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King George: What Was His Problem?
- Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Steve Sheinkin
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's summary
New York Times best-selling author and Newbery Honor-recipient Steve Sheinkin gives young listeners an American history lesson they'll never forget in the fun and funny King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution.
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
What do the most famous traitor in history, hundreds of naked soldiers, and a salmon lunch have in common? They’re all part of the amazing story of the American Revolution.
Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution.
This isn't one of them.
What it is, instead, is utterly interesting, anecdotes (John Hancock fixates on salmon.), from the inside out (At the Battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of soldiers plunged into battle "naked as they were born".) close-up narratives filled with little-known details, lots of quotes that capture the spirit and voices of the principals ("If need be, I will raise one thousand men, subsist them at my own expense, and march myself at their head for the relief of Boston." (George Washington)), and action. It's the story of the birth of our nation, complete with soldiers, spies, salmon sandwiches, and real facts you can't help but want to tell to everyone you know.
“For middle-graders who find Joy Hakim’s 11-volume A History of US just too daunting, historian Sheinkin offers a more digestible version of our country’s story.... The author expertly combines individual stories with sweeping looks at the larger picture - tucking in extracts from letters, memorable anecdotes, pithy characterizations and famous lines with a liberal hand.” (Kirkus Reviews)
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In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Front Seat on History
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By: David McCullough
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Nathan Hale
- The Life and Death of America's First Spy
- By: M. William Phelps
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In this impressive, well-researched biography, Phelps separates historical fact from long-standing myth to reveal the life of Nathan Hale, a young man who deserves to be remembered as an original American patriot. Using Hale's own journals and letters as well as testimonies from his friends and contemporaries, Phelps depicts the Revolution as it was seen from the ground.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nathan Hale
- By Phillip Goodson on 05-03-09
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Being George Washington
- By: Glenn Beck
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,071
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If you think you know George Washington, think again. This is the amazing true story of a real-life superhero who wore no cape and possessed no special powers—yet changed the world forever. It's a story about a man whose life reads as if it were torn from the pages of an action novel: Bullet holes through his clothing. Horses shot out from under him. Unimaginable hardship. Disease. Heroism. Spies and double-agents. And, of course, the unmistakable hand of Divine Providence that guided it all.
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Awe Inspiring!!
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By: Glenn Beck
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Killing Jesus
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- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,538
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,407
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,419
Millions of people have thrilled to best-selling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, works of nonfiction that have changed the way we view history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly 2,000 years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God.
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The Jesus story in context
- By Kimberly on 10-01-13
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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The Crowded Hour
- Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century
- By: Clay Risen
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
The “gripping” (The Washington Post) story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century. Both a portrait of these men, few of whom were traditional soldiers, and of the Spanish-American War itself, The Crowded Hour dives deep into the daily lives and struggles of Roosevelt and his regiment. Using diaries, letters, and memoirs, Risen illuminates an influential moment in American history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dissapointed
- By Bill on 09-13-19
By: Clay Risen
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Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War
- By: Tim Rowland
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look at the Civil War stories that don’t get told, and the misadventures you haven’t read about in history books. Share in all the humorous and strange events that took place behind the scenes of some of the most famous Civil War moments.
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4 out of 5 stars
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INTERESTING & FUNNY
- By The Louligan on 08-01-14
By: Tim Rowland
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Paul Revere's Ride
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- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 289
Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history - yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers. In Paul Revere's Ride, David Hackett Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the eruption of war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Damn
- By Claudio on 06-24-17
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Bunker Hill
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- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,031
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,783
In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution. In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Fantastic Story by Philbrick
- By Rick on 09-30-13
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Sherman's March
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- By: Burke Davis
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
In November 1864, just days after the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, General William T. Sherman vowed to "make Georgia howl." The hero of Shiloh and his 65,000 Federal troops destroyed the great city of Atlanta, captured Savannah, and cut a wide swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas on their way to Virginia. A scorched-earth campaign that continues to haunt the Southern imagination, Sherman's "March to the Sea" and ensuing drive north was a crucial turning point in the War between the States.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This is fiction, not history.
- By Anonymous User on 11-25-19
By: Burke Davis
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Civil War Ghost Stories & Legends
- By: Nancy Roberts
- Narrated by: Susan Larkin, Allan Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Few events have sparked more legends and stories of the supernatural than America's Civil War. The accounts of gallantry and heroism have spread far and wide. Nancy Roberts grew up listening to her father's stories of the War Between the States, and she trekked over many battle sites with him during her childhood. After reading about General Joshua Chamberlain's supernatural experience at the Battle of Gettysburg, Roberts began to collect tales of the blue and gray and write them down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not just your typical "ghost" story
- By R Neustel on 09-19-16
By: Nancy Roberts
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The War Lovers
- Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898
- By: Evan Thomas
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor. Although there was no evidence that the Spanish were responsible, yellow newspapers such as William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal whipped Americans into frenzy by claiming that Spain's "secret infernal machine" had destroyed the battleship. Soon after, the blandly handsome and easily influenced President McKinley declared war, sending troops not only to Cuba but also to the Philippines.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Rather Poor History
- By Paul C. White on 08-17-10
By: Evan Thomas
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1862
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- By: Robert Conroy
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Outraged when the US Navy seizes three Confederates aboard an English sailing ship, Britain retaliates by entering the fray in support of the Rebels - and suddenly, it's a whole new war. Once again, cotton is king as the North's blockade crumbles before the might of the Royal Navy. While Lincoln confronts the monumental challenge of vanquishing mighty Britannia, the Redcoats revive their 1812 penchant for burning down American cities, and Union troops see Canada as ripe for the picking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not realistic at all
- By Amazon Customer on 03-31-20
By: Robert Conroy
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War Letters
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- By: Andrew Carroll
- Narrated by: Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw
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- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
War Letters presents historic, dramatic, personal accounts of both World Wars, the Civil War, Vietnam, Korea, the Cold War, Somalia and the Balkans, revealing in vivid detail what the servicemen and women of America have experienced and sacrificed on the front lines. Read by an all-star cast, including Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw, Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best...
- By Chris on 01-14-03
By: Andrew Carroll
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,358
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,028
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,009
The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York - the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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1901
- By: Robert Conroy
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 245
The year is 1901. Germany's navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Good Performance
- By Thomas Stephenson on 02-05-20
By: Robert Conroy
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Stars & Stripes Forever
- A Novel of Alternate History
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 114
In a war room in Washington, William Tecumseh Sherman and General Robert E. Lee huddle together and plan their next, joint military operation. In the jungles of Mexico, Ulysses S. Grant is locked in brutal combat with the best of the British Army. And in the heart of the new American South a fragile peace is threatened...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific alternate history
- By Michael Jacobi on 10-02-15
By: Harry Harrison
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Did you know that many of America's Founding Fathers - who fought for liberty and justice for all - were slave owners? Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country's great tragedy - that a nation "conceived in liberty" was also born in shackles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- By Virgil P Gaiter on 11-03-16
By: Kenneth C. Davis
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The Notorious Benedict Arnold
- A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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On a bitter cold day in January 1741, Benedict Arnold was born. Little did anyone know that he would grow up to become the most infamous villain in American history. But first, he would be one of the country's greatest war heroes. Fearless in the line of fire, a genius at strategy and motivating his men, General Arnold was America's first action hero. But his thirst for recognition would ultimately be his undoing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating History!
- By Richard on 08-12-12
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Jackaby
- By: William Ritter
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,818
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Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1890, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary - including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant.
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4 out of 5 stars
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YA Sherlock and his Dr. Who companion - with fae
- By withherownwings on 02-20-15
By: William Ritter
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Black Panther
- The Young Prince
- By: Ronald L. Smith
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 350
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Life is comfortable for 12-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. When he's not learning how to rule a kingdom from his father - the reigning Black Panther - or testing out the latest tech, he's off breaking rules with his best friend, M'Baku. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and M'Baku to school in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Coming to America meets Harry Potter
- By Wayne E. Evans on 01-15-18
By: Ronald L. Smith
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The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
- A True Story Retold for Young Readers
- By: Jeremy Dronfield
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Fritz Kleinmann was fourteen when the Nazis took over Vienna. Kurt, his little brother, was eight. Under Hitler’s brutal regime, their Austrian-Jewish family of six was cruelly torn apart. Taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, Fritz and his Papa, Gustav, underwent hard labor and starvation. Meanwhile, Kurt made the difficult voyage, all alone, to America, to escape the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- By Jack on 10-10-23
By: Jeremy Dronfield
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Shadow's Legacy
- The Iron Fey: Evenfall
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Friends and family gather to celebrate the wedding of the Iron Queen Meghan Chase’s brother...but one wedding guest feels more melancholic than the rest. The King of the Forgotten can’t forget his own lost love and slips away from the festivities...only to be attacked by a strange faery who calls him a fraud and a false king. Now the two must form a wary alliance to track a strange new threat, a creature of rage and hatred that threatens the newfound peace of Faery, in the opening to a grand new adventure in the enthralling world of the Iron Fey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Nice Set Up For The Iron Raven
- By CrimsonRoseReads on 01-02-21
By: Julie Kagawa
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-25-23
Fantastic
Awesome book, Reader really engaging with the book it felt like I was in the revolution
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- brittany
- 06-23-23
fascinating and entertaining
This history is well-narrated and wonderfully organized/written. My 9 year old son really likes this book, and I do too.
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