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Plutocrats
- The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
- By: Chrystia Freeland
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically....
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Good Storytelling but ... analysis is "eh'
- By Susan on 11-04-12
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Plutocrats
- The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-29-12
- Language: English
- There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically....
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Techlash
- Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?
- By: Tom Wheeler
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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Tom Wheeler provides an accessible and visionary book that connects the experiences of the late 19th century’s industrial Gilded Age with its echoes in the 21st century digital Gilded Age....
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Techlash
- Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-01-23
- Language: English
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Tom Wheeler provides an accessible and visionary book that connects the experiences of the late 19th century’s industrial Gilded Age with its echoes in the 21st century digital Gilded Age....
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- By: James T. Patterson
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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Too Soon? Maybe, but still a good listen
- By J. Lee on 08-15-13
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 5, Oxford History of the United States, Book 11
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-03-11
- Language: English
- Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
- The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt
- By: Charlotte Gray
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray....
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A very readable profile of these two women
- By Jean F. M. on 04-01-24
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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
- The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray....
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The Beneficiary
- Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father
- By: Janny Scott
- Narrated by: Janny Scott
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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A parable for the new age of inequality: part family history, part detective story, part history of a vanishing class, and a vividly compelling exploration of the degree to which an inheritance - financial, cultural, genetic - conspired in one person's self-destruction....
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Buy A Hard Copy
- By NFox on 06-08-19
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The Beneficiary
- Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father
- Narrated by: Janny Scott
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-16-19
- Language: English
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A parable for the new age of inequality: part family history, part detective story, part history of a vanishing class, and a vividly compelling exploration of the degree to which an inheritance - financial, cultural, genetic - conspired in one person's self-destruction....
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The Sum of Our Dreams
- A Concise History of America
- By: Louis P. Masur
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment....
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Excellent
- By Tad Davis on 06-11-21
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The Sum of Our Dreams
- A Concise History of America
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-03-20
- Language: English
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In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment....
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Clarence Darrow
- Attorney for the Damned
- By: John A. Farrell
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
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Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind.....
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The Champion of the poor
- By Jean on 09-12-12
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Clarence Darrow
- Attorney for the Damned
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-06-12
- Language: English
- Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind.....
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863 - 1869
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers an historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage....
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Fascinating account...with a caveat
- By KK on 08-20-19
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863 - 1869
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-15-10
- Language: English
- In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers an historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage....
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The Broken Heart of America
- St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
- By: Walter Johnson
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis....
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Sad & True,With Fascinating Facts of St.Louis Past
- By Ron G on 04-26-20
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The Broken Heart of America
- St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis....
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The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
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Goodwin describes the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft....
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Loved it.
- By Richard Lee on 04-10-16
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The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-05-13
- Language: English
- Goodwin describes the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft....
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Lone Star
- A History of Texas and the Texans
- By: T. R. Fehrenbach
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
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Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days....
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Top -10
- By JNW on 03-29-18
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Lone Star
- A History of Texas and the Texans
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 03-20-18
- Language: English
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Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days....
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Gone to Texas
- A History of the Lone Star State
- By: Randolph B. Campbell
- Narrated by: Jacob Sommer
- Length: 28 hrs and 21 mins
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Gone to Texas engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century....
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Good history from year zero through about 1962
- By Jim In Texas! on 03-24-14
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Gone to Texas
- A History of the Lone Star State
- Narrated by: Jacob Sommer
- Length: 28 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-24-13
- Language: English
- Gone to Texas engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century....
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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
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While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal’s most inspired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation....
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A Really Interesting And Well Written Historical Fiction by An Iconic Author
- By Frank Donnelly on 01-29-20
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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-17-19
- Language: English
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While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal’s most inspired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation....
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The Curse of Beauty
- The Scandalous & Tragic Life of Audrey Munson, America's First Supermodel
- By: James Bone
- Narrated by: Marianne Fraulo
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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The tumultuous and heartbreaking life of a world-famous model whose riveting story of beauty, fame, passion, murder, and madness in the Gilded Age captivated a nation....
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Fascinating
- By Аmazon Customer on 04-06-17
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The Curse of Beauty
- The Scandalous & Tragic Life of Audrey Munson, America's First Supermodel
- Narrated by: Marianne Fraulo
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-23-16
- Language: English
- The tumultuous and heartbreaking life of a world-famous model whose riveting story of beauty, fame, passion, murder, and madness in the Gilded Age captivated a nation....
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Uneven Ground
- Appalachia Since 1945
- By: Ronald D Eller Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Neil Holmes
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
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Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history....
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A Solid Silver Medal
- By Marc L on 04-02-19
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Uneven Ground
- Appalachia Since 1945
- Narrated by: Neil Holmes
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-19-17
- Language: English
- Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history....
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The Age of Reform
- By: Richard Hofstadter
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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Still timely after all these years
- By Jonah on 04-11-24
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The Age of Reform
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-30-18
- Language: English
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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The Last American Aristocrat
- The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams
- By: David S. Brown
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 14 hrs
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A “marvelous … compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams - one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation....
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outstanding book, highly recommend it
- By D. Littman on 02-19-21
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The Last American Aristocrat
- The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 11-24-20
- Language: English
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A “marvelous … compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams - one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation....
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All the Great Prizes
- The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
- By: John Taliaferro
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
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John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place....
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Almost a Five Star
- By Lulu on 12-22-14
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All the Great Prizes
- The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-12-13
- Language: English
- John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place....
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A New History of the American South
- By: W. Fitzhugh Brundage - Edited by, Laura F. Edwards - Edited by, Jon F. Sensbach - Edited by
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 25 hrs and 40 mins
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In A New History of the American South, W. Fitzhugh Brundage joins a stellar group of accomplished historians in gracefully weaving a new narrative of southern history from its ancient past to the present....
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A New History of the American South
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 25 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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In A New History of the American South, W. Fitzhugh Brundage joins a stellar group of accomplished historians in gracefully weaving a new narrative of southern history from its ancient past to the present....
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From Generosity to Justice
- A New Gospel of Wealth
- By: Darren Walker
- Narrated by: Darren Walker, Andre Blake, Heather Alicia Sims
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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In From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, articulates a bold vision for philanthropy in the twenty-first century....
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Justice must (include) US.
- By Anonymous User on 04-25-23
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From Generosity to Justice
- A New Gospel of Wealth
- Narrated by: Darren Walker, Andre Blake, Heather Alicia Sims
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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In From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, articulates a bold vision for philanthropy in the twenty-first century....
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