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Becoming FDR

The Personal Crisis That Made a President

by Jonathan Darman ...

“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”—Jon Meacham“A valuable book for anyone who wants to know how adversity shapes character. By understanding how FDR became a deeper and more empathetic person, we can nurture those traits in ourselves and learn from the challenges we all face.” ... Read more

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“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”—Jon Meacham“A valuable book for anyone who wants to know how adversity shapes character. By understanding how FDR became a deeper and more empathetic person, we can nurture those traits in ourselves and learn from the challenges we all face.”
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Landslide

LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America

by Jonathan Darman ...

In politics, the man who takes the highest spot after a landslide is not standing on solid ground.In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and shows how, from 1963 to 1966, these two men—the same age, and driven by the same heroic ambitions—changed American politics forever.The liberal and ... Read more

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In politics, the man who takes the highest spot after a landslide is not standing on solid ground.In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and shows how, from 1963 to 1966, these two men—the same age, and driven by the same heroic ambitions—changed American politics forever.The liberal and
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The Highest Calling

Conversations on the American Presidency

by David M. Rubenstein ...

Narrated by David M. Rubenstein, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, Annette Gordon-Reed, Candice Millard, Ted Widmer, Jeffrey Frank, Kai Bird0, Peter Baker1, Douglas Bradburn2, Amity Shlaes3, Jonathan Darman4, Susan Eisenhower5, Fredrik Logevall6, Richard Norton Smith7, Timothy J. Naftali8, Franklin Foer9, Lindsey Chervinsky0, David Marchick1, Stewart McLaurin2, Douglas Brinkley3, James Baker III4, Michael Beschloss5 ...

Unabridged

19 hours 3 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling
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Landslide

LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America

by Jonathan Darman ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

14 hours 38 min

In politics, the man who takes the highest spot after a landslide is not standing on solid ground.In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and shows how, from 1963 to 1966, these two men—the same age, and driven by the same heroic ambitions—changed American politics forever.The liberal and ... Read more

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In politics, the man who takes the highest spot after a landslide is not standing on solid ground.In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and shows how, from 1963 to 1966, these two men—the same age, and driven by the same heroic ambitions—changed American politics forever.The liberal and
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Becoming FDR

The Personal Crisis That Made a President

by Jonathan Darman ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 47 min

“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”—Jon Meacham“A valuable book for anyone who wants to know how adversity shapes character. By understanding how FDR became a deeper and more empathetic person, we can nurture those traits in ourselves and learn from the challenges we all face.” ... Read more

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“An illuminating account of how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggles with polio steeled him for the great struggles of the Depression and of World War II.”—Jon Meacham“A valuable book for anyone who wants to know how adversity shapes character. By understanding how FDR became a deeper and more empathetic person, we can nurture those traits in ourselves and learn from the challenges we all face.”
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Morgenthau

Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty

by Andrew Meier ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

38 hours 44 min

An “epic and intimate” (David M. Kennedy) portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family, a dynasty of power brokers and public officials with an outsize—and previously unmapped—influence extending from daily life in New York City to the shaping of the American Century“Magisterial . . . a vivid retelling of critical domestic and world events over two centuries.”—Dr. Fiona HillAfter coming ... Read more

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An “epic and intimate” (David M. Kennedy) portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family, a dynasty of power brokers and public officials with an outsize—and previously unmapped—influence extending from daily life in New York City to the shaping of the American Century“Magisterial . . . a vivid retelling of critical domestic and world events over two centuries.”—Dr. Fiona HillAfter coming
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American Visions

The United States 1800-1860

by Edward L. Ayers ...

Narrated by Brandon Pollock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended ... Read more

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A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended
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Woodrow Wilson

The Light Withdrawn

by Christopher Cox ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

25 hours 31 min

An “assiduously researched” (The Wall Street Journal), “powerful...dispassionate new biography” (The Christian Science Monitor) of Woodrow Wilson, focused on his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women’s voting rights.More than a century after his death, Woodrow Wilson’s influence on American politics remains strong while his contradictions loom larger than ever. With ... Read more

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An “assiduously researched” (The Wall Street Journal), “powerful...dispassionate new biography” (The Christian Science Monitor) of Woodrow Wilson, focused on his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women’s voting rights.More than a century after his death, Woodrow Wilson’s influence on American politics remains strong while his contradictions loom larger than ever. With
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The King Years

Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

by Taylor Branch ...

Narrated by Leslie Jr, Odom ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

“Right out of the pages of our lives…Compelling portraits placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the magisterial America in the King ... Read more

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“Right out of the pages of our lives…Compelling portraits placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the magisterial America in the King
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Nothing to Fear

FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America

by Adam Cohen ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

14 hours 11 min

Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history—the tense, feverish first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government. When FDR took his oath of office in March 1933, more than 10,000 banks had gone under following the Crash of 1929, a quarter of American workers were ... Read more

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Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history—the tense, feverish first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government. When FDR took his oath of office in March 1933, more than 10,000 banks had gone under following the Crash of 1929, a quarter of American workers were
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The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe

A Biography

by Elaine Showalter ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and ... Read more

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Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and
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Life of a Klansman

A Family History in White Supremacy

by Edward Ball ...

Narrated by Edward Ball ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a ... Read more

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Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a
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