History audiobooks
O primeiro golpe do Brasil - Abridged
By: Ricardo Lessa
Narrated by: Alex Ferreira
Length: 4 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"O primeiro golpe do Brasil" narra um período específico e definitivo da mal contada história do país, com impactos até os dias de hoje: o golpe de 1823, liderado pelo jovem português recém-coroado D. Pedro I. Com o manto de imperador, Pedro fechou a Assembleia Constituinte, que propunha um caminho liberal para o Brasil, perseguiu aliados e... Read more
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Ponzi's Scheme - Abridged
By: Mitchell Zuckoff
Narrated by: David Birney
Length: 4 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
You’ve heard of the scheme. Now comes the man behind it. In Mitchell Zuckoff's exhilarating book, the first nonfiction account of Charles Ponzi, we meet the charismatic rogue who launched the most famous and extraordinary scam in the annals of American finance.
It was a time when anything seemed possible–instant wealth, glittering fame, fabulous... Read more
From Dixie To Canada: Romances and Realities of The Underground Railroad - Abridged
By: H. U. Johnson
Narrated by: Cole Bolchoz
Length: 1 hour 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The years intervening since the abolition of American slavery leave a majority of our people ignorant of its workings, and of matters connected with it, except as they are gleaned from the pages of history, or from the lips of those now grown old.
It is not the purpose of this little volume to discuss the history of the “peculiar institution” in... Read more
Road to Baghdad - Abridged
By: Martin Stanton
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
In 1990, U.S. Army Major Martin Stanton was a military advisor stationed in Saudi Arabia. Encouraged by the Army to broaden his cultural horizons, and assured by the U.S. embassy that Kuwait was perfectly safe, Stanton took off for a long weekend there. Roused by gunshots his first night in Kuwait City, Stanton looked out the window and... Read more
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The Art of War - Abridged
By: Sun Tzu
Narrated by: Chris Tester
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Whether you’re looking to conquer your enemies or fight business battles, The Art of War is a time-tested and influential classic for gaining competitive advantage.Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is one of the most well-known works of military tactical writing in the world. Written in the 5th century, this book presents military strategies and wisdom... Read more
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Collapse - Abridged
By: Jared Diamond
Narrated by: Christopher Murney
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In Jared Diamond’s follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization.
Environmental damage, climate change, globalization, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all... Read more
The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon - Abridged
By: Thomas C Reinstein
Narrated by: Thomas C Reinstein
Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The One Armed Whiskey Man of Jackass Canyon daylights a newly excavated vein in the Golden State of mind. It follows the unbelievably true life and times of accidental California pioneer Thomas D Carneal III. His prominent Northern Kentucky clan carved an ironic notch into the whiskey rebellion of 1790's and beyond. Out of the blue, tragedy... Read more
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Resumen 10' “HOMO DEUS” Breve historia del mañana. - Abridged
By: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Máximo Volpo
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Este presenta una exploración sobre el futuro de la humanidad y la evolución de las sociedades en el siglo XXI. En contraste con su libro anterior, Sapiens, que analiza el pasado de la humanidad, Homo Deus se enfoca en lo que podría depararnos el futuro, considerando los avances tecnológicos, la inteligencia artificial y las nuevas formas de... Read more
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Lightning Out of Lebanon - Abridged
By: Tom Diaz & Barbara Newman
Narrated by: Tony Call
Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Before September 11, 2001, one terrorist group had killed more Americans than any other: Hezbollah, the “Party of God.” Today it remains potentially more dangerous than even al Qaeda. Yet little has been known about its inner workings, past successes, and future plans–until now.
Written by an accomplished journalist and a law-enforcement expert,... Read more
Conspiracy of Fools - Abridged
By: Kurt Eichenwald
Narrated by: Stephen Lang
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From an award-winning New York Times reporter comes the full, mind-boggling true story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the Enron scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever.
It was the corporate collapse that appeared to come out of nowhere. In late 2001, the Enron... Read more
Жизнь в средневековом замке - Abridged
By: Фрэнсис Гис & Джозеф Гис
Narrated by: Виталий Сулимов
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
«Жизнь в средневековом замке» — бестселлер, познакомивший бесчисленное количество читателей с повседневным миром человека эпохи Средневековья. Исследуя историю замка под названием Чепстоу на границе между Англией и Уэльсом, известные медиевисты Джозеф и Фрэнсис Гис создают изысканный и чрезвычайно наглядный портрет повседневной жизни в Средние... Read more
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Halleluja - Abridged
By: Joachim Fernau
Narrated by: Dieter Mann
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"In Amerika muss immer die Rechnung stimmen; die Moral kommt später..." \n \nJoachim Fernau demontiert den "American Dream" und kommentiert scharfsinnig und provokant, wie schlecht die Chancen für die meisten "im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten" waren und sind. Unbeeindruckt vom Rausch des Aufstiegs, dem Rausch der Parolen und dem... Read more
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Valhalla Road To Tehran - Abridged
By: Anthony A Mcnally
Narrated by: Russ Williams
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In the heart of the clandestine world, where allegiances are fluid, and danger lurks at every corner, a tormented warrior embarks on a perilous journey towards redemption. "Valhalla Road to Tehran" is a gripping political thriller that thrusts readers into a high-stakes game of deception, revenge, and sacrifice. Conner "Skid" Ryan, a former SAS... Read more
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على بلد المحبوب - Abridged
By: أحمد خير الدين
Narrated by: محمد الخيام
Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
هناك شيء بالغ الرمزية فيما جرى لهذہ السفينة القديمة وركابها وطاقمها في الأيام الأولى لهذہ الحرب. حكايات هؤلاء الناجين توضح كيف أن تقلبات هذہ الحرب الكاسحة ازدرت سيادة الدول وأنكرت حياد مواطنيها الذين طالتهم خلال مساراتها. سواء كانوا بحارة مصريين أو شباب أمريكيين». هكذا اختصرت صحيفة هيرالد تريبيون الأمريكية مأساة الباخرة المصرية التي اشتراها... Read more
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The Immortal Game - Abridged
By: David Shenk
Narrated by: Rick Adamson
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.
Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two... Read more
Parting the Waters - Abridged
By: Taylor Branch
Narrated by: CCH Pounder & Joe Morton
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.
Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement,... Read more
America's Women - Abridged
By: Gail Collins
Narrated by: Jane Alexander
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Rich in detail, filled with fascinating characters, and panoramic in its sweep, this magnificent, comprehensive work tells for the first time the complete story of the American woman from the Pilgrims to the 21st-centuryIn this sweeping cultural history, Gail Collins explores the transformations, victories, and tragedies of women in America over... Read more
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The Jesus I Never Knew - Abridged
By: Philip Yancey
Narrated by: Philip D. Yancey
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: Yes
How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? Join bestselling author Philip Yancey as he conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation into the real Jesus.From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Philip Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as... Read more
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I’m in the Army Now - Abridged
By: Martin Whitacre
Narrated by: William Savage
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: Yes
These letters were discovered in an Army Air Force footlocker after being locked away for almost 80 years. Follow the story of one World War 2 Army Air Force soldier, Glenn Max Whitacre, from Bowling Green Ohio through basic training, schooling, combat prep, and into battle. He wrote home almost every day to keep in touch with his family, his... Read more
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Blood Warriors - Abridged
By: Col. Michael Lee Lanning
Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
Length: 2 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Rangers, Green Berets, SEALs, Delta Force, LRRPs, Force Recon—
and the struggle of the best and the bravest to keep America free
They’re some of the toughest and most highly trained fighting men in the world—going where no ordinary soldier would go and doing what no ordinary soldier would dare. Outnumbered and outgunned, operating in small teams... Read more
Philistines at the Hedgerow - Abridged
By: Steven Gaines
Narrated by: Steven Gaines
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Bestselling author Steven Gaines's "richly entertaining" (People) and juicy social history of the Hamptons.
As one of America's most fabled communities--long a magnet for artists, celebrities, the very rich, and their respective hangers-on--the Hamptons have been a scene of constant collision among the established old guard, New Money, and the... Read more
Isarflimmern - Abridged
By: Willy Michl
Narrated by: Willy Michl
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Ein Indianer kann nicht nur aus der weiten Prärie zwischen Norddakota und Wyoming stammen, er kann auch im wilden Bergland zwischen Sylvenstein und München geboren worden sein ¿ dort, wo das Isarflimmern seinen Ursprung hat. Willy Michl beschreibt Erlebnisse, die sein Leben entscheidend beeinflussten. Willy Michl, 1950 in München geboren, kam... Read more
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Elisabeth. Kaiserin von Österreich, genannt Sisi - Abridged
By: Gabriele Praschl-Bichler
Narrated by: Sissy Höfferer
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Elisabeth Amalia Eugenia, genannt Sisi, Herzogin in Baiern, der "Wildfang von Possenhofen", heiratete 1854 ihren Vetter, den jungen Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich. Die noch nicht Siebzehnjährige, unbeschwert aufgewachsen auf dem Landsitz in Possenhofen, litt sehr unter dem spanischen Protokoll und den zeremoniellen Zwängen am Wiener Hof, und... Read more
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The Great Derangement - Abridged
By: Matt Taibbi
Narrated by: David Slavin
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A REVELATORY AND DARKLY COMIC ADVENTURE THROUGH A NATION ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN—FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS TO THE BASES OF BAGHDAD TO THE APOCALYPTIC CHURCHES OF THE HEARTLAND
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi set out to describe the nature of George Bush’s America in the post-9/11 era and ended up vomiting demons in an evangelical church... Read more
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