History audiobooks

Washington - Abridged

By: Ron Chernow

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington.

In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the... Read more

A verdade vencerá (3ª edição) - Abridged

By: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Narrated by: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva & Ivana Jinkings

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A verdade vencerá: o povo sabe por que me condenam foi lançado originalmente em 2018, semanas antes da prisão do ex-presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, que teve como cerne as três sessões presenciais de entrevistas com Lula, nas quais discorreu sobre sua vida, os governos do PT, o golpe parlamentar de 2016, sua prisão que parecia cada vez mais... Read more

Kaiser Wilhelm II. - Abridged

By: Ulrich Offenberg

Narrated by: Detlef Kügow & Marina Marosch

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Herrliche Zeiten" hatte der Herrscher aus dem Hause Hollenzollern dem deutschen Volke versprochen. Sein Reich sollte seinen Platz im Reigen der europäischen Großmächte mit Hilfe einer gewaltigen Schlachtflotte finden. Er selbst wusste Gott an seiner Seite. Doch hinter der strahlenden Fassade verbarg sich ein sprunghafter Mensch, tief... Read more

Dschingis Khan - Abridged

By: Ulrich Offenberg

Narrated by: Detlef Kügow & Martin Umbach

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Aus gesetzlosen Nomaden formte der Mongole Temujin mit List und Gewalt im 13. Jahrhundert ein straff organisiertes, unbesiegbares Heer und eroberte als Dschingis Khan, als Herrscher aller Stämme der Mongolen, ein Weltreich von nie gekannter Größe. Keiner seiner Untertanen wagte es, gegen das von ihm geschaffene Gesetzeswerk, dem "jasah" zu... Read more

Grace and Power - Abridged

By: Sally Bedell Smith

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made... Read more

Der kalte Krieg - Abridged

By: Heinz Wagner

Narrated by: Torsten Michaelis

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Welt am Abgrund. Kaum schwiegen die Waffen, die 50 Millionen Menschen im 2. Weltkrieg das Leben gekostet hatten, als sich bereits wieder zwei gewaltige Machtblöcke bildeten. West gegen Ost, Kapitalismus und Demokratie gegen Sozialismus und Partei. Im "Kalten Krieg" standen sich die Militärbündnisse der NATO und des Warschauer Paktes... Read more

Heróis da Igreja - Vol. 2 - A Era Medieval - Abridged

By: Al Truesdale

Narrated by: Marcelo de Assis

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Heróis da Igreja - Era Medieval reúne escritos de pessoas que viveram um período de formação extremamente crítico e conturbado da história da Igreja. Começando com o Concílio de Niceia e estendendo-se até as vésperas da Reforma, esses documentos exalam o profundo amor desses cristãos pelo povo de Deus e sua sincera fidelidade a Cristo. A Era... Read more

Heróis da Igreja - Vol. 1 - A Era Primitiva - Abridged

By: Al Truesdale

Narrated by: Marcelo de Assis

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em Heróis da igreja - A Era Primitiva você conhecerá alguns dos pais da Igreja que viveram logo depois dos apóstolos e antes do primeiro concílio geral, em Niceia (325 d.C.). A fé que esses homens e mulheres expressaram e praticaram num ambiente amplamente pagão inspiram o cristão de hoje, que continua a ler seus escritos para devoção e... Read more

Heróis da Igreja - Vol. 3 - A Era da Reforma - Abridged

By: Al Truesdale

Narrated by: Marcelo de Assis

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em Heróis da Igreja - A Era da Reforma, abre-se uma janela para desbravar um período da Igreja marcado por sérias divisões, muitas das quais ainda permanecem. Neste volume foram reunidos escritos dos séculos 16 e 17, incluindo documentos da época da Reforma Protestante e da Reforma Católica, esta última comumente denominada Contrarreforma. A Era... Read more

The River of Doubt - Abridged

By: Candice Millard

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.

The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the... Read more

Heróis da Igreja - Vol. 4 - A Era Moderna - Abridged

By: Al Truesdale

Narrated by: Marcelo de Assis

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Era Moderna apresenta um período singular da história da Igreja, fruto dos desafios e das oportunidades deixados pela modernidade. Os escritos buscam responder a questões sobre como conciliar ou questionar o pensamento moderno à luz da tradição cristã, destacando a contínua presença redentora e criativa de Deus no meio de seu povo. A Era... Read more

Heróis da Igreja - Vol. 5 - A Era Contemporânea - Abridged

By: Al Truesdale

Narrated by: Marcelo de Assis

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em A Era Contemporânea chegamos a um período da história em que alguns decretaram o fim da religião. Este volume traz os escritos de cristãos que, na contramão desse contexto de declarada autonomia humana, deram vigorosos testemunhos de fé em Deus e dependência dele. Com A Era Contemporânea completamos nossa coleção Heróis da Igreja, na certeza... Read more

The Greatest Generation Speaks - Abridged

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Tom Brokaw

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful selection of the letters Tom Brokaw received in response to his towering #1 bestseller The Greatest Generation.
 
“When I wrote about the men and women who came out of the Depression, who won great victories and made lasting sacrifices in World War II and then returned home to begin building the world we have... Read more

Sozialismus - Abridged

By: Detlef Kügow

Narrated by: Detlef Kügow

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Himmel auf Erden Sozialismus - eine Ideologie, die in den vergangenen 100 Jahren im Mittelpunkt der Weltgeschichte stand und sie entscheidend beeinflusste. Auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Verbreitung lebten annähernd 60 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung unter Regierungen, die sich den Sozialismus in irgendeiner Form aufs Banner geschrieben hatten.... Read more

Die Sprache bringt es an den Tag - Abridged

By: Rudolf Höß

Narrated by: Stefan Hunstein

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein Land, das dem Untergang entgegen taumelt, wird aus verschiedenen Perspektiven in den Blick genommen. Da ist einerseits die private, fast intime Seite desTerrors, die sich in Hitlers Tischgesprächen oder in den Briefen seiner Verehrerinnen offenbart, und andererseits die Selbstrechtfertigung des KZ-Kommandanten Rudolf Höß. Überall vermittelt... Read more

Das Verhör des Ernst Niekisch - Abridged

By: Gerda Corbett-Mansfeld & Michael Mansfeld

Narrated by: Nikolaus Paryla, Hans-Christian Blech, Fritz St...

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Im Mittelpunkt der szenischen Dokumentation stehen die Verhöre (nach Originalprotokollen) Niekischs durch die Gestapo. ERNST NIEKISCH (1889-1967), Sozialrevolutionär, Gründer der Zeitschrift "Der Widerstand" (1926), zu deren Mitarbeitern u.a. auch Ernst Jünger und A.Paul Weber zählten, Verfasser brillanter politischer Analysen des... Read more

A Ranger Born - Abridged

By: Robert W. Black

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Even as a boy growing up amid the green hills of rural Pennsylvania, Robert W. Black knew he was destined to become a Ranger. With their three-hundred-year history of peerless courage and independence of spirit, Rangers are a uniquely American brand of soldier, one foot in the military, one in the wilderness—and that is what fired Black’s... Read more

The Jesus Dynasty - Abridged

By: James D. Tabor

Narrated by: James D. Tabor

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Based on a careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, The Jesus Dynasty offers a bold new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. The story is surprising, controversial and exciting as only a long-lost history can be when it is at last recovered.

In The Jesus... Read more

Max Planck - Abridged

By: Ernst Peter Fischer

Narrated by: Ernst Peter Fischer

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Max Planck (1858 - 1947) gehört zu den Menschen, vor denen man sich verneigen sollte. Planck war groß als Physiker und sein Name ist - mindestens durch das Plancksche Quantum der Wirkung - unsterblich geworden. Sein Name wird durch die (seit 1948) nach ihm benannte Gesellschaft in alle Welt verbreitet. Er war überzeugend als Philosoph, wobei... Read more

Zeit - Postmoderne - Abridged

By: Karlheinz A. Geißler

Narrated by: Karlheinz A. Geißler

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

WAS IST ZEIT? Es gibt unterschiedliche Zeitverständnisse. Mit den jeweils herrschenden Zeitvorstellungen wird in der Gesellschaft Ordnung gemacht und auch die Individuen strukturieren mit ihrem Zeitverständnis ihr Leben und dessen Verlauf. In der Postmoderne wird das Zeitverständnis und das Zeithandeln weitgehend von den... Read more

The Greatest Generation - Abridged

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Tom Brokaw

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from the beloved journalist whose own iconic career has lasted more than fifty years.

In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage,... Read more

Zeit - Vormoderne & Moderne - Abridged

By: Karlheinz A. Geißler

Narrated by: Karlheinz A. Geißler

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

WAS IST ZEIT? Es gibt unterschiedliche Zeitverständnisse. Mit den jeweils herrschenden Zeitvorstellungen wird in der Gesellschaft Ordnung gemacht und auch die Individuen strukturieren mit ihrem Zeitverständnis ihr Leben und dessen Verlauf. DER UMGANG MIT DER ZEIT IN VERSCHIEDENEN EPOCHEN In der Vormodernde fand man die Zeit bei Gott, bzw.... Read more

Hörportrait: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Abridged

By: Sven Görtz

Narrated by: Sven Görtz

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mozart war unbestritten eines der größten musikalischen Genies aller Zeiten. Und obwohl er schon als junger Knabe Könige durch sein Klavierspiel hinzureißen verstand, war er doch während seines gesamten, kurzen Lebens ständig in Sorge um sein finanzielles sowie künstlerisches Auskommen. Dieses Hörporträt beleuchtet in 15 Kapiteln Mozarts... Read more

The Best and the Brightest - Abridged

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: David Clennon

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

David Halberstam’s masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain.

"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience.”—The New York Times

Using portraits of America’ s flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons... Read more