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Title: Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice Author: Scott Helman, Jenna Russell Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The full story of the Boston Marathon bombing, the hunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, and a city's brave response to terror--drawing from Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the story in The Boston Globe.   When two bombs exploded at the densely crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, the whole world watched in shock as the story unfolded. First, the death toll and life-altering injuries. Next, the identification of the suspects—Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev—and the tense manhunt that brought Boston to a standstill. And, finally, the courageous and inspiring recovery of a wounded American city.  Long Mile Home is the riveting tale of that tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week. Boston Globe journalists Scott Helman and Jenna Russell tell the full story through the eyes of five principal characters—a police officer, a lost daughter, a determined survivor, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon director—tracing the paths that brought them to a tragic intersection with two murderous brothers on that infamous day in April. Including never-before-told stories, unexpected revelations, and unforgettable moments of heroism and humanity, Long Mile Home is both an absorbing, action-packed narrative and a lasting tribute to the bravery and resiliency of the Boston community. With a New Afterword by the Authors Scott Helman, Jenna Russell Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209817 thebookvoice.com 11:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209817]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice Author: Scott Helman, Jenna Russell Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The full story of the Boston Marathon bombing, the hunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, and a city's brave response to terror--drawing from Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the story in The Boston Globe.   When two bombs exploded at the densely crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, the whole world watched in shock as the story unfolded. First, the death toll and life-altering injuries. Next, the identification of the suspects—Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev—and the tense manhunt that brought Boston to a standstill. And, finally, the courageous and inspiring recovery of a wounded American city.  Long Mile Home is the riveting tale of that tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week. Boston Globe journalists Scott Helman and Jenna Russell tell the full story through the eyes of five principal characters—a police officer, a lost daughter, a determined survivor, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon director—tracing the paths that brought them to a tragic intersection with two murderous brothers on that infamous day in April. Including never-before-told stories, unexpected revelations, and unforgettable moments of heroism and humanity, Long Mile Home is both an absorbing, action-packed narrative and a lasting tribute to the bravery and resiliency of the Boston community. With a New Afterword by the Authors Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209817]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice Author: Scott Helman, Jenna Russell Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The full story of the Boston Marathon bombing, the hunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, and a city's brave response to terror--drawing from Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the story in The Boston Globe.   When two bombs exploded at the densely crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, the whole world watched in shock as the story unfolded. First, the death toll and life-altering injuries. Next, the identification of the suspects—Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev—and the tense manhunt that brought Boston to a standstill. And, finally, the courageous and inspiring recovery of a wounded American city.  Long Mile Home is the riveting tale of that tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week. Boston Globe journalists Scott Helman and Jenna Russell tell the full story through the eyes of five principal characters—a police officer, a lost daughter, a determined survivor, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon director—tracing the paths that brought them to a tragic intersection with two murderous brothers on that infamous day in April. Including never-before-told stories, unexpected revelations, and unforgettable moments of heroism and humanity, Long Mile Home is both an absorbing, action-packed narrative and a lasting tribute to the bravery and resiliency of the Boston community. With a New Afterword by the Authors https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208903 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208903]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic Author: John Demos Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing story of a unique missionary project—and the America it embodied—from award-winning historian John Demos Near the start of the nineteenth century, as the newly established United States looked outward toward the wider world, a group of eminent Protestant ministers formed a grand scheme for gathering the rest of mankind into the redemptive fold of Christianity and 'civilization.' Its core element was a special school for 'heathen youth' drawn from all parts of the earth, including the Pacific Islands, China, India, and increasingly, the native nations of North America. If all went well, graduates would return to join similar projects in their respective homelands. For some years the school prospered and became quite famous. However, when two Cherokee students courted and married local women, public resolve—and fundamental ideals—were put to a severe test. The Heathen School follows the progress—and the demise—of this first true melting pot through the lives of individual students: among them, Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian who ran away from home and worked as a seaman in the China Trade before ending up in New England; John Ridge, son of a powerful Cherokee chief and subsequently a leader in the process of Indian 'removal'; and Elias Boudinot, editor of the first newspaper published by and for Native Americans. From its birth as a beacon of hope for universal 'salvation,' the heathen school descends into bitter controversy as American racial attitudes harden and intensify. Instead of encouraging reconciliation, the school exposes the limits of tolerance and sets off a chain of events that will culminate tragically in the Trail of Tears. In The Heathen School, John Demos marshals his deep empathy and feel for the textures of history to tell a moving story of families and communities—and to probe the very roots of American identity. John Demos Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208903 thebookvoice.com 11:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208903]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic Author: John Demos Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing story of a unique missionary project—and the America it embodied—from award-winning historian John Demos Near the start of the nineteenth century, as the newly established United States looked outward toward the wider world, a group of eminent Protestant ministers formed a grand scheme for gathering the rest of mankind into the redemptive fold of Christianity and 'civilization.' Its core element was a special school for 'heathen youth' drawn from all parts of the earth, including the Pacific Islands, China, India, and increasingly, the native nations of North America. If all went well, graduates would return to join similar projects in their respective homelands. For some years the school prospered and became quite famous. However, when two Cherokee students courted and married local women, public resolve—and fundamental ideals—were put to a severe test. The Heathen School follows the progress—and the demise—of this first true melting pot through the lives of individual students: among them, Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian who ran away from home and worked as a seaman in the China Trade before ending up in New England; John Ridge, son of a powerful Cherokee chief and subsequently a leader in the process of Indian 'removal'; and Elias Boudinot, editor of the first newspaper published by and for Native Americans. From its birth as a beacon of hope for universal 'salvation,' the heathen school descends into bitter controversy as American racial attitudes harden and intensify. Instead of encouraging reconciliation, the school exposes the limits of tolerance and sets off a chain of events that will culminate tragically in the Trail of Tears. In The Heathen School, John Demos marshals his deep empathy and feel for the textures of history to tell a moving story of families and communities—and to probe the very roots of American identity. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208903]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic Author: John Demos Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 33 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The astonishing story of a unique missionary project—and the America it embodied—from award-winning historian John Demos Near the start of the nineteenth century, as the newly established United States looked outward toward the wider world, a group of eminent Protestant ministers formed a grand scheme for gathering the rest of mankind into the redemptive fold of Christianity and 'civilization.' Its core element was a special school for 'heathen youth' drawn from all parts of the earth, including the Pacific Islands, China, India, and increasingly, the native nations of North America. If all went well, graduates would return to join similar projects in their respective homelands. For some years the school prospered and became quite famous. However, when two Cherokee students courted and married local women, public resolve—and fundamental ideals—were put to a severe test. The Heathen School follows the progress—and the demise—of this first true melting pot through the lives of individual students: among them, Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian who ran away from home and worked as a seaman in the China Trade before ending up in New England; John Ridge, son of a powerful Cherokee chief and subsequently a leader in the process of Indian 'removal'; and Elias Boudinot, editor of the first newspaper published by and for Native Americans. From its birth as a beacon of hope for universal 'salvation,' the heathen school descends into bitter controversy as American racial attitudes harden and intensify. Instead of encouraging reconciliation, the school exposes the limits of tolerance and sets off a chain of events that will culminate tragically in the Trail of Tears. In The Heathen School, John Demos marshals his deep empathy and feel for the textures of history to tell a moving story of families and communities—and to probe the very roots of American identity. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208744 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208744]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-Boats Brought World War II to America Author: Ed Offley Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun on Virginia Beach, a massive fireball erupted from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. By the next day, three ships lay at the bottom of the channel, victims of Lieutenant-Commander Horst Degen and his crew on the German submarine U-701. In The Burning Shore, acclaimed military reporter Ed Offley presents a thrilling account of Degen's rampage along the American coast and of US Lieutenant Harry J. Kane's quest to bring him down. Since the beginning of 1942, German U-boats had prowled the waters of the Atlantic, sinking merchant ships and threatening to sever the lifeline of supplies flowing from the United States to Great Britain. But when Kane and his crew spotted the silhouette of U-701 offshore that summer, the ensuing clash signaled a critical turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic—and the beginning of an unlikely friendship between the two rival commanders. A gripping tale of heroism and sacrifice, The Burning Shore describes how a small band of mariners and aviators drove Hitler's wolf packs from America's home waters. Ed Offley Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208744 thebookvoice.com 7:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208744]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-Boats Brought World War II to America Author: Ed Offley Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun on Virginia Beach, a massive fireball erupted from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. By the next day, three ships lay at the bottom of the channel, victims of Lieutenant-Commander Horst Degen and his crew on the German submarine U-701. In The Burning Shore, acclaimed military reporter Ed Offley presents a thrilling account of Degen's rampage along the American coast and of US Lieutenant Harry J. Kane's quest to bring him down. Since the beginning of 1942, German U-boats had prowled the waters of the Atlantic, sinking merchant ships and threatening to sever the lifeline of supplies flowing from the United States to Great Britain. But when Kane and his crew spotted the silhouette of U-701 offshore that summer, the ensuing clash signaled a critical turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic—and the beginning of an unlikely friendship between the two rival commanders. A gripping tale of heroism and sacrifice, The Burning Shore describes how a small band of mariners and aviators drove Hitler's wolf packs from America's home waters. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208744]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Burning Shore: How Hitler’s U-Boats Brought World War II to America Author: Ed Offley Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun on Virginia Beach, a massive fireball erupted from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. By the next day, three ships lay at the bottom of the channel, victims of Lieutenant-Commander Horst Degen and his crew on the German submarine U-701. In The Burning Shore, acclaimed military reporter Ed Offley presents a thrilling account of Degen's rampage along the American coast and of US Lieutenant Harry J. Kane's quest to bring him down. Since the beginning of 1942, German U-boats had prowled the waters of the Atlantic, sinking merchant ships and threatening to sever the lifeline of supplies flowing from the United States to Great Britain. But when Kane and his crew spotted the silhouette of U-701 offshore that summer, the ensuing clash signaled a critical turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic—and the beginning of an unlikely friendship between the two rival commanders. A gripping tale of heroism and sacrifice, The Burning Shore describes how a small band of mariners and aviators drove Hitler's wolf packs from America's home waters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208392 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 Author: Various Authors Narrator: Kristen McQuillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. Various Authors Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208392 thebookvoice.com 0:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 Author: Various Authors Narrator: Kristen McQuillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787 Author: Various Authors Narrator: Kristen McQuillin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208308 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208308]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain Author: Charles R. Cross Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death? Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the 90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music. Cross explores the impact Cobain has had on music, fashion, film, and culture, and attempts to explain his lasting and looming legacy. Charles R. Cross Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208308 thebookvoice.com 4:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208308]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain Author: Charles R. Cross Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death? Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the 90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music. Cross explores the impact Cobain has had on music, fashion, film, and culture, and attempts to explain his lasting and looming legacy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208308]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain Author: Charles R. Cross Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death? Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the 90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music. Cross explores the impact Cobain has had on music, fashion, film, and culture, and attempts to explain his lasting and looming legacy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208199 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Author: Jeremy Schaap Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 19, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Nazi Germany to weave this dramatic tale. From the start, American participation in the games was controversial. A boycott, based on reports of Nazi hostility to Jews, was afoot, but it was thwarted by the president of the American Olympic Committee. At the games themselves the plots and intrigues continued: Owens was befriended by a German rival, broad jumper Luz Long, who helped Owens win the gold medal at his own expense. Two Jewish sprinters were, at the last moment, denied the chance to compete for the United States out of misguided politeness to the Nazi hosts. And a myth was born that Hitler himself had snubbed Owens. Like Neal Bascomb's The Perfect Mile and David Margolick's Beyond Glory, Triumph captures this momentous episode in sports, and world, history in a nuanced yet page-turning narrative full of drama, suspense, and color. Jeremy Schaap Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208199 thebookvoice.com 7:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Author: Jeremy Schaap Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 19, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Nazi Germany to weave this dramatic tale. From the start, American participation in the games was controversial. A boycott, based on reports of Nazi hostility to Jews, was afoot, but it was thwarted by the president of the American Olympic Committee. At the games themselves the plots and intrigues continued: Owens was befriended by a German rival, broad jumper Luz Long, who helped Owens win the gold medal at his own expense. Two Jewish sprinters were, at the last moment, denied the chance to compete for the United States out of misguided politeness to the Nazi hosts. And a myth was born that Hitler himself had snubbed Owens. Like Neal Bascomb's The Perfect Mile and David Margolick's Beyond Glory, Triumph captures this momentous episode in sports, and world, history in a nuanced yet page-turning narrative full of drama, suspense, and color. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208199]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Author: Jeremy Schaap Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 19, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Nazi Germany to weave this dramatic tale. From the start, American participation in the games was controversial. A boycott, based on reports of Nazi hostility to Jews, was afoot, but it was thwarted by the president of the American Olympic Committee. At the games themselves the plots and intrigues continued: Owens was befriended by a German rival, broad jumper Luz Long, who helped Owens win the gold medal at his own expense. Two Jewish sprinters were, at the last moment, denied the chance to compete for the United States out of misguided politeness to the Nazi hosts. And a myth was born that Hitler himself had snubbed Owens. Like Neal Bascomb's The Perfect Mile and David Margolick's Beyond Glory, Triumph captures this momentous episode in sports, and world, history in a nuanced yet page-turning narrative full of drama, suspense, and color. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208197 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves Author: Andrew Ward Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the first narrative of the Civil War told by the very people that it freed. Groundbreaking, compelling, and poignant, The Slaves' War delivers an unprecedented vision of the nation's bloodiest conflict. An acclaimed historian of nineteenth-century and African American history, Andrew Ward gives us the first narrative of the Civil War told from the perspective of those whose destiny it decided. Woven together from interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs, here is the Civil War as seen not only from battlefields and camps but also from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, and fields. Speaking in a quintessentially American language of biblical power and intensity, body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers bring the war to life. From slaves' theories about the war's causes to their frank assessments of such figures as Lincoln, Davis, Lee, and Grant; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the slave South to the crushing disappointment of freedom's promise unfulfilled, The Slaves' War is an engrossing vision of America's Second Revolution. Andrew Ward Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208197 thebookvoice.com 13:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves Author: Andrew Ward Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the first narrative of the Civil War told by the very people that it freed. Groundbreaking, compelling, and poignant, The Slaves' War delivers an unprecedented vision of the nation's bloodiest conflict. An acclaimed historian of nineteenth-century and African American history, Andrew Ward gives us the first narrative of the Civil War told from the perspective of those whose destiny it decided. Woven together from interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs, here is the Civil War as seen not only from battlefields and camps but also from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, and fields. Speaking in a quintessentially American language of biblical power and intensity, body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers bring the war to life. From slaves' theories about the war's causes to their frank assessments of such figures as Lincoln, Davis, Lee, and Grant; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the slave South to the crushing disappointment of freedom's promise unfulfilled, The Slaves' War is an engrossing vision of America's Second Revolution. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208197]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves Author: Andrew Ward Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is the first narrative of the Civil War told by the very people that it freed. Groundbreaking, compelling, and poignant, The Slaves' War delivers an unprecedented vision of the nation's bloodiest conflict. An acclaimed historian of nineteenth-century and African American history, Andrew Ward gives us the first narrative of the Civil War told from the perspective of those whose destiny it decided. Woven together from interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs, here is the Civil War as seen not only from battlefields and camps but also from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, and fields. Speaking in a quintessentially American language of biblical power and intensity, body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers bring the war to life. From slaves' theories about the war's causes to their frank assessments of such figures as Lincoln, Davis, Lee, and Grant; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the slave South to the crushing disappointment of freedom's promise unfulfilled, The Slaves' War is an engrossing vision of America's Second Revolution. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207929 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness Author: Neil Swidey Narrator: David H. Lawrence XVII Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job—with deadly results   A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of “black mayonnaise.” Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as “beach whistles.”   In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel—its endpoint stretching farther from civilization than the earth’s deepest ocean trench—to carry waste out of the harbor. With this impressive feat of engineering, Boston was poised to show the country how to rebound from environmental ruin. But when bad decisions and clashing corporations endangered the project, a team of commercial divers was sent on a perilous mission to rescue the stymied cleanup effort. Five divers went in; not all of them came out alive.   Drawing on hundreds of interviews and thousands of documents collected over five years of reporting, award-winning writer Neil Swidey takes us deep into the lives of the divers, engineers, politicians, lawyers, and investigators involved in the tragedy and its aftermath, creating a taut, action-packed narrative. The climax comes just after the hard-partying DJ Gillis and his friend Billy Juse trade assignments as they head into the tunnel, sentencing one of them to death.   An intimate portrait of the wreckage left in the wake of lives lost, the book—which Dennis Lehane calls 'extraordinary' and compares with The Perfect Storm—is also a morality tale. What is the true cost of these large-scale construction projects, as designers and builders, emboldened by new technology and pressured to address a growing population’s rapacious needs, push the limits of the possible? This is a story about human risk—how it is calculated, discounted, and transferred—and the institutional failures that can lead to catastrophe.   Suspenseful yet humane, Trapped Under the Sea reminds us that behind every bridge, tower, and tunnel—behind the infrastructure that makes modern life possible—lies unsung bravery and extraordinary sacrifice. Neil Swidey Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207929 thebookvoice.com 15:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness Author: Neil Swidey Narrator: David H. Lawrence XVII Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job—with deadly results   A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of “black mayonnaise.” Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as “beach whistles.”   In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel—its endpoint stretching farther from civilization than the earth’s deepest ocean trench—to carry waste out of the harbor. With this impressive feat of engineering, Boston was poised to show the country how to rebound from environmental ruin. But when bad decisions and clashing corporations endangered the project, a team of commercial divers was sent on a perilous mission to rescue the stymied cleanup effort. Five divers went in; not all of them came out alive.   Drawing on hundreds of interviews and thousands of documents collected over five years of reporting, award-winning writer Neil Swidey takes us deep into the lives of the divers, engineers, politicians, lawyers, and investigators involved in the tragedy and its aftermath, creating a taut, action-packed narrative. The climax comes just after the hard-partying DJ Gillis and his friend Billy Juse trade assignments as they head into the tunnel, sentencing one of them to death.   An intimate portrait of the wreckage left in the wake of lives lost, the book—which Dennis Lehane calls 'extraordinary' and compares with The Perfect Storm—is also a morality tale. What is the true cost of these large-scale construction projects, as designers and builders, emboldened by new technology and pressured to address a growing population’s rapacious needs, push the limits of the possible? This is a story about human risk—how it is calculated, discounted, and transferred—and the institutional failures that can lead to catastrophe.   Suspenseful yet humane, Trapped Under the Sea reminds us that behind every bridge, tower, and tunnel—behind the infrastructure that makes modern life possible—lies unsung bravery and extraordinary sacrifice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207929]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness Author: Neil Swidey Narrator: David H. Lawrence XVII Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job—with deadly results   A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of “black mayonnaise.” Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as “beach whistles.”   In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel—its endpoint stretching farther from civilization than the earth’s deepest ocean trench—to carry waste out of the harbor. With this impressive feat of engineering, Boston was poised to show the country how to rebound from environmental ruin. But when bad decisions and clashing corporations endangered the project, a team of commercial divers was sent on a perilous mission to rescue the stymied cleanup effort. Five divers went in; not all of them came out alive.   Drawing on hundreds of interviews and thousands of documents collected over five years of reporting, award-winning writer Neil Swidey takes us deep into the lives of the divers, engineers, politicians, lawyers, and investigators involved in the tragedy and its aftermath, creating a taut, action-packed narrative. The climax comes just after the hard-partying DJ Gillis and his friend Billy Juse trade assignments as they head into the tunnel, sentencing one of them to death.   An intimate portrait of the wreckage left in the wake of lives lost, the book—which Dennis Lehane calls 'extraordinary' and compares with The Perfect Storm—is also a morality tale. What is the true cost of these large-scale construction projects, as designers and builders, emboldened by new technology and pressured to address a growing population’s rapacious needs, push the limits of the possible? This is a story about human risk—how it is calculated, discounted, and transferred—and the institutional failures that can lead to catastrophe.   Suspenseful yet humane, Trapped Under the Sea reminds us that behind every bridge, tower, and tunnel—behind the infrastructure that makes modern life possible—lies unsung bravery and extraordinary sacrifice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207856 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207856]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Burroughs: A Life Author: Barry Miles Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, 'William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius.' Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs wrote novels, memoirs, technical manuals, and poetry. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photographs, produced hundreds of hours of experimental recordings, acted in movies, and recorded more CDs than most rock bands. Burroughs was the original cult figure of the Beat Movement, and with the publication of his novel Naked Lunch, which was originally banned for obscenity, he became a guru to the 60s youth counterculture. In Call Me Burroughs, biographer and Beat historian Barry Miles presents the first full-length biography of Burroughs to be published in a quarter century-and the first one to chronicle the last decade of Burroughs's life and examine his long-term cultural legacy. Written with the full support of the Burroughs estate and drawing from countless interviews with figures like Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and Burroughs himself, Call Me Burroughs is a rigorously researched biography that finally gets to the heart of its notoriously mercurial subject. Barry Miles Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207856 thebookvoice.com 29:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207856]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Burroughs: A Life Author: Barry Miles Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, 'William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius.' Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs wrote novels, memoirs, technical manuals, and poetry. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photographs, produced hundreds of hours of experimental recordings, acted in movies, and recorded more CDs than most rock bands. Burroughs was the original cult figure of the Beat Movement, and with the publication of his novel Naked Lunch, which was originally banned for obscenity, he became a guru to the 60s youth counterculture. In Call Me Burroughs, biographer and Beat historian Barry Miles presents the first full-length biography of Burroughs to be published in a quarter century-and the first one to chronicle the last decade of Burroughs's life and examine his long-term cultural legacy. Written with the full support of the Burroughs estate and drawing from countless interviews with figures like Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and Burroughs himself, Call Me Burroughs is a rigorously researched biography that finally gets to the heart of its notoriously mercurial subject. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207856]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Call Me Burroughs: A Life Author: Barry Miles Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, 'William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius.' Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs wrote novels, memoirs, technical manuals, and poetry. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photographs, produced hundreds of hours of experimental recordings, acted in movies, and recorded more CDs than most rock bands. Burroughs was the original cult figure of the Beat Movement, and with the publication of his novel Naked Lunch, which was originally banned for obscenity, he became a guru to the 60s youth counterculture. In Call Me Burroughs, biographer and Beat historian Barry Miles presents the first full-length biography of Burroughs to be published in a quarter century-and the first one to chronicle the last decade of Burroughs's life and examine his long-term cultural legacy. Written with the full support of the Burroughs estate and drawing from countless interviews with figures like Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and Burroughs himself, Call Me Burroughs is a rigorously researched biography that finally gets to the heart of its notoriously mercurial subject. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were only the beginning. Ness’s true legacy reaches far beyond Big Al and Chicago. Eliot Ness follows the lawman through his days in Chicago and into his forgotten second act. As the public safety director of Cleveland, he achieved his greatest success: purging the city of corruption so deep that the mob and the police were often one and the same. And it was here, too, that he faced one of his greatest challenges: a brutal, serial killer known as the Torso Murderer, who terrorized the city for years. Eliot Ness presents the first complete picture of the real Eliot Ness. Both fearless and shockingly shy, he inspired courage and loyalty in men twice his age, forged law-enforcement innovations that are still with us today, and earned acclaim and scandal from both his professional and personal lives. Through it all, he believed unwaveringly in the integrity of law and the basic goodness of his fellow Americans. Douglas Perry Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816 thebookvoice.com 12:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were only the beginning. Ness’s true legacy reaches far beyond Big Al and Chicago. Eliot Ness follows the lawman through his days in Chicago and into his forgotten second act. As the public safety director of Cleveland, he achieved his greatest success: purging the city of corruption so deep that the mob and the police were often one and the same. And it was here, too, that he faced one of his greatest challenges: a brutal, serial killer known as the Torso Murderer, who terrorized the city for years. Eliot Ness presents the first complete picture of the real Eliot Ness. Both fearless and shockingly shy, he inspired courage and loyalty in men twice his age, forged law-enforcement innovations that are still with us today, and earned acclaim and scandal from both his professional and personal lives. Through it all, he believed unwaveringly in the integrity of law and the basic goodness of his fellow Americans. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were only the beginning. Ness’s true legacy reaches far beyond Big Al and Chicago. Eliot Ness follows the lawman through his days in Chicago and into his forgotten second act. As the public safety director of Cleveland, he achieved his greatest success: purging the city of corruption so deep that the mob and the police were often one and the same. And it was here, too, that he faced one of his greatest challenges: a brutal, serial killer known as the Torso Murderer, who terrorized the city for years. Eliot Ness presents the first complete picture of the real Eliot Ness. Both fearless and shockingly shy, he inspired courage and loyalty in men twice his age, forged law-enforcement innovations that are still with us today, and earned acclaim and scandal from both his professional and personal lives. Through it all, he believed unwaveringly in the integrity of law and the basic goodness of his fellow Americans. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207264 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207264]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest and opened up what would become the Oregon trail, permanently altering the nation's landscape and its global standing. Six years after Lewis and Clark's began their journey to the Pacific Northwest, two of the Eastern establishment's leading figures, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson, turned their sights to founding a colony akin to Jamestown on the West Coast and transforming the nation into a Pacific trading power. Author and correspondent for Outside magazine Peter Stark recreates this pivotal moment in American history for the first time for modern readers, drawing on original source material to tell the amazing true story of the Astor Expedition. Unfolding over the course of three years, from 1810 to 1813, Astoria is a tale of high adventure and incredible hardship in the wilderness and at sea. Of the more than one hundred-forty members of the two advance parties that reached the West Coast—one crossing the Rockies, the other rounding Cape Horn—nearly half perished by violence. Others went mad. Within one year, the expedition successfully established Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River. Though the colony would be short-lived, it opened provincial American eyes to the potential of the Western coast and its founders helped blaze the Oregon Trail. Peter Stark Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207264 thebookvoice.com 10:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207264]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest and opened up what would become the Oregon trail, permanently altering the nation's landscape and its global standing. Six years after Lewis and Clark's began their journey to the Pacific Northwest, two of the Eastern establishment's leading figures, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson, turned their sights to founding a colony akin to Jamestown on the West Coast and transforming the nation into a Pacific trading power. Author and correspondent for Outside magazine Peter Stark recreates this pivotal moment in American history for the first time for modern readers, drawing on original source material to tell the amazing true story of the Astor Expedition. Unfolding over the course of three years, from 1810 to 1813, Astoria is a tale of high adventure and incredible hardship in the wilderness and at sea. Of the more than one hundred-forty members of the two advance parties that reached the West Coast—one crossing the Rockies, the other rounding Cape Horn—nearly half perished by violence. Others went mad. Within one year, the expedition successfully established Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River. Though the colony would be short-lived, it opened provincial American eyes to the potential of the Western coast and its founders helped blaze the Oregon Trail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207264]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival Author: Peter Stark Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest and opened up what would become the Oregon trail, permanently altering the nation's landscape and its global standing. Six years after Lewis and Clark's began their journey to the Pacific Northwest, two of the Eastern establishment's leading figures, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson, turned their sights to founding a colony akin to Jamestown on the West Coast and transforming the nation into a Pacific trading power. Author and correspondent for Outside magazine Peter Stark recreates this pivotal moment in American history for the first time for modern readers, drawing on original source material to tell the amazing true story of the Astor Expedition. Unfolding over the course of three years, from 1810 to 1813, Astoria is a tale of high adventure and incredible hardship in the wilderness and at sea. Of the more than one hundred-forty members of the two advance parties that reached the West Coast—one crossing the Rockies, the other rounding Cape Horn—nearly half perished by violence. Others went mad. Within one year, the expedition successfully established Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River. Though the colony would be short-lived, it opened provincial American eyes to the potential of the Western coast and its founders helped blaze the Oregon Trail. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206760 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 30 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From his dogged determination to master prose to his spectacular achivements in civic improvement, Franklin's scientific aproach to self-improvement captures the spirit of revoltionary America Benjamin Franklin Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206760 thebookvoice.com 6:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 30 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From his dogged determination to master prose to his spectacular achivements in civic improvement, Franklin's scientific aproach to self-improvement captures the spirit of revoltionary America Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206760]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 95 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 30 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From his dogged determination to master prose to his spectacular achivements in civic improvement, Franklin's scientific aproach to self-improvement captures the spirit of revoltionary America https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206759 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206759]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Sense Author: Thomas Paine Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 1 minute Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 122 Ratings of Narrator: 4.39 of Total 41 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in the early months of 1776, Paine's forceful and cogent pamphlet brought the notion of American Independence into the mainstream. Thomas Paine Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206759 thebookvoice.com 2:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206759]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Sense Author: Thomas Paine Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 1 minute Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 122 Ratings of Narrator: 4.39 of Total 41 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in the early months of 1776, Paine's forceful and cogent pamphlet brought the notion of American Independence into the mainstream. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206759]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Common Sense Author: Thomas Paine Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 1 minute Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 122 Ratings of Narrator: 4.39 of Total 41 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in the early months of 1776, Paine's forceful and cogent pamphlet brought the notion of American Independence into the mainstream. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206758 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: William Roscoe Thayer Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 42 Ratings of Narrator: 4.35 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the finer single volume biographies of Washington, Thayer makes ample use of Washington's letters and writings yielding a rich portrait of the man behind the legend. William Roscoe Thayer Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206758 thebookvoice.com 5:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: William Roscoe Thayer Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 42 Ratings of Narrator: 4.35 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the finer single volume biographies of Washington, Thayer makes ample use of Washington's letters and writings yielding a rich portrait of the man behind the legend. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206758]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: William Roscoe Thayer Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 42 Ratings of Narrator: 4.35 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the finer single volume biographies of Washington, Thayer makes ample use of Washington's letters and writings yielding a rich portrait of the man behind the legend. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206757 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206757]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington's last and perhaps greatest missive to America, the address is best known for its warning against entangling foreign alliances and the formation of political parties. The Farewell Address is a glimpse into the future of the United States as envisioned by its premier founding father. George Washington Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206757 thebookvoice.com 0:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206757]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington's last and perhaps greatest missive to America, the address is best known for its warning against entangling foreign alliances and the formation of political parties. The Farewell Address is a glimpse into the future of the United States as envisioned by its premier founding father. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206757]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington's last and perhaps greatest missive to America, the address is best known for its warning against entangling foreign alliances and the formation of political parties. The Farewell Address is a glimpse into the future of the United States as envisioned by its premier founding father. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206756 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Declaration of Independence Author: Thomas Jefferson Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson's masterful summation of 18th century liberal thought, the words of the Declaration feature prominently in Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" Speech. Thomas Jefferson Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206756 thebookvoice.com 0:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Declaration of Independence Author: Thomas Jefferson Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson's masterful summation of 18th century liberal thought, the words of the Declaration feature prominently in Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" Speech. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Declaration of Independence Author: Thomas Jefferson Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.7 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.13 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson's masterful summation of 18th century liberal thought, the words of the Declaration feature prominently in Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" Speech. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206755 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The U.S. Constitution Author: The Constitutional Convention Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Highly controversial in 1787, the U.S. Constitution broke heavily with both British tradition and colonial radicalism to create what John Adams termed "A government of laws, and not men." The U.S. Constitution is presented here in its original form as well as its amended version. The Constitutional Convention Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206755 thebookvoice.com 1:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The U.S. Constitution Author: The Constitutional Convention Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Highly controversial in 1787, the U.S. Constitution broke heavily with both British tradition and colonial radicalism to create what John Adams termed "A government of laws, and not men." The U.S. Constitution is presented here in its original form as well as its amended version. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206755]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The U.S. Constitution Author: The Constitutional Convention Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Highly controversial in 1787, the U.S. Constitution broke heavily with both British tradition and colonial radicalism to create what John Adams termed "A government of laws, and not men." The U.S. Constitution is presented here in its original form as well as its amended version. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206754 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Federalist #10 Author: James Madison Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: James Madison's first and greatest contribution to the work that would become known as the Federalist Papers. In #10 Madison turns on its head the centuries old maxim that representative government could survive only in small republics. James Madison Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206754 thebookvoice.com 0:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Federalist #10 Author: James Madison Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: James Madison's first and greatest contribution to the work that would become known as the Federalist Papers. In #10 Madison turns on its head the centuries old maxim that representative government could survive only in small republics. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206754]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Federalist #10 Author: James Madison Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.57 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: James Madison's first and greatest contribution to the work that would become known as the Federalist Papers. In #10 Madison turns on its head the centuries old maxim that representative government could survive only in small republics. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206753 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206753]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Henry Jones Ford Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 64 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1920 by Princeton Professor Henry Jones Ford, Alexander Hamilton follows the life of the father of American finance Henry Jones Ford Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206753 thebookvoice.com 8:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206753]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Henry Jones Ford Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 64 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1920 by Princeton Professor Henry Jones Ford, Alexander Hamilton follows the life of the father of American finance Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206753]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Henry Jones Ford Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 64 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1920 by Princeton Professor Henry Jones Ford, Alexander Hamilton follows the life of the father of American finance https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206752 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206752]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: David Saville Muzzey Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the most disputed figures in American History, Jefferson was a central figure in the Revolutionary, Federalist, and Jeffersonian era. David Muzzey captures the character of Jefferson in a way few biographers have. David Saville Muzzey Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206752 thebookvoice.com 5:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206752]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: David Saville Muzzey Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the most disputed figures in American History, Jefferson was a central figure in the Revolutionary, Federalist, and Jeffersonian era. David Muzzey captures the character of Jefferson in a way few biographers have. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206752]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson Author: David Saville Muzzey Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.55 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: One of the most disputed figures in American History, Jefferson was a central figure in the Revolutionary, Federalist, and Jeffersonian era. David Muzzey captures the character of Jefferson in a way few biographers have. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206751 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of James Madison Author: Gaillard Hunt Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1902 by the editor of Madison's papers, Hunt's The Life of James Madison follows the "Father of the Constitution" from his education, early political training, shining moment at the Constitutional Convention and difficult Presidential years Gaillard Hunt Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206751 thebookvoice.com 12:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of James Madison Author: Gaillard Hunt Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1902 by the editor of Madison's papers, Hunt's The Life of James Madison follows the "Father of the Constitution" from his education, early political training, shining moment at the Constitutional Convention and difficult Presidential years Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206751]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of James Madison Author: Gaillard Hunt Narrator: Brendan Leonard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1902 by the editor of Madison's papers, Hunt's The Life of James Madison follows the "Father of the Constitution" from his education, early political training, shining moment at the Constitutional Convention and difficult Presidential years https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206750 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206750]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams Author: John T. Morse Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The unquestioned voice of American Independence, Adams was instrumental in uniting disparate colonies into a concerted movement. In the years following independence Adams struggled to find his place in the diplomatic and political future of his country capstoning his contribution with a one term presidency that left him feeling bitter and under-appreciated John T. Morse Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206750 thebookvoice.com 6:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206750]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams Author: John T. Morse Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The unquestioned voice of American Independence, Adams was instrumental in uniting disparate colonies into a concerted movement. In the years following independence Adams struggled to find his place in the diplomatic and political future of his country capstoning his contribution with a one term presidency that left him feeling bitter and under-appreciated Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206750]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams Author: John T. Morse Narrator: Paul Christie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The unquestioned voice of American Independence, Adams was instrumental in uniting disparate colonies into a concerted movement. In the years following independence Adams struggled to find his place in the diplomatic and political future of his country capstoning his contribution with a one term presidency that left him feeling bitter and under-appreciated https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206709 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206709]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief Author: George M. Marsden Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberal elites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course. Their failure lost them the faith of their constituents, paving the way for a Christian revival that offered America a firm new moral vision—one rooted in the Protestant values of the founders. A groundbreaking reappraisal of the country's spiritual reawakening, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment shows how America found new purpose at the dawn of the Cold War. George M. Marsden Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206709 thebookvoice.com 6:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206709]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief Author: George M. Marsden Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberal elites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course. Their failure lost them the faith of their constituents, paving the way for a Christian revival that offered America a firm new moral vision—one rooted in the Protestant values of the founders. A groundbreaking reappraisal of the country's spiritual reawakening, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment shows how America found new purpose at the dawn of the Cold War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206709]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief Author: George M. Marsden Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberal elites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course. Their failure lost them the faith of their constituents, paving the way for a Christian revival that offered America a firm new moral vision—one rooted in the Protestant values of the founders. A groundbreaking reappraisal of the country's spiritual reawakening, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment shows how America found new purpose at the dawn of the Cold War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206704 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historians have argued Lincoln is the father of modern speech. Lincoln's versatility stretches from carefully constructed political critiques such as the Copper Union Speech, to the masterfully poetic Gettysburg address. Abraham Lincoln Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206704 thebookvoice.com 1:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historians have argued Lincoln is the father of modern speech. Lincoln's versatility stretches from carefully constructed political critiques such as the Copper Union Speech, to the masterfully poetic Gettysburg address. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Historians have argued Lincoln is the father of modern speech. Lincoln's versatility stretches from carefully constructed political critiques such as the Copper Union Speech, to the masterfully poetic Gettysburg address. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206700 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Columbian Orator Author: Caleb Bingham Narrator: Dave Hickman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1797 to serve as a primer for those wishing to master oratory skills the Columbian Orator includes speeches by William Pitt, George Washington and Julius Caesar. Caleb Bingham Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206700 thebookvoice.com 8:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Columbian Orator Author: Caleb Bingham Narrator: Dave Hickman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1797 to serve as a primer for those wishing to master oratory skills the Columbian Orator includes speeches by William Pitt, George Washington and Julius Caesar. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Columbian Orator Author: Caleb Bingham Narrator: Dave Hickman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Written in 1797 to serve as a primer for those wishing to master oratory skills the Columbian Orator includes speeches by William Pitt, George Washington and Julius Caesar. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206698 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Lincoln Author: Henry Ketcham Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 152 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 45 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Light and enjoyable biography of America's 16th president, Ketcham draws heavily on personal accounts to portray a more human and accesible Lincoln. Particular attention is paid to Lincoln's relationship with rivals such as Douglas, Seward, Chase, and McCllenan. Henry Ketcham Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206698 thebookvoice.com 8:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Lincoln Author: Henry Ketcham Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 152 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 45 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Light and enjoyable biography of America's 16th president, Ketcham draws heavily on personal accounts to portray a more human and accesible Lincoln. Particular attention is paid to Lincoln's relationship with rivals such as Douglas, Seward, Chase, and McCllenan. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life of Lincoln Author: Henry Ketcham Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 152 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 45 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Light and enjoyable biography of America's 16th president, Ketcham draws heavily on personal accounts to portray a more human and accesible Lincoln. Particular attention is paid to Lincoln's relationship with rivals such as Douglas, Seward, Chase, and McCllenan. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206697 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys Life of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Hermann Hagedorn Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.12 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Well written and admiring biography of Theodore Roosevelt written shortly after his death. Hagedorn received the blessing and full cooperation of Roosevelt's family and friends and the result is a richly fascinating portrait filled with charming anecdotes rarely found in presidential biographies. Hermann Hagedorn Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206697 thebookvoice.com 9:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys Life of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Hermann Hagedorn Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.12 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Well written and admiring biography of Theodore Roosevelt written shortly after his death. Hagedorn received the blessing and full cooperation of Roosevelt's family and friends and the result is a richly fascinating portrait filled with charming anecdotes rarely found in presidential biographies. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206697]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys Life of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Hermann Hagedorn Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.12 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Well written and admiring biography of Theodore Roosevelt written shortly after his death. Hagedorn received the blessing and full cooperation of Roosevelt's family and friends and the result is a richly fascinating portrait filled with charming anecdotes rarely found in presidential biographies. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206696 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206696]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Author: U.S. Grant Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 2.96 of Total 27 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although dying of throat cancer Grant refused to stop writing the memoirs that would restore his families lost fortune. He died just weeks after completion leaving behind one of the greatest first hand accounts of the American Civil War. U.S. Grant Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206696 thebookvoice.com 11:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206696]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Author: U.S. Grant Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 2.96 of Total 27 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although dying of throat cancer Grant refused to stop writing the memoirs that would restore his families lost fortune. He died just weeks after completion leaving behind one of the greatest first hand accounts of the American Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206696]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Author: U.S. Grant Narrator: Andrew Julow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 69 Ratings of Narrator: 2.96 of Total 27 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Although dying of throat cancer Grant refused to stop writing the memoirs that would restore his families lost fortune. He died just weeks after completion leaving behind one of the greatest first hand accounts of the American Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A timely and intimate look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House through the lives of his two closest aides and confidants Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attendeded the theater with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address—and they wrote about it after his death. In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery—not states’ rights—as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance. Joshua Zeitz Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245 thebookvoice.com 12:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A timely and intimate look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House through the lives of his two closest aides and confidants Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attendeded the theater with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address—and they wrote about it after his death. In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery—not states’ rights—as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A timely and intimate look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House through the lives of his two closest aides and confidants Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attendeded the theater with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address—and they wrote about it after his death. In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery—not states’ rights—as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205029 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow-Land: The 1964–65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America Author: Joseph Tirella Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Motivated by the idea of turning Flushing Meadows, literally a land of refuse, into his greatest public park, Robert Moses—New York's 'master builder'—brought the World's Fair to the Big Apple for 1964 and '65. Though considered a financial failure, the 1964/65 World's Fair was a sixties flash point in areas from politics to pop culture, technology to urban planning, and civil rights to violent crime. In an epic narrative, Tomorrow-Land shows the astonishing pivots taken by New York City, America, and the world during the fair. It fetched Disney's empire from California and Michelangelo's La Piet├á from Europe and displayed flickers of innovation from Ford, GM, and NASA—from undersea and outer-space colonies to personal computers. It housed the controversial work of Warhol (until Governor Rockefeller had it removed) and lured Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Meanwhile, the fair—and its house band, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians—sat in the musical shadows of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, who changed rock and roll right there in Queens. And as southern civil rights efforts turned deadly, and violent protests also occurred in and around the fair, Harlem-based Malcolm X predicted a frightening future of inner-city racial conflict. World's Fairs have always been collisions of eras, cultures, nations, technologies, ideas, and art. But the trippy, turbulent, Technicolor, Disney, corporate, and often misguided 1964/65 fair was truly exceptional. Joseph Tirella Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205029 thebookvoice.com 12:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow-Land: The 1964–65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America Author: Joseph Tirella Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Motivated by the idea of turning Flushing Meadows, literally a land of refuse, into his greatest public park, Robert Moses—New York's 'master builder'—brought the World's Fair to the Big Apple for 1964 and '65. Though considered a financial failure, the 1964/65 World's Fair was a sixties flash point in areas from politics to pop culture, technology to urban planning, and civil rights to violent crime. In an epic narrative, Tomorrow-Land shows the astonishing pivots taken by New York City, America, and the world during the fair. It fetched Disney's empire from California and Michelangelo's La Piet├á from Europe and displayed flickers of innovation from Ford, GM, and NASA—from undersea and outer-space colonies to personal computers. It housed the controversial work of Warhol (until Governor Rockefeller had it removed) and lured Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Meanwhile, the fair—and its house band, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians—sat in the musical shadows of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, who changed rock and roll right there in Queens. And as southern civil rights efforts turned deadly, and violent protests also occurred in and around the fair, Harlem-based Malcolm X predicted a frightening future of inner-city racial conflict. World's Fairs have always been collisions of eras, cultures, nations, technologies, ideas, and art. But the trippy, turbulent, Technicolor, Disney, corporate, and often misguided 1964/65 fair was truly exceptional. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205029]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tomorrow-Land: The 1964–65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America Author: Joseph Tirella Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Motivated by the idea of turning Flushing Meadows, literally a land of refuse, into his greatest public park, Robert Moses—New York's 'master builder'—brought the World's Fair to the Big Apple for 1964 and '65. Though considered a financial failure, the 1964/65 World's Fair was a sixties flash point in areas from politics to pop culture, technology to urban planning, and civil rights to violent crime. In an epic narrative, Tomorrow-Land shows the astonishing pivots taken by New York City, America, and the world during the fair. It fetched Disney's empire from California and Michelangelo's La Piet├á from Europe and displayed flickers of innovation from Ford, GM, and NASA—from undersea and outer-space colonies to personal computers. It housed the controversial work of Warhol (until Governor Rockefeller had it removed) and lured Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. Meanwhile, the fair—and its house band, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians—sat in the musical shadows of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, who changed rock and roll right there in Queens. And as southern civil rights efforts turned deadly, and violent protests also occurred in and around the fair, Harlem-based Malcolm X predicted a frightening future of inner-city racial conflict. World's Fairs have always been collisions of eras, cultures, nations, technologies, ideas, and art. But the trippy, turbulent, Technicolor, Disney, corporate, and often misguided 1964/65 fair was truly exceptional. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205011 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past Author: Henry Louis Gates Narrator: Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 27, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Most African Americans, in tracing their family’s past, encounter a series of daunting obstacles. Slavery was a brutally efficient nullifier of identity, willfully denying black men and women even their names. Here, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., backed by an elite team of geneticists and researchers, takes nineteen extraordinary African Americans on a once unimaginable journey, tracing family sagas through U.S. history and back to Africa. Those whose recovered pasts collectively form an African American “people’s history” of the United States include celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Don Cheadle, Chris Tucker, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, and Quincy Jones; writers such as Maya Angelou and Bliss Broyard; leading thinkers such as Harvard divinity professor Peter Gomes, the Reverend T. D. Jakes, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot; and famous achievers such as Mae Jemison, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Linda Johnson Rice. More than a work of history, In Search of Our Roots is a book of revelatory importance that, for the first time, brings to light the lives of ordinary men and women who, by courageous example, blazed a path for their famous descendants. Henry Louis Gates Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205011 thebookvoice.com 16:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past Author: Henry Louis Gates Narrator: Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 27, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Most African Americans, in tracing their family’s past, encounter a series of daunting obstacles. Slavery was a brutally efficient nullifier of identity, willfully denying black men and women even their names. Here, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., backed by an elite team of geneticists and researchers, takes nineteen extraordinary African Americans on a once unimaginable journey, tracing family sagas through U.S. history and back to Africa. Those whose recovered pasts collectively form an African American “people’s history” of the United States include celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Don Cheadle, Chris Tucker, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, and Quincy Jones; writers such as Maya Angelou and Bliss Broyard; leading thinkers such as Harvard divinity professor Peter Gomes, the Reverend T. D. Jakes, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot; and famous achievers such as Mae Jemison, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Linda Johnson Rice. More than a work of history, In Search of Our Roots is a book of revelatory importance that, for the first time, brings to light the lives of ordinary men and women who, by courageous example, blazed a path for their famous descendants. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205011]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past Author: Henry Louis Gates Narrator: Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 27, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Most African Americans, in tracing their family’s past, encounter a series of daunting obstacles. Slavery was a brutally efficient nullifier of identity, willfully denying black men and women even their names. Here, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., backed by an elite team of geneticists and researchers, takes nineteen extraordinary African Americans on a once unimaginable journey, tracing family sagas through U.S. history and back to Africa. Those whose recovered pasts collectively form an African American “people’s history” of the United States include celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Don Cheadle, Chris Tucker, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, and Quincy Jones; writers such as Maya Angelou and Bliss Broyard; leading thinkers such as Harvard divinity professor Peter Gomes, the Reverend T. D. Jakes, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot; and famous achievers such as Mae Jemison, Tom Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Linda Johnson Rice. More than a work of history, In Search of Our Roots is a book of revelatory importance that, for the first time, brings to light the lives of ordinary men and women who, by courageous example, blazed a path for their famous descendants. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204992 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204992]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865 Author: James B. Conroy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation's leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hampton Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America's wars to come. James B. Conroy Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204992 thebookvoice.com 12:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204992]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865 Author: James B. Conroy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation's leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hampton Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America's wars to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204992]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865 Author: James B. Conroy Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation's leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hampton Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America's wars to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204980 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204980]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dance of the Reptiles: Rampaging Tourists, Marauding Pythons, Larcenous Legislators, Crazed Celebrities, and Tar-Balled Beaches: Selected Columns Author: Carl Hiaasen Narrator: Arte Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A collection of the best Miami Herald columns from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system. If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling novels, think again. Dance of the Reptiles collects the best of Hiaasen’s Miami Herald columns, which lay bare the stories—large and small—that demonstrate anew that truth is far stranger than fiction. Hiaasen offers his commentary—indignant, disbelieving, sometimes righteously angry, and frequently hilarious—on issues like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Bernie Madoff's trial, and the shenanigans of the recent presidential elections. Whether or not you have read Carl Hiaasen before, you are in for a wild ride. Carl Hiaasen Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204980 thebookvoice.com 12:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204980]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dance of the Reptiles: Rampaging Tourists, Marauding Pythons, Larcenous Legislators, Crazed Celebrities, and Tar-Balled Beaches: Selected Columns Author: Carl Hiaasen Narrator: Arte Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A collection of the best Miami Herald columns from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system. If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling novels, think again. Dance of the Reptiles collects the best of Hiaasen’s Miami Herald columns, which lay bare the stories—large and small—that demonstrate anew that truth is far stranger than fiction. Hiaasen offers his commentary—indignant, disbelieving, sometimes righteously angry, and frequently hilarious—on issues like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Bernie Madoff's trial, and the shenanigans of the recent presidential elections. Whether or not you have read Carl Hiaasen before, you are in for a wild ride. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204980]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dance of the Reptiles: Rampaging Tourists, Marauding Pythons, Larcenous Legislators, Crazed Celebrities, and Tar-Balled Beaches: Selected Columns Author: Carl Hiaasen Narrator: Arte Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A collection of the best Miami Herald columns from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system. If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling novels, think again. Dance of the Reptiles collects the best of Hiaasen’s Miami Herald columns, which lay bare the stories—large and small—that demonstrate anew that truth is far stranger than fiction. Hiaasen offers his commentary—indignant, disbelieving, sometimes righteously angry, and frequently hilarious—on issues like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Bernie Madoff's trial, and the shenanigans of the recent presidential elections. Whether or not you have read Carl Hiaasen before, you are in for a wild ride. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204666 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204666]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics Author: Charles Krauthammer Narrator: Charles Krauthammer, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.99 of Total 72 Ratings of Narrator: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From America’s preeminent columnist, named by the Financial Times the most influential commentator in the nation, a must-have collection of Charles Krauthammer’s essential, timeless writings.   A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenged conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer dazzled readers for decades with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column was a must-read in Washington and across the country. Don’t miss the best of Krauthammer’s intelligence, erudition and wit collected in one volume.   Readers will find here not only the country’s leading conservative thinker offering a pas­sionate defense of limited government, but also a highly independent mind whose views—on feminism, evolution and the death penalty, for example—defy ideological convention. Things That Matter also features several of Krautham­mer’s major path-breaking essays—on bioeth­ics, on Jewish destiny and on America’s role as the world’s superpower—that have pro­foundly influenced the nation’s thoughts and policies. And finally, the collection presents a trove of always penetrating, often bemused re­flections on everything from border collies to Halley’s Comet, from Woody Allen to Win­ston Churchill, from the punishing pleasures of speed chess to the elegance of the perfectly thrown outfield assist.   With a special, highly autobiographical in­troduction in which Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life. Charles Krauthammer Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204666 thebookvoice.com 12:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204666]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics Author: Charles Krauthammer Narrator: Charles Krauthammer, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.99 of Total 72 Ratings of Narrator: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From America’s preeminent columnist, named by the Financial Times the most influential commentator in the nation, a must-have collection of Charles Krauthammer’s essential, timeless writings.   A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenged conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer dazzled readers for decades with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column was a must-read in Washington and across the country. Don’t miss the best of Krauthammer’s intelligence, erudition and wit collected in one volume.   Readers will find here not only the country’s leading conservative thinker offering a pas­sionate defense of limited government, but also a highly independent mind whose views—on feminism, evolution and the death penalty, for example—defy ideological convention. Things That Matter also features several of Krautham­mer’s major path-breaking essays—on bioeth­ics, on Jewish destiny and on America’s role as the world’s superpower—that have pro­foundly influenced the nation’s thoughts and policies. And finally, the collection presents a trove of always penetrating, often bemused re­flections on everything from border collies to Halley’s Comet, from Woody Allen to Win­ston Churchill, from the punishing pleasures of speed chess to the elegance of the perfectly thrown outfield assist.   With a special, highly autobiographical in­troduction in which Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204666]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics Author: Charles Krauthammer Narrator: Charles Krauthammer, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.99 of Total 72 Ratings of Narrator: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From America’s preeminent columnist, named by the Financial Times the most influential commentator in the nation, a must-have collection of Charles Krauthammer’s essential, timeless writings.   A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenged conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer dazzled readers for decades with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column was a must-read in Washington and across the country. Don’t miss the best of Krauthammer’s intelligence, erudition and wit collected in one volume.   Readers will find here not only the country’s leading conservative thinker offering a pas­sionate defense of limited government, but also a highly independent mind whose views—on feminism, evolution and the death penalty, for example—defy ideological convention. Things That Matter also features several of Krautham­mer’s major path-breaking essays—on bioeth­ics, on Jewish destiny and on America’s role as the world’s superpower—that have pro­foundly influenced the nation’s thoughts and policies. And finally, the collection presents a trove of always penetrating, often bemused re­flections on everything from border collies to Halley’s Comet, from Woody Allen to Win­ston Churchill, from the punishing pleasures of speed chess to the elegance of the perfectly thrown outfield assist.   With a special, highly autobiographical in­troduction in which Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204638 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204638]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon Author: Ken Abraham, Buzz Aldrin Narrator: Patrick Egan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind’s greatest achievements and was witnessed by the largest worldwide television audience in history. In the years since, millions more have had their Earth-centric perspective unalterably changed by the iconic photograph of Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon, the blackness of space behind him and his fellow explorer and the Eagle reflected in his visor. Describing the alien world he was walking upon, he uttered the words “magnificent desolation.” And as the astronauts later sat in the Eagle, waiting to begin their journey back home, knowing that they were doomed unless every system and part on board worked flawlessly, it was Aldrin who responded to Mission Control’s clearance to take off with the quip, “Roger. Understand. We’re number one on the runway.” The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet, yet few people know the rest of this true American hero’s story. In Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure and the ultimate insider’s view of life as one of the superstars of America’s space program, he also opens up with remarkable candor about his more personal trials–and eventual triumphs–back on Earth. From the glory of being part of the mission that fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge to reach the moon before the decade was out, Aldrin returned home to an Air Force career stripped of purpose or direction, other than as a public relations tool that NASA put to relentless use in a seemingly nonstop world tour. The twin demons of depression and alcoholism emerged–the first of which Aldrin confronted early and publicly, and the second of which he met with denial until it nearly killed him. He burned through two marriages, his Air Force career came to an inglorious end, and he found himself selling cars for a living when he wasn’t drunkenly wrecking them. Redemption came when he finally embraced sobriety, gained the love of a woman, Lois, who would become the great joy of his life, and dedicated himself to being a tireless advocate for the future of space exploration–not only as a scientific endeavor but also as a thriving commercial enterprise. These days Buzz Aldrin is enjoying life with an enthusiasm that reminds us how far it is possible for a person to travel, literally and figuratively. As an adventure story, a searing memoir of self-destruction and self-renewal, and as a visionary rallying cry to once again set our course for Mars and beyond, Magnificent Desolation is the thoroughly human story of a genuine hero. Ken Abraham, Buzz Aldrin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204638 thebookvoice.com 14:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204638]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon Author: Ken Abraham, Buzz Aldrin Narrator: Patrick Egan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind’s greatest achievements and was witnessed by the largest worldwide television audience in history. In the years since, millions more have had their Earth-centric perspective unalterably changed by the iconic photograph of Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon, the blackness of space behind him and his fellow explorer and the Eagle reflected in his visor. Describing the alien world he was walking upon, he uttered the words “magnificent desolation.” And as the astronauts later sat in the Eagle, waiting to begin their journey back home, knowing that they were doomed unless every system and part on board worked flawlessly, it was Aldrin who responded to Mission Control’s clearance to take off with the quip, “Roger. Understand. We’re number one on the runway.” The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet, yet few people know the rest of this true American hero’s story. In Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure and the ultimate insider’s view of life as one of the superstars of America’s space program, he also opens up with remarkable candor about his more personal trials–and eventual triumphs–back on Earth. From the glory of being part of the mission that fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge to reach the moon before the decade was out, Aldrin returned home to an Air Force career stripped of purpose or direction, other than as a public relations tool that NASA put to relentless use in a seemingly nonstop world tour. The twin demons of depression and alcoholism emerged–the first of which Aldrin confronted early and publicly, and the second of which he met with denial until it nearly killed him. He burned through two marriages, his Air Force career came to an inglorious end, and he found himself selling cars for a living when he wasn’t drunkenly wrecking them. Redemption came when he finally embraced sobriety, gained the love of a woman, Lois, who would become the great joy of his life, and dedicated himself to being a tireless advocate for the future of space exploration–not only as a scientific endeavor but also as a thriving commercial enterprise. These days Buzz Aldrin is enjoying life with an enthusiasm that reminds us how far it is possible for a person to travel, literally and figuratively. As an adventure story, a searing memoir of self-destruction and self-renewal, and as a visionary rallying cry to once again set our course for Mars and beyond, Magnificent Desolation is the thoroughly human story of a genuine hero. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204638]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon Author: Ken Abraham, Buzz Aldrin Narrator: Patrick Egan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 23, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind’s greatest achievements and was witnessed by the largest worldwide television audience in history. In the years since, millions more have had their Earth-centric perspective unalterably changed by the iconic photograph of Aldrin standing on the surface of the moon, the blackness of space behind him and his fellow explorer and the Eagle reflected in his visor. Describing the alien world he was walking upon, he uttered the words “magnificent desolation.” And as the astronauts later sat in the Eagle, waiting to begin their journey back home, knowing that they were doomed unless every system and part on board worked flawlessly, it was Aldrin who responded to Mission Control’s clearance to take off with the quip, “Roger. Understand. We’re number one on the runway.” The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet, yet few people know the rest of this true American hero’s story. In Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure and the ultimate insider’s view of life as one of the superstars of America’s space program, he also opens up with remarkable candor about his more personal trials–and eventual triumphs–back on Earth. From the glory of being part of the mission that fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge to reach the moon before the decade was out, Aldrin returned home to an Air Force career stripped of purpose or direction, other than as a public relations tool that NASA put to relentless use in a seemingly nonstop world tour. The twin demons of depression and alcoholism emerged–the first of which Aldrin confronted early and publicly, and the second of which he met with denial until it nearly killed him. He burned through two marriages, his Air Force career came to an inglorious end, and he found himself selling cars for a living when he wasn’t drunkenly wrecking them. Redemption came when he finally embraced sobriety, gained the love of a woman, Lois, who would become the great joy of his life, and dedicated himself to being a tireless advocate for the future of space exploration–not only as a scientific endeavor but also as a thriving commercial enterprise. These days Buzz Aldrin is enjoying life with an enthusiasm that reminds us how far it is possible for a person to travel, literally and figuratively. As an adventure story, a searing memoir of self-destruction and self-renewal, and as a visionary rallying cry to once again set our course for Mars and beyond, Magnificent Desolation is the thoroughly human story of a genuine hero. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204326 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gates of the Alamo Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings one of the pivotal battles in American history to life in this fiery, unforgettable novel. Meticulously researched and overflowing with fascinating characters, The Gates of the Alamo is an experience history buffs and fiction fans will equally enjoy. Edmund McGowan is a gifted naturalist whose life's work is threatened by war. Mary Mott is a widowed innkeeper forced to rely on her own resources for survival. Mary's 16-year-old son, Terrell, is a young man about to experience his first taste of love. Focusing on these three characters-and sprinkling in real-life figures such as James Bowie and Davy Crockett-Harrigan gives a human face to a true American legend. Told from the perspective of the Mexican attackers as well as the American defenders, this New York Times best-seller vividly recreates a time and a place where honor and gallant death shaped generations of people. George Guidall's narration captures all the drama of ordinary people living through extraordinary events. Stephen Harrigan Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204326 thebookvoice.com 24:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gates of the Alamo Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings one of the pivotal battles in American history to life in this fiery, unforgettable novel. Meticulously researched and overflowing with fascinating characters, The Gates of the Alamo is an experience history buffs and fiction fans will equally enjoy. Edmund McGowan is a gifted naturalist whose life's work is threatened by war. Mary Mott is a widowed innkeeper forced to rely on her own resources for survival. Mary's 16-year-old son, Terrell, is a young man about to experience his first taste of love. Focusing on these three characters-and sprinkling in real-life figures such as James Bowie and Davy Crockett-Harrigan gives a human face to a true American legend. Told from the perspective of the Mexican attackers as well as the American defenders, this New York Times best-seller vividly recreates a time and a place where honor and gallant death shaped generations of people. George Guidall's narration captures all the drama of ordinary people living through extraordinary events. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204326]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gates of the Alamo Author: Stephen Harrigan Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings one of the pivotal battles in American history to life in this fiery, unforgettable novel. Meticulously researched and overflowing with fascinating characters, The Gates of the Alamo is an experience history buffs and fiction fans will equally enjoy. Edmund McGowan is a gifted naturalist whose life's work is threatened by war. Mary Mott is a widowed innkeeper forced to rely on her own resources for survival. Mary's 16-year-old son, Terrell, is a young man about to experience his first taste of love. Focusing on these three characters-and sprinkling in real-life figures such as James Bowie and Davy Crockett-Harrigan gives a human face to a true American legend. Told from the perspective of the Mexican attackers as well as the American defenders, this New York Times best-seller vividly recreates a time and a place where honor and gallant death shaped generations of people. George Guidall's narration captures all the drama of ordinary people living through extraordinary events. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203477 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 12, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. More than almost any other nation in the world, the United States began as an idea. For this reason, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid and not based on any universally shared heritage, we have had to continually return to our nation's founding to understand who we are. In The Idea of America, Wood reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the revolution remains so essential. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution-from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment-and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy. As Wood reveals, while the founders hoped to create a virtuous republic of yeoman farmers and uninterested leaders, they instead gave birth to a sprawling, licentious, and materialistic popular democracy. Wood also traces the origins of American exceptionalism to this period, revealing how the revolutionary generation, despite living in a distant, sparsely populated country, believed itself to be the most enlightened people on earth. The revolution gave Americans their messianic sense of purpose-and perhaps our continued propensity to promote democracy around the world-because the founders believed their colonial rebellion had universal significance for oppressed peoples everywhere. Yet what may seem like audacity in retrospect reflected the fact that in the eighteenth century republicanism was a truly radical ideology-as radical as Marxism would be in the nineteenth-and one that indeed inspired revolutionaries the world over. Today there exists what Wood calls a terrifying gap between us and the founders, such that it requires almost an act of imagination to fully recapture their era. Because we now take our democracy for granted, it is nearly impossible for us to appreciate how deeply the founders feared their grand experiment in liberty could evolve into monarchy or dissolve into licentiousness. Gracefully written and filled with insight, The Idea of America helps us to recapture the fears and hopes of the revolutionary generation and its attempts to translate those ideals into a working democracy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical Hamilton has sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more. Look for Gordon's new book, Friends Divided. Gordon S. Wood Thu, 12 May 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203477 thebookvoice.com 12:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 12, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. More than almost any other nation in the world, the United States began as an idea. For this reason, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid and not based on any universally shared heritage, we have had to continually return to our nation's founding to understand who we are. In The Idea of America, Wood reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the revolution remains so essential. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution-from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment-and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy. As Wood reveals, while the founders hoped to create a virtuous republic of yeoman farmers and uninterested leaders, they instead gave birth to a sprawling, licentious, and materialistic popular democracy. Wood also traces the origins of American exceptionalism to this period, revealing how the revolutionary generation, despite living in a distant, sparsely populated country, believed itself to be the most enlightened people on earth. The revolution gave Americans their messianic sense of purpose-and perhaps our continued propensity to promote democracy around the world-because the founders believed their colonial rebellion had universal significance for oppressed peoples everywhere. Yet what may seem like audacity in retrospect reflected the fact that in the eighteenth century republicanism was a truly radical ideology-as radical as Marxism would be in the nineteenth-and one that indeed inspired revolutionaries the world over. Today there exists what Wood calls a terrifying gap between us and the founders, such that it requires almost an act of imagination to fully recapture their era. Because we now take our democracy for granted, it is nearly impossible for us to appreciate how deeply the founders feared their grand experiment in liberty could evolve into monarchy or dissolve into licentiousness. Gracefully written and filled with insight, The Idea of America helps us to recapture the fears and hopes of the revolutionary generation and its attempts to translate those ideals into a working democracy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical Hamilton has sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more. Look for Gordon's new book, Friends Divided. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203477]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 12, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. More than almost any other nation in the world, the United States began as an idea. For this reason, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid and not based on any universally shared heritage, we have had to continually return to our nation's founding to understand who we are. In The Idea of America, Wood reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the revolution remains so essential. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution-from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment-and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy. As Wood reveals, while the founders hoped to create a virtuous republic of yeoman farmers and uninterested leaders, they instead gave birth to a sprawling, licentious, and materialistic popular democracy. Wood also traces the origins of American exceptionalism to this period, revealing how the revolutionary generation, despite living in a distant, sparsely populated country, believed itself to be the most enlightened people on earth. The revolution gave Americans their messianic sense of purpose-and perhaps our continued propensity to promote democracy around the world-because the founders believed their colonial rebellion had universal significance for oppressed peoples everywhere. Yet what may seem like audacity in retrospect reflected the fact that in the eighteenth century republicanism was a truly radical ideology-as radical as Marxism would be in the nineteenth-and one that indeed inspired revolutionaries the world over. Today there exists what Wood calls a terrifying gap between us and the founders, such that it requires almost an act of imagination to fully recapture their era. Because we now take our democracy for granted, it is nearly impossible for us to appreciate how deeply the founders feared their grand experiment in liberty could evolve into monarchy or dissolve into licentiousness. Gracefully written and filled with insight, The Idea of America helps us to recapture the fears and hopes of the revolutionary generation and its attempts to translate those ideals into a working democracy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical Hamilton has sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more. Look for Gordon's new book, Friends Divided. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. Gordon S. Wood Thu, 18 May 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475 thebookvoice.com 9:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203434 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pox: An American History Author: Michael Willrich Narrator: K. Todd Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 31, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how America's Progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. At the turn of the last century, a powerful smallpox epidemic swept the United States from coast to coast. The age-old disease spread swiftly through an increasingly interconnected American landscape: from southern tobacco plantations to the dense immigrant neighborhoods of northern cities to far-flung villages on the edges of the nascent American empire. In Pox, award-winning historian Michael Willrich offers a gripping chronicle of how the nation's continentwide fight against smallpox launched one of the most important civil liberties struggles of the twentieth century. At the dawn of the activist Progressive era and during a moment of great optimism about modern medicine, the government responded to the deadly epidemic by calling for universal compulsory vaccination. To enforce the law, public health authorities relied on quarantines, pesthouses, and 'virus squads'-corps of doctors and club-wielding police. Though these measures eventually contained the disease, they also sparked a wave of popular resistance among Americans who perceived them as a threat to their health and to their rights. At the time, anti-vaccinationists were often dismissed as misguided cranks, but Willrich argues that they belonged to a wider legacy of American dissent that attended the rise of an increasingly powerful government. While a well-organized anti-vaccination movement sprang up during these years, many Americans resisted in subtler ways-by concealing sick family members or forging immunization certificates. Pox introduces us to memorable characters on both sides of the debate, from Henning Jacobson, a Swedish Lutheran minister whose battle against vaccination went all the way to the Supreme Court, to C. P. Wertenbaker, a federal surgeon who saw himself as a medical missionary combating a deadly-and preventable-disease. As Willrich suggests, many of the questions first raised by the Progressive-era antivaccination movement are still with us: How far should the government go to protect us from peril? What happens when the interests of public health collide with religious beliefs and personal conscience? In Pox, Willrich delivers a riveting tale about the clash of modern medicine, civil liberties, and government power at the turn of the last century that resonates powerfully today. Michael Willrich Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203434 thebookvoice.com 14:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pox: An American History Author: Michael Willrich Narrator: K. Todd Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 31, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how America's Progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. At the turn of the last century, a powerful smallpox epidemic swept the United States from coast to coast. The age-old disease spread swiftly through an increasingly interconnected American landscape: from southern tobacco plantations to the dense immigrant neighborhoods of northern cities to far-flung villages on the edges of the nascent American empire. In Pox, award-winning historian Michael Willrich offers a gripping chronicle of how the nation's continentwide fight against smallpox launched one of the most important civil liberties struggles of the twentieth century. At the dawn of the activist Progressive era and during a moment of great optimism about modern medicine, the government responded to the deadly epidemic by calling for universal compulsory vaccination. To enforce the law, public health authorities relied on quarantines, pesthouses, and 'virus squads'-corps of doctors and club-wielding police. Though these measures eventually contained the disease, they also sparked a wave of popular resistance among Americans who perceived them as a threat to their health and to their rights. At the time, anti-vaccinationists were often dismissed as misguided cranks, but Willrich argues that they belonged to a wider legacy of American dissent that attended the rise of an increasingly powerful government. While a well-organized anti-vaccination movement sprang up during these years, many Americans resisted in subtler ways-by concealing sick family members or forging immunization certificates. Pox introduces us to memorable characters on both sides of the debate, from Henning Jacobson, a Swedish Lutheran minister whose battle against vaccination went all the way to the Supreme Court, to C. P. Wertenbaker, a federal surgeon who saw himself as a medical missionary combating a deadly-and preventable-disease. As Willrich suggests, many of the questions first raised by the Progressive-era antivaccination movement are still with us: How far should the government go to protect us from peril? What happens when the interests of public health collide with religious beliefs and personal conscience? In Pox, Willrich delivers a riveting tale about the clash of modern medicine, civil liberties, and government power at the turn of the last century that resonates powerfully today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203434]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pox: An American History Author: Michael Willrich Narrator: K. Todd Freeman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 31, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of how America's Progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. At the turn of the last century, a powerful smallpox epidemic swept the United States from coast to coast. The age-old disease spread swiftly through an increasingly interconnected American landscape: from southern tobacco plantations to the dense immigrant neighborhoods of northern cities to far-flung villages on the edges of the nascent American empire. In Pox, award-winning historian Michael Willrich offers a gripping chronicle of how the nation's continentwide fight against smallpox launched one of the most important civil liberties struggles of the twentieth century. At the dawn of the activist Progressive era and during a moment of great optimism about modern medicine, the government responded to the deadly epidemic by calling for universal compulsory vaccination. To enforce the law, public health authorities relied on quarantines, pesthouses, and 'virus squads'-corps of doctors and club-wielding police. Though these measures eventually contained the disease, they also sparked a wave of popular resistance among Americans who perceived them as a threat to their health and to their rights. At the time, anti-vaccinationists were often dismissed as misguided cranks, but Willrich argues that they belonged to a wider legacy of American dissent that attended the rise of an increasingly powerful government. While a well-organized anti-vaccination movement sprang up during these years, many Americans resisted in subtler ways-by concealing sick family members or forging immunization certificates. Pox introduces us to memorable characters on both sides of the debate, from Henning Jacobson, a Swedish Lutheran minister whose battle against vaccination went all the way to the Supreme Court, to C. P. Wertenbaker, a federal surgeon who saw himself as a medical missionary combating a deadly-and preventable-disease. As Willrich suggests, many of the questions first raised by the Progressive-era antivaccination movement are still with us: How far should the government go to protect us from peril? What happens when the interests of public health collide with religious beliefs and personal conscience? In Pox, Willrich delivers a riveting tale about the clash of modern medicine, civil liberties, and government power at the turn of the last century that resonates powerfully today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203102 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 22, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie Rose Watch a Video Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women in finance and politics grappling with success and failure, ego and greed, and, ultimately, the fate of the world’s economy. “We’ve got to get some foam down on the runway!” a sleepless Timothy Geithner, the then-president of the Federal Reserve of New York, would tell Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury secretary, about the catastrophic crash the world’s financial system would experience. Through unprecedented access to the players involved, Too Big to Fail re-creates all the drama and turmoil, revealing neverdisclosed details and elucidating how decisions made on Wall Street over the past decade sowed the seeds of the debacle. This true story is not just a look at banks that were “too big to fail,” it is a real-life thriller with a cast of bold-faced names who themselves thought they were too big to fail. Andrew Ross Sorkin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203102 thebookvoice.com 21:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 22, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie Rose Watch a Video Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women in finance and politics grappling with success and failure, ego and greed, and, ultimately, the fate of the world’s economy. “We’ve got to get some foam down on the runway!” a sleepless Timothy Geithner, the then-president of the Federal Reserve of New York, would tell Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury secretary, about the catastrophic crash the world’s financial system would experience. Through unprecedented access to the players involved, Too Big to Fail re-creates all the drama and turmoil, revealing neverdisclosed details and elucidating how decisions made on Wall Street over the past decade sowed the seeds of the debacle. This true story is not just a look at banks that were “too big to fail,” it is a real-life thriller with a cast of bold-faced names who themselves thought they were too big to fail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203102]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin Narrator: William Hughes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 22, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie Rose Watch a Video Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and women in finance and politics grappling with success and failure, ego and greed, and, ultimately, the fate of the world’s economy. “We’ve got to get some foam down on the runway!” a sleepless Timothy Geithner, the then-president of the Federal Reserve of New York, would tell Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury secretary, about the catastrophic crash the world’s financial system would experience. Through unprecedented access to the players involved, Too Big to Fail re-creates all the drama and turmoil, revealing neverdisclosed details and elucidating how decisions made on Wall Street over the past decade sowed the seeds of the debacle. This true story is not just a look at banks that were “too big to fail,” it is a real-life thriller with a cast of bold-faced names who themselves thought they were too big to fail. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203065 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203065]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Author: Jim Sheeler Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace. Jim Sheeler Tue, 06 May 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203065 thebookvoice.com 5:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203065]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Author: Jim Sheeler Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203065]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives Author: Jim Sheeler Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 6, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselves charged with a mission they never asked for and one for which there can be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, and one man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving. But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs. conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book that every American-every human-can embrace. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202968 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202968]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Money: The Inexcusable Failure of American Finance: An Update to Bad Money Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In his acclaimed book American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the spiking cost (and growing scarcity) of oil- warnings that are proving to be frighteningly accurate. Now, in his most significant and timely book yet, Phillips takes the full measure of this crisis. They are a part of what he calls 'bad money'- not just the depreciated dollar, but also the dangerous attitudes and the flawed products of wayward mega-finance. His devastating conclusion: In its hubris, the financial sector has hijacked the American economy and put our very global future at risk-and it may be too late to stop it. Kevin Phillips Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202968 thebookvoice.com 9:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202968]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Money: The Inexcusable Failure of American Finance: An Update to Bad Money Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In his acclaimed book American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the spiking cost (and growing scarcity) of oil- warnings that are proving to be frighteningly accurate. Now, in his most significant and timely book yet, Phillips takes the full measure of this crisis. They are a part of what he calls 'bad money'- not just the depreciated dollar, but also the dangerous attitudes and the flawed products of wayward mega-finance. His devastating conclusion: In its hubris, the financial sector has hijacked the American economy and put our very global future at risk-and it may be too late to stop it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202968]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bad Money: The Inexcusable Failure of American Finance: An Update to Bad Money Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In his acclaimed book American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the spiking cost (and growing scarcity) of oil- warnings that are proving to be frighteningly accurate. Now, in his most significant and timely book yet, Phillips takes the full measure of this crisis. They are a part of what he calls 'bad money'- not just the depreciated dollar, but also the dangerous attitudes and the flawed products of wayward mega-finance. His devastating conclusion: In its hubris, the financial sector has hijacked the American economy and put our very global future at risk-and it may be too late to stop it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202967 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202967]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. Mythologized as Custer's Last Stand, the June 1876 battle has been equated with other famous last stands, from the Spartans' defeat at Thermopylae to Davy Crockett at the Alamo. In his tightly structured narrative, Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly sketches the two larger-than-life antagonists: Sitting Bull, whose charisma and political savvy earned him the position of leader of the Plains Indians, and George Armstrong Custer, one of the Union's greatest cavalry officers and a man with a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage. Philbrick reminds readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. Increasingly outraged by the government's Indian policies, the Plains tribes allied themselves and held their ground in southern Montana. Within a few years of Little Bighorn, however, all the major tribal leaders would be confined to Indian reservations. Throughout, Philbrick beautifully evokes the history and geography of the Great Plains with his characteristic grace and sense of drama. The Last Stand is a mesmerizing account of the archetypal story of the American West, one that continues to haunt our collective imagination. Nathaniel Philbrick Tue, 04 May 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202967 thebookvoice.com 12:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202967]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. Mythologized as Custer's Last Stand, the June 1876 battle has been equated with other famous last stands, from the Spartans' defeat at Thermopylae to Davy Crockett at the Alamo. In his tightly structured narrative, Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly sketches the two larger-than-life antagonists: Sitting Bull, whose charisma and political savvy earned him the position of leader of the Plains Indians, and George Armstrong Custer, one of the Union's greatest cavalry officers and a man with a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage. Philbrick reminds readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. Increasingly outraged by the government's Indian policies, the Plains tribes allied themselves and held their ground in southern Montana. Within a few years of Little Bighorn, however, all the major tribal leaders would be confined to Indian reservations. Throughout, Philbrick beautifully evokes the history and geography of the Great Plains with his characteristic grace and sense of drama. The Last Stand is a mesmerizing account of the archetypal story of the American West, one that continues to haunt our collective imagination. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202967]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 4, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. Mythologized as Custer's Last Stand, the June 1876 battle has been equated with other famous last stands, from the Spartans' defeat at Thermopylae to Davy Crockett at the Alamo. In his tightly structured narrative, Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly sketches the two larger-than-life antagonists: Sitting Bull, whose charisma and political savvy earned him the position of leader of the Plains Indians, and George Armstrong Custer, one of the Union's greatest cavalry officers and a man with a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage. Philbrick reminds readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. Increasingly outraged by the government's Indian policies, the Plains tribes allied themselves and held their ground in southern Montana. Within a few years of Little Bighorn, however, all the major tribal leaders would be confined to Indian reservations. Throughout, Philbrick beautifully evokes the history and geography of the Great Plains with his characteristic grace and sense of drama. The Last Stand is a mesmerizing account of the archetypal story of the American West, one that continues to haunt our collective imagination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202935 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride.' -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination. Craig Nelson Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202935 thebookvoice.com 17:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride.' -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon Author: Craig Nelson Narrator: Richard McGonagle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride.' -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review David Nasaw Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934 thebookvoice.com 30:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202934]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Author: David Nasaw Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and the Cold War, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive the history of the American century. 'Riveting . . . The Patriarch is a book hard to put down . . . As his son indelibly put it some months before his father was struck down: 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your county.' One wonders what was going through the mind of the patriarch, sitting a few feet away listening to that soaring sentiment as a fourth-generation Kennedy became president of the United States. After coming to know him over the course of this brilliant, compelling book, the reader might suspect that he was thinking he had done more than enough for his country. But the gods would demand even more.' - New York Times Book Review https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202911 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Matt Baglio, Antonio Mendez Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there’s a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Armed with foreign film visas, Mendez and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders—directors, producers, actors—traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect scenery and backdrops, the team succeeded in  contacting the escapees and smuggling them out of Iran  without a single shot being fired. Antonio Mendez finally details the mind-bogglingly complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A true story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. Matt Baglio, Antonio Mendez Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202911 thebookvoice.com 9:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Matt Baglio, Antonio Mendez Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there’s a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Armed with foreign film visas, Mendez and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders—directors, producers, actors—traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect scenery and backdrops, the team succeeded in  contacting the escapees and smuggling them out of Iran  without a single shot being fired. Antonio Mendez finally details the mind-bogglingly complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A true story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202911]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Author: Matt Baglio, Antonio Mendez Narrator: Dylan Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there’s a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Armed with foreign film visas, Mendez and an unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders—directors, producers, actors—traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect scenery and backdrops, the team succeeded in  contacting the escapees and smuggling them out of Iran  without a single shot being fired. Antonio Mendez finally details the mind-bogglingly complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A true story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under­stand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few histo­rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity.' —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union. James McPherson Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908 thebookvoice.com 9:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under­stand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few histo­rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity.' —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under­stand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few histo­rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity.' —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. Manning Marable Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886 thebookvoice.com 22:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202886]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Manning Marable Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 29 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202811 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202811]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963 Author: William Manchester, Edith Sheffer Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of President John F. Kennedy's death, including the days immediately preceding and following the assassination. Through hundreds of interviews, extensive travel, and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive historical investigation, accumulating forty-five volumes of documents, exhibits, and transcribed tapes. His ultimate objective—to set down as a whole the national and personal tragedy that was JFK's assassination—is brilliantly achieved in this galvanizing narrative, a book universally acclaimed as a landmark work of modern history. William Manchester, Edith Sheffer Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202811 thebookvoice.com 33:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202811]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963 Author: William Manchester, Edith Sheffer Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of President John F. Kennedy's death, including the days immediately preceding and following the assassination. Through hundreds of interviews, extensive travel, and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive historical investigation, accumulating forty-five volumes of documents, exhibits, and transcribed tapes. His ultimate objective—to set down as a whole the national and personal tragedy that was JFK's assassination—is brilliantly achieved in this galvanizing narrative, a book universally acclaimed as a landmark work of modern history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202811]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963 Author: William Manchester, Edith Sheffer Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 33 hours 26 minutes Release date: November 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of President John F. Kennedy's death, including the days immediately preceding and following the assassination. Through hundreds of interviews, extensive travel, and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive historical investigation, accumulating forty-five volumes of documents, exhibits, and transcribed tapes. His ultimate objective—to set down as a whole the national and personal tragedy that was JFK's assassination—is brilliantly achieved in this galvanizing narrative, a book universally acclaimed as a landmark work of modern history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202630 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202630]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work Author: Jeanne Marie Laskas Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.” Hidden America intends to fix that. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are gripping, funny, and revelatory. In Hidden America, the stories are about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them. Laskas spent weeks in an Ohio coal mine and on an Alaskan oil rig; in a Maine migrant labor camp, a Texas beef ranch, the air traffic control tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, a California landfill, an Arizona gun shop, the cab of a long-haul truck in Iowa, and the stadium of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders. Cheerleaders? Yes. They, too, are hidden America, and you will be amazed by what Laskas tells you about them: hidden no longer. Jeanne Marie Laskas Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202630 thebookvoice.com 9:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202630]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work Author: Jeanne Marie Laskas Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.” Hidden America intends to fix that. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are gripping, funny, and revelatory. In Hidden America, the stories are about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them. Laskas spent weeks in an Ohio coal mine and on an Alaskan oil rig; in a Maine migrant labor camp, a Texas beef ranch, the air traffic control tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, a California landfill, an Arizona gun shop, the cab of a long-haul truck in Iowa, and the stadium of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders. Cheerleaders? Yes. They, too, are hidden America, and you will be amazed by what Laskas tells you about them: hidden no longer. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202630]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work Author: Jeanne Marie Laskas Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.” Hidden America intends to fix that. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are gripping, funny, and revelatory. In Hidden America, the stories are about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them. Laskas spent weeks in an Ohio coal mine and on an Alaskan oil rig; in a Maine migrant labor camp, a Texas beef ranch, the air traffic control tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, a California landfill, an Arizona gun shop, the cab of a long-haul truck in Iowa, and the stadium of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders. Cheerleaders? Yes. They, too, are hidden America, and you will be amazed by what Laskas tells you about them: hidden no longer. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201970 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Killing of Crazy Horse Author: Thomas Powers Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer at the Rosebud and Little Bighorn. Despite his enduring reputation, he has remained an enigma (even the whereabouts of his burial place are unknown, and no portrait or photograph of him exists). Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Thomas Powers brings Crazy Horse to life in this vivid work of American history. Powers situates the critical battles won by Crazy Horse within the context of the decades-long conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. Army forces commonly called the Great Sioux Wars. He explores the complicated relationship between the tribes—in particular, Crazy Horse's Lakota Sioux—and the federal authorities. And he makes clear why the few battles won by the Indians—regardless of the fear they left in their wake—did not ultimately help them to stem the tide of settlers, gold seekers, and buffalo hunters that flooded the Great Plains after the Civil War. Thomas Powers Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201970 thebookvoice.com 20:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Killing of Crazy Horse Author: Thomas Powers Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer at the Rosebud and Little Bighorn. Despite his enduring reputation, he has remained an enigma (even the whereabouts of his burial place are unknown, and no portrait or photograph of him exists). Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Thomas Powers brings Crazy Horse to life in this vivid work of American history. Powers situates the critical battles won by Crazy Horse within the context of the decades-long conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. Army forces commonly called the Great Sioux Wars. He explores the complicated relationship between the tribes—in particular, Crazy Horse's Lakota Sioux—and the federal authorities. And he makes clear why the few battles won by the Indians—regardless of the fear they left in their wake—did not ultimately help them to stem the tide of settlers, gold seekers, and buffalo hunters that flooded the Great Plains after the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201970]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Killing of Crazy Horse Author: Thomas Powers Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 9, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer at the Rosebud and Little Bighorn. Despite his enduring reputation, he has remained an enigma (even the whereabouts of his burial place are unknown, and no portrait or photograph of him exists). Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Thomas Powers brings Crazy Horse to life in this vivid work of American history. Powers situates the critical battles won by Crazy Horse within the context of the decades-long conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. Army forces commonly called the Great Sioux Wars. He explores the complicated relationship between the tribes—in particular, Crazy Horse's Lakota Sioux—and the federal authorities. And he makes clear why the few battles won by the Indians—regardless of the fear they left in their wake—did not ultimately help them to stem the tide of settlers, gold seekers, and buffalo hunters that flooded the Great Plains after the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201796 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201796]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Air Author: Steven Johnson Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 26, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Steven Johnson recounts—in dazzling, multidisciplinary fashion—the story of the brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America’s Founding Fathers. The Invention of Air is a book of world-changing ideas wrapped around a compelling narrative, a story of genius and violence and friendship in the midst of sweeping historical change that provokes us to recast our understanding of the Founding Fathers. It is the story of Joseph Priestley—scientist and theologian, protégé of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson—an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. And it is a story that only Steven Johnson, acclaimed juggler of disciplines and provocative ideas, can do justice to. In the 1780s, Priestley had established himself in his native England as a brilliant scientist, a prominent minister, and an outspoken advocate of the American Revolution, who had sustained long correspondences with Franklin, Jefferson, and John Adams. Ultimately, his radicalism made his life politically uncomfortable, and he fled to the nascent United States. Here, he was able to build conceptual bridges linking the scientific, political, and religious impulses that governed his life. And through his close relationships with the Founding Fathers—Jefferson credited Priestley as the man who prevented him from abandoning Christianity—he exerted profound if little-known influence on the shape and course of our history. As in his last bestselling work, The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson here uses a dramatic historical story to explore themes that have long engaged him: innovation and the way new ideas emerge and spread, and the environments that foster these breakthroughs. And as he did in Everything Bad Is Good for You, Johnson upsets some fundamental assumptions about the world we live in—namely, what it means when we invoke the Founding Fathers—and replaces them with a clear-eyed, eloquent assessment of where we stand today. Steven Johnson Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201796 thebookvoice.com 6:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201796]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Air Author: Steven Johnson Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 26, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Steven Johnson recounts—in dazzling, multidisciplinary fashion—the story of the brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America’s Founding Fathers. The Invention of Air is a book of world-changing ideas wrapped around a compelling narrative, a story of genius and violence and friendship in the midst of sweeping historical change that provokes us to recast our understanding of the Founding Fathers. It is the story of Joseph Priestley—scientist and theologian, protégé of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson—an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. And it is a story that only Steven Johnson, acclaimed juggler of disciplines and provocative ideas, can do justice to. In the 1780s, Priestley had established himself in his native England as a brilliant scientist, a prominent minister, and an outspoken advocate of the American Revolution, who had sustained long correspondences with Franklin, Jefferson, and John Adams. Ultimately, his radicalism made his life politically uncomfortable, and he fled to the nascent United States. Here, he was able to build conceptual bridges linking the scientific, political, and religious impulses that governed his life. And through his close relationships with the Founding Fathers—Jefferson credited Priestley as the man who prevented him from abandoning Christianity—he exerted profound if little-known influence on the shape and course of our history. As in his last bestselling work, The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson here uses a dramatic historical story to explore themes that have long engaged him: innovation and the way new ideas emerge and spread, and the environments that foster these breakthroughs. And as he did in Everything Bad Is Good for You, Johnson upsets some fundamental assumptions about the world we live in—namely, what it means when we invoke the Founding Fathers—and replaces them with a clear-eyed, eloquent assessment of where we stand today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201796]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invention of Air Author: Steven Johnson Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 26, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Bestselling author Steven Johnson recounts—in dazzling, multidisciplinary fashion—the story of the brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America’s Founding Fathers. The Invention of Air is a book of world-changing ideas wrapped around a compelling narrative, a story of genius and violence and friendship in the midst of sweeping historical change that provokes us to recast our understanding of the Founding Fathers. It is the story of Joseph Priestley—scientist and theologian, protégé of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson—an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. And it is a story that only Steven Johnson, acclaimed juggler of disciplines and provocative ideas, can do justice to. In the 1780s, Priestley had established himself in his native England as a brilliant scientist, a prominent minister, and an outspoken advocate of the American Revolution, who had sustained long correspondences with Franklin, Jefferson, and John Adams. Ultimately, his radicalism made his life politically uncomfortable, and he fled to the nascent United States. Here, he was able to build conceptual bridges linking the scientific, political, and religious impulses that governed his life. And through his close relationships with the Founding Fathers—Jefferson credited Priestley as the man who prevented him from abandoning Christianity—he exerted profound if little-known influence on the shape and course of our history. As in his last bestselling work, The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson here uses a dramatic historical story to explore themes that have long engaged him: innovation and the way new ideas emerge and spread, and the environments that foster these breakthroughs. And as he did in Everything Bad Is Good for You, Johnson upsets some fundamental assumptions about the world we live in—namely, what it means when we invoke the Founding Fathers—and replaces them with a clear-eyed, eloquent assessment of where we stand today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. Nancy Isenberg Thu, 10 May 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 thebookvoice.com 19:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201563 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201563]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Beth McDonald Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 8, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.42 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3.43 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the little-known Manhattan slave rebellion of 1741 and the white hysteria that resulted. Jill Lepore Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201563 thebookvoice.com 7:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201563]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Beth McDonald Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 8, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.42 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3.43 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the little-known Manhattan slave rebellion of 1741 and the white hysteria that resulted. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201563]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Beth McDonald Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 8, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.42 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3.43 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the little-known Manhattan slave rebellion of 1741 and the white hysteria that resulted. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201558 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism Author: Haynes Johnson Narrator: Kristoffer Tabori Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 6, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat with a mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting. Haynes Johnson Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201558 thebookvoice.com 10:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism Author: Haynes Johnson Narrator: Kristoffer Tabori Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 6, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat with a mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201558]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism Author: Haynes Johnson Narrator: Kristoffer Tabori Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 6, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat with a mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated, well-off Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. But despite their high social status, the Randhawas wanted more for their family-the opportunities that only America could offer. So they left behind all they had known and settled in Bamberg, South Carolina (population: 2,500). As the first Indian family in a small Southern town in the early 1970s, the Randhawas faced ignorance, prejudice, and sometimes blatant hostility. Nikki remembers stopping at a roadside produce stand with her father, who always wore his traditional Sikh turban. Within minutes, two police cars pulled to make sure they weren't thieves. But the Randhawas taught their children that they should never think of themselves as victims. They stressed that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can overcome any obstacle. The key is believing that can't is not an option. The family struggled to make ends meet while starting a clothing business in their living room, eventually growing it into a multimillion- dollar success. At age twelve, Nikki started to do the bookkeeping and taxes after school. After graduating from college and entering the business world, she watched business owners like her parents battle government bureaucracy and overregulation. Her frustration inspired her to get into politics and run for the state legislature. That first campaign, against an entrenched incumbent, led to racial and religious slurs and threats-but Haley, like her parents, refused to back down. She won on a promise to fight for reform, lean budgets, and government accountability, which is exactly what she did-much to the dismay of South Carolina's old guard politicians. Soon she had a reputation as a conservative leader who could get things done. In the same state where her family was once ridiculed, she inspired a diverse grassroots following. In November 2010 she was elected South Carolina's first female governor and first nonwhite governor, and only the second Indian American governor in the country. Haley's story, as told firsthand in this inspiring memoir, is a testament to the power of determination, faith, and family. And it's proof that the American Dream is still strong and true in the twenty- first century. Nikki Haley Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524 thebookvoice.com 4:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated, well-off Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. But despite their high social status, the Randhawas wanted more for their family-the opportunities that only America could offer. So they left behind all they had known and settled in Bamberg, South Carolina (population: 2,500). As the first Indian family in a small Southern town in the early 1970s, the Randhawas faced ignorance, prejudice, and sometimes blatant hostility. Nikki remembers stopping at a roadside produce stand with her father, who always wore his traditional Sikh turban. Within minutes, two police cars pulled to make sure they weren't thieves. But the Randhawas taught their children that they should never think of themselves as victims. They stressed that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can overcome any obstacle. The key is believing that can't is not an option. The family struggled to make ends meet while starting a clothing business in their living room, eventually growing it into a multimillion- dollar success. At age twelve, Nikki started to do the bookkeeping and taxes after school. After graduating from college and entering the business world, she watched business owners like her parents battle government bureaucracy and overregulation. Her frustration inspired her to get into politics and run for the state legislature. That first campaign, against an entrenched incumbent, led to racial and religious slurs and threats-but Haley, like her parents, refused to back down. She won on a promise to fight for reform, lean budgets, and government accountability, which is exactly what she did-much to the dismay of South Carolina's old guard politicians. Soon she had a reputation as a conservative leader who could get things done. In the same state where her family was once ridiculed, she inspired a diverse grassroots following. In November 2010 she was elected South Carolina's first female governor and first nonwhite governor, and only the second Indian American governor in the country. Haley's story, as told firsthand in this inspiring memoir, is a testament to the power of determination, faith, and family. And it's proof that the American Dream is still strong and true in the twenty- first century. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated, well-off Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. But despite their high social status, the Randhawas wanted more for their family-the opportunities that only America could offer. So they left behind all they had known and settled in Bamberg, South Carolina (population: 2,500). As the first Indian family in a small Southern town in the early 1970s, the Randhawas faced ignorance, prejudice, and sometimes blatant hostility. Nikki remembers stopping at a roadside produce stand with her father, who always wore his traditional Sikh turban. Within minutes, two police cars pulled to make sure they weren't thieves. But the Randhawas taught their children that they should never think of themselves as victims. They stressed that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can overcome any obstacle. The key is believing that can't is not an option. The family struggled to make ends meet while starting a clothing business in their living room, eventually growing it into a multimillion- dollar success. At age twelve, Nikki started to do the bookkeeping and taxes after school. After graduating from college and entering the business world, she watched business owners like her parents battle government bureaucracy and overregulation. Her frustration inspired her to get into politics and run for the state legislature. That first campaign, against an entrenched incumbent, led to racial and religious slurs and threats-but Haley, like her parents, refused to back down. She won on a promise to fight for reform, lean budgets, and government accountability, which is exactly what she did-much to the dismay of South Carolina's old guard politicians. Soon she had a reputation as a conservative leader who could get things done. In the same state where her family was once ridiculed, she inspired a diverse grassroots following. In November 2010 she was elected South Carolina's first female governor and first nonwhite governor, and only the second Indian American governor in the country. Haley's story, as told firsthand in this inspiring memoir, is a testament to the power of determination, faith, and family. And it's proof that the American Dream is still strong and true in the twenty- first century. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201473 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford,Reagan Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Jeff Greenfield, Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A brilliant and brilliantly entertaining tour de force of American politics from one of journalism's most acclaimed commentators.History turns on a dime. A missed meeting, a different choice of words, and the outcome changes dramatically. Nowhere is this truer than in the field where Jeff Greenfield has spent most of his working life, American politics, and in three dramatic narratives based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting with journalists and key participants, and Greenfield's own knowledge of the principal players, he shows just how extraordinary those changes would have been.These things are true: In December 1960, a suicide bomber paused fatefully when he saw the young president-elect's wife and daughter come to the door to wave goodbye...In June 1968, RFK declared victory in California, and then instead of talking to people in another ballroom, as intended, was hustled off through the kitchen...In October 1976, President Gerald Ford made a critical gaffe in a debate against Jimmy Carter, turning the tide in an election that had been rapidly narrowing.But what if it had gone the other way? The scenarios that Greenfield depicts are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. You will never think about recent American history in the same way again. Jeff Greenfield Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201473 thebookvoice.com 17:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford,Reagan Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Jeff Greenfield, Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A brilliant and brilliantly entertaining tour de force of American politics from one of journalism's most acclaimed commentators.History turns on a dime. A missed meeting, a different choice of words, and the outcome changes dramatically. Nowhere is this truer than in the field where Jeff Greenfield has spent most of his working life, American politics, and in three dramatic narratives based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting with journalists and key participants, and Greenfield's own knowledge of the principal players, he shows just how extraordinary those changes would have been.These things are true: In December 1960, a suicide bomber paused fatefully when he saw the young president-elect's wife and daughter come to the door to wave goodbye...In June 1968, RFK declared victory in California, and then instead of talking to people in another ballroom, as intended, was hustled off through the kitchen...In October 1976, President Gerald Ford made a critical gaffe in a debate against Jimmy Carter, turning the tide in an election that had been rapidly narrowing.But what if it had gone the other way? The scenarios that Greenfield depicts are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. You will never think about recent American history in the same way again. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford,Reagan Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Jeff Greenfield, Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A brilliant and brilliantly entertaining tour de force of American politics from one of journalism's most acclaimed commentators.History turns on a dime. A missed meeting, a different choice of words, and the outcome changes dramatically. Nowhere is this truer than in the field where Jeff Greenfield has spent most of his working life, American politics, and in three dramatic narratives based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting with journalists and key participants, and Greenfield's own knowledge of the principal players, he shows just how extraordinary those changes would have been.These things are true: In December 1960, a suicide bomber paused fatefully when he saw the young president-elect's wife and daughter come to the door to wave goodbye...In June 1968, RFK declared victory in California, and then instead of talking to people in another ballroom, as intended, was hustled off through the kitchen...In October 1976, President Gerald Ford made a critical gaffe in a debate against Jimmy Carter, turning the tide in an election that had been rapidly narrowing.But what if it had gone the other way? The scenarios that Greenfield depicts are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. You will never think about recent American history in the same way again. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201460 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201460]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency Author: Barton Gellman Narrator: Brian Keith Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 16, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs * 8 CDs, 10 hours Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barton Gellman’s newsbreaking investigative journalism documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power. Barton Gellman Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201460 thebookvoice.com 13:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201460]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency Author: Barton Gellman Narrator: Brian Keith Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 16, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs * 8 CDs, 10 hours Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barton Gellman’s newsbreaking investigative journalism documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201460]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency Author: Barton Gellman Narrator: Brian Keith Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 16, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs * 8 CDs, 10 hours Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barton Gellman’s newsbreaking investigative journalism documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. Jonathan Franklin Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454 thebookvoice.com 7:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201454]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners Author: Jonathan Franklin Narrator: Armando Valdez Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, award-winning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story of human endurance, survival, and historic heroism.33 Men is the groundbreaking, authoritative account of the Chilean mine disaster, one of the longest human entrapments in history. Rushing to the scene when the miners were discovered, Franklin obtained a coveted 'Rescue Team' pass and reported directly from the front lines of the rescue operation, beyond police controls, for six weeks.Based on more than 110 intimate interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, Franklin's narrative captures the remarkable story of these men and women, in details shocking, beautiful, comedic, and heroic. Gripping and raw with never-before-revealed details, 33 Men is a true story that reads like a thriller. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe Scarborough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.   In the aftermath of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, the Republican Party appeared to be on the verge of permanent irrelevance. LBJ’s Great Society was institutionalizing sweeping liberal reforms, and the United States had a thriving, prosperous economy. Yet in an instant everything changed, and the next four decades would witness an unprecedented era of Republican ascendancy. What happened?   In The Right Path, Joe Scarborough looks back in time to discern how Republicans once dominated American public life. From Eisenhower’s refusal to let “the perfect be the enemy of the good” to Reagan’s charismatic but resolutely practical genius, Scarborough shows how principled pragmatism, combined with a commitment to core conservative values, led to victory after victory.   Now, however, political incalcitrance is threatening to turn a once-mighty party into a permanent minority.     Opening with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965—the high-water moment for liberalism—and ending with the national disillusionment that set in after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, The Right Path effortlessly blends American political history with astute analysis and pithy, no-holds-barred commentary. Both a bracing call to arms and a commonsense history, The Right Path provides an illuminating look at conservatism and its discontents—and why the GOP must regain its former tone and tradition if it hopes to survive.   Praise for The Right Path   “This concise history of modern Republican politics might just leave you optimistic about the chances that conservatives can govern again. . . . In the world of commentary, we tend to obsess over the quotidian ebbs and flows—assuming that every little bump in the road is a disaster. . . . But there’s something about reading the history that allows one to take a longer view and put things in context. And that’s precisely what this book does very well.”—The Daily Caller “The Right Path is the right book at the right time to spark a much-needed conversation about the future of the Republican Party.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin   “If you’re interested in the Republican future, you need to read The Right Path. I don’t agree with all of it, but Joe Scarborough has written a book that’s both thought-provoking and fun.”—William Kristol “Joe Scarborough’s lively, provocative, and instructive history of the modern Republican Party will stir up the GOP—which is exactly what he has in mind. As the Grand Old Party searches for a path to victory, Joe offers some important lessons to be learned.”—Tom Brokaw   “Joe Scarborough’s incisive, original, provocative, and well-argued book, deploying American political history both distant and recent, deserves to be widely read, carefully considered, and energetically debated.”—Michael Beschloss Joe Scarborough Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400 thebookvoice.com 5:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe Scarborough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.   In the aftermath of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, the Republican Party appeared to be on the verge of permanent irrelevance. LBJ’s Great Society was institutionalizing sweeping liberal reforms, and the United States had a thriving, prosperous economy. Yet in an instant everything changed, and the next four decades would witness an unprecedented era of Republican ascendancy. What happened?   In The Right Path, Joe Scarborough looks back in time to discern how Republicans once dominated American public life. From Eisenhower’s refusal to let “the perfect be the enemy of the good” to Reagan’s charismatic but resolutely practical genius, Scarborough shows how principled pragmatism, combined with a commitment to core conservative values, led to victory after victory.   Now, however, political incalcitrance is threatening to turn a once-mighty party into a permanent minority.     Opening with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965—the high-water moment for liberalism—and ending with the national disillusionment that set in after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, The Right Path effortlessly blends American political history with astute analysis and pithy, no-holds-barred commentary. Both a bracing call to arms and a commonsense history, The Right Path provides an illuminating look at conservatism and its discontents—and why the GOP must regain its former tone and tradition if it hopes to survive.   Praise for The Right Path   “This concise history of modern Republican politics might just leave you optimistic about the chances that conservatives can govern again. . . . In the world of commentary, we tend to obsess over the quotidian ebbs and flows—assuming that every little bump in the road is a disaster. . . . But there’s something about reading the history that allows one to take a longer view and put things in context. And that’s precisely what this book does very well.”—The Daily Caller “The Right Path is the right book at the right time to spark a much-needed conversation about the future of the Republican Party.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin   “If you’re interested in the Republican future, you need to read The Right Path. I don’t agree with all of it, but Joe Scarborough has written a book that’s both thought-provoking and fun.”—William Kristol “Joe Scarborough’s lively, provocative, and instructive history of the modern Republican Party will stir up the GOP—which is exactly what he has in mind. As the Grand Old Party searches for a path to victory, Joe offers some important lessons to be learned.”—Tom Brokaw   “Joe Scarborough’s incisive, original, provocative, and well-argued book, deploying American political history both distant and recent, deserves to be widely read, carefully considered, and energetically debated.”—Michael Beschloss Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe Scarborough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.   In the aftermath of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, the Republican Party appeared to be on the verge of permanent irrelevance. LBJ’s Great Society was institutionalizing sweeping liberal reforms, and the United States had a thriving, prosperous economy. Yet in an instant everything changed, and the next four decades would witness an unprecedented era of Republican ascendancy. What happened?   In The Right Path, Joe Scarborough looks back in time to discern how Republicans once dominated American public life. From Eisenhower’s refusal to let “the perfect be the enemy of the good” to Reagan’s charismatic but resolutely practical genius, Scarborough shows how principled pragmatism, combined with a commitment to core conservative values, led to victory after victory.   Now, however, political incalcitrance is threatening to turn a once-mighty party into a permanent minority.     Opening with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965—the high-water moment for liberalism—and ending with the national disillusionment that set in after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, The Right Path effortlessly blends American political history with astute analysis and pithy, no-holds-barred commentary. Both a bracing call to arms and a commonsense history, The Right Path provides an illuminating look at conservatism and its discontents—and why the GOP must regain its former tone and tradition if it hopes to survive.   Praise for The Right Path   “This concise history of modern Republican politics might just leave you optimistic about the chances that conservatives can govern again. . . . In the world of commentary, we tend to obsess over the quotidian ebbs and flows—assuming that every little bump in the road is a disaster. . . . But there’s something about reading the history that allows one to take a longer view and put things in context. And that’s precisely what this book does very well.”—The Daily Caller “The Right Path is the right book at the right time to spark a much-needed conversation about the future of the Republican Party.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin   “If you’re interested in the Republican future, you need to read The Right Path. I don’t agree with all of it, but Joe Scarborough has written a book that’s both thought-provoking and fun.”—William Kristol “Joe Scarborough’s lively, provocative, and instructive history of the modern Republican Party will stir up the GOP—which is exactly what he has in mind. As the Grand Old Party searches for a path to victory, Joe offers some important lessons to be learned.”—Tom Brokaw   “Joe Scarborough’s incisive, original, provocative, and well-argued book, deploying American political history both distant and recent, deserves to be widely read, carefully considered, and energetically debated.”—Michael Beschloss https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201347 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201347]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 17, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 945 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 90 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. Erik Larson Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201347 thebookvoice.com 15:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201347]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 17, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 945 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 90 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201347]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Author: Erik Larson Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 17, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 945 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 90 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201313 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conservatives Without Conscience Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 11, 2006 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard constitutional principles. John W. Dean Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201313 thebookvoice.com 8:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conservatives Without Conscience Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 11, 2006 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard constitutional principles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201313]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conservatives Without Conscience Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 11, 2006 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard constitutional principles. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201312 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201312]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 11, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The concluding volume of The New York Times bestselling trilogy One of today?s most outspoken and respected political commentators asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution? Stepping back to assess three decades of nearly continuous Republican rule, John W. Dean surveys the damage done to the three branches of government and traces their decline through the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I , and Bush II. Speaking to what the average moderate citizen can do to combat extremism, authoritarianism, incompetence, and the Republicans? deliberate focus on polarizing social issues, Broken Government is a must-have book for voters this election year. John W. Dean Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201312 thebookvoice.com 10:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201312]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 11, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The concluding volume of The New York Times bestselling trilogy One of today?s most outspoken and respected political commentators asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution? Stepping back to assess three decades of nearly continuous Republican rule, John W. Dean surveys the damage done to the three branches of government and traces their decline through the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I , and Bush II. Speaking to what the average moderate citizen can do to combat extremism, authoritarianism, incompetence, and the Republicans? deliberate focus on polarizing social issues, Broken Government is a must-have book for voters this election year. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201312]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches Author: John W. Dean Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 11, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The concluding volume of The New York Times bestselling trilogy One of today?s most outspoken and respected political commentators asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution? Stepping back to assess three decades of nearly continuous Republican rule, John W. Dean surveys the damage done to the three branches of government and traces their decline through the presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I , and Bush II. Speaking to what the average moderate citizen can do to combat extremism, authoritarianism, incompetence, and the Republicans? deliberate focus on polarizing social issues, Broken Government is a must-have book for voters this election year. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 647 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. Ron Chernow Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 thebookvoice.com 35:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 647 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 647 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. Jill Lepore Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180 thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Author: Jill Lepore Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world-- a world usually lost to history. Lepore' s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201136 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201136]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend Author: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud, is “a page-turner with remarkable immediacy…and the narrative sweep of a great Western” (The Boston Globe). Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud’s powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the nineteenth century’s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told. In this astonishing untold story of the American West, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud’s War, they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touched—mountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life. “Unabashed, unbiased, and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative” (USA TODAY), this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way. Tom Clavin, Bob Drury Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201136 thebookvoice.com 12:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201136]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend Author: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud, is “a page-turner with remarkable immediacy…and the narrative sweep of a great Western” (The Boston Globe). Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud’s powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the nineteenth century’s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told. In this astonishing untold story of the American West, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud’s War, they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touched—mountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life. “Unabashed, unbiased, and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative” (USA TODAY), this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201136]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend Author: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This acclaimed New York Times bestselling biography of the legendary Sioux warrior Red Cloud, is “a page-turner with remarkable immediacy…and the narrative sweep of a great Western” (The Boston Globe). Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud’s powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award-winning authors, the story of the nineteenth century’s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told. In this astonishing untold story of the American West, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud’s War, they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touched—mountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman, who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life. “Unabashed, unbiased, and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative” (USA TODAY), this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201131 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Glenn Beck, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset presents history as it's supposed to be told: true and thrilling. History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism. The things you’ve never learned about our past will shock you. The reason why gun control is so important to government elites can be found in a story about Athens that no one dares teach. Not the city in ancient Greece, but the one in 1946 Tennessee. The power of an individual who trusts his gut can be found in the story of the man who stopped the twentieth hijacker from being part of 9/11. And a lesson on what happens when an all-powerful president is in need of positive headlines is revealed in a story about eight saboteurs who invaded America during World War II. Miracles and Massacres is history as you’ve never heard it told. It’s incredible events that you never knew existed. And it’s stories so important and relevant to today that you won’t have to ask, Why didn’t they teach me this? You will instantly know. If the truth shall set you free, then your freedom begins on page one of this book. By the end, your understanding of the lies and half-truths you’ve been taught may change, but your perception of who we are as Americans and where our country is headed definitely will. Glenn Beck Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201131 thebookvoice.com 10:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Glenn Beck, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset presents history as it's supposed to be told: true and thrilling. History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism. The things you’ve never learned about our past will shock you. The reason why gun control is so important to government elites can be found in a story about Athens that no one dares teach. Not the city in ancient Greece, but the one in 1946 Tennessee. The power of an individual who trusts his gut can be found in the story of the man who stopped the twentieth hijacker from being part of 9/11. And a lesson on what happens when an all-powerful president is in need of positive headlines is revealed in a story about eight saboteurs who invaded America during World War II. Miracles and Massacres is history as you’ve never heard it told. It’s incredible events that you never knew existed. And it’s stories so important and relevant to today that you won’t have to ask, Why didn’t they teach me this? You will instantly know. If the truth shall set you free, then your freedom begins on page one of this book. By the end, your understanding of the lies and half-truths you’ve been taught may change, but your perception of who we are as Americans and where our country is headed definitely will. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201131]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Glenn Beck, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset presents history as it's supposed to be told: true and thrilling. History is about so much more than memorizing facts. It is, as more than half of the word suggests, about the story. And, told in the right way, it is the greatest one ever written: Good and evil, triumph and tragedy, despicable acts of barbarism and courageous acts of heroism. The things you’ve never learned about our past will shock you. The reason why gun control is so important to government elites can be found in a story about Athens that no one dares teach. Not the city in ancient Greece, but the one in 1946 Tennessee. The power of an individual who trusts his gut can be found in the story of the man who stopped the twentieth hijacker from being part of 9/11. And a lesson on what happens when an all-powerful president is in need of positive headlines is revealed in a story about eight saboteurs who invaded America during World War II. Miracles and Massacres is history as you’ve never heard it told. It’s incredible events that you never knew existed. And it’s stories so important and relevant to today that you won’t have to ask, Why didn’t they teach me this? You will instantly know. If the truth shall set you free, then your freedom begins on page one of this book. By the end, your understanding of the lies and half-truths you’ve been taught may change, but your perception of who we are as Americans and where our country is headed definitely will. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the world stopped for four days. For an entire generation, it was the end of an age of innocence. That evening, a photo ran on the front pages of newspapers across the world, showing a Secret Service agent jumping on the back of the presidential limousine in a desperate attempt to protect the President and Mrs. Kennedy. That agent was Clint Hill. Now Hill commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the tragedy with this stunning book containing more than 150 photos, each accompanied by his incomparable insider account of those terrible days. A story that has taken Hill half a century to tell, this is a “riveting, stunning narrative” (Herald & Review, Illinois) of personal and historical scope. Besides the unbearable grief of a nation and the monumental consequences of the event, the death of JFK was a personal blow to a man sworn to protect the first family, and who knew, from the moment the shots rang out in Dallas, that nothing would ever be the same. Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128 thebookvoice.com 4:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the world stopped for four days. For an entire generation, it was the end of an age of innocence. That evening, a photo ran on the front pages of newspapers across the world, showing a Secret Service agent jumping on the back of the presidential limousine in a desperate attempt to protect the President and Mrs. Kennedy. That agent was Clint Hill. Now Hill commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the tragedy with this stunning book containing more than 150 photos, each accompanied by his incomparable insider account of those terrible days. A story that has taken Hill half a century to tell, this is a “riveting, stunning narrative” (Herald & Review, Illinois) of personal and historical scope. Besides the unbearable grief of a nation and the monumental consequences of the event, the death of JFK was a personal blow to a man sworn to protect the first family, and who knew, from the moment the shots rang out in Dallas, that nothing would ever be the same. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the world stopped for four days. For an entire generation, it was the end of an age of innocence. That evening, a photo ran on the front pages of newspapers across the world, showing a Secret Service agent jumping on the back of the presidential limousine in a desperate attempt to protect the President and Mrs. Kennedy. That agent was Clint Hill. Now Hill commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the tragedy with this stunning book containing more than 150 photos, each accompanied by his incomparable insider account of those terrible days. A story that has taken Hill half a century to tell, this is a “riveting, stunning narrative” (Herald & Review, Illinois) of personal and historical scope. Besides the unbearable grief of a nation and the monumental consequences of the event, the death of JFK was a personal blow to a man sworn to protect the first family, and who knew, from the moment the shots rang out in Dallas, that nothing would ever be the same. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201120 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201120]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sting Man: Inside Abscam Author: Robert W. Greene Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the film AMERICAN HUSTLE   The Sting Man is the amazing inside story of Mel Weinberg, one of the most fascinating fast-buck operators to ever live, and the incredible scandals he masterminded. Hustling his way from the streets of the Bronx to hawking bogus businesses around the world, Weinberg netted millions and famously dreamed up Abscam—the infamous FBI-run sting operation of the late 1970’s that would bag seven congressmen and one U.S. senator. Robert W. Greene Mon, 02 Dec 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201120 thebookvoice.com 11:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201120]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sting Man: Inside Abscam Author: Robert W. Greene Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the film AMERICAN HUSTLE   The Sting Man is the amazing inside story of Mel Weinberg, one of the most fascinating fast-buck operators to ever live, and the incredible scandals he masterminded. Hustling his way from the streets of the Bronx to hawking bogus businesses around the world, Weinberg netted millions and famously dreamed up Abscam—the infamous FBI-run sting operation of the late 1970’s that would bag seven congressmen and one U.S. senator. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201120]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sting Man: Inside Abscam Author: Robert W. Greene Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the film AMERICAN HUSTLE   The Sting Man is the amazing inside story of Mel Weinberg, one of the most fascinating fast-buck operators to ever live, and the incredible scandals he masterminded. Hustling his way from the streets of the Bronx to hawking bogus businesses around the world, Weinberg netted millions and famously dreamed up Abscam—the infamous FBI-run sting operation of the late 1970’s that would bag seven congressmen and one U.S. senator. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201042 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters Author: Logan Marshall Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.38 of Total 16 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is a detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history, constructed from the real facts as obtained from those on board who survived. Logan Marshall Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201042 thebookvoice.com 7:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters Author: Logan Marshall Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.38 of Total 16 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is a detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history, constructed from the real facts as obtained from those on board who survived. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201042]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters Author: Logan Marshall Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.04 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.38 of Total 16 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This is a detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history, constructed from the real facts as obtained from those on board who survived. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201039 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201039]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved America Author: Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade Narrator: Brian Kilmeade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.22 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the cohost of Fox & Friends, the true story of the anonymous spies who helped win the Revolutionary War   Among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution, six names are missing. First and foremost, Robert Townsend, an unassuming and respected businessman from Long Island, who spearheaded the spy ring that covertly brought down the British . . . before they, or anyone else, could discover their names.   Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger finally give Townsend and his fellow spies their proper due, telling the fascinating story of how they passed information to George Washington that turned the tide of the war. Using a network of citizen operatives that included a longshoreman, bartender, newspaper editor, housewife, tailor, and femme fatale, and employing a series of complex codes, the so-called Culper Spy Ring used sophisticated tactics to subvert the British.   Based on previously unpublished research, George Washington’s Secret Six is a gripping history of these amazing, anonymous Patriots who risked their lives for our freedom. Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201039 thebookvoice.com 5:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201039]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved America Author: Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade Narrator: Brian Kilmeade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.22 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the cohost of Fox & Friends, the true story of the anonymous spies who helped win the Revolutionary War   Among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution, six names are missing. First and foremost, Robert Townsend, an unassuming and respected businessman from Long Island, who spearheaded the spy ring that covertly brought down the British . . . before they, or anyone else, could discover their names.   Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger finally give Townsend and his fellow spies their proper due, telling the fascinating story of how they passed information to George Washington that turned the tide of the war. Using a network of citizen operatives that included a longshoreman, bartender, newspaper editor, housewife, tailor, and femme fatale, and employing a series of complex codes, the so-called Culper Spy Ring used sophisticated tactics to subvert the British.   Based on previously unpublished research, George Washington’s Secret Six is a gripping history of these amazing, anonymous Patriots who risked their lives for our freedom. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201039]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved America Author: Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade Narrator: Brian Kilmeade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.22 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the cohost of Fox & Friends, the true story of the anonymous spies who helped win the Revolutionary War   Among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution, six names are missing. First and foremost, Robert Townsend, an unassuming and respected businessman from Long Island, who spearheaded the spy ring that covertly brought down the British . . . before they, or anyone else, could discover their names.   Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger finally give Townsend and his fellow spies their proper due, telling the fascinating story of how they passed information to George Washington that turned the tide of the war. Using a network of citizen operatives that included a longshoreman, bartender, newspaper editor, housewife, tailor, and femme fatale, and employing a series of complex codes, the so-called Culper Spy Ring used sophisticated tactics to subvert the British.   Based on previously unpublished research, George Washington’s Secret Six is a gripping history of these amazing, anonymous Patriots who risked their lives for our freedom. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time in decades, is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. In End of Days, James Swanson reveals Lee Harvey Oswald's bizarre history of violence and follows John and Jacqueline Kennedy on their fateful Dallas motorcade ride. Swanson takes us to the sixth-floor Texas Book Depository window to look through Oswald's rifle sights, re-creates the last hours of the doomed assassin, and the day of national mourning for the president that followed, culminating in a funeral that united the country. Combining extensive research with his unparalleled storytelling abilities, Swanson turns the events of one of the darkest days of the twentieth century into a pulse-pounding thriller that will remain the definitive account of the assassination for years to come. James L. Swanson Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909 thebookvoice.com 9:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time in decades, is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. In End of Days, James Swanson reveals Lee Harvey Oswald's bizarre history of violence and follows John and Jacqueline Kennedy on their fateful Dallas motorcade ride. Swanson takes us to the sixth-floor Texas Book Depository window to look through Oswald's rifle sights, re-creates the last hours of the doomed assassin, and the day of national mourning for the president that followed, culminating in a funeral that united the country. Combining extensive research with his unparalleled storytelling abilities, Swanson turns the events of one of the darkest days of the twentieth century into a pulse-pounding thriller that will remain the definitive account of the assassination for years to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time in decades, is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. In End of Days, James Swanson reveals Lee Harvey Oswald's bizarre history of violence and follows John and Jacqueline Kennedy on their fateful Dallas motorcade ride. Swanson takes us to the sixth-floor Texas Book Depository window to look through Oswald's rifle sights, re-creates the last hours of the doomed assassin, and the day of national mourning for the president that followed, culminating in a funeral that united the country. Combining extensive research with his unparalleled storytelling abilities, Swanson turns the events of one of the darkest days of the twentieth century into a pulse-pounding thriller that will remain the definitive account of the assassination for years to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200871 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comic History of the U.S. Author: Bill Nye Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author’s caustic wit is evident throughout the book in his numerous sarcastic and humorous remarks. The reader will enjoy a “different” type of history book based on facts, yet caustically embellished for entertainment purposes Bill Nye Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200871 thebookvoice.com 6:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comic History of the U.S. Author: Bill Nye Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author’s caustic wit is evident throughout the book in his numerous sarcastic and humorous remarks. The reader will enjoy a “different” type of history book based on facts, yet caustically embellished for entertainment purposes Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Comic History of the U.S. Author: Bill Nye Narrator: Allyson Hester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author’s caustic wit is evident throughout the book in his numerous sarcastic and humorous remarks. The reader will enjoy a “different” type of history book based on facts, yet caustically embellished for entertainment purposes https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200838 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Message: The Reselling of President Obama Author: Richard Wolffe Narrator: Richard Wolffe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They had 99 problems but Mitt Romney wasn't one. At the start of an epic election, the team trying to reelect President Obama faced a mountain of challenges: a dismal economy, the faded hopes of the first campaign, and a struggle to raise enough cash to compete. No president had risen so fast, or fallen so far, in the modern era. And no president in living memory had earned a second term in such troubled times. To resell the president, they needed to redefine the world they were living in. They needed to retell their own story and rewrite the characters. They needed to find The Message. But first, they needed to fight the enemy within: each other. For six years they kept a lid on their internal disputes-the ego clashes, the disappointed ambitions, and the battle to control the Obama brand. Everything was out of public view and under wraps. They called their style No Drama Obama, and the phrase matched the mood of the candidate. But it was never completely true. In 2008 they found a way around their rivalries. Four years later, their hostilities threatened to undermine the reelection of a president at a time when most voters were deeply unhappy and ready for change. Drawing on unrivaled access to the key characters, The Message tells the inside story of the Mad Men-the marketers, message-shapers, and admakers-who held the Obama presidency in their hands. Richard Wolffe Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200838 thebookvoice.com 7:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Message: The Reselling of President Obama Author: Richard Wolffe Narrator: Richard Wolffe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They had 99 problems but Mitt Romney wasn't one. At the start of an epic election, the team trying to reelect President Obama faced a mountain of challenges: a dismal economy, the faded hopes of the first campaign, and a struggle to raise enough cash to compete. No president had risen so fast, or fallen so far, in the modern era. And no president in living memory had earned a second term in such troubled times. To resell the president, they needed to redefine the world they were living in. They needed to retell their own story and rewrite the characters. They needed to find The Message. But first, they needed to fight the enemy within: each other. For six years they kept a lid on their internal disputes-the ego clashes, the disappointed ambitions, and the battle to control the Obama brand. Everything was out of public view and under wraps. They called their style No Drama Obama, and the phrase matched the mood of the candidate. But it was never completely true. In 2008 they found a way around their rivalries. Four years later, their hostilities threatened to undermine the reelection of a president at a time when most voters were deeply unhappy and ready for change. Drawing on unrivaled access to the key characters, The Message tells the inside story of the Mad Men-the marketers, message-shapers, and admakers-who held the Obama presidency in their hands. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Message: The Reselling of President Obama Author: Richard Wolffe Narrator: Richard Wolffe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They had 99 problems but Mitt Romney wasn't one. At the start of an epic election, the team trying to reelect President Obama faced a mountain of challenges: a dismal economy, the faded hopes of the first campaign, and a struggle to raise enough cash to compete. No president had risen so fast, or fallen so far, in the modern era. And no president in living memory had earned a second term in such troubled times. To resell the president, they needed to redefine the world they were living in. They needed to retell their own story and rewrite the characters. They needed to find The Message. But first, they needed to fight the enemy within: each other. For six years they kept a lid on their internal disputes-the ego clashes, the disappointed ambitions, and the battle to control the Obama brand. Everything was out of public view and under wraps. They called their style No Drama Obama, and the phrase matched the mood of the candidate. But it was never completely true. In 2008 they found a way around their rivalries. Four years later, their hostilities threatened to undermine the reelection of a president at a time when most voters were deeply unhappy and ready for change. Drawing on unrivaled access to the key characters, The Message tells the inside story of the Mad Men-the marketers, message-shapers, and admakers-who held the Obama presidency in their hands. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200791 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200791]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Arthur Addison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire, Horwitz starts filing front-line dispatches again this time from a war close to home, and to his own heart.         Propelled by his boyhood passion for the Civil War, Horwitz embarks on a search for places and people still held in thrall by America's greatest conflict. The result is an adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where the ghosts of the Lost Cause are resurrected through ritual and remembrance.         In Virginia, Horwitz joins a band of 'hardcore' reenactors who crash-diet to achieve the hollow-eyed look of starved Confederates; in Kentucky, he witnesses Klan rallies and calls for race war sparked by the killing of a white man who brandishes a rebel flag; at Andersonville, he finds that the prison's commander, executed as a war criminal, is now exalted as a martyr and hero; and in the book's climax, Horwitz takes a marathon trek from Antietam to Gettysburg to Appomattox in the company of Robert Lee Hodge, an eccentric pilgrim who dubs their odyssey the 'Civil Wargasm.'         Written with Horwitz's signature blend of humor, history, and hard-nosed journalism, Confederates in the Attic brings alive old battlefields and new ones 'classrooms, courts, country bars' where the past and the present collide, often in explosive ways. Poignant and picaresque, haunting and hilarious, it speaks to anyone who has ever felt drawn to the mythic South and to the dark romance of the Civil War. Tony Horwitz Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200791 thebookvoice.com 15:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200791]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Arthur Addison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire, Horwitz starts filing front-line dispatches again this time from a war close to home, and to his own heart.         Propelled by his boyhood passion for the Civil War, Horwitz embarks on a search for places and people still held in thrall by America's greatest conflict. The result is an adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where the ghosts of the Lost Cause are resurrected through ritual and remembrance.         In Virginia, Horwitz joins a band of 'hardcore' reenactors who crash-diet to achieve the hollow-eyed look of starved Confederates; in Kentucky, he witnesses Klan rallies and calls for race war sparked by the killing of a white man who brandishes a rebel flag; at Andersonville, he finds that the prison's commander, executed as a war criminal, is now exalted as a martyr and hero; and in the book's climax, Horwitz takes a marathon trek from Antietam to Gettysburg to Appomattox in the company of Robert Lee Hodge, an eccentric pilgrim who dubs their odyssey the 'Civil Wargasm.'         Written with Horwitz's signature blend of humor, history, and hard-nosed journalism, Confederates in the Attic brings alive old battlefields and new ones 'classrooms, courts, country bars' where the past and the present collide, often in explosive ways. Poignant and picaresque, haunting and hilarious, it speaks to anyone who has ever felt drawn to the mythic South and to the dark romance of the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200791]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Arthur Addison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire, Horwitz starts filing front-line dispatches again this time from a war close to home, and to his own heart.         Propelled by his boyhood passion for the Civil War, Horwitz embarks on a search for places and people still held in thrall by America's greatest conflict. The result is an adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where the ghosts of the Lost Cause are resurrected through ritual and remembrance.         In Virginia, Horwitz joins a band of 'hardcore' reenactors who crash-diet to achieve the hollow-eyed look of starved Confederates; in Kentucky, he witnesses Klan rallies and calls for race war sparked by the killing of a white man who brandishes a rebel flag; at Andersonville, he finds that the prison's commander, executed as a war criminal, is now exalted as a martyr and hero; and in the book's climax, Horwitz takes a marathon trek from Antietam to Gettysburg to Appomattox in the company of Robert Lee Hodge, an eccentric pilgrim who dubs their odyssey the 'Civil Wargasm.'         Written with Horwitz's signature blend of humor, history, and hard-nosed journalism, Confederates in the Attic brings alive old battlefields and new ones 'classrooms, courts, country bars' where the past and the present collide, often in explosive ways. Poignant and picaresque, haunting and hilarious, it speaks to anyone who has ever felt drawn to the mythic South and to the dark romance of the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200679 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Author: Pauline Maier Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution, which had to be ratified by specially elected conventions in at least nine states. Pauline Maier recounts the dramatic events of the ensuing debate in homes, taverns, and convention halls, drawing generously on the speeches and letters of founding fathers, both familiar and forgotten, on all sides. This is the first narrative history in decades of the ratification debate, with all its significance, and it draws on new scholarship about the ratification process. In Maier's skillful hands, this fascinating yet often overlooked episode in the nation's history comes to life as never before. Pauline Maier Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200679 thebookvoice.com 23:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Author: Pauline Maier Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution, which had to be ratified by specially elected conventions in at least nine states. Pauline Maier recounts the dramatic events of the ensuing debate in homes, taverns, and convention halls, drawing generously on the speeches and letters of founding fathers, both familiar and forgotten, on all sides. This is the first narrative history in decades of the ratification debate, with all its significance, and it draws on new scholarship about the ratification process. In Maier's skillful hands, this fascinating yet often overlooked episode in the nation's history comes to life as never before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200679]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Author: Pauline Maier Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution, which had to be ratified by specially elected conventions in at least nine states. Pauline Maier recounts the dramatic events of the ensuing debate in homes, taverns, and convention halls, drawing generously on the speeches and letters of founding fathers, both familiar and forgotten, on all sides. This is the first narrative history in decades of the ratification debate, with all its significance, and it draws on new scholarship about the ratification process. In Maier's skillful hands, this fascinating yet often overlooked episode in the nation's history comes to life as never before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at Kennedy’s presidency—after November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would happen to his life, his presidency, his country, his world? In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly compelling” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Times), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) exploration of three modern alternate histories, “with the kind of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting, and his own knowledge of the players, the book looked at the tiny hinges of history—and the extraordinary changes that would have resulted if they had gone another way. Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all about the historical event that has riveted us for fifty years. What if Kennedy were not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? Would changes have been made to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an enemy, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his health issues have become so severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. It is a tour de force of American political history. Jeff Greenfield Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473 thebookvoice.com 8:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at Kennedy’s presidency—after November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would happen to his life, his presidency, his country, his world? In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly compelling” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Times), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) exploration of three modern alternate histories, “with the kind of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting, and his own knowledge of the players, the book looked at the tiny hinges of history—and the extraordinary changes that would have resulted if they had gone another way. Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all about the historical event that has riveted us for fifty years. What if Kennedy were not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? Would changes have been made to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an enemy, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his health issues have become so severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. It is a tour de force of American political history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From one of the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at Kennedy’s presidency—after November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would happen to his life, his presidency, his country, his world? In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly compelling” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Times), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) exploration of three modern alternate histories, “with the kind of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting, and his own knowledge of the players, the book looked at the tiny hinges of history—and the extraordinary changes that would have resulted if they had gone another way. Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all about the historical event that has riveted us for fifty years. What if Kennedy were not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? Would changes have been made to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an enemy, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his health issues have become so severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. It is a tour de force of American political history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200412 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200412]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.58 of Total 12 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. The story is told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft—a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912, when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that divides their wives, their children, and their closest friends, while crippling the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country’s history. The Bully Pulpit is also the story of the muckraking press, which arouses the spirit of reform that helps Roosevelt push the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources. The muckrakers are portrayed through the greatest group of journalists ever assembled at one magazine—Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and William Allen White—teamed under the mercurial genius of publisher S.S. McClure. Goodwin’s narrative is founded upon a wealth of primary materials. The correspondence of more than four hundred letters between Roosevelt and Taft begins in their early thirties and ends only months before Roosevelt’s death. Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft kept diaries. The muckrakers wrote hundreds of letters to one another, kept journals, and wrote their memoirs. The letters of Captain Archie Butt, who served as a personal aide to both Roosevelt and Taft, provide an intimate view of both men. The Bully Pulpit, like Goodwin’s brilliant chronicles of the Civil War and World War II, exquisitely demonstrates her distinctive ability to combine scholarly rigor with accessibility. It is a major work of history—an examination of leadership in a rare moment of activism and reform that brought the country closer to its founding ideals. Doris Kearns Goodwin Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200412 thebookvoice.com 36:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200412]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.58 of Total 12 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. The story is told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft—a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912, when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that divides their wives, their children, and their closest friends, while crippling the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country’s history. The Bully Pulpit is also the story of the muckraking press, which arouses the spirit of reform that helps Roosevelt push the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources. The muckrakers are portrayed through the greatest group of journalists ever assembled at one magazine—Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and William Allen White—teamed under the mercurial genius of publisher S.S. McClure. Goodwin’s narrative is founded upon a wealth of primary materials. The correspondence of more than four hundred letters between Roosevelt and Taft begins in their early thirties and ends only months before Roosevelt’s death. Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft kept diaries. The muckrakers wrote hundreds of letters to one another, kept journals, and wrote their memoirs. The letters of Captain Archie Butt, who served as a personal aide to both Roosevelt and Taft, provide an intimate view of both men. The Bully Pulpit, like Goodwin’s brilliant chronicles of the Civil War and World War II, exquisitely demonstrates her distinctive ability to combine scholarly rigor with accessibility. It is a major work of history—an examination of leadership in a rare moment of activism and reform that brought the country closer to its founding ideals. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200412]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 41 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.58 of Total 12 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Pulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. Winner of the Carnegie Medal. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. The story is told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft—a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912, when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that divides their wives, their children, and their closest friends, while crippling the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country’s history. The Bully Pulpit is also the story of the muckraking press, which arouses the spirit of reform that helps Roosevelt push the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources. The muckrakers are portrayed through the greatest group of journalists ever assembled at one magazine—Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and William Allen White—teamed under the mercurial genius of publisher S.S. McClure. Goodwin’s narrative is founded upon a wealth of primary materials. The correspondence of more than four hundred letters between Roosevelt and Taft begins in their early thirties and ends only months before Roosevelt’s death. Edith Roosevelt and Nellie Taft kept diaries. The muckrakers wrote hundreds of letters to one another, kept journals, and wrote their memoirs. The letters of Captain Archie Butt, who served as a personal aide to both Roosevelt and Taft, provide an intimate view of both men. The Bully Pulpit, like Goodwin’s brilliant chronicles of the Civil War and World War II, exquisitely demonstrates her distinctive ability to combine scholarly rigor with accessibility. It is a major work of history—an examination of leadership in a rare moment of activism and reform that brought the country closer to its founding ideals. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200397 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200397]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been Fifty years after his assassination, President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life to show a man in the midst of great change, both in his family and in the key issues of his day: the cold war, civil rights, and Vietnam, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. JFK’s Last Hundred Days presents a gripping account that weaves together Kennedy’s public and private lives, explains why the grief following his assassination has endured so long, and solves the most tantalizing Kennedy mystery of them all—not who killed him but who he was when he was killed and where he would have led us. Thurston Clarke Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200397 thebookvoice.com 14:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200397]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been Fifty years after his assassination, President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life to show a man in the midst of great change, both in his family and in the key issues of his day: the cold war, civil rights, and Vietnam, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. JFK’s Last Hundred Days presents a gripping account that weaves together Kennedy’s public and private lives, explains why the grief following his assassination has endured so long, and solves the most tantalizing Kennedy mystery of them all—not who killed him but who he was when he was killed and where he would have led us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200397]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 49 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been Fifty years after his assassination, President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life to show a man in the midst of great change, both in his family and in the key issues of his day: the cold war, civil rights, and Vietnam, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. JFK’s Last Hundred Days presents a gripping account that weaves together Kennedy’s public and private lives, explains why the grief following his assassination has endured so long, and solves the most tantalizing Kennedy mystery of them all—not who killed him but who he was when he was killed and where he would have led us. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200294 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martin Luther King - Speeches Author: Martin Luther King Jr. Narrator: Martin Luther King Jr. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Listen "live" to one of the most iconic orators of all time in this packed-full collection of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. King's rich and passionate style of delivery will transport you back to the era of the civil-rights movement, when King advocated non-violent resistance in the pursuit of equality and dignity, not only for blacks but for all mankind. Seldom has any leader since inspired and captivated an audience worldwide and motivated a nation to action. Martin Luther King Jr. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200294 thebookvoice.com 17:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martin Luther King - Speeches Author: Martin Luther King Jr. Narrator: Martin Luther King Jr. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Listen "live" to one of the most iconic orators of all time in this packed-full collection of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. King's rich and passionate style of delivery will transport you back to the era of the civil-rights movement, when King advocated non-violent resistance in the pursuit of equality and dignity, not only for blacks but for all mankind. Seldom has any leader since inspired and captivated an audience worldwide and motivated a nation to action. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200294]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martin Luther King - Speeches Author: Martin Luther King Jr. Narrator: Martin Luther King Jr. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 10, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Listen "live" to one of the most iconic orators of all time in this packed-full collection of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. King's rich and passionate style of delivery will transport you back to the era of the civil-rights movement, when King advocated non-violent resistance in the pursuit of equality and dignity, not only for blacks but for all mankind. Seldom has any leader since inspired and captivated an audience worldwide and motivated a nation to action. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200274 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200274]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Greatest Speeches of President John F. Kennedy Author: John F. Kennedy Narrator: John F. Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 59 minutes Release date: January 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We compiled the texts of JFK's most inspirational speeches so you can re-live the momentous era of the 1960s through the eloquent voice of America's most revered president! President Kennedy guided the United States through the most dangerous times since the Second World War. In his 1,000 days in office he led America through the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs Crisis, the Berlin blockade, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and through turbulent times in the cities - the Freedom Riders, segregation and integration, race riots, and lynchings. John F. Kennedy Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200274 thebookvoice.com 1:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200274]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Greatest Speeches of President John F. Kennedy Author: John F. Kennedy Narrator: John F. Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 59 minutes Release date: January 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We compiled the texts of JFK's most inspirational speeches so you can re-live the momentous era of the 1960s through the eloquent voice of America's most revered president! President Kennedy guided the United States through the most dangerous times since the Second World War. In his 1,000 days in office he led America through the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs Crisis, the Berlin blockade, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and through turbulent times in the cities - the Freedom Riders, segregation and integration, race riots, and lynchings. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200274]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Greatest Speeches of President John F. Kennedy Author: John F. Kennedy Narrator: John F. Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 59 minutes Release date: January 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: We compiled the texts of JFK's most inspirational speeches so you can re-live the momentous era of the 1960s through the eloquent voice of America's most revered president! President Kennedy guided the United States through the most dangerous times since the Second World War. In his 1,000 days in office he led America through the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs Crisis, the Berlin blockade, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and through turbulent times in the cities - the Freedom Riders, segregation and integration, race riots, and lynchings. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. Simon Winchester Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683 thebookvoice.com 13:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198683]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198573 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198573]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War Author: NPR Narrator: Neal Conan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NPR captures the battlefield action, the personal struggles, and the moral dilemmas of the war that pitted brother against brother (and sometimes sister) and friend against friend. This revealing collection of Civil War stories features gripping history, expert commentary, and unforgettable voices: - Shelby Foote reflects on the southern perspective - E.L. Doctorow discusses Sherman and The March - Sam Waterston performs the Gettysburg Address - Hal Holbrook honors Iowa in the Civil War - Susan Stamberg reports from Lincoln’s summer retreat - James McPherson tours Gettysburg’s hallowed ground - Tony Horwitz explores the world of Civil War reenactors Plus visits to battlefields at Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, and much more. The NPR American Chronicles series explores the historical events that continue to resonate in our lives. Expert commentary and unforgettable stories create vivid sound portraits of history’s greatest people and events, examined in multi-faceted and moving detail. NPR Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198573 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198573]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War Author: NPR Narrator: Neal Conan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NPR captures the battlefield action, the personal struggles, and the moral dilemmas of the war that pitted brother against brother (and sometimes sister) and friend against friend. This revealing collection of Civil War stories features gripping history, expert commentary, and unforgettable voices: - Shelby Foote reflects on the southern perspective - E.L. Doctorow discusses Sherman and The March - Sam Waterston performs the Gettysburg Address - Hal Holbrook honors Iowa in the Civil War - Susan Stamberg reports from Lincoln’s summer retreat - James McPherson tours Gettysburg’s hallowed ground - Tony Horwitz explores the world of Civil War reenactors Plus visits to battlefields at Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, and much more. The NPR American Chronicles series explores the historical events that continue to resonate in our lives. Expert commentary and unforgettable stories create vivid sound portraits of history’s greatest people and events, examined in multi-faceted and moving detail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198573]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War Author: NPR Narrator: Neal Conan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NPR captures the battlefield action, the personal struggles, and the moral dilemmas of the war that pitted brother against brother (and sometimes sister) and friend against friend. This revealing collection of Civil War stories features gripping history, expert commentary, and unforgettable voices: - Shelby Foote reflects on the southern perspective - E.L. Doctorow discusses Sherman and The March - Sam Waterston performs the Gettysburg Address - Hal Holbrook honors Iowa in the Civil War - Susan Stamberg reports from Lincoln’s summer retreat - James McPherson tours Gettysburg’s hallowed ground - Tony Horwitz explores the world of Civil War reenactors Plus visits to battlefields at Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, and much more. The NPR American Chronicles series explores the historical events that continue to resonate in our lives. Expert commentary and unforgettable stories create vivid sound portraits of history’s greatest people and events, examined in multi-faceted and moving detail. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' Stanley Weintraub Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 thebookvoice.com 9:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. “Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary legal controversies.”—The Boston Globe Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has been called the “winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history.” A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others. In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life. In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since Roe v. Wade. Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” Taking the Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time. Alan Dershowitz Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426 thebookvoice.com 21:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. “Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary legal controversies.”—The Boston Globe Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has been called the “winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history.” A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others. In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life. In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since Roe v. Wade. Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” Taking the Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. “Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary legal controversies.”—The Boston Globe Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has been called the “winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history.” A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others. In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life. In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since Roe v. Wade. Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” Taking the Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A time capsule of adventuresome sleuthing [that] traces the contours of U. S. political history.” —The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times once called Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Lenzner has investigated the infamous murder of three civil rights workers that inspired Mississippi Burning, prosecuted organized crime in New York, followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. In The Investigator, Lenzner reflects upon his remarkable fifty-year career, sharing anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, lessons in investigative methods, and an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked about media stories and events of our time. Terry Lenzner Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423 thebookvoice.com 12:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A time capsule of adventuresome sleuthing [that] traces the contours of U. S. political history.” —The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times once called Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Lenzner has investigated the infamous murder of three civil rights workers that inspired Mississippi Burning, prosecuted organized crime in New York, followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. In The Investigator, Lenzner reflects upon his remarkable fifty-year career, sharing anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, lessons in investigative methods, and an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked about media stories and events of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A time capsule of adventuresome sleuthing [that] traces the contours of U. S. political history.” —The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times once called Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Lenzner has investigated the infamous murder of three civil rights workers that inspired Mississippi Burning, prosecuted organized crime in New York, followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. In The Investigator, Lenzner reflects upon his remarkable fifty-year career, sharing anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, lessons in investigative methods, and an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked about media stories and events of our time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time. Robert Dallek Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392 thebookvoice.com 16:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198379 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion Author: Robert Morgan Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the continent from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams. Their tenacity was matched only by that of their enemies: the Mexican army under Santa Anna at the Alamo, the Comanche and Apache Indians, and the forbidding geography itself.    Known also for his powerful fiction (Gap Creek, The Truest Pleasure, Brave Enemies), Morgan uses his skill at characterization to give life to the personalities of these ten Americans without whom the United States might well have ended at the Arkansas border. Their stories—and those of the nameless thousands who risked their lives to settle on the frontier, displacing thousands of Native Americans—form an extraordinary chapter in American history that led directly to the cataclysm of the Civil War. Robert Morgan Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198379 thebookvoice.com 18:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion Author: Robert Morgan Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the continent from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams. Their tenacity was matched only by that of their enemies: the Mexican army under Santa Anna at the Alamo, the Comanche and Apache Indians, and the forbidding geography itself.    Known also for his powerful fiction (Gap Creek, The Truest Pleasure, Brave Enemies), Morgan uses his skill at characterization to give life to the personalities of these ten Americans without whom the United States might well have ended at the Arkansas border. Their stories—and those of the nameless thousands who risked their lives to settle on the frontier, displacing thousands of Native Americans—form an extraordinary chapter in American history that led directly to the cataclysm of the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion Author: Robert Morgan Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Thomas Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the continent from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams. Their tenacity was matched only by that of their enemies: the Mexican army under Santa Anna at the Alamo, the Comanche and Apache Indians, and the forbidding geography itself.    Known also for his powerful fiction (Gap Creek, The Truest Pleasure, Brave Enemies), Morgan uses his skill at characterization to give life to the personalities of these ten Americans without whom the United States might well have ended at the Arkansas border. Their stories—and those of the nameless thousands who risked their lives to settle on the frontier, displacing thousands of Native Americans—form an extraordinary chapter in American history that led directly to the cataclysm of the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198328 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons Author: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor PhD Narrator: Kevin Kenerly, Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.    Based on correspondence, legal documents, and journal entries rarely seen before, this amazing portrait reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery in the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, French General Lafayette, Dolley Madison, and many other long-forgotten slaves, abolitionists, and civil rights activists. Elizabeth Dowling Taylor PhD Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198328 thebookvoice.com 10:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons Author: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor PhD Narrator: Kevin Kenerly, Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.    Based on correspondence, legal documents, and journal entries rarely seen before, this amazing portrait reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery in the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, French General Lafayette, Dolley Madison, and many other long-forgotten slaves, abolitionists, and civil rights activists. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198328]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons Author: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor PhD Narrator: Kevin Kenerly, Judith West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: April 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.    Based on correspondence, legal documents, and journal entries rarely seen before, this amazing portrait reveals the mores and attitudes toward slavery in the nineteenth century, and sheds new light on famous characters such as James Madison, French General Lafayette, Dolley Madison, and many other long-forgotten slaves, abolitionists, and civil rights activists. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198210 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House Author: Peter Baker Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration in a tour-de-force narrative of a dramatic and controversial presidency. Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after another, they struggled to protect the country, remake the world, and define their own relationship along the way. In Days of Fire, Peter Baker chronicles the history of the most consequential presidency in modern times through the prism of its two most compelling characters, capturing the elusive and shifting alliance of George Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney as no historian has done before. He brings to life with in-the-room immediacy all the drama of an era marked by devastating terror attacks, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and financial collapse.      The real story of Bush and Cheney is a far more fascinating tale than the familiar suspicion that Cheney was the power behind the throne. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with key players, and thousands of pages of never-released notes, memos, and other internal documents, Baker paints a riveting portrait of a partnership that evolved dramatically over time, from the early days when Bush leaned on Cheney, making him the most influential vice president in history, to their final hours, when the two had grown so far apart they were clashing in the West Wing. Together and separately, they were tested as no other president and vice president have been, first on a bright September morning, an unforgettable “day of fire” just months into the presidency, and on countless days of fire over the course of eight tumultuous years.      Days of Fire is a monumental and definitive work that will rank with the best of presidential histories. As absorbing as a thriller, it is eye-opening and essential reading. Peter Baker Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198210 thebookvoice.com 29:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House Author: Peter Baker Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration in a tour-de-force narrative of a dramatic and controversial presidency. Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after another, they struggled to protect the country, remake the world, and define their own relationship along the way. In Days of Fire, Peter Baker chronicles the history of the most consequential presidency in modern times through the prism of its two most compelling characters, capturing the elusive and shifting alliance of George Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney as no historian has done before. He brings to life with in-the-room immediacy all the drama of an era marked by devastating terror attacks, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and financial collapse.      The real story of Bush and Cheney is a far more fascinating tale than the familiar suspicion that Cheney was the power behind the throne. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with key players, and thousands of pages of never-released notes, memos, and other internal documents, Baker paints a riveting portrait of a partnership that evolved dramatically over time, from the early days when Bush leaned on Cheney, making him the most influential vice president in history, to their final hours, when the two had grown so far apart they were clashing in the West Wing. Together and separately, they were tested as no other president and vice president have been, first on a bright September morning, an unforgettable “day of fire” just months into the presidency, and on countless days of fire over the course of eight tumultuous years.      Days of Fire is a monumental and definitive work that will rank with the best of presidential histories. As absorbing as a thriller, it is eye-opening and essential reading. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198210]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House Author: Peter Baker Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and Cheney administration in a tour-de-force narrative of a dramatic and controversial presidency. Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after another, they struggled to protect the country, remake the world, and define their own relationship along the way. In Days of Fire, Peter Baker chronicles the history of the most consequential presidency in modern times through the prism of its two most compelling characters, capturing the elusive and shifting alliance of George Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney as no historian has done before. He brings to life with in-the-room immediacy all the drama of an era marked by devastating terror attacks, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and financial collapse.      The real story of Bush and Cheney is a far more fascinating tale than the familiar suspicion that Cheney was the power behind the throne. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with key players, and thousands of pages of never-released notes, memos, and other internal documents, Baker paints a riveting portrait of a partnership that evolved dramatically over time, from the early days when Bush leaned on Cheney, making him the most influential vice president in history, to their final hours, when the two had grown so far apart they were clashing in the West Wing. Together and separately, they were tested as no other president and vice president have been, first on a bright September morning, an unforgettable “day of fire” just months into the presidency, and on countless days of fire over the course of eight tumultuous years.      Days of Fire is a monumental and definitive work that will rank with the best of presidential histories. As absorbing as a thriller, it is eye-opening and essential reading. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198084 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked Author: Chris Matthews Narrator: Chris Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller about the historic dealings between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill—“A superb tribute to the neglected art of compromise” (Daily News (New York)). Tip and the Gipper is an “entertaining and insightful” (The Wall Street Journal) history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. Chris Matthews was an eyewitness to this story as top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who waged a principled war of political ideals with President Ronald Reagan from 1980 to 1986. Together, the two men became one of history’s most celebrated political pairings—the epitome of how ideological opposites can get things done. When Reagan was elected to the presidency in a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter, Speaker O’Neill was thrust into the national spotlight as the highest-ranking leader of the Democratic Party—the most visible and respected challenger to President Reagan’s agenda of cutting the size of government programs and lowering tax rates. Together, the two leaders fought over the major issues of the day—welfare, taxes, covert military operations, and social security—but found their way to agreements that reformed taxes, saved Social Security, and, their common cause, set a course toward peace in Northern Ireland. Through it all they maintained respect for each other’s positions and worked to advance the country rather than obstruct progress. At the time of congressional gridlock, Tip and the Gipper stands as model behavior worthy of study by journalists, academics, and students of the political process for years to come. “This book is an invitation to join Tip and the Gipper in tall tales about how grand it was in the old country” (The Washington Post). Chris Matthews Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198084 thebookvoice.com 10:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked Author: Chris Matthews Narrator: Chris Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller about the historic dealings between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill—“A superb tribute to the neglected art of compromise” (Daily News (New York)). Tip and the Gipper is an “entertaining and insightful” (The Wall Street Journal) history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. Chris Matthews was an eyewitness to this story as top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who waged a principled war of political ideals with President Ronald Reagan from 1980 to 1986. Together, the two men became one of history’s most celebrated political pairings—the epitome of how ideological opposites can get things done. When Reagan was elected to the presidency in a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter, Speaker O’Neill was thrust into the national spotlight as the highest-ranking leader of the Democratic Party—the most visible and respected challenger to President Reagan’s agenda of cutting the size of government programs and lowering tax rates. Together, the two leaders fought over the major issues of the day—welfare, taxes, covert military operations, and social security—but found their way to agreements that reformed taxes, saved Social Security, and, their common cause, set a course toward peace in Northern Ireland. Through it all they maintained respect for each other’s positions and worked to advance the country rather than obstruct progress. At the time of congressional gridlock, Tip and the Gipper stands as model behavior worthy of study by journalists, academics, and students of the political process for years to come. “This book is an invitation to join Tip and the Gipper in tall tales about how grand it was in the old country” (The Washington Post). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198084]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked Author: Chris Matthews Narrator: Chris Matthews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller about the historic dealings between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill—“A superb tribute to the neglected art of compromise” (Daily News (New York)). Tip and the Gipper is an “entertaining and insightful” (The Wall Street Journal) history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. Chris Matthews was an eyewitness to this story as top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who waged a principled war of political ideals with President Ronald Reagan from 1980 to 1986. Together, the two men became one of history’s most celebrated political pairings—the epitome of how ideological opposites can get things done. When Reagan was elected to the presidency in a landslide victory over Jimmy Carter, Speaker O’Neill was thrust into the national spotlight as the highest-ranking leader of the Democratic Party—the most visible and respected challenger to President Reagan’s agenda of cutting the size of government programs and lowering tax rates. Together, the two leaders fought over the major issues of the day—welfare, taxes, covert military operations, and social security—but found their way to agreements that reformed taxes, saved Social Security, and, their common cause, set a course toward peace in Northern Ireland. Through it all they maintained respect for each other’s positions and worked to advance the country rather than obstruct progress. At the time of congressional gridlock, Tip and the Gipper stands as model behavior worthy of study by journalists, academics, and students of the political process for years to come. “This book is an invitation to join Tip and the Gipper in tall tales about how grand it was in the old country” (The Washington Post). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197939 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197939]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey Author: Peter Carlson Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Albert Richardson and Junius Browne, two correspondents for the New York Tribune, were captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent twenty months in horrific Confederate prisons before escaping and making their way to Union territory. Their amazing, long-forgotten odyssey is one of the great escape stories in American history, packed with drama, courage, horrors and heroics, plus many moments of antic comedy. They must endure the Confederacy’s most notorious prison; rely on forged passes and the secret signals of a covert pro-Union organization in North Carolina; trust a legendary guerilla leader; be hidden by slaves during the day in plantation slave quarters; and ultimately depend on a mysterious, anonymous woman on a white horse to guide them to safety. They traveled for 340 miles, most of it on foot, much of it through snow, in twenty-six days. This is a marvelous, surreal voyage through the cold mountains, dark prisons, and mysterious bands of misfits living in the shadows of the Civil War. Peter Carlson Tue, 28 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197939 thebookvoice.com 10:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197939]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey Author: Peter Carlson Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Albert Richardson and Junius Browne, two correspondents for the New York Tribune, were captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent twenty months in horrific Confederate prisons before escaping and making their way to Union territory. Their amazing, long-forgotten odyssey is one of the great escape stories in American history, packed with drama, courage, horrors and heroics, plus many moments of antic comedy. They must endure the Confederacy’s most notorious prison; rely on forged passes and the secret signals of a covert pro-Union organization in North Carolina; trust a legendary guerilla leader; be hidden by slaves during the day in plantation slave quarters; and ultimately depend on a mysterious, anonymous woman on a white horse to guide them to safety. They traveled for 340 miles, most of it on foot, much of it through snow, in twenty-six days. This is a marvelous, surreal voyage through the cold mountains, dark prisons, and mysterious bands of misfits living in the shadows of the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197939]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey Author: Peter Carlson Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Albert Richardson and Junius Browne, two correspondents for the New York Tribune, were captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent twenty months in horrific Confederate prisons before escaping and making their way to Union territory. Their amazing, long-forgotten odyssey is one of the great escape stories in American history, packed with drama, courage, horrors and heroics, plus many moments of antic comedy. They must endure the Confederacy’s most notorious prison; rely on forged passes and the secret signals of a covert pro-Union organization in North Carolina; trust a legendary guerilla leader; be hidden by slaves during the day in plantation slave quarters; and ultimately depend on a mysterious, anonymous woman on a white horse to guide them to safety. They traveled for 340 miles, most of it on foot, much of it through snow, in twenty-six days. This is a marvelous, surreal voyage through the cold mountains, dark prisons, and mysterious bands of misfits living in the shadows of the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197935 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Author: Andrew Bacevich Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power and Washington Rules The United States has been 'at war' in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade. Yet as war has become normalized, a yawning gap has opened between America's soldiers and veterans and the society in whose name they fight. For ordinary citizens, as former secretary of defense Robert Gates has acknowledged, armed conflict has become an 'abstraction' and military service 'something for other people to do.' In Breach of Trust, bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Among the collateral casualties are values once considered central to democratic practice, including the principle that responsibility for defending the country should rest with its citizens. Citing figures as diverse as the martyr-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the marine-turned-anti-warrior Smedley Butler, Breach of Trust summons Americans to restore that principle. Rather than something for 'other people' to do, national defense should become the business of 'we the people.' Should Americans refuse to shoulder this responsibility, Bacevich warns, the prospect of endless war, waged by a 'foreign legion' of professionals and contractor-mercenaries, beckons. So too does bankruptcy—moral as well as fiscal. Andrew Bacevich Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197935 thebookvoice.com 7:8:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Author: Andrew Bacevich Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power and Washington Rules The United States has been 'at war' in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade. Yet as war has become normalized, a yawning gap has opened between America's soldiers and veterans and the society in whose name they fight. For ordinary citizens, as former secretary of defense Robert Gates has acknowledged, armed conflict has become an 'abstraction' and military service 'something for other people to do.' In Breach of Trust, bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Among the collateral casualties are values once considered central to democratic practice, including the principle that responsibility for defending the country should rest with its citizens. Citing figures as diverse as the martyr-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the marine-turned-anti-warrior Smedley Butler, Breach of Trust summons Americans to restore that principle. Rather than something for 'other people' to do, national defense should become the business of 'we the people.' Should Americans refuse to shoulder this responsibility, Bacevich warns, the prospect of endless war, waged by a 'foreign legion' of professionals and contractor-mercenaries, beckons. So too does bankruptcy—moral as well as fiscal. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197935]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Author: Andrew Bacevich Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power and Washington Rules The United States has been 'at war' in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade. Yet as war has become normalized, a yawning gap has opened between America's soldiers and veterans and the society in whose name they fight. For ordinary citizens, as former secretary of defense Robert Gates has acknowledged, armed conflict has become an 'abstraction' and military service 'something for other people to do.' In Breach of Trust, bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Among the collateral casualties are values once considered central to democratic practice, including the principle that responsibility for defending the country should rest with its citizens. Citing figures as diverse as the martyr-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the marine-turned-anti-warrior Smedley Butler, Breach of Trust summons Americans to restore that principle. Rather than something for 'other people' to do, national defense should become the business of 'we the people.' Should Americans refuse to shoulder this responsibility, Bacevich warns, the prospect of endless war, waged by a 'foreign legion' of professionals and contractor-mercenaries, beckons. So too does bankruptcy—moral as well as fiscal. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196876 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901–1941 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II. The authors discuss the boom of the 1920s, the crash of 1929, the ensuing Depression, and the country's response. Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'hundred days' and programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examined in detail. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes in the Drama of American History series explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196876 thebookvoice.com 2:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901–1941 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II. The authors discuss the boom of the 1920s, the crash of 1929, the ensuing Depression, and the country's response. Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'hundred days' and programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examined in detail. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes in the Drama of American History series explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196876]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901–1941 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II. The authors discuss the boom of the 1920s, the crash of 1929, the ensuing Depression, and the country's response. Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'hundred days' and programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examined in detail. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes in the Drama of American History series explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196873 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196873]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Road: American Politics, 1945–2000 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In The Middle Road, the terms democrat, republican, liberal, and conservative are defined. Readers learn how these philosophies dominated and shifted during the years covered in this volume. James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196873 thebookvoice.com 2:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196873]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Road: American Politics, 1945–2000 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In The Middle Road, the terms democrat, republican, liberal, and conservative are defined. Readers learn how these philosophies dominated and shifted during the years covered in this volume. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196873]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Middle Road: American Politics, 1945–2000 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In The Middle Road, the terms democrat, republican, liberal, and conservative are defined. Readers learn how these philosophies dominated and shifted during the years covered in this volume. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196872 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States Enters the World Stage: From the Alaska Purchase through World War I, 1867–1919 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States Enters the World Stage covers the years 1867 through 1919. This book gives detailed accounts of America's emergence as a world power from the Alaska Purchase through World War I. James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196872 thebookvoice.com 1:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States Enters the World Stage: From the Alaska Purchase through World War I, 1867–1919 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States Enters the World Stage covers the years 1867 through 1919. This book gives detailed accounts of America's emergence as a world power from the Alaska Purchase through World War I. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States Enters the World Stage: From the Alaska Purchase through World War I, 1867–1919 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States Enters the World Stage covers the years 1867 through 1919. This book gives detailed accounts of America's emergence as a world power from the Alaska Purchase through World War I. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196871 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in the Cold War: 1945–1989 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in the Cold War examines the history of the United States from 1945 to 1989. Beginning with the effects of World War II, the narrative follows the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the rise and fall of Communism. Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196871 thebookvoice.com 2:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in the Cold War: 1945–1989 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in the Cold War examines the history of the United States from 1945 to 1989. Beginning with the effects of World War II, the narrative follows the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the rise and fall of Communism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196871]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in the Cold War: 1945–1989 Series: #2001 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in the Cold War examines the history of the United States from 1945 to 1989. Beginning with the effects of World War II, the narrative follows the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the rise and fall of Communism. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196870 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in World War II: 1941–1945 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in World War II provides background on American sentiments prior to US involvement in the war. The authors contend that it may have played out differently if some countries, including the US, had been prepared and/or willing to become involved sooner. Fascist ideology is defined. James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196870 thebookvoice.com 2:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in World War II: 1941–1945 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in World War II provides background on American sentiments prior to US involvement in the war. The authors contend that it may have played out differently if some countries, including the US, had been prepared and/or willing to become involved sooner. Fascist ideology is defined. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196870]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The United States in World War II: 1941–1945 Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The United States in World War II provides background on American sentiments prior to US involvement in the war. The authors contend that it may have played out differently if some countries, including the US, had been prepared and/or willing to become involved sooner. Fascist ideology is defined. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196766 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196766]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Summer: America, 1927 Author: Bill Bryson Narrator: Bill Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 10 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by plane nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget airfield near Paris, he ignited an explosion of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the titanically talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would culminate on September 30 with his sixtieth blast, one of the most resonant and durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corset-salesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation. Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly sat atop a flagpole in Newark, New Jersey, for twelve days—a new record. The American South was clobbered by unprecedented rain and by flooding of the Mississippi basin, a great human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and insufferably pompous Herbert Hoover. Calvin Coolidge interrupted an already leisurely presidency for an even more relaxing three-month vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and municipal corruption. The first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was filmed and forever changed the motion picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression.      All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order. Bill Bryson Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196766 thebookvoice.com 17:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196766]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Summer: America, 1927 Author: Bill Bryson Narrator: Bill Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 10 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by plane nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget airfield near Paris, he ignited an explosion of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the titanically talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would culminate on September 30 with his sixtieth blast, one of the most resonant and durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corset-salesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation. Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly sat atop a flagpole in Newark, New Jersey, for twelve days—a new record. The American South was clobbered by unprecedented rain and by flooding of the Mississippi basin, a great human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and insufferably pompous Herbert Hoover. Calvin Coolidge interrupted an already leisurely presidency for an even more relaxing three-month vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and municipal corruption. The first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was filmed and forever changed the motion picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression.      All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196766]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Summer: America, 1927 Author: Bill Bryson Narrator: Bill Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 10 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader's Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. The summer of 1927 began with one of the signature events of the twentieth century: on May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to cross the Atlantic by plane nonstop, and when he landed in Le Bourget airfield near Paris, he ignited an explosion of worldwide rapture and instantly became the most famous person on the planet. Meanwhile, the titanically talented Babe Ruth was beginning his assault on the home run record, which would culminate on September 30 with his sixtieth blast, one of the most resonant and durable records in sports history. In between those dates a Queens housewife named Ruth Snyder and her corset-salesman lover garroted her husband, leading to a murder trial that became a huge tabloid sensation. Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly sat atop a flagpole in Newark, New Jersey, for twelve days—a new record. The American South was clobbered by unprecedented rain and by flooding of the Mississippi basin, a great human disaster, the relief efforts for which were guided by the uncannily able and insufferably pompous Herbert Hoover. Calvin Coolidge interrupted an already leisurely presidency for an even more relaxing three-month vacation in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gangster Al Capone tightened his grip on the illegal booze business through a gaudy and murderous reign of terror and municipal corruption. The first true “talking picture,” Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer, was filmed and forever changed the motion picture industry. The four most powerful central bankers on earth met in secret session on a Long Island estate and made a fateful decision that virtually guaranteed a future crash and depression.      All this and much, much more transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, and Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events, and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail, and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into narrative nonfiction of the highest order. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196701 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg: The Last Invasion Author: Allen C. Guelzo Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history—the most intimate and richly readable account we have had—of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of the Civil War, and one of the greatest in human history. Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the individual soldier, or looks so closely at the sway of politics over military decisions, or places the battle so firmly in the context of nineteenth-century military practice. Allen C. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights, and the sounds of nineteenth-century combat: the lay of the land, the fences and the stone walls, the gunpowder clouds that hampered movement and vision; the armies that caroused, foraged, kidnapped, sang, and were so filthy they could be smelled before they could be seen; the head-swimming difficulties of marshaling massive numbers of poorly trained soldiers, plus thousands of animals and wagons, with no better means of communication than those of Caesar and Alexander. What emerges is an untold story, from the trapped and terrified civilians in Gettysburg’s cellars to the insolent attitude of artillerymen, from the taste of gunpowder cartridges torn with the teeth to the sounds of marching columns, their tin cups clanking like an anvil chorus. Guelzo depicts the battle with unprecedented clarity, evoking a world where disoriented soldiers and officers wheel nearly blindly through woods and fields toward their clash, even as poetry and hymns spring to their minds with ease in the midst of carnage. Rebel soldiers look to march on Philadelphia and even New York, while the Union struggles to repel what will be the final invasion of the North. One hundred and fifty years later, the cornerstone battle of the Civil War comes vividly to life as a national epic, inspiring both horror and admiration. Allen C. Guelzo Tue, 14 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196701 thebookvoice.com 22:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg: The Last Invasion Author: Allen C. Guelzo Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history—the most intimate and richly readable account we have had—of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of the Civil War, and one of the greatest in human history. Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the individual soldier, or looks so closely at the sway of politics over military decisions, or places the battle so firmly in the context of nineteenth-century military practice. Allen C. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights, and the sounds of nineteenth-century combat: the lay of the land, the fences and the stone walls, the gunpowder clouds that hampered movement and vision; the armies that caroused, foraged, kidnapped, sang, and were so filthy they could be smelled before they could be seen; the head-swimming difficulties of marshaling massive numbers of poorly trained soldiers, plus thousands of animals and wagons, with no better means of communication than those of Caesar and Alexander. What emerges is an untold story, from the trapped and terrified civilians in Gettysburg’s cellars to the insolent attitude of artillerymen, from the taste of gunpowder cartridges torn with the teeth to the sounds of marching columns, their tin cups clanking like an anvil chorus. Guelzo depicts the battle with unprecedented clarity, evoking a world where disoriented soldiers and officers wheel nearly blindly through woods and fields toward their clash, even as poetry and hymns spring to their minds with ease in the midst of carnage. Rebel soldiers look to march on Philadelphia and even New York, while the Union struggles to repel what will be the final invasion of the North. One hundred and fifty years later, the cornerstone battle of the Civil War comes vividly to life as a national epic, inspiring both horror and admiration. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196701]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg: The Last Invasion Author: Allen C. Guelzo Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history—the most intimate and richly readable account we have had—of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of the Civil War, and one of the greatest in human history. Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the individual soldier, or looks so closely at the sway of politics over military decisions, or places the battle so firmly in the context of nineteenth-century military practice. Allen C. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights, and the sounds of nineteenth-century combat: the lay of the land, the fences and the stone walls, the gunpowder clouds that hampered movement and vision; the armies that caroused, foraged, kidnapped, sang, and were so filthy they could be smelled before they could be seen; the head-swimming difficulties of marshaling massive numbers of poorly trained soldiers, plus thousands of animals and wagons, with no better means of communication than those of Caesar and Alexander. What emerges is an untold story, from the trapped and terrified civilians in Gettysburg’s cellars to the insolent attitude of artillerymen, from the taste of gunpowder cartridges torn with the teeth to the sounds of marching columns, their tin cups clanking like an anvil chorus. Guelzo depicts the battle with unprecedented clarity, evoking a world where disoriented soldiers and officers wheel nearly blindly through woods and fields toward their clash, even as poetry and hymns spring to their minds with ease in the midst of carnage. Rebel soldiers look to march on Philadelphia and even New York, while the Union struggles to repel what will be the final invasion of the North. One hundred and fifty years later, the cornerstone battle of the Civil War comes vividly to life as a national epic, inspiring both horror and admiration. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196700 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Author: Joseph J. Ellis Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe. He weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other. Revolutionary Summer tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. Joseph J. Ellis Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196700 thebookvoice.com 7:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Author: Joseph J. Ellis Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe. He weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other. Revolutionary Summer tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196700]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Author: Joseph J. Ellis Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe. He weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other. Revolutionary Summer tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196664 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lindbergh Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The unbearable trial forced Lindbergh into exile in England and France. However, his soon fasciation and involvement with the Nazi regime, resulted in public opinion turning against him. His life was at the forefront of pioneering research in aeronautics and rocketry. Also, his wife became one of the century's leading feminist voices. This biography explores the 'golden couple who have been considered 'American royalty. A. Scott Berg Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196664 thebookvoice.com 31:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lindbergh Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The unbearable trial forced Lindbergh into exile in England and France. However, his soon fasciation and involvement with the Nazi regime, resulted in public opinion turning against him. His life was at the forefront of pioneering research in aeronautics and rocketry. Also, his wife became one of the century's leading feminist voices. This biography explores the 'golden couple who have been considered 'American royalty. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196664]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lindbergh Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The unbearable trial forced Lindbergh into exile in England and France. However, his soon fasciation and involvement with the Nazi regime, resulted in public opinion turning against him. His life was at the forefront of pioneering research in aeronautics and rocketry. Also, his wife became one of the century's leading feminist voices. This biography explores the 'golden couple who have been considered 'American royalty. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196598 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Author: Eric Schlosser Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons. Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than 50 years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age. Eric Schlosser Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196598 thebookvoice.com 20:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Author: Eric Schlosser Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons. Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than 50 years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196598]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Author: Eric Schlosser Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 33 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons. Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than 50 years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196551 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Series: #1 of The American Revolution Series Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this 'masterpiece of narrative and perspective.' (Boston Globe) In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution. In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists. Philbrick gives us a fresh view of the story and its dynamic personalities, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and George Washington. With passion and insight, he reconstructs the revolutionary landscape—geographic and ideological—in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy, blisteringly real origins of America. Nathaniel Philbrick Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196551 thebookvoice.com 12:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Series: #1 of The American Revolution Series Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this 'masterpiece of narrative and perspective.' (Boston Globe) In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution. In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists. Philbrick gives us a fresh view of the story and its dynamic personalities, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and George Washington. With passion and insight, he reconstructs the revolutionary landscape—geographic and ideological—in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy, blisteringly real origins of America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196551]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution Series: #1 of The American Revolution Series Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this 'masterpiece of narrative and perspective.' (Boston Globe) In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the American Revolution. In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party and the violence at Lexington and Concord, the conflict escalated and skirmishes gave way to outright war in the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was the bloodiest conflict of the revolutionary war, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists. Philbrick gives us a fresh view of the story and its dynamic personalities, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and George Washington. With passion and insight, he reconstructs the revolutionary landscape—geographic and ideological—in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy, blisteringly real origins of America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. Ron Chernow Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 thebookvoice.com 41:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196340 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196340]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wilson Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Truman, John Adams, and Team of Rivals, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning biographer of Charles Lindbergh, Maxwell Perkins, and Samuel Goldwyn sheds new light on a president and his presidency in a way that redefines our understanding of a tide-turning historical moment. One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson—the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the twenty-eighth President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details—even several unknown events—that fill in missing pieces of Wilson’s character and cast new light on his entire life. From the scholar-President who ushered the country through its first great world war to the man of intense passion and turbulence, from the idealist determined to make the world “safe for democracy” to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity and the subterfuges around it were among the century’s greatest secrets, the result is an intimate portrait written with a particularly contemporary point of view—a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson’s life, accomplishments, and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon—but Wilson the man. A. Scott Berg Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196340 thebookvoice.com 15:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196340]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wilson Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Truman, John Adams, and Team of Rivals, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning biographer of Charles Lindbergh, Maxwell Perkins, and Samuel Goldwyn sheds new light on a president and his presidency in a way that redefines our understanding of a tide-turning historical moment. One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson—the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the twenty-eighth President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details—even several unknown events—that fill in missing pieces of Wilson’s character and cast new light on his entire life. From the scholar-President who ushered the country through its first great world war to the man of intense passion and turbulence, from the idealist determined to make the world “safe for democracy” to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity and the subterfuges around it were among the century’s greatest secrets, the result is an intimate portrait written with a particularly contemporary point of view—a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson’s life, accomplishments, and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon—but Wilson the man. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196340]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wilson Author: A. Scott Berg Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the tradition of Truman, John Adams, and Team of Rivals, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning biographer of Charles Lindbergh, Maxwell Perkins, and Samuel Goldwyn sheds new light on a president and his presidency in a way that redefines our understanding of a tide-turning historical moment. One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson—the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the twenty-eighth President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details—even several unknown events—that fill in missing pieces of Wilson’s character and cast new light on his entire life. From the scholar-President who ushered the country through its first great world war to the man of intense passion and turbulence, from the idealist determined to make the world “safe for democracy” to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity and the subterfuges around it were among the century’s greatest secrets, the result is an intimate portrait written with a particularly contemporary point of view—a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson’s life, accomplishments, and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon—but Wilson the man. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194919 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194919]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 713 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 188 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest. Daniel James Brown Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194919 thebookvoice.com 14:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194919]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 713 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 188 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194919]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 713 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 188 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194362 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194362]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864–1896 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor. This book details the struggles to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation. The story line also sets the stage for the country's next battle, which is between the Jim Crow laws and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194362 thebookvoice.com 1:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194362]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864–1896 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor. This book details the struggles to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation. The story line also sets the stage for the country's next battle, which is between the Jim Crow laws and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194362]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864–1896 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor. This book details the struggles to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation. The story line also sets the stage for the country's next battle, which is between the Jim Crow laws and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. Rick Santorum Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979 thebookvoice.com 3:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193979]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom Author: Rick Santorum Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: It's time to answer the call.  The United States of America was founded by ordinary citizens who willingly sacrificed their lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy of freedom we enjoy today. In American Patriots, Rick Santorum shares the true-life accounts of 25 unsung heroic men and women from the Revolutionary War era. These citizen patriots fought valiantly and made significant sacrifices to secure our God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — not only for themselves, but also for countless future generations. Their stories provide stirring reminders of the extraordinary faith, courage, and determination that set this country on the path to greatness centuries ago, as well as continued inspiration for generations of American patriots to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192488 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trials of Laura Fair: Sex, Murder, and Insanity in the Victorian West Author: Carole Haber Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On November 3, 1870, on a San Francisco ferry, Laura Fair shot and killed her married lover, A. P. Crittenden. Throughout her two murder trials, Fair’s lawyers, supported by expert testimony from physicians, claimed that the shooting was the result of temporary insanity caused by a severely painful menstrual cycle. The first jury disregarded such testimony, choosing instead to focus on Fair’s disreputable character. In the second trial, however, an effective defense built on contemporary medical beliefs and gendered stereotypes led to a verdict that shocked Americans across the country. In this rousing history, Carole Haber probes changing ideas about morality and immorality, masculinity and femininity, love and marriage, health and disease, and mental illness to show that all these concepts were reinvented in the Victorian West. Haber’s book examines the era’s most controversial issues, including suffrage, the gendered courts, women’s physiology, and free love. This notorious story enriches our understanding of Victorian society, opening the door to a discussion about the ways in which reputation—especially female reputation—is shaped. Carole Haber Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192488 thebookvoice.com 10:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trials of Laura Fair: Sex, Murder, and Insanity in the Victorian West Author: Carole Haber Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On November 3, 1870, on a San Francisco ferry, Laura Fair shot and killed her married lover, A. P. Crittenden. Throughout her two murder trials, Fair’s lawyers, supported by expert testimony from physicians, claimed that the shooting was the result of temporary insanity caused by a severely painful menstrual cycle. The first jury disregarded such testimony, choosing instead to focus on Fair’s disreputable character. In the second trial, however, an effective defense built on contemporary medical beliefs and gendered stereotypes led to a verdict that shocked Americans across the country. In this rousing history, Carole Haber probes changing ideas about morality and immorality, masculinity and femininity, love and marriage, health and disease, and mental illness to show that all these concepts were reinvented in the Victorian West. Haber’s book examines the era’s most controversial issues, including suffrage, the gendered courts, women’s physiology, and free love. This notorious story enriches our understanding of Victorian society, opening the door to a discussion about the ways in which reputation—especially female reputation—is shaped. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Trials of Laura Fair: Sex, Murder, and Insanity in the Victorian West Author: Carole Haber Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 1, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: On November 3, 1870, on a San Francisco ferry, Laura Fair shot and killed her married lover, A. P. Crittenden. Throughout her two murder trials, Fair’s lawyers, supported by expert testimony from physicians, claimed that the shooting was the result of temporary insanity caused by a severely painful menstrual cycle. The first jury disregarded such testimony, choosing instead to focus on Fair’s disreputable character. In the second trial, however, an effective defense built on contemporary medical beliefs and gendered stereotypes led to a verdict that shocked Americans across the country. In this rousing history, Carole Haber probes changing ideas about morality and immorality, masculinity and femininity, love and marriage, health and disease, and mental illness to show that all these concepts were reinvented in the Victorian West. Haber’s book examines the era’s most controversial issues, including suffrage, the gendered courts, women’s physiology, and free love. This notorious story enriches our understanding of Victorian society, opening the door to a discussion about the ways in which reputation—especially female reputation—is shaped. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192436 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape Author: Mark Lee Gardner Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time.   Follow the Wild West’s most celebrated gang of outlaws as they step inside Northfield’s First National Bank and back out on the streets to square off with heroic citizens who risked their lives to defend justice in Minnesota.   With compelling details that chronicle the two-week chase that followed—the near misses, the fateful mistakes, and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, Shot All to Hell is a galloping true tale of frontier justice from the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, Mark Lee Gardner. Mark Lee Gardner Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192436 thebookvoice.com 7:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape Author: Mark Lee Gardner Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time.   Follow the Wild West’s most celebrated gang of outlaws as they step inside Northfield’s First National Bank and back out on the streets to square off with heroic citizens who risked their lives to defend justice in Minnesota.   With compelling details that chronicle the two-week chase that followed—the near misses, the fateful mistakes, and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, Shot All to Hell is a galloping true tale of frontier justice from the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, Mark Lee Gardner. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192436]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape Author: Mark Lee Gardner Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time.   Follow the Wild West’s most celebrated gang of outlaws as they step inside Northfield’s First National Bank and back out on the streets to square off with heroic citizens who risked their lives to defend justice in Minnesota.   With compelling details that chronicle the two-week chase that followed—the near misses, the fateful mistakes, and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, Shot All to Hell is a galloping true tale of frontier justice from the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, Mark Lee Gardner. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191561 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191561]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Author: John Hope Franklin Narrator: John Hope Franklin Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Ninety years of American history as lived by the nation's preeminent African American historian and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining twentieth-century transformation, the dismantling of legally-protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5 million-copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. And he was, and remains, an active participant. Born in 1915, he, like every other African American, could not but participate: he was evicted from whites-only train cars, confined to segregated schools, threatened–once with lynching–and consistently met with racism's denigration of his humanity. And yet he managed to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, become the first black historian to assume a full-professorship at a white institution, Brooklyn College, be appointed chair of the University of Chicago's history department, and, later, John B. Duke Professor at Duke University. He has reshaped the way African American history is understood and taught and become one of the world's most celebrated historians, garnering over 130 honorary degrees. But Franklin's participation was much more fundamental than that. From his effort in 1934 to hand President Franklin Roosevelt a petition calling for action in response to the Cordie Cheek lynching, to his 1997 appointment by President Clinton to head the President's Initiative on Race, and continuing to the present, Franklin has influenced with determination and dignity the nation's racial conscience. Whether aiding Thurgood Marshall's preparation for arguing Brown v. Board in 1954, marching to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965, or testifying against Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987, Franklin has pushed the national conversation on race towards humanity and equality, a life-long effort that earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1995. Intimate, at times revelatory, Mirror to America chronicles Franklin's life and this nation's racial transformation in the 20th century, and is a powerful reminder of the extent to which the problem of America remains the problem of color. John Hope Franklin Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191561 thebookvoice.com 7:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191561]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Author: John Hope Franklin Narrator: John Hope Franklin Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Ninety years of American history as lived by the nation's preeminent African American historian and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining twentieth-century transformation, the dismantling of legally-protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5 million-copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. And he was, and remains, an active participant. Born in 1915, he, like every other African American, could not but participate: he was evicted from whites-only train cars, confined to segregated schools, threatened–once with lynching–and consistently met with racism's denigration of his humanity. And yet he managed to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, become the first black historian to assume a full-professorship at a white institution, Brooklyn College, be appointed chair of the University of Chicago's history department, and, later, John B. Duke Professor at Duke University. He has reshaped the way African American history is understood and taught and become one of the world's most celebrated historians, garnering over 130 honorary degrees. But Franklin's participation was much more fundamental than that. From his effort in 1934 to hand President Franklin Roosevelt a petition calling for action in response to the Cordie Cheek lynching, to his 1997 appointment by President Clinton to head the President's Initiative on Race, and continuing to the present, Franklin has influenced with determination and dignity the nation's racial conscience. Whether aiding Thurgood Marshall's preparation for arguing Brown v. Board in 1954, marching to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965, or testifying against Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987, Franklin has pushed the national conversation on race towards humanity and equality, a life-long effort that earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1995. Intimate, at times revelatory, Mirror to America chronicles Franklin's life and this nation's racial transformation in the 20th century, and is a powerful reminder of the extent to which the problem of America remains the problem of color. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191561]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Author: John Hope Franklin Narrator: John Hope Franklin Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Ninety years of American history as lived by the nation's preeminent African American historian and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining twentieth-century transformation, the dismantling of legally-protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5 million-copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. And he was, and remains, an active participant. Born in 1915, he, like every other African American, could not but participate: he was evicted from whites-only train cars, confined to segregated schools, threatened–once with lynching–and consistently met with racism's denigration of his humanity. And yet he managed to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, become the first black historian to assume a full-professorship at a white institution, Brooklyn College, be appointed chair of the University of Chicago's history department, and, later, John B. Duke Professor at Duke University. He has reshaped the way African American history is understood and taught and become one of the world's most celebrated historians, garnering over 130 honorary degrees. But Franklin's participation was much more fundamental than that. From his effort in 1934 to hand President Franklin Roosevelt a petition calling for action in response to the Cordie Cheek lynching, to his 1997 appointment by President Clinton to head the President's Initiative on Race, and continuing to the present, Franklin has influenced with determination and dignity the nation's racial conscience. Whether aiding Thurgood Marshall's preparation for arguing Brown v. Board in 1954, marching to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965, or testifying against Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987, Franklin has pushed the national conversation on race towards humanity and equality, a life-long effort that earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1995. Intimate, at times revelatory, Mirror to America chronicles Franklin's life and this nation's racial transformation in the 20th century, and is a powerful reminder of the extent to which the problem of America remains the problem of color. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public—until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called 'malaise speech,' his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating audiobook that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency. Jimmy Carter Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180 thebookvoice.com 23:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public—until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called 'malaise speech,' his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating audiobook that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public—until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called 'malaise speech,' his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating audiobook that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time. Hazel Rowley Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574 thebookvoice.com 12:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C. and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation teetered on the brink of chaos. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeon who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day--a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism and hope--is brought to life as never before. Del Quentin Wilber Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414 thebookvoice.com 9:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C. and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation teetered on the brink of chaos. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeon who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day--a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism and hope--is brought to life as never before. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C. and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation teetered on the brink of chaos. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeon who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day--a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism and hope--is brought to life as never before. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187926 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187926]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Dan Oreskes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 25, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011 A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called 'a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale.' Tony Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided—a time that still resonates in ours. Tony Horwitz Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187926 thebookvoice.com 11:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187926]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Dan Oreskes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 25, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011 A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called 'a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale.' Tony Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided—a time that still resonates in ours. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187926]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Author: Tony Horwitz Narrator: Dan Oreskes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 11 minutes Release date: October 25, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011 A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland, joined by his teenage daughter, three of his sons, and a guerrilla band that included former slaves and a dashing spy. On October 17, the raiders seized Harpers Ferry, stunning the nation and prompting a counterattack led by Robert E. Lee. After Brown's capture, his defiant eloquence galvanized the North and appalled the South, which considered Brown a terrorist. The raid also helped elect Abraham Lincoln, who later began to fulfill Brown's dream with the Emancipation Proclamation, a measure he called 'a John Brown raid, on a gigantic scale.' Tony Horwitz's riveting book travels antebellum America to deliver both a taut historical drama and a telling portrait of a nation divided—a time that still resonates in ours. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181742 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181742]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines Author: Cate Lineberry Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands to help them. A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, The Secret Rescue tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war. Cate Lineberry Tue, 07 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181742 thebookvoice.com 8:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181742]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines Author: Cate Lineberry Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands to help them. A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, The Secret Rescue tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/181742]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines Author: Cate Lineberry Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands to help them. A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, The Secret Rescue tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the job, but Harry S. Truman would surprise them all. Few chief executives have had so lasting an impact. Truman ushered America into the nuclear age, established the alliances and principles that would define the cold war and the national security state, started the nation on the road to civil rights, and won the most dramatic election of the twentieth century—his 1948 'whistlestop campaign' against Thomas E. Dewey. Robert Dallek, the bestselling biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, shows how this unassuming yet supremely confident man rose to the occasion. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a 'splendid misery,' but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age. Robert Dallek Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525 thebookvoice.com 6:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the job, but Harry S. Truman would surprise them all. Few chief executives have had so lasting an impact. Truman ushered America into the nuclear age, established the alliances and principles that would define the cold war and the national security state, started the nation on the road to civil rights, and won the most dramatic election of the twentieth century—his 1948 'whistlestop campaign' against Thomas E. Dewey. Robert Dallek, the bestselling biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, shows how this unassuming yet supremely confident man rose to the occasion. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a 'splendid misery,' but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the job, but Harry S. Truman would surprise them all. Few chief executives have had so lasting an impact. Truman ushered America into the nuclear age, established the alliances and principles that would define the cold war and the national security state, started the nation on the road to civil rights, and won the most dramatic election of the twentieth century—his 1948 'whistlestop campaign' against Thomas E. Dewey. Robert Dallek, the bestselling biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, shows how this unassuming yet supremely confident man rose to the occasion. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a 'splendid misery,' but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips argues that McKinley's lackluster ratings have been sustained not by unjust biographers but by years of criticism about his personality, indirect methodologies, middle-class demeanor, and tactical inability to inspire the American public. In this powerful and persuasive biography, Phillips musters convincing evidence that McKinley's desire to heal, renew prosperity, and reunite the country qualify him for promotion into the ranks of the best chief executives. Kevin Phillips Sat, 01 Mar 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523 thebookvoice.com 6:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips argues that McKinley's lackluster ratings have been sustained not by unjust biographers but by years of criticism about his personality, indirect methodologies, middle-class demeanor, and tactical inability to inspire the American public. In this powerful and persuasive biography, Phillips musters convincing evidence that McKinley's desire to heal, renew prosperity, and reunite the country qualify him for promotion into the ranks of the best chief executives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips argues that McKinley's lackluster ratings have been sustained not by unjust biographers but by years of criticism about his personality, indirect methodologies, middle-class demeanor, and tactical inability to inspire the American public. In this powerful and persuasive biography, Phillips musters convincing evidence that McKinley's desire to heal, renew prosperity, and reunite the country qualify him for promotion into the ranks of the best chief executives. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 7, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology. Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Wed, 07 Jan 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519 thebookvoice.com 3:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 7, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 7, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But his presidency is another matter—the most common word used to characterize it is 'scandal.' Grant is routinely portrayed as a man out of his depth, whose trusting nature and hands-off management style opened the federal coffers to unprecedented plunder. But that caricature does not do justice to the realities of Grant's term in office, as Josiah Bunting shows in this provocative assessment of our eighteenth president. Grant came to Washington in 1869 to lead a capital and a country still bitterly divided by four years of civil war. His predecessor, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached and the Radical Republicans in Congress were intent on imposing harsh conditions on the southern states before allowing them back into the Union. Grant made it his priority to forge the states back into a single nation, and Bunting shows that despite the troubles that characterized Grant's term in office, he was able to accomplish this most important task—very often through the skillful use of his own popularity with the American people. Grant was indeed a military man of the highest order, he was also a better president than he is often given credit for. Josiah Bunting Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513 thebookvoice.com 3:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But his presidency is another matter—the most common word used to characterize it is 'scandal.' Grant is routinely portrayed as a man out of his depth, whose trusting nature and hands-off management style opened the federal coffers to unprecedented plunder. But that caricature does not do justice to the realities of Grant's term in office, as Josiah Bunting shows in this provocative assessment of our eighteenth president. Grant came to Washington in 1869 to lead a capital and a country still bitterly divided by four years of civil war. His predecessor, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached and the Radical Republicans in Congress were intent on imposing harsh conditions on the southern states before allowing them back into the Union. Grant made it his priority to forge the states back into a single nation, and Bunting shows that despite the troubles that characterized Grant's term in office, he was able to accomplish this most important task—very often through the skillful use of his own popularity with the American people. Grant was indeed a military man of the highest order, he was also a better president than he is often given credit for. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But his presidency is another matter—the most common word used to characterize it is 'scandal.' Grant is routinely portrayed as a man out of his depth, whose trusting nature and hands-off management style opened the federal coffers to unprecedented plunder. But that caricature does not do justice to the realities of Grant's term in office, as Josiah Bunting shows in this provocative assessment of our eighteenth president. Grant came to Washington in 1869 to lead a capital and a country still bitterly divided by four years of civil war. His predecessor, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached and the Radical Republicans in Congress were intent on imposing harsh conditions on the southern states before allowing them back into the Union. Grant made it his priority to forge the states back into a single nation, and Bunting shows that despite the troubles that characterized Grant's term in office, he was able to accomplish this most important task—very often through the skillful use of his own popularity with the American people. Grant was indeed a military man of the highest order, he was also a better president than he is often given credit for. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish language, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and all the while aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt. Roy Jenkins Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509 thebookvoice.com 2:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish language, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and all the while aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish language, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and all the while aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali Narrator: Patrick Frederic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for his eloquence, Bush readily dismissed ideology as 'the vision thing.' Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, there was no person of his generation better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely shepherded Soviet reformers through the liberalization of their system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. And following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted the principle of fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. It was ultimately his political awkwardness that cost George Bush a second term. His toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and with his party divided, Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar. Timothy Naftali Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495 thebookvoice.com 7:3:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali Narrator: Patrick Frederic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for his eloquence, Bush readily dismissed ideology as 'the vision thing.' Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, there was no person of his generation better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely shepherded Soviet reformers through the liberalization of their system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. And following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted the principle of fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. It was ultimately his political awkwardness that cost George Bush a second term. His toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and with his party divided, Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali Narrator: Patrick Frederic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for his eloquence, Bush readily dismissed ideology as 'the vision thing.' Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, there was no person of his generation better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely shepherded Soviet reformers through the liberalization of their system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. And following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted the principle of fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. It was ultimately his political awkwardness that cost George Bush a second term. His toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and with his party divided, Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of political parties and his public silence about slavery. John Adams by John Patrick Diggins Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. But in this program historian John Patrick Diggins reveals a John Adams whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins's view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of a philosopher-king. Thomas Jefferson by Joyce Appleby Few presidents embody the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. His vision and unrivaled political imagination account for the almost utopian zeal of his two administrations. However, contradictions in his populism make Jefferson the most controversial of presidents: he spoke of inalienable human rights, but he taught his daughters that women were created for men's pleasure, and he believed that whites and blacks could never coexist peacefully in freedom. Jefferson described his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution. For the first time, historian Joyce Appleby rigorously explores this claim. She argues that our third president did, in fact, radically transform the political landscape of the United States by limiting the power of the government and eradicating the elitist practices inherited from the colonial era. James Madison by Gary Wills The eternal conundrum about James Madison—a key framer of the U.S. Constitution, a formidable political figure, and a man of tremendous intellect and foresight—is why, when he became chief executive, did he steer the ship of state with such an unsteady hand? Why was this man so lackluster and ineffectual in his tenure as president? Renowned historian Garry Wills outlines the confluence of unfortunate circumstance, misplaced temperament, and outright poor judgment that bogged down Madison's presidency. Various Authors, Gary James Wills Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492 thebookvoice.com 22:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of political parties and his public silence about slavery. John Adams by John Patrick Diggins Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. But in this program historian John Patrick Diggins reveals a John Adams whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins's view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of a philosopher-king. Thomas Jefferson by Joyce Appleby Few presidents embody the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. His vision and unrivaled political imagination account for the almost utopian zeal of his two administrations. However, contradictions in his populism make Jefferson the most controversial of presidents: he spoke of inalienable human rights, but he taught his daughters that women were created for men's pleasure, and he believed that whites and blacks could never coexist peacefully in freedom. Jefferson described his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution. For the first time, historian Joyce Appleby rigorously explores this claim. She argues that our third president did, in fact, radically transform the political landscape of the United States by limiting the power of the government and eradicating the elitist practices inherited from the colonial era. James Madison by Gary Wills The eternal conundrum about James Madison—a key framer of the U.S. Constitution, a formidable political figure, and a man of tremendous intellect and foresight—is why, when he became chief executive, did he steer the ship of state with such an unsteady hand? Why was this man so lackluster and ineffectual in his tenure as president? Renowned historian Garry Wills outlines the confluence of unfortunate circumstance, misplaced temperament, and outright poor judgment that bogged down Madison's presidency. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of political parties and his public silence about slavery. John Adams by John Patrick Diggins Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. But in this program historian John Patrick Diggins reveals a John Adams whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins's view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of a philosopher-king. Thomas Jefferson by Joyce Appleby Few presidents embody the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. His vision and unrivaled political imagination account for the almost utopian zeal of his two administrations. However, contradictions in his populism make Jefferson the most controversial of presidents: he spoke of inalienable human rights, but he taught his daughters that women were created for men's pleasure, and he believed that whites and blacks could never coexist peacefully in freedom. Jefferson described his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution. For the first time, historian Joyce Appleby rigorously explores this claim. She argues that our third president did, in fact, radically transform the political landscape of the United States by limiting the power of the government and eradicating the elitist practices inherited from the colonial era. James Madison by Gary Wills The eternal conundrum about James Madison—a key framer of the U.S. Constitution, a formidable political figure, and a man of tremendous intellect and foresight—is why, when he became chief executive, did he steer the ship of state with such an unsteady hand? Why was this man so lackluster and ineffectual in his tenure as president? Renowned historian Garry Wills outlines the confluence of unfortunate circumstance, misplaced temperament, and outright poor judgment that bogged down Madison's presidency. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern Narrator: William Dufris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. George S. McGovern—a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president. He shows how Lincoln sometimes went astray, particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties, but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the Civil War from a political dispute to a moral crusade. McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured. George S. McGovern Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488 thebookvoice.com 6:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern Narrator: William Dufris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. George S. McGovern—a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president. He shows how Lincoln sometimes went astray, particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties, but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the Civil War from a political dispute to a moral crusade. McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern Narrator: William Dufris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. George S. McGovern—a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president. He shows how Lincoln sometimes went astray, particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties, but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the Civil War from a political dispute to a moral crusade. McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180269 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180269]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Narrator: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11: Was There an Alternative?, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial questions of U.S. foreign policy. Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by award-winning radio journalist David Barsamian features Noam Chomsky discussing America's policies in an increasingly unstable world. With his famous insight, lucidity, and redoubtable grasp of history, Chomsky offers his views on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the doctrine of 'preemptive' strikes against so-called rogue states, and the prospects of the second Bush administration, warning of the growing threat to international peace posed by the U.S. drive for domination. In his inimitable style, Chomsky also dissects the propaganda system that fabricates a mythic past and airbrushes inconvenient facts out of history. Barsamian, recipient of the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism, has conducted more interviews and radio broadcasts with Chomsky than has any other journalist. Enriched by their unique rapport, Imperial Ambitions explores topics Chomsky has never before discussed, among them the 2004 presidential campaign and election, the future of Social Security, and the increasing threat, including devastating weather patterns, of global warming. The result is an illuminating dialogue with one of the leading thinkers of our time—and a startling picture of the turbulent times in which we live. Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180269 thebookvoice.com 4:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180269]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Narrator: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11: Was There an Alternative?, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial questions of U.S. foreign policy. Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by award-winning radio journalist David Barsamian features Noam Chomsky discussing America's policies in an increasingly unstable world. With his famous insight, lucidity, and redoubtable grasp of history, Chomsky offers his views on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the doctrine of 'preemptive' strikes against so-called rogue states, and the prospects of the second Bush administration, warning of the growing threat to international peace posed by the U.S. drive for domination. In his inimitable style, Chomsky also dissects the propaganda system that fabricates a mythic past and airbrushes inconvenient facts out of history. Barsamian, recipient of the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism, has conducted more interviews and radio broadcasts with Chomsky than has any other journalist. Enriched by their unique rapport, Imperial Ambitions explores topics Chomsky has never before discussed, among them the 2004 presidential campaign and election, the future of Social Security, and the increasing threat, including devastating weather patterns, of global warming. The result is an illuminating dialogue with one of the leading thinkers of our time—and a startling picture of the turbulent times in which we live. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180269]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Narrator: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11: Was There an Alternative?, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial questions of U.S. foreign policy. Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by award-winning radio journalist David Barsamian features Noam Chomsky discussing America's policies in an increasingly unstable world. With his famous insight, lucidity, and redoubtable grasp of history, Chomsky offers his views on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the doctrine of 'preemptive' strikes against so-called rogue states, and the prospects of the second Bush administration, warning of the growing threat to international peace posed by the U.S. drive for domination. In his inimitable style, Chomsky also dissects the propaganda system that fabricates a mythic past and airbrushes inconvenient facts out of history. Barsamian, recipient of the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism, has conducted more interviews and radio broadcasts with Chomsky than has any other journalist. Enriched by their unique rapport, Imperial Ambitions explores topics Chomsky has never before discussed, among them the 2004 presidential campaign and election, the future of Social Security, and the increasing threat, including devastating weather patterns, of global warming. The result is an illuminating dialogue with one of the leading thinkers of our time—and a startling picture of the turbulent times in which we live. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180218 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War: 1831–1861 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, the authors explain the occurrences in America during the thirty years between 1831 and 1861. This book discusses the attitudes and events that led up to and caused the Civil War in America, particularly the institution of slavery, the abolitionist movement, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln. Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180218 thebookvoice.com 1:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War: 1831–1861 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, the authors explain the occurrences in America during the thirty years between 1831 and 1861. This book discusses the attitudes and events that led up to and caused the Civil War in America, particularly the institution of slavery, the abolitionist movement, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180218]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War: 1831–1861 Series: #2000 of The Drama of American History Series Author: Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War, the authors explain the occurrences in America during the thirty years between 1831 and 1861. This book discusses the attitudes and events that led up to and caused the Civil War in America, particularly the institution of slavery, the abolitionist movement, and the rise of Abraham Lincoln. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A close-up on one of American history's most splendid events, JFK's inaugural week, and the creation of the speech that inspired a generation and brought hope to a nation 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' On the January morning when John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency and stood to speak those words, America was divided. Citizens around the world were torn by fears of war. Kennedy's speech—called the finest since Lincoln at Gettysburg, the most memorable of any 20th-century American politician—did more than reassure: It changed lives, marking the start of a brief, optimistic era of struggle against 'tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.' Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the week leading up to the inaugural which stands as one of the most moving spectacles in the history of American politics. At the heart of the narrative is Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation. Clarke's portrait of JFK during what intimates called his happiest days is balanced, revealing the president at his most dazzlingly charismatic (and cunningly pragmatic). As the snow gradually covers Washington in a blanket of white, as statesmen and celebrities arrive for candle-lit festivities, Kennedy—an obsessed perfectionist—pushes himself, his family, and advisors to the limit—to create greatness, to find the words which captured what he most truly believed and, as it happened, which far outlasted his own life. For all who seek to understand the fascination with all things Kennedy, the answer is here. Ask Not explains the phenomenon to the heart and mind. Thurston Clarke Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137 thebookvoice.com 5:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A close-up on one of American history's most splendid events, JFK's inaugural week, and the creation of the speech that inspired a generation and brought hope to a nation 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' On the January morning when John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency and stood to speak those words, America was divided. Citizens around the world were torn by fears of war. Kennedy's speech—called the finest since Lincoln at Gettysburg, the most memorable of any 20th-century American politician—did more than reassure: It changed lives, marking the start of a brief, optimistic era of struggle against 'tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.' Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the week leading up to the inaugural which stands as one of the most moving spectacles in the history of American politics. At the heart of the narrative is Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation. Clarke's portrait of JFK during what intimates called his happiest days is balanced, revealing the president at his most dazzlingly charismatic (and cunningly pragmatic). As the snow gradually covers Washington in a blanket of white, as statesmen and celebrities arrive for candle-lit festivities, Kennedy—an obsessed perfectionist—pushes himself, his family, and advisors to the limit—to create greatness, to find the words which captured what he most truly believed and, as it happened, which far outlasted his own life. For all who seek to understand the fascination with all things Kennedy, the answer is here. Ask Not explains the phenomenon to the heart and mind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A close-up on one of American history's most splendid events, JFK's inaugural week, and the creation of the speech that inspired a generation and brought hope to a nation 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' On the January morning when John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency and stood to speak those words, America was divided. Citizens around the world were torn by fears of war. Kennedy's speech—called the finest since Lincoln at Gettysburg, the most memorable of any 20th-century American politician—did more than reassure: It changed lives, marking the start of a brief, optimistic era of struggle against 'tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.' Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the week leading up to the inaugural which stands as one of the most moving spectacles in the history of American politics. At the heart of the narrative is Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation. Clarke's portrait of JFK during what intimates called his happiest days is balanced, revealing the president at his most dazzlingly charismatic (and cunningly pragmatic). As the snow gradually covers Washington in a blanket of white, as statesmen and celebrities arrive for candle-lit festivities, Kennedy—an obsessed perfectionist—pushes himself, his family, and advisors to the limit—to create greatness, to find the words which captured what he most truly believed and, as it happened, which far outlasted his own life. For all who seek to understand the fascination with all things Kennedy, the answer is here. Ask Not explains the phenomenon to the heart and mind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179688 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream Author: Ellin Stein Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 23 minutes Release date: June 24, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story behind a revolution in American comedy Labor Day, 1969. Two recent college graduates move to New York to edit a new magazine called the National Lampoon. Over the next decade, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney, along with a loose amalgamation of fellow satirists such as Michael O'Donoghue and P. J. O'Rourke, popularized a smart, caustic, ironic brand of humor that has become the dominant voice of American comedy. Ranging from sophisticated political satire to broad raunchy jokes, the National Lampoon introduced iconoclasm to the mainstream, selling millions of copies to an audience both large and devoted. Its excursions into live shows, records, and radio helped shape the anarchic earthiness of John Belushi, the suave slapstick of Chevy Chase, and the deadpan wit of Bill Murray and brought them together with other talents such as Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, and Gilda Radner. A new generation of humorists emerged from the crucible of the Lampoon to help create Saturday Night Live and the influential film Animal House, among many other notable comedy landmarks. Journalist Ellin Stein, an observer of the scene since the early 1970s, draws on a wealth of revealing firsthand interviews with the architects and impresarios of this comedy explosion to offer crucial insight into a raucous cultural transformation that still echoes today. Brimming with insider stories and set against the roiling political and cultural landscape of the 1970s, That's Not Funny, That's Sick goes behind the jokes to witness the fights, the parties, the collaborations—and the competition—among this fraternity of the self-consciously disenchanted. Decades later, their brand of subversive humor that provokes, offends, and often illuminates is as relevant and necessary as ever. Ellin Stein Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179688 thebookvoice.com 15:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream Author: Ellin Stein Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 23 minutes Release date: June 24, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story behind a revolution in American comedy Labor Day, 1969. Two recent college graduates move to New York to edit a new magazine called the National Lampoon. Over the next decade, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney, along with a loose amalgamation of fellow satirists such as Michael O'Donoghue and P. J. O'Rourke, popularized a smart, caustic, ironic brand of humor that has become the dominant voice of American comedy. Ranging from sophisticated political satire to broad raunchy jokes, the National Lampoon introduced iconoclasm to the mainstream, selling millions of copies to an audience both large and devoted. Its excursions into live shows, records, and radio helped shape the anarchic earthiness of John Belushi, the suave slapstick of Chevy Chase, and the deadpan wit of Bill Murray and brought them together with other talents such as Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, and Gilda Radner. A new generation of humorists emerged from the crucible of the Lampoon to help create Saturday Night Live and the influential film Animal House, among many other notable comedy landmarks. Journalist Ellin Stein, an observer of the scene since the early 1970s, draws on a wealth of revealing firsthand interviews with the architects and impresarios of this comedy explosion to offer crucial insight into a raucous cultural transformation that still echoes today. Brimming with insider stories and set against the roiling political and cultural landscape of the 1970s, That's Not Funny, That's Sick goes behind the jokes to witness the fights, the parties, the collaborations—and the competition—among this fraternity of the self-consciously disenchanted. Decades later, their brand of subversive humor that provokes, offends, and often illuminates is as relevant and necessary as ever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179688]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream Author: Ellin Stein Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 23 minutes Release date: June 24, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story behind a revolution in American comedy Labor Day, 1969. Two recent college graduates move to New York to edit a new magazine called the National Lampoon. Over the next decade, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney, along with a loose amalgamation of fellow satirists such as Michael O'Donoghue and P. J. O'Rourke, popularized a smart, caustic, ironic brand of humor that has become the dominant voice of American comedy. Ranging from sophisticated political satire to broad raunchy jokes, the National Lampoon introduced iconoclasm to the mainstream, selling millions of copies to an audience both large and devoted. Its excursions into live shows, records, and radio helped shape the anarchic earthiness of John Belushi, the suave slapstick of Chevy Chase, and the deadpan wit of Bill Murray and brought them together with other talents such as Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, and Gilda Radner. A new generation of humorists emerged from the crucible of the Lampoon to help create Saturday Night Live and the influential film Animal House, among many other notable comedy landmarks. Journalist Ellin Stein, an observer of the scene since the early 1970s, draws on a wealth of revealing firsthand interviews with the architects and impresarios of this comedy explosion to offer crucial insight into a raucous cultural transformation that still echoes today. Brimming with insider stories and set against the roiling political and cultural landscape of the 1970s, That's Not Funny, That's Sick goes behind the jokes to witness the fights, the parties, the collaborations—and the competition—among this fraternity of the self-consciously disenchanted. Decades later, their brand of subversive humor that provokes, offends, and often illuminates is as relevant and necessary as ever. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179680 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179680]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness – and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch.   When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come.  The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep.  Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizen’s rights end and the government’s power begins.    In Pilgrim’s Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin.  As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoover’s FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider.  And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue.  In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. Tom Kizzia Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179680 thebookvoice.com 10:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179680]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness – and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch.   When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come.  The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep.  Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizen’s rights end and the government’s power begins.    In Pilgrim’s Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin.  As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoover’s FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider.  And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue.  In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179680]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness – and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch.   When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come.  The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep.  Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizen’s rights end and the government’s power begins.    In Pilgrim’s Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin.  As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoover’s FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider.  And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue.  In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Author: Jonathan Alter Narrator: Jonathan Alter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama’s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Boston campaign as well as Obama’s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama’s analytics geeks working out of “The Cave” and the man who secretly videotaped Romney’s infamous comments on the “47 percent.” The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country. Jonathan Alter Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575 thebookvoice.com 18:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Author: Jonathan Alter Narrator: Jonathan Alter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama’s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Boston campaign as well as Obama’s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama’s analytics geeks working out of “The Cave” and the man who secretly videotaped Romney’s infamous comments on the “47 percent.” The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies Author: Jonathan Alter Narrator: Jonathan Alter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. In The Center Holds, Jonathan Alter provides the first full account of America at the crossroads. With exclusive reporting and rare historical insight, he pierces the bubble of the White House and the presidential campaigns in a landmark election that marked the return of big money and the rise of big data. He tells the epic story of an embattled president fighting back with the first campaign of the Digital Age. Alter relates the untold story behind Obama’s highs and lows, from the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound to the frustration of the debt ceiling fiasco to his unexpected run-ins with black and Latino activists. Alter takes us inside Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Boston campaign as well as Obama’s disastrous preparation for the first debate. We meet Obama’s analytics geeks working out of “The Cave” and the man who secretly videotaped Romney’s infamous comments on the “47 percent.” The Center Holds deepens our understanding of the Obama presidency and the future of the country. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178379 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America Author: Geoff Williams Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 30, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Among the runners of C. C. Pyle's First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race were an assortment of underdogs, including twenty-year-old Oklahoman and part Cherokee Andy Payne, who wanted to win over the girl of his dreams and pay off the mortgage on his family's farm; Paul 'Hardrock' Simpson, who was in over his head but couldn't let down his North Carolina hometown; Mike Kelly, a luckless boxer from Indiana; Seattle's Ed Gardner, one of four black runners who encountered bigotry; Charles Hart, a sixty-three-year-old Englishman hoping his best days weren't behind him; and Frank Johnson, a middle-aged husband, father, and steelworker from St. Louis who broke away from his humdrum life and dared to do something different. Newspaper and magazine journalist Geoff Williams details this historic event and the colorful cast of characters involved, based on firsthand accounts of those who were there and interviews from many living descendants. C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race is a classic American story so astonishing and surreal that you have to hear it to believe it. Geoff Williams Thu, 30 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178379 thebookvoice.com 10:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America Author: Geoff Williams Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 30, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Among the runners of C. C. Pyle's First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race were an assortment of underdogs, including twenty-year-old Oklahoman and part Cherokee Andy Payne, who wanted to win over the girl of his dreams and pay off the mortgage on his family's farm; Paul 'Hardrock' Simpson, who was in over his head but couldn't let down his North Carolina hometown; Mike Kelly, a luckless boxer from Indiana; Seattle's Ed Gardner, one of four black runners who encountered bigotry; Charles Hart, a sixty-three-year-old Englishman hoping his best days weren't behind him; and Frank Johnson, a middle-aged husband, father, and steelworker from St. Louis who broke away from his humdrum life and dared to do something different. Newspaper and magazine journalist Geoff Williams details this historic event and the colorful cast of characters involved, based on firsthand accounts of those who were there and interviews from many living descendants. C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race is a classic American story so astonishing and surreal that you have to hear it to believe it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178379]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America Author: Geoff Williams Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 30, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Among the runners of C. C. Pyle's First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race were an assortment of underdogs, including twenty-year-old Oklahoman and part Cherokee Andy Payne, who wanted to win over the girl of his dreams and pay off the mortgage on his family's farm; Paul 'Hardrock' Simpson, who was in over his head but couldn't let down his North Carolina hometown; Mike Kelly, a luckless boxer from Indiana; Seattle's Ed Gardner, one of four black runners who encountered bigotry; Charles Hart, a sixty-three-year-old Englishman hoping his best days weren't behind him; and Frank Johnson, a middle-aged husband, father, and steelworker from St. Louis who broke away from his humdrum life and dared to do something different. Newspaper and magazine journalist Geoff Williams details this historic event and the colorful cast of characters involved, based on firsthand accounts of those who were there and interviews from many living descendants. C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race is a classic American story so astonishing and surreal that you have to hear it to believe it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. Emily Brady Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250 thebookvoice.com 7:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178250]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier Author: Emily Brady Narrator: Sonny Warner, Will Collyer, Erin Bennett, Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built. Say the words 'Humboldt County' to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. It's a place where business is done with thick wads of cash and savings are buried in the backyard. In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools, but it comes with a heavy price. As legalization looms, the community stands at a crossroads and its inhabitants are deeply divided on the issue--some want to claim their rightful heritage as master growers and have their livelihood legitimized, others want to continue reaping the inflated profits of the black market. Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177907 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177907]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Peter Francis James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A must-read, cannot-put-down history.” — Thomas Friedman, New York Times Arguably the most important American lawyer of the twentieth century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and cost him his life. In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve. When a white seventeen-year-old girl cried rape, McCall pursued four young black men who dared envision a future for themselves beyond the groves. The Ku Klux Klan joined the hunt, hell-bent on lynching the men who came to be known as ''the Groveland Boys.'' Associates thought it was suicidal for Marshall to wade into the ''Florida Terror,'' but the young lawyer would not shrink from the fight despite continuous death threats against him. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, including the FBI's unredacted Groveland case files, as well as unprecedented access to the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund files, Gilbert King shines new light on this remarkable civil rights crusader. Gilbert King Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177907 thebookvoice.com 17:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177907]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Peter Francis James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A must-read, cannot-put-down history.” — Thomas Friedman, New York Times Arguably the most important American lawyer of the twentieth century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and cost him his life. In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve. When a white seventeen-year-old girl cried rape, McCall pursued four young black men who dared envision a future for themselves beyond the groves. The Ku Klux Klan joined the hunt, hell-bent on lynching the men who came to be known as ''the Groveland Boys.'' Associates thought it was suicidal for Marshall to wade into the ''Florida Terror,'' but the young lawyer would not shrink from the fight despite continuous death threats against him. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, including the FBI's unredacted Groveland case files, as well as unprecedented access to the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund files, Gilbert King shines new light on this remarkable civil rights crusader. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177907]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Peter Francis James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A must-read, cannot-put-down history.” — Thomas Friedman, New York Times Arguably the most important American lawyer of the twentieth century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and cost him his life. In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve. When a white seventeen-year-old girl cried rape, McCall pursued four young black men who dared envision a future for themselves beyond the groves. The Ku Klux Klan joined the hunt, hell-bent on lynching the men who came to be known as ''the Groveland Boys.'' Associates thought it was suicidal for Marshall to wade into the ''Florida Terror,'' but the young lawyer would not shrink from the fight despite continuous death threats against him. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, including the FBI's unredacted Groveland case files, as well as unprecedented access to the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund files, Gilbert King shines new light on this remarkable civil rights crusader. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177838 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story Author: Dean King Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For more than a century, the enduring feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has been American shorthand for passionate, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet despite numerous articles, books, television shows, and feature films, nobody has ever told the in-depth true story of this legendarily fierce-and far-reaching-clash in the heart of Appalachia. Drawing upon years of original research, including the discovery of previously lost and ignored documents and interviews with relatives of both families, bestselling author Dean King finally gives us the full, unvarnished tale, one vastly more enthralling than the myth. Unlike previous accounts, King's begins in the mid-nineteenth century, when the Hatfields and McCoys lived side-by-side in relative harmony. Theirs was a hardscrabble life of farming and hunting, timbering and moonshining-and raising large and boisterous families-in the rugged hollows and hills of Virginia and Kentucky. Cut off from much of the outside world, these descendants of Scots-Irish and English pioneers spoke a language many Americans would find hard to understand. Yet contrary to popular belief, the Hatfields and McCoys were established and influential landowners who had intermarried and worked together for decades. When the Civil War came, and the outside world crashed into their lives, family members were forced to choose sides. After the war, the lines that had been drawn remained-and the violence not only lived on but became personal. By the time the fury finally subsided, a dozen family members would be in the grave. The hostilities grew to be a national spectacle, and the cycle of killing, kidnapping, stalking by bounty hunters, and skirmishing between governors spawned a legal battle that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court and still influences us today. Filled with bitter quarrels, reckless affairs, treacherous betrayals, relentless mercenaries, and courageous detectives, The Feud is the riveting story of two frontier families struggling for survival within the narrow confines of an unforgiving land. It is a formative American tale, and in it, we see the reflection of our own family bonds and the lengths to which we might go in order to defend our honor, our loyalties, and our livelihood. Dean King Tue, 14 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177838 thebookvoice.com 12:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story Author: Dean King Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For more than a century, the enduring feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has been American shorthand for passionate, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet despite numerous articles, books, television shows, and feature films, nobody has ever told the in-depth true story of this legendarily fierce-and far-reaching-clash in the heart of Appalachia. Drawing upon years of original research, including the discovery of previously lost and ignored documents and interviews with relatives of both families, bestselling author Dean King finally gives us the full, unvarnished tale, one vastly more enthralling than the myth. Unlike previous accounts, King's begins in the mid-nineteenth century, when the Hatfields and McCoys lived side-by-side in relative harmony. Theirs was a hardscrabble life of farming and hunting, timbering and moonshining-and raising large and boisterous families-in the rugged hollows and hills of Virginia and Kentucky. Cut off from much of the outside world, these descendants of Scots-Irish and English pioneers spoke a language many Americans would find hard to understand. Yet contrary to popular belief, the Hatfields and McCoys were established and influential landowners who had intermarried and worked together for decades. When the Civil War came, and the outside world crashed into their lives, family members were forced to choose sides. After the war, the lines that had been drawn remained-and the violence not only lived on but became personal. By the time the fury finally subsided, a dozen family members would be in the grave. The hostilities grew to be a national spectacle, and the cycle of killing, kidnapping, stalking by bounty hunters, and skirmishing between governors spawned a legal battle that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court and still influences us today. Filled with bitter quarrels, reckless affairs, treacherous betrayals, relentless mercenaries, and courageous detectives, The Feud is the riveting story of two frontier families struggling for survival within the narrow confines of an unforgiving land. It is a formative American tale, and in it, we see the reflection of our own family bonds and the lengths to which we might go in order to defend our honor, our loyalties, and our livelihood. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177838]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story Author: Dean King Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: For more than a century, the enduring feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has been American shorthand for passionate, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet despite numerous articles, books, television shows, and feature films, nobody has ever told the in-depth true story of this legendarily fierce-and far-reaching-clash in the heart of Appalachia. Drawing upon years of original research, including the discovery of previously lost and ignored documents and interviews with relatives of both families, bestselling author Dean King finally gives us the full, unvarnished tale, one vastly more enthralling than the myth. Unlike previous accounts, King's begins in the mid-nineteenth century, when the Hatfields and McCoys lived side-by-side in relative harmony. Theirs was a hardscrabble life of farming and hunting, timbering and moonshining-and raising large and boisterous families-in the rugged hollows and hills of Virginia and Kentucky. Cut off from much of the outside world, these descendants of Scots-Irish and English pioneers spoke a language many Americans would find hard to understand. Yet contrary to popular belief, the Hatfields and McCoys were established and influential landowners who had intermarried and worked together for decades. When the Civil War came, and the outside world crashed into their lives, family members were forced to choose sides. After the war, the lines that had been drawn remained-and the violence not only lived on but became personal. By the time the fury finally subsided, a dozen family members would be in the grave. The hostilities grew to be a national spectacle, and the cycle of killing, kidnapping, stalking by bounty hunters, and skirmishing between governors spawned a legal battle that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court and still influences us today. Filled with bitter quarrels, reckless affairs, treacherous betrayals, relentless mercenaries, and courageous detectives, The Feud is the riveting story of two frontier families struggling for survival within the narrow confines of an unforgiving land. It is a formative American tale, and in it, we see the reflection of our own family bonds and the lengths to which we might go in order to defend our honor, our loyalties, and our livelihood. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177432 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History of the Donner Party Author: C.F. McGlashan Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C.F. McGlashan was the newspaper publisher of the local paper in Truckee, California, the closest town to the Donner Pass. McGlashan interviewed the survivors of the Donner Party, gathered artifacts and amassed an enormous amount of secondary information. Over an 18 month period, McGlashan published serialized articles in his paper and turned his articles into a book. History of the Donner Party is considered the definitive account of one of the most notorious treks in American history. Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 01/Donner Lake — A Famous Tourist Resort — Building the Central Pacific — California's Skating Park — The Pioneers — The Organization of the Donner Party — Ho! for California! — A Mammoth Train — The Dangers by the Way — False Accounts of the Sufferings Endured — Complete Roll of the Company — Impostors Claiming to Belong to the Party — Killed by the Pawnees — An Alarmed Camp — Resin Indians — A Mother's Death Chapter 02/Mrs. Donner's Letters — Life on the Plains — An Interesting Sketch — The Outfit Required — The Platte River — Botanizing — Five Hundred and Eighteen Wagons for California — Burning ""Buffalo Chips"" — The Fourth of July at Fort Laramie — Indian Discipline — Sioux Attempt to Purchase Mary Graves — George Donner Elected Captain — Letter of Stanton — Dissension — One Company Split up into Five — The Fatal Hastings Cut-off — Lowering Wagons over a Precipice — The First View of Great Salt Lake Chapter 03/A Grave of Salt — Members of the Mystic Tie — Twenty Wells — A Desolate Alkaline Waste — Abandoned on the Desert — A Night of Horror — A Steer Maddened by Thirst — The Mirage — Yoking an Ox and a Cow — *'Caching"" Goods — The Emigrants' Silent Logic — A Cry for Relief — Two Heroic Volunteers — A Perilous Journey — Letters to Captain Sutter Chapter 04/Gravelly Ford — The Character of James F Reed — Causes which Led to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy —John Snyder's Popularity — The Fatal Altercation — Conflicting Statements of Survivors — Snyder's Death — A Brave Girl — A Primitive Trial — A Court of Final Resort — Verdict of Banishment — A Sad Separation — George and Jacob Donner Ahead at the Time — Finding Letters in Split Sticks — Danger of Starvation Chapter 05/Great Hardships — The Sink of the Humboldt — Indians Stealing Cattle — An Entire Company Compelled to Walk — Abandoned to Die — Wolfinger Murdered — Rhinehart's Confession — Arrival of C T Stanton — A Temporary Relief — A Fatal Accident — The Sierra Nevada Mountains — Imprisoned in Snow — Struggles for Freedom — A Hopeless Situation — Digging for Cattle in Snow — How the Breen Cabin Happened to be Built — A Thrilling Sketch of a Solitary Winter — Putting up Shelters — The Donners Have Nothing but Tents — Fishing for Trout Chapter 06/Endeavors to Cross the Mountains — Discouraging Failures — Eddy Kills a Bear — Making Snow-Shoes — Who composed the ""Forlorn Hope"" — Mary A Graves — An Irishman — A Generous Act — Six Days' Rations — Mary Graves' Account — Snow-Blind — C T Stanton's Death — ""I Am Coming Soon"" — Sketch of Stanton's Early Life — His Charity and Self-sacrifice — The Diamond Breast-pin — Stanton's Last Poem Chapter 07/A Wife's Devotion — The Smoky Gorge — Caught in a Storm — Casting Lots to See Who should Die — A Hidden River — The Delirium of Starvation — Franklin Ward Graves — His Dying Advice — A Frontiersman's Plan — The Camp of Death — A Dread Resort — A Sister's Agony — The Indians Refuse to Eat — Lewis and Salvador Flee for Their Lives — Killing a Deer — Tracks Marked by Blood-Nine Days without Food Chapter 08/Starvation at Donner Lake — Preparing Rawhide for Food — Eating the Fire rug — Shoveling Snow off the Beds — Playing they were Tea-cups of Custard — A Starving Baby — Pleading with Silent Eloquence — Patrick Breen's Diary — Jacob Donner's Death — A Child's Vow — A Christmas Dinner — Lost on the Summits — A Stump Twenty-two Feet High — Seven Nursing Babes at Donner Lake — A Devout Father — A Dying Boy — Sorrow and Suffering at the Cabins Chapter 09/The Last Resort — Two Reports of a Gun — Only Temporary Relief — Weary Traveling — The Snow Bridges — Human Tracks! — An Indian Rancherie — Acorn Bread — Starving Five Times! — Carried Six Miles — Bravery of John Rhodes — A Thirty-two Days' Journey — Organizing the First Relief Party — Alcalde Sinclair's Address — Capt. R.P. Tucker's Companions Chapter 10/A Lost Age in California History — The Change Wrought by the Discovery of Gold — The Start from Johnson's Ranch — A Bucking Horse — A Night Ride — Lost in the Mountains — A Terrible Night — A Flooded Camp — Crossing a Mountain Torrent — Mule Springs — A Crazy Companion — Howlings of Gray Wolves — A Deer Rendezvous — A Midnight Thief — Frightening Indians — The Diary of the First Relief Party Chapter 11/Hardships of Reed and Herron — Generosity of Captain Sutter — Attempts to Cross the Mountains with Provisions — Curtis' Dog — Compelled to Turn Back — Hostilities with Mexico — Memorial to Gov Stockton — Verba Buena's Generosity — Johnson's Liberality — Pitiful Scenes at Donner Lake — Noble Mothers — Dying rather than Eat Human Flesh — A Mother's Prayer — Tears of Joy — Eating the Shoestrings Chapter 12/School Discipline — Capt George Donner's Appearance — Parting Scenes at Alder Creek — Starting over the Mountains — A Baby's Death — A Mason's Vow — Crossing the Snow Barrier — More Precious than Gold or Diamonds — Elitha Donner's Kindness Chapter 13/Death of Ada Keseberg — Denton Discovering Gold — A Poem Composed while Dying — The Caches of Provisions Robbed by Fishers — The Sequel to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy — Death from Overeating — The Agony of Frozen Feet — An Interrupted Prayer — Stanton, after Death, Guides the Relief Party! — The Second Relief Party Arrives — A Solitary Indian — Patty Reed and Her Father — Starving Children Lying in Bed — Mrs. Graves' Money still Buried at Donner Lake Chapter 14/Leaving Three Men in the Mountains — The Emigrants Quite Helpless — Bear Tracks in the Snow — The Clumps of Tamarack — Wounding a Bear — Blood Stains upon the Snow — A Weary Chase — A Momentous Day — Stone and Cady Leave the Sufferers — A Mother Offering Five Hundred Dollars — Mrs. Donner Parting from her Children — ""God will Take Care of You"" — Buried in Snow without Food or Fire — Pines Uprooted by the Storm — A Grave Cut in the Snow — The Cub's Cave — Firing at Random — A Desperate Undertaking — Preparing for a Hand-to-hand Battle — Precipitated into the Cave — Seizing the Bear — Mrs. Elizabeth Donner's Death — Clarke and Baptiste Attempt to Escape — A Death more Cruel than Starvation Chapter 15/A Mountain Storm — Provisions Exhausted — Battling the Storm Fiends — Black Despair — Icy Coldness — A Picture of Desolation — The Sleep of Death — A Piteous Farewell — Falling into the Fire-well — Isaac Donner's Death — Living upon Snow Water — Excruciating Pain — A Vision of Angels — ""Patty is Dying"" — The Thumb of a Mitten — A Child's Treasures — The ""Dolly"" of the Donner Party Chapter 16/A Mother at Starved Camp — Repeating the Litany — Hoping in Despair — Wasting Away — The Precious Lump of Sugar — ""James is Dying"" — Restoring a Life — Relentless Hunger — The Silent Night Vigils — The Sight of Earth — Descending the Snow Pit — The Flesh of the Dead — Refusing to Eat — The Morning Star — The Mercy of God — The Mutilated Forms — The Dizziness of Delirium — Faith Rewarded — ""There is Mrs. Breen."" Chapter 17/The Rescue — California Aroused — A Verba Buena Newspaper — Tidings of Woe — A Cry of Distress — Noble Generosity — Subscriptions for the Donner Party — The First and Second Reliefs — Organization of the Third — The Dilemma — Voting to Abandon a Family — The Fatal Ayes — John Stark's Bravery — Carrying the Starved Children — A Plea for the Relief Party Chapter 18/Arrival of the Third Relief — The Living and the Dead — Captain George Donner Dying — Mrs. Murphy's Words — Foster and Eddy at the Lake — Tamsen Donner and Her Children — A Fearful Struggle — The Husband's Wishes — Walking Fourteen Miles — Wifely Devotion — Choosing Death — The Night Journey — An Unparalleled Ordeal — An Honored Name — Three Little Waifs — ""And Our Parents are Dead."" Chapter 19/False Ideas about the Donner Party — Accused of Six Murders — Interviews with Lewis Keseberg — His Statement — An Educated German — A Predestined Fate — Keseberg's Lameness — Slanderous Reports — Covered with Snow — ""Loathsome, Insipid, and Disgusting"" — Longings toward Suicide — Tamsen Donner's Death — Going to Get the Treasure — Suspended over a Hidden Stream — ""Where is Donner's Money?"" — Extorting a Confession Chapter 20/Dates of the Rescues — Arrival of the Fourth Relief — A Scene Beggaring Description — The Wealth of the Donners — An Appeal to the Highest Court — A Dreadful Shock — Saved from a Grizzly Bear — A Trial for Slander — Keseberg Vindicated — Two Kettles of Human Blood — The Enmity of the Relief Party — ""Born under an Evil Star"" — ""Stone Him I Stone Him!"" — Fire and Flood — Keseberg's Reputation for Honesty — A Prisoner in His Own House — The Most Miserable of Men Chapter 21/Sketch of Gen. John A. Sutter — The Donner Party's Benefactor — The Least and Most that Earth can Bestow — The Survivors' Request — His Birth and Parentage — Efforts to Reach California — New Helvetia — A Puny Army — Uninviting Isolation — Ross and Bodega — Unbounded Generosity — Sutter's Wealth — Effect of the Gold Fever — Wholesale Robbery — The Sobrante Decision — A ""Genuine and Meritorious"" Grant — Utter Ruin — Hock Farm — Gen. Sutter's Death — Mrs. E. P. Houghton's Tribute Chapter 22/The Death List — The Forty-two Who Perished — Names of Those Saved — Forty-eight Survivors — Traversing Snow-belt Five Times — Burying the Dead — An Appalling Spectacle — Tamsen Donner's Last Act of Devotion — A Remarkable Proposal — Twenty-six Present Survivors — McCutchen — Keseberg — The Graves Family — The Murphys — Naming Marysville — The Reeds — The Breens Chapter 23/The Orphan Children of George and Tamsen Donner — Sutter, the Philanthropist — ""If Mother Would Only Come"" — Christian and Mary Brunner — An Enchanting Home — ""Can't You Keep Both of Us?"" — Eliza Donner Crossing the Torrent — Earning a Silver Dollar — The Gold Excitement — Getting an Education — Elitha C. Donner — Leanna C. Donner — Frances E. Donner — Georgia A. Donner — Eliza P. Donner Chapter 24/Afterword AUTHOR Charles Fayette McGlashan (1847-1931) was born in Wisconsin, but came to Northern California as a toddler. McGlashan began his career as an educator, tried politics and even practiced law for a few years. His true passion was journalism and he kept returning to writing. " C.F. McGlashan Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177432 thebookvoice.com 8:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History of the Donner Party Author: C.F. McGlashan Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C.F. McGlashan was the newspaper publisher of the local paper in Truckee, California, the closest town to the Donner Pass. McGlashan interviewed the survivors of the Donner Party, gathered artifacts and amassed an enormous amount of secondary information. Over an 18 month period, McGlashan published serialized articles in his paper and turned his articles into a book. History of the Donner Party is considered the definitive account of one of the most notorious treks in American history. Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 01/Donner Lake — A Famous Tourist Resort — Building the Central Pacific — California's Skating Park — The Pioneers — The Organization of the Donner Party — Ho! for California! — A Mammoth Train — The Dangers by the Way — False Accounts of the Sufferings Endured — Complete Roll of the Company — Impostors Claiming to Belong to the Party — Killed by the Pawnees — An Alarmed Camp — Resin Indians — A Mother's Death Chapter 02/Mrs. Donner's Letters — Life on the Plains — An Interesting Sketch — The Outfit Required — The Platte River — Botanizing — Five Hundred and Eighteen Wagons for California — Burning ""Buffalo Chips"" — The Fourth of July at Fort Laramie — Indian Discipline — Sioux Attempt to Purchase Mary Graves — George Donner Elected Captain — Letter of Stanton — Dissension — One Company Split up into Five — The Fatal Hastings Cut-off — Lowering Wagons over a Precipice — The First View of Great Salt Lake Chapter 03/A Grave of Salt — Members of the Mystic Tie — Twenty Wells — A Desolate Alkaline Waste — Abandoned on the Desert — A Night of Horror — A Steer Maddened by Thirst — The Mirage — Yoking an Ox and a Cow — *'Caching"" Goods — The Emigrants' Silent Logic — A Cry for Relief — Two Heroic Volunteers — A Perilous Journey — Letters to Captain Sutter Chapter 04/Gravelly Ford — The Character of James F Reed — Causes which Led to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy —John Snyder's Popularity — The Fatal Altercation — Conflicting Statements of Survivors — Snyder's Death — A Brave Girl — A Primitive Trial — A Court of Final Resort — Verdict of Banishment — A Sad Separation — George and Jacob Donner Ahead at the Time — Finding Letters in Split Sticks — Danger of Starvation Chapter 05/Great Hardships — The Sink of the Humboldt — Indians Stealing Cattle — An Entire Company Compelled to Walk — Abandoned to Die — Wolfinger Murdered — Rhinehart's Confession — Arrival of C T Stanton — A Temporary Relief — A Fatal Accident — The Sierra Nevada Mountains — Imprisoned in Snow — Struggles for Freedom — A Hopeless Situation — Digging for Cattle in Snow — How the Breen Cabin Happened to be Built — A Thrilling Sketch of a Solitary Winter — Putting up Shelters — The Donners Have Nothing but Tents — Fishing for Trout Chapter 06/Endeavors to Cross the Mountains — Discouraging Failures — Eddy Kills a Bear — Making Snow-Shoes — Who composed the ""Forlorn Hope"" — Mary A Graves — An Irishman — A Generous Act — Six Days' Rations — Mary Graves' Account — Snow-Blind — C T Stanton's Death — ""I Am Coming Soon"" — Sketch of Stanton's Early Life — His Charity and Self-sacrifice — The Diamond Breast-pin — Stanton's Last Poem Chapter 07/A Wife's Devotion — The Smoky Gorge — Caught in a Storm — Casting Lots to See Who should Die — A Hidden River — The Delirium of Starvation — Franklin Ward Graves — His Dying Advice — A Frontiersman's Plan — The Camp of Death — A Dread Resort — A Sister's Agony — The Indians Refuse to Eat — Lewis and Salvador Flee for Their Lives — Killing a Deer — Tracks Marked by Blood-Nine Days without Food Chapter 08/Starvation at Donner Lake — Preparing Rawhide for Food — Eating the Fire rug — Shoveling Snow off the Beds — Playing they were Tea-cups of Custard — A Starving Baby — Pleading with Silent Eloquence — Patrick Breen's Diary — Jacob Donner's Death — A Child's Vow — A Christmas Dinner — Lost on the Summits — A Stump Twenty-two Feet High — Seven Nursing Babes at Donner Lake — A Devout Father — A Dying Boy — Sorrow and Suffering at the Cabins Chapter 09/The Last Resort — Two Reports of a Gun — Only Temporary Relief — Weary Traveling — The Snow Bridges — Human Tracks! — An Indian Rancherie — Acorn Bread — Starving Five Times! — Carried Six Miles — Bravery of John Rhodes — A Thirty-two Days' Journey — Organizing the First Relief Party — Alcalde Sinclair's Address — Capt. R.P. Tucker's Companions Chapter 10/A Lost Age in California History — The Change Wrought by the Discovery of Gold — The Start from Johnson's Ranch — A Bucking Horse — A Night Ride — Lost in the Mountains — A Terrible Night — A Flooded Camp — Crossing a Mountain Torrent — Mule Springs — A Crazy Companion — Howlings of Gray Wolves — A Deer Rendezvous — A Midnight Thief — Frightening Indians — The Diary of the First Relief Party Chapter 11/Hardships of Reed and Herron — Generosity of Captain Sutter — Attempts to Cross the Mountains with Provisions — Curtis' Dog — Compelled to Turn Back — Hostilities with Mexico — Memorial to Gov Stockton — Verba Buena's Generosity — Johnson's Liberality — Pitiful Scenes at Donner Lake — Noble Mothers — Dying rather than Eat Human Flesh — A Mother's Prayer — Tears of Joy — Eating the Shoestrings Chapter 12/School Discipline — Capt George Donner's Appearance — Parting Scenes at Alder Creek — Starting over the Mountains — A Baby's Death — A Mason's Vow — Crossing the Snow Barrier — More Precious than Gold or Diamonds — Elitha Donner's Kindness Chapter 13/Death of Ada Keseberg — Denton Discovering Gold — A Poem Composed while Dying — The Caches of Provisions Robbed by Fishers — The Sequel to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy — Death from Overeating — The Agony of Frozen Feet — An Interrupted Prayer — Stanton, after Death, Guides the Relief Party! — The Second Relief Party Arrives — A Solitary Indian — Patty Reed and Her Father — Starving Children Lying in Bed — Mrs. Graves' Money still Buried at Donner Lake Chapter 14/Leaving Three Men in the Mountains — The Emigrants Quite Helpless — Bear Tracks in the Snow — The Clumps of Tamarack — Wounding a Bear — Blood Stains upon the Snow — A Weary Chase — A Momentous Day — Stone and Cady Leave the Sufferers — A Mother Offering Five Hundred Dollars — Mrs. Donner Parting from her Children — ""God will Take Care of You"" — Buried in Snow without Food or Fire — Pines Uprooted by the Storm — A Grave Cut in the Snow — The Cub's Cave — Firing at Random — A Desperate Undertaking — Preparing for a Hand-to-hand Battle — Precipitated into the Cave — Seizing the Bear — Mrs. Elizabeth Donner's Death — Clarke and Baptiste Attempt to Escape — A Death more Cruel than Starvation Chapter 15/A Mountain Storm — Provisions Exhausted — Battling the Storm Fiends — Black Despair — Icy Coldness — A Picture of Desolation — The Sleep of Death — A Piteous Farewell — Falling into the Fire-well — Isaac Donner's Death — Living upon Snow Water — Excruciating Pain — A Vision of Angels — ""Patty is Dying"" — The Thumb of a Mitten — A Child's Treasures — The ""Dolly"" of the Donner Party Chapter 16/A Mother at Starved Camp — Repeating the Litany — Hoping in Despair — Wasting Away — The Precious Lump of Sugar — ""James is Dying"" — Restoring a Life — Relentless Hunger — The Silent Night Vigils — The Sight of Earth — Descending the Snow Pit — The Flesh of the Dead — Refusing to Eat — The Morning Star — The Mercy of God — The Mutilated Forms — The Dizziness of Delirium — Faith Rewarded — ""There is Mrs. Breen."" Chapter 17/The Rescue — California Aroused — A Verba Buena Newspaper — Tidings of Woe — A Cry of Distress — Noble Generosity — Subscriptions for the Donner Party — The First and Second Reliefs — Organization of the Third — The Dilemma — Voting to Abandon a Family — The Fatal Ayes — John Stark's Bravery — Carrying the Starved Children — A Plea for the Relief Party Chapter 18/Arrival of the Third Relief — The Living and the Dead — Captain George Donner Dying — Mrs. Murphy's Words — Foster and Eddy at the Lake — Tamsen Donner and Her Children — A Fearful Struggle — The Husband's Wishes — Walking Fourteen Miles — Wifely Devotion — Choosing Death — The Night Journey — An Unparalleled Ordeal — An Honored Name — Three Little Waifs — ""And Our Parents are Dead."" Chapter 19/False Ideas about the Donner Party — Accused of Six Murders — Interviews with Lewis Keseberg — His Statement — An Educated German — A Predestined Fate — Keseberg's Lameness — Slanderous Reports — Covered with Snow — ""Loathsome, Insipid, and Disgusting"" — Longings toward Suicide — Tamsen Donner's Death — Going to Get the Treasure — Suspended over a Hidden Stream — ""Where is Donner's Money?"" — Extorting a Confession Chapter 20/Dates of the Rescues — Arrival of the Fourth Relief — A Scene Beggaring Description — The Wealth of the Donners — An Appeal to the Highest Court — A Dreadful Shock — Saved from a Grizzly Bear — A Trial for Slander — Keseberg Vindicated — Two Kettles of Human Blood — The Enmity of the Relief Party — ""Born under an Evil Star"" — ""Stone Him I Stone Him!"" — Fire and Flood — Keseberg's Reputation for Honesty — A Prisoner in His Own House — The Most Miserable of Men Chapter 21/Sketch of Gen. John A. Sutter — The Donner Party's Benefactor — The Least and Most that Earth can Bestow — The Survivors' Request — His Birth and Parentage — Efforts to Reach California — New Helvetia — A Puny Army — Uninviting Isolation — Ross and Bodega — Unbounded Generosity — Sutter's Wealth — Effect of the Gold Fever — Wholesale Robbery — The Sobrante Decision — A ""Genuine and Meritorious"" Grant — Utter Ruin — Hock Farm — Gen. Sutter's Death — Mrs. E. P. Houghton's Tribute Chapter 22/The Death List — The Forty-two Who Perished — Names of Those Saved — Forty-eight Survivors — Traversing Snow-belt Five Times — Burying the Dead — An Appalling Spectacle — Tamsen Donner's Last Act of Devotion — A Remarkable Proposal — Twenty-six Present Survivors — McCutchen — Keseberg — The Graves Family — The Murphys — Naming Marysville — The Reeds — The Breens Chapter 23/The Orphan Children of George and Tamsen Donner — Sutter, the Philanthropist — ""If Mother Would Only Come"" — Christian and Mary Brunner — An Enchanting Home — ""Can't You Keep Both of Us?"" — Eliza Donner Crossing the Torrent — Earning a Silver Dollar — The Gold Excitement — Getting an Education — Elitha C. Donner — Leanna C. Donner — Frances E. Donner — Georgia A. Donner — Eliza P. Donner Chapter 24/Afterword AUTHOR Charles Fayette McGlashan (1847-1931) was born in Wisconsin, but came to Northern California as a toddler. McGlashan began his career as an educator, tried politics and even practiced law for a few years. His true passion was journalism and he kept returning to writing. " Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177432]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: History of the Donner Party Author: C.F. McGlashan Narrator: Bobbie Frohman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: C.F. McGlashan was the newspaper publisher of the local paper in Truckee, California, the closest town to the Donner Pass. McGlashan interviewed the survivors of the Donner Party, gathered artifacts and amassed an enormous amount of secondary information. Over an 18 month period, McGlashan published serialized articles in his paper and turned his articles into a book. History of the Donner Party is considered the definitive account of one of the most notorious treks in American history. Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 01/Donner Lake — A Famous Tourist Resort — Building the Central Pacific — California's Skating Park — The Pioneers — The Organization of the Donner Party — Ho! for California! — A Mammoth Train — The Dangers by the Way — False Accounts of the Sufferings Endured — Complete Roll of the Company — Impostors Claiming to Belong to the Party — Killed by the Pawnees — An Alarmed Camp — Resin Indians — A Mother's Death Chapter 02/Mrs. Donner's Letters — Life on the Plains — An Interesting Sketch — The Outfit Required — The Platte River — Botanizing — Five Hundred and Eighteen Wagons for California — Burning ""Buffalo Chips"" — The Fourth of July at Fort Laramie — Indian Discipline — Sioux Attempt to Purchase Mary Graves — George Donner Elected Captain — Letter of Stanton — Dissension — One Company Split up into Five — The Fatal Hastings Cut-off — Lowering Wagons over a Precipice — The First View of Great Salt Lake Chapter 03/A Grave of Salt — Members of the Mystic Tie — Twenty Wells — A Desolate Alkaline Waste — Abandoned on the Desert — A Night of Horror — A Steer Maddened by Thirst — The Mirage — Yoking an Ox and a Cow — *'Caching"" Goods — The Emigrants' Silent Logic — A Cry for Relief — Two Heroic Volunteers — A Perilous Journey — Letters to Captain Sutter Chapter 04/Gravelly Ford — The Character of James F Reed — Causes which Led to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy —John Snyder's Popularity — The Fatal Altercation — Conflicting Statements of Survivors — Snyder's Death — A Brave Girl — A Primitive Trial — A Court of Final Resort — Verdict of Banishment — A Sad Separation — George and Jacob Donner Ahead at the Time — Finding Letters in Split Sticks — Danger of Starvation Chapter 05/Great Hardships — The Sink of the Humboldt — Indians Stealing Cattle — An Entire Company Compelled to Walk — Abandoned to Die — Wolfinger Murdered — Rhinehart's Confession — Arrival of C T Stanton — A Temporary Relief — A Fatal Accident — The Sierra Nevada Mountains — Imprisoned in Snow — Struggles for Freedom — A Hopeless Situation — Digging for Cattle in Snow — How the Breen Cabin Happened to be Built — A Thrilling Sketch of a Solitary Winter — Putting up Shelters — The Donners Have Nothing but Tents — Fishing for Trout Chapter 06/Endeavors to Cross the Mountains — Discouraging Failures — Eddy Kills a Bear — Making Snow-Shoes — Who composed the ""Forlorn Hope"" — Mary A Graves — An Irishman — A Generous Act — Six Days' Rations — Mary Graves' Account — Snow-Blind — C T Stanton's Death — ""I Am Coming Soon"" — Sketch of Stanton's Early Life — His Charity and Self-sacrifice — The Diamond Breast-pin — Stanton's Last Poem Chapter 07/A Wife's Devotion — The Smoky Gorge — Caught in a Storm — Casting Lots to See Who should Die — A Hidden River — The Delirium of Starvation — Franklin Ward Graves — His Dying Advice — A Frontiersman's Plan — The Camp of Death — A Dread Resort — A Sister's Agony — The Indians Refuse to Eat — Lewis and Salvador Flee for Their Lives — Killing a Deer — Tracks Marked by Blood-Nine Days without Food Chapter 08/Starvation at Donner Lake — Preparing Rawhide for Food — Eating the Fire rug — Shoveling Snow off the Beds — Playing they were Tea-cups of Custard — A Starving Baby — Pleading with Silent Eloquence — Patrick Breen's Diary — Jacob Donner's Death — A Child's Vow — A Christmas Dinner — Lost on the Summits — A Stump Twenty-two Feet High — Seven Nursing Babes at Donner Lake — A Devout Father — A Dying Boy — Sorrow and Suffering at the Cabins Chapter 09/The Last Resort — Two Reports of a Gun — Only Temporary Relief — Weary Traveling — The Snow Bridges — Human Tracks! — An Indian Rancherie — Acorn Bread — Starving Five Times! — Carried Six Miles — Bravery of John Rhodes — A Thirty-two Days' Journey — Organizing the First Relief Party — Alcalde Sinclair's Address — Capt. R.P. Tucker's Companions Chapter 10/A Lost Age in California History — The Change Wrought by the Discovery of Gold — The Start from Johnson's Ranch — A Bucking Horse — A Night Ride — Lost in the Mountains — A Terrible Night — A Flooded Camp — Crossing a Mountain Torrent — Mule Springs — A Crazy Companion — Howlings of Gray Wolves — A Deer Rendezvous — A Midnight Thief — Frightening Indians — The Diary of the First Relief Party Chapter 11/Hardships of Reed and Herron — Generosity of Captain Sutter — Attempts to Cross the Mountains with Provisions — Curtis' Dog — Compelled to Turn Back — Hostilities with Mexico — Memorial to Gov Stockton — Verba Buena's Generosity — Johnson's Liberality — Pitiful Scenes at Donner Lake — Noble Mothers — Dying rather than Eat Human Flesh — A Mother's Prayer — Tears of Joy — Eating the Shoestrings Chapter 12/School Discipline — Capt George Donner's Appearance — Parting Scenes at Alder Creek — Starting over the Mountains — A Baby's Death — A Mason's Vow — Crossing the Snow Barrier — More Precious than Gold or Diamonds — Elitha Donner's Kindness Chapter 13/Death of Ada Keseberg — Denton Discovering Gold — A Poem Composed while Dying — The Caches of Provisions Robbed by Fishers — The Sequel to the Reed-Snyder Tragedy — Death from Overeating — The Agony of Frozen Feet — An Interrupted Prayer — Stanton, after Death, Guides the Relief Party! — The Second Relief Party Arrives — A Solitary Indian — Patty Reed and Her Father — Starving Children Lying in Bed — Mrs. Graves' Money still Buried at Donner Lake Chapter 14/Leaving Three Men in the Mountains — The Emigrants Quite Helpless — Bear Tracks in the Snow — The Clumps of Tamarack — Wounding a Bear — Blood Stains upon the Snow — A Weary Chase — A Momentous Day — Stone and Cady Leave the Sufferers — A Mother Offering Five Hundred Dollars — Mrs. Donner Parting from her Children — ""God will Take Care of You"" — Buried in Snow without Food or Fire — Pines Uprooted by the Storm — A Grave Cut in the Snow — The Cub's Cave — Firing at Random — A Desperate Undertaking — Preparing for a Hand-to-hand Battle — Precipitated into the Cave — Seizing the Bear — Mrs. Elizabeth Donner's Death — Clarke and Baptiste Attempt to Escape — A Death more Cruel than Starvation Chapter 15/A Mountain Storm — Provisions Exhausted — Battling the Storm Fiends — Black Despair — Icy Coldness — A Picture of Desolation — The Sleep of Death — A Piteous Farewell — Falling into the Fire-well — Isaac Donner's Death — Living upon Snow Water — Excruciating Pain — A Vision of Angels — ""Patty is Dying"" — The Thumb of a Mitten — A Child's Treasures — The ""Dolly"" of the Donner Party Chapter 16/A Mother at Starved Camp — Repeating the Litany — Hoping in Despair — Wasting Away — The Precious Lump of Sugar — ""James is Dying"" — Restoring a Life — Relentless Hunger — The Silent Night Vigils — The Sight of Earth — Descending the Snow Pit — The Flesh of the Dead — Refusing to Eat — The Morning Star — The Mercy of God — The Mutilated Forms — The Dizziness of Delirium — Faith Rewarded — ""There is Mrs. Breen."" Chapter 17/The Rescue — California Aroused — A Verba Buena Newspaper — Tidings of Woe — A Cry of Distress — Noble Generosity — Subscriptions for the Donner Party — The First and Second Reliefs — Organization of the Third — The Dilemma — Voting to Abandon a Family — The Fatal Ayes — John Stark's Bravery — Carrying the Starved Children — A Plea for the Relief Party Chapter 18/Arrival of the Third Relief — The Living and the Dead — Captain George Donner Dying — Mrs. Murphy's Words — Foster and Eddy at the Lake — Tamsen Donner and Her Children — A Fearful Struggle — The Husband's Wishes — Walking Fourteen Miles — Wifely Devotion — Choosing Death — The Night Journey — An Unparalleled Ordeal — An Honored Name — Three Little Waifs — ""And Our Parents are Dead."" Chapter 19/False Ideas about the Donner Party — Accused of Six Murders — Interviews with Lewis Keseberg — His Statement — An Educated German — A Predestined Fate — Keseberg's Lameness — Slanderous Reports — Covered with Snow — ""Loathsome, Insipid, and Disgusting"" — Longings toward Suicide — Tamsen Donner's Death — Going to Get the Treasure — Suspended over a Hidden Stream — ""Where is Donner's Money?"" — Extorting a Confession Chapter 20/Dates of the Rescues — Arrival of the Fourth Relief — A Scene Beggaring Description — The Wealth of the Donners — An Appeal to the Highest Court — A Dreadful Shock — Saved from a Grizzly Bear — A Trial for Slander — Keseberg Vindicated — Two Kettles of Human Blood — The Enmity of the Relief Party — ""Born under an Evil Star"" — ""Stone Him I Stone Him!"" — Fire and Flood — Keseberg's Reputation for Honesty — A Prisoner in His Own House — The Most Miserable of Men Chapter 21/Sketch of Gen. John A. Sutter — The Donner Party's Benefactor — The Least and Most that Earth can Bestow — The Survivors' Request — His Birth and Parentage — Efforts to Reach California — New Helvetia — A Puny Army — Uninviting Isolation — Ross and Bodega — Unbounded Generosity — Sutter's Wealth — Effect of the Gold Fever — Wholesale Robbery — The Sobrante Decision — A ""Genuine and Meritorious"" Grant — Utter Ruin — Hock Farm — Gen. Sutter's Death — Mrs. E. P. Houghton's Tribute Chapter 22/The Death List — The Forty-two Who Perished — Names of Those Saved — Forty-eight Survivors — Traversing Snow-belt Five Times — Burying the Dead — An Appalling Spectacle — Tamsen Donner's Last Act of Devotion — A Remarkable Proposal — Twenty-six Present Survivors — McCutchen — Keseberg — The Graves Family — The Murphys — Naming Marysville — The Reeds — The Breens Chapter 23/The Orphan Children of George and Tamsen Donner — Sutter, the Philanthropist — ""If Mother Would Only Come"" — Christian and Mary Brunner — An Enchanting Home — ""Can't You Keep Both of Us?"" — Eliza Donner Crossing the Torrent — Earning a Silver Dollar — The Gold Excitement — Getting an Education — Elitha C. Donner — Leanna C. Donner — Frances E. Donner — Georgia A. Donner — Eliza P. Donner Chapter 24/Afterword AUTHOR Charles Fayette McGlashan (1847-1931) was born in Wisconsin, but came to Northern California as a toddler. McGlashan began his career as an educator, tried politics and even practiced law for a few years. His true passion was journalism and he kept returning to writing. " https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177028 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177028]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: Written by Himself Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American Presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield. Frederick Douglass Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177028 thebookvoice.com 21:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177028]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: Written by Himself Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American Presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177028]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: Written by Himself Author: Frederick Douglass Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American Presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176043 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176043]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center Author: Ray Monk Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.85 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set himself on a dangerous collision course with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunters. In Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, Ray Monk, author of peerless biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, goes deeper than any previous biographer in the quest to solve the enigma of Oppenheimer’s motivations and his complex personality.      The son of German-Jewish immigrants, Oppenheimer was a man of phenomenal intellectual attributes, driven by an ambition to overcome his status as an outsider and penetrate the heart of political and social life. As a young scientist, his talent and drive allowed him to enter a community peopled by the great names of twentieth-century physics—men such as Niels Bohr, Max Born, Paul Dirac, and Albert Einstein—and to play a role in the laboratories and classrooms where the world was being changed forever, where the secrets of the universe, whether within atomic nuclei or collapsing stars, revealed themselves.      But Oppenheimer’s path went beyond one of assimilation, scientific success, and world fame. The implications of the discoveries at Los Alamos weighed heavily upon this fragile and complicated man. In the 1930s, in a climate already thick with paranoia and espionage, he made suspicious connections, and in the wake of the Allied victory, his attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race led many to question his loyalties.      Through compassionate investigation and with towering scholarship, Ray Monk’s Robert Oppenheimer tells an unforgettable story of discovery, secrecy, impossible choices, and unimaginable destruction. Ray Monk Tue, 14 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176043 thebookvoice.com 35:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176043]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center Author: Ray Monk Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.85 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set himself on a dangerous collision course with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunters. In Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, Ray Monk, author of peerless biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, goes deeper than any previous biographer in the quest to solve the enigma of Oppenheimer’s motivations and his complex personality.      The son of German-Jewish immigrants, Oppenheimer was a man of phenomenal intellectual attributes, driven by an ambition to overcome his status as an outsider and penetrate the heart of political and social life. As a young scientist, his talent and drive allowed him to enter a community peopled by the great names of twentieth-century physics—men such as Niels Bohr, Max Born, Paul Dirac, and Albert Einstein—and to play a role in the laboratories and classrooms where the world was being changed forever, where the secrets of the universe, whether within atomic nuclei or collapsing stars, revealed themselves.      But Oppenheimer’s path went beyond one of assimilation, scientific success, and world fame. The implications of the discoveries at Los Alamos weighed heavily upon this fragile and complicated man. In the 1930s, in a climate already thick with paranoia and espionage, he made suspicious connections, and in the wake of the Allied victory, his attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race led many to question his loyalties.      Through compassionate investigation and with towering scholarship, Ray Monk’s Robert Oppenheimer tells an unforgettable story of discovery, secrecy, impossible choices, and unimaginable destruction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176043]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center Author: Ray Monk Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.85 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set himself on a dangerous collision course with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunters. In Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, Ray Monk, author of peerless biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, goes deeper than any previous biographer in the quest to solve the enigma of Oppenheimer’s motivations and his complex personality.      The son of German-Jewish immigrants, Oppenheimer was a man of phenomenal intellectual attributes, driven by an ambition to overcome his status as an outsider and penetrate the heart of political and social life. As a young scientist, his talent and drive allowed him to enter a community peopled by the great names of twentieth-century physics—men such as Niels Bohr, Max Born, Paul Dirac, and Albert Einstein—and to play a role in the laboratories and classrooms where the world was being changed forever, where the secrets of the universe, whether within atomic nuclei or collapsing stars, revealed themselves.      But Oppenheimer’s path went beyond one of assimilation, scientific success, and world fame. The implications of the discoveries at Los Alamos weighed heavily upon this fragile and complicated man. In the 1930s, in a climate already thick with paranoia and espionage, he made suspicious connections, and in the wake of the Allied victory, his attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race led many to question his loyalties.      Through compassionate investigation and with towering scholarship, Ray Monk’s Robert Oppenheimer tells an unforgettable story of discovery, secrecy, impossible choices, and unimaginable destruction. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176004 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176004]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed. Abraham Lincoln Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176004 thebookvoice.com 12:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176004]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176004]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Release date: December 4, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175985 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom. This extraordinary text is the basis for the major motion picture starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. Solomon Northup Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175985 thebookvoice.com 8:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom. This extraordinary text is the basis for the major motion picture starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175985]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Years a Slave Author: Solomon Northup Narrator: Richard Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 12 Years a Slave is the harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom. This extraordinary text is the basis for the major motion picture starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A Lincoln whom no other man than Carl Sandburg could have given us.” —Mark Van Doren, New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewOriginally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg’s generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published.Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about our sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential and beloved presidents of the American republic.Additional information about the author can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/carl. Carl Sandburg Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471 thebookvoice.com 44:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A Lincoln whom no other man than Carl Sandburg could have given us.” —Mark Van Doren, New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewOriginally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg’s generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published.Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about our sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential and beloved presidents of the American republic.Additional information about the author can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/carl. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A Lincoln whom no other man than Carl Sandburg could have given us.” —Mark Van Doren, New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewOriginally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg’s generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published.Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about our sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential and beloved presidents of the American republic.Additional information about the author can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/carl. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175133 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 Author: Bernard Bailyn Narrator: Henry Strozier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They were a mixed multitude-- from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden, and Finland. They moved to the western hemisphere for different reasons, from different social backgrounds and cultures, and under different auspices and circumstances. Even the majority that came from England fit no distinct socioeconomic or cultural pattern. They came from all over the realm, from commercialized London and the southeast; from isolated farmlands in the north still close to their medieval origins; from towns in the Midlands, the south, and the west; from dales, fens, grasslands, and wolds. They represented the entire spectrum of religious communions from Counter-Reformation Catholicism to Puritan Calvinism and Quakerism. They came hoping to re-create if not to improve these diverse lifeways in a remote and, to them, barbarous environment. But their stories are mostly of confusion, failure, violence, and the loss of civility as they sought to normalize abnormal situations and recapture lost worlds. And in the process they tore apart the normalities of the people whose world they had invaded. Later generations, reading back into the past the outcomes they knew, often gentrified this passage in the peopling of British North America, but there was nothing genteel about it. Bailyn shows that it was a brutal encounter-- brutal not only between the Europeans and native peoples and between Europeans and Africans, but among Europeans themselves. All, in their various ways, struggled for survival with outlandish aliens, rude people, uncultured people, and felt themselves threatened with descent into squalor and savagery. In these vivid stories of individual lives-- some new, some familiar but rewritten with new details and contexts-- Bailyn gives a fresh account of the history of the British North American population in its earliest, bitterly contested years. Bernard Bailyn Fri, 10 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175133 thebookvoice.com 26:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 Author: Bernard Bailyn Narrator: Henry Strozier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They were a mixed multitude-- from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden, and Finland. They moved to the western hemisphere for different reasons, from different social backgrounds and cultures, and under different auspices and circumstances. Even the majority that came from England fit no distinct socioeconomic or cultural pattern. They came from all over the realm, from commercialized London and the southeast; from isolated farmlands in the north still close to their medieval origins; from towns in the Midlands, the south, and the west; from dales, fens, grasslands, and wolds. They represented the entire spectrum of religious communions from Counter-Reformation Catholicism to Puritan Calvinism and Quakerism. They came hoping to re-create if not to improve these diverse lifeways in a remote and, to them, barbarous environment. But their stories are mostly of confusion, failure, violence, and the loss of civility as they sought to normalize abnormal situations and recapture lost worlds. And in the process they tore apart the normalities of the people whose world they had invaded. Later generations, reading back into the past the outcomes they knew, often gentrified this passage in the peopling of British North America, but there was nothing genteel about it. Bailyn shows that it was a brutal encounter-- brutal not only between the Europeans and native peoples and between Europeans and Africans, but among Europeans themselves. All, in their various ways, struggled for survival with outlandish aliens, rude people, uncultured people, and felt themselves threatened with descent into squalor and savagery. In these vivid stories of individual lives-- some new, some familiar but rewritten with new details and contexts-- Bailyn gives a fresh account of the history of the British North American population in its earliest, bitterly contested years. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175133]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 Author: Bernard Bailyn Narrator: Henry Strozier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: They were a mixed multitude-- from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden, and Finland. They moved to the western hemisphere for different reasons, from different social backgrounds and cultures, and under different auspices and circumstances. Even the majority that came from England fit no distinct socioeconomic or cultural pattern. They came from all over the realm, from commercialized London and the southeast; from isolated farmlands in the north still close to their medieval origins; from towns in the Midlands, the south, and the west; from dales, fens, grasslands, and wolds. They represented the entire spectrum of religious communions from Counter-Reformation Catholicism to Puritan Calvinism and Quakerism. They came hoping to re-create if not to improve these diverse lifeways in a remote and, to them, barbarous environment. But their stories are mostly of confusion, failure, violence, and the loss of civility as they sought to normalize abnormal situations and recapture lost worlds. And in the process they tore apart the normalities of the people whose world they had invaded. Later generations, reading back into the past the outcomes they knew, often gentrified this passage in the peopling of British North America, but there was nothing genteel about it. Bailyn shows that it was a brutal encounter-- brutal not only between the Europeans and native peoples and between Europeans and Africans, but among Europeans themselves. All, in their various ways, struggled for survival with outlandish aliens, rude people, uncultured people, and felt themselves threatened with descent into squalor and savagery. In these vivid stories of individual lives-- some new, some familiar but rewritten with new details and contexts-- Bailyn gives a fresh account of the history of the British North American population in its earliest, bitterly contested years. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174874 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History Author: Andrew Carroll Narrator: Andrew Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The centerpiece of a major national campaign to indentify and preserve forgotten history, Here Is Where is acclaimed historian Andrew Carroll’s fascinating journey of discovery in which he travels to each of America’s fifty states and explores locations where remarkable individuals once lived or where the incredible or momentous occurred.   Sparking the idea for this audiobook was Carroll’s visit to the spot where Abraham Lincoln’s son was once saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin.  Carroll wondered, How many other unmarked places are there where intriguing events unfolded -- or where extraordinary men and women made their mark?  And then it came to him: the idea of spotlighting great hidden history by traveling the length and breadth of the United States, searching for buried historical treasure.   In Here Is Where, Carroll drives, flies, boats, hikes, kayaks and trains into the past, and in so doing, uncovers stories that inspire thoughtful contemplation, occasional hilarity and often, awe. Among the things we learn:   *Where the oldest sample of DNA in North America was discovered   *Which obscure American scientist saved 400 million lives   *Which famous FBI agent was the brother of a notorious gangster   *Which cemetery contains one million graves – but only one marked   *How a 14 year old boy invented television   Featured prominently in Here Is Where are an abundance of firsts (including the first elevator, the first modern anesthesia, the first cremation, and the first murder conviction based on forensic evidence), outrages (from massacres, to forced sterilizations, to kidnappings) and breakthroughs (from the invention of the M-1 carbine to the recovery of the last existing sample of Spanish Flu to the building of the rocket that made possible space travel).   A profound reminder that the ground we walk is often the top sedimentary layer of amazing past events, Here Is Where represents just the first step in an ongoing project that will recruit citizen historians to preserve what should be remembered. Andrew Carroll Tue, 14 May 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174874 thebookvoice.com 14:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History Author: Andrew Carroll Narrator: Andrew Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The centerpiece of a major national campaign to indentify and preserve forgotten history, Here Is Where is acclaimed historian Andrew Carroll’s fascinating journey of discovery in which he travels to each of America’s fifty states and explores locations where remarkable individuals once lived or where the incredible or momentous occurred.   Sparking the idea for this audiobook was Carroll’s visit to the spot where Abraham Lincoln’s son was once saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin.  Carroll wondered, How many other unmarked places are there where intriguing events unfolded -- or where extraordinary men and women made their mark?  And then it came to him: the idea of spotlighting great hidden history by traveling the length and breadth of the United States, searching for buried historical treasure.   In Here Is Where, Carroll drives, flies, boats, hikes, kayaks and trains into the past, and in so doing, uncovers stories that inspire thoughtful contemplation, occasional hilarity and often, awe. Among the things we learn:   *Where the oldest sample of DNA in North America was discovered   *Which obscure American scientist saved 400 million lives   *Which famous FBI agent was the brother of a notorious gangster   *Which cemetery contains one million graves – but only one marked   *How a 14 year old boy invented television   Featured prominently in Here Is Where are an abundance of firsts (including the first elevator, the first modern anesthesia, the first cremation, and the first murder conviction based on forensic evidence), outrages (from massacres, to forced sterilizations, to kidnappings) and breakthroughs (from the invention of the M-1 carbine to the recovery of the last existing sample of Spanish Flu to the building of the rocket that made possible space travel).   A profound reminder that the ground we walk is often the top sedimentary layer of amazing past events, Here Is Where represents just the first step in an ongoing project that will recruit citizen historians to preserve what should be remembered. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History Author: Andrew Carroll Narrator: Andrew Carroll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The centerpiece of a major national campaign to indentify and preserve forgotten history, Here Is Where is acclaimed historian Andrew Carroll’s fascinating journey of discovery in which he travels to each of America’s fifty states and explores locations where remarkable individuals once lived or where the incredible or momentous occurred.   Sparking the idea for this audiobook was Carroll’s visit to the spot where Abraham Lincoln’s son was once saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin.  Carroll wondered, How many other unmarked places are there where intriguing events unfolded -- or where extraordinary men and women made their mark?  And then it came to him: the idea of spotlighting great hidden history by traveling the length and breadth of the United States, searching for buried historical treasure.   In Here Is Where, Carroll drives, flies, boats, hikes, kayaks and trains into the past, and in so doing, uncovers stories that inspire thoughtful contemplation, occasional hilarity and often, awe. Among the things we learn:   *Where the oldest sample of DNA in North America was discovered   *Which obscure American scientist saved 400 million lives   *Which famous FBI agent was the brother of a notorious gangster   *Which cemetery contains one million graves – but only one marked   *How a 14 year old boy invented television   Featured prominently in Here Is Where are an abundance of firsts (including the first elevator, the first modern anesthesia, the first cremation, and the first murder conviction based on forensic evidence), outrages (from massacres, to forced sterilizations, to kidnappings) and breakthroughs (from the invention of the M-1 carbine to the recovery of the last existing sample of Spanish Flu to the building of the rocket that made possible space travel).   A profound reminder that the ground we walk is often the top sedimentary layer of amazing past events, Here Is Where represents just the first step in an ongoing project that will recruit citizen historians to preserve what should be remembered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173622 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173622]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Presidential Wisdom: Washington to Obama Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: September 1, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The wisdom of US Presidents has instructive and inspiring quotations from every President from George Washington through Barack Obama. Most of us know something of the most generally respected six: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Ronald Reagan. But don't over look the others such as John Adams, James Madison, and James Monroe who helped draft the Bill of Rights and Constitution; Monroe also was critical in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase, the largest real estate deal in history, as John Adams was in being our first non-unanimous President and launching the famous Adams Jefferson letters, perhaps the most profound series of insights into the American Presidency and founding of the country. You may well be surprised by the insights of so many others such as Andy Jackson, James Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, and all of the others. Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173622 thebookvoice.com 1:1:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173622]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Presidential Wisdom: Washington to Obama Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: September 1, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The wisdom of US Presidents has instructive and inspiring quotations from every President from George Washington through Barack Obama. Most of us know something of the most generally respected six: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Ronald Reagan. But don't over look the others such as John Adams, James Madison, and James Monroe who helped draft the Bill of Rights and Constitution; Monroe also was critical in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase, the largest real estate deal in history, as John Adams was in being our first non-unanimous President and launching the famous Adams Jefferson letters, perhaps the most profound series of insights into the American Presidency and founding of the country. You may well be surprised by the insights of so many others such as Andy Jackson, James Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, and all of the others. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173622]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Presidential Wisdom: Washington to Obama Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 1 minute Release date: September 1, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The wisdom of US Presidents has instructive and inspiring quotations from every President from George Washington through Barack Obama. Most of us know something of the most generally respected six: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Ronald Reagan. But don't over look the others such as John Adams, James Madison, and James Monroe who helped draft the Bill of Rights and Constitution; Monroe also was critical in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase, the largest real estate deal in history, as John Adams was in being our first non-unanimous President and launching the famous Adams Jefferson letters, perhaps the most profound series of insights into the American Presidency and founding of the country. You may well be surprised by the insights of so many others such as Andy Jackson, James Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, and all of the others. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173599 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York: The Ageless City, 1947 to 1963 Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America was the undisputed world power in 1947, just after the War, and New York was the center, and the center of everything from the arts, business, culture, and just living. The ambitious came here to get their start and it was the age of the New Yorker, at its finest. By 1963. marked by the Kennedy Assassination, that power drifted away with the Dodgers and Giants to California and Fortune 500 companies to Texas and elsewhere. But in this period, New York was the City of Ageless Grace. Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173599 thebookvoice.com 0:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York: The Ageless City, 1947 to 1963 Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America was the undisputed world power in 1947, just after the War, and New York was the center, and the center of everything from the arts, business, culture, and just living. The ambitious came here to get their start and it was the age of the New Yorker, at its finest. By 1963. marked by the Kennedy Assassination, that power drifted away with the Dodgers and Giants to California and Fortune 500 companies to Texas and elsewhere. But in this period, New York was the City of Ageless Grace. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173599]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: New York: The Ageless City, 1947 to 1963 Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: America was the undisputed world power in 1947, just after the War, and New York was the center, and the center of everything from the arts, business, culture, and just living. The ambitious came here to get their start and it was the age of the New Yorker, at its finest. By 1963. marked by the Kennedy Assassination, that power drifted away with the Dodgers and Giants to California and Fortune 500 companies to Texas and elsewhere. But in this period, New York was the City of Ageless Grace. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173587 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173587]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisiana Purchase Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 18, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 sq km) of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000). Including interest, the U.S. finally paid $23,213,568 for the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed portions of 15 current U.S. states and 2 Canadian Provinces and was an important moment in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. At the time, it faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional. Although he felt that the U.S. Constitution did not contain any provisions for acquiring territory, Jefferson decided to purchase Louisiana because he felt uneasy about France and Spain having the power to block American trade access to the port of New Orleans. This is a live lecture given at Harvard, with all of the paper shuffling, hesitations, and background noise of such an event. Twice the narrator refers to the Missouri River, off the Mississippi, as the Mississippi without referencing the branch. The author also notes that no one knows the proper pronunciations of important Indian names of those days because there were no audio recordings to authenticate those names. The author also emphasizes that the Louisiana Purchase is a generally underestimated event in American history and deserves at least some attention. This live lecture has many of these sidebars not available on strictly adhered-to written works. Enjoy the spontaneity and enthusiasm of the author and narrator. The featured tracks are: 1. Background 2. Timeline of The Louisiana Purchase 3. Decision to Purchase 4. Consequences 5. Negotiations 6. Domestic Support & Opposition 7. Boundaries and Details 8. Treaty Signing 9. The Three Negotiators: Francois Barbe-Marbois, Robert Livingston & James Monroe 10. Reading of The Louisiana Purchase 11. Simply Discussion." Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173587 thebookvoice.com 0:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173587]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisiana Purchase Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 18, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 sq km) of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000). Including interest, the U.S. finally paid $23,213,568 for the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed portions of 15 current U.S. states and 2 Canadian Provinces and was an important moment in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. At the time, it faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional. Although he felt that the U.S. Constitution did not contain any provisions for acquiring territory, Jefferson decided to purchase Louisiana because he felt uneasy about France and Spain having the power to block American trade access to the port of New Orleans. This is a live lecture given at Harvard, with all of the paper shuffling, hesitations, and background noise of such an event. Twice the narrator refers to the Missouri River, off the Mississippi, as the Mississippi without referencing the branch. The author also notes that no one knows the proper pronunciations of important Indian names of those days because there were no audio recordings to authenticate those names. The author also emphasizes that the Louisiana Purchase is a generally underestimated event in American history and deserves at least some attention. This live lecture has many of these sidebars not available on strictly adhered-to written works. Enjoy the spontaneity and enthusiasm of the author and narrator. The featured tracks are: 1. Background 2. Timeline of The Louisiana Purchase 3. Decision to Purchase 4. Consequences 5. Negotiations 6. Domestic Support & Opposition 7. Boundaries and Details 8. Treaty Signing 9. The Three Negotiators: Francois Barbe-Marbois, Robert Livingston & James Monroe 10. Reading of The Louisiana Purchase 11. Simply Discussion." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173587]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Louisiana Purchase Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 18, 2009 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 sq km) of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000). Including interest, the U.S. finally paid $23,213,568 for the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed portions of 15 current U.S. states and 2 Canadian Provinces and was an important moment in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. At the time, it faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional. Although he felt that the U.S. Constitution did not contain any provisions for acquiring territory, Jefferson decided to purchase Louisiana because he felt uneasy about France and Spain having the power to block American trade access to the port of New Orleans. This is a live lecture given at Harvard, with all of the paper shuffling, hesitations, and background noise of such an event. Twice the narrator refers to the Missouri River, off the Mississippi, as the Mississippi without referencing the branch. The author also notes that no one knows the proper pronunciations of important Indian names of those days because there were no audio recordings to authenticate those names. The author also emphasizes that the Louisiana Purchase is a generally underestimated event in American history and deserves at least some attention. This live lecture has many of these sidebars not available on strictly adhered-to written works. Enjoy the spontaneity and enthusiasm of the author and narrator. The featured tracks are: 1. Background 2. Timeline of The Louisiana Purchase 3. Decision to Purchase 4. Consequences 5. Negotiations 6. Domestic Support & Opposition 7. Boundaries and Details 8. Treaty Signing 9. The Three Negotiators: Francois Barbe-Marbois, Robert Livingston & James Monroe 10. Reading of The Louisiana Purchase 11. Simply Discussion." https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173575 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams: The Man from Massachusetts Author: Sam Goodyear Narrator: Sam Goodyear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 22, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John Adams was the leading political figure from New England during the American Revolution, the Constitutional Conventions, and the early presidential races. John Adams was on the Committee of Five chartered to draft the Declaration of Independence. He led the movement to appoint Thomas Jefferson as the drafter of the Declaration, helped steer the draft through the political groups established to review it, and forever after proclaimed it to be the leading document in American history. Likewise, Adams worked closely with James Madison to draft the Constitution and get it approved by the Constitutional Convention. For his service, John Adams was selected as the first vice president of the United States, serving under George Washington. After Washington retired after two terms, John Adams became the second president of the United States and later lost the election of 1800 by a whisker, to his long time friend and political ally/opponent Thomas Jefferson. This recording was done by Sam Goodyear, who regularly appears in plays about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Abigail Adams in which they review their lives together just before both Adams and Jefferson died - on the same day, July 4, 1826 - 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was released. The Adams/Jefferson letters are considered the outstanding political correspondence of that time. Mr. Goodyear's performance attests to that conclusion. This audiobook also features a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a document dear to Mr. Adams. A brief biography of John Adams is also narrated by Mr. Goodyear. Sam Goodyear Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173575 thebookvoice.com 0:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams: The Man from Massachusetts Author: Sam Goodyear Narrator: Sam Goodyear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 22, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John Adams was the leading political figure from New England during the American Revolution, the Constitutional Conventions, and the early presidential races. John Adams was on the Committee of Five chartered to draft the Declaration of Independence. He led the movement to appoint Thomas Jefferson as the drafter of the Declaration, helped steer the draft through the political groups established to review it, and forever after proclaimed it to be the leading document in American history. Likewise, Adams worked closely with James Madison to draft the Constitution and get it approved by the Constitutional Convention. For his service, John Adams was selected as the first vice president of the United States, serving under George Washington. After Washington retired after two terms, John Adams became the second president of the United States and later lost the election of 1800 by a whisker, to his long time friend and political ally/opponent Thomas Jefferson. This recording was done by Sam Goodyear, who regularly appears in plays about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Abigail Adams in which they review their lives together just before both Adams and Jefferson died - on the same day, July 4, 1826 - 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was released. The Adams/Jefferson letters are considered the outstanding political correspondence of that time. Mr. Goodyear's performance attests to that conclusion. This audiobook also features a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a document dear to Mr. Adams. A brief biography of John Adams is also narrated by Mr. Goodyear. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173575]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Adams: The Man from Massachusetts Author: Sam Goodyear Narrator: Sam Goodyear Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 22, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: John Adams was the leading political figure from New England during the American Revolution, the Constitutional Conventions, and the early presidential races. John Adams was on the Committee of Five chartered to draft the Declaration of Independence. He led the movement to appoint Thomas Jefferson as the drafter of the Declaration, helped steer the draft through the political groups established to review it, and forever after proclaimed it to be the leading document in American history. Likewise, Adams worked closely with James Madison to draft the Constitution and get it approved by the Constitutional Convention. For his service, John Adams was selected as the first vice president of the United States, serving under George Washington. After Washington retired after two terms, John Adams became the second president of the United States and later lost the election of 1800 by a whisker, to his long time friend and political ally/opponent Thomas Jefferson. This recording was done by Sam Goodyear, who regularly appears in plays about Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Abigail Adams in which they review their lives together just before both Adams and Jefferson died - on the same day, July 4, 1826 - 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was released. The Adams/Jefferson letters are considered the outstanding political correspondence of that time. Mr. Goodyear's performance attests to that conclusion. This audiobook also features a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a document dear to Mr. Adams. A brief biography of John Adams is also narrated by Mr. Goodyear. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173425 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173425]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Tom Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Release date: February 14, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation deals with two core events in the Civil War & American history. The 209 word Gettysburg Address captured the spirit of American life reaching back 4 score & 7 years ago, the Declaration, to the present. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves & was another step in making all Americans free & equal. This audiobook reads both documents for listener knowledge. Most people have never heard either. Lincoln also reached back to images of the last Democracy, in 400 BC in ancient Greece with references to Pericles funeral oration in the Gettysburg Address. This, too, is read in this audiobook. Timelines, historical influences, and more appear. A must listen for all students of American history and life. Abraham Lincoln Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173425 thebookvoice.com 1:2:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173425]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Tom Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Release date: February 14, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation deals with two core events in the Civil War & American history. The 209 word Gettysburg Address captured the spirit of American life reaching back 4 score & 7 years ago, the Declaration, to the present. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves & was another step in making all Americans free & equal. This audiobook reads both documents for listener knowledge. Most people have never heard either. Lincoln also reached back to images of the last Democracy, in 400 BC in ancient Greece with references to Pericles funeral oration in the Gettysburg Address. This, too, is read in this audiobook. Timelines, historical influences, and more appear. A must listen for all students of American history and life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173425]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation Author: Abraham Lincoln Narrator: Tom Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Release date: February 14, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Gettysburg Address & Emancipation Proclamation deals with two core events in the Civil War & American history. The 209 word Gettysburg Address captured the spirit of American life reaching back 4 score & 7 years ago, the Declaration, to the present. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves & was another step in making all Americans free & equal. This audiobook reads both documents for listener knowledge. Most people have never heard either. Lincoln also reached back to images of the last Democracy, in 400 BC in ancient Greece with references to Pericles funeral oration in the Gettysburg Address. This, too, is read in this audiobook. Timelines, historical influences, and more appear. A must listen for all students of American history and life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173423 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 12, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington: The Farewell Address Audiobook provides the Address itself to listen to which few have and the background leading up to its creation by Washington with James Madison's able assistance.The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. Washington did not warn against all foreign entanglements but more modestly suggested America should make no permanent alliances. This belief was not changed until after World War II with the creation of NATO. The Constitutional Convention granted Washington broad authority to create the Presidency, which he did, leaving office more popular than entering it, a feat no other President ever achieved. This is one of the most important documents in American history but rarely studied. It is short and repays listening and study. George Washington Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173423 thebookvoice.com 0:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 12, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington: The Farewell Address Audiobook provides the Address itself to listen to which few have and the background leading up to its creation by Washington with James Madison's able assistance.The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. Washington did not warn against all foreign entanglements but more modestly suggested America should make no permanent alliances. This belief was not changed until after World War II with the creation of NATO. The Constitutional Convention granted Washington broad authority to create the Presidency, which he did, leaving office more popular than entering it, a feat no other President ever achieved. This is one of the most important documents in American history but rarely studied. It is short and repays listening and study. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173423]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: Farewell Address Author: George Washington Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 12, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington: The Farewell Address Audiobook provides the Address itself to listen to which few have and the background leading up to its creation by Washington with James Madison's able assistance.The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. The Farewell Address is Washington's summing up of the proper purpose of the Presidency to preside, not advocate, to include Congress and the Supreme Court in all deliberations, and not to create permanent foreign alliances. Washington did not warn against all foreign entanglements but more modestly suggested America should make no permanent alliances. This belief was not changed until after World War II with the creation of NATO. The Constitutional Convention granted Washington broad authority to create the Presidency, which he did, leaving office more popular than entering it, a feat no other President ever achieved. This is one of the most important documents in American history but rarely studied. It is short and repays listening and study. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173422 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: His Life & Works Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington was the only President elected unanimously in the electoral college; George III, his old adversary from the Revolutionary War, said he was the greatest man of his age because he renounced power as an all powerful military leader to return to private life; he did it again when pleaded with to run for a third term. Four of his works are read in their entirety: His Inaugural Addresses, His short work On Government, and his Farewell Address which is as important as any other American document. Hear him; read him; learn from the Mozart of American Politics. Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173422 thebookvoice.com 1:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: His Life & Works Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington was the only President elected unanimously in the electoral college; George III, his old adversary from the Revolutionary War, said he was the greatest man of his age because he renounced power as an all powerful military leader to return to private life; he did it again when pleaded with to run for a third term. Four of his works are read in their entirety: His Inaugural Addresses, His short work On Government, and his Farewell Address which is as important as any other American document. Hear him; read him; learn from the Mozart of American Politics. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173422]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: His Life & Works Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: George Washington was the only President elected unanimously in the electoral college; George III, his old adversary from the Revolutionary War, said he was the greatest man of his age because he renounced power as an all powerful military leader to return to private life; he did it again when pleaded with to run for a third term. Four of his works are read in their entirety: His Inaugural Addresses, His short work On Government, and his Farewell Address which is as important as any other American document. Hear him; read him; learn from the Mozart of American Politics. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173418 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fort Ticonderoga: The Gibraltar of Colonial North America, Savior of Canada & USA Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 25, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fort Ticonderoga was the key to the North American continent in the mid to late 18th Century. Fort Ti, as it was known, sat on the only inland North South route between Quebec & what is now known as Canada and Eastern Continental North America, now known as the United States. Land routes were highly unstable, subject to ambush, and loss of life and materials, so this waterway was vital to any travel between what is now known as Quebec and Canada and now the Eastern United States to the South The Fort is situated on South Lake Champlain just before the 3.5 mile portage over to Lake George and on down to the Hudson River and New York City. The French built Fort Ticonderoga, or Fort Carillon as it was named by its French builders, between 1754 and 1757. The first major battle occurred just one year after the Fort was completed. Due to the skillful Vauban design, and Marquis de Lotbiniere's construction, 4,000 French defenders led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm held off an attack by 16,000 British troops. This was a major victory and would turn out to be Montcalm's greatest performance. Montcalm became most famous for being the commander of the French and Canadian forces in the Seven Year's War between the British and French in Europe and North America (1754-1763). As the famous Colonial historian Bernard Bailyn said, "The French and Indian War as the Seven Years War was called in the United States was the turning point that led the British to dominate North America and the French to gradually disappear from importance on the continent, culminating in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803." The British recaptured the Fort a year after the first major battle due to the French removing too many troops to adequately defend it. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys, with the help of General Benedict Arnold, before he became a traitor, took the Fort back from the British in 1775. General John Burgoyne took the Fort in 1777. Burgoyne used Mount Defiance above the Fort to threaten the Americans in the Fort. This led the Continental troops to withdraw which left the waterway from Quebec to Albany and down to New York City open for British troops and supplies. John Brown attempted to retake the Fort with 500 men in 1777 but was held off by the small British garrison of 100 men. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington believed the Americans could not take and hold the Fort due to the dominance of the British in the area. Having limited troops and supplies, Washington elected not to make the attempt at all.In 1781 the British abandoned the Fort after losing the Battle of Saratoga in 1781 and the Fort ceased to be of military value thereafter. In the meantime, Fort Ticonderoga had helped prevent the Americans from annexing part or all of Canada, contributed to the French losing Quebec, and protected the Americans from the British invading America on several occasions when the Americans controlled the Fort. Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173418 thebookvoice.com 0:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fort Ticonderoga: The Gibraltar of Colonial North America, Savior of Canada & USA Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 25, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fort Ticonderoga was the key to the North American continent in the mid to late 18th Century. Fort Ti, as it was known, sat on the only inland North South route between Quebec & what is now known as Canada and Eastern Continental North America, now known as the United States. Land routes were highly unstable, subject to ambush, and loss of life and materials, so this waterway was vital to any travel between what is now known as Quebec and Canada and now the Eastern United States to the South The Fort is situated on South Lake Champlain just before the 3.5 mile portage over to Lake George and on down to the Hudson River and New York City. The French built Fort Ticonderoga, or Fort Carillon as it was named by its French builders, between 1754 and 1757. The first major battle occurred just one year after the Fort was completed. Due to the skillful Vauban design, and Marquis de Lotbiniere's construction, 4,000 French defenders led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm held off an attack by 16,000 British troops. This was a major victory and would turn out to be Montcalm's greatest performance. Montcalm became most famous for being the commander of the French and Canadian forces in the Seven Year's War between the British and French in Europe and North America (1754-1763). As the famous Colonial historian Bernard Bailyn said, "The French and Indian War as the Seven Years War was called in the United States was the turning point that led the British to dominate North America and the French to gradually disappear from importance on the continent, culminating in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803." The British recaptured the Fort a year after the first major battle due to the French removing too many troops to adequately defend it. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys, with the help of General Benedict Arnold, before he became a traitor, took the Fort back from the British in 1775. General John Burgoyne took the Fort in 1777. Burgoyne used Mount Defiance above the Fort to threaten the Americans in the Fort. This led the Continental troops to withdraw which left the waterway from Quebec to Albany and down to New York City open for British troops and supplies. John Brown attempted to retake the Fort with 500 men in 1777 but was held off by the small British garrison of 100 men. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington believed the Americans could not take and hold the Fort due to the dominance of the British in the area. Having limited troops and supplies, Washington elected not to make the attempt at all.In 1781 the British abandoned the Fort after losing the Battle of Saratoga in 1781 and the Fort ceased to be of military value thereafter. In the meantime, Fort Ticonderoga had helped prevent the Americans from annexing part or all of Canada, contributed to the French losing Quebec, and protected the Americans from the British invading America on several occasions when the Americans controlled the Fort. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173418]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fort Ticonderoga: The Gibraltar of Colonial North America, Savior of Canada & USA Author: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 25, 2011 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Fort Ticonderoga was the key to the North American continent in the mid to late 18th Century. Fort Ti, as it was known, sat on the only inland North South route between Quebec & what is now known as Canada and Eastern Continental North America, now known as the United States. Land routes were highly unstable, subject to ambush, and loss of life and materials, so this waterway was vital to any travel between what is now known as Quebec and Canada and now the Eastern United States to the South The Fort is situated on South Lake Champlain just before the 3.5 mile portage over to Lake George and on down to the Hudson River and New York City. The French built Fort Ticonderoga, or Fort Carillon as it was named by its French builders, between 1754 and 1757. The first major battle occurred just one year after the Fort was completed. Due to the skillful Vauban design, and Marquis de Lotbiniere's construction, 4,000 French defenders led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm held off an attack by 16,000 British troops. This was a major victory and would turn out to be Montcalm's greatest performance. Montcalm became most famous for being the commander of the French and Canadian forces in the Seven Year's War between the British and French in Europe and North America (1754-1763). As the famous Colonial historian Bernard Bailyn said, "The French and Indian War as the Seven Years War was called in the United States was the turning point that led the British to dominate North America and the French to gradually disappear from importance on the continent, culminating in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803." The British recaptured the Fort a year after the first major battle due to the French removing too many troops to adequately defend it. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys, with the help of General Benedict Arnold, before he became a traitor, took the Fort back from the British in 1775. General John Burgoyne took the Fort in 1777. Burgoyne used Mount Defiance above the Fort to threaten the Americans in the Fort. This led the Continental troops to withdraw which left the waterway from Quebec to Albany and down to New York City open for British troops and supplies. John Brown attempted to retake the Fort with 500 men in 1777 but was held off by the small British garrison of 100 men. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington believed the Americans could not take and hold the Fort due to the dominance of the British in the area. Having limited troops and supplies, Washington elected not to make the attempt at all.In 1781 the British abandoned the Fort after losing the Battle of Saratoga in 1781 and the Fort ceased to be of military value thereafter. In the meantime, Fort Ticonderoga had helped prevent the Americans from annexing part or all of Canada, contributed to the French losing Quebec, and protected the Americans from the British invading America on several occasions when the Americans controlled the Fort. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173389 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173389]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Constitution Audiobook: Protection Under the Law Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Constitution includes the timeline from the founding of the American colonies to the Constitution, drafting & ratification, James Madison-the primary author, historical influences, reading of Constitution & Amendments, as well as more data. The Constitution, along with the Declaration of Independence & the Bill of Rights, were the core documents for the new American Republic as well as America today.Few have read or heard the Constitution. That step alone makes this audiobook a treasure. Most listeners are surprised by how concise the Constitution is, much more so than most legal documents today.Part of the Getting A's series according to many listeners. Listen to this and score high in your tests as well as your knowledge. James Madison Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173389 thebookvoice.com 0:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173389]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Constitution Audiobook: Protection Under the Law Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Constitution includes the timeline from the founding of the American colonies to the Constitution, drafting & ratification, James Madison-the primary author, historical influences, reading of Constitution & Amendments, as well as more data. The Constitution, along with the Declaration of Independence & the Bill of Rights, were the core documents for the new American Republic as well as America today.Few have read or heard the Constitution. That step alone makes this audiobook a treasure. Most listeners are surprised by how concise the Constitution is, much more so than most legal documents today.Part of the Getting A's series according to many listeners. Listen to this and score high in your tests as well as your knowledge. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173389]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Constitution Audiobook: Protection Under the Law Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Constitution includes the timeline from the founding of the American colonies to the Constitution, drafting & ratification, James Madison-the primary author, historical influences, reading of Constitution & Amendments, as well as more data. The Constitution, along with the Declaration of Independence & the Bill of Rights, were the core documents for the new American Republic as well as America today.Few have read or heard the Constitution. That step alone makes this audiobook a treasure. Most listeners are surprised by how concise the Constitution is, much more so than most legal documents today.Part of the Getting A's series according to many listeners. Listen to this and score high in your tests as well as your knowledge. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173334 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bill of Rights & 17 Other Amendments Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 25, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Bill of Rights was created after the Constitution was ratified in order to protect the citizens from instrusions on their liberty by laws, the government, and others. Almost unique in the world to have such protections on an irrevocable basis. Most countries have a Constitution but few a Bill of Rights that can't be modified by government decree. The Federalists or proponents of a strong Federal system promised they would do this and did so. The anti-federalists, as they were known, led by people such as Thomas Jefferson, feared too much central authority as proposed by the Federalists, led by John Adams among others. The Bill of Rights was the protection of liberty sought by the anti-federalists and delivered by the Federalists, a milestone in government cooperation. Few people have read or listened to the Bill of Rights and this audiobook provides this listening opportunity, as well as the 17 Amendments. An almost unique feature of the Bill of Rights is that only 17 Amendments were ratified after it up until the present time. Few things could better attest to the strength and fairness of the Constitution and Bill of Rights than this. James Madison Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173334 thebookvoice.com 0:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bill of Rights & 17 Other Amendments Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 25, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Bill of Rights was created after the Constitution was ratified in order to protect the citizens from instrusions on their liberty by laws, the government, and others. Almost unique in the world to have such protections on an irrevocable basis. Most countries have a Constitution but few a Bill of Rights that can't be modified by government decree. The Federalists or proponents of a strong Federal system promised they would do this and did so. The anti-federalists, as they were known, led by people such as Thomas Jefferson, feared too much central authority as proposed by the Federalists, led by John Adams among others. The Bill of Rights was the protection of liberty sought by the anti-federalists and delivered by the Federalists, a milestone in government cooperation. Few people have read or listened to the Bill of Rights and this audiobook provides this listening opportunity, as well as the 17 Amendments. An almost unique feature of the Bill of Rights is that only 17 Amendments were ratified after it up until the present time. Few things could better attest to the strength and fairness of the Constitution and Bill of Rights than this. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173334]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bill of Rights & 17 Other Amendments Author: James Madison Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 25, 2007 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Bill of Rights was created after the Constitution was ratified in order to protect the citizens from instrusions on their liberty by laws, the government, and others. Almost unique in the world to have such protections on an irrevocable basis. Most countries have a Constitution but few a Bill of Rights that can't be modified by government decree. The Federalists or proponents of a strong Federal system promised they would do this and did so. The anti-federalists, as they were known, led by people such as Thomas Jefferson, feared too much central authority as proposed by the Federalists, led by John Adams among others. The Bill of Rights was the protection of liberty sought by the anti-federalists and delivered by the Federalists, a milestone in government cooperation. Few people have read or listened to the Bill of Rights and this audiobook provides this listening opportunity, as well as the 17 Amendments. An almost unique feature of the Bill of Rights is that only 17 Amendments were ratified after it up until the present time. Few things could better attest to the strength and fairness of the Constitution and Bill of Rights than this. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173324 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173324]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Nonfiction Audiobook Collection: 7 Title Collection Author: Various Authors Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Great American Nonfiction includes major works by Thoreau, Elbert Hubbard, and about Jack Kerouac. These works are better listened to than read according to many listeners.The 7 include Walking & An Excursion to Canada by Thoreau, Live Life to the Fullest & Wit and Wisdom of others by Elbert Hubbard, The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, On the Road with Jack Kerouac & New York City, the Ageless City, 1947-1963. These are lesser known works than could have been selected. However, they have a range and interest that have appealed to Simply listeners so are provided here for pleasurable and informative listening. Various Authors Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173324 thebookvoice.com 2:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173324]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Nonfiction Audiobook Collection: 7 Title Collection Author: Various Authors Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Great American Nonfiction includes major works by Thoreau, Elbert Hubbard, and about Jack Kerouac. These works are better listened to than read according to many listeners.The 7 include Walking & An Excursion to Canada by Thoreau, Live Life to the Fullest & Wit and Wisdom of others by Elbert Hubbard, The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, On the Road with Jack Kerouac & New York City, the Ageless City, 1947-1963. These are lesser known works than could have been selected. However, they have a range and interest that have appealed to Simply listeners so are provided here for pleasurable and informative listening. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173324]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Nonfiction Audiobook Collection: 7 Title Collection Author: Various Authors Narrator: Deaver Brown, Harvard AB & MBA, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Great American Nonfiction includes major works by Thoreau, Elbert Hubbard, and about Jack Kerouac. These works are better listened to than read according to many listeners.The 7 include Walking & An Excursion to Canada by Thoreau, Live Life to the Fullest & Wit and Wisdom of others by Elbert Hubbard, The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, On the Road with Jack Kerouac & New York City, the Ageless City, 1947-1963. These are lesser known works than could have been selected. However, they have a range and interest that have appealed to Simply listeners so are provided here for pleasurable and informative listening. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172202 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172202]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps Author: Aaron B. O'Connell Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture. Aaron O'Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America's least respected to its most elite armed force. He describes how the distinctive Marine culture played a role in this ascendancy. Venerating sacrifice and suffering, privileging the collective over the individual, Corps culture was saturated with romantic and religious overtones that had enormous marketing potential in a postwar America energized by new global responsibilities. Capitalizing on this, the Marines curried the favor of the nation's best reporters, befriended publishers, courted Hollywood and Congress, and built a public relations infrastructure that would eventually brand it as the most prestigious military service in America. But the Corps' triumphs did not come without costs, and O'Connell writes of those, too, including a culture of violence that sometimes spread beyond the battlefield. And as he considers how the Corps' interventions in American politics have ushered in a more militarized approach to national security, O'Connell questions its sustainability. Aaron B. O'Connell Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172202 thebookvoice.com 11:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172202]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps Author: Aaron B. O'Connell Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture. Aaron O'Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America's least respected to its most elite armed force. He describes how the distinctive Marine culture played a role in this ascendancy. Venerating sacrifice and suffering, privileging the collective over the individual, Corps culture was saturated with romantic and religious overtones that had enormous marketing potential in a postwar America energized by new global responsibilities. Capitalizing on this, the Marines curried the favor of the nation's best reporters, befriended publishers, courted Hollywood and Congress, and built a public relations infrastructure that would eventually brand it as the most prestigious military service in America. But the Corps' triumphs did not come without costs, and O'Connell writes of those, too, including a culture of violence that sometimes spread beyond the battlefield. And as he considers how the Corps' interventions in American politics have ushered in a more militarized approach to national security, O'Connell questions its sustainability. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172202]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Underdogs: The Making of the Modern Marine Corps Author: Aaron B. O'Connell Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture. Aaron O'Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America's least respected to its most elite armed force. He describes how the distinctive Marine culture played a role in this ascendancy. Venerating sacrifice and suffering, privileging the collective over the individual, Corps culture was saturated with romantic and religious overtones that had enormous marketing potential in a postwar America energized by new global responsibilities. Capitalizing on this, the Marines curried the favor of the nation's best reporters, befriended publishers, courted Hollywood and Congress, and built a public relations infrastructure that would eventually brand it as the most prestigious military service in America. But the Corps' triumphs did not come without costs, and O'Connell writes of those, too, including a culture of violence that sometimes spread beyond the battlefield. And as he considers how the Corps' interventions in American politics have ushered in a more militarized approach to national security, O'Connell questions its sustainability. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167651 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Slavery, American Freedom Author: Edmund S. Morgan Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin,' writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country. With a new introduction. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and the Albert J. Beveridge Award. Edmund S. Morgan Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167651 thebookvoice.com 14:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Slavery, American Freedom Author: Edmund S. Morgan Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin,' writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country. With a new introduction. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and the Albert J. Beveridge Award. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167651]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Slavery, American Freedom Author: Edmund S. Morgan Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.92 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: 'If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin,' writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country. With a new introduction. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and the Albert J. Beveridge Award. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163695 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.” —Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers Les Standiford’s Last Train to Paradise, the fascinating true account of the building of a railroad “across the ocean” from Miami to Key West, is already a classic of popular history. With Desperate Sons, the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home tells the remarkable story of America’s first patriots, the Sons of Liberty, whose revolutionary acts have become legend. With all the suspense and power of a historical action thriller, Standiford’s Desperate Sons recounts the courage and tenacity of a hardy group that included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock—radical activists who were responsible for some of the most notorious events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s fabled midnight ride. Fans of David McCullough’s John Adams and 1776 will be riveted by this true history of young men inflamed by the fires of common purpose who helped a new nation to rise up against its British oppressor. Les Standiford Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163695 thebookvoice.com 10:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.” —Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers Les Standiford’s Last Train to Paradise, the fascinating true account of the building of a railroad “across the ocean” from Miami to Key West, is already a classic of popular history. With Desperate Sons, the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home tells the remarkable story of America’s first patriots, the Sons of Liberty, whose revolutionary acts have become legend. With all the suspense and power of a historical action thriller, Standiford’s Desperate Sons recounts the courage and tenacity of a hardy group that included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock—radical activists who were responsible for some of the most notorious events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s fabled midnight ride. Fans of David McCullough’s John Adams and 1776 will be riveted by this true history of young men inflamed by the fires of common purpose who helped a new nation to rise up against its British oppressor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163695]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.” —Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers Les Standiford’s Last Train to Paradise, the fascinating true account of the building of a railroad “across the ocean” from Miami to Key West, is already a classic of popular history. With Desperate Sons, the New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Adam Home tells the remarkable story of America’s first patriots, the Sons of Liberty, whose revolutionary acts have become legend. With all the suspense and power of a historical action thriller, Standiford’s Desperate Sons recounts the courage and tenacity of a hardy group that included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock—radical activists who were responsible for some of the most notorious events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s fabled midnight ride. Fans of David McCullough’s John Adams and 1776 will be riveted by this true history of young men inflamed by the fires of common purpose who helped a new nation to rise up against its British oppressor. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise from a tiny town in New England to a youth so unpopular he was shut out of college fraternities at Amherst College up through Massachusetts politics. After a divisive period of government excess and corruption, Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and achieved what few other peacetime presidents have: He left office with a federal budget smaller than the one he inherited. A man of calm discipline, he lived by example, renting half of a two-family house for his entire political career rather than compromise his political work by taking on debt. Renowned as a throwback, Coolidge was in fact strikingly modern—an advocate of women’s suffrage and a radio pioneer. At once a revision of man and economics, Coolidge gestures to the country we once were and reminds us of qualities we had forgotten and can use today. Amity Shlaes Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685 thebookvoice.com 21:4:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise from a tiny town in New England to a youth so unpopular he was shut out of college fraternities at Amherst College up through Massachusetts politics. After a divisive period of government excess and corruption, Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and achieved what few other peacetime presidents have: He left office with a federal budget smaller than the one he inherited. A man of calm discipline, he lived by example, renting half of a two-family house for his entire political career rather than compromise his political work by taking on debt. Renowned as a throwback, Coolidge was in fact strikingly modern—an advocate of women’s suffrage and a radio pioneer. At once a revision of man and economics, Coolidge gestures to the country we once were and reminds us of qualities we had forgotten and can use today. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise from a tiny town in New England to a youth so unpopular he was shut out of college fraternities at Amherst College up through Massachusetts politics. After a divisive period of government excess and corruption, Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and achieved what few other peacetime presidents have: He left office with a federal budget smaller than the one he inherited. A man of calm discipline, he lived by example, renting half of a two-family house for his entire political career rather than compromise his political work by taking on debt. Renowned as a throwback, Coolidge was in fact strikingly modern—an advocate of women’s suffrage and a radio pioneer. At once a revision of man and economics, Coolidge gestures to the country we once were and reminds us of qualities we had forgotten and can use today. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.   The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers. Eighty Days brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.   A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, Eighty Days is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Here’s the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Verne’s Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama. Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century—an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland—two women ahead of their time in every sense of the word—were not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age. Praise for Eighty Days   “What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!”—Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire   “A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.”—Karen Abbott, author of American Rose   “[A] marvelous tale of adventure . . . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . . . Why would you want to miss out on the incredible journey that takes you to the finish line page after nail-biting page?”—Chicago Sun-Times (Best Books of the Year)   “In a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Goodman brings the nineteenth century to life, tracing the history of two intrepid journalists as they tackled two male-dominated fields—world travel and journalism—in an era of incredible momentum. Jules Verne, train and ship travel, and international snapshots are included as Goodman laces biography with history in a book that has something for everyone.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune Matthew Goodman Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899 thebookvoice.com 18:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.   The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers. Eighty Days brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.   A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, Eighty Days is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Here’s the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Verne’s Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama. Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century—an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland—two women ahead of their time in every sense of the word—were not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age. Praise for Eighty Days   “What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!”—Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire   “A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.”—Karen Abbott, author of American Rose   “[A] marvelous tale of adventure . . . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . . . Why would you want to miss out on the incredible journey that takes you to the finish line page after nail-biting page?”—Chicago Sun-Times (Best Books of the Year)   “In a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Goodman brings the nineteenth century to life, tracing the history of two intrepid journalists as they tackled two male-dominated fields—world travel and journalism—in an era of incredible momentum. Jules Verne, train and ship travel, and international snapshots are included as Goodman laces biography with history in a book that has something for everyone.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162899]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World Author: Matthew Goodman Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the opposite direction by train—was a young journalist from The Cosmopolitan magazine, Elizabeth Bisland. Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Verne’s fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors’ lives forever.   The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers. Eighty Days brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.   A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, Eighty Days is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Here’s the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Verne’s Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama. Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century—an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland—two women ahead of their time in every sense of the word—were not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age. Praise for Eighty Days   “What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!”—Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire   “A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.”—Karen Abbott, author of American Rose   “[A] marvelous tale of adventure . . . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . . . Why would you want to miss out on the incredible journey that takes you to the finish line page after nail-biting page?”—Chicago Sun-Times (Best Books of the Year)   “In a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Goodman brings the nineteenth century to life, tracing the history of two intrepid journalists as they tackled two male-dominated fields—world travel and journalism—in an era of incredible momentum. Jules Verne, train and ship travel, and international snapshots are included as Goodman laces biography with history in a book that has something for everyone.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161874 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures Author: Edward Ball Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.   One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion photography, anticipating and making possible motion pictures. He was the first to capture time and play it back for an audience, giving birth to visual media and screen entertainments of all kinds. Yet the artist and inventor Muybridge was also a murderer who killed coolly and meticulously, and his trial is one of the early instances of a media sensation. His patron was railroad tycoon (and former California governor) Leland Stanford, whose particular obsession was whether four hooves of a running horse ever left the ground at once. Stanford hired Muybridge and his camera to answer that question. And between them, the murderer and the railroad mogul launched the age of visual media.     Set in California during its frontier decades, The Tycoon and the Inventor interweaves Muybridge's quest to unlock the secrets of motion through photography, an obsessive murder plot, and the peculiar partnership of an eccentric inventor and a driven entrepreneur. A tale from the great American West, this popular history unspools a story of passion, wealth, and sinister ingenuity. Edward Ball Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161874 thebookvoice.com 15:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures Author: Edward Ball Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.   One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion photography, anticipating and making possible motion pictures. He was the first to capture time and play it back for an audience, giving birth to visual media and screen entertainments of all kinds. Yet the artist and inventor Muybridge was also a murderer who killed coolly and meticulously, and his trial is one of the early instances of a media sensation. His patron was railroad tycoon (and former California governor) Leland Stanford, whose particular obsession was whether four hooves of a running horse ever left the ground at once. Stanford hired Muybridge and his camera to answer that question. And between them, the murderer and the railroad mogul launched the age of visual media.     Set in California during its frontier decades, The Tycoon and the Inventor interweaves Muybridge's quest to unlock the secrets of motion through photography, an obsessive murder plot, and the peculiar partnership of an eccentric inventor and a driven entrepreneur. A tale from the great American West, this popular history unspools a story of passion, wealth, and sinister ingenuity. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161874]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures Author: Edward Ball Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads.   One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion photography, anticipating and making possible motion pictures. He was the first to capture time and play it back for an audience, giving birth to visual media and screen entertainments of all kinds. Yet the artist and inventor Muybridge was also a murderer who killed coolly and meticulously, and his trial is one of the early instances of a media sensation. His patron was railroad tycoon (and former California governor) Leland Stanford, whose particular obsession was whether four hooves of a running horse ever left the ground at once. Stanford hired Muybridge and his camera to answer that question. And between them, the murderer and the railroad mogul launched the age of visual media.     Set in California during its frontier decades, The Tycoon and the Inventor interweaves Muybridge's quest to unlock the secrets of motion through photography, an obsessive murder plot, and the peculiar partnership of an eccentric inventor and a driven entrepreneur. A tale from the great American West, this popular history unspools a story of passion, wealth, and sinister ingenuity. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161773 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161773]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Author: Sean Howe Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history -- Marvel Comics – and the outsized personalities who made Marvel including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.   “Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.”  —Jonathan Lethem For the first time, Marvel Comics tells the stories of the men who made Marvel: Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939, Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran who would co-create Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company’s marquee characters in a three-year frenzy. Incorporating more than one hundred original interviews with those who worked behind the scenes at Marvel over a seventy-year-span, Marvel Comics packs anecdotes and analysis into a gripping narrative of how a small group of people on the cusp of failure created one of the most enduring pop cultural forces in contemporary America. Sean Howe Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161773 thebookvoice.com 17:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161773]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Author: Sean Howe Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history -- Marvel Comics – and the outsized personalities who made Marvel including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.   “Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.”  —Jonathan Lethem For the first time, Marvel Comics tells the stories of the men who made Marvel: Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939, Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran who would co-create Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company’s marquee characters in a three-year frenzy. Incorporating more than one hundred original interviews with those who worked behind the scenes at Marvel over a seventy-year-span, Marvel Comics packs anecdotes and analysis into a gripping narrative of how a small group of people on the cusp of failure created one of the most enduring pop cultural forces in contemporary America. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161773]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Author: Sean Howe Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The defining, behind-the-scenes chronicle of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and dominant pop cultural entities in America’s history -- Marvel Comics – and the outsized personalities who made Marvel including Martin Goodman, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby.   “Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.”  —Jonathan Lethem For the first time, Marvel Comics tells the stories of the men who made Marvel: Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939, Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades and Jack Kirby, the WWII veteran who would co-create Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company’s marquee characters in a three-year frenzy. Incorporating more than one hundred original interviews with those who worked behind the scenes at Marvel over a seventy-year-span, Marvel Comics packs anecdotes and analysis into a gripping narrative of how a small group of people on the cusp of failure created one of the most enduring pop cultural forces in contemporary America. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161698 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam Author: John Leppelman Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 4, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it.  As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.  But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages. John Leppelman Tue, 04 Mar 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161698 thebookvoice.com 2:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam Author: John Leppelman Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 4, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it.  As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.  But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161698]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-five Months in Vietnam Author: John Leppelman Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 4, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In three straight years he was a paratropper, and army seaman, and a LRRP—and he lived to tell about it.  As an FNG paratrooper in the 173d Airborne, John Leppelman made that unit's only combat jump in Vietnam. Then he spent months in fruitless search of the enemy, watching as his buddies died because of poor leadership and lousy weapons. Often it seemed the only way out of the carnage in the Central highlands was in a body bag.  But Leppelman did get out, transferring first to the army's riverboats and then the all-volunteer Rangers, one of the ballsiest units in the war. In three tours of duty, that ended only when malaria forced him back to the States, Leppelman saw the war as few others did, a Vietnam that many American boys didn't live to tell about, but whose valor and sacrifice survive on these pages. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161739 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron Author: Sherron Watkins, Mimi Swartz Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 7, 2002 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “They’re still trying to hide the weenie,” thought Sherron Watkins as she read a newspaper clipping about Enron two weeks before Christmas, 2001. . . It quoted [CFO] Jeff McMahon addressing the company’s creditors and cautioning them against a rash judgment. “Don’t assume that there is a smoking gun.” Sherron knew Enron well enough to know that the company was in extreme spin mode… Power Failure is the electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the collapse of Enron, the high-flying gas and energy company touted as the poster child of the New Economy that, in its hubris, had aspired to be “The World’s Leading Company,” and had briefly been the seventh largest corporation in America. Written by prizewinning journalist Mimi Swartz, and substantially based on the never-before-published revelations of former Enron vice-president Sherron Watkins, as well as hundreds of other interviews, Power Failure shows the human face beyond the greed, arrogance, and raw ambition that fueled the company’s meteoric rise in the late 1990s. At the dawn of the new century, Ken Lay’s and Jeff Skilling's faces graced the covers of business magazines, and Enron’s money oiled the political machinery behind George W. Bush’s election campaign. But as Wall Street analysts sang Enron’s praises, and its stock spiraled dizzyingly into the stratosphere, the company’s leaders were madly scrambling to manufacture illusory profits, hide its ballooning debt, and bully Wall Street into buying its fictional accounting and off-balance-sheet investment vehicles. The story of Enron’s fall is a morality tale writ large, performed on a stage with an unforgettable array of props and side plots, from parking lots overflowing with Boxsters and BMWs to hot-house office affairs and executive tantrums. Among the cast of characters Mimi Swartz and Sherron Watkins observe with shrewd Texas eyes and an insider’s perspective are: CEO Ken Lay, Enron’s “outside face,” who was more interested in playing diplomat and paving the road to a political career than in managing Enron’s high-testosterone, anything-goes culture; Jeff Skilling, the mastermind behind Enron’s mercenary trading culture, who transformed himself from a nerdy executive into the personification of millennial cool; Rebecca Mark, the savvy and seductive head of Enron’s international division, who was Skilling’s sole rival to take over the company; and Andy Fastow, whose childish pranks early in his career gave way to something far more destructive. Desperate to be a player in Enron’s deal-making, trader-oriented culture, Fastow transformed Enron’s finance department into a “profit center,” creating a honeycomb of financial entities to bolster Enron’s “profits,” while diverting tens of millions of dollars into his own pockets An unprecedented chronicle of Enron’s shocking collapse, Power Failure should take its place alongside the classics of previous decades – Barbarians at the Gate and Liar’s Poker – as one of the cautionary tales of our times. Sherron Watkins, Mimi Swartz Thu, 07 Nov 2002 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161739 thebookvoice.com 16:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron Author: Sherron Watkins, Mimi Swartz Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 7, 2002 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “They’re still trying to hide the weenie,” thought Sherron Watkins as she read a newspaper clipping about Enron two weeks before Christmas, 2001. . . It quoted [CFO] Jeff McMahon addressing the company’s creditors and cautioning them against a rash judgment. “Don’t assume that there is a smoking gun.” Sherron knew Enron well enough to know that the company was in extreme spin mode… Power Failure is the electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the collapse of Enron, the high-flying gas and energy company touted as the poster child of the New Economy that, in its hubris, had aspired to be “The World’s Leading Company,” and had briefly been the seventh largest corporation in America. Written by prizewinning journalist Mimi Swartz, and substantially based on the never-before-published revelations of former Enron vice-president Sherron Watkins, as well as hundreds of other interviews, Power Failure shows the human face beyond the greed, arrogance, and raw ambition that fueled the company’s meteoric rise in the late 1990s. At the dawn of the new century, Ken Lay’s and Jeff Skilling's faces graced the covers of business magazines, and Enron’s money oiled the political machinery behind George W. Bush’s election campaign. But as Wall Street analysts sang Enron’s praises, and its stock spiraled dizzyingly into the stratosphere, the company’s leaders were madly scrambling to manufacture illusory profits, hide its ballooning debt, and bully Wall Street into buying its fictional accounting and off-balance-sheet investment vehicles. The story of Enron’s fall is a morality tale writ large, performed on a stage with an unforgettable array of props and side plots, from parking lots overflowing with Boxsters and BMWs to hot-house office affairs and executive tantrums. Among the cast of characters Mimi Swartz and Sherron Watkins observe with shrewd Texas eyes and an insider’s perspective are: CEO Ken Lay, Enron’s “outside face,” who was more interested in playing diplomat and paving the road to a political career than in managing Enron’s high-testosterone, anything-goes culture; Jeff Skilling, the mastermind behind Enron’s mercenary trading culture, who transformed himself from a nerdy executive into the personification of millennial cool; Rebecca Mark, the savvy and seductive head of Enron’s international division, who was Skilling’s sole rival to take over the company; and Andy Fastow, whose childish pranks early in his career gave way to something far more destructive. Desperate to be a player in Enron’s deal-making, trader-oriented culture, Fastow transformed Enron’s finance department into a “profit center,” creating a honeycomb of financial entities to bolster Enron’s “profits,” while diverting tens of millions of dollars into his own pockets An unprecedented chronicle of Enron’s shocking collapse, Power Failure should take its place alongside the classics of previous decades – Barbarians at the Gate and Liar’s Poker – as one of the cautionary tales of our times. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161739]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron Author: Sherron Watkins, Mimi Swartz Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 7, 2002 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “They’re still trying to hide the weenie,” thought Sherron Watkins as she read a newspaper clipping about Enron two weeks before Christmas, 2001. . . It quoted [CFO] Jeff McMahon addressing the company’s creditors and cautioning them against a rash judgment. “Don’t assume that there is a smoking gun.” Sherron knew Enron well enough to know that the company was in extreme spin mode… Power Failure is the electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the collapse of Enron, the high-flying gas and energy company touted as the poster child of the New Economy that, in its hubris, had aspired to be “The World’s Leading Company,” and had briefly been the seventh largest corporation in America. Written by prizewinning journalist Mimi Swartz, and substantially based on the never-before-published revelations of former Enron vice-president Sherron Watkins, as well as hundreds of other interviews, Power Failure shows the human face beyond the greed, arrogance, and raw ambition that fueled the company’s meteoric rise in the late 1990s. At the dawn of the new century, Ken Lay’s and Jeff Skilling's faces graced the covers of business magazines, and Enron’s money oiled the political machinery behind George W. Bush’s election campaign. But as Wall Street analysts sang Enron’s praises, and its stock spiraled dizzyingly into the stratosphere, the company’s leaders were madly scrambling to manufacture illusory profits, hide its ballooning debt, and bully Wall Street into buying its fictional accounting and off-balance-sheet investment vehicles. The story of Enron’s fall is a morality tale writ large, performed on a stage with an unforgettable array of props and side plots, from parking lots overflowing with Boxsters and BMWs to hot-house office affairs and executive tantrums. Among the cast of characters Mimi Swartz and Sherron Watkins observe with shrewd Texas eyes and an insider’s perspective are: CEO Ken Lay, Enron’s “outside face,” who was more interested in playing diplomat and paving the road to a political career than in managing Enron’s high-testosterone, anything-goes culture; Jeff Skilling, the mastermind behind Enron’s mercenary trading culture, who transformed himself from a nerdy executive into the personification of millennial cool; Rebecca Mark, the savvy and seductive head of Enron’s international division, who was Skilling’s sole rival to take over the company; and Andy Fastow, whose childish pranks early in his career gave way to something far more destructive. Desperate to be a player in Enron’s deal-making, trader-oriented culture, Fastow transformed Enron’s finance department into a “profit center,” creating a honeycomb of financial entities to bolster Enron’s “profits,” while diverting tens of millions of dollars into his own pockets An unprecedented chronicle of Enron’s shocking collapse, Power Failure should take its place alongside the classics of previous decades – Barbarians at the Gate and Liar’s Poker – as one of the cautionary tales of our times. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160910 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Alive!: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp Author: Bruce H. Norton, Charles Jackson Narrator: John Henry Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the bleak and bitter cold of a copper mine in northern Japan, a Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy was given an opportunity to write a prisoner-of-war card for his wife. He was allowed ten words—he used three: “I AM ALIVE!” This message, classic in its poignancy of suffering and despair captures only too well what it meant to be a prisoner of the Japanese Army. Now, acclaimed military historian Major Bruce Norton USMC (Ret.) brings to light a long-forgotten memoir by a marine captured at Corregidor in the spring of 1942 and interned for three devastating years by the Japanese. With unflinching prose, the words of Marine Sergeant Major Charles Jackson describe the fierce yet impossible battle for Corregidor, the surrender of thousands of his comrades, the long forced marches, and the lethal reality of the P.O.W. camps. Joining some of the most important eyewitness accounts of war, I AM ALIVE! is a testament to the men who fought and died for their country. Jackson’s unembellished account of what his fellow soldiers endured in the face of inhumanity pays tribute to the men who served America during the war—and shows why we would ultimately prevail. Bruce H. Norton, Charles Jackson Tue, 03 Jun 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160910 thebookvoice.com 2:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Alive!: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp Author: Bruce H. Norton, Charles Jackson Narrator: John Henry Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the bleak and bitter cold of a copper mine in northern Japan, a Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy was given an opportunity to write a prisoner-of-war card for his wife. He was allowed ten words—he used three: “I AM ALIVE!” This message, classic in its poignancy of suffering and despair captures only too well what it meant to be a prisoner of the Japanese Army. Now, acclaimed military historian Major Bruce Norton USMC (Ret.) brings to light a long-forgotten memoir by a marine captured at Corregidor in the spring of 1942 and interned for three devastating years by the Japanese. With unflinching prose, the words of Marine Sergeant Major Charles Jackson describe the fierce yet impossible battle for Corregidor, the surrender of thousands of his comrades, the long forced marches, and the lethal reality of the P.O.W. camps. Joining some of the most important eyewitness accounts of war, I AM ALIVE! is a testament to the men who fought and died for their country. Jackson’s unembellished account of what his fellow soldiers endured in the face of inhumanity pays tribute to the men who served America during the war—and shows why we would ultimately prevail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160910]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am Alive!: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp Author: Bruce H. Norton, Charles Jackson Narrator: John Henry Cox Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the bleak and bitter cold of a copper mine in northern Japan, a Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy was given an opportunity to write a prisoner-of-war card for his wife. He was allowed ten words—he used three: “I AM ALIVE!” This message, classic in its poignancy of suffering and despair captures only too well what it meant to be a prisoner of the Japanese Army. Now, acclaimed military historian Major Bruce Norton USMC (Ret.) brings to light a long-forgotten memoir by a marine captured at Corregidor in the spring of 1942 and interned for three devastating years by the Japanese. With unflinching prose, the words of Marine Sergeant Major Charles Jackson describe the fierce yet impossible battle for Corregidor, the surrender of thousands of his comrades, the long forced marches, and the lethal reality of the P.O.W. camps. Joining some of the most important eyewitness accounts of war, I AM ALIVE! is a testament to the men who fought and died for their country. Jackson’s unembellished account of what his fellow soldiers endured in the face of inhumanity pays tribute to the men who served America during the war—and shows why we would ultimately prevail. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Tue, 01 Jul 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893 thebookvoice.com 3:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160893]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Author: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Narrator: Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States. In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, who impulsively bet fifty dollars that he could drive his 20-horsepower automobile from San Francisco to New York City. Here—in Jackson’s own words and photographs—is a glorious account of that months-long, problem-beset, thrilling-to-the-rattled-bones trip with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud. Jackson’s previously unpublished letters to his wife, brimming with optimism against all odds, describe in vivid detail every detour, every flat tire, every adventure good and bad. And his nearly one hundred photographs show a country still settled mainly in small towns, where life moved no faster than the horse-drawn carriage and where the arrival of Jackson’s open-air (roofless and windowless) Winton would cause delirious excitement. Jackson was possessed of a deep thirst for adventure, and his remarkable story chronicles the very beginning of the restless road trips that soon became a way of life in America. Horatio’s Drive is the first chapter in our nation’s great romance with the road. With 146 illustrations and 1 map https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160649 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160649]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabridged Selections from How Did this Happen?: Terrorism and the New War Author: Gideon Rose, James F. Hoge Jr. Narrator: Chris Gannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 20, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: 'How did this happen?' This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective, information, and sound interpretation. The editors of Foreign Affairs have brought together noted experts whose insights make the events of that terrible day more understandable, even as we steel ourselves for the conflicts ahead. Gideon Rose, James F. Hoge Jr. Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160649 thebookvoice.com 10:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160649]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabridged Selections from How Did this Happen?: Terrorism and the New War Author: Gideon Rose, James F. Hoge Jr. Narrator: Chris Gannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 20, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: 'How did this happen?' This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective, information, and sound interpretation. The editors of Foreign Affairs have brought together noted experts whose insights make the events of that terrible day more understandable, even as we steel ourselves for the conflicts ahead. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160649]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unabridged Selections from How Did this Happen?: Terrorism and the New War Author: Gideon Rose, James F. Hoge Jr. Narrator: Chris Gannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 20, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: 'How did this happen?' This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective, information, and sound interpretation. The editors of Foreign Affairs have brought together noted experts whose insights make the events of that terrible day more understandable, even as we steel ourselves for the conflicts ahead. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. Todd Balf Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704 thebookvoice.com 9:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160704]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest Jungle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas Author: Todd Balf Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.” The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers in the nineteenth century. With rival warships and explorers from England and France days behind, the 27-member U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition landed on the Atlantic shore at Caledonia Bay in eastern Panama to begin their mad dash up the coast-hugging mountains of the Darién wilderness. The whole world watched as this party attempted to be the first to traverse the 40-mile isthmus, the narrowest spot between the Atlantic and Pacific in all the Americas. Later, government investigators would say they were doomed before they started. Amid the speculative fever for an Atlantic and Pacific ship canal, the terrain to be crossed had been grossly misrepresented and fictitiously mapped. By January 27, 1854, the Americans had served out their last provisions and were severely footsore but believed the river they had arrived at was an artery to the Pacific, their destination. Leading them was the charismatic commander Isaac Strain, an adventuring 33-year-old U.S. Navy lieutenant. The party could have turned back except, said Strain, they were to a man “revolted at the idea” of failing at a task they seemed destined to accomplish. Like the first men to try to scale Everest or reach the North Pole, they felt the eyes of their countrymen upon them. Yet Strain’s party would wander lost in the jungle for another sixty nightmarish days, following a tortuously contorted and uncharted tropical river. Their guns rusted in the damp heat, expected settlements never materialized, and the lush terrain provided little to no sustenance. As the unending march dragged on, the party was beset by flesh-embedding parasites and a range of infectious tropical diseases they had no antidote for (or understanding of). In the desperate final days, in the throes of starvation, the survivors flirted with cannibalism and the sickest men had to be left behind so, as the journal keeper painfully recorded, the rest might have a chance to live. The U.S. Darién Exploring Expedition’s 97-day ordeal of starvation, exhaustion, and madness—a tragedy turned “triumph of the soul” due to the courage and self-sacrifice of their leader and the seamen who devotedly followed him—is one of the great untold tales of human survival and exploration. Based on the vividly detailed log entries of Strain and his junior officers, other period sources, and Balf’s own treks in the Darién Gap, this is a rich and utterly compelling historical narrative that will thrill readers who enjoyed In the Heart of the Sea, Isaac’s Storm, and other sagas of adventure at the limits of human endurance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160396 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Del Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 13, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century.  In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath. Les Standiford Mon, 13 May 2002 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160396 thebookvoice.com 8:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Del Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 13, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century.  In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160396]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean Author: Les Standiford Narrator: Del Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 13, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century.  In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160345 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160345]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story Author: Timothy B. Tyson Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird   *Chicago Tribune On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life.    Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses. Tyson’s father, the pastor of Oxford’s all-white Methodist church, urged the town to come to terms with its bloody racial history. In the end, however, the Tyson family was forced to move away.    Tim Tyson’s gripping narrative brings gritty blues truth and soaring gospel vision to a shocking episode of our history.   FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD   “If you want to read only one book to understand the uniquely American struggle for racial equality and the swirls of emotion around it, this is it.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   “Blood Done Sign My Name is a most important book and one of the most powerful meditations on race in America that I have ever read.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer   “Pulses with vital paradox . . . It’s a detached dissertation, a damning dark-night-of-the-white-soul, and a ripping yarn, all united by Tyson’s powerful voice, a brainy, booming Bubba profundo.”—Entertainment Weekly   “Engaging and frequently stunning.”—San Diego Union-Tribune Timothy B. Tyson Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160345 thebookvoice.com 12:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160345]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story Author: Timothy B. Tyson Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird   *Chicago Tribune On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life.    Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses. Tyson’s father, the pastor of Oxford’s all-white Methodist church, urged the town to come to terms with its bloody racial history. In the end, however, the Tyson family was forced to move away.    Tim Tyson’s gripping narrative brings gritty blues truth and soaring gospel vision to a shocking episode of our history.   FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD   “If you want to read only one book to understand the uniquely American struggle for racial equality and the swirls of emotion around it, this is it.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   “Blood Done Sign My Name is a most important book and one of the most powerful meditations on race in America that I have ever read.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer   “Pulses with vital paradox . . . It’s a detached dissertation, a damning dark-night-of-the-white-soul, and a ripping yarn, all united by Tyson’s powerful voice, a brainy, booming Bubba profundo.”—Entertainment Weekly   “Engaging and frequently stunning.”—San Diego Union-Tribune Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160345]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story Author: Timothy B. Tyson Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird   *Chicago Tribune On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life.    Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses. Tyson’s father, the pastor of Oxford’s all-white Methodist church, urged the town to come to terms with its bloody racial history. In the end, however, the Tyson family was forced to move away.    Tim Tyson’s gripping narrative brings gritty blues truth and soaring gospel vision to a shocking episode of our history.   FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD   “If you want to read only one book to understand the uniquely American struggle for racial equality and the swirls of emotion around it, this is it.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   “Blood Done Sign My Name is a most important book and one of the most powerful meditations on race in America that I have ever read.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer   “Pulses with vital paradox . . . It’s a detached dissertation, a damning dark-night-of-the-white-soul, and a ripping yarn, all united by Tyson’s powerful voice, a brainy, booming Bubba profundo.”—Entertainment Weekly   “Engaging and frequently stunning.”—San Diego Union-Tribune https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160444 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 12, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history--the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America. "For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and little could stop them. If they ignored national boundaries, if they trampled the rights of indigenous peoples and of imported bondsmen, if they waged war for motives that started from base self-interest, all this came with the territory of democracy, a realm inhabited by ordinarily imperfect men and women. The one saving grace of democracy—the one that made all the difference in the end—was that sooner or later, sometimes after a terrible strife, democracy corrected its worst mistakes." --from Lone Star Nation Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas's precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic. H. W. Brands tells the turbulent story of Texas through the eyes of a colorful cast of characters who have become a permanent fixture in the American landscape: Stephen Austin, the state's reluctant founder; Sam Houston, the alcoholic former governor who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory; William Travis, James Bowie, and David Crockett, the unforgettable heroic defenders of the doomed Alamo; Santa Anna, the Mexican generalissimo and dictator whose ruthless tactics galvanized the colonists against him; and the white-haired President Andrew Jackson whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background. Beyond these luminaries, Brands unearths the untold stories of the forgotten Texans--the slaves, women, unknown settlers, and children left out of traditional histories--who played crucial roles in Texas’s birth. By turns bloody and heroic, tragic and triumphant, this riveting history of one of our greatest states reads like the most compelling fiction, and further secures H. W. Brands's position as one of the premier American historians. H. W. Brands Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160444 thebookvoice.com 17:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 12, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history--the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America. "For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and little could stop them. If they ignored national boundaries, if they trampled the rights of indigenous peoples and of imported bondsmen, if they waged war for motives that started from base self-interest, all this came with the territory of democracy, a realm inhabited by ordinarily imperfect men and women. The one saving grace of democracy—the one that made all the difference in the end—was that sooner or later, sometimes after a terrible strife, democracy corrected its worst mistakes." --from Lone Star Nation Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas's precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic. H. W. Brands tells the turbulent story of Texas through the eyes of a colorful cast of characters who have become a permanent fixture in the American landscape: Stephen Austin, the state's reluctant founder; Sam Houston, the alcoholic former governor who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory; William Travis, James Bowie, and David Crockett, the unforgettable heroic defenders of the doomed Alamo; Santa Anna, the Mexican generalissimo and dictator whose ruthless tactics galvanized the colonists against him; and the white-haired President Andrew Jackson whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background. Beyond these luminaries, Brands unearths the untold stories of the forgotten Texans--the slaves, women, unknown settlers, and children left out of traditional histories--who played crucial roles in Texas’s birth. By turns bloody and heroic, tragic and triumphant, this riveting history of one of our greatest states reads like the most compelling fiction, and further secures H. W. Brands's position as one of the premier American historians. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160444]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 12, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history--the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America. "For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and little could stop them. If they ignored national boundaries, if they trampled the rights of indigenous peoples and of imported bondsmen, if they waged war for motives that started from base self-interest, all this came with the territory of democracy, a realm inhabited by ordinarily imperfect men and women. The one saving grace of democracy—the one that made all the difference in the end—was that sooner or later, sometimes after a terrible strife, democracy corrected its worst mistakes." --from Lone Star Nation Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas's precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic. H. W. Brands tells the turbulent story of Texas through the eyes of a colorful cast of characters who have become a permanent fixture in the American landscape: Stephen Austin, the state's reluctant founder; Sam Houston, the alcoholic former governor who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory; William Travis, James Bowie, and David Crockett, the unforgettable heroic defenders of the doomed Alamo; Santa Anna, the Mexican generalissimo and dictator whose ruthless tactics galvanized the colonists against him; and the white-haired President Andrew Jackson whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background. Beyond these luminaries, Brands unearths the untold stories of the forgotten Texans--the slaves, women, unknown settlers, and children left out of traditional histories--who played crucial roles in Texas’s birth. By turns bloody and heroic, tragic and triumphant, this riveting history of one of our greatest states reads like the most compelling fiction, and further secures H. W. Brands's position as one of the premier American historians. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160260 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Author: John Berendt Narrator: Will Damron, John Berendt, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.03 of Total 169 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.' —The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the 'soul of pampered self-absorption'; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this true-crime book has become a modern classic. John Berendt Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160260 thebookvoice.com 15:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Author: John Berendt Narrator: Will Damron, John Berendt, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.03 of Total 169 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.' —The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the 'soul of pampered self-absorption'; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this true-crime book has become a modern classic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160260]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Author: John Berendt Narrator: Will Damron, John Berendt, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.03 of Total 169 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 46 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.' —The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the 'soul of pampered self-absorption'; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this true-crime book has become a modern classic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289605 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289605]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America’s environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan’s Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg and Robert Fulton’s “Folly”; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico’s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even “Diamond” Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious. Mark Kurlansky Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289605 thebookvoice.com 9:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289605]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America’s environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan’s Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg and Robert Fulton’s “Folly”; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico’s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even “Diamond” Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289605]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell Author: Mark Kurlansky Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways. Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insight–along with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photos–this dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the island hunting ground of the Lenape Indians to the death of the oyster beds and the rise of America’s environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattan’s Gilded Age dining chambers. Kurlansky brings characters vividly to life while recounting dramatic incidents that changed the course of New York history. Here are the stories behind Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg and Robert Fulton’s “Folly”; the oyster merchant and pioneering African American leader Thomas Downing; the birth of the business lunch at Delmonico’s; early feminist Fanny Fern, one of the highest-paid newspaper writers in the city; even “Diamond” Jim Brady, who we discover was not the gourmand of popular legend. With The Big Oyster, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160111 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160111]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 31 Days: The Crisis that Gave Us the Government We Have Today Author: Barry Werth Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 11, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 31 Days, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s “accidental president,” Gerald Ford. The congressional hearings, Nixon’s increasing paranoia, and, finally, the devastating revelations of the White House tapes had torn the country apart. Within the White House and the Republican Party, Nixon’s resignation produced new fissures and battle lines—and new opportunities for political advancement. Ford had to reassure the nation and the world that he would attend to the pressing issues of the day, from resolving the legal questions surrounding Nixon’s role in Watergate, to dealing with the wind down of the Vietnam War, the precarious state of détente with the Soviet Union, and the ongoing attempts to stabilize the Middle East. Within hours of Nixon’s departure from Washington, Ford began the all-important task of forming an inner circle of trusted advisers. In richly detailed scenes, Werth describes the often vicious sparring among two mutually distrustful staffs—Nixon’s and Ford’s vice presidential holdovers—and a transition team that included Donald Rumsfeld (then Nixon’s ambassador to NATO) and Rumsfeld’s former deputy, the thirty-three-year-old coolly efficient Richard Cheney. The first detailed account of the ruthless maneuvering and day-to-day politicking behind everything from the pardon of Nixon to why George H. W. Bush was passed over for the vice presidency, to the rise of a new cadre of Republican movers and shakers, 31 Days offers a compelling perspective on a fascinating but relatively unexamined period in American history and its impact on the present. Barry Werth Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160111 thebookvoice.com 12:7:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160111]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 31 Days: The Crisis that Gave Us the Government We Have Today Author: Barry Werth Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 11, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 31 Days, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s “accidental president,” Gerald Ford. The congressional hearings, Nixon’s increasing paranoia, and, finally, the devastating revelations of the White House tapes had torn the country apart. Within the White House and the Republican Party, Nixon’s resignation produced new fissures and battle lines—and new opportunities for political advancement. Ford had to reassure the nation and the world that he would attend to the pressing issues of the day, from resolving the legal questions surrounding Nixon’s role in Watergate, to dealing with the wind down of the Vietnam War, the precarious state of détente with the Soviet Union, and the ongoing attempts to stabilize the Middle East. Within hours of Nixon’s departure from Washington, Ford began the all-important task of forming an inner circle of trusted advisers. In richly detailed scenes, Werth describes the often vicious sparring among two mutually distrustful staffs—Nixon’s and Ford’s vice presidential holdovers—and a transition team that included Donald Rumsfeld (then Nixon’s ambassador to NATO) and Rumsfeld’s former deputy, the thirty-three-year-old coolly efficient Richard Cheney. The first detailed account of the ruthless maneuvering and day-to-day politicking behind everything from the pardon of Nixon to why George H. W. Bush was passed over for the vice presidency, to the rise of a new cadre of Republican movers and shakers, 31 Days offers a compelling perspective on a fascinating but relatively unexamined period in American history and its impact on the present. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160111]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: 31 Days: The Crisis that Gave Us the Government We Have Today Author: Barry Werth Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 11, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In 31 Days, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s “accidental president,” Gerald Ford. The congressional hearings, Nixon’s increasing paranoia, and, finally, the devastating revelations of the White House tapes had torn the country apart. Within the White House and the Republican Party, Nixon’s resignation produced new fissures and battle lines—and new opportunities for political advancement. Ford had to reassure the nation and the world that he would attend to the pressing issues of the day, from resolving the legal questions surrounding Nixon’s role in Watergate, to dealing with the wind down of the Vietnam War, the precarious state of détente with the Soviet Union, and the ongoing attempts to stabilize the Middle East. Within hours of Nixon’s departure from Washington, Ford began the all-important task of forming an inner circle of trusted advisers. In richly detailed scenes, Werth describes the often vicious sparring among two mutually distrustful staffs—Nixon’s and Ford’s vice presidential holdovers—and a transition team that included Donald Rumsfeld (then Nixon’s ambassador to NATO) and Rumsfeld’s former deputy, the thirty-three-year-old coolly efficient Richard Cheney. The first detailed account of the ruthless maneuvering and day-to-day politicking behind everything from the pardon of Nixon to why George H. W. Bush was passed over for the vice presidency, to the rise of a new cadre of Republican movers and shakers, 31 Days offers a compelling perspective on a fascinating but relatively unexamined period in American history and its impact on the present. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160071 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160071]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Writer's Life Author: Gay Talese Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 25, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inner workings of a writer’s life, the interplay between experience and writing, are brilliantly recounted by a master of the art. Gay Talese now focuses on his own life—the zeal for the truth, the narrative edge, the sometimes startling precision, that won accolades for his journalism and best-sellerdom and acclaim for his revelatory books about The New York Times (The Kingdom and the Power), the Mafia (Honor Thy Father), the sex industry (Thy Neighbor’s Wife), and, focusing on his own family, the American immigrant experience (Unto the Sons). How has Talese found his subjects? What has stimulated, blocked, or inspired his writing? Here are his amateur beginnings on his college newspaper; his professional climb at The New York Times; his desire to write on a larger canvas, which led him to magazine writing at Esquire and then to books. We see his involvement with issues of race from his student days in the Deep South to a recent interracial wedding in Selma, Alabama, where he once covered the fierce struggle for civil rights. Here are his reflections on the changing American sexual mores he has written about over the last fifty years, and a striking look at the lives—and their meaning—of Lorena and John Bobbitt. He takes us behind the scenes of his legendary profile of Frank Sinatra, his writings about Joe DiMaggio and heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, and his interview with the head of a Mafia family.But he is at his most poignant in talking about the ordinary men and women whose stories led to his most memorable work. In remarkable fashion, he traces the history of a single restaurant location in New York, creating an ethnic mosaic of one restaurateur after the other whose dreams were dashed while a successor’s were born. And as he delves into the life of a young female Chinese soccer player, we see his consuming interest in the world in its latest manifestation.In these and other recollections and stories, Talese gives us a fascinating picture of both the serendipity and meticulousness involved in getting a story. He makes clear that every one of us represents a good one, if a writer has the curiosity to know it, the diligence to pursue it, and the desire to get it right.Candid, humorous, deeply impassioned—a dazzling book about the nature of writing in one man’s life, and of writing itself. Gay Talese Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160071 thebookvoice.com 20:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160071]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Writer's Life Author: Gay Talese Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 25, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inner workings of a writer’s life, the interplay between experience and writing, are brilliantly recounted by a master of the art. Gay Talese now focuses on his own life—the zeal for the truth, the narrative edge, the sometimes startling precision, that won accolades for his journalism and best-sellerdom and acclaim for his revelatory books about The New York Times (The Kingdom and the Power), the Mafia (Honor Thy Father), the sex industry (Thy Neighbor’s Wife), and, focusing on his own family, the American immigrant experience (Unto the Sons). How has Talese found his subjects? What has stimulated, blocked, or inspired his writing? Here are his amateur beginnings on his college newspaper; his professional climb at The New York Times; his desire to write on a larger canvas, which led him to magazine writing at Esquire and then to books. We see his involvement with issues of race from his student days in the Deep South to a recent interracial wedding in Selma, Alabama, where he once covered the fierce struggle for civil rights. Here are his reflections on the changing American sexual mores he has written about over the last fifty years, and a striking look at the lives—and their meaning—of Lorena and John Bobbitt. He takes us behind the scenes of his legendary profile of Frank Sinatra, his writings about Joe DiMaggio and heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, and his interview with the head of a Mafia family.But he is at his most poignant in talking about the ordinary men and women whose stories led to his most memorable work. In remarkable fashion, he traces the history of a single restaurant location in New York, creating an ethnic mosaic of one restaurateur after the other whose dreams were dashed while a successor’s were born. And as he delves into the life of a young female Chinese soccer player, we see his consuming interest in the world in its latest manifestation.In these and other recollections and stories, Talese gives us a fascinating picture of both the serendipity and meticulousness involved in getting a story. He makes clear that every one of us represents a good one, if a writer has the curiosity to know it, the diligence to pursue it, and the desire to get it right.Candid, humorous, deeply impassioned—a dazzling book about the nature of writing in one man’s life, and of writing itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160071]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Writer's Life Author: Gay Talese Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 25, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The inner workings of a writer’s life, the interplay between experience and writing, are brilliantly recounted by a master of the art. Gay Talese now focuses on his own life—the zeal for the truth, the narrative edge, the sometimes startling precision, that won accolades for his journalism and best-sellerdom and acclaim for his revelatory books about The New York Times (The Kingdom and the Power), the Mafia (Honor Thy Father), the sex industry (Thy Neighbor’s Wife), and, focusing on his own family, the American immigrant experience (Unto the Sons). How has Talese found his subjects? What has stimulated, blocked, or inspired his writing? Here are his amateur beginnings on his college newspaper; his professional climb at The New York Times; his desire to write on a larger canvas, which led him to magazine writing at Esquire and then to books. We see his involvement with issues of race from his student days in the Deep South to a recent interracial wedding in Selma, Alabama, where he once covered the fierce struggle for civil rights. Here are his reflections on the changing American sexual mores he has written about over the last fifty years, and a striking look at the lives—and their meaning—of Lorena and John Bobbitt. He takes us behind the scenes of his legendary profile of Frank Sinatra, his writings about Joe DiMaggio and heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, and his interview with the head of a Mafia family.But he is at his most poignant in talking about the ordinary men and women whose stories led to his most memorable work. In remarkable fashion, he traces the history of a single restaurant location in New York, creating an ethnic mosaic of one restaurateur after the other whose dreams were dashed while a successor’s were born. And as he delves into the life of a young female Chinese soccer player, we see his consuming interest in the world in its latest manifestation.In these and other recollections and stories, Talese gives us a fascinating picture of both the serendipity and meticulousness involved in getting a story. He makes clear that every one of us represents a good one, if a writer has the curiosity to know it, the diligence to pursue it, and the desire to get it right.Candid, humorous, deeply impassioned—a dazzling book about the nature of writing in one man’s life, and of writing itself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. Michael Burlingame Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 thebookvoice.com 12:9:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. Michael Burlingame Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 thebookvoice.com 10:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159756 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power Author: James Carroll Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 30, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In House of War, the bestselling author James Carroll has created a history of the Pentagon that is both epic and personal. Through Carroll we see how the Pentagon, since its founding, has operated beyond the control of any force in government or society, undermining the very national security it is sworn to protect.From its 'birth' on September 11, 1941, through the nuclear buildup of the Cold War and the eventual 'shock and awe' of Iraq, Carroll recounts how 'the Building' and its officials have achieved what President Eisenhower called 'a disastrous rise of misplaced power.' This is not faded history. House of War offers a compelling account of the virtues and follies that led America to permanently, and tragically, define itself around war. Carroll shows how the consequences of the American response to September 11, 2001 -– including two wars and an ignited Middle East -– form one end of an arc that stretches from Donald Rumsfeld back to James Forrestal, the first man to occupy the office of secretary of defense in the Pentagon. House of War confronts this dark past so we may understand the current war and forestall the next. James Carroll Tue, 30 May 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159756 thebookvoice.com 26:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power Author: James Carroll Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 30, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In House of War, the bestselling author James Carroll has created a history of the Pentagon that is both epic and personal. Through Carroll we see how the Pentagon, since its founding, has operated beyond the control of any force in government or society, undermining the very national security it is sworn to protect.From its 'birth' on September 11, 1941, through the nuclear buildup of the Cold War and the eventual 'shock and awe' of Iraq, Carroll recounts how 'the Building' and its officials have achieved what President Eisenhower called 'a disastrous rise of misplaced power.' This is not faded history. House of War offers a compelling account of the virtues and follies that led America to permanently, and tragically, define itself around war. Carroll shows how the consequences of the American response to September 11, 2001 -– including two wars and an ignited Middle East -– form one end of an arc that stretches from Donald Rumsfeld back to James Forrestal, the first man to occupy the office of secretary of defense in the Pentagon. House of War confronts this dark past so we may understand the current war and forestall the next. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159756]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power Author: James Carroll Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 30, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: In House of War, the bestselling author James Carroll has created a history of the Pentagon that is both epic and personal. Through Carroll we see how the Pentagon, since its founding, has operated beyond the control of any force in government or society, undermining the very national security it is sworn to protect.From its 'birth' on September 11, 1941, through the nuclear buildup of the Cold War and the eventual 'shock and awe' of Iraq, Carroll recounts how 'the Building' and its officials have achieved what President Eisenhower called 'a disastrous rise of misplaced power.' This is not faded history. House of War offers a compelling account of the virtues and follies that led America to permanently, and tragically, define itself around war. Carroll shows how the consequences of the American response to September 11, 2001 -– including two wars and an ignited Middle East -– form one end of an arc that stretches from Donald Rumsfeld back to James Forrestal, the first man to occupy the office of secretary of defense in the Pentagon. House of War confronts this dark past so we may understand the current war and forestall the next. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. Stacy Schiff Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577 thebookvoice.com 22:5:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159577]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exacting—and momentous—eight years of his life.  When Franklin embarked, the colonies were without money, munitions, gunpowder, or common cause; like all adolescents, they were to discover that there was a difference between declaring independence and achieving it. To close that gap Franklin was dispatched to Paris, amid great secrecy, across a winter sea thick with enemy cruisers. He was 70 years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French. He was also among the most famous men in the world.  Franklin well understood that he was off on the greatest gamble of his career. But despite minimal direction from Congress he was soon outwitting the British secret service and stirring passion for a republic in an absolute monarchy. In A Great Improvisation Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff offers an utterly fresh and thrilling account of Franklin’s Parisian adventure and of America’s debut on the world stage. Schiff weaves her tale of international intrigue from new and little-known primary sources, working from a host of diplomatic archives, family papers, and intelligence reports. From her pages emerges a particularly human Founding Father, as well as a vivid sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country’ s bid for independence. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness. My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision. Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492 thebookvoice.com 3:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness. My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159492]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: My American Journey Author: Joseph E. Persico, Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 19, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book.”—The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness. My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159431 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West Author: Hampton Sides Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 41 Ratings of Narrator: 4.59 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—'a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy' (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won. Hampton Sides Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159431 thebookvoice.com 21:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West Author: Hampton Sides Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 41 Ratings of Narrator: 4.59 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—'a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy' (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159431]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West Author: Hampton Sides Narrator: Don Leslie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 41 Ratings of Narrator: 4.59 of Total 17 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—'a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy' (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an unusually diverse range of enterprises, he would build a legendary personal fortune, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. Personal happiness, however, eluded him. He had been bred to do one thing, and that he did with brilliant and innovative entrepreneurship. Mellon’s wealth and name allowed him to dominate Pennsylvania politics, and under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, he made the federal government run like a business. But this man of straightforward conservative politics was no politician. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. David Cannadine’s magisterial biography brings to life a towering, controversial figure, casting new light on our history and the evolution of our public values. David Cannadine Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612 thebookvoice.com 36:6:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an unusually diverse range of enterprises, he would build a legendary personal fortune, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. Personal happiness, however, eluded him. He had been bred to do one thing, and that he did with brilliant and innovative entrepreneurship. Mellon’s wealth and name allowed him to dominate Pennsylvania politics, and under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, he made the federal government run like a business. But this man of straightforward conservative politics was no politician. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. David Cannadine’s magisterial biography brings to life a towering, controversial figure, casting new light on our history and the evolution of our public values. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289612]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mellon: An American Life Author: David Cannadine Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 3, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon overcame painful shyness to become one of America’s greatest financiers. Across an unusually diverse range of enterprises, he would build a legendary personal fortune, tracking America’s course to global economic supremacy. Personal happiness, however, eluded him. He had been bred to do one thing, and that he did with brilliant and innovative entrepreneurship. Mellon’s wealth and name allowed him to dominate Pennsylvania politics, and under presidents Harding, Coolidge, and finally Hoover, he made the federal government run like a business. But this man of straightforward conservative politics was no politician. He would be hailed as the architect of the Roaring Twenties, but, staying too long, would be blamed for the Great Depression, eventually to find himself a broken idol. David Cannadine’s magisterial biography brings to life a towering, controversial figure, casting new light on our history and the evolution of our public values. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge. Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.” Taylor Branch Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965 thebookvoice.com 6:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge. Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.” Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge. Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.” https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today “The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history. Praise for Meet You in Hell “To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford.”—Wall Street Journal “Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester’s great The Glory and the Dream.”—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River Les Standiford Tue, 31 May 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119 thebookvoice.com 10:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today “The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history. Praise for Meet You in Hell “To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford.”—Wall Street Journal “Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester’s great The Glory and the Dream.”—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345119]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Author: Les Standiford Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”—USA Today “The narrative is as absorbing as that of any good novel—and as difficult to put down.”—Miami Herald The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the riveting story of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, Meet You in Hell captures the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of the business world, and the fraught relationship between “the world’s richest man” and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. The result is an extraordinary work of popular history. Praise for Meet You in Hell “To the list of the signal relationships of American history . . . we can add one more: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick . . . The tale is deftly set out by Les Standiford.”—Wall Street Journal “Standiford tells the story with the skills of a novelist . . . a colloquial style that is mindful of William Manchester’s great The Glory and the Dream.”—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “A muscular, enthralling read that takes you back to a time when two titans of industry clashed in a battle of wills and egos that had seismic ramifications not only for themselves but for anyone living in the United States, then and now.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157953 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157953]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure Author: Christopher S. Stewart Narrator: Jeff Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras. Nearly seventy years later, in the same hotel, acclaimed journalist Christopher S. Stewart wonders what he's gotten himself into. Stewart and Morde seek the same answer on their quests: the solution to the riddle of the whereabouts of Ciudad Blanca, buried somewhere deep in the rain forest on the Mosquito Coast. Imagining an immense and immaculate El Dorado–like city made entirely of gold, explorers as far back as the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés have tried to find the fabled White City. Others have gone looking for tall white cliffs and gigantic stone temples—no one found a trace. Legends, like the jungle, are dense and captivating. Many have sought their fortune or fame down the Río Patuca—from Christopher Columbus to present-day college professors—and many have died or disappeared. What begins as a passing interest slowly turns into an obsession as Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and mysterious death of Morde, a man who had sailed around the world five times before he was thirty and claimed to have discovered what he called the Lost City of the Monkey God. Armed with Morde's personal notebooks and the enigmatic coordinates etched on his well-worn walking stick, Stewart sets out to test the jungle himself—and to test himself in the jungle. As we follow the parallel journeys of Morde and Stewart, the ultimate destination morphs with their every twist and turn. Are they walking in circles? Or are they running from their own shadows? Jungleland is part detective story, part classic tale of man versus wild in the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Lost in Shangri-La. A story of young fatherhood as well as the timeless call of adventure, this is an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival. Christopher S. Stewart Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157953 thebookvoice.com 7:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157953]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure Author: Christopher S. Stewart Narrator: Jeff Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras. Nearly seventy years later, in the same hotel, acclaimed journalist Christopher S. Stewart wonders what he's gotten himself into. Stewart and Morde seek the same answer on their quests: the solution to the riddle of the whereabouts of Ciudad Blanca, buried somewhere deep in the rain forest on the Mosquito Coast. Imagining an immense and immaculate El Dorado–like city made entirely of gold, explorers as far back as the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés have tried to find the fabled White City. Others have gone looking for tall white cliffs and gigantic stone temples—no one found a trace. Legends, like the jungle, are dense and captivating. Many have sought their fortune or fame down the Río Patuca—from Christopher Columbus to present-day college professors—and many have died or disappeared. What begins as a passing interest slowly turns into an obsession as Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and mysterious death of Morde, a man who had sailed around the world five times before he was thirty and claimed to have discovered what he called the Lost City of the Monkey God. Armed with Morde's personal notebooks and the enigmatic coordinates etched on his well-worn walking stick, Stewart sets out to test the jungle himself—and to test himself in the jungle. As we follow the parallel journeys of Morde and Stewart, the ultimate destination morphs with their every twist and turn. Are they walking in circles? Or are they running from their own shadows? Jungleland is part detective story, part classic tale of man versus wild in the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Lost in Shangri-La. A story of young fatherhood as well as the timeless call of adventure, this is an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157953]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure Author: Christopher S. Stewart Narrator: Jeff Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras. Nearly seventy years later, in the same hotel, acclaimed journalist Christopher S. Stewart wonders what he's gotten himself into. Stewart and Morde seek the same answer on their quests: the solution to the riddle of the whereabouts of Ciudad Blanca, buried somewhere deep in the rain forest on the Mosquito Coast. Imagining an immense and immaculate El Dorado–like city made entirely of gold, explorers as far back as the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés have tried to find the fabled White City. Others have gone looking for tall white cliffs and gigantic stone temples—no one found a trace. Legends, like the jungle, are dense and captivating. Many have sought their fortune or fame down the Río Patuca—from Christopher Columbus to present-day college professors—and many have died or disappeared. What begins as a passing interest slowly turns into an obsession as Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and mysterious death of Morde, a man who had sailed around the world five times before he was thirty and claimed to have discovered what he called the Lost City of the Monkey God. Armed with Morde's personal notebooks and the enigmatic coordinates etched on his well-worn walking stick, Stewart sets out to test the jungle himself—and to test himself in the jungle. As we follow the parallel journeys of Morde and Stewart, the ultimate destination morphs with their every twist and turn. Are they walking in circles? Or are they running from their own shadows? Jungleland is part detective story, part classic tale of man versus wild in the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Lost in Shangri-La. A story of young fatherhood as well as the timeless call of adventure, this is an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157872 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra: The Life Author: Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Packed with revelations, this is the first complete account of a career built on raw talent, sheer willpower--and criminal connections. Anthony Summers--bestselling author of Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe--and Robbyn Swan unveil stunning new information about Sinatra’s links to the Mafia, his crowded love life and his tangled relationships with U.S. presidents. Exclusive breakthroughs include the discovery of how the Mafia connection began--in a remote Sicilian village--and moving interviews with his lovers. Never-before-published conversations with Ava Gardner get to the core of the tragic passion that dominated his life, came close to destroying him, and made his best work heartbreakingly personal. Sinatra delivers the full life story of a complex, flawed genius. Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan Tue, 31 May 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157872 thebookvoice.com 17:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra: The Life Author: Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Packed with revelations, this is the first complete account of a career built on raw talent, sheer willpower--and criminal connections. Anthony Summers--bestselling author of Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe--and Robbyn Swan unveil stunning new information about Sinatra’s links to the Mafia, his crowded love life and his tangled relationships with U.S. presidents. Exclusive breakthroughs include the discovery of how the Mafia connection began--in a remote Sicilian village--and moving interviews with his lovers. Never-before-published conversations with Ava Gardner get to the core of the tragic passion that dominated his life, came close to destroying him, and made his best work heartbreakingly personal. Sinatra delivers the full life story of a complex, flawed genius. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157872]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sinatra: The Life Author: Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 31, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Packed with revelations, this is the first complete account of a career built on raw talent, sheer willpower--and criminal connections. Anthony Summers--bestselling author of Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe--and Robbyn Swan unveil stunning new information about Sinatra’s links to the Mafia, his crowded love life and his tangled relationships with U.S. presidents. Exclusive breakthroughs include the discovery of how the Mafia connection began--in a remote Sicilian village--and moving interviews with his lovers. Never-before-published conversations with Ava Gardner get to the core of the tragic passion that dominated his life, came close to destroying him, and made his best work heartbreakingly personal. Sinatra delivers the full life story of a complex, flawed genius. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American. The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national bestseller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction. He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders. A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. In the bestselling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN. H. W. Brands Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430 thebookvoice.com 25:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American. The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national bestseller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction. He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders. A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. In the bestselling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American. The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national bestseller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction. He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders. A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. In the bestselling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157385 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom National: The destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 Author: James Oakes Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The consensus view of the Civil War—that it was first and foremost a war to restore the Union, and an antislavery war only later when it became necessary for Union victory—dies here. James Oakes’s groundbreaking history shows how deftly Lincoln and congressional Republicans pursued antislavery throughout the war, pragmatic in policy but steadfast on principle. In the disloyal South the federal government quickly began freeing slaves, immediately and without slaveholder compensation, as they fled to Union lines. In the loyal Border States the Republicans tried coaxing officials into abolishing slavery gradually with promises of compensation. As the devastating war continued with slavery still entrenched, Republicans embraced a more aggressive military emancipation, triggered by the Emancipation Proclamation. Finally it took a constitutional amendment on abolition to achieve the Union’s primary goal in the war. Here, in a magisterial history, are the intertwined stories of emancipation and the Civil War. James Oakes Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157385 thebookvoice.com 18:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom National: The destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 Author: James Oakes Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The consensus view of the Civil War—that it was first and foremost a war to restore the Union, and an antislavery war only later when it became necessary for Union victory—dies here. James Oakes’s groundbreaking history shows how deftly Lincoln and congressional Republicans pursued antislavery throughout the war, pragmatic in policy but steadfast on principle. In the disloyal South the federal government quickly began freeing slaves, immediately and without slaveholder compensation, as they fled to Union lines. In the loyal Border States the Republicans tried coaxing officials into abolishing slavery gradually with promises of compensation. As the devastating war continued with slavery still entrenched, Republicans embraced a more aggressive military emancipation, triggered by the Emancipation Proclamation. Finally it took a constitutional amendment on abolition to achieve the Union’s primary goal in the war. Here, in a magisterial history, are the intertwined stories of emancipation and the Civil War. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157385]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Freedom National: The destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 Author: James Oakes Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 10, 2012 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The consensus view of the Civil War—that it was first and foremost a war to restore the Union, and an antislavery war only later when it became necessary for Union victory—dies here. James Oakes’s groundbreaking history shows how deftly Lincoln and congressional Republicans pursued antislavery throughout the war, pragmatic in policy but steadfast on principle. In the disloyal South the federal government quickly began freeing slaves, immediately and without slaveholder compensation, as they fled to Union lines. In the loyal Border States the Republicans tried coaxing officials into abolishing slavery gradually with promises of compensation. As the devastating war continued with slavery still entrenched, Republicans embraced a more aggressive military emancipation, triggered by the Emancipation Proclamation. Finally it took a constitutional amendment on abolition to achieve the Union’s primary goal in the war. Here, in a magisterial history, are the intertwined stories of emancipation and the Civil War. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157145 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Antietam: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara’s Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike. Jeff Shaara Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157145 thebookvoice.com 0:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Antietam: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara’s Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157145]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Antietam: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara’s Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157144 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157144]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chickamauga: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Chickamauga. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. Jeff Shaara Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157144 thebookvoice.com 1:0:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157144]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chickamauga: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Chickamauga. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157144]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chickamauga: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Chickamauga. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157143 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157143]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Harbor: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Cold Harbor. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. Jeff Shaara Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:52:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157143 thebookvoice.com 0:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157143]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Harbor: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Cold Harbor. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157143]]> to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold Harbor: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: What happened, why it matters, and what to see Author: Jeff Shaara Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 17, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of a Civil War battlefield every American should visit: Cold Harbor. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles.