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    Weird History Facts For Sleep

    by Sleepy Historian ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Ben E ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 41 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Sometimes, the best way to fall asleep is with stories that don’t matter—at all. Boring Useless History Facts For Sleep is your nightly ticket to drift off through the most bizarre corners of human history—without drama, urgency, or relevance. These historical oddities are so fascinating and so thoroughly unimportant, they’ll soothe your mind straight ... Read more

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    A Rare Recording of Bertrand Russell on Lenin, Hegel, Gladstone, Tennyson and Browning

    by Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher,  logician,  mathematician0,  historian2, prominent anti-war activist4, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 19506, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.8 ...
    Narrated by Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher,  logician,  mathematician1,  historian3, prominent anti-war activist5, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 19507, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.9 ...
    Series series A Rare Recording of…

    Unabridged

    12 min

    Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Read more

    $7.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • It Happened on Broadway

    An Oral History of the Great White Way

    by Myrna Katz Frommer, Harvey Frommer, sports historian, journalist, and author of Remembering Yankee Stadium ...
    In this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater veterans—including Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfeld—deliver the behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians and dramatic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fighting Auschwitz

    The Resistance Movement in the Concentration Camp

    by Jozef Garlinski ...
    When the Germans opened Auschwitz in June 1940, it was a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners, who were told on arrival that they would live no longer than three months. Two years later, the Germans expanded Auschwitz to also become a death camp for the Jews of Europe.Underground resistance appeared at Auschwitz very quickly, spearheaded in 1940 by one of the bravest men ever to live, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Lamp and the Thorn 2

    by The Historian ...
    Four winters after the Cathedral lamp went out, the king has lit it again with a clean new fire. Every year the Festival goes on as before. And every year, one by one, the people who carry that yellow flame home grow quiet. They pay their taxes on time and leave their crying children unanswered.In the south, a young man who claims to be the lost son of the Western Queen raises an army. The ... Read more

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    A Rare Recording of Bertrand Russell's Message To Future Generations

    by Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher,  logician,  mathematician0,  historian2, prominent anti-war activist4, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 19506, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.8 ...
    Narrated by Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher,  logician,  mathematician1,  historian3, prominent anti-war activist5, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 19507, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.9 ...
    Series series A Rare Recording of…

    Unabridged

    3 min

    Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Read more

    $7.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jackie Robinson

    by Harvey Frommer, sports historian, journalist, and author of Remembering Yankee Stadium ...
    This sensitive commentary on Jackie Robinson's life describes his childhood in Pasadena, through his years as a sports hero, to his later involvement in politics and the Civil Rights movement. Harvey Frommer has drawn upon interviews with Robinson's family, friends, and fellow ball players to tell the story of a courageous man who triumphed over bigotry and personal tragedy to take his place in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Fall of New Jersey

    by The New Jersey Historian-in-Exile ...
    Philadelphians and New Yorkers often joke that they would like to blow up all the bridges leading to New Jersey. In the 80,000 word novel, The Fall of New Jersey, their wishes come true. The Fall of New Jersey is a lighthearted blend of speculative fiction and comedy taking place in an apocalyptic Garden State, in the style of Voltaire’s Candide, “The Warriors,” and “Shaun of the Dead.”Aliza ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    Weird Roman Empire Facts For Sleep

    by Sleepy Historian ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Chris E ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 19 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Travel back in time to the days of the Roman Empire, not through loud battles or dramatic speeches, but through quiet, curious details meant to lull you gently into rest. This audiobook gathers unusual and fascinating facts about ancient Rome—facts that are surprising, but told in a soft and calming way, perfect for bedtime.You will hear about strange ... Read more

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  • Cyropaedia, The education of Cyrus

    by Xenophon Historian ...
    Xenophon wrote the Cyropaedia to outline his political and moral philosophy. He did this by endowing a fictional version of the boyhood of Cyrus the Great, founder of the first Persian Empire, with the qualities of what Xenophon considered the ideal ruler. The Cyropaedia relates instead that Astyages died and was succeeded by his son Cyaxares II, the maternal uncle of Cyrus. In the initial ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Manhattan at Mid-Century

    An Oral History

    by Myrna Katz Frommer, Harvey Frommer, sports historian, journalist, and author of Remembering Yankee Stadium ...
    Experience the mosaic of mid-century Manhattan in this exuberant oral history that begins in the post–World War II years when the city came into its own, and ends in the mid-1970s when it nearly went bust. This is the story of a time when great ocean liners were docked in the Hudson River ports, Checker cabs hurtled across a two-way Fifth Avenue, and the Third Avenue el cast long shadows onto the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Thirty Canadian V.Cs. 23d April 1915 to 30th March 1918

    by Canadian War Records Office, Military Historian Stuart Martin ...
    This work details each recipient's heroic acts between 1915 and 1918, providing a narrative of their bravery, sacrifices, and the extreme conditions they faced during significant battles, including the Second Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, and the Battle of Passchendaele. The book includes vivid descriptions of their actions, from holding key positions against overwhelming odds to ... Read more

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