History audiobooks

The Death of Outrage - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: Charlton Heston

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this new, updated edition of a book heralded as a clarion call to the nation's conscience, William Bennett asks why we see so little public outrage in the fade of the evidence of deep corruption within Bill Clinton's administration.

The Death of Outrage examines the Monica Lewinsky scandal as it unfolded, from Clinton's denials that he had had... Read more

Immanuel Kant. What can I know? What should I do? What may I hope? - Abridged

By: Manfred Weltecke

Narrated by: Manfred Weltecke

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The lecture gives a short, accessible introduction to the life and work of Immanuel Kant. It concentrates on Kant's theoretical and moral philosophy as well as on his views on religion and explains how these three are related to each other in the system of the most imporant philosopher of the German Enlightenment. "Since I have robbed the will... Read more

Goethe, Schiller und die Romantik - Abridged

By: Rudolf Eucken

Narrated by: Michael Kommant

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der deutsche Humanismus bildet die Höhe der geistigen Be-wegung, welche die zweite Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts in Deutsch-land erzeugte. Hier forderte die Zeit des Sturmes und Dranges mehr Unmittelbarkeit des Lebens und des Gefühles und hielt damit der Aufklärung mit ihrem Nützlichkeitsstreben sein Verlangen nach Schönheit und nach einem... Read more

Being Digital - Abridged

By: Nicholas Negroponte

Narrated by: Penn Jillette

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you." --Newsday

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as... Read more

Hallowed Ground - Abridged

By: James M. McPherson

Narrated by: James M. McPherson

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans: the Battle of Gettysburg.

The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective... Read more

Histoire de France : vie du Chevalier Bayard - Abridged

By: Marthe Le Prestre

Narrated by: Marthe Le Prestre

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bayard naquit vers 1475, au château de la Bussière dans la vallée de Grésivaudan. Envoyé très jeune à Grenoble, il se forma sous la direction de Mgr Alleman, évêque de cette ville. A l'âage de 13 ans, rappelé au château paternel, il ne rêve plus que de faits d'armes et de batailles. C'est alors que son oncle le présenta au Duc de Savoir Charles... Read more

Friedrich der Große - Abridged

By: Julius Kleefelder, Jakob Karl Andrae, Erick Mar...

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Hörbuch schildert das Leben Friedrich des Großen als König, Feldherrn und Philosophen. Ausgewählte Quellen bieten dabei bedeutsame Einblicke in sein Wirken und Handeln. Hören Sie: 01. Die ersten Könige von Preußen; 02. Friedrichs des Großen Jugend; 03. Friedrichs des Großen Auffassung von der Herrscherwürde - Aus dem "Antimachiavell"... Read more

Marc Aurel - Abridged

By: Theodor Birt

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Auf den Friedenskaiser Hadrian, der im Jahre 138 starb, folgten unter seinen beiden Adoptiverben Antoninus Pius und Mark Aurel vierzig weitere Jahre der Gerechtigkeit und zunächst zwanzig weitere Friedensjahre. Mark Aurel steht noch auf der Höhe Hadrians und hat Rom noch einmal vor den Germanen gerettet; gleich hinter ihm gähnt der Absturz Roms,... Read more

Die kosmologische Periode der griechischen Philosophie - Abridged

By: August Messer

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die kosmologische Periode der griechischen Philosophie umfasst die Jahre zwischen 600 bis 400 v. Chr. Es ist die vorsokratische Zeit; der Beginn der abendländischen Philosophie. Die Vorsokratiker beschäftigten sich vor allem mit Naturphilosophie, Theogonie sowie Kosmogonie und formulierten die Grundfragen der Philosophie. In diesem Hörbuch... Read more

Aristoteles - Abridged

By: August Messer

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Aristoteles ist neben Platon der bedeutendste Denker des Altertums. Seine Philosophie entwickelt im Gegensatz zum "mechanistischen" System des Demokrits eine "teleologische" Ausrichtung. Sein Grundbegriff, die "Entelechie", ist am Organischen und Psychischen gewonnen, die ganze Wirklichkeit soll als etwas Organisches begriffen werden; die... Read more

Soldiers and Slaves - Abridged

By: Roger Cohen

Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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. They were transported in cattle cars to Berga, a concentration camp in eastern Germany, and put to work as slave laborers, mining tunnels for a planned... Read more

Die Geschichte der Mayflower - Abridged

By: Christian Mörken

Narrated by: Walter Gontermann, Claudia Miscke, Philipp Sche...

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

1620 stachen 132 Menschen unter Kapitän Jones vom englischen Plymouth in See. Ihr Ziel: Amerika. So beginnt die Geschichte der "Mayflower". Nur in den britischen Kolonien Amerikas konnten die "Pilgerväter" darauf hoffen, ihren Glauben frei leben zu dürfen. Das Hörbuch erzählt die Vorgeschichte sowie den Verlauf dieser spannenden Überfahrt und... Read more

Exodus 1947 - Abridged

By: Christian Mörken

Narrated by: Frank Felicetti, Peter Borges, Michelle Dostal ...

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dieses spannende und anhand von Originaldokumenten recherchierte Hörbuch schildert eine der bekanntesten Fluchtgeschichten des 20. Jahrhunderts in Verbindung mit der Gründung des Staates Israel: Am 11. Juli 1947 beginnen über 4.500 jüdische Flüchtlinge ein spektakuläre Flucht über das Mittelmeer. Auf dem umgebauten Linienschiff "President... Read more

Leonardo da Vinci - Abridged

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS!

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).

Based on thousands of pages... Read more

الدحيحة - رولينج - Abridged

By: طاهر المعتز بالله

Narrated by: طاهر المعتز بالله

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

بعد كل هذا الوقت؟ إلى الأبد. كانت فقيرة وتكاد تكون بلا مأوى وعايشة على إعانات الدولة، وكتبت كتابتها من مقهى بيسمح لها تقعد طالما إنها بتطلب مشروب. كان عندها طفل صغير ومطلقة ووالدتها مُشخصة بمرض التصلب العصبي المتعدد. وفوق كل دا، كانت بتعاني من الاكتئاب وبتفكر في الانتحار. لكن كل دا مخلهاش تبطل تحلم تحقق طموحها في إنها تبقى كاتبة. في سنة 1990،... Read more

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare - Abridged

By: James Shapiro

Narrated by: James Shapiro

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

What accounts for Shakespeare’s transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, ""succeed[ing] where others have fallen short."" (Boston Globe)1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. During that year,... Read more

The Bear’s Aggression - Abridged

By: M. R. Ocha

Narrated by: Rori yang

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sir, It's the Russian Commandant. Hello Mr President." So nice to hear your voice. I must say you were right to try, but too late.THIS IS YOUR FAULT!        Go ON, Take that Poll! Ask your people, and tell them it was the right thing to do. Read more

Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years - Abridged

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when he began writing for hugely popular programs. He recounts how Monty Python emerged and triumphed. From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how... Read more

A Slave No More - Abridged

By: David W. Blight

Narrated by: David W. Blight, Richard Allen & Dion Graham

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Slave narratives are extremely rare. Of the one hundred or so of these testimonies that survive, a mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives, and the biographies of the men who wrote them, join that exclusive group.

Wallace Turnage was a teenage field hand on an Alabama... Read more

La historia del origen - Abridged

By: David Christian

Narrated by: Daniel Brooks

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Resumen del libro por Strem readers, esta es una versión abreviada del título original. "La historia del origen" ofrece una narración amplia y profunda sobre el origen del universo, la vida y la humanidad, abarcando desde el Big Bang hasta la evolución de las civilizaciones humanas. El libro presenta una perspectiva integradora que combina los... Read more

Mark Twain - Abridged

By: Ron Powers

Narrated by: Ron Powers

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Powers brings to vivid life Twain's America...No biography of Mark Twain could do him full justice. Powers' comes as close as you can imagine." —Los Angeles Times

A magnificent and insightful biography of legendary writer Mark Twain and a great American story.

Samuel Clemens, the man known as Mark Twain, invented the American voice and became... Read more

Tenha o Poder de Atrair Dinheiro - Abridged

By: Zé Namasteca

Narrated by: Namasteca Estúdios

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A jornada de um homem que desafiou os limites e conquistou a liberdade financeira. Descubra como um caminhoneiro transformou sua vida através do poder da mente e da espiritualidade. Este livro revela os segredos que o levaram da pobreza à abundância, oferecendo um guia prático para você alcançar seus objetivos.Descubra os segredos ancestrais da... Read more

The Concise King - Abridged

By: Clayborne Carson

Narrated by: Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Dr....

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For the first time, an edition of Martin Luther King's most important speeches and selected sermons are assembled and available on CD as a value-priced edition. Hachette Audio believes that the timeless message of King, in his own words and voice, are essential listening for any American and for any world citizen interested in American history,... Read more

Konrad Adenauer - Abridged

By: Johannes Haneke

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier & Eva Garg

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Konrad Adenauer Deutschlands Weg aus den Trümmern 1949 - 1967 Wer war der Mann, der Deutschland aus den Trümmern führte und von 1949 bis 1963 als erster Kanzler der jungen Republik den politischen Weg einer Nation maßgeblich mitbestimmte? Der einen strikt antikommunistischen Kurs verfolgte und Deutschland stark mit dem Westen verband?... Read more