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The Button
by Tom Z. Collina & William J. Perry; read by John Pruden
From authors William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, The Button recounts the terrifying history of nuclear launch authority, from the faulty forty-six-cent microchip that nearly caused World War III to president Trump's tweet about his "much bigger & more powerful" button. Learn More
By Hands Now Known
by Margaret A. Burnham; read by Diana Blue
A paradigm-shifting investigation of Jim Crow–era violence, the legal apparatus that sustained it, and its enduring legacy, from a renowned legal scholar. Learn More
Cafe Neandertal
by Beebe Bahrami; read by Kirsten Potter
Café Neandertal pulls us deeply into the complex mystery of the Neandertals, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human. Learn More
Calculating Race
by Benjamin Wiggins; read by Eric Jason Martin
Offering listeners a new perspective on the historical importance of actuarial science in structural racism, Calculating Race is a particularly timely contribution as Big Data and algorithmic decision making increasingly pervade our lives. Learn More
California Exposures
by Jesse Amble White; read by Charles Constant
A brilliant California history, from an award-winning historian and a documentary photographer. Learn More
Camilla
by Angela Levin; read by Ana Clements
A compelling new biography of Camilla, Queen Consort, that reveals how she transformed her role and established herself as one of the key members of the royal family. Learn More
Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America
by Loren Collingwood; read by Christopher Grove
In Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America, Loren Collingwood develops a theory of Cross-Racial Electoral Mobilization (CRM) to explain why, when, and how candidates of one race or ethnicity act to mobilize voters of another race or ethnicity. Learn More
The Cancer Problem
by Agnes Arnold-Forster; read by Cat Gould
The Cancer Problem: Malignancy in Nineteenth-Century Britain argues that it was in the nineteenth century that cancer acquired the unique emotional, symbolic, and politicized status it maintains today. Learn More
Carville's Cure
by Pam Fessler; read by Pam Ward
The unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of Americans who were exiled—hidden away with their "shameful" disease. Learn More
Cask Strength
by Mike Gerrard; read by Mike Cooper
Cask Strength tells the story of the unsung hero of the world of spirits, wine, and beer and an invention as ancient and important as the wheel—the humble barrel. Discover the barrel's rich history, as well as the incredible skill and innovation that goes into producing your favorite drinks. Learn More
Catholicism
by John T. McGreevy; ready by Jonathan Yen
A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between "progress" and "tradition" in the world's largest international institution. Learn More
The Center of the World
by Allen James Fromherz; read by Kyle Snyder
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The latest book from the author of Qatar: A Modern History. Learn More
Cesare
by Jerome Charyn
Jerome Charyn presents Cesare, a literary thriller and a love story. Learn More
Champions Day
by James Carter; read by Paul Heitsch
How a single day revealed the history and foreshadowed the future of Shanghai. Learn More
Charlie Brown's America
by Blake Scott Ball; read by Johnny Heller
Despite—or because of—its huge popular culture status, Peanuts enabled cartoonist Charles Schulz to offer political commentary on the most controversial topics of postwar American culture through the voices of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang. Learn More
Chaucer's People
by Liza Picard; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
In Chaucer's People, Liza Picard transforms The Canterbury Tales into a masterful guide for a gloriously detailed tour of medieval England, from the mills and farms of a manor house to the lending houses and Inns of Court in London. Learn More
China in the 21st Century
by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom; read by Joe Barrett
Concise and insightful, China in the 21st Century provides an excellent introduction to this significant global power. Learn More
The Chinese Question
by Mae M. Ngai; read by Cindy Kay
How Chinese migration to the world's goldfields upended global power and economics and forged modern conceptions of race. Learn More
Chopin's Piano
by Paul Kildea; read by Matthew Waterson
The captivating story of Frédéric Chopin and the fate of both his Mallorquin piano and musical Romanticism from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Learn More
Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God
Jack Miles; read by Grover Gardner
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning God: A Biography, Jack Miles posited the notion that the Old Testament God was a person, and then pondered his motives and actions as though the deity were a character in a novel. Now he turns his attention to Jesus in the New Testament. Learn More
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