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Mourning Lincoln
Martha Hodes; read by Donna Postel
The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people—northerners and southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor. Learn More
Movement
by Nicole Gelinas; read by Cara Firestone
A gripping account of how the automobile has failed NYC and how mass transit and a revitalized streetscape are vital to its post-pandemic recovery. Learn More
Mr. B
by Jennifer Homans; read by Cassandra Campbell
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Based on a decade of unprecedented research, the first major biography of George Balanchine, a broad-canvas portrait set against the backdrop of the tumultuous century that shaped the man the New York Times called "the Shakespeare of dancing"—from the bestselling author of Apollo's Angels. Learn More
Muhammad
by Robert Spencer; read by Mike Chamberlain
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In his latest book, historian and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer shows that there is no agreement in the earliest Islamic sources about the most fundamental details of Muhammad's life. Learn More
Murder at Morrington Hall
by Clara McKenna; read by Sarah Zimmerman
Stella Kendrick is an all-American heiress who can't be tamed. But when the lively aspiring equine trainer tangles with British aristocracy, she meets her match—and a murderer . . . Learn More
Muse of Fire
by Michael Korda; read by Malcolm Hillgartner
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
Music for Prime Time
by Jon Burlingame; read by Paul Woodson
The first serious, journalistic history of music for American television, Music for Prime Time only tells the backstory of every great TV theme but also examines the many neglected and frequently underrated orchestral and jazz compositions for television dating back to the late 1940s. 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
My Brother's Keeper
by Ari Harrow; read by Josh Bloomberg
My Brother's Keeper tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the American president and the Israeli prime minister clashed about peace, war, and the future of the region. Learn More
My Fellow Americans
by Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer; read by Danny Campbell
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Introduced by presidential historian Ted Widmer, this work offers both the original texts and insightful essays by leading historians on each of the presidential inaugural addresses—from George Washington to Joseph Biden. Learn More
Mythologies Without End
by Jerome Slater; read by Christopher Grove
Focusing on US role in the conflict, where relevant, Mythologies Without End exposes the self-defeating policies of both the US and Israel, which have served to prolong the conflict far beyond when it should have been resolved. 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
A Nation Without Borders
by Steven Hahn; read by Barry Press
A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian's provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of the United States. 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
Native America
by Kenneth L. Feder; read by Adam Barr
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Natural
by Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson; read by L. Malaika Cooper
In Natural, Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson delves into the complex world surrounding Black women's hair, and offers a firsthand look into the kitchens, beauty shops, conventions, and blogs that make up the twenty-first century natural hair movement, the latest evolution in Black beauty politics. 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
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
Nazis in the New World
by Aaron Gillette; read by David Colacci
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The incredible story of Nazi German exchange students in the United States during WWII. Learn More
The Negotiator
George Mitchell; read by Norman Dietz
Compelling, poignant, enlightening stories from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell about growing up in Maine, his years in the Senate, working to bring peace to Northern Ireland and the Middle East, and what he’s learned about the art of negotiation. Learn More
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