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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One of the most widely read autobiographies of all time, Franklin's unfinished work is much more than a retelling of a life. It is a recipe for a self-made man. Franklin's pluck and ceaseless ingenuity capture the spirit of revolutionary America.
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln
by Henry Ketcham
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Light and enjoyable biography of America's 16th president, Ketcham draws heavily on personal accounts to portray a more human and accesible Lincoln.
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George Washington
by William Roscoe Thayer
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One 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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Activism, Anarchism and Power
by Noam Chomsky
Available on: Online Video
Noam Chomsky speaks about his life and work.
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Christopher Hitchens: Some Confessions and Contradictions
by Christopher Hitchens
Available on: Online Video
Christopher Hitchens, tackling nearly everything with unmatched enthusiasm, erudition and, at times venom, has up to now barely touched upon one subject: his own life.
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Although dying of throat cancer Grant refused to stop writing the memoirs that would restore his families' lost fortune.
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The Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
by Hermann Hagedorn
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Well written and admiring biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Hagedorn received the blessing and full cooperation of Roosevelt's family. The result is a richly fascinating portrait filled with charming anecdotes rarely found in presidential biographies.
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar
by Jacob Abbott
Available on: Audio Download
Julius Caesar was a Roman military and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
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Mahatma
by Mohandas Gandhi
Available on: Online Video
This is the first complete audio-visual documentary biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. All events and principles of Gandhi's life and thought are viewed as integrated parts of his truth-intoxicated life depicting permanent and universal values and not merely as stray events of history.
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Michael Moore: Here Comes Trouble
by Michael Moore
Available on: Online Video
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an unflinchingly honest, take-no-prisoners ride through the life of the Oscar-winning filmmaker and bestselling author.
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