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Democracy
by Jason Brennan; read by Jonathan Todd Ross
Democracy: A Guided Tour gives listeners a crash course on the evolution of the idea of democracy, how it has been and is currently practiced, and how we might think about it as we head into a new chapter in its story. Learn More
The Alice Crimmins Case
by Anais Renevier; translated by Laurie Bennett; read by Lisa S. Ware
In this must-listen true crime work, journalist Anaïs Renevier explores one of the most famous and divisive trials in recent American history. Learn More
Moonshot Moments
by Milan Kordestani; read by Milan Kordestani
While humanity faces unprecedented ecological and social challenges, advances in technology and our understanding of the mind are creating the conditions for a global renaissance. Weaving together personal transformation through transhumanism with a call for global collaboration, author Milan Kordestani presents an inspiring roadmap to a brighter future. Learn More
A Measure Short of War
by Jill Kastner and William C. Wohlforth; read by Christine Rendel
A fast-paced, gripping history of meddling, manipulation, and skulduggery among great power rivals. Learn More
A Pathway to American Renewal
edited by Robert L. Woodson, Sr.; read by Mirron Willis
A celebration of resilience: the inspiring story of how Black America survived unimaginable odds and an examination of the real challenges it faces today. Learn More
The New Crusades
by Khaled A. Beydoun; foreword by Kimberlé Crenshaw; read by Neil Shah
The first book to examine global Islamophobia from a legal and ground-up perspective, from renowned public intellectual Khaled A. Beydoun. Learn More
North to Boston
by Blake Gumprecht; read by Terrence Kidd
Between World War II and 1980, tens of thousands of Black people moved to Boston from the South as part of the Great Migration, one of the most consequential mass movements of people in American history. Black migration from the South transformed the city, as it did urban areas across the country. North to Boston is the first book to examine that important subject. Learn More
Cask Strength
by Mike Gerrard; read by Mike Cooper
Cask Strength tells the story of the unsung hero of the world of spirits, wine, and beer and an invention as ancient and important as the wheel—the humble barrel. Discover the barrel's rich history, as well as the incredible skill and innovation that goes into producing your favorite drinks. Learn More
The Sullivanians
by Alexander Stille; read by Jamie Renell
The devolution of the Sullivan Institute, from psychoanalytic organization to insular, radical cult. Learn More
Scenes of Subjection
by Saidiya Hartman; read by Lisa Reneé Pitts
The groundbreaking debut by the award-winning author of Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, revised and updated. Learn More
Before the Movement
by Dylan C. Penningroth; read by Terrence Kidd
A prize-winning scholar draws on astonishing new research to demonstrate how Black people used the law to their advantage long before the Civil Rights Movement. Learn More
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain
by Douglas T. Kenrick and David E. Lundberg-Kenrick, PhD; read by Chris Sorensen
Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kenrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world. Learn More
The False Promise of Superiority
by James H. Lebovic; read by David Stifel
During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of coercive tactics. But policymakers also hedged their bets with plans to fight a nuclear war to their advantage should deterrence fail. In The False Promise of Superiority, James H. Lebovic argues that the US approach was fraught with peril and remains so today. Learn More
The Kingdom of Rye
by Darra Goldstein; read by Suzanne Toren
Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes listeners on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. Learn More
Catholicism
by John T. McGreevy; ready by Jonathan Yen
A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between "progress" and "tradition" in the world's largest international institution. Learn More
France
by Graham Robb; read by Tom Lawrence
Kirkus 20 Best Books to Read in July
A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime's knowledge and passion―by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians. Learn More
Democracy Under Fire
by Lawrence R. Jacobs; read by Michael Butler Murray
In Democracy under Fire, Lawrence Jacobs provides a highly engaging history of political reforms since the late-eighteenth century that over time dangerously weakened democracy, widened political inequality as well as racial disparities, and rewarded toxic political polarization. Learn More
Born in Blackness
by Howard W. French; read by James Fouhey
Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history. Learn More
The Upstander
by Jori Epstein; foreword by Michael Berenbaum; read by Jori Epstein
Infused with raw emotion and vivid detail, this memoir relays holocaust survivor Max Glauben's powerful lifetime commitment to actively thwarting hate and galvanizing resilience. Max insists you, too, can transform your adversity into your greatest strength. Learn More
When Women Ruled the World
by Maureen Quilligan; read by Suzanne Toren
A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Learn More
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