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Rachel May’s rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era―all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830s-era fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words “shuger,” “rum,” “casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over, along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba―the enslaved women behind the quilt―and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past. Rachel May Tue, 01 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331785 thebookvoice.com 12:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331785]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Quilt: Unfolding a Story of Family and Slavery Author: Rachel May Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When we think of slavery, most of us think of the American South. We think of back-breaking fieldwork on plantations. We don’t think of slavery in the North, nor do we think of the grueling labor of urban and domestic slaves. Rachel May’s rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era―all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830s-era fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words “shuger,” “rum,” “casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over, along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba―the enslaved women behind the quilt―and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331785]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Quilt: Unfolding a Story of Family and Slavery Author: Rachel May Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When we think of slavery, most of us think of the American South. We think of back-breaking fieldwork on plantations. We don’t think of slavery in the North, nor do we think of the grueling labor of urban and domestic slaves. Rachel May’s rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era―all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830s-era fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words “shuger,” “rum,” “casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over, along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba―the enslaved women behind the quilt―and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331770 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331770]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America Author: Deborah Fallows, James Fallows Narrator: James Fallows, Deborah Fallows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ***NATIONAL BEST SELLER*** A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts. For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists, artists, public servants, librarians, business people, city planners, students, and entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but itis also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself. Deborah Fallows, James Fallows Tue, 08 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331770 thebookvoice.com 15:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331770]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America Author: Deborah Fallows, James Fallows Narrator: James Fallows, Deborah Fallows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ***NATIONAL BEST SELLER*** A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts. For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists, artists, public servants, librarians, business people, city planners, students, and entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but itis also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331770]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America Author: Deborah Fallows, James Fallows Narrator: James Fallows, Deborah Fallows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ***NATIONAL BEST SELLER*** A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts. For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists, artists, public servants, librarians, business people, city planners, students, and entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic dislocation to the opioid scourge—but itis also crafting solutions, with a practical-minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion, the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country busy remaking itself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331431 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles Author: Mike Davis Narrator: Tim Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, 'Los Angeles brings it all together.' To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where 'you can rot without feeling it.' To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias. In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs LA's shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathaniel West—a city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity. In this new edition, Davis provides a dazzling update on the city's current status. Mike Davis Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331431 thebookvoice.com 15:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles Author: Mike Davis Narrator: Tim Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, 'Los Angeles brings it all together.' To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where 'you can rot without feeling it.' To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias. In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs LA's shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathaniel West—a city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity. In this new edition, Davis provides a dazzling update on the city's current status. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles Author: Mike Davis Narrator: Tim Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, 'Los Angeles brings it all together.' To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where 'you can rot without feeling it.' To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias. In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs LA's shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathaniel West—a city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity. In this new edition, Davis provides a dazzling update on the city's current status. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331341 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945–1947 Author: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A spellbinding narrative of the high-stakes mission that changed the course of America, China, and global politics―and a rich portrait of the towering, complex figure who carried it out. As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission―this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Across the Pacific, conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. In his thirteen months in China, Marshall journeyed across battle-scarred landscapes, grappled with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, and plotted and argued with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his brilliant wife, often over card games or cocktails. The results at first seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice. Its consequences would define the rest of his career, as the secretary of state who launched the Marshall Plan and set the standard for American leadership, and the shape of the Cold War and the US-China relationship for decades to come. It would also help spark one of the darkest turns in American civic life, as Marshall and the mission became a first prominent target of McCarthyism, and the question of “who lost China” roiled American politics. The China Mission traces this neglected turning point and forgotten interlude in a heroic career―a story of not just diplomatic wrangling and guerrilla warfare, but also intricate spycraft and charismatic personalities. Drawing on eyewitness accounts both personal and official, it offers a richly detailed, gripping, close-up, and often surprising view of the central figures of the time―from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur―as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today. Daniel Kurtz-Phelan Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331341 thebookvoice.com 14:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945–1947 Author: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A spellbinding narrative of the high-stakes mission that changed the course of America, China, and global politics―and a rich portrait of the towering, complex figure who carried it out. As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission―this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Across the Pacific, conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. In his thirteen months in China, Marshall journeyed across battle-scarred landscapes, grappled with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, and plotted and argued with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his brilliant wife, often over card games or cocktails. The results at first seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice. Its consequences would define the rest of his career, as the secretary of state who launched the Marshall Plan and set the standard for American leadership, and the shape of the Cold War and the US-China relationship for decades to come. It would also help spark one of the darkest turns in American civic life, as Marshall and the mission became a first prominent target of McCarthyism, and the question of “who lost China” roiled American politics. The China Mission traces this neglected turning point and forgotten interlude in a heroic career―a story of not just diplomatic wrangling and guerrilla warfare, but also intricate spycraft and charismatic personalities. Drawing on eyewitness accounts both personal and official, it offers a richly detailed, gripping, close-up, and often surprising view of the central figures of the time―from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur―as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945–1947 Author: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A spellbinding narrative of the high-stakes mission that changed the course of America, China, and global politics―and a rich portrait of the towering, complex figure who carried it out. As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission―this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Across the Pacific, conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. In his thirteen months in China, Marshall journeyed across battle-scarred landscapes, grappled with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, and plotted and argued with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his brilliant wife, often over card games or cocktails. The results at first seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice. Its consequences would define the rest of his career, as the secretary of state who launched the Marshall Plan and set the standard for American leadership, and the shape of the Cold War and the US-China relationship for decades to come. It would also help spark one of the darkest turns in American civic life, as Marshall and the mission became a first prominent target of McCarthyism, and the question of “who lost China” roiled American politics. The China Mission traces this neglected turning point and forgotten interlude in a heroic career―a story of not just diplomatic wrangling and guerrilla warfare, but also intricate spycraft and charismatic personalities. Drawing on eyewitness accounts both personal and official, it offers a richly detailed, gripping, close-up, and often surprising view of the central figures of the time―from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur―as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331329 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331329]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence Author: Trey Brown, James R. Clapper Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 14 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans' private lives are subject to surveillance. Finally, it was living through Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and seeing how the foundations of American democracy were--and continue to be--undermined by a foreign power that led him to break with his instincts honed through more than five decades in the intelligence profession to share his inside experience. Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting themselves into policy decisions? Facts and Fears offers a privileged look inside the U.S. intelligence community and, with the frankness and professionalism for which James Clapper is known, addresses some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history. Trey Brown, James R. Clapper Tue, 22 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331329 thebookvoice.com 18:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331329]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence Author: Trey Brown, James R. Clapper Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 14 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans' private lives are subject to surveillance. Finally, it was living through Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and seeing how the foundations of American democracy were--and continue to be--undermined by a foreign power that led him to break with his instincts honed through more than five decades in the intelligence profession to share his inside experience. Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting themselves into policy decisions? Facts and Fears offers a privileged look inside the U.S. intelligence community and, with the frankness and professionalism for which James Clapper is known, addresses some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331329]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence Author: Trey Brown, James R. Clapper Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 14 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director of national intelligence, James Clapper had been President Obama's senior intelligence adviser for six and a half years, longer than his three predecessors combined. He led the U.S. intelligence community through a period that included the raid on Osama bin Laden, the Benghazi attack, the leaks of Edward Snowden, and Russia's influence operation during the 2016 U.S. election campaign. In Facts and Fears, Clapper traces his career through the growing threat of cyberattacks, his relationships with presidents and Congress, and the truth about Russia's role in the presidential election. He describes, in the wake of Snowden and WikiLeaks, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and to push back against the suspicion that Americans' private lives are subject to surveillance. Finally, it was living through Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and seeing how the foundations of American democracy were--and continue to be--undermined by a foreign power that led him to break with his instincts honed through more than five decades in the intelligence profession to share his inside experience. Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting themselves into policy decisions? Facts and Fears offers a privileged look inside the U.S. intelligence community and, with the frankness and professionalism for which James Clapper is known, addresses some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331165 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Native America Author: Ned Blackhawk Narrator: Ned Blackhawk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 22, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In these illuminating lectures from Professor Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), a history of Native America is provided from the time shortly before the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present. Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Indians and the American Constitution, American Indian Removal, the Civil War, and the modern age, Professor Blackhawk concludes his revealing course by addressing the issues that continue to affect Native Americans today. Ned Blackhawk Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331165 thebookvoice.com 8:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Native America Author: Ned Blackhawk Narrator: Ned Blackhawk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 22, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In these illuminating lectures from Professor Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), a history of Native America is provided from the time shortly before the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present. Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Indians and the American Constitution, American Indian Removal, the Civil War, and the modern age, Professor Blackhawk concludes his revealing course by addressing the issues that continue to affect Native Americans today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331165]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Native America Author: Ned Blackhawk Narrator: Ned Blackhawk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 22, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In these illuminating lectures from Professor Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), a history of Native America is provided from the time shortly before the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present. Focusing on the Columbian Exchange, Indians and the American Constitution, American Indian Removal, the Civil War, and the modern age, Professor Blackhawk concludes his revealing course by addressing the issues that continue to affect Native Americans today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331114 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe Author: Rebecca Erbelding Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Featured historian in the Ken Burns documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust on PBS • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • In this remarkable work of historical reclamation, Holocaust historian Rebecca Erbelding pieces together years of research and newly uncovered archival materials to tell the dramatic story of America’s little-known efforts to save the Jews of Europe. “An invaluable addition to the literature of the Holocaust.” —Andrew Nagorski, author of The Nazi Hunters and Hitlerland “Brilliantly brings to life the gripping, little-known story of [a] transformative moment in American history and the crusading young government lawyers who made it happen.” —Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Last Hope Island For more than a decade, a harsh Congressional immigration policy kept most Jewish refugees out of America, even as Hitler and the Nazis closed in. In 1944, the United States finally acted. That year, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board, and put a young Treasury lawyer named John Pehle in charge.    Over the next twenty months, Pehle pulled together a team of D.C. pencil pushers, international relief workers, smugglers, diplomats, millionaires, and rabble-rousers to run operations across four continents and a dozen countries. Together, they tricked the Nazis, forged identity papers, maneuvered food and medicine into concentration camps, recruited spies, leaked news stories, laundered money, negotiated ransoms, and funneled millions of dollars into Europe. They bought weapons for the French Resistance and sliced red tape to allow Jewish refugees to escape to Palestine.   “A landmark achievement, Rescue Board is the first history of the War Refugee Board. Meticulously researched and poignantly narrated, Rescue Board analyzes policies and practices while never losing sight of the human beings involved: the officials who sought to help and the victims in desperate need. Top-notch history: original and riveting.” —Debórah Dwork, founding director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, and coauthor of Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933–1946 Rebecca Erbelding Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331114 thebookvoice.com 12:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe Author: Rebecca Erbelding Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Featured historian in the Ken Burns documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust on PBS • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • In this remarkable work of historical reclamation, Holocaust historian Rebecca Erbelding pieces together years of research and newly uncovered archival materials to tell the dramatic story of America’s little-known efforts to save the Jews of Europe. “An invaluable addition to the literature of the Holocaust.” —Andrew Nagorski, author of The Nazi Hunters and Hitlerland “Brilliantly brings to life the gripping, little-known story of [a] transformative moment in American history and the crusading young government lawyers who made it happen.” —Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Last Hope Island For more than a decade, a harsh Congressional immigration policy kept most Jewish refugees out of America, even as Hitler and the Nazis closed in. In 1944, the United States finally acted. That year, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board, and put a young Treasury lawyer named John Pehle in charge.    Over the next twenty months, Pehle pulled together a team of D.C. pencil pushers, international relief workers, smugglers, diplomats, millionaires, and rabble-rousers to run operations across four continents and a dozen countries. Together, they tricked the Nazis, forged identity papers, maneuvered food and medicine into concentration camps, recruited spies, leaked news stories, laundered money, negotiated ransoms, and funneled millions of dollars into Europe. They bought weapons for the French Resistance and sliced red tape to allow Jewish refugees to escape to Palestine.   “A landmark achievement, Rescue Board is the first history of the War Refugee Board. Meticulously researched and poignantly narrated, Rescue Board analyzes policies and practices while never losing sight of the human beings involved: the officials who sought to help and the victims in desperate need. Top-notch history: original and riveting.” —Debórah Dwork, founding director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, and coauthor of Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933–1946 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe Author: Rebecca Erbelding Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Featured historian in the Ken Burns documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust on PBS • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • In this remarkable work of historical reclamation, Holocaust historian Rebecca Erbelding pieces together years of research and newly uncovered archival materials to tell the dramatic story of America’s little-known efforts to save the Jews of Europe. “An invaluable addition to the literature of the Holocaust.” —Andrew Nagorski, author of The Nazi Hunters and Hitlerland “Brilliantly brings to life the gripping, little-known story of [a] transformative moment in American history and the crusading young government lawyers who made it happen.” —Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Last Hope Island For more than a decade, a harsh Congressional immigration policy kept most Jewish refugees out of America, even as Hitler and the Nazis closed in. In 1944, the United States finally acted. That year, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board, and put a young Treasury lawyer named John Pehle in charge.    Over the next twenty months, Pehle pulled together a team of D.C. pencil pushers, international relief workers, smugglers, diplomats, millionaires, and rabble-rousers to run operations across four continents and a dozen countries. Together, they tricked the Nazis, forged identity papers, maneuvered food and medicine into concentration camps, recruited spies, leaked news stories, laundered money, negotiated ransoms, and funneled millions of dollars into Europe. They bought weapons for the French Resistance and sliced red tape to allow Jewish refugees to escape to Palestine.   “A landmark achievement, Rescue Board is the first history of the War Refugee Board. Meticulously researched and poignantly narrated, Rescue Board analyzes policies and practices while never losing sight of the human beings involved: the officials who sought to help and the victims in desperate need. Top-notch history: original and riveting.” —Debórah Dwork, founding director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University, and coauthor of Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933–1946 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331088 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331088]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made Author: Patricia O'Toole Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed author Patricia O’Toole’s “superb” (The New York Times) account of Woodrow Wilson, one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents. A “gripping” (USA TODAY) biography, The Moralist is “an essential contribution to presidential history” (Booklist, starred review). “In graceful prose and deep scholarship, Patricia O’Toole casts new light on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). The Moralist shows how Wilson was a progressive who enjoyed unprecedented success in leveling the economic playing field, but he was behind the times on racial equality and women’s suffrage. As a Southern boy during the Civil War, he knew the ravages of war, and as president he refused to lead the country into World War I until he was convinced that Germany posed a direct threat to the United States. Once committed, he was an admirable commander-in-chief, yet he also presided over the harshest suppression of political dissent in American history. After the war Wilson became the world’s most ardent champion of liberal internationalism—a democratic new world order committed to peace, collective security, and free trade. With Wilson’s leadership, the governments at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 founded the League of Nations, a federation of the world’s democracies. The creation of the League, Wilson’s last great triumph, was quickly followed by two crushing blows: a paralyzing stroke and the rejection of the treaty that would have allowed the United States to join the League. Ultimately, Wilson’s liberal internationalism was revived by Franklin D. Roosevelt and it has shaped American foreign relations—for better and worse—ever since. A cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs, The Moralist “does full justice to Wilson’s complexities” (The Wall Street Journal). Patricia O'Toole Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331088 thebookvoice.com 23:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331088]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made Author: Patricia O'Toole Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed author Patricia O’Toole’s “superb” (The New York Times) account of Woodrow Wilson, one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents. A “gripping” (USA TODAY) biography, The Moralist is “an essential contribution to presidential history” (Booklist, starred review). “In graceful prose and deep scholarship, Patricia O’Toole casts new light on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). The Moralist shows how Wilson was a progressive who enjoyed unprecedented success in leveling the economic playing field, but he was behind the times on racial equality and women’s suffrage. As a Southern boy during the Civil War, he knew the ravages of war, and as president he refused to lead the country into World War I until he was convinced that Germany posed a direct threat to the United States. Once committed, he was an admirable commander-in-chief, yet he also presided over the harshest suppression of political dissent in American history. After the war Wilson became the world’s most ardent champion of liberal internationalism—a democratic new world order committed to peace, collective security, and free trade. With Wilson’s leadership, the governments at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 founded the League of Nations, a federation of the world’s democracies. The creation of the League, Wilson’s last great triumph, was quickly followed by two crushing blows: a paralyzing stroke and the rejection of the treaty that would have allowed the United States to join the League. Ultimately, Wilson’s liberal internationalism was revived by Franklin D. Roosevelt and it has shaped American foreign relations—for better and worse—ever since. A cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs, The Moralist “does full justice to Wilson’s complexities” (The Wall Street Journal). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331088]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made Author: Patricia O'Toole Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed author Patricia O’Toole’s “superb” (The New York Times) account of Woodrow Wilson, one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents. A “gripping” (USA TODAY) biography, The Moralist is “an essential contribution to presidential history” (Booklist, starred review). “In graceful prose and deep scholarship, Patricia O’Toole casts new light on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). The Moralist shows how Wilson was a progressive who enjoyed unprecedented success in leveling the economic playing field, but he was behind the times on racial equality and women’s suffrage. As a Southern boy during the Civil War, he knew the ravages of war, and as president he refused to lead the country into World War I until he was convinced that Germany posed a direct threat to the United States. Once committed, he was an admirable commander-in-chief, yet he also presided over the harshest suppression of political dissent in American history. After the war Wilson became the world’s most ardent champion of liberal internationalism—a democratic new world order committed to peace, collective security, and free trade. With Wilson’s leadership, the governments at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 founded the League of Nations, a federation of the world’s democracies. The creation of the League, Wilson’s last great triumph, was quickly followed by two crushing blows: a paralyzing stroke and the rejection of the treaty that would have allowed the United States to join the League. Ultimately, Wilson’s liberal internationalism was revived by Franklin D. Roosevelt and it has shaped American foreign relations—for better and worse—ever since. A cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs, The Moralist “does full justice to Wilson’s complexities” (The Wall Street Journal). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330911 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide Author: Linda R. Monk Narrator: Susan Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens. In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the power of citizens to enforce those rights. Stories of the ordinary people who made the Bill of Rights come alive are featured throughout. These include Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper who became a national civil rights leader; Clarence Earl Gideon, a prisoner whose handwritten petition to the Supreme Court expanded the right to counsel; Mary Beth Tinker, a 13-year-old whose protest of the Vietnam War established free speech rights for students; Michael Hardwick, a bartender who fought for privacy after police entered his bedroom unlawfully; Suzette Kelo, a nurse who opposed the city's takeover of her working-class neighborhood; and Simon Tam, a millennial whose 10-year trademark battle for his band 'The Slants' ended in a unanimous Supreme Court victory. Such people prove that, in the words of Judge Learned Hand, 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can save it.' Exploring the history, scope, and meaning of the first ten amendments-as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, which nationalized them and extended new rights of equality to all-The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide is a powerful examination of the values that define American life and the tools that every citizen needs. Linda R. Monk Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330911 thebookvoice.com 11:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide Author: Linda R. Monk Narrator: Susan Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens. In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the power of citizens to enforce those rights. Stories of the ordinary people who made the Bill of Rights come alive are featured throughout. These include Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper who became a national civil rights leader; Clarence Earl Gideon, a prisoner whose handwritten petition to the Supreme Court expanded the right to counsel; Mary Beth Tinker, a 13-year-old whose protest of the Vietnam War established free speech rights for students; Michael Hardwick, a bartender who fought for privacy after police entered his bedroom unlawfully; Suzette Kelo, a nurse who opposed the city's takeover of her working-class neighborhood; and Simon Tam, a millennial whose 10-year trademark battle for his band 'The Slants' ended in a unanimous Supreme Court victory. Such people prove that, in the words of Judge Learned Hand, 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can save it.' Exploring the history, scope, and meaning of the first ten amendments-as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, which nationalized them and extended new rights of equality to all-The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide is a powerful examination of the values that define American life and the tools that every citizen needs. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide Author: Linda R. Monk Narrator: Susan Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens. In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the power of citizens to enforce those rights. Stories of the ordinary people who made the Bill of Rights come alive are featured throughout. These include Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper who became a national civil rights leader; Clarence Earl Gideon, a prisoner whose handwritten petition to the Supreme Court expanded the right to counsel; Mary Beth Tinker, a 13-year-old whose protest of the Vietnam War established free speech rights for students; Michael Hardwick, a bartender who fought for privacy after police entered his bedroom unlawfully; Suzette Kelo, a nurse who opposed the city's takeover of her working-class neighborhood; and Simon Tam, a millennial whose 10-year trademark battle for his band 'The Slants' ended in a unanimous Supreme Court victory. Such people prove that, in the words of Judge Learned Hand, 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can save it.' Exploring the history, scope, and meaning of the first ten amendments-as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, which nationalized them and extended new rights of equality to all-The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide is a powerful examination of the values that define American life and the tools that every citizen needs. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330794 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Reunited: How America Survived the Civil War Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Jay Winik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 12, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While most courses focus on the entire sweep of the conflict, this course presents an in-depth examination of the waning days of the great struggle. We'll examine the dramatic events leading up to April 1865 and ponder some of the unthinkable alternatives that, had they materialized, would have surely prevented the formation of the country we know today. Jay Winik Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330794 thebookvoice.com 7:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Reunited: How America Survived the Civil War Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Jay Winik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 12, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While most courses focus on the entire sweep of the conflict, this course presents an in-depth examination of the waning days of the great struggle. We'll examine the dramatic events leading up to April 1865 and ponder some of the unthinkable alternatives that, had they materialized, would have surely prevented the formation of the country we know today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330794]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Reunited: How America Survived the Civil War Author: Jay Winik Narrator: Jay Winik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 12, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While most courses focus on the entire sweep of the conflict, this course presents an in-depth examination of the waning days of the great struggle. We'll examine the dramatic events leading up to April 1865 and ponder some of the unthinkable alternatives that, had they materialized, would have surely prevented the formation of the country we know today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330723 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST 'Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read.' --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a 'husky Negro' did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still. Gilbert King Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330723 thebookvoice.com 14:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST 'Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read.' --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a 'husky Negro' did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330723]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST 'Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read.' --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a 'husky Negro' did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330220 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330220]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation Author: John Sedgwick Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people. John Sedgwick Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330220 thebookvoice.com 17:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330220]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation Author: John Sedgwick Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330220]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation Author: John Sedgwick Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 10, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330218 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State Author: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Lawrence Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: April 17, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower—and a Texas native—takes us on a journey through the most controversial state in America. • “Beautifully written…. Essential reading [for] anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country.” —NPR The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary trilogy God Save Texas streaming on Max Texas is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create.  Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become—and shows how the battle for Texas’s soul encompasses us all. Lawrence Wright Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330218 thebookvoice.com 11:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State Author: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Lawrence Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: April 17, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower—and a Texas native—takes us on a journey through the most controversial state in America. • “Beautifully written…. Essential reading [for] anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country.” —NPR The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary trilogy God Save Texas streaming on Max Texas is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create.  Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become—and shows how the battle for Texas’s soul encompasses us all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State Author: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Lawrence Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: April 17, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower—and a Texas native—takes us on a journey through the most controversial state in America. • “Beautifully written…. Essential reading [for] anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country.” —NPR The inspiration for the HBO Original documentary trilogy God Save Texas streaming on Max Texas is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create.  Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become—and shows how the battle for Texas’s soul encompasses us all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330197 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: The Speech Resource Company Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: JFK was the youngest man to ever become president of the United States. He took office during mounting Cold War tensions and escalating military activity in Vietnam. Included are speeches on the growing civil rights unrest, the Cuban missile crisis, his attempts to renew a drive for public service, and more. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Announcing candidacy for president, 1/2/60Nomination acceptance speech, 7/15/60Campaign speech to Houston Ministerial Association, 9/12/60First television debate with Richard Nixon, 9/26/60Remarks at Al Smith Dinner, 10/19/60Campaign speech in Libertyville, IL, 10/25/60Election Eve, 11/7/60Inauguration speech, 1/20/61State of the Union address, 1/30/61Alliance for Progress speech, 3/13/61Speech to newspaper editors on “Bay of Pigs,” 4/20/61Address to Newspaper Publishers Association “Secret Society,” 4/27/61Crisis in Berlin, 7/25/61Speech to the United Nations, 9/25/61Health Care legislation, “Medicare,” 5/20/62Graduation ceremony at West Point, 6/6/62Rice University, “Space Race,” 9/12/62Cuban missile crisis, 10/22/62Economic Club of New York, “Tax Cuts,” 12/14/62American University, “Nuclear Arms Reduction,” 6/10/63Sending National Guard troops to Alabama, 6/11/63Speech to West Berliners “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” 6/26/63Test Ban Treaty, 7/26/63Speech to UN General Assembly, 9/20/63Political rally address in Ft. Worth, TX, 11/22/63Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce “Last Speech,” 11/22/63JFK eulogy given by US Chief Justice Earl Warren, 11/24/63 The Speech Resource Company Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330197 thebookvoice.com 9:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: The Speech Resource Company Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: JFK was the youngest man to ever become president of the United States. He took office during mounting Cold War tensions and escalating military activity in Vietnam. Included are speeches on the growing civil rights unrest, the Cuban missile crisis, his attempts to renew a drive for public service, and more. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Announcing candidacy for president, 1/2/60Nomination acceptance speech, 7/15/60Campaign speech to Houston Ministerial Association, 9/12/60First television debate with Richard Nixon, 9/26/60Remarks at Al Smith Dinner, 10/19/60Campaign speech in Libertyville, IL, 10/25/60Election Eve, 11/7/60Inauguration speech, 1/20/61State of the Union address, 1/30/61Alliance for Progress speech, 3/13/61Speech to newspaper editors on “Bay of Pigs,” 4/20/61Address to Newspaper Publishers Association “Secret Society,” 4/27/61Crisis in Berlin, 7/25/61Speech to the United Nations, 9/25/61Health Care legislation, “Medicare,” 5/20/62Graduation ceremony at West Point, 6/6/62Rice University, “Space Race,” 9/12/62Cuban missile crisis, 10/22/62Economic Club of New York, “Tax Cuts,” 12/14/62American University, “Nuclear Arms Reduction,” 6/10/63Sending National Guard troops to Alabama, 6/11/63Speech to West Berliners “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” 6/26/63Test Ban Treaty, 7/26/63Speech to UN General Assembly, 9/20/63Political rally address in Ft. Worth, TX, 11/22/63Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce “Last Speech,” 11/22/63JFK eulogy given by US Chief Justice Earl Warren, 11/24/63 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John F. Kennedy Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: The Speech Resource Company Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: JFK was the youngest man to ever become president of the United States. He took office during mounting Cold War tensions and escalating military activity in Vietnam. Included are speeches on the growing civil rights unrest, the Cuban missile crisis, his attempts to renew a drive for public service, and more. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Announcing candidacy for president, 1/2/60Nomination acceptance speech, 7/15/60Campaign speech to Houston Ministerial Association, 9/12/60First television debate with Richard Nixon, 9/26/60Remarks at Al Smith Dinner, 10/19/60Campaign speech in Libertyville, IL, 10/25/60Election Eve, 11/7/60Inauguration speech, 1/20/61State of the Union address, 1/30/61Alliance for Progress speech, 3/13/61Speech to newspaper editors on “Bay of Pigs,” 4/20/61Address to Newspaper Publishers Association “Secret Society,” 4/27/61Crisis in Berlin, 7/25/61Speech to the United Nations, 9/25/61Health Care legislation, “Medicare,” 5/20/62Graduation ceremony at West Point, 6/6/62Rice University, “Space Race,” 9/12/62Cuban missile crisis, 10/22/62Economic Club of New York, “Tax Cuts,” 12/14/62American University, “Nuclear Arms Reduction,” 6/10/63Sending National Guard troops to Alabama, 6/11/63Speech to West Berliners “Ich Bin Ein Berliner,” 6/26/63Test Ban Treaty, 7/26/63Speech to UN General Assembly, 9/20/63Political rally address in Ft. Worth, TX, 11/22/63Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce “Last Speech,” 11/22/63JFK eulogy given by US Chief Justice Earl Warren, 11/24/63 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330140 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330140]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism Author: Steven M. Gillon Narrator: Ryan Vincent Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From a New York Times bestselling author, the definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, New York Times bestselling historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to 'white racism' and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. 'Our nation is moving toward two societies,' it warned, 'one black, and one white -- separate and unequal.' Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America. Steven M. Gillon Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330140 thebookvoice.com 12:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330140]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism Author: Steven M. Gillon Narrator: Ryan Vincent Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From a New York Times bestselling author, the definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, New York Times bestselling historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to 'white racism' and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. 'Our nation is moving toward two societies,' it warned, 'one black, and one white -- separate and unequal.' Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330140]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism Author: Steven M. Gillon Narrator: Ryan Vincent Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From a New York Times bestselling author, the definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, New York Times bestselling historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to 'white racism' and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. 'Our nation is moving toward two societies,' it warned, 'one black, and one white -- separate and unequal.' Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330129 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans Author: T. R. Fehrenbach Narrator: John McLain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 39 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state's readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important economic resource and social change would come. But Texas would remain unmistakably Texas, because Texans 'have been made different by the crucible of history; they think and act in different ways, according to the history that shaped their hearts and minds.' T. R. Fehrenbach Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330129 thebookvoice.com 39:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans Author: T. R. Fehrenbach Narrator: John McLain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 39 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state's readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important economic resource and social change would come. But Texas would remain unmistakably Texas, because Texans 'have been made different by the crucible of history; they think and act in different ways, according to the history that shaped their hearts and minds.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/330129]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans Author: T. R. Fehrenbach Narrator: John McLain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 39 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state's readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important economic resource and social change would come. But Texas would remain unmistakably Texas, because Texans 'have been made different by the crucible of history; they think and act in different ways, according to the history that shaped their hearts and minds.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329969 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier. 'An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay Winik Moscow, 1988: 1,000 miles behind the Iron Curtain, Ronald Reagan stood for freedom and confronted the Soviet empire.  In his acclaimed bestseller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly anticipated new history, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today. On May 31, 1988, Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable—yet now largely forgotten—speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an opportunity to light a path for the Soviet people—toward freedom, human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if they chose. It was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Now, saying that depiction was from “another time,” he beckoned the Soviets to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage. Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and must be understood if we are to make sense of America’s current place in the world, amid the re-emergence of US-Russian tensions during Vladimir Putin’s tenure. Using Reagan’s three days in Moscow to tell the larger story of the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War, Baier illuminates the character of one of our nation’s most venerated leaders—and reveals the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed in forming an alliance for peace with the Soviet Union, when his predecessors had fallen short. Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Tue, 15 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329969 thebookvoice.com 12:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier. 'An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay Winik Moscow, 1988: 1,000 miles behind the Iron Curtain, Ronald Reagan stood for freedom and confronted the Soviet empire.  In his acclaimed bestseller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly anticipated new history, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today. On May 31, 1988, Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable—yet now largely forgotten—speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an opportunity to light a path for the Soviet people—toward freedom, human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if they chose. It was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Now, saying that depiction was from “another time,” he beckoned the Soviets to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage. Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and must be understood if we are to make sense of America’s current place in the world, amid the re-emergence of US-Russian tensions during Vladimir Putin’s tenure. Using Reagan’s three days in Moscow to tell the larger story of the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War, Baier illuminates the character of one of our nation’s most venerated leaders—and reveals the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed in forming an alliance for peace with the Soviet Union, when his predecessors had fallen short. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329969]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire Series: Part of Three Days Series Author: Catherine Whitney, Bret Baier Narrator: Bret Baier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 15, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier. 'An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay Winik Moscow, 1988: 1,000 miles behind the Iron Curtain, Ronald Reagan stood for freedom and confronted the Soviet empire.  In his acclaimed bestseller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly anticipated new history, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today. On May 31, 1988, Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable—yet now largely forgotten—speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an opportunity to light a path for the Soviet people—toward freedom, human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if they chose. It was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Now, saying that depiction was from “another time,” he beckoned the Soviets to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage. Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and must be understood if we are to make sense of America’s current place in the world, amid the re-emergence of US-Russian tensions during Vladimir Putin’s tenure. Using Reagan’s three days in Moscow to tell the larger story of the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War, Baier illuminates the character of one of our nation’s most venerated leaders—and reveals the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed in forming an alliance for peace with the Soviet Union, when his predecessors had fallen short. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329957 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express Author: Jim DeFelice Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The thrilling narrative history of one of the most enduring icons of the American West, the Pony Express, from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper—an exciting tale of daring young men pushing limits to the extremes across the vast, rugged, and unsettled American West. In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation’s two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. All that stood in the way was a 1,900 miles of uninhabited desert, ice-capped mountains, oceanic plains roamed by hostile Indian tribes, whitewater-choked rivers, and rugged, unsettled frontier wilderness where civilized'' men where outnumbered a million to one by grizzlies, mountain lions, wolves, bison, rattlesnakes, and more. Many deemed their revolutionary scheme impossible. Run by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, the Pony Express as it came to be known, would use a relay system of daring horseback riders to ferry mail and small packages halfway across a continent in just ten days. The challenges they faced were enormous, yet the Pony Express succeeded, delivering tens of thousands of letters at record speed. The service would quickly become the most direct means of communication between the Eastern United States and its Western territories, helping to firmly connect them to the Union. West Like Lightning traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri—the edge of the civilized world in the mid-nineteenth century—1,500 miles west to Sacramento. Jim DeFelice—who traveled the Express’s route in his research—plumbs the legends, myths, and true facts of the service, viewing it within the context of the American story and exploring its lasting relevance today. Though the Pony Express was eclipsed by the telegraph in less than two years, it remains today an enduring symbol of American values: rugged individualism, perseverance, and speed. Jim DeFelice Tue, 08 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329957 thebookvoice.com 8:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express Author: Jim DeFelice Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The thrilling narrative history of one of the most enduring icons of the American West, the Pony Express, from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper—an exciting tale of daring young men pushing limits to the extremes across the vast, rugged, and unsettled American West. In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation’s two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. All that stood in the way was a 1,900 miles of uninhabited desert, ice-capped mountains, oceanic plains roamed by hostile Indian tribes, whitewater-choked rivers, and rugged, unsettled frontier wilderness where civilized'' men where outnumbered a million to one by grizzlies, mountain lions, wolves, bison, rattlesnakes, and more. Many deemed their revolutionary scheme impossible. Run by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, the Pony Express as it came to be known, would use a relay system of daring horseback riders to ferry mail and small packages halfway across a continent in just ten days. The challenges they faced were enormous, yet the Pony Express succeeded, delivering tens of thousands of letters at record speed. The service would quickly become the most direct means of communication between the Eastern United States and its Western territories, helping to firmly connect them to the Union. West Like Lightning traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri—the edge of the civilized world in the mid-nineteenth century—1,500 miles west to Sacramento. Jim DeFelice—who traveled the Express’s route in his research—plumbs the legends, myths, and true facts of the service, viewing it within the context of the American story and exploring its lasting relevance today. Though the Pony Express was eclipsed by the telegraph in less than two years, it remains today an enduring symbol of American values: rugged individualism, perseverance, and speed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express Author: Jim DeFelice Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The thrilling narrative history of one of the most enduring icons of the American West, the Pony Express, from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper—an exciting tale of daring young men pushing limits to the extremes across the vast, rugged, and unsettled American West. In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation’s two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. All that stood in the way was a 1,900 miles of uninhabited desert, ice-capped mountains, oceanic plains roamed by hostile Indian tribes, whitewater-choked rivers, and rugged, unsettled frontier wilderness where civilized'' men where outnumbered a million to one by grizzlies, mountain lions, wolves, bison, rattlesnakes, and more. Many deemed their revolutionary scheme impossible. Run by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, the Pony Express as it came to be known, would use a relay system of daring horseback riders to ferry mail and small packages halfway across a continent in just ten days. The challenges they faced were enormous, yet the Pony Express succeeded, delivering tens of thousands of letters at record speed. The service would quickly become the most direct means of communication between the Eastern United States and its Western territories, helping to firmly connect them to the Union. West Like Lightning traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri—the edge of the civilized world in the mid-nineteenth century—1,500 miles west to Sacramento. Jim DeFelice—who traveled the Express’s route in his research—plumbs the legends, myths, and true facts of the service, viewing it within the context of the American story and exploring its lasting relevance today. Though the Pony Express was eclipsed by the telegraph in less than two years, it remains today an enduring symbol of American values: rugged individualism, perseverance, and speed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329944 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329944]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of Astoria Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War—a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships.    By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation. Peter Stark Tue, 01 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329944 thebookvoice.com 15:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329944]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of Astoria Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War—a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships.    By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329944]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of Astoria Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War—a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships.    By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329755 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster Author: Al Roker Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood—the deadliest flood in US history—from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker. May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall—nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours—swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork Dam in central Pennsylvania. Though they telegraphed neighboring towns on this last morning in May, warning of the impending danger, residents, used to false alarms, remained in their homes. At 3:10 P.M., the dam gave way, releasing twenty million tons of water. Gathering speed as it flowed southwest, the deluge wiped out entire towns in its path and picked up debris—trees, houses, animals—before reaching Johnstown, fourteen miles downstream. Traveling forty miles an hour, with swells as high as sixty feet, the deadly floodwaters razed the mill town—home to 20,000 people—in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, remains the deadliest in US history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing seventeen million dollars in damage. Al Roker tells the riveting story of this tragedy, which remains one of the worst weather-related disasters in American history. Ruthless Tide follows a compelling cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including John Parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam; Henry Clay Frick, the robber baron whose fancy sport fishing resort was responsible for modifications that weakened the structure; and Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who spent five months in Johnstown leading one of the first organized disaster relief efforts. Weaving together their stories and those of many ordinary citizens whose lives were forever altered by the event, Roker creates a classic account of our natural world at its most terrifying. Al Roker Tue, 22 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329755 thebookvoice.com 8:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster Author: Al Roker Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood—the deadliest flood in US history—from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker. May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall—nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours—swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork Dam in central Pennsylvania. Though they telegraphed neighboring towns on this last morning in May, warning of the impending danger, residents, used to false alarms, remained in their homes. At 3:10 P.M., the dam gave way, releasing twenty million tons of water. Gathering speed as it flowed southwest, the deluge wiped out entire towns in its path and picked up debris—trees, houses, animals—before reaching Johnstown, fourteen miles downstream. Traveling forty miles an hour, with swells as high as sixty feet, the deadly floodwaters razed the mill town—home to 20,000 people—in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, remains the deadliest in US history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing seventeen million dollars in damage. Al Roker tells the riveting story of this tragedy, which remains one of the worst weather-related disasters in American history. Ruthless Tide follows a compelling cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including John Parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam; Henry Clay Frick, the robber baron whose fancy sport fishing resort was responsible for modifications that weakened the structure; and Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who spent five months in Johnstown leading one of the first organized disaster relief efforts. Weaving together their stories and those of many ordinary citizens whose lives were forever altered by the event, Roker creates a classic account of our natural world at its most terrifying. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster Author: Al Roker Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood—the deadliest flood in US history—from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker. May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall—nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours—swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork Dam in central Pennsylvania. Though they telegraphed neighboring towns on this last morning in May, warning of the impending danger, residents, used to false alarms, remained in their homes. At 3:10 P.M., the dam gave way, releasing twenty million tons of water. Gathering speed as it flowed southwest, the deluge wiped out entire towns in its path and picked up debris—trees, houses, animals—before reaching Johnstown, fourteen miles downstream. Traveling forty miles an hour, with swells as high as sixty feet, the deadly floodwaters razed the mill town—home to 20,000 people—in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, remains the deadliest in US history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing seventeen million dollars in damage. Al Roker tells the riveting story of this tragedy, which remains one of the worst weather-related disasters in American history. Ruthless Tide follows a compelling cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including John Parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam; Henry Clay Frick, the robber baron whose fancy sport fishing resort was responsible for modifications that weakened the structure; and Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who spent five months in Johnstown leading one of the first organized disaster relief efforts. Weaving together their stories and those of many ordinary citizens whose lives were forever altered by the event, Roker creates a classic account of our natural world at its most terrifying. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329743 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329743]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level Author: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Henry Kissinger In this groundbreaking, definitive guide to the art of negotiation, three Harvard professors offer a comprehensive examination of one of the most successful dealmakers of all time, Henry Kissinger, and some of his most impressive achievements, including the Paris Peace Accords for which he won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize. Political leaders, diplomats, and business executives around the world—including every President from John F. Kennedy to Donald J. Trump—have sought the counsel of Henry Kissinger, a brilliant diplomat and political scientist whose unprecedented achievements as a negotiator have been universally acknowledged. Now, Kissinger the Negotiator provides a groundbreaking analysis of Kissinger’s overall approach to making deals and his skill in resolving conflicts—expertise that holds powerful and enduring lessons. Based on in-depth interviews with Kissinger himself about some of his most difficult negotiations and an extensive study of his writings, James K. Sebenius of Harvard Business School, R. Nicholas Burns of the Kennedy School of Government, and Robert H. Mnookin of Harvard Law School crystallize the key elements of the former Secretary of State’s approach. Taut and instructive, Kissinger the Negotiator mines the long and fruitful career of this elder statesman and shows how his strategies not only apply to contemporary diplomatic challenges but also to other realms of negotiation, including business, public policy, and law. Essential reading for current and future leaders, Kissinger the Negotiator is an invaluable guide to reaching agreements. James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin Tue, 08 May 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329743 thebookvoice.com 10:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329743]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level Author: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Henry Kissinger In this groundbreaking, definitive guide to the art of negotiation, three Harvard professors offer a comprehensive examination of one of the most successful dealmakers of all time, Henry Kissinger, and some of his most impressive achievements, including the Paris Peace Accords for which he won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize. Political leaders, diplomats, and business executives around the world—including every President from John F. Kennedy to Donald J. Trump—have sought the counsel of Henry Kissinger, a brilliant diplomat and political scientist whose unprecedented achievements as a negotiator have been universally acknowledged. Now, Kissinger the Negotiator provides a groundbreaking analysis of Kissinger’s overall approach to making deals and his skill in resolving conflicts—expertise that holds powerful and enduring lessons. Based on in-depth interviews with Kissinger himself about some of his most difficult negotiations and an extensive study of his writings, James K. Sebenius of Harvard Business School, R. Nicholas Burns of the Kennedy School of Government, and Robert H. Mnookin of Harvard Law School crystallize the key elements of the former Secretary of State’s approach. Taut and instructive, Kissinger the Negotiator mines the long and fruitful career of this elder statesman and shows how his strategies not only apply to contemporary diplomatic challenges but also to other realms of negotiation, including business, public policy, and law. Essential reading for current and future leaders, Kissinger the Negotiator is an invaluable guide to reaching agreements. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329743]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level Author: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Foreword by Henry Kissinger In this groundbreaking, definitive guide to the art of negotiation, three Harvard professors offer a comprehensive examination of one of the most successful dealmakers of all time, Henry Kissinger, and some of his most impressive achievements, including the Paris Peace Accords for which he won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize. Political leaders, diplomats, and business executives around the world—including every President from John F. Kennedy to Donald J. Trump—have sought the counsel of Henry Kissinger, a brilliant diplomat and political scientist whose unprecedented achievements as a negotiator have been universally acknowledged. Now, Kissinger the Negotiator provides a groundbreaking analysis of Kissinger’s overall approach to making deals and his skill in resolving conflicts—expertise that holds powerful and enduring lessons. Based on in-depth interviews with Kissinger himself about some of his most difficult negotiations and an extensive study of his writings, James K. Sebenius of Harvard Business School, R. Nicholas Burns of the Kennedy School of Government, and Robert H. Mnookin of Harvard Law School crystallize the key elements of the former Secretary of State’s approach. Taut and instructive, Kissinger the Negotiator mines the long and fruitful career of this elder statesman and shows how his strategies not only apply to contemporary diplomatic challenges but also to other realms of negotiation, including business, public policy, and law. Essential reading for current and future leaders, Kissinger the Negotiator is an invaluable guide to reaching agreements. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329712 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New World, Inc.: The Making of America by England's Merchant Adventurers Author: Simon Targett, John Butman Narrator: Chris Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Three generations of English merchant adventurers-not the Pilgrims, as we have so long believed-were the earliest founders of America. Profit-not piety-was their primary motive. Some seventy years before the Mayflower sailed, a small group of English merchants formed 'The Mysterie, Company, and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places Unknown,' the world's first joint-stock company. Back then, in the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial, and political problems. Struggling with a single export-woolen cloth-the merchants were forced to seek new markets and trading partners, especially as political discord followed the straitened circumstances in which so many English people found themselves. At first they headed east, and dreamed of Cathay-China, with its silks and exotic luxuries. Eventually, they turned west, and so began a new chapter in world history. The work of reaching the New World required the very latest in navigational science as well as an extraordinary appetite for risk. As this absorbing account shows, innovation and risk-taking were at the heart of the settlement of America, as was the profit motive. Trade and business drove English interest in America, and determined what happened once their ships reached the New World. The result of extensive archival work and a bold interpretation of the historical record, New World, Inc. draws a portrait of life in London, on the Atlantic, and across the New World that offers a fresh analysis of the founding of American history. In the tradition of the best works of history that make us reconsider the past and better understand the present, Butman and Targett examine the enterprising spirit that inspired European settlement of America and established a national culture of entrepreneurship and innovation that continues to this day. Simon Targett, John Butman Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329712 thebookvoice.com 12:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New World, Inc.: The Making of America by England's Merchant Adventurers Author: Simon Targett, John Butman Narrator: Chris Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Three generations of English merchant adventurers-not the Pilgrims, as we have so long believed-were the earliest founders of America. Profit-not piety-was their primary motive. Some seventy years before the Mayflower sailed, a small group of English merchants formed 'The Mysterie, Company, and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places Unknown,' the world's first joint-stock company. Back then, in the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial, and political problems. Struggling with a single export-woolen cloth-the merchants were forced to seek new markets and trading partners, especially as political discord followed the straitened circumstances in which so many English people found themselves. At first they headed east, and dreamed of Cathay-China, with its silks and exotic luxuries. Eventually, they turned west, and so began a new chapter in world history. The work of reaching the New World required the very latest in navigational science as well as an extraordinary appetite for risk. As this absorbing account shows, innovation and risk-taking were at the heart of the settlement of America, as was the profit motive. Trade and business drove English interest in America, and determined what happened once their ships reached the New World. The result of extensive archival work and a bold interpretation of the historical record, New World, Inc. draws a portrait of life in London, on the Atlantic, and across the New World that offers a fresh analysis of the founding of American history. In the tradition of the best works of history that make us reconsider the past and better understand the present, Butman and Targett examine the enterprising spirit that inspired European settlement of America and established a national culture of entrepreneurship and innovation that continues to this day. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329712]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New World, Inc.: The Making of America by England's Merchant Adventurers Author: Simon Targett, John Butman Narrator: Chris Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Three generations of English merchant adventurers-not the Pilgrims, as we have so long believed-were the earliest founders of America. Profit-not piety-was their primary motive. Some seventy years before the Mayflower sailed, a small group of English merchants formed 'The Mysterie, Company, and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places Unknown,' the world's first joint-stock company. Back then, in the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had begun to face a daunting array of social, commercial, and political problems. Struggling with a single export-woolen cloth-the merchants were forced to seek new markets and trading partners, especially as political discord followed the straitened circumstances in which so many English people found themselves. At first they headed east, and dreamed of Cathay-China, with its silks and exotic luxuries. Eventually, they turned west, and so began a new chapter in world history. The work of reaching the New World required the very latest in navigational science as well as an extraordinary appetite for risk. As this absorbing account shows, innovation and risk-taking were at the heart of the settlement of America, as was the profit motive. Trade and business drove English interest in America, and determined what happened once their ships reached the New World. The result of extensive archival work and a bold interpretation of the historical record, New World, Inc. draws a portrait of life in London, on the Atlantic, and across the New World that offers a fresh analysis of the founding of American history. In the tradition of the best works of history that make us reconsider the past and better understand the present, Butman and Targett examine the enterprising spirit that inspired European settlement of America and established a national culture of entrepreneurship and innovation that continues to this day. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329599 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Land: A History of the Supreme Court Author: Kermit Hall Narrator: Brian Keeler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Supreme Court of the United States represents our most unusual and least understood branch of government. Unlike the other branches, the high court marches to an overtly legal drummer, one that demands there be cases and controversies, there be lawyers who function as adversaries, and that all arguments be made in open court. On the other hand, its justices, unlike the president and the members of Congress, are appointed. They enjoy independence from the direct winds of politics, yet no one would dispute that the justices also shape and are shaped by politics. In the end, the Court is a living, breathing institution whose members have as often as not either been vilified or praised for both the quality of their legal reasoning and the political impact of their decisions. This course is about the high court, its justices, its traditions, and, most importantly, its impact on the American Republic. Kermit Hall Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329599 thebookvoice.com 8:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Land: A History of the Supreme Court Author: Kermit Hall Narrator: Brian Keeler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Supreme Court of the United States represents our most unusual and least understood branch of government. Unlike the other branches, the high court marches to an overtly legal drummer, one that demands there be cases and controversies, there be lawyers who function as adversaries, and that all arguments be made in open court. On the other hand, its justices, unlike the president and the members of Congress, are appointed. They enjoy independence from the direct winds of politics, yet no one would dispute that the justices also shape and are shaped by politics. In the end, the Court is a living, breathing institution whose members have as often as not either been vilified or praised for both the quality of their legal reasoning and the political impact of their decisions. This course is about the high court, its justices, its traditions, and, most importantly, its impact on the American Republic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Land: A History of the Supreme Court Author: Kermit Hall Narrator: Brian Keeler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Supreme Court of the United States represents our most unusual and least understood branch of government. Unlike the other branches, the high court marches to an overtly legal drummer, one that demands there be cases and controversies, there be lawyers who function as adversaries, and that all arguments be made in open court. On the other hand, its justices, unlike the president and the members of Congress, are appointed. They enjoy independence from the direct winds of politics, yet no one would dispute that the justices also shape and are shaped by politics. In the end, the Court is a living, breathing institution whose members have as often as not either been vilified or praised for both the quality of their legal reasoning and the political impact of their decisions. This course is about the high court, its justices, its traditions, and, most importantly, its impact on the American Republic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329558 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s Author: William I. Hitchcock Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller, this is the “outstanding” (The Atlantic), insightful, and authoritative account of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, The Age of Eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from McCarthyism and the Korean War through civil rights turmoil and Cold War conflicts. This is a portrait of a skilled leader who, despite his conservative inclinations, found a middle path through the bitter partisanship of his era. At home, Eisenhower affirmed the central elements of the New Deal, such as Social Security; fought the demagoguery of Senator Joseph McCarthy; and advanced the agenda of civil rights for African-Americans. Abroad, he ended the Korean War and avoided a new quagmire in Vietnam. Yet he also charted a significant expansion of America’s missile technology and deployed a vast array of covert operations around the world to confront the challenge of communism. As he left office, he cautioned Americans to remain alert to the dangers of a powerful military-industrial complex that could threaten their liberties. Today, presidential historians rank Eisenhower fifth on the list of great presidents, and William Hitchcock’s “rich narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) shows us why Ike’s stock has risen so high. He was a gifted leader, a decent man of humble origins who used his powers to advance the welfare of all Americans. Now more than ever, with this “complete and persuasive assessment” (Booklist, starred review), Americans have much to learn from Dwight Eisenhower. William I. Hitchcock Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329558 thebookvoice.com 25:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s Author: William I. Hitchcock Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller, this is the “outstanding” (The Atlantic), insightful, and authoritative account of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, The Age of Eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from McCarthyism and the Korean War through civil rights turmoil and Cold War conflicts. This is a portrait of a skilled leader who, despite his conservative inclinations, found a middle path through the bitter partisanship of his era. At home, Eisenhower affirmed the central elements of the New Deal, such as Social Security; fought the demagoguery of Senator Joseph McCarthy; and advanced the agenda of civil rights for African-Americans. Abroad, he ended the Korean War and avoided a new quagmire in Vietnam. Yet he also charted a significant expansion of America’s missile technology and deployed a vast array of covert operations around the world to confront the challenge of communism. As he left office, he cautioned Americans to remain alert to the dangers of a powerful military-industrial complex that could threaten their liberties. Today, presidential historians rank Eisenhower fifth on the list of great presidents, and William Hitchcock’s “rich narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) shows us why Ike’s stock has risen so high. He was a gifted leader, a decent man of humble origins who used his powers to advance the welfare of all Americans. Now more than ever, with this “complete and persuasive assessment” (Booklist, starred review), Americans have much to learn from Dwight Eisenhower. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s Author: William I. Hitchcock Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times bestseller, this is the “outstanding” (The Atlantic), insightful, and authoritative account of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, The Age of Eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from McCarthyism and the Korean War through civil rights turmoil and Cold War conflicts. This is a portrait of a skilled leader who, despite his conservative inclinations, found a middle path through the bitter partisanship of his era. At home, Eisenhower affirmed the central elements of the New Deal, such as Social Security; fought the demagoguery of Senator Joseph McCarthy; and advanced the agenda of civil rights for African-Americans. Abroad, he ended the Korean War and avoided a new quagmire in Vietnam. Yet he also charted a significant expansion of America’s missile technology and deployed a vast array of covert operations around the world to confront the challenge of communism. As he left office, he cautioned Americans to remain alert to the dangers of a powerful military-industrial complex that could threaten their liberties. Today, presidential historians rank Eisenhower fifth on the list of great presidents, and William Hitchcock’s “rich narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) shows us why Ike’s stock has risen so high. He was a gifted leader, a decent man of humble origins who used his powers to advance the welfare of all Americans. Now more than ever, with this “complete and persuasive assessment” (Booklist, starred review), Americans have much to learn from Dwight Eisenhower. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329461 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided.' Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, 'Amazing grace, how sweet the sound' also perpetuated racial injustice and white supremacy in the name of Jesus. His Christianity, he discovered, was the religion of the slaveholder. Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromised Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ. Reconstructing the gospel requires facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power. Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, Wilson-Hartgrove recovers the subversiveness of the gospel that sustained the church through centuries of slavery and oppression, from the civil rights era to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. When the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings both for individuals and for society as a whole. Discover how Jesus continues to save us from ourselves and each other, to repair the breach and heal our land. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329461 thebookvoice.com 5:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided.' Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, 'Amazing grace, how sweet the sound' also perpetuated racial injustice and white supremacy in the name of Jesus. His Christianity, he discovered, was the religion of the slaveholder. Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromised Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ. Reconstructing the gospel requires facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power. Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, Wilson-Hartgrove recovers the subversiveness of the gospel that sustained the church through centuries of slavery and oppression, from the civil rights era to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. When the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings both for individuals and for society as a whole. Discover how Jesus continues to save us from ourselves and each other, to repair the breach and heal our land. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion Author: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 13 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided.' Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, 'Amazing grace, how sweet the sound' also perpetuated racial injustice and white supremacy in the name of Jesus. His Christianity, he discovered, was the religion of the slaveholder. Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromised Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ. Reconstructing the gospel requires facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power. Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, Wilson-Hartgrove recovers the subversiveness of the gospel that sustained the church through centuries of slavery and oppression, from the civil rights era to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. When the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings both for individuals and for society as a whole. Discover how Jesus continues to save us from ourselves and each other, to repair the breach and heal our land. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329341 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Truths: 21 Keys to Unlocking Your Spiritual Potential Author: Alveda King Narrator: Bernadette Simms Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unlock Your Spiritual Potential There is power inside of you, power to discover, heal, and accomplish so much more in your life. Alveda King, niece of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., shares twenty-one keys to help you unlock your spiritual potential. As your tour guide on this journey of discovery, she reveals how her famous family taught her that when you use your God-given gifts, you can impact the world. Sharing secrets to unlocking a divine family, divine salvation, divine forgiveness, and much more, King inspires you to unlock authority to use your spiritual gifts to their greatest potential. Learn how to live “in spirit and in truth” to discover what “to you it has been given” means for your life. King teaches how your worship can be expressed in your music, creative writing, scientific genius, medical breakthrough, business savvy, or countless other deeds and strengths. Bolstered with scriptures and personal experiences, King Truths is for those with a stirring in their souls to not only discover their purpose in life but also use their gifts for the glory of God. Alveda King Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329341 thebookvoice.com 7:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Truths: 21 Keys to Unlocking Your Spiritual Potential Author: Alveda King Narrator: Bernadette Simms Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unlock Your Spiritual Potential There is power inside of you, power to discover, heal, and accomplish so much more in your life. Alveda King, niece of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., shares twenty-one keys to help you unlock your spiritual potential. As your tour guide on this journey of discovery, she reveals how her famous family taught her that when you use your God-given gifts, you can impact the world. Sharing secrets to unlocking a divine family, divine salvation, divine forgiveness, and much more, King inspires you to unlock authority to use your spiritual gifts to their greatest potential. Learn how to live “in spirit and in truth” to discover what “to you it has been given” means for your life. King teaches how your worship can be expressed in your music, creative writing, scientific genius, medical breakthrough, business savvy, or countless other deeds and strengths. Bolstered with scriptures and personal experiences, King Truths is for those with a stirring in their souls to not only discover their purpose in life but also use their gifts for the glory of God. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: King Truths: 21 Keys to Unlocking Your Spiritual Potential Author: Alveda King Narrator: Bernadette Simms Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unlock Your Spiritual Potential There is power inside of you, power to discover, heal, and accomplish so much more in your life. Alveda King, niece of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., shares twenty-one keys to help you unlock your spiritual potential. As your tour guide on this journey of discovery, she reveals how her famous family taught her that when you use your God-given gifts, you can impact the world. Sharing secrets to unlocking a divine family, divine salvation, divine forgiveness, and much more, King inspires you to unlock authority to use your spiritual gifts to their greatest potential. Learn how to live “in spirit and in truth” to discover what “to you it has been given” means for your life. King teaches how your worship can be expressed in your music, creative writing, scientific genius, medical breakthrough, business savvy, or countless other deeds and strengths. Bolstered with scriptures and personal experiences, King Truths is for those with a stirring in their souls to not only discover their purpose in life but also use their gifts for the glory of God. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329138 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329138]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Many Americans today feel they don't hold the reins to their own healthcare; for American women, healthcare is nothing less than a Trojan horse. With women's healthcare politicized more than ever, it's impossible not to wonder how we got to now. Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is a vital snapshot of this history for fans of Hulu's adaption of The Handmaid's Tale or listeners of the podcast, 'Pod Save America.' Told with immense levity and grave understanding, this article - available for the first time as an audio program - details a turning point in women's health care legislation. In 2011, Texas's state legislature went as far as any body of government has gone before in restricting women's reproductive rights. The legislature passed a sonogram law - forcing women to have an invasive sonogram 24 hours before a scheduled abortion - and cut the family planning budget from $111.5 million to just $37.9 million. To explore this moment, Swartz dips into the nuances of Texas politics, from the gritty in-fighting of a one-party state to the fight between two of Texas's most powerful women: Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Nancy Brinker of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. What results is a portrait of a time and state that rings like a premonition for the future of the country. Mimi Swartz Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329138 thebookvoice.com 0:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329138]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Many Americans today feel they don't hold the reins to their own healthcare; for American women, healthcare is nothing less than a Trojan horse. With women's healthcare politicized more than ever, it's impossible not to wonder how we got to now. Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is a vital snapshot of this history for fans of Hulu's adaption of The Handmaid's Tale or listeners of the podcast, 'Pod Save America.' Told with immense levity and grave understanding, this article - available for the first time as an audio program - details a turning point in women's health care legislation. In 2011, Texas's state legislature went as far as any body of government has gone before in restricting women's reproductive rights. The legislature passed a sonogram law - forcing women to have an invasive sonogram 24 hours before a scheduled abortion - and cut the family planning budget from $111.5 million to just $37.9 million. To explore this moment, Swartz dips into the nuances of Texas politics, from the gritty in-fighting of a one-party state to the fight between two of Texas's most powerful women: Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Nancy Brinker of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. What results is a portrait of a time and state that rings like a premonition for the future of the country. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329138]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Many Americans today feel they don't hold the reins to their own healthcare; for American women, healthcare is nothing less than a Trojan horse. With women's healthcare politicized more than ever, it's impossible not to wonder how we got to now. Mimi Swartz's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' is a vital snapshot of this history for fans of Hulu's adaption of The Handmaid's Tale or listeners of the podcast, 'Pod Save America.' Told with immense levity and grave understanding, this article - available for the first time as an audio program - details a turning point in women's health care legislation. In 2011, Texas's state legislature went as far as any body of government has gone before in restricting women's reproductive rights. The legislature passed a sonogram law - forcing women to have an invasive sonogram 24 hours before a scheduled abortion - and cut the family planning budget from $111.5 million to just $37.9 million. To explore this moment, Swartz dips into the nuances of Texas politics, from the gritty in-fighting of a one-party state to the fight between two of Texas's most powerful women: Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and Nancy Brinker of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. What results is a portrait of a time and state that rings like a premonition for the future of the country. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329133 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Ashley Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'Still Life' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Thirty-five years ago, Dallas--and the country--was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle. But after the newspapers moved on, another story was quietly unfolding, one of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. Skip Hollandsworth Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329133 thebookvoice.com 0:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Ashley Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'Still Life' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Thirty-five years ago, Dallas--and the country--was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle. But after the newspapers moved on, another story was quietly unfolding, one of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Ashley Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'Still Life' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Thirty-five years ago, Dallas--and the country--was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle. But after the newspapers moved on, another story was quietly unfolding, one of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329132 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329132]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part Two Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Picking up where Part One of 'The Innocent Man' left off, Pamela Colloff dives into what Michael Morton went through in the 25 years he was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. Lawyers convinced of Michael's innocence sought appeal after appeal and were blocked repeatedly by a court system reluctant to admit their errors. Michael meanwhile dealt with the torments of prison, matched only by the torment of slowly losing hope of ever reconciling with his son. What began with the tragedy of losing his wife and what could have led to bitter vindication became the story of man seeking nothing more than the truth and a chance to start over. Pamela Colloff Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329132 thebookvoice.com 1:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329132]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part Two Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Picking up where Part One of 'The Innocent Man' left off, Pamela Colloff dives into what Michael Morton went through in the 25 years he was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. Lawyers convinced of Michael's innocence sought appeal after appeal and were blocked repeatedly by a court system reluctant to admit their errors. Michael meanwhile dealt with the torments of prison, matched only by the torment of slowly losing hope of ever reconciling with his son. What began with the tragedy of losing his wife and what could have led to bitter vindication became the story of man seeking nothing more than the truth and a chance to start over. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329132]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part Two Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Picking up where Part One of 'The Innocent Man' left off, Pamela Colloff dives into what Michael Morton went through in the 25 years he was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife. Lawyers convinced of Michael's innocence sought appeal after appeal and were blocked repeatedly by a court system reluctant to admit their errors. Michael meanwhile dealt with the torments of prison, matched only by the torment of slowly losing hope of ever reconciling with his son. What began with the tragedy of losing his wife and what could have led to bitter vindication became the story of man seeking nothing more than the truth and a chance to start over. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329130 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Witness' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. For more than a decade, it was Michelle Lyons's job to observe the final moments of death row inmates--but watching 278 executions did not come without a cost. Pamela Colloff Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329130 thebookvoice.com 1:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Witness' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. For more than a decade, it was Michelle Lyons's job to observe the final moments of death row inmates--but watching 278 executions did not come without a cost. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Witness Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Witness' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. For more than a decade, it was Michelle Lyons's job to observe the final moments of death row inmates--but watching 278 executions did not come without a cost. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329131 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part One Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 21 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part One' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 1986, in northwest Austin, Texas, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally murdered in their bed, with their son in the next room. In less than six months, he would be convicted of murdering her and sentenced to life in prison. In this detailed investigative piece of true crime journalism, Pamela Coloff picks apart how an innocent man was charged on insubstantial physical evidence and immature scientific evidence. In exploring Morton's story, Colloff examines the full cast of characters that made up the case. A portrait of a misunderstood marriage, a sheriff who played by his own rules, a district attorney eager to make a name for himself, and a close-knit community quick with judgement come together to create a nightmare that wouldn't end. Pamela Colloff Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329131 thebookvoice.com 1:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part One Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 21 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part One' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 1986, in northwest Austin, Texas, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally murdered in their bed, with their son in the next room. In less than six months, he would be convicted of murdering her and sentenced to life in prison. In this detailed investigative piece of true crime journalism, Pamela Coloff picks apart how an innocent man was charged on insubstantial physical evidence and immature scientific evidence. In exploring Morton's story, Colloff examines the full cast of characters that made up the case. A portrait of a misunderstood marriage, a sheriff who played by his own rules, a district attorney eager to make a name for himself, and a close-knit community quick with judgement come together to create a nightmare that wouldn't end. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Innocent Man, Part One Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 21 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'The Innocent Man, Part One' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 1986, in northwest Austin, Texas, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally murdered in their bed, with their son in the next room. In less than six months, he would be convicted of murdering her and sentenced to life in prison. In this detailed investigative piece of true crime journalism, Pamela Coloff picks apart how an innocent man was charged on insubstantial physical evidence and immature scientific evidence. In exploring Morton's story, Colloff examines the full cast of characters that made up the case. A portrait of a misunderstood marriage, a sheriff who played by his own rules, a district attorney eager to make a name for himself, and a close-knit community quick with judgement come together to create a nightmare that wouldn't end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328870 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Author: Jason Sokol Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present. Jason Sokol Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328870 thebookvoice.com 10:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Author: Jason Sokol Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Author: Jason Sokol Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A vivid portrait of how Americans grappled with King's death and legacy in the days, weeks, and months after his assassination On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. At the time of his murder, King was a polarizing figure -- scorned by many white Americans, worshipped by some African Americans and liberal whites, and deemed irrelevant by many black youth. In The Heavens Might Crack, historian Jason Sokol traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, to King's death. Whether celebrating or mourning, most agreed that the final flicker of hope for a multiracial America had been extinguished. A deeply moving account of a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence, The Heavens Might Crack is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand America's fraught racial past and present. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328869 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle Author: Johnny Smith, Randy Roberts Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s. Johnny Smith, Randy Roberts Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328869 thebookvoice.com 9:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle Author: Johnny Smith, Randy Roberts Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328869]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle Author: Johnny Smith, Randy Roberts Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts and Smith depict Mantle not as an ideal role model or a bitter alcoholic, but a complex man whose faults were smoothed over by sportswriters eager to keep the truth about sports heroes at bay. An incisive portrait of an American icon, A Season in the Sun is an essential work for baseball fans and anyone interested in the 1950s. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328736 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Water Crossing: An Account of the Murders at the Isles of Shoals Author: David Faxon Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Sometimes a murder story lingers for years after the event. This one has lingered for more than a century, especially in New England. The setting is winter, 1873 on a small, obscure island ten miles off the coast of Maine. Three women await the return of their men the following morning. A killer, who learns they are alone for one night, is rowing to their island, across ten miles of open sea. The next day, a horrific scene is discovered. It stuns the seacoast towns and begins a series of events that are covered nationally in the months that follow. Recreated from the trial transcript, archived news stories and other sources, Cold Water Crossing tells what happened that long ago evening and why controversy remains to this day. David Faxon Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328736 thebookvoice.com 7:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Water Crossing: An Account of the Murders at the Isles of Shoals Author: David Faxon Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Sometimes a murder story lingers for years after the event. This one has lingered for more than a century, especially in New England. The setting is winter, 1873 on a small, obscure island ten miles off the coast of Maine. Three women await the return of their men the following morning. A killer, who learns they are alone for one night, is rowing to their island, across ten miles of open sea. The next day, a horrific scene is discovered. It stuns the seacoast towns and begins a series of events that are covered nationally in the months that follow. Recreated from the trial transcript, archived news stories and other sources, Cold Water Crossing tells what happened that long ago evening and why controversy remains to this day. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328736]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Water Crossing: An Account of the Murders at the Isles of Shoals Author: David Faxon Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Sometimes a murder story lingers for years after the event. This one has lingered for more than a century, especially in New England. The setting is winter, 1873 on a small, obscure island ten miles off the coast of Maine. Three women await the return of their men the following morning. A killer, who learns they are alone for one night, is rowing to their island, across ten miles of open sea. The next day, a horrific scene is discovered. It stuns the seacoast towns and begins a series of events that are covered nationally in the months that follow. Recreated from the trial transcript, archived news stories and other sources, Cold Water Crossing tells what happened that long ago evening and why controversy remains to this day. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328671 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328671]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan Author: Sheila Tate Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories of one of the most influential First Ladies in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the audiobook provides a rare and much-anticipated look into the personal life of the president's wife, from her daily routines and travels as First Lady to her friendships and deep influence in the Reagan White House. Lady in Red depicts a nuanced portrait of this graceful yet strong woman who felt it was her mission to restore a sense of grandeur, mystique, and excitement to the presidency, showcasing the various roles that Mrs. Reagan played during her years in the White House, that of Wife, Mother, Protector, Host, Diplomat, and Advisor, among others.  To complete the portrait, Lady in Red includes interviews with the friends and politicians who knew Mrs. Reagan best: President George H. W. Bush, Chris Wallace, James Baker, Ed Meese, Maureen Dowd, and Marlin Fitzwater share their most cherished memories of the First Lady. Sheila Tate Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328671 thebookvoice.com 7:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328671]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan Author: Sheila Tate Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories of one of the most influential First Ladies in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the audiobook provides a rare and much-anticipated look into the personal life of the president's wife, from her daily routines and travels as First Lady to her friendships and deep influence in the Reagan White House. Lady in Red depicts a nuanced portrait of this graceful yet strong woman who felt it was her mission to restore a sense of grandeur, mystique, and excitement to the presidency, showcasing the various roles that Mrs. Reagan played during her years in the White House, that of Wife, Mother, Protector, Host, Diplomat, and Advisor, among others.  To complete the portrait, Lady in Red includes interviews with the friends and politicians who knew Mrs. Reagan best: President George H. W. Bush, Chris Wallace, James Baker, Ed Meese, Maureen Dowd, and Marlin Fitzwater share their most cherished memories of the First Lady. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328671]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan Author: Sheila Tate Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories of one of the most influential First Ladies in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the audiobook provides a rare and much-anticipated look into the personal life of the president's wife, from her daily routines and travels as First Lady to her friendships and deep influence in the Reagan White House. Lady in Red depicts a nuanced portrait of this graceful yet strong woman who felt it was her mission to restore a sense of grandeur, mystique, and excitement to the presidency, showcasing the various roles that Mrs. Reagan played during her years in the White House, that of Wife, Mother, Protector, Host, Diplomat, and Advisor, among others.  To complete the portrait, Lady in Red includes interviews with the friends and politicians who knew Mrs. Reagan best: President George H. W. Bush, Chris Wallace, James Baker, Ed Meese, Maureen Dowd, and Marlin Fitzwater share their most cherished memories of the First Lady. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328651 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia Author: Maria Mcfarland Sánchez-Moreno Narrator: Sylvia Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bloody story of the rise of paramilitaries in Colombia, told through three characters -- a fearless activist, a dogged journalist, and a relentless investigator -- whose lives intersected in the midst of unspeakable terror. Colombia's drug-fueled cycle of terror, corruption, and tragedy did not end with Pablo Escobar's death in 1993. Just when Colombians were ready to move past the murderous legacy of the country's cartels, a new, bloody chapter unfolded. In the late 1990s, right-wing paramilitary groups with close ties to the cocaine business carried out a violent expansion campaign, massacring, raping, and torturing thousands. There Are No Dead Here is the harrowing story of three ordinary Colombians who risked everything to reveal the collusion between the new mafia and much of the country's military and political establishment: JesúríValle, a human rights activist who was murdered for exposing a dark secret; IváVeláuez, a quiet prosecutor who took up Valle's cause and became an unlikely hero; and Ricardo Calderóa dogged journalist who is still being targeted for his revelations. Their groundbreaking investigations landed a third of the country's Congress in prison and fed new demands for justice and peace that Colombia's leaders could not ignore. Taking readers from the sweltering Medellístreets where criminal investigators were hunted by assassins, through the countryside where paramilitaries wiped out entire towns, and into the corridors of the presidential palace in BogotáThere Are No Dead Here is an unforgettable portrait of the valiant men and women who dared to stand up to the tide of greed, rage, and bloodlust that threatened to engulf their country. Maria Mcfarland Sánchez-Moreno Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328651 thebookvoice.com 12:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia Author: Maria Mcfarland Sánchez-Moreno Narrator: Sylvia Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bloody story of the rise of paramilitaries in Colombia, told through three characters -- a fearless activist, a dogged journalist, and a relentless investigator -- whose lives intersected in the midst of unspeakable terror. Colombia's drug-fueled cycle of terror, corruption, and tragedy did not end with Pablo Escobar's death in 1993. Just when Colombians were ready to move past the murderous legacy of the country's cartels, a new, bloody chapter unfolded. In the late 1990s, right-wing paramilitary groups with close ties to the cocaine business carried out a violent expansion campaign, massacring, raping, and torturing thousands. There Are No Dead Here is the harrowing story of three ordinary Colombians who risked everything to reveal the collusion between the new mafia and much of the country's military and political establishment: JesúríValle, a human rights activist who was murdered for exposing a dark secret; IváVeláuez, a quiet prosecutor who took up Valle's cause and became an unlikely hero; and Ricardo Calderóa dogged journalist who is still being targeted for his revelations. Their groundbreaking investigations landed a third of the country's Congress in prison and fed new demands for justice and peace that Colombia's leaders could not ignore. Taking readers from the sweltering Medellístreets where criminal investigators were hunted by assassins, through the countryside where paramilitaries wiped out entire towns, and into the corridors of the presidential palace in BogotáThere Are No Dead Here is an unforgettable portrait of the valiant men and women who dared to stand up to the tide of greed, rage, and bloodlust that threatened to engulf their country. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia Author: Maria Mcfarland Sánchez-Moreno Narrator: Sylvia Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bloody story of the rise of paramilitaries in Colombia, told through three characters -- a fearless activist, a dogged journalist, and a relentless investigator -- whose lives intersected in the midst of unspeakable terror. Colombia's drug-fueled cycle of terror, corruption, and tragedy did not end with Pablo Escobar's death in 1993. Just when Colombians were ready to move past the murderous legacy of the country's cartels, a new, bloody chapter unfolded. In the late 1990s, right-wing paramilitary groups with close ties to the cocaine business carried out a violent expansion campaign, massacring, raping, and torturing thousands. There Are No Dead Here is the harrowing story of three ordinary Colombians who risked everything to reveal the collusion between the new mafia and much of the country's military and political establishment: JesúríValle, a human rights activist who was murdered for exposing a dark secret; IváVeláuez, a quiet prosecutor who took up Valle's cause and became an unlikely hero; and Ricardo Calderóa dogged journalist who is still being targeted for his revelations. Their groundbreaking investigations landed a third of the country's Congress in prison and fed new demands for justice and peace that Colombia's leaders could not ignore. Taking readers from the sweltering Medellístreets where criminal investigators were hunted by assassins, through the countryside where paramilitaries wiped out entire towns, and into the corridors of the presidential palace in BogotáThere Are No Dead Here is an unforgettable portrait of the valiant men and women who dared to stand up to the tide of greed, rage, and bloodlust that threatened to engulf their country. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328539 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328539]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Author: Elaine Weiss Narrator: Elaine Weiss, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader'--Hillary Rodham Clinton Soon to Be a Major Television Event The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. 'With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss] turns the potentially dry stuff of legislative give-and-take into a drama of courage and cowardice.'--The Wall Street Journal 'Weiss is a clear and genial guide with an ear for telling language ... She also shows a superb sense of detail, and it's the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own... Weiss's thoroughness is one of the book's great strengths. So vividly had she depicted events that by the climactic vote (spoiler alert: The amendment was ratified!), I got goose bumps.'--Curtis Sittenfeld, The New York Times Book Review Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, twelve have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee, the moment of truth for the suffragists, after a seven-decade crusade. The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the 'Antis'--women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the moral collapse of the nation. They all converge in a boiling hot summer for a vicious face-off replete with dirty tricks, betrayals and bribes, bigotry, Jack Daniel's, and the Bible. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Frederick Douglass, and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Woman's Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights. Elaine Weiss Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328539 thebookvoice.com 16:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328539]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Author: Elaine Weiss Narrator: Elaine Weiss, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader'--Hillary Rodham Clinton Soon to Be a Major Television Event The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. 'With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss] turns the potentially dry stuff of legislative give-and-take into a drama of courage and cowardice.'--The Wall Street Journal 'Weiss is a clear and genial guide with an ear for telling language ... She also shows a superb sense of detail, and it's the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own... Weiss's thoroughness is one of the book's great strengths. So vividly had she depicted events that by the climactic vote (spoiler alert: The amendment was ratified!), I got goose bumps.'--Curtis Sittenfeld, The New York Times Book Review Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, twelve have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee, the moment of truth for the suffragists, after a seven-decade crusade. The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the 'Antis'--women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the moral collapse of the nation. They all converge in a boiling hot summer for a vicious face-off replete with dirty tricks, betrayals and bribes, bigotry, Jack Daniel's, and the Bible. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Frederick Douglass, and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Woman's Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328539]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote Author: Elaine Weiss Narrator: Elaine Weiss, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader'--Hillary Rodham Clinton Soon to Be a Major Television Event The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. 'With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss] turns the potentially dry stuff of legislative give-and-take into a drama of courage and cowardice.'--The Wall Street Journal 'Weiss is a clear and genial guide with an ear for telling language ... She also shows a superb sense of detail, and it's the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own... Weiss's thoroughness is one of the book's great strengths. So vividly had she depicted events that by the climactic vote (spoiler alert: The amendment was ratified!), I got goose bumps.'--Curtis Sittenfeld, The New York Times Book Review Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, twelve have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee, the moment of truth for the suffragists, after a seven-decade crusade. The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the 'Antis'--women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the moral collapse of the nation. They all converge in a boiling hot summer for a vicious face-off replete with dirty tricks, betrayals and bribes, bigotry, Jack Daniel's, and the Bible. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Frederick Douglass, and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Woman's Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328538 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328538]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find. Disappointment River is a dual historical narrative and travel memoir that at once transports readers back to the heroic age of North American exploration and places them in a still rugged but increasingly fragile Arctic wilderness in the process of profound alteration by the dual forces of globalization and climate change. Fourteen years before Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie set off to cross the continent of North America with a team of voyageurs and Chipewyan guides, to find a trade route to the riches of the East. What he found was a river that he named 'Disappointment.' Mackenzie died thinking he had failed. He was wrong.     In this book, Brian Castner not only retells the story of Mackenzie's epic voyages in vivid prose, he personally retraces his travels, battling exhaustion, exposure, mosquitoes, white water rapids and the threat of bears. He transports readers to a world rarely glimpsed in the media, of tar sands, thawing permafrost, remote indigenous villages and, at the end, a wide open Arctic Ocean that could become a far-northern Mississippi of barges and pipelines and oil money. Brian Castner Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328538 thebookvoice.com 12:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328538]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find. Disappointment River is a dual historical narrative and travel memoir that at once transports readers back to the heroic age of North American exploration and places them in a still rugged but increasingly fragile Arctic wilderness in the process of profound alteration by the dual forces of globalization and climate change. Fourteen years before Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie set off to cross the continent of North America with a team of voyageurs and Chipewyan guides, to find a trade route to the riches of the East. What he found was a river that he named 'Disappointment.' Mackenzie died thinking he had failed. He was wrong.     In this book, Brian Castner not only retells the story of Mackenzie's epic voyages in vivid prose, he personally retraces his travels, battling exhaustion, exposure, mosquitoes, white water rapids and the threat of bears. He transports readers to a world rarely glimpsed in the media, of tar sands, thawing permafrost, remote indigenous villages and, at the end, a wide open Arctic Ocean that could become a far-northern Mississippi of barges and pipelines and oil money. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328538]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage Author: Brian Castner Narrator: Brian Castner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find. Disappointment River is a dual historical narrative and travel memoir that at once transports readers back to the heroic age of North American exploration and places them in a still rugged but increasingly fragile Arctic wilderness in the process of profound alteration by the dual forces of globalization and climate change. Fourteen years before Lewis and Clark, Mackenzie set off to cross the continent of North America with a team of voyageurs and Chipewyan guides, to find a trade route to the riches of the East. What he found was a river that he named 'Disappointment.' Mackenzie died thinking he had failed. He was wrong.     In this book, Brian Castner not only retells the story of Mackenzie's epic voyages in vivid prose, he personally retraces his travels, battling exhaustion, exposure, mosquitoes, white water rapids and the threat of bears. He transports readers to a world rarely glimpsed in the media, of tar sands, thawing permafrost, remote indigenous villages and, at the end, a wide open Arctic Ocean that could become a far-northern Mississippi of barges and pipelines and oil money. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328367 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328367]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History Author: Mitch Landrieu Narrator: Mitch Landrieu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'An extraordinarily powerful journey that is both political and personal...An important book for everyone in America to read.' --Walter Isaacson,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo Da Vinci and Steve Jobs The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate. 'There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it.' When Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, including the statue of Robert E. Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country. In his first book, Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments, tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America, and traces his personal relationship to this history. His father, as state legislator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s. Landrieu grew up with a progressive education in one of the nation's most racially divided cities, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened. Equal parts unblinking memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America's most painful legacy, In the Shadow of Statues will contribute strongly to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump, at a time when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed. Mitch Landrieu Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328367 thebookvoice.com 6:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328367]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History Author: Mitch Landrieu Narrator: Mitch Landrieu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'An extraordinarily powerful journey that is both political and personal...An important book for everyone in America to read.' --Walter Isaacson,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo Da Vinci and Steve Jobs The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate. 'There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it.' When Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, including the statue of Robert E. Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country. In his first book, Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments, tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America, and traces his personal relationship to this history. His father, as state legislator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s. Landrieu grew up with a progressive education in one of the nation's most racially divided cities, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened. Equal parts unblinking memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America's most painful legacy, In the Shadow of Statues will contribute strongly to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump, at a time when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328367]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History Author: Mitch Landrieu Narrator: Mitch Landrieu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'An extraordinarily powerful journey that is both political and personal...An important book for everyone in America to read.' --Walter Isaacson,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo Da Vinci and Steve Jobs The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate. 'There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it.' When Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, including the statue of Robert E. Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country. In his first book, Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments, tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America, and traces his personal relationship to this history. His father, as state legislator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s. Landrieu grew up with a progressive education in one of the nation's most racially divided cities, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened. Equal parts unblinking memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America's most painful legacy, In the Shadow of Statues will contribute strongly to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump, at a time when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328344 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir Author: Mark Weinberg Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares a “sentimental but often revealing…enjoyable walk down Memory Lane” (Kirkus Reviews)—told through the movies he watched with the Reagans every week at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to Camp David with Ronald and Nancy Reagan as they screened movies on Friday and Saturday nights. They watched movies in times of triumph, such as the aftermath of Reagan’s 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, such as the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the President and Press Secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg’s unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans—unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world, with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, what the Reagans thought of it, and provides warm anecdotes and untold stories about his family and the administration. From Reagan’s pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed “The Unknowable.” A “meander through a simpler time capturing a different time and a different president” (USA TODAY), Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood’s former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War. “For those equally enthused about movies and the fortieth president, this book will serve as a welcome change from today’s political climate” (Publishers Weekly). Mark Weinberg Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328344 thebookvoice.com 6:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir Author: Mark Weinberg Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares a “sentimental but often revealing…enjoyable walk down Memory Lane” (Kirkus Reviews)—told through the movies he watched with the Reagans every week at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to Camp David with Ronald and Nancy Reagan as they screened movies on Friday and Saturday nights. They watched movies in times of triumph, such as the aftermath of Reagan’s 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, such as the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the President and Press Secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg’s unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans—unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world, with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, what the Reagans thought of it, and provides warm anecdotes and untold stories about his family and the administration. From Reagan’s pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed “The Unknowable.” A “meander through a simpler time capturing a different time and a different president” (USA TODAY), Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood’s former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War. “For those equally enthused about movies and the fortieth president, this book will serve as a welcome change from today’s political climate” (Publishers Weekly). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/328344]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir Author: Mark Weinberg Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares a “sentimental but often revealing…enjoyable walk down Memory Lane” (Kirkus Reviews)—told through the movies he watched with the Reagans every week at Camp David. Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to Camp David with Ronald and Nancy Reagan as they screened movies on Friday and Saturday nights. They watched movies in times of triumph, such as the aftermath of Reagan’s 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, such as the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the President and Press Secretary Jim Brady. Weinberg’s unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans—unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world, with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, what the Reagans thought of it, and provides warm anecdotes and untold stories about his family and the administration. From Reagan’s pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed “The Unknowable.” A “meander through a simpler time capturing a different time and a different president” (USA TODAY), Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood’s former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War. “For those equally enthused about movies and the fortieth president, this book will serve as a welcome change from today’s political climate” (Publishers Weekly). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325491 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325491]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gideon's Trumpet: How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court-and Changed the Law of the United States Author: Anthony Lewis Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The classic bestseller from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that tells the compelling true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel for every defendent.  A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964. Anthony Lewis Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325491 thebookvoice.com 7:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325491]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gideon's Trumpet: How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court-and Changed the Law of the United States Author: Anthony Lewis Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The classic bestseller from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that tells the compelling true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel for every defendent.  A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325491]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gideon's Trumpet: How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court-and Changed the Law of the United States Author: Anthony Lewis Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The classic bestseller from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that tells the compelling true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel for every defendent.  A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325385 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Stain: Witnessing American Slavery Author: Noel Rae Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Comprising personal accounts from an intensely consequential chapter in human history, the transatlantic slave trade, The Great Stain takes listeners from the depths of suffering to the heights of human dignity. There have been numerous books about the why, when, and where of slavery in America, but there is a dearth of material exposing what slavery was actually like. In The Great Stain, researcher Noel Rae frames firsthand accounts from former slaves, slave owners, and even African slavers. Rae exposes the commerce and culture of slavery, not only from an economic or moral standpoint but also through multitudinous perspectives within it: a young girl is beaten after being accused of stealing a piece of candy, a slave ship’s surgeon recounts brutal treatment and squalid conditions, an Englishman visiting Haiti observes as violent uprisings break out. So many viewpoints ensure that no historical blind spot will leave the picture of an era incomplete. The Great Stain weaves a tapestry of good and evil, of greed and kindness, and of a civilization as it develops, evolves, and continues to move toward the future. More than that, the listener will encounter the complex economic underpinning of an entire society based on the exploitation of the cheapest labor. Noel Rae Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325385 thebookvoice.com 24:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Stain: Witnessing American Slavery Author: Noel Rae Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Comprising personal accounts from an intensely consequential chapter in human history, the transatlantic slave trade, The Great Stain takes listeners from the depths of suffering to the heights of human dignity. There have been numerous books about the why, when, and where of slavery in America, but there is a dearth of material exposing what slavery was actually like. In The Great Stain, researcher Noel Rae frames firsthand accounts from former slaves, slave owners, and even African slavers. Rae exposes the commerce and culture of slavery, not only from an economic or moral standpoint but also through multitudinous perspectives within it: a young girl is beaten after being accused of stealing a piece of candy, a slave ship’s surgeon recounts brutal treatment and squalid conditions, an Englishman visiting Haiti observes as violent uprisings break out. So many viewpoints ensure that no historical blind spot will leave the picture of an era incomplete. The Great Stain weaves a tapestry of good and evil, of greed and kindness, and of a civilization as it develops, evolves, and continues to move toward the future. More than that, the listener will encounter the complex economic underpinning of an entire society based on the exploitation of the cheapest labor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Stain: Witnessing American Slavery Author: Noel Rae Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 51 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Comprising personal accounts from an intensely consequential chapter in human history, the transatlantic slave trade, The Great Stain takes listeners from the depths of suffering to the heights of human dignity. There have been numerous books about the why, when, and where of slavery in America, but there is a dearth of material exposing what slavery was actually like. In The Great Stain, researcher Noel Rae frames firsthand accounts from former slaves, slave owners, and even African slavers. Rae exposes the commerce and culture of slavery, not only from an economic or moral standpoint but also through multitudinous perspectives within it: a young girl is beaten after being accused of stealing a piece of candy, a slave ship’s surgeon recounts brutal treatment and squalid conditions, an Englishman visiting Haiti observes as violent uprisings break out. So many viewpoints ensure that no historical blind spot will leave the picture of an era incomplete. The Great Stain weaves a tapestry of good and evil, of greed and kindness, and of a civilization as it develops, evolves, and continues to move toward the future. More than that, the listener will encounter the complex economic underpinning of an entire society based on the exploitation of the cheapest labor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325341 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Business and Culture from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall, read by Matt Bull * 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell * 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster, read by Matt Bull 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall is the layered story of one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, and the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff is the exclusive oral history of Selena Quintanilla Perez, as recalled by her closest family and friends. 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong profiles Guy Clark, the godfather of Nashville songwriters. 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith reports on a doomsday community for the rich under construction in Ector, Texas. 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for Whole Foods to sell itself to Amazon. Various Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325341 thebookvoice.com 3:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Business and Culture from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall, read by Matt Bull * 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell * 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster, read by Matt Bull 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall is the layered story of one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, and the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff is the exclusive oral history of Selena Quintanilla Perez, as recalled by her closest family and friends. 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong profiles Guy Clark, the godfather of Nashville songwriters. 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith reports on a doomsday community for the rich under construction in Ector, Texas. 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for Whole Foods to sell itself to Amazon. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325341]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Business and Culture from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall, read by Matt Bull * 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell * 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster, read by Matt Bull 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' by Michael Hall is the layered story of one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, and the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. 'Dreaming of Her' by Pamela Colloff is the exclusive oral history of Selena Quintanilla Perez, as recalled by her closest family and friends. 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' by John Spong profiles Guy Clark, the godfather of Nashville songwriters. 'A Home of Last Resort' by Sonia Smith reports on a doomsday community for the rich under construction in Ector, Texas. 'The Shelf Life of John Mackey' by Tom Foster is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for Whole Foods to sell itself to Amazon. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325338 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Michael C. Hall Narrator: MATT BULL Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Michael Hall's 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. He was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. When he overdosed in November at the age of 29, it was easy to dismiss him as yet another musician who succumbed to his own success. But the story of DJ Screw is more complicated than that. Michael C. Hall Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325338 thebookvoice.com 0:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Michael C. Hall Narrator: MATT BULL Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Michael Hall's 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. He was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. When he overdosed in November at the age of 29, it was easy to dismiss him as yet another musician who succumbed to his own success. But the story of DJ Screw is more complicated than that. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325338]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Michael C. Hall Narrator: MATT BULL Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Michael Hall's 'The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. He was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. When he overdosed in November at the age of 29, it was easy to dismiss him as yet another musician who succumbed to his own success. But the story of DJ Screw is more complicated than that. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325339 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Ain't Going Nowhere Series: #4 of Texas Monthly Author: Bishop John Shelby Spong Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, John Spong's 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. As the godfather of Nashville songwriters, Guy Clark has survived more than forty years of late-night partying and arduous touring--and suffered the loss of those he loved most. Yet somehow his genius is as sharp as ever. Bishop John Shelby Spong Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325339 thebookvoice.com 0:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Ain't Going Nowhere Series: #4 of Texas Monthly Author: Bishop John Shelby Spong Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, John Spong's 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. As the godfather of Nashville songwriters, Guy Clark has survived more than forty years of late-night partying and arduous touring--and suffered the loss of those he loved most. Yet somehow his genius is as sharp as ever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325339]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Ain't Going Nowhere Series: #4 of Texas Monthly Author: Bishop John Shelby Spong Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, John Spong's 'He Ain't Going Nowhere' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. As the godfather of Nashville songwriters, Guy Clark has survived more than forty years of late-night partying and arduous touring--and suffered the loss of those he loved most. Yet somehow his genius is as sharp as ever. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325062 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325062]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South Author: Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, law enforcement pursued and convicted two innocent men: Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks. Together they spent a combined thirty years in prison before finally being exonerated in 2008. Meanwhile, the real killer remained free. The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist recounts the story of how the criminal justice system allowed this to happen, and of how two men, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West, built successful careers on the back of that structure. For nearly two decades, Hayne, a medical examiner, performed the vast majority of Mississippi's autopsies, while his friend Dr. West, a local dentist, pitched himself as a forensic jack-of-all-trades. Together they became the go-to experts for prosecutors and helped put countless Mississippians in prison. But then some of those convictions began to fall apart. Here, Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell the haunting story of how the courts and Mississippi's death investigation system -- a relic of the Jim Crow era -- failed to deliver justice for its citizens. The authors argue that bad forensics, structural racism, and institutional failures are at fault, raising sobering questions about our ability and willingness to address these crucial issues. Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325062 thebookvoice.com 14:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325062]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South Author: Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, law enforcement pursued and convicted two innocent men: Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks. Together they spent a combined thirty years in prison before finally being exonerated in 2008. Meanwhile, the real killer remained free. The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist recounts the story of how the criminal justice system allowed this to happen, and of how two men, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West, built successful careers on the back of that structure. For nearly two decades, Hayne, a medical examiner, performed the vast majority of Mississippi's autopsies, while his friend Dr. West, a local dentist, pitched himself as a forensic jack-of-all-trades. Together they became the go-to experts for prosecutors and helped put countless Mississippians in prison. But then some of those convictions began to fall apart. Here, Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell the haunting story of how the courts and Mississippi's death investigation system -- a relic of the Jim Crow era -- failed to deliver justice for its citizens. The authors argue that bad forensics, structural racism, and institutional failures are at fault, raising sobering questions about our ability and willingness to address these crucial issues. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325062]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South Author: Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 47 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, law enforcement pursued and convicted two innocent men: Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks. Together they spent a combined thirty years in prison before finally being exonerated in 2008. Meanwhile, the real killer remained free. The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist recounts the story of how the criminal justice system allowed this to happen, and of how two men, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West, built successful careers on the back of that structure. For nearly two decades, Hayne, a medical examiner, performed the vast majority of Mississippi's autopsies, while his friend Dr. West, a local dentist, pitched himself as a forensic jack-of-all-trades. Together they became the go-to experts for prosecutors and helped put countless Mississippians in prison. But then some of those convictions began to fall apart. Here, Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell the haunting story of how the courts and Mississippi's death investigation system -- a relic of the Jim Crow era -- failed to deliver justice for its citizens. The authors argue that bad forensics, structural racism, and institutional failures are at fault, raising sobering questions about our ability and willingness to address these crucial issues. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325047 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nationally Recognized Features from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth * 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz * 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth is the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle, paralleled with an ongoing story of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz is a poignant snapshot of the history of the battle for women's healthcare, focusing on the depletion of family planning funds by Texas's state legislature. 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff explores the case of Michael Morton, who in 1986 in Austin, Texas was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff details the 25 years that Michael Morton spent imprisoned and the attempts to clear his name and solve what had really happened. 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff profiles Michelle Lyons, whose job for more than a decade was to observe the final moments of death row inmates. Various Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325047 thebookvoice.com 5:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nationally Recognized Features from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth * 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz * 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth is the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle, paralleled with an ongoing story of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz is a poignant snapshot of the history of the battle for women's healthcare, focusing on the depletion of family planning funds by Texas's state legislature. 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff explores the case of Michael Morton, who in 1986 in Austin, Texas was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff details the 25 years that Michael Morton spent imprisoned and the attempts to clear his name and solve what had really happened. 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff profiles Michelle Lyons, whose job for more than a decade was to observe the final moments of death row inmates. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325047]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nationally Recognized Features from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth * 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz * 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff * 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff 'Still Life' by Skip Hollandsworth is the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle, paralleled with an ongoing story of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives' by Mimi Swartz is a poignant snapshot of the history of the battle for women's healthcare, focusing on the depletion of family planning funds by Texas's state legislature. 'The Innocent Man, Part One' by Pamela Colloff explores the case of Michael Morton, who in 1986 in Austin, Texas was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. 'The Innocent Man, Part Two' by Pamela Colloff details the 25 years that Michael Morton spent imprisoned and the attempts to clear his name and solve what had really happened. 'The Witness' by Pamela Colloff profiles Michelle Lyons, whose job for more than a decade was to observe the final moments of death row inmates. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325021 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won their Civil Rights Author: Adam Winkler Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital. Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens United, Adam Winkler shows how that controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision was the capstone of a two-hundred-year battle over corporate personhood and constitutional protections for business. Bringing to resounding life the legendary lawyers and justices involved in the corporate rights movement—among them Daniel Webster, Roger Taney, Lewis Powell, and even Thurgood Marshall—Winkler’s tour de force exposes how the nation’s most powerful corporations gained our most fundamental rights and turned the Constitution into a bulwark against the regulation of big business. Adam Winkler Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325021 thebookvoice.com 14:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won their Civil Rights Author: Adam Winkler Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital. Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens United, Adam Winkler shows how that controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision was the capstone of a two-hundred-year battle over corporate personhood and constitutional protections for business. Bringing to resounding life the legendary lawyers and justices involved in the corporate rights movement—among them Daniel Webster, Roger Taney, Lewis Powell, and even Thurgood Marshall—Winkler’s tour de force exposes how the nation’s most powerful corporations gained our most fundamental rights and turned the Constitution into a bulwark against the regulation of big business. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/325021]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won their Civil Rights Author: Adam Winkler Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 27, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital. Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens United, Adam Winkler shows how that controversial 2010 Supreme Court decision was the capstone of a two-hundred-year battle over corporate personhood and constitutional protections for business. Bringing to resounding life the legendary lawyers and justices involved in the corporate rights movement—among them Daniel Webster, Roger Taney, Lewis Powell, and even Thurgood Marshall—Winkler’s tour de force exposes how the nation’s most powerful corporations gained our most fundamental rights and turned the Constitution into a bulwark against the regulation of big business. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324809 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times Author: Mary Frances Berry Narrator: Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times. Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that all presidents, including ones considered progressive, sometimes require massive organization to affect policy decisions, Berry cites Indigenous peoples’ protests against the Dakota pipeline during Barack Obama’s administration as a modern example of successful resistance built on earlier actions. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Berry discusses that president’s refusal to prevent race discrimination in the defense industry during World War II and the subsequent March on Washington movement. She analyzes Lyndon Johnson, the war in Vietnam, and the antiwar movement and then examines Ronald Reagan’s two terms, which offer stories of opposition to reactionary policies, such as ignoring the AIDS crisis and retreating on racial progress, to show how resistance can succeed. The prochoice protests during the George H. W. Bush administration and the opposition to Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as his budget cuts and welfare reform, are also discussed, as are protests against the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act during George W. Bush’s presidency. Throughout these varied examples, Berry underscores that even when resistance doesn’t achieve all the goals of a particular movement, it often plants a seed that comes to fruition later. Berry also shares experiences from her six decades as an activist in various movements, including protesting the Vietnam War and advocating for the Free South Africa and civil rights movements, which provides an additional layer of insight from someone who was there. And as a result of having served in five presidential administrations, Berry brings an insider’s knowledge of government. History Teaches Us to Resist is an essential book for our times which attests to the power of resistance. It proves to us through myriad historical examples that protest is an essential ingredient of politics, and that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times. Mary Frances Berry Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324809 thebookvoice.com 8:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times Author: Mary Frances Berry Narrator: Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times. Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that all presidents, including ones considered progressive, sometimes require massive organization to affect policy decisions, Berry cites Indigenous peoples’ protests against the Dakota pipeline during Barack Obama’s administration as a modern example of successful resistance built on earlier actions. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Berry discusses that president’s refusal to prevent race discrimination in the defense industry during World War II and the subsequent March on Washington movement. She analyzes Lyndon Johnson, the war in Vietnam, and the antiwar movement and then examines Ronald Reagan’s two terms, which offer stories of opposition to reactionary policies, such as ignoring the AIDS crisis and retreating on racial progress, to show how resistance can succeed. The prochoice protests during the George H. W. Bush administration and the opposition to Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as his budget cuts and welfare reform, are also discussed, as are protests against the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act during George W. Bush’s presidency. Throughout these varied examples, Berry underscores that even when resistance doesn’t achieve all the goals of a particular movement, it often plants a seed that comes to fruition later. Berry also shares experiences from her six decades as an activist in various movements, including protesting the Vietnam War and advocating for the Free South Africa and civil rights movements, which provides an additional layer of insight from someone who was there. And as a result of having served in five presidential administrations, Berry brings an insider’s knowledge of government. History Teaches Us to Resist is an essential book for our times which attests to the power of resistance. It proves to us through myriad historical examples that protest is an essential ingredient of politics, and that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324809]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times Author: Mary Frances Berry Narrator: Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times. Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that all presidents, including ones considered progressive, sometimes require massive organization to affect policy decisions, Berry cites Indigenous peoples’ protests against the Dakota pipeline during Barack Obama’s administration as a modern example of successful resistance built on earlier actions. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Berry discusses that president’s refusal to prevent race discrimination in the defense industry during World War II and the subsequent March on Washington movement. She analyzes Lyndon Johnson, the war in Vietnam, and the antiwar movement and then examines Ronald Reagan’s two terms, which offer stories of opposition to reactionary policies, such as ignoring the AIDS crisis and retreating on racial progress, to show how resistance can succeed. The prochoice protests during the George H. W. Bush administration and the opposition to Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as his budget cuts and welfare reform, are also discussed, as are protests against the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act during George W. Bush’s presidency. Throughout these varied examples, Berry underscores that even when resistance doesn’t achieve all the goals of a particular movement, it often plants a seed that comes to fruition later. Berry also shares experiences from her six decades as an activist in various movements, including protesting the Vietnam War and advocating for the Free South Africa and civil rights movements, which provides an additional layer of insight from someone who was there. And as a result of having served in five presidential administrations, Berry brings an insider’s knowledge of government. History Teaches Us to Resist is an essential book for our times which attests to the power of resistance. It proves to us through myriad historical examples that protest is an essential ingredient of politics, and that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324800 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324800]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 Author: Ryan H. Walsh Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring the famous and forgotten: Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory--along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, Walsh's book follows a criss-crossing cast of musicians and visionaries, artists and hippie entrepreneurs, from a young Tufts English professor who walks into a job as a host for TV's wildest show (one episode required two sets, each tuned to a different channel) to the mystically inclined owner of radio station WBCN, who believed he was the reincarnation of a scientist from Atlantis. Most penetratingly powerful of all is Mel Lyman, the folk-music star who decided he was God, then controlled the lives of his many followers via acid, astrology, and an underground newspaper called Avatar. A mesmerizing group of boldface names pops to life in Astral Weeks: James Brown quells tensions the night after Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated; the real-life crimes of the Boston Strangler come to the movie screen via Tony Curtis; Howard Zinn testifies for Avatar in the courtroom. From life-changing concerts and chilling crimes, to acid experiments and film shoots, Astral Weeks is the secret, wild history of a unique time and place. One of LitHub's 15 Books You Should Read This March Ryan H. Walsh Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324800 thebookvoice.com 12:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324800]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 Author: Ryan H. Walsh Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring the famous and forgotten: Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory--along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, Walsh's book follows a criss-crossing cast of musicians and visionaries, artists and hippie entrepreneurs, from a young Tufts English professor who walks into a job as a host for TV's wildest show (one episode required two sets, each tuned to a different channel) to the mystically inclined owner of radio station WBCN, who believed he was the reincarnation of a scientist from Atlantis. Most penetratingly powerful of all is Mel Lyman, the folk-music star who decided he was God, then controlled the lives of his many followers via acid, astrology, and an underground newspaper called Avatar. A mesmerizing group of boldface names pops to life in Astral Weeks: James Brown quells tensions the night after Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated; the real-life crimes of the Boston Strangler come to the movie screen via Tony Curtis; Howard Zinn testifies for Avatar in the courtroom. From life-changing concerts and chilling crimes, to acid experiments and film shoots, Astral Weeks is the secret, wild history of a unique time and place. One of LitHub's 15 Books You Should Read This March Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324800]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 Author: Ryan H. Walsh Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring the famous and forgotten: Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory--along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, Walsh's book follows a criss-crossing cast of musicians and visionaries, artists and hippie entrepreneurs, from a young Tufts English professor who walks into a job as a host for TV's wildest show (one episode required two sets, each tuned to a different channel) to the mystically inclined owner of radio station WBCN, who believed he was the reincarnation of a scientist from Atlantis. Most penetratingly powerful of all is Mel Lyman, the folk-music star who decided he was God, then controlled the lives of his many followers via acid, astrology, and an underground newspaper called Avatar. A mesmerizing group of boldface names pops to life in Astral Weeks: James Brown quells tensions the night after Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated; the real-life crimes of the Boston Strangler come to the movie screen via Tony Curtis; Howard Zinn testifies for Avatar in the courtroom. From life-changing concerts and chilling crimes, to acid experiments and film shoots, Astral Weeks is the secret, wild history of a unique time and place. One of LitHub's 15 Books You Should Read This March https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324697 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War Author: Benn Steil Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History Winner of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Award Shortlisted for the 2018 Duff Cooper Prize in Literary Nonfiction Honorable Mention (runner-up) for the 2019 ASEEES Marshall D. Shulman Prize “[A] brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (Paul Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan and its long-lasting influence on our world. In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, US officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continue to shape world events. Benn Steil’s “thoroughly researched and well-written account” (USA TODAY) tells the story behind the birth of the Cold War, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil’s gripping narrative takes us through the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations—the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In each case, Stalin’s determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Steil’s account will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan. “Trenchant and timely…an ambitious, deeply researched narrative that…provides a fresh perspective on the coming Cold War” (The New York Times Book Review), The Marshall Plan is a polished and masterly work of historical narrative. An instant classic of Cold War literature, it “is a gripping, complex, and critically important story that is told with clarity and precision” (The Christian Science Monitor). Benn Steil Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324697 thebookvoice.com 16:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War Author: Benn Steil Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History Winner of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Award Shortlisted for the 2018 Duff Cooper Prize in Literary Nonfiction Honorable Mention (runner-up) for the 2019 ASEEES Marshall D. Shulman Prize “[A] brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (Paul Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan and its long-lasting influence on our world. In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, US officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continue to shape world events. Benn Steil’s “thoroughly researched and well-written account” (USA TODAY) tells the story behind the birth of the Cold War, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil’s gripping narrative takes us through the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations—the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In each case, Stalin’s determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Steil’s account will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan. “Trenchant and timely…an ambitious, deeply researched narrative that…provides a fresh perspective on the coming Cold War” (The New York Times Book Review), The Marshall Plan is a polished and masterly work of historical narrative. An instant classic of Cold War literature, it “is a gripping, complex, and critically important story that is told with clarity and precision” (The Christian Science Monitor). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War Author: Benn Steil Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History Winner of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Award Shortlisted for the 2018 Duff Cooper Prize in Literary Nonfiction Honorable Mention (runner-up) for the 2019 ASEEES Marshall D. Shulman Prize “[A] brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (Paul Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan and its long-lasting influence on our world. In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, US officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continue to shape world events. Benn Steil’s “thoroughly researched and well-written account” (USA TODAY) tells the story behind the birth of the Cold War, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil’s gripping narrative takes us through the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations—the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In each case, Stalin’s determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Steil’s account will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan. “Trenchant and timely…an ambitious, deeply researched narrative that…provides a fresh perspective on the coming Cold War” (The New York Times Book Review), The Marshall Plan is a polished and masterly work of historical narrative. An instant classic of Cold War literature, it “is a gripping, complex, and critically important story that is told with clarity and precision” (The Christian Science Monitor). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324535 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times Author: Joel Richard Paul Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of Unlikely Allies and Indivisible comes the remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.   No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States—the longest-serving in history—he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman⁠—born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education—invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself. Joel Richard Paul Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324535 thebookvoice.com 17:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times Author: Joel Richard Paul Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of Unlikely Allies and Indivisible comes the remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.   No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States—the longest-serving in history—he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman⁠—born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education—invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324535]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times Author: Joel Richard Paul Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of Unlikely Allies and Indivisible comes the remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.   No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United States. From the nation's founding in 1776 and for the next forty years, Marshall was at the center of every political battle. As Chief Justice of the United States—the longest-serving in history—he established the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the federal Constitution and courts. As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. As a diplomat and secretary of state, he defended American sovereignty against France and Britain, counseled President John Adams, and supervised the construction of the city of Washington. D.C. This is the astonishing true story of how a rough-cut frontiersman⁠—born in Virginia in 1755 and with little formal education—invented himself as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers and politicians who then reinvented the Constitution to forge a stronger nation. Without Precedent is the engrossing account of the life and times of this exceptional man, who with cunning, imagination, and grace shaped America's future as he held together the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the country itself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324405 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324405]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life Author: Francis Parkman Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of his time. Frank Muller's dramatic reading brings this captivating record to life. Francis Parkman Mon, 01 Jan 1996 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324405 thebookvoice.com 6:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324405]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life Author: Francis Parkman Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of his time. Frank Muller's dramatic reading brings this captivating record to life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324405]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life Author: Francis Parkman Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 1996 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as well as the exuberant confidence that was the mark of his time. Frank Muller's dramatic reading brings this captivating record to life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324141 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324141]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ronald Reagan Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan occupied the White House from 1981 to 1989. Among his many acclaimed accomplishments were the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the ultimate break-up of the Soviet Union. Speeches include his Inauguration Address (“… government is the problem”), the Brandenburg Gate (“… tear down this wall”), and many others. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom TV address for Barry Goldwater campaign, “A Time for Choosing,” 10/27/64Announcement to run for president, 11/13/79Jimmy Carter presidential debate, 10/28/80First Inauguration speech, 1/20/81Speech on the Economy, 2/5/81Address to Congress on Economic Recovery, 4/28/81Traffic Controllers Strike, 8/3/81Economic Recovery, 9/24/81State of the Union Address, 1/26/82Address to United Nations on Disarmament, 6/17/82National Association of Evangelicals “Evil Empire,” 3/8/83National Security, 3/23/83Speech to the National Rifle Association, 5/6/83Soviet attack on Korean Airliner, 9/5/83Military conflicts in Lebanon and Granada, 10/27/83Address on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, 6/6/84Tax Reform, 5/28/8540th Anniversary of United Nations speech, 10/24/85Speech to Nation after the Challenger Disaster, 1/28/86Libyan Air Strikes, 4/14/86Aid to Nicaraguan Contras, 6/24/86Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 10/22/86Lebanon Hostage Crisis, 11/13/86Iran-Contras Controversy, “Tower Report,” 3/4/87Speech to Harley Davidson Employees, 5/6/87Brandenberg Gate, “Tear Down This Wall,” 6/12/87“Economic Bill of Rights,” 7/3/87Congressional Hearings on Iran-Contra Affair, 8/12/87Final State of the Union, 1/25/88Farewell address at Republican National Convention, 8/15/88Farewell Address to the Nation, 1/11/89The Reagan Wit The Speech Resource Company Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324141 thebookvoice.com 13:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324141]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ronald Reagan Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan occupied the White House from 1981 to 1989. Among his many acclaimed accomplishments were the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the ultimate break-up of the Soviet Union. Speeches include his Inauguration Address (“… government is the problem”), the Brandenburg Gate (“… tear down this wall”), and many others. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom TV address for Barry Goldwater campaign, “A Time for Choosing,” 10/27/64Announcement to run for president, 11/13/79Jimmy Carter presidential debate, 10/28/80First Inauguration speech, 1/20/81Speech on the Economy, 2/5/81Address to Congress on Economic Recovery, 4/28/81Traffic Controllers Strike, 8/3/81Economic Recovery, 9/24/81State of the Union Address, 1/26/82Address to United Nations on Disarmament, 6/17/82National Association of Evangelicals “Evil Empire,” 3/8/83National Security, 3/23/83Speech to the National Rifle Association, 5/6/83Soviet attack on Korean Airliner, 9/5/83Military conflicts in Lebanon and Granada, 10/27/83Address on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, 6/6/84Tax Reform, 5/28/8540th Anniversary of United Nations speech, 10/24/85Speech to Nation after the Challenger Disaster, 1/28/86Libyan Air Strikes, 4/14/86Aid to Nicaraguan Contras, 6/24/86Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 10/22/86Lebanon Hostage Crisis, 11/13/86Iran-Contras Controversy, “Tower Report,” 3/4/87Speech to Harley Davidson Employees, 5/6/87Brandenberg Gate, “Tear Down This Wall,” 6/12/87“Economic Bill of Rights,” 7/3/87Congressional Hearings on Iran-Contra Affair, 8/12/87Final State of the Union, 1/25/88Farewell address at Republican National Convention, 8/15/88Farewell Address to the Nation, 1/11/89The Reagan Wit Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324141]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ronald Reagan Presidency Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan occupied the White House from 1981 to 1989. Among his many acclaimed accomplishments were the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the ultimate break-up of the Soviet Union. Speeches include his Inauguration Address (“… government is the problem”), the Brandenburg Gate (“… tear down this wall”), and many others. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom TV address for Barry Goldwater campaign, “A Time for Choosing,” 10/27/64Announcement to run for president, 11/13/79Jimmy Carter presidential debate, 10/28/80First Inauguration speech, 1/20/81Speech on the Economy, 2/5/81Address to Congress on Economic Recovery, 4/28/81Traffic Controllers Strike, 8/3/81Economic Recovery, 9/24/81State of the Union Address, 1/26/82Address to United Nations on Disarmament, 6/17/82National Association of Evangelicals “Evil Empire,” 3/8/83National Security, 3/23/83Speech to the National Rifle Association, 5/6/83Soviet attack on Korean Airliner, 9/5/83Military conflicts in Lebanon and Granada, 10/27/83Address on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, 6/6/84Tax Reform, 5/28/8540th Anniversary of United Nations speech, 10/24/85Speech to Nation after the Challenger Disaster, 1/28/86Libyan Air Strikes, 4/14/86Aid to Nicaraguan Contras, 6/24/86Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 10/22/86Lebanon Hostage Crisis, 11/13/86Iran-Contras Controversy, “Tower Report,” 3/4/87Speech to Harley Davidson Employees, 5/6/87Brandenberg Gate, “Tear Down This Wall,” 6/12/87“Economic Bill of Rights,” 7/3/87Congressional Hearings on Iran-Contra Affair, 8/12/87Final State of the Union, 1/25/88Farewell address at Republican National Convention, 8/15/88Farewell Address to the Nation, 1/11/89The Reagan Wit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324116 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324116]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies Author: Howard Blum Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America’s history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called ''the greatest secret of the Cold War.'' In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation’s military and atomic secrets. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage—the atomic bomb. Opposites in nearly every way, Lamphere and Gardner relentlessly followed a trail of clues that helped them identify and take down these Soviet agents one by one, including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But at the center of this spy ring, seemingly beyond the American agents’ grasp, was the mysterious master spy who pulled the strings of the KGB’s extensive campaign, dubbed Operation Enormoz by Russian Intelligence headquarters. Lamphere and Gardner began to suspect that a mole buried deep in the American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Center information on Venona. They raced to unmask the traitor and prevent the Soviets from fulfilling Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s threat: ''We shall bury you!'' A breathtaking chapter of American history and a page-turning mystery that plays out against the tense, life-and-death gamesmanship of the Cold War, this twisting thriller begins at the end of World War II and leads all the way to the execution of the Rosenbergs—a result that haunted both Gardner and Lamphere to the end of their lives. Howard Blum Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324116 thebookvoice.com 11:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324116]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies Author: Howard Blum Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America’s history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called ''the greatest secret of the Cold War.'' In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation’s military and atomic secrets. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage—the atomic bomb. Opposites in nearly every way, Lamphere and Gardner relentlessly followed a trail of clues that helped them identify and take down these Soviet agents one by one, including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But at the center of this spy ring, seemingly beyond the American agents’ grasp, was the mysterious master spy who pulled the strings of the KGB’s extensive campaign, dubbed Operation Enormoz by Russian Intelligence headquarters. Lamphere and Gardner began to suspect that a mole buried deep in the American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Center information on Venona. They raced to unmask the traitor and prevent the Soviets from fulfilling Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s threat: ''We shall bury you!'' A breathtaking chapter of American history and a page-turning mystery that plays out against the tense, life-and-death gamesmanship of the Cold War, this twisting thriller begins at the end of World War II and leads all the way to the execution of the Rosenbergs—a result that haunted both Gardner and Lamphere to the end of their lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324116]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies Author: Howard Blum Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America’s history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called ''the greatest secret of the Cold War.'' In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States, whose goal was to infiltrate American intelligence and steal the nation’s military and atomic secrets. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lamphere worked together on Venona, a top-secret mission to uncover the Soviet agents and protect the Holy Grail of Cold War espionage—the atomic bomb. Opposites in nearly every way, Lamphere and Gardner relentlessly followed a trail of clues that helped them identify and take down these Soviet agents one by one, including Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But at the center of this spy ring, seemingly beyond the American agents’ grasp, was the mysterious master spy who pulled the strings of the KGB’s extensive campaign, dubbed Operation Enormoz by Russian Intelligence headquarters. Lamphere and Gardner began to suspect that a mole buried deep in the American intelligence community was feeding Moscow Center information on Venona. They raced to unmask the traitor and prevent the Soviets from fulfilling Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s threat: ''We shall bury you!'' A breathtaking chapter of American history and a page-turning mystery that plays out against the tense, life-and-death gamesmanship of the Cold War, this twisting thriller begins at the end of World War II and leads all the way to the execution of the Rosenbergs—a result that haunted both Gardner and Lamphere to the end of their lives. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324112 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324112]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History Author: Jeanne Theoharis Narrator: Kim Staunton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a “helpmate” but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband’s activism in these directions. Moving from “the histories we get” to “the histories we need,” Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and “polite racism” in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice—which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction Jeanne Theoharis Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324112 thebookvoice.com 11:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324112]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History Author: Jeanne Theoharis Narrator: Kim Staunton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a “helpmate” but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband’s activism in these directions. Moving from “the histories we get” to “the histories we need,” Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and “polite racism” in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice—which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324112]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History Author: Jeanne Theoharis Narrator: Kim Staunton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a “helpmate” but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband’s activism in these directions. Moving from “the histories we get” to “the histories we need,” Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and “polite racism” in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice—which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324072 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324072]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency Author: James Bamford Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow. Here is a scrupulously documented account—much of which is based on unprecedented access to previously undisclosed documents—of the agency's tireless hunt for intelligence on enemies and allies alike. Body of Secrets is a riveting analysis of this most clandestine of agencies, a major work of history and investigative journalism. James Bamford Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324072 thebookvoice.com 29:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324072]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency Author: James Bamford Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow. Here is a scrupulously documented account—much of which is based on unprecedented access to previously undisclosed documents—of the agency's tireless hunt for intelligence on enemies and allies alike. Body of Secrets is a riveting analysis of this most clandestine of agencies, a major work of history and investigative journalism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324072]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency Author: James Bamford Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 24, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate scramble to meet the frightening challenges of today and tomorrow. Here is a scrupulously documented account—much of which is based on unprecedented access to previously undisclosed documents—of the agency's tireless hunt for intelligence on enemies and allies alike. Body of Secrets is a riveting analysis of this most clandestine of agencies, a major work of history and investigative journalism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323896 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323896]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency Author: Lanny J. Davis Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive account that proves that James Comey threw the 2016 election to Donald Trump. “Compelling criticism…lapsed Trump supporters might well open their minds to this attorney’s scholarly, entirely convincing proof of the damage done” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). During the week of October 24, 2016, Hillary Clinton was decisively ahead of Donald Trump in most polls. Then FBI Director James Comey sent his infamous letter to Congress on October 28, saying the bureau was investigating additional emails, potentially relevant to the Hillary Clinton email case. In The Unmaking of the President 2016, attorney Lanny J. Davis shows how Comey’s misguided announcement—just eleven days before the election—swung a significant number of voters away from Clinton, winning Trump an Electoral College victory—and the presidency. Drawing on sources in the intelligence community and Justice Department, Davis challenges Comey's legal rationale for opening a criminal investigation of Clinton's email practices, questions whether Comey received sufficient Justice Department oversight, and cites the odd clairvoyance of Trump ally Rudolph Giuliani, who publicly predicted an 'October surprise.' Davis proves state by state, using authoritative polling data, how voter support for Clinton dropped after the Comey letter was made public, especially in key battleground states. Despite so many other issues in the election—Trump’s behavior, the Russian hacking, Clinton's campaign missteps—after the October 28 Comey letter, everything changed. Now Davis proves with raw, indisputable data how Comey’s October letter cost Hillary Clinton the presidency and America turned the course of history in the blink of an eye. Lanny J. Davis Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323896 thebookvoice.com 6:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323896]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency Author: Lanny J. Davis Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive account that proves that James Comey threw the 2016 election to Donald Trump. “Compelling criticism…lapsed Trump supporters might well open their minds to this attorney’s scholarly, entirely convincing proof of the damage done” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). During the week of October 24, 2016, Hillary Clinton was decisively ahead of Donald Trump in most polls. Then FBI Director James Comey sent his infamous letter to Congress on October 28, saying the bureau was investigating additional emails, potentially relevant to the Hillary Clinton email case. In The Unmaking of the President 2016, attorney Lanny J. Davis shows how Comey’s misguided announcement—just eleven days before the election—swung a significant number of voters away from Clinton, winning Trump an Electoral College victory—and the presidency. Drawing on sources in the intelligence community and Justice Department, Davis challenges Comey's legal rationale for opening a criminal investigation of Clinton's email practices, questions whether Comey received sufficient Justice Department oversight, and cites the odd clairvoyance of Trump ally Rudolph Giuliani, who publicly predicted an 'October surprise.' Davis proves state by state, using authoritative polling data, how voter support for Clinton dropped after the Comey letter was made public, especially in key battleground states. Despite so many other issues in the election—Trump’s behavior, the Russian hacking, Clinton's campaign missteps—after the October 28 Comey letter, everything changed. Now Davis proves with raw, indisputable data how Comey’s October letter cost Hillary Clinton the presidency and America turned the course of history in the blink of an eye. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323896]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency Author: Lanny J. Davis Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The first comprehensive account that proves that James Comey threw the 2016 election to Donald Trump. “Compelling criticism…lapsed Trump supporters might well open their minds to this attorney’s scholarly, entirely convincing proof of the damage done” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). During the week of October 24, 2016, Hillary Clinton was decisively ahead of Donald Trump in most polls. Then FBI Director James Comey sent his infamous letter to Congress on October 28, saying the bureau was investigating additional emails, potentially relevant to the Hillary Clinton email case. In The Unmaking of the President 2016, attorney Lanny J. Davis shows how Comey’s misguided announcement—just eleven days before the election—swung a significant number of voters away from Clinton, winning Trump an Electoral College victory—and the presidency. Drawing on sources in the intelligence community and Justice Department, Davis challenges Comey's legal rationale for opening a criminal investigation of Clinton's email practices, questions whether Comey received sufficient Justice Department oversight, and cites the odd clairvoyance of Trump ally Rudolph Giuliani, who publicly predicted an 'October surprise.' Davis proves state by state, using authoritative polling data, how voter support for Clinton dropped after the Comey letter was made public, especially in key battleground states. Despite so many other issues in the election—Trump’s behavior, the Russian hacking, Clinton's campaign missteps—after the October 28 Comey letter, everything changed. Now Davis proves with raw, indisputable data how Comey’s October letter cost Hillary Clinton the presidency and America turned the course of history in the blink of an eye. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323833 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Peach Tree Limb Series: #1 of The Peach Tree Trilogy Author: Jim Dobkins Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Remember the movie Stand by Me? The Peach Tree Limb is a collection of fifty anecdotes about adventures that Jim Dobkins experienced from mid-1946 to October 1957. The author relives his experiences in California as the son of a con man who served six prison terms and was married five times. Ranging from the humorous to the serious, we go from Midnight the nanny-goat babysitter to nearly driving the pickup off a cliff and getting the truck off the train tracks seconds before a freight train roars by to a most unusual birthday present. The Peach Tree Limb is a triumphant story of how one boy held everything together through faith and the solid anchor provided by his grandparents, who lived on a truck farm / chicken ranch across the street from where Disneyland was later built. Jim Dobkins Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323833 thebookvoice.com 3:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Peach Tree Limb Series: #1 of The Peach Tree Trilogy Author: Jim Dobkins Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Remember the movie Stand by Me? The Peach Tree Limb is a collection of fifty anecdotes about adventures that Jim Dobkins experienced from mid-1946 to October 1957. The author relives his experiences in California as the son of a con man who served six prison terms and was married five times. Ranging from the humorous to the serious, we go from Midnight the nanny-goat babysitter to nearly driving the pickup off a cliff and getting the truck off the train tracks seconds before a freight train roars by to a most unusual birthday present. The Peach Tree Limb is a triumphant story of how one boy held everything together through faith and the solid anchor provided by his grandparents, who lived on a truck farm / chicken ranch across the street from where Disneyland was later built. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Peach Tree Limb Series: #1 of The Peach Tree Trilogy Author: Jim Dobkins Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 6, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Remember the movie Stand by Me? The Peach Tree Limb is a collection of fifty anecdotes about adventures that Jim Dobkins experienced from mid-1946 to October 1957. The author relives his experiences in California as the son of a con man who served six prison terms and was married five times. Ranging from the humorous to the serious, we go from Midnight the nanny-goat babysitter to nearly driving the pickup off a cliff and getting the truck off the train tracks seconds before a freight train roars by to a most unusual birthday present. The Peach Tree Limb is a triumphant story of how one boy held everything together through faith and the solid anchor provided by his grandparents, who lived on a truck farm / chicken ranch across the street from where Disneyland was later built. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323741 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323741]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires Author: Shomari Wills Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires—former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties—self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drew—author Shomari Wills’ great-great-great-grandfather—the first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including: - Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown; - Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee; - Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem; - Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products; - Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malone’s employee who would earn the nickname America’s ''first female black millionaire;'' - Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a ''town'' for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen'' that would become known as ''the Black Wall Street.'' A fresh, little-known chapter in the nation’s story—A blend of Hidden Figures, Titan, and The Tycoons—Black Fortunes illuminates the birth of the black business titan and the emergence of the black marketplace in America as never before. Shomari Wills Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323741 thebookvoice.com 6:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323741]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires Author: Shomari Wills Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires—former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties—self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drew—author Shomari Wills’ great-great-great-grandfather—the first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including: - Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown; - Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee; - Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem; - Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products; - Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malone’s employee who would earn the nickname America’s ''first female black millionaire;'' - Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a ''town'' for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen'' that would become known as ''the Black Wall Street.'' A fresh, little-known chapter in the nation’s story—A blend of Hidden Figures, Titan, and The Tycoons—Black Fortunes illuminates the birth of the black business titan and the emergence of the black marketplace in America as never before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323741]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires Author: Shomari Wills Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires—former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties—self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drew—author Shomari Wills’ great-great-great-grandfather—the first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including: - Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown; - Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee; - Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem; - Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products; - Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malone’s employee who would earn the nickname America’s ''first female black millionaire;'' - Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a ''town'' for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen'' that would become known as ''the Black Wall Street.'' A fresh, little-known chapter in the nation’s story—A blend of Hidden Figures, Titan, and The Tycoons—Black Fortunes illuminates the birth of the black business titan and the emergence of the black marketplace in America as never before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323576 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323576]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche Author: Gary Krist Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From renowned writer and travel journalist Gary Krist comes the never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalanche. In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped—but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape, their railcars gradually being buried in the rising drifts. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men—led by the line's legendarily courageous superintendent, James O'Neill—worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains. But the storm was unrelenting, and to the passenger's great anxiety, the railcars—their only shelter—were parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. As the days passed, food and coal supplies dwindled. Panic and rage set in as snow accumulated deeper and deeper on the cliffs overhanging the trains. Finally, just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred: the earth shifted and a colossal avalanche tumbled from the high pinnacles, sweeping the trains and their sleeping passengers over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a supremely dramatic and never-before-documented American tragedy. An adventure saga filled with colorful and engaging history, this is epic narrative storytelling at its finest. Gary Krist Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323576 thebookvoice.com 9:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323576]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche Author: Gary Krist Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From renowned writer and travel journalist Gary Krist comes the never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalanche. In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped—but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape, their railcars gradually being buried in the rising drifts. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men—led by the line's legendarily courageous superintendent, James O'Neill—worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains. But the storm was unrelenting, and to the passenger's great anxiety, the railcars—their only shelter—were parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. As the days passed, food and coal supplies dwindled. Panic and rage set in as snow accumulated deeper and deeper on the cliffs overhanging the trains. Finally, just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred: the earth shifted and a colossal avalanche tumbled from the high pinnacles, sweeping the trains and their sleeping passengers over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a supremely dramatic and never-before-documented American tragedy. An adventure saga filled with colorful and engaging history, this is epic narrative storytelling at its finest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323576]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche Author: Gary Krist Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From renowned writer and travel journalist Gary Krist comes the never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalanche. In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped—but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape, their railcars gradually being buried in the rising drifts. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men—led by the line's legendarily courageous superintendent, James O'Neill—worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains. But the storm was unrelenting, and to the passenger's great anxiety, the railcars—their only shelter—were parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. As the days passed, food and coal supplies dwindled. Panic and rage set in as snow accumulated deeper and deeper on the cliffs overhanging the trains. Finally, just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred: the earth shifted and a colossal avalanche tumbled from the high pinnacles, sweeping the trains and their sleeping passengers over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a supremely dramatic and never-before-documented American tragedy. An adventure saga filled with colorful and engaging history, this is epic narrative storytelling at its finest. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323511 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323511]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming of Her Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'Dreaming of Her' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. On March 31, 1995, South Texas came to a standstill as the shocking news spread that the hugely popular Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez had been shot and killed in Corpus Christi. She was a girl from the barrio whose voice won her a Grammy, sold millions of albums, and turned her into a sensation unlike any other. When she was murdered, Selena seemed to take with her the aspirations of fans across the globe. Fifteen years later, in this exclusive oral history, her family, bandmates, and friends recall the life and devastating death of a star who still mesmerizes us all. Pamela Colloff Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323511 thebookvoice.com 1:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323511]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming of Her Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'Dreaming of Her' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. On March 31, 1995, South Texas came to a standstill as the shocking news spread that the hugely popular Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez had been shot and killed in Corpus Christi. She was a girl from the barrio whose voice won her a Grammy, sold millions of albums, and turned her into a sensation unlike any other. When she was murdered, Selena seemed to take with her the aspirations of fans across the globe. Fifteen years later, in this exclusive oral history, her family, bandmates, and friends recall the life and devastating death of a star who still mesmerizes us all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323511]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dreaming of Her Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'Dreaming of Her' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. On March 31, 1995, South Texas came to a standstill as the shocking news spread that the hugely popular Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez had been shot and killed in Corpus Christi. She was a girl from the barrio whose voice won her a Grammy, sold millions of albums, and turned her into a sensation unlike any other. When she was murdered, Selena seemed to take with her the aspirations of fans across the globe. Fifteen years later, in this exclusive oral history, her family, bandmates, and friends recall the life and devastating death of a star who still mesmerizes us all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323508 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The author of Lincoln's Boys takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice: Team of Rivals for LBJ. The personalities behind every burst of 1960s liberal reform - from civil rights and immigration reform, to Medicare and Head Start. 'Absorbing, and astoundingly well-researched -- all good historians do their homework, but Zeitz goes above and beyond. It's a more than worthwhile addition to the canon of books about Johnson.'--NPR 'Beautifully written...a riveting portrait of LBJ... Every officeholder in Washington would profit from reading this book.' --Robert Dallek, Author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life LBJ's towering political skills and his ambitious slate of liberal legislation are the stuff of legend: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and environmental reform. But what happened after the bills passed? One man could not and did not go it alone. Joshua Zeitz reanimates the creative and contentious atmosphere inside Johnson's White House as a talented and energetic group of advisers made LBJ's vision a reality. They desegregated public and private institutions throughout one third of the United States; built Medicare and Medicaid from the ground up in one year; launched federal funding for public education; provided food support for millions of poor children and adults; and launched public television and radio, all in the space of five years, even as Vietnam strained the administration's credibility and budget. Bill Moyers, Jack Valenti, Joe Califano, Harry McPherson and the other staff members who comprised LBJ's inner circle were men as pragmatic and ambitious as Johnson, equally skilled in the art of accumulating power or throwing a sharp elbow. Building the Great Society is the story of how one of the most competent White House staffs in American history - serving one of the most complicated presidents ever to occupy the Oval Office - fundamentally changed everyday life for millions of citizens and forged a legacy of compassionate and interventionist government. Joshua Zeitz Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323508 thebookvoice.com 16:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The author of Lincoln's Boys takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice: Team of Rivals for LBJ. The personalities behind every burst of 1960s liberal reform - from civil rights and immigration reform, to Medicare and Head Start. 'Absorbing, and astoundingly well-researched -- all good historians do their homework, but Zeitz goes above and beyond. It's a more than worthwhile addition to the canon of books about Johnson.'--NPR 'Beautifully written...a riveting portrait of LBJ... Every officeholder in Washington would profit from reading this book.' --Robert Dallek, Author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life LBJ's towering political skills and his ambitious slate of liberal legislation are the stuff of legend: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and environmental reform. But what happened after the bills passed? One man could not and did not go it alone. Joshua Zeitz reanimates the creative and contentious atmosphere inside Johnson's White House as a talented and energetic group of advisers made LBJ's vision a reality. They desegregated public and private institutions throughout one third of the United States; built Medicare and Medicaid from the ground up in one year; launched federal funding for public education; provided food support for millions of poor children and adults; and launched public television and radio, all in the space of five years, even as Vietnam strained the administration's credibility and budget. Bill Moyers, Jack Valenti, Joe Califano, Harry McPherson and the other staff members who comprised LBJ's inner circle were men as pragmatic and ambitious as Johnson, equally skilled in the art of accumulating power or throwing a sharp elbow. Building the Great Society is the story of how one of the most competent White House staffs in American history - serving one of the most complicated presidents ever to occupy the Oval Office - fundamentally changed everyday life for millions of citizens and forged a legacy of compassionate and interventionist government. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323508]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Building the Great Society: Inside Lyndon Johnson's White House Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The author of Lincoln's Boys takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice: Team of Rivals for LBJ. The personalities behind every burst of 1960s liberal reform - from civil rights and immigration reform, to Medicare and Head Start. 'Absorbing, and astoundingly well-researched -- all good historians do their homework, but Zeitz goes above and beyond. It's a more than worthwhile addition to the canon of books about Johnson.'--NPR 'Beautifully written...a riveting portrait of LBJ... Every officeholder in Washington would profit from reading this book.' --Robert Dallek, Author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life LBJ's towering political skills and his ambitious slate of liberal legislation are the stuff of legend: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and environmental reform. But what happened after the bills passed? One man could not and did not go it alone. Joshua Zeitz reanimates the creative and contentious atmosphere inside Johnson's White House as a talented and energetic group of advisers made LBJ's vision a reality. They desegregated public and private institutions throughout one third of the United States; built Medicare and Medicaid from the ground up in one year; launched federal funding for public education; provided food support for millions of poor children and adults; and launched public television and radio, all in the space of five years, even as Vietnam strained the administration's credibility and budget. Bill Moyers, Jack Valenti, Joe Califano, Harry McPherson and the other staff members who comprised LBJ's inner circle were men as pragmatic and ambitious as Johnson, equally skilled in the art of accumulating power or throwing a sharp elbow. Building the Great Society is the story of how one of the most competent White House staffs in American history - serving one of the most complicated presidents ever to occupy the Oval Office - fundamentally changed everyday life for millions of citizens and forged a legacy of compassionate and interventionist government. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323474 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323474]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History Author: Matthew Restall Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city of Tenochtitlan. This introduction—the prelude to the Spanish seizure of Mexico City and to European colonization of the mainland of the Americas—has long been the symbol of Cortés’s bold and brilliant military genius. Montezuma, on the other hand, is remembered as a coward who gave away a vast empire and touched off a wave of colonial invasions across the hemisphere. But is this really what happened? In a departure from traditional tellings, When Montezuma Met Cortés uses “the Meeting”—as Restall dubs their first encounter—as the entry point into a comprehensive reevaluation of both Cortés and Montezuma. Drawing on rare primary sources and overlooked accounts by conquistadors and Aztecs alike, Restall explores Cortés’s and Montezuma’s posthumous reputations, their achievements and failures, and the worlds in which they lived—leading, step by step, to a dramatic inversion of the old story. As Restall takes us through this sweeping, revisionist account of a pivotal moment in modern civilization, he calls into question our view of the history of the Americas, and, indeed, of history itself. Matthew Restall Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323474 thebookvoice.com 16:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323474]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History Author: Matthew Restall Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city of Tenochtitlan. This introduction—the prelude to the Spanish seizure of Mexico City and to European colonization of the mainland of the Americas—has long been the symbol of Cortés’s bold and brilliant military genius. Montezuma, on the other hand, is remembered as a coward who gave away a vast empire and touched off a wave of colonial invasions across the hemisphere. But is this really what happened? In a departure from traditional tellings, When Montezuma Met Cortés uses “the Meeting”—as Restall dubs their first encounter—as the entry point into a comprehensive reevaluation of both Cortés and Montezuma. Drawing on rare primary sources and overlooked accounts by conquistadors and Aztecs alike, Restall explores Cortés’s and Montezuma’s posthumous reputations, their achievements and failures, and the worlds in which they lived—leading, step by step, to a dramatic inversion of the old story. As Restall takes us through this sweeping, revisionist account of a pivotal moment in modern civilization, he calls into question our view of the history of the Americas, and, indeed, of history itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323474]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History Author: Matthew Restall Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city of Tenochtitlan. This introduction—the prelude to the Spanish seizure of Mexico City and to European colonization of the mainland of the Americas—has long been the symbol of Cortés’s bold and brilliant military genius. Montezuma, on the other hand, is remembered as a coward who gave away a vast empire and touched off a wave of colonial invasions across the hemisphere. But is this really what happened? In a departure from traditional tellings, When Montezuma Met Cortés uses “the Meeting”—as Restall dubs their first encounter—as the entry point into a comprehensive reevaluation of both Cortés and Montezuma. Drawing on rare primary sources and overlooked accounts by conquistadors and Aztecs alike, Restall explores Cortés’s and Montezuma’s posthumous reputations, their achievements and failures, and the worlds in which they lived—leading, step by step, to a dramatic inversion of the old story. As Restall takes us through this sweeping, revisionist account of a pivotal moment in modern civilization, he calls into question our view of the history of the Americas, and, indeed, of history itself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323415 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323415]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Civil Rights Movement Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 striking down the “separate but equal” doctrine, a decade and a half of civil turbulence existed. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change. This product tells a part of that historic time with speeches from many of those attempting to achieve racial equality. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott, 6/5/1956President John F. Kennedy, Civil Rights Address to the Nation, 6/11/1963Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Rally Address, 5/16/1963March on Washington, 8/28/63, Philip Randolph, John Lewis, Daisy Bates, Bayard RustinMalcolm X, Message to the Grass Roots, 1/23/1963Andrew Young, Reflections on MLK and Malcolm XPresident Lyndon Johnson, Signing Civil Rights Bill, 7/2/1964James Farmer, Speech on Poverty, 10/15/1965Roy Wilkins, Address at UCLA, 12/2/1965Martin Luther King Jr., National Health Care Workers Address, 3/10/1968Martin Luther King Jr., “Been to the Mountaintop,” 4/3/1968Robert F. Kennedy, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 4/4/1968Coretta Scott King, Reflections on Civil Rights MovementStokley Carmichael, Civil Rights Rally AddressElla Baker, “Life is more sacred than property,” 4/24/1968Angela Davis, Address at UCLA, 10/8/1969Ralph Abernathy, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 8/15/1987Nelson Mandela, Address to Joint Session of Congress, 6/26/1990Rosa Parks, Speech at the Million Man March, 10/16/1995Dorothy Height, Human Rights Campaign, 11/8/1997Desmond Tutu, “Reconciling Love,” 11/4/2005Julian Bond, Speech at National Equality March, 10/11/2009Roy Innis, Receiving John M. Ashbrook Award, 2/18/2010Jesse Jackson, Fiftieth Anniversary of March on Washington, 8/29/2013President Barack Obama, Civil Rights Summit, 4/10/2014 The Speech Resource Company Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323415 thebookvoice.com 9:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323415]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Civil Rights Movement Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 striking down the “separate but equal” doctrine, a decade and a half of civil turbulence existed. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change. This product tells a part of that historic time with speeches from many of those attempting to achieve racial equality. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott, 6/5/1956President John F. Kennedy, Civil Rights Address to the Nation, 6/11/1963Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Rally Address, 5/16/1963March on Washington, 8/28/63, Philip Randolph, John Lewis, Daisy Bates, Bayard RustinMalcolm X, Message to the Grass Roots, 1/23/1963Andrew Young, Reflections on MLK and Malcolm XPresident Lyndon Johnson, Signing Civil Rights Bill, 7/2/1964James Farmer, Speech on Poverty, 10/15/1965Roy Wilkins, Address at UCLA, 12/2/1965Martin Luther King Jr., National Health Care Workers Address, 3/10/1968Martin Luther King Jr., “Been to the Mountaintop,” 4/3/1968Robert F. Kennedy, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 4/4/1968Coretta Scott King, Reflections on Civil Rights MovementStokley Carmichael, Civil Rights Rally AddressElla Baker, “Life is more sacred than property,” 4/24/1968Angela Davis, Address at UCLA, 10/8/1969Ralph Abernathy, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 8/15/1987Nelson Mandela, Address to Joint Session of Congress, 6/26/1990Rosa Parks, Speech at the Million Man March, 10/16/1995Dorothy Height, Human Rights Campaign, 11/8/1997Desmond Tutu, “Reconciling Love,” 11/4/2005Julian Bond, Speech at National Equality March, 10/11/2009Roy Innis, Receiving John M. Ashbrook Award, 2/18/2010Jesse Jackson, Fiftieth Anniversary of March on Washington, 8/29/2013President Barack Obama, Civil Rights Summit, 4/10/2014 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323415]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Civil Rights Movement Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 striking down the “separate but equal” doctrine, a decade and a half of civil turbulence existed. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change. This product tells a part of that historic time with speeches from many of those attempting to achieve racial equality. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott, 6/5/1956President John F. Kennedy, Civil Rights Address to the Nation, 6/11/1963Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Rally Address, 5/16/1963March on Washington, 8/28/63, Philip Randolph, John Lewis, Daisy Bates, Bayard RustinMalcolm X, Message to the Grass Roots, 1/23/1963Andrew Young, Reflections on MLK and Malcolm XPresident Lyndon Johnson, Signing Civil Rights Bill, 7/2/1964James Farmer, Speech on Poverty, 10/15/1965Roy Wilkins, Address at UCLA, 12/2/1965Martin Luther King Jr., National Health Care Workers Address, 3/10/1968Martin Luther King Jr., “Been to the Mountaintop,” 4/3/1968Robert F. Kennedy, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 4/4/1968Coretta Scott King, Reflections on Civil Rights MovementStokley Carmichael, Civil Rights Rally AddressElla Baker, “Life is more sacred than property,” 4/24/1968Angela Davis, Address at UCLA, 10/8/1969Ralph Abernathy, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 8/15/1987Nelson Mandela, Address to Joint Session of Congress, 6/26/1990Rosa Parks, Speech at the Million Man March, 10/16/1995Dorothy Height, Human Rights Campaign, 11/8/1997Desmond Tutu, “Reconciling Love,” 11/4/2005Julian Bond, Speech at National Equality March, 10/11/2009Roy Innis, Receiving John M. Ashbrook Award, 2/18/2010Jesse Jackson, Fiftieth Anniversary of March on Washington, 8/29/2013President Barack Obama, Civil Rights Summit, 4/10/2014 https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323379 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century Author: Simon Baatz Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen years old, had recently moved to the city. White was forty-seven and a principal in the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity, responsible for designing countless landmark buildings in Manhattan. That evening, after drinking champagne, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale spots of blood on the bed sheets told her that White had raped her. She told no one about the rape until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden, a building that White had designed. The trial was a sensation that gripped the nation. Most Americans agreed with Thaw that he had been justified in killing White, but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Evelyn Nesbit's testimony was so explicit and shocking that Theodore Roosevelt himself called on the newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder of White cast a long shadow: Harry Thaw later attempted suicide, and Evelyn Nesbit struggled for many years to escape an addiction to cocaine. The Girl on the Velvet Swing, a tale of glamour, excess, and danger, is an immersive, fascinating look at an America dominated by men of outsize fortunes and by the women who were their victims. Simon Baatz Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323379 thebookvoice.com 10:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century Author: Simon Baatz Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen years old, had recently moved to the city. White was forty-seven and a principal in the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity, responsible for designing countless landmark buildings in Manhattan. That evening, after drinking champagne, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale spots of blood on the bed sheets told her that White had raped her. She told no one about the rape until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden, a building that White had designed. The trial was a sensation that gripped the nation. Most Americans agreed with Thaw that he had been justified in killing White, but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Evelyn Nesbit's testimony was so explicit and shocking that Theodore Roosevelt himself called on the newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder of White cast a long shadow: Harry Thaw later attempted suicide, and Evelyn Nesbit struggled for many years to escape an addiction to cocaine. The Girl on the Velvet Swing, a tale of glamour, excess, and danger, is an immersive, fascinating look at an America dominated by men of outsize fortunes and by the women who were their victims. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century Author: Simon Baatz Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Simon Baatz, the first comprehensive account of the murder that shocked the world. In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl in the musical Florodora, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just sixteen years old, had recently moved to the city. White was forty-seven and a principal in the prominent architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity, responsible for designing countless landmark buildings in Manhattan. That evening, after drinking champagne, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale spots of blood on the bed sheets told her that White had raped her. She told no one about the rape until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden, a building that White had designed. The trial was a sensation that gripped the nation. Most Americans agreed with Thaw that he had been justified in killing White, but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Evelyn Nesbit's testimony was so explicit and shocking that Theodore Roosevelt himself called on the newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder of White cast a long shadow: Harry Thaw later attempted suicide, and Evelyn Nesbit struggled for many years to escape an addiction to cocaine. The Girl on the Velvet Swing, a tale of glamour, excess, and danger, is an immersive, fascinating look at an America dominated by men of outsize fortunes and by the women who were their victims. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323368 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the 1950s, the term 'containment' referred to the foreign policy-driven containment of Communism and atomic proliferation. Yet in Homeward Bound May demonstrates that there was also a domestic version of containment where the 'sphere of influence' was the home. Within its walls, potentially dangerous social forces might be tamed, securing the fulfilling life to which postwar women and men aspired. Homeward Bound tells the story of domestic containment - how it emerged, how it affected the lives of those who tried to conform to it, and how it unraveled in the wake of the Vietnam era's assault on Cold War culture, when unwed mothers, feminists, and 'secular humanists' became the new 'enemy.' This revised and updated edition includes the latest information on race, the culture wars, and current cultural and political controversies of the post-Cold War era. Elaine Tyler May Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323368 thebookvoice.com 11:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the 1950s, the term 'containment' referred to the foreign policy-driven containment of Communism and atomic proliferation. Yet in Homeward Bound May demonstrates that there was also a domestic version of containment where the 'sphere of influence' was the home. Within its walls, potentially dangerous social forces might be tamed, securing the fulfilling life to which postwar women and men aspired. Homeward Bound tells the story of domestic containment - how it emerged, how it affected the lives of those who tried to conform to it, and how it unraveled in the wake of the Vietnam era's assault on Cold War culture, when unwed mothers, feminists, and 'secular humanists' became the new 'enemy.' This revised and updated edition includes the latest information on race, the culture wars, and current cultural and political controversies of the post-Cold War era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the 1950s, the term 'containment' referred to the foreign policy-driven containment of Communism and atomic proliferation. Yet in Homeward Bound May demonstrates that there was also a domestic version of containment where the 'sphere of influence' was the home. Within its walls, potentially dangerous social forces might be tamed, securing the fulfilling life to which postwar women and men aspired. Homeward Bound tells the story of domestic containment - how it emerged, how it affected the lives of those who tried to conform to it, and how it unraveled in the wake of the Vietnam era's assault on Cold War culture, when unwed mothers, feminists, and 'secular humanists' became the new 'enemy.' This revised and updated edition includes the latest information on race, the culture wars, and current cultural and political controversies of the post-Cold War era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323363 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323363]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica Author: Laurie Gwen Shapiro Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is “a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation” (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon). It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet’s final frontier? Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning’s every stage. And then, the night before the expedition’s flagship set off, Billy Gawronski—a mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler, desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business—jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the soda shops of New York’s Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica’s blinding white and deadly freeze, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro “narrates this period piece with gusto” (Los Angeles Times), taking readers on the “novelistic” (The New Yorker) and unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Roaring Twenties celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era. Laurie Gwen Shapiro Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323363 thebookvoice.com 6:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323363]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica Author: Laurie Gwen Shapiro Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is “a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation” (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon). It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet’s final frontier? Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning’s every stage. And then, the night before the expedition’s flagship set off, Billy Gawronski—a mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler, desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business—jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the soda shops of New York’s Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica’s blinding white and deadly freeze, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro “narrates this period piece with gusto” (Los Angeles Times), taking readers on the “novelistic” (The New Yorker) and unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Roaring Twenties celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323363]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica Author: Laurie Gwen Shapiro Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is “a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation” (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon). It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet’s final frontier? Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning’s every stage. And then, the night before the expedition’s flagship set off, Billy Gawronski—a mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler, desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business—jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the soda shops of New York’s Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica’s blinding white and deadly freeze, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro “narrates this period piece with gusto” (Los Angeles Times), taking readers on the “novelistic” (The New Yorker) and unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Roaring Twenties celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323349 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323349]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders Author: Edward H. Bonekemper III Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of “what if” scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these ten blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided. Edward H. Bonekemper III Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323349 thebookvoice.com 7:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323349]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders Author: Edward H. Bonekemper III Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of “what if” scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these ten blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323349]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders Author: Edward H. Bonekemper III Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of “what if” scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these ten blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323289 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era Author: Glenn F. Williams Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Known to history as 'Dunmore's War,' the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty's service and under royal command. Led by John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, a force of colonials including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Morgan, Michael Cresap, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Lewis successfully enforced the western border established by treaties in parts of present-day West Virginia and Kentucky. The campaign is often neglected in histories, despite its major influence on the conduct of the Revolutionary War that followed. In Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era, award-winning historian Glenn F. Williams describes the course and importance of this campaign. Supported by extensive primary source research, the author corrects much of the folklore concerning the war and frontier fighting in general, demonstrating that the Americans did not adopt Indian tactics for wilderness fighting as is often supposed, but rather used British methods developed for fighting irregulars in the woods of Europe, while incorporating certain techniques learned from the Indians and experience gained from earlier colonial wars. As an immediate result of Dunmore's War, the frontier remained quiet for two years, giving the colonies the critical time to debate and declare independence before Britain convinced its Indian allies to resume attacks on American settlements. Ironically, at the same time Virginia militiamen were fighting under command of a king's officer, the colony was becoming one of the leaders in the move toward American independence. Although he was hailed as a hero at the end of the war, Lord Dunmore's attempt to maintain royal authority put him in direct opposition to many of the subordinates who followed him on the frontier, and in 1776 he was driven from Virginia and returned to England. Glenn F. Williams Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323289 thebookvoice.com 14:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era Author: Glenn F. Williams Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Known to history as 'Dunmore's War,' the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty's service and under royal command. Led by John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, a force of colonials including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Morgan, Michael Cresap, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Lewis successfully enforced the western border established by treaties in parts of present-day West Virginia and Kentucky. The campaign is often neglected in histories, despite its major influence on the conduct of the Revolutionary War that followed. In Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era, award-winning historian Glenn F. Williams describes the course and importance of this campaign. Supported by extensive primary source research, the author corrects much of the folklore concerning the war and frontier fighting in general, demonstrating that the Americans did not adopt Indian tactics for wilderness fighting as is often supposed, but rather used British methods developed for fighting irregulars in the woods of Europe, while incorporating certain techniques learned from the Indians and experience gained from earlier colonial wars. As an immediate result of Dunmore's War, the frontier remained quiet for two years, giving the colonies the critical time to debate and declare independence before Britain convinced its Indian allies to resume attacks on American settlements. Ironically, at the same time Virginia militiamen were fighting under command of a king's officer, the colony was becoming one of the leaders in the move toward American independence. Although he was hailed as a hero at the end of the war, Lord Dunmore's attempt to maintain royal authority put him in direct opposition to many of the subordinates who followed him on the frontier, and in 1776 he was driven from Virginia and returned to England. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323289]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America’s Colonial Era Author: Glenn F. Williams Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Known to history as 'Dunmore's War,' the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty's service and under royal command. Led by John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, a force of colonials including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Morgan, Michael Cresap, Adam Stephen, and Andrew Lewis successfully enforced the western border established by treaties in parts of present-day West Virginia and Kentucky. The campaign is often neglected in histories, despite its major influence on the conduct of the Revolutionary War that followed. In Dunmore's War: The Last Conflict of America's Colonial Era, award-winning historian Glenn F. Williams describes the course and importance of this campaign. Supported by extensive primary source research, the author corrects much of the folklore concerning the war and frontier fighting in general, demonstrating that the Americans did not adopt Indian tactics for wilderness fighting as is often supposed, but rather used British methods developed for fighting irregulars in the woods of Europe, while incorporating certain techniques learned from the Indians and experience gained from earlier colonial wars. As an immediate result of Dunmore's War, the frontier remained quiet for two years, giving the colonies the critical time to debate and declare independence before Britain convinced its Indian allies to resume attacks on American settlements. Ironically, at the same time Virginia militiamen were fighting under command of a king's officer, the colony was becoming one of the leaders in the move toward American independence. Although he was hailed as a hero at the end of the war, Lord Dunmore's attempt to maintain royal authority put him in direct opposition to many of the subordinates who followed him on the frontier, and in 1776 he was driven from Virginia and returned to England. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323193 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323193]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Author: Marc Reisner Narrator: Francis J Spieler, Lawrie Mott, Kate Udall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city’s growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning exposé and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of Eden—an Eden that may be only a mirage. Marc Reisner Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323193 thebookvoice.com 28:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323193]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Author: Marc Reisner Narrator: Francis J Spieler, Lawrie Mott, Kate Udall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city’s growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning exposé and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of Eden—an Eden that may be only a mirage. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323193]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Author: Marc Reisner Narrator: Francis J Spieler, Lawrie Mott, Kate Udall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city’s growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning exposé and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of Eden—an Eden that may be only a mirage. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323114 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Molly Parker Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne. 'You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.' -- Wallis Simpson Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's first words as recalled by her family were 'me, me.' From that young age, she was in want of nothing but stability, status, and social acceptance as she fought to climb the social ladder and take her place in London society. As irony would have it, she would gain the love and devotion of a king, but only at the cost of his throne and her reputation. In Wallis in Love, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton offers a fresh portrait of Wallis Simpson in all her vibrancy and brazenness as she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine. Using diary entries, letters, and other never-before-seen records, Morton takes us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London society. During her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward VIII. Wallis in Love goes beyond Wallis's infamous persona and reveals a complex, domineering woman striving to determine her own fate and grapple with matters of the heart. Andrew Morton Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323114 thebookvoice.com 12:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Molly Parker Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne. 'You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.' -- Wallis Simpson Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's first words as recalled by her family were 'me, me.' From that young age, she was in want of nothing but stability, status, and social acceptance as she fought to climb the social ladder and take her place in London society. As irony would have it, she would gain the love and devotion of a king, but only at the cost of his throne and her reputation. In Wallis in Love, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton offers a fresh portrait of Wallis Simpson in all her vibrancy and brazenness as she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine. Using diary entries, letters, and other never-before-seen records, Morton takes us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London society. During her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward VIII. Wallis in Love goes beyond Wallis's infamous persona and reveals a complex, domineering woman striving to determine her own fate and grapple with matters of the heart. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy Author: Andrew Morton Narrator: Molly Parker Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne. 'You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.' -- Wallis Simpson Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's first words as recalled by her family were 'me, me.' From that young age, she was in want of nothing but stability, status, and social acceptance as she fought to climb the social ladder and take her place in London society. As irony would have it, she would gain the love and devotion of a king, but only at the cost of his throne and her reputation. In Wallis in Love, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton offers a fresh portrait of Wallis Simpson in all her vibrancy and brazenness as she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine. Using diary entries, letters, and other never-before-seen records, Morton takes us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London society. During her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward VIII. Wallis in Love goes beyond Wallis's infamous persona and reveals a complex, domineering woman striving to determine her own fate and grapple with matters of the heart. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323108 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323108]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Justice: One White Police Officer, One Black Family, and How One Bullet Ripped Us Apart Author: Robbie Tolan, Lawrence Ross Narrator: Robbie Tolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing true story of Robbie Tolan, a young black man who was shot in the chest by a white police officer . . . in his own driveway. NO JUSTICE is the harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway. In a journey that took nearly a decade, Tolan and his family saw his case go before the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking decision, while Tolan struggled with how to put his life back together. Holding him together through this journey was the strength of his mother and father, his faith in God, and an impenetrable belief that he deserved justice like any other American who'd been wronged. NO JUSTICE is the story about what happened after the cameras and social media protests went away. Robbie Tolan was left with the physical and mental devastation from having his body violated by someone who was supposed to serve and protect him. His story reminds us that police brutality is not a theoretical talking point in a larger nationwide argument. This story is about Robbie Tolan courageously picking up the pieces of his life, even as he fights for justice for all. Robbie Tolan, Lawrence Ross Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323108 thebookvoice.com 5:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323108]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Justice: One White Police Officer, One Black Family, and How One Bullet Ripped Us Apart Author: Robbie Tolan, Lawrence Ross Narrator: Robbie Tolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing true story of Robbie Tolan, a young black man who was shot in the chest by a white police officer . . . in his own driveway. NO JUSTICE is the harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway. In a journey that took nearly a decade, Tolan and his family saw his case go before the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking decision, while Tolan struggled with how to put his life back together. Holding him together through this journey was the strength of his mother and father, his faith in God, and an impenetrable belief that he deserved justice like any other American who'd been wronged. NO JUSTICE is the story about what happened after the cameras and social media protests went away. Robbie Tolan was left with the physical and mental devastation from having his body violated by someone who was supposed to serve and protect him. His story reminds us that police brutality is not a theoretical talking point in a larger nationwide argument. This story is about Robbie Tolan courageously picking up the pieces of his life, even as he fights for justice for all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323108]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Justice: One White Police Officer, One Black Family, and How One Bullet Ripped Us Apart Author: Robbie Tolan, Lawrence Ross Narrator: Robbie Tolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing true story of Robbie Tolan, a young black man who was shot in the chest by a white police officer . . . in his own driveway. NO JUSTICE is the harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway. In a journey that took nearly a decade, Tolan and his family saw his case go before the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking decision, while Tolan struggled with how to put his life back together. Holding him together through this journey was the strength of his mother and father, his faith in God, and an impenetrable belief that he deserved justice like any other American who'd been wronged. NO JUSTICE is the story about what happened after the cameras and social media protests went away. Robbie Tolan was left with the physical and mental devastation from having his body violated by someone who was supposed to serve and protect him. His story reminds us that police brutality is not a theoretical talking point in a larger nationwide argument. This story is about Robbie Tolan courageously picking up the pieces of his life, even as he fights for justice for all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322879 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322879]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Crime from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles spotlighting true crime are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz, read by Pam Dougherty * 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell and Karissa Vacker * 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz features a woman who went to extreme, murderous lengths to ensure her daughter's spot on the cheerleading squad. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth profiles the mysterious Peggy Jo Tallas who, disguised as a man, robbed banks and confounded police for years. 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff revisits the case of Betty Williams, a high school student who begged her ex to kill her. 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari investigates the ongoing exploits of international con artist and psychopath Youssef Khater. 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine is the story of a man who turned 'keeping up with the Joneses' into the perfect crime. Various Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322879 thebookvoice.com 4:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322879]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Crime from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles spotlighting true crime are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz, read by Pam Dougherty * 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell and Karissa Vacker * 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz features a woman who went to extreme, murderous lengths to ensure her daughter's spot on the cheerleading squad. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth profiles the mysterious Peggy Jo Tallas who, disguised as a man, robbed banks and confounded police for years. 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff revisits the case of Betty Williams, a high school student who begged her ex to kill her. 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari investigates the ongoing exploits of international con artist and psychopath Youssef Khater. 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine is the story of a man who turned 'keeping up with the Joneses' into the perfect crime. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322879]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Crime from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles spotlighting true crime are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz, read by Pam Dougherty * 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell and Karissa Vacker * 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz features a woman who went to extreme, murderous lengths to ensure her daughter's spot on the cheerleading squad. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth profiles the mysterious Peggy Jo Tallas who, disguised as a man, robbed banks and confounded police for years. 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff revisits the case of Betty Williams, a high school student who begged her ex to kill her. 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari investigates the ongoing exploits of international con artist and psychopath Youssef Khater. 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine is the story of a man who turned 'keeping up with the Joneses' into the perfect crime. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322874 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Studies from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles focusing on Texas society are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'The Trouble With Innocence' by Michael Hall, read by Christopher Ryan Grant 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid details the unbelievable story of an eclectic group of Texans that broke Americans out of a Mexican jail. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright is the saga of the Waggoner family, and their fight over the inheritance of the second largest ranch in Texas. 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine investigates the Panama Unit, a group of police officers tasked with cleaning up the drug trade along the Southern Texas and Mexico border who instead became a part of it. 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine profiles the refugee community of Amarillo, Texas and one woman who volunteers to help them settle into their new lives. 'The Trouble with Innocence' by Michael Hall explores one man's journey through the Texas justice and prison system and asks how, after seeking innocence for 39 years, he could deny his own exoneration. Various Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322874 thebookvoice.com 5:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Studies from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles focusing on Texas society are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'The Trouble With Innocence' by Michael Hall, read by Christopher Ryan Grant 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid details the unbelievable story of an eclectic group of Texans that broke Americans out of a Mexican jail. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright is the saga of the Waggoner family, and their fight over the inheritance of the second largest ranch in Texas. 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine investigates the Panama Unit, a group of police officers tasked with cleaning up the drug trade along the Southern Texas and Mexico border who instead became a part of it. 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine profiles the refugee community of Amarillo, Texas and one woman who volunteers to help them settle into their new lives. 'The Trouble with Innocence' by Michael Hall explores one man's journey through the Texas justice and prison system and asks how, after seeking innocence for 39 years, he could deny his own exoneration. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Studies from Texas Monthly Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Various Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles focusing on Texas society are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'The Trouble With Innocence' by Michael Hall, read by Christopher Ryan Grant 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid details the unbelievable story of an eclectic group of Texans that broke Americans out of a Mexican jail. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright is the saga of the Waggoner family, and their fight over the inheritance of the second largest ranch in Texas. 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine investigates the Panama Unit, a group of police officers tasked with cleaning up the drug trade along the Southern Texas and Mexico border who instead became a part of it. 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine profiles the refugee community of Amarillo, Texas and one woman who volunteers to help them settle into their new lives. 'The Trouble with Innocence' by Michael Hall explores one man's journey through the Texas justice and prison system and asks how, after seeking innocence for 39 years, he could deny his own exoneration. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322792 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322792]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Cowboy Bob was a master bank robber, robbing countless banks for thousands of dollars and confounding cops along the way. He would rob banks without a weapon, without any apparent muscle or accomplice, and he'd steal license plates to throw police off his trail. The police had a lot of questions and theories when it came to Cowboy Bob, but the last thing they would have suspected was that he was a woman. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' profiles Peggy Jo Tallas, a seemingly average, middle-aged Texan woman who cared for her elderly, ailing mother and was beloved by family and friends. Skip Hollandsworth traces her life leading up to her mysterious crime wave, uncovering hints of how and why Peggy became Bob, and attempting to get to the heart of who this woman really was. Skip Hollandsworth Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322792 thebookvoice.com 0:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322792]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Cowboy Bob was a master bank robber, robbing countless banks for thousands of dollars and confounding cops along the way. He would rob banks without a weapon, without any apparent muscle or accomplice, and he'd steal license plates to throw police off his trail. The police had a lot of questions and theories when it came to Cowboy Bob, but the last thing they would have suspected was that he was a woman. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' profiles Peggy Jo Tallas, a seemingly average, middle-aged Texan woman who cared for her elderly, ailing mother and was beloved by family and friends. Skip Hollandsworth traces her life leading up to her mysterious crime wave, uncovering hints of how and why Peggy became Bob, and attempting to get to the heart of who this woman really was. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322792]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Skip Hollandsworth Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Cowboy Bob was a master bank robber, robbing countless banks for thousands of dollars and confounding cops along the way. He would rob banks without a weapon, without any apparent muscle or accomplice, and he'd steal license plates to throw police off his trail. The police had a lot of questions and theories when it came to Cowboy Bob, but the last thing they would have suspected was that he was a woman. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' profiles Peggy Jo Tallas, a seemingly average, middle-aged Texan woman who cared for her elderly, ailing mother and was beloved by family and friends. Skip Hollandsworth traces her life leading up to her mysterious crime wave, uncovering hints of how and why Peggy became Bob, and attempting to get to the heart of who this woman really was. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322779 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322779]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America Author: Catherine Kerrison Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent America   FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • “Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet Hemings.”—The New York Times Book Review Thomas Jefferson had three daughters: Martha and Maria by his wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, and Harriet by his slave Sally Hemings. Although the three women shared a father, the similarities end there. Martha and Maria received a fine convent school education while they lived with their father during his diplomatic posting in Paris. Once they returned home, however, the sisters found their options limited by the laws and customs of early America. Harriet Hemings followed a different path. She escaped slavery—apparently with the assistance of Jefferson himself. Leaving Monticello behind, she boarded a coach and set off for a decidedly uncertain future.   For this groundbreaking triple biography, history scholar Catherine Kerrison has uncovered never-before-published documents written by the Jefferson sisters, as well as letters written by members of the Jefferson and Hemings families. The richly interwoven stories of these strong women and their fight to shape their own destinies shed new light on issues of race and gender that are still relevant today—and on the legacy of one of our most controversial Founding Fathers.   Praise for Jefferson’s Daughters   “A fascinating glimpse of where we have been as a nation . . . Catherine Kerrison tells us the stories of three of Thomas Jefferson’s children, who, due to their gender and race, lived lives whose most intimate details are lost to time.”—USA Today “A valuable addition to the history of Revolutionary-era America.”—The Boston Globe “A thought-provoking nonfiction narrative that reads like a novel.”—BookPage Catherine Kerrison Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322779 thebookvoice.com 17:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322779]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America Author: Catherine Kerrison Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent America   FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • “Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet Hemings.”—The New York Times Book Review Thomas Jefferson had three daughters: Martha and Maria by his wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, and Harriet by his slave Sally Hemings. Although the three women shared a father, the similarities end there. Martha and Maria received a fine convent school education while they lived with their father during his diplomatic posting in Paris. Once they returned home, however, the sisters found their options limited by the laws and customs of early America. Harriet Hemings followed a different path. She escaped slavery—apparently with the assistance of Jefferson himself. Leaving Monticello behind, she boarded a coach and set off for a decidedly uncertain future.   For this groundbreaking triple biography, history scholar Catherine Kerrison has uncovered never-before-published documents written by the Jefferson sisters, as well as letters written by members of the Jefferson and Hemings families. The richly interwoven stories of these strong women and their fight to shape their own destinies shed new light on issues of race and gender that are still relevant today—and on the legacy of one of our most controversial Founding Fathers.   Praise for Jefferson’s Daughters   “A fascinating glimpse of where we have been as a nation . . . Catherine Kerrison tells us the stories of three of Thomas Jefferson’s children, who, due to their gender and race, lived lives whose most intimate details are lost to time.”—USA Today “A valuable addition to the history of Revolutionary-era America.”—The Boston Globe “A thought-provoking nonfiction narrative that reads like a novel.”—BookPage Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322779]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America Author: Catherine Kerrison Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent America   FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • “Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria, [Kerrison] innovatively adds a discussion of his only enslaved daughter, Harriet Hemings.”—The New York Times Book Review Thomas Jefferson had three daughters: Martha and Maria by his wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, and Harriet by his slave Sally Hemings. Although the three women shared a father, the similarities end there. Martha and Maria received a fine convent school education while they lived with their father during his diplomatic posting in Paris. Once they returned home, however, the sisters found their options limited by the laws and customs of early America. Harriet Hemings followed a different path. She escaped slavery—apparently with the assistance of Jefferson himself. Leaving Monticello behind, she boarded a coach and set off for a decidedly uncertain future.   For this groundbreaking triple biography, history scholar Catherine Kerrison has uncovered never-before-published documents written by the Jefferson sisters, as well as letters written by members of the Jefferson and Hemings families. The richly interwoven stories of these strong women and their fight to shape their own destinies shed new light on issues of race and gender that are still relevant today—and on the legacy of one of our most controversial Founding Fathers.   Praise for Jefferson’s Daughters   “A fascinating glimpse of where we have been as a nation . . . Catherine Kerrison tells us the stories of three of Thomas Jefferson’s children, who, due to their gender and race, lived lives whose most intimate details are lost to time.”—USA Today “A valuable addition to the history of Revolutionary-era America.”—The Boston Globe “A thought-provoking nonfiction narrative that reads like a novel.”—BookPage https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322769 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322769]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic Author: David Frum Narrator: James Anderson Foster, David Frum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America’s future. ''From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to the Philippines, from Venezuela to Hungary, authoritarian leaders have smashed restraints on their power. Media freedom and judicial independence have eroded. The right to vote remains, but the right to have one’s vote counted fairly may not. Until the US presidential election of 2016, the global decline of democracy seemed a concern for other peoples in other lands. . . . That complacent optimism has been upended by the political rise of Donald Trump. The crisis is upon Americans, here and now.'' Quietly, steadily, Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy, perhaps irrevocably. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him. While much of the country has been focused on Russia, David Frum has been collecting the lies, obfuscations, and flagrant disregard for the traditional limits placed on the office of the presidency. In Trumpocracy, he documents how Trump and his administration are steadily damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy. During his own White House tenure as George W. Bush’s speechwriter, Frum witnessed the ways the presidency is limited not by law but by tradition, propriety, and public outcry, all now weakened. Whether the Trump presidency lasts two, four, or eight more years, he has changed the nature of the office for the worse, and likely for decades. In this powerful and eye-opening book, Frum makes clear that the hard work of recovery starts at home. Trumpocracy outlines how Trump could push America toward illiberalism, what the consequences could be for our nation and our everyday lives, and what we can do to prevent it. David Frum Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322769 thebookvoice.com 7:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322769]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic Author: David Frum Narrator: James Anderson Foster, David Frum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America’s future. ''From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to the Philippines, from Venezuela to Hungary, authoritarian leaders have smashed restraints on their power. Media freedom and judicial independence have eroded. The right to vote remains, but the right to have one’s vote counted fairly may not. Until the US presidential election of 2016, the global decline of democracy seemed a concern for other peoples in other lands. . . . That complacent optimism has been upended by the political rise of Donald Trump. The crisis is upon Americans, here and now.'' Quietly, steadily, Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy, perhaps irrevocably. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him. While much of the country has been focused on Russia, David Frum has been collecting the lies, obfuscations, and flagrant disregard for the traditional limits placed on the office of the presidency. In Trumpocracy, he documents how Trump and his administration are steadily damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy. During his own White House tenure as George W. Bush’s speechwriter, Frum witnessed the ways the presidency is limited not by law but by tradition, propriety, and public outcry, all now weakened. Whether the Trump presidency lasts two, four, or eight more years, he has changed the nature of the office for the worse, and likely for decades. In this powerful and eye-opening book, Frum makes clear that the hard work of recovery starts at home. Trumpocracy outlines how Trump could push America toward illiberalism, what the consequences could be for our nation and our everyday lives, and what we can do to prevent it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322769]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic Author: David Frum Narrator: James Anderson Foster, David Frum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author, former White House speechwriter, and Atlantic columnist and media commentator David Frum explains why President Trump has undermined our most important institutions in ways even the most critical media has missed, in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning for democracy and America’s future. ''From Russia to South Africa, from Turkey to the Philippines, from Venezuela to Hungary, authoritarian leaders have smashed restraints on their power. Media freedom and judicial independence have eroded. The right to vote remains, but the right to have one’s vote counted fairly may not. Until the US presidential election of 2016, the global decline of democracy seemed a concern for other peoples in other lands. . . . That complacent optimism has been upended by the political rise of Donald Trump. The crisis is upon Americans, here and now.'' Quietly, steadily, Trump and his administration are damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy, perhaps irrevocably. As he and his family enrich themselves, the presidency itself falls into the hands of the generals and financiers who surround him. While much of the country has been focused on Russia, David Frum has been collecting the lies, obfuscations, and flagrant disregard for the traditional limits placed on the office of the presidency. In Trumpocracy, he documents how Trump and his administration are steadily damaging the tenets and accepted practices of American democracy. During his own White House tenure as George W. Bush’s speechwriter, Frum witnessed the ways the presidency is limited not by law but by tradition, propriety, and public outcry, all now weakened. Whether the Trump presidency lasts two, four, or eight more years, he has changed the nature of the office for the worse, and likely for decades. In this powerful and eye-opening book, Frum makes clear that the hard work of recovery starts at home. Trumpocracy outlines how Trump could push America toward illiberalism, what the consequences could be for our nation and our everyday lives, and what we can do to prevent it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322739 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Inquisition: The Era of McCarthyism Author: Ellen Schrecker Narrator: Ellen Schrecker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: During the early years of the Cold War, the anticommunist witch hunt that we now call McCarthyism swept through American society. As we will discover, McCarthyism was much more than the career of the blustering senator from Wisconsin who gave it a name. It was the most widespread and longest-lasting episode of political repression in American history. Dozens of men and women went to prison, thousands lost their jobs, and untold numbers of others saw what happened to those people and refrained from expressing controversial or unpopular ideas. McCarthyism remains all too relevant today; if nothing else, it reminds us that we cannot take our basic freedoms for granted. This course aims to provide a basic understanding of what happened during the Cold War red scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. It will look at this red scare from the perspective of both the victims and the perpetrators, and will try to answer the following question: How could such a politically repressive movement arise in a modern democratic society such as the post-World War II United States? In order to answer that question, this course will look at earlier red scares as well as at some of the key players and institutions involved. It will examine those aspects of the domestic and international politics of the late 1940s and 1950s that contributed to the rise of the anticommunist furor. It will also explore the most important political trials of the era as well as investigate the experiences of its more anonymous (and perhaps more typical) victims. Finally, it will assess the costs of McCarthyism. How did it affect the men and women directly involved with it? And, more important, how did it affect American culture, politics, and the rest of American society? Ellen Schrecker Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322739 thebookvoice.com 8:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Inquisition: The Era of McCarthyism Author: Ellen Schrecker Narrator: Ellen Schrecker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: During the early years of the Cold War, the anticommunist witch hunt that we now call McCarthyism swept through American society. As we will discover, McCarthyism was much more than the career of the blustering senator from Wisconsin who gave it a name. It was the most widespread and longest-lasting episode of political repression in American history. Dozens of men and women went to prison, thousands lost their jobs, and untold numbers of others saw what happened to those people and refrained from expressing controversial or unpopular ideas. McCarthyism remains all too relevant today; if nothing else, it reminds us that we cannot take our basic freedoms for granted. This course aims to provide a basic understanding of what happened during the Cold War red scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. It will look at this red scare from the perspective of both the victims and the perpetrators, and will try to answer the following question: How could such a politically repressive movement arise in a modern democratic society such as the post-World War II United States? In order to answer that question, this course will look at earlier red scares as well as at some of the key players and institutions involved. It will examine those aspects of the domestic and international politics of the late 1940s and 1950s that contributed to the rise of the anticommunist furor. It will also explore the most important political trials of the era as well as investigate the experiences of its more anonymous (and perhaps more typical) victims. Finally, it will assess the costs of McCarthyism. How did it affect the men and women directly involved with it? And, more important, how did it affect American culture, politics, and the rest of American society? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Inquisition: The Era of McCarthyism Author: Ellen Schrecker Narrator: Ellen Schrecker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 3, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: During the early years of the Cold War, the anticommunist witch hunt that we now call McCarthyism swept through American society. As we will discover, McCarthyism was much more than the career of the blustering senator from Wisconsin who gave it a name. It was the most widespread and longest-lasting episode of political repression in American history. Dozens of men and women went to prison, thousands lost their jobs, and untold numbers of others saw what happened to those people and refrained from expressing controversial or unpopular ideas. McCarthyism remains all too relevant today; if nothing else, it reminds us that we cannot take our basic freedoms for granted. This course aims to provide a basic understanding of what happened during the Cold War red scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. It will look at this red scare from the perspective of both the victims and the perpetrators, and will try to answer the following question: How could such a politically repressive movement arise in a modern democratic society such as the post-World War II United States? In order to answer that question, this course will look at earlier red scares as well as at some of the key players and institutions involved. It will examine those aspects of the domestic and international politics of the late 1940s and 1950s that contributed to the rise of the anticommunist furor. It will also explore the most important political trials of the era as well as investigate the experiences of its more anonymous (and perhaps more typical) victims. Finally, it will assess the costs of McCarthyism. How did it affect the men and women directly involved with it? And, more important, how did it affect American culture, politics, and the rest of American society? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322682 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322682]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spirit Bundle - 5 Audiobooks Box Set About US Culture, People, Democracy, History, Constitution, Government and Politics Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 3, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Now, for the first time ever, and only for a limited time, you can get this value-priced, limited edition boxed set. America Spirit Bundle Box Set includes five bestselling audiobooks from My Ebook Publishing House: Audiobook #1 The Constitution of the United States of America The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. This is the document which defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. Audiobook #2 The Life of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy glimmers through history as the young, idealistic president whose Camelot administration promised a new dawn for America. John Fitzgerald Kennedy led his nation for little more than a thousand days, yet his presidency is intensely remembered, not merely as a byproduct of his tragic fate. Kennedy steered the nation away from the brink of nuclear war, initiated the first nuclear test ban treaty, created the Peace Corps, and launched America on its mission to the moon and beyond. JFK inspired a nation, particularly the massive generation of baby boomers, injecting hope and revitalizing faith in the American project. But fifty years after he was murdered, it's hard to separate the real JFK, with all his faults, from the many myths about him. This is his story of his life. Audiobook #3 The American Indians Who were the first real Americans? In this book you will be introduced to the American Indians, their society and their culture! You'll learn amazing facts which you never would have guessed, from cuisine and sports to crafts, pottery, sculptures or even ships. The American Indians will interest general readers as well as scholars and students in anthropology, history, literature, education, cultural studies, gender studies, American Studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies. It is essential reading for those interested in the history of American Indians, what their life was like and what they stood for. Audiobook #4 American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings These thought-provoking teachings from respected American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. This compilation of quotations doubles as a historical reference and inspiration. This book contains 750 of the best quotes from the Greatest Americans. Audiobook #5 The Life of Andrew Jackson The United States of America has had many presidents that Americans agree were either great or awful, while some fall into a mediocre category of irrelevance. In many cases a national consensus has been reached on men like Abraham Lincoln and James Buchanan. But the president with the most controversial legacy might be Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. In his lifetime, Jackson came to represent what middle class Americans viewed as the quintessential American. My Ebook Publishing House Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322682 thebookvoice.com 5:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322682]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spirit Bundle - 5 Audiobooks Box Set About US Culture, People, Democracy, History, Constitution, Government and Politics Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 3, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Now, for the first time ever, and only for a limited time, you can get this value-priced, limited edition boxed set. America Spirit Bundle Box Set includes five bestselling audiobooks from My Ebook Publishing House: Audiobook #1 The Constitution of the United States of America The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. This is the document which defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. Audiobook #2 The Life of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy glimmers through history as the young, idealistic president whose Camelot administration promised a new dawn for America. John Fitzgerald Kennedy led his nation for little more than a thousand days, yet his presidency is intensely remembered, not merely as a byproduct of his tragic fate. Kennedy steered the nation away from the brink of nuclear war, initiated the first nuclear test ban treaty, created the Peace Corps, and launched America on its mission to the moon and beyond. JFK inspired a nation, particularly the massive generation of baby boomers, injecting hope and revitalizing faith in the American project. But fifty years after he was murdered, it's hard to separate the real JFK, with all his faults, from the many myths about him. This is his story of his life. Audiobook #3 The American Indians Who were the first real Americans? In this book you will be introduced to the American Indians, their society and their culture! You'll learn amazing facts which you never would have guessed, from cuisine and sports to crafts, pottery, sculptures or even ships. The American Indians will interest general readers as well as scholars and students in anthropology, history, literature, education, cultural studies, gender studies, American Studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies. It is essential reading for those interested in the history of American Indians, what their life was like and what they stood for. Audiobook #4 American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings These thought-provoking teachings from respected American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. This compilation of quotations doubles as a historical reference and inspiration. This book contains 750 of the best quotes from the Greatest Americans. Audiobook #5 The Life of Andrew Jackson The United States of America has had many presidents that Americans agree were either great or awful, while some fall into a mediocre category of irrelevance. In many cases a national consensus has been reached on men like Abraham Lincoln and James Buchanan. But the president with the most controversial legacy might be Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. In his lifetime, Jackson came to represent what middle class Americans viewed as the quintessential American. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322682]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Spirit Bundle - 5 Audiobooks Box Set About US Culture, People, Democracy, History, Constitution, Government and Politics Author: My Ebook Publishing House Narrator: Matt Montanez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 3, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Now, for the first time ever, and only for a limited time, you can get this value-priced, limited edition boxed set. America Spirit Bundle Box Set includes five bestselling audiobooks from My Ebook Publishing House: Audiobook #1 The Constitution of the United States of America The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. This is the document which defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. Audiobook #2 The Life of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy glimmers through history as the young, idealistic president whose Camelot administration promised a new dawn for America. John Fitzgerald Kennedy led his nation for little more than a thousand days, yet his presidency is intensely remembered, not merely as a byproduct of his tragic fate. Kennedy steered the nation away from the brink of nuclear war, initiated the first nuclear test ban treaty, created the Peace Corps, and launched America on its mission to the moon and beyond. JFK inspired a nation, particularly the massive generation of baby boomers, injecting hope and revitalizing faith in the American project. But fifty years after he was murdered, it's hard to separate the real JFK, with all his faults, from the many myths about him. This is his story of his life. Audiobook #3 The American Indians Who were the first real Americans? In this book you will be introduced to the American Indians, their society and their culture! You'll learn amazing facts which you never would have guessed, from cuisine and sports to crafts, pottery, sculptures or even ships. The American Indians will interest general readers as well as scholars and students in anthropology, history, literature, education, cultural studies, gender studies, American Studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies. It is essential reading for those interested in the history of American Indians, what their life was like and what they stood for. Audiobook #4 American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings These thought-provoking teachings from respected American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. American Wisdom - 750 Great American Quotes and Sayings offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. This compilation of quotations doubles as a historical reference and inspiration. This book contains 750 of the best quotes from the Greatest Americans. Audiobook #5 The Life of Andrew Jackson The United States of America has had many presidents that Americans agree were either great or awful, while some fall into a mediocre category of irrelevance. In many cases a national consensus has been reached on men like Abraham Lincoln and James Buchanan. But the president with the most controversial legacy might be Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. In his lifetime, Jackson came to represent what middle class Americans viewed as the quintessential American. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322549 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War Author: Fox Butterfield, E. W. Kenworthy, Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 24 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “The WikiLeaks of its day” (Time) is as relevant as ever to present-day American politics. “The most significant leaks of classified material in American history.” –The Washington Post Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The Post, The Pentagon Papers are a series of articles, documents, and studies examining the Johnson Administration’s lies to the public about the extent of US involvement in the Vietnam War, bringing to light shocking conclusions about America’s true role in the conflict. Published by The New York Times in 1971, The Pentagon Papers riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. The Washington Post called them “the most significant leaks of classified material in American history” and they remain relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and First Amendment rights. The Pentagon Papers demonstrated that the government had systematically lied to both the public and to Congress. This incomparable volume includes: - The Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield - Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield - The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan - The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield - Secretary McNamara’s Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by Hedrick Smith - The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy - Analysis and Comment - Court Records - Biographies of Key Figures With a brand-new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning story is sure to provoke discussion about free press and government deception, and shed some light on issues in the past and the present so that we can better understand and improve the future. Fox Butterfield, E. W. Kenworthy, Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322549 thebookvoice.com 37:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War Author: Fox Butterfield, E. W. Kenworthy, Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 24 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “The WikiLeaks of its day” (Time) is as relevant as ever to present-day American politics. “The most significant leaks of classified material in American history.” –The Washington Post Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The Post, The Pentagon Papers are a series of articles, documents, and studies examining the Johnson Administration’s lies to the public about the extent of US involvement in the Vietnam War, bringing to light shocking conclusions about America’s true role in the conflict. Published by The New York Times in 1971, The Pentagon Papers riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. The Washington Post called them “the most significant leaks of classified material in American history” and they remain relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and First Amendment rights. The Pentagon Papers demonstrated that the government had systematically lied to both the public and to Congress. This incomparable volume includes: - The Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield - Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield - The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan - The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield - Secretary McNamara’s Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by Hedrick Smith - The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy - Analysis and Comment - Court Records - Biographies of Key Figures With a brand-new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning story is sure to provoke discussion about free press and government deception, and shed some light on issues in the past and the present so that we can better understand and improve the future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War Author: Fox Butterfield, E. W. Kenworthy, Neil Sheehan, Hedrick Smith Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 16, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 24 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “The WikiLeaks of its day” (Time) is as relevant as ever to present-day American politics. “The most significant leaks of classified material in American history.” –The Washington Post Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The Post, The Pentagon Papers are a series of articles, documents, and studies examining the Johnson Administration’s lies to the public about the extent of US involvement in the Vietnam War, bringing to light shocking conclusions about America’s true role in the conflict. Published by The New York Times in 1971, The Pentagon Papers riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in Vietnam. The Washington Post called them “the most significant leaks of classified material in American history” and they remain relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and First Amendment rights. The Pentagon Papers demonstrated that the government had systematically lied to both the public and to Congress. This incomparable volume includes: - The Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox Butterfield - Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox Butterfield - The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith - The Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan - The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by Neil Sheehan - The Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox Butterfield - Secretary McNamara’s Disenchantment: October, 1966-May, 1967 by Hedrick Smith - The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W. Kenworthy - Analysis and Comment - Court Records - Biographies of Key Figures With a brand-new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning story is sure to provoke discussion about free press and government deception, and shed some light on issues in the past and the present so that we can better understand and improve the future. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322496 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Operation Greylord: The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America's Biggest Corruption Bust Author: Terrence Hake, Wayne Klatt Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments. And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago, who worked undercover for nearly four years, accepting bribes, making payoffs, wearing a wire in bars and to racetracks, bugging a judge's chambers, and befriending people he knew he would betray. Terrence Hake, Wayne Klatt Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322496 thebookvoice.com 10:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Operation Greylord: The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America's Biggest Corruption Bust Author: Terrence Hake, Wayne Klatt Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments. And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago, who worked undercover for nearly four years, accepting bribes, making payoffs, wearing a wire in bars and to racetracks, bugging a judge's chambers, and befriending people he knew he would betray. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322496]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Operation Greylord: The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America's Biggest Corruption Bust Author: Terrence Hake, Wayne Klatt Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 7, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments. And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago, who worked undercover for nearly four years, accepting bribes, making payoffs, wearing a wire in bars and to racetracks, bugging a judge's chambers, and befriending people he knew he would betray. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322287 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322287]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An award-winning historian argues that America's obsession with security imperils our democracy in this 'compelling' portrait of cultural anxiety (Mary L. Dudziak, author of War Time). For the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, crime rates have plummeted, making life in America safer than ever. Why, then, are Americans so afraid-and where does this fear lead to? In this remarkable work of social history, Elaine Tyler May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the government, making America less safe and less democratic. Fortress America charts the rise of a muscular national culture, undercutting the common good. Instead of a thriving democracy of engaged citizens, we have become a paranoid, bunkered, militarized, and divided vigilante nation. Elaine Tyler May Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322287 thebookvoice.com 8:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322287]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An award-winning historian argues that America's obsession with security imperils our democracy in this 'compelling' portrait of cultural anxiety (Mary L. Dudziak, author of War Time). For the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, crime rates have plummeted, making life in America safer than ever. Why, then, are Americans so afraid-and where does this fear lead to? In this remarkable work of social history, Elaine Tyler May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the government, making America less safe and less democratic. Fortress America charts the rise of a muscular national culture, undercutting the common good. Instead of a thriving democracy of engaged citizens, we have become a paranoid, bunkered, militarized, and divided vigilante nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322287]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fortress America: How We Embraced Fear and Abandoned Democracy Author: Elaine Tyler May Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An award-winning historian argues that America's obsession with security imperils our democracy in this 'compelling' portrait of cultural anxiety (Mary L. Dudziak, author of War Time). For the last sixty years, fear has seeped into every area of American life: Americans own more guns than citizens of any other country, sequester themselves in gated communities, and retreat from public spaces. And yet, crime rates have plummeted, making life in America safer than ever. Why, then, are Americans so afraid-and where does this fear lead to? In this remarkable work of social history, Elaine Tyler May demonstrates how our obsession with security has made citizens fear each other and distrust the government, making America less safe and less democratic. Fortress America charts the rise of a muscular national culture, undercutting the common good. Instead of a thriving democracy of engaged citizens, we have become a paranoid, bunkered, militarized, and divided vigilante nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322267 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence Author: Garry Wills Narrator: Tom Weitzel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed historian Garry Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg, a celebrated re-appraisal of the meaning and the source of inspiration of The Declaration of Independence, based on a reading of Jefferson's original draft document. Inventing America upended decades of thinking about The Declaration of Independence when it was first published in 1978 and remains one of the most influential and important works of scholarship about this founding document.  Wills challenged the idea that Jefferson took all his ideas from John Locke. Instead, by focussing on Jefferson's original drafts, he showed Jefferson's debt to Scottish Enlightenment philosophers such as Lord Kames and Francis Hutcheson, and even the metaphysics of Aristotle. Wills's close reading of the previously overlooked drafts of the Declaration have altered and deepened the meaning and consequences of the single most important document that contintues to define America. Garry Wills Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322267 thebookvoice.com 18:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence Author: Garry Wills Narrator: Tom Weitzel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed historian Garry Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg, a celebrated re-appraisal of the meaning and the source of inspiration of The Declaration of Independence, based on a reading of Jefferson's original draft document. Inventing America upended decades of thinking about The Declaration of Independence when it was first published in 1978 and remains one of the most influential and important works of scholarship about this founding document.  Wills challenged the idea that Jefferson took all his ideas from John Locke. Instead, by focussing on Jefferson's original drafts, he showed Jefferson's debt to Scottish Enlightenment philosophers such as Lord Kames and Francis Hutcheson, and even the metaphysics of Aristotle. Wills's close reading of the previously overlooked drafts of the Declaration have altered and deepened the meaning and consequences of the single most important document that contintues to define America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322267]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence Author: Garry Wills Narrator: Tom Weitzel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 2, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed historian Garry Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg, a celebrated re-appraisal of the meaning and the source of inspiration of The Declaration of Independence, based on a reading of Jefferson's original draft document. Inventing America upended decades of thinking about The Declaration of Independence when it was first published in 1978 and remains one of the most influential and important works of scholarship about this founding document.  Wills challenged the idea that Jefferson took all his ideas from John Locke. Instead, by focussing on Jefferson's original drafts, he showed Jefferson's debt to Scottish Enlightenment philosophers such as Lord Kames and Francis Hutcheson, and even the metaphysics of Aristotle. Wills's close reading of the previously overlooked drafts of the Declaration have altered and deepened the meaning and consequences of the single most important document that contintues to define America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322139 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322139]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chester B. Himes Author: Lawrence P. Jackson Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally. In his Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing detail, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in prison, painful odyssey as a black World War II-era artist, and escape to Europe, where Himes became internationally famous for his Harlem detective series. Praised by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as 'one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition,' Himes, author of the bestsellers If He Hollers, Let Him Go and Cotton Comes to Harlem, published twenty literary works over a long career, enhanced by friendships with Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Carl Van Vechtern. Chester B. Himes relies on exclusive interviews and unrestricted access to Himes's full archives. Jackson restores the legacy of a fascinating maverick determined to etch disturbing portraits of American urban life that remain vivid and contemporary. Lawrence P. Jackson Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322139 thebookvoice.com 20:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322139]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chester B. Himes Author: Lawrence P. Jackson Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally. In his Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing detail, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in prison, painful odyssey as a black World War II-era artist, and escape to Europe, where Himes became internationally famous for his Harlem detective series. Praised by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as 'one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition,' Himes, author of the bestsellers If He Hollers, Let Him Go and Cotton Comes to Harlem, published twenty literary works over a long career, enhanced by friendships with Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Carl Van Vechtern. Chester B. Himes relies on exclusive interviews and unrestricted access to Himes's full archives. Jackson restores the legacy of a fascinating maverick determined to etch disturbing portraits of American urban life that remain vivid and contemporary. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322139]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chester B. Himes Author: Lawrence P. Jackson Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally. In his Chester B. Himes (1909-1984), Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social injustice. In absorbing detail, Jackson explores Chester Himes's middle-class origins, eight years in prison, painful odyssey as a black World War II-era artist, and escape to Europe, where Himes became internationally famous for his Harlem detective series. Praised by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as 'one of the towering figures of the black literary tradition,' Himes, author of the bestsellers If He Hollers, Let Him Go and Cotton Comes to Harlem, published twenty literary works over a long career, enhanced by friendships with Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Carl Van Vechtern. Chester B. Himes relies on exclusive interviews and unrestricted access to Himes's full archives. Jackson restores the legacy of a fascinating maverick determined to etch disturbing portraits of American urban life that remain vivid and contemporary. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322095 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322095]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Texas: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends, second edition Author: Donna Ingham, Scott Williams Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Texas history buffs and travelers have an eerie need for this book, which offers an unusual twist to seeing the 'sights' in the Lone Star state. Organized by region-Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, and West Texas-this book is the complete guide for both hardcore ghost hunters and more earthly tourists seeking to add some spirited fun to their travels. Complete practical information on non-haunted accommodations, attractions, and restaurants are also included, making this the only guide your Texan spirit will need. Scott Williams, who lives in Corpus Christi, is a journalist and the author also of The Insiders' Guide to Corpus Christi. Donna Ingham, Scott Williams Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322095 thebookvoice.com 9:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322095]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Texas: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends, second edition Author: Donna Ingham, Scott Williams Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Texas history buffs and travelers have an eerie need for this book, which offers an unusual twist to seeing the 'sights' in the Lone Star state. Organized by region-Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, and West Texas-this book is the complete guide for both hardcore ghost hunters and more earthly tourists seeking to add some spirited fun to their travels. Complete practical information on non-haunted accommodations, attractions, and restaurants are also included, making this the only guide your Texan spirit will need. Scott Williams, who lives in Corpus Christi, is a journalist and the author also of The Insiders' Guide to Corpus Christi. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322095]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Haunted Texas: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends, second edition Author: Donna Ingham, Scott Williams Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Texas history buffs and travelers have an eerie need for this book, which offers an unusual twist to seeing the 'sights' in the Lone Star state. Organized by region-Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, and West Texas-this book is the complete guide for both hardcore ghost hunters and more earthly tourists seeking to add some spirited fun to their travels. Complete practical information on non-haunted accommodations, attractions, and restaurants are also included, making this the only guide your Texan spirit will need. Scott Williams, who lives in Corpus Christi, is a journalist and the author also of The Insiders' Guide to Corpus Christi. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322093 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322093]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Bigger and Brighter: 50 Iconic Lone Star People, Places, and Things Author: Donna Ingham Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From blue bells to armadillos and the San Antonio River Walk to Cadillac Ranch, here's the inside story about the very things that give the state its character. Did you know that Texas has more bird species than any other state? That Texas is the largest producer of oil and gas in the United States and the nation's leader in pickup sales? That Texas has museums and larger-than-life statues that honor native sons and daughters such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Buddy Holly, and J. Frank Dobie? Donna Ingham Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322093 thebookvoice.com 2:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322093]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Bigger and Brighter: 50 Iconic Lone Star People, Places, and Things Author: Donna Ingham Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From blue bells to armadillos and the San Antonio River Walk to Cadillac Ranch, here's the inside story about the very things that give the state its character. Did you know that Texas has more bird species than any other state? That Texas is the largest producer of oil and gas in the United States and the nation's leader in pickup sales? That Texas has museums and larger-than-life statues that honor native sons and daughters such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Buddy Holly, and J. Frank Dobie? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322093]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Texas Bigger and Brighter: 50 Iconic Lone Star People, Places, and Things Author: Donna Ingham Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From blue bells to armadillos and the San Antonio River Walk to Cadillac Ranch, here's the inside story about the very things that give the state its character. Did you know that Texas has more bird species than any other state? That Texas is the largest producer of oil and gas in the United States and the nation's leader in pickup sales? That Texas has museums and larger-than-life statues that honor native sons and daughters such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Buddy Holly, and J. Frank Dobie? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322042 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Border Bandits, Border Raids Author: W.C. Jameson Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters - Mexican and American - that have since secured their place in history W.C. Jameson Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322042 thebookvoice.com 5:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Border Bandits, Border Raids Author: W.C. Jameson Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters - Mexican and American - that have since secured their place in history Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Border Bandits, Border Raids Author: W.C. Jameson Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters - Mexican and American - that have since secured their place in history https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322001 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyewitness to the Alamo: Revised Edition Author: Bill Groneman Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Eyewitness to the Alamo is the actual account of the siege and Battle of the Alamo by those who were present during the attack. This book is the first complete accounting of the Battle of the Alamo by one of our country's foremost authorities on the event. Bill Groneman Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322001 thebookvoice.com 10:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyewitness to the Alamo: Revised Edition Author: Bill Groneman Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Eyewitness to the Alamo is the actual account of the siege and Battle of the Alamo by those who were present during the attack. This book is the first complete accounting of the Battle of the Alamo by one of our country's foremost authorities on the event. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/322001]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyewitness to the Alamo: Revised Edition Author: Bill Groneman Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Eyewitness to the Alamo is the actual account of the siege and Battle of the Alamo by those who were present during the attack. This book is the first complete accounting of the Battle of the Alamo by one of our country's foremost authorities on the event. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321987 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Author: Curtis Wilkie, Thomas Oliphant Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election and plotted a successful course to that constituency. They hired Louis Harris-a polling entrepreneur-to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They lined up party bosses, young enthusiasts, and fellow Catholics and turned the traditional party inside out. The last-minute invitation to Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president in 1956 surprised them only because they had failed to notice that he wanted it. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates. Now acclaimed, award-winning journalists Tom Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie provide the most comprehensive account, based on a depth of personal reporting, interviews, and archives. The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the John F. Kennedy library; they've interviewed surviving sources, including JFK's sister Jean Smith, and they draw on their own interviews with insiders including Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. From the start of the campaign in 1955 when his father tried to persuade President Johnson to run with JFK as his running mate, The Road to Camelot reveals him as a tough, shrewd political strategist who kept his eye on the prize. This is one of the great campaign stories of all time, appropriate for today's political climate. Curtis Wilkie, Thomas Oliphant Tue, 09 May 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321987 thebookvoice.com 14:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Author: Curtis Wilkie, Thomas Oliphant Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election and plotted a successful course to that constituency. They hired Louis Harris-a polling entrepreneur-to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They lined up party bosses, young enthusiasts, and fellow Catholics and turned the traditional party inside out. The last-minute invitation to Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president in 1956 surprised them only because they had failed to notice that he wanted it. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates. Now acclaimed, award-winning journalists Tom Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie provide the most comprehensive account, based on a depth of personal reporting, interviews, and archives. The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the John F. Kennedy library; they've interviewed surviving sources, including JFK's sister Jean Smith, and they draw on their own interviews with insiders including Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. From the start of the campaign in 1955 when his father tried to persuade President Johnson to run with JFK as his running mate, The Road to Camelot reveals him as a tough, shrewd political strategist who kept his eye on the prize. This is one of the great campaign stories of all time, appropriate for today's political climate. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Author: Curtis Wilkie, Thomas Oliphant Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election and plotted a successful course to that constituency. They hired Louis Harris-a polling entrepreneur-to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They lined up party bosses, young enthusiasts, and fellow Catholics and turned the traditional party inside out. The last-minute invitation to Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president in 1956 surprised them only because they had failed to notice that he wanted it. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates. Now acclaimed, award-winning journalists Tom Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie provide the most comprehensive account, based on a depth of personal reporting, interviews, and archives. The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the John F. Kennedy library; they've interviewed surviving sources, including JFK's sister Jean Smith, and they draw on their own interviews with insiders including Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. From the start of the campaign in 1955 when his father tried to persuade President Johnson to run with JFK as his running mate, The Road to Camelot reveals him as a tough, shrewd political strategist who kept his eye on the prize. This is one of the great campaign stories of all time, appropriate for today's political climate. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321964 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321964]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac Author: Stephen W. Sears Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of generals as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life. Stephen W. Sears Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321964 thebookvoice.com 31:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321964]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac Author: Stephen W. Sears Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of generals as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321964]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac Author: Stephen W. Sears Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of generals as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321444 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation Author: Paul Aron Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence. From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress, to George Washington's battle against his slave Harry Washington, these less-discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political.) America's great forbearers fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation, in fact sometimes even for the better. Paul Aron Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321444 thebookvoice.com 4:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation Author: Paul Aron Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence. From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress, to George Washington's battle against his slave Harry Washington, these less-discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political.) America's great forbearers fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation, in fact sometimes even for the better. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation Author: Paul Aron Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence. From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress, to George Washington's battle against his slave Harry Washington, these less-discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political.) America's great forbearers fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation, in fact sometimes even for the better. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321442 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321442]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never a Dull Moment: 1971—The Year That Rock Exploded Author: David Hepworth Narrator: David Hepworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's 'American Pie,' The Rolling Stones' 'Brown Sugar,' The Who's 'Baba O'Riley,' Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven,' Rod Stewart's 'Maggie May,' Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On,' and more. David Hepworth, an ardent music fan and well regarded critic, was twenty-one in '71, the same age as many of the legendary artists who arrived on the scene. Taking us on a tour of the major moments, the events and songs of this remarkable year, he shows how musicians came together to form the perfect storm of rock and roll greatness, starting a musical era that would last longer than anyone predicted. Those who joined bands to escape things that lasted found themselves in a new age, its colossal start being part of the genre's staying power. Never a Dull Moment is more than a love song to the music of 1971. It's also an homage to the things that inspired art and artists alike. From Soul Train to The Godfather, hot pants to table tennis, Hepworth explores both the music and its landscapes, culminating in an epic story of rock and roll's best year. David Hepworth Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321442 thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321442]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never a Dull Moment: 1971—The Year That Rock Exploded Author: David Hepworth Narrator: David Hepworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's 'American Pie,' The Rolling Stones' 'Brown Sugar,' The Who's 'Baba O'Riley,' Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven,' Rod Stewart's 'Maggie May,' Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On,' and more. David Hepworth, an ardent music fan and well regarded critic, was twenty-one in '71, the same age as many of the legendary artists who arrived on the scene. Taking us on a tour of the major moments, the events and songs of this remarkable year, he shows how musicians came together to form the perfect storm of rock and roll greatness, starting a musical era that would last longer than anyone predicted. Those who joined bands to escape things that lasted found themselves in a new age, its colossal start being part of the genre's staying power. Never a Dull Moment is more than a love song to the music of 1971. It's also an homage to the things that inspired art and artists alike. From Soul Train to The Godfather, hot pants to table tennis, Hepworth explores both the music and its landscapes, culminating in an epic story of rock and roll's best year. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321442]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never a Dull Moment: 1971—The Year That Rock Exploded Author: David Hepworth Narrator: David Hepworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's 'American Pie,' The Rolling Stones' 'Brown Sugar,' The Who's 'Baba O'Riley,' Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven,' Rod Stewart's 'Maggie May,' Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On,' and more. David Hepworth, an ardent music fan and well regarded critic, was twenty-one in '71, the same age as many of the legendary artists who arrived on the scene. Taking us on a tour of the major moments, the events and songs of this remarkable year, he shows how musicians came together to form the perfect storm of rock and roll greatness, starting a musical era that would last longer than anyone predicted. Those who joined bands to escape things that lasted found themselves in a new age, its colossal start being part of the genre's staying power. Never a Dull Moment is more than a love song to the music of 1971. It's also an homage to the things that inspired art and artists alike. From Soul Train to The Godfather, hot pants to table tennis, Hepworth explores both the music and its landscapes, culminating in an epic story of rock and roll's best year. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321440 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321440]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conversations with Lincoln: Little-Known Stories from Those Who Met America's 16th President Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An inspiring collection of stories from ordinary Americans who sought Lincoln's help during the Civil War. What was it like to meet our 16th President? Was he really as kind and honest as we perceive him to be today? This astonishing new book is an inspiring and eye-opening collection of stories, anecdotes and quotes from people who sought out Lincoln for his wisdom, help or just his irresistible wit. He offered a patient ear to almost anyone who came to see him , and his compassion and understanding bettered the lives of hundreds who crossed his threshold. From the lips of those who knew and met him, Conversations with Lincoln offers new insight into one of the most famous men in the world, and shows not just how passionate he was about the political principles he fought for, but how generous he was for his people, as well. Gordon Leidner Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321440 thebookvoice.com 3:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321440]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conversations with Lincoln: Little-Known Stories from Those Who Met America's 16th President Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An inspiring collection of stories from ordinary Americans who sought Lincoln's help during the Civil War. What was it like to meet our 16th President? Was he really as kind and honest as we perceive him to be today? This astonishing new book is an inspiring and eye-opening collection of stories, anecdotes and quotes from people who sought out Lincoln for his wisdom, help or just his irresistible wit. He offered a patient ear to almost anyone who came to see him , and his compassion and understanding bettered the lives of hundreds who crossed his threshold. From the lips of those who knew and met him, Conversations with Lincoln offers new insight into one of the most famous men in the world, and shows not just how passionate he was about the political principles he fought for, but how generous he was for his people, as well. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321440]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conversations with Lincoln: Little-Known Stories from Those Who Met America's 16th President Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An inspiring collection of stories from ordinary Americans who sought Lincoln's help during the Civil War. What was it like to meet our 16th President? Was he really as kind and honest as we perceive him to be today? This astonishing new book is an inspiring and eye-opening collection of stories, anecdotes and quotes from people who sought out Lincoln for his wisdom, help or just his irresistible wit. He offered a patient ear to almost anyone who came to see him , and his compassion and understanding bettered the lives of hundreds who crossed his threshold. From the lips of those who knew and met him, Conversations with Lincoln offers new insight into one of the most famous men in the world, and shows not just how passionate he was about the political principles he fought for, but how generous he was for his people, as well. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321368 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest Author: Samuel K. Dolan Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even after WWI had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gunfights still broke out at an alarming rate. Utilizing official records, newspaper accounts, and oral histories, Cowboys and Gangsters tells the story of the untamed 'Wild West' of the Prohibition-era of the 1920s and early 1930s and introduces a rogues' gallery of sixgun-packing western gunfighters and lawmen. Told through the lens of the accounts of a handful of Texas Rangers and Federal Agents, this book covers a unique and action-packed era in American history. It's a story that connects the horse and saddle days of the Old West, with the high-octane decade of the Roaring Twenties. Samuel K. Dolan Mon, 02 May 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321368 thebookvoice.com 10:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest Author: Samuel K. Dolan Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even after WWI had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gunfights still broke out at an alarming rate. Utilizing official records, newspaper accounts, and oral histories, Cowboys and Gangsters tells the story of the untamed 'Wild West' of the Prohibition-era of the 1920s and early 1930s and introduces a rogues' gallery of sixgun-packing western gunfighters and lawmen. Told through the lens of the accounts of a handful of Texas Rangers and Federal Agents, this book covers a unique and action-packed era in American history. It's a story that connects the horse and saddle days of the Old West, with the high-octane decade of the Roaring Twenties. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest Author: Samuel K. Dolan Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even after WWI had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gunfights still broke out at an alarming rate. Utilizing official records, newspaper accounts, and oral histories, Cowboys and Gangsters tells the story of the untamed 'Wild West' of the Prohibition-era of the 1920s and early 1930s and introduces a rogues' gallery of sixgun-packing western gunfighters and lawmen. Told through the lens of the accounts of a handful of Texas Rangers and Federal Agents, this book covers a unique and action-packed era in American history. It's a story that connects the horse and saddle days of the Old West, with the high-octane decade of the Roaring Twenties. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321252 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice Author: Patricia Bell-Scott Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 28 minutes Release date: February 2, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An important, groundbreaking book--two decades in work--that tells the story of the unlikely but history-changing twenty-eight-year bond forged between Pauli Murray (granddaughter of a mulatto slave, who, against all odds, as a lesbian black woman, became a lawyer, civil rights pioneer, Episcopal priest, poet, and activist) and Eleanor Roosevelt (First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1948 and human rights internationalist) that critically shaped Eleanor Roosevelt's, and therefore FDR's, view of race and racism in America. It was a decades-long friendship--tender, moving, prodding, inspiring--sustained primarily through correspondence and characterized by brutal honesty, mutual admiration, and respect, revealing the generational and political differences each had to overcome in order to support one another's life. Of the two extraordinary women, one was at the center of world power; the other, an outsider ostracized by the color of her skin, fighting with heart, soul, and intellect to push the world forward (she did!) and to become the figure for change she knew she was meant to be; each alike in many ways: losing both parents as children, being reared by elderly kin; each a devoted Episcopalian with an abiding compassion for the helpless; each possessed of boundless energy and fortitude yet susceptible to low spirits and anxiety; each in a battle against shyness, learning to be outspoken; each at her best when engaged in meaningful, important work. And each in her own society sidelined as a woman, and determined to upend the centuries-old social constriction . . . A riveting portrait that shows how their friendship deepened and endured in the face of enormous social barriers, and that makes clear how Pauli Murray, foremother of the modern-day black and feminist movements, crucially influenced Eleanor Roosevelt's progressive stance on civil and human rights, challenging her to take a stand for justice and freedom ('If some of our statements are bitter these days,' Pauli Murray wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt in a postscript from a 1942 letter, 'you must remember that truth is our only sword'), a book that reveals, as well, the profound impact of Eleanor Roosevelt's friendship on the shape of Murray's life as an activist, lawyer, cofounder of the National Organization for Women, principal strategist in the fight to preserve Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest. Patricia Bell-Scott Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321252 thebookvoice.com 14:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice Author: Patricia Bell-Scott Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 28 minutes Release date: February 2, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An important, groundbreaking book--two decades in work--that tells the story of the unlikely but history-changing twenty-eight-year bond forged between Pauli Murray (granddaughter of a mulatto slave, who, against all odds, as a lesbian black woman, became a lawyer, civil rights pioneer, Episcopal priest, poet, and activist) and Eleanor Roosevelt (First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1948 and human rights internationalist) that critically shaped Eleanor Roosevelt's, and therefore FDR's, view of race and racism in America. It was a decades-long friendship--tender, moving, prodding, inspiring--sustained primarily through correspondence and characterized by brutal honesty, mutual admiration, and respect, revealing the generational and political differences each had to overcome in order to support one another's life. Of the two extraordinary women, one was at the center of world power; the other, an outsider ostracized by the color of her skin, fighting with heart, soul, and intellect to push the world forward (she did!) and to become the figure for change she knew she was meant to be; each alike in many ways: losing both parents as children, being reared by elderly kin; each a devoted Episcopalian with an abiding compassion for the helpless; each possessed of boundless energy and fortitude yet susceptible to low spirits and anxiety; each in a battle against shyness, learning to be outspoken; each at her best when engaged in meaningful, important work. And each in her own society sidelined as a woman, and determined to upend the centuries-old social constriction . . . A riveting portrait that shows how their friendship deepened and endured in the face of enormous social barriers, and that makes clear how Pauli Murray, foremother of the modern-day black and feminist movements, crucially influenced Eleanor Roosevelt's progressive stance on civil and human rights, challenging her to take a stand for justice and freedom ('If some of our statements are bitter these days,' Pauli Murray wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt in a postscript from a 1942 letter, 'you must remember that truth is our only sword'), a book that reveals, as well, the profound impact of Eleanor Roosevelt's friendship on the shape of Murray's life as an activist, lawyer, cofounder of the National Organization for Women, principal strategist in the fight to preserve Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321252]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice Author: Patricia Bell-Scott Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 28 minutes Release date: February 2, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An important, groundbreaking book--two decades in work--that tells the story of the unlikely but history-changing twenty-eight-year bond forged between Pauli Murray (granddaughter of a mulatto slave, who, against all odds, as a lesbian black woman, became a lawyer, civil rights pioneer, Episcopal priest, poet, and activist) and Eleanor Roosevelt (First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1948 and human rights internationalist) that critically shaped Eleanor Roosevelt's, and therefore FDR's, view of race and racism in America. It was a decades-long friendship--tender, moving, prodding, inspiring--sustained primarily through correspondence and characterized by brutal honesty, mutual admiration, and respect, revealing the generational and political differences each had to overcome in order to support one another's life. Of the two extraordinary women, one was at the center of world power; the other, an outsider ostracized by the color of her skin, fighting with heart, soul, and intellect to push the world forward (she did!) and to become the figure for change she knew she was meant to be; each alike in many ways: losing both parents as children, being reared by elderly kin; each a devoted Episcopalian with an abiding compassion for the helpless; each possessed of boundless energy and fortitude yet susceptible to low spirits and anxiety; each in a battle against shyness, learning to be outspoken; each at her best when engaged in meaningful, important work. And each in her own society sidelined as a woman, and determined to upend the centuries-old social constriction . . . A riveting portrait that shows how their friendship deepened and endured in the face of enormous social barriers, and that makes clear how Pauli Murray, foremother of the modern-day black and feminist movements, crucially influenced Eleanor Roosevelt's progressive stance on civil and human rights, challenging her to take a stand for justice and freedom ('If some of our statements are bitter these days,' Pauli Murray wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt in a postscript from a 1942 letter, 'you must remember that truth is our only sword'), a book that reveals, as well, the profound impact of Eleanor Roosevelt's friendship on the shape of Murray's life as an activist, lawyer, cofounder of the National Organization for Women, principal strategist in the fight to preserve Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321206 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Most Blessed of the Patriarchs Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with the country's leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Tracing Jefferson's development and maturation from his youth to his old age, the authors explore what they call the 'empire' of Jefferson's imagination-his expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment, who often likened himself to an ancient figure-'the most blessed of the patriarchs.' Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321206 thebookvoice.com 14:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Most Blessed of the Patriarchs Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with the country's leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Tracing Jefferson's development and maturation from his youth to his old age, the authors explore what they call the 'empire' of Jefferson's imagination-his expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment, who often likened himself to an ancient figure-'the most blessed of the patriarchs.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321206]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Most Blessed of the Patriarchs Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 13, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably described by current-day observers as a hypocrite, an atheist, and a simple-minded proponent of limited government. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with the country's leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Tracing Jefferson's development and maturation from his youth to his old age, the authors explore what they call the 'empire' of Jefferson's imagination-his expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment, who often likened himself to an ancient figure-'the most blessed of the patriarchs.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321162 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics Author: William J. Cooper Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from the malodorous 1828 presidential election to lead the nation as a lonely Massachusetts congressman in the fight against slavery. Now, award-winning historian William J. Cooper insightfully demonstrates that Adams should be considered our lost Founding Father, his moral and political vision the final link to the great visionaries who created our nation. With his heroic arguments in the Amistad trial forever memorialized, a fearless Adams stood strong against the Jacksonian tide, the Gag Rule, and the expansion of slavery that would send the nation hurtling into war. This game-changing biography reveals Adams to be one of the most battered but courageous and inspirational politicians in American history. William J. Cooper Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321162 thebookvoice.com 16:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics Author: William J. Cooper Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from the malodorous 1828 presidential election to lead the nation as a lonely Massachusetts congressman in the fight against slavery. Now, award-winning historian William J. Cooper insightfully demonstrates that Adams should be considered our lost Founding Father, his moral and political vision the final link to the great visionaries who created our nation. With his heroic arguments in the Amistad trial forever memorialized, a fearless Adams stood strong against the Jacksonian tide, the Gag Rule, and the expansion of slavery that would send the nation hurtling into war. This game-changing biography reveals Adams to be one of the most battered but courageous and inspirational politicians in American history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics Author: William J. Cooper Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from the malodorous 1828 presidential election to lead the nation as a lonely Massachusetts congressman in the fight against slavery. Now, award-winning historian William J. Cooper insightfully demonstrates that Adams should be considered our lost Founding Father, his moral and political vision the final link to the great visionaries who created our nation. With his heroic arguments in the Amistad trial forever memorialized, a fearless Adams stood strong against the Jacksonian tide, the Gag Rule, and the expansion of slavery that would send the nation hurtling into war. This game-changing biography reveals Adams to be one of the most battered but courageous and inspirational politicians in American history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321130 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People Author: Howard B. Rock, Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland, Deborah Dash Moore, Jeffrey S. Gurock Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive history of Jews in New York and how they transformed the city Based on the acclaimed multi-volume series, 'City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York,' Jewish New York reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, Jewish New York traces the earliest arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam to the recent immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union. Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry and constructed huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped to make the city the center of the nation's publishing industry and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. With a strong sense of social justice, a dedication to civil rights and civil liberties, and a belief in the duty of government to provide social welfare for all its citizens, New York Jews influenced the city, state, and nation with a new wave of social activism. In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. The city's neighborhoods hosted unbelievably diverse types of Jews, from Communists to Hasidim. Jewish New York not only describes Jews' many positive influences on New York, but also exposes the group's struggles with poverty and anti-Semitism. These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to remaking New York into a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multi-religious world city. Howard B. Rock, Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland, Deborah Dash Moore, Jeffrey S. Gurock Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321130 thebookvoice.com 16:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People Author: Howard B. Rock, Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland, Deborah Dash Moore, Jeffrey S. Gurock Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive history of Jews in New York and how they transformed the city Based on the acclaimed multi-volume series, 'City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York,' Jewish New York reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, Jewish New York traces the earliest arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam to the recent immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union. Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry and constructed huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped to make the city the center of the nation's publishing industry and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. With a strong sense of social justice, a dedication to civil rights and civil liberties, and a belief in the duty of government to provide social welfare for all its citizens, New York Jews influenced the city, state, and nation with a new wave of social activism. In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. The city's neighborhoods hosted unbelievably diverse types of Jews, from Communists to Hasidim. Jewish New York not only describes Jews' many positive influences on New York, but also exposes the group's struggles with poverty and anti-Semitism. These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to remaking New York into a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multi-religious world city. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321130]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jewish New York: The Remarkable Story of a City and a People Author: Howard B. Rock, Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland, Deborah Dash Moore, Jeffrey S. Gurock Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The definitive history of Jews in New York and how they transformed the city Based on the acclaimed multi-volume series, 'City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York,' Jewish New York reveals the multifaceted world of one of the city's most important ethnic and religious groups. Spanning three centuries, Jewish New York traces the earliest arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam to the recent immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union. Jewish immigrants transformed New York. They built its clothing industry and constructed huge swaths of apartment buildings. New York Jews helped to make the city the center of the nation's publishing industry and shaped popular culture in music, theater, and the arts. With a strong sense of social justice, a dedication to civil rights and civil liberties, and a belief in the duty of government to provide social welfare for all its citizens, New York Jews influenced the city, state, and nation with a new wave of social activism. In turn, New York transformed Judaism and stimulated religious pluralism, Jewish denominationalism, and contemporary feminism. The city's neighborhoods hosted unbelievably diverse types of Jews, from Communists to Hasidim. Jewish New York not only describes Jews' many positive influences on New York, but also exposes the group's struggles with poverty and anti-Semitism. These injustices reinforced an exemplary commitment to remaking New York into a model multiethnic, multiracial, and multi-religious world city. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321126 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321126]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Author: Peter Manseau Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A story of faith and fraud in post-Civil War America, told through the lens of a photographer who claimed he could capture images of the dead In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America's imagination. A 'spirit photographer,' William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling, including Mary Todd Lincoln, who arrived at his studio in disguise amidst rumors of seances in the White House. Peter Manseau brilliantly captures a nation wracked with grief and hungry for proof of the existence of ghosts and for contact with their dead husbands and sons. It took a circus-like trial of Mumler on fraud charges, starring P. T. Barnum for the prosecution, to expose a fault line of doubt and manipulation. And even then, the judge sided with the defense-nobody ever solved the mystery of his spirit photography. This forgotten puzzle offers a vivid snapshot of America at a crossroads in its history, a nation in thrall to new technology while clinging desperately to belief Peter Manseau Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321126 thebookvoice.com 9:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321126]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Author: Peter Manseau Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A story of faith and fraud in post-Civil War America, told through the lens of a photographer who claimed he could capture images of the dead In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America's imagination. A 'spirit photographer,' William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling, including Mary Todd Lincoln, who arrived at his studio in disguise amidst rumors of seances in the White House. Peter Manseau brilliantly captures a nation wracked with grief and hungry for proof of the existence of ghosts and for contact with their dead husbands and sons. It took a circus-like trial of Mumler on fraud charges, starring P. T. Barnum for the prosecution, to expose a fault line of doubt and manipulation. And even then, the judge sided with the defense-nobody ever solved the mystery of his spirit photography. This forgotten puzzle offers a vivid snapshot of America at a crossroads in its history, a nation in thrall to new technology while clinging desperately to belief Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/321126]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Author: Peter Manseau Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A story of faith and fraud in post-Civil War America, told through the lens of a photographer who claimed he could capture images of the dead In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America's imagination. A 'spirit photographer,' William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling, including Mary Todd Lincoln, who arrived at his studio in disguise amidst rumors of seances in the White House. Peter Manseau brilliantly captures a nation wracked with grief and hungry for proof of the existence of ghosts and for contact with their dead husbands and sons. It took a circus-like trial of Mumler on fraud charges, starring P. T. Barnum for the prosecution, to expose a fault line of doubt and manipulation. And even then, the judge sided with the defense-nobody ever solved the mystery of his spirit photography. This forgotten puzzle offers a vivid snapshot of America at a crossroads in its history, a nation in thrall to new technology while clinging desperately to belief https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320987 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showdown at Waggoner Ranch Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Gary Cartwright Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Gary Cartwright's 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is the saga of Texas's second largest ranch and its shambles of an inheritance left by W.T. Waggoner to his descendants. It is a history of a sliver of Texas's elite, how they made their money and how they, often scandalously, spent their time. Simultaneously, it is a nod to the cowboy lifestyle that stands at risk should the feud of the Waggoner inheritance actually put the fate of the ranch at risk. With a rollicking cast of characters -- Native American chiefs, Teddy Rooosevelt, an eight-time divorcee, the best and richest of East Coast society -- Gary Cartwright offers a rich exploration into the creation of an empire and its imminent downfall. Gary Cartwright Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320987 thebookvoice.com 0:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showdown at Waggoner Ranch Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Gary Cartwright Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Gary Cartwright's 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is the saga of Texas's second largest ranch and its shambles of an inheritance left by W.T. Waggoner to his descendants. It is a history of a sliver of Texas's elite, how they made their money and how they, often scandalously, spent their time. Simultaneously, it is a nod to the cowboy lifestyle that stands at risk should the feud of the Waggoner inheritance actually put the fate of the ranch at risk. With a rollicking cast of characters -- Native American chiefs, Teddy Rooosevelt, an eight-time divorcee, the best and richest of East Coast society -- Gary Cartwright offers a rich exploration into the creation of an empire and its imminent downfall. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320987]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Showdown at Waggoner Ranch Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Gary Cartwright Narrator: Bruce DuBose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Gary Cartwright's 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' is the saga of Texas's second largest ranch and its shambles of an inheritance left by W.T. Waggoner to his descendants. It is a history of a sliver of Texas's elite, how they made their money and how they, often scandalously, spent their time. Simultaneously, it is a nod to the cowboy lifestyle that stands at risk should the feud of the Waggoner inheritance actually put the fate of the ranch at risk. With a rollicking cast of characters -- Native American chiefs, Teddy Rooosevelt, an eight-time divorcee, the best and richest of East Coast society -- Gary Cartwright offers a rich exploration into the creation of an empire and its imminent downfall. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320985 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Kiss Before Dying Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker, Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Few stories feel as classic as a well-told ghost story, the kind that makes your hair stand on end or sends chills down your spine even years after its alleged happening. Almost as classic are those stories that take place in high school, starring the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the outsiders; nostalgic for a time that almost certainly never was and yet remains a stalwart of American storytelling. Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is both kinds of story and what's more, it's all true. Betty Williams was an outsider at a time when conformity was king: Texas in the 1960s. Mack Herring was the quintessential football player, handsome and well-liked by the sweater set-wearing girls Betty scoffed at. When their unlikely relationship came to an end and Betty's life began to spiral, she asked for death and Mack was more than happy to oblige. The resulting trial of Betty Williams's murder would shock no one familiar with the resolutions of today's rape cases. In 'A Kiss Before Dying,' Pamela Colloff weaves together a story that's part true crime, part high school classic, that feels at once contemporary as it does of another time. Pamela Colloff Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320985 thebookvoice.com 0:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Kiss Before Dying Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker, Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Few stories feel as classic as a well-told ghost story, the kind that makes your hair stand on end or sends chills down your spine even years after its alleged happening. Almost as classic are those stories that take place in high school, starring the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the outsiders; nostalgic for a time that almost certainly never was and yet remains a stalwart of American storytelling. Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is both kinds of story and what's more, it's all true. Betty Williams was an outsider at a time when conformity was king: Texas in the 1960s. Mack Herring was the quintessential football player, handsome and well-liked by the sweater set-wearing girls Betty scoffed at. When their unlikely relationship came to an end and Betty's life began to spiral, she asked for death and Mack was more than happy to oblige. The resulting trial of Betty Williams's murder would shock no one familiar with the resolutions of today's rape cases. In 'A Kiss Before Dying,' Pamela Colloff weaves together a story that's part true crime, part high school classic, that feels at once contemporary as it does of another time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Kiss Before Dying Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Pamela Colloff Narrator: Karissa Vacker, Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Few stories feel as classic as a well-told ghost story, the kind that makes your hair stand on end or sends chills down your spine even years after its alleged happening. Almost as classic are those stories that take place in high school, starring the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the outsiders; nostalgic for a time that almost certainly never was and yet remains a stalwart of American storytelling. Pamela Colloff's 'A Kiss Before Dying' is both kinds of story and what's more, it's all true. Betty Williams was an outsider at a time when conformity was king: Texas in the 1960s. Mack Herring was the quintessential football player, handsome and well-liked by the sweater set-wearing girls Betty scoffed at. When their unlikely relationship came to an end and Betty's life began to spiral, she asked for death and Mack was more than happy to oblige. The resulting trial of Betty Williams's murder would shock no one familiar with the resolutions of today's rape cases. In 'A Kiss Before Dying,' Pamela Colloff weaves together a story that's part true crime, part high school classic, that feels at once contemporary as it does of another time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320751 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republicans Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Republican Party spokespeople include presidents, advisors, and candidates. Speeches are given by Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and others. Words that support the party line and are meant to win elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Barry Goldwater, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechRichard Nixon, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechGerald Ford, Address to Congress, “Whip Inflation Now”Ronald Reagan, Speech to Congress, “Economic Recovery”Nancy Reagan, Address to 1988 Republican National ConventionPat Robertson, 1988 RNC Convention speechGeorge H. W. Bush, 1989 Inauguration SpeechMilton Friedman, “Rise of Socialism”William F. Buckley, “Premise of Liberalism”Bob Dole, “Political Wit”George W. Bush, Address to Congress following 9/11 attacksCondoleezza Rice, “Perspectives on Leadership”Elizabeth Dole, Leadership Award at Trevecca Nazarene UniversitySusanna Martinez, Address at 2012 RNC ConventionColin Powell, Commencement Address at High Point UniversityCathy McMorris Rodgers, 2015 CPAC SpeechPeggy Noonan, Address at Ronald Reagan LibrarySarah Palin, Speech at Western Conservative SummitTim Scott, Address to Congress on “Race Relations”Mike Pence, Indiana Veterans Day CeremonyChristine Todd Whitman, Future of Ocean SymposiumNewt Gingrich, Address to Heritage FoundationNikki Haley, Speech to U.N. on North KoreaDonald Trump, Address to the United Nations on Iran Nuclear Deal The Speech Resource Company Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320751 thebookvoice.com 10:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republicans Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Republican Party spokespeople include presidents, advisors, and candidates. Speeches are given by Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and others. Words that support the party line and are meant to win elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Barry Goldwater, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechRichard Nixon, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechGerald Ford, Address to Congress, “Whip Inflation Now”Ronald Reagan, Speech to Congress, “Economic Recovery”Nancy Reagan, Address to 1988 Republican National ConventionPat Robertson, 1988 RNC Convention speechGeorge H. W. Bush, 1989 Inauguration SpeechMilton Friedman, “Rise of Socialism”William F. Buckley, “Premise of Liberalism”Bob Dole, “Political Wit”George W. Bush, Address to Congress following 9/11 attacksCondoleezza Rice, “Perspectives on Leadership”Elizabeth Dole, Leadership Award at Trevecca Nazarene UniversitySusanna Martinez, Address at 2012 RNC ConventionColin Powell, Commencement Address at High Point UniversityCathy McMorris Rodgers, 2015 CPAC SpeechPeggy Noonan, Address at Ronald Reagan LibrarySarah Palin, Speech at Western Conservative SummitTim Scott, Address to Congress on “Race Relations”Mike Pence, Indiana Veterans Day CeremonyChristine Todd Whitman, Future of Ocean SymposiumNewt Gingrich, Address to Heritage FoundationNikki Haley, Speech to U.N. on North KoreaDonald Trump, Address to the United Nations on Iran Nuclear Deal Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Republicans Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: December 19, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Republican Party spokespeople include presidents, advisors, and candidates. Speeches are given by Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and others. Words that support the party line and are meant to win elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Barry Goldwater, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechRichard Nixon, RNC Nomination Acceptance SpeechGerald Ford, Address to Congress, “Whip Inflation Now”Ronald Reagan, Speech to Congress, “Economic Recovery”Nancy Reagan, Address to 1988 Republican National ConventionPat Robertson, 1988 RNC Convention speechGeorge H. W. Bush, 1989 Inauguration SpeechMilton Friedman, “Rise of Socialism”William F. Buckley, “Premise of Liberalism”Bob Dole, “Political Wit”George W. Bush, Address to Congress following 9/11 attacksCondoleezza Rice, “Perspectives on Leadership”Elizabeth Dole, Leadership Award at Trevecca Nazarene UniversitySusanna Martinez, Address at 2012 RNC ConventionColin Powell, Commencement Address at High Point UniversityCathy McMorris Rodgers, 2015 CPAC SpeechPeggy Noonan, Address at Ronald Reagan LibrarySarah Palin, Speech at Western Conservative SummitTim Scott, Address to Congress on “Race Relations”Mike Pence, Indiana Veterans Day CeremonyChristine Todd Whitman, Future of Ocean SymposiumNewt Gingrich, Address to Heritage FoundationNikki Haley, Speech to U.N. on North KoreaDonald Trump, Address to the United Nations on Iran Nuclear Deal https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319998 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black History: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Release date: February 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject. This audio download is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Rupert Colley Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319998 thebookvoice.com 1:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black History: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Release date: February 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject. This audio download is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black History: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Release date: February 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject. This audio download is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319711 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319711]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK: History in an Hour Author: Sinead Fitzgibbon Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America’s youngest President. But, barely one thousand days into his Presidency, he was assassinated. JFK in an Hour provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of this man credited with introducing an aspirational new approach to American politics. Learn about the Kennedy family, the cast that propelled JFK to success despite family tragedy. Discover Kennedy’s talented diplomatic skills when navigating the Space Race, the nuclear missile crisis and his sympathies with the fledging civil rights movement. Learn about the man himself, the charming son, brother and husband, who maintained a charismatic public image, despite suffering from chronic illness all his life. JFK in an Hour provides key insight into why Kennedy epitomised the hopes of a new decade, and remains such an influential figure to this day. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Sinead Fitzgibbon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319711 thebookvoice.com 1:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319711]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK: History in an Hour Author: Sinead Fitzgibbon Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America’s youngest President. But, barely one thousand days into his Presidency, he was assassinated. JFK in an Hour provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of this man credited with introducing an aspirational new approach to American politics. Learn about the Kennedy family, the cast that propelled JFK to success despite family tragedy. Discover Kennedy’s talented diplomatic skills when navigating the Space Race, the nuclear missile crisis and his sympathies with the fledging civil rights movement. Learn about the man himself, the charming son, brother and husband, who maintained a charismatic public image, despite suffering from chronic illness all his life. JFK in an Hour provides key insight into why Kennedy epitomised the hopes of a new decade, and remains such an influential figure to this day. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319711]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK: History in an Hour Author: Sinead Fitzgibbon Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: January 3, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America’s youngest President. But, barely one thousand days into his Presidency, he was assassinated. JFK in an Hour provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of this man credited with introducing an aspirational new approach to American politics. Learn about the Kennedy family, the cast that propelled JFK to success despite family tragedy. Discover Kennedy’s talented diplomatic skills when navigating the Space Race, the nuclear missile crisis and his sympathies with the fledging civil rights movement. Learn about the man himself, the charming son, brother and husband, who maintained a charismatic public image, despite suffering from chronic illness all his life. JFK in an Hour provides key insight into why Kennedy epitomised the hopes of a new decade, and remains such an influential figure to this day. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319633 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319633]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: History in an Hour Author: David B. McCoy Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 19 minutes Release date: April 25, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an Hour explores the man beneath the symbol. This is the essential chronicle of Washington’s life – his rise from middle class Virginian upbringing to America’s first President, elected unanimously twice. Explore Washington’s legacy – from securing Independence, to his instrumental role in writing and adopting the American constitution. George Washington in an Hour covers Washington’s redefinition of greatness, relinquishing power not once but twice – at the end of Revolution and his second term in Presidency. Learn why Washington is still considered one of the most influential people in history, and how his impact shaped the world in this engaging overview of his life. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… David B. McCoy Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319633 thebookvoice.com 1:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319633]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: History in an Hour Author: David B. McCoy Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 19 minutes Release date: April 25, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an Hour explores the man beneath the symbol. This is the essential chronicle of Washington’s life – his rise from middle class Virginian upbringing to America’s first President, elected unanimously twice. Explore Washington’s legacy – from securing Independence, to his instrumental role in writing and adopting the American constitution. George Washington in an Hour covers Washington’s redefinition of greatness, relinquishing power not once but twice – at the end of Revolution and his second term in Presidency. Learn why Washington is still considered one of the most influential people in history, and how his impact shaped the world in this engaging overview of his life. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319633]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: History in an Hour Author: David B. McCoy Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 19 minutes Release date: April 25, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an Hour explores the man beneath the symbol. This is the essential chronicle of Washington’s life – his rise from middle class Virginian upbringing to America’s first President, elected unanimously twice. Explore Washington’s legacy – from securing Independence, to his instrumental role in writing and adopting the American constitution. George Washington in an Hour covers Washington’s redefinition of greatness, relinquishing power not once but twice – at the end of Revolution and his second term in Presidency. Learn why Washington is still considered one of the most influential people in history, and how his impact shaped the world in this engaging overview of his life. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317977 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317977]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: Lincoln Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Some of America's foremost historians—including James M. McPherson, Allan Nevins, and Stephen B. Oates—recount the extraordinary life of Abraham Lincoln in this collection of the best essays from sixty years of American Heritage. Lincoln, the book argues, '. . . evolved into nothing less than an apostle for the sanctity of the Union, the ethic of majority rule, and the dreams of freedom and equality of opportunity. Who could have so predicted when Lincoln had seemed the least qualified candidate for the presidency?' Edwin S. Grosvenor Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317977 thebookvoice.com 4:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317977]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: Lincoln Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Some of America's foremost historians—including James M. McPherson, Allan Nevins, and Stephen B. Oates—recount the extraordinary life of Abraham Lincoln in this collection of the best essays from sixty years of American Heritage. Lincoln, the book argues, '. . . evolved into nothing less than an apostle for the sanctity of the Union, the ethic of majority rule, and the dreams of freedom and equality of opportunity. Who could have so predicted when Lincoln had seemed the least qualified candidate for the presidency?' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317977]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: Lincoln Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Some of America's foremost historians—including James M. McPherson, Allan Nevins, and Stephen B. Oates—recount the extraordinary life of Abraham Lincoln in this collection of the best essays from sixty years of American Heritage. Lincoln, the book argues, '. . . evolved into nothing less than an apostle for the sanctity of the Union, the ethic of majority rule, and the dreams of freedom and equality of opportunity. Who could have so predicted when Lincoln had seemed the least qualified candidate for the presidency?' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317976 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317976]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: Henry Moscow Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Thomas Jefferson wrote America's Declaration of Independence, but he also was an anthropologist, architect, astronomer, botanist, diplomat, farmer, inventor, lawyer, mathematician, and musician. He spoke French, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He founded the University of Virginia and today's Democratic Party. During his eight years in office, he doubled the country's size. Public schools, the denominations of American coins, and many of the liberties citizens of the United States take for granted are, in one way or another, the work of the man who was born on April 13, 1743, in a simple, four-room house in Shadwell, Virginia. Henry Moscow Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317976 thebookvoice.com 4:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317976]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: Henry Moscow Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Thomas Jefferson wrote America's Declaration of Independence, but he also was an anthropologist, architect, astronomer, botanist, diplomat, farmer, inventor, lawyer, mathematician, and musician. He spoke French, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He founded the University of Virginia and today's Democratic Party. During his eight years in office, he doubled the country's size. Public schools, the denominations of American coins, and many of the liberties citizens of the United States take for granted are, in one way or another, the work of the man who was born on April 13, 1743, in a simple, four-room house in Shadwell, Virginia. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317976]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: Henry Moscow Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: President Thomas Jefferson wrote America's Declaration of Independence, but he also was an anthropologist, architect, astronomer, botanist, diplomat, farmer, inventor, lawyer, mathematician, and musician. He spoke French, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He founded the University of Virginia and today's Democratic Party. During his eight years in office, he doubled the country's size. Public schools, the denominations of American coins, and many of the liberties citizens of the United States take for granted are, in one way or another, the work of the man who was born on April 13, 1743, in a simple, four-room house in Shadwell, Virginia. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317975 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317975]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lewis and Clark Author: Ralph K. Andrist Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On May 14, 1804, a party of explorers dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson set off up the Missouri River into America's newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men of the Corps of Discovery would cross the continent and into history. Ralph K. Andrist Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317975 thebookvoice.com 3:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317975]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lewis and Clark Author: Ralph K. Andrist Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On May 14, 1804, a party of explorers dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson set off up the Missouri River into America's newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men of the Corps of Discovery would cross the continent and into history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317975]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lewis and Clark Author: Ralph K. Andrist Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On May 14, 1804, a party of explorers dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson set off up the Missouri River into America's newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men of the Corps of Discovery would cross the continent and into history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317973 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317973]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the American Revolution Author: Bruce Lancaster Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bruce Lancaster starts his story with an examination of colonial society and the origins of the quarrel with England. He details the ensuing battles and military campaigns from Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, as well as the tense political and social situation of the new nation. The American Heritage History of the American Revolution details the birth of America with insight and depth. Bruce Lancaster Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317973 thebookvoice.com 14:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317973]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the American Revolution Author: Bruce Lancaster Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bruce Lancaster starts his story with an examination of colonial society and the origins of the quarrel with England. He details the ensuing battles and military campaigns from Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, as well as the tense political and social situation of the new nation. The American Heritage History of the American Revolution details the birth of America with insight and depth. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317973]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the American Revolution Author: Bruce Lancaster Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bruce Lancaster starts his story with an examination of colonial society and the origins of the quarrel with England. He details the ensuing battles and military campaigns from Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, as well as the tense political and social situation of the new nation. The American Heritage History of the American Revolution details the birth of America with insight and depth. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317971 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317971]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adams: An American Dynasty Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John and Abigail Adams and their descendants have profoundly influenced life in the United States for more than two centuries. From the great political and philosophical contributions of Founding Father and President John Adams, the roster of Adams luminaries is unprecedented: diplomat and sixth president, John Quincy Adams; pre-Civil War 'Voice of Honor,' Charles Francis Adams; and authors Henry and Brook Adams. The story of the Adams dynasty is as impressive and compelling as its legacy. Francis Russell Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317971 thebookvoice.com 15:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317971]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adams: An American Dynasty Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John and Abigail Adams and their descendants have profoundly influenced life in the United States for more than two centuries. From the great political and philosophical contributions of Founding Father and President John Adams, the roster of Adams luminaries is unprecedented: diplomat and sixth president, John Quincy Adams; pre-Civil War 'Voice of Honor,' Charles Francis Adams; and authors Henry and Brook Adams. The story of the Adams dynasty is as impressive and compelling as its legacy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317971]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Adams: An American Dynasty Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John and Abigail Adams and their descendants have profoundly influenced life in the United States for more than two centuries. From the great political and philosophical contributions of Founding Father and President John Adams, the roster of Adams luminaries is unprecedented: diplomat and sixth president, John Quincy Adams; pre-Civil War 'Voice of Honor,' Charles Francis Adams; and authors Henry and Brook Adams. The story of the Adams dynasty is as impressive and compelling as its legacy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317963 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317963]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Indian Wars Author: Wilcomb E. Washburn, Robert M. Utley Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars—from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee. Wilcomb E. Washburn, Robert M. Utley Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317963 thebookvoice.com 9:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317963]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Indian Wars Author: Wilcomb E. Washburn, Robert M. Utley Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars—from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317963]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Indian Wars Author: Wilcomb E. Washburn, Robert M. Utley Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars—from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317961 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317961]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the United States Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States—a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America. Douglas Brinkley Tue, 30 May 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317961 thebookvoice.com 23:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317961]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the United States Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States—a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317961]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the United States Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States—a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317958 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317958]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Confident Years: 1866-1914 Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, western expansion, Ellis Island immigrants, the rise of American tycoons and labor unions, and the country's entry into World War I. Francis Russell Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317958 thebookvoice.com 15:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317958]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Confident Years: 1866-1914 Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, western expansion, Ellis Island immigrants, the rise of American tycoons and labor unions, and the country's entry into World War I. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317958]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Heritage History of the Confident Years: 1866-1914 Author: Francis Russell Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, western expansion, Ellis Island immigrants, the rise of American tycoons and labor unions, and the country's entry into World War I. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317957 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War posed a critical test of the young nation's character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nation's founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. 'America's most monumental drama and morality tale' comes alive in this brilliant collection from America's leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief, Edwin S. Grosvenor. Edwin S. Grosvenor Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317957 thebookvoice.com 7:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War posed a critical test of the young nation's character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nation's founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. 'America's most monumental drama and morality tale' comes alive in this brilliant collection from America's leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief, Edwin S. Grosvenor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317957]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 24, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War posed a critical test of the young nation's character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nation's founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. 'America's most monumental drama and morality tale' comes alive in this brilliant collection from America's leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief, Edwin S. Grosvenor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317956 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317956]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Gettysburg Author: Bruce Catton Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the opening shots to General George Pickett's ill-fated charge, Bruce Catton tells the dramatic story of the battle that resulted in more than 51,000 Union and Confederate casualties and changed the course of the war. Bruce Catton Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317956 thebookvoice.com 3:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317956]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Gettysburg Author: Bruce Catton Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the opening shots to General George Pickett's ill-fated charge, Bruce Catton tells the dramatic story of the battle that resulted in more than 51,000 Union and Confederate casualties and changed the course of the war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317956]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Gettysburg Author: Bruce Catton Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the opening shots to General George Pickett's ill-fated charge, Bruce Catton tells the dramatic story of the battle that resulted in more than 51,000 Union and Confederate casualties and changed the course of the war. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317938 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317938]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon 'plural marriage,' whose right to vote in the state of Utah was given to them by a Mormon-dominated legislature as an outgrowth of polygamy in 1870, fifty years ahead of the vote nationally ratified by Congress, and who became political actors in spite of, or because of, their marital arrangements. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, writing of this small group of Mormon women who've previously been seen as mere names and dates, has brilliantly reconstructed these textured, complex lives to give us a fulsome portrait of who these women were and of their 'sex radicalism'—the idea that a woman should choose when and with whom to bear children. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317938 thebookvoice.com 19:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317938]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon 'plural marriage,' whose right to vote in the state of Utah was given to them by a Mormon-dominated legislature as an outgrowth of polygamy in 1870, fifty years ahead of the vote nationally ratified by Congress, and who became political actors in spite of, or because of, their marital arrangements. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, writing of this small group of Mormon women who've previously been seen as mere names and dates, has brilliantly reconstructed these textured, complex lives to give us a fulsome portrait of who these women were and of their 'sex radicalism'—the idea that a woman should choose when and with whom to bear children. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317938]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 Author: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon 'plural marriage,' whose right to vote in the state of Utah was given to them by a Mormon-dominated legislature as an outgrowth of polygamy in 1870, fifty years ahead of the vote nationally ratified by Congress, and who became political actors in spite of, or because of, their marital arrangements. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, writing of this small group of Mormon women who've previously been seen as mere names and dates, has brilliantly reconstructed these textured, complex lives to give us a fulsome portrait of who these women were and of their 'sex radicalism'—the idea that a woman should choose when and with whom to bear children. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317908 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff Author: Edward J. Balleisen Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States has always proved an inviting home for boosters, sharp dealers, and outright swindlers. Worship of entrepreneurial freedom has complicated the task of distinguishing aggressive salesmanship from unacceptable deceit, especially on the frontiers of innovation. At the same time, competitive pressures have often nudged respectable firms to embrace deception. As a result, fraud has been a key feature of American business since its beginnings. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America—and the evolving efforts to combat it—from the age of P. T. Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff. Starting with an early nineteenth-century American legal world of “buyer beware,” this unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern regulatory institutions to protect consumers and investors, from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society. It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds. By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without enabling a corrosive level of fraud, this book reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust. Edward J. Balleisen Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317908 thebookvoice.com 19:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff Author: Edward J. Balleisen Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States has always proved an inviting home for boosters, sharp dealers, and outright swindlers. Worship of entrepreneurial freedom has complicated the task of distinguishing aggressive salesmanship from unacceptable deceit, especially on the frontiers of innovation. At the same time, competitive pressures have often nudged respectable firms to embrace deception. As a result, fraud has been a key feature of American business since its beginnings. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America—and the evolving efforts to combat it—from the age of P. T. Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff. Starting with an early nineteenth-century American legal world of “buyer beware,” this unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern regulatory institutions to protect consumers and investors, from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society. It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds. By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without enabling a corrosive level of fraud, this book reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff Author: Edward J. Balleisen Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States has always proved an inviting home for boosters, sharp dealers, and outright swindlers. Worship of entrepreneurial freedom has complicated the task of distinguishing aggressive salesmanship from unacceptable deceit, especially on the frontiers of innovation. At the same time, competitive pressures have often nudged respectable firms to embrace deception. As a result, fraud has been a key feature of American business since its beginnings. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America—and the evolving efforts to combat it—from the age of P. T. Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff. Starting with an early nineteenth-century American legal world of “buyer beware,” this unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern regulatory institutions to protect consumers and investors, from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society. It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds. By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without enabling a corrosive level of fraud, this book reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317905 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317905]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rabble of Dead Money: The Great Crash and the Global Depression: 1929 - 1939 Author: Charles R. Morris Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is no single theory of what caused the Great Depression, and never will be, Morris argues. Macreconomics is a social science, and such a massive event always takes its shape from a terrible confluence of factors. The mismanagement of the gold standard, the growth in consumer credit, the insistence on deflation by some of the best minds in finance, the spread of 'Fordism' through the manufacturing sector, the global agricultural catastrophe, and the inability of the major European belligerents of World War I to agree on a reconstruction agenda, are just a few of the shocks that in aggregate pushed the world into an economic Armageddon. Morris does not fail to provide lessons that modern readers can learn from the Great Crash. It's tempting to pontificate about events of eighty years ago, but as Morris reminds us, our modern macroeconomics is still coming to terms with its failure to forecast how directly the much-trumpeted Great Moderation would lead to the Great Financial Crash of 2008. Charles R. Morris Tue, 07 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317905 thebookvoice.com 11:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317905]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rabble of Dead Money: The Great Crash and the Global Depression: 1929 - 1939 Author: Charles R. Morris Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is no single theory of what caused the Great Depression, and never will be, Morris argues. Macreconomics is a social science, and such a massive event always takes its shape from a terrible confluence of factors. The mismanagement of the gold standard, the growth in consumer credit, the insistence on deflation by some of the best minds in finance, the spread of 'Fordism' through the manufacturing sector, the global agricultural catastrophe, and the inability of the major European belligerents of World War I to agree on a reconstruction agenda, are just a few of the shocks that in aggregate pushed the world into an economic Armageddon. Morris does not fail to provide lessons that modern readers can learn from the Great Crash. It's tempting to pontificate about events of eighty years ago, but as Morris reminds us, our modern macroeconomics is still coming to terms with its failure to forecast how directly the much-trumpeted Great Moderation would lead to the Great Financial Crash of 2008. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317905]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Rabble of Dead Money: The Great Crash and the Global Depression: 1929 - 1939 Author: Charles R. Morris Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: March 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is no single theory of what caused the Great Depression, and never will be, Morris argues. Macreconomics is a social science, and such a massive event always takes its shape from a terrible confluence of factors. The mismanagement of the gold standard, the growth in consumer credit, the insistence on deflation by some of the best minds in finance, the spread of 'Fordism' through the manufacturing sector, the global agricultural catastrophe, and the inability of the major European belligerents of World War I to agree on a reconstruction agenda, are just a few of the shocks that in aggregate pushed the world into an economic Armageddon. Morris does not fail to provide lessons that modern readers can learn from the Great Crash. It's tempting to pontificate about events of eighty years ago, but as Morris reminds us, our modern macroeconomics is still coming to terms with its failure to forecast how directly the much-trumpeted Great Moderation would lead to the Great Financial Crash of 2008. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317875 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317875]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise Author: David K. Randall Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu's transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism. He was a Harvard-trained confidant of presidents; she was a poor Midwestern farmer's daughter raised to be suspicious of the seasons. Yet the bond between them would shape history. The newly married couple reached Los Angeles in 1887, and within a few years Frederick, the only heir to an immense Boston fortune, became one of the wealthiest men in the state. After his sudden death in 1905, May spent the next thirty years fighting off some of the most powerful men in the country to preserve Malibu as her private kingdom. Her struggle, one of the longest over land in California history, would culminate in a landmark Supreme Court decision and lead to the creation of the Pacific Coast Highway. The King and Queen of Malibu traces the path of one family as the country around them swept off the last vestiges of the Civil War and moved into what we would recognize as the modern age. David K. Randall Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317875 thebookvoice.com 7:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317875]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise Author: David K. Randall Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu's transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism. He was a Harvard-trained confidant of presidents; she was a poor Midwestern farmer's daughter raised to be suspicious of the seasons. Yet the bond between them would shape history. The newly married couple reached Los Angeles in 1887, and within a few years Frederick, the only heir to an immense Boston fortune, became one of the wealthiest men in the state. After his sudden death in 1905, May spent the next thirty years fighting off some of the most powerful men in the country to preserve Malibu as her private kingdom. Her struggle, one of the longest over land in California history, would culminate in a landmark Supreme Court decision and lead to the creation of the Pacific Coast Highway. The King and Queen of Malibu traces the path of one family as the country around them swept off the last vestiges of the Civil War and moved into what we would recognize as the modern age. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317875]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise Author: David K. Randall Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 2, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu's transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism. He was a Harvard-trained confidant of presidents; she was a poor Midwestern farmer's daughter raised to be suspicious of the seasons. Yet the bond between them would shape history. The newly married couple reached Los Angeles in 1887, and within a few years Frederick, the only heir to an immense Boston fortune, became one of the wealthiest men in the state. After his sudden death in 1905, May spent the next thirty years fighting off some of the most powerful men in the country to preserve Malibu as her private kingdom. Her struggle, one of the longest over land in California history, would culminate in a landmark Supreme Court decision and lead to the creation of the Pacific Coast Highway. The King and Queen of Malibu traces the path of one family as the country around them swept off the last vestiges of the Civil War and moved into what we would recognize as the modern age. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317867 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317867]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary Author: Geoffrey Cowan Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 11, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from thirteen new presidential primaries, the first in the nation's history. Stressing the importance of primaries, TR's campaign theme became “the right of the people to rule.” Though Roosevelt won about 70 percent of the delegates selected by public vote, it was not enough to overcome the power of party bosses and entrenched interests. He walked out of the convention to create the Bull Moose Party but then shocked many of his strongest supporters by excluding all black delegates from the Deep South. Let the People Rule shows how the political and social turmoil of that landmark year changed politics in ways that provide important lessons for America today. Geoffrey Cowan Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317867 thebookvoice.com 10:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317867]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary Author: Geoffrey Cowan Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 11, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from thirteen new presidential primaries, the first in the nation's history. Stressing the importance of primaries, TR's campaign theme became “the right of the people to rule.” Though Roosevelt won about 70 percent of the delegates selected by public vote, it was not enough to overcome the power of party bosses and entrenched interests. He walked out of the convention to create the Bull Moose Party but then shocked many of his strongest supporters by excluding all black delegates from the Deep South. Let the People Rule shows how the political and social turmoil of that landmark year changed politics in ways that provide important lessons for America today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317867]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary Author: Geoffrey Cowan Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 11, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from thirteen new presidential primaries, the first in the nation's history. Stressing the importance of primaries, TR's campaign theme became “the right of the people to rule.” Though Roosevelt won about 70 percent of the delegates selected by public vote, it was not enough to overcome the power of party bosses and entrenched interests. He walked out of the convention to create the Bull Moose Party but then shocked many of his strongest supporters by excluding all black delegates from the Deep South. Let the People Rule shows how the political and social turmoil of that landmark year changed politics in ways that provide important lessons for America today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317722 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination Author: Jack Hamilton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 31, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic—and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of 'authenticity' have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise. According to the standard storyline, the authentic white musician was guided by an individual creative vision, whereas black musicians were deemed authentic only when they stayed true to black tradition. Serious rock became white because only white musicians could be original without being accused of betraying their race. Juxtaposing Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, and many others, Hamilton challenges the racial categories that oversimplified the sixties revolution and provides a deeper appreciation of the twists and turns that kept the music alive. Jack Hamilton Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317722 thebookvoice.com 10:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination Author: Jack Hamilton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 31, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic—and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of 'authenticity' have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise. According to the standard storyline, the authentic white musician was guided by an individual creative vision, whereas black musicians were deemed authentic only when they stayed true to black tradition. Serious rock became white because only white musicians could be original without being accused of betraying their race. Juxtaposing Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, and many others, Hamilton challenges the racial categories that oversimplified the sixties revolution and provides a deeper appreciation of the twists and turns that kept the music alive. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination Author: Jack Hamilton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 31, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic—and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of 'authenticity' have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise. According to the standard storyline, the authentic white musician was guided by an individual creative vision, whereas black musicians were deemed authentic only when they stayed true to black tradition. Serious rock became white because only white musicians could be original without being accused of betraying their race. Juxtaposing Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, and many others, Hamilton challenges the racial categories that oversimplified the sixties revolution and provides a deeper appreciation of the twists and turns that kept the music alive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317549 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The Wonder of the Age Author: John Rhodehamel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man’s original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation’s preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man—who first achieved fame in his early twenties—is inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washington's papers and exemplary in its brevity, this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America. John Rhodehamel Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317549 thebookvoice.com 8:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The Wonder of the Age Author: John Rhodehamel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man’s original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation’s preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man—who first achieved fame in his early twenties—is inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washington's papers and exemplary in its brevity, this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317549]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The Wonder of the Age Author: John Rhodehamel Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man’s original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation’s preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man—who first achieved fame in his early twenties—is inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washington's papers and exemplary in its brevity, this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317512 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War Author: Daniel Sharfstein Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and the nation. But as the nation's politics curdled in the 1870s, General Howard exiled himself from Washington, D.C., rejoined the army, and was sent across the continent to command forces in the Pacific Northwest. Shattered by Reconstruction's collapse, he assumed a new mission: forcing Native Americans to become Christian farmers on government reservations. Howard's plans for redemption in the West ran headlong into the resistance of Chief Joseph, a young Nez Perce leader in northeastern Oregon who refused to leave his ancestral land. Claiming equal rights for Native Americans, Joseph was determined to find his way to the center of American power and convince the government to acknowledge his people's humanity and capacity for citizenship. Daniel Sharfstein Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317512 thebookvoice.com 18:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War Author: Daniel Sharfstein Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and the nation. But as the nation's politics curdled in the 1870s, General Howard exiled himself from Washington, D.C., rejoined the army, and was sent across the continent to command forces in the Pacific Northwest. Shattered by Reconstruction's collapse, he assumed a new mission: forcing Native Americans to become Christian farmers on government reservations. Howard's plans for redemption in the West ran headlong into the resistance of Chief Joseph, a young Nez Perce leader in northeastern Oregon who refused to leave his ancestral land. Claiming equal rights for Native Americans, Joseph was determined to find his way to the center of American power and convince the government to acknowledge his people's humanity and capacity for citizenship. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317512]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War Author: Daniel Sharfstein Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and the nation. But as the nation's politics curdled in the 1870s, General Howard exiled himself from Washington, D.C., rejoined the army, and was sent across the continent to command forces in the Pacific Northwest. Shattered by Reconstruction's collapse, he assumed a new mission: forcing Native Americans to become Christian farmers on government reservations. Howard's plans for redemption in the West ran headlong into the resistance of Chief Joseph, a young Nez Perce leader in northeastern Oregon who refused to leave his ancestral land. Claiming equal rights for Native Americans, Joseph was determined to find his way to the center of American power and convince the government to acknowledge his people's humanity and capacity for citizenship. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317476 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull Author: Eileen Pollack Narrator: Emily Beresford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This book restores a little-known advocate of Indian rights to her place in history. In June 1889, a widowed Brooklyn artist named Catherine Weldon traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to help Sitting Bull hold onto land that the government was trying to wrest from his people. Her efforts were counterproductive; she was ordered to leave the reservation, and the Standing Rock Sioux were bullied into signing away their land. But she returned with her teenage son, settling at Sitting Bull's camp on the Grand River. In recognition of her unusual qualities, Sitting Bull's people called her Toka heya mani win, Woman Walking Ahead. Predictably, the press vilified Weldon, calling her 'Sitting Bull's white squaw' and accusing her of inciting Sitting Bull to join the Ghost Dance religion then sweeping the West. In fact, Weldon opposed the movement, arguing that the army would use the Ghost dance as an excuse to jail or kill Sitting Bull. Unfortunately, she was right. Up to now, history has distorted and largely overlooked Weldon's story. In retracing Weldon's steps, Eileen Pollack recovers her life and compares her world to our own. Eileen Pollack Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317476 thebookvoice.com 15:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull Author: Eileen Pollack Narrator: Emily Beresford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This book restores a little-known advocate of Indian rights to her place in history. In June 1889, a widowed Brooklyn artist named Catherine Weldon traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to help Sitting Bull hold onto land that the government was trying to wrest from his people. Her efforts were counterproductive; she was ordered to leave the reservation, and the Standing Rock Sioux were bullied into signing away their land. But she returned with her teenage son, settling at Sitting Bull's camp on the Grand River. In recognition of her unusual qualities, Sitting Bull's people called her Toka heya mani win, Woman Walking Ahead. Predictably, the press vilified Weldon, calling her 'Sitting Bull's white squaw' and accusing her of inciting Sitting Bull to join the Ghost Dance religion then sweeping the West. In fact, Weldon opposed the movement, arguing that the army would use the Ghost dance as an excuse to jail or kill Sitting Bull. Unfortunately, she was right. Up to now, history has distorted and largely overlooked Weldon's story. In retracing Weldon's steps, Eileen Pollack recovers her life and compares her world to our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317476]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull Author: Eileen Pollack Narrator: Emily Beresford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 56 minutes Release date: February 7, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This book restores a little-known advocate of Indian rights to her place in history. In June 1889, a widowed Brooklyn artist named Catherine Weldon traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to help Sitting Bull hold onto land that the government was trying to wrest from his people. Her efforts were counterproductive; she was ordered to leave the reservation, and the Standing Rock Sioux were bullied into signing away their land. But she returned with her teenage son, settling at Sitting Bull's camp on the Grand River. In recognition of her unusual qualities, Sitting Bull's people called her Toka heya mani win, Woman Walking Ahead. Predictably, the press vilified Weldon, calling her 'Sitting Bull's white squaw' and accusing her of inciting Sitting Bull to join the Ghost Dance religion then sweeping the West. In fact, Weldon opposed the movement, arguing that the army would use the Ghost dance as an excuse to jail or kill Sitting Bull. Unfortunately, she was right. Up to now, history has distorted and largely overlooked Weldon's story. In retracing Weldon's steps, Eileen Pollack recovers her life and compares her world to our own. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317368 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story Author: Miriam C. Davis Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of its very own Jack the Ripper–style killer, while two innocent men nearly paid for one of his crimes with their lives. The story has been the subject of websites, short stories, collections of true crime, novels, a graphic novel, and the FX television series American Horror Story. But the real story of the Axeman of New Orleans has never been written—until now. The Axeman repeatedly broke into the homes of Italian grocers in the dead of night, leaving his victims in a pool of blood. Iorlando Jordano, an innocent Italian grocer, and his teenage son Frank were wrongly accused of one of those murders; corrupt officials convicted them with coerced testimony. Miriam C. Davis here expertly tells the story of the search for the Axeman and of the eventual exoneration of the innocent Jordanos. She proves that the person mostly widely suspected of being the Axeman was not the killer. She also shows what few have suspected—that the Axeman continued killing after leaving New Orleans in 1919. Miriam C. Davis Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317368 thebookvoice.com 8:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story Author: Miriam C. Davis Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of its very own Jack the Ripper–style killer, while two innocent men nearly paid for one of his crimes with their lives. The story has been the subject of websites, short stories, collections of true crime, novels, a graphic novel, and the FX television series American Horror Story. But the real story of the Axeman of New Orleans has never been written—until now. The Axeman repeatedly broke into the homes of Italian grocers in the dead of night, leaving his victims in a pool of blood. Iorlando Jordano, an innocent Italian grocer, and his teenage son Frank were wrongly accused of one of those murders; corrupt officials convicted them with coerced testimony. Miriam C. Davis here expertly tells the story of the search for the Axeman and of the eventual exoneration of the innocent Jordanos. She proves that the person mostly widely suspected of being the Axeman was not the killer. She also shows what few have suspected—that the Axeman continued killing after leaving New Orleans in 1919. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317368]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story Author: Miriam C. Davis Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of its very own Jack the Ripper–style killer, while two innocent men nearly paid for one of his crimes with their lives. The story has been the subject of websites, short stories, collections of true crime, novels, a graphic novel, and the FX television series American Horror Story. But the real story of the Axeman of New Orleans has never been written—until now. The Axeman repeatedly broke into the homes of Italian grocers in the dead of night, leaving his victims in a pool of blood. Iorlando Jordano, an innocent Italian grocer, and his teenage son Frank were wrongly accused of one of those murders; corrupt officials convicted them with coerced testimony. Miriam C. Davis here expertly tells the story of the search for the Axeman and of the eventual exoneration of the innocent Jordanos. She proves that the person mostly widely suspected of being the Axeman was not the killer. She also shows what few have suspected—that the Axeman continued killing after leaving New Orleans in 1919. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317232 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jew Store: A Family Memoir Author: Stella Suberman Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 25, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as 'the Jew store.' That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman—and much more. Told by Aaron's youngest child, The Jew Store is that rare thing—an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting, she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere. Stella Suberman Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317232 thebookvoice.com 10:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jew Store: A Family Memoir Author: Stella Suberman Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 25, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as 'the Jew store.' That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman—and much more. Told by Aaron's youngest child, The Jew Store is that rare thing—an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting, she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Jew Store: A Family Memoir Author: Stella Suberman Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: March 25, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as 'the Jew store.' That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman—and much more. Told by Aaron's youngest child, The Jew Store is that rare thing—an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting, she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317210 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases Author: Cory Franklin MD Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County ICU offers listeners a peek into the inner workings of a hospital. Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995, treating the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Muchausen syndrome, the only surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous, heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, making it a must-listen for patients, doctors, and anyone with an interest in medicine. Cory Franklin MD Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317210 thebookvoice.com 7:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases Author: Cory Franklin MD Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County ICU offers listeners a peek into the inner workings of a hospital. Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995, treating the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Muchausen syndrome, the only surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous, heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, making it a must-listen for patients, doctors, and anyone with an interest in medicine. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases Author: Cory Franklin MD Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Filled with stories of strange medical cases and unforgettable patients culled from a thirty-year career in medicine, Cook County ICU offers listeners a peek into the inner workings of a hospital. Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences, including the deadly Chicago heatwave of 1995, treating the first AIDS patients in the country before the disease was diagnosed, the nurse with rare Muchausen syndrome, the only surviving ricin victim, and the professor with Alzheimer's hiding the effects of the wrong medication. Surprising, darkly humorous, heartwarming, and sometimes tragic, these stories provide a big-picture look at how the practice of medicine has changed over the years, making it a must-listen for patients, doctors, and anyone with an interest in medicine. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316839 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316839]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wisdom of the Native Americans Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The teachings of the Native Americans provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. Taken from writings, orations, and recorded observations of life, this book selects the best of Native American wisdom and distills it to its essence in short, digestible quotes—perhaps even more timely now than when they were first written. In addition to the short passages, this edition includes the complete Soul of an Indian, as well as other writings by Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), one of the great interpreters of American Indian thought, and three great speeches by Chiefs Joseph, Seattle, and Red Jacket. Kent Nerburn Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316839 thebookvoice.com 4:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316839]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wisdom of the Native Americans Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The teachings of the Native Americans provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. Taken from writings, orations, and recorded observations of life, this book selects the best of Native American wisdom and distills it to its essence in short, digestible quotes—perhaps even more timely now than when they were first written. In addition to the short passages, this edition includes the complete Soul of an Indian, as well as other writings by Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), one of the great interpreters of American Indian thought, and three great speeches by Chiefs Joseph, Seattle, and Red Jacket. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316839]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wisdom of the Native Americans Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The teachings of the Native Americans provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. Taken from writings, orations, and recorded observations of life, this book selects the best of Native American wisdom and distills it to its essence in short, digestible quotes—perhaps even more timely now than when they were first written. In addition to the short passages, this edition includes the complete Soul of an Indian, as well as other writings by Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), one of the great interpreters of American Indian thought, and three great speeches by Chiefs Joseph, Seattle, and Red Jacket. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316838 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Civil Wars: The United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Crisis of the 1860s Author: Don H. Doyle Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin, Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: American Civil Wars takes listeners beyond the battlefields and sectional divides of the U.S. Civil War to view the conflict from outside the national arena of the United States. Contributors position the American conflict squarely in the context of a wider transnational crisis across the Atlantic world, marked by a multitude of civil wars, European invasions and occupations, revolutionary independence movements, and slave uprisings—all taking place in the tumultuous decade of the 1860s. The multiple conflicts described in these essays illustrate how the United States' sectional strife was caught up in a larger, complex struggle in which nations and empires on both sides of the Atlantic vied for the control of the future. These struggles were all part of a vast web, connecting not just Washington and Richmond but also Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Rio de Janeiro and—on the other side of the Atlantic—London, Paris, Madrid, and Rome. American Civil Wars creates new connections between the uprisings and civil wars in and outside of American borders and places the United States within a global context of other nations. Don H. Doyle Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316838 thebookvoice.com 8:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Civil Wars: The United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Crisis of the 1860s Author: Don H. Doyle Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin, Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: American Civil Wars takes listeners beyond the battlefields and sectional divides of the U.S. Civil War to view the conflict from outside the national arena of the United States. Contributors position the American conflict squarely in the context of a wider transnational crisis across the Atlantic world, marked by a multitude of civil wars, European invasions and occupations, revolutionary independence movements, and slave uprisings—all taking place in the tumultuous decade of the 1860s. The multiple conflicts described in these essays illustrate how the United States' sectional strife was caught up in a larger, complex struggle in which nations and empires on both sides of the Atlantic vied for the control of the future. These struggles were all part of a vast web, connecting not just Washington and Richmond but also Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Rio de Janeiro and—on the other side of the Atlantic—London, Paris, Madrid, and Rome. American Civil Wars creates new connections between the uprisings and civil wars in and outside of American borders and places the United States within a global context of other nations. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Civil Wars: The United States, Latin America, Europe, and the Crisis of the 1860s Author: Don H. Doyle Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin, Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: American Civil Wars takes listeners beyond the battlefields and sectional divides of the U.S. Civil War to view the conflict from outside the national arena of the United States. Contributors position the American conflict squarely in the context of a wider transnational crisis across the Atlantic world, marked by a multitude of civil wars, European invasions and occupations, revolutionary independence movements, and slave uprisings—all taking place in the tumultuous decade of the 1860s. The multiple conflicts described in these essays illustrate how the United States' sectional strife was caught up in a larger, complex struggle in which nations and empires on both sides of the Atlantic vied for the control of the future. These struggles were all part of a vast web, connecting not just Washington and Richmond but also Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Rio de Janeiro and—on the other side of the Atlantic—London, Paris, Madrid, and Rome. American Civil Wars creates new connections between the uprisings and civil wars in and outside of American borders and places the United States within a global context of other nations. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316763 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316763]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865 Author: Noah Andre Trudeau Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. 'I am very unwell,' he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24–April 8, 1865 offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time. Lincoln traveled to City Point, Virginia, in late March 1865 to escape the constant interruptions in the nation's capital that were carrying off a portion of his 'vitality,' and to make his personal amends for having presided over the most destructive war in American history in order to save the nation. Lincoln returned to Washington sixteen days later with a renewed sense of purpose, urgency, and direction that would fundamentally shape his second term agenda. Noah Andre Trudeau Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316763 thebookvoice.com 10:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316763]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865 Author: Noah Andre Trudeau Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. 'I am very unwell,' he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24–April 8, 1865 offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time. Lincoln traveled to City Point, Virginia, in late March 1865 to escape the constant interruptions in the nation's capital that were carrying off a portion of his 'vitality,' and to make his personal amends for having presided over the most destructive war in American history in order to save the nation. Lincoln returned to Washington sixteen days later with a renewed sense of purpose, urgency, and direction that would fundamentally shape his second term agenda. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316763]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865 Author: Noah Andre Trudeau Narrator: Barry Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. 'I am very unwell,' he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24–April 8, 1865 offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time. Lincoln traveled to City Point, Virginia, in late March 1865 to escape the constant interruptions in the nation's capital that were carrying off a portion of his 'vitality,' and to make his personal amends for having presided over the most destructive war in American history in order to save the nation. Lincoln returned to Washington sixteen days later with a renewed sense of purpose, urgency, and direction that would fundamentally shape his second term agenda. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316611 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316611]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pierre Hotel Affair: How Eight Gentleman Thieves Orchestrated the Largest Jewel Heist in History Author: Daniel Simone, Nick Sacco Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy 'the Arab' Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel—host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedos and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre and with perfect timing, they seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, they swiftly took the night staff—and several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobby—as hostages. The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber are plundered and, after the intruders have held the Pierre under siege for almost two hours, the gentlemanly thieves depart in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters begin to deteriorate. Comfort, Nalo, and their partners begin to double and triple cross one another—two absconding to Europe with the bulk of the booty while three are murdered by their former associates. Daniel Simone, Nick Sacco Tue, 09 May 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316611 thebookvoice.com 11:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316611]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pierre Hotel Affair: How Eight Gentleman Thieves Orchestrated the Largest Jewel Heist in History Author: Daniel Simone, Nick Sacco Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy 'the Arab' Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel—host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedos and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre and with perfect timing, they seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, they swiftly took the night staff—and several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobby—as hostages. The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber are plundered and, after the intruders have held the Pierre under siege for almost two hours, the gentlemanly thieves depart in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters begin to deteriorate. Comfort, Nalo, and their partners begin to double and triple cross one another—two absconding to Europe with the bulk of the booty while three are murdered by their former associates. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316611]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pierre Hotel Affair: How Eight Gentleman Thieves Orchestrated the Largest Jewel Heist in History Author: Daniel Simone, Nick Sacco Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy 'the Arab' Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel—host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedos and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre and with perfect timing, they seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, they swiftly took the night staff—and several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobby—as hostages. The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber are plundered and, after the intruders have held the Pierre under siege for almost two hours, the gentlemanly thieves depart in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters begin to deteriorate. Comfort, Nalo, and their partners begin to double and triple cross one another—two absconding to Europe with the bulk of the booty while three are murdered by their former associates. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316431 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman Author: Margot Mifflin Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.7 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year-old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures. The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society. She became an instant celebrity, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime. Based on historical records, including letters and diaries of Oatman's friends and relatives, The Blue Tattoo is the first book to examine her life, from her childhood in Illinois—including the massacre, her captivity, and her return to white society—to her later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas. Margot Mifflin Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316431 thebookvoice.com 6:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman Author: Margot Mifflin Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.7 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year-old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures. The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society. She became an instant celebrity, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime. Based on historical records, including letters and diaries of Oatman's friends and relatives, The Blue Tattoo is the first book to examine her life, from her childhood in Illinois—including the massacre, her captivity, and her return to white society—to her later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman Author: Margot Mifflin Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.7 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year-old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures. The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society. She became an instant celebrity, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime. Based on historical records, including letters and diaries of Oatman's friends and relatives, The Blue Tattoo is the first book to examine her life, from her childhood in Illinois—including the massacre, her captivity, and her return to white society—to her later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316418 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rest I Will Kill: William Tillman and the Unforgettable Story of How a Free Black Man Refused to Become a Slave Author: Brian McGinty Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 4, 1861, the schooner S.J. Waring set sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limped back into New York's harbor with the ship's black cook and steward at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has been tragically lost to history. Now reclaiming William Tillman as the American hero he deserves to be, historian Brian McGinty takes readers on a courageous journey that recounts how a free black man was able to recapture his commandeered ship from Confederate privateers, defy their efforts to make him a slave, and become an unlikely glimmer of hope for a disheartened Union army in the war-battered North. The Rest I Will Kill emerges as a thrilling yet historically significant work about race, patriotism, and personal heroism during the Civil War. Brian McGinty Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316418 thebookvoice.com 4:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rest I Will Kill: William Tillman and the Unforgettable Story of How a Free Black Man Refused to Become a Slave Author: Brian McGinty Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 4, 1861, the schooner S.J. Waring set sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limped back into New York's harbor with the ship's black cook and steward at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has been tragically lost to history. Now reclaiming William Tillman as the American hero he deserves to be, historian Brian McGinty takes readers on a courageous journey that recounts how a free black man was able to recapture his commandeered ship from Confederate privateers, defy their efforts to make him a slave, and become an unlikely glimmer of hope for a disheartened Union army in the war-battered North. The Rest I Will Kill emerges as a thrilling yet historically significant work about race, patriotism, and personal heroism during the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rest I Will Kill: William Tillman and the Unforgettable Story of How a Free Black Man Refused to Become a Slave Author: Brian McGinty Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 4, 1861, the schooner S.J. Waring set sail from New York on a routine voyage to South America. Seventeen days later, it limped back into New York's harbor with the ship's black cook and steward at the helm. While the story of that ill-fated voyage is one of the most harrowing tales of captivity and survival on the high seas, it has been tragically lost to history. Now reclaiming William Tillman as the American hero he deserves to be, historian Brian McGinty takes readers on a courageous journey that recounts how a free black man was able to recapture his commandeered ship from Confederate privateers, defy their efforts to make him a slave, and become an unlikely glimmer of hope for a disheartened Union army in the war-battered North. The Rest I Will Kill emerges as a thrilling yet historically significant work about race, patriotism, and personal heroism during the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316286 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Author: Ira Katznelson Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this 'penetrating new analysis' (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, 'Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history.' Ira Katznelson Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316286 thebookvoice.com 8:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Author: Ira Katznelson Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this 'penetrating new analysis' (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, 'Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316286]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America Author: Ira Katznelson Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 16, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this 'penetrating new analysis' (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, 'Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316284 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy Author: Matthew Karp Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For proslavery leaders like John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis, the nineteenth-century world was torn between two hostile forces: a rising movement against bondage, and an Atlantic plantation system that was larger and more productive than ever before. In this great struggle, southern statesmen saw the United States as slavery's most powerful champion. Overcoming traditional qualms about a strong central government, slaveholding leaders harnessed the power of the state to defend slavery abroad. During the antebellum years, they worked energetically to modernize the U.S. military, while steering American diplomacy to protect slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the Republic of Texas. As Matthew Karp demonstrates, these leaders were nationalists, not separatists. Their 'vast southern empire' was not an independent South but the entire United States, and only the election of Abraham Lincoln broke their grip on national power. Fortified by years at the helm of U.S. foreign affairs, slave-holding elites formed their own Confederacy—not only as a desperate effort to preserve their property but as a confident bid to shape the future of the Atlantic world. Matthew Karp Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316284 thebookvoice.com 10:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy Author: Matthew Karp Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For proslavery leaders like John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis, the nineteenth-century world was torn between two hostile forces: a rising movement against bondage, and an Atlantic plantation system that was larger and more productive than ever before. In this great struggle, southern statesmen saw the United States as slavery's most powerful champion. Overcoming traditional qualms about a strong central government, slaveholding leaders harnessed the power of the state to defend slavery abroad. During the antebellum years, they worked energetically to modernize the U.S. military, while steering American diplomacy to protect slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the Republic of Texas. As Matthew Karp demonstrates, these leaders were nationalists, not separatists. Their 'vast southern empire' was not an independent South but the entire United States, and only the election of Abraham Lincoln broke their grip on national power. Fortified by years at the helm of U.S. foreign affairs, slave-holding elites formed their own Confederacy—not only as a desperate effort to preserve their property but as a confident bid to shape the future of the Atlantic world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316284]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy Author: Matthew Karp Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 30, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For proslavery leaders like John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis, the nineteenth-century world was torn between two hostile forces: a rising movement against bondage, and an Atlantic plantation system that was larger and more productive than ever before. In this great struggle, southern statesmen saw the United States as slavery's most powerful champion. Overcoming traditional qualms about a strong central government, slaveholding leaders harnessed the power of the state to defend slavery abroad. During the antebellum years, they worked energetically to modernize the U.S. military, while steering American diplomacy to protect slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the Republic of Texas. As Matthew Karp demonstrates, these leaders were nationalists, not separatists. Their 'vast southern empire' was not an independent South but the entire United States, and only the election of Abraham Lincoln broke their grip on national power. Fortified by years at the helm of U.S. foreign affairs, slave-holding elites formed their own Confederacy—not only as a desperate effort to preserve their property but as a confident bid to shape the future of the Atlantic world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316258 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire Author: Karl Jacoby Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: To his contemporaries in Gilded Age Manhattan, Guillermo Eliseo was a fantastically wealthy Mexican, the proud owner of a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, a busy Wall Street office, and scores of mines and haciendas in Mexico. But for all his obvious riches and his elegant appearance, Eliseo was also the possessor of a devastating secret: he was not, in fact, from Mexico at all. Rather, he had begun life as a slave named William Ellis, born on a cotton plantation in Texas during the waning years of King Cotton. After emancipation, Ellis, capitalizing on the Spanish he learned during his childhood along the Mexican border and his ambivalent appearance, engaged in a virtuoso act of reinvention. He crafted an alter ego, the Mexican Guillermo Eliseo, who was able to access many of the privileges denied to African Americans at the time. The Strange Career of William Ellis offers fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race. At a time when the United States is deepening its connections with Latin America and recognizing that race is more than simply black or white, Ellis's story could not be more timely or important. Karl Jacoby Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316258 thebookvoice.com 9:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire Author: Karl Jacoby Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: To his contemporaries in Gilded Age Manhattan, Guillermo Eliseo was a fantastically wealthy Mexican, the proud owner of a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, a busy Wall Street office, and scores of mines and haciendas in Mexico. But for all his obvious riches and his elegant appearance, Eliseo was also the possessor of a devastating secret: he was not, in fact, from Mexico at all. Rather, he had begun life as a slave named William Ellis, born on a cotton plantation in Texas during the waning years of King Cotton. After emancipation, Ellis, capitalizing on the Spanish he learned during his childhood along the Mexican border and his ambivalent appearance, engaged in a virtuoso act of reinvention. He crafted an alter ego, the Mexican Guillermo Eliseo, who was able to access many of the privileges denied to African Americans at the time. The Strange Career of William Ellis offers fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race. At a time when the United States is deepening its connections with Latin America and recognizing that race is more than simply black or white, Ellis's story could not be more timely or important. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire Author: Karl Jacoby Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: To his contemporaries in Gilded Age Manhattan, Guillermo Eliseo was a fantastically wealthy Mexican, the proud owner of a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, a busy Wall Street office, and scores of mines and haciendas in Mexico. But for all his obvious riches and his elegant appearance, Eliseo was also the possessor of a devastating secret: he was not, in fact, from Mexico at all. Rather, he had begun life as a slave named William Ellis, born on a cotton plantation in Texas during the waning years of King Cotton. After emancipation, Ellis, capitalizing on the Spanish he learned during his childhood along the Mexican border and his ambivalent appearance, engaged in a virtuoso act of reinvention. He crafted an alter ego, the Mexican Guillermo Eliseo, who was able to access many of the privileges denied to African Americans at the time. The Strange Career of William Ellis offers fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race. At a time when the United States is deepening its connections with Latin America and recognizing that race is more than simply black or white, Ellis's story could not be more timely or important. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316232 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta Author: Earl J. Hess Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July 20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive victory. Offering new interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at Peach Tree Creek—a soured mood among the Confederates and overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one side and victory for the other. Earl J. Hess Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316232 thebookvoice.com 9:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta Author: Earl J. Hess Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July 20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive victory. Offering new interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at Peach Tree Creek—a soured mood among the Confederates and overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one side and victory for the other. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/316232]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta Author: Earl J. Hess Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 11, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July 20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive victory. Offering new interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at Peach Tree Creek—a soured mood among the Confederates and overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one side and victory for the other. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315734 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315734]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fly-on-the-wall account of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal – the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring you the astonishing twists and turns of an outrage that has rocked the world of cycling. With unprecedented access to the key players in the drama – from Armstrong’s fellow cyclists and top cycling officials to doctors, trainers and wives – ‘Cycle of Lies’ reveals how Armstrong built a fortress of people around him to protect his image and upend the lives of anybody who stood in his way. As America’s fallen idol faces potential perjury charges, ‘Cycle of Lies’ widens the focus to expose corruption at all levels of the sport in a thrilling work of contemporary narrative history. Juliet Macur Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315734 thebookvoice.com 11:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315734]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fly-on-the-wall account of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal – the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring you the astonishing twists and turns of an outrage that has rocked the world of cycling. With unprecedented access to the key players in the drama – from Armstrong’s fellow cyclists and top cycling officials to doctors, trainers and wives – ‘Cycle of Lies’ reveals how Armstrong built a fortress of people around him to protect his image and upend the lives of anybody who stood in his way. As America’s fallen idol faces potential perjury charges, ‘Cycle of Lies’ widens the focus to expose corruption at all levels of the sport in a thrilling work of contemporary narrative history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315734]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fly-on-the-wall account of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal – the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring you the astonishing twists and turns of an outrage that has rocked the world of cycling. With unprecedented access to the key players in the drama – from Armstrong’s fellow cyclists and top cycling officials to doctors, trainers and wives – ‘Cycle of Lies’ reveals how Armstrong built a fortress of people around him to protect his image and upend the lives of anybody who stood in his way. As America’s fallen idol faces potential perjury charges, ‘Cycle of Lies’ widens the focus to expose corruption at all levels of the sport in a thrilling work of contemporary narrative history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315722 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: D-Day: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Midnight, Tuesday 6 June 1944: the beginning of D-Day, the operation to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe and initiate the final phase of World War II. A vast undertaking, it involved 12,000 aircraft and an amphibious assault of almost 7,000 vessels. 160,000 troops would cross the English Channel during Operation Overlord, paving the way for more than three million allied troops to enter France by the end of August 1944. Forces from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Free French and Poland all heavily participated, alongside contingents from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway, They capitalised on the element of surprise achieved due to bad weather and the success of Operation Bodyguard – a feat of massive deception to convince Hitler that the landings would hit Pas-de-Calais. In just over a year, the war would be won. ‘D-Day: History in an Hour’ is the story of how the largest military operation in history had been planned, practised and executed. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Rupert Colley Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315722 thebookvoice.com 1:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: D-Day: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Midnight, Tuesday 6 June 1944: the beginning of D-Day, the operation to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe and initiate the final phase of World War II. A vast undertaking, it involved 12,000 aircraft and an amphibious assault of almost 7,000 vessels. 160,000 troops would cross the English Channel during Operation Overlord, paving the way for more than three million allied troops to enter France by the end of August 1944. Forces from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Free French and Poland all heavily participated, alongside contingents from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway, They capitalised on the element of surprise achieved due to bad weather and the success of Operation Bodyguard – a feat of massive deception to convince Hitler that the landings would hit Pas-de-Calais. In just over a year, the war would be won. ‘D-Day: History in an Hour’ is the story of how the largest military operation in history had been planned, practised and executed. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315722]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: D-Day: History in an Hour Author: Rupert Colley Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Midnight, Tuesday 6 June 1944: the beginning of D-Day, the operation to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe and initiate the final phase of World War II. A vast undertaking, it involved 12,000 aircraft and an amphibious assault of almost 7,000 vessels. 160,000 troops would cross the English Channel during Operation Overlord, paving the way for more than three million allied troops to enter France by the end of August 1944. Forces from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Free French and Poland all heavily participated, alongside contingents from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway, They capitalised on the element of surprise achieved due to bad weather and the success of Operation Bodyguard – a feat of massive deception to convince Hitler that the landings would hit Pas-de-Calais. In just over a year, the war would be won. ‘D-Day: History in an Hour’ is the story of how the largest military operation in history had been planned, practised and executed. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315715 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour Author: Kat Smutz Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a traitor, tarnished by his associations with the wrong kind of race and the wrong end of society. Charting his ascent from humble origins to the leader of the United during her hardest democratic and ethical conflict —the American Civil War— Lincoln: History in an Hour is a succinct guide to the life of a great and controversial modernizer. Kat Smutz Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315715 thebookvoice.com 1:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour Author: Kat Smutz Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a traitor, tarnished by his associations with the wrong kind of race and the wrong end of society. Charting his ascent from humble origins to the leader of the United during her hardest democratic and ethical conflict —the American Civil War— Lincoln: History in an Hour is a succinct guide to the life of a great and controversial modernizer. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315715]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour Author: Kat Smutz Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: April 24, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a traitor, tarnished by his associations with the wrong kind of race and the wrong end of society. Charting his ascent from humble origins to the leader of the United during her hardest democratic and ethical conflict —the American Civil War— Lincoln: History in an Hour is a succinct guide to the life of a great and controversial modernizer. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315681 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315681]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Pathfinder: John C. Fremont and the Violent Election of 1856 Author: John Bicknell Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The 1856 presidential race was the most violent peacetime election in American history. War between proslavery and antislavery settlers raged in Kansas; a congressman shot an Irish immigrant at a Washington hotel; and another congressman beat a U.S. senator senseless on the floor of the Senate. But amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Frémont, offered a ray of hope: a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy, and was a public face of the campaign. Even enslaved blacks in the South took hope from Frémont's crusade. The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Frémont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later. John Bicknell Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315681 thebookvoice.com 10:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315681]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Pathfinder: John C. Fremont and the Violent Election of 1856 Author: John Bicknell Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The 1856 presidential race was the most violent peacetime election in American history. War between proslavery and antislavery settlers raged in Kansas; a congressman shot an Irish immigrant at a Washington hotel; and another congressman beat a U.S. senator senseless on the floor of the Senate. But amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Frémont, offered a ray of hope: a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy, and was a public face of the campaign. Even enslaved blacks in the South took hope from Frémont's crusade. The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Frémont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315681]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Pathfinder: John C. Fremont and the Violent Election of 1856 Author: John Bicknell Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The 1856 presidential race was the most violent peacetime election in American history. War between proslavery and antislavery settlers raged in Kansas; a congressman shot an Irish immigrant at a Washington hotel; and another congressman beat a U.S. senator senseless on the floor of the Senate. But amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Frémont, offered a ray of hope: a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy, and was a public face of the campaign. Even enslaved blacks in the South took hope from Frémont's crusade. The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Frémont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315664 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck continues his exploration into the period preceding the Declaration of Independence, just days into the new Revolutionary War. The War Before Independence transports listeners into the violent years of 1775 and 1776, with the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill—a turning point in the Revolution—and the snowy, wind-swept march to the frozen ground at the Battle of Quebec, ending with the exciting conclusion of the Boston Campaign. Meticulous research and new material drawn from letters, diaries, and investigative research throws open the doors not only to familiar figures and faces, but also little-known triumphs and tribulations of America's greatest military leaders, including George Washington. Derek W. Beck Tue, 03 May 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315664 thebookvoice.com 13:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck continues his exploration into the period preceding the Declaration of Independence, just days into the new Revolutionary War. The War Before Independence transports listeners into the violent years of 1775 and 1776, with the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill—a turning point in the Revolution—and the snowy, wind-swept march to the frozen ground at the Battle of Quebec, ending with the exciting conclusion of the Boston Campaign. Meticulous research and new material drawn from letters, diaries, and investigative research throws open the doors not only to familiar figures and faces, but also little-known triumphs and tribulations of America's greatest military leaders, including George Washington. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 3, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck continues his exploration into the period preceding the Declaration of Independence, just days into the new Revolutionary War. The War Before Independence transports listeners into the violent years of 1775 and 1776, with the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill—a turning point in the Revolution—and the snowy, wind-swept march to the frozen ground at the Battle of Quebec, ending with the exciting conclusion of the Boston Campaign. Meticulous research and new material drawn from letters, diaries, and investigative research throws open the doors not only to familiar figures and faces, but also little-known triumphs and tribulations of America's greatest military leaders, including George Washington. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315657 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315657]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty Author: S. Jonathan Bass Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was finally released in 1972, his story is the kind that pervades the history of American justice. Here, in the hands of historian S. Jonathan Bass, Washington's ordeal and life are rescued from anonymity and become a moving parable of one man's survival and perseverance in a hellish system. He Calls Me by Lightning is both a compelling legal drama and a fierce depiction of the Jim Crow South that forces us to take account of the lives cast away by systemic racism. S. Jonathan Bass Tue, 02 May 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315657 thebookvoice.com 13:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315657]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty Author: S. Jonathan Bass Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was finally released in 1972, his story is the kind that pervades the history of American justice. Here, in the hands of historian S. Jonathan Bass, Washington's ordeal and life are rescued from anonymity and become a moving parable of one man's survival and perseverance in a hellish system. He Calls Me by Lightning is both a compelling legal drama and a fierce depiction of the Jim Crow South that forces us to take account of the lives cast away by systemic racism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315657]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty Author: S. Jonathan Bass Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 2, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was finally released in 1972, his story is the kind that pervades the history of American justice. Here, in the hands of historian S. Jonathan Bass, Washington's ordeal and life are rescued from anonymity and become a moving parable of one man's survival and perseverance in a hellish system. He Calls Me by Lightning is both a compelling legal drama and a fierce depiction of the Jim Crow South that forces us to take account of the lives cast away by systemic racism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315655 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315655]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World Author: David Baron Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another—an adventuresome female astronomer—fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to three-dimensional life these three competitors—James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell, and Thomas Edison—and thrillingly re-creates the fierce jockeying of nineteenth-century American astronomy. With spellbinding accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the mythologized age of the last days of the Wild West comes alive as never before. A magnificent portrayal of America's dawn as a scientific superpower, American Eclipse depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius. David Baron Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315655 thebookvoice.com 8:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315655]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World Author: David Baron Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another—an adventuresome female astronomer—fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to three-dimensional life these three competitors—James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell, and Thomas Edison—and thrillingly re-creates the fierce jockeying of nineteenth-century American astronomy. With spellbinding accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the mythologized age of the last days of the Wild West comes alive as never before. A magnificent portrayal of America's dawn as a scientific superpower, American Eclipse depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315655]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World Author: David Baron Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another—an adventuresome female astronomer—fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations. David Baron brings to three-dimensional life these three competitors—James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell, and Thomas Edison—and thrillingly re-creates the fierce jockeying of nineteenth-century American astronomy. With spellbinding accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the mythologized age of the last days of the Wild West comes alive as never before. A magnificent portrayal of America's dawn as a scientific superpower, American Eclipse depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315461 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis Author: James E. Lewis Jr. Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 17, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic. Burr was said to have enticed some people with plans to liberate Spanish Mexico, others with promises of land in the Orleans Territory, still others with talk of building a new empire beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause célèbre of the early republic?with Burr cast as the chief villain of the Founding Fathers?even as the evidence against him was vague and conflicting. Rather than trying to discover the real intentions of Burr or his accusers?Thomas Jefferson foremost among them?James E. Lewis Jr. looks at how differing understandings of the Burr Conspiracy were shaped by everything from partisan politics and biased newspapers to notions of honor and gentility. James E. Lewis Jr. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315461 thebookvoice.com 20:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis Author: James E. Lewis Jr. Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 17, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic. Burr was said to have enticed some people with plans to liberate Spanish Mexico, others with promises of land in the Orleans Territory, still others with talk of building a new empire beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause célèbre of the early republic?with Burr cast as the chief villain of the Founding Fathers?even as the evidence against him was vague and conflicting. Rather than trying to discover the real intentions of Burr or his accusers?Thomas Jefferson foremost among them?James E. Lewis Jr. looks at how differing understandings of the Burr Conspiracy were shaped by everything from partisan politics and biased newspapers to notions of honor and gentility. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315461]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis Author: James E. Lewis Jr. Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 17, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in 1807. This book explores the political and cultural forces that shaped how Americans made sense of the uncertain rumors and reports about Burr's intentions and movements, and examines what the resulting crisis reveals about their anxieties concerning the new nation's fragile union and uncertain republic. Burr was said to have enticed some people with plans to liberate Spanish Mexico, others with promises of land in the Orleans Territory, still others with talk of building a new empire beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The Burr Conspiracy was a cause célèbre of the early republic?with Burr cast as the chief villain of the Founding Fathers?even as the evidence against him was vague and conflicting. Rather than trying to discover the real intentions of Burr or his accusers?Thomas Jefferson foremost among them?James E. Lewis Jr. looks at how differing understandings of the Burr Conspiracy were shaped by everything from partisan politics and biased newspapers to notions of honor and gentility. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315370 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315370]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mourning Lincoln Author: Martha Hodes Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: December 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people—northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Through deep and thoughtful exploration of diaries, letters, and other personal writings penned during the spring and summer of 1865, Martha Hodes, one of our finest historians, captures the full range of reactions to the president's death—far more diverse than public expressions would suggest. She tells a story of shock, glee, sorrow, anger, blame, and fear. ''Tis the saddest day in our history,' wrote a mournful man. It was 'an electric shock to my soul,' wrote a woman who had escaped from slavery. 'Glorious News!' a Lincoln enemy exulted. 'Old Lincoln is dead, and I will kill the goddamned Negroes now,' an angry white southerner ranted. For the black soldiers of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts, it was all 'too overwhelming, too lamentable, too distressing' to absorb. There are many surprises in the story Hodes tells, not least the way in which even those utterly devastated by Lincoln's demise easily interrupted their mourning rituals to attend to the most mundane aspects of everyday life. There is also the unexpected and unabated virulence of Lincoln's northern critics, and the way Confederates simultaneously celebrated Lincoln's death and instantly—on the very day he died—cast him as a fallen friend to the defeated white South. Hodes brings to life a key moment of national uncertainty and confusion, when competing visions of America's future proved irreconcilable and hopes for racial justice in the aftermath of the Civil War slipped from the nation's grasp. Hodes masterfully brings the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination alive in human terms—terms that continue to stagger and rivet us one hundred and fifty years after the event they so strikingly describe. Martha Hodes Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315370 thebookvoice.com 12:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315370]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mourning Lincoln Author: Martha Hodes Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: December 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people—northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Through deep and thoughtful exploration of diaries, letters, and other personal writings penned during the spring and summer of 1865, Martha Hodes, one of our finest historians, captures the full range of reactions to the president's death—far more diverse than public expressions would suggest. She tells a story of shock, glee, sorrow, anger, blame, and fear. ''Tis the saddest day in our history,' wrote a mournful man. It was 'an electric shock to my soul,' wrote a woman who had escaped from slavery. 'Glorious News!' a Lincoln enemy exulted. 'Old Lincoln is dead, and I will kill the goddamned Negroes now,' an angry white southerner ranted. For the black soldiers of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts, it was all 'too overwhelming, too lamentable, too distressing' to absorb. There are many surprises in the story Hodes tells, not least the way in which even those utterly devastated by Lincoln's demise easily interrupted their mourning rituals to attend to the most mundane aspects of everyday life. There is also the unexpected and unabated virulence of Lincoln's northern critics, and the way Confederates simultaneously celebrated Lincoln's death and instantly—on the very day he died—cast him as a fallen friend to the defeated white South. Hodes brings to life a key moment of national uncertainty and confusion, when competing visions of America's future proved irreconcilable and hopes for racial justice in the aftermath of the Civil War slipped from the nation's grasp. Hodes masterfully brings the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination alive in human terms—terms that continue to stagger and rivet us one hundred and fifty years after the event they so strikingly describe. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315370]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mourning Lincoln Author: Martha Hodes Narrator: Donna Postel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: December 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people—northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Through deep and thoughtful exploration of diaries, letters, and other personal writings penned during the spring and summer of 1865, Martha Hodes, one of our finest historians, captures the full range of reactions to the president's death—far more diverse than public expressions would suggest. She tells a story of shock, glee, sorrow, anger, blame, and fear. ''Tis the saddest day in our history,' wrote a mournful man. It was 'an electric shock to my soul,' wrote a woman who had escaped from slavery. 'Glorious News!' a Lincoln enemy exulted. 'Old Lincoln is dead, and I will kill the goddamned Negroes now,' an angry white southerner ranted. For the black soldiers of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts, it was all 'too overwhelming, too lamentable, too distressing' to absorb. There are many surprises in the story Hodes tells, not least the way in which even those utterly devastated by Lincoln's demise easily interrupted their mourning rituals to attend to the most mundane aspects of everyday life. There is also the unexpected and unabated virulence of Lincoln's northern critics, and the way Confederates simultaneously celebrated Lincoln's death and instantly—on the very day he died—cast him as a fallen friend to the defeated white South. Hodes brings to life a key moment of national uncertainty and confusion, when competing visions of America's future proved irreconcilable and hopes for racial justice in the aftermath of the Civil War slipped from the nation's grasp. Hodes masterfully brings the tragedy of Lincoln's assassination alive in human terms—terms that continue to stagger and rivet us one hundred and fifty years after the event they so strikingly describe. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315258 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South Author: Karen L. Cox Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery, enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate 'Goat Castle.' Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded 'justice,' and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice. Karen L. Cox Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315258 thebookvoice.com 7:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South Author: Karen L. Cox Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery, enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate 'Goat Castle.' Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded 'justice,' and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315258]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South Author: Karen L. Cox Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 9, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery, enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate 'Goat Castle.' Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded 'justice,' and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315228 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask Author: Anton Treuer Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, 'Why should Indians have reservations?'' What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway. White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action. Anton Treuer Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315228 thebookvoice.com 5:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask Author: Anton Treuer Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, 'Why should Indians have reservations?'' What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway. White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315228]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask Author: Anton Treuer Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, 'Where is your tomahawk?' I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, 'You have the most beautiful red skin.' I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, 'Your people have a beautiful culture.' . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, 'Why should Indians have reservations?'' What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers—or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway. White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315137 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Comanche Empire Author: Pekka Hamalainen Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the Comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in American history. This compelling and original book uncovers the lost story of the Comanches. It is a story that challenges the idea of indigenous peoples as victims of European expansion and offers a new model for the history of colonial expansion, colonial frontiers, and Native-European relations in North America and elsewhere. Pekka Hämäläinen shows in vivid detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they fell to defeat in 1875. With extensive knowledge and deep insight, the author brings into clear relief the Comanches' remarkable impact on the trajectory of history. Pekka Hamalainen Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315137 thebookvoice.com 19:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Comanche Empire Author: Pekka Hamalainen Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the Comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in American history. This compelling and original book uncovers the lost story of the Comanches. It is a story that challenges the idea of indigenous peoples as victims of European expansion and offers a new model for the history of colonial expansion, colonial frontiers, and Native-European relations in North America and elsewhere. Pekka Hämäläinen shows in vivid detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they fell to defeat in 1875. With extensive knowledge and deep insight, the author brings into clear relief the Comanches' remarkable impact on the trajectory of history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Comanche Empire Author: Pekka Hamalainen Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the Comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in American history. This compelling and original book uncovers the lost story of the Comanches. It is a story that challenges the idea of indigenous peoples as victims of European expansion and offers a new model for the history of colonial expansion, colonial frontiers, and Native-European relations in North America and elsewhere. Pekka Hämäläinen shows in vivid detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they fell to defeat in 1875. With extensive knowledge and deep insight, the author brings into clear relief the Comanches' remarkable impact on the trajectory of history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315086 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315086]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Hinson’s One-Man War Author: Tom C. McKenney Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A quiet, wealthy, plantation owner, Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with disinterest. Opposed to secession and a friend to Union and Confederate commanders alike, he did not want a war. After Union soldiers seized and murdered his sons, placing their decapitated heads on the gateposts of his estate, Hinson could remain indifferent no longer. He commissioned a special rifle for long-range accuracy, he took to the woods, and he set out for revenge. This remarkable biography presents the story of Jack Hinson, a lone Confederate sniper who, at the age of 57, waged a personal war on Grant's army and navy. The result of 15 years of scholarship, this meticulously researched work is the only account of Hinson's life ever recorded and involves an unbelievable cast of characters, including the Earp brothers, Jesse James, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Tom C. McKenney Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315086 thebookvoice.com 14:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315086]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Hinson’s One-Man War Author: Tom C. McKenney Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A quiet, wealthy, plantation owner, Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with disinterest. Opposed to secession and a friend to Union and Confederate commanders alike, he did not want a war. After Union soldiers seized and murdered his sons, placing their decapitated heads on the gateposts of his estate, Hinson could remain indifferent no longer. He commissioned a special rifle for long-range accuracy, he took to the woods, and he set out for revenge. This remarkable biography presents the story of Jack Hinson, a lone Confederate sniper who, at the age of 57, waged a personal war on Grant's army and navy. The result of 15 years of scholarship, this meticulously researched work is the only account of Hinson's life ever recorded and involves an unbelievable cast of characters, including the Earp brothers, Jesse James, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315086]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jack Hinson’s One-Man War Author: Tom C. McKenney Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 15, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A quiet, wealthy, plantation owner, Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with disinterest. Opposed to secession and a friend to Union and Confederate commanders alike, he did not want a war. After Union soldiers seized and murdered his sons, placing their decapitated heads on the gateposts of his estate, Hinson could remain indifferent no longer. He commissioned a special rifle for long-range accuracy, he took to the woods, and he set out for revenge. This remarkable biography presents the story of Jack Hinson, a lone Confederate sniper who, at the age of 57, waged a personal war on Grant's army and navy. The result of 15 years of scholarship, this meticulously researched work is the only account of Hinson's life ever recorded and involves an unbelievable cast of characters, including the Earp brothers, Jesse James, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315061 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315061]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America Author: Douglas R. Egerton Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soon after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, abolitionists began to call for the creation of black regiments. At first, the South and most of the North responded with outrage; southerners promised to execute any black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the necessary courage. Meanwhile, Massachusetts, long the center of abolitionist fervor, launched one of the greatest experiments in American history. In Thunder at the Gates, Douglas R. Egerton chronicles the formation and battlefield triumphs of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry—regiments led by whites but composed of black men born free or into slavery. He argues that the most important battles of all were won on the field of public opinion, for in fighting with distinction the regiments realized the long-derided idea of full and equal citizenship for blacks. A stirring evocation of this transformative episode, Thunder at the Gates offers a riveting new perspective on the Civil War and its legacy. Douglas R. Egerton Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315061 thebookvoice.com 13:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315061]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America Author: Douglas R. Egerton Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soon after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, abolitionists began to call for the creation of black regiments. At first, the South and most of the North responded with outrage; southerners promised to execute any black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the necessary courage. Meanwhile, Massachusetts, long the center of abolitionist fervor, launched one of the greatest experiments in American history. In Thunder at the Gates, Douglas R. Egerton chronicles the formation and battlefield triumphs of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry—regiments led by whites but composed of black men born free or into slavery. He argues that the most important battles of all were won on the field of public opinion, for in fighting with distinction the regiments realized the long-derided idea of full and equal citizenship for blacks. A stirring evocation of this transformative episode, Thunder at the Gates offers a riveting new perspective on the Civil War and its legacy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315061]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America Author: Douglas R. Egerton Narrator: Sean Crisden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soon after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, abolitionists began to call for the creation of black regiments. At first, the South and most of the North responded with outrage; southerners promised to execute any black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the necessary courage. Meanwhile, Massachusetts, long the center of abolitionist fervor, launched one of the greatest experiments in American history. In Thunder at the Gates, Douglas R. Egerton chronicles the formation and battlefield triumphs of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry—regiments led by whites but composed of black men born free or into slavery. He argues that the most important battles of all were won on the field of public opinion, for in fighting with distinction the regiments realized the long-derided idea of full and equal citizenship for blacks. A stirring evocation of this transformative episode, Thunder at the Gates offers a riveting new perspective on the Civil War and its legacy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315025 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315025]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War Author: Williamson Murray, Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncertainties that have vexed combatants since the days of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. In a masterful narrative that propels listeners from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh bring every aspect of the battlefield vividly to life. They show how this new way of waging war was made possible by the powerful historical forces unleashed by the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, yet how the war was far from being simply a story of the triumph of superior machines. Murray and Hsieh paint indelible portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and other major figures whose leadership, judgment, and personal character played such decisive roles in the fate of a nation. They also examine how the Army of the Potomac, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the other major armies developed entirely different cultures that influenced the war's outcome. Williamson Murray, Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315025 thebookvoice.com 24:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315025]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War Author: Williamson Murray, Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncertainties that have vexed combatants since the days of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. In a masterful narrative that propels listeners from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh bring every aspect of the battlefield vividly to life. They show how this new way of waging war was made possible by the powerful historical forces unleashed by the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, yet how the war was far from being simply a story of the triumph of superior machines. Murray and Hsieh paint indelible portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and other major figures whose leadership, judgment, and personal character played such decisive roles in the fate of a nation. They also examine how the Army of the Potomac, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the other major armies developed entirely different cultures that influenced the war's outcome. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315025]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War Author: Williamson Murray, Wayne Wei-Siang Hsieh Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 26, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncertainties that have vexed combatants since the days of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. In a masterful narrative that propels listeners from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh bring every aspect of the battlefield vividly to life. They show how this new way of waging war was made possible by the powerful historical forces unleashed by the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, yet how the war was far from being simply a story of the triumph of superior machines. Murray and Hsieh paint indelible portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and other major figures whose leadership, judgment, and personal character played such decisive roles in the fate of a nation. They also examine how the Army of the Potomac, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the other major armies developed entirely different cultures that influenced the war's outcome. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314998 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology Author: Sarah A. Chrisman Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 24, 2015 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world? From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, custard recipes to taxidermy experiments, oil lamps to an ice box, Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman decided to explore nineteenth-century culture and technologies from the inside out. Even the deepest aspects of their lives became affected, and the more immersed they became in the late Victorian era, the more aware they grew of its legacies permeating the twenty-first century. In her first book, Victorian Secrets, Chrisman recalled the first year she spent wearing a Victorian corset 24/7. In This Victorian Life, Chrisman picks up where Secrets left off and documents her complete shift into living as though she were in the nineteenth century. Sarah A. Chrisman Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314998 thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology Author: Sarah A. Chrisman Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 24, 2015 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world? From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, custard recipes to taxidermy experiments, oil lamps to an ice box, Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman decided to explore nineteenth-century culture and technologies from the inside out. Even the deepest aspects of their lives became affected, and the more immersed they became in the late Victorian era, the more aware they grew of its legacies permeating the twenty-first century. In her first book, Victorian Secrets, Chrisman recalled the first year she spent wearing a Victorian corset 24/7. In This Victorian Life, Chrisman picks up where Secrets left off and documents her complete shift into living as though she were in the nineteenth century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314998]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology Author: Sarah A. Chrisman Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 24, 2015 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world? From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, custard recipes to taxidermy experiments, oil lamps to an ice box, Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman decided to explore nineteenth-century culture and technologies from the inside out. Even the deepest aspects of their lives became affected, and the more immersed they became in the late Victorian era, the more aware they grew of its legacies permeating the twenty-first century. In her first book, Victorian Secrets, Chrisman recalled the first year she spent wearing a Victorian corset 24/7. In This Victorian Life, Chrisman picks up where Secrets left off and documents her complete shift into living as though she were in the nineteenth century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314114 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Series: #1 of Race and Ethnicity in the American West Author: Art T. Burton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of 'eight notable Oklahomans,' the 'most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country.' That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ('I’m sorry, we didn't keep black people's history,' a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America—and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West. Art T. Burton Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314114 thebookvoice.com 11:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Series: #1 of Race and Ethnicity in the American West Author: Art T. Burton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of 'eight notable Oklahomans,' the 'most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country.' That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ('I’m sorry, we didn't keep black people's history,' a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America—and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/314114]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Series: #1 of Race and Ethnicity in the American West Author: Art T. Burton Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 23, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of 'eight notable Oklahomans,' the 'most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country.' That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ('I’m sorry, we didn't keep black people's history,' a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America—and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313733 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313733]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Author: Russell Shorto Narrator: Russell Shorto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today. With America's founding principles being debated today as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. Drawing on new sources, he weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. While some of the protagonists-a Native American warrior, a British aristocrat, George Washington-play major roles on the field of battle, others-a woman, a slave, and a laborer-struggle no less valiantly to realize freedom for themselves. Through these lives we understand that the Revolution was, indeed, fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful narrative and a brilliant defense of American values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the American Revolution is still being fought today and that its ideals are worth defending. Russell Shorto Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313733 thebookvoice.com 18:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313733]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Author: Russell Shorto Narrator: Russell Shorto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today. With America's founding principles being debated today as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. Drawing on new sources, he weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. While some of the protagonists-a Native American warrior, a British aristocrat, George Washington-play major roles on the field of battle, others-a woman, a slave, and a laborer-struggle no less valiantly to realize freedom for themselves. Through these lives we understand that the Revolution was, indeed, fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful narrative and a brilliant defense of American values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the American Revolution is still being fought today and that its ideals are worth defending. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313733]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Author: Russell Shorto Narrator: Russell Shorto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today. With America's founding principles being debated today as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to the era in which those principles were forged. Drawing on new sources, he weaves the lives of six people into a seamless narrative that casts fresh light on the range of experience in colonial America on the cusp of revolution. While some of the protagonists-a Native American warrior, a British aristocrat, George Washington-play major roles on the field of battle, others-a woman, a slave, and a laborer-struggle no less valiantly to realize freedom for themselves. Through these lives we understand that the Revolution was, indeed, fought over the meaning of individual freedom, a philosophical idea that became a force for violent change. A powerful narrative and a brilliant defense of American values, Revolution Song makes the compelling case that the American Revolution is still being fought today and that its ideals are worth defending. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313060 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313060]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History Author: Molly Caldwell Crosby Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country-and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With 'arresting tales of heroism,' it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease. Molly Caldwell Crosby Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313060 thebookvoice.com 8:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313060]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History Author: Molly Caldwell Crosby Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country-and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With 'arresting tales of heroism,' it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313060]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History Author: Molly Caldwell Crosby Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country-and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With 'arresting tales of heroism,' it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313003 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313003]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Allah Made Malcolm X Smile: The Man, The Minister, The Shining Black Prince Author: Raymond Sturgis Narrator: Rafael Osaba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It is a great honor for me to present a book on one of the world's greatest champions of humanity. Malcolm X had principles that enabled him to see the true worth of people, especially the oppressed or downtrodden because he could express their pain and frustrations more effectively. Malcolm X experienced the same atrocities and vices that bechance many black men today. From drugs, alcoholism, gambling, crime, and prostitution, Malcolm X understood the problems of the black community and later dedicated his life helping black America to change them. Malcolm X may not have gotten the same notoriety as Martin Luther King Jr. when he was alive, however, the Black Panthers and Black Nationalist Movement was overwhelmingly inspired by his teachings, and later on, quietly, so was Dr. King. In addition, Malcolm X, challenges everyone from the grave, to positively change his or her families and communities from self-destruction. Today, the black family and communities are in disarray, and as I write this, black children are kidnapped from loved ones, murdered, while black men are killing one another senselessly. We must celebrate the life of Malcolm X with the conviction of enriching the economic power in black communities, instead of empowering the hopelessness and criminals in the black communities and families with silence and fear. Raymond Sturgis Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313003 thebookvoice.com 1:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313003]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Allah Made Malcolm X Smile: The Man, The Minister, The Shining Black Prince Author: Raymond Sturgis Narrator: Rafael Osaba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It is a great honor for me to present a book on one of the world's greatest champions of humanity. Malcolm X had principles that enabled him to see the true worth of people, especially the oppressed or downtrodden because he could express their pain and frustrations more effectively. Malcolm X experienced the same atrocities and vices that bechance many black men today. From drugs, alcoholism, gambling, crime, and prostitution, Malcolm X understood the problems of the black community and later dedicated his life helping black America to change them. Malcolm X may not have gotten the same notoriety as Martin Luther King Jr. when he was alive, however, the Black Panthers and Black Nationalist Movement was overwhelmingly inspired by his teachings, and later on, quietly, so was Dr. King. In addition, Malcolm X, challenges everyone from the grave, to positively change his or her families and communities from self-destruction. Today, the black family and communities are in disarray, and as I write this, black children are kidnapped from loved ones, murdered, while black men are killing one another senselessly. We must celebrate the life of Malcolm X with the conviction of enriching the economic power in black communities, instead of empowering the hopelessness and criminals in the black communities and families with silence and fear. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/313003]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: When Allah Made Malcolm X Smile: The Man, The Minister, The Shining Black Prince Author: Raymond Sturgis Narrator: Rafael Osaba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It is a great honor for me to present a book on one of the world's greatest champions of humanity. Malcolm X had principles that enabled him to see the true worth of people, especially the oppressed or downtrodden because he could express their pain and frustrations more effectively. Malcolm X experienced the same atrocities and vices that bechance many black men today. From drugs, alcoholism, gambling, crime, and prostitution, Malcolm X understood the problems of the black community and later dedicated his life helping black America to change them. Malcolm X may not have gotten the same notoriety as Martin Luther King Jr. when he was alive, however, the Black Panthers and Black Nationalist Movement was overwhelmingly inspired by his teachings, and later on, quietly, so was Dr. King. In addition, Malcolm X, challenges everyone from the grave, to positively change his or her families and communities from self-destruction. Today, the black family and communities are in disarray, and as I write this, black children are kidnapped from loved ones, murdered, while black men are killing one another senselessly. We must celebrate the life of Malcolm X with the conviction of enriching the economic power in black communities, instead of empowering the hopelessness and criminals in the black communities and families with silence and fear. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312785 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312785]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cheerleader Murder Plot Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: PAM DOUGHERTY Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot,' Mimi Swartz paints a scene of a place that makes the unthinkable -- the plot to murder a fellow cheerleading mother and her daughter -- something within the realm of possibility. To say Channelview is a dismal place is an understatement. It's the kind of place where even the slightest bit of distinction goes a long way amidst the usual doldrum of high school, marriage, kids, repeat. It's within this setting that the likes of obsessive, helicopter moms Wanda Holloway and Verna Heath, who live vicariously through their daughters, are given terrifying credence. When both mothers campaigned for their daughters to make the junior high cheerleading squad and only Verna succeeded, Wanda quickly turned what could have been friendly competition into a heated, lethal rivalry. Her scheme to permanently rid the competition standing in the way of her daughter's success -- and more importantly, her own -- stabs at the heart of the myth of the cheerleader in Texas and the suffocation of a forgettable, small town. Mimi Swartz Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312785 thebookvoice.com 0:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312785]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cheerleader Murder Plot Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: PAM DOUGHERTY Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot,' Mimi Swartz paints a scene of a place that makes the unthinkable -- the plot to murder a fellow cheerleading mother and her daughter -- something within the realm of possibility. To say Channelview is a dismal place is an understatement. It's the kind of place where even the slightest bit of distinction goes a long way amidst the usual doldrum of high school, marriage, kids, repeat. It's within this setting that the likes of obsessive, helicopter moms Wanda Holloway and Verna Heath, who live vicariously through their daughters, are given terrifying credence. When both mothers campaigned for their daughters to make the junior high cheerleading squad and only Verna succeeded, Wanda quickly turned what could have been friendly competition into a heated, lethal rivalry. Her scheme to permanently rid the competition standing in the way of her daughter's success -- and more importantly, her own -- stabs at the heart of the myth of the cheerleader in Texas and the suffocation of a forgettable, small town. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312785]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cheerleader Murder Plot Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: Mimi Swartz Narrator: PAM DOUGHERTY Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Mimi Swartz's 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. In 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot,' Mimi Swartz paints a scene of a place that makes the unthinkable -- the plot to murder a fellow cheerleading mother and her daughter -- something within the realm of possibility. To say Channelview is a dismal place is an understatement. It's the kind of place where even the slightest bit of distinction goes a long way amidst the usual doldrum of high school, marriage, kids, repeat. It's within this setting that the likes of obsessive, helicopter moms Wanda Holloway and Verna Heath, who live vicariously through their daughters, are given terrifying credence. When both mothers campaigned for their daughters to make the junior high cheerleading squad and only Verna succeeded, Wanda quickly turned what could have been friendly competition into a heated, lethal rivalry. Her scheme to permanently rid the competition standing in the way of her daughter's success -- and more importantly, her own -- stabs at the heart of the myth of the cheerleader in Texas and the suffocation of a forgettable, small town. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312784 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312784]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Desserts Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Just Desserts' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins led a perfectly adequate middle class life in Corsicana, Texas. Mr. Jenkins, Sandy, worked as an accountant at Collin Street Bakery, world-famous for their fruitcakes. Kay, Mrs. Jenkins, was the more outgoing of the two, the one that friends and neighbors actually noticed and didn't mind talking to. Feelings of adequacy and invisibility weighed on Sandy, and were only compounded by his admiration of boss bakery owner Bob McNutt, a man who reminded him daily that others were respected and were living more luxurious lives than he. One day, Sandy decided to seize a bit of that respect and finer life he admired so much in McNutt for himself. With just a bit of manipulation of the bakery's accounts, Sandy wrote the first of many checks in the company's name to pay for the life of luxury he envisioned was his right. Combining a quintessential tale of living above one's means with the addiction of committing a crime time and again without getting caught, Katy Vine delivers the hard-to-imagine story of the Jenkinses and their mysterious rise through Corsicana society. KATY VINE Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312784 thebookvoice.com 0:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312784]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Desserts Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Just Desserts' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins led a perfectly adequate middle class life in Corsicana, Texas. Mr. Jenkins, Sandy, worked as an accountant at Collin Street Bakery, world-famous for their fruitcakes. Kay, Mrs. Jenkins, was the more outgoing of the two, the one that friends and neighbors actually noticed and didn't mind talking to. Feelings of adequacy and invisibility weighed on Sandy, and were only compounded by his admiration of boss bakery owner Bob McNutt, a man who reminded him daily that others were respected and were living more luxurious lives than he. One day, Sandy decided to seize a bit of that respect and finer life he admired so much in McNutt for himself. With just a bit of manipulation of the bakery's accounts, Sandy wrote the first of many checks in the company's name to pay for the life of luxury he envisioned was his right. Combining a quintessential tale of living above one's means with the addiction of committing a crime time and again without getting caught, Katy Vine delivers the hard-to-imagine story of the Jenkinses and their mysterious rise through Corsicana society. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312784]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Desserts Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Just Desserts' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins led a perfectly adequate middle class life in Corsicana, Texas. Mr. Jenkins, Sandy, worked as an accountant at Collin Street Bakery, world-famous for their fruitcakes. Kay, Mrs. Jenkins, was the more outgoing of the two, the one that friends and neighbors actually noticed and didn't mind talking to. Feelings of adequacy and invisibility weighed on Sandy, and were only compounded by his admiration of boss bakery owner Bob McNutt, a man who reminded him daily that others were respected and were living more luxurious lives than he. One day, Sandy decided to seize a bit of that respect and finer life he admired so much in McNutt for himself. With just a bit of manipulation of the bakery's accounts, Sandy wrote the first of many checks in the company's name to pay for the life of luxury he envisioned was his right. Combining a quintessential tale of living above one's means with the addiction of committing a crime time and again without getting caught, Katy Vine delivers the hard-to-imagine story of the Jenkinses and their mysterious rise through Corsicana society. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312783 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee community in the heart of Texas at a time when political sentiment surrounding refugees and immigration turned increasingly negative. Texas is known nationwide for accepting a high ratio of refugees admitted to the United States. Though most end up in Houston, the smaller city of Amarillo has become a harbor for new immigrants looking to start anew. One key part of the vital Amarillo refugee community is Evelyn Lyles, a woman in her 60s who volunteers her time to help families assimilate and learn the ways of their new homeland. Her help ranges from assisting new families with the myriad forms and paperwork required of them; rallying community support to pay for steep medical bills; or simply, serving as a friendly, generous neighbor. 'Lost and Found' is a snapshot as life as a refugee, honing in on a few families, each with their own struggles and obstacles, their own dreams and hopes for the future, and the common thread of a helping hand in Evelyn. KATY VINE Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312783 thebookvoice.com 0:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee community in the heart of Texas at a time when political sentiment surrounding refugees and immigration turned increasingly negative. Texas is known nationwide for accepting a high ratio of refugees admitted to the United States. Though most end up in Houston, the smaller city of Amarillo has become a harbor for new immigrants looking to start anew. One key part of the vital Amarillo refugee community is Evelyn Lyles, a woman in her 60s who volunteers her time to help families assimilate and learn the ways of their new homeland. Her help ranges from assisting new families with the myriad forms and paperwork required of them; rallying community support to pay for steep medical bills; or simply, serving as a friendly, generous neighbor. 'Lost and Found' is a snapshot as life as a refugee, honing in on a few families, each with their own struggles and obstacles, their own dreams and hopes for the future, and the common thread of a helping hand in Evelyn. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found Series: Part of Texas Monthly Author: KATY VINE Narrator: Lydia Mackay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 9, 2018 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Katy Vine's 'Lost and Found' is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee community in the heart of Texas at a time when political sentiment surrounding refugees and immigration turned increasingly negative. Texas is known nationwide for accepting a high ratio of refugees admitted to the United States. Though most end up in Houston, the smaller city of Amarillo has become a harbor for new immigrants looking to start anew. One key part of the vital Amarillo refugee community is Evelyn Lyles, a woman in her 60s who volunteers her time to help families assimilate and learn the ways of their new homeland. Her help ranges from assisting new families with the myriad forms and paperwork required of them; rallying community support to pay for steep medical bills; or simply, serving as a friendly, generous neighbor. 'Lost and Found' is a snapshot as life as a refugee, honing in on a few families, each with their own struggles and obstacles, their own dreams and hopes for the future, and the common thread of a helping hand in Evelyn. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312683 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Igniting the American Revolution: 1773-1775 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few Americans know that the Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 but over a year earlier in April 1775. Now historian Derek Beck draws on previously unpublished documents to tell the full story of the war before American independence-from both sides. Spanning the years 1773-1776, this sweeps readers from the Boston Tea Party to the halls of Parliament-where Ben Franklin was almost run out of England for pleading on behalf of the colonies-to the fateful Expedition to Concord that resulted in the shot heard round the world. Vividly detailed and meticulously researched, this captivating historyreveals in a new light the perspectives and events that altered the futures of not only England and America, but the whole world. Derek W. Beck is an historian whose history writing has appeared in multiple history journals, scholarly works, and reviews and has been cited by The Boston Globeamong other publications. He is a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, and is the recipient of numerous medals and awards for his achievements. Beck's education includes a Master of Science degree in Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Vicky. AMERICA 1775 is his first book. Key Selling Points: - Includes groundbreaking research from never-before-seen documents, letters, diaries and other primary sources, including British perspectives - Strong comps, such as Revolutionary Summer and 1775: A Good Year for Revolution, show American Revolutionary history is as popular as ever - Offers a unique, unexplored angle by showcasing the year leading up to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence Derek W. Beck Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312683 thebookvoice.com 11:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Igniting the American Revolution: 1773-1775 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few Americans know that the Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 but over a year earlier in April 1775. Now historian Derek Beck draws on previously unpublished documents to tell the full story of the war before American independence-from both sides. Spanning the years 1773-1776, this sweeps readers from the Boston Tea Party to the halls of Parliament-where Ben Franklin was almost run out of England for pleading on behalf of the colonies-to the fateful Expedition to Concord that resulted in the shot heard round the world. Vividly detailed and meticulously researched, this captivating historyreveals in a new light the perspectives and events that altered the futures of not only England and America, but the whole world. Derek W. Beck is an historian whose history writing has appeared in multiple history journals, scholarly works, and reviews and has been cited by The Boston Globeamong other publications. He is a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, and is the recipient of numerous medals and awards for his achievements. Beck's education includes a Master of Science degree in Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Vicky. AMERICA 1775 is his first book. Key Selling Points: - Includes groundbreaking research from never-before-seen documents, letters, diaries and other primary sources, including British perspectives - Strong comps, such as Revolutionary Summer and 1775: A Good Year for Revolution, show American Revolutionary history is as popular as ever - Offers a unique, unexplored angle by showcasing the year leading up to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Igniting the American Revolution: 1773-1775 Author: Derek W. Beck Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 6, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few Americans know that the Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 but over a year earlier in April 1775. Now historian Derek Beck draws on previously unpublished documents to tell the full story of the war before American independence-from both sides. Spanning the years 1773-1776, this sweeps readers from the Boston Tea Party to the halls of Parliament-where Ben Franklin was almost run out of England for pleading on behalf of the colonies-to the fateful Expedition to Concord that resulted in the shot heard round the world. Vividly detailed and meticulously researched, this captivating historyreveals in a new light the perspectives and events that altered the futures of not only England and America, but the whole world. Derek W. Beck is an historian whose history writing has appeared in multiple history journals, scholarly works, and reviews and has been cited by The Boston Globeamong other publications. He is a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, and is the recipient of numerous medals and awards for his achievements. Beck's education includes a Master of Science degree in Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Vicky. AMERICA 1775 is his first book. Key Selling Points: - Includes groundbreaking research from never-before-seen documents, letters, diaries and other primary sources, including British perspectives - Strong comps, such as Revolutionary Summer and 1775: A Good Year for Revolution, show American Revolutionary history is as popular as ever - Offers a unique, unexplored angle by showcasing the year leading up to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312449 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Theft of America’s Heritage: Biblical Foundations under Siege: A Nation’s Freedoms Vanishing Series: #1 of The GENESIS Heritage Report Series Author: Russ Miller Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is a war raging across America. The country’s heritage is already a victim. They want to destroy all evidence that predominantly Christian men founded the United States on predominantly Christian principles. Now they’re out to destroy the foundations that traditional United States freedoms are based upon. Is it too late to stem the tide? Russ Miller Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312449 thebookvoice.com 4:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Theft of America’s Heritage: Biblical Foundations under Siege: A Nation’s Freedoms Vanishing Series: #1 of The GENESIS Heritage Report Series Author: Russ Miller Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is a war raging across America. The country’s heritage is already a victim. They want to destroy all evidence that predominantly Christian men founded the United States on predominantly Christian principles. Now they’re out to destroy the foundations that traditional United States freedoms are based upon. Is it too late to stem the tide? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312449]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Theft of America’s Heritage: Biblical Foundations under Siege: A Nation’s Freedoms Vanishing Series: #1 of The GENESIS Heritage Report Series Author: Russ Miller Narrator: Claton Butcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: There is a war raging across America. The country’s heritage is already a victim. They want to destroy all evidence that predominantly Christian men founded the United States on predominantly Christian principles. Now they’re out to destroy the foundations that traditional United States freedoms are based upon. Is it too late to stem the tide? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312296 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford Author: Scott Kaufman Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's thirty-eighth president. But Gerald Ford's (1913–2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party captures for the first time the full scope of Ford's long and remarkable political life. The man who emerges from these pages is keenly ambitious, determined to climb the political ladder in Washington, and loyal to his party but not a political ideologue. Drawing on interviews with family and congressional and administrative officials, presidential historian Scott Kaufman traces Ford's path from a Depression-era childhood through service in World War II to entry into Congress shortly after the Cold War began. He delves deeply into the workings of Congress and legislative–executive relations, offering insight into Ford’s role as the House minority leader in a time of conservative insurgency in the Republican Party. Scott Kaufman Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312296 thebookvoice.com 16:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford Author: Scott Kaufman Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's thirty-eighth president. But Gerald Ford's (1913–2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party captures for the first time the full scope of Ford's long and remarkable political life. The man who emerges from these pages is keenly ambitious, determined to climb the political ladder in Washington, and loyal to his party but not a political ideologue. Drawing on interviews with family and congressional and administrative officials, presidential historian Scott Kaufman traces Ford's path from a Depression-era childhood through service in World War II to entry into Congress shortly after the Cold War began. He delves deeply into the workings of Congress and legislative–executive relations, offering insight into Ford’s role as the House minority leader in a time of conservative insurgency in the Republican Party. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312296]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford Author: Scott Kaufman Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 17, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's thirty-eighth president. But Gerald Ford's (1913–2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party captures for the first time the full scope of Ford's long and remarkable political life. The man who emerges from these pages is keenly ambitious, determined to climb the political ladder in Washington, and loyal to his party but not a political ideologue. Drawing on interviews with family and congressional and administrative officials, presidential historian Scott Kaufman traces Ford's path from a Depression-era childhood through service in World War II to entry into Congress shortly after the Cold War began. He delves deeply into the workings of Congress and legislative–executive relations, offering insight into Ford’s role as the House minority leader in a time of conservative insurgency in the Republican Party. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312271 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312271]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob Author: Jeff Coen Narrator: Matthew Boston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even in Chicago, a city steeped in mob history and legend, the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss, a reputed consigliere, and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of eighteen gangland killings, revealing organized crime's ruthless grip on the city throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Painting a vivid picture of murder, courtroom drama, family loyalties and disloyalties, journalist Jeff Coen accurately portrays the Chicago Outfit's cold-blooded—and sometimes incompetent—killers and their crimes in the case that brought them down. In 1998 Frank Calabrese Jr. volunteered to wear a wire to gather evidence against his father, a vicious loan shark who strangled most of his victims with a rope before slitting their throats to ensure they were dead. Frank Jr. went after his uncle Nick as well, a calculating but sometimes bumbling hit man who would become one of the highest-ranking turncoats in mob history, admitting he helped strangle, stab, shoot, and bomb victims who got in the mob's way, and turning evidence against his brother Frank. Jeff Coen Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312271 thebookvoice.com 14:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312271]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob Author: Jeff Coen Narrator: Matthew Boston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even in Chicago, a city steeped in mob history and legend, the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss, a reputed consigliere, and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of eighteen gangland killings, revealing organized crime's ruthless grip on the city throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Painting a vivid picture of murder, courtroom drama, family loyalties and disloyalties, journalist Jeff Coen accurately portrays the Chicago Outfit's cold-blooded—and sometimes incompetent—killers and their crimes in the case that brought them down. In 1998 Frank Calabrese Jr. volunteered to wear a wire to gather evidence against his father, a vicious loan shark who strangled most of his victims with a rope before slitting their throats to ensure they were dead. Frank Jr. went after his uncle Nick as well, a calculating but sometimes bumbling hit man who would become one of the highest-ranking turncoats in mob history, admitting he helped strangle, stab, shoot, and bomb victims who got in the mob's way, and turning evidence against his brother Frank. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312271]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob Author: Jeff Coen Narrator: Matthew Boston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 45 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Even in Chicago, a city steeped in mob history and legend, the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss, a reputed consigliere, and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of eighteen gangland killings, revealing organized crime's ruthless grip on the city throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Painting a vivid picture of murder, courtroom drama, family loyalties and disloyalties, journalist Jeff Coen accurately portrays the Chicago Outfit's cold-blooded—and sometimes incompetent—killers and their crimes in the case that brought them down. In 1998 Frank Calabrese Jr. volunteered to wear a wire to gather evidence against his father, a vicious loan shark who strangled most of his victims with a rope before slitting their throats to ensure they were dead. Frank Jr. went after his uncle Nick as well, a calculating but sometimes bumbling hit man who would become one of the highest-ranking turncoats in mob history, admitting he helped strangle, stab, shoot, and bomb victims who got in the mob's way, and turning evidence against his brother Frank. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/311813 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/311813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: A Life Author: Robert H. Ferrell Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 1990 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty, commitment to service, and basic honesty—moved with method and system toward the presidency. No other historian has ever demonstrated such command over the vast amounts of material on Truman's life. Based upon years of research in the Truman Library and the study of many never-before-used primary sources, Harry S. Truman: A Life is destined to become the authoritative account of the nation's favorite president. Robert H. Ferrell Mon, 01 Jan 1990 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/311813 thebookvoice.com 21:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/311813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: A Life Author: Robert H. Ferrell Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 1990 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty, commitment to service, and basic honesty—moved with method and system toward the presidency. No other historian has ever demonstrated such command over the vast amounts of material on Truman's life. Based upon years of research in the Truman Library and the study of many never-before-used primary sources, Harry S. Truman: A Life is destined to become the authoritative account of the nation's favorite president. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/311813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: A Life Author: Robert H. Ferrell Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 1990 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty, commitment to service, and basic honesty—moved with method and system toward the presidency. No other historian has ever demonstrated such command over the vast amounts of material on Truman's life. Based upon years of research in the Truman Library and the study of many never-before-used primary sources, Harry S. Truman: A Life is destined to become the authoritative account of the nation's favorite president. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309943 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309943]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America Author: Emily Dufton Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: How earnest hippies, frightened parents, suffering patients, and other ordinary Americans went to war over marijuana In the last five years, eight states have legalized recreational marijuana. To many, continued progress seems certain. But pot was on a similar trajectory forty years ago, only to encounter a fierce backlash. In Grass Roots, historian Emily Dufton tells the remarkable story of marijuana's crooked path from acceptance to demonization and back again, and of the thousands of grassroots activists who made changing marijuana laws their life's work. During the 1970s, pro-pot campaigners with roots in the counterculture secured the drug's decriminalization in a dozen states. Soon, though, concerned parents began to mobilize; finding a champion in Nancy Reagan, they transformed pot into a national scourge and helped to pave the way for an aggressive war on drugs. Chastened marijuana advocates retooled their message, promoting pot as a medical necessity and eventually declaring legalization a matter of racial justice. For the moment, these activists are succeeding -- but marijuana's history suggests how swiftly another counterrevolution could unfold. Emily Dufton Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309943 thebookvoice.com 10:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309943]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America Author: Emily Dufton Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: How earnest hippies, frightened parents, suffering patients, and other ordinary Americans went to war over marijuana In the last five years, eight states have legalized recreational marijuana. To many, continued progress seems certain. But pot was on a similar trajectory forty years ago, only to encounter a fierce backlash. In Grass Roots, historian Emily Dufton tells the remarkable story of marijuana's crooked path from acceptance to demonization and back again, and of the thousands of grassroots activists who made changing marijuana laws their life's work. During the 1970s, pro-pot campaigners with roots in the counterculture secured the drug's decriminalization in a dozen states. Soon, though, concerned parents began to mobilize; finding a champion in Nancy Reagan, they transformed pot into a national scourge and helped to pave the way for an aggressive war on drugs. Chastened marijuana advocates retooled their message, promoting pot as a medical necessity and eventually declaring legalization a matter of racial justice. For the moment, these activists are succeeding -- but marijuana's history suggests how swiftly another counterrevolution could unfold. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309943]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America Author: Emily Dufton Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: How earnest hippies, frightened parents, suffering patients, and other ordinary Americans went to war over marijuana In the last five years, eight states have legalized recreational marijuana. To many, continued progress seems certain. But pot was on a similar trajectory forty years ago, only to encounter a fierce backlash. In Grass Roots, historian Emily Dufton tells the remarkable story of marijuana's crooked path from acceptance to demonization and back again, and of the thousands of grassroots activists who made changing marijuana laws their life's work. During the 1970s, pro-pot campaigners with roots in the counterculture secured the drug's decriminalization in a dozen states. Soon, though, concerned parents began to mobilize; finding a champion in Nancy Reagan, they transformed pot into a national scourge and helped to pave the way for an aggressive war on drugs. Chastened marijuana advocates retooled their message, promoting pot as a medical necessity and eventually declaring legalization a matter of racial justice. For the moment, these activists are succeeding -- but marijuana's history suggests how swiftly another counterrevolution could unfold. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309910 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dimestore: A Writer's Life Author: Lee Smith Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In her first work of nonfiction, Lee Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia-and beyond. For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For forty-five years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore--listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls--that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith's formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her. Dimestore's fifteen essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. Smith has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one's heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished. 'You know how in Lee Smith's fiction there's always something so fresh, crazy, and loving? In Dimestore is the essence of Lee.' -Roy Blount Jr., author of Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text Lee Smith Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309910 thebookvoice.com 6:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dimestore: A Writer's Life Author: Lee Smith Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In her first work of nonfiction, Lee Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia-and beyond. For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For forty-five years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore--listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls--that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith's formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her. Dimestore's fifteen essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. Smith has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one's heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished. 'You know how in Lee Smith's fiction there's always something so fresh, crazy, and loving? In Dimestore is the essence of Lee.' -Roy Blount Jr., author of Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dimestore: A Writer's Life Author: Lee Smith Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In her first work of nonfiction, Lee Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia-and beyond. For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For forty-five years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore--listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls--that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith's formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her. Dimestore's fifteen essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. Smith has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one's heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished. 'You know how in Lee Smith's fiction there's always something so fresh, crazy, and loving? In Dimestore is the essence of Lee.' -Roy Blount Jr., author of Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309864 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309864]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald Author: David S. Brown Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts of Lake Forest, Princeton, and Hollywood—places that left an indelible mark on his worldview. In this comprehensive biography, Brown reexamines Fitzgerald's childhood, first loves, and difficult marriage to Zelda Sayre. He looks at Fitzgerald's friendship with Hemingway, the golden years that culminated with Gatsby, and his increasing alcohol abuse and declining fortunes which coincided with Zelda's institutionalization and the nation's economic collapse. In doing so, he reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination not suggested by his reputation as 'the chronicler of the Jazz Age.' Fitzgerald wrote powerfully about change in America, Brown shows, because he saw it as the dominant theme in his own family history and life. David S. Brown Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309864 thebookvoice.com 15:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309864]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald Author: David S. Brown Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts of Lake Forest, Princeton, and Hollywood—places that left an indelible mark on his worldview. In this comprehensive biography, Brown reexamines Fitzgerald's childhood, first loves, and difficult marriage to Zelda Sayre. He looks at Fitzgerald's friendship with Hemingway, the golden years that culminated with Gatsby, and his increasing alcohol abuse and declining fortunes which coincided with Zelda's institutionalization and the nation's economic collapse. In doing so, he reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination not suggested by his reputation as 'the chronicler of the Jazz Age.' Fitzgerald wrote powerfully about change in America, Brown shows, because he saw it as the dominant theme in his own family history and life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309864]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald Author: David S. Brown Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts of Lake Forest, Princeton, and Hollywood—places that left an indelible mark on his worldview. In this comprehensive biography, Brown reexamines Fitzgerald's childhood, first loves, and difficult marriage to Zelda Sayre. He looks at Fitzgerald's friendship with Hemingway, the golden years that culminated with Gatsby, and his increasing alcohol abuse and declining fortunes which coincided with Zelda's institutionalization and the nation's economic collapse. In doing so, he reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination not suggested by his reputation as 'the chronicler of the Jazz Age.' Fitzgerald wrote powerfully about change in America, Brown shows, because he saw it as the dominant theme in his own family history and life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309598 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market Author: Walter Johnson Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were packaged, priced, and sold, Walter Johnson transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the human drama of traders, buyers, and slaves, negotiating sales that would alter the life of each. What emerges is not only the brutal economics of trading but the vast and surprising interdependencies among the actors involved. Walter Johnson Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309598 thebookvoice.com 10:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market Author: Walter Johnson Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were packaged, priced, and sold, Walter Johnson transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the human drama of traders, buyers, and slaves, negotiating sales that would alter the life of each. What emerges is not only the brutal economics of trading but the vast and surprising interdependencies among the actors involved. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market Author: Walter Johnson Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were packaged, priced, and sold, Walter Johnson transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the human drama of traders, buyers, and slaves, negotiating sales that would alter the life of each. What emerges is not only the brutal economics of trading but the vast and surprising interdependencies among the actors involved. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309580 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition Author: John J. Binder Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been—until now—a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang—one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition—gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. John J. Binder Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309580 thebookvoice.com 11:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition Author: John J. Binder Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been—until now—a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang—one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition—gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309580]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition Author: John J. Binder Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been—until now—a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang—one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition—gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309376 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309376]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunter of Stories Author: Eduardo Galeano Narrator: Jordi Caballero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The internationally acclaimed last work by the legendary Latin American writer Master storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America's very best fiction. Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings and stories on history, memory, humor, and tragedy. Written in his signature style -- vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes -- every page displays the original thinking and compassion that has earned Galeano decades and continents of renown. Eduardo Galeano Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309376 thebookvoice.com 4:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309376]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunter of Stories Author: Eduardo Galeano Narrator: Jordi Caballero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The internationally acclaimed last work by the legendary Latin American writer Master storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America's very best fiction. Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings and stories on history, memory, humor, and tragedy. Written in his signature style -- vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes -- every page displays the original thinking and compassion that has earned Galeano decades and continents of renown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309376]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunter of Stories Author: Eduardo Galeano Narrator: Jordi Caballero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The internationally acclaimed last work by the legendary Latin American writer Master storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America's very best fiction. Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings and stories on history, memory, humor, and tragedy. Written in his signature style -- vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes -- every page displays the original thinking and compassion that has earned Galeano decades and continents of renown. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309096 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309096]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots against Hollywood and America Author: Steven J. Ross Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the chilling, little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it. No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city’s Jews and to sabotage the nation’s military installations. Plans existed for hanging twenty prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast. US law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention—preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis—and only Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, attorney Leon Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call “the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles,” ran a spy operation comprising military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, this daring ring of spies uncovered and foiled the Nazis’ disturbing plans for death and destruction. Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, Hitler in Los Angeles, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis’ daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream. Steven J. Ross Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309096 thebookvoice.com 14:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309096]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots against Hollywood and America Author: Steven J. Ross Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the chilling, little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it. No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city’s Jews and to sabotage the nation’s military installations. Plans existed for hanging twenty prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast. US law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention—preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis—and only Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, attorney Leon Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call “the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles,” ran a spy operation comprising military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, this daring ring of spies uncovered and foiled the Nazis’ disturbing plans for death and destruction. Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, Hitler in Los Angeles, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis’ daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/309096]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots against Hollywood and America Author: Steven J. Ross Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the chilling, little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it. No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city’s Jews and to sabotage the nation’s military installations. Plans existed for hanging twenty prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast. US law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention—preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis—and only Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, attorney Leon Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call “the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles,” ran a spy operation comprising military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, this daring ring of spies uncovered and foiled the Nazis’ disturbing plans for death and destruction. Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, Hitler in Los Angeles, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis’ daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308417 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308417]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve-Mile Straight Author: Eleanor Henderson Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ‘Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent’ Ann Patchett ‘A superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers‘ Oprah Magazine Genus Jackson was killed in Cotton County, Georgia, on a summer midnight in 1930, when the newborn twins were fast asleep. They lay head to toe in a cradle meant for one, Winnafred on one side and Wilson on the other. Only if you looked closely – and people did – could you see that the girl was pink as a piglet, and the boy was brown. In a house full of secrets, two babies – one light-skinned, the other dark – are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper’s daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her impulsive father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. It soon becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have imagined. A web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the truth. Eleanor Henderson Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308417 thebookvoice.com 17:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308417]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve-Mile Straight Author: Eleanor Henderson Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ‘Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent’ Ann Patchett ‘A superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers‘ Oprah Magazine Genus Jackson was killed in Cotton County, Georgia, on a summer midnight in 1930, when the newborn twins were fast asleep. They lay head to toe in a cradle meant for one, Winnafred on one side and Wilson on the other. Only if you looked closely – and people did – could you see that the girl was pink as a piglet, and the boy was brown. In a house full of secrets, two babies – one light-skinned, the other dark – are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper’s daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her impulsive father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. It soon becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have imagined. A web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the truth. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308417]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve-Mile Straight Author: Eleanor Henderson Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 12, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: ‘Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent’ Ann Patchett ‘A superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers‘ Oprah Magazine Genus Jackson was killed in Cotton County, Georgia, on a summer midnight in 1930, when the newborn twins were fast asleep. They lay head to toe in a cradle meant for one, Winnafred on one side and Wilson on the other. Only if you looked closely – and people did – could you see that the girl was pink as a piglet, and the boy was brown. In a house full of secrets, two babies – one light-skinned, the other dark – are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper’s daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her impulsive father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. It soon becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have imagined. A web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the truth. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308186 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308186]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus Author: Rick Perlstein Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked 'peaceful coexistence' with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s. Rick Perlstein Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308186 thebookvoice.com 28:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308186]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus Author: Rick Perlstein Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked 'peaceful coexistence' with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308186]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus Author: Rick Perlstein Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked 'peaceful coexistence' with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308185 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution Author: Thomas Fleming Narrator: Michael Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the home-grown militia -- local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey, the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation. Thomas Fleming Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308185 thebookvoice.com 10:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution Author: Thomas Fleming Narrator: Michael Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the home-grown militia -- local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey, the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308185]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution Author: Thomas Fleming Narrator: Michael Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 10, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the home-grown militia -- local men defending their families and homes. But the flush of early victory soon turned into a bitter reality as the British routed Americans fleeing New York. General George Washington knew that having and maintaining an army of professional soldiers was the only way to win independence. As he fought bitterly with the leaders in Congress over the creation of a regular army, he patiently waited until his new army was ready for pitched battle. His first opportunity came late in 1776, following his surprise crossing of the Delaware River. In New Jersey, the strategy of victory was about to unfold. In The Strategy of Victory, preeminent historian Thomas Fleming examines the battles that created American independence, revealing how the creation of a professional army worked on the battlefield to secure victory, independence, and a lasting peace for the young nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308162 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prologue to the Canterbury Tales Author: Geoffrey Chaucer Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Lines 1-18 by Geoffrey Chaucer. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 15th, 2007. Geoffrey Chaucer Sun, 01 Jan 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308162 thebookvoice.com 0:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prologue to the Canterbury Tales Author: Geoffrey Chaucer Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Lines 1-18 by Geoffrey Chaucer. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 15th, 2007. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308162]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prologue to the Canterbury Tales Author: Geoffrey Chaucer Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Lines 1-18 by Geoffrey Chaucer. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 15th, 2007. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308017 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308017]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America Author: Don Lattin Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “[Don Lattin] has created a stimulating and thoroughly engrossing read.” —Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, and Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin’s The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra, “be here now.” Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counter-culture icon and LSD guru. Journalist Don Lattin provides the funny, moving inside story of the “Cambridge Quartet,” who crossed paths with the infamous Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 60’s, and went on to pioneer the Mind/Body/Spirit movement that would popularize yoga, vegetarianism, and Eastern mysticism in the Western world. Don Lattin Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308017 thebookvoice.com 7:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308017]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America Author: Don Lattin Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “[Don Lattin] has created a stimulating and thoroughly engrossing read.” —Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, and Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin’s The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra, “be here now.” Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counter-culture icon and LSD guru. Journalist Don Lattin provides the funny, moving inside story of the “Cambridge Quartet,” who crossed paths with the infamous Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 60’s, and went on to pioneer the Mind/Body/Spirit movement that would popularize yoga, vegetarianism, and Eastern mysticism in the Western world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308017]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America Author: Don Lattin Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 28, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “[Don Lattin] has created a stimulating and thoroughly engrossing read.” —Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, and Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin’s The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra, “be here now.” Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counter-culture icon and LSD guru. Journalist Don Lattin provides the funny, moving inside story of the “Cambridge Quartet,” who crossed paths with the infamous Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 60’s, and went on to pioneer the Mind/Body/Spirit movement that would popularize yoga, vegetarianism, and Eastern mysticism in the Western world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307834 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grover Cleveland: The American Presidents Series: The 22nd and 24th President, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 Author: Henry F. Graff Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history. Having run for President three times and gaining the popular vote majority each time -- despite losing the electoral college in 1892 -- Cleveland was unique in the line of nineteenth-century Chief Executives. In this book, presidential historian Henry F. Graff revives Cleveland's fame, explaining how he fought to restore stature to the office in the wake of several weak administrations. Within these pages are the elements of a rags-to-riches story as well as an account of the political world that created American leaders before the advent of modern media. Henry F. Graff Sat, 01 Mar 2003 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307834 thebookvoice.com 4:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grover Cleveland: The American Presidents Series: The 22nd and 24th President, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 Author: Henry F. Graff Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history. Having run for President three times and gaining the popular vote majority each time -- despite losing the electoral college in 1892 -- Cleveland was unique in the line of nineteenth-century Chief Executives. In this book, presidential historian Henry F. Graff revives Cleveland's fame, explaining how he fought to restore stature to the office in the wake of several weak administrations. Within these pages are the elements of a rags-to-riches story as well as an account of the political world that created American leaders before the advent of modern media. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307834]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grover Cleveland: The American Presidents Series: The 22nd and 24th President, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 Author: Henry F. Graff Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history. Having run for President three times and gaining the popular vote majority each time -- despite losing the electoral college in 1892 -- Cleveland was unique in the line of nineteenth-century Chief Executives. In this book, presidential historian Henry F. Graff revives Cleveland's fame, explaining how he fought to restore stature to the office in the wake of several weak administrations. Within these pages are the elements of a rags-to-riches story as well as an account of the political world that created American leaders before the advent of modern media. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307833 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theodore Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 26th President, 1901-1909 Author: Louis Auchincloss Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of the first president of the 20th century The warm and knowing biography traces Roosevelt's involvement in the politics of New York City and New York State, his celebrated, military career, and his ascent to the national political stage. Caricatured through history as the 'bull moose', Roosevelt was in fact a man of extraordinary discipline whose refined and literate tastes actually helped spawn his fascination with the rough-and-ready world of war and wilderness. Louis Auchincloss Sat, 01 Mar 2003 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307833 thebookvoice.com 3:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theodore Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 26th President, 1901-1909 Author: Louis Auchincloss Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of the first president of the 20th century The warm and knowing biography traces Roosevelt's involvement in the politics of New York City and New York State, his celebrated, military career, and his ascent to the national political stage. Caricatured through history as the 'bull moose', Roosevelt was in fact a man of extraordinary discipline whose refined and literate tastes actually helped spawn his fascination with the rough-and-ready world of war and wilderness. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307833]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theodore Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 26th President, 1901-1909 Author: Louis Auchincloss Narrator: Ira Claffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of the first president of the 20th century The warm and knowing biography traces Roosevelt's involvement in the politics of New York City and New York State, his celebrated, military career, and his ascent to the national political stage. Caricatured through history as the 'bull moose', Roosevelt was in fact a man of extraordinary discipline whose refined and literate tastes actually helped spawn his fascination with the rough-and-ready world of war and wilderness. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307812 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307812]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Democrats Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Party leaders, officeholders, candidates, and advisors address the press and the American people. Includes the Kennedys, the Clintons, FDR, Truman, Carter, Obama, and many others explaining what the Democratic Party stands for and strategies for winning elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Huey Long, “Share the Wealth”Franklin Delano Roosevelt, campaign speechesJoseph Kennedy, opposition to entering WWIIAdlai Stevenson, 1956 DNC acceptance speechJohn F. Kennedy, Inauguration AddressGeorge Wallace, 1963 Inaugural AddressLyndon Baines Johnson, Voting Rights LegislationRobert Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speechHubert Humphrey, nomination acceptance speechStrom Thurmond, speech at UCLAHenry Jackson, press conference on Middle EastBarbara Jordan, DNC Keynote AddressJimmy Carter, “Crisis of Confidence”Shirley Chisolm, speech at Greenfield Community CollegeJesse Jackson, “David & Goliath”Mario Cuomo, “Tale of Two Cities” 1984 DNC ConventionBella Abzug, “Women’s Involvement in Government”Bill Clinton, Welfare Reform LegislationTed Kennedy, Child Health Care LegislationBarack Obama, “A More Perfect Union”Madeleine Albright, International Women’s DayAl Sharpton, fiftieth anniversary of March on WashingtonJohn Lewis, fiftieth anniversary of Bloody SundayAl Gore, Climate Change speech in TorontoHarry Reid, opposition to Donald TrumpHillary Clinton, Al Smith DinnerElizabeth Warren, opposition to Trump victoryBarbara Boxer, Abolish the Electoral CollegeChuck Schumer, Trump Inauguration Speech The Speech Resource Company Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307812 thebookvoice.com 9:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307812]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Democrats Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Party leaders, officeholders, candidates, and advisors address the press and the American people. Includes the Kennedys, the Clintons, FDR, Truman, Carter, Obama, and many others explaining what the Democratic Party stands for and strategies for winning elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Huey Long, “Share the Wealth”Franklin Delano Roosevelt, campaign speechesJoseph Kennedy, opposition to entering WWIIAdlai Stevenson, 1956 DNC acceptance speechJohn F. Kennedy, Inauguration AddressGeorge Wallace, 1963 Inaugural AddressLyndon Baines Johnson, Voting Rights LegislationRobert Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speechHubert Humphrey, nomination acceptance speechStrom Thurmond, speech at UCLAHenry Jackson, press conference on Middle EastBarbara Jordan, DNC Keynote AddressJimmy Carter, “Crisis of Confidence”Shirley Chisolm, speech at Greenfield Community CollegeJesse Jackson, “David & Goliath”Mario Cuomo, “Tale of Two Cities” 1984 DNC ConventionBella Abzug, “Women’s Involvement in Government”Bill Clinton, Welfare Reform LegislationTed Kennedy, Child Health Care LegislationBarack Obama, “A More Perfect Union”Madeleine Albright, International Women’s DayAl Sharpton, fiftieth anniversary of March on WashingtonJohn Lewis, fiftieth anniversary of Bloody SundayAl Gore, Climate Change speech in TorontoHarry Reid, opposition to Donald TrumpHillary Clinton, Al Smith DinnerElizabeth Warren, opposition to Trump victoryBarbara Boxer, Abolish the Electoral CollegeChuck Schumer, Trump Inauguration Speech Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307812]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Democrats Series: Part of The Historic Moments in Speech Series Author: The Speech Resource Company Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 21, 2017 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Party leaders, officeholders, candidates, and advisors address the press and the American people. Includes the Kennedys, the Clintons, FDR, Truman, Carter, Obama, and many others explaining what the Democratic Party stands for and strategies for winning elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Huey Long, “Share the Wealth”Franklin Delano Roosevelt, campaign speechesJoseph Kennedy, opposition to entering WWIIAdlai Stevenson, 1956 DNC acceptance speechJohn F. Kennedy, Inauguration AddressGeorge Wallace, 1963 Inaugural AddressLyndon Baines Johnson, Voting Rights LegislationRobert Kennedy, Day of Affirmation speechHubert Humphrey, nomination acceptance speechStrom Thurmond, speech at UCLAHenry Jackson, press conference on Middle EastBarbara Jordan, DNC Keynote AddressJimmy Carter, “Crisis of Confidence”Shirley Chisolm, speech at Greenfield Community CollegeJesse Jackson, “David & Goliath”Mario Cuomo, “Tale of Two Cities” 1984 DNC ConventionBella Abzug, “Women’s Involvement in Government”Bill Clinton, Welfare Reform LegislationTed Kennedy, Child Health Care LegislationBarack Obama, “A More Perfect Union”Madeleine Albright, International Women’s DayAl Sharpton, fiftieth anniversary of March on WashingtonJohn Lewis, fiftieth anniversary of Bloody SundayAl Gore, Climate Change speech in TorontoHarry Reid, opposition to Donald TrumpHillary Clinton, Al Smith DinnerElizabeth Warren, opposition to Trump victoryBarbara Boxer, Abolish the Electoral CollegeChuck Schumer, Trump Inauguration Speech https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307698 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rock 'N Roll and American Society Author: William Mckeen Narrator: William Mckeen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of rock beginning with its emergence in the 1950s William Mckeen Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307698 thebookvoice.com 7:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rock 'N Roll and American Society Author: William Mckeen Narrator: William Mckeen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of rock beginning with its emergence in the 1950s Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rock 'N Roll and American Society Author: William Mckeen Narrator: William Mckeen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 20, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of rock beginning with its emergence in the 1950s https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307632 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307632]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush Author: Mark K. Updegrove Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An historian’s revealing and intimate portrait of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush that explores their relationship as presidents and as father and son—the first major biographical treatment of these two consequential presidents and figures in American history. In 2016 the Republican base revolted against the GOP establishment that has become synonymous with the Bush name, choosing instead a political neophyte and anti-establishment outsider as the standard bearer of their party. Donald Trump’s election marked the end not only of a presidential dynasty, but a rejection of the Republican principles and traditions the Bushes have long championed. Despite the Republicans’ surprise victory in 2016, behind closed doors the party remains divided between traditional conservatives, populists, and radical ideologues, and faces an uncertain future. As presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove argues, Bush 41 and 43 are in effect, the ''last Republicans.'' In this balanced, illuminating book, Updegrove tells the story of the Bushes’ relationship from the birth of George W. through their post-presidential years and Jeb Bush’s failed candidacy. Drawing on exclusive access and interviews with both presidents and the key people in their lives, Updegrove reveals the Bushes’ views on the current state of the nation and the GOP, and how the party they both led and helped build is undergoing a radical transformation. At last, the famously circumspect Bushes offer unvarnished observations and revelations on everything from George W. Bush’s youthful indiscretions to the influence and perspectives they had on each other’s administration to their views on Donald Trump—and how they each voted in the 2016 election. A candid and often surprising portrait of two men, The Last Republicans is also an elegy for the party of Reagan and Bush—and for the many thoughtful and prudent individuals who made up the ''establishment,'' and are conspicuously lacking in today’s GOP. Mark K. Updegrove Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307632 thebookvoice.com 14:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307632]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush Author: Mark K. Updegrove Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An historian’s revealing and intimate portrait of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush that explores their relationship as presidents and as father and son—the first major biographical treatment of these two consequential presidents and figures in American history. In 2016 the Republican base revolted against the GOP establishment that has become synonymous with the Bush name, choosing instead a political neophyte and anti-establishment outsider as the standard bearer of their party. Donald Trump’s election marked the end not only of a presidential dynasty, but a rejection of the Republican principles and traditions the Bushes have long championed. Despite the Republicans’ surprise victory in 2016, behind closed doors the party remains divided between traditional conservatives, populists, and radical ideologues, and faces an uncertain future. As presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove argues, Bush 41 and 43 are in effect, the ''last Republicans.'' In this balanced, illuminating book, Updegrove tells the story of the Bushes’ relationship from the birth of George W. through their post-presidential years and Jeb Bush’s failed candidacy. Drawing on exclusive access and interviews with both presidents and the key people in their lives, Updegrove reveals the Bushes’ views on the current state of the nation and the GOP, and how the party they both led and helped build is undergoing a radical transformation. At last, the famously circumspect Bushes offer unvarnished observations and revelations on everything from George W. Bush’s youthful indiscretions to the influence and perspectives they had on each other’s administration to their views on Donald Trump—and how they each voted in the 2016 election. A candid and often surprising portrait of two men, The Last Republicans is also an elegy for the party of Reagan and Bush—and for the many thoughtful and prudent individuals who made up the ''establishment,'' and are conspicuously lacking in today’s GOP. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307632]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush Author: Mark K. Updegrove Narrator: Milton Jeffers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: November 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: An historian’s revealing and intimate portrait of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush that explores their relationship as presidents and as father and son—the first major biographical treatment of these two consequential presidents and figures in American history. In 2016 the Republican base revolted against the GOP establishment that has become synonymous with the Bush name, choosing instead a political neophyte and anti-establishment outsider as the standard bearer of their party. Donald Trump’s election marked the end not only of a presidential dynasty, but a rejection of the Republican principles and traditions the Bushes have long championed. Despite the Republicans’ surprise victory in 2016, behind closed doors the party remains divided between traditional conservatives, populists, and radical ideologues, and faces an uncertain future. As presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove argues, Bush 41 and 43 are in effect, the ''last Republicans.'' In this balanced, illuminating book, Updegrove tells the story of the Bushes’ relationship from the birth of George W. through their post-presidential years and Jeb Bush’s failed candidacy. Drawing on exclusive access and interviews with both presidents and the key people in their lives, Updegrove reveals the Bushes’ views on the current state of the nation and the GOP, and how the party they both led and helped build is undergoing a radical transformation. At last, the famously circumspect Bushes offer unvarnished observations and revelations on everything from George W. Bush’s youthful indiscretions to the influence and perspectives they had on each other’s administration to their views on Donald Trump—and how they each voted in the 2016 election. A candid and often surprising portrait of two men, The Last Republicans is also an elegy for the party of Reagan and Bush—and for the many thoughtful and prudent individuals who made up the ''establishment,'' and are conspicuously lacking in today’s GOP. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307619 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South Author: Osha Gray Davidson Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. During the 1960s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, Atwater and Ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issue. Their encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion. In an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the South’s rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotry. Rich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century South, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. By placing this very personal story into broader context, Osha Gray Davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class and that cooperation is possible—even in the most divisive situations—when people begin to listen to one another. Osha Gray Davidson Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307619 thebookvoice.com 11:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South Author: Osha Gray Davidson Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. During the 1960s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, Atwater and Ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issue. Their encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion. In an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the South’s rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotry. Rich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century South, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. By placing this very personal story into broader context, Osha Gray Davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class and that cooperation is possible—even in the most divisive situations—when people begin to listen to one another. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307619]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South Author: Osha Gray Davidson Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 7, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. During the 1960s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, Atwater and Ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issue. Their encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion. In an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the South’s rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotry. Rich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century South, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. By placing this very personal story into broader context, Osha Gray Davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class and that cooperation is possible—even in the most divisive situations—when people begin to listen to one another. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307602 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States Author: James F. Simon Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than 150 years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles. In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government. James F. Simon Tue, 01 Apr 2003 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307602 thebookvoice.com 12:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States Author: James F. Simon Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than 150 years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles. In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307602]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States Author: James F. Simon Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 1, 2003 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than 150 years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles. In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the early republic and their fiercely held ideas, James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. A fascinating look at two of the nation's greatest statesmen and shrewdest politicians, What Kind of Nation presents a cogent, unbiased assessment of their lasting impact on American government. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307593 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307593]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast Author: Jeff Fager Narrator: Jeff Fager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “An illuminating TV show biography” (Kirkus Reviews), the ultimate inside story of 60 Minutes—the program that has tracked and shaped the biggest moments in post-war American history. From its almost accidental birth in 1968, 60 Minutes has set the standard for broadcast journalism. The show has profiled every major leader, artist, and movement of the past five decades, perfecting the news-making interview and inventing the groundbreaking TV exposé. From legendary sit-downs with Richard Nixon in 1968 and Bill Clinton in 1992 to landmark investigations into the tobacco industry, Lance Armstrong’s doping, and the torture of prisoners in Abu-Ghraib, the broadcast has not just reported on our world but changed it, too. Executive Producer Jeff Fager takes us into the editing room with the show’s brilliant producers and beloved correspondents, including hard-charging Mike Wallace, writer’s-writer Morley Safer, soft-but-tough Ed Bradley, relentless Lesley Stahl, intrepid Scott Pelley, and illuminating storyteller Steve Kroft. He details the decades of human drama that have made the show’s success possible: the ferocious competition between correspondents, the door slamming, the risk-taking, and the pranks. Above all, Fager reveals the essential tenets that have never changed: why founder Don Hewitt believed “hearing” a story is more important than seeing it, why the “small picture” is the best way to illuminate a larger one, and why the most memorable stories are almost always those with a human being at the center. “As traditional reporting is increasingly being challenged by high-decibel, opinion-drenched media, Fager highlights storytelling that conveys a deep understanding of issues and demonstrates the power of television to inform” (The Washington Post). Fifty Years of 60 Minutes is at once a sweeping portrait of fifty years of American cultural history and an intimate look at how the news gets made. Jeff Fager Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307593 thebookvoice.com 10:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307593]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast Author: Jeff Fager Narrator: Jeff Fager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “An illuminating TV show biography” (Kirkus Reviews), the ultimate inside story of 60 Minutes—the program that has tracked and shaped the biggest moments in post-war American history. From its almost accidental birth in 1968, 60 Minutes has set the standard for broadcast journalism. The show has profiled every major leader, artist, and movement of the past five decades, perfecting the news-making interview and inventing the groundbreaking TV exposé. From legendary sit-downs with Richard Nixon in 1968 and Bill Clinton in 1992 to landmark investigations into the tobacco industry, Lance Armstrong’s doping, and the torture of prisoners in Abu-Ghraib, the broadcast has not just reported on our world but changed it, too. Executive Producer Jeff Fager takes us into the editing room with the show’s brilliant producers and beloved correspondents, including hard-charging Mike Wallace, writer’s-writer Morley Safer, soft-but-tough Ed Bradley, relentless Lesley Stahl, intrepid Scott Pelley, and illuminating storyteller Steve Kroft. He details the decades of human drama that have made the show’s success possible: the ferocious competition between correspondents, the door slamming, the risk-taking, and the pranks. Above all, Fager reveals the essential tenets that have never changed: why founder Don Hewitt believed “hearing” a story is more important than seeing it, why the “small picture” is the best way to illuminate a larger one, and why the most memorable stories are almost always those with a human being at the center. “As traditional reporting is increasingly being challenged by high-decibel, opinion-drenched media, Fager highlights storytelling that conveys a deep understanding of issues and demonstrates the power of television to inform” (The Washington Post). Fifty Years of 60 Minutes is at once a sweeping portrait of fifty years of American cultural history and an intimate look at how the news gets made. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307593]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast Author: Jeff Fager Narrator: Jeff Fager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “An illuminating TV show biography” (Kirkus Reviews), the ultimate inside story of 60 Minutes—the program that has tracked and shaped the biggest moments in post-war American history. From its almost accidental birth in 1968, 60 Minutes has set the standard for broadcast journalism. The show has profiled every major leader, artist, and movement of the past five decades, perfecting the news-making interview and inventing the groundbreaking TV exposé. From legendary sit-downs with Richard Nixon in 1968 and Bill Clinton in 1992 to landmark investigations into the tobacco industry, Lance Armstrong’s doping, and the torture of prisoners in Abu-Ghraib, the broadcast has not just reported on our world but changed it, too. Executive Producer Jeff Fager takes us into the editing room with the show’s brilliant producers and beloved correspondents, including hard-charging Mike Wallace, writer’s-writer Morley Safer, soft-but-tough Ed Bradley, relentless Lesley Stahl, intrepid Scott Pelley, and illuminating storyteller Steve Kroft. He details the decades of human drama that have made the show’s success possible: the ferocious competition between correspondents, the door slamming, the risk-taking, and the pranks. Above all, Fager reveals the essential tenets that have never changed: why founder Don Hewitt believed “hearing” a story is more important than seeing it, why the “small picture” is the best way to illuminate a larger one, and why the most memorable stories are almost always those with a human being at the center. “As traditional reporting is increasingly being challenged by high-decibel, opinion-drenched media, Fager highlights storytelling that conveys a deep understanding of issues and demonstrates the power of television to inform” (The Washington Post). Fifty Years of 60 Minutes is at once a sweeping portrait of fifty years of American cultural history and an intimate look at how the news gets made. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307317 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307317]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillbilly Elegy: The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump’s Future Vice-President of the United States Author: J. D. Vance Narrator: J. D. Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD From Donald Trump's 2024 Vice-Presidential Candidate ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times ‘Brilliant … offers an acute insight into the reasons voters have put their trust in Trump’ Observer J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash. In this deeply moving memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, ‘dirt poor and in love’, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. How Vance beat the odds to graduate from Yale Law School. And how America came to abandon and then condescend to its white working classes, until they reached breaking point. ‘A beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America … Vance offers a compelling explanation for why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it … a riveting book’ Wall Street Journal ** Now a major-motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Gabriel Basso ** J. D. Vance Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307317 thebookvoice.com 6:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307317]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillbilly Elegy: The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump’s Future Vice-President of the United States Author: J. D. Vance Narrator: J. D. Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD From Donald Trump's 2024 Vice-Presidential Candidate ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times ‘Brilliant … offers an acute insight into the reasons voters have put their trust in Trump’ Observer J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash. In this deeply moving memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, ‘dirt poor and in love’, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. How Vance beat the odds to graduate from Yale Law School. And how America came to abandon and then condescend to its white working classes, until they reached breaking point. ‘A beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America … Vance offers a compelling explanation for why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it … a riveting book’ Wall Street Journal ** Now a major-motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Gabriel Basso ** Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307317]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hillbilly Elegy: The Internationally Bestselling Memoir from Trump’s Future Vice-President of the United States Author: J. D. Vance Narrator: J. D. Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD From Donald Trump's 2024 Vice-Presidential Candidate ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times ‘Brilliant … offers an acute insight into the reasons voters have put their trust in Trump’ Observer J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash. In this deeply moving memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, ‘dirt poor and in love’, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. How Vance beat the odds to graduate from Yale Law School. And how America came to abandon and then condescend to its white working classes, until they reached breaking point. ‘A beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America … Vance offers a compelling explanation for why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it … a riveting book’ Wall Street Journal ** Now a major-motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Gabriel Basso ** https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307235 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race Author: Margot Lee Shetterly Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Moving from World War II through NASA’s golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women’s rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind’s greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world. Margot Lee Shetterly Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307235 thebookvoice.com 10:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race Author: Margot Lee Shetterly Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Moving from World War II through NASA’s golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women’s rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind’s greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307235]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race Author: Margot Lee Shetterly Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 6, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Moving from World War II through NASA’s golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women’s rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind’s greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307199 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine Author: Joe Hagan Narrator: Joe Hagan, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A delicious romp through the heyday of rock and roll and a revealing portrait of the man at the helm of the iconic magazine that made it all possible, with candid look backs at the era from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elton John, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and others.   The story of Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone's founder, editor, and publisher, and the pioneering era he helped curate, is told here for the first time in glittering, glorious detail. Joe Hagan provides readers with a backstage pass to storied concert venues and rock-star hotel rooms; he tells never before heard stories about the lives of rock stars and their handlers; he details the daring journalism (Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, P.J. O’Rourke) and internecine office politics that accompanied the start-up; he animates the drug and sexual appetites of the era; and he reports on the politics of the last fifty years that were often chronicled in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.   Supplemented by a cache of extraordinary documents and letters from Wenner's personal archives, Sticky Fingers depicts an ambitious, mercurial, wide-eyed rock and roll fan of who exalts in youth and beauty and learns how to package it, marketing late sixties counterculture as a testament to the power of American youth. The result is a fascinating and complex portrait of man and era, and an irresistible biography of popular culture, celebrity, music, and politics in America. Joe Hagan Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307199 thebookvoice.com 18:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine Author: Joe Hagan Narrator: Joe Hagan, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A delicious romp through the heyday of rock and roll and a revealing portrait of the man at the helm of the iconic magazine that made it all possible, with candid look backs at the era from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elton John, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and others.   The story of Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone's founder, editor, and publisher, and the pioneering era he helped curate, is told here for the first time in glittering, glorious detail. Joe Hagan provides readers with a backstage pass to storied concert venues and rock-star hotel rooms; he tells never before heard stories about the lives of rock stars and their handlers; he details the daring journalism (Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, P.J. O’Rourke) and internecine office politics that accompanied the start-up; he animates the drug and sexual appetites of the era; and he reports on the politics of the last fifty years that were often chronicled in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.   Supplemented by a cache of extraordinary documents and letters from Wenner's personal archives, Sticky Fingers depicts an ambitious, mercurial, wide-eyed rock and roll fan of who exalts in youth and beauty and learns how to package it, marketing late sixties counterculture as a testament to the power of American youth. The result is a fascinating and complex portrait of man and era, and an irresistible biography of popular culture, celebrity, music, and politics in America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine Author: Joe Hagan Narrator: Joe Hagan, Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A delicious romp through the heyday of rock and roll and a revealing portrait of the man at the helm of the iconic magazine that made it all possible, with candid look backs at the era from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elton John, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and others.   The story of Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone's founder, editor, and publisher, and the pioneering era he helped curate, is told here for the first time in glittering, glorious detail. Joe Hagan provides readers with a backstage pass to storied concert venues and rock-star hotel rooms; he tells never before heard stories about the lives of rock stars and their handlers; he details the daring journalism (Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, P.J. O’Rourke) and internecine office politics that accompanied the start-up; he animates the drug and sexual appetites of the era; and he reports on the politics of the last fifty years that were often chronicled in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.   Supplemented by a cache of extraordinary documents and letters from Wenner's personal archives, Sticky Fingers depicts an ambitious, mercurial, wide-eyed rock and roll fan of who exalts in youth and beauty and learns how to package it, marketing late sixties counterculture as a testament to the power of American youth. The result is a fascinating and complex portrait of man and era, and an irresistible biography of popular culture, celebrity, music, and politics in America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307198 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307198]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President Author: Noah Feldman Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, as a partisan political strategist, and as a president Over the course of his life, James Madison changed the United States three times: First, he designed the Constitution, led the struggle for its adoption and ratification, then drafted the Bill of Rights. As an older, cannier politician he co-founded the original Republican party, setting the course of American political partisanship. Finally, having pioneered a foreign policy based on economic sanctions, he took the United States into a high-risk conflict, becoming the first wartime president and, despite the odds, winning. In The Three Lives of James Madison, Noah Feldman offers an intriguing portrait of this elusive genius and the constitutional republic he created—and how both evolved to meet unforeseen challenges. Madison hoped to eradicate partisanship yet found himself giving voice to, and institutionalizing, the political divide. Madison’s lifelong loyalty to Thomas Jefferson led to an irrevocable break with George Washington, hero of the American Revolution. Madison closely collaborated with Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist papers—yet their different visions for the United States left them enemies. Alliances defined Madison, too. The vivacious Dolley Madison used her social and political talents to win her husband new supporters in Washington—and define the diplomatic customs of the capital’s society. Madison’s relationship with James Monroe, a mixture of friendship and rivalry, shaped his presidency and the outcome of the War of 1812. We may be more familiar with other Founding Fathers, but the United States today is in many ways Madisonian in nature. Madison predicted that foreign threats would justify the curtailment of civil liberties. He feared economic inequality and the power of financial markets over politics, believing that government by the people demanded resistance to wealth. Madison was the first Founding Father to recognize the importance of public opinion, and the first to understand that the media could function as a safeguard to liberty. The Three Lives of James Madison is an illuminating biography of the man whose creativity and tenacity gave us America’s distinctive form of government. His collaborations, struggles, and contradictions define the United States to this day. Jacket illustration adapted from a 1792 portrait of James Madison by Charles Willson Peale (Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Okla.) Advance praise for The Three Lives of James Madison “Noah Feldman brings a scholarly rigor and a gift for narrative to this impressive account of the sprawling—and often perplexing—life of James Madison. Understanding America requires understanding this often-overlooked Founder and his long, eventful life in the arena. We are fortunate indeed that Feldman has given us such a thoughtful examination of Madison’s mind and its still-unfolding role in the story of the nation.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “James Madison is famously known as the ‘Father’ of the American Constitution. With great insight, conveyed in elegant and commanding prose, Noah Feldman gives us a rich portrait of our fourth president in all his many aspects: constitution maker, politician, partisan, friend, slaveholder, husband, president, and elder statesmen. The result is a fresh, bold, and much-needed look at a pivotal figure in American and, therefore, world history.”—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Noah Feldman Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307198 thebookvoice.com 34:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307198]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President Author: Noah Feldman Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, as a partisan political strategist, and as a president Over the course of his life, James Madison changed the United States three times: First, he designed the Constitution, led the struggle for its adoption and ratification, then drafted the Bill of Rights. As an older, cannier politician he co-founded the original Republican party, setting the course of American political partisanship. Finally, having pioneered a foreign policy based on economic sanctions, he took the United States into a high-risk conflict, becoming the first wartime president and, despite the odds, winning. In The Three Lives of James Madison, Noah Feldman offers an intriguing portrait of this elusive genius and the constitutional republic he created—and how both evolved to meet unforeseen challenges. Madison hoped to eradicate partisanship yet found himself giving voice to, and institutionalizing, the political divide. Madison’s lifelong loyalty to Thomas Jefferson led to an irrevocable break with George Washington, hero of the American Revolution. Madison closely collaborated with Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist papers—yet their different visions for the United States left them enemies. Alliances defined Madison, too. The vivacious Dolley Madison used her social and political talents to win her husband new supporters in Washington—and define the diplomatic customs of the capital’s society. Madison’s relationship with James Monroe, a mixture of friendship and rivalry, shaped his presidency and the outcome of the War of 1812. We may be more familiar with other Founding Fathers, but the United States today is in many ways Madisonian in nature. Madison predicted that foreign threats would justify the curtailment of civil liberties. He feared economic inequality and the power of financial markets over politics, believing that government by the people demanded resistance to wealth. Madison was the first Founding Father to recognize the importance of public opinion, and the first to understand that the media could function as a safeguard to liberty. The Three Lives of James Madison is an illuminating biography of the man whose creativity and tenacity gave us America’s distinctive form of government. His collaborations, struggles, and contradictions define the United States to this day. Jacket illustration adapted from a 1792 portrait of James Madison by Charles Willson Peale (Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Okla.) Advance praise for The Three Lives of James Madison “Noah Feldman brings a scholarly rigor and a gift for narrative to this impressive account of the sprawling—and often perplexing—life of James Madison. Understanding America requires understanding this often-overlooked Founder and his long, eventful life in the arena. We are fortunate indeed that Feldman has given us such a thoughtful examination of Madison’s mind and its still-unfolding role in the story of the nation.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “James Madison is famously known as the ‘Father’ of the American Constitution. With great insight, conveyed in elegant and commanding prose, Noah Feldman gives us a rich portrait of our fourth president in all his many aspects: constitution maker, politician, partisan, friend, slaveholder, husband, president, and elder statesmen. The result is a fresh, bold, and much-needed look at a pivotal figure in American and, therefore, world history.”—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307198]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President Author: Noah Feldman Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 34 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 31, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, as a partisan political strategist, and as a president Over the course of his life, James Madison changed the United States three times: First, he designed the Constitution, led the struggle for its adoption and ratification, then drafted the Bill of Rights. As an older, cannier politician he co-founded the original Republican party, setting the course of American political partisanship. Finally, having pioneered a foreign policy based on economic sanctions, he took the United States into a high-risk conflict, becoming the first wartime president and, despite the odds, winning. In The Three Lives of James Madison, Noah Feldman offers an intriguing portrait of this elusive genius and the constitutional republic he created—and how both evolved to meet unforeseen challenges. Madison hoped to eradicate partisanship yet found himself giving voice to, and institutionalizing, the political divide. Madison’s lifelong loyalty to Thomas Jefferson led to an irrevocable break with George Washington, hero of the American Revolution. Madison closely collaborated with Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist papers—yet their different visions for the United States left them enemies. Alliances defined Madison, too. The vivacious Dolley Madison used her social and political talents to win her husband new supporters in Washington—and define the diplomatic customs of the capital’s society. Madison’s relationship with James Monroe, a mixture of friendship and rivalry, shaped his presidency and the outcome of the War of 1812. We may be more familiar with other Founding Fathers, but the United States today is in many ways Madisonian in nature. Madison predicted that foreign threats would justify the curtailment of civil liberties. He feared economic inequality and the power of financial markets over politics, believing that government by the people demanded resistance to wealth. Madison was the first Founding Father to recognize the importance of public opinion, and the first to understand that the media could function as a safeguard to liberty. The Three Lives of James Madison is an illuminating biography of the man whose creativity and tenacity gave us America’s distinctive form of government. His collaborations, struggles, and contradictions define the United States to this day. Jacket illustration adapted from a 1792 portrait of James Madison by Charles Willson Peale (Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Okla.) Advance praise for The Three Lives of James Madison “Noah Feldman brings a scholarly rigor and a gift for narrative to this impressive account of the sprawling—and often perplexing—life of James Madison. Understanding America requires understanding this often-overlooked Founder and his long, eventful life in the arena. We are fortunate indeed that Feldman has given us such a thoughtful examination of Madison’s mind and its still-unfolding role in the story of the nation.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “James Madison is famously known as the ‘Father’ of the American Constitution. With great insight, conveyed in elegant and commanding prose, Noah Feldman gives us a rich portrait of our fourth president in all his many aspects: constitution maker, politician, partisan, friend, slaveholder, husband, president, and elder statesmen. The result is a fresh, bold, and much-needed look at a pivotal figure in American and, therefore, world history.”—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family