History audiobooks

Como organizar Portugal - Abridged

By: Fernando Pessoa

Narrated by: Guga Almeida

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"A inveja é mãe do estímulo, como a curiosidade o é da ciência; da inveja da organização alemã nasceu o falar-se tanto em organizar tanta coisa." Numa profunda reflexão sobre os destinos de Portugal no pós-guerra, o texto de Fernando revela-se antes de mais nada ideológico: que será de Portugal em meio à crise, diante de manifesta decadência? Read more

A escravidão e O trono: Trechos selecionados de A abolição - Abridged

By: Osório Duque-Estrada

Narrated by: Marcela de Barros

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O autor mostra aqui de forma contundente e muito bem emasada que a abolição da escravidão no Brasil aconteceu sem mérito nenhum da família real, mas figuras de Dom Pedro II e da Princesa Isabel. Nestes trechos selecionados do livro "A abolição", de Osório Duque-Estrada, o leitor fica sabendo que o povo, o exército e abolicionistas como Joaquim... Read more

Robert Altman - Abridged

By: Mitchell Zuckoff

Narrated by: Various

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.

His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a few... Read more

The Times of My Life and My Life with The Times - Abridged

By: Max Frankel

Narrated by: Max Frankel

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Since 1949, when Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel began to write for The New York Times, readers have looked to his work as a lens through which they could witness America's role in a rapidly changing world. In this vivid and unforgettable memoir, Frankel chronicles the times of his extraordinary life as he experienced them...within... 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

The Fourth Star - Abridged

By: Greg Jaffe & David Cloud

Narrated by: Richard McGonagle

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it must travel to protect the nation over the next... Read more

Primórdios da campanha: Trechos selecionados de A Retirada da Laguna - Abridged

By: Visconde de Taunay

Narrated by: Diego Muras

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Crônica histórica no contexto da Guerra do Paraguai sobre a formação de um corpo militar destinado a marchar sobre o alto Paraguai. Detalhes sobre as distâncias percorridas, as imensidões da fronteira, as dificuldades impostas pelo terreno e até mesmo pela moral da tropa. Read more

A Million Thanks - Abridged

By: Shauna Fleming

Narrated by: Shauna Fleming

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

In March 2004, high school freshman Shauna Fleming invited 1,100 schoolmates to join her in “A Million Thanks,” a campaign to collect and distribute one million letters of appreciation to current and past military men and women at home and overseas. Within six months, she received the one millionth letter. Since then, she has raised her goal to... Read more

Rumo à fronteira paraguaia - Abridged

By: Visconde de Taunay

Narrated by: Diego Muras

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Crônica histórica no contexto da Guerra do Paraguai sobre o avanço do exército brasileiro ao território paraguaio com o apoio de um guia. Detalhes sobre as cidades, os escombros, as dificuldades impostas pelo terreno e até mesmo pela moral da tropa. Read more

"American Dream": Industriemagnaten und Räuberbarone - Abridged

By: Carl Adolf Bratter

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philanthropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! In kurzen Biografien werden hier die Lebensgeschichten einiger der reichsten Amerikaner ihrer Zeit erzählt. Mit dabei: Ölbaron John D. Rockefeller, Stahlgigant Andrew Carnegie,... 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

Treason - Abridged

By: Ann Coulter

Narrated by: Ann Coulter

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Liberals’ loyalty to the United States is off-limits as a subject of political debate. Why is the relative patriotism of the two parties the only issue that is out of bounds for rational discussion?”

In a stunning follow-up to her number one bestseller Slander, leading conservative pundit Ann Coulter contends that liberals have been wrong on... 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

First Man - Abridged

By: James R. Hansen

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now a major motion picture, this is the first—and only—definitive authorized account of Neil Armstrong, the man whose “one small step” changed history.

When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty... Read more

We Blacks - Abridged

By: Bantu Stephen Biko

Narrated by: Hangwi Liphadzi & Asi Liphadzi

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frank Talk with Biko: We Blacks. A collection of publicly available writings, speeches and interviews by Steve Bantu Biko in the seminal time of the Black Consciousness Movement in the 1970s. These are collated into audio to give Biko a voice in these modern times that so desperately needs to listen to him. Biko's words are not only prophetic... 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

Outposts - Abridged

By: Simon Winchester

Narrated by: Simon Winchester

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empireOutposts is Simon Winchester’s journey to find the vanishing empire, “on which the sun never sets.” In the course of a three-year, 100,000 mile journey—from the chill of the... Read more

The Quants - Abridged

By: Scott Patterson

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In March 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with ­million-dollar stakes. At the card table that night was Peter Muller, who managed a fabulously successful hedge fund called PDT. With him was Ken Griffin, who was the tough-as-nails head of Citadel... 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

The Prize - Abridged

By: Daniel Yergin

Narrated by: Bob Jamieson

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as “the best history of oil ever written” by Business Week, Daniel Yergin’s “spellbinding…irresistible” (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.

Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts... Read more

A la luz de las lucernas - Abridged

By: Juan Luis del Valle Pliego

Narrated by: Martín Quirós (voz sintética)

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Un hombre desembarca en el puerto de Ostia. Se trata de un esclavo. Forma parte de un lote prohibitivo que acaba de adquirir su señor, uno de los hombres más poderosos de su tiempo. Por su empeño de preceptor y consejero estará en contacto con el poder y sus oscuras intrigas. A través de sus ojos y de sus escritos conoceremos la ciudad eterna,... Read more

World War II: Europe - Abridged

By: The History Channel

Narrated by: Fritz Weaver, Paul Sparer & Jack Perkins

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Relive history as the men who experienced the most intense battles of World WarII share their stories. The WWII Battle Classsic -- produced as major TV specials by Lou Reda Productions -- have been brilliantly adapted for this thirilling audio presentation. This is essential history, told by the eyewitness heroes who were there. World WarII:... Read more