History audiobooks

The Monster of Florence

By: Douglas Preston

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history.
In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move... Read more

Pure Goldwater

By: John W. Dean & Barry M. Goldwater, Jr.

Narrated by: Mel Foster

Length: 14 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Barry Goldwater was a defining figure in American public life, a firebrand politician associated with an optimistic brand of conservatism. In an era in which American conservatism has lost its way, his legacy is more important than ever. For over fifty years, in those moments when he was away from the political fray, Senator Goldwater kept a... Read more

Warrior King - Abridged

By: Nathan Sassaman & Joe Layden

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The startling and controversial memoir of combat and betrayal, written by one of the most prominent members of the U.S. fighting forces in Iraq.

A West Point graduate, a former star quarterback who carried Army to its first bowl victory, and a courageous warrior who had proven himself on the battlefield time and again, Lt. Col. Nathan Sassaman... Read more

The Endless Steppe

By: Esther Hautzig

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Jane Addams Book AwardNew York Times Outstanding BookLewis Carroll Shelf AwardALA Notable Children’s BookBoston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor BookHorn Book FanfareSydney Taylor Book AwardThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that "radiates optimism and the resilience of the human... Read more

Quantrill's War

By: Duane Schultz

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning novelist and historian, Duane Schultz, dramatically recreates the treachery of Civil War "Colonel" William Clarke Quantrill's life and the riveting climax of his infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas. From letters and diaries, Schultz skillfully weaves together this exciting, dark side of Quantrill-a man who was part warrior, part... Read more

Descent into Chaos

By: Ahmed Rashid

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 19 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Ahmed Rashid is the voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war-torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate. In Descent Into Chaos, Rashid reviews the regional conditions since 9/11 and the catastrophic aftermath of America’s failed war on... Read more

The Fruit Hunters

By: Adam Leith Gollner

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal—fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a riveting narrative about one of earth's most desired foods.



Listeners will discover why it is that although countless exotic fruits exist in nature,... Read more

The Last Fish Tale

By: Mark Kurlansky

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Fishing at sea, an ancient trade and a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end. The culture and traditions of coastal Britain and of seagoing nations everywhere are now threatened with extinction. Celebrated author Mark Kurlansky explores the fate of our oceans and the decline of our most ancient... Read more

Patriot Pirates

By: Robert H. Patton

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

They were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as they could successfully haul back to America's shores. They played a decisive role in America's struggle for independence and later turned their seafaring talents to the slave trade, revealing the conflict... Read more

The City of God

By: Aurelius Augustinus

Narrated by: Bernard Mayes

Length: 47 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Written between AD 413 and 426, The City of God is one of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian thought, a book vital to understanding modern Western society. Augustine originally intended it to be an apology for Christianity against the accusation that the Church was responsible for the decline of the Roman Empire. Indeed,... Read more

One Minute to Midnight

By: Michael Dobbs

Narrated by: Bob Walter

Length: 16 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet... Read more

What Happened

By: Scott McClellan

Narrated by: Scott McClellan

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In the bestselling book that provoked a media sensation, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan takes readers behind the scenes of the presidency of George W. Bush.McClellan belonged to Bush’s select inner circle of trusted advisors during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Over a period of more... Read more

All Hands Down

By: Kenneth Sewell & Jerome Preisler

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Forty years ago, in May 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank under mysterious circumstances, with a loss of ninety-nine lives. The tragedy occurred during the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and only weeks after the sinking of a Soviet sub near Hawaii. Now, drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews, many... Read more

Die Geschichte der bekanntesten Attentate

By: Rainer Schnocks & Bert Stevens

Narrated by: Jan Weller

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Attentate ziehen seit Jahrtausenden eine blutige Spur durch die Geschichte der Menschheit. Dabei sind die Motive und Ziele der Anschläge so vielfältig wie ihre Methoden. Aber, sind diejenigen, welche ihr Handeln oft mit Folter, Hinrichtung oder lebenslanger Haft bezahlen auch die wahren Schuldigen? Die Hördokumentation "Die Geschichte der... Read more

Out of Darkness

By: Russell Freedman

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Blind since the age of three, young Louis Braille wanted to be able to read. He spent every spare moment punching holes in paper with a stylus until, by the age of 15, he had invented his own alphabet. This vivid biography, written by an award-winning author, allows young listeners the opportunity to identify with and to appreciate a real life... Read more

Die 68er - Kurzer Sommer - lange Wirkung

By: Birge Tetzner & Till Hagen

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

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Churchill, Hitler and "The Unnecessary War"

By: Patrick J. Buchanan

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Were World Wars I and II–which can now be seen as a thirty-year paroxysm of slaughter and destruction–inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Were the bloodiest and most devastating conflicts ever suffered by mankind fated by forces beyond man’s control? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment? In this monumental and provocative... Read more

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization

By: Anthony M. Esolen

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Christianity, Judaism, dead white males, old-fashioned morality, the traditional family, tradition itself—everything the liberals hate can be summed up in two words: Western civilization. Here is the ultimate Politically Incorrect Guide: a sprightly, informative summary of the original source of all things politically incorrect from Moses,... Read more

Panic in Level 4

By: Richard Preston

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing them strange worlds of nature they never... Read more

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most important and thought-provoking book of his prolific career. In a meticulously researched and clearly presented legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial for murder after he leaves his presidency, Bugliosi delivers a searing indictment of the president and his administration. With what... Read more

George Washington on Leadership

By: Richard Brookhiser

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

America's first president was also one of its strongest leaders—from the military, to government, to business.



Richard Brookhiser's revolutionary biography Founding Father took George Washington off the dollar bill and made him live. Now, with his trademark wit and precision, Brookhiser expertly examines the details of Washington's life that... Read more

Sea of Thunder

By: Evan Thomas

Narrated by: George Wilson

Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Evan Thomas takes us inside the naval war of 1941-1945 in the South Pacific in a way that blends the best of military and cultural history and riveting narrative drama. He follows four men throughout: Admiral William ("Bull") Halsey, the macho, gallant, racist American fleet commander; Admiral Takeo Kurita, the Japanese battleship commander... Read more

The Lincolns

By: Daniel Mark Epstein

Narrated by: Adam Grupper

Length: 21 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Daniel Mark Epstein has produced an incisive and balanced portrait of the Lincolns, from their mysterious and troubled courtship in 1840 until his assassination in Ford's Theatre in 1865. For the first time, in The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage we can feel the full force of the tragedy that was the slow crumbling of their marriage, knowing it... Read more

Call of Duty

By: Marcus Brotherton & Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in the critical battles of Normandy and Market Garden and in the freezing cold of Bastogne. Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers, stands today as an unparalleled icon of brotherhood and bravery under fire.



Here, Compton tells his own story for the first... Read more