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Featured Article: 20 Best History Audiobooks You Never Heard in School
While history is by definition the study of the past, no subject tells us more about the present, or is as exciting to follow in contemporary times. The range of subgenres within history writing is huge. Some authors cover a massive scope, while others zoom in to examine tiny, overlooked elements in a new way. Unlike your history class of old, these selections don’t demand memorization of names and dates. Read on for the best in our catalog.
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28,141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,273
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,265
The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-29-02
- Language: English
- Serial Killers · State & Local · Sociology
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,753
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,157
On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away....
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4 out of 5 stars
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John Lee’s narration is a struggle
- By Leslie Rathjens on 03-05-20
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-25-20
- Language: English
- Presidents & Heads of State · Great Britain · World War II
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,497
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,177
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,165
Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved it ... and hated it ... simultaneously
- By History on 11-21-11
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-10-11
- Language: English
- Historical · United States · Europe
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 803
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 688
At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
- State & Local · Atmospheric Sciences · Natural Disasters
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No One Goes Alone
- A Novel
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Erik Larson
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,027
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,017
From New York Times best-selling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible that marshals his trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story thoroughly grounded in history....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not a ghost story in my opinion.
- By Renee on 09-29-21
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No One Goes Alone
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Erik Larson
- Series: A Random House Audiobook Original
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-28-21
- Language: English
- Ghosts · Gothic · Occult
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,380
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,908
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,885
From the number-one New York Times best-selling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Naivety VS Barbarians Of War
- By Sara on 03-05-16
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-10-15
- Language: English
- Americas · Naval Forces · World War I
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Thunderstruck
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Bob Balaban
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,670
Thunderstruck tells the stories of two men: Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Reader cannot read
- By Bob on 12-08-07
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Thunderstruck
- Narrated by: Bob Balaban
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 10-10-06
- Language: English
- Science & Technology · Murder · History
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Lethal Passage
- The Story of a Gun
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture - its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists - but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm....
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5 out of 5 stars
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great reasoned book
- By Claire on 04-26-20
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Lethal Passage
- The Story of a Gun
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-27-19
- Language: English
- Murder · United States · Freedom & Security
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Mary Churchill’s War
- The Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter
- By: Mary Churchill, Emma Soames - editor, Erik Larson - introduction
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Emma Soames
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
In 1939, seventeen-year-old Mary found herself in an extraordinary position at an extraordinary time: it was the outbreak of World War II and her father, Winston Churchill, had been appointed First Lord of the Admiralty; within months he would become prime minister....
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Mary Churchill’s War
- The Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Emma Soames
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
- Historical · World War II
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Hotel Angeline
- A Novel in 36 Voices
- By: Erik Larson, Jamie Ford, Deb Caletti, and others
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 67
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 66
Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too Many Writers!
- By Lisa on 08-25-13
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Hotel Angeline
- A Novel in 36 Voices
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-11-13
- Language: English
- Coming of Age · Family Life · Literary Fiction
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium....
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5 out of 5 stars
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To be binged on.
- By Mats Jacobsson on 04-25-20
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
- Presidents & Heads of State · World War II
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No One Goes Alone
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
From New York Times best-selling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible that marshals his trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story thoroughly grounded in history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Wonderful Tale - But Don't Listen At Bedtime!
- By Sara V on 03-13-22
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No One Goes Alone
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-10-22
- Language: English
- Ghosts · Gothic · Occult
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Berlin, 1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proves to be a turning point in history....
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 08-02-12
- Language: English
- Historical · Military & War · Politicians
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool....
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Dead Wake
- The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 06-23-16
- Language: English
- Naval Forces · World War I · Military Science
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