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Authors:
Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn
Reader:
Ron McLarty
Format: 5
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September 11, 2001 touched us all in a spot that still aches. But as terrifying as it was for us, the situation was worse for the 14,000 people in the Twin Towers. This remarkable reporting feat captures the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. Audie Award finalist. Be sure and catch Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center. "Harrowing and heroic... Listeners will find it hard to turn away."—AudioFile
Item #: E5H565
ISBN: 9780060815653
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Author:
Tom Segev
Reader:
James Boles
Format: 22
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Israel's leading historian presents a detailed discussion of 1967's Israel-Arab war: what led up to it, what came after, and how it changed the cultures and the politics of the region. Drawing on unpublished letters and diaries, as well asgovernment memos and military records, he reconstructs an era of new possibilities and tragic missteps. "Persuasive and engaging."—The New York Times
Item #: E9X494
ISBN: 9781400104949
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Authors:
Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler
Reader:
Malcolm Hillgartner
Format: 6
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Forty years after the USS Scorpion sank, killing 99 men, a former submariner explains how the event – officially ruled an accident – was actually a Soviet plot. An engrossing overview of American and Soviet submarine operations.
Item #: E7B619
ISBN: 9781433246197
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Author:
Stephen Kinzer
Reader:
Michael Prichard
Format: 9
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As all eyes focus on the Middle East, it's easy to think that the antagonism between the United States and that area is new. But this audiobook shows that it began decades ago, in 1953, when the CIA overthrew the democratically elected government in Iran. Brims with insights into Middle Eastern history and American foreign policy. "Astonishing... [He] tells his captivating tale with style and verve."—Library Journal
Item #: E9X106
ISBN: 9781400101061
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Author/Reader:
David Reynolds
David Reynolds
Format: 6
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Volume Three takes listeners from the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement to the 2008 campaign and the election of Barak Obama.
Item #: E6K804
ISBN: 9781602838048
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Authors:
Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, and Kevin Baker
Reader:
Ira Claffey
Format: 4
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*Hear the power and passion of the past century. This intriguing look at our country and world encompasses the years 1889-1989, when the United States went from wild frontier to wealthy isolationist nation to world superpower. Wars, socialstruggles, and interesting events such as the building of the first skyscraper and the arrival of America's first saint, Mother Cabrini, from Italy – all are included. "A worthwhile introduction to 100 years of headlines."—Booklist
Item #: E4U5248
ISBN: 9781559275248
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Authors:
Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, and Kevin Baker
Reader:
Ira Claffey
Format: 4
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*Hear the power and passion of the past century. This intriguing look at our country and world encompasses the years 1889-1989, when the United States went from wild frontier to wealthy isolationist nation to world superpower. Wars, socialstruggles, and interesting events such as the building of the first skyscraper and the arrival of America's first saint, Mother Cabrini, from Italy – all are included. "A worthwhile introduction to 100 years of headlines."—Booklist
Item #: E4U5255
ISBN: 9781559275255
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Authors:
Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, and Kevin Baker
Reader:
Ira Claffey
Format: 4
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*Hear the power and passion of the past century. This intriguing look at our country and world encompasses the years 1889-1989, when the United States went from wild frontier to wealthy isolationist nation to world superpower. Wars, socialstruggles, and interesting events such as the building of the first skyscraper and the arrival of America's first saint, Mother Cabrini, from Italy – all are included. "A worthwhile introduction to 100 years of headlines."—Booklist
Item #: E4U5262
ISBN: 9781559275262
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Author:
Nick Taylor
Reader:
James Boles
Format: 16
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During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt's revolutionary jobs program, the Works Progress Administration, put more than eight million Americans back to work – building roads and bridges, assisting after disasters, and providing hot school lunches. This is the first comprehensive look at the WPA. "This history lesson is so fascinating that all that's required in audio is a friendly pace and clear diction. Boles gives this and more."—AudioFile
Item #: E9M651
ISBN: 9781400106516
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Author/Reader:
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson
Format: 5
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The man who had a dream for all races died on April 4, 1968. His assassination changed America. One of our most vital cultural critics takes a sweeping view of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, death, remembering all the toil and triumph thatled to that fateful date – and anticipates how King's legacy will affect the future of this country. "Even when not echoing King's cadence and intonation, Dyson delivers a strong narrative performance that illuminates his belief in King's dream."—AudioFile
Item #: E5B616
ISBN: 9781433246166
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Author/Reader:
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson
Format: 13
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up. Bryson's bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house. "[He] follows his inquisitiveness wherever it goes... There are many guilty pleasures."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E5R5262
ISBN: 9780739315262
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Author:
Michael D'Antonio
Reader:
Alan Sklar
Format: 9
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Return to 1957 and the wackiness of the first year of the space race – as the Americans scrambled desperately to match the Soviets. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist recalls this wild year, a time of exploding rockets, space mania, Florida boomtowns, and fierce interservice rivalries.
Item #: E9X503
ISBN: 9781400105038
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Author:
Alicia Drake
Reader:
To Be Announced
Format: 11
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In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded and the city became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and ambition. At the center of it all were fashion's most beloved luminaries, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Their rivalry is chronicled in this dazzling expose of an era.
Item #: E9B731
ISBN: 9781455157310
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Author:
Timothy Egan
Reader:
Robertson Dean
Format: 9
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Against the backdrop of the horrendous western forest fires of 1910, the author of The Worst Hard Time tells how President Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester created the idea of the national forests as a national treasure. The heroism of the forest rangers during these fires turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests. "Tremendous tale... Egan brings a touching humanity to this story of valor and cowardice."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9N694
ISBN: 9781441806949
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Author:
Earl Swift
Reader:
Rob Shapiro
Format: 11
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Here is the surprising history of the U.S. interstate system, a fascinating route through the dreams, discoveries, and protests that shaped these mighty roads.
Item #: E9M535
ISBN: 9781452605357
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Author:
John Lukacs
Reader:
John Lee
Format: 3
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On May 13, 1940, new Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his first speech to the House of Commons. With Hitler threatening, he made no promises to his country. Yet in this speech, he rallied England onward in the face of a vicious enemy.Only he understood that the fate of nations – and civilization itself – was at stake. "[He] has captured this moment in history with meticulous precision."—Booklist
Item #: E3K442
ISBN: 9781602834422
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Author:
Timothy Snyder
Reader:
Ralph Cosham
Format: 15
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While historians agree that Hitler devastated Europe, focusing only on the Nazi murders doesn't present the full, horrifying picture – which must include Stalin and his totalitarian rule. In 13 years, the Nazi and Soviet regimes killed 13 million people in the lands between Germany and Russia. This prize-winning historian presents a new history of Europe that focuses on the battleground of Eastern Europe.
Item #: E9B147
ISBN: 9781441761477
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Author:
Nelson Johnson
Reader:
Joe Mantegna
Format: 10
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From its inception, Atlantic City, New Jersey, has always been a town dedicated to the fast buck. This wide-reaching history offers a riveting account of its past 100 years – from the city's heyday as a Prohibition-era mecca of lawlessness to its rebirth as a legitimate casino resort in the modern era. The new HBO series, directed by Martin Scorsese, stars Steve Buscemi.
Item #: E9N610
ISBN: 9781441866103
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Author:
Garry Wills
Reader:
Stephen Hoye
Format: 7
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A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb altered the nature of American democracy, and why we have been in a state of war alert ever since. The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals how the bomb dramatically increased the power of the presidency and redefined the government as a national security state. "Hoye's voice has just the right emphasis and unrushed pacing... [He] varies his delivery and engages his listeners in these serious topics."—AudioFile
Item #: E7M508
ISBN: 9781400115082
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Author/Reader:
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Format: 5
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Riots and drugs, war and assassinations, feminism and the youth movement: the 1960s still resonate. The former NBC Nightly News anchor offers wise and moving reflections about people's lives during and since that time of high ideals and profound social and political change. By the author of The Greatest Generation. "His warm, familiar voice is still filled with genuine curiosity, which listeners will find hard to resist."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E5R075
ISBN: 9780739340752
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