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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 Light in the Northern Sea

by Tim Brady; read by David de Vries

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

From the bestselling author of Three Ordinary Girls, the gripping, remarkably little-known true story of how the people of Denmark banded together during WWII to rescue nearly all of their Jewish citizens from Nazi persecution by ferrying them just a few at a time to sanctuary in Sweden. Learn More
Light and Legacies

by Janaka Bowman Lewis; read by Janaka Bowman Lewis

An engaging examination of Black Girl Magic and its significance in American literature. Learn More
Life On Mars

by David A. Weintraub; read by Chris Sorensen

This book tells the complete story of the quest to answer one of the most tantalizing questions in astronomy. But it is more than a history. Life on Mars explains what we need to know before we go. It also shows how Mars mania has obscured our vision since we first turned our sights on the planet and encourages a healthy skepticism toward the media hype surrounding Mars as humanity prepares to venture forth. Learn More
Life Lessons from a Parasite

by John Janovy Jr.; read by Joel Richards

In this unique book, John Janovy Jr., one of the world's preeminent experts on parasites, reveals what can humans learn from the most reviled yet misunderstood animals on Earth: lice, tapeworms, flukes, and maggots that can eat a lizard from the inside, and how these lessons help us negotiate our own complicated world. Whether we're learning to adapt to adverse conditions, accept our own limitations, or process new information in an ever-changing landscape—we can be sure a parasite did it first. Learn More
Life in the Viking Great Army

by Dawn M. Hadley and Julian Richards; read by Mary Sarah

NEW! Now Available

This book describes life in the tents and towns that the Viking Great Army inhabited: the treasure, tools, and weapons found in the camps and what they reveal about how the groups that made up the Army lived and the activities that took place, including the processing and trading of loot, the minting of coins, and the manufacture of jewelry. What emerges is evidence of a rich and diverse community whose impact on England can be traced to the present day. Learn More
Life in the Middle Ages

by Richard Winston; read by Shaun Grindell

Here, National Book Award winner Richard Winston explores life in the Middle Ages. Learn More
A Life In Letters

by Simone Weil; edited by Robert Chenavier and André A. Devaux; translated by Nicholas Elliott; contributions by Marie- Noëlle Chenavier- Jullien, Annette Devaux, and Olivier Rey; read by Elisabeth Lagelee

NEW! Now Available

The inspiring letters of philosopher, mystic, and freedom fighter Simone Weil to her family, presented for the first time in English. Learn More
Life In Ancient Rome

by Lionel Casson; read by John Glouchevitch

Award-winning historian Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome. Learn More
A Life For A Life

by Kevin Shird; read by David Sadzin

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

A gripping true story exploring violence, mental health, and trauma. Learn More
The Lies That Bind

by Kwame Anthony Appiah; read by Kwame Anthony Appiah

From the bestselling author of Cosmopolitanism comes this revealing exploration of how the collective identities that shape our polarized world are riddled with contradiction. Learn More
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Al Franken; read by Al Franken

Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene, earning him the nickname the "master of political humor" (Washington Post) . Learn More
Library of Small Catastrophes

by Alison C. Rollins; read by Janina Edwards

Library of Small Catastrophes, Alison Rollins's ambitious debut collection, interrogates the body and nation as storehouses of countless tragedies. Learn More
Liberty Equality Fashion

by Anne Higonnet; read by Elisabeth Lagelee and Anne Higonnet

This is a story for our time: of a revolution that demanded universal human rights, of self-creation, of women empowering each other, and of transcendent glamor. Learn More
Lexington and Concord

by George C. Daughan; read by Mike Chamberlain

George C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the battle of Lexington and Concord will challenge the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. Authoritative and immersive, Lexington and Concord offers new understanding of a battle that became a template for colonial uprising in later centuries. Learn More
Lewis and Clark

by Ralph K. Andrist; read by Joe Barrett

Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the dramatic story of the epic journey of Lewis and Clark. Learn More
Levon

by Sandra B. Tooze; read by Rosemary Benson

A dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm—the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of the Band. Learn More
Letter to a Young Female Physician

by Suzanne Koven; read by Suzanne Koven

A poignant and funny exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. Learn More
Let Them Eat Tweets

by Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson; read by Peter Berkrot

A groundbreaking account of the dangerous marriage of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals—and how it threatens the pillars of American democracy. Learn More
Let the People Rule

Geoffrey Cowan; read by Joe Barrett

The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Learn More
Let the People Rule

by John G. Matsusaka; read by Christopher Grove

With a crisis of representation hobbling democracies across the globe, Let the People Rule offers important new ideas about the crucial role the referendum can play in the future of government. Learn More
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