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Churchill's Hellraisers

by Damien Lewis; read by Matt Bates

Bracingly tense, brilliantly researched, and truly unforgettable, Churchill's Hellraisers is a must-have for every World War II library. Learn More

Award-winning war reporter and internationally bestselling military historian Damien Lewis explores one of World War II's most remarkable Special Forces missions during the Normandy landings on D-Day—and the extraordinary hunt that followed to take down a cadre of fugitive SS and Gestapo war criminals. Learn More

Churchill's American Arsenal

by Larrie D. Ferreiro; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

Churchill's American Arsenal reveals how the technology, know-how, and production power behind the victorious Allied partnership during World War II extended beyond the battlefront and onto the home-front. 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

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

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

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

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

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

Champions Day

by James Carter; read by Paul Heitsch

How a single day revealed the history and foreshadowed the future of Shanghai. Learn More

Cesare

by Jerome Charyn

Jerome Charyn presents Cesare, a literary thriller and a love story. Learn More

The Center of the World

by Allen James Fromherz; read by Kyle Snyder

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available April

The latest book from the author of Qatar: A Modern History. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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