History audiobooks

Immanuel Kant - Abridged

By: Rudolf Eucken & Immanuel Kant

Narrated by: Michael Kommant

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Es dauerte eine Weile, bis Kants Zeitumgebung erkannte, wie sehr seine Leistung ihrem eigenen Streben entgegen-kam. Aber als sie es erkannte, da fielen ihm weiteste Kreise mit heller Begeisterung zu und folgten den von ihm eröffneten Bahnen. Denn sein Werk schien das sie beseelende Verlangen nach Freiheit erst recht zu begründen und abschließend... Read more

Built to Last - Abridged

By: Jim Collins

Narrated by: Jim Collins & Jerry I. Porras

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as... Read more

Against All Enemies - Abridged

By: Seymour Hersh

Narrated by: James Sutorius

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

While the Gulf War lasted barely six months— from August 1990 until February 1991— many of the veterans who engaged in the conflict suffered long-lasting physical and psychological effects. And yet, those in power who had the ability to address such issues, neglected to do so— at least not in any effective or... Read more

Wenn die Gewalt erscheint - Abridged

By: Peter Sloterdijk & Gunnar Heinsohn

Narrated by: Peter Sloterdijk & Gunnar Heinsohn

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

1 | Peter Sloterdijk: Wenn die Gewalt erscheint – Versuch über die Explosivität der Bilder Sendung: 26.12.1994 Urszenen der Gewalt finden sich bereits in der griechischen Mythologie. Der blutige Streit zwischen Thyestes und Atreus findet seinen Höhepunkt, als letzterer dem Bruder die eigenen Kinder zum Mahl vorsetzt. Als er erkennt, was ihm... Read more

História resumida do Brasil - Abridged

By: Beatriz Camacho

Narrated by: Adriana Souza

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

História resumida do Brasil é um convite para entender melhor a diversidade e a complexidade do nosso país. Ao longo de cada capítulo, refletiremos sobre um momento diferente da história do Brasil, oferecendo novas perspectivas a respeito das histórias que compõem nossa identidade nacional em uma rica jornada de aprendizado. 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

Iron Rose - Abridged

By: Cindy Adams & Susan Crimp

Narrated by: Cindy Adams

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Iron Rose takes an intimate look at the incredible life of Rose Kennedy—head of the Kennedy dynasty and one of the 20th century's most influential women—and her nine famous children. A riveting account of the power behind America's political throne for several decades, Iron Rose reveals the secrets behind the triumphs and tragedies of the... Read more

The Day the Universe Changed - Abridged

By: James Burke

Narrated by: James Burke

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

James Burke's examination of the moments in history when a change in knowledge radically altered man's understanding of himself and the world around him in The Day the Universe Changed.

When humans understood that the earth was flat and it was the center of the universe, all life revolved around that truth. Then, Galileo introduced his telescope.... Read more

Six Frigates - Abridged

By: Ian W. Toll

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Before the ink was dry on the Constitution of the United States, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the young republic. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce from the vicious depredations of the Barbary pirates, or would it drain the treasury... Read more

Politics Lost - Abridged

By: Joe Klein

Narrated by: Joe Klein

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

People on the right are furious. People on the left are livid. And the center isn’t holding. There is only one thing on which almost everyone agrees: there is something very wrong in Washington. The country is being run by pollsters. Few politicians are able to win the voters’ trust. Blame abounds and personal responsibility is nowhere to be... Read more

Sixty Feet, Six Inches - Abridged

By: Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson & Lonnie Wheeler

Narrated by: Mirron Willis & Dominic Hoffman

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in... Read more

Germs - Abridged

By: Judith Miller

Narrated by: Murphy Guyer

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this “engrossing, well-documented, and highly readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) New York Times bestseller, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to reveal Washington's secret strategies for combating germ warfare and the deadly threat of biological and chemical weapons.

Today Americans have begun... Read more

The Savage City - Abridged

By: T. J. English

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns.”
—Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great DelugeIn The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes... Read more

Dereliction of Duty - Abridged

By: H. R. McMaster

Narrated by: H.R. Mcmaster

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

""The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C.""
—H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion)Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia.... Read more

Десять дней, которые потрясли мир - Abridged

By: Джон Рид

Narrated by: Иван Литвинов

Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Джон Рид был знаменитым американским журналистом, который своими глазами наблюдал взятие Зимнего дворца, стал одним из основателей Коммунистической рабочей партии США и с почестями похоронен у стен московского Кремля рядом с Инессой Арманд. Выпускник Гарварда, отчаянный военный корреспондент, антимилитарист и социалист, Рид приехал в Петроград в... Read more

Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary Wa - Abridged

By: Che Guevara

Narrated by: Bruno Gerardo

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The people of Cuba struggled against immense odds to emerge victorious from years of brutal dictatorship and poverty in 1959. This is Che Guevara's classic eyewitness account of the transformation of a country and also the transformation of Che himself - from a troop doctor to a revolutionary leader, who would become one of the greatest icons of... Read more

Lukull - Abridged

By: Theodor Birt

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Lukull von Theodor Birt Lucius Licinius Lucullus, besser bekannt als Lukull und Sinnstifter der deutschen Redewendung "lukullische Genüsse", lebte von 117 v.Chr. bis 56 v.Chr. Für das Römische Reich zog er als Feldherr gegen Mithridates und schlug diesen in mehreren Schlachten und eroberte das Königreich Pontos. Mit den Reichtümern, die er... Read more

Corporate Creativity - Abridged

By: Alan G. Robinson & Sam Stern

Narrated by: Sam Stern

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Most companies know that their creative performance falls far short of potential, but they don't know what to do about it. Corporate Creativity has the answers. Read more

Die hellenistisch-römische Philosophie - Abridged

By: August Messer

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In diesem Überblick wird die hellenistisch-römische Philosophie im Zeitraum von ca. 300 vor bis ca. 300 nach Christus dargestellt. Diese Periode der Philosophie weist starke praktische Tendenzen auf. Das höchste Gut sucht man entweder mit den Stoikern in Selbstgenügsamkeit und strenger Pflichterfüllung, oder mit den Epikureern in edlem... 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

Die anthropologische Periode der griechischen Philosophie - Abridged

By: August Messer & Sokrates

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Als die anthropologische Periode der griechischen Philosophie wird der Zeitraum des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. bezeichnet, in der das menschliche Leben, hier besonders das Gemeinschaftsleben in Staat und Gesellschaft, in steigendem Maße Gegenstand des Nachdenkens wurde. Wobei diese Reflexion zunächst weniger eine theoretische, lediglich auf... Read more

The Great Transformation - Abridged

By: Karen Armstrong

Narrated by: Karen Armstrong

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time.

In one astonishing, short period – the... Read more

Lincoln - Abridged

By: Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt, II...

Narrated by: Frank Langella

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An audiobook to be treasured by all history buffs: the companion volume to the ABC TV documentary.

This remarkable biography presents Abraham Lincoln as we have never before seen him. The insightful and vibrant narrative draws extensively on diaries, letters, and other primary sources to provide a remarkably close-up view of Lincoln: the boy,... Read more

Gibt es Gott? - Abridged

By: René Descartes

Narrated by: Jan Koester

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Descartes war Zeit seines Lebens ein Zweifler - nur der Existenz Gottes war er sich sicher. Er stellte vieles in Frage, forderte mehr Wissenund suchte nach Antworten, die er nicht in den Lehrwerken fand. Mit seinen Denkweisen und Theorien gilt Descartes als Wegbereiter des Rationalismus. Mutig setzte er sich den bis dahin herrschenden... Read more