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History Audio Books
- Story of Classical Music, The
The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by singer and presenter Aled
Jones.
- Story
of Electricity, The: (Knowledge Products) The Science and Discovery Series
Ancient and medieval awareness of electrical effects included lightning, electric fish, St. Elmo’s fire, the amber effect, and (esp. in early
China) the lodestone (magnet). Plutarch explained the electric effect in terms of air displacement. The following chart shows a timeline of
topics...
- Story Of India, The
Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of India. A companion to the major six-part BBC TV series.
- Story of Liberty, The
Charles Coffin’s The Story of Liberty, originally published in 1879, is not America’s story alone. It belongs to all those who are enjoying
freedom and liberty in any part of the world. As we look at that which preceded our nation’s history and led to its founding, we will begin
to have an idea...
- Story of My Life, The
Farah is living proof that not only can the human heart endure, it can also thrive. The Story of My Life is our new great American
memoir.
- Story of the Red Cross, A
Clara Barton was one of those women of the nineteenth century who was determined to make the world a better place. She was determined to help
the unfortunate victims of wars and disasters. In 1881, she founded the American Red Cross, which today stands as a living memorial to the
lifelong...
- Story of the Renaissance, The
In a lucid, perceptive analysis of the Renaissance, Hudson explores the major forces behind this transition from the medieval to the modern
world. He examines voyages of discovery, inventions, science, art, literature, and intellectual upheavals, throughout which runs a thread of
continuity:...
- Striking
Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response
1972. The Munich Olympics. Members of the Palestinian group Black September murder eleven Israeli athletes. Prime Minister Golda Meir vows to
track down those responsible. Thus begins the Israeli r...
- Surrounded by Idiots
An important look at where America is today and that the future of America will get brighter.
- Taj
Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire
While the Pilgrims were struggling to survive in the New World, work began on one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal, built by
Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife
- Taking Charge
Still hated and revered a quarter century after his death, we hear Lyndon Johnson as he schemes and blusters, rewards, and punishes, and
reveals a bedrock core of unshakable political beliefs.
- Taking Heat
Fleischer goes behind-the-scenes in the West Wing.
- Talking
of History Number 1: Henry VIII and the Death of the Monasteries
The End of the First National Welfare System. In less than fifty months, Henry VIII and his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, swept away the
monasteries...
- Talking of History Number
2: Cardinal Wolsey
CARDINAL WOLSEY... The Last Great Medieval Minister...‘Built Hampton Court, didn`t he?’...
- Talking of History
Number 3: The Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, is the only professional soldier in English history to have served also as Prime Minister...
- Talking of
History Number 4: American War of Independence
The American War of Independence. A triumph or a disaster? A masterpiece or a mess? Ask an American, and you will get one answer; ask an
Englishman, and you will get another.
- Talking
of History Number 5: The English - A Crash Course for Americans
This series sets out to show what the English thought about losing their American colonies (not much), how they collected an empire (and lost
it), how they became
- Terror in the Name of God
Based on her vast research, Stern lucidly explains how terrorist organizations are formed by opportunistic leaders who recruit the
disenfranchised.
- Text of the United States
Constitution, The
The United States Constitution established both a strong central power and protected states’ rights. But to say that something is of two
parts is not to say that the parts are equal. Advocates of state sovereignty believed the Constitution created an executive power that was so
strong it might...
- Thermopylae: The Battle
That Changed the World
The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way
future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect
our culture...
- They
Called Him Stonewall: A Life of Lieutenant General T. J. Jackson, C.S.A.
Stonewall Jackson was a military genius at once peculiar and perfect, a fearless soldier in battle but a God-fearing man who hesitated to
kill on Sunday. He broke the rules of war to win, and yet his tactics are studied in military academies the world over. Burke Davis brings
the color, vivid...
- They Made America
Evans tells the epic story of the men and women who made America over two centuries.
- They Saw It Happen
Here are more than 60 eyewitness accounts from Ancient Greece to Hiroshima. There are many notable events, from the Black Death, and Great
Fire of London, to the American Civil War.
- Those Extraordinary Twins
There is a love affair, a duel, and a climactic courtroom scene, just as in Puddnhead Wilson, but in this book it's all for laughs.
- Tiger Force
At the outset of the Vietnam War an experimental unit was created; Tiger Force. This material is an account of how badly that experiment went
wrong...
- Tipping Point, The (Unabridged)
In this brilliant and groundbreaking book, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen
suddenly and unexpectedly.
- Titanic: A Survivor's Story
Titanic is a unique record of one of the most traumatic events in maritime history. Not only does Colonel Gracie describe his own experience
on that fateful night but the stories of as many other survivors as he could track down. He also attended a court hearing to obtain the
official record....
- To America - Personal
Reflections of an Historian
Reflecting on his career, Stephen E. Ambrose—one of the country's most influential historians—confronts America's failures and struggles as
he explores both its moral and pragmatic triumphs.
- Toast
Hilarious, irreverent and mouthwatering, TOAST captures thirty years of British cooking and the recipes that we have grown up with since the
days when a grilled grapefruit was the last word in chic.
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