History audiobooks

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

By: Olaudah Equiano

Narrated by: Jeff Moon

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into history with "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" audiobook. Authored by Olaudah Equiano himself, this compelling memoir offers a firsthand account of one man's journey from enslavement to freedom.In this captivating narrative, Equiano recounts his experiences as a young boy kidnapped from his home in Africa and... Read more

The Prince: A Political Strategy of Niccolo Machiavelli

By: Niccolò Machiavelli

Narrated by: Carson Beck

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Unlock the secrets of political strategy with "The Prince: A Political Strategy of Niccolò Machiavelli," available now as an immersive audiobook experience. Machiavelli's timeless masterpiece provides unparalleled insights into the art of governance and the pursuit of power.In this audiobook, listeners will delve into Machiavelli's astute... Read more

Moongil Moochu

By: Suka

Narrated by: Suka

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

மூங்கிலில் புல்லாங்குழல் செய்வார்கள் தெரியும். சுகா அதில் மந்திரக்கோல் செய்திருக்கிறார். யாராவது நேற்றைய தேதியைக் கிழிக்கும்போது, உற்றுப் பார்க்கிறோமா? சிலேட்டை அழித்தபிறகு, அதில் ஏற்கெனவே எழுதியிருந்ததைப் படிக்க முடிந்திருக்கிறதா? ஆழ்வார்குறிச்சி ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் முப்பது வருடங்களுக்கு முன் அடித்த வேப்பங் காற்றில், இன்றைய சாலிகிராமத்து ஜன்னலின்... Read more

From Dixie To Canada: Romances and Realities of The Underground Railroad - Abridged

By: H. U. Johnson

Narrated by: Cole Bolchoz

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The years intervening since the abolition of American slavery leave a majority of our people ignorant of its workings, and of matters connected with it, except as they are gleaned from the pages of history, or from the lips of those now grown old.
It is not the purpose of this little volume to discuss the history of the “peculiar institution” in... Read more

The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon - Abridged

By: Thomas C Reinstein

Narrated by: Thomas C Reinstein

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon daylights a newly excavated vein in the Golden State of mind. It follows the unbelievably true life and times of accidental California pioneer Thomas D Carneal III. His prominent Northern Kentucky clan carved an ironic notch into the whiskey rebellion of 1790's and beyond. Out of the blue, tragedy... Read more

Kingdom of Rage

By: Elizabeth Neumann

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A former counterterrorism official explores how modern evangelicalism and right-wing conservatism intermingled to form the combustible ideology that resulted in the January 6 attacks on the Capitol—and which threatens to destroy the American Church from within.   How did a Church that purports to follow the teachings of Jesus - the Prince of... Read more

Alejandro Magno: Una apasionante guía sobre el surgimiento del Imperio macedonio, su gobernante y sus conquistas

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Carlos Verne

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Sabía usted que Alejandro Magno introdujo una vez la proskynesis en la corte macedonia?La proskynesis, el acto de besar el suelo o los pies de alguien de rango superior, era una costumbre habitual de los persas. En la corte del Imperio aqueménida, este acto se realizaba normalmente ante el rey. Tanto si eran nativos del país como si no, los... Read more

K-Drama School

By: Grace Jung

Narrated by: Grace Jung

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them?

From stand-up... Read more

Das Altpersische Reich: Ein spannender Überblick über das Achämenidenreich

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Marko Kraft

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit unvorstellbarem Reichtum, Palastintrigen, Geburtstagsfeiern mit erlesenem Wein und endlosen Nachspeisen, aufwendiger Architektur und Gärten, einer unterirdischen Wasserversorgung und der 2.400 Kilometer langen Königsstraße zieht uns das Altpersische Reich in seinen Bann.Unter Kyros dem Großen entwickelt sich Persien zum ersten Großreich der... Read more

A Body Made of Glass

By: Caroline Crampton

Narrated by: Caroline Crampton

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Part cultural history, part literary criticism, and part memoir, A Body Made of Glass is a definitive biography of hypochondria.Caroline Crampton’s life was upended at the age of seventeen, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a relatively rare blood cancer. After years of invasive treatment, she was finally given the all clear. But... Read more

Rudyard Kipling: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Rudyard Kipling, India-born Britishman and nobel prize laureate: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! Read more

Marshall's Great Captain

By: Kathy Wilson

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

On May 3, 1943, dozens of planes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield. Among the aircraft seen that day was a B-24D bomber named Hot Stuff, which carried the Commanding General of US Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews—the officer charged with formulating a plan to invade Europe. Speculation was... Read more

The Forbidden Daughter

By: Zipora Klein Jakob

Narrated by: Robin Siegerman

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The unforgettable true story of a girl born in the Kovno Ghetto, and the dangerous risk her parents faced in defying the barbarous Nazi law prohibiting childbirth.Elida Friedman was not supposed to have been born. In the Kovno Ghetto in Lithuania, Nazi law forbade Jewish women from giving birth. Yet despite the fear of death, Dr. Jonah Friedman... Read more

The Cocktail Parlor

By: Nicola Nice

Narrated by: Allyson Voller

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet the hostesses who have shaped cocktail history, and learn how to make the drinks they loved.



Throughout American history, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails—the Martini, the Manhattan, the Old-Fashioned, and more—into popular culture. But, often excluded from private clubs, women exercised this influence from the... Read more

The Yemen Model

By: Alexandra Stark

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A close look at failed US policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the region

In this book Alexandra Stark argues that the US approach to Yemen offers insights into the failures of American foreign policy throughout the Middle East. Stark makes the case that despite often being drawn into... Read more

J.E.B. Stuart

By: Edward G. Longacre

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 16 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man is the first thoroughly scrutinized study of the life and service of the Civil War's most famous cavalryman. James Ewell Brown Stuart led the Army of Northern Virginia's cavalry to the all-but-complete satisfaction of his superiors. Being human, Stuart occasionally underperformed. He underestimated his... Read more

Death to Beauty

By: Eugene M. Helveston

Narrated by: Kyle Snyder

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In the 1970s, Dr. Alan Scott sought to selectively weaken eye muscles to treat strabismus (when one or both eyes are misaligned) without surgery. After failed attempts with other agents, Scott developed a method to stabilize the bacteria that causes botulism, culminating in a drug that eventually became known as Botox.



In Death to Beauty, Eugene... Read more

The Great Abolitionist

By: Stephen Puleo

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 17 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tempestuous mid-nineteenth century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart–when the very future of the nation hung in the balance–Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery's evils to all... Read more

Church History in Plain Language Audio Lectures

By: Bruce Shelley

Narrated by: Marshall Shelley, Stacey Lingle & Ryan Tafilowski

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Church History in Plain Language Audio Lectures include high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as... Read more

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

By: Bettany Hughes

Narrated by: Bettany Hughes

Length: 13 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shared history

“This fascinating book is brimming with stories of people and places, all told with Bettany’s natural sense of wonder and adventure.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of The World

For... Read more

Our Kindred Creatures

By: Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy

Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid

Over just a few decades at the end of the nineteenth century, the United States underwent a moral revolution on behalf of animals. Before the Civil War, animals' suffering had rarely been discussed; horses pulling... Read more

Ascent to Power

By: David L. Roll

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 20 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From Franklin Roosevelt’s final days through Harry Truman’s extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history. 

When Roosevelt, in failing health, decided to run for a fourth term, he gave in to the big city Democratic bosses and reluctantly picked Senator Truman as... Read more

Covert City

By: Vince Houghton & Eric Driggs

Narrated by: Eric Driggs & Vince Houghton

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the most dramatic and dangerous period of the Cold War. What's less well known is that the city of Miami, mere miles away, was a pivotal, though less well known,... Read more

We Are Home

By: Ray Suarez

Narrated by: Ray Suarez

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From a veteran broadcaster and historian comes a richly reported portrait of the newest Americans, immigrants from all over the globe who are living all across the country, filled with their own voices. We are a nation of immigrants, never more than now. In recent decades, the numbers have skyrocketed, thanks to people coming from many... Read more