Great American Bestsellers
By: Peter Conn
3.93
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1. Scientific Secrets for Self-Control
By: None
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Audible Audio
Publishers summary from audible.com: Join an expert in self-control research for six engaging and i… read more
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2. The History of the United States (Great Courses, #8500)
By: Patrick N. Allitt , Allen C. Guelzo , Gary W. Gallagher
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Audio CD
This is the chronicle of a nation that enslaved a race of people. And of a nation that fought a Civ… read more
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- history
- education
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3. Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography
By: Sherwin B. Nuland
3.87
Format: 172 pages,
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4. The Iliad of Homer (The Great Courses, #301)
By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.61
Format: 192 pages, Audio CD
When John Keats first read Chapman's translation of the epics of "deep-brow'd Homer," he was so ove… read more
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- history
- literature
- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. The Odyssey of Homer (Great Courses, #302)
By: Elizabeth Vandiver
4.04
Format: None pages,
Keats compared discovering Homer to "finding a new planet." What is it in Homer's great works--and … read more
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- classics
- history
- literature
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- audiobook
6. The English Novel (Great Courses, #2429)
By: Timothy Spurgin
3.74
Format: 384 pages,
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- classics
- history
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7. Francis of Assisi (Great Courses, #615)
By: William R. Cook , Ronald B. Herzman
3.50
Format: 240 pages, Audio CD
High quality university teaching! Course Lecture Titles 1. Why Francis of Assisi Is Alive Today 2. … read more
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8. Masterpieces Of The Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works
By: Eric S. Rabkin
3.00
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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9. King Arthur: History and Legend
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.31
Format: 517 pages, Audible Audio
The saga of King Arthur and his court is the most enduringly popular mythic tradition of Western ci… read more
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10. 12 Essential Scientific Concepts
By: The Great Courses , Indre Viskontas
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Audible Audio
Length: 12 hours and 5 minutes Science is such a vast arena of knowledge that people looking for a … read more
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11. Money Management Skills
By: None
3.80
Format: 275 pages, Audiobook
Money management can be intimidating. Fortunately, most of us only need to know a few basic princip… read more
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12. 1066: The Year That Changed Everything
By: Jennifer Paxton
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Audio CD
If you were to look back at hundreds of years of history in search of the one critical moment after… read more
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13. Saint Thomas Aquinas
By: G.K. Chesterton , Anton C. Pegis
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today a… read more
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14. Streets of Laredo
By: Larry McMurtry
2.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry comes the sequel and final book in the Loneso… read more
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15. The Giants of French literature : Balzac, Flaubert, Proust, and Camus
By: Katherine L. Elkins
3.00
Format: None pages, Audio CD
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16. The Christmas Train
By: David Baldacci
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington D.C. to L.A in time for Christmas. Fo… read more
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17. The Saint of Bright Doors
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
3.71
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more
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18. Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
By: K.J. Parker
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along… read more
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"The men of Sirupat weren't fighters because they didn't want to be, and in my book there's no higher praise than that--and that's the main reason, when you come to think of it, why women are so infin…"-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
"Where you always go wrong is trying to persuade people with facts and arguments. It's why you can only write comedy. What gets people going is stuff that doesn't mean shit but sounds great. Blood, to…"-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
19. The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.16
Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio
Everything we now know about the universe-from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxi… read more
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- history
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20. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
By: Patrick N. Allitt
4.17
Format: 18 pages, Audio CD
Audio CDs in three cases (parts 1, 2, and 3), accompanied by a "like new" course booklet. 36 lectur… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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"Author reports that a group of tortoises was given to the British by India's natives during the Seven Years War which ended in 1763. The last of those tortoises died in 2004 at the age of 255."-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
"Author relates the reaction of an Irish village to a landowner who tried to raise rents on the land's occupants. The villagers refused to talk to or trade with the man, whose name was Captain Boycott."-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
"If you study a historical episode and feel good about it, it probably means that you haven't had it explained very well. Historical conflict is usually the struggle of different conceptions of what i…"-Patrick N. Allitt, The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
21. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
By: Margareta Magnusson
3.58
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning— now a TV series… read more
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- audiobook
"...unless you depend on your looks for your career or your joy, hinging your life on looking young is such a bad idea."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"The world is always ending, and yet it continues to survive. We must always hope for a sustainable future, but hope is not enough."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"It is never too late to do anything, unless it is really too late and you are. dead. The moment you start thinking it is too late, then you begin to die. I will keep going and do all I want to do."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
"The older I get, the more I find that I remember clearly all the things I said yes to, just when I was about to say no. I must admit I have not been open-minded all the time. I just wish I had been."-Margareta Magnusson, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
22. The Cemetery of Untold Stories
By: Julia Alvarez
3.68
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more
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23. The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
By: Monica Potts
3.88
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed journalist tries to understand how she escaped her small-town in Arkansas while her br… read more
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- audiobook
"When I was little, I thought that when people were drunk they were drunk forever. Later, I learned that this is not true. Even later, I learned that sometimes it is."-Monica Potts, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
24. The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
By: A.J. Baime
4.55
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikel… read more
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- history
"After a few minutes Truman went back inside the White House, so he could call his mother and personally deliver the news: World War II was over. ("That was Harry," ninety-two-year-old Mamma Truman sa…"-A.J. Baime, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
25. Great American Bestsellers
By: Peter Conn
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26. Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories: What We Should and Shouldn't Believe - and Why
By: Michael Shermer
3.81
Format: 7 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 6 hours and 30 minutes The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, enter… read more
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27. Classic Novels: Meeting the Challenge of Great Literature
By: Arnold Weinstein
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
36 lectures, 30 minutes per Meeting the Challenge of Great Literaure, Defoe - Moll Flanders, Sterne… read more
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28. America’s Musical Heritage
By: Anthony Seeger
3.85
Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 5 hours and 56 minutes America is an undeniably musical nation. From vaudevill… read more
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29. Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine
By: Roy Benaroch
4.45
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
You're a doctor 11 hours into your shift, and you've just walked into a waiting area packed with pa… read more
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30. Building Your Resilience: Finding Meaning in Adversity
By: MOLLY BIRKHOLM
3.28
Format: 450 pages, Audible Audio
In Building Your Resilience: Finding Meaning in Adversity, Professor Birkholm shares the physical, … read more
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31. The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals
By: Hannah B. Harvey
3.48
Format: None pages, Audio CD
An absolute treat for the heart and mind, these 24 lectures demonstrate how to master the art of st… read more
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