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In My Mind's Eye
by Jan Morris; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Riffing on cats and Brexit, the Royals and the annoyances of aging, the nonagenarian Jan Morris delights with her wickedly hilarious first-ever diary collection. Learn More
The Improbable Wendell Willkie
by David Levering Lewis; read by Mike Chamberlain
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner comes this surprising portrait of Wendell Willkie, the businessman–turned–presidential candidate who (almost) saved America’s dysfunctional political system. Learn More
The Impatient Dr. Lange
by Seema Yasmin; read by Seema Yasmin
The first book about Lange and his contributions to the fight against HIV, The Impatient Dr. Lange is a powerful tribute to one of the greatest scientists, activists, humanitarians, and social entrepreneurs in the world of HIV/AIDS. Learn More
Ice War Diplomat
by Gary Smith; read by Kyle Tait
Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the historic Summit Series, here is the incredible story of an unlikely political stage—the hockey rink—where a Cold War, and the threat of nuclear annihilation, is no less important than a power play in the final minute. Discover a diplomacy mission like no other: caught between capitalism and communism, Canada and the Soviet Union, young Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith must navigate the rink, melting the ice between two nations skating a dangerous path. Learn More
Ian McKellen
by Garry O'Connor; read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
From Garry O'Connor comes the definitive biography of Sir Ian McKellen. Learn More
Iago
by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance
From one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othello's Iago, perhaps the Bard's most compelling villain—the fourth in a series of five short books about the great playwright’s most significant personalities. Learn More
I've Been Wrong Before
by Evan James; read by Charlie Thurston
From the award-winning essayist and author of the “shrewd as hell and hysterically funny” (Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties) novel Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe comes a moving and unforgettable essay collection about his travels around the globe as he reflects on the power and complexity of human relationships. Learn More
How to Be a Tudor
Ruth Goodman; read by Heather Wilds
From an historian who advised on the BBCs Wolf Hall, an erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England. Learn More
How Do We Get Out of Here
by R. Emmett Tyrell Jr.; read by Frank Block
How Do We Get Out of Here? is R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s intimate memoir, detailing his leadership in the conservative movement and his relationships with its major personalities from 1968 to the present. Learn More
Housewife Assassin
by Geri Spieler; read by Rosemary Benson
President Gerald Ford suffered two attempts on his life during his term in office: one by a young woman in Charles Manson's Family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and the other by a far more unlikely candidate—an average middle-aged mother of five—Sara Jane Moore. After thirty years in contact with Moore in prison, journalist Geri Spieler deconstructs her life in Housewife Assassin. Learn More
Hitler's Pawn
by Stephen Koch; read by James Anderson Foster
A remarkable story of a forgotten seventeen-year-old Jew who was blamed by the Nazis for the anti-Semitic violence and terror known as the Kristallnacht, the pogrom still seen as an initiating event of the Holocaust. Learn More
Hitler
by Volker Ullrich, translated by Jefferson Chase; read by Sean Runnette
From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889–1939—a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself. Learn More
High Yella
by Steve Majors; read by Terrence Kidd
In his remarkable and moving memoir, Steve Majors gathers the shards of a broken past to piece together a portrait of a man on an extraordinary journey toward Blackness, queerness, and parenthood. High Yella delivers its hard-won lessons on love, life, and family with exceptional grace. Learn More
The Hero's Way
by Tim Parks; read by Roger May
The acclaimed author of Italian Ways returns with an exploration into Italy's past and present—following in the footsteps of Garibaldi's famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines. Learn More
Healing Wounds
by Diane Carlson Evans with Bob Welch; foreword by Joseph Galloway; read by Janet Metzger
What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one. Learn More
Head On
by Larry Csonka; read by Phil Thron
Larry Csonka's Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day. Learn More
He Had It Coming
by Kori Rumore & Marianne Mather; read by Tanya Eby
Beulah Annan. Belva Gaertner. Kitty Malm. Sabella Nitti. These are the real women of Chicago. Learn More
Hank and Jim
by Scott Eyman; read by David Colacci
Kirkus Best of 2017
New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life’s twists and turns. Learn More
Hank
by Mark Ribowsky; read by Tom Perkins
A heartbreaking, unforgettable portrait of country music’s founding father and "Hillbilly King." Learn More
Halsey's Typhoon
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin; read by Eric Conger
A gripping true account of courage and survival at sea against impossible odds—and one of the finest untold World War II sagas of our time. Learn More
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