History audiobooks

Introduction to Consent Culture and Teen Films - Abridged

By: Michele Meek

Narrated by: Michele Meek

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Enjoy audio of the introduction to the book Consent Culture and Teen Films: Adolescent Sexuality in Teen Films read to you by the author.Teen films of the 1980s were notorious for treating consent as irrelevant with scenes of boys spying in girls' locker rooms and tricking girls into sex. Contemporary movies, on the other hand, now routinely... Read more

General Ike - Abridged

By: John Eisenhower

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

John S.D. Eisenhower modestly explains General Ike as “a son's view of a great military leader—highly intelligent, strong, forceful, kind, yet as human as the rest of us.” It is that, and more: a portrait of the greatest Allied military leader of the Second World War, by the man who knew Ike best.

General Ike is a book that John Eisenhower always... 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

نجم الدين صانع العطور - Abridged

By: ريم توفيق عبد الباقي حواس

Narrated by: قصي حمود

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

رواية تاريخية تتناول حقبة فاصلة ومغيبة أدبيا من تاريخ المدينة المنورة ومنطقة الحجاز بشكل عام، وهي مرحلة انطلاق الثورة العربية الكبرى وسقوط الحكم العثماني إلى غاية تأسيس الدولة السعودية. تتقاطع في الرواية مجموعة من القصص والشخوص التي تؤثث أحداثها وتجسد واقع النسيج المجتمعي في المدينة المنورة حينها إلى جانب مغامرات وأسرار بطل الرواية نجم الدين... Read more

Cleopatra - Abridged

By: Milo J. Krmpotic Fernández-Escalante

Narrated by: Immaculada Villalonga & Jeroni Bonnin

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

De la serie Mis Pequeños Héroes, llega el audiolibro de Cleopatra, la reina más conocida de todos los tiempos. Pocas mujeres han conseguido convertirse en protagonistas de la historia. Cleopatra fue una de ellas. Gracias a su coraje, una gran inteligencia y las ganas de hacer progresar a su país, se convirtió en la reina de Egipto durante... Read more

The Fall of the House of Bush - Abridged

By: Craig Unger

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How Did This Happen?

The presidency of George W. Bush has led to the worst foreign policy fiasco in the history of the United States -- the bloody, unwinnable war in Iraq. Bush's fateful decision was rooted in events that began decades ago, and this story has never been fully told, until now.

From Craig Unger, the author of the bestseller... Read more

Champions Again: The Story of Liverpool’s 30-Year Wait for the Title - Abridged

By: Ian Carroll

Narrated by: Gill Mills

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 2020, Liverpool Football Club reclaimed its position as the number one football team in England. But it was a journey that had taken the world-famous club 30 years; a journey that was filled with drama, intrigue, and numerous false dawns.Written by a lifelong Liverpool fan, this is a dramatic story of highs and lows, and how the club overcame... Read more

Black Africa : An illustrated History - Abridged

By: Nubian Griot

Narrated by: Kobina Danso

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The idea for "Black Africa: An Illustrated History" was born out of a passion for telling the stories that have often been overlooked or misunderstood. We believe that history is more than just a series of events; it is the collective memory of humanity conceived from the experiences, struggles, and triumphs of countless individuals and... Read more

Emancipadores e Abolicionistas: Trechos selecionados de A abolição - Abridged

By: Osório Duque-Estrada

Narrated by: Marcela de Barros

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Nestes trechos selecionados do livro "A abolição", de Osório Duque-Estrada, o leitor é envolvido pelo clima que antecedeu a abolição, no instante em que se discute a Lei do Ventre Livre. O autor apresenta os nomes mais importantes desse movimento, traçando com clareza os papeis desempenhados por cada um deles, com destaque para o pioneirismo do... Read more

An Album of Memories - Abridged

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Tom Brokaw

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“I cannot go anywhere in America without people wanting to share their wartime experiences....The stories and the lessons have emerged from long-forgotten letters home, from reunions of old buddies and outfits, from unpublished diaries and home-published memoirs....As the stories in this album of memories remind us, it truly was an American... Read more

Condição da mulher na Europa e nos EUA: Textos selecionados de Opúsculo humanitário - Abridged

By: Nísia Floresta

Narrated by: Marcela de Barros

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Demonstrar a influência que tem a educação das mulheres sobre a moralidade e a civilização dos seus povos": eis o desejo subjacente de Nísia Floresta nestes trechos selecionados do seu livro "Opúsculo humanitário". Ela destaca aqui os privilégios reais e o respeito à mulher na Alemanha, a liberdade e os direitos próprios da mulher na... Read more

Historical LOLs: When the Past's Biggest Mistakes Become Today's Biggest Laughs - Abridged

By: Funny History Bites

Narrated by: Funny History Bites

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this book, we take you to meet history's most unforgettable comedians, namely humanity itself. We will explore how Christopher Columbus, dreaming of reaching India, accidentally set foot in America; how Marie Antoinette's "let them eat cake" remark led to a misunderstanding; and how Napoleon, by losing his hat at Waterloo, lost both the... Read more

Blind Man's Bluff - Abridged

By: Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew & Annette L. Drew

Narrated by: Tony Roberts

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Now, Blind Man's Bluff shows for the first time how the Navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. It unveils how the Navy's own negligence might have been responsible for... Read more

The Long Gray Line - Abridged

By: Rick Atkinson

Narrated by: Bruce Weitz

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A gripping look at the cadets of West Point whose dedication to duty was not honored by the country they served. Young men who dream of heroes look to West Point and to a career of serving their country. The class of 1966 was no exception, but these cadets faced greater challenges than any earlier generation could have imagined. Thirty of them... Read more

You Are There! US History - Abridged

By: CBS Radio

Narrated by: John Daly

Length: 13 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings. “You Are There” radio dramatization begins with “live” background coverage of the historical event, and then the “on the scene reporters” take over. Everybody knows there were no radio announcers onboard the Niña, Pinta, or Santa Maria,... Read more

The War Within - Abridged

By: Bob Woodward

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

2009 Audie Award Finalist for the Judges’ Award

Bob Woodward once again pulls back the curtain on Washington to reveal the inner workings of a government at war in his fourth book on President George W. Bush.

The War Within provides an exhaustive account of the struggles of General David Petraeus, who takes over in Iraq during one of the bleakest... 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 Great Deluge - Abridged

By: Douglas Brinkley

Narrated by: Kyf Brewer

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. Yet those wind-torn hours represented only the first stage of the relentless triple tragedy that Katrina brought to the entire Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama. First was the... Read more

Les dictateurs - Partie II - Abridged

By: Jacques Bainville

Narrated by: Daniel Franck

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Qu'elles soient anciennes ou plus récentes, les dictatures, comme le note Jacques Bainville, sont le plus souvent imposées par les circonstances. L'académicien s'intéresse ainsi dans ce volume aux causes qui, à travers l'Histoire, ont permis l'essor des dictatures les plus remarquables, diverses dans leurs formes mais possédant toutes des points... Read more

Rough Crossings - Abridged

By: Simon Schama

Narrated by: Simon Schama

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“The most dramatic account so far of the extraordinary expeience of slaves in and after the American Revolution. . . . Schama’s gift for plunging us into the very center of the action makes reading an exhilarating and often moving experience.”—Daily TelegraphIf you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, whom would you want... Read more

Der blaue Himmel trügt - Abridged

By: Reinhold Stecher

Narrated by: Reinhold Stecher

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Erinnern – gedenken – mahnen Wie Bischof Reinhold Stecher die NS-Diktatur und den Krieg erlebt hat Bischof Reinhold Stecher hat als Zeitzeuge immer wieder an die Gräuel des nationalsozialistischen Terrorregimes erinnert, an diese "unselige Zeit, die kein Altgold heroischer Verklärung verdient". Dieses Hörbuch ergänzt die Lesungen von... Read more

All Brave Sailors - Abridged

By: J. Revell Carr

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the darkness before moonrise on the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast on August 21, 1940, the night erupted in a fusillade of bullets and shells. The victim was a stalwart English tramp steamer, Anglo Saxon, part of the lifeline that was keeping besieged England in supplies. The attacker appeared to be a merchant ship from a neutral... Read more

Nun soll endlich Glanzzeit sein - Abridged

By: Evelyn Roll

Narrated by: Anne Bennent

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bühnenstar Anne Bennent leiht Evelyn Rolls Berliner Beobachtungen die Stimme und erzählt von einer Stadt, die im Aufbau und Umbruch ist und in der nichts mehr so ist, wie es einst war. Evelyn Roll, leitende Redakteurin der "Süddeuschen Zeitung" in Berlin, berichtet über die Schwierigkeiten der frisch angekommenen Bonner, blickt hinter die... Read more

انا والسينما - Abridged

By: ابراهيم عبدالمجيد

Narrated by: محمود حمودة

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

مقالاتٌ ممتعة بقلم الأديب الكبيير إبراهيم عبد المجيد سيرة الكاتب مع السينما في طفولته وحكاياته مع دور العرض بمختلف درجاتها. ذكريات مع أفلام بعينها فلم تكن السينما للروائي الكبير مجرد "مشوار" رائعًا مع الأصدقاء ولكن السينما تاريخ للوطن وتجسيد لروحه. استمع إلى كتاب أنا والسينما للكاتب إبراهيم عبد المجيد حصريًا على كتاب صوتي Read more