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Admiral Yamamoto

The Gripping Story of the Legendary Japanese Naval Commander Who Planned and Executed the Pearl Harbor Attack

by Ronald Drabkin ...

A gripping biography that reveals the true story behind one of World War II's most enigmatic figures.Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, leader of the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during WW II, has often been cast as a reluctant warrior—a Harvard-educated admirer of the United States who was reluctant to strike. Recently discovered Japanese sources tell a different story, however, and this is the first ... Read more

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A gripping biography that reveals the true story behind one of World War II's most enigmatic figures.Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, leader of the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during WW II, has often been cast as a reluctant warrior—a Harvard-educated admirer of the United States who was reluctant to strike. Recently discovered Japanese sources tell a different story, however, and this is the first
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Beverly Hills Spy

The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

by Ronald Drabkin ...

"A beguiling tale of espionage and double-dealing in the years leading up to World War II. ... Strap in for a narrative that demands a suspension of disbelief—and richly rewards it." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review); Best Books of February SelectionThe untold story of the World War I hero who became a fixture of high society in Golden Age Hollywood—all while acting as a double agent for the ... Read more

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"A beguiling tale of espionage and double-dealing in the years leading up to World War II. ... Strap in for a narrative that demands a suspension of disbelief—and richly rewards it." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review); Best Books of February SelectionThe untold story of the World War I hero who became a fixture of high society in Golden Age Hollywood—all while acting as a double agent for the
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Beverly Hills Spy

The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

by Ronald Drabkin ...

Unveiling the intriguing tale of ‘Beverly Hills Spy' : A Riveting Account Espionage, Ambition and Betrayal.In this gripping narrative, author Ronald Drabkin delve into the extraordinary life of Frederick Rutland, a World War I hero turned double agent for the Japanese Empire during the tumultuous year leading to World War II. Rutland's journey from humble origins to the height of Hollywood's elite ... Read more

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Unveiling the intriguing tale of ‘Beverly Hills Spy' : A Riveting Account Espionage, Ambition and Betrayal.In this gripping narrative, author Ronald Drabkin delve into the extraordinary life of Frederick Rutland, a World War I hero turned double agent for the Japanese Empire during the tumultuous year leading to World War II. Rutland's journey from humble origins to the height of Hollywood's elite
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Beverly Hills Spy

The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

by Ronald Drabkin ...

Narrated by Sam Dewhurst-Phillips ...

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10 hours 12 min

In the spirit of Ben Macintyre’s greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland—a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars—who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life ... Read more

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In the spirit of Ben Macintyre’s greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland—a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars—who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life
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Ghosts of the Orphanage

A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice

by Christine Kenneally ...

Narrated by Jodie Harris ...

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13 hours 18 min

**The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls."Tenacious and jaw-dropping." —Jessica Garrison, author of The Devil's Harvest**For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to tell ... Read more

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**The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls."Tenacious and jaw-dropping." —Jessica Garrison, author of The Devil's Harvest**For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to tell
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Atoms and Ashes

A Global History of Nuclear Disasters

by Serhii Plokhy ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 8 min

A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly.Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as the world ... Read more

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A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly.Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as the world
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Butch Cassidy

The True Story of an American Outlaw

by Charles Leerhsen ...

Narrated by Pete Simonelli ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

Charles Leerhsen brings the notorious Butch Cassidy to vivid life in this “lyrical and deeply researched” (Publishers Weekly) biography that goes beyond the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to reveal a more fascinating and complicated man than legend provides.For more than a century the life and death of Butch Cassidy have been the subject of legend, spawning a small industry of mythmakers ... Read more

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Charles Leerhsen brings the notorious Butch Cassidy to vivid life in this “lyrical and deeply researched” (Publishers Weekly) biography that goes beyond the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to reveal a more fascinating and complicated man than legend provides.For more than a century the life and death of Butch Cassidy have been the subject of legend, spawning a small industry of mythmakers
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Patrick Henry

Champion of Liberty

by Jon Kukla ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 44 min

Born in 1736, Patrick Henry was an attorney and planter, and an outstanding orator in the movement for independence. A contemporary of Washington, Henry stood with John and Samuel Adams among the leaders of the colonial resistance to Great Britain that ultimately created the United States. The first governor of Virginia after independence, he was re-elected several times. After declining to attend ... Read more

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Born in 1736, Patrick Henry was an attorney and planter, and an outstanding orator in the movement for independence. A contemporary of Washington, Henry stood with John and Samuel Adams among the leaders of the colonial resistance to Great Britain that ultimately created the United States. The first governor of Virginia after independence, he was re-elected several times. After declining to attend
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Left for Dead

A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis

by Pete Nelson, Hunter Scott ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

For fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is the incredible true story of a boy who helps to bring closure to the survivors of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and helps exonerate the ship's captain fifty years later.Hunter Scott first learned about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by watching the movie Jaws when he was just eleven years old. This was ... Read more

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For fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is the incredible true story of a boy who helps to bring closure to the survivors of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and helps exonerate the ship's captain fifty years later.Hunter Scott first learned about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis by watching the movie Jaws when he was just eleven years old. This was
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A Brutal Reckoning

Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South

by Peter Cozzens ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 45 min

The story of the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable, young United States for control over the Deep South—from the acclaimed historian and prize-winning author of The Earth is WeepingThe Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict ... Read more

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The story of the pivotal struggle between the Creek Indians and an insatiable, young United States for control over the Deep South—from the acclaimed historian and prize-winning author of The Earth is WeepingThe Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict
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Charlie Chaplin vs. America

When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided

by Scott Eyman ...

Narrated by Phil Thron ...

Unabridged

13 hours 53 min

The “shocking” (The Wall Street Journal), must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for ... Read more

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The “shocking” (The Wall Street Journal), must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for
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Betsy Ross and the Making of America

by Marla R. Miller ...

Narrated by Dana Green ...

Unabridged

19 hours 6 min

Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman ... Read more

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Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long made Betsy Ross one of America’s most celebrated patriots, little had been known until now about the woman
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