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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Anne Frank, it has been said, gave a face and a name to the horror of the Holocaust. This is her story.
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Nickel and Dimed
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49) | Audio CD ($23.99)
This engrossing piece of undercover reportage has been a fixture on the New York Times best-seller list since its publication....
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Never Eat Alone
by Keith Ferrazzi
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99) | Audio CD ($31.99)
Keith Ferrazzi is a master networker who claims his secret is merely reaching out to other people. In Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi presents the specific steps and mindset he uses to connect with the thousands of individuals in his Rolodex.
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Founding Brothers
by Joseph J. Ellis
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99) | Audio CD ($31.99) | Audio Cassette ($26.96)
Here are six fascinating, well-researched chapters involving such icons as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
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Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea
by Mark Kurlansky
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49) | Audio CD ($23.99)
From the prize-winning, "New York Times" bestselling author comes a provocative history that persuasively argues that the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II could have been avoided by nonviolent means.
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Nazism and War
by Richard Bessel
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
Richard Bessel, history professor at the University of York, specializes in the social and political history of Nazi Germany. In four compelling essays, he forcefully argues that racism made war inevitable.
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Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49) | Audio CD ($11.19)
Millions have profited greatly from this best-seller. Revered as one of the best business titles of all-time, now available in audio are the secrets to making money.
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The Stranger
by Albert Camus
Available on: Audio Download ($13.99) | Audio CD ($15.99)
Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world, with millions of copies sold....
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Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville
Available on: Audio Download ($13.99)
Alexis de Tocqueville's renowned analysis of American democracy still has relevance today. In 1831...
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The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
When the steamer Drake is shipwrecked off the Spanish coast, only two passengers survive. One is Alec Ramsay, a young American boy. The other is the Black Stallion, the wildest of all wild creatures.
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My Friend Leonard
by James Frey
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99) | Audio CD ($23.99)
Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring.
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Shalimar the Clown
by Salman Rushdie
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In the small village of Pachigam, in India-occupied Kashmir, Shalimar is the village headman's son. By 14, he is an accomplished tightrope walker in the local performing troupe.
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No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
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Set along a bloody frontier in our own time, McCarthy's new novel completes his acclaimed, bestselling Border Trilogy.
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Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
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Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith...
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The Americas
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
The Americas, part of the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles series, offers an intriguing history of the world’s western hemisphere.
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The Case for Peace
by Alan M. Dershowitz
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New York Times best-selling author Alan Dershowitz presents a persuasive roadmap for achieving a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine.
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Communism
by Richard Pipes
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse.
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A Good Dog
by Jon Katz
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49) | Audio CD ($29.99)
In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie--intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable.
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A Walk in the Woods
by Bill Bryson
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99)
When journalist and travel writer Bill Bryson returned to the United States after 20 years in England, he could think of only one way to reacquaint himself with his native country: hike the Appalachian Trail.
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Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
by Edward J. Larson
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99)
Edward J. Larson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent science historian. This marvelously readable, yet sumptuously erudite work traces the development of the scientific theory of evolution.
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The Christian World: A Global History
by Martin Marty
Available on: Audio Download ($20.99)
A National Book Award winner, Martin E. Marty is a University of Chicago Professor Emeritus, Lutheran minister, and prolific writer on history, culture, and theology. In his comprehensive yet concise The Christian World, Marty outlines the life and teachings of Christ and details how his followers spread the gospel to the world.
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Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life
by Adam Gopnik
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
Written 200 years after Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln shared a birthday on February 12, 1809, this insightful account sheds new light on two men who changed the way we think about the meaning of life and death.
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Ultramarathon Man
by Dean Karnazes
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
Karnazes reveals the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the hell of Death Valley, the incomprehensible frigidity of the South Pole, and the breathtaking beauty of the mountains and canyons of the Sierra Nevada.
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A Short History of Medicine
by Frank Gonzales-Crussi
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
Praised for his erudite writing, renowned scientist Frank González-Crussi penned this concise history of medicine, beginning with the most primitive healthcare practices and ending with the technology of modern medicine that we enjoy today.
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Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West
by Milton Viorst
Available on: Audio Download ($17.49)
In this enlightening work,The New Yorker’s longtime Middle East correspondent, Milton Viorst contends that today’s Arab-American conflict is the latest round in a 1,400-year clash between Islam and Christianity.
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