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Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
by Julia Fox
Formats: Audio CD ($23.96) | Digital Download
Published:
December 2007
In a life of extraordinary drama, Jane Boleyn was catapulted from relative obscurity to the inner circle of King Henry VIII.
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For Liberty and Glory
by James R. Gaines
Formats: Audio CD ($44.99) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($31.49)
Published:
November 2007
They began as courtiers in a hierarchy of privilege, but history remembers them as patriot-citizens in a commonwealth of equals.
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Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
by Roberto Saviano
Formats: Audio CD ($31.49) | MP3 CD ($22.49)
Published:
November 2007
A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Saviano’s gripping nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction…
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Helsinki Sightseeing Tram Audio Guide
Formats: Digital Download ($5.99)
Published:
November 2007
The 3T tram tour runs in a figure of eight around some of the top tourist sights of Helsinki, Finland. This audio guide supplies an audio commentary for the journey.
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The Taste of Conquest
by Michael Krondl
Formats: Audio CD ($31.49) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($22.49)
Published:
November 2007
In this engaging, anecdotal history of food, world conquest, and desire, a chef-turned-journalist tells the story of three legendary cities---Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam---that transformed the globe in the quest for spice.
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Churchill Part 1
by Roy Jenkins
Formats: Audio CD ($120.00) | Digital Download
Published:
October 2007
Winston Churchill is an icon of modern history, but even though he was at the forefront of the political scene for almost sixty years, he might be remembered only as a minor player in the drama of British government had not been for World War II.
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Churchill Part 2
by Roy Jenkins
Formats: Audio CD ($120.00) | Digital Download
Published:
October 2007
Winston Churchill is an icon of modern history, but even though he was at the forefront of the political scene for almost sixty years, he might be remembered only as a minor player in the drama of British government had not been for World War II.
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The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
by Andrew Nagorski
Formats: Audio CD ($35.99) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($26.99)
Published:
October 2007
Based on previously secret documents and eyewitness testimony, this is the shocking account of the most massive and deadliest battle of World War II, which ended in Hitler's defeat and changed the course of the war.
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The Pirate Queen
by Susan Ronald
Formats: Audio CD ($35.99) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($26.99)
Published:
October 2007
Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power.
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The Death of Manolete
by Barnaby Conrad
Formats: Audio CD ($13.46) | Digital Download
Published:
September 2007
On Thursday, August 28, 1947, in the bull ring at the Spanish town of Linares, a 30-year-old millionaire called Manolete (Manuel Laureano Rodriguez) and a Miura bull named Islero killed each other.
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Michael and Natasha: The Life and Love of Michael II, the Last of the Romanov Tsars
by Rosemary Crawford
Formats: Audio CD | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($44.95)
Published:
September 2007
He was destined to be the last Romanov tsar. She was the most notorious woman in Russia, Based on hidden-away documents, letters, diaries, and photographs, it's one of the greatest love stories of the century.
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Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets
by David Stafford
Formats: Audio CD ($37.95) | Digital Download
Published:
August 2007
An intriguing look behind the congenial facade of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests.
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