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Worst. President. Ever.
- James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents
- By: Robert Strauss
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Worst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening account of poor James Buchanan's presidency to prove few leaders could've done worse....
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Intriguing
- By Jean on 01-14-17
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Worst. President. Ever.
- James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 12-27-16
- Language: English
- Worst. President. Ever. flips the great presidential biography on its head, offering an enlightening account of poor James Buchanan's presidency to prove few leaders could've done worse....
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Lords of Finance
- The Bankers Who Broke the World
- By: Liaquat Ahamed
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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Offering a new understanding of the global nature of financial crises, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions of central bankers can have....
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interesting insight into interwar period!
- By Toru on 11-27-09
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Lords of Finance
- The Bankers Who Broke the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-13-09
- Language: English
- Offering a new understanding of the global nature of financial crises, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions of central bankers can have....
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Decade of Disunion
- How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861
- By: Robert W. Merry
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
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Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever, Decade of Disunion shows how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s....
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Decade of Disunion
- How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 07-23-24
- Language: English
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Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever, Decade of Disunion shows how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s....
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Palo Alto
- A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- By: Malcolm Harris
- Narrated by: Patrick Harrison
- Length: 28 hrs and 20 mins
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Palo Alto’s weather is temperate, its people are educated and enterprising, its corporations are spiritually and materially ambitious and demonstrably world-changing....
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Yes, it's Marxist. it's also good.
- By Alex halladay on 02-15-23
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Palo Alto
- A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- Narrated by: Patrick Harrison
- Length: 28 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-14-23
- Language: English
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Palo Alto’s weather is temperate, its people are educated and enterprising, its corporations are spiritually and materially ambitious and demonstrably world-changing....
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Why They Marched
- Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
- By: Susan Ware
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Ware’s deeply moving stories provide a fresh account of one of the most significant moments of political mobilization in American history. The dramatic, often joyous experiences of these women resonate powerfully today, as a new generation of young women demands to be heard....
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a needed history lesson
- By Jerseycookie on 05-14-22
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Why They Marched
- Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-27-19
- Language: English
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Ware’s deeply moving stories provide a fresh account of one of the most significant moments of political mobilization in American history. The dramatic, often joyous experiences of these women resonate powerfully today, as a new generation of young women demands to be heard....
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The Patriot’s History Reader
- Essential Documents for Every American
- By: Larry Schweikart, Dave Dougherty, Michael Allen
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
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An original collection of the most influential documents in American history from the best-selling authors of A Patriot’s History of the United States....
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This became "heavy-handed" at times.
- By Natalie J. Belle MD on 07-18-11
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The Patriot’s History Reader
- Essential Documents for Every American
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-28-11
- Language: English
- An original collection of the most influential documents in American history from the best-selling authors of A Patriot’s History of the United States....
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Heart of American Darkness
- Bewilderment and Horror on the Early Frontier
- By: Robert G. Parkinson
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Acclaimed historian Robert Parkinson captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation.
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Heart of American Darkness
- Bewilderment and Horror on the Early Frontier
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-11-24
- Language: English
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Acclaimed historian Robert Parkinson captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation.
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Manhood
- The Masculine Virtues America Needs
- By: Josh Hawley
- Narrated by: Josh Hawley
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Nationally best-selling author (The Tyranny of Big Tech), constitutional lawyer, and U.S. senator for the state of Missouri argues that the character of men and the male virtue that goes along with it is a necessary ingredient to a functioning society and a healthy, free republic....
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A Great Biblical History of the World
- By Paul Darafeev on 07-03-23
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Manhood
- The Masculine Virtues America Needs
- Narrated by: Josh Hawley
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 05-16-23
- Language: English
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Nationally best-selling author (The Tyranny of Big Tech), constitutional lawyer, and U.S. senator for the state of Missouri argues that the character of men and the male virtue that goes along with it is a necessary ingredient to a functioning society and a healthy, free republic....
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The Lees of Virginia
- By: Paul C. Nagel
- Narrated by: Edward Lewis
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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The descendants of Richard and Anne Lee have occupied a preeminent place in American history....
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Interesting, yet mechanical
- By Eddie on 12-05-06
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The Lees of Virginia
- Narrated by: Edward Lewis
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 11-07-06
- Language: English
- The descendants of Richard and Anne Lee have occupied a preeminent place in American history....
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Isolationism
- A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World
- By: Charles A. Kupchan
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
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Isolationism is making a comeback as Americans tire of foreign entanglement. In this definitive and magisterial analysis, Charles Kupchan explores the enduring connection between the isolationist impulse and the American experience....
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Isolationism
- A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-30-21
- Language: English
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Isolationism is making a comeback as Americans tire of foreign entanglement. In this definitive and magisterial analysis, Charles Kupchan explores the enduring connection between the isolationist impulse and the American experience....
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City of Sedition
- The History of New York City During the Civil War
- By: John Strausbaugh
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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No city was more of a help to Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort - or more of a hindrance. No city raised more men, money, and matériel for the war, and no city raised more hell against it....
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Read twice...post election antidote
- By Pianoman on 12-02-16
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City of Sedition
- The History of New York City During the Civil War
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-02-16
- Language: English
- No city was more of a help to Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort - or more of a hindrance. No city raised more men, money, and matériel for the war, and no city raised more hell against it....
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Bosom Friends
- The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King
- By: Thomas J. Balcerski
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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In Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas J. Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history....
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Bosom Friends
- The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 06-23-20
- Language: English
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In Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas J. Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history....
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The Patriarch
- The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- By: David Nasaw
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
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Historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers....
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Commissioned by the Kennedy Family...
- By E.R. on 09-09-13
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The Patriarch
- The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-13-12
- Language: English
- Historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers....
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Audacity of Hops
- The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution
- By: Tom Acitelli, Tony Magee - foreword
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
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Discover the underdog story of how America came to dominate beer stylistically in the second edition of Tom Acitelli's The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, the most comprehensive history yet of American craft beer....
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learned a lot of information
- By Derek b. on 05-19-24
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Audacity of Hops
- The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
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Discover the underdog story of how America came to dominate beer stylistically in the second edition of Tom Acitelli's The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, the most comprehensive history yet of American craft beer....
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Invisible Hands
- The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan
- By: Kim Phillips-Fein
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Starting in the mid-1930s, a handful of prominent businessmen forged alliances with the aim of rescuing America - and their profit margins - from socialism and the "nanny state"....
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The Conservative battle for taking back the New Deal
- By Dr Joseph Borreggine on 05-13-24
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Invisible Hands
- The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-03-09
- Language: English
- Starting in the mid-1930s, a handful of prominent businessmen forged alliances with the aim of rescuing America - and their profit margins - from socialism and the "nanny state"....
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Jonathan Edwards
- By: George M. Marsden
- Narrated by: Jim Denison
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
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In this definitive and long-awaited biography, Jonathan Edwards emerges as both a great American and a brilliant Christian. George Marsden evokes the world of colonial New England in which Edwards was reared...
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What a gift
- By Rebecca Shaver on 01-15-20
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Jonathan Edwards
- Narrated by: Jim Denison
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-12-18
- Language: English
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In this definitive and long-awaited biography, Jonathan Edwards emerges as both a great American and a brilliant Christian. George Marsden evokes the world of colonial New England in which Edwards was reared...
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The Korean War
- A History
- By: Bruce Cumings
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs
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In sobering detail, The Korean War chronicles a US home front agitated by Joseph McCarthy, where absolutist conformity discouraged open inquiry and citizen dissent. Bruce Cumings incisively ties our current foreign policy back to Korea....
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A real eye-opener
- By Bookworm on 10-09-19
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The Korean War
- A History
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 02-19-19
- Language: English
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In sobering detail, The Korean War chronicles a US home front agitated by Joseph McCarthy, where absolutist conformity discouraged open inquiry and citizen dissent. Bruce Cumings incisively ties our current foreign policy back to Korea....
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That Man
- An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- By: Robert H. Jackson, William E. Leuchtenberg - foreward, John Q. Barrett - editor
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still revered Supreme Court Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and advisers....
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Interesting perspective on FDR, lousy narration
- By BB on 05-06-18
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That Man
- An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 12-17-13
- Language: English
- Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still revered Supreme Court Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and advisers....
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After the Music Stopped
- The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
- By: Alan S. Blinder
- Narrated by: Graham Vick
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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In After the Music Stopped, Blinder delivers a masterful narrative of how the worst economic crisis in postwar American history happened, what the government did to fight it, and what we must do to recover from it....
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Irresponsible, corrupt, and confused book
- By Thomas on 12-22-14
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After the Music Stopped
- The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
- Narrated by: Graham Vick
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-17-14
- Language: English
- In After the Music Stopped, Blinder delivers a masterful narrative of how the worst economic crisis in postwar American history happened, what the government did to fight it, and what we must do to recover from it....
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Impossible Subjects
- Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America
- By: Mae M. Ngai
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in US immigration policy - a process that shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the 20th century....
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Excellent introduction to USA immigration
- By David on 03-17-23
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Impossible Subjects
- Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-26-19
- Language: English
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This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in US immigration policy - a process that shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the 20th century....
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