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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

North Korea

by Patrick McEachern; read by Paul Heitsch

In this book, former North Korea lead foreign service officer at the U.S. embassy in Seoul, Patrick McEachern, unpacks the contentious and tangled relationship between the Koreas in an approachable question-and-answer format. 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

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

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

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

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

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: 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 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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

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