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The American Way of Killing

The Invention of an Epidemic

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

Malcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries.Drawing ... Read more

$26.10 CAD

Malcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries.Drawing
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Common Sense - Thomas Paine

by Thomas Paine ...

Narrated by Gary Gilberd ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

Do you want to learn more about the history and philosophy of the American Revolution? Do you want to hear the words that inspired millions of people to fight for their freedom and independence? Do you want to listen to one of the most influential and powerful pamphlets ever written?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to get the audiobook version of Common Sense by Thomas ... Read more

$1.36 CAD

Do you want to learn more about the history and philosophy of the American Revolution? Do you want to hear the words that inspired millions of people to fight for their freedom and independence? Do you want to listen to one of the most influential and powerful pamphlets ever written?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to get the audiobook version of Common Sense by Thomas
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JFK: Public, Private, Secret

by J. Randy Taraborrelli ...

Narrated by J. Randy Taraborrelli, Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

16 hours 2 min

**NAMED ONE OF AMAZON EDITORS' BEST BOOKS OF JULY!From the New York Times bestselling Kennedy historian and author of Jackie: Public, Private, Secret comes the other side of the story****—**her husband’s: JFK: Public, Private, Secret.In this definitive portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy—one of America’s most consequential and enigmatic presidents—J. Randy Taraborrelli delivers a deeply researched ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

**NAMED ONE OF AMAZON EDITORS' BEST BOOKS OF JULY!From the New York Times bestselling Kennedy historian and author of Jackie: Public, Private, Secret comes the other side of the story****—**her husband’s: JFK: Public, Private, Secret.In this definitive portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy—one of America’s most consequential and enigmatic presidents—J. Randy Taraborrelli delivers a deeply researched
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Blockers

Rebels in the Deep State

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Michael Lewis ...

Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an impediment, someone who didn’t get ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an impediment, someone who didn’t get
... Read more
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Hero of Two Worlds

The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

by Mike Duncan ...

Narrated by Mike Duncan ...

Unabridged

17 hours 20 min

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe riveting story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality, from the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and the host of the Revolutions podcast.**"Immensely compelling." —**The New York TimesFew in history can match the revolutio... ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe riveting story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality, from the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and the host of the Revolutions podcast.**"Immensely compelling." —**The New York TimesFew in history can match the revolutio...
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In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

17 hours 30 min

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded AgeIn the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a ... Read more

$29.95 CAD

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded AgeIn the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a
... Read more
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The Good Allies

How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War

by Tim Cook ...

Narrated by David Ferry ...

Unabridged

16 hours 27 min

From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day.When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a ... Read more

$40.00 CAD

From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day.When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a
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American Scoundrel

Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump

by Kai Bird, Susan Goldmark ...

Narrated by Ari Fliakos ...

Unabridged

15 hours 42 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • **“A narrative masterwork. Bird vividly creates the sinister web of charm and deceit that Cohn was able to spin through his decades at the very center of power.” —Marie Brenner, award-winning writer-at-large for Vanity Fair and coproducer of the documentary Where’s My Roy Cohn?From the Pulitzer Prize–winning coauthor of American Prometheus, inspiration for the ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • **“A narrative masterwork. Bird vividly creates the sinister web of charm and deceit that Cohn was able to spin through his decades at the very center of power.” —Marie Brenner, award-winning writer-at-large for Vanity Fair and coproducer of the documentary Where’s My Roy Cohn?From the Pulitzer Prize–winning coauthor of American Prometheus, inspiration for the
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We Were Illegal

Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration

by Jessica Goudeau ...

Narrated by Jessica Goudeau ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

An award-winning author's deep exploration of pivotal moments in Texas history through multiple generations of her own family, and a ruthless reexamination of our national and personal mythsSeven generations of Jessica Goudeau’s family have lived in Texas, and her family’s legacy—a word she heard often growing up—was rooted in faith, right-living, and the hard work that built their great state. It ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

An award-winning author's deep exploration of pivotal moments in Texas history through multiple generations of her own family, and a ruthless reexamination of our national and personal mythsSeven generations of Jessica Goudeau’s family have lived in Texas, and her family’s legacy—a word she heard often growing up—was rooted in faith, right-living, and the hard work that built their great state. It
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The Fourth Turning

What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

by William Strauss, Neil Howe ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

19 hours 27 min

**Now available as an unabridged recording for the first timeNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.**First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of ... Read more

$37.50 CAD

**Now available as an unabridged recording for the first timeNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.**First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of
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A Promised Land

by Barack Obama ...

Narrated by Barack Obama ...

Unabridged

29 hours 10 min

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The ... Read more

$55.00 CAD

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The
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The Marshall Plan

Dawn of the Cold War

by Benn Steil ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

16 hours 34 min

Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an... ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an...
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The Jakarta Method

Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World

by Vincent Bevins ...

Narrated by Tim Paige ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

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 worldIn 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians—eliminating the ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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 worldIn 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians—eliminating the
... Read more
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A Square Meal

A Culinary History of the Great Depression

by Jane Ziegelman, Andrew Coe ...

Narrated by Susan Ericksen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the country's political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats. Before 1929, America's relationship with food was defined by abundance. But the collapse of the economy, in both urban and rural America, left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourished—shattering long-held assumptions about the limitlessness of ... Read more

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the country's political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats. Before 1929, America's relationship with food was defined by abundance. But the collapse of the economy, in both urban and rural America, left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourished—shattering long-held assumptions about the limitlessness of
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A Shadow Over the World

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II

by William I Hitchcock ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

29 hours 15 min

From New York Times bestselling author William I. Hitchcock, a riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his—and America’s—awakening to the threat of fascism.How did FDR and the American public respond to the rise of dictators across Europe and Asia on the eve of World War II? The familiar narrative is that they reacted with indifference and ... Read more

$62.99 CAD

From New York Times bestselling author William I. Hitchcock, a riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his—and America’s—awakening to the threat of fascism.How did FDR and the American public respond to the rise of dictators across Europe and Asia on the eve of World War II? The familiar narrative is that they reacted with indifference and
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The Barn

The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson ...

Narrated by Wright Thompson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ... ... Read more

$34.00 CAD

**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ...
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Watergate

by Garrett M. Graff ...

Narrated by Garrett M. Graff, Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

25 hours 25 min

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate—“the best and fullest account of the cri... ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate—“the best and fullest account of the cri...
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The Boys in the Boat

Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

by Daniel James Brown ...

Narrated by Edward Herrmann ...

Unabridged

14 hours 24 min

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 story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most ... Read more

$31.00 CAD

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 story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most
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Erebus

One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time

by Michael Palin ...

Narrated by Michael Palin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had
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A Fever in the Heartland

The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

by Timothy Egan ...

Narrated by Timothy Egan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

**"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 WAGER and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONA historical thriller by ... Read more

$29.50 CAD

**"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 WAGER and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONA historical thriller by
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Jesus and John Wayne

How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

by Kristin Kobes Du Mez ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured ... Read more

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured
... Read more
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

An Indian History of the American West

by Dee Brown ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived.Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown’s classic, eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian ... Read more

$34.95 CAD

Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived.Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown’s classic, eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian
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107 Days

by Kamala Harris ...

Narrated by Kamala Harris ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history.Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer.You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States.On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history.Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer.You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States.On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will
... Read more
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The Gunfighters

How Texas Made the West Wild

by Bryan Burrough ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

**Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg“One hell of a good read.” —The New York Times“One of the most important books written on the American West in many years.” —True West MagazineFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

**Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg“One hell of a good read.” —The New York Times“One of the most important books written on the American West in many years.” —True West MagazineFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid
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