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A Fabulous Failure
- The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism
- By: Nelson Lichtenstein, Judith Stein
- Narrated by: Tom Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
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A Fabulous Failure explains why and how the Clinton presidency's progressive statecraft floundered in a world where the labor movement was weak, civil rights forces quiescent, and corporate America ever more powerful....
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A Fabulous Failure
- The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism
- Narrated by: Tom Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-31-23
- Language: English
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A Fabulous Failure explains why and how the Clinton presidency's progressive statecraft floundered in a world where the labor movement was weak, civil rights forces quiescent, and corporate America ever more powerful....
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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
- The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt
- By: Charlotte Gray
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray....
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A very readable profile of these two women
- By Jean F. M. on 04-01-24
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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons
- The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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Impeccably researched and filled with intriguing social insights, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons is a captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray....
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The Presidents
- Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives
- By: Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, Douglas Brinkley - introduction, and others
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann, Grace Angela Henry
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
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The complete rankings of our best - and worst - presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership....
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Too Much Praise
- By veronica d on 02-05-21
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The Presidents
- Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann, Grace Angela Henry
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-01-19
- Language: English
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The complete rankings of our best - and worst - presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership....
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The Jersey Brothers
- A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
- By: Sally Mott Freeman
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war's most crucial moments....
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Brothers Unbroken
- By Gillian on 05-12-17
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The Jersey Brothers
- A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-09-17
- Language: English
- They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war's most crucial moments....
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The Fighting LIttle Judge: The Life and Times of George C. Wallace
- By: Jeffrey Smith
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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For over a quarter century, George C. Wallace dominated the political scene in Alabama, like no other politician in the state's history. On four ...
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The Fighting LIttle Judge: The Life and Times of George C. Wallace
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-19-24
- Language: English
- For over a quarter century, George C. Wallace dominated the political scene in Alabama, like no other politician in the state's history. On four ...
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Keynes Hayek
- The Clash That Defined Modern Economics
- By: Nicholas Wapshott
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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As the stock market crash of 1929 plunged the world into turmoil, two men emerged with competing claims on how to restore the balance to economies gone awry....
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An unbiased evaluation of both the major economist
- By Anand on 03-17-12
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Keynes Hayek
- The Clash That Defined Modern Economics
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 10-31-11
- Language: English
- As the stock market crash of 1929 plunged the world into turmoil, two men emerged with competing claims on how to restore the balance to economies gone awry....
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The Great Speeches of World War II
- By: SpeechWorks
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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This collection contains original remarks and speeches from FDR, Churchill, Truman, MacArthur, Ike, Chamberlain, General Patton, and others....
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Great to listen to these in a first hand manner
- By Mark Dowling on 02-23-17
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The Great Speeches of World War II
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 02-18-16
- Language: English
- This collection contains original remarks and speeches from FDR, Churchill, Truman, MacArthur, Ike, Chamberlain, General Patton, and others....
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Victory City
- A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II
- By: John Strausbaugh
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
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John Strausbaugh tells the story of New York City's war years with the same richness, depth, and nuance he brought to his previous books, providing listeners with a groundbreaking look into the greatest city on earth during the most transformative - and costliest - war in human history....
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This Is NOT a History of New York During the War
- By Charlie Morton on 01-05-23
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Victory City
- A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-04-18
- Language: English
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John Strausbaugh tells the story of New York City's war years with the same richness, depth, and nuance he brought to his previous books, providing listeners with a groundbreaking look into the greatest city on earth during the most transformative - and costliest - war in human history....
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Agents of Influence
- A British Campaign, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Plot to Bring America into World War II
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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The astonishing story of the British spies who set out to draw America into World War II....
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Shaken, not stirred.
- By Reeka on 06-21-20
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Agents of Influence
- A British Campaign, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Plot to Bring America into World War II
- Narrated by: Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-08-19
- Language: English
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The astonishing story of the British spies who set out to draw America into World War II....
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I Never Did Like Politics
- How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters
- By: Terry Golway
- Narrated by: Jon Vertullo
- Length: 9 hrs
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Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians—on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah.
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Starts great, turns ugly!
- By Anthonypvaz on 06-08-24
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I Never Did Like Politics
- How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters
- Narrated by: Jon Vertullo
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 02-20-24
- Language: English
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Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians—on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah.
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Inside Money
- Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power
- By: Zachary Karabell
- Narrated by: Zachary Karabell
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
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Inside Money is a sweeping history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman, exploring its central role in the story of American wealth and its rise to global power....
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Brilliant, well researched & highly insightful
- By Mongezi on 02-11-22
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Inside Money
- Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power
- Narrated by: Zachary Karabell
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 05-18-21
- Language: English
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Inside Money is a sweeping history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman, exploring its central role in the story of American wealth and its rise to global power....
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The Man He Became
- How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
- By: James Tobin
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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When polio paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt at the age of thirty-nine, people wept to think that the young man of golden promise must live out his days as a helpless invalid....
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Captivating and Informative
- By Renaissancelady46 on 03-15-14
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The Man He Became
- How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-12-13
- Language: English
- When polio paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt at the age of thirty-nine, people wept to think that the young man of golden promise must live out his days as a helpless invalid....
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America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II)
- From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom
- By: William J. Bennett
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism....
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The great history of Americas history and heritage
- By Vickie on 04-25-24
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America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II)
- From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Series: America: The Last Best Hope, Book 2
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-13-21
- Language: English
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Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism....
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FDR v. The Constitution
- By: Burt Solomon
- Narrated by: Louis Milgrom
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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The fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court has special resonance today as we debate the limits of presidential authority....
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Interesting, But Intensely Biased
- By Ben on 07-19-16
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FDR v. The Constitution
- Narrated by: Louis Milgrom
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
- The fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court has special resonance today as we debate the limits of presidential authority....
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The Economists' Hour
- False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
- By: Binyamin Appelbaum
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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In this fascinating character-driven history, a New York Times editorial writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist spotlights the American economists who championed the rise of markets and fundamentally reshaped the modern world....
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One-sided ridicule of economists
- By Fountain of Chris on 09-06-19
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The Economists' Hour
- False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-03-19
- Language: English
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In this fascinating character-driven history, a New York Times editorial writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist spotlights the American economists who championed the rise of markets and fundamentally reshaped the modern world....
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William McKinley
- By: Kevin Phillips, Arthur M. Schlesinger
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley’s overshadowed legacy....
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Disappointing
- By B.K. on 02-23-18
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William McKinley
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Series: American Presidents, Book 25
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-31-11
- Language: English
- A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley’s overshadowed legacy....
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Warlord
- A Life of Churchill at War, 1874 - 1945
- By: Carlo D’Este
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 30 hrs and 3 mins
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Carlo D'Este's brilliant biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord....
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Great story - abysmal reading!
- By Vince M. on 04-14-13
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Warlord
- A Life of Churchill at War, 1874 - 1945
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 30 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 07-09-09
- Language: English
- Carlo D'Este's brilliant biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord....
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FDR's Day of Infamy Speech
- By: Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Length: 9 mins
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"Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan"....
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The difference between greatness and cowardess.
- By James S. Bevard III on 09-03-21
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FDR's Day of Infamy Speech
- Length: 9 mins
- Release date: 01-22-07
- Language: English
- "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan"....
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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Disappointed
- By Yeny De Varona on 07-02-20
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, Cassandra Campbell
- Series: Don't Know Much [abridged], Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-21-11
- Language: English
- First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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Transaction Man
- The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
- By: Nicholas Lemann
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla, Nicholas Lemann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the last generation, stable US institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the fraying of social ties and the rise of inequality....
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Maybe the title's an overreach? Excellent though!
- By JJ HUNSECKER on 09-20-19
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Transaction Man
- The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla, Nicholas Lemann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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Over the last generation, stable US institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the fraying of social ties and the rise of inequality....
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