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The Escape Line
by Megan Koreman; read by Christa Lewis
Using recently declassified archives, The Escape Line tells the story of the Dutch-Paris and the thousands of people it saved during World War II. Author Megan Koreman, who was given exclusive access to many of the archives, is herself the daughter of Dutch parents who were part of the resistance. Learn More
The Esperanza Fire
John N. Maclean; read by Pete Larkin
A riveting, you-are-there account of the tightly-knit forest service engine crew that perished battling “the perfect storm of wildland fires,” which led to the first-ever conviction of a wildland arsonist for first degree murder. Learn More
The Essential Kerner Commission Report
edited and introduction by Jelani Cobb; with Matthew Guariglia; read by Mirron Willis
Recognizing that a historic study of American racism and police violence should become part of today's canon, Jelani Cobb contextualizes it for a new generation. Learn More
The Eurasian Century
by Hal Brands; read by Tim Fannon
An urgent and incisive new framework for understanding the origins—and stakes—of global conflict with China, Russia, and Iran. Learn More
Everest
by J. R. Smith; read by Michael Page
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available August
Mount Everest is known to everyone—but what of the person after whom it was named? This book traces the life and profession of that person, George Everest. Learn More
Everybody's Doin' It
by Dale Cockrell; read by Jonathan Todd Ross
Everybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York City. Learn More
Evolutions
by Oren Harman; read by Oren Harman
Science is an astounding achievement, but are we really any wiser than the ancients? Has science revealed the secrets of fate and immortality? Has it provided protection from jealousy or love? There are those who believe that science has replaced faith, but must it also be a death knell for mythology? Learn More
Except for Palestine
by Marc Lamont Hill, Mitchell Plitnick; read by Paul Boehmer
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from a New York Times bestselling author and experts on US policy in the region.
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Eyes in the Sky
by Arthur Holland Michel; read by LJ Ganser
The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens. Learn More
A Fabulous Failure
by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein; read by Tom Campbell
This book reveals why Bill Clinton's expansive agenda was a fabulous failure, and why its demise still haunts us today. Learn More
The False Promise of Superiority
by James H. Lebovic; read by David Stifel
During the Cold War, American policymakers sought nuclear advantages to offset an alleged Soviet edge. Policymakers hoped that US nuclear capabilities would safeguard deterrence, when backed perhaps by a set of coercive tactics. But policymakers also hedged their bets with plans to fight a nuclear war to their advantage should deterrence fail. In The False Promise of Superiority, James H. Lebovic argues that the US approach was fraught with peril and remains so today. Learn More
Falstaff
by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance
From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time comes "a timely reminder of the power and possibility of words [and] the last love letter to the shaping spirit of Bloom's imagination" (front page, The New York Times Book Review) and an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Falstaff—one of Shakespeare's greatest enduring and most complex comedic characters. Learn More
Familiar Violence
by Heather Montgomery; by Jennifer M. Dixon
Child abuse casts a long shadow over the history of childhood. This book looks at what constituted cruelty towards children in the past and at the social responses towards it. Focusing primarily on England, it is a history of violence against children in their own homes, covering a large timeframe which extends from medieval times to the present. Learn More
Family, Friends and Neighbors
by Richard Estep; read by Perry Daniels
Murders committed to escape a marriage, or out of dire desperation, or from an insane separation from reality, these and other less comprehensible motivations fill the pages of Family, Friends and Neighbors. It's an unflinching look into humanity's dark side! Hear the stories, investigate the facts, and meet the vicious killers who murder the people who should have been nearest and dearest to them. Learn More
Fantasies of Nina Simone
by Jordan Alexander Stein; read by Janina Edwards
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June
Since her death in 2003, Nina Simone has been the subject of an astonishing number of rereleased, remastered, and remixed albums and compilations as well as biographies, films, viral memes, samples, and soundtracks. In Fantasies of Nina Simone, Jordan Alexander Stein examines the space between our collective and individual fantasies about Simone the performer, civil rights activist, and icon, and her own fantasies about herself. Learn More
Farewell to the Horse
by Ulrich Raulff; read by Matthew Waterson
A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, Farewell to the Horse paints a stunning panorama of a world shaped by hooves, and the imprint left on humankind. Learn More
Fateful Hours
by Volker Ullrich; translated by Jefferson Chase; read by Russ Bain
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available November
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Father James Page
by Larry Eugene; read by Terrence Kidd
This first-of-its-kind biography tells the story of Rev. James Page, who rose from slavery in the nineteenth century to become a religious and political leader among African Americans as well as an international spokesperson for the cause of racial equality. Learn More
FDR's Mentors
by Michael J. Gerhardt; read by Danny Campbell
A unique and illuminating exploration of the key relationships that shaped Franklin Delano Roosevelt into one of America's most definitive leaders and impacted his influence on the world stage, from presidential historian Michael J. Gerhardt, the acclaimed author of Lincoln's Mentors and principal adviser in the official annotation of the Constitution at the Library of Congress. Learn More
Fertility Technology
by Donna J. Drucker; read by Christa Lewis
A concise overview of fertility technology—its history, practical applications, and ethical and social implications around the world. Learn More
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