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The President Has Been Shot!
- The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- By: James L. Swanson
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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Swanson transports listeners back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history....
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Poor and untrue account of events
- By J.R. on 08-21-19
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The President Has Been Shot!
- The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 10-01-13
- Language: English
- Swanson transports listeners back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history....
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Alexandra Petri's US History
- Important American Documents (I Made Up)
- By: Alexandra Petri
- Narrated by: Alexandra Petri
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri's US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed....
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Hilarious and bizarrely educational
- By Georgia Shopper on 01-20-24
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Alexandra Petri's US History
- Important American Documents (I Made Up)
- Narrated by: Alexandra Petri
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-29-23
- Language: English
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A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri's US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed....
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Occult America
- White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation
- By: Mitch Horowitz
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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The story of the American occult has remained largely untold. Now a leading writer on the subject of alternative spirituality brings it out of the shadows. Here is a rich, fascinating, and colorful history of a religious revolution and an epic of offbeat history....
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Horowitz’s Voice Elevates His Great Work
- By Jason on 11-03-23
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Occult America
- White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-31-23
- Language: English
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The story of the American occult has remained largely untold. Now a leading writer on the subject of alternative spirituality brings it out of the shadows. Here is a rich, fascinating, and colorful history of a religious revolution and an epic of offbeat history....
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- By: Benn Steil
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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Is this a mystery, a history or an economics book?
- By Neil on 04-23-13
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
- When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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The Big Myth
- How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
- By: Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
- Narrated by: Liza Seneca
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
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In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with 'big government' and up with unfettered markets....
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Refuting the Chicago School
- By Todd W. Laveen on 06-01-23
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The Big Myth
- How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
- Narrated by: Liza Seneca
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-21-23
- Language: English
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In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with 'big government' and up with unfettered markets....
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin (introduction), Richard Thomas
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Abridged
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This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history....
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Disappointing abridgement of a wonderful book
- By Susan Gardner Bowers on 11-16-05
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin (introduction), Richard Thomas
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-21-05
- Language: English
- This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history....
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Malcolm X
- A Life of Reinvention
- By: Manning Marable
- Narrated by: G. Valmont Thomas
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Years in the making, this is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist....
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invites further reading on Malcolm X
- By connie on 05-14-11
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Malcolm X
- A Life of Reinvention
- Narrated by: G. Valmont Thomas
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-04-11
- Language: English
- Years in the making, this is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist....
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Supreme Commander
- MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
- By: Seymour Morris
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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He is the most-decorated general in American history - and the only five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur’s greatest victory was not in war but in peace....
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Compelling book in an pleasant voice
- By Pierke Bosschieter on 04-24-14
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Supreme Commander
- MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-15-14
- Language: English
- He is the most-decorated general in American history - and the only five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur’s greatest victory was not in war but in peace....
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The Breakthrough
- Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
- By: Gwen Ifill
- Narrated by: Gwen Ifill
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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A veteran journalist surveys the American political landscape and illuminates the evolution of the African-American politician - and the future of American democracy....
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Very Interesting
- By Batgirl8999 on 02-28-09
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The Breakthrough
- Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
- Narrated by: Gwen Ifill
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-02-09
- Language: English
- A veteran journalist surveys the American political landscape and illuminates the evolution of the African-American politician - and the future of American democracy....
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James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
- By: Richard Labunski
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes....
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Tedious
- By Adam Smith on 04-19-10
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James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-14-06
- Language: English
- Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes....
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The Prophet and the Witch: A Novel of Puritan New England
- My Father's Kingdom, Book Two
- By: James W. George
- Narrated by: Angus Freathy
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Puritans. Quakers. Pirates. Mohawks. Witches. And a brutal war.... If you thought New England was dull in the 1670s, get ready for a history lesson....
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Simply Spectacular
- By Writer's Reader on 02-01-18
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The Prophet and the Witch: A Novel of Puritan New England
- My Father's Kingdom, Book Two
- Narrated by: Angus Freathy
- Series: My Father's Kingdom, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-10-18
- Language: English
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Puritans. Quakers. Pirates. Mohawks. Witches. And a brutal war.... If you thought New England was dull in the 1670s, get ready for a history lesson....
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Rise and Fall: The Life and Legacy of Jefferson Davis
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Alda
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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While other famous Confederates like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are still celebrated across the reunited country, Davis continues to be the object of scorn....
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good read
- By Brenda Grass on 06-04-17
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Rise and Fall: The Life and Legacy of Jefferson Davis
- Narrated by: David Alda
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-20-15
- Language: English
- While other famous Confederates like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are still celebrated across the reunited country, Davis continues to be the object of scorn....
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Every Drop of Blood
- Hatred and Healing at Lincoln's Second Inauguration
- By: Edward Achorn
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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A brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story - Washington, D.C. on the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s historic second inaugural address as the lens through which to understand all the complexities of the Civil War....
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New and fascinating
- By Clark Booth on 07-19-20
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Every Drop of Blood
- Hatred and Healing at Lincoln's Second Inauguration
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
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A brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story - Washington, D.C. on the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s historic second inaugural address as the lens through which to understand all the complexities of the Civil War....
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The Forever War
- America’s Unending Conflict with Itself
- By: Nick Bryant
- Narrated by: Nick Bryant
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America’s story. Combining storytelling, historical research and first-hand reportage, Bryant argues that insurrections, massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as abnormalities.
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Out of the Political Fog
- By LaMark Wylie on 07-07-24
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The Forever War
- America’s Unending Conflict with Itself
- Narrated by: Nick Bryant
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America’s story. Combining storytelling, historical research and first-hand reportage, Bryant argues that insurrections, massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as abnormalities.
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The Thirteen American Arguments
- Enduring Debates That Inspire and Define Our Nation
- By: Howard Fineman
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Howard Fineman, one of our most trusted political journalists, shows that every debate, from our nation’s founding to the present day, is rooted in one of thirteen arguments that–thankfully–defy resolution....
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Argumentatively biased
- By C. Valenzuela on 12-22-08
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The Thirteen American Arguments
- Enduring Debates That Inspire and Define Our Nation
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 09-02-08
- Language: English
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Howard Fineman, one of our most trusted political journalists, shows that every debate, from our nation’s founding to the present day, is rooted in one of thirteen arguments that–thankfully–defy resolution....
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- By: James T. Patterson
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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Too Soon? Maybe, but still a good listen
- By J. Lee on 08-15-13
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 5, Oxford History of the United States, Book 11
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-03-11
- Language: English
- Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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A People's History of the Supreme Court
- The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- By: Peter Irons, Howard Zinn - foreword
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 28 hrs and 32 mins
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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court....
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Really enjoyed this book
- By Paul on 02-19-20
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A People's History of the Supreme Court
- The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 28 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-26-19
- Language: English
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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court....
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History of the United States I: CLEP Study Guide, Part 1
- By: PassYourClass
- Narrated by: Robert J. Eckrich
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Our CLEP study guides are different! History of the United States I teaches you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just sample test questions. Our easy to understand study guide will teach you the information....
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History of the United States I: CLEP Study Guide, Part 1
- Narrated by: Robert J. Eckrich
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 04-12-19
- Language: English
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Our CLEP study guides are different! History of the United States I teaches you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just sample test questions. Our easy to understand study guide will teach you the information....
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The Libertarian Mind
- A Manifesto for Freedom
- By: David Boaz
- Narrated by: Scott Feighner
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Boaz has updated the book with new information on the threat of government surveillance; the policies that led up to and stemmed from the 2008 financial crisis; and corruption in Washington....
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Excellent all around
- By C. Booth on 09-18-17
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The Libertarian Mind
- A Manifesto for Freedom
- Narrated by: Scott Feighner
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-01-15
- Language: English
- Boaz has updated the book with new information on the threat of government surveillance; the policies that led up to and stemmed from the 2008 financial crisis; and corruption in Washington....
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The Killing of Crazy Horse
- By: Thomas Powers
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins
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He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer....
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Boring
- By Abraca on 11-30-10
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The Killing of Crazy Horse
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-02-10
- Language: English
- He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer....
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