- Biographical Fiction (1,634)
- Dystopian (2,169)
Best Sellers
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
- A Novel
- Written by: Pip Williams
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary....
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Beautifully written historical love story of words
- By Chantal Plowman on 2023-01-11
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The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
- A Novel
- Written by: Allison Pataki
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all....
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A fascinating story!
- By CherylN on 2023-09-15
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The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition)
- Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 42 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri....
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- Written by: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Great insight into the Italian Front
- By Frank on 2018-10-20
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Code Name Hélène
- A Novel
- Written by: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1936, and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca....
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Excellent story
- By Allen Chocorlan on 2020-07-24
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The House of Doors
- Written by: Tan Twan Eng
- Narrated by: David Oakes, Louise-Mai Newberry
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists comes a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption....
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Spellbinding
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-05-14
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
- A Novel
- Written by: Pip Williams
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary....
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Beautifully written historical love story of words
- By Chantal Plowman on 2023-01-11
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The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
- A Novel
- Written by: Allison Pataki
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all....
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A fascinating story!
- By CherylN on 2023-09-15
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The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition)
- Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 42 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri....
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- Written by: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Great insight into the Italian Front
- By Frank on 2018-10-20
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Code Name Hélène
- A Novel
- Written by: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Peter Ganim
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1936, and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca....
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Excellent story
- By Allen Chocorlan on 2020-07-24
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The House of Doors
- Written by: Tan Twan Eng
- Narrated by: David Oakes, Louise-Mai Newberry
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists comes a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption....
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Spellbinding
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-05-14
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Le tatoueur d'Auschwitz
- Written by: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Isabelle Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Sous un ciel de plomb, des prisonniers défilent à l'entrée du camp d'Auschwitz. Bientôt, ils ne seront plus que des numéros tatoués sur...
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Wow!
- By Guillaume on 2018-11-22
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The Dig
- Written by: John Preston
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Fiona Hardingham, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war, but on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind....
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The Personal Librarian
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- Written by: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....
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Dynamic duo
- By Tania A Heinemann on 2023-09-27
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
- A Novel
- Written by: Giuliano da Empoli, Willard Wood - translator
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Filled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime....
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
- A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
- Written by: Irving Stone
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 33 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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This is Irving Stone's powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo....
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Monumental
- By Alex Tchhailo on 2021-06-06
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All the Glimmering Stars
- A Novel
- Written by: Mark Sullivan, Anthony and Florence Opoka - afterword
- Narrated by: Junior Nyong'o
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in a powerful and healing historical novel from the #1 bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley....
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The King at the Edge of the World
- A Novel
- Written by: Arthur Phillips
- Narrated by: Euan Morton
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Queen Elizabeth’s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent - the only Muslim in England - for an impossible mission....
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Triste tigre
- Written by: Neige Sinno
- Narrated by: Neige Sinno
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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J’ai voulu y croire, j’ai voulu rêver que le royaume de la littérature m’accueillerait comme n’importe lequel des orphelins qui y...
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Un livre important
- By CBo on 2023-12-08
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The Postcard
- Written by: Anne Berest, Tina Kover - translator
- Narrated by: Barrie Kealoha
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling....
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So relevant for our times.
- By Anonymous User on 2024-04-29
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The Only Woman in the Room
- Written by: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Her beauty saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee....
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One amazing woman
- By L. Fullerton on 2021-06-22
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In Search of Lost Time
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Written by: Marcel Proust
- Narrated by: full cast, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Waking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life....
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Beautiful adaptation
- By Rasha on 2022-05-07
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Atuk, elle et nous
- Written by: Michel Jean
- Narrated by: Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Michel Jean
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeannette, fille d’Almanda et de Thomas Siméon, parlait peu de ses origines innues. Pourtant, cette femme toujours vêtue et coiffée avec soin a vécu le quotidien des chasseurs de la forêt boréale jusqu’à sa rencontre avec celui qui allait transformer son existence....
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Magnifique
- By Anna on 2023-08-29
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I Was Anastasia
- A Novel
- Written by: Ariel Lawhon
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood, Sian Thomas, Ariel Lawhon
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia....
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Written by: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture....
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Fun Fun Fun AND Totally Tasteless
- By Destry Rides on 2019-09-01
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Memoirs and Misinformation
- A Novel
- Written by: Jim Carrey, Dana Vachon
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege — but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even...getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs....
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A wild ride through the wilds of Jim Carrey’s mind
- By Dean O 1965 on 2020-07-20
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Caroline
- Little House, Revisited
- Written by: Sarah Miller
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Marvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In the frigid days of February 1870, Caroline Ingalls and her family leave the familiar comforts of the Big Woods of Wisconsin for a new life in Kansas Indian Territory....
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It is fine.
- By Anonymous User on 2023-11-14
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The Books of Jacob
- A Novel
- Written by: Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft - translator
- Narrated by: Allen Lewis Rickman, Gilli Messer
- Length: 35 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In the mid-18th century, as new ideas—and a new unrest—begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona....
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Too long
- By YNM Toronto on 2022-05-27
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years....
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The Lady Elizabeth
- A Novel
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Before she is three, Elizabeth learns of the tragic fate that has befallen her mother, the enigmatic and seductive Anne Boleyn....
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Tsarina
- A Novel
- Written by: Ellen Alpsten
- Narrated by: Anna Krippa
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Before there was Catherine the Great, there was Catherine Alexeyevna: the first woman to rule Russia in her own right. This rich, sweeping first-person narrative is the story of her rise to power....
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The White Princess
- Written by: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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The newest novel from #1 New York Times best-selling author and "queen of royal fiction" ( USA Today) Philippa Gregory tells the passionate story of Elizabeth of York....
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Lovely
- By Chalk DIY with Niki on 2020-07-20
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The Heretic Wind
- The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England
- Written by: Judith Arnopp
- Narrated by: Alex Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Adored by her parents and pampered by the court, the infant Princess Mary’s life changes suddenly and drastically when her father’s eye is taken by the enigmatic Anne Boleyn....
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The narrator is awesome!
- By Pauline M. Keenan on 2022-12-19
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Katheryn Howard, the Scandalous Queen
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the tragic story of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, a 19-year-old beauty with a hidden past, in this fifth novel in the sweeping Six Tudor Queens series....
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Enjoyed
- By Ann on 2020-06-06
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The Invention of Wings
- A Novel
- Written by: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Adepero Oduye, Sue Monk Kidd
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women....
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A Great Story and Listen
- By carlee on 2018-09-19
New Releases
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Jacob's Room
- Written by: Virgina Woolf
- Narrated by: Aria Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Jacob's Room is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1922. It's considered one of her pioneering works in modernist literature. The novel follows the life of Jacob Flanders, from his childhood to his adulthood, primarily through the perspectives and memories of those who knew him. Woolf's experimental narrative style, characterized by stream-of-consciousness and shifting perspectives, creates a fragmented yet rich portrayal of Jacob's inner life and the world around him.
Written by: Virgina Woolf
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Born from young King Henry’s first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary, is raised to be queen once it becomes clear that her mother, Katherine of Aragon, will bear no more children. However, Henry’s passion for Anne Boleyn has a devastating influence on the young princess’s future when, determined to sire a male heir, he marries Anne, has his marriage to Katherine declared unlawful, brands Mary illegitimate, and banishes them both from the royal court.
Written by: Alison Weir
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Nero
- Nero, Book 1
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Lydia Leonard
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.
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The family that stays together slays together. 6 stars!!
- By Sharron Mair on 2024-05-28
Written by: Conn Iggulden
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
- Classic Edition
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steven Cook
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A gifted raconteur, distinctive humorist, and irascible moralist, Mark Twain transcended the apparent limitations of his origins to become a popular public figure and one of America's best and most beloved writers.
Written by: Mark Twain
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LISA: Lifeform in Suspended Animation
- Written by: RIANO D. MCFARLAND
- Narrated by: Maya Murphy
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Following seventy thousand years of undisturbed slumber, the vessel of a planetary empire that had followed its own predetermined path to destruction eons earlier had finally reawakened, bringing with her the potential to change everything. Embodying all that was benevolent and beautiful from innumerable long-forgotten cultures, this lifeform in suspended animation also possessed the power necessary to prevent her gifts from being corrupted by those who will eternally thirst for dominion over others.
Written by: RIANO D. MCFARLAND
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A Place Beyond Courage
- William Marshal, Book 1
- Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In England, the Middle Ages are a time for ambitious men to prosper. Before he becomes the father of William Marshal, John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on his reign over medieval England. In these unstable times, John's loyalty to the British king comes at great cost. So, when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he takes matters into his own hands.
Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
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Jacob's Room
- Written by: Virgina Woolf
- Narrated by: Aria Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Jacob's Room is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1922. It's considered one of her pioneering works in modernist literature. The novel follows the life of Jacob Flanders, from his childhood to his adulthood, primarily through the perspectives and memories of those who knew him. Woolf's experimental narrative style, characterized by stream-of-consciousness and shifting perspectives, creates a fragmented yet rich portrayal of Jacob's inner life and the world around him.
Written by: Virgina Woolf
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Born from young King Henry’s first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary, is raised to be queen once it becomes clear that her mother, Katherine of Aragon, will bear no more children. However, Henry’s passion for Anne Boleyn has a devastating influence on the young princess’s future when, determined to sire a male heir, he marries Anne, has his marriage to Katherine declared unlawful, brands Mary illegitimate, and banishes them both from the royal court.
Written by: Alison Weir
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Nero
- Nero, Book 1
- Written by: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Lydia Leonard
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.
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The family that stays together slays together. 6 stars!!
- By Sharron Mair on 2024-05-28
Written by: Conn Iggulden
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
- Classic Edition
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Steven Cook
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A gifted raconteur, distinctive humorist, and irascible moralist, Mark Twain transcended the apparent limitations of his origins to become a popular public figure and one of America's best and most beloved writers.
Written by: Mark Twain
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LISA: Lifeform in Suspended Animation
- Written by: RIANO D. MCFARLAND
- Narrated by: Maya Murphy
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Following seventy thousand years of undisturbed slumber, the vessel of a planetary empire that had followed its own predetermined path to destruction eons earlier had finally reawakened, bringing with her the potential to change everything. Embodying all that was benevolent and beautiful from innumerable long-forgotten cultures, this lifeform in suspended animation also possessed the power necessary to prevent her gifts from being corrupted by those who will eternally thirst for dominion over others.
Written by: RIANO D. MCFARLAND
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A Place Beyond Courage
- William Marshal, Book 1
- Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In England, the Middle Ages are a time for ambitious men to prosper. Before he becomes the father of William Marshal, John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on his reign over medieval England. In these unstable times, John's loyalty to the British king comes at great cost. So, when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he takes matters into his own hands.
Written by: Elizabeth Chadwick
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The Fugitive Trail of Deception
- Written by: James Woodson
- Narrated by: Okole Philips
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Set against the backdrop of the antebellum South, this compelling work of historical fiction follows the harrowing journey of a young man, stolen from his family and thrust into the merciless world of slavery. The story unfolds with the abduction of IDI, a bright and resourceful young man who is cruelly torn from his family and homeland. His journey takes him to the American South, where he is subjected to the dehumanizing horrors of servitude. Driven by an unshakable determination to regain his freedom, David befriends a group of fellow slaves who share his longing for escape.
Written by: James Woodson
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The Dark Lady: The Rise and Fall of Queen Anne Boleyn
- The Tudors, Book 4
- Written by: Elizabeth Kelly
- Narrated by: Suzi Myers Tipa
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In the year 1526 King Henry VIII is facing a great personal crisis. He has been married to Queen Catherine of Aragon for seventeen years. But he has no son and the kingdom is without an heir. He has fallen in love with a maid of honor named Anne Boleyn. But she refuses to become his mistress and insists on being recognized as his lawful wife. The tragedy of “The King’s Great Matter” begins to unfold with terrible consequences for all concerned.
Written by: Elizabeth Kelly
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Heart of Gold
- Written by: Joey Molinaro
- Narrated by: Joey Molinaro
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1980 and Neil is a burned-out local musician whose band never made it. He has put his heart and soul into his music for a decade but now has little to show for it except a dozen of tapes of his original music that nobody has ever heard. He's getting ready to take a promotion at work and give up music forever when he gets a freak opportunity to go on tour.
Written by: Joey Molinaro
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The Tudor Fool
- My Life with Henry VIII (The Tudors Series, Book 3)
- Written by: Elizabeth Kelly
- Narrated by: Christian Neale
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A young boy from Shropshire named Will Somers has a special talent for entertaining. His gifts bring him all the way to the court of Henry VIII where he becomes a favoured servant and close companion of the king. In his role as the royal fool, he observes the life and times of Henry and his court. He witnesses the successive rise and fall of his queens, nobles and ministers. He is the only one whom Henry trusts with his true thoughts. “The Tudor Fool” tells the story of the unlikely relationship between a tyrannical king and his humble jester.
Written by: Elizabeth Kelly
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Hitler in the Madhouse
- A Novel
- Written by: Josh Becker
- Narrated by: Bobby Lax
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In the last days of World War I, Corporal Adolf Hitler was blinded by mustard gas, necessitating a month-long confinement in a military psychiatric hospital. Peculiarly, amid Germany's final days of World War I, the modest corporal was transported 700 kilometers from Ypres, Belgium, to northern German Pomerania, seeking the expertise of the nation's foremost neuropsychiatric physician.
Written by: Josh Becker
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The Budgerigar
- Written by: Anita Philpott
- Narrated by: Samantha Cheung
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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When Morrie moved in next door to Hilde in 1936 they became best friends. They are just five years old. But this is Nazi Germany and the law decrees they cannot remain friends because he is Jewish and she is the daughter of a Nazi policeman. For a short time music and culture opens up a new world for Hilde. But it cannot last. Her loving grandparents take in the children and gift them a pet budgerigar.
Written by: Anita Philpott
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Whatever Happened to Rosemarie?
- Written by: Vera Christa Doederlein Hastie
- Narrated by: Dick Wilson
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
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At the end of 1954, just a handful of weeks after emigrating from a small village in Germany to Montreal Canada, Rosemarie Döderlein (Doederlein) just turned 14 years old when she vanished on the way to a bakery a few doors down from the family apartment, never to be seen or heard from again. After 68 years of fruitless searching and wondering, in 2022, Rosemarie's youngest sister Vera finally learned the truth of what happened to her. It is a remarkable story about unconditional love, DNA, and investigative genetic genealogy.
Written by: Vera Christa Doederlein Hastie
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The World and His Wife
- A True Story Told by Two Unreliable Narrators
- Written by: Stephen Wyatt
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle, Carla Mendonca, Barnaby Eaton-Jones
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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In 1828, the beautiful Rosina Wheeler married one of Victorian England’s most successful and prolific writers, Edward Bulwer-Lytton. What followed shocked and entertained the public for over thirty years. After their marriage broke down, Rosina refused to be silenced. She pursued her husband with a single-minded and very public crusade to prove she was in the right. She even interrupted her husband’s election campaign to denounce him to the assembled voters. Edward responded by threatening to have her committed to a lunatic asylum.
Written by: Stephen Wyatt
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Emma the Heroine
- Emergency Landing
- Written by: Jay Ramirez
- Narrated by: Cynthia Bickford
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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In my two previous books, "Emergency Landing—Based on a True Story" and "Emergency Landing—The Life of Carlos", I described my experience during my stay in Oregon and the flight back to Houston. During that flight, one of the passengers, Carlos Pérez, suffered two severe epileptic episodes halfway through the trip. The nurse, who was traveling as a passenger on the plane, and me had to provide first aid, I was playing the role of translator from English to Spanish and, at the same time, assisting and facilitating the nurse's work.
Written by: Jay Ramirez
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Swimming in Paris
- A Life in Three Stories
- Written by: Colombe Schneck, Lauren Elkin - translator, Natasha Lehrer - translator
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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In Seventeen, Friendship, and Swimming, Colombe Schneck orchestrates a coming-of-age in three movements. Beautiful, masterfully controlled, yet filled with pathos, they invite the listener into a decades-long evolution of sexuality, bodily autonomy, friendship, and loss.
Written by: Colombe Schneck, and others
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The Education of Joshua Chastain
- A Gay Mormon Memoir
- Written by: Nicolas Shumway
- Narrated by: Ron Cook
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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The Education of Joshua Chastain is a fictional memoir about a gay boy who grows up in a small Mormon community in northern Arizona, a kind of Mormon shtetl. The novel describes Josh's journey of self-discovery as he explores his sexuality, engages in various sexual relationships during his teenage years (including one with a Roman Catholic priest), and endures verbal and sometimes physical abuse from teachers and classmates.
Written by: Nicolas Shumway
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John Croft in Burma
- John Croft Series, Book 1
- Written by: Lee B. Croft
- Narrated by: Remy Gibson
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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This is a work of "faction" based on the life of the author's great great grandfather, John Croft (1807-1883), who was born in Hertfordshire, England, served as a young officer in the British East India Company Army during the first Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), became one of Australia's wealthiest men (1843-1859), then returned to England as a landed gentleman who married into a prominent family of industrialists.
Written by: Lee B. Croft