The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.
Carol says:
"excellent book-but requires attention"
Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race
ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 30 mins)
By Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson
Narrated By Laura Lee
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Discover an alternate history to the human race as the authors of Forbidden Archeology challenge one of the most fundamental components of the modern scientific world view. Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson discuss the work of researchers who, over the past 2 centuries, have found bones and artifacts showing that people like ourselves existed on earth millions of years ago.
Susan says:
"great information but need another narrator"
America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders
UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 37 mins)
By Kenneth C. Davis
Narrated By Sam Freed, Kenneth C. Davis
Whispersync for Voice-ready
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(38)
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Kenneth C. Davis presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis' dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance.
Outlaw Marriages: The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 5 mins)
By Rodger Streitmatter
Narrated By Christopher Hurt
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For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of 30 or 40 - sometimes as many as 50 - years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn’t merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture.
Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America
UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 44 mins)
By Elliot Jaspin
Narrated By Don Leslie
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(25)
Performance
(11)
Story
(9)
"Leave now, or die!" From the heart of the Midwest to the Deep South, from the mountains of North Carolina to the Texas frontier, words like these have echoed through more than a century of American history. The call heralded not a tornado or a hurricane, but a very unnatural disaster: a manmade wave of racial cleansing that purged black populations from counties across the nation.
A User says:
"a compelling read with a disappointing conclusion"
When Alice Howard stumbles upon her father's boyhood journal from the early 1900s, she and her two sisters, Louise and Jane, uncover the hidden family history of the beloved Daniel Howard. Through his profound and thoughtful words, they come to see how the power of grace can conquer the past and change the course of a life. Meanwhile, Alice's college boyfriend, Mark Graves, re-enters her life, but will it lead to second-chance romance?
debra says:
"Comfy listen for a cold day and a cup to tea."
For decades, books about John or Robert Kennedy have woven either a shimmering tale of Camelot gallantry or a tawdry story of runaway ambition and reckless personal behavior. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has long been submerged - until now. In Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years, David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath. Talbot has written a gripping political history.
D. W. Smith says:
"If you enjoyed Bill O'Reilly's "Killing Kennedy""
The Two Marys: The Hidden History of the Mother and Wife of Jesus
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 25 mins)
By Sylvia Browne
Narrated By Jeanie Hackett
Whispersync for Voice-ready
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No conversation about Jesus Christ is complete without a discussion of the two Marys: one his mother, and the other his wife. Sylvia Browne's readers are deeply committed to exploring the life of Jesus through her eyes. Continuing the journey she began a year ago with The Mystical Life of Jesus, the respected psychic seeks and reveals answers to questions that have been asked by countless people of faith.
Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our Recent History
ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 50 mins)
By Kati Marton
Narrated By Jane Alexander
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Each of the marriages that Kati Marton examines in this hugely appealing book offers up its own unexpected lessons about power and marriage, about the influence of presidential wives, and about the evolution of women's roles in the 20th century. Based on private White House documents and on interviews with the participants and with eyewitnesses to presidential events, Hidden Power explores how both the personal dynamics and public faces of White House marriages have shaped our history.
La Historia escondida de Juan Luis Guerra [The Hidden History of Juan Luis Guerra (Texto Completo)]
UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 58 mins)
By Dario Tejeda
Narrated By Cenia Beltre
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Este libro es indispensable para conocer a ese ser humano llamado Juan Luis Guerra, especialmente en zonas de su vida tan desconocidas hasta hoy como imprescindibles para entenderlo: esta historia nos lo dibuja con objetividad, con sus temores, sus sueños, sus amores. Darío Tejeda desglosa a Juan Luis en sus partes esenciales: su familia; su infancia y su adolescencia; su formación y su disciplina; sus logros y sus fracasos.
Speaking of Faith, China's Hidden Spiritual Landscape: History, Irony, and Re-emergence, April 8, 2010
ORIGINAL (51 mins)
By Krista Tippett
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For a half century, China has been led by an avowedly atheist government, and by extension that is how many in the rest of the world think of Chinese culture. This hour, Speaking of Faith explores some of the dramatic story and the irony of China's traditions of reverence and ritual. Krista Tippett speaks with anthropologist and filmmaker Mayfair Yang, who has traced spiritual impulses at the heart of emerging civil society in China.