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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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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
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
Dannemora
by Charles A. Gardener; read by Jonathan Yen
In June 2015 two vicious convicted murderers broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, in New York's "North Country," launching the most extensive manhunt in state history. Now Charles A. Gardner—a lifelong resident of the community and a former prison guard—tells the whole story from an insider's point of view. Learn More
Dark Carnivals
by W. Scott Poole; read by Enrique McGavin
The panoramic story of how the horror genre transformed into one of the most incisive critiques of unchecked American imperial power. Learn More
Dark Constellations
Pola Oloixarac; read by Justine Eyre
A Remezcla Best Book by Latino and Latin American Authors of 2019
Argentinian literary star Pola Oloixarac's wildly ambitious second novel investigates humanity's quest for knowledge and control, hurtling from the nineteenth-century mania for scientific classification to present-day mass surveillance and the next steps in human evolution. Learn More
Dark Places of the Earth
Jonathan M. Bryant; read by Tom Zingarelli
A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significantand long-forgottenSupreme Court cases in American history. Learn More
The Darkest Glare
by Chip Jacobs; read by Joel Richards
In The Darkest Glare, Chip Jacobs recounts a spectacular, noir-ish, true-crime saga from one of the deadliest eras in American history. You'll never gaze out windows into the dark again. Learn More
Darwin's Backyard
by James T. Costa; read by Sean Runnette
In Darwin's Backyard, James T. Costa tells how Darwin found universal evolutionary truths in simple yet ingenious home-spun experiments. Learn More
Data for the People
by Andreas Weigend; read by Barry Abrams
Vital reading for anyone who owns a mobile phone, internet connection, or even a debit card, Data for the People puts the power of data back into our hands. Learn More
Dawgs
by Diane Trull; read by Tiffany Morgan
How elementary-school teacher Diane Trull and her fourth graders started their own animal shelter is a story of dedication, commitment, and perseverance. In this eye-opening, deeply personal book, Trull describes the challenges they faced, from rescuing and caring for the animals to teaching children about compassion and responsibility, to facing local interests opposed to having a shelter in their town. Learn More
The Day I Die
by Dr. Anita Hannig; read by Linda Jones
An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives. Learn More
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