History audiobooks

In the Shadow of Diagnosis

By: Regina Kunzel

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

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

A look at the history of psychiatry’s foundational impact on the lives of queer and gender-variant people.
 
In the mid-twentieth century, American psychiatrists proclaimed homosexuality a mental disorder, one that was treatable and amenable to cure.  Drawing on a collection of previously... Read more

Addiction Becomes Normal

By: Jaeyoon Park

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

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

Addiction is now seen as an ordinary feature of human nature, an idea that introduces new doubts about the meaning of our desires.
 
Over the last forty years, a variety of developments in American science, politics, and culture have reimagined addiction in their own ways, but they share... Read more

Monkee Business

By: Eric Lefcowitz

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Monkees had everything: a popular TV show, hit records, and adoring fans. Everything but control over their careers. Author Eric Lefcowitz chronicles the kaleidoscopic journey of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, following each of the four Monkees, together and apart, from 1965 to 2024. A must-read for music fans,... Read more

Jimmy Carter: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Jimmy Carter, American president and Nobel Peace 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

BULLSH!T

By: Jonathan Ancer

Narrated by: Rebecca Davis

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

An outrageous miscellany of serious and light-hearted lies, myths, untruths, fibs and fabrications that tells the tall tale of South Africa. The fibs come thick and fast, like a burst sewerage pipe: Why everything we’ve learnt about Shaka Zulu, ‘Africa’s Napoleon’, is a pack of lies. Back in the darkest of ages (the 1970s!), citizens were told... Read more

Götz von Berlichingen: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Götz von Berlichingen, letzter Ritter des Mittelalters: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

American Civil War Heroes: Forgotten Legends and Untold Stories of Bravery, Sacrifice, and Resilience

By: Ahoy Publications

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the Heart of Heroism with "American Civil War Heroes" Journey back in time and stand shoulder to shoulder with the unsung heroes who defined a nation. "American Civil War Heroes" unveils a gripping narrative filled with the extraordinary tales of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience that history often overlooks.Inside, you’ll... Read more

The Scramble for Africa: A Captivating Guide to European Expansion, Colonial Conflicts, the Berlin Conference, and Its Impact on Modern Times

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the riveting saga of the Scramble for Africa and learn about the dramatic reshaping of the African continent.This audiobook offers a lens into the pivotal moments that saw Africa carved and claimed by European powers. Explore the technological revolution that was occurring in the backdrop, as well as the indomitable spirit of the... Read more

Odin's Omens

By: Dr John Sorensen

Narrated by: Katie Martin

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"Odin's Omens: Reading Nature Through Viking Eyes" invites you on a captivating journey through the mystical world of the Vikings. Discover how they interpreted nature's signs and harnessed its wisdom for guidance and insight. This rich exploration intertwines history, religion, and mythology to unveil the deep connection between the Norse... Read more

Quien Fue Stacey Schoeck ?

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"¿Quién fue Stacey Schoeck?" es un cautivador relato que invita a los lectores a sumergirse en los misterios y las intrigas que rodean la vida de una figura enigmática. A través de una narrativa envolvente, esta obra desentraña los hilos de la historia de Stacey Schoeck, desde sus humildes comienzos hasta los momentos de triunfo y tragedia que... Read more

The Creator

By: Dale Brown

Narrated by: Steve Jones

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever pondered the mysteries beyond our universe's visible horizon or the essence of our being? "The Creator" delves into these profound inquiries. Bridging the realms of modern science and spiritual wisdom, this book embarks on an exploration of our origins and the very fabric of creation.Embarking on a journey that merges cosmological... Read more

Early Christianity: An Enthralling Overview of Jesus, the Twelve Apostles, the Conversion of Constantine, and Other Events in Christian History

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know that Christianity has gone through many changes since its origin?Over two thousand years ago, a Jewish man was born into a society in turmoil. It is impossible to tell the story of Christianity without understanding the man behind it. What were the lives of Jesus and his followers like? How were their words so impactful that they... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Defining Ideas of Christianity

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests chart the development of Christian thought, looking at 25 fundamental concepts that emerged throughout history

'In Our Time is a digital Library of Alexandria, a rich seam of commute-enhancing, dinner-party-reviving wisdom' The Economist

Launched into the Thursday morning 'death slot' in 1988, In Our Time defied... Read more

The Book of Five Rings

By: Miyamoto Musashi

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The Book of Five Rings is a text on Kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists and people across East Asia: For instance, some foreign business... Read more

Taylor Swift

By: Chas Newkey-Burden

Narrated by: Norma Butikofer

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times Bestseller As Taylor releases her 11th album, THE TORTURED POET’S DEPARTMENT, catch up on the full story of Taylor Swift’s stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who’s taking over the world A small-town girl with... Read more

Ernest Rutherford: A short biography

By: 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies & George Fritsche

Narrated by: George Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand physicist and pioneer of today's atomic model: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! Read more

Stories from Kathasaritasagara series - 13

By: Anusha HS

Narrated by: Anusha HS

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The book Kathasaritsagara has been created by Soma Deva. It consists of 21,500 shlokas.This book Kathasaritsagara has been divided into 18 lambakaas, and those 18 lambakaas are still more divided into 125 Tharanga's.Some lambakaas are very big, while some are very small.If there are 115 Shlokas in the 11th Lambaka, there are around 4925 Shlokas... Read more

Konrad Adenauer: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Konrad Adenauer, erster Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Becoming Kevin

By: Kevin Osterman

Narrated by: Kevin Osterman

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Kevin Osterman takes us through a fascinating journey from delinquency, his time as a Marine scout in Vietnam to learning leadership and ultimately becoming a peacemaker. Becoming Kevin – From Warrior to Peacemaker is a chronology that highlights specific pivotal events in the author's personal development, and which impacted the world around... Read more

The Rebel Pianist of Majdanek

By: Nicola Pittam

Narrated by: Sophie Roberts

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

'A moving and uplifting story of one woman’s fight against the Nazis through her love of music. It will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.' John Marrs, author of The One and The Marriage ActFormer Polish teenage piano prodigy Mosha Gebert is teaching when the Nazis come for her. They kill her student, but she is taken to Majdanek... Read more

Thirty Years' War History for Beginners Circumstances, Course and Effects of the Thirty Years' War and the Long Road to Peace

By: Markus Neustedt

Narrated by: Casey Wayman

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Dark clouds cast a shadow over 17th century Europe and color the continent in a dark fog. When they break out, a deluge of blood and sweat rolls over the countries, destroying landscapes and wiping out entire cities. There has never been a more merciless war in the history of Europe. Between state-building and religious conflicts, soldiers are... Read more

Rudolf Steiner: Theosophie. Einführung in übersinnliche Welterkenntnis und Menschenbestimmung

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Tim Eriksson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Als Rudolf Steiner im Jahre 1904 die Erstausgabe seines Werkes "Theosophie" präsentierte, war ihm wohl noch nicht klar, dass er ab 1913 diesen Begriff durch den noch heute gültigen Terminus der "Anthroposophie" ersetzen würde. In der Schrift "Theosophie", die eine äußerst erfolgreiche Publikation wurde, präsentierte er zum ersten Mal seinen... Read more

Contra la interpretación y otros ensayos

By: Susan Sontag

Narrated by: Mariana de Iraola

Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Este libro reúne los ensayos más célebres de Susan Sontag, una obra imprescindible para el pensamiento contemporáneo. Publicado por primera vez en 1966, este celebrado libro de Susan Sontag, su primera colección de ensayos, se convirtió rápidamente en un clásico contemporáneo que ha tenido una gran influencia en el pensamiento sobre el arte y la... Read more

Stories from Kathasaritasagara series - 12

By: Anusha HS

Narrated by: Anusha HS

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The book Kathasaritsagara has been created by Soma Deva. It consists of 21,500 shlokas.This book Kathasaritsagara has been divided into 18 lambakaas, and those 18 lambakaas are still more divided into 125 Tharanga's.Some lambakaas are very big, while some are very small.If there are 115 Shlokas in the 11th Lambaka, there are around 4925 Shlokas... Read more