History • Culture
Experience our world: as it was, as it is, as it might become with these audiobooks about history, the arts, culture, education, and politics. Don't miss Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, or Fresh Air with Terry Gross: Writers, or Gwen Ifill's The Breakthrough.
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A Covert Action
by Seth G. Jones; read by Jonathan Yen
A Covert Action is the dramatic untold story of one of the CIA's most successful Cold War intelligence operations. Learn More
Cowboys Over Iraq
by Jimmy Blackmon; foreword by General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.); read by Shawn Compton
Cowboys Over Iraq tells the amazing story of leadership, innovation, initiative, and a brotherhood that was forged in the crucible of combat during the invasion of Iraq. Learn More
Crackup
by Samuel L. Popkin; read by John Pruden
A consistently surprising analysis of how and why the Republican Party imploded in the last decade, setting the stage for the rise of Trump and extremist candidates more generally. Learn More
Craft Coffee
by Jessica Easto with Andreas Willhoff; read by Carolyn Jania
Craft Coffee: A Manual, written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, is a comprehensive guide to improving your brew at home. Learn More
Crisis of Command
by Stuart Scheller; read by Stuart Scheller
Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, comes to light. Learn More
Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays
Cynthia Ozick; read by Donna Postel
In a collection that includes new essays written explicitly for this volume, one of our sharpest and most influential critics confronts the past, present, and future of literary culture. Learn More
The Crooked Path to Abolition
by James Oakes; read by Bob Souer
The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equivocations and inconsistencies of antislavery leaders, including Lincoln himself. But James Oakes's brilliant history of Lincoln's antislavery strategies reveals a striking consistency and commitment extending over many years. Learn More
The Cross and the Lynching Tree
by James H. Cone; read by Leon Nixon
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Learn More
Crossfire Hurricane
by Josh Campbell; read by Josh Campbell
From an FBI insider, a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of the historic investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia and the president's unprecedented attacks on the bureau—and a passionate defense of the men and women who work every day to uphold democratic institutions and the rule of law. Learn More
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
Kai Bird; read by Joe Caron
A Daily Beast “Best Book” Pick
This is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird’s vivid memoir of a childhood spent in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem and Saudia Arabia, and a personal account of three major wars and three decades of political upheavals in the Middle East. Learn More
Crossing Open Ground
Barry Lopez; read by Barry Lopez
Crossing Open Ground is a collection of essays by nature writer Barry Lopez. It's food for the spirit from perhaps the finest nature writer of our time. Learn More
Crossings
by Ben Goldfarb; read by Malcolm Hillgartner
An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager. Learn More
Crude Intentions
by Alexandra Gillies; read by Tavia Gilbert
Drawing on information exposed by intrepid journalists, prosecutors, and whistle blowers, Crude Intentions tells jaw-dropping stories of corruption and asks what we can learn from them. Learn More
Cry from the Far Middle
by P. J. O'Rourke; read by LJ Ganser
In a time of chaos, the #1 New York Times bestselling political humorist asks his fellow Americans to take it down a notch. Learn More
Cryptography
by Keith Martin; read by Matthew Waterson
A nuts-and-bolts explanation of cryptography from a leading expert in information security. Learn More
Crystal Eastman
by Amy Aronson; read by Elizabeth Wiley
As the first biography of Crystal Eastman, this book gives renewed voice to a woman who spoke freely and passionately in debates still raging today—gender equality and human rights, nationalism and globalization, political censorship and media control, worker benefits and family balance, and the monumental questions of war, sovereignty, and freedom. Learn More
Cyberwar
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson; read by Emily Durante
Drawing on path-breaking work in which she and her colleagues isolated significant communication effects in the 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns, the eminent political communication scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson marshals the troll posts, unique polling data, analyses of how the press used the hacked content, and a synthesis of half a century of media effects research to argue that, although not certain, it is probable that the Russians helped elect the 45th president of the United States. Learn More
The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman
by Niko Stratis; read by Niko Stratis
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available May
A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us. Learn More
Damnation Island
by Stacy Horn; read by Pam Ward
For history fans, and for anyone interested in the ways we care for the least fortunate among us, Damnation Island is an eye-opening look at a closed and secretive world. In a tale that is exceedingly relevant today, Horn shows us how far we've come—and how much work still remains. Learn More
Dancing Down the Barricades
by Matthew Frye Jacobson; read by Jonathan Yen
NEW! Now Available
A deep dive into racial politics, Hollywood, and Black cultural struggles for liberation as reflected in the extraordinary life and times of Sammy Davis Jr. Learn More
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