Alexis de Tocqueville's renowned analysis of American democracy still has relevance today. In 1831 de Tocqueville was sent to America by the French government to study the U.S. penal system, but his real aim was to observe a democratic republic firsthand to see if such an entity could function with dignity and humanity. His travels, which took him to the cities of the Northeast, to the frontier and the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi and through the South, showed him a great deal about the United States. In 1834, he wrote Democracy in America, in which he examines the advantages and pitfalls of democracy, the conditions and conflicts among the races, and the movements that grip the country.
In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prizewinning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous lifejourney of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent...
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In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France. So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin's French mission....
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Andrew Caroll with Jeremy Sisto, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and more
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Normal Retail Price
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$ 26.00
Audible Price
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$ 21.27
For three years Andrew Carroll traveled throughout the United States and around the world to seek out the most powerful and unforgettable letters ever written during US wars....
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Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the new country faced....
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The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.....
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Fishing at sea, an ancient trade and a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end....
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For more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe...
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In this poignant memoir, bestselling author Bertice Berry uncovers her family's true history and gains a new appreciation for the complexities of American slavery....
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Ken Burns, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, and Rebecca Holtz
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Random House Audio
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$ 34.95
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$ 27.93
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced and helped to win the most devastating war in history....
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Woodstock: The Oral History is the definitive, electrifying account of the rock festival that shook the world and defined a generation....
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In the end, the author offers a new assessment of Jefferson that demonstrates that this enigmatically cool and collected intellectual was also a man of great passion....
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Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Awardwinning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots deliver a hilarious look at American government....
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HallQuest provides an absorbing account of life in this first permanent colony of what is now the United States, and the struggles of those who settled there....
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For much of the 20th century, AfricanAmericans endured a legal system in the American South that was calculated to segregate and humiliate them....
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As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms: the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
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Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
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Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
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