History audiobooks

Joseph Conrad: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Conrad, polnisch-englischer Erzähler von Weltruhm: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Al-Zabbakh, Part Two

By: Khaled Mahgoub

Narrated by: Pandarosh

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A terrifying legend narrated to us by those who lived through the horror events in Upper Egypt in 1903. Let us discover a type of evil spirit that serves man for his thirst for blood. Where did ZABBAKH come from, what does it do, and why does it kill people without mercy? All of this we will know in an interesting, exciting, and imaginative... Read more

Intended for Evil

By: Les Sillars

Narrated by: Les Sillars

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

How do you survive when everything you hold dear has been ripped away?
This is the question Radha Manickam asks himself during the three years and nine months he spends under the merciless rule of the Khmer Rouge. When Khmer Rouge forces take the city of Phnom Penh in 1975, Radha is a new Christian, passionate about living out his faith. Over the... Read more

Complexity

By: Melanie Mitchell

Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

What enables individually simple insects like ants to act with such precision and purpose as a group? How do trillions of neurons produce something as extraordinarily complex as consciousness? In this remarkably clear and companionable audiobook, leading complex systems scientist Melanie Mitchell provides an intimate tour of the sciences of... Read more

The Comanche Perspective

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Comanche Perspective" illuminates one of the most infamous events in early Texas history—the Council House Fight. Traditionally portrayed through a narrow, one-sided lens, this book challenges the conventional narrative by exploring the complex web of cultural misunderstandings and mounting tensions between the Penateka Comanche and the... Read more

The Collapse of Complex Societies

By: Joseph A. Tainter

Narrated by: Brian Arens

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both... Read more

The Mind of the Maker

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: Jane McDowell

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An investigation into the nature of God and creativity from the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, with an introduction by Madeleine L’Engle. The Mind of the Maker will be relished by those already in love with Dorothy L. Sayers and those who have not yet met her. A mystery writer, a witty and perceptive theologian, culture critic, and... Read more

The Art of War

By: Sun Tzu

Narrated by: Marcus Aurelius Green

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The Art of War is a timeless exploration of strategy, leadership, and human nature, authored by the legendary Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu in the 5th century BC. This treatise has transcended its origins as a military manual to become a foundational text in disciplines as diverse as business, politics, and personal development.In this... Read more

Gustav Schwab: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Gustav Schwab, der den Deutschen die Sagen der alten Griechen erzählte: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

L'Oqual Cycle In Un Nutshell: Il Ritmo di 84 Anni della Civiltà Umana (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Con gran parte del mondo essendo stato in un collasso precipitoso negli ultimi due decenni e continua a toccare un nuovo minimo ogni anno che passa senza una fine in vista, ci si chiede se questa sia la nuova normalità o se la follia in corso finirà in modo da inaugurare un'alba più luminosa.Fortunatamente, Madre Natura ci ha benedetto con un... Read more

Georg Büchner: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Georg Büchner, jung gestorbenes Dichtergenie und Revolutionär: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

American Legends of the Sky

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright are quintessential American stories. Growing up in America’s heartland, the boys lived very ordinary lives with 5 other siblings and worked in printing jobs and repair jobs that involved tinkering with tools and bicycles. But at the end of the 20th century, one of the brothers’ passions became an obsession,... Read more

Hernán. Cortés, crónica de un imposible

By: José Luis Olaizola Sarriá

Narrated by: Jaime Novales López-Medel

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

sta espléndida biografía novelada de Hernán Cortés empieza con su llegada a Santo Domingo, y en seguida se resumen los principales episodios de su vida anterior. Es escribano, se traslada a la isla de Cuba, donde mantiene tensas relaciones con el gobernador, se casa y por fin se le pone al mando de una expedición que se dirige al imperio... Read more

Voices From Chernobyl

By: Svetlana Alexievich

Narrated by: The Voice Clan

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

An account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWinner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardA journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what... Read more

The Ancient World’s Most Influential Philosophers

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Although he is still one of history’s most famous philosophers, Confucius was in many respects an unremarkable man, and even his physical features were said to be unattractive. There is little evidence that he thought of himself as a harbinger of any kind, but shortly after his death, writings, sayings, and theories based on his life and ideas... Read more

The Jewish Revolts in Antiquity: The History of the Jews’ Uprisings against the Seleucids and Romans in Ancient Judea

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Judea is one of the most important regions in the modern world. It is the center of two of the world’s great religions and extremely important to a 3rd. Politically, the whole area is the focus of conflict between Jews and Arabs, as well as different Muslim sects. Its history is littered with wars, insurrections, and religious revolutions. To... Read more

The Anunnaki: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Deities

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: KC Wayman

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Today the Mesopotamians and their religion are sources of curiosity, but thousands of years ago, the religions were integral parts of their lives. From their birth to their death, deities surrounded them, and whether their social interactions were on the level of a smaller city or that of a larger nation-state, deities played key roles in the... Read more

The Greatest Cities of Ancient Mesopotamia

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Long before Alexandria was a city and even before Memphis and Babylon had attained greatness, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur stood foremost among ancient Near Eastern cities. Today, the greatness and cultural influence of Ur has been largely forgotten by most people, partially because its monuments have not stood the test of time the way... Read more

The Great Escapes of the American Civil War: The History of the Most Daring Prisoner Breakouts during America’s Deadliest Conflict

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: KC Wayman

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

During the Civil War, armies took many soldiers captive, but they also captured some civilians as well, such as sutlers, nurses, teamsters, and other service personnel. In addition, both the Union and the Confederacy imprisoned deserters, sympathizers with the enemy, traitors, and draft dodgers. The numbers cited vary somewhat, and often,... Read more

The Fathers of the Soviet Union

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Among the leaders of the 20th century, arguably none shaped the course of history as much as Vladimir Lenin (1870-1942), the Communist revolutionary and political theorist who led the Bolshevik Revolution that established the Soviet Union. In addition to shaping the Marxist-Leninist political thought that steered Soviet ideology, he was the... Read more

The History of the American Revolution

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim Walsh

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the “shot heard ‘round the world” to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington & Concord were borne out of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from... Read more

Escaping America in World War II: The History of Attempted Prison Escapes by Axis Prisoners in the United States

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Steve Knupp

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Though it’s often overlooked today, during World War II, the United States held hundreds of thousands of enemy prisoners of war, and the country was unprepared for the influx, despite the fact that only weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the government started detaining Japanese Americans and foreigners from Axis countries. Some camps,... Read more

Notorious Outlaws of the Wild West

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim Walsh

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Wild West has made legends out of many men after their deaths, but like Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James was a celebrity during his life. However, while Hickok was (mostly) a lawman, Jesse James was and remains the most famous outlaw of the Wild West, with both his life of crime and his death remaining pop culture fixtures. Eventually James,... Read more

Vaikom Poraattathil Brahmanargal

By: M. Venkatesan

Narrated by: Pushpalatha Parthiban

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An Aurality Tamil Audio Book Production திருவாங்கூர் சமஸ்தானத்தில் தீண்டாமைக்கு எதிராக நடந்த வைக்கம் போராட்டம் வரலாற்றில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்க ஒரு முக்கிய நிகழ்வாகும். பட்டியலினத்தவர்களின் கோவில் நுழைவைச் சாத்தியமாக்கிய இப்போராட்டத்தைக் குறித்த சர்ச்சைகள் தொடர்ந்துகொண்டேதான் இருக்கின்றன. வைக்கம் போராட்டத்தில் பல முக்கியமான தலைவர்கள் பங்கெடுத்தனர்.... Read more