Chaucer (MP3) In the first in a new series of brief biographies, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brilliantly evokes the medieval world of England and provides an incomparable introduction to the great poet's works.
Geoffrey Chaucer, who di ...
English
2006
Burn Before Reading (MP3) Presidents, CIA Directors, and Secret Intelligence
By Stansfield Turner
Narrated by Michael Prichard
As never before, the American public is fascinated by how the United States government gathers intelligence. And there is ...
English
2006
Beyond Band of Brothers (MP3) In war, great commanders lead soldiers into hell to do the impossible.
They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberati ...
English
2006
Between Two Worlds (MP3) From Tyranny to Freedom My Escape from the Inner Circle of Saddam
By Zainab Salbi, Laurie Becklund
Narrated by Josephine Bailey
Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's perso ...
English
2006
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Tantor) (MP3) Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By Benjamin Franklin
Narrated by Walter Costello
Considered to be one of the best autobiographies written in colonial America, Franklin portrays a fascinating picture of life in pre-revolu ...
English
2006
Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome (MP3) Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome
by John Man
read by James Adams
Unabridged
Audio Sample
“Engrossing”—Booklist
"One could not wish for a better storyteller or analyst than John Man. . . . His Attila i ...
English
2006
Banker to the Poor (MP3) Banker to the Poor
by Muhammad Yunus
read by Brian Emerson
Unabridged
In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with miniscule loans. Based on the belief that cred ...
English
2006
Vows (MP3) - Disc 2 of 2 The 1950s was a boom time for the Catholic Church in America, with large families of devout members providing at least one son or daughter for a life of religious service. Boston was at the epicenter of this explosion, and Bill Ma ...
English
2005
Vows (MP3) - Disc 1 of 2 The 1950s was a boom time for the Catholic Church in America, with large families of devout members providing at least one son or daughter for a life of religious service. Boston was at the epicenter of this explosion, and Bill Ma ...
English
2005
Smashed Story of a Drunken Girlhood (MP3) From earliest experimentation to habitual excess to full-blown abuse, twenty-four-year-old Koren Zailckas leads us through her experience of a terrifying trend among young girls, exploring how binge drinking becomes routine, how i ...
English
2005
Shooter (MP3) Unabridged
Written by:
Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC, and Capt. Casey Kuhlman, USMCR, with Donald A. Davis
The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
"At another time, on another battlefield, my radio call sig ...
English
2005
Sailing Alone Around the World (MP3) Joshua Slocum was believed to be the first man to sail single-handed around the world. After a distinguished career, where he worked his way up from cabin boy to captain, Joshua Slocum wrecked his ship off the coast of Brazil. Tur ...
English
2005
Nailing It (MP3) Unabridged
Nailing It is a warm, knowing, and often hilarious commemoration of small-town life during the Great Depression of the 1930s. A celebration of the humor and indomitability of the human spirit, the tale tells the stor ...
English
2005
Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography - Vol 2 of 2 (MP3) Unabridged
A Main Selection of the Conservative Book Club
Miles Gone By is a landmark literary event: the autobiography of William F. Buckley, Jr., woven from personal pieces composed over the course of a celebrated writing ...
English
2005
Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography - Vol 1 of 2 (MP3) Unabridged
A Main Selection of the Conservative Book Club
Miles Gone By is a landmark literary event: the autobiography of William F. Buckley, Jr., woven from personal pieces composed over the course of a celebrated writing ...
English
2005
Man Called Cash, The (MP3) Unabridged
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The Life, Love, and Faith of an American Legend
One of the most influential figures in American music and pop culture, Johnny Cash is an icon to people of all ages. In Cash's first-ever authorized bi ...
English
2005
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power ( MP3) .This extraordinary, prize-winning biography of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president.
Beautifully written and full of compelli ...
English
2005
Jefferson's Secrets - Vol 2 of 2 (MP3) In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics.
Thomas Jefferson died o ...
English
2005
Jefferson's Secrets - Vol 1 of 2 (MP3) In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics.
Thomas Jefferson died o ...
English
2005
Edward R. Murrow (MP3) ?Most Americans living today never heard Ed Murrow in a live broadcast. This book is for them. I want them to know that broadcast journalism was established by someone with the highest standards. Tabloid crime stories, so much a p ...
