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American Childhood

A Photographic History

by Todd Brewster ...

A remarkable collection of over 200 stunning photographs of children—from the Civil War era to the present—that captures the ever-changing experience of childhood throughout American history.Did Americans “invent” childhood? Author Todd Brewster believes we did, or at least childhood as “a period of life cordoned off from that of full maturity, covered with a veil of protection, and subject to a ... Read more

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A remarkable collection of over 200 stunning photographs of children—from the Civil War era to the present—that captures the ever-changing experience of childhood throughout American history.Did Americans “invent” childhood? Author Todd Brewster believes we did, or at least childhood as “a period of life cordoned off from that of full maturity, covered with a veil of protection, and subject to a
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Lincoln's Gamble

The Tumultuous Six Months That Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War

by Todd Brewster ...

Narrated by Todd Brewster ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.On July 12, 1862, Abraham Lincoln spoke for the first time of his intention to free the slaves. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, doing precisely that. In between, ... Read more

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A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.On July 12, 1862, Abraham Lincoln spoke for the first time of his intention to free the slaves. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, doing precisely that. In between,
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Seen and Unseen

Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice

by Marc Lamont Hill, Todd Brewster ...

Narrated by Marc Lamont Hill, Todd Brewster ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster.With his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and New York Times bestselling author Todd ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times) Nobody Marc Lamont Hill and the bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Todd Brewster.With his signature “clear and courageous” (Cornel West) voice Marc Lamont Hill and New York Times bestselling author Todd
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The Century for Young People

1901-1936: Becoming Modern America

by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster ...

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first
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The Century for Young People

1936-1961: Defining America

by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster ...

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first
... Read more
The Century for Young People

1961-1999: Changing America

by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster ...

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first
... Read more
Unfading Light

The Sustaining Insight and Inspiration of Abraham Lincoln

by Richard Fritzky ...

Rich Fritzky poses five questions to forty-five individuals who have devoted much, if not all of their lives, to Abraham Lincoln. The individuals reveal what led them to him in the first place, the attribute or ‘fixed mark’ that sealed their belonging to him, the conversations that they would most have liked to have had with him, the words of his that they were most moved by, and the why and how ... Read more

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Rich Fritzky poses five questions to forty-five individuals who have devoted much, if not all of their lives, to Abraham Lincoln. The individuals reveal what led them to him in the first place, the attribute or ‘fixed mark’ that sealed their belonging to him, the conversations that they would most have liked to have had with him, the words of his that they were most moved by, and the why and how
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Nobody

Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

by Marc Lamont Hill ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access to full freedom and prosperity.In Nobody, scholar and ... Read more

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Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access to full freedom and prosperity.In Nobody, scholar and
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After the Romanovs

Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

by Helen Rappaport ...

Narrated by Pearl Hewitt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never
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Black Birds in the Sky

The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

by Brandy Colbert ...

Narrated by Brandy Colbert, Kristyl Dawn Tift ...

Unabridged

5 hours 25 min

A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood
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Infamy

The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II

by Richard Reeves ...

Narrated by James Yaegashi ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICEBestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War II“Highly readable … [A] vivid and instructive reminder of what war and fear can do to civilized people.”—Evan... ... Read more

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A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICEBestselling author Richard Reeves provides an authoritative account of the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese aliens during World War II“Highly readable … [A] vivid and instructive reminder of what war and fear can do to civilized people.”—Evan...
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The Fall of Roe

The Rise of a New America

by Lisa Lerer, Elizabeth Dias ...

Narrated by Lipica Shah ...

Unabridged

16 hours 17 min

**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors, ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors,
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