History audiobooks

The Haitian Revolution: An Enthralling Tale of Resistance, Freedom, and the Birth of a Nation

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the Legacy of the Haitian RevolutionEnthralling History offers a vivid dive into the revolutionary turmoil that changed the world. Discover the fiery spirit of a nation forged in rebellion and the heroes who led the charge toward freedom.Here’s some of what you can find inside: Society Unveiled: Understand the unique blend of African,... Read more

The Siege

By: Ben Macintyre

Narrated by: Ben Macintyre

Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“For six days, it was the Iranian Embassy on Princes Gate in London that riveted the world. . . . Macintyre’s superb reconstruction restores it to vivid, complex life.”—The Washington Post

A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time—from the true-life espionage master and... Read more

To Overthrow the World

By: Sean McMeekin

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 16 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning historian, a new global history of Communism 

When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was not. While Russia may no longer be Communist, Communism and sympathy for Communist ideas have proliferated across the globe. 
 
In To Overthrow the... Read more

In the Blink of an Eye

By: Walter Murch

Narrated by: Chris Brinkley

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers... Read more

北京重案

By: 丁一鹤

Narrated by: 讲鬼故事的刚子

Length: 14 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：这本书中的案件从不同的层面和方面构成了我们社会生活的一部分，我们无法也不能把它们排斥在社会生活之处，这正反映了社会生活的复杂之处。常态的生活和非常态的生活总是共生的，总是在制约着我们的生活关系、生活质量和生活进步。 Read more

Geen beschaving zonder gelijkheid

By: David Grossman

Narrated by: Wilbert Gieske

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Het Israëlisch-Palestijnse conflict door de ogen van David Grossman. 'De prijs die betalen' schetst in elf korte essays de (voor)geschiedenis van 7 oktober als een serie van desastreuze beslissingen van een nationalistische en alleen op machtsbehoud gefocuste regering, voor wie taal, cultuur en de vrijheid van het denken geen onbetwistbare... Read more

曾国藩传

By: 汤余

Narrated by: 刘先一

Length: 24 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：本书是一部人物传记，包含“黎明时”、“京城梦”、“创湘军”、“戎马情” 、“进退中”、“督两江”、“荣军威”、“捻军逝”、“残烛照”、“故土殇”十章和“结束语：齐家，治国，平天下”共十一个部分。作品以曾国藩的一生为线索，描写了他的为人处世之道和以理治学之方，包括其心理的变化、精神世界的塑造、行为的现实还原，等等，通过细致入微的诸多描述，突出曾国藩在为人、治家、治学、治军方面的修养和成就，刻画出曾国藩这一平常而不平凡的历史人物形象。 Read more

霸王别姬传奇

By: 徐建东

Narrated by: 圣杰有声、马道长、李晓艺、皮蛋

Length: 15 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：红颜落寞，玉容掩泪，霸王别姬，仿佛一幕戏中的动人场景，展现着人生的艰难与悲壮。两千多年前，项羽和虞姬两家都是楚国将帅，始皇灭楚，两家深受迫害，二人年少相识，长大喜结良缘，揭竿起义，反对暴秦。后因项羽仁慈自负，屡次放虎归山，让刘邦做大，而自己渐弱，最终被困垓下，他想冒死突围，可是身边爱姬咋办？虞姬也知夫君为难，便对酒悲歌，拔剑自刎，让项羽轻装上阵，突围复兴楚国，项羽后来仍没逃出刘邦追击，最终在乌江边自尽。残阳如血，霸王别姬，凄美的余晖承载着深情厚意，激荡着悲欢离合的命运。本书为您详细描述了霸王的传奇人生 Read more

把最好的自己留给对的人

By: 朱丹红

Narrated by: 赵倩

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：每一个放话说“我再也不相信爱情了”的人，其实都是爱情的信徒，她们或许受了伤、灰了心，感到不知所措，于是想逃避或是反击。但如果在恰当的时候，她们得到了安慰的力量，就会避免愤怒和悲伤在反复自我暗示之后的肆意扩张。本书就是想充当这样一个角色，让每个在等爱、逐爱、守爱过程中失落的人们，看到头顶的太阳。爱情没有公式可以套用，所以本书不想开药方，只想用真诚的态度告诉读者，也许你现在遇到了等不来、追不到或守不住的懊恼处境，但不要感到绝望，更不要为了某一段爱情的结局而去否定爱情本身，人人都有幸福的权利，受过伤的人们尤其接近那个概率。本书语言温暖，有治愈心灵伤痛的效果。 Read more

A Noble Ruin

By: W. Jeffrey Tatum

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 21 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman Republic



In his lifetime, Mark Antony was a famous man. Ally and avenger of Julius Caesar, rhetorical target of Cicero, lover of Cleopatra, and mortal enemy of Octavian (the future emperor Augustus), Antony played a leading role in the... Read more

Rome and Attila

By: Nick Holmes

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"A skilled storyteller . . . Holmes presents a riveting account of Rome's decline" —Kirkus Reviews



Attila is a household name. But his true character and impact on the Roman Empire have always remained elusive. Until now.



In the first major work written about Attila in decades, Nick Holmes rewrites the story of Attila and Rome. Contrary to his... Read more

帝王系列-汉高祖刘邦

By: 杨发兴

Narrated by: 花爷、天亮、天泽、巨肥的教书匠、艺丑、碧霄、香岚儿、月白花樊

Length: 26 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：中国历史上在汉朝时期出现了一个平民皇帝，马上得天下，建立了中国历史上历时最长的帝制王朝。这个人就是西汉高祖刘邦。群雄逐鹿，他捷足先登，在许多人看来刘邦打败了项羽简直是个奇迹，于是直到战争结束很多人还在疑惑，那个流氓出身的刘邦赢了吗？那个破釜沉舟，雄壮无比，而且见人感冒就能痛哭流涕的霸王输了吗？在历史的卷宗中到底演绎着怎样的真相。刘邦的机智，项羽的勇猛，韩信将兵，张良运筹……波诡云谲，英雄辈出。让人捧腹，让人感叹，让我们再现楚汉风云变幻的时代。 Read more

Erasing History

By: Jason Stanley

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“I’ve never read a book that is as timely, urgent and essential as this one. A battle plan for keeping this nation from falling into fascism.” —Khalil Gibran Muhammad, author of The Condemnation of Blackness

From the bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the far right’s efforts to rewrite history and undo a... Read more

刀锋上的帝国：宋辽夏金元乱史

By: 马兆锋

Narrated by: 宏宇、张帆、一仙、顾海

Length: 23 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：《盛世长歌:走向巅峰的隋唐五代》用通俗的行文方式和独特的写作思路与选材视角，对隋唐五代的历史做了粗略勾勒，全面展示了隋唐五代时期的政治、军事、经济及社会生活呈现给渎者一段全景式的隋唐五代历史，是大众读者了解隋唐五代历史的上佳读物。这是一个辉煌灿烂的时代。壮阔的大运河、宏伟的大明宫、雄伟的乐山大佛、奢侈的法门寺金器、神秘的乾陵等遗迹，蕴藏着湮没已久的秘密；宣华夫人、武则天、杨贵妃、李白等历史人物，积淀了太多的谜。让我们一起来拨开重重迷雾，还原历史真相，再现当年的辉煌。 Read more

अक्वल सायकल का नटशेल: मानव सभ्यता की 84 साला ताल (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

पिछले कुछ दशकों से लेकर दुनिया का अधिकांश हिस्सा एक तेज पतन में रहा है और हर गुजरते साल के साथ ऐसा लगता है कि यह एक नई नादिर पर पहुँच रहा है जिसका कोई अंत नजर नहीं आता; किसी को आश्चर्य होता है कि क्या यह नया सामान्य है या क्या चल रहा पागलपन अंततः समाप्त हो जाएगा ताकि एक उज्जवल सुबह की शुरुआत हो सके. सौभाग्य से, प्रकृति माँ ने हमें "अक्वल सायकल"... Read more

法老归来：神秘的古埃及文明

By: 马兆锋

Narrated by: 浅笑、五毛1990、早安

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：埃及，一块古老而神秘的土地。在这片古老的土地上，古埃及人创造了众多的奇迹神庙、金字塔、狮身人面像、谷等古代遗迹令人无限神往，图坦卡蒙法老、拉美西斯大帝、埃及艳后等历史人物让人艳羡不已。如今，对他(它)们的不解之谜又产生了新的解答。 由马兆锋编著的《法老归来--神秘的古埃及文明(精)》内容是在真实的考古基础上，对古埃及的事件、人物等做了合理、有据的还原，同时全面揭示了古埃及历史和社会的方方面面，《法老归来--神秘的古埃及文明(精)》给读者呈现出一个奇妙非凡的古埃及。书中还有若干幅精美的图片，有助于读者具体、形象地了解古埃及，因此本书是了解古埃及文明的读物。 Read more

帝王系列-武则天

By: 杨发兴

Narrated by: 花爷、天亮、天泽、巨肥的教书匠、艺丑、碧霄、香岚儿、月白花樊

Length: 26 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：她是中国历史 上的一位女皇帝——武则天。她以自己睥睨古今的大气派，以敢为天下先的勇气，兴利除弊，治理天下，成为一个有史以来有威权，伟大的女人。她在一个男权至上的社会，纵情声色，为稗官野史留下无穷扑朔迷离的素材。她的美貌、智慧、狡诈、狠毒、领导艺术、领袖魅力、卓越的洞见力，都为后世百姓和文人津津乐道，千百年来不休。她为后世留下了大量真真假假的传说故事，无论是她的名字，还是出生甚至死后立碑，都流传着各种说法，可以说她的一生都笼罩在神话和传说之中。 Read more

The Declaration of Independence

By: Thomas Jefferson

Narrated by: Gary Middleton

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most significant documents in American history, The Declaration of Independence was authored by Thomas Jefferson and ratified on July 4, 1776. This iconic text announced the American colonies’ separation from British rule and laid the foundation for the principles of freedom and democracy that continue to inspire people... Read more

Cult Following

By: J. W. Ocker

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids comes an eye-popping compendium of the most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history.Have you ever wondered how smart, normal people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Weird history expert J. W. Ocker strives to answer that question in Cult Following. Everything you’ve... Read more

C'mon, Get Happy

By: David Fantle & Tom Johnson

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly,... Read more

Gunlore

By: Robert Glenn Howard & Eric A. Eliason

Narrated by: Rosemary Benson, Terrence Kidd & Lyle Blaker

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Guns are a ubiquitous part of life in the United States. Arguably more pervasive than physical guns is "gunlore," which refers to the many folklore genres related to firearms. Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities is the first book to engage with the many narratives, rituals, folk-speech, customs, art, and handicraft encompassed by... Read more

Underwater

By: Irvin Muchnick

Narrated by: Bob Johnson

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

While the celebrity victims of Dr. Larry Nassar and the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandals rightly got a lot of attention, the number of affected kids is far more numerous in swimming. Underwater tells the almost unbelievable story, in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East, of coaches who preyed on children... Read more

La Historia De Egipto

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

La Historia de Egipto es una inmersión profunda en una de las civilizaciones más antiguas y fascinantes del mundo. A través de sus páginas, explorarás los hitos más importantes de la historia egipcia, desde el surgimiento de los primeros faraones hasta el impacto de las civilizaciones extranjeras en su cultura y política. Este libro detalla no... Read more

Malcolm X: A Journey of Transformation and Triumph

By: Graham Thorne

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Malcolm X: A Journey of Transformation and Triumph
⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you looking to progress in your understanding of Malcolm X's incredible life and solidify your knowledge by exploring his journey of transformation and triumph?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to fully grasp... Read more