Bestsellers
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The Pentagon's Brain
- An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times best seller Area 51....
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Scientia Est Potentia/Knowledge is Power
- By Cynthia on 10-08-15
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs
- By: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease...are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot....
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A great read for those interested in Antiquity
- By Christopher on 07-08-10
By: Adrienne Mayor
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Great Book Thoroughly Researched
- By Terry A. Gray on 10-21-11
By: Thomas Hager
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The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- By: Richard Preston
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons....
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Pretty interesting listening in a horrific way
- By S A on 09-19-03
By: Richard Preston
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- By: David E. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today....
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Eye opening
- By Brian on 11-16-10
By: David E. Hoffman
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Conversations with Major Dick Winters
- Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
- By: Cole C. Kingseed
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company from the confusion and chaos of the D-day invasion to the final capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest....
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This one grows on you
- By David on 09-28-15
By: Cole C. Kingseed
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The Pentagon's Brain
- An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times best seller Area 51....
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Scientia Est Potentia/Knowledge is Power
- By Cynthia on 10-08-15
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs
- By: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease...are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot....
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A great read for those interested in Antiquity
- By Christopher on 07-08-10
By: Adrienne Mayor
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Great Book Thoroughly Researched
- By Terry A. Gray on 10-21-11
By: Thomas Hager
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The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- By: Richard Preston
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons....
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Pretty interesting listening in a horrific way
- By S A on 09-19-03
By: Richard Preston
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- By: David E. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today....
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Eye opening
- By Brian on 11-16-10
By: David E. Hoffman
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Conversations with Major Dick Winters
- Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
- By: Cole C. Kingseed
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company from the confusion and chaos of the D-day invasion to the final capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest....
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This one grows on you
- By David on 09-28-15
By: Cole C. Kingseed
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The Great Halifax Explosion
- A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima....
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Too much hostility towards Americans
- By bigdaddyKT on 12-14-19
By: John U. Bacon
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US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual
- By: Dick Couch
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Military experts teach you how to survive an attack on American soil, from North Korean missiles to weaponized smallpox....
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If you're looking for a story, this isn't it
- By Bionic Madness on 02-11-20
By: Dick Couch
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Under the Wire
- Marie Colvin's Final Assignment
- By: Paul Conroy
- Narrated by: James Clamp
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Marie Colvin, described as "the greatest war correspondent of her generation", was killed in a rocket attack in while reporting in Syria on the desperate suffering of civilians....
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A riveting read
- By S. Perreten on 01-24-14
By: Paul Conroy
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Almighty
- By: Dan Zak
- Narrated by: Michael Quinlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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On a tranquil summer night in July 2012, a trio of elderly peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee....
By: Dan Zak
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The Gray Bird of Baghdad
- An Ex-Secret Service Agent‘s Desperate Mission to Save an Iraqi Scientist
- By: Stephen Phillip Monteiro
- Narrated by: Kent Lutt
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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A missing Iraqi scientist, an ex-Secret Service agent, and the threat of another biological terrorist attack—all these elements come together in the gripping true story of The Gray Bird of Baghdad....
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Great book.
- By Justin J. on 09-26-23
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Hellfire Boys
- The Birth of the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service and the Race for the World's Deadliest Weapons
- By: Theo Emery
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
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An explosive look into the dawn of chemical warfare during World War I....
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An amazing story with an incredible narrator.
- By Blaine on 07-13-19
By: Theo Emery
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Mind Wars
- Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century
- By: Jonathan Moreno
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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The first audiobook of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications....
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not super good. .
- By Thomas on 01-19-17
By: Jonathan Moreno
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The Anthrax Letters
- A Bioterrorism Expert Investigates the Attacks that Shocked America
- By: Leonard A. Cole
- Narrated by: Alpha Trivette
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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At 2:00 a.m. on October 2, 2001, Robert Stevens entered a hospital emergency room. Feverish, nauseated, and barely conscious, no one knew what was making him sick....
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Phoning it in
- By James Walters on 07-19-16
By: Leonard A. Cole
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Searching for John DeWitt
- How 80 Forgotten Letters from the Trenches of WWI Revealed Timeless Lessons of Honors and Courage
- By: John Chase
- Narrated by: Michael L. Canaan -The Storyteller
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Join Dr. John Chase in Searching for John DeWitt and discover a hidden legacy of heroism. Experience the intimate and powerful world of a soldier in the Great War, and uncover a story that will stay with you long after the final seconds play.
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Had high hopes
- By Anonymous User on 11-23-24
By: John Chase
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The Demon in the Freezer
- A True Story
- By: Richard Preston
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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The first major bioterror event in the United States - the anthrax attacks in October 2001 - was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons....
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Excellent and Timely!
- By Mark on 12-14-02
By: Richard Preston
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- By: David E. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union - a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today....
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Excellent and terrifying.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-17-14
By: David E. Hoffman
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Seeking Justice for Biological Warfare Victims of Unit 731
- Evidence Collected by Wang Xuan
- By: Jenny Chan, Danielle Dybbro
- Narrated by: George Yang
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Unit 731 was established during the Sino-Japanese War in Harbin as a covert biological warfare research and development section of the Imperial Japanese Army. Besides human experimentation, they developed lethal biological weapons as an efficient way to win the war against the world....
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Acceptable
- By Lanny on 02-22-21
By: Jenny Chan, and others
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Germs
- Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
- By: Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, William Broad
- Narrated by: Murphy Guyer
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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Deadly germs sprayed in shopping malls, bomblets spewing anthrax spores over battlefields, tiny vials of plague scattered in Times Square...
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Should be called "Beltway Dollars"
- By G. Spence on 07-14-15
By: Judith Miller, and others
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The Gas and Flame Men
- Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I
- By: Jim Leeke
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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The Gas and Flame Men explores how these famous baseball men, along with an eclectic mix of polo players, collegiate baseball and football stars, professors, architects, and prominent social figures all came together in the Chemical Warfare Service.
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inciteful and useful information rarely seen in most broad histories of the conflict!
- By Lynette books on 09-09-24
By: Jim Leeke
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Scourge
- The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
- By: Jonathan B. Tucker
- Narrated by: Patrick Cullen
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Smallpox, the only infectious disease to have been eradicated, was one of the most terrifying of human scourges....
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Everyone should listen to this
- By Roderick on 07-26-06
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The New Agent Orange
- Comparing Dioxin Exposure in Vietnam to Gulf War Syndromes and Sicknesses
- By: John Siegfried
- Narrated by: Ron Garner
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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The New Agent Orange: Comparing Dioxin Exposure in Vietnam to Gulf War Syndromes and Sicknesses by John Siegfried, narrated by Ron Garner, takes you on a compelling journey through the hidden health crises faced by our brave Veterans.
By: John Siegfried
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Soldiers and Slaves
- American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble
- By: Roger Cohen
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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In February 1945, 350 American POWs captured earlier at the Battle of the Bulge or elsewhere in Europe were singled out by the Nazis because they were Jews or were thought to resemble Jews....
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Soldiers and Slaves
- By Hilda on 01-29-09
By: Roger Cohen
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The Long Reckoning
- A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam
- By: George Black
- Narrated by: Elyse Dinh
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos....
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same thing over and over
- By C. Brieant on 12-02-23
By: George Black