History audiobooks
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We Survived the Night
By:
Julian Brave NoiseCat
Narrated by:
Julian Brave NoiseCat
Length:
15 hours 9 minutes
Abridged:
No
A stunning narrative from one of the most powerful young writers at work today, and the director of the Oscar®-nominated documentary, Sugarcane, We Survived the Night interweaves oral history with hard-hitting journalism and a deeply personal father-son journey into a searing portrait of Indigenous survival, love, and resurgence.Julian Brave... Read more about We Survived the Night
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Vagina Obscura
By:
Rachel E. Gross
Narrated by:
Siho Ellsmore
Length:
10 hours 50 minutes
Abridged:
No
A scientific journey to the center of the new female body.The Latin term for the female genitalia, pudendum, means “parts for which you should be ashamed.” Until 1651, ovaries were called female testicles. The fallopian tubes are named for a man. Named, claimed, and shamed: Welcome to the story of the female body, as penned by men.Today, a new... Read more about Vagina Obscura
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The Conjuring of America
By:
Lindsey Stewart
Narrated by:
Adenrele Ojo
Length:
10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged:
No
From a Black philosopher and the author of The Politics of Black Joy, an epic retelling of American history from slavery to Jim Crow from the perspective of the Black women who used magic and spirituality to gain freedom and reshape the culture of the nation.The Conjuring of America tells the epic story of conjure women, who, through a mix of... Read more about The Conjuring of America
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
By:
John Berendt
Narrated by:
Jeff Woodman, Will Damron & John Berendt
Length:
15 hours 11 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book ReviewShots rang out in Savannah's grandest... Read more about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Destiny of the Republic
By:
Candice Millard
Narrated by:
Paul Michael
Length:
9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged:
No
James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. But four months... Read more about Destiny of the Republic
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The Jakarta Method
By:
Vincent Bevins
Narrated by:
Tim Paige
Length:
9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged:
No
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ“A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill... Read more about The Jakarta Method
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By the Fire We Carry
By:
Rebecca Nagle
Narrated by:
Rebecca Nagle
Length:
8 hours 15 minutes
Abridged:
No
“Rebecca Nagle gives a clear and compelling narration of her look into how a small-town murder in the Muscogee Nation led to a significant 2020 Supreme Court case—and the largest restoration of Native tribal land in American history. . . . An illuminating listen.” — AudioFile""Impeccably researched. . . . A fascinating book and an important one.”... Read more about By the Fire We Carry
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In Cold Blood
By:
Truman Capote
Narrated by:
Scott Brick
Length:
14 hours 27 minutes
Abridged:
No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a... Read more about In Cold Blood
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Our Hideous Progeny
By:
C.E. McGill
Narrated by:
Florence Howard
Length:
12 hours 30 minutes
Abridged:
No
“A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue.” — Jess Kidd, author of The Night Ship“An immersive blend of historical and science fiction brims with surprises and dark delights. . . . An incisive exploration of women’s rights within the field of science. . . . Readers will revel in Mary’s personal and scientific... Read more about Our Hideous Progeny
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Shit, Actually
By:
Lindy West
Narrated by:
Lindy West
Length:
7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged:
No
Firebrand NY Times columnist and bestselling author Lindy West unpacks the beloved rom-coms and cult classics we love in order to dissect the culture we've created. Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit,... Read more about Shit, Actually
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Island at the Edge of the World
By:
Mike Pitts
Narrated by:
Mike Pitts
Length:
12 hours 19 minutes
Abridged:
No
“A crisp, confident, and convincing new account of the place and its chroniclers" — The New Yorker “A definitive history of the mysteries of Easter Island...compelling...[a] magisterial history.” — New York Times “Revelatory…fascinating… wholly convincing” — Daily Mail (UK) A vital and timely work of historical adventure and reclamation by... Read more about Island at the Edge of the World
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Odyssey
By:
Stephen Fry
Narrated by:
Stephen Fry
Length:
10 hours 36 minutes
Abridged:
No
Brought to you by Penguin.A Sunday Times bestsellerThe next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey.Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . .Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks – after a decade of brutal, bloody warfare. But now this... Read more about Odyssey
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Blood in the Machine
By:
Brian Merchant
Narrated by:
Eric Jason Martin
Length:
15 hours 34 minutes
Abridged:
No
Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearThe "rich and gripping" true story of the first time machines came for human jobs—and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today (Naomi Klein) The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years... Read more about Blood in the Machine
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The Library Book
By:
Susan Orlean
Narrated by:
Susan Orlean
Length:
12 hours 9 minutes
Abridged:
No
Susan Orlean’s bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and Reese’s Book Club Pick is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books... Read more about The Library Book
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Divine Might
By:
Natalie Haynes
Narrated by:
Natalie Haynes
Length:
9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged:
No
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies,... Read more about Divine Might
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Genocide Bad
By:
Sim Kern
Narrated by:
Sim Kern
Length:
9 hours 29 minutes
Abridged:
No
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPart activist memoir, part crash course in Jewish and Palestinian history, Genocide Bad dismantles Zionist propaganda and maps a course towards collective liberation in ten unapologetic essays.Drawing connections between Biblical promises and exploding pagers, medieval dress codes and modern-day apartheid,... Read more about Genocide Bad
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Troy
By:
Stephen Fry
Narrated by:
Stephen Fry
Length:
11 hours 1 minute
Abridged:
No
In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War.Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor,... Read more about Troy
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A Black Queer History of the United States
By:
C. Riley Snorton & Darius Bost
Narrated by:
C. Riley Snorton
Length:
8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged:
No
The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study traces the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans from slavery to present dayGender and sexual expression have always been part of the Black freedom struggleIn this latest book in Beacon’s award-winning ReVisioning History series, Professors C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost... Read more about A Black Queer History of the United States
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Everything Is Tuberculosis
By:
John Green
Narrated by:
John Green
Length:
5 hours 36 minutes
Abridged:
No
Brought to you by Penguin.Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, John Green met Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone while... Read more about Everything Is Tuberculosis
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The Age of Extraction
By:
Tim Wu
Narrated by:
Frits Zernike
Length:
6 hours
Abridged:
No
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 • Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone. “The magic of Tim Wu’s The Age of Extraction is its simplicity. Wu deftly breaks down one of the... Read more about The Age of Extraction
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We the People
By:
Jill Lepore
Narrated by:
Jill Lepore
Length:
24 hours 2 minutes
Abridged:
No
From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era. The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why... Read more about We the People
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The Boys in the Boat
By:
Daniel James Brown
Narrated by:
Edward Herrmann
Length:
14 hours 24 minutes
Abridged:
No
The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race.For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible... Read more about The Boys in the Boat
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A Fever in the Heartland
By:
Timothy Egan
Narrated by:
Timothy Egan
Length:
10 hours 29 minutes
Abridged:
No
"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever in the Heartland is compelling, powerful, and profoundly resonant today." -- David Grann, author of THE... Read more about A Fever in the Heartland
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Nexus
By:
Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by:
Vidish Athavale
Length:
17 hours 52 minutes
Abridged:
No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist“This deeply important book comes at a... Read more about Nexus
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