History

Moctu and the Mammoth People

by Neil Bockoven; read by Timothy Andres Pabon

Moctu and the Mammoth People is a compelling, well-researched story of a strong, young, dark-skinned Cro-Magnon boy who must fight his rival for leadership of his tribe and the right to mate the beautiful Nuri. Learn More

Trump and Churchill

by Nick Adams; foreword by Newt Gingrich; read by Liam Gerrard

In his new book, complete with never-before-told anecdotes, bestselling author Nick Adams explores how Donald Trump and Winston Churchill both turned their day's prevailing politics on its head. 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

Humans versus Nature

by Daniel R. Headrick; read by David Stifel

Humans versus Nature tells a history of the global environment from the Stone Age to the present, emphasizing the adversarial relationship between the human and natural worlds. Learn More

In the Dark of War

by Sarah M. Carlson; read by Teri Schnaubelt

A CIA officer's inside account of how Libya's descent into rampant violence precipitated the harrowing overland evacuation of the entire US mission from Tripoli after being trapped in the city for weeks. Learn More

The Last Stargazers

by Emily Levesque; read by Janet Metzger

Award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science. Learn More

The Apocalypse Factory

by Steve Olson; read by Jonathan Yen

A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy, and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb. Learn More

Two Trees Make a Forest

by Jessica J. Lee; read by Nancy Wu

One of The Guardian's Best Books of the Year

An exhilarating, anti-colonial reclamation of nature writing and memoir, rooted in the forests and flatlands of Taiwan, perfect for fans of Margaret Renkl's Late Migrations and William Finnegan's Barbarian Days. Learn More

The Journeys of Trees

by Zach St. George; read by Daniel Henning

An urgent and illuminating portrait of forest migration, and of the people studying the forests of the past, protecting the forests of the present, and planting the forests of the future. Learn More

The Greek Connection

by James H. Barron; read by Robert Fass

In The Greek Connection, James H. Barron uncovers the story of one of the most fascinating figures in twentieth-century political history. Learn More

Still Standing

by Ellis Henican & Governor Larry Hogan; read by Governor Larry Hogan

Still Standing reveals how an unlikely governor is sparking a whole new kind of politics—and introduces the exciting possibilities that lie ahead. Learn More

Inca Apocalypse

by R. Alan Covey; read by Gary Tiedemann

A major new history of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, set in a larger global context than previous accounts. Learn More

The Voucher Promise

by Eva Rosen; read by Xe Sands

An in-depth look at America's largest rental assistance program and how it shapes the lives of residents in one low-income Baltimore neighborhood. Learn More

Democracy and Equality

by Geoffrey R. Stone and David A. Strauss; read by Tom Perkins

A powerfully argued evaluation of the Warren Court's legacy, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Warren Court. Learn More

Keeping Hope Alive

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim; read by Ron Butler

These speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago, include the famous speeches Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination. Learn More