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    • A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
    • By: Wayne Curtis
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 328 ratings
    • And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of 10 cocktails....

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    • The Past and Future of America's Whiskey
    • By: Reid Mitenbuler
    • Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
    • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 542 ratings
    • Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion....

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    • From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
    • By: David Wondrich
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
    • Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....

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    • How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Lizzie Collingham
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • By: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    • By: Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Eric Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • Andrew Coe's Chop Suey is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine....

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    • How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
    • By: Andrew Friedman
    • Narrated by: Roger Wayne
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 02-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 140 ratings
    • Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s....

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    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 09-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 312 ratings
    • From Delmonico's to Sylvia's to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through 10 legendary restaurants....

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    • African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
    • By: Adrian Miller
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of ….

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    • La verdadera historia de las hermanas Mirabal y su lucha por la libertad
    • By: Dede Mirabal
    • Narrated by: Adriana Sananes
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 02-05-10
    • Language: Spanish
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • Four sisters (known as the Butterflies) founded a movement defying Trujillo’s Dominican dictatorship, and three died for their beliefs....

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    • A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
    • By: Edward Lee
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 12-28-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • American food is the story of mash-ups. But for Edward Lee, who is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country....

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    • History on the Half Shell
    • By: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: John H. Mayer
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-17-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 308 ratings
    • Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster....

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    • Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets
    • By: Carol Mithers
    • Narrated by: Christina Delaine
    • Length: 9 hrs
    • Release date: 08-20-24
    • Language: English
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    • Rethinking Rescue boldly confronts two of the biggest challenges of our time-poverty and homelessness-in asking the very humane question, Who deserves the love of a pet?

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    • And How It Got This Way
    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • With an ambitious sweep over 200 years, Paul Freedman's compelling history shows that there actually is an American cuisine....

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    • Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy
    • By: Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-03-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston....

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    • How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
    • By: Thomas J. Craughwell
    • Narrated by: Alan Sklar
    • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings....

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    • Julia Child's Second Act
    • By: Alex Prud'homme
    • Narrated by: Alex Prud'homme
    • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew recounts the myriad ways in which she profoundly shaped how we eat today....

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    • A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
    • By: Jessica B. Harris
    • Narrated by: Jessica Harris
    • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 08-13-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 236 ratings
    • Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris weaves an utterly engaging history of African American cuisine, taking the listener on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America....

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    • The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang
    • By: David Philipps
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 144 ratings
    • In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America....

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