History

Haiti After the Earthquake

Paul Farmer and colleagues; read by Meryl Streep and an ensemble cast

An AudioFile Best Audiobooks of the Year Selection and Earphones Award Winner!

A vivid first-hand account of an epic catastrophe—and a powerful call to action—from a celebrated physician famous for his work in Haiti. Learn More

Halsey's Typhoon

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin; read by Eric Conger

A gripping true account of courage and survival at sea against impossible odds—and one of the finest untold World War II sagas of our time. Learn More

Happy Dreams of Liberty

by R. Isabela Morales; read by Allyson Johnson

A poignant, multi-generational saga of a mixed-race family in the US West and South from the antebellum period through the rise of Jim Crow. Learn More

He Had It Coming

by Kori Rumore & Marianne Mather; read by Tanya Eby

Beulah Annan. Belva Gaertner. Kitty Malm. Sabella Nitti. These are the real women of Chicago. Learn More

Heads You Lose

by Christianna Brand; read by Derek Perkins

In the English countryside, one of the well-mannered guests at Pigeonsford Estate may be a murderer in this series debut by an Edgar Award–nominated author. Learn More

Healing Wounds

by Diane Carlson Evans with Bob Welch; foreword by Joseph Galloway; read by Janet Metzger

What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one. Learn More

Heart of American Darkness

by Robert G. Parkinson; read by Shawn Compton

An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation. Learn More

Heat, a History

by On Barak; read by Tim Lounibos

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available October

Despite the flames of record-breaking temperatures licking at our feet, most people fail to fully grasp the gravity of environmental overheating. What acquired habits and conveniences allow us to turn a blind eye with an air of detachment? Using examples from the hottest places on earth, Heat, a History shows how scientific methods of accounting for heat and modern forms of acclimatization have desensitized us to climate change. Learn More

Heavyweight

by Jordana Moore Saggese; read by L. Malaika Cooper

The latest book from the author of Reading Basquiat. Learn More

Heiresses

by Miranda Kaufmann; read by Jennifer M. Dixon and Miranda Kaufman

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available September

Heiresses provides a compelling and often shocking account of how Britain profited and continues to profit from enslavement. In the vein of landmark books such as Empireland, Natives, They Were Her Property, and White Debt, Heiresses promises to expand and challenge our understanding of history. Learn More