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All the President's Men

by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein ...

Narrated by Richard Poe ...

Unabridged

13 hours 34 min

50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat. ... Read more

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50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat.
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Jesmyn Ward: Sing, Unburied, Sing

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

Award-winning author Jesmyn Ward writes the stories of the people and places she found absent in literature while growing up. Her new fiction novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, weaves the supernatural with genuine characters that are molded by the rural and poverty-stricken life in her Mississippi hometown. Ward joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about her community and the stories that have come from it. ... Read more

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Award-winning author Jesmyn Ward writes the stories of the people and places she found absent in literature while growing up. Her new fiction novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, weaves the supernatural with genuine characters that are molded by the rural and poverty-stricken life in her Mississippi hometown. Ward joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about her community and the stories that have come from it.
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Endangered Coral Reefs Die

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

In addition to negative consequences caused by overfishing and pollution, coral reefs face another major existential threat: increased acidity from warming oceans. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida about the dire outlook for coral reefs, as well as efforts and research to try and save them. ... Read more

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In addition to negative consequences caused by overfishing and pollution, coral reefs face another major existential threat: increased acidity from warming oceans. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida about the dire outlook for coral reefs, as well as efforts and research to try and save them.
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New Meaning to "Playtime"

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Arts education is typically not a staple of some heartland communities, so for nearly 40 years the Missoula Children's Theatre has been giving disadvantaged children an opportunity to discover their inner thespian. Jeffrey Brown reports. ... Read more

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Arts education is typically not a staple of some heartland communities, so for nearly 40 years the Missoula Children's Theatre has been giving disadvantaged children an opportunity to discover their inner thespian. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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Mortgage Meltdown

Making Sen$e

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Making Sen$e
Unabridged

8 min

In the latest report of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman talks to New York Times economics reporter Ed Andrews, who chronicles his personal tale of the mortgage crisis in Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown. ... Read more

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In the latest report of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman talks to New York Times economics reporter Ed Andrews, who chronicles his personal tale of the mortgage crisis in Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown.
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African-American Family Land

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

A NewsHour report on Ammie McRae Jenkins, founder of the Sandhills Family Heritage Association, which helps preserve black family-owned land and culture. ... Read more

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A NewsHour report on Ammie McRae Jenkins, founder of the Sandhills Family Heritage Association, which helps preserve black family-owned land and culture.
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Leahy: Wiretap

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

10 min

A resolution was introduced in the Senate today by Democrats that rejects the president's arguments for the use of domestic surveillance. Jim Lehrer discusses today's resolution with co-sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. ... Read more

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A resolution was introduced in the Senate today by Democrats that rejects the president's arguments for the use of domestic surveillance. Jim Lehrer discusses today's resolution with co-sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Exploring the Psychology of Wealth, ‘Pernicious’ Effects of Economic Inequality

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

It's been said that money is the root of all evil. Does money make people more likely to lie, cheat and steal? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on new research from the University of California, Berkeley about how wealth and inequality affects us psychologically. ... Read more

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It's been said that money is the root of all evil. Does money make people more likely to lie, cheat and steal? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on new research from the University of California, Berkeley about how wealth and inequality affects us psychologically.
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Deadlines & Datelines

Essays at the Turn of the Century

by Dan Rather ...

Narrated by David Ackroyd ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

Compelling essays from Peabody and Emmy-award winning newsman Dan RatherWith his distinctive blend of frontline determination and a journalist's knack for a good story, former CBS anchorman Dan Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. Ranging from the Iraq conflict to a schoolyard shooting in Arkansas, from the Oklahoma City ... Read more

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Compelling essays from Peabody and Emmy-award winning newsman Dan RatherWith his distinctive blend of frontline determination and a journalist's knack for a good story, former CBS anchorman Dan Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. Ranging from the Iraq conflict to a schoolyard shooting in Arkansas, from the Oklahoma City
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Dr. Jerome Groopman: How Doctors Think

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

In his book How Doctors Think, Dr. Jerome Groopman provides insight on the thought processes behind decisions that doctors make and explores the important relationship between doctor and patient. In this interview, Groopman discusses why he wrote the book, the prevalence of misdiagnosis, and more. ... Read more

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In his book How Doctors Think, Dr. Jerome Groopman provides insight on the thought processes behind decisions that doctors make and explores the important relationship between doctor and patient. In this interview, Groopman discusses why he wrote the book, the prevalence of misdiagnosis, and more.
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Global Economics

Making Sen$e

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Making Sen$e
Unabridged

9 min

In her new book, The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents -- a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series. ... Read more

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In her new book, The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents -- a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series.
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David Hallberg - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

23 min

Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January. ... Read more

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Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January.
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America's Last Great Newspaper War: The Death of Print in a Two-Tabloid Town

by Mike Jaccarino ...

Narrated by Michael Karl Orenstein ...

Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

Recounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners,” and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America. ... Read more

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Recounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners,” and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America.
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Study Finds Half of U.S. Adults at Risk for Health Problems Relates to Elevated Blood Sugar

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

One out of three Americans over 20 is pre-diabetic and another 29 million already have diabetes. According to a recent report, the risk for some cancers is 15 percent higher for someone with higher-than-normal blood sugar. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. David Nathan, director of the Diabetes Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, about how to prevent high blood sugar levels. ... Read more

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One out of three Americans over 20 is pre-diabetic and another 29 million already have diabetes. According to a recent report, the risk for some cancers is 15 percent higher for someone with higher-than-normal blood sugar. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. David Nathan, director of the Diabetes Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, about how to prevent high blood sugar levels.
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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

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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
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How Rust Belt City Youngstown Hopes to Overcome Decades of Decline

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Chasing the Dream
Unabridged

9 min

Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues of poverty and opportunity in America, this is part of an ongoing series of reports called Chasing the Dream. ... Read more

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Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues of poverty and opportunity in America, this is part of an ongoing series of reports called Chasing the Dream.
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Simon Winchester: The Man Who Loved China

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

In The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester tells the story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric biochemist at Cambridge University who embarked on two great love affairs—Lu Gwei-Djen and China. In this interview, Winchester discusses Needham's introduction to Chinese language, his creation of an intellectual force during war and conflict, China's intellectual background, and more. ... Read more

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In The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester tells the story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric biochemist at Cambridge University who embarked on two great love affairs—Lu Gwei-Djen and China. In this interview, Winchester discusses Needham's introduction to Chinese language, his creation of an intellectual force during war and conflict, China's intellectual background, and more.
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The World’s Most Dangerous Geek: And More True Hacking Stories

by David Kushner ...

Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

Unabridged

13 hours 39 min

Every day, it seems, we hear stories about hackers. Hackers breaking into the computers of banks, governments, and corporations. Some are criminals, coding to exploit and destroy. Others are activists, using their tools to challenge institutions and fight for freedom. But often these characters linger in the shadows. Who are they? What makes them tick? Are they our allies, or our enemies?For the ... Read more

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Every day, it seems, we hear stories about hackers. Hackers breaking into the computers of banks, governments, and corporations. Some are criminals, coding to exploit and destroy. Others are activists, using their tools to challenge institutions and fight for freedom. But often these characters linger in the shadows. Who are they? What makes them tick? Are they our allies, or our enemies?For the
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Apartheid's People Series Segment #2

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Apartheid's People
Unabridged

23 min

In this segment we meet a man who lives in two worlds. By day Mtutuzela Matshoba is an executive in the white business world, at night confined by law to his all-black township. ... Read more

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In this segment we meet a man who lives in two worlds. By day Mtutuzela Matshoba is an executive in the white business world, at night confined by law to his all-black township.
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Drift and Mastery

by Walter Lippman ...

Narrated by Lee Osorio ...

Series series Forerunners Series
Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR’s founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR’s core mission: fearless reporting, global perspective, and intellectual rigor. Each selection remains strikingly relevant today, offering ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR’s founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR’s core mission: fearless reporting, global perspective, and intellectual rigor. Each selection remains strikingly relevant today, offering
... Read more
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The Rolling Stones: Forty Years, Three Stages and a Blimp

The 40th Anniversary Tour Launch 2002

by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards ...

Narrated by Mick Jagger ...

Series Audiobook 25 - One Media Rock Star Interviews
Unabridged

10 min

On May 7, 2002, The Rolling Stones held a press conference in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City, to announce their 20022003 Licks World Tour. Marked by the arrival of a Rolling Stones-branded blimp, the event saw Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood discuss the upcoming tour, which would feature stadiums, arenas, theatres, and intimate club shows. The band answered questions ... Read more

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On May 7, 2002, The Rolling Stones held a press conference in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City, to announce their 20022003 Licks World Tour. Marked by the arrival of a Rolling Stones-branded blimp, the event saw Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood discuss the upcoming tour, which would feature stadiums, arenas, theatres, and intimate club shows. The band answered questions
... Read more
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What asylum-seekers meet when they try to cross legally

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

10 min

U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El Paso, Amna Nawaz follows a grandmother and granddaughter who are fleeing cartel violence. ... Read more

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U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El Paso, Amna Nawaz follows a grandmother and granddaughter who are fleeing cartel violence.
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Goodbye Europe

The unique must-have collection

by Various ...

Narrated by David Rintoul, Tim Collins, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Joe Jameson, Jonathan Lynn, Jenni Murray, Tania Rodrigues, Willow Nash ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art, language, food, music and movies, to war, literature, driving, nudity, geography, smoking and nature.Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art, language, food, music and movies, to war, literature, driving, nudity, geography, smoking and nature.Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured
... Read more
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On Air

The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

by Steve Oney ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

21 hours 16 min

An “engrossing and entertaining…major work of media history” (The New York Times Book Review) that reveals the unlikely story of one of America’s most celebrated but least understood media empires.Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things ... Read more

$34.99 USD

An “engrossing and entertaining…major work of media history” (The New York Times Book Review) that reveals the unlikely story of one of America’s most celebrated but least understood media empires.Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such as All Things
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