifada, and the rise of Palestinian terror are all part of the outcome of those six days.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Volume 2: The Ring Goes East

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 17 mins)
• By J.R.R. Tolkien
• Narrated By Rob Inglis

Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin, alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

Arabic (East) Phase 1, Unit 01: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (45 mins)
• By Pimsleur

Eastern Arabic Phase 1, Unit 1 contains 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 19 mins)
• By Stephen Kinzer
• Narrated By Michael Prichard

In a cloak-and-dagger story of spies, saboteurs, and secret agents, Kinzer reveals the involvement of Eisenhower, Churchill, Kermit Roosevelt, and the CIA in Operation Ajax, which restored Mohammad Reza Shah to power. Reza imposed a tyranny that ultimately sparked the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which, in turn, inspired fundamentalists throughout the Muslim world, including the Taliban and terrorists who thrived under its protection.

Naked: The Blackstone Affair, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 58 mins)
• By Raine Miller
• Narrated By Grace Grant, Shane East

Brynne Bennett has left scandal in her past and is living the good life. An American grad student at the University of London and part-time photographic model, she's getting back on track with lots of hard work and focus on a career in art conservation. When London businessman Ethan Blackstone buys her nude portrait, he wants to possess more than just her image. He wants Brynne in his bed, serving him in every way possible. He has no trouble voicing his desires, and he isn't taking no for an answer.

The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 39 mins)
• By Sandy Tolan
• Narrated By Sandy Tolan
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In 1967, Bashir Al-Khayri, a Palestinian 25-year-old, made a long-imagined journey to what is now the city of Ramle in Israel, with the goal of seeing the beloved old stone house, with the lemon tree behind it that his father had planted, that he and his family had fled 19 years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house and rang the bell, a young woman welcomed him in.

All In: The Blackstone Affair, Part 2

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 11 mins)
• By Raine Miller
• Narrated By Shane East, Grace Grant

Ethan Blackstone has a problem on his hands. He’s broken Brynne's trust, and she’s left him. He's unwilling to live without her and isn’t giving up - he's dead-set on getting his beautiful American girl back. Here is the fiery story of what happens when two people surrender to a love so great it can heal the scars of the past and give way to a life of pure, rapturous ecstasy.

A Concise History of the Middle East, Ninth Edition

• UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Arthur Goldschmidt, Lawrence Davidson
• Narrated By Tom Weiner
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The ninth edition of this widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment.

Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West

• UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 35 mins)
• By Anthony Pagden
• Narrated By John Lee

In the tradition of Jared Diamond and Jacques Barzun, prize-winning historian Anthony Pagden presents a sweeping history of the long struggle between East and West, from the Greeks to the present day.

The relationship between East and West has always been one of turmoil. In this historical tour de force, a renowned historian leads us from the world of classical antiquity, through the Dark Ages, to the Crusades, Europe's resurgence, and the dominance of the Ottoman Empire, which almost shattered Europe entirely. Pagden travels from Napoleon in Egypt to Europe's carving up of the finally moribund Ottomans - creating the modern Middle East along the way - and on to the present struggles in Iraq.

Fire in the East: Warrior of Rome, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 28 mins)
• By Harry Sidebottom
• Narrated By Stefan Rudnicki

A.D. 255. The Roman imperium is stretched to the breaking point, its authority and might challenged throughout the territories and along every border. One man is sent to marshal the defenses of a lonely city and to shore up the crumbling walls of a once indomitable symbol of Roman power, a man whose very name means war: a man called Ballista. So unfolds an epic drama - a story of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, of brutal, bloody warfare.

Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 5 mins)
• By Ravi Zacharias
• Narrated By Simon Vance

This is a story about an amazing man. Yet it is also everyone's story about belief - how it begins, how it grows, and the struggles associated with it. Walking from East to West is a heartfelt personal story of one man's discovery that God is the author of our destinies, no matter how dark the shadows that hide the light.

Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 26 mins)
• By Niklas Zetterling, Anders Frankson
• Narrated By Dick Hill

During the second half of 1943, after the failure at Kursk, Germany’s Army Group South fell back from Russia under repeated hammer blows from the Red Army. Under Erich von Manstein, however, the Germans were able to avoid serious defeats, while at the same time fending off Hitler’s insane orders to hold on to useless territory. Then, in January 1944, a disaster happened.

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present

• UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Michael B. Oren
• Narrated By Norman Dietz
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From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at North African pirates to the conquest of Falluja by the Marines, and from the early American explorers who probed the sources of the Nile to the diplomats who strove for Arab-Israeli peace, the United States has been dramatically involved in the Middle East. For well over two centuries, American statesmen, merchants, and missionaries, both men and women, have had a profound impact on the shaping of this crucial region.

Empire of the East

• UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 31 mins)
• By Fred Saberhagen
• Narrated By Raymond Todd
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In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.

Where the West Ends: Stories from the Middle East, the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 36 mins)
• By Michael J. Totten
• Narrated By Steven Roy Grimsley

Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through 13 nations - all but two formerly communist - just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip with his best friend to Iraq to the Wild West of Albania, the most bizarre country in Europe; from the killing fields in Bosnia and Kosovo to a Romania haunted by the ghosts of its communist past.

Eyes Wide Open: The Blackstone Affair, Part 3

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Raine Miller
• Narrated By Grace Grant, Shane East

Big surprises are on the horizon for Ethan and Brynne as they struggle to adjust to what life has thrown at them. Demons from the past are threatening to destroy the passionate bond they’ve forged despite their vow that nothing will ever keep them apart. A truly devastating loss coupled with the promise of a new hope opens their eyes to what is most important, but is it possible for the lovers to move on from the painful histories that continue to haunt them?

The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East

• UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 45 mins)
• By Andrew Scott Cooper
• Narrated By Rob Shapiro

Struggling with a recession... European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans... A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. The Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. Brilliantly reported and filled with astonishing details about some of the key figures of the time, this is the history of an era that we thought we knew, an era whose momentous reverberations still influence events at home and abroad today.

House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 22 mins)
• By Anthony Shadid
• Narrated By Neil Shah
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When Anthony Shadid—one of four New York Times reporters captured in Libya as the region erupted—was freed, he went home, not to Boston, Beirut, or Oklahoma, where he was raised by his Lebanese American family, but to an ancient estate built by his great-grandfather, a place filled with memories of a lost era when the Middle East was a world of grace, grandeur, and unexpected departures.