History audiobooks

World on the Brink

By: Dmitri Alperovitch & Garrett M. Graff

Narrated by: Will Collyer

Length: 14 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A leading national security expert, who publicly predicted Vladimir Putin's intention to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before it took place, lays out the case for why China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years and the dire stakes for America and the whole world if he is not deterred.

In World on the... Read more

Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope

By: Barbara Will

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirty years have passed since Cornel West's book Race Matters rose to the top of the bestseller lists in 1993. Yet his book remains as relevant as ever to American culture—even more so, if one considers its influence on contemporary racial justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, prison justice, and the fight for police reform. Prophetic... Read more

The Penguin Book of Pirates

By: Katherine Howe

Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Jerome Ha...

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Real-life accounts of the world’s most notorious pirates—both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond—compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself

A Penguin Classic

Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a... Read more

Latin America's Democratic Crusade

By: Allen Wells

Narrated by: Allen Wells

Length: 29 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Scholars persist in framing the Cold War as a battle between left and right, one in which the Global South is cast as either witting or unwitting proxies of Washington and Moscow. What if the era is told from the perspective of the many who preferred reform to revolution? Scholars have routinely neglected, dismissed, or caricatured moderate... Read more

Silk

By: Aarathi Prasad

Narrated by: Hannah Curtis

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A Next Big Idea Book Club Must-Read for April“Aarathi Prasad’s Silk: A World History is a love song to this protean material. . . . Beautiful [and] fascinating.” —Wall Street Journal""Aarathi Prasad spins a masterpiece of a story, as luminous, supple, and surprising as the wondrous threads themselves."" —Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The... Read more

Henry David Thoreau: Über die Pflicht zum Ungehorsam gegen den Staat / Walden

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Zwei Werke von Henry David Thoreau: Im Jahr 1849 schrieb er seinen weltberühmten Essay über die "Pflicht zum Ungehorsam gegen den Staat". In diesem stellte er sich außerhalb einer Gesellschaft, die, obwohl auf den Prinzipien der Freiheit und Gleichheit aller gegründet, nicht in der Lage war, die Sklaverei abzuschaffen. Ungekürzte Lesung (Tracks... Read more

Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España

By: Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Narrated by: José Peña Coto

Length: 27 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

La conquista de México desde la perspectiva de quien vivió y luchó en las filas de Hernán Cortés.Narración completa en español de esta obra única y esencial de la literatura universal e histórica.Bernal Díaz del Castillo, un soldado y cronista español que participó en las campañas de conquista lideradas por Hernán Cortés relata la conquista de... Read more

Chester Alan Arthur

By: Zachary Karabell

Narrated by: Zachary Karabell

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Chester Alan Arthur never dreamed that one day he would be president of the United States. A successful lawyer, Arthur had been forced out as the head of the Custom House of the Port of New York in 1877 in a power struggle between the two wings of the Republican Party. He became such a celebrity that he was nominated for vice president in... Read more

The Hidden Package

By: Claire Baum

Narrated by: Claire Baum, Carolyne Van Der Meer & Naomi Azrieli

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Almost forty years after the end of the war, Claire Baum opens a package from a stranger in Rotterdam, unleashing a flood of repressed memories from her childhood. As Claire delves into her past, she uncovers the personal sacrifice and bravery of her parents, the Dutch resistance and the families that selflessly gave shelter to her and her... Read more

The Shooter at Midnight

By: Sean Patrick Cooper

Narrated by: Sean Patrick Cooper

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

“Gripping . . . A potent account of the crime and its aftermath, placing its story of heartbreaking violence and injustice in a larger portrait of a rural American town.”—The Wall Street Journal

The harrowing true story of a cold-blooded murder and the campaign to bring justice to a suffering Midwestern town

On a November night in 1990, Cathy... Read more

Off the Tracks

By: Pamela Mulloy

Narrated by: Jennifer Wigmore

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Train travel is having a renaissance. Grand old routes that had been canceled, or were moldering in neglect, have been refurbished as destinations in themselves. The Rocky Mountaineer, the Orient Express, and the Trans-Siberian Railroad run again in all their glory. Pamela Mulloy has always loved train travel. Whether returning to the... Read more

The City

By: Robert E. Park & Ernest W. Burgess

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book. 

First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Its innovative combination of ethnographic observation and social science theory epitomized the Chicago school of sociology. Robert E. Park, Ernest W. Burgess, and their... Read more

Historia Del Conflicto Israelí-Palestino

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Historia del Conflicto Israelí-Palestino" es una obra magistral que sumerge al lector en el corazón mismo de uno de los conflictos más complejos y duraderos de la historia moderna. Desde sus raíces históricas hasta las realidades contemporáneas, este libro ofrece una exploración profunda y perspicaz de los eventos, las personas y las fuerzas... Read more

Philip Roth: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Philip Roth, American author and world-famous narrator Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! Read more

Terra Cava

By: Marco Enrico de Graya & Gianluca Lamberti

Narrated by: Federico Angelo Capra

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Al giorno d’oggi si sente frequentemente parlare di terra cava, sovente a sproposito. Tante teorie sono state avanzate, basandosi prevalentemente su vecchi romanzi. Ma nel mondo dell’Esoterismo, quali nozioni vi erano sulla terra cava ed i suoi abitanti? Con il presente testo si parte da una pietra miliare dei testi esoterici, “Il Re del Mondo”,... Read more

Königin Victoria von England: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Königin Victoria von England, englische Herrscherin des 19. Jahrhunderts und Mutter von Europa: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Walter Benjamin: Goethes Wahlverwandtschaften

By: Walter Benjamin

Narrated by: Sven Görtz

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Walter Benjamin (1892 - 1940), war vieles: Philosoph, Kulturkritiker, Übersetzer - aber auch ein Schriftsteller. Auf der Flucht vor den Nazis, die Frankreich besetzt hatten, nahm er sich an der spanischen Grenze das Leben. Sein Essay "Goethes Wahlverwandtschaften" beweist außerordentlich eindrucksvoll, dass eine an sich wissenschaftliche Analyse... Read more

Up from Slavery

By: Booker T. Washington

Narrated by: Arthur Grey

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

Delve into the remarkable life story of Booker T. Washington with "Up from Slavery," now available as an engaging and inspiring audiobook.In this captivating memoir, Washington recounts his journey from enslavement to becoming one of the most influential African American leaders of his time. From his humble beginnings on a Virginia plantation to... Read more

The Ghana Empire: A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Trading Empires of Medieval West Africa

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Ready to learn about one of the major medieval African empires?Many people know about the Mali Empire and its famous ruler, Mansa Musa. But did you know there was a major empire that came before it?Medieval African history tends to get ignored in favor of medieval European history. However, there is so much rich history to uncover, especially in... Read more

La Historia Del Mundo Desde El Siglo I Hasta El Siglo XX

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"La Historia del Mundo desde el Siglo I hasta el Siglo XX" es un magistral relato que nos sumerge en el vasto tapiz de la humanidad, desde los tumultuosos albores de la era cristiana hasta los umbrales del nuevo milenio. Con una narrativa cautivadora y un enfoque meticuloso, este libro nos transporta a través de los siglos, explorando los... Read more

Beyond the Battlefield

By: Alex J. Mason

Narrated by: Lt Col Tom Briggs US Army (Ret)

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a riveting exploration of the Vietnam War in "Beyond the Battlefield: Vietnam's Tragic Odyssey" by Alex J. Mason. As a seasoned Marine and a participant in the Special Operations Group (SOG), Mason takes readers beyond conventional narratives, offering an intimate perspective on key moments like the Tet Offensive of 1968, the Battle of... Read more

Subash Chandra Bose - Maraikkappatta Varalaaru

By: Sakthivel Rajakumar

Narrated by: Sri Srinivasa

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் மரணமடைந்து ஏறக்குறைய 75 ஆண்டுகள் கழிந்துவிட்ட நிலையிலும், இன்றுவரை அவரது மரணத்தில் இருக்கும் மர்மம் விவாதிக்கப்படுகிறது. கடந்த ஏழு பத்தாண்டுகளில், ஒருவரின் மரணத்தைப் பற்றிய உண்மையைக் கண்டறிய மொத்தம் மூன்று கமிஷன்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டது சுபாஷுக்கு மட்டுமே. இந்திய சுதந்திரப் போராட்டத்தில் சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸின் பங்கு, அவர்... Read more

Kurt Tucholsky: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Kurt Tucholsky, most famous German publicist: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! Read more

KNOW ABOUT "ASHOKA THE GREAT"

By: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Narrated by: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a small part of the book introduction : In the annals of history, there are rare figures whose lives transcend their time, leaving an indelible mark on the tapestry of human civilization. Ashoka the Great, often dubbed "The Enlightened Ruler," stands as one such luminary figure. His story, one of profound transformation and enduring... Read more