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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Around the World in (More Than) 80 Days
by Larry Alex Taunton; read by John Pruden
The author of The Grace Effect presents his latest book. Learn More
Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783
by William L. Kidder; read by Paul Heitsch
Discover how eighteenth-century Princeton and its residents—including two signers of the Declaration of Independence—contributed to and were affected by the American Revolution. Learn More
Abuse of Power
by Fred V. Lucas; read by John McLain
Abuse of Power: Inside The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump exposes: how Elizabeth Warren tried to set an impeachment trap for Trump even before the inauguration; why the depths of the Biden family's international conflict of interests are worthy of a federal investigation; why Nancy Pelosi caved to The Squad to remain leadership; and more. Learn More
Undercurrents
by Steve Davis; read by Christopher Grove
Improve your knowledge of the ways global trends shape activism with this insightful volume that will supercharge your impact on communities and organizations. Learn More
Members Club
by Piet Hoebeke; read by Jonathan Yen
Members Club is a fascinating and important exploration of the penis written by leading urologist, Piet Hoebeke. Learn More
The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution
by D.H. Robinson; read by Liam Gerrard
In The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution, Dan Robinson presents a new history of politics in colonial America and the imperial crisis, tracing how ideas of Europe and Europeanness shaped British-American political culture. Learn More
Beer Money
by S.C. Sherman; read by Adam Barr
A captivating feat of historical fiction set during the 1880s clash between the prohibitionists and the three most powerful brewers in Iowa City—known as "The Beer Mafia." Learn More
The Knowledge Machine
by Michael Strevens; read by Julian Elfer
A paradigm-shifting work that revolutionizes our understanding of the origins and structure of science. Learn More
Sid Meier's Memoir!
by Sid Meier; read by Charles Constant
The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming," and creator of Civilization. Learn More
The Sum of Our Dreams
by Louis P. Masur, read by Jonathan Yen
In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment. Learn More
Blood Runs Coal
by Mark A. Bradley; read by Perry Daniels
Edgar Award Winner for Best Fact Crime
The true story of the shocking assassination that catalyzed groundbreaking reform in Big Coal. Learn More
Being Evil
by Luke Russell; read by James Cameron Stewart
In Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective, the author discusses why some philosophers think that evil is a myth or a fantasy, while others think that evil is real. Along the way he asks whether evil is always horrific and incomprehensible, or if it can be banal. The book also engages with ongoing discussions over psychopathy and empathy, analyzing the psychology behind evildoing. Learn More
We the Possibility
by Mitchell Weiss; read by Tom Perkins
In this inspiring and instructive book, former public official Mitchell Weiss argues that we must shift from a mindset of "Probability Government"—overly focused on performance management and on mimicking "best" practices—to "Possibility Government." This means a leap to public leadership and management that embraces more imagination and riskier projects. Learn More
The Saddest Words
by Michael Gorra; read by Joe Barrett
Interweaving biography, absorbing literary criticism, and rich travelogue, The Saddest Words recontextualizes Faulkner, revealing a civil war within him, while examining the most plangent cultural issues facing American literature today. Learn More
Never Trump
by Robert P. Saldin & Steven M. Teles; read by Rick Adamson
Based on extensive interviews with conservative opponents of the president, Never Trump reveals why such a wide range of committed partisans chose to break with their longtime comrades in arms. Learn More
Killing Strangers
by T.K. Wilson; read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
Killing Strangers: How Political Violence Became Modern aims to highlight the very strangeness of contemporary experience when it is viewed against a long-term perspective. Atrocities regularly capture media attention—and just as quickly fade from public view. Deep down we expect no different. So Killing Strangers deliberately asks the very simplest of questions. How on earth did we get here? Learn More
Always Young and Restless
by Melody Thomas Scott & Dana L. Davis; read by Melody Thomas Scott & Elizabeth Scott
The renowned actress behind the character Nikki Newman of The Young and the Restless tells all in this scintillating memoir, divulging the insider details of her dramatic life and sixty-year career. Learn More
All They Will Call You
by Tim Z. Hernandez; read by Tim Z. Hernandez
Combining years of painstaking investigative research and masterful storytelling, award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a captivating narrative from testimony, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, reconstructing the incident and the lives behind Woody Guthrie's legendary song "Deportee." Learn More
Counting
by Deborah Stone; read by Donna Postel
Suffused with moral reflection and ending with a powerful epilogue on COVID-19's dizzying statistics, Counting will forever change our relationship with numbers. 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
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