History audiobooks

A Rebel in Gaza

By: Asmaa Alghoul & Sélim Nassib

Narrated by: Dina Elshinnawi

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“Gaza has always been rebellious... stubborn, addictive. I’m her daughter, and I look like her.” Born in Rafah, raised in Gaza, subjected both to Israeli bombs and to Islamist tyranny, and in the face of prison, death threats, abuse, misogyny, violence, and repression, Asmaa al-Ghoul has continued to speak her truth. She has continued to live... Read more

Our Nation at Risk

By: Julian E. Zelizer & Karen J. Greenberg

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The nation's top political scientists, historians, and legal scholars propose solutions for democracy's future



In recent years, the sight of gun-wielding citizens patrolling ballot boxes and voting sites has become increasingly familiar. Major news corporations parroting false claims of election fraud, ballot stuffing, and faulty voting systems... Read more

Killing Shore

By: K.A. Nelson

Narrated by: David Stifel

Length: 22 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Six weeks after the United States entered World War II, Imperial Japan is annihilating American forces across the Far East while the Nazis stand triumphant over much of Europe. Adolf Hitler's forces are about to commence an assault along the East Coast of the United States, but this "Atlantic Pearl Harbor" would prove far more devastating than... Read more

Serpent in Eden

By: Tyson Reeder

Narrated by: James Romick

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Tyson Reeder's book traces early America's rocky beginnings, when foreign interference and political conflict threatened to undermine its aspirations and ideals, even its very existence. Spanning the period from the Revolution to the War of 1812, and focusing on the presidency of James Madison, it reveals a nation adjusting to rancorous partisan... Read more

Malintzin's Choices

By: Camilla Townsend

Narrated by: EJ Lavery

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cortés in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521. The Spanish called her doña Marina, and she has become known to posterity as La Malinche. As Malinche, she has long been regarded as a traitor to her people, a dangerously sexy, scheming woman who... Read more

The Slow Road North

By: Rosie Schaap

Narrated by: Rosie Schaap

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) Drinking with Men comes a poignant, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful book—equal parts memoir and social history—that follows the author, after a series of tragic losses, to Northern Ireland, where she finds a path toward healing. Rosie Schaap had a solid career as a... Read more

Inheritance

By: Harvey Whitehouse

Narrated by: Harvey Whitehouse

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are—and is now driving us to ruin. Each of us is endowed with an inheritance—a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more... Read more

Ryssland utan Putin

By: Stig Fredrikson

Narrated by: Mikael Roupé

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Hur skulle Ryssland se ut utan sin auktoritära ledare? I "Ryssland utan Putin" skildrar Stig Fredrikson hur Putins styre är uppbyggt och hur en framtid bortom Putin skulle kunna se ut. Vladimir Putin har styrt Ryssland med järnhand i drygt tjugo år. Under hans regim har landet utvecklats mot mer förtryck och statlig kontroll. Utrikes har Putin... Read more

The Iron Cage

By: Rashid Khalidi

Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

At a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi provides a lucid context for the realities on the ground today, a context that has been, until now, notably lacking in our... Read more

Italy in a Wineglass

By: Marc Millon

Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The world is enamored with Italy: its culture, art, food, and fashion, its beautiful landscapes, and famous cities—and, of course, its wine.



From the ancient Greeks to the Medici, and from fascism to feminism, Italy has always been entwined with wine. Through the millennia, it has been a celebratory libation at great events, given solace in times... Read more

Special Reconnaissance and Advanced Small Unit Patrolling

By: Edward Wolcoff

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 23 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This comprehensive guide by a Special Ops combat veteran is the ultimate reference for military tactics, techniques, and procedures.



Intended for military SpecialOps personnel, this volume presents invaluable operational guidance with lessons learned from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam–Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG).... Read more

The Sumerians

By: Samuel Noah Kramer

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums BC. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.



Professor Kramer... Read more

Los hijos del norte

By: Santiago Machain

Narrated by: Santiago Machain

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Este libro es una exploración fascinante de la historia y la sociedad vikinga, diseñada para introducir al lector en el mundo de los intrépidos navegantes del norte. A lo largo de sus capítulos, el libro abarca desde los orígenes de los vikingos y sus exploraciones hasta su transformación en reyes y nobles que moldearon la historia de Europa.... Read more

Prisoner of Lies

By: Barry Werth

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill

Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A “riveting” (The Economist), “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years.

John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new Yale graduate in the post-World War II years who, like other... Read more

No Democracy Lasts Forever

By: Erwin Chemerinsky

Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

No Democracy Lasts Forever argues that the Constitution has become a threat to American democracy and must be dramatically changed or replaced if secession is to be avoided.



Deeply troubled by the Constitution's inherent flaws, Erwin Chemerinsky, the renowned dean of Berkeley law school, came to the sobering conclusion that our nearly... Read more

Obitchuary

By: Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

Narrated by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes & Annette Amelia O...

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the popular podcast, Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American culture of death and how we’re remembered.
 
It’s safe to say everyone thinks about death—whether they want to or not. But have you ever wondered about what sort of keepsakes you can make with your remains, or given any thought to the most... Read more

A Modest Proposal

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Marcus Aurelius Green

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A Modest Proposal is a masterful work of satire written by Dr. Jonathan Swift in 1729. Set against the backdrop of Ireland's severe poverty and overpopulation, this essay takes the form of a seemingly rational economic proposal that suggests a shocking solution: impoverished Irish families should sell their infants as a food source to the... Read more

A Year of Ebola

By: David Brett-Major

Narrated by: David Brett-Major

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Who should read this book? Someone on their way out the door for their first or an early career health emergency and disaster risk management (HEDRM) experience, regardless of role, or someone who is trying to support one who is, or who does it all of the time and wants to know that they are not aloneWhat does this book tell the reader? It... Read more

Mini Psychology

By: Jonny Thomson

Narrated by: Jonny Thomson

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

'The most comprehensive - and delightful - guide to the human mind.' STEPHANIE HARRISON
'This little book would persuade you that psychology is not just fun but hugely important.' PROFESSOR GEOFF BEATIE

Why do people stay in unhappy relationships?
What are the six tricks for successful persuasion?
Can personality traits predict future... Read more

What It Means to Be Protestant

By: Gavin Ortlund

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition.There's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome—but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside... Read more

Spiritual Criminals

By: Michelle M. Nickerson

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

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

A surprising look at the 28 Catholic radicals who raided a draft board in 1971—and got away with it.

When the FBI arrested twenty-eight people in connection to a break-in at a Camden, New Jersey, draft board in 1971, the Bureau celebrated. The case should have been an easy victory for... Read more

A magyar zsidók kifosztása és hosszútávú következményei

By: Klacsmann Borbála & Karaoke cat

Narrated by: Karaoke cat

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Jóllehet, a magyar holokauszt és a zsidóság kifosztásának egyes aspektusait a kutatók alaposan feldolgozták, eddig csupán néhányan foglalkoztak a jóvátétellel. Lévén azonban, hogy ma Magyarországon a holokauszttúlélők jóvátétele még mindig része a közbeszédnek, mi több, politikailag is igen érzékeny, vitatott téma (lásd például a versengő... Read more

至高喜乐的传承 The Legacy of Sovereignty of Joy

By: 约翰·派博 John Piper

Narrated by: 大旗

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

《至高喜乐的传承》讲述了奥古斯丁、路德和加尔文的生平和侍奉。派博牧师视角独特，他没有着力讲述三位圣徒的伟大成就，而是透过他们的软弱，展现了上帝的恩典和荣耀如何贯穿他们的侍奉，帮助他们胜过生命中的瑕疵。因恩典的大能，奥古斯丁摆脱了情欲的捆绑，发现了“至高喜乐”；路德不断研读圣言；加尔文则毕生传讲上帝的话语。 这三位圣徒的生命见证至今仍然向我们说话，他们的不完全告诉我们：尽管我们有许多瑕疵，这些瑕疵却无法拦阻上帝使用我们。
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History of Tibet: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Kingdoms, the Tibetan Empire, Mongol Invasions, Buddhism, Chinese Rule, and Modern Times

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Embark on an epic journey through the heart and history of Tibet!Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese... Read more