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Blockers

Rebels in the Deep State

de Michael Lewis ...

Narrado por Michael Lewis ...

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7 hora 48 minutos

An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an impediment, someone who didn’t get ... Leer más

$32.00 USD

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An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an impediment, someone who didn’t get
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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

de Deborah Blum ...

Narrado por Coleen Marlo ...

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9 hora 14 minutos

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end ... Leer más

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Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

Native America from 1890 to the Present

de David Treuer ...

Narrado por Tanis Parenteau ...

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17 hora 44 minutos

**FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a best book of 2019 by The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, NPR, Hudson Booksellers, The New York Public Library, The Dallas Morning News, and Library Journal."Chapter after chapter, it's like one shattered myth after another." - NPR</... ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

**FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a best book of 2019 by The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, NPR, Hudson Booksellers, The New York Public Library, The Dallas Morning News, and Library Journal."Chapter after chapter, it's like one shattered myth after another." - NPR</...
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Hidden America

From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work

de Jeanne Marie Laskas ...

Narrado por Jamie Heinlein ...

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9 hora 14 minutos

Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.”Hidden America intends to fix that. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.”Hidden America intends to fix that. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are
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Blue Power

How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves

de Stuart Schrader ...

Narrado por Brian Arens ...

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13 hora 32 minutos

A history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable.“A tour de force … Read it now.” —Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Abolition GeographyIn America today, police enjoy unmatched power. On the streets, officers employ violence at their own discretion. Behind closed doors, they are even more powerful. In city halls, police strong ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable.“A tour de force … Read it now.” —Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Abolition GeographyIn America today, police enjoy unmatched power. On the streets, officers employ violence at their own discretion. Behind closed doors, they are even more powerful. In city halls, police strong
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The Fire Next Time

de James Baldwin ...

Narrado por Jesse Martin ...

Completo

2 hora 25 minutos

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. - “The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. - “The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an
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Main Enemy, The

The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB

de James Risen, Milt Bearden ...

Narrado por Christopher Lane ...

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19 hora 48 minutos

A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Main Enemy is the dramatic inside story of the CIA-KGB spy wars, told through the actions of the men who fought them.Based on hundreds of interviews with operatives from both sides, The Main Enemy puts us inside the heads of CIA officers as they dodge surveillance and walk into violent ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Main Enemy is the dramatic inside story of the CIA-KGB spy wars, told through the actions of the men who fought them.Based on hundreds of interviews with operatives from both sides, The Main Enemy puts us inside the heads of CIA officers as they dodge surveillance and walk into violent
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Body of Secrets

Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency

de James Bamford ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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29 hora 52 minutos

The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

The National Security Agency is the world's most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America's spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Bamford reveals the NSA's hidden role in the most volatile world events of the
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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

de Beverly Gage ...

Narrado por Gabra Zackman ...

Completo

8 hora 43 minutos

A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our
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Saqiyuq

Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women

de Nancy Wachowich ...

Narrado por Tiffany Ayalik ...

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12 hora 32 minutos

A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life — childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and child rearing — are presented against the contrasting experiences of three successive generations. Their memories and reflections give us poignant insight into the history of the people of the new territory of Nunavut.Apphia Awa, who was born in ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life — childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and child rearing — are presented against the contrasting experiences of three successive generations. Their memories and reflections give us poignant insight into the history of the people of the new territory of Nunavut.Apphia Awa, who was born in
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The River of Doubt

Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

de Candice Millard ...

Narrado por Paul Michael ...

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12 hora 20 minutos

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its
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The Radical Fund

How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America

de John Fabian Witt ...

Narrado por Kevin R. Free ...

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21 hora 26 minutos

As recommended on The Ezra Klein ShowFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist John Fabian Witt comes the “engrossing” (The New York Times) secret history of an epic experiment to remake American democracy. Before the dark money of the Koch Brothers, before the billions of the Ford Foundation, there was the Garland Fund.In 1922, a young idealist named Charles Garland rejected a million-dollar inheritance. In a ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

As recommended on The Ezra Klein ShowFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist John Fabian Witt comes the “engrossing” (The New York Times) secret history of an epic experiment to remake American democracy. Before the dark money of the Koch Brothers, before the billions of the Ford Foundation, there was the Garland Fund.In 1922, a young idealist named Charles Garland rejected a million-dollar inheritance. In a
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The Fourth Turning

What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

de William Strauss, Neil Howe ...

Narrado por Tom Parks ...

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19 hora 27 minutos

**Now available as an unabridged recording for the first timeNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.**First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of ... Leer más

$27.50 USD

**Now available as an unabridged recording for the first timeNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.**First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of
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The Impossible Factory

The Remarkable True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, America's Innovation Machine

de Josh Dean ...

Narrado por Neil Hellegers ...

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13 hora 53 minutos

**The extraordinary true story of Lockheed Martin’s “Skunk Works”—the radical innovation hub that designed the greatest airplanes of the twentieth century—and the visionary who made it all possible"A kerosene-soaked masterclass in what extreme innovation looks, feels, and even smells like." —New York Times bestselling author Ashlee Vance**It began with a humble warehouse building in Burbank, ... Leer más

$26.00 USD

**The extraordinary true story of Lockheed Martin’s “Skunk Works”—the radical innovation hub that designed the greatest airplanes of the twentieth century—and the visionary who made it all possible"A kerosene-soaked masterclass in what extreme innovation looks, feels, and even smells like." —New York Times bestselling author Ashlee Vance**It began with a humble warehouse building in Burbank,
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Black Pill

How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

de Elle Reeve ...

Narrado por Elle Reeve ...

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8 hora 28 minutos

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Polarized—reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.Award-winning journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. With ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Polarized—reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.Award-winning journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. With
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Too Big to Fail

The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves

de Andrew Ross Sorkin ...

Narrado por William Hughes ...

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21 hora 4 minutos

Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie RoseWatch a VideoAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to ... Leer más

$30.00 USD

Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie RoseWatch a VideoAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to
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Passage of Power, The

de Robert A. Caro ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

Series Audiolibro 4 - Years of Lyndon Johnson
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32 hora 47 minutos

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZEBook Four of Robert A. Caro's monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as "one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece. ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZEBook Four of Robert A. Caro's monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as "one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece.
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The British Are Coming

The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

de Rick Atkinson ...

Narrado por Rick Atkinson, George Newbern ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The Revolution Trilogy
Abreviado

12 hora 54 minutos

****One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019**"The winning combination of George Newbern's engaging narration and Rick Atkinson's vivid new work of history--the first in a planned trilogy about the American Revolution--brings to life what could have been a dry account of Revolutionary battles." -- AudioFile MagazineThis program includes a bonus introduction, read by the author, and ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

****One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019**"The winning combination of George Newbern's engaging narration and Rick Atkinson's vivid new work of history--the first in a planned trilogy about the American Revolution--brings to life what could have been a dry account of Revolutionary battles." -- AudioFile MagazineThis program includes a bonus introduction, read by the author, and
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2

Fredericksburg to Meridian

de Shelby Foote ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

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52 hora 46 minutos

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2 continues one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. Focusing on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume in Shelby Foote’s masterful narrative history brings to life some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign.The word narrative is the key to this book’s ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2 continues one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. Focusing on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume in Shelby Foote’s masterful narrative history brings to life some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign.The word narrative is the key to this book’s
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All the Wrong Moves

How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump

de Anthony Scaramucci ...

Narrado por Anthony Scaramucci ...

Completo

12 hora 47 minutos

We’re living in an age of deep political anger and frustration. Where did it come from? All the Wrong Moves offers a new, eye-opening answer, rooted in history, business, and the author’s firsthand experience, that reveals the true origins of America’s current political crisis.This program is read by the author and features a bonus conversation with the author and Dominic Sandbrook, host of The ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

We’re living in an age of deep political anger and frustration. Where did it come from? All the Wrong Moves offers a new, eye-opening answer, rooted in history, business, and the author’s firsthand experience, that reveals the true origins of America’s current political crisis.This program is read by the author and features a bonus conversation with the author and Dominic Sandbrook, host of The
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1

Fort Sumter to Perryville

de Shelby Foote ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

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42 hora 58 minutos

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 of this highly acclaimed narrative begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned.All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball’s Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.The word “narrative” is the key ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 of this highly acclaimed narrative begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned.All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball’s Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.The word “narrative” is the key
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When Brooklyn Was Queer

de Hugh Ryan ...

Narrado por Hugh Ryan ...

Completo

11 hora 31 minutos

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present dayHugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present dayHugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or
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This Vast Enterprise

A New History of Lewis & Clark

de Craig Fehrman ...

Narrado por Jason Culp, Curtis Michael Holland, Kamali Minter, Leon Nixon, Fred Sanders, Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...

Completo

14 hora 53 minutos

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering long-held myths.“This Vast Enterprise is a page-turner and a fantastic achievement.” —The New York Times • ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering long-held myths.“This Vast Enterprise is a page-turner and a fantastic achievement.” —The New York Times •
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T.R.

The Last Romantic

de H. W. Brands ...

Narrado por Matt Kugler ...

Completo

35 hora 35 minutos

From the New York Times bestselling author, an acclaimed biography of President Teddy Roosevelt"A rip-roaring life... Every red-blooded American should read this entertaining book." — Wall Street JournalIn his time, there was no more popular national figure than Roosevelt. It was not just the energy he brought to every political office he held or his unshakable moral convictions that made him so ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author, an acclaimed biography of President Teddy Roosevelt"A rip-roaring life... Every red-blooded American should read this entertaining book." — Wall Street JournalIn his time, there was no more popular national figure than Roosevelt. It was not just the energy he brought to every political office he held or his unshakable moral convictions that made him so
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