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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,833
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,585
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,593
On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative
- By JJ on 09-10-12
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61. Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 05-17-11
- Language: English
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With the Old Breed
- At Peleliu and Okinawa
- By: E. B. Sledge
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,711
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,626
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,578
The celebrated 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, winner of eight Emmy Awards, was based on two classic books about the War in the Pacific, Helmet for My Pillow and With The Old Breed....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is the second audio book of Sledge's work
- By Richard on 10-21-13
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62. With the Old Breed
- At Peleliu and Okinawa
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Joe Mazzello, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 10-15-13
- Language: English
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 48 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,835
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,472
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,406
Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-17
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63. Grant
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 48 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 10-10-17
- Language: English
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Scars and Stripes
- An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself
- By: Tim Kennedy, Nick Palmisciano
- Narrated by: Tim Kennedy
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13,527
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,236
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12,185
Green Beret sniper and UFC headliner Tim Kennedy offers lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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First review!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-07-22
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64. Scars and Stripes
- An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself
- Narrated by: Tim Kennedy
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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The Warmth of Other Suns
- The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13,565
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,981
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,923
From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superior non-fiction
- By Lila on 05-20-11
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65. The Warmth of Other Suns
- The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-26-10
- Language: English
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The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,393
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,245
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,211
If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky....
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Lee is GREAT!
- By David on 09-21-18
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66. The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,508
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,820
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,793
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
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67. The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-13-13
- Language: English
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MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 995
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 977
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Story5 out of 5 stars 977
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling series Campfire Stories: Close Calls comes a new original audiobook that brings to life the bold, hair-raising, and often tragic adventures of a generation of eighteenth-century frontiersmen: the Long Hunters....
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5 out of 5 stars
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History is wonderful
- By Marjo on 01-22-24
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68. MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-09-24
- Language: English
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 50,844
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42,327
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42,375
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Indescribable
- By Janice on 12-01-10
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69. Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-16-10
- Language: English
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Send Me
- The True Story of a Mother at War
- By: Marty Skovlund, Joe Kent
- Narrated by: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story5 out of 5 stars 81
Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the US military, only a tiny fraction are selected as “operators.” Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary
- By Adam V. on 06-05-24
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70. Send Me
- The True Story of a Mother at War
- Narrated by: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-07-24
- Language: English
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Raising Men
- Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons
- By: Eric Davis, Dina Santorelli - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,852
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,123
Blending discipline, leadership, adventure, and grace, hear how to connect with your sons and learn how to raise men the Navy SEAL way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Principles
- By Joe on 07-25-16
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71. Raising Men
- Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-03-16
- Language: English
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,800
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,824
Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprise: Two books in one!
- By Henrik on 04-20-07
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72. Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
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Turn the Ship Around!
- A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
- By: L. David Marquet, Stephen R. Covey - foreword
- Narrated by: L. David Marquet
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
Whether you need a major change of course or just a tweak of the rudder, you can apply Marquet’s methods to turn your own ship around....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Creating Leadership and Competence at All Levels
- By Matthew on 05-04-21
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73. Turn the Ship Around!
- A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
- Narrated by: L. David Marquet
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-16-21
- Language: English
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Israel
- A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
- By: Noa Tishby
- Narrated by: Noa Tishby
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,220
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,129
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,119
A “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I hope this book will help
- By Wayne on 05-08-21
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74. Israel
- A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
- Narrated by: Noa Tishby
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-06-21
- Language: English
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 384
The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absolutely SUPERB Book for Lovers of History
- By Dipam on 06-27-21
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75. The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-20-21
- Language: English
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Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- By: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,569
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,834
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,807
New York Times best-selling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times best-selling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty - his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Approach to a Well Known History
- By HistoryNerd on 09-24-21
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76. Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 09-21-21
- Language: English
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,804
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,884
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,834
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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5 out of 5 stars
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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77. Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-26-19
- Language: English
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 42 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,058
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,785
The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh....
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5 out of 5 stars
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OUTSTANDING! I'M PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN!!
- By The Louligan on 08-22-13
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78. The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: The Civil War: A Narrative, Book 1
- Length: 42 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-28-04
- Language: English
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,404
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,537
J. Robert Oppenheimer, an iconic figure of the 20th century, was a brilliant physicist who led efforts to build an atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An American Tragedy
- By Edith on 12-13-07
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79. American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,232
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,706
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,710
Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING read
- By jeff on 09-15-11
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80. The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-20-11
- Language: English
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