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Vendor: Erich Von D?niken
The Gods Were Astronauts: Evidence of the True Identities of the Old 'Gods'
Author: Erich Von D?nikenISBN-13: 9798200094318Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/2011Format: MP3 CD- $16.99
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Vendor: Juan Williams
New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America's Second Civil Rights Movement
In this highly anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a new 21st-century civil rights movement.More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man...- $39.99
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Vendor: Jacob L. Wright
Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins
Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe seems improbable. For Jacob Wright, the Bible is not only a testimony...- $59.99
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Vendor: Elizabeth Campbell
Museum Worthy: Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe
Art looting is commonly recognized as a central feature of Nazi expropriation. After the war, the famed Monuments Men (and women) recovered several hundred thousand pieces from the Germans' makeshift repositories. Well publicized restitution cases, such as that of Gustav Klimt's luminous painting featured...- $49.99
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Vendor: Lawrence T. Brown
The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America
The world gasped in April 2015 as Baltimore erupted and Black Lives Matter activists, incensed by Freddie Gray's brutal death in police custody, shut down highways and marched on city streets. In The Black Butterfly--a reference to the fact that Baltimore's majority-Black population spreads...- $46.99
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Vendor: Keith Lowe
Naples 1944: The Devil's Paradise at War
Keith Lowe has chronicled the end of WWII in Europe in Savage Continent and the war's aftermath in The Fear and the Freedom. In Naples 1944, he brings listeners another chronicle of the terrible and often unexpected consequences of war. Even before the fall...- $55.99
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Vendor: Art Shamsky
Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Art Shamsky, 1969 New York Met and noted author, shares with listeners stories and anecdotes from his fifty-year association with the New York Mets. Through stories of varying lengths, listeners will be privy to behind-the-scenes and first-hand accounts of the New York Mets from...- $45.95
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Vendor: Michelle Young
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West.On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself...- $49.99
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Vendor: Nathalia Holt
The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers's Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda
For lovers of history, nature, and adventure, the stunning true story of Theodore Roosevelt's sons and their 1929 Himalayan expedition to prove the existence of the beishung, the panda bear, to the western world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of...- $39.99
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Vendor: Bill Schutt
Cannibalism Lib/E: A Perfectly Natural History
Author: Bill SchuttISBN-10: 1665149485ISBN-13: 9781665149488Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2017Format: CD- $66.99
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Vendor: John Woodrow Cox
Children Under Fire Lib/E: An American Crisis
One of The New York Times' 16 New Books to Watch for in MarchOne of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of the YearOne of Newsweek's Most Highly Anticipated Books of The YearOne of Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books the Year Based on the acclaimed series--a...- $59.99
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Vendor: The Producers of Ancient Aliens
Ancient Aliens(r): The Official Companion Book
The first official companion book to the hit show, Ancient Aliens(R) takes readers deeper into the mysteries that made the show a hit. Filled with insights and behind-the scenes stories from the show's creators and leading experts, the book explores key questions at the...- $39.99
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Vendor: Mark Jones
D-Day: The Road to Normandy
First-hand accounts by those who planned and took part in the Normandy landings, and eyewitness reports from BBC correspondents travelling with the troops on 6 June 1944. In 1940, after the evacuation of the British army from Dunkirk, Winston Churchill vowed that Allied Forces...- $26.95
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Vendor: Martin W. Sandler
Resolute, Revised Edition: John Franklin's Lost Expedition and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship
Few know that the president's desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world's most extraordinary sagas. In Resolute, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light.After Sir John Franklin and his ships disappeared in the Arctic while seeking...- $45.95
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Vendor: Robert Verkaik
The Traitor of Arnhem: The Untold Story of Wwii's Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That Changed History Forever
Revealing the hidden role of the Cambridge Spies during this Allied defeat, The Traitor of Arnhem relates for the first time the startling betrayal that changed the course of World War II.The end of World War II is in sight.Following the overwhelming victory on...- $49.99
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Vendor: Martin W. Sandler
Resolute, Revised Edition: John Franklin's Lost Expedition and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship
Few know that the president's desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world's most extraordinary sagas. In Resolute, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light.After Sir John Franklin and his ships disappeared in the Arctic while seeking...- $35.95
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Vendor: Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie
A compelling blend of true crime and memoir tracing the author's investigation into the kidnapping and murder of her great-grandfather in 1980s Louisiana and the reverberations on her family and community throughout the decades""Riveting and atmospheric, Home of the Happy is also a heartfelt...- $45.95
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Vendor: David Baker
The Shortest History of Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation
From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what might sex...- $45.95
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Vendor: Michael Parenti
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
A bold and entertaining exploration of the epic struggles of yesterday and today. Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology. These terms are often bandied about, but seldom explored in the original...- $39.99
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Vendor: Lisa Reneé Pitts
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
Author: Lisa Reneé Pitts, Candacy TaylorISBN-10: 166519846XISBN-13: 9781665198462Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2020Format: MP3 CD- $41.99
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Vendor: Joe Dunthorne
Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance
In the tradition of When Time Stopped and The Hare with Amber Eyes, this extraordinary family memoir investigates the dark legacy of the author's great-grandfather, a talented German-Jewish chemist specializing in radioactive household products who wound up developing chemical weapons and gas mask filters...- $29.99
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Vendor: Clay Risen
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America
As relevant as it is comprehensive, Red Scare tells the story of McCarthyism and the Red Scare--based in part on newly declassified sources--by an award-winning writer of history and New York Times reporter.The film Oppenheimer has awakened interest in this vital period of American...- $55.99
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Vendor: Michael Hiltzik
Golden State: The Making of California
"Superb. Hiltzik makes a compelling case that California is the heartbeat of our nation."--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Spring RevolutionFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, a definitive new history of California--from the Spanish conquistadors to the Gold Rush to the...- $55.99
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Vendor: Hallie Rubenhold
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Author: Hallie RubenholdISBN-10: 166512220XISBN-13: 9781665122207Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2019Format: CDWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d- $44.99
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Vendor: Jake Page
In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000- Year History of American Indians
Today, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective--from the point of view of the Europeans who "discovered" the New World. Yet the true story...- $55.99
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Vendor: Eliot Stein
Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our most extraordinary cultural rites. In Custodians of Wonder, Stein introduces listeners to a man saving the secret ingredient in Japan's 700-year-old original soy sauce recipe. In Italy,...- $45.95
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Vendor: Amy Helen Bell
Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London
A gripping new history of London during the Blackout--revealing the violent crime that spread across the capital under the cover of darkness Fear was the unacknowledged specter haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the...- $45.99
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Vendor: Deb?rah Dwork
Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis
Long before their country officially joined the war, American aid workers were active in rescue efforts across Europe. Two such Americans were Martha and Waitstill Sharp, who were originally sent to Prague as part of a relief effort but turned immediately to helping Jews...- $39.99
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Vendor: Kathleen Sears
U.S. History 101: Historic Events, Key People, Important Locations, and More!
Perfect for readers of all ages, U.S. History 101 is a fact-filled and riveting introduction to the most important political events and figures from the last 300 years of our nation's history.The stories of politicos and historic events are often turned into snooze-worthy lectures...- $34.99
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Vendor: C. L. R. James
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint l'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
A classic and impassioned account of the first revolution in the Third World. This powerful, intensely dramatic book is the definitive account of the Haitian Revolution of 1794-1803, a revolution that began in the wake of the Bastille but became the model for the...- $29.99
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Vendor: Jon Savage
The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture from the Margins to the Mainstream
A monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979. Award-winning author Jon Savage takes us on a fast and captivating journey through the history of pop music as seen through...- $79.99
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Vendor: Michelle Shephard
Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America's Nazis
For readers of The MAGA Diaries and Hate in the Homeland, an eye-opening and crucial true story of one man risking his life to infiltrate the most dangerous neo-Nazi group in the United States.When Scott Payne was growing up, he never envisioned a future...- $34.99
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Vendor: Richard Parker
The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin Story
A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and underappreciated modern blueprint for a changing United...- $55.99
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Vendor: Joshua Hammer
The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing
A rollicking adventure starring three free-spirited Victorians on a twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.It was one of history's great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE--as humans were...- $39.99
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Vendor: Margaret Stohl
Super Visible: The Story of the Women of Marvel
Inspired by the hit podcast The Women of Marvel and cowritten by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures, this eye-opening and engaging book celebrates the women who have helped make Marvel one of the most successful comics and entertainment companies...- $39.99
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Vendor: Nicola Clark
The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens
Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets....- $49.99
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Vendor: Phillips Payson O'Brien
How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II
World War II is usually seen as a titanic land battle, decided by mass armies, most importantly those on the Eastern Front. Phillips Payson O'Brien shows us the war in a completely different light. In this compelling new history of the Allied path to...- $69.99
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Vendor: Jonathan Scott Holloway
African American History: A Very Short Introduction
What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. This book illuminates the US's core paradoxes, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American, a citizen,...- $35.99
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Vendor: Ruth Franklin
The Many Lives of Anne Frank
A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diaryIn this innovative biography, Ruth Franklin explores the transformation of Anne Frank (1929-1945) from ordinary teenager to icon, shedding new light on the young woman whose diary of...- $49.95
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Vendor: Eleanor Barraclough
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they...- $49.99
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Vendor: Katherine J. Ballantyne
Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student Power in Tennessee
Radical Volunteers tells the largely unknown story of southern student activism in Tennessee between the Brown decision in 1954 and the national backlash against the Kent State University shootings in May 1970. As one of the first statewide studies of student activism--and one of...- $45.95
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Vendor: S. D. Nelson
Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies
In 1876, Lakota chief Crazy Horse helped lead his people's resistance against the white man's invasion of the northern Great Plains. One of the leaders of the US military forces was Army Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The men had long been enemies. At...- $32.99
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Vendor: Mary Grabar
Debunking FDR: The Man and the Myths
The myths about Franklin Delano Roosevelt live on. For the left, FDR was a champion of the working class and the oppressed, suffering abuse as a "traitor to his class." He gave up the lifestyle of the Hudson River gentry to lead his country...- $49.95
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Vendor: Kenneth M. Pollack
Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness
Since the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Over time, soldiers, scholars, and military...- $57.99
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Vendor: Lucy Adlington
Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust
The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly linked by everyday garments, revealing how the ordinary can connect us in extraordinary ways.Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana...- $45.95
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Vendor: Steve Oney
On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR
An epic, decade-long reported history of National Public Radio that reveals the unlikely story of one of America's most celebrated but least understood media empires.Founded in 1970, NPR is America's most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous...- $65.99
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Vendor: Lucy Adlington
Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust
The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly linked by everyday garments, revealing how the ordinary can connect us in extraordinary ways.Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana...- $49.99
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Vendor: Stephen B. Oates
The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion
The fierce slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831 and the savage reprisals that followed shattered beyond repair the myth of the contented slave and the benign master and intensified the forces of change that would plunge America into the bloodbath...- $39.99
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Vendor: Enzo Traverso
Gaza Faces History
Is the destruction of Gaza only a consequence of the October 7, 2023 attack, or is it also the outcome of a long process of dispossession and eradication? Do Palestinians have the right to resist the occupation? Is talking about genocide anti-Semitism? Enzo Traverso...- $45.95
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Vendor: Michael Cannell
Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation
For the first time in forty years, former New York Times editor Michael Cannell unearths the full story behind two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia. No episode in NYPD history surpasses the depravities of Louis Eppolito and...- $55.99
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