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The Long Hangover
by Shaun Walker; read by Michael Page
The Long Hangover is a book about a lost generation: the millions of Russians who lost their country with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent attempts to restore to them a sense of purpose. It shows that the legacy of the collapse is one with which Russia and Russians are still grappling. Learn More
The Long Game
by Rush Doshi; read by Kyle Tait
In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, memoirs by party leaders, and a careful analysis of China's conduct to provide a history of China's grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. Learn More
London's Triumph
by Stephen Alford; read by John Lee
For most, England in the sixteenth century was the era of the Tudors, from Henry VII and VIII to Elizabeth I. But as their dramas played out at court, England was being transformed economically by the astonishing discoveries of the New World and of direct sea routes to Asia. Learn More
Living I Was Your Plague
by Lyndal Roper; read by Michael Page
From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life image. Learn More
Lithium
by Walter A. Brown; read by Shawn Compton
The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it, and the fight to bring lithium to the masses. Learn More
Lions of the West
Robert Morgan; read by David Drummond
America’s Manifest Destiny—as envisioned by Thomas Jefferson and nine other Americans—comes to life in bestselling historian and biographer Robert Morgan’s skilled hands. Learn More
Lincoln's Body
Richard Wightman Fox; read by Pete Larkin
A groundbreaking, magisterial study that explains why, like Walt Whitman, we "love the President personally."
In a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose, Lincoln's Body explores how a president ungainly in body and downright "ugly" of aspect came to mean so much to us. Learn More
In a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose, Lincoln's Body explores how a president ungainly in body and downright "ugly" of aspect came to mean so much to us. Learn More
Lightning Sky
by R.C. George read by John McLain
A U.S. fighter pilot captured by the enemy. A father determined to rescue his son. One of the most remarkable and moving true stories of faith and perseverance to come out of World War II. 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 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
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
Liberty Equality Fashion
by Anne Higonnet; read by Elisabeth Lagelee and Anne Higonnet
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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
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
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
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
Lenin Lives?
by Christopher Read; read by Mike Cooper
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This study examines the key elements of Lenin's life and career, the consolidation of his ideas into the doctrines of "Leninism," the influence of Leninism in promoting revolutionary movements around the globe, and the currently disputed issue of whether his ideas still have any relevance today. Learn More
A Legacy of Discrimination
by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone; read by Malcolm Hillgartner
A timely defense of affirmative action policies that offers a more nuanced understanding of how centuries of invidious racism, discrimination, and segregation in the United States led to and justifies such policies from both a moral and constitutional perspective. Learn More
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