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The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- By: A.J. Jacobs
- Narrated by: A.J. Jacobs
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Game Changer!
- By Balco Bulls on 07-06-24
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21. The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- Narrated by: A.J. Jacobs
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-07-24
- Language: English
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A People's History of the United States
- By: Howard Zinn
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 34 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,005
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,585
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,600
For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn chronicled American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Amateur hour in the production booth
- By Thomas on 11-09-10
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22. A People's History of the United States
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 34 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-14-09
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 312
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 291
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Story5 out of 5 stars 291
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for all no matter your politics
- By Lynne on 05-21-24
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23. 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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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,739
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,053
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,949
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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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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24. 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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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,377
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,715
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,581
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- By GM on 08-05-20
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25. 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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When the Sea Came Alive
- An Oral History of D-Day
- By: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story5 out of 5 stars 74
A visceral drama, When the Sea Came Alive is the most comprehensive account of D-Day that we have yet to see, and an unforgettable, fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply Fabulous. One of the best audiobooks I’ve EVER listened to!!!!!
- By Will Wyatt on 06-09-24
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26. When the Sea Came Alive
- An Oral History of D-Day
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The Rise of Rome
- By: The Great Courses, Gregory S. Aldrete
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,028
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 901
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Story5 out of 5 stars 892
The Roman Republic is one of the most breathtaking civilizations in world history....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very good, but doesn't stand out
- By Christopher on 02-08-18
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27. The Rise of Rome
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-05-18
- Language: English
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The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- By: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 25 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 965
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 833
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Story5 out of 5 stars 829
Volume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be required reading in US schools
- By Richard on 01-01-21
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28. The Gulag Archipelago, Volume 1
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Series: The Gulag Archipelago, Book 1
- Length: 25 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 10-13-20
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,617
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,203
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15,135
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Held my interest for 57 hours and 13 minutes
- By Jonnie on 11-08-10
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29. 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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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,266
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,737
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,741
Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING read
- By jeff on 09-15-11
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30. The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-20-11
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 344
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Story5 out of 5 stars 344
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed story of third voyage
- By Sammi on 04-18-24
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31. 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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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,756
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,337
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,333
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
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32. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 54,629
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,206
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46,855
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Color me grateful.
- By Angela on 11-19-20
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33. A Promised Land
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- 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: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story5 out of 5 stars 208
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 flows like a thriller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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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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34. Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
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Conflict
- The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
- By: David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: David Petraeus, Robert Fass
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- By Jennifer Katz on 02-04-24
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35. Conflict
- The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
- Narrated by: David Petraeus, Robert Fass
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short, sharp, informative.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-13-24
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36. The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-07-24
- Language: English
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,832
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,910
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,860
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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5 out of 5 stars
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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37. Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-26-19
- Language: English
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The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- By: Lee Strobel
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,988
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,416
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,411
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Jeff Wedding on 09-07-17
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38. The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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The Devil's Chessboard
- Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
- By: David Talbot
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,866
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,871
An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful - and secretive - colossus in Washington....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Disturbing. Makes you question the company line.
- By KTS on 02-06-16
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39. The Devil's Chessboard
- Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 10-13-15
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 876
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 814
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Story5 out of 5 stars 814
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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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVE It!
- By KMB on 09-29-23
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40. 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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