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A Perfect Hell

The True Story of the Black Devils, the Forefathers of the Special Forces

by John Nadler ...

It’s 1942 and Hitler’s armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world’s first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy.1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, ... Read more

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It’s 1942 and Hitler’s armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world’s first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy.1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive,
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Searching for Sofia

A Tale of Obsession, Murder and War

by John Nadler ...

From journalist John Nadler comes a real-life Romeo and Juliet story set in war-torn Kosovo.Nadler has stumbled upon a bitter epic romance in the ashes of inter-ethnic strife in the former Yugoslavia. The cast: a pair of star-cross’d lovers, a young Kosovar man and a Serb woman; the girl’s father, a local militiaman who is determined to crush the relationship; and a war correspondent in the role ... Read more

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From journalist John Nadler comes a real-life Romeo and Juliet story set in war-torn Kosovo.Nadler has stumbled upon a bitter epic romance in the ashes of inter-ethnic strife in the former Yugoslavia. The cast: a pair of star-cross’d lovers, a young Kosovar man and a Serb woman; the girl’s father, a local militiaman who is determined to crush the relationship; and a war correspondent in the role
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A Book Forged in Hell

Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age

by Steven Nadler ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

The story of one of the most important—and incendiary—books in Western historyWhen it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published—“godless,” “full of abominations,” “a book forged in hell … by the devil himself.” Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday ... Read more

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The story of one of the most important—and incendiary—books in Western historyWhen it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published—“godless,” “full of abominations,” “a book forged in hell … by the devil himself.” Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday
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Wild Alaskan Seafood

Celebrated Recipes from America's Top Chefs

by James Fraioli ...

In Wild Alaskan Seafood, twenty-five of America’s finest chefs—among them five James Beard award winners: Holly Smith, Bradley Ogden, John Ash, Christine Keff, and Allen Susser—share their favorite recipes using the Last Frontier’s wild, natural, and sustainable seafood. ... Read more

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In Wild Alaskan Seafood, twenty-five of America’s finest chefs—among them five James Beard award winners: Holly Smith, Bradley Ogden, John Ash, Christine Keff, and Allen Susser—share their favorite recipes using the Last Frontier’s wild, natural, and sustainable seafood.
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Trespassers at the Golden Gate

A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco

by Gary Krist ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

11 hours 32 min

The sensational, forgotten true story of a woman who murdered her married lover in Gilded Age San Francisco and the trial that epitomized the city's transformation from raucous frontier town into modern metropolis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of SinShortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay ... Read more

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The sensational, forgotten true story of a woman who murdered her married lover in Gilded Age San Francisco and the trial that epitomized the city's transformation from raucous frontier town into modern metropolis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of SinShortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay
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Silence

A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives

by Jane Brox ...

Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

Another "dazzling epic" from the author of Brilliant, exploring an overlooked yet elemental force in our lives-silence-from contemporary Cistercian monks to an extraordinary 19th-century prison. *Lev Grossman, Time The author of the "dazzling epic" (Time) Brilliant delivers an indelible view of the ways silence affects those who seek it and those who have it imposed upon them. Through her original ... Read more

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Another "dazzling epic" from the author of Brilliant, exploring an overlooked yet elemental force in our lives-silence-from contemporary Cistercian monks to an extraordinary 19th-century prison. *Lev Grossman, Time The author of the "dazzling epic" (Time) Brilliant delivers an indelible view of the ways silence affects those who seek it and those who have it imposed upon them. Through her original
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After the Romanovs

Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

by Helen Rappaport ...

Narrated by Pearl Hewitt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never ... Read more

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From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never
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Y2K

How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)

by Colette Shade ...

Narrated by Eva Kaminsky ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

ONE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“Nothing I’ve read has cut to the heart of the ’00s like Y2K.” — BustlePerfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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ONE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“Nothing I’ve read has cut to the heart of the ’00s like Y2K.” — BustlePerfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones...
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Waco Rising

David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias

by Kevin Cook ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

In 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six, including twenty-five children. America is still picking up the pieces, and we still haven't heard the full story.Kevin Cook finally provides the full story of what happened at Waco. He ... Read more

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In 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six, including twenty-five children. America is still picking up the pieces, and we still haven't heard the full story.Kevin Cook finally provides the full story of what happened at Waco. He
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Unlikely Soldiers

How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation

by Jonathan Vance ...

Published to rave reviews, this is the never-before-told story of two brilliant young Canadians who became unlikely soldiers. Ken Macalister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Frank Pickersgill was a doctoral student in classics at l’Université de Paris. Together, they volunteered for the British SOE and soon found themselves being trained to kill. On June 15, 1943, with false identities, they ... Read more

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Published to rave reviews, this is the never-before-told story of two brilliant young Canadians who became unlikely soldiers. Ken Macalister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Frank Pickersgill was a doctoral student in classics at l’Université de Paris. Together, they volunteered for the British SOE and soon found themselves being trained to kill. On June 15, 1943, with false identities, they
... Read more
Triumph at Kapyong

Canada’s Pivotal Battle in Korea

by Dan Bjarnason ...

Afghanistan is not Canada’s first war in Asia. We’ve been there before, a half century ago … in Korea. And it was a meat grinder, scarcely remembered now … a war in which on one hilltop, on one April night, freshly-minted Canadians soldiers made a desperate stand that prevented catastrophe. In all, twenty-five thousand Canadians fought in Korea. By the time the shooting stopped, more than five ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Afghanistan is not Canada’s first war in Asia. We’ve been there before, a half century ago … in Korea. And it was a meat grinder, scarcely remembered now … a war in which on one hilltop, on one April night, freshly-minted Canadians soldiers made a desperate stand that prevented catastrophe. In all, twenty-five thousand Canadians fought in Korea. By the time the shooting stopped, more than five
... Read more
Ortona Street Fight

by Mark Zuehlke ...

Series series Rapid Reads
December 20, 1943. Two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment stand poised on the outskirts of a small Italian port town. They expect to take Ortona quickly. But the German 1st Parachute Division has other ideas. For reasons unknown, Hitler has ordered Ortona held to the last man. Houses, churches and other buildings are dynamited, clogging the streets with rubble. Germans with machine ... Read more

$7.99 USD

December 20, 1943. Two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment stand poised on the outskirts of a small Italian port town. They expect to take Ortona quickly. But the German 1st Parachute Division has other ideas. For reasons unknown, Hitler has ordered Ortona held to the last man. Houses, churches and other buildings are dynamited, clogging the streets with rubble. Germans with machine
... Read more

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