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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe....
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
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21. Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-18-17
- Language: English
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Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that comes across like a thriller.
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Even though I have read a lot of books about this disaster. This has been the most comprehensive and enjoyable.
- By Andy on 05-25-24
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22. Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
- By: Thomas S. Kuhn
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is essential listening for understanding the history, philosophy, and evolution of science....
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The problem is not with the book
- By Marcus on 08-09-09
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23. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-12-16
- Language: English
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Royal Witches
- Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
- By: Gemma Hollman
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Until the mass hysteria of the 17th century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king....
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Hard to listen to
- By donna bahr on 12-10-20
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24. Royal Witches
- Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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Against the Grain
- A Deep History of the Earliest States
- By: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Find out....
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World without Women
- By Paul Richards on 04-28-18
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25. Against the Grain
- A Deep History of the Earliest States
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-21-18
- Language: English
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
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26. The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-29-02
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race....
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
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27. The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-04-13
- Language: English
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the number-one New York Times best seller Outliers, reinvents the audiobook in this immersive production of Talking to Strangers, a powerful examination of our interactions with people....
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Enjoyable listen with some facts incorrect
- By Jim on 09-11-19
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28. Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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The War on Warriors
- Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free
- By: Pete Hegseth
- Narrated by: Pete Hegseth
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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The War on Warriors uncovers the deep roots of our dysfunction—a society that has forgotten the men who take risks, cut through red tape, and get their hands dirty. The only kind of men prepared to face the dangers that the Left pretends don’t exist.
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The real truth to power book.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-10-24
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29. The War on Warriors
- Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free
- Narrated by: Pete Hegseth
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions....
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- By GM on 08-05-20
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30. Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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Elizabeth
- The Forgotten Years
- By: John Guy
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
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A groundbreaking reconsideration of our favorite Tudor queen, Elizabeth is an intimate and surprising biography that shows her at the height of her power....
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worth the credit
- By Lesley on 04-19-17
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31. Elizabeth
- The Forgotten Years
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 05-24-16
- Language: English
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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This exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads....
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
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32. Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 09-20-16
- Language: English
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A Rome of One's Own
- The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
- By: Emma Southon
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
- Length: 14 hrs
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From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertaining new history of Rome that uses the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women to upend our understanding of the ancient world....
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Excellent stories, needlessly foul language
- By ShamaLambaDingDong on 04-14-24
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33. A Rome of One's Own
- The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 01-09-24
- Language: English
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Fire and Brimstone
- The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917
- By: Michael Punke
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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The worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history began a half hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, when fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft....
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Fairly Solid Book With Good History
- By Matthew on 08-18-16
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34. Fire and Brimstone
- The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 03-29-16
- Language: English
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The Situation Room
- The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
- By: George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey - contributor
- Narrated by: George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.
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A must read for all no matter your politics
- By Lynne on 05-21-24
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35. The Situation Room
- The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
- Narrated by: George Stephanopoulos, Peter Ganim, Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
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Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
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Using a range of forgotten Afghan and Indian sources, William Dalrymple's masterful retelling of Britain's greatest imperial disaster is a powerful parable of colonial ambition and cultural collision, folly and hubris. Return of a King is history at its most urgent and important....
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Read the hard copy
- By Gina Czupka on 11-28-23
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36. Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 03-31-21
- Language: English
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
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Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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37. A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- Language: English
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Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- By: Michael Harriot
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot comes a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans....
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LOVE It!
- By KMB on 09-29-23
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38. Black AF History
- The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- Narrated by: Michael Harriot
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-19-23
- Language: English
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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Detailed story of third voyage
- By Sammi on 04-18-24
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39. The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-09-24
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
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Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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Held my interest for 57 hours and 13 minutes
- By Jonnie on 11-08-10
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40. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-16-10
- Language: English
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