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A Dominant Character
by Samanth Subramanian; read by Jonathan Cowley
A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Learn More
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
by John Callahan; read by Joe Barrett
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts John Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Learn More
Down from the Mountain
Bryce Andrews; read by Jonathan Todd Ross
The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the changing character of the American West. Learn More
Dreams to Remember
Mark Ribowsky; read by Dan John Miller
A soul icon and the Southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem. Learn More
Driven
by Marcello Di Cintio; read by Roger Wayne
In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Marcello Di Cintio explores the borderland of the North American taxi. Learn More
Driven
by martin popoff; read by Michael Butler Murry
In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada's most beloved and successful rock band, Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of "life at the top" for Rush's Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. Learn More
Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic
by Jason Turbow; read by Jason Turbow
The story of how the Oakland A's of the 1970s—a revolutionary band of brawling winners led by Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, Sal Bando, and Rollie Fingers—won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age. Learn More
Educating Esmé
Esmé Raji Codell; read by Esmé Raji Codell
Codell's portrait of an inner-city elementary school is funny, poignant, and inspiring. Learn More
Einstein's Wife
by Allen Esterson & David C. Cassidy; read by Elizabeth Wiley
Was Einstein's first wife his uncredited coauthor, unpaid assistant, or his unacknowledged helpmeet? The real “Mileva Story.” Learn More
Eisenhower vs. Warren
by James F. Simon; read by Jonathan Yen
The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today. Learn More
Elizabeth and Monty
by Charles Casillo; read by Paul Heitsch
Violet-eyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous screen couple of their time. Over two decades of friendship they made, separately and together, some of the era's defining movies. Yet the relationship between these two figures has never truly been explored until now. Learn More
Empress
by Ruby Lal; read by Suzanne Toren
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now. Learn More
Ernest Hemingway
by Mary V. Dearborn; read by Tanya Eby
Washington Post Notable Book
The first full biography of Ernest Hemingway in more than fifteen years; the first to draw upon a wide array of never-before-used material; the first written by a woman, from the widely acclaimed biographer of Norman Mailer, Peggy Guggenheim, Henry Miller, and Louise Bryant. Learn More
Escalante's Dream
by David Roberts; read by Robert Fass
Famed adventure writer David Roberts retraces the route of the legendary Domínguez-Escalante expedition. Learn More
The Esperanza Fire
John N. Maclean; read by Pete Larkin
A riveting, you-are-there account of the tightly-knit forest service engine crew that perished battling “the perfect storm of wildland fires,” which led to the first-ever conviction of a wildland arsonist for first degree murder. Learn More
Eye of the Beholder
Laura J. Snyder; ready by Tamara Marston
AudioFile Earphone Award Winner
The remarkable story of how an artist and a scientist in seventeenth-century Holland transformed the way we see the world. Learn More
Father James Page
by Larry Eugene; read by Terrence Kidd
This first-of-its-kind biography tells the story of Rev. James Page, who rose from slavery in the nineteenth century to become a religious and political leader among African Americans as well as an international spokesperson for the cause of racial equality. Learn More
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons
by Frank Bello and Joel McIver; read by Frank Bello
Frank Bello, bassist with the legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax, presents his long-awaited memoir. Learn More
FDR's Mentors
by Michael J. Gerhardt; read by Danny Campbell
A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from presidential historian Michael J. Gerhardt, the acclaimed author of Lincoln's Mentors and principal adviser in the official annotation of the Constitution at the Library of Congress. Learn More
Feuding Fan Dancers
by Leslie Zemeckis; read by Christa Lewis
Leslie Zemeckis continues to discover the forgotten feminist histories of the golden age of entertainment, turning her sights on the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon—icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance.
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