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The following are our recommended audiobooks on classic literature, arts & drama, biographies and history:
- Meaning of Everything, The
A scintillating account of the creation of the greatest monument erected to living language.
- Men in Black
The Supreme Court endorses terrorists' rights, flag burning, and importing foreign law. Is that in the Constitution? You're right: it's not. But these days the Constitution is no restraint on our o...
- Most Dangerous Man in America, The
The author chose to write "only what interested me" about Benjamin Franklin. Scenes include Benjamin Franklin's discoveries with electricity, his nine years in London, and, of course, his part in A...
- Lincoln's Prose Major Works of a Great American Writer
Speeches, Essays and other writings including 'The Gettysburg Address' and 'The Second Inaugural Address'.
- Mangle War, The
Being an account in words and music of the great Anglo-French Mangle War of 1897, and the patriotic roll a Music Hall song played in its outcome.
Both the script and music were writen by...
- Marley & Me
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller about everyone's favourite dog. Marley quickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other...
- NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - Old Testament
The NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - Old Testament is more than a Bible you listen to. It’s an experience that helps you enter into God’s Word . . . So God’s Word can ent
- No One Left Behind (Abridged)
The true story of a pilot who went missing on the opening eve of the Gulf War.
- Much Ado About Nothing
David Tennant stars as Benedick with Samantha Spiro as Beatrice in Shakespeare's merry comedy of wit, words and romance.
- Nailing It
Nailing It is a warm, knowing, and often hilarious commemoration of small-town life during the Great Depression of the 1930s. A celebration of the humor and indomitability of the human spirit, the ...
- NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - New Testament
The NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - New Testament is more than a Bible you listen to. It’s an experience that helps you enter into God’s Word . . . So God’s Word can ent
- Life of Shakespeare, A
The plays of William Shakespeare, and his famous lines, are part of the national consciousness. There may be few solid facts about Shakespeare the man, and yet not only do we want to know all about...
- Jarhead (Unabridged)
Now a Major Motion Picture from Universal Pictures.... New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on...
- John Bull's Other Island
When Thomas Broadbent, an Englishman, visits Ireland for the first time, he is accompanied by his friend Larry Doyle, an Irishman who is returning to his homeland after being away for many years...
- Julie And Julia
In the space of one year, she will cook every recipe in the Julia Child classic, all 524 of them. She will track down every ingredient, and learn every arcane cooking techn
- Inside The Kingdom
Carmen Bin Ladin tells of her time married into the Bin Laden family.
- Isaac Newton
James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform...
- Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Headless Horseman roams Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irvings Classic tale.
- Letter From America 3 - The Final Years: 1982-2003
A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003. Includes Bonus Programme.
- Life of Oscar Wilde, The
The remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English language, yet seemingly doomed by his own flawed...
- Laughing Through Life: Tales of a Yorkshireman
Laugh at the antics and worldwide travels of bestselling author, J. Robert Whittle, as he relates fascinating stories of an active and intriguing life.
- Lee: The Last Years
After his dramatic surrender at Appomattox, Robert E. Lee lived only another five years, during which time he did more than any other American to heal the wounds between North and South during the ...
- Legend of Hiawatha, The
Listen as a full-cast tells us of Hiawatha's battle with Pearl Feather.
- They Saw It Happen
Here are more than 60 eyewitness accounts from history. Many are notable events: the Battle of Thermopylae, The Black Death in 1348, the Great Fire of London, the execution of Louis XVI, the death...
- Three Musketeers, The
"All for one and one for all!" The young and headstrong D'Artagnan, having proven his bravery by dueling with each, becomes a friend of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, members of the King's...
- TNIV Audio Bible - New Testament
A multi-voice audio recording of a fresh, new translation for today’s generation.
- Sceptred Isle 4: Elizabeth I to Cromwell - 1547-1660, This
Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution...
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his...
- Talking of History Number 1: Henry VIII and the Death of the Monasteries
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...
- With Ossie & Ruby: In This Life Together: Part III The Family Comes of Age (Unabridged)
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee: Part III The Family Comes of Age...
- Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is the story of love turning on itself and of the violence and misery that result from thwarted passion. A book of immense power, it is filled with the raw...
- Zoo Quest for a Dragon
David Attenborough, Britain's voice of natural history, narrates his early adventures in the wilds of Indon...
- Two Emma Toc, Writtle
Personal recollections of the foundations of the BBC in an old army hut in Essex.
- Unlikely Angel
The untold story of Ashley Smith, the Atlanta hostage who miraculously talked her way out of the hands of alleged courthouse killer Brian Nichols — a
- Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: Never Give In !
Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill...
- Rubaiyat, The - Omar Khayyam Classic narrated by David Ian Davies
The ethereal words of the great thinker Omar Khayyam.
- P. G. Wodehouse: The Authorised Biography
Many people know and love the impeccable Jeeves and the inimitable Bertie Wooster. But what of their creator, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse? Was he really a traitor to his country who broadcast danger...
- Paper Life, A
A story of strength and courage, unflinchingly honest, yet poignant and often funny.
- Persian Gulf States, The
More than half of the world's oil comes from Persian Gulf states. Political instability and religious strife here threaten to interrupt the world's economic routines. This presentation examines the...
- Noel Coward Audio Collection, The
A perfect blend of vintage Noel Coward sure to be enjoyed by faithful fans and new listeners.
- Odyssey, The
The thrilling tale of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the end of the Trojan war.
- Opposite of Fate, The
Amy Tan was born into a family that believed in fate. In The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, she explores this legacy, as well as American circumstances, and finds ways to honor the past while...
- Room With A View, A
Sheila Hancock stars in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. M. Forster’s glorious tale of love in Italy and England...
- Rothstein
Rothstein is a colorful biography that brings to life the underworld denizens of Jazz Age New York City and its unrivaled kingpin, when the fast buck ruled and violence stalked the streets of Gotham.
- Rough Water
Tales of why men and women are drawn to the sea and the battles they find there; savage storms, rough waves, mountainous icebergs, sharks, starvation.
- Plutarch - Greek Lives
Plutarch's unique insight into the great men of the Ancient World through his biographies.
- Poets of the Great War
'The truth untold,/ The pity of war, the pity war distilled...' Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had...
- Private World of Kenneth Williams, The
Whether he was a sad, self-obsessed man or a tortured comic genius, Williams had a unique talent, which Benson captures incredibly well in this one-off insight into Williams' private life
- Case for Democracy, The
In this brilliantly analytical yet personal book, non-democratic societies are put under a microscope to reveal the mechanics of tyranny that sustain them. In exposing the inner workings of a "fear...
- Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville is the fourth in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. After Will and Mac Brannon return to their units, the Confederate caus...
- Christmas Carol, A
Magnificent production of the most beloved of Dickens seasonal classics
- Blackadder The Third
Richard Curtis’ and Ben Elton’s award-winning comedy in which Rowan Atkinson as the ubiquitous Blackadder, ably hampered by Tony Robinson as the loyal Baldrick, wreaks havoc throughout the...
- Canterbury Tales, Selected
This modern translation of these sometimes bawdy stories, written in the 14th century by the Father of English Poetry, entertain while telling us about England before the Renaissance.
- Captain Blood - Episode 06: Don Pedro Sangre
Blood poses as a liberated Spanish prisoner, as his captured ship is stopped off Hispaniola by a a Spanish Galleon.
- Constitutional Convention, The
In 1783, America emerged from a long and bitter war for Independence. The 13 colonies were now 13 sovereign states, bound together by the Articles of Confederation. After years of war, men like Tho...
- Cracking DaVinci's Code
The controversy grows with every sale of the bestselling novel. Throughout the contemporary fictional storyline of The Da Vinci Code, author Dan Brown skillfully weaves "historical" assertions...
- Crime Beat
Crime Beat presents stories as fascinating as they are chilling, from the serial killer of young models who cuts a swath across the country, masquerades as two people until his hoax finally breaks...
- Chronicles of Narnia, The: Prince Caspian
The four Pevensies help Caspian battle Miraz and ascend his rightful throne.
- Circus Fire, The
One of America's most acclaimed novelists turns to nonfiction in this powerful re-creation of the great Hartford circus fire, which took the lives of 167 people and forever changed the city and its...
- Civil War, The: A Narrative, Vol. II, Fredericksburg to Meridian
The Army of the Potomac attempts to take Richmond, resulting in the bloodbath at Fredericksburg. Joe Hooker makes yet another attempt, but Stonewall Jackson turns his flank at Chancellorsville. In ...
- Belle de Jour: The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. This is her story. From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004 Belle charted..
- Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy
The Illiad and the Odyssey are retold in a glorious saga.
- All of these People
At the heart of Fergal Keane's story is a descent into and recovery from alcoholism, a different kind of war, but as much part of the journey of the last 25 years as the bullets and bombs...
- Allen Ginsberg Audio Collection, The
A collection of poems by one of the greatest literary & cultural figures of the 20th century.
- 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America
Bernard Goldberg takes dead aim at the America Bashers.
- 1776 (Unabridged)
In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole...
- 9/11 Commission Report
Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States.
- An Unfinished Life
The first single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.
- Angela's Ashes
When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all...
- Arkansas Mischief: The Birth of a National Scandal
As Bill Clinton's political and business mentor, McDougal, with his knowledge of embarrassing real estate and banking deals, bribes, and obstructions of justice, haunted the Clinton White House. Ji...
- American Soldier
Few individuals have the chance to contribute so much of themselves to theAmerican story as General Tommy Franks. In American Soldier, he captures it all. The Commander in Chief of the...
- America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies
Through the vast information-gathering network of his private global intelligence company, Stratfor, called "The Shadow CIA," George Friedman presents the startling truth behind America's foreign p...
- An Army at Dawn
In the first volume of a remarkable trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.
The liberation of Europe and the destruction...
- Hamlet
The first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies.
- Here's Johnny! My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 40 Years of Friendship
Brilliant in front of the camera but shy in person, Johnny Carson seldom gave interviews. Only Ed McMahon, Carson's personal friend and showbiz sidekick for over forty years, can tell the stories t...
- High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2
An audio anthology of stories from two of the most feared peaks in the world including tales of early exploration through to more recent tragedies.
- Gilbert White's 'Natural History of Selborne'
'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as defining...
- Golden Mountain, The
A journey back in time, The Golden Mountain is the gripping story of four generations of Chinese women who live and die under the restrictions of their culture—except for one, the author. Her story...
- Great Bridge, The
From the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of John Adams
First published in 1972, The Great Bridge is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time—the...
- How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
No institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old Catholic Church and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known. This book by best-selling author...
- Iliad, The
The first of Homer's epic poems. Translated by Samuel Butler.
- In The Shadow of Fame: A Memoir by the Daughter of Erik H. Erikson
In the Shadow of Fame, by the daughter of world-renowned psychoanalyst and theorist Erik Erikson, is the intimate story of her struggle to come to terms with her father's fame and to develop a sens...
- Hope and Honor
Major General Sid Shachnow was ten years old when he escaped the notorious Kovno concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. He made his way across Europe where he made a living by smuggling con...
- Horla, The
A tale of madness, or possession, or perhaps both.
- House on Beartown Road, The: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting
As a member of the "sandwich generation," Elizabeth is caught in the middle of simultaneously caring for both a child and an aging parent. She finds her world spiraling out of control yet full of b...
- Florence Nightingale
The name of Florence Nightingale is a household word, but the exact nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many. This ...
- Duke
In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on John Wayne's human side, portraying a complex personality defined by insecurity as well as courage and strength. Davis traces Wayne's stor...
- Dylan Thomas: A New Life
In this authoritative, fresh, and compelling account of the extraordinary life and enduring work of Dylan Thomas—author of Under Milk Wood, A Child's Christmas in Wales, Adventures in the Skin Trad...
- Echoes of the Mekong
Peter Huchthausen, in a patrol boat on the Mekong River, rescued a badly wounded Vietnamese child, Nguyen Thi Lung, arranged for her treatment and education, then lost track of her during the Tet ...
- D-Day
They wanted to be throwing baseballs, not hand grenades, shooting .22s at rabbits...
- Democracy In America
In 1831, the French nobleman, Alexis de Tocqueville, journeyed to America to examine a new political force: democracy. Although alarmed by "the tyranny of the majority", Tocqueville believed that d...
- Erotic Scenes In A Cheap Motel
Four couples explore the hopelessness of their invlovements within the same motel room.
- Facing the Wind
Bob Rowe and his wife Mary worked hard to build their American dream. A suburban home, barbecues in the summer, and a fast track corporate job made their life look ideal to outsiders. Yet they...
- Faith of the American Soldier, The
Since men and women in battle not only face the prospect of their own deaths but also must fashion a moral rationale for killing, the battlefield is often a place of tremendous religious...
- Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered
This volume brings out the great struggles in the life of Burke: his work for conciliation with the American colonies, his involvement in cutting back the domestic power of George III, and his resi...
- End Times: The Book of Revelation, The
The complete book of Revelation taken from Zondervan’s acclaimed, Audie Award®-winning NIV Audio Bible Dramatized New Testa...
- Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
A collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks and often in the worst possible conditions.
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