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    The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6 Audiobook By Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers cover art
    • The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6

    • By: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
    • Narrated by: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
    • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
    • Original Recording
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,656
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,837
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,820

    An exhilarating journey into the mind and spirit of a remarkable man, a legendary teacher, and a masterful storyteller, conducted by TV journalist Bill Moyers for their acclaimed PBS series....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A series that changed my life

    • By Lucas on 10-03-09
    The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6

    By: Joseph Campbell, and others

    Sapiens Audiobook By Yuval Noah Harari cover art
    • Sapiens

    • A Brief History of Humankind
    • By: Yuval Noah Harari
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 49,439
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 42,477
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 42,185

    From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating, despite claims of errors

    • By Jonas Blomberg Ghini on 12-09-19
    Sapiens

    By: Yuval Noah Harari

    A Short History of Nearly Everything Audiobook By Bill Bryson cover art
    • A Short History of Nearly Everything

    • By: Bill Bryson
    • Narrated by: Richard Matthews
    • Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 25,525
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19,199
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19,106

    Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A complete breakfast

    • By Julia on 07-25-05
    A Short History of Nearly Everything

    By: Bill Bryson

    River of the Gods Audiobook By Candice Millard cover art
    • River of the Gods

    • Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
    • By: Candice Millard
    • Narrated by: Paul Michael
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 391
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 361
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 359

     

    For millennia the location of the Nile River’s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there was  a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Good book by Millard, narrator ruined it

    • By Tally D Lykins on 05-25-22
    River of the Gods

    By: Candice Millard

    Guns, Germs and Steel Audiobook By Jared Diamond cover art
    • Guns, Germs and Steel

    • The Fate of Human Societies
    • By: Jared Diamond
    • Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
    • Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,792
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,108
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,070

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Great book, poor narration

    • By Nick M. on 03-27-16
    Guns, Germs and Steel

    By: Jared Diamond

    The Dawn of Everything Audiobook By David Graeber, David Wengrow cover art
    • The Dawn of Everything

    • A New History of Humanity
    • By: David Graeber, David Wengrow
    • Narrated by: Mark Williams
    • Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,425
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415

    A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution - from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state", political violence, and social inequality - revealing new possibilities for human emancipation....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • exactly what I've been looking for

    • By DankTurtle on 11-10-21
    The Dawn of Everything

    By: David Graeber, and others

    The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6 Audiobook By Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers cover art
    • The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6

    • By: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
    • Narrated by: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
    • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
    • Original Recording
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,656
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,837
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,820

    An exhilarating journey into the mind and spirit of a remarkable man, a legendary teacher, and a masterful storyteller, conducted by TV journalist Bill Moyers for their acclaimed PBS series....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A series that changed my life

    • By Lucas on 10-03-09
    The Power of Myth: Programs 1-6

    By: Joseph Campbell, and others

    Sapiens Audiobook By Yuval Noah Harari cover art
    • Sapiens

    • A Brief History of Humankind
    • By: Yuval Noah Harari
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 49,439
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 42,477
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 42,185

    From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating, despite claims of errors

    • By Jonas Blomberg Ghini on 12-09-19
    Sapiens

    By: Yuval Noah Harari

    A Short History of Nearly Everything Audiobook By Bill Bryson cover art
    • A Short History of Nearly Everything

    • By: Bill Bryson
    • Narrated by: Richard Matthews
    • Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 25,525
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19,199
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19,106

    Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A complete breakfast

    • By Julia on 07-25-05
    A Short History of Nearly Everything

    By: Bill Bryson

    River of the Gods Audiobook By Candice Millard cover art
    • River of the Gods

    • Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
    • By: Candice Millard
    • Narrated by: Paul Michael
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 391
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 361
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 359

     

    For millennia the location of the Nile River’s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there was  a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Good book by Millard, narrator ruined it

    • By Tally D Lykins on 05-25-22
    River of the Gods

    By: Candice Millard

    Guns, Germs and Steel Audiobook By Jared Diamond cover art
    • Guns, Germs and Steel

    • The Fate of Human Societies
    • By: Jared Diamond
    • Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
    • Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,792
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,108
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,070

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Great book, poor narration

    • By Nick M. on 03-27-16
    Guns, Germs and Steel

    By: Jared Diamond

    The Dawn of Everything Audiobook By David Graeber, David Wengrow cover art
    • The Dawn of Everything

    • A New History of Humanity
    • By: David Graeber, David Wengrow
    • Narrated by: Mark Williams
    • Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,425
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415

    A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution - from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state", political violence, and social inequality - revealing new possibilities for human emancipation....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • exactly what I've been looking for

    • By DankTurtle on 11-10-21
    The Dawn of Everything

    By: David Graeber, and others

    The River of Doubt Audiobook By Candice Millard cover art
    • The River of Doubt

    • Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
    • By: Candice Millard
    • Narrated by: Paul Michael
    • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,195
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,618
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,616

    The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent Writing, Story and Narration

    • By Philip on 11-03-05
    The River of Doubt

    By: Candice Millard

    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Audiobook By Jack Weatherford cover art
    • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    • By: Jack Weatherford
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
    • Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 18,441
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 15,259
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 15,263

    The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • I guess the Mongols needed a cheerleader?

    • By Mike Reiter on 06-29-16
    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    By: Jack Weatherford

    Homo Deus Audiobook By Yuval Noah Harari cover art
    • Homo Deus

    • A Brief History of Tomorrow
    • By: Yuval Noah Harari
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 24,569
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 21,379
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 21,212

    Yuval Noah Harari returns with an original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Good, but...

    • By Josh on 07-14-18
    Homo Deus

    By: Yuval Noah Harari

    The Prince Audiobook By Niccolo Machiavelli cover art
    • The Prince

    • By: Niccolo Machiavelli
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,124
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,564
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 3,542

    From his perspective in Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli's aim in this classic work was to resolve conflict with the ruling prince, Lorenzo de Medici....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • The problem with Machiavelli is that he is right.

    • By Michael on 11-17-16
    The Prince

    By: Niccolo Machiavelli

    The History of the Ancient World Audiobook By Susan Wise Bauer cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,963
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,379
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,354

    A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fast paced history

    • By serine on 01-23-16
    The History of the Ancient World

    By: Susan Wise Bauer

    Autobiography of a Yogi Audiobook By Paramahansa Yogananda cover art
    • Autobiography of a Yogi

    • By: Paramahansa Yogananda
    • Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
    • Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,339
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,281
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,277

    When Autobiography of a Yogi first appeared in 1946, it was acclaimed as a landmark work in its field....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Spiritually Uplifting -- and entertaining!

    • By D on 12-27-04
    Autobiography of a Yogi

    By: Paramahansa Yogananda

    As a Man Thinketh Audiobook By James Allen cover art
    • As a Man Thinketh

    • By: James Allen
    • Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
    • Length: 55 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 9,612
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 7,881
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,835

    This audiobook version of As A Man Thinketh is true to the original....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • I listen to this book every week.

    • By Chris L on 11-08-15
    As a Man Thinketh

    By: James Allen

    Undaunted Courage Audiobook By Stephen E. Ambrose cover art
    • Undaunted Courage

    • By: Stephen E. Ambrose
    • Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
    • Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,011
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,917
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,906

    Meriwether Lewis and his partner, William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights on their 1803 cross-country trip to unexplored West....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • The trip would have been less painful

    • By Shannon Wm Fleming on 05-12-15
    Undaunted Courage

    By: Stephen E. Ambrose

    The Emperor of All Maladies Audiobook By Siddhartha Mukherjee cover art
    • The Emperor of All Maladies

    • A Biography of Cancer
    • By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 4,047
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,575
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 3,552

    The Emperor of All Maladies reveals the many faces of an iconic, shape-shifting disease that is the defining plague of our generation....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Incredible

    • By S.R.E. on 03-02-16
    The Emperor of All Maladies

    By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

    Churchill Audiobook By Andrew Roberts cover art
    • Churchill

    • Walking with Destiny
    • By: Andrew Roberts
    • Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
    • Length: 50 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 3,580
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 3,196
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 3,182

    In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood - by the best-selling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Superb Biography

    • By Jean on 03-03-19
    Churchill

    By: Andrew Roberts

    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs Audiobook By Steve Brusatte cover art
    • The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

    • A New History of a Lost World
    • By: Steve Brusatte
    • Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,974
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,577
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,560

    The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • "The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"

    • By Daniel Powell on 09-16-18
    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

    By: Steve Brusatte

    The End Is Always Near Audiobook By Dan Carlin cover art
    • The End Is Always Near

    • Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
    • By: Dan Carlin
    • Narrated by: Dan Carlin
    • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,287
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 8,212
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,159

    In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did....  

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Hardcore Histories Greatest Hits

    • By Steven Glover on 10-31-19
    The End Is Always Near

    By: Dan Carlin

    Magicians of the Gods Audiobook By Graham Hancock cover art
    • Magicians of the Gods

    • The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth’s Lost Civilization
    • By: Graham Hancock
    • Narrated by: Graham Hancock
    • Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,765
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 5,149
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,139

    The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • the pre-history book you've been searching for

    • By codingjoe on 07-07-16
    Magicians of the Gods

    By: Graham Hancock

    A History of the World in 6 Glasses Audiobook By Tom Standage cover art
    • A History of the World in 6 Glasses

    • By: Tom Standage
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 4,090
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 3,531
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,542

    Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fun and Informative

    • By Stoker on 09-09-11
    A History of the World in 6 Glasses

    By: Tom Standage

    The Templars Audiobook By Dan Jones cover art
    • The Templars

    • The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
    • By: Dan Jones
    • Narrated by: Dan Jones
    • Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,363
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,070
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,056

    In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Unexpected

    • By Protogere on 10-30-17
    The Templars

    By: Dan Jones

    Prisoners of Geography Audiobook By Tim Marshall cover art
    • Prisoners of Geography

    • Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
    • By: Tim Marshall
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,157
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,728
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,707

    Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Where are the maps?

    • By Jeff T. Miller on 03-12-20
    Prisoners of Geography

    By: Tim Marshall

    Bloodlands Audiobook By Timothy Snyder cover art
    • Bloodlands

    • Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
    • By: Timothy Snyder
    • Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
    • Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 888
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 770
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 766

    Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Humanity lost

    • By RPB on 01-27-19
    Bloodlands

    By: Timothy Snyder

    The Silk Roads Audiobook By Peter Frankopan cover art
    • The Silk Roads

    • A New History of the World
    • By: Peter Frankopan
    • Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
    • Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 151
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 123
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 123

    The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An Absolutely SUPERB Book for Lovers of History

    • By Dipam on 06-27-21
    The Silk Roads

    By: Peter Frankopan

    Debt - Updated and Expanded Audiobook By David Graeber cover art
    • Debt - Updated and Expanded

    • The First 5,000 Years
    • By: David Graeber
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,075
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,613
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,600

    Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Debt

    • By Andrew P. on 08-07-18
    Debt - Updated and Expanded

    By: David Graeber

    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Audiobook By Edward Gibbon cover art
    • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    • By: Edward Gibbon
    • Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
    • Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 760
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 660
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 656

    Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Outstanding Reading of a Classic Historical Work

    • By Kindle Customer on 08-05-17
    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    By: Edward Gibbon

    A Land So Strange Audiobook By Andres Resendez cover art
    • A Land So Strange

    • The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
    • By: Andres Resendez
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,002
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,720
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,723

    In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong. Of the 300 men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • A worthwhile listen

    • By Blake on 07-10-13
    A Land So Strange

    By: Andres Resendez

    Collapse Audiobook By Jared Diamond cover art
    • Collapse

    • How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
    • By: Jared Diamond
    • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
    • Length: 27 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,494
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,298
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,288

    The author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Jared Diamond Downs You in Explanation

    • By Rob on 07-20-18
    Collapse

    By: Jared Diamond

    At Home Audiobook By Bill Bryson cover art
    • At Home

    • A Short History of Private Life
    • By: Bill Bryson
    • Narrated by: Bill Bryson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,080
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,398
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,383

    A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Another wonderful Bryson

    • By Tina on 10-23-10
    At Home

    By: Bill Bryson

    Destruction of Black Civilization Audiobook By Chancellor Williams cover art
    • Destruction of Black Civilization

    • Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
    • By: Chancellor Williams
    • Narrated by: Joseph Kent
    • Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 460
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 387
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 392

    The Destruction of Black Civilization is revelatory and revolutionary because it offers a new approach to the research, teaching, and study of African history by shifting the main focus from the history of Arabs and Europeans in Africa to the Africans themselves....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great & fascinating history & manifesto for change

    • By Katie D. on 05-18-20
    Destruction of Black Civilization

    By: Chancellor Williams

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    • True Tales

    • The Forgotten History of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
    • By: Mikel B. Classen
    • Narrated by: Rory Young
    • Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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    The combination of mining, maritime, and lumbering history created a culture in the U.P. that is unique to the Midwest. Discover true stories of the rough and dangerous times of the Upper Peninsula frontier that are as enjoyable as they are educational. You'll find no conventional romantic or whitewashed history here. Instead, you will be astonished by the true hardships and facets of trying to settle a frontier sandwiched between the three Great Lakes. These minutes are populated by Native Americans and European immigrants, looking for their personal promised land.

    True Tales

    By: Mikel B. Classen

    The Fate of Empires Audiobook By Arthur John Hubbard cover art
    • The Fate of Empires

    • Being an Inquiry into the Stability of Civilisation
    • By: Arthur John Hubbard
    • Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
    • Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
    • Unabridged
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     The Fate of Empires analyzes many of the commonly held traits of the world’s historic empires and demonstrates how the presence or absence of these can determine the outcome of these societies. The author isolates two main forces operating in advanced civilizations: the urge to reproduce as well as competition among members of society.  

    The Fate of Empires

    By: Arthur John Hubbard

    Cabin Fever Audiobook By Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin cover art
    • Cabin Fever

    • The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic
    • By: Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hot spots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers—Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Within days, people aboard begin to fall sick. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat COVID-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wanders the oceans on an unthinkable journey. 

    Cabin Fever

    By: Michael Smith, and others

    Discovering Mars Audiobook By William Sheehan, Jim Bell cover art
    • Discovering Mars

    • A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet
    • By: William Sheehan, Jim Bell
    • Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
    • Length: 23 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Historian William Sheehan and astronomer and planetary scientist Jim Bell combine their talents to tell a unique story of what we've learned by studying Mars through evolving technologies. What the eye sees as a mysterious red dot wandering through the sky becomes a blurry mirage of apparent seas, continents, and canals as viewed through Earth-based telescopes. 

    Discovering Mars

    By: William Sheehan, and others

    Leon Trotsky Audiobook By Kelly Mass cover art
    • Leon Trotsky

    • His Theories and Role in the Marxist Revolution
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Doug Greene
    • Length: 54 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Leon Trotsky was a Ukrainian-Russian Marxist revolutionary, political thinker, and political leader who lived from November 7, 1879 to August 21, 1940. He developed a variation of Marxism referred to as Trotskyism after being a communist ideologically. After the Tsarist monarchy was toppled in the February Revolution of 1917, Trotsky went back to Russia and signed up with the Bolshevik faction as a leader. He was a popular figure in the November 1917 October Revolution, which deposed the new Provisional Federal government, as head of the Petrograd Soviet.

    Leon Trotsky

    By: Kelly Mass

    Hope and Honor Audiobook By Rachel L. Einwohner cover art
    • Hope and Honor

    • Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
    • By: Rachel L. Einwohner
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
    • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Most popular accounts of the Holocaust typically cast Jewish victims as meek and ask, "Why didn't Jews resist?" But we know now that Jews did resist, staging armed uprisings in ghettos and camps throughout Nazi-occupied Europe. In Hope and Honor, Rachel L. Einwohner illustrates the dangers in attempting resistance under unimaginable conditions and shows how remarkable such resistance was. She draws on oral testimonies, published and unpublished diaries and memoirs, and other written materials produced both by survivors and those who perished.

    Hope and Honor

    By: Rachel L. Einwohner

    True Tales Audiobook By Mikel B. Classen cover art
    • True Tales

    • The Forgotten History of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
    • By: Mikel B. Classen
    • Narrated by: Rory Young
    • Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
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    The combination of mining, maritime, and lumbering history created a culture in the U.P. that is unique to the Midwest. Discover true stories of the rough and dangerous times of the Upper Peninsula frontier that are as enjoyable as they are educational. You'll find no conventional romantic or whitewashed history here. Instead, you will be astonished by the true hardships and facets of trying to settle a frontier sandwiched between the three Great Lakes. These minutes are populated by Native Americans and European immigrants, looking for their personal promised land.

    True Tales

    By: Mikel B. Classen

    The Fate of Empires Audiobook By Arthur John Hubbard cover art
    • The Fate of Empires

    • Being an Inquiry into the Stability of Civilisation
    • By: Arthur John Hubbard
    • Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
    • Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
    • Unabridged
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     The Fate of Empires analyzes many of the commonly held traits of the world’s historic empires and demonstrates how the presence or absence of these can determine the outcome of these societies. The author isolates two main forces operating in advanced civilizations: the urge to reproduce as well as competition among members of society.  

    The Fate of Empires

    By: Arthur John Hubbard

    Cabin Fever Audiobook By Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin cover art
    • Cabin Fever

    • The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic
    • By: Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hot spots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers—Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Within days, people aboard begin to fall sick. With only two doctors aboard and few medical supplies to test for or treat COVID-19, and with dwindling food and water, the ship wanders the oceans on an unthinkable journey. 

    Cabin Fever

    By: Michael Smith, and others

    Discovering Mars Audiobook By William Sheehan, Jim Bell cover art
    • Discovering Mars

    • A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet
    • By: William Sheehan, Jim Bell
    • Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
    • Length: 23 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Historian William Sheehan and astronomer and planetary scientist Jim Bell combine their talents to tell a unique story of what we've learned by studying Mars through evolving technologies. What the eye sees as a mysterious red dot wandering through the sky becomes a blurry mirage of apparent seas, continents, and canals as viewed through Earth-based telescopes. 

    Discovering Mars

    By: William Sheehan, and others

    Leon Trotsky Audiobook By Kelly Mass cover art
    • Leon Trotsky

    • His Theories and Role in the Marxist Revolution
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Doug Greene
    • Length: 54 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Leon Trotsky was a Ukrainian-Russian Marxist revolutionary, political thinker, and political leader who lived from November 7, 1879 to August 21, 1940. He developed a variation of Marxism referred to as Trotskyism after being a communist ideologically. After the Tsarist monarchy was toppled in the February Revolution of 1917, Trotsky went back to Russia and signed up with the Bolshevik faction as a leader. He was a popular figure in the November 1917 October Revolution, which deposed the new Provisional Federal government, as head of the Petrograd Soviet.

    Leon Trotsky

    By: Kelly Mass

    Hope and Honor Audiobook By Rachel L. Einwohner cover art
    • Hope and Honor

    • Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
    • By: Rachel L. Einwohner
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
    • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Most popular accounts of the Holocaust typically cast Jewish victims as meek and ask, "Why didn't Jews resist?" But we know now that Jews did resist, staging armed uprisings in ghettos and camps throughout Nazi-occupied Europe. In Hope and Honor, Rachel L. Einwohner illustrates the dangers in attempting resistance under unimaginable conditions and shows how remarkable such resistance was. She draws on oral testimonies, published and unpublished diaries and memoirs, and other written materials produced both by survivors and those who perished.

    Hope and Honor

    By: Rachel L. Einwohner

    The Causes of World War 2 Audiobook By Neil O'Flynn cover art
    • The Causes of World War 2

    • Up to 1939
    • By: Neil O'Flynn
    • Narrated by: Christian Neale
    • Length: 45 mins
    • Unabridged
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    World War II was an event that embroiled nearly half of the world's countries, and the events that played out permanently changed the course of world history and have ramifications even today. Whilst many books explain the events of World War II, this book focuses on why World War II occurred in the first place. From the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations to the Great Depression and the militaristic nature of specific countries—all the most important factors are included here in a concise manner, from both a historical context to Nazi Germany's incremental invasions.

    The Causes of World War 2

    By: Neil O'Flynn

    Transylvanian Sunrise Audiobook By Radu Cinamar, Peter Moon cover art
    • Transylvanian Sunrise

    • By: Radu Cinamar, Peter Moon
    • Narrated by: Shanalee Carton
    • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
    • Unabridged
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    A mysterious scientist by the name of David Anderson made an eventful trip to Romania in 1999. Dr. Anderson, who is credited by the U.S. government as having developed advanced time-warp field technology, established diplomatic connections on this trip to Romania where he also set up an advanced research facility dedicated to studying the mathematics of time travel. 

    Transylvanian Sunrise

    By: Radu Cinamar, and others

    A Note on the Lives and Impact of These Great Minds & Historical Figures Audiobook By Patrick Marcus cover art
    • A Note on the Lives and Impact of These Great Minds & Historical Figures

    • 20 Game Changers in History, Series 1
    • By: Patrick Marcus
    • Narrated by: Robin LaRose
    • Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Contained in this book are short summaries of the stories of the great visionaries and great minds of humanity that changed the game and changed the world. Rather than information overload like regular history textbooks (focused on dates, facts, and place names), this book series tells the unique stories of the characters. The adversities and setbacks they faced. The moments of inspiration. Rare characteristics and not-so-well-known facts. See these stories from a different angle in a new, exciting way, with their most inspirational quotes.

    A Note on the Lives and Impact of These Great Minds & Historical Figures

    By: Patrick Marcus

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    • History of India

    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Chris Newman
    • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
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    The history of India is long and complicated. It dates back to thousands of years before Christ, according to historical analysts, and it involves wars, peoples, different spiritual movements, claims of independence, merging of empires, and various cultural aspects.

    History of India

    By: Kelly Mass

    Three Sheets to the Wind Audiobook By Adam Courtenay cover art
    • Three Sheets to the Wind

    • By: Adam Courtenay
    • Narrated by: James Saunders
    • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
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    When Campbell & Clark, Scottish merchants based in India, dispatched an Indian ship hurriedly renamed the Sydney Cove to the colony of NSW in 1797, they were hoping to make their fortune. The ship's 'speculative' cargo included all kinds of products to entice the new colony's inhabitants, including 7,000 gallons of rum intended to be sold to the Rum Corp. But when the ship went down north of Van Diemen's Land, cargo master William Campbell and 16 other crew members decided to walk the 600 miles to Sydney Town to get help and rescue crew and cargo. 

    Three Sheets to the Wind

    By: Adam Courtenay

    Three Sheets to the Wind Audiobook By Adam Courtenay cover art
    • Three Sheets to the Wind

    • By: Adam Courtenay
    • Narrated by: James Saunders
    • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
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    When Campbell & Clark, Scottish merchants based in India, dispatched an Indian ship hurriedly renamed the Sydney Cove to the colony of NSW in 1797, they were hoping to make their fortune. The ship's 'speculative' cargo included all kinds of products to entice the new colony's inhabitants, including 7,000 gallons of rum intended to be sold to the Rum Corp. But when the ship went down north of Van Diemen's Land, cargo master William Campbell and 16 other crew members decided to walk the 600 miles to Sydney Town to get help and rescue crew and cargo. 

    Three Sheets to the Wind

    By: Adam Courtenay

    Know It All Audiobook By James H. Marsh cover art
    • Know It All

    • Finding the Impossible Country
    • By: James H. Marsh
    • Narrated by: James H. Marsh
    • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
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    James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia—what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the intimate encounters with the authors he met, he championed a diverse and inclusive view of Canada, which was used to draw the great minds of an impossible nation together in a common national enterprise.

    Know It All

    By: James H. Marsh

    The Stolen Village Audiobook By Des Ekin cover art
    • The Stolen Village

    • Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates
    • By: Des Ekin
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In June 1631, pirates from Algiers and armed troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, led by the notorious pirate captain Morat Rais, stormed ashore at the little harbor village of Baltimore in West Cork. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in North Africa. The prisoners were destined for a variety of fates—some would live out their days chained to the oars as galley slaves, while others would spend long years in the scented seclusion of the harem or within the walls of the Sultan's palace. 

    The Stolen Village

    By: Des Ekin

    In the Shadow of the Gods Audiobook By Dominic Lieven cover art
    • In the Shadow of the Gods

    • The Emperor in World History
    • By: Dominic Lieven
    • Narrated by: John Lee
    • Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
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    From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of power in history. Dominic Lieven’s expansive book explores strengths and failings of the human beings who held those empires together (or let them crumble). He projects the power, terror, magnificence, and confidence of imperial monarchy, tracking what they had in common as well as what made some rise to glory and others fail spectacularly.

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    In the Shadow of the Gods

    By: Dominic Lieven

    Crimes Against History Audiobook By Antoon De Baets cover art
    • Crimes Against History

    • By: Antoon De Baets
    • Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
    • Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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    Crimes Against History takes a global approach to the extreme forms of censorship to which history and historians have been subjected through the ages. The book opens by considering the varieties of censorship, from suppression, dismissal, and defamation to persecution and murder. 

    Crimes Against History

    By: Antoon De Baets

    The Dutch Empire Audiobook By Kelly Mass cover art
    • The Dutch Empire

    • Their Domination of Global Commerce and Colonies
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Chris Newman
    • Length: 59 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Don't think that because it is such a small country with only about 17 million people, it should be neglected. The Netherlands has a long history, with a high influence on our cultures, trading routes, the stock market, business, and art. The Dutch were all over the world. They "owned" and colonized a big portion of what was then the known world. They were among the first settlers, had the biggest haven, and biggest fleet for some time. The Dutch East-Indian Trading Company, or VOC, is probably the biggest or at least one of the biggest companies that has ever existed.

    The Dutch Empire

    By: Kelly Mass

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    • The Batavians

    • The Batavian Republic and Seven United Netherlands
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Chris Newman
    • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In this audiobook we will shed more light on the Batavians, a people in history with much bravery, innovation, and determination to form a republic with freedom for its citizens, with opposing enemies they resisted. The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was followed by the Batavian Republic. It started on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with Louis I's succession to the Dutch throne. The political, financial, and social modifications that took place at the time of the Batavian Republic's short existence have left an enduring mark.

    The Batavians

    By: Kelly Mass

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