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The Opening of the Protestant Mind
by Mark Valeri; read by Bob Johnson
Using a variety of sources, The Opening of the Protestant Mind traces a transformation in how English and colonial American Protestants described other religions during a crucial period of English colonization of North America. Learn More
Only the Clothes on Her Back
by Laura F. Edwards; read by Stephanie Richardson
An innovative recasting of US legal and economic history through the power of clothing for those who lacked power and status in American society. Learn More
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide
by Jia Lynn Yang; read by Laural Merlington
A sweeping history of the twentieth-century battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for today's roiling debates. Learn More
On the Job
by Celeste Monforton, Jane M. Von Bergen; read by Suzie Althens
The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers. Learn More
On Freedom
by Cass R. Sunstein; read by Johnny Heller
From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a brisk, provocative book that shows what freedom really means—and requires—today. Learn More
Of Bears and Ballots
by Heather Lende; read by Karen White
The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls “part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott,” now brings her quirky and compassionate take on holding local office. 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
Norco '80
by Peter Houlahan; read by Joe Barrett
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year Hammett Prize Finalist
In the spirit of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Onion Field, Norco '80 is a gripping true crime account of one of the most violent bank heists in U.S. history. Learn More
Nobody's Child
by Susan Nordin Vinocour; read by Laural Merlington
A powerful and humane exploration of the history of the "insanity defense," through the story of one poignant case. Learn More
No Shadow of a Doubt
by Daniel Kennefick; read by LJ Ganser
On their 100th anniversary, the story of the extraordinary scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativity. Learn More
No Human Is Illegal
by J. J. Mulligan Sepulveda; read by Robertson Dean
No Human Is Illegal is a powerful document of one lawyer's fight for those seeking a better life in America against its ever-tightening borders. Learn More
Nervous States
By William Davies; read by Chris MacDonnell
In this age of intense political conflict, we sense objective fact is growing less important. Experts are attacked as partisan, statistics and scientific findings are decried as propaganda, and public debate devolves into personal assaults. How did we get here, and what can we do about it?
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Navy SEALs
by Don Mann and Lance Burton; read by Robertson Dean
The authors highlight the major steps and operations of the Navy SEALs, discuss the training and what it takes, and explore some of the most important moments in SEAL history. Learn More
Nature's Mutiny
by Philipp Blom; read by Jonathan Keeble
An illuminating work of environmental history that chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, which transformed the social and political fabric of Europe. Learn More
The National Road
by Tom Zoellner; read by Rick Adamson
This collection of "eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character" serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land (Publishers Weekly). Learn More
Napoleon
by J. Christopher Herold; read by Paul Woodson
In Napoleon, National Book Award winner J. Christopher Herold tells the fascinating story of a legendary leader who changed the world in every aspect—political, cultural, military, and commercial. Learn More
Mutations
by Sam McPheeters & Tobi Vail; read by Sam McPheeters
In this collection of essays, profiles, criticism, and personal history, Sam McPheeters examines the diverse realms of punk he intersected—New York hardcore, Riot Grrrl, Gilman street, the hidden enclaves of Olympia, New England, and downtown Los Angeles—and the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him, and others, in the first place. Learn More
Muse of Fire
by Michael Korda; read by Malcolm Hillgartner
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The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier-poets in Michael Korda's epic Muse of Fire. Learn More
Murder at the Capitol
by C. M. Gleason; read by James Anderson Foster
In July 1861, just months after the Battle of Fort Sumter plunges the young nation into civil war, President Lincoln's top priority is to unite the country, while Adam Quinn finds himself on the trail of a murderer. Learn More
Misinformation Nation
by Jordan E. Taylor; read by Christopher P. Brown
"Fake news" is not new. Just like millions of Americans today, the revolutionaries of the eighteenth century worried that they were entering a "post-truth" era. Their fears, however, were not fixated on social media, but rather on peoples' increasing reliance on news gathered from foreign newspapers. In Misinformation Nation, Jordan E. Taylor reveals how foreign news defined the boundaries of American politics and ultimately drove colonists to revolt against Britain and create a new nation. Learn More
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