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Eisenhower vs. Warren
by James F. Simon; read by Jonathan Yen
The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today. Learn More
Election Meltdown
by Richard L. Hasen; read by Tim Paige
As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and accuracy of American elections. In this timely and accessible book, Richard L. Hasen uses riveting stories illustrating four factors increasing the mistrust. Learn More
The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City
by Margaret Creighton; read by Callie Beaulieu
The 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly, awry. Learn More
The Eleventh Plague
by Jeremy Brown; read by Jonathan Todd Ross
A physician and historian of science and medicine at the National Institute of Health tells the hidden story of how plagues and pandemics shaped the history of the Jewish people. Learn More
An Emancipation of the Mind
by Matthew Stewart; read by Mike Chamberlain
The story of how a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders' oligarchy in the Civil War. Learn More
Embers of the Hands
by Eleanor Barraclough; read by Eleanor Barraclough
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A "brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived" (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure. Learn More
Embracing Exile
by David Kraemer; read by Barry Abrams
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available September
A new interpretation of historical and contemporary Jewish texts that views diaspora as a positive outcome for Jews and for the world. Learn More
Empire Made
by Kief Hillsbery; read by James Cameron Stewart
The shadowy story of a nineteenth-century English gentleman who went to India and dramatically cut all ties to home, forming a relationship with a local Muslim man. Learn More
The Empire Must Die
by Mikhail Zygar; read by Simon Vance
Kirkus Best of 2017
The Empire Must Die portrays the vivid drama of Russia's brief and exotic experiment with civil society before it was swept away by the despotism of the Communist Revolution. Learn More
Empire of Cotton
Sven Beckert; read by Jim Frangione
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Learn More
Empire of Deception
Dean Jobb; read by Peter Berkrot
A rollicking story of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man who kept a Ponzi scheme alive perhaps for longer than anyone else in history. Learn More
Empire of God
by Robert Spencer; read by Bob Souer
Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. However, Western society has other forefathers as well: we would be unwise to give the Byzantine Empire short shrift. The ways in which it has influenced our world for the good, and indeed, created the parameters of our society at its healthiest and strongest, are insufficiently appreciated today. Learn More
Empress
by Ruby Lal; read by Suzanne Toren
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now. Learn More
The Endurance
Caroline Alexander; read by Michael Tezla and Martin Ruben
An extraordinary re-creation of the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship The Endurance, and Shackleton’s crew’s heroic daily struggle for survival. A thrilling account of one of the last great adventures in the brave age of exploration. Learn More
Enemies in Love
by Alexis Clark; read by Allyson Johnson
The Enemy Harassed
by Jim Stempel; read by Stephen Bowlby
As few books regarding American history have achieved, Jim Stempel's The Enemy Harassed brings a previously neglected period of the American Revolution to life. Learn More
The Enlightenment
by J. C. D. Clark; read by Mike Cooper
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Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, its locations, and the contents of the 'movement'. This book cuts the Gordian knot. Learn More
Enslaved Native Americans and the Making Of Colonial South Carolina
by D. Andrew Johnson; read by Joshua Saxon
A compelling study into the history and lasting influence of enslaved Native people in early South Carolina. Learn More
Enslavement
by Orlando Patterson; read by Leon Nixon
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In Enslavement: Past and Present, historical sociologist Orlando Patterson examines the social, political, and economic complexities of slavery across different eras and societies. Learn More
The Environment
by Paul Warde, Libby Robin, & Sverker Sörlin; read by Henrietta Meire
In this fascinating book, Paul Warde, Libby Robin, and Sverker Sörlin trace the emergence of the concept of the environment following World War II. Learn More
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