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| 1. | | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass Available on: Audio DownloadFirst published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography. |
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| 2. | | A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar Available on: Online VideoDr. Sylvia Nasar, the author of "A Beautiful Mind" tells the extraordinary story of mathematician John Nash… |
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| 3. | | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a personal account of the life of the famous American statesman, businessman, philosopher, inventor and scientist. |
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| 4. | | LearnOutLoud's Biography Podcast by Plutarch Available on: PodcastWith the the LearnOutLoud Biography podcast series we will explore the lives of notable people throughout history. |
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| 5. | | C.S. Lewis Literature Overview by Timothy B. Shutt Available on: Audio DownloadIn this lecture professor Timothy Shutt provides an overview of the life and literature of C.S. Lewis. He mentions various viewpoints that people have had about Lewis and says why he thinks Lewis is more popular now than he was in his time. |
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| 6. | | small WORLD podcast by Bazooka Joe Available on: Podcastsmall WORLD podcast: interviews with people from all walks of life from all around the planet. |
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| 7. | | The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams by Randy Pausch Available on: Online VideoCarnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. |
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| 8. | | U.S. Presidents Podcast Available on: PodcastLearnOutLoud.com presents the U.S. Presidents Podcast. Each episode will provide a brief biographical portrait of each president, explore the eras in which they led the country, and access the historical significance they hold for us today. |
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| 9. | | Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Abridged Edition Available on: Audio Download | Audio CassetteAnne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the 20th century... |
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| 10. | | Martin Luther King Jr.: We Shall Overcome by Martin Luther King, Jr. Available on: Audio Download ($9.95) | Audio CD ($12.76)Encompasses the most moving moments in American social history with the extraordinary civil rights leader. |
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| 11. | | Jackson Family Values by Margaret Maldonado Jackson Available on: Audio Download ($12.57) | Audio CassetteOnce, she felt lucky to be part of the Jackson clan. A former teenage runaway who had barely survived... |
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| 12. | | George Washington by William Roscoe Thayer Available on: Audio DownloadOne of the finer single volume biographies of Washington, Thayer makes ample use of Washington's letters and writings yielding a rich portrait of the man behind the legend. |
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| 13. | | Night by Elie Wiesel Available on: Audio Download | Audio CD ($31.96) | Audio Cassette ($19.96)The year was 1944. The village of Sighet in Hungary had been grasped by the evil and unrelenting hand of Hitler, and its people... |
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| 14. | | Great Biographies in Time by Plutarch Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)Great Biographies in Time explores the lives of some of the most intriguing figures in history. |
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| 15. | | Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson Available on: Audio Download ($19.99) | Audio CD ($35.99) | MP3 CD ($26.99)The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. |
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| 16. | | Walden by Henry David Thoreau Available on: Audio DownloadWalden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond. |
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| 17. | | Einstein & the Mind of God by Paul Davies Available on: Audio Download | Online AudioPart one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God. |
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| 18. | | Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama Available on: Audio Download | Audio CD ($20.76)In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American.... |
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| 19. | | Great American Presidents by Wikipedia Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)LearnOutLoud's Great American Presidents collects four biographies of some of America's most celebrated leaders. |
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| 20. | | The Story of Classical Music by Darren Henley Available on: Audio Download ($15.98) | Audio CD ($15.98) | Audio CassetteThe lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by the conductor and musical personality Marin Alsop.... |
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| 21. | | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max Available on: Audio Download ($16.67)I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, is a collection of first-person tales of sex, alcohol, and mayhem that transport the reader into Tucker's comical, perverse, and oftentimes surreal world. |
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| 22. | | Cold War Documentaries - "Atomic City: USA" by Various Available on: Audio DownloadFears of a cold war turning hot were rampant from the late 1940’s to the 1980’s and no fear was greater than the fear of a nuclear war and whether or not we were prepared for one. |
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| 23. | | Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Available on: Audio Download ($24.98) | Audio CD ($39.96) | Audio Cassette ($39.95)Writer John Howard Griffin decided to perform an experiment in order to learn from the inside out how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another race.... |
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| 24. | | Kiss and Make-Up by Gene Simmons Available on: Audio Download ($20.97) | Audio CD | Audio CassetteYou wanted the truth, you got the truth - the hottest book in the world!... |
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| 25. | | The Confessions of St. Augustine by Saint Augustine Available on: Audio Download ($20.29) | Audio CD ($23.18) | MP3 CD ($19.98)Saint Augustine’s contributions to Christian theology are second to no other post-apostolic author in the whole sweep of church history. |