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A Slave in the White House

Elizabeth Dowling Taylor; foreword by Annette Gordon Reed; read by Judith West and Kevin Kenerly

A New York Times Bestseller!
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The inspiring story of Paul Jennings, a slave in President James Madison’s household, and his long struggle for freedom. Learn More

The Sit Room brings you inside the secretive Situation Room of the White House, the most important deliberative room in the world, during the early 1990s when the author was one of the policymakers who framed the Clinton Administration's policy towards the bloody Balkans War. Learn More

The Silk Roads

Peter Frankopan; read by Laurence Kennedy

IndieBound Bestseller

It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the twentieth century, this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. Learn More

Shula

by Mark Ribowsky; LJ Ganser

Spanning seven decades, the notorious loss of Super Bowl III, and an historic undefeated season with the Dolphins, Shula is the definitive biography of a coaching legend. Learn More

Shortlisted

by Renee Knake Jefferson & Hannah Brenner Johnson; read by Kitty Hendrix

The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme Court. Learn More

A Short History of the Gaza Strip

by Anne Irfan; foreword by Muhammad Shehada; read by Nadia Albina

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A Short History of Police and Policing

by Clive Emsley; read by John Lee

The police are constantly under scrutiny. They are criticized for failings, praised for successes, and hailed as heroes for their sacrifices. Starting from the premise that every society has norms and ways of dealing with transgressors, A Short History of Police and Policing traces the evolution of the multiple forms of "policing" that existed in the past. Learn More

A Short History of Film

by Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster; read by David Bendena

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The Shining Path

by Orin Starn & Miguel La Serna; read by Robert Fass

A narrative history of the unlikely Maoist rebellion that terrorized Peru even after the fall of global Communism. Learn More

Sex and the Constitution

by Geoffrey R. Stone; read by William Dufris

A monumental work of scholarship, Sex and the Constitution illuminates how the clash between sex and religion has defined our nation's history. Learn More

Seven Social Movements That Changed America

by Linda Gordon; read by Hillary Huber

A brilliantly conceived and provocative work from an award-winning historian that examines how seven twentieth-century social movements transformed America. Learn More

Seven Games

by Oliver Roeder; read by William Sarris

A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Learn More

The Serial Killer's Apprentice

by Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman; read by Christina Delaine

A psychological examination of the blurred line between victim and accomplice—and how a killer can be created. Learn More

The Serial Killer Next Door

by Richard Estep; read by David Stifel

The Serial Killer Next Door looks at the horrifying stories of nearly thirty malevolent killers who were mistakenly trusted, including Genene Jones, Robert Lee Yates, Gary Ridgway, Kathleen Folbigg, and Joseph James DeAngelo. Learn More

Sedition

by Marcus Alexander Gadson; read by Terrence Kidd

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Since protestors ripped through the Capitol Building in 2021, the threat of constitutional crisis has loomed over our nation. The foundational tenets of American democracy seem to be endangered, and many citizens believe this danger is unprecedented in our history. But Americans have weathered many constitutional crises, often accompanied by the same violence and chaos experienced on January 6. However, these crises occurred on the state level. In Sedition, Marcus Alexander Gadson uncovers these episodes of civil unrest and examines how state governments handled them. Learn More

Secrets of the Killing State

by Corinna Barrett Lain; read by Elizabeth Miller

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In the popular imagination, lethal injection is a slight pinch and a swift nodding off to forever-sleep. It is performed by well-qualified medical professionals. It is regulated and carefully conducted. And it usually provides a "humane" death. In reality, however, not one of those things is true. Secrets of the Killing State pulls back the curtain on this clandestine punishment practice, presenting a view of lethal injection that states have worked hard to hide. Learn More

Secrets

Daniel Ellsberg; read by Daniel Ellsberg and Dan Cashman

Covering the decade between his entry into the Pentagon and Nixon's resignation, Secrets is Ellsberg’s meticulously detailed insider's account of the secrets and lies that shaped American foreign policy during the Vietnam era. Learn More

Secret Servants of the Crown

by Claire Hubbard-Hall; read by Anne Flosnik

Drawing on private and previously classified documents, this definitive history of women's contributions to the intelligence services is the first authoritative account of the hidden female army of clerks, typists, telephonists, and secretaries who were the cornerstone of the British secret state across two world wars and beyond. Learn More

The Secret Public

by Jon Savage; read by Liam Gerrard

A monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979. Learn More

The Secret History of Home Economics

by Danielle Dreilinger; read by Rachel Perry

The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. Learn More

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