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102 Minutes
The dramatic and moving untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers.
109 East Palace
They were told as little as possible. Their orders were to go to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and report for work at a classified Manhattan Project site, a location so covert it was known to them only...
1776 (Abridged)
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...
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.
9/11 Commission Report Executive Summary, The
The summary from the report that has dominated the news. It has major implications for our domestic and foreign policy. A must-read for all americans!
Advance and Retreat
Traces the life of Confederate General John B. Hood
After Chancellorsville
This collection of letters reveals the Civil War for many who lived it, overwhelming and ultimately tragic, viewed through the eyes of a courageous youth and an unforgettable young woman.
Against All Enemies
The real war on terror has happened largely behind closed doors, run by the White House, drawing on secret intelligence and operations around the world. There is no man who knows more about it...
Alabama
Story of the famed Confederate Warship and scourge of the Union shipping fleet
Alamo, The
Spectacular epic production of one of the worlds most famous battles
All Corvettes are Red: Inside the Rebirth of an American Legend
No American car carries the mystique of the Corvette, and early in 1997, General Motors unveiled the stunning fifth-generation Corvette to universal acclaim. But GM’s triumph was hard-won. The legendary sports car had nearly fallen victim to internal company politics and a squeeze on profits....
All The Best, George Bush
A Public Figure, A Private Man. Read by President Bush, with Barbara Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, George P. Bush and Jonathan Bush Though reticent in...
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...
American Soldier (Unabridged)
A journey retraced from small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service.
America's Women
America's Women tells the story of more than four centuries of history. It features a stunning array of personalities, from the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists...
An Unfinished Life
The first single-volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades.
Antietam
Antietam is the third in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family, the Brannons. Mac, a Brannon son and a gifted horseman, joins Jeb Stuart's cava...
Antietam: The Lost Command
Full-cast tale of espionage, betrayal and romance set against the Civil War Battle of Antietam.
Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit...
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The
The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America.
Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., The
Band of Brothers
Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory, Ambrose tells the story of...
Battle Road
The Battles of Lexington and Concord dramatized in this accurate portrayal
Blockade Runners, The
A Jules Verne adaptation about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War
Blood
An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American history.
Bound for Canaan
An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change. The true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex and...
Bozeman Trail and The Fetterman Massacre
The true, but little known story of Red Clouds War, along the Bozeman Trail in Montana in 1868
Bunker Hill
The Revolutionary War's bloodiest battle comes to vivid life in this action packed epic
Captured by Indians: A True Account by Mary Rowlandson
In February of 1675 Narragansett Indians lay siege to Mary Rowlandson’s village. Most were killed. 'The bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same through the bowels of my...
Case for Hillary Clinton, The
With arguments both stirring and sensible, she reminds us that if Hillary should succeed America and the World would be changed forever and for the better.
Chain of Command
Since September 11, 2001, Seymour M. Hersh has riveted readers -- and outraged the Bush Administration -- with his stories in The New Yorker magazine, including his breakthrough pieces on the Abu...
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...
Chickamauga
This is the seventh book in a series of historical novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. While two Brannon sons were with Lee at Gettysburg and Cory was a...
Citizen Soldiers
Citizen Soldiers opens on June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches...
Civil War, The: A Narrative, Vol. I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days, Second Manassas to Antietam and Perryville in the fall of 1862, but so are the smaller and often equally imp...
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 ...
Civil War, The: A Narrative, Vol. III, Red River to Appomattox
Here, told in vivid narrative and as seen from both sides, are those climactic struggles, great and small, on and off the battlefield, which finally decided the fate of this nation.
Civil War, The: Part 1
From April 1861 to April 1865, America was caught in the convulsions of war - The Civil War. No historical even, short of the American Revolution itself, has so deeply affected the United States. T...
Civil War, The: Part 2
From April 1861 to April 1865, America was caught in the convulsions of war - The Civil War. No historical even, short of the American Revolution itself, has so deeply affected the United States. T...
Civil War, The: The American Heritage History Of
"The story of the war needs retelling because it helped to change the future of the human race," wrote Bruce Catton. According to the New York Times, this work is "scholarly, judicious, clear, and ...
Common Sense
The work that George Washington said helped spark the Revolutionary War.
Crack in the Edge of the World, A (Abridged)
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion
Crack in the Edge of the World, A (Unabridged)
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion
Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father
Rodriguez portrays Mexico and the United States as moral rivals for California. Tragic Mexico and the comedic United States, ironically, have traded roles by the end of the twentieth century. Rodrigue
D-Day
They wanted to be throwing baseballs, not hand grenades, shooting .22s at rabbits...
Deliver Us From Evil
As Americans face the ongoing war against terrorists and their state sponsors around the world, Sean Hannity reminds us we must also cope with the continuing scourge of accommodation and cowardice...
Dixie Bull
Set in 1632, this is the story of New England's first pirate, a fur trapper named Dixie Bull
Downtown
Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves - Manhattan.
Dying to Cross
Jorge Ramos recounts the events of the worst immigrant tragedy in United States history.
Essential Lewis and Clark, The
The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. Through these tales of adventure, edited by American Book Award...
Fame's Revenge
The story of William Fly, New England's most notorious pirate.
Firehouse
"In the firehouse the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses and, most importantly, share terrifying risks;...
Flyboys (Abridged)
A true and moving story of American courage.
Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is the sixth in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. As the armies clash at Gettysburg, Will and Mac Brannon are swallowed up in t...
Gettysburg Day 1 - Good Ground
A stunning historical production covering the three days of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Day 2 - Sea of Anguish
The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio.
Gettysburg Day 3 - Army of the Living God
The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio
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...
Guests of the Ayatollah
From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis
Heroes of American History
Exciting biographies of three of America's greatest men: George Washington, Daniel Boone and Benjamin Franklin. Full cast production.
How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life
An account of one man's profound respect and affection for a president who changed his life.
Inside the CIA
In this unparalleled work of investigative journalism, Kessler reveals the inner world of the CIA. Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews, including two with active Directors of Cen...
It's My America Too
With It's My America Too, Ben Ferguson, the voice of America's youth and the host of The Ben Ferguson Show, one of the country's fastest growing syndicated radio shows, delivers his views on all...
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 Adams (Abridged)
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 who spared...
John Ransom's Diary: Andersonville
The Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison was Andersonville, where many thousands of wretched Union prisoners died in deplorable conditions. John Ransom survived to tell the dreadful tale, t...
Johnstown Flood, The
At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was a booming coal-and-steel town...
Knock At Midnight, A
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
The Civil War battle waged on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, was one of the bloodiest in the nation's history: On this single day, the battle claimed nearly 23,000 casualties. In ...
Latino Wave, The
From bestselling author and Emmy® Award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos comes a pivotal new book that explores the current andfuture power of the Latino vote in American politics. The face of...
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.
Let Freedom Ring
Devoting special attention to 9/11, the war on terror, and the continuing threat we face at home and abroad, Sean Hannity makes clear that the greatest challenge Americans have to overcome may not...
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Elinore Pruitt washed clothes in Denver to provide for herself and her daughter after the death of her husband. In 1909 she took a job with a rancher near Burnt Fork, Wyoming. This was the...
Lincoln's Letters The Private Man and the Warrior
Lincoln comes alive through the reading of his letters. Audio Best of the Year - Publishers Weekly, 10 BEST - Library Journal
Lincoln's Prose Major Works of a Great American Writer
Speeches, Essays and other writings including 'The Gettysburg Address' and 'The Second Inaugural Address'.
Little Big Horn
The real story of Custer and his famous last battle against the Sioux
Manassas
Manassas is the first in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. As local lawman Will, the eldest of the Brannon sons, decides to enlist, the fa...
Middletown, America
Fifty people never came home to Middletown, New Jersey after September 11th. Wall Street fathers, young Port Authority police, single working moms, the beloved coach of the girls basketball team.
Morir en el Intento
La aterradora historia de un viaje sin regreso ... Cada día, cientos de personas toman incalculables riesgos para cruzar la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos en...
Mornings on Horseback
From the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of John Adams. Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore...
My Country Versus Me
Wen Ho Lee, a patriotic American scientist born in Taiwan, had devoted almost his entire life to science and to helping improve U.S. defense capabilities. He loved his job at Los Alamos National...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave
The powerful story of a slave who became one of the most effective African-American leaders.
Nothing Like It In The World
Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad.
Ola Latina, La
En La Ola Latina el reconocido escritor y galardonado periodista Jorge Ramos explora el impresionante crecimiento de los hispanos y analiza cómo los latinos estántransformando la...
Old Ironsides - And the Barbary Pirates
Old Ironsides battles Tripolitan Pirates to free the crew of the captured USS Philadelphia
Old Ironsides - Escape to the Wind
An amazing but true story of Yankee ingenuity!
Partly Cloudy Patriot, The
In The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. In this insightful and funny collection of...
Path Between the Seas, The
Winner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story ...
People Speak , The
In February 2003, a remarkable event took place in New York, a celebration of the millionth copy sold of Howard Zinn's great A People's History of the United States. Zinn drew on the words of...
People's History of the United States, A
A chronicle of American history, from the bottom up.
Plan of Attack
Plan of Attack is the definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush...
Plimoth Adventure - Voyage of the Mayflower
The pilgrims embark on a perilous voyage to the New World in search of religious freedom
President's House, The
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting, but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence,...
Promise Of Glory
This is the story of the battle of Antietam and the events leading up to the single bloodiest day in the entire Civil War. Union casualties topped 12,000 and Confederate casualties topped 11,000, a...
Savannah
Following the defeat of Confederate forces at Chattanooga, the battered Rebel army, including a bitter Cory Brannon, retreats slowly toward Atlanta. A large Union army is marching to Savannah, layi...
Secret Man, The
In Washington, D. C., where little stays secret for long, the identity of Deep Throat—the mysterious source who helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein break open the Watergate scandal in...
Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War
An introductory military history of the American Civil War, this book places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, ...
Shenandoah
This is the eighth book in a series of historical novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one Southern family. Three Brannon brothers return home in the lull in the fighting, bu...
Shiloh
General U.S. Grant and General Sherman are caught off guard by the entire Confederate Army
Shiloh
Shiloh is the second book in a series of novels spanning the Civil War and describing its effects on one southern family. The Brannon son, Cory, is working as a riverboat crewman when he sees Unio...
Sky's The Limit, The
Passion and property in Manhatten.
Speaking My Mind
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. This extraordinary...
Story of America, The
Learn about the Pilgrims, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 in this educational full-cast presentation.
Taking Heat
Fleischer goes behind-the-scenes in the West Wing.
They Made America
Evans tells the epic story of the men and women who made America over two centuries.
To America
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. To...
Truman
Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured...
Tulia: Race, Cocaine and Corruption in a Small Texas Town
Tulia, in Blakeslee's rich and deeply satisfying telling resembles nothing so much as a modern-day To Kill a Mockingbird, or would, that is, if the novel were a true story..
Undaunted Courage (Abridged)
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and...
Undaunted Courage (Unabridged)
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and...
Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House
FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich had a plum assignment after years of chasing mobsters, drug dealers, and white-collar criminals—performing background checks on White House appointees. What he discovered in the first months of the Clinton administration left him troubled, alarmed, and finally...
Voices of Black America
Historial recordings of poetry, humor and drama. 1908 - 1947.