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Bestsellers
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What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
- By: Bill Maher
- Narrated by: Bill Maher
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture....
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Great book by Bill Maher
- By michelle nachtigall on 05-22-24
By: Bill Maher
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....
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A Most Appropriate Narrator
- By D.P. on 05-01-24
By: Erik Larson
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The Situation Room
- The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
- By: George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey - contributor
- Narrated by: George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.
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Wonderful Book
- By Donna on 05-20-24
By: George Stephanopoulos, and others
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Short, sharp, informative.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-13-24
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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A Great Listen
- By Bill on 04-20-24
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
- By: Bill Maher
- Narrated by: Bill Maher
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture....
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Great book by Bill Maher
- By michelle nachtigall on 05-22-24
By: Bill Maher
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....
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A Most Appropriate Narrator
- By D.P. on 05-01-24
By: Erik Larson
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The Situation Room
- The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
- By: George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey - contributor
- Narrated by: George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.
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Wonderful Book
- By Donna on 05-20-24
By: George Stephanopoulos, and others
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Short, sharp, informative.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-13-24
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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A Great Listen
- By Bill on 04-20-24
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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We have taken our eye off the ball
- By TJBuford on 03-28-24
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century....
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The fight to keep democracy alive
- By Rex on 10-19-23
By: Rachel Maddow
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Bad Therapy
- Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
- By: Abigail Shrier
- Narrated by: Abigail Shrier
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of Irreversible Damage investigates a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children....
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No real data
- By brandi olmstead on 03-02-24
By: Abigail Shrier
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Once upon a Time
- The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
- By: Elizabeth Beller
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh....
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Exaggeratingly Fawning
- By NedNickelson on 05-22-24
By: Elizabeth Beller
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Brave New Words
- How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
- By: Salman Khan
- Narrated by: Salman Khan
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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From the founder of Khan Academy comes the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution in education, its implications for parenting, and how we can best harness its power for good....
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Honestly, I'm a little disappointed.
- By Jake Dahn on 05-25-24
By: Salman Khan
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Morning After the Revolution
- Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
- By: Nellie Bowles
- Narrated by: Nellie Bowles
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people in America lost their minds—and how she almost did, too.
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Great book for Normies!
- By Daniel on 05-25-24
By: Nellie Bowles
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For Love of Country
- Leave the Democrat Party Behind
- By: Tulsi Gabbard
- Narrated by: Tulsi Gabbard
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democratic Party. But the growing wokeness, racism, and intolerance were more than she could stomach, and she left. This is her story....
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Honest, passionate, and the most American book of 2024
- By Zach on 05-01-24
By: Tulsi Gabbard
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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people. Twenty years ago, when journalist Tom O'Neill was reporting a magazine piece about the murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Then he unearthed shocking evidence of a cover-up....
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Don't fall for the negative reviews...
- By Visualverbs on 08-04-19
By: Tom O'Neill, and others
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- By: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution....
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Most important book I've ever read.
- By James m Finamore jr on 12-07-23
By: Liz Cheney
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La historia secreta [The Secret History]
- AMLO y el Cártel de Sinaloa [AMLO and the Sinaloa Cartel]
- By: Anabel Hernández
- Narrated by: Karina Castillo
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Todo indica que en realidad AMLO no era el hombre que venía a romper el sistema criminal, sino que ha sido su Caballo de Troya, uno más de los instrumentos del Cártel de Sinaloa para culminar su plan de conquista de nuestra nación.
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Lo mismo
- By Gustavo P. on 05-22-24
By: Anabel Hernández
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Say More
- Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
- By: Jen Psaki
- Narrated by: Jen Psaki
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she’s learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation.
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Jen is very genuine.
- By G. Rene' Love on 05-25-24
By: Jen Psaki
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
- By: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning....
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I will never see school the same
- By Nicole on 05-21-15
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A People's History of the United States
- By: Howard Zinn
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 34 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn chronicled American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace....
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Amateur hour in the production booth
- By Thomas on 11-09-10
By: Howard Zinn
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history....
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Thoroughly Researched and Evidence-Based, but...
- By K on 05-24-21
By: Rashid Khalidi
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Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders....
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Flawed but Important
- By Michael on 07-18-08
By: Tim Weiner
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- By: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- By Timothy on 04-18-24
By: Fareed Zakaria
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world....
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Color me grateful.
- By Angela on 11-19-20
By: Barack Obama
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Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- By: Michael Harriot
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot comes a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans....
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LOVE It!
- By KMB on 09-29-23
By: Michael Harriot
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her....
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
By: Michelle Obama
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Chip War
- The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
- By: Chris Miller
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips....
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Great history, but could poor narration
- By Lily Wong on 10-26-22
By: Chris Miller
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The Secret War
- Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 30 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history....
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Tedious
- By Jim Redding on 06-14-16
By: Max Hastings
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- By Cathi on 07-20-13
By: Walter Isaacson
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Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
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Needs more visual attachments
- By H. Elliott on 05-26-24
By: Craig Whitlock
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The Undertow
- Scenes from a Slow Civil War
- By: Jeff Sharlet
- Narrated by: Jeff Sharlet
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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One of America’s finest reporters and essayists explores the powerful currents beneath the roiled waters of a nation coming apart....
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I'm just not feeling this one....
- By J. Richmond on 08-04-23
By: Jeff Sharlet
New and included with membership
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The Peculiar Patriot
- By: Liza Jessie Peterson
- Narrated by: Liza Jessie Peterson
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a self-proclaimed “Peculiar Patriot”, who makes regular visits to penitentiaries in order to boost the morale of her loved ones. When she is not sharing neighborhood updates and gossip, Betsy illuminates our country’s cruel and unjust criminal justice system and its impact not only on the 2.3 million people behind bars, but also their family and friends.
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I laughed and I cried and laughed till I cried
- By AJ on 09-26-20
New releases
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The Gates of Rea Sea
- A War History of Yemen
- By: Mark K. Abramović
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the heart of the Middle East's enigmatic history with "The Gate of the Red Sea." A spellbinding tale unfolds, weaving together the threads of geopolitics, external intrigues, and the rise of extremist forces in the ancient land of Yemen. Brace yourself for an enthralling journey through the labyrinth of power plays as mighty nations vie for supremacy, their moves echoing through time, shaping the destiny of a nation caught in the crossfire. In the shadow of Yemen's strategic importance, external forces play a dangerous game that transforms the region into a geopolitical ...
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- By: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Narrated by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā.
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THE DNA LOTTERY: How Science Shows That Liberals Are Wrong About EVERYTHING
- By: Richard Burcik
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The science of genetics is now showing how most liberals have almost everything exactly backwards. For example, progressives insist that income and wealth inequality have recently been increasing in America but this is untrue. By every measure inequality in the US has been only converging since the end of WWI and the same holds true for the developing world during the last 50 years. Those on the left (and almost every sociologist) are in the firm grip of false beliefs regarding class, gender and race. Because they are at root "levelers" they mistakenly contend that all ethnic groups (...
By: Richard Burcik
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America's Political Cold War
- Conservatives vs Liberals: Why Neither Side Can Win
- By: Don Durrett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Durrett has written a potent and excoriating view of the current state of American politics. He provides analysis of why both the conservatives and liberals are impotent and feckless to solve our problems. And why they will only make our problems worse. While his descriptions of both parties and agendas are well known, what he provides is an interesting take on why they will both fail. Neither side will want to read this book and see their weaknesses exposed. But for those who are interested in understanding why America is on a collision course of transformation, it is quite a read. The ...
By: Don Durrett
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The Great Chinese Garbage Patch
- By: Susan Benowitz
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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I first read about Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project 2018, and I was impressed as it's an attempt to make the world a better place with concern for the environment and not profits. In 2019, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch became an afterthought following Thornberg's whining regarding the environment in conjunction with millions of Westerners who are unmotivated to use science and knowledge to resolve the problems surrounding climate change. COVID-19 hit, and the climate change problems of the world were paused and not discussed regularly in the media. Then, I saw a random article on CNN in 2023 ...
By: Susan Benowitz
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Post America
- A New Constitution
- By: Don Durrett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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If America falters and states secede, what kind of constitution would they use? My belief is that people will want to create a new constitution that attempts to solve all of our problems. That is what I have done. I completely started from scratch. I wrote it from an idealistic perspective that believed anything is possible. I have attempted to create a society that is as close to being perfect as possible. It's my attempt at perfection. So what is perfection? Harmony, equality, fairness, opportunity, liberty, prosperity, safety, love, happiness, passion, joy, euphoria, contentment. Some ...
By: Don Durrett
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The Gates of Rea Sea
- A War History of Yemen
- By: Mark K. Abramović
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Dive into the heart of the Middle East's enigmatic history with "The Gate of the Red Sea." A spellbinding tale unfolds, weaving together the threads of geopolitics, external intrigues, and the rise of extremist forces in the ancient land of Yemen. Brace yourself for an enthralling journey through the labyrinth of power plays as mighty nations vie for supremacy, their moves echoing through time, shaping the destiny of a nation caught in the crossfire. In the shadow of Yemen's strategic importance, external forces play a dangerous game that transforms the region into a geopolitical ...
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Hine Toa
- An Extraordinary Memoir by a Trailblazing Voice in Women’s, Queer and Maori Liberation Movements
- By: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Narrated by: Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In the 1950s, a young Ngāhuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whānau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away. In this fiery memoir about identity and belonging, Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku describes what was possible for a restless working-class girl from the pā.
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THE DNA LOTTERY: How Science Shows That Liberals Are Wrong About EVERYTHING
- By: Richard Burcik
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The science of genetics is now showing how most liberals have almost everything exactly backwards. For example, progressives insist that income and wealth inequality have recently been increasing in America but this is untrue. By every measure inequality in the US has been only converging since the end of WWI and the same holds true for the developing world during the last 50 years. Those on the left (and almost every sociologist) are in the firm grip of false beliefs regarding class, gender and race. Because they are at root "levelers" they mistakenly contend that all ethnic groups (...
By: Richard Burcik
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America's Political Cold War
- Conservatives vs Liberals: Why Neither Side Can Win
- By: Don Durrett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
-
Story
Durrett has written a potent and excoriating view of the current state of American politics. He provides analysis of why both the conservatives and liberals are impotent and feckless to solve our problems. And why they will only make our problems worse. While his descriptions of both parties and agendas are well known, what he provides is an interesting take on why they will both fail. Neither side will want to read this book and see their weaknesses exposed. But for those who are interested in understanding why America is on a collision course of transformation, it is quite a read. The ...
By: Don Durrett
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The Great Chinese Garbage Patch
- By: Susan Benowitz
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
I first read about Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project 2018, and I was impressed as it's an attempt to make the world a better place with concern for the environment and not profits. In 2019, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch became an afterthought following Thornberg's whining regarding the environment in conjunction with millions of Westerners who are unmotivated to use science and knowledge to resolve the problems surrounding climate change. COVID-19 hit, and the climate change problems of the world were paused and not discussed regularly in the media. Then, I saw a random article on CNN in 2023 ...
By: Susan Benowitz
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Post America
- A New Constitution
- By: Don Durrett
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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If America falters and states secede, what kind of constitution would they use? My belief is that people will want to create a new constitution that attempts to solve all of our problems. That is what I have done. I completely started from scratch. I wrote it from an idealistic perspective that believed anything is possible. I have attempted to create a society that is as close to being perfect as possible. It's my attempt at perfection. So what is perfection? Harmony, equality, fairness, opportunity, liberty, prosperity, safety, love, happiness, passion, joy, euphoria, contentment. Some ...
By: Don Durrett
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Commander in Chief
- Partisanship, Nationalism, and the Reconstruction of Congressional War Powers
- By: Casey B. K. Dominguez
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Casey Dominguez's Commander in Chief systematically analyzes the authority that members of Congress ascribe to the president as commander in chief and the boundaries they put around that authority.
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Mao's Great Famine
- The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
- By: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.
By: Frank Dikötter
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Rivals in the Storm
- How Lloyd George seized power, won the war and lost his government
- By: Damian Collins
- Narrated by: Dyfrig Morris
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
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Brought up in rural North Wales, David Lloyd George attended neither a grand school nor ancient university. He was very much an outsider. And yet he rose through the ranks with charisma, fierce intelligence and fighting spirit to become, as Churchill put it in his tribute, a man who ‘stood, when at his zenith, without a rival’. But his rise was not without its hardships.
By: Damian Collins
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Revolutionary Love
- A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World
- By: Rabbi Michael Lerner
- Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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From social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner comes a strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Revolutionary Love proposes a method to replace what Lerner terms the "capitalist globalization of selfishness" with a globalization of generosity, prophetic empathy, and environmental sanity.
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Slavery Gone For Good
- Black Book Edition
- By: Cory Endrulat, William Douglas
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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Slavery Gone For Good: Black Book Edition A Shocking & Powerful Deep-Dive Into The World’s Hardest Subject From The Authors: “We aimed to create the most complete work concerning the full and untold nature of Slavery and Abolitionism. This is not your ordinary book on slavery. To our knowledge, there are few if any books on the topic of Slavery covering this side of the story." Unlike Most Modern Works: Quotes and References are mainly from those who lived around the 19th century, or had direct experience with Slavery. Topics are explored through a multitude of different perspectives, ...
By: Cory Endrulat, and others
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Strange Burdens
- The Politics and Predicaments of Rahul Gandhi
- By: Sugata Srinivasaraju
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Strange Burdens is not a biography but a book of political commentary. It examines and analyses Rahul Gandhi's ideas and leadership since he officially entered politics in March 2004. It journeys all the way to the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar on 30 January 2023 and captures the dilemmas of his disqualification a couple of months later.
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Private Affluence and Public Squalor
- Social Injustice and Economic Misery in America
- By: Paul L Nevins
- Narrated by: J Arthur Scott
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Are the values that Americans collectively hold destroying the American Dream? The answer to that question depends upon the answers to some very specific questions. What do we as citizens of the United States believe we owe to one another as citizens? What is the purpose of government? What is of the role of the private enterprise? What is the meaning of equal opportunity? To what extent should purely economic concerns be regulated in the public interest?
By: Paul L Nevins
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Mao's Great Famine
- The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
- By: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised.
By: Frank Dikötter
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The High Ground
- Why Civic Virtue Matters to America
- By: Dee R. Edgeworth
- Narrated by: Mark McDevitt
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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America is at a crossroad. Current public opinion surveys report that Americans believe that the country is on the wrong track, and they are broadly pessimistic about the future. Diminishing social trust, lack of civility, and promotion of individualism over community has resulted in a country that is discontented, fractious, alienated, and divided. What is happening to our American values and virtues?
By: Dee R. Edgeworth
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One Nation Under God
- Judeo-Christian Responsibility to America
- By: Chauncey Navarro, Steve Siefken
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Our role as Judeo-Christian believers to our nation under God. A look at the nation of Israel through the Bible and the Levitical priesthood. And how it applies to us today.
By: Chauncey Navarro, and others
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How Not to Be a Sh!thole Country: Lessons from South Africa
- By: Joel Pollak
- Narrated by: Joel B. Pollak
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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Before the U.S. embarks on a dangerous political journey, it should consider the lessons—both positive and negative—of South Africa's experience. This book draws on President Donald Trump's infamous alleged quip about "sh!thole countries." Though he denied making the profane comment, it is a useful shorthand for what neither the U.S. nor South Africa would wish to become, but which "transformation" could condemn them to be.
By: Joel Pollak
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Bullsh*t Comparisons
- A Field Guide to Thinking Critically in a World of Difference
- By: Andrew Brooks
- Narrated by: Andrew Brooks
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Bullshit Comparisons will challenge the way you think about rankings, charts, and other marketing and political tools designed to create odious and dangerous comparisons.
By: Andrew Brooks