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The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century

by Joel F. Harrington ...

Narrated by Jame Gillies ...

Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

Based on the rare and until now overlooked journal of a Renaissance-era executioner, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington's The Faithful Executioner takes us deep inside the alien world and thinking of Meister Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg, who, during forty-five years as a professional executioner, personally put to death 394 individuals and tortured, flogged, or disfigured many hundreds more. ... Read more

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Based on the rare and until now overlooked journal of a Renaissance-era executioner, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington's The Faithful Executioner takes us deep inside the alien world and thinking of Meister Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg, who, during forty-five years as a professional executioner, personally put to death 394 individuals and tortured, flogged, or disfigured many hundreds more.
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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

by Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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The Black Count

Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

by Tom Reiss ...

Narrated by Paul Michael ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable.... ... Read more

$22.50 USD

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “richly imagined biography” (The New York Times Book Review) of General Alex Dumas, who rose from slavery to command vast armies in the French Revolutionary Wars—and whose exploits were immortalized in his son’s novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers“Fascinating [and] entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal“Remarkable....
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Thunderstruck

by Erik Larson ...

Narrated by Bob Balaban ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “irresistible” (The Washington Post) true story of love, murder, and the last moments of the “great hush” before wireless radio connected the world, from the renowned author of The Devil in the White City and The Demon of Unrest“Gripping . . . an edge-of-the-seat read.”—PeopleIn Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Cripp... ... Read more

$22.50 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “irresistible” (The Washington Post) true story of love, murder, and the last moments of the “great hush” before wireless radio connected the world, from the renowned author of The Devil in the White City and The Demon of Unrest“Gripping . . . an edge-of-the-seat read.”—PeopleIn Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Cripp...
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Empires of the Sky

Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World

by Alexander Rose ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

22 hours 43 min

The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life in this story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky—a story that ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg.“Genius . . . a definitive tale of an incredible time when mere mortals learned to fly.”—Keith O’Brien, The New York TimesAt the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, ... Read more

$30.00 USD

The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life in this story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky—a story that ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg.“Genius . . . a definitive tale of an incredible time when mere mortals learned to fly.”—Keith O’Brien, The New York TimesAt the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility,
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The Looming Tower

Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

by Lawrence Wright ...

Narrated by Lawrence Wright ...

Unabridged

16 hours 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.**One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st ... Read more

$25.00 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.**One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st
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Everybody

A Book About Freedom

by Olivia Laing ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Sastre ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

“Astute and consistently surprising critic” (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and radiant with power. In her ambitious, brilliant sixth book, Olivia Laing charts an electrifying course through the long struggle for bodily freedom, using ... Read more

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“Astute and consistently surprising critic” (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and radiant with power. In her ambitious, brilliant sixth book, Olivia Laing charts an electrifying course through the long struggle for bodily freedom, using
... Read more
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Carême

The First Celebrity Chef

by Ian Kelly ...

Narrated by Ian Kelly ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

Bloomsbury presents Car**ême, written and read by Ian Kelly.NOW A MAJOR APPLE+ TV SERIES'Magnificent' ANTHONY BOURDAIN'Irresistible' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL'A classic' DAMIAN BARRFrom historian and screenwriter, Ian Kelly, comes the legendary story of Carême, the original celebrity chef.Recounting the fairy-tale-like rise of Antonin Carême from Par... ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Car**ême, written and read by Ian Kelly.NOW A MAJOR APPLE+ TV SERIES'Magnificent' ANTHONY BOURDAIN'Irresistible' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL'A classic' DAMIAN BARRFrom historian and screenwriter, Ian Kelly, comes the legendary story of Carême, the original celebrity chef.Recounting the fairy-tale-like rise of Antonin Carême from Par...
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The Pursuit of Happiness

How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

by Jeffrey Rosen ...

Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A New York Times bestseller and an “enriching…brilliant” (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass) examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy.The Declaration of Independence identified “the pursuit of happiness” as one of our unalienable rights, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A New York Times bestseller and an “enriching…brilliant” (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass) examination of what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy.The Declaration of Independence identified “the pursuit of happiness” as one of our unalienable rights,
... Read more
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If We Burn

The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

by Vincent Bevins ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a
... Read more
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Weimar Germany

Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition

by Eric D. Weitz ...

Narrated by Robert Slade ...

Unabridged

18 hours 42 min

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar eraA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the YearWeimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar eraA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the YearWeimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period
... Read more
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The Cold War

A World History

by Odd Arne Westad ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

22 hours 44 min

In The Cold War, Odd Arne Westad offers a new perspective on a century when a superpower rivalry and an ideological war transformed every corner of our globe. We traditionally think of the Cold War as a post-World War II diplomatic and military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. But in this major new work, Westad argues that the conflict must be understood as a global ... Read more

$35.99 USD

In The Cold War, Odd Arne Westad offers a new perspective on a century when a superpower rivalry and an ideological war transformed every corner of our globe. We traditionally think of the Cold War as a post-World War II diplomatic and military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. But in this major new work, Westad argues that the conflict must be understood as a global
... Read more
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Bishops’ Wars, The: The History of the Religious Conflicts that Engulfed Britain and Led to the First English Civil War

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Daniel Houle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

England has more often been faced with the claims of competing kings and queens than with a period of no monarch at all. The major exception to that rule came in the 11 years between 1649 and 1660, when England was a republic. Following the disastrous reign of Charles I and the civil wars that led to his execution, Parliament and the army ruled England.That situation was one that would not have ... Read more

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England has more often been faced with the claims of competing kings and queens than with a period of no monarch at all. The major exception to that rule came in the 11 years between 1649 and 1660, when England was a republic. Following the disastrous reign of Charles I and the civil wars that led to his execution, Parliament and the army ruled England.That situation was one that would not have
... Read more
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Elizabeth the Queen

The Life of a Modern Monarch

by Sally Bedell Smith ...

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor ...

Unabridged

21 hours 27 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II was the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of ... Read more

$27.50 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II was the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of
... Read more
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The Story of the Thirteen Colonies (Unabridged)

by H. A. Guerber ...

Narrated by Heidi Leeper, Rebecca Lamont, Eugenie Xiong ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

In the annals of history, the founding of the thirteen American colonies stands as a pivotal chapter. "The Story of the Thirteen Colonies" by H. A. Guerber transports readers back to the era of exploration, colonization, and revolution. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Guerber chronicles the trials and triumphs of the colonists as they establish a new nation on the shores of a ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In the annals of history, the founding of the thirteen American colonies stands as a pivotal chapter. "The Story of the Thirteen Colonies" by H. A. Guerber transports readers back to the era of exploration, colonization, and revolution. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Guerber chronicles the trials and triumphs of the colonists as they establish a new nation on the shores of a
... Read more
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Short History of Our World: Ancient Civilizations, Middle Ages, Empires, World Wars, and Modern History

by History Epical ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Drew E ...

Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the grand sweep of human history in this compelling narrative that brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of our shared past. From the dawn of civilization and the first agricultural settlements to the digital revolution and the AI age, this masterful audiobook weaves together thousands of years of human experience into an accessible ... Read more

$7.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through the grand sweep of human history in this compelling narrative that brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of our shared past. From the dawn of civilization and the first agricultural settlements to the digital revolution and the AI age, this masterful audiobook weaves together thousands of years of human experience into an accessible
... Read more
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9/11/2001: The Day America Died: Three Buildings Two Planes

by Geoffrey Giuliano ...

Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano and Richard Gage ...

Unabridged

53 min

The 9/11 Commission Report, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Adherents of the 9/11 Truth movement however, dispute the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks of 2001. The group disputes the commonly accepted account Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners, crashed them into the Pentagon and New York's Twin Towers, where the ... Read more

$50.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The 9/11 Commission Report, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Adherents of the 9/11 Truth movement however, dispute the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks of 2001. The group disputes the commonly accepted account Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airliners, crashed them into the Pentagon and New York's Twin Towers, where the
... Read more
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The Blind Spot

How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy

by Jeffrey Winters ...

Narrated by Jared Zeus ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

An urgent and shocking examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality—and how we might chart another path.The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the many throughout most of human history. This is now more starkly visible than ever—a time when, with politicians bought and paid for across the political spectrum, the gulf between oligarchs ... Read more

$26.99 USD

An urgent and shocking examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality—and how we might chart another path.The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the many throughout most of human history. This is now more starkly visible than ever—a time when, with politicians bought and paid for across the political spectrum, the gulf between oligarchs
... Read more
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George Washington

English Edition

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Series series The Contemporary Age
Unabridged

7 hours

In a world dominated by empires, George Washington did not merely win a war: he invented a new way of exercising power. This book traces his life from colonial Virginia to the presidency, revealing the man behind the myth: the ambitious young man who learned to measure land and risk, the commander who sustained a broken army through the harshest winters, and the leader who, after victory, did the ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In a world dominated by empires, George Washington did not merely win a war: he invented a new way of exercising power. This book traces his life from colonial Virginia to the presidency, revealing the man behind the myth: the ambitious young man who learned to measure land and risk, the commander who sustained a broken army through the harshest winters, and the leader who, after victory, did the
... Read more
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Midnight in Chernobyl

The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

by Adam Higginbotham ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 55 min

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!A New York Times Best Book of the YearA Time Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner**From journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling “account that reads almost like the script for a mov...
... Read more
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On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder ...

Narrated by Timothy Snyder ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ... ... Read more

$10.00 USD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ...
... Read more
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Oath and Honor

A Memoir and a Warning

by Liz Cheney ...

Narrated by Liz Cheney ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

**AN INSTANT #1 BESTSELLERA gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.**In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including ... Read more

$31.99 USD

**AN INSTANT #1 BESTSELLERA gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.**In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including
... Read more
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How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and
... Read more
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The Shock Doctrine

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein ...

Narrated by Jennifer Wiltsie ...

Abridged

9 hours 1 min

The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to IraqIn her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to IraqIn her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still
... Read more

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