Band of Brothers is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150 % casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office.
Carson's full-scale treatment of American history combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages that lead the listener to a clearer understanding of the factors which shaped this nation.
Organizations working to restore the environment and foster social justice collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This movement with no name, leader, or location is a creative expression of people's needs worldwide.
From the "Call to Conscience" collection, "The Birth of a New Nation" ignited the modern civil rights movement. Introduction written and read by Rev Leon H Sullivan.
A cluster of five countries—Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, & Cost Rica—are commonly referred to as Central America. Although these nations differ in their histories and politics, they...
Modern chemistry emerged from the historical traditions of metalworking (beginning as early as the Bronze Age in 3500 BC); medicine (especially "iatrochemistry", which emerged in the Renaissance); ...
Traditional scientific determinism has suggested that the natural world is regular and predictable, and that timeless and universal nature is best understood by studying its parts in isolation. For...
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion
This island was once a clearinghouse for importing slaves into the New World. It later became one of the world's few remaining bastions of Marxism, proclaiming socio-economic equality. In both form...
The Curran case framed an era, from 1965 to 1990, and left behind unresolved questions about authority and freedom in the Catholic Church today. Through biography, history, theology, and courtroom ...
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published in 1859 a vastly important work: On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Darwin ...
In 1905, Albert Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity, followed by the General Theory of Relativity in 1916. He firmly established (1) the idea that all judgement about motion is a ma...
Mobster Al "Scarface" Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud ada the Birdman: only the most violent, desperate criminals were sent to Alcatraz Island—"The Rock". Also referred to as "Hellcatraz...
Germany is historically one of the most important of all nations. Since emerging from its days as a Roman province, Germany (including Prussia) has had a central role in European affairs. It has re...
With only bare hands and crude tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored uniforms and clothes. A split-second operation as delic...
These speeches span the years 1940 – 1987.Among others listen to Winston Churchill’s First Radio Address As Prime Minister, John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address and Richard Nixon’s Resignation speech.
From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now.
The "isle of poets and scholars" has known almost constant warfare for centuries. In 1920, it was divided into North and South; yet this purely political solution left a religious and cultural schi...
Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times.
This extraordinary classic has been variously acclaimed as one of the great books of adventure, travel, anthropology, and spiritual awakening. In 1938 and 1939, a French nobleman spent fifteen mont...
With fiery words of wisdom and a passion for justice, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired people everywhere to perform extraordinary acts of courage.
Once more personally selected by Alistair Cooke these middle years in America bring reports on the black revolution and ’60s counter culture as well as fascinating memories.
In 1909 Elinore Pruitt took a job with a rancher near Burnt Fork, Wyoming. This was the beginning of the eloquent letters narrated in this remarkable audiobook.
By the end of World War I, Britain had promised control of Palestine to both Arabs and Jews. Each of these peoples claimed a longstanding right to the same piece of land, and violence was inevitabl...
For O. J. Simpson to get away with murder, an innocent cop and brilliant detective had to be destroyed. That was the strategy of the Simpson defense. But as certainty about Simpson's guilt grew, so...
The concept of the atom—the smallest physical building block of nature—has been around at least since ancient Greece. Leucippus and Democritus conceived of a mechanical or physical atom...
Recent events have made it clear that the Soviet Union is not a monolith; it's a collection of nationalities, many with serious objections to union. The demise of communism holds great promise and ...
The Twentieth Century, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that stands on the brink of the millennium.
Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.
One man, more than any other, has helped define the most important issues of our time. His name is Ronald Reagan—one of our nation's most powerful and popular Presidents.
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...
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.
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 Conquer the Air is a hero's tale of overcoming obstacles within and without. It is the story of mankind's most wondrous technological achievement; and it is an account of the mystery of creativity.
Half the world is at war, and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce with the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China.
