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Personal History

A Memoir

by Katharine Graham ...

Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie ...

Unabridged

30 hours 30 min

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and WatergateIn this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting, moving...a wonderful book" The New York Times Book Review), Katharine Graham tells her story—one that is ... Read more

$35.00 USD

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and WatergateIn this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting, moving...a wonderful book" The New York Times Book Review), Katharine Graham tells her story—one that is
... Read more
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Once There Was a War

by John Steinbeck ...

Narrated by Lloyd James ...

Series series Penguin Audio Classics
Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II-now with a new cover and introductionIn 1943 John Steinbeck was on assignment for The New York Herald Tribune, writing from Italy and North Africa, and from England in the midst of the London blitz. In his dispatches he focuses on the human-scale effect of the war, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II-now with a new cover and introductionIn 1943 John Steinbeck was on assignment for The New York Herald Tribune, writing from Italy and North Africa, and from England in the midst of the London blitz. In his dispatches he focuses on the human-scale effect of the war, portraying everyone from the guys in a bomber crew
... Read more
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Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri talks about her first novel, The Namesake in this interview with PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown. It's the story of two generations of Indians from Calcutta becoming Americans. ... Read more

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri talks about her first novel, The Namesake in this interview with PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown. It's the story of two generations of Indians from Calcutta becoming Americans.
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Personal History

A Memoir

by Katharine Graham ...

Narrated by Katherine Graham ...

Abridged

2 hours 53 min

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and WatergateIn this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting, moving...a wonderful book" The New York Times Book Review), Katharine Graham tells her story—one that is ... Read more

$15.00 USD

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the Washington Post during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and WatergateIn this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting, moving...a wonderful book" The New York Times Book Review), Katharine Graham tells her story—one that is
... Read more
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The Powerful and the Damned

Private Diaries in Turbulent Times

by Lionel Barber ...

Narrated by Lionel Barber ...

Unabridged

13 hours 58 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique insights into high-level decision-making and political calculation, often in moments of crisis. These diaries offer snapshots of leadership in an age of upheaval...'Lionel Barber was Editor of the Financial Times for the tech boom, the global financial crisis, the rise ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.'As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique insights into high-level decision-making and political calculation, often in moments of crisis. These diaries offer snapshots of leadership in an age of upheaval...'Lionel Barber was Editor of the Financial Times for the tech boom, the global financial crisis, the rise
... Read more
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Confidential Confidential

The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine

by Samantha Barbas ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including their sexual affairs, drug use, and sexuality, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities' carefully constructed images and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including their sexual affairs, drug use, and sexuality, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities' carefully constructed images and
... Read more
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The Village of Lost and Found

The perfect uplifting, feel-good read from Alison Sherlock

by Alison Sherlock ...

Narrated by Helen Keeley ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Riverside Lane Series
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

From the top 50 bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely HeartsScandal-hit party girl Lucy Conway needs to leave London fast.She packs her bags and escapes to the sleepy village of Cranbridge to take care of her beloved Uncle Frank.But the country village isn’t quite as idyllic as she remembers. To make matters worse, her Uncle’s pride and joy, The Cranbridge Times, is close to going out ... Read more

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From the top 50 bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely HeartsScandal-hit party girl Lucy Conway needs to leave London fast.She packs her bags and escapes to the sleepy village of Cranbridge to take care of her beloved Uncle Frank.But the country village isn’t quite as idyllic as she remembers. To make matters worse, her Uncle’s pride and joy, The Cranbridge Times, is close to going out
... Read more
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Sam Quinones: Antonio's Gun and Defino's Dream

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

A book conversation about the lives and dreams of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. in the 1920s and the current day with Sam Quinones, author of Antonio’s Gun and Defino’s Dream. ... Read more

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A book conversation about the lives and dreams of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. in the 1920s and the current day with Sam Quinones, author of Antonio’s Gun and Defino’s Dream.
... Read more
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Texas Murders

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

Law enforcement officials in Kaufman County, Texas, are investigating whether a white supremacist prison gang can be linked to the recent murders of assistant district attorney Mark Hasse and district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia. Judy Woodruff interviews Tanya Eiserer of The Dallas Morning News. ... Read more

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Law enforcement officials in Kaufman County, Texas, are investigating whether a white supremacist prison gang can be linked to the recent murders of assistant district attorney Mark Hasse and district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia. Judy Woodruff interviews Tanya Eiserer of The Dallas Morning News.
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Are You From the Bugle?

A BBC Radio 4 Satirical Comedy Series

by John Gradwell ...

Narrated by Mark Gatiss, Frances Jeater, Rachel Atkins, Dean Williamson, Sue Devaney, David Ryall, Robert Beck, Jeffrey Holland, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

Hilarious series about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper officeLaugh out loud as you listen to this six-part satirical comedy series about a hapless news reporter trying to make his way in the tight-knit Butterthwaite community – starring Robert Beck and Jeffrey Holland, with guest appearances by Mark Gatiss and Peter SerafinowiczGraham Carpenter has big dreams of being a serious journalist, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Hilarious series about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper officeLaugh out loud as you listen to this six-part satirical comedy series about a hapless news reporter trying to make his way in the tight-knit Butterthwaite community – starring Robert Beck and Jeffrey Holland, with guest appearances by Mark Gatiss and Peter SerafinowiczGraham Carpenter has big dreams of being a serious journalist,
... Read more
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Disabled Workers Still Struggle

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Twenty-two years after George H.W. Bush signed the American Disability Act into law, questions remain on whether the law prevents hiring discrimination of disabled workers. Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Business Leadership Network’s Jill Houghton and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) about efforts to employ more disabled people. ... Read more

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Twenty-two years after George H.W. Bush signed the American Disability Act into law, questions remain on whether the law prevents hiring discrimination of disabled workers. Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Business Leadership Network’s Jill Houghton and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) about efforts to employ more disabled people.
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Atlanta Teachers

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

It was deadline day in Atlanta for 35 former educators to voluntarily turn themselves to face charges of crimes related to widespread, coordinated cheating by principals and teachers. Margaret Warner talks with Mike Winerip of The New York Times for more on the allegations, possible motives and how it has affected students. ... Read more

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It was deadline day in Atlanta for 35 former educators to voluntarily turn themselves to face charges of crimes related to widespread, coordinated cheating by principals and teachers. Margaret Warner talks with Mike Winerip of The New York Times for more on the allegations, possible motives and how it has affected students.
... Read more
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Killing of a Missouri teenager by police triggers unrest

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, has sparked outrage and protests. Brown, a young African-American man, was unarmed. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Greg Meyer, former captain of the Los Angeles Police Department. ... Read more

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The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, has sparked outrage and protests. Brown, a young African-American man, was unarmed. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Greg Meyer, former captain of the Los Angeles Police Department.
... Read more
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White Americans Feel Ceiling Effect

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

While White Americans Feel ‘Ceiling Effect,’ Blacks and Latinos Find AspirationA new study shows that since 2006 whites have grown more pessimistic about their economic outlook while African-Americans and Latinos have grown more optimistic. Ray Suarez talks with Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ellis Cose, author of The End of Anger to examine the differences and shift in attitudes. ... Read more

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While White Americans Feel ‘Ceiling Effect,’ Blacks and Latinos Find AspirationA new study shows that since 2006 whites have grown more pessimistic about their economic outlook while African-Americans and Latinos have grown more optimistic. Ray Suarez talks with Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ellis Cose, author of The End of Anger to examine the differences and shift in attitudes.
... Read more
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Telling stories helps refugee children learn a new language

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

How do young children who have come to the United States as immigrants or refugees learn English? At one early education school and laboratory in Houston, the new language comes to life when kids use storytelling and dramatic play to get talking. The NewsHour's April Brown reports. ... Read more

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How do young children who have come to the United States as immigrants or refugees learn English? At one early education school and laboratory in Houston, the new language comes to life when kids use storytelling and dramatic play to get talking. The NewsHour's April Brown reports.
... Read more
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Climate Change

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

A UN report warns that the effects of climate change -- flood, drought and food shortages -- have already caused harm, and will worsen quickly if we don't take immediate action. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the global implications with two people who worked on the report: Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University and Patricia Romero Lankao of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. ... Read more

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A UN report warns that the effects of climate change -- flood, drought and food shortages -- have already caused harm, and will worsen quickly if we don't take immediate action. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the global implications with two people who worked on the report: Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University and Patricia Romero Lankao of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
... Read more
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Massive Financial Crisis

Making Sen$e

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Making Sen$e
Unabridged

7 min

As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of business and the economy, Paul Solman talks to MIT finance professor Andrew Lo about why he's asking Congress to keep investigating the financial crisis. ... Read more

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As part of his continuing series of reports making sense of business and the economy, Paul Solman talks to MIT finance professor Andrew Lo about why he's asking Congress to keep investigating the financial crisis.
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Legendary Dancer Baryshnikov

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

At the age of 59, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is still dancing. He recently opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, which provides space and support for creating art. ... Read more

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At the age of 59, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is still dancing. He recently opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, which provides space and support for creating art.
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Haywire

The Best of Craig Brown

by Craig Brown ...

Narrated by Craig Brown, Jan Ravens, Kieran Hodgson ...

Unabridged

16 hours 57 min

‘Our greatest living satirist’ Sunday Times‘The most screamingly funny living writer’ Mail on SundayFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma'am Darling and One Two Three Four, a selection of Craig Brown's finest writing collected together for the first time.Haywire presents a survival guide to the 21st century.The acclaimed biographer of Princess Margaret and The Beatle... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

‘Our greatest living satirist’ Sunday Times‘The most screamingly funny living writer’ Mail on SundayFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma'am Darling and One Two Three Four, a selection of Craig Brown's finest writing collected together for the first time.Haywire presents a survival guide to the 21st century.The acclaimed biographer of Princess Margaret and The Beatle...
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Den søde skrivekløe

by Otto Ludwig ...

Narrated by Søren Elung Jensen ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

Otto Ludwig fortæller i denne erindringsbog om sit liv som journalist af den gamle skole, der gerne sætter liv og lemmer på spil for at komme først med en god historie. Ludwig havde specialiseret sig i selv at lave historier ved at iscenesætte happenings med sig selv i centrum. Sceneriet var ofte Strøget i København, hvor hans practical jokes ikke sjældent førte til indgriben fra ordensmagten, ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Otto Ludwig fortæller i denne erindringsbog om sit liv som journalist af den gamle skole, der gerne sætter liv og lemmer på spil for at komme først med en god historie. Ludwig havde specialiseret sig i selv at lave historier ved at iscenesætte happenings med sig selv i centrum. Sceneriet var ofte Strøget i København, hvor hans practical jokes ikke sjældent førte til indgriben fra ordensmagten,
... Read more
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Refresh Irish Economy After Global Recession

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

12 min

Ireland was hit hard during the global recession, suffering dramatic job losses and a mass exodus of skilled workers. Though the Irish are still cautious, a recovery is being driven by locally-grown businesses, startups and new takes on heritage industries. Ray Suarez reports from Dublin on pioneering businesses sprouting up. ... Read more

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Ireland was hit hard during the global recession, suffering dramatic job losses and a mass exodus of skilled workers. Though the Irish are still cautious, a recovery is being driven by locally-grown businesses, startups and new takes on heritage industries. Ray Suarez reports from Dublin on pioneering businesses sprouting up.
... Read more
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Can students return a billion oysters to NY harbor?

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

4 min

Oysters were once abundant in New York City, but decades of over-harvesting and pollution led to their near-extinction there. Now, an education initiative called the Billion Oyster Project teaches public school students how to help bring them back to the city’s harbor, with the goal of restoring a billion oysters by 2035. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano has more. ... Read more

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Oysters were once abundant in New York City, but decades of over-harvesting and pollution led to their near-extinction there. Now, an education initiative called the Billion Oyster Project teaches public school students how to help bring them back to the city’s harbor, with the goal of restoring a billion oysters by 2035. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano has more.
... Read more
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After the Fact

The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

by Nathan Bomey ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

This trenchant analysis examines the many ways our society's increasingly tenuous commitment to facts laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise to power.Award-winning journalist Nathan Bomey argues that Trump did not usher the post-truth era into being. He was its inevitable outcome. Bomey points to recent trends that have created the perfect seedbed for spin, distortion, deception, and bald ... Read more

$17.99 USD

This trenchant analysis examines the many ways our society's increasingly tenuous commitment to facts laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise to power.Award-winning journalist Nathan Bomey argues that Trump did not usher the post-truth era into being. He was its inevitable outcome. Bomey points to recent trends that have created the perfect seedbed for spin, distortion, deception, and bald
... Read more
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Early childhood educators struggle

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

Science tells us that critical brain development in children begins well before kindergarten, so their care and education prior to starting school matter. But the very foundation of effective early education -- child care providers -- often struggle to earn a living wage. In fact, nearly half of these teachers require some sort of federal support to make ends meet. Hari Sreenivasan reports. ... Read more

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Science tells us that critical brain development in children begins well before kindergarten, so their care and education prior to starting school matter. But the very foundation of effective early education -- child care providers -- often struggle to earn a living wage. In fact, nearly half of these teachers require some sort of federal support to make ends meet. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
... Read more

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