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Bad Mexicans
by Kelly Lytle Hernández; read by Joana Garcia
"Rebel historian" Kelly Lytle Hernández reframes our understanding of US history in this groundbreaking narrative of revolution in the borderlands. Learn More
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Joshua Hammer; read by Paul Boehmer
To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pull off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven. Learn More
The Battle of Gettysburg
by Bruce Catton; read by Eric Martin
Bruce Catton, Pulitzer-Prize winner and one of the most acclaimed historians of the Civil War, vividly recreates the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Learn More
Battling the Gods
Tim Whitmarsh; read by James Langton
For readers of Karen Armstrong, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens: An impassioned and learned account of atheisms origins in antiquity Learn More
Bear No Malice
by Clarissa Harwood; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Great Expectations meets Grantchester in this story of love and lies, secrets and second chances, set in Edwardian England. Learn More
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
by John Pomfret; read by Tom Perkins
A narrative account of the relationship between the U.S. and China from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Learn More
The Beauty of Living
by J. Alison Rosenblitt; read by David Colacci
An incisive biography of E. E. Cummings's early life, including his World War I ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetry.
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Beer Money
by S.C. Sherman; read by Adam Barr
A captivating feat of historical fiction set during the 1880s clash between the prohibitionists and the three most powerful brewers in Iowa City—known as "The Beer Mafia." Learn More
Before the Movement
by Dylan C. Penningroth; read by Terrence Kidd
A prize-winning scholar draws on astonishing new research to demonstrate how Black people used the law to their advantage long before the Civil Rights Movement. Learn More
Behind Closed Doors
by Ken Khachigian; read by Dean Gallagher
A compelling insider's account by the trusted adviser and confidante to America's presidential giants and political legends as he draws the curtains back on his most private moments with Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon during revolutionary changes in our economy, politics, communications, foreign policy, and culture. Learn More
Being Evil
by Luke Russell; read by James Cameron Stewart
In Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective, the author discusses why some philosophers think that evil is a myth or a fantasy, while others think that evil is real. Along the way he asks whether evil is always horrific and incomprehensible, or if it can be banal. The book also engages with ongoing discussions over psychopathy and empathy, analyzing the psychology behind evildoing. Learn More
Belle Cora
by Phillip Margulies; read by Elizabeth Wiley & Graham Rowat
Told with unflagging wit and verve, Belle Cora brings to life a turbulent era and an untamed America on the cusp of greatness. Its heroine is a woman in conflict with her time, who nevertheless epitomizes it with her fighting spirit, her gift for self-invention, and her determination to chart her own fate. Learn More
Benjamin Franklin
by D.G. Hart; read by David Cochran Heath
Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant follows Franklin's remarkable career through the lens of the trends and innovations that the Protestant Reformation started (both directly and indirectly) almost two centuries earlier. Learn More
The Best of American Heritage: Lincoln
by Edwin S. Grosvenor; read by David Drummond
Abraham Lincoln comes to life in this selection from America's leading history magazine, chosen Edwin S. Grosvenor. Learn More
The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War
by Edwin S. Grosvenor; read by Sean Pratt
Some of America's foremost historians—including Bruce Catton, David McCullough, James McPherson and Stephen Sears—tell extraordinary stories of courage, disaster, and triumph in this collection of the best articles from sixty years of American Heritage. Learn More
Beyond Broadway
by Stacy Wolf; read by Romy Nordlinger
The idea of American musical theatre often conjures up images of bright lights and big city, but its lifeblood is found in amateur productions at high schools, community theatres, afterschool programs, summer camps, and dinner theatres. In Beyond Broadway, author Stacy Wolf looks at the widespread presence and persistence of musical theatre in US culture. Learn More
Beyond Measure
by James Vincent; read by James Vincent
A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. Learn More
Beyond Proportionality
by Thane Rosenbaum; read by Thane Rosenbaum
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The latest book from the author of Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself. Learn More
Beyond the Great Divide
by Governor George Pataki with Trey Radel; read by Trey Radel
An unprecedented, insider view into 9/11 and the inner workings of the political climate that emerged after the attacks, which continues to shape our future—politically and culturally—and how we as a country can bridge the Great Divide. Learn More
Bibliophobia
by Brian Cummings; read by Tom Perkins
Bibliophobia is a book about material books, how they are cared for, and how they are damaged, throughout the 5000-year history of writing from Sumeria to the smartphone. Learn More
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