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What Is Ancient History?
by Walter Scheidel; read by Michael Langan
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From one of today's most innovative ancient historians, a provocative new vision of why ancient history matters—and why it needs to be told in a radically different, global way. Learn More
What God Would Have Known
by J. L. Schellenberg; read by Tom Parks
The latest book from the author of Monotheism and the Rise of Science. Learn More
What Blest Genius
by Andrew McConnell Stott; read by John Lee
The remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare's Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time. Learn More
Western Jihadism
by Jytte Klausen; read by Rosemary Benson
Drawing on her unparalleled database of up to 6,500 Western jihadist extremists and their networks, Jytte Klausen has produced the most comprehensive account yet of the origins of Western jihadism and its role in the global movement. Learn More
The Western Front
by Nick Lloyd; read by Mark Elstob
A panoramic history of the savage combat on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 that came to define modern warfare. Learn More
Well of Souls
by Kristina R. Gaddy; foreword by Rhiannon Giddens; read by Chanté McCormick
An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. Learn More
The Wealth of Refugees
by Alexander Betts; read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Refugee numbers are increasing due to a proliferation of fragile states, and this problem will be exacerbated by climate change and the impact of COVID-19. The Wealth of Refugees identifies approaches that can be effective in improving the welfare of refugees, increasing social cohesion between refugees and host communities, and reducing the need for onward migration. Learn More
We're Still Here
by Jennifer M. Silva; read by Teri Schnaubelt
We're Still Here provides powerful, on the ground evidence of the remaking of working-class identity and politics that will spark new tensions but also open up the possibility for shifting alliances and new possibilities. Learn More
We Don't Know Ourselves
by Fintan O'Toole; read by Aidan Kelly
Winner 2021 An Post Irish Book Award
A celebrated Irish writer's magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world. Learn More
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments
by Saidiya Hartman; read by Allyson Johnson
National Book Critics Circle Finalist
A breathtaking exploration of the lives of young black women in the early twentieth century. Learn More
Ways of Eating
by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft and Merry White; read by Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft
From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces listeners to world food history and food anthropology. Through engaging stories and historical deep dives, Benjamin A. Wurgaft and Merry I. White offer new ways to understand food in relation to its natural and cultural histories and the social rules that shape our meals. Learn More
Washington's Circle
David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler; read by David Drummond
George Washington was a singular, often aloof man who sought out the counsel of a few, trusted men to help him share his task of governing the new nation. In WASHINGTON'S CIRCLE, David and Jeanne Heidler introduce not just the president but the group of extraordinary men who advised him. Learn More
The Wars of the Lord
by Matthew J. Tuininga; read by Bob Souer
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The epic, tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England through the eyes of those who lived it. Learn More
The Voyage of the Morning Light
by Marina Endicott; read by Eva Kaminsky
From a critically acclaimed and beloved storyteller comes a sweeping novel set aboard the Morning Light, a Nova Scotian merchant ship sailing through the South Pacific in 1912. 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
The Vote Collectors
by Nick Ochsner and Michael Graff; read by Nick Ochsner
The Vote Collectors shows the reality of election stealing in one southern county, where democracy was undermined the old-fashioned way: one absentee ballot at a time. Learn More
Voices of Guinness
by Tim Strangleman
In this book, Tim Strangleman tells the story of the Guinness brewery at Park Royal, showing how the history of one plant tells us a much wider story about changing attitudes and understandings about work in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Learn More
Voices from the Confederacy
by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.; read by J. Rodney Turner
They say history is written by the victors. In the case of the Civil War, that's largely true. But historian Samuel Mitcham brings the Southern point of view to life in Voices from the Confederacy. Learn More
Violence and the Sacred
by René Girard; read by Peter Noble
Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature, and myth. Learn More
The Vikings
by Frank R. Donovan; read by Chris Sorensen
Author and historian Frank R. Donovan presents the history of the Vikings. Learn More
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