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One Nation Under Gold
by James Ledbetter; read by Jonathan Yen
In One Nation Under Gold, acclaimed author James Ledbetter traces the origins of our national obsession with gold and expertly explores the controversies around this hallowed metal. 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
The Once and Future Sex
by Eleanor Janega; read by Samara Naeymi
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. 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 Settler Colonialism
by Adam Kirsch; read by Adam Barr
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A prominent public intellectual tackles one of the most crucial political ideas of our moment. Learn More
On Our Way Home from the Revolution
by Sonya Bilocerkowycz; read by Sonya Bilocerkowycz
In these linked essays, Sonya Bilocerkowycz invites listeners to meet a swirling cast of post-Soviet characters, including a Russian intelligence officer who finds Osama bin Laden a few weeks after 9/11; a Ukrainian poet whose nose gets broken by Russian separatists; and a long-lost relative who drives a bus into the heart of Chernobyl. On Our Way Home from the Revolution muddles our easy distinctions between innocence and culpability, agency and fate. 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
Occidentalism
by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit; read by Nigel Patterson
Occidentalism is a groundbreaking investigation of the demonizing fantasies and stereotypes about the Western world that fuel such hatred in the hearts of others. A work of extraordinary range and erudition, Occidentalism will permanently enlarge our collective frame of vision. Learn More
The Oath and the Office
by Corey Brettschneider; read by Mike Chamberlain
An essential guide to the presidential powers and limits of the Constitution, for anyone voting—or running—for our highest office. Learn More
Nuclear Folly
by Serhii Plokhy; read by Keith Sellon-Wright
A harrowing account of the Cuban missile crisis and how the US and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: World War II
NPR; hosted by Neal Conan
Released in time for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, nearly 30 stories from NPR reflect on the deadliest war in human history. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: World War I
NPR; hosted by Rachel Martin
NPR marks the 100th anniversary of the Great War with firsthand accounts from veterans, insightful commentary from leading historians, and detailed stories about battles, battlefields, and the legacy of the world’s first global military conflict. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: The Vietnam War
NPR; hosted by Audie Cornish
The first-ever collection of stories from NPR explores the Vietnam War from the perspective of both ordinary people affected by the conflict and high-ranking policy makers and military officials. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: The Military History Collection
Hosted by Neal Conan, Rachel Martin, and Audie Cornish
The NPR® American Chronicles series explores the historical events that continue to resonate in our lives. Expert commentary and unforgettable stories create vivid sound portraits of history’s greatest people and events, examined in multi-faceted and moving detail. Hosted by Neal Conan, Rachel Martin, and Audie Cornish. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: The Civil War
NPR; hosted by Neal Conan
An Audie® Award Finalist
An AudioFile Best Audiobooks of the Year Selection
A new series from NPR launches with a collection of stories on the Civil War. Learn More
NPR American Chronicles: Civil Rights
NPR; hosted by Michele Norris
A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection
For the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders, NPR looks back at defining moments in the Civil Rights movement and ordinary people who worked for change. Learn More
Nothing to Lose
by Pastor Darrell Scott; read by Bill Andrew Quinn
Pastor Darrell Scott recounts how and why he boarded "the Trump Train," revealing the considerable difficulties he experienced along the way. Scott also provides a surprising portrait of President Donald Trump himself—his candor; his support for policies, issues, and initiatives important to the African-American community; and his little-understood relationship with Christianity. Learn More
The Not-Quite States of America
by Doug Mack; read by Jonathan Yen
An entertaining and eye-opening journey to the most overlooked parts of America. Learn More
Northern Armageddon
D. Peter MacLeod; read by Tom Perkins
A vivid re-telling of Canada's most important battle, based on decades of research and many dramatic eyewitness accounts. 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
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