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In this deeply moving account, Conant reveals an enigmatic man, who served his country at tremendous personal cost.
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The true story of Steven Callahan alone and adrift at sea for 76 days
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Inside America's War on Terror. The disturbing truth about the war on terror, written and read by Richard A. Clarke.
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A selection of Alistair Cooke’s finest radio Letters in chronological order from his earliest broadcasts.
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A devoted husband, father, and American, his missives include: a love letter to Barbara; a letter to his mother about missing his daughter Robin after her death from leukemia.
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General Franks retraces his journey from a small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service -- including his heroic tour as an Artillery officer in Vietnam, where he was wounded three times.
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A journey retraced from small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service.
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Courageous, silly, funny, and heartbreaking, these women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America.
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The first single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.
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Astronomy is perhaps the oldest science. The ancients saw cosmic meanings in the stars, and they organized their lives around lunar and solar cycles (i.e. the month and year). They also observed th...
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The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America.
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Written in his own words, this history-making autobiography is Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who chafed under and eventually rebelled against segregation.
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"Immersing ourselves among these deprived and suffering people has been a great blessing as it stretched our minds and hearts," Carter writes. This is the story of his post-presidency.
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Buddha's Child floods the shadowy corners of South Vietnam's Byzantine political world with the bright light of truth.
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This marvelous reading of Mary Rownlandson's account of the Narragansett Indian siege, descriptive and mindful of the will of God, this is a very powerful audiobook.
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Traditional scientific determinism has suggested that the natural world is regular and predictable, and that timeless and universal nature is best understood by studying its parts in isolation. For...
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On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented The Course of Human Events...
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The Curran case framed an era, from 1965 to 1990, and left behind unresolved questions about authority and freedom in the Catholic Church today. Through biography, history, theology, and courtroom ...
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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) published in 1859 a vastly important work: On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Darwin ...
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After her plane crashes, a seventeen-year-old girl spends eleven days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better equipped gro...
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One unforgettable year in Charles Osgood's childhood in Baltimore during WWII.
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Subtitled True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors, this is the ultimate book of ordeals, with remarkable stories of castaways and other survivors from the 1500s to the present. Included are a...
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A warm, personal portrait of Ronald Reagan, A Different Drummer brims with recollections from a relationship that has spanned three decades.
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Science is a way of knowing that's characterized by the rules of logic and the methods of experiment. But the conflict between logic and experiment has created a long-standing tension in scientific...
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In 1905, Albert Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity, followed by the General Theory of Relativity in 1916. He firmly established (1) the idea that all judgement about motion is a ma...
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An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man’s world, passionately sexual yet...
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Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London, this fascinating evocation of Elizabethan...
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Transport back to fifteenth-century Rome to find the secrets of the Vatican.
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Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage and determination changed the world.
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Here are the life stories of nine famous people who have left their mark upon the world.
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A delight, superb. An engaging, tender and uplifting story of a family and its struggle to eke a living from the land...
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Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation.
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In García Márquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of García Márquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand ...
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General Ike is a book that John Eisenhower always knew he had to write, a tribute from an affectionate and admiring son to a great father.
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'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as somehow defining "the English way of life."
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Rosin’s account follows America's most ambitious young evangelicals who, since 2000, have been making their way to Patrick Henry College, where they are groomed to become the Christian elite of tomorrow, waging battle on the frontlines of politics, entertainment, and science.
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Here are some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches.
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Exciting biographies of three of America's greatest men: George Washington, Daniel Boone and Benjamin Franklin. Full cast production.
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From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now.
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In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, Army infantry platoon leader, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of eleven straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah.
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An account of one man's profound respect and affection for a president who changed his life.
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In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks.
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Isaac Newton (1642-1727) achieved momentous breakthroughs in three areas: mathematics (the calculus), a theory of colors, and gravitational attraction. His first insights in each of these areas occ...
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A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
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New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers.
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.
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Billy Graham looks back at it all with down-to-earth warmth and candor -- remembering his dairy farm upbringing, his early preaching experiences.
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This extraordinary classic has been variously acclaimed as one of the great books of adventure, travel, anthropology, and spiritual awakening. In 1938 and 1939, a French nobleman spent fifteen mont...
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The epic, never-before-told story of Columbus’s final, and perhaps greatest journey.
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Elizabeth Jenkins, in her classic biography, reveals the woman behind the skilful politician, showing her belief in personal sacrifice to secure peace for the country she loved more than any man.
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In this informative yet entertaining audio-biography, Pearson Phillips reflects on Queen Elizabeth II , her life and times.
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Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the Fifties - complete, unabridged and read by the author
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This first audio-biography of Marcel Proust tells the story of one of the world's most original and admired literary geniuses.
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The story of Beethoven, widely believed to be the greatest composer who ever lived.
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Regarded one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music.
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Born in Dublin in 1865, Yeats drew strength from the Irish tradition, as can be seen in this special audiobook which presents the most important poems in the context of his life and ambitions.
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Here is a brief account of Dante's life, compiled from various sources (including his first biographer, Boccaccio) by Benedict Flynn.
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The remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English language.
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In this classic biography, Hesketh Pearson puts his skills as an actor and biographer to lively use, looking at the man as much through his work
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This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time.
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Lincoln comes alive through the reading of his letters. Audio Best of the Year - Publishers Weekly, 10 BEST - Library Journal.
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Speeches, Essays and other writings including 'The Gettysburg Address' and 'The Second Inaugural Address'.
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In Lion in the White House, historian Aida D. Donald masterfully chronicles the life of this first modern president.
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The Lives of the Great Artists was the first truly comprehensive history of art.
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Suetonius wrote Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled their extraordinary careers, presenting perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns.
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A moving and exhilarating autobiography of one of the great moral and political leaders of our time.
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In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party...
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From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of the father of modern geology.
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In this collection of lectures Feynman originally gave in 1963, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses several mega questions of science. Marked by Feynman's characteristic combination of rationality and humor, these lectures provide an intimate glimpse at the man behind the legend.
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Monarchy is more than the biographies of the kings and queens of England. It is an in-depth examination of what the English…
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Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt.
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The Bestselling story of how one man's courage changed the course of history. 'A magnificent piece of popular history.' Independent On Sunday
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Among the greatest natural historians was Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), who influenced Goethe, Darwin, and America's leading naturalists. Humboldt's Cosmos, published in five volumes from 184...
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For most of history, the beginning of the universe has been understood through the many myths offered in various cultures. But in the modern age, scientific cosmology has emerged to offer new expla...
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The million-copy best seller...now a major motion picture, two sisters compete for the greatest prize: the love of a king.
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Fabulous historical novel set in the court of King Henry VIII.
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Plutarch's unique insight into the great men of the Ancient World through his biographies.
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Pope John Paul II's recollections of his life and thoughts on issues facing the world.
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Their path to the White House - 1911 to 1980.
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The welcome, all-new return of Griffin’s New York Times–bestselling series about the OSS in World War II...
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The Twentieth Century, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that stands on the brink of the millennium.
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Woodward tells the story of his long, complex relationship with W Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No. 2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon.
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The Sense of Wonder relates Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, in their walks along the sea coast and through forests and fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight, and storm clouds. It is a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery that Carson...
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Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations.
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The first of his wives was Catherine of Aragon, the pious Catholic princess who suffered years of miscarriages...
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One man, more than any other, has helped define the most important issues of our time. His name is Ronald Reagan—one of our nation's most powerful and popular Presidents.
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An amazing insight into the life of one of histories greatest villains...
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Farah is living proof that not only can the human heart endure, it can also thrive. The Story of My Life is our new great American memoir.
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The End of the First National Welfare System. In less than fifty months, Henry VIII and his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, swept away the monasteries...
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CARDINAL WOLSEY... The Last Great Medieval Minister...‘Built Hampton Court, didn`t he?’...
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Titanic is a unique record of one of the most traumatic events in maritime history. Not only does Colonel Gracie describe his own experience on that fateful night but the stories of as many other survivors as he could track down. He also attended a court hearing to obtain the official record....
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Reflecting on his career, Stephen E. Ambrose—one of the country's most influential historians—confronts America's failures and struggles as he explores both its moral and pragmatic triumphs.
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To Conquer the Air is a hero's tale of overcoming obstacles within and without. It is the story of mankind's most wondrous technological achievement; and it is an account of the mystery of creativity.
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'A gut-wrenching memoir that still has you gasping with laughter. A hell of a book'
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The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a first-hand account of the end of one of the greatest figures in history.
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Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured...
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In 1716, Cornish cabin boy Thomas Pellow and fifty-two comrades were captured by Barbary corsairs. Their captors - fanatical Islamic slave traders - had declared war on Christendom.
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William Hague’s biography is comparable to Roy Jenkins’s recent bestselling life of Churchill – an eminent politician writing an outstanding Prime Ministerial life.
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An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature for many generations to come...
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Based on exhaustive research and astonishing new evidence, Young Stalin is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR from the perspective of those who would bring it into being.
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