History Audio Books
We are pleased to present the following History Audio Book titles;
- 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.
- To Conquer The Air
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.
- Too Many Mothers
'A gut-wrenching memoir that still has you gasping with laughter. A hell of a book'
- Trial and the Death of Socrates, The
The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a first-hand account of the end of one of the greatest
figures in history.
- Triumph of Liberty, The
From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous
individuals and by weaving together their moving life stories, tells the saga of liberty as a whole.
- Truman
Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured...
- Tulia: Race, Cocaine and
Corruption in a Small Texas Town
Tulia, in Blakeslee's rich and deeply satisfying telling resembles nothing so much as a modern-day To Kill a Mockingbird, or would, that is,
if the novel were a true story..
- Twentieth Maine, The
At Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain and the Twentieth Maine performed one of the miracles of the Civil War. Outnumbered, with ammunition
gone, they charged the Confederate line and took four hundred prisoners.
- Two Treatises of Government
This presentation discusses the life of John Locke, the evolution of his ideas, and the political conflicts in 17th Century England which led
to the writing of Two Treatises of Government. The famous Second Treatise - which contains Locke’s central ideas on rights, government, and
revolution-is...
- Tyrannosaurus Sue
The true story of Sue, the greatest Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered.
- Undaunted Courage (Abridged)
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River.
- Undaunted Courage (Unabridged)
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across
the forbidding Rockies.
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