History audiobooks

Talkin' Greenwich Village

By: David Browne

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 15 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive history of the rise and heyday of the revolutionary Greenwich Village music scene, based on new research and first-hand interviews with many of its legendary performers
 
Although Greenwich Village encompasses less than a square mile in downtown New York, rarely has such a concise area nurtured so many innovative artists and... Read more

Stories You Never Knew: Captivating Tales for Your Ears

By: Merrick Holden

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Stories You Never Knew: Captivating Tales for Your Ears
⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Searching for a way to unlock wisdom from captivating stories you've missed?
Need a complete guide that provides all the vital elements for understanding and appreciating these stories?
Your search ends here!
This guide acts as your definitive... Read more

Squanto

By: Andrew Lipman

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Taken to Europe as a slave, he found his way home and changed the course of American history



American schoolchildren have long learned about Squanto, the welcoming Native who made the First Thanksgiving possible, but his story goes deeper than the holiday legend. Born in the Wampanoag-speaking town of Patuxet in the late 1500s, Squanto was... Read more

Century of Song

By: Noah Lefevre

Narrated by: Brian Telestai

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the Music that Changed Everything



Embark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.



Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been... Read more

Precious

By: Helen Molesworth

Narrated by: Helen Molesworth

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned jewelry expert recounts her career working with nature’s most extraordinary treasures—gemstones—and traces these rare jewels from ancient Egyptian records through the high-stakes auctions of today.

“Engaging and illuminating, Precious is a master class in the history of gems.”—Francesca Cartier Brickell, author of The Cartiers

Helen... Read more

Word and Sacrament

By: Paul Galbreath

Narrated by: Lyle Blaker

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In this critical work, liturgical scholar Paul Galbreath brings together key theological insights and historical analysis to offer a theological roadmap of where the Reformed tradition has traveled in order to propose directions for where it is heading.



From John Calvin until today, Reformed theology and worship have acknowledged Word and... Read more

Into Unknown Skies

By: David K. Randall

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

“David K. Randall has conjured the first air race to circumnavigate the globe in all its death-defying glory, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes who had the right stuff before anyone knew what that was.” — Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours“Thrilling reading...an account filled with unexpected... Read more

Whose Language Is English?

By: Jieun Kiaer

Narrated by: Hannah Choi

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Whose language is English? Although we often think of it as native to one place, today there are many Englishes. About seventy-five countries are now using English as their official or first language, and the number of people speaking it around the world continues to rise. But the makeup of the English-speaking population is changing. The... Read more

A Race to the Bottom of Crazy

By: Richard Grant

Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto and The Deepest South of All turns his sharp wit and observational powers on the epicenter of America’s most divisive issues: Arizona.

When Richard Grant and his wife moved with their four-year-old daughter back to Tucson, Arizona, where the couple first met, he expected to easily rekindle his love... Read more

Faithful Disobedience

By: Wang Yi

Narrated by: Martin Yeh

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Reader's Choice Award Winner Throughout China's rapidly growing cities, a new wave of unregistered house churches is growing. They are developing rich theological perspectives that are both uniquely Chinese and rooted in the historical doctrines of the faith. To understand how they have endured despite government pressure and cultural... Read more

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

By: Henry David Thoreau

Narrated by: Linda Jones

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

At the end of summer 1839, the light changing and autumn in the air, Henry David Thoreau and his brother John clambered into their 15-foot-long homemade boat on an adventure north. They traveled the rivers from Concord, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire. Henry was two years out of Harvard, and his brother John was a few years older. They... Read more

Journey Through the Evolution of Intelligence: 7 Key Breakthroughs

By: Everett Kincaid

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Journey Through the Evolution of Intelligence: 7 Key Breakthroughs
⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you aiming to enhance your understanding and explore the milestones in the journey of intelligence?
Looking for a comprehensive guide that offers all the essential insights into the evolution of intelligence?
Your search ends... Read more

La lettre écarlate

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by: Julien Lafargue

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Le roman de Hawthorne nous plonge dans le cœur de la société puritaine du XVIIe siècle, une communauté où la morale religieuse règne en maître et où toute déviation est sévèrement punie. Hester Prynne, en étant condamnée à porter la lettre écarlate, devient l'incarnation du péché et de la honte. Cette lettre, symbole visible de sa transgression,... Read more

A Hell of a Storm

By: David S. Brown

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From popular historian and author of the “marvelous” (The New York Times Book Review) The Last American Aristocrat comes the fascinating story of how in 1854, a new law—the Kansas-Nebraska Act—unexpectedly became the greatest miscalculation in American history, dividing North and South, creating the Republican party, and paving the way for the... Read more

To Run The World

By: Sergey Radchenko

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 30 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In this panoramic new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United... Read more

A Return to Common Sense

By: Leigh McGowan

Narrated by: Leigh McGowan

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Instant New York Times bestseller

A political book for non-political people from viral TikTok sensation PoliticsGirl.

Something’s gone wrong in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. We can all feel it, but if we’re being honest, most of us don’t understand it. At the end of the day, we don’t have all the facts, and if you don’t know... Read more

One Tough Dame

By: Herbie J Pilato

Narrated by: Herbie J Pilato

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer’s life and career. Deemed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, Diana Rigg (1938–2020) initially found fame as super sleuth Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s BBC/ABC-TV espionage series, The Avengers. A classically trained and... Read more

凯撒大帝密码：伟大的古罗马文明

By: 马兆锋

Narrated by: 五毛1990，南音，清音

Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：在已消失的各古代文明中，古罗马文明是伟大的一个文明，从来没有哪个文明能像古罗马文明那样，创造出那么高度发达的物质文明生活。这个强大的帝国给后人留下了壮观的圆形竞技场、众多精美的雕塑以及引人遐想的神话传说。 强横一时的罗马帝国终消失于历史长河中，只有那历尽沧桑的断壁残垣傲然挺立在风中，向人们诉说着这个帝国的昔日辉煌。 马兆锋编著的《凯撒大帝密码--伟大的古罗马文明(精)》内容以近几年*的考古发现为基础，结合*的历史研究，融政治、军事、宗教、建筑、文学、艺术等方面为一体，《凯撒大帝密码--伟大的古罗马文明(精)》呈现给广大读者一个全新的古罗马帝国，有助于读者具体、形象地观照古罗马的原貌，是了解古罗马文明的*读物。 Read more

Revolver And Rebellion

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Revolver and Rebellion" delves into the untold stories of women who defied convention and transformed the landscape of Northern Ireland's Troubles. This book uncovers the hidden contributions of female fighters who played pivotal roles in the conflict, challenging traditional narratives and offering a fresh perspective on their complex... Read more

飓风行动：破局

By: 丁一鹤

Narrated by: 讲鬼故事的刚子

Length: 19 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：提起电信网络诈骗，人人深恶痛绝，几乎到了过街老鼠人人喊打的地步。可是，这只“老鼠”你偏偏还不容易打到。诈骗团伙使用伪基站发送诈骗信息，其行为隐蔽，很难人赃俱获抓到现行；设立诈骗网站，把受害人当韭菜，割了一茬儿又一茬儿，榨干受害人的钱财之后，网站随即关停，让你无处可寻；诈骗团伙的窝点则设在境外，警察寻踪追迹，却鞭长莫及……面对越来越疯狂的电信网络诈骗犯罪，反诈民警决心破局，把不可能变成可能！ 在公安部强力支持下，广东公安利用大数据反诈平台，在境内锁定诈骗团伙骨干，同时派出精干工作组，通过国际警务合作，端掉诈骗团伙在境外的窝点，掀起了一场席卷全球的打击电信网络诈骗犯罪的飓风！ Read more

风雅大宋（一）：天下归一

By: 王佳

Narrated by: 宏宇、暴力熊、卡卡、张帆、有声静嘉

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：本书是对北宋开国时期的历史进行的一次梳理。作者融合对比了正史和古代笔记的内容，详细解读了宋代开国到统一的历史。用丰富的史料和严谨的推理，厘清了多年来人们对宋代的一些看法和成见，令人耳目一新。
文本通俗易懂，同时兼具了可读性和学术性，是一部不可多得的大众史学著作。 Read more

解密档案7：权欲劫

By: 丁一鹤

Narrated by: 讲鬼故事的刚子

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：山西一个大专文化的作家，竟被武装人员尊称首长，一句话就能让省长去他让去的地方，这到底是何方神圣？ Read more

绝版帝国

By: 马兆锋

Narrated by: 长腔短调F、暴力熊、一仙、诡烟、爱哭的猕猴桃

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

内容简介：公元前230年，一支来自西北方的军队开始横扫天下。就是这支军队，最终结束了500多年的战乱，在中国第一次建立了一个大一统的国家——秦帝国。这究竟是一支什么样的军队？它战无不胜的根源在哪里？是什么使它所向披靡，建立了前无古人的丰功伟业？公元前210年的那个冬天，秦始皇在第四次东巡的路上，告别了他耗尽毕生心血所创建的帝国，带着深深的遗憾与世长辞。令他至死都耿耿于怀的是东郡石头上的几个字：始皇帝死而地分。的确，一语成谶，在秦始皇逝世三年后，公元前207年，雄霸四海的秦帝国轰然坍塌。伟大的秦帝国的历史只有短短的十五年。它灭亡的原因，始终是中国历史的一个谜。闻名世界的秦兵马俑是中国古代文明的瑰宝，蕴藏着许多未解之谜。编者推荐编辑 Read more

李清照：还记得大明湖畔的李清照吗

By: 郭瑞祥

Narrated by: 花爷

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：李清照的身上，流淌着叛逆和宗正的血液。其叛逆，如溯洄而上，道阻且长，但她成功地立于水中央，受当时和后世须眉文人折腰膜拜。其宗正，是作最豪放的诗，写最婉约的词。李清照恪守道统，排斥异作，从理论和实践上为婉约词树立了一座高耸的丰碑，成为唯一能与苏轼、辛弃疾抗衡的婉约派词人。女子，在政治上能与最优秀男人比肩的只有武则天；在文学上能与最优秀男人比肩的只有李清照。武则天是帝国女皇，李清照是词国女皇。她饱经战乱流离，却用生命守护事业，完成了金石录；她向往赌书泼茶的爱情，却以家国为重，鄙视夫君的懦弱苟活；她敢于冲破礼教的枷锁，四十多岁二婚再嫁，却所遇非人，毅然走上法庭 Read more