History Audio
Books
History Audio Books are a great resource for
anyone interested in History, as well as an inspiring listen to by
the rest of us.
- Blenheim
'Compulsively readable... the pages of this vividly written book
are populated by memorable secondary characters'
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Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into
Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
Organizations working to restore the environment and foster social
justice collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This
movement with no name, leader, or location is a creative expression
of people's needs worldwide.
- Blockade
Runners, The
A Jules Verne adaptation about an English Blockade Runner in the
American Civil War
- Blood
An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American
history.
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Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most
Precious Stones
The smuggling of diamonds from Sierra Leone has become one of the
most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. This gripping true
story traces the deadly trail of these diamonds and the
repercussions felt far beyond the poor and war-ridden country of
Sierra Leone.
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Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle
that Shaped the Man
The man who would prevail in a war for independence came of age not
through easy victory but in triumphal defeat. A Blooding at Great
Meadows is a unique look at the founding father as a young,
inexperienced military leader with many lessons yet to learn but
already possessed of the...
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Blowback (Second Edition): The Costs and Consequences of American
Empire
In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out
in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire.
- Bomber
The highly acclaimed BBC Radio 4 production starring Tom Baker,
Jack Shepherd and others.
- Bound
for Canaan
An important book of epic scope on America's first racially
integrated, religiously inspired movement for change.
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Boys of Pointe du Hoc, The
A riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the
coast of Normandy.
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Bozeman Trail and The Fetterman Massacre
The true, but little known story of Red Clouds War, along the
Bozeman Trail in Montana in 1868
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Breach of Trust: How Washington turns outsiders in to
insiders
Tom A. Coburn, a congressional maverick who kept his promise to
serve three terms and then leave Washington, offers a candid look
at the inner workings of Congress.
- Buddha's
Child
Buddha's Child floods the shadowy corners of South Vietnam's
Byzantine political world with the bright light of truth.
- Bunker
Hill
The Revolutionary War's bloodiest battle comes to vivid life in
this action packed epic
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Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Tenth Legion and
the Armies of Rome
From insights into the mind of history's greatest general to a
grunt's-eye view of the gruesome realities of war in the Classical
Age, this is a vivid portrait of the daily life of the Tenth
Legion.
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California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War, The
In this revelatory study, award-winning historian Leonard L.
Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and the Civil
War. He explains how Southerners envisioned California as a new
market for slaves for digging for gold and planned to split off the
southern half of the state for slaves.
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Call to Conscience, A: The Landmark Speeches of Dr Martin Luther
King, Jr
Featuring Never-Before-Collected, Original Recordings of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. - Edited by Clayborne Carson and Kris Shepard.
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Captured by Indians: A True Account by Mary Rowlandson
This marvelous reading of Mary Rownlandson's account of the
Narragansett Indian siege, descriptive and mindful of the will of
God, this is a very powerful audiobook.
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Case Against Hillary Clinton, The
Peggy Noonan offers an eye-opening assessment of the scandals and
failures of the Clinton years, from Whitewater and health care to
the Filegate and Travelgate affairs, casting a revealing light on
the first lady’s motives and behavior.
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Case for Hillary Clinton, The
With arguments both stirring and sensible, she reminds us that if
Hillary should succeed America and the World would be changed
forever and for the better.
- Central
America
A cluster of five countries—Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, & Cost Rica—are commonly referred to as Central
America. Although these nations differ in their histories and
politics, they...
- Chain
of Command
In Chain of Command, Hersh takes an unflinching look behind the
public story of President Bush's
- Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville is the fourth in a series of novels spanning the
Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. After
Will and Mac Brannon return to their units, the Confederate
caus...
- Charlie
Wilson's War
This New York Times best-seller is the untold story behind the last
battle of the Cold War, the rise of militant Islam, and of a
colorful congressman from Texas who conspired with a rogue CIA
opera...
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Chemistry and The Enlightenment
Modern chemistry emerged from the historical traditions of
metalworking (beginning as early as the Bronze Age in 3500 BC);
medicine (especially
- Chickamauga
This is the seventh book in a series of historical novels spanning
the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family.
While two Brannon sons were with Lee at Gettysburg and Cory was
a...
- Child
of Fortune, A
With his simulated day-by-day reportage, prize-winning
journalist-historian Jeffrey St. John makes you an eyewitness to
the 1787-1788 political battle to ratify the U.S. Constitution. And
what a ba...
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China Fantasy, The: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese
Repression
What are our ideas and hidden assumptions about China? Does
America’s policy toward China make sense? In this vigorous look at
China’s political evolution and direction, Mann offers a startling
vision of our future with China that will have a profound impact
for decades to come.
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Chronicles - Volume One
Revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One
is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and influences.
- Churchill
Remembered
A fascinating and illuminating audio portrait of the life and
career of one of Britain's greatest leaders, recounted by those who
knew him and in his own words from the BBC archive.
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