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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enArtsCopyright Justen Runtehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e5142344ba43f518f1247a6e16ac6b68.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/find-best-selling-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-law-politics--6574900Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:12:47 +0000Justen RunteJusten Runtefeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/339/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Are you looking for ways to relax after stressful working hours? With over 500,000+ audiobooks in categories like...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/339/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Are you looking for ways to relax after stressful working hours? With over 500,000+ audiobooks in categories like Comedy, Sports & Entertainment, and Science Fiction, we will bring you interesting experiences. Get 3 free audiobooks right away and start exploring the world of sound. Easily listen on iPhone, iPad, Android, and many other devices; audiobooks will be the perfect companion for your modern life. Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mindhunter-inside-the-fbi-s-elite-serial-crime-unit-by-john-e-douglas-mark-olshaker--65178375https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Author: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 164 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 36 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a Netflix original series Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals. In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases—and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares. During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examines each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307043Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Author: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/307043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Author: John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker Narrator: Richard M. Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 24, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 164 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 36 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Now a Netflix original series Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals. In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases—and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares. During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examines each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-comeback-how-richard-nixon-rose-from-defeat-to-create-the-new-majority-by-patrick-j-buchanan--65178266https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority Author: Patrick J. Buchanan Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 52 minutes Release date: July 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Patrick J. Buchanan, bestselling author and senior advisor to Richard Nixon, tells the definitive story of Nixon's resurrection from the political graveyard and his rise to the presidency. After suffering stinging defeats in the 1960 presidential election against John F. Kennedy, and in the 1962 California gubernatorial election, Nixon's career was declared dead by Washington press and politicians alike. Yet on January 20, 1969, just six years after he had said his political life was over, Nixon would stand taking the oath of office as 37th President of the United States. How did Richard Nixon resurrect a ruined career and reunite a shattered and fractured Republican Party to capture the White House? In The Greatest Comeback, Patrick J. Buchanan--who, beginning in January 1966, served as one of two staff members to Nixon, and would become a senior advisor in the White House after 1968--gives a firsthand account of those crucial years in which Nixon reversed his political fortunes during a decade marked by civil rights protests, social revolution, The Vietnam War, the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Martin Luther King, urban riots, campus anarchy, and the rise of the New Left. Using over 1,000 of his own personal memos to Nixon, with Nixon’s scribbled replies back, Buchanan gives readers an insider’s view as Nixon gathers the warring factions of the Republican party--from the conservative base of Barry Goldwater to the liberal wing of Nelson Rockefeller and George Romney, to the New Right legions of an ascendant Ronald Reagan--into the victorious coalition that won him the White House. How Richard Nixon united the party behind him may offer insights into how the Republican Party today can bring together its warring factions. The Greatest Comeback is an intimate portrayal of the 37th President and a fascinating fly on-the-wall account of one of the most remarkable American political stories of the 20th century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212956Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority Author: Patrick J. Buchanan Narrator: Arthur Morey Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority Author: Patrick J. Buchanan Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 52 minutes Release date: July 8, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Patrick J. Buchanan, bestselling author and senior advisor to Richard Nixon, tells the definitive story of Nixon's resurrection from the political graveyard and his rise to the presidency. After suffering stinging defeats in the 1960 presidential election against John F. Kennedy, and in the 1962 California gubernatorial election, Nixon's career was declared dead by Washington press and politicians alike. Yet on January 20, 1969, just six years after he had said his political life was over, Nixon would stand taking the oath of office as 37th President of the United States. How did Richard Nixon resurrect a ruined career and reunite a shattered and fractured Republican Party to capture the White House? In The Greatest Comeback, Patrick J. Buchanan--who, beginning in January 1966, served as one of two staff members to Nixon, and would become a senior advisor in the White House after 1968--gives a firsthand account of those crucial years in which Nixon reversed his political fortunes during a decade marked by civil rights protests, social revolution, The Vietnam War, the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Martin Luther King, urban riots, campus anarchy, and the rise of the New Left. Using over 1,000 of his own personal memos to Nixon, with Nixon’s scribbled replies back, Buchanan gives readers an insider’s view as Nixon gathers the warring factions of the Republican party--from the conservative base of Barry Goldwater to the liberal wing of Nelson Rockefeller and George Romney, to the New Right legions of an ascendant Ronald Reagan--into the victorious coalition that won him the White House. How Richard Nixon united the party behind him may offer insights into how the Republican Party today can bring together its warring factions. The Greatest Comeback is an intimate portrayal of the 37th President and a fascinating fly on-the-wall account of one of the most remarkable American political stories of the 20th century.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-for-eternity-a-love-story-on-death-row-by-damien-echols-lorri-davis--65178258https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row Author: Damien Echols, Lorri Davis Narrator: Lorri Davis, Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis reveal their intimate and affecting letters, written while Echols was wrongfully imprisoned on death row. An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he was wrongly condemned to death. But one of the most remarkable parts of his story still remained untold. After seeing a documentary about the “West Memphis Three,” Lorri Davis—a New Yorkbased landscape architect—wrote him a letter, beginning a thirteen-year correspondence that witnessed their marriage while Echols was still on death row and culminated in Echols’ release in 2011. Sharing their private letters, Yours for Eternity is a must-read for the legions who followed the case as well as anyone who appreciates an extraordinary love story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213041Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row Author: Damien Echols, Lorri Davis Narrator: Lorri Davis, Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/213041 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row Author: Damien Echols, Lorri Davis Narrator: Lorri Davis, Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 17, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Damien Echols and his wife Lorri Davis reveal their intimate and affecting letters, written while Echols was wrongfully imprisoned on death row. An explosive bestseller, Life After Death turned a national spotlight on Damien Echols, who was just eighteen when he was wrongly condemned to death. But one of the most remarkable parts of his story still remained untold. After seeing a documentary about the “West Memphis Three,” Lorri Davis—a New Yorkbased landscape architect—wrote him a letter, beginning a thirteen-year correspondence that witnessed their marriage while Echols was still on death row and culminated in Echols’ release in 2011. Sharing their private letters, Yours for Eternity is a must-read for the legions who followed the case as well as anyone who appreciates an extraordinary love story.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-nation-what-we-can-all-do-to-save-america-s-future-by-candy-carson-ben-carson--65178284https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future Author: Candy Carson, Ben Carson Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dear Reader,  In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great. Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation’s decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a more urgent message than I do now. Our growing debt and deteriorating morals have driven us far from the founders’ intent. We’ve made very little progress in basic education. Obamacare threatens our health, liberty, and financial future. Media elitism and political correctness are out of control. Worst of all, we seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues calmly and respectfully regardless of party affiliation or other differences. As a doctor rather than a politician, I care about what works, not whether someone has an (R) or a (D) after his or her name. We have to come together to solve our problems. Knowing that the future of my grandchildren is in jeopardy because of reckless spending, godless government, and mean-spirited attempts to silence critics left me no choice but to write this book. I have endeavored to propose a road out of our decline, appealing to every American’s decency and common sense. If each of us sits back and expects someone else to take action, it will soon be too late. But with your help, I firmly believe that America may once again be “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Sincerely, Ben Carson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211842Tue, 20 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future Author: Candy Carson, Ben Carson Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future Author: Candy Carson, Ben Carson Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dear Reader,  In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great. Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation’s decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a more urgent message than I do now. Our growing debt and deteriorating morals have driven us far from the founders’ intent. We’ve made very little progress in basic education. Obamacare threatens our health, liberty, and financial future. Media elitism and political correctness are out of control. Worst of all, we seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues calmly and respectfully regardless of party affiliation or other differences. As a doctor rather than a politician, I care about what works, not whether someone has an (R) or a (D) after his or her name. We have to come together to solve our problems. Knowing that the future of my grandchildren is in jeopardy because of reckless spending, godless government, and mean-spirited attempts to silence critics left me no choice but to write this book. I have endeavored to propose a road out of our decline, appealing to every American’s decency and common sense. If each of us sits back and expects someone else to take action, it will soon be too late. But with your help, I firmly believe that America may once again be “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Sincerely, Ben Carson]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sons-of-wichita-how-the-koch-brothers-became-america-s-most-powerful-and-private-dynasty-by-daniel-schulman--65178268https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. 'You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money,' Fred Koch cautioned. 'It may either be a blessing or a curse.' Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons-Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill-who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world-bigger than Boeing and Disney-and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party. To their supporters, they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government. To their detractors, they are political 'contract killers,' as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Witchita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, relatives, business associates, and many others, Sons of Witchita is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful family-warts and all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354Tue, 20 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty Author: Daniel Schulman Narrator: Allen O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. 'You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money,' Fred Koch cautioned. 'It may either be a blessing or a curse.' Fred's legacy would become a blessing and a curse to his four sons-Frederick, Charles, and fraternal twins David and Bill-who in the ensuing decades fought bitterly over their birthright, the oil and cattle-ranching empire their father left behind in 1967. Against a backdrop of scorched-earth legal skirmishes, Charles and David built Koch Industries into one of the largest private corporations in the world-bigger than Boeing and Disney-and they rose to become two of the wealthiest men on the planet. Influenced by the sentiments of their father, who was present at the birth of the John Birch Society, Charles and David have spent decades trying to remake the American political landscape and mainline their libertarian views into the national bloodstream. They now control a machine that is a center of gravity within the Republican Party. To their supporters, they are liberating America from the scourge of Big Government. To their detractors, they are political 'contract killers,' as David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's chief strategist, put it during the 2012 campaign. Bill, meanwhile, built a multi-billion dollar energy empire all his own, and earned notoriety as an America's Cup-winning yachtsman, a flamboyant playboy, and as a litigious collector of fine wine and Western memorabilia. Frederick lived an intensely private life as an arts patron, refurbishing a series of historic homes and estates. Sons of Witchita traces the complicated lives and legacies of these four tycoons, as well as their business, social, and political ambitions. No matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of our era, but so little is publicly known about this family, their origins, how they make their money, and how they live their lives. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, relatives, business associates, and many others, Sons of Witchita is the first major biography about this wealthy and powerful family-warts and all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-dangerous-animal-of-all-searching-for-my-father-and-finding-the-zodiac-killer-by-susan-mustafa-gary-l-stewart--65178303https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer Author: Susan Mustafa, Gary L. Stewart Narrator: Gary L. Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 13, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “I promise that you’ve never read anything like The Most Dangerous Animal of All. Mesmerizing from the first page, the story includes a shattering surprise that will sear itself in your memory. Be prepared to read non-stop; this really is a book you won’t be able to put down.” —Jeff Guinn, author of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson An explosive and historic New York Times bestseller of true crime and an emotionally powerful and revelatory memoir of a man whose ten-year search for his biological father leads to a chilling discovery: His father is one of the most notorious-and still at large-serial killers in America Soon after his birthmother contacted him for the first time at the age of thirty-nine, adoptee Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. It was a quest that would lead him to a horrifying truth and force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself and his world. Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan D. Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All tells the story of Stewart’s decade-long hunt for his father following a complex trail of startling twists and connections. Combing through government records and news reports and through conversations with his father’s relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues, including forensic evidence, identifying his father as one of the most infamous and still-wanted serial killers in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211443Tue, 13 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer Author: Susan Mustafa, Gary L. Stewart Narrator: Gary L....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211443 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer Author: Susan Mustafa, Gary L. Stewart Narrator: Gary L. Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 13, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “I promise that you’ve never read anything like The Most Dangerous Animal of All. Mesmerizing from the first page, the story includes a shattering surprise that will sear itself in your memory. Be prepared to read non-stop; this really is a book you won’t be able to put down.” —Jeff Guinn, author of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson An explosive and historic New York Times bestseller of true crime and an emotionally powerful and revelatory memoir of a man whose ten-year search for his biological father leads to a chilling discovery: His father is one of the most notorious-and still at large-serial killers in America Soon after his birthmother contacted him for the first time at the age of thirty-nine, adoptee Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. It was a quest that would lead him to a horrifying truth and force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself and his world. Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan D. Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All tells the story of Stewart’s decade-long hunt for his father following a complex trail of startling twists and connections. Combing through government records and news reports and through conversations with his father’s relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues, including forensic evidence, identifying his father as one of the most infamous and still-wanted serial killers in American history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-marshals-inside-america-s-most-storied-law-enforcement-agency-by-mike-earp-david-fisher--65178263https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency Author: Mike Earp, David Fisher Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 13, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Blending history and memoir, retired U.S. Marshal Mike Earp—a descendant of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp—offers an exclusive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in America, illuminating its vital role in the nation’s development for more than two hundred years. Mike Earp spent his career with the U.S. Marshals Service, reaching the number three position in the organization’s hierarchy before he retired. In this fascinating, eye-opening book, written with the service’s full cooperation, he shares his experiences and takes us on a fascinating tour of this extraordinary organization—the oldest, the most effective, and the most dangerous branch of American law enforcement, and the least known. Unlike their counterparts in the police and the FBI, U.S. Marshals aren’t responsible for investigating or prosecuting crimes. They pursue and arrest the most dangerous criminal offenders on U.S. soil, an extraordinarily hazardous job often involving gun battles and physical altercations. Earp takes us back to the service’s early days, explaining its creation and its role in the border wars that helped make continental expansion possible. He brings to life the gunslingers and gunfights that have made the Marshals legend, and explores the service’s role today integrating federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the hunt for the most notorious criminals—terrorists, drug lords, gun runners. Setting his own experiences within the long history of the U.S. Marshals service, Earp offers a moving and illuminating tribute to the brave marshals who have dedicated their lives to keeping the nation safe.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211451Tue, 13 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency Author: Mike Earp, David Fisher Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency Author: Mike Earp, David Fisher Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 13, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Blending history and memoir, retired U.S. Marshal Mike Earp—a descendant of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp—offers an exclusive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in America, illuminating its vital role in the nation’s development for more than two hundred years. Mike Earp spent his career with the U.S. Marshals Service, reaching the number three position in the organization’s hierarchy before he retired. In this fascinating, eye-opening book, written with the service’s full cooperation, he shares his experiences and takes us on a fascinating tour of this extraordinary organization—the oldest, the most effective, and the most dangerous branch of American law enforcement, and the least known. Unlike their counterparts in the police and the FBI, U.S. Marshals aren’t responsible for investigating or prosecuting crimes. They pursue and arrest the most dangerous criminal offenders on U.S. soil, an extraordinarily hazardous job often involving gun battles and physical altercations. Earp takes us back to the service’s early days, explaining its creation and its role in the border wars that helped make continental expansion possible. He brings to life the gunslingers and gunfights that have made the Marshals legend, and explores the service’s role today integrating federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the hunt for the most notorious criminals—terrorists, drug lords, gun runners. Setting his own experiences within the long history of the U.S. Marshals service, Earp offers a moving and illuminating tribute to the brave marshals who have dedicated their lives to keeping the nation safe.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stress-test-reflections-on-financial-crises-by-timothy-f-geithner--65178261https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.   As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid, riveting, and historically illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis, explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty, with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Stress Test is also a valuable guide to how governments can better manage financial crises, because this one won’t be the last. Stress Test reveals a side of Secretary Geithner the public has never seen, starting with his childhood as an American abroad. He recounts his early days as a young Treasury official helping to fight the international financial crises of the 1990s, then describes what he saw, what he did, and what he missed at the New York Fed before the Wall Street boom went bust. He takes readers inside the room as the crisis began, intensified, and burned out of control, discussing the most controversial episodes of his tenures at the New York Fed and the Treasury, including the rescue of Bear Stearns; the harrowing weekend when Lehman Brothers failed; the searing crucible of the AIG rescue as well as the furor over the firm’s lavish bonuses; the battles inside the Obama administration over his widely criticized but ultimately successful plan to end the crisis; and the bracing fight for the most sweeping financial reforms in more than seventy years. Secretary Geithner also describes the aftershocks of the crisis, including the administration’s efforts to address high unemployment, a series of brutal political battles over deficits and debt, and the drama over Europe’s repeated flirtations with the economic abyss. Secretary Geithner is not a politician, but he has things to say about politics—the silliness, the nastiness, the toll it took on his family. But in the end, Stress Test is a hopeful story about public service. In this revealing memoir, Tim Geithner explains how America withstood the ultimate stress test of its political and financial systems.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581Mon, 12 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises Author: Timothy F. Geithner Narrator: Timothy F. Geithner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 12, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.   As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid, riveting, and historically illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis, explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty, with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Stress Test is also a valuable guide to how governments can better manage financial crises, because this one won’t be the last. Stress Test reveals a side of Secretary Geithner the public has never seen, starting with his childhood as an American abroad. He recounts his early days as a young Treasury official helping to fight the international financial crises of the 1990s, then describes what he saw, what he did, and what he missed at the New York Fed before the Wall Street boom went bust. He takes readers inside the room as the crisis began, intensified, and burned out of control, discussing the most controversial episodes of his tenures at the New York Fed and the Treasury, including the rescue of Bear Stearns; the harrowing weekend when Lehman Brothers failed; the searing crucible of the AIG rescue as well as the furor over the firm’s lavish bonuses; the battles inside the Obama administration over his widely criticized but ultimately successful plan to end the crisis; and the bracing fight for the most sweeping financial reforms in more than seventy years. Secretary Geithner also describes the aftershocks of the crisis, including the administration’s efforts to address high unemployment, a series of brutal political battles over deficits and debt, and the drama over Europe’s repeated flirtations with the economic abyss. Secretary Geithner is not a politician, but he has things to say about politics—the silliness, the nastiness, the toll it took on his family. But in the end, Stress Test is a hopeful story about public service. In this revealing memoir, Tim Geithner explains how America withstood the ultimate stress test of its political and financial systems.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-madison-a-life-reconsidered-by-lynne-cheney--65178265https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Life Reconsidered Author: Lynne Cheney Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A major new biography of the fourth U.S. president, from New York Times–bestselling author Lynne Cheney James Madison was a true genius of the early republic, the leader who did more than any other to create the nation we know today. This majestic new biography tells his story. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution. His visionary political philosophy—eloquently presented in the Federalist Papers—was a crucial factor behind the Constitution’s ratification, and his political savvy was of major importance in getting the new government underway. As secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence while remaining true to its young constitution.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211566Tue, 06 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Life Reconsidered Author: Lynne Cheney Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211566 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Life Reconsidered Author: Lynne Cheney Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A major new biography of the fourth U.S. president, from New York Times–bestselling author Lynne Cheney James Madison was a true genius of the early republic, the leader who did more than any other to create the nation we know today. This majestic new biography tells his story. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution. His visionary political philosophy—eloquently presented in the Federalist Papers—was a crucial factor behind the Constitution’s ratification, and his political savvy was of major importance in getting the new government underway. As secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence while remaining true to its young constitution.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reagan-at-reykjavik-forty-eight-hours-that-ended-the-cold-war-by-ken-adelman--65178260https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War Author: Ken Adelman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland—the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War—by President Reagan’s arms control director, Ken Adelman. In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including the strategic defense initiative and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons—negotiations that laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history the following year. Scrupulously researched and based on now-declassified information, Reagan at Reykjavik tells the gripping tale of this weekend that changed the world. Filled with illustrative accounts of the private discussions between Reagan and his team, Ken Adelman provides an honest and up-close portrait of President Reagan at one of his finest and most challenging moments. Reagan at Reykjavik includes 16 pages of black-and-white photos and 11 illustrations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211640Tue, 06 May 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War Author: Ken Adelman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War Author: Ken Adelman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland—the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War—by President Reagan’s arms control director, Ken Adelman. In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including the strategic defense initiative and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons—negotiations that laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history the following year. Scrupulously researched and based on now-declassified information, Reagan at Reykjavik tells the gripping tale of this weekend that changed the world. Filled with illustrative accounts of the private discussions between Reagan and his team, Ken Adelman provides an honest and up-close portrait of President Reagan at one of his finest and most challenging moments. Reagan at Reykjavik includes 16 pages of black-and-white photos and 11 illustrations.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/menachem-begin-the-battle-for-israel-s-soul-by-daniel-gordis--65178280https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul Author: Daniel Gordis Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Reviled as a fascist by his great rival Ben-Gurion, venerated by Israel’s underclass, the first Israeli to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one, Menachem Begin was both complex and controversial. Born in Poland in 1913, Begin was a youthful admirer of the Revisionist Zionist Ze’ev Jabotinsky and soon became a leader within Jabotinsky’s Betar movement. A powerful orator and mesmerizing public figure, Begin was imprisoned by the Soviets in 1940, joined the Free Polish Army in 1942, and arrived in Palestine as a Polish soldier shortly thereafter. Joining the underground paramilitary Irgun in 1943, he achieved instant notoriety for the organization’s bombings of British military installations and other violent acts. Intentionally left out of the new Israeli government, Begin’s right-leaning Herut political party became a fixture of the opposition to the Labor-dominated governments of Ben-Gurion and his successors, until the surprising parliamentary victory of his political coalition in 1977 made him prime minister. Welcoming Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to Israel and cosigning a peace treaty with him on the White House lawn in 1979, Begin accomplished what his predecessors could not. His outreach to Ethiopian Jews and Vietnamese “boat people” was universally admired, and his decision to bomb Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981 is now regarded as an act of courageous foresight. But the disastrous invasion of Lebanon to end the PLO’s shelling of Israel’s northern cities, combined with his declining health and the death of his wife, led Begin to resign in 1983. He spent the next nine years in virtual seclusion, until his death in 1992. Begin was buried not alongside Israel’s prime ministers, but alongside the Irgun comrades who died in the struggle to create the Jewish national home to which he had devoted his life. Daniel Gordis’s perceptive biography gives us new insight into a remarkable political figure whose influence continues to be felt both within Israel and throughout the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208546Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul Author: Daniel Gordis Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul Author: Daniel Gordis Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Reviled as a fascist by his great rival Ben-Gurion, venerated by Israel’s underclass, the first Israeli to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one, Menachem Begin was both complex and controversial. Born in Poland in 1913, Begin was a youthful admirer of the Revisionist Zionist Ze’ev Jabotinsky and soon became a leader within Jabotinsky’s Betar movement. A powerful orator and mesmerizing public figure, Begin was imprisoned by the Soviets in 1940, joined the Free Polish Army in 1942, and arrived in Palestine as a Polish soldier shortly thereafter. Joining the underground paramilitary Irgun in 1943, he achieved instant notoriety for the organization’s bombings of British military installations and other violent acts. Intentionally left out of the new Israeli government, Begin’s right-leaning Herut political party became a fixture of the opposition to the Labor-dominated governments of Ben-Gurion and his successors, until the surprising parliamentary victory of his political coalition in 1977 made him prime minister. Welcoming Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to Israel and cosigning a peace treaty with him on the White House lawn in 1979, Begin accomplished what his predecessors could not. His outreach to Ethiopian Jews and Vietnamese “boat people” was universally admired, and his decision to bomb Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981 is now regarded as an act of courageous foresight. But the disastrous invasion of Lebanon to end the PLO’s shelling of Israel’s northern cities, combined with his declining health and the death of his wife, led Begin to resign in 1983. He spent the next nine years in virtual seclusion, until his death in 1992. Begin was buried not alongside Israel’s prime ministers, but alongside the Irgun comrades who died in the struggle to create the Jewish national home to which he had devoted his life. Daniel Gordis’s perceptive biography gives us new insight into a remarkable political figure whose influence continues to be felt both within Israel and throughout the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stalin-the-kremlin-mountaineer-by-paul-johnson--65178309https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin: The Kremlin Mountaineer Author: Paul Johnson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Paul Johnson, the most celebrated popular historian of our time, takes a scalpel to Stalin, whom he considers “one of the outstanding monsters of history.” Johnson sets forth the essence of Stalin’s life, character, and career. “It has been a hateful task, which has caused me much pain and disgust,” he writes with characteristic candor. “But it has been a duty I have performed not without a certain grim satisfaction.” Stalin poses a particular challenge to a biographer: How does one render such a monster human? While Johnson doesn’t flinch from chronicling Stalin’s rise to absolute power—the remorseless vendetta against Leon Trotsky, the development of the Gulag, the extermination of millions of peasants—he also shows Stalin playing billiards, listening to his adored Mozart, and annotating Marx’s Capital in the margins. It is, in concise form, the story of Russia in the twentieth century: dark and murderous, a stage on which to display humanity’s infinite capacity for self-destruction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208513Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin: The Kremlin Mountaineer Author: Paul Johnson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalin: The Kremlin Mountaineer Author: Paul Johnson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Paul Johnson, the most celebrated popular historian of our time, takes a scalpel to Stalin, whom he considers “one of the outstanding monsters of history.” Johnson sets forth the essence of Stalin’s life, character, and career. “It has been a hateful task, which has caused me much pain and disgust,” he writes with characteristic candor. “But it has been a duty I have performed not without a certain grim satisfaction.” Stalin poses a particular challenge to a biographer: How does one render such a monster human? While Johnson doesn’t flinch from chronicling Stalin’s rise to absolute power—the remorseless vendetta against Leon Trotsky, the development of the Gulag, the extermination of millions of peasants—he also shows Stalin playing billiards, listening to his adored Mozart, and annotating Marx’s Capital in the margins. It is, in concise form, the story of Russia in the twentieth century: dark and murderous, a stage on which to display humanity’s infinite capacity for self-destruction.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eliot-ness-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-hero-by-douglas-perry--65178274https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were only the beginning. Ness’s true legacy reaches far beyond Big Al and Chicago. Eliot Ness follows the lawman through his days in Chicago and into his forgotten second act. As the public safety director of Cleveland, he achieved his greatest success: purging the city of corruption so deep that the mob and the police were often one and the same. And it was here, too, that he faced one of his greatest challenges: a brutal, serial killer known as the Torso Murderer, who terrorized the city for years. Eliot Ness presents the first complete picture of the real Eliot Ness. Both fearless and shockingly shy, he inspired courage and loyalty in men twice his age, forged law-enforcement innovations that are still with us today, and earned acclaim and scandal from both his professional and personal lives. Through it all, he believed unwaveringly in the integrity of law and the basic goodness of his fellow Americans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero Author: Douglas Perry Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 20, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were only the beginning. Ness’s true legacy reaches far beyond Big Al and Chicago. Eliot Ness follows the lawman through his days in Chicago and into his forgotten second act. As the public safety director of Cleveland, he achieved his greatest success: purging the city of corruption so deep that the mob and the police were often one and the same. And it was here, too, that he faced one of his greatest challenges: a brutal, serial killer known as the Torso Murderer, who terrorized the city for years. Eliot Ness presents the first complete picture of the real Eliot Ness. Both fearless and shockingly shy, he inspired courage and loyalty in men twice his age, forged law-enforcement innovations that are still with us today, and earned acclaim and scandal from both his professional and personal lives. Through it all, he believed unwaveringly in the integrity of law and the basic goodness of his fellow Americans.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mandela-an-audio-history-by-radio-diaries--65178272https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: February 19, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced. Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mandela: An Audio History Author: Radio Diaries Narrator: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: February 19, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced. Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dark-invasion-1915-germany-s-secret-war-and-the-hunt-for-the-first-terrorist-cell-in-america-by-howard-blum--65178275https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil during World War I, and the NYPD Inspector who helped uncover the plot—the basis for the film to be produced by and starring Bradley Cooper. When a “neutral” United States becomes a trading partner for the Allies early in World War I, the Germans implement a secret plan to strike back. A team of saboteurs—including an expert on germ warfare, a Harvard professor, and a brilliant, debonair spymaster—devise a series of “mysterious accidents” using explosives and biological weapons, to bring down vital targets such as ships, factories, livestock, and even captains of industry like J. P. Morgan. New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney, head of the department’s Bomb Squad, is assigned the difficult mission of stopping them. Assembling a team of loyal operatives, the cunning Irish cop hunts for the conspirators among a population of more than eight million Germans. But the deeper he finds himself in this labyrinth of deception, the more Tunney realizes that the enemy’s plan is far more complex and more dangerous than he suspected. Full of drama and intensity, illustrated with eight pages of black and-white photos, Dark Invasion is riveting war thriller that chillingly echoes our own time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206226Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Pete Larkin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206226 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America Author: Howard Blum Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil during World War I, and the NYPD Inspector who helped uncover the plot—the basis for the film to be produced by and starring Bradley Cooper. When a “neutral” United States becomes a trading partner for the Allies early in World War I, the Germans implement a secret plan to strike back. A team of saboteurs—including an expert on germ warfare, a Harvard professor, and a brilliant, debonair spymaster—devise a series of “mysterious accidents” using explosives and biological weapons, to bring down vital targets such as ships, factories, livestock, and even captains of industry like J. P. Morgan. New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney, head of the department’s Bomb Squad, is assigned the difficult mission of stopping them. Assembling a team of loyal operatives, the cunning Irish cop hunts for the conspirators among a population of more than eight million Germans. But the deeper he finds himself in this labyrinth of deception, the more Tunney realizes that the enemy’s plan is far more complex and more dangerous than he suspected. Full of drama and intensity, illustrated with eight pages of black and-white photos, Dark Invasion is riveting war thriller that chillingly echoes our own time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lincoln-s-boys-john-hay-john-nicolay-and-the-war-for-lincoln-s-image-by-joshua-zeitz--65178278https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A timely and intimate look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House through the lives of his two closest aides and confidants Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attendeded the theater with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address—and they wrote about it after his death. In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery—not states’ rights—as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206245 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image Author: Joshua Zeitz Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 59 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A timely and intimate look into Abraham Lincoln’s White House through the lives of his two closest aides and confidants Lincoln’s official secretaries John Hay and John Nicolay enjoyed more access, witnessed more history, and knew Lincoln better than anyone outside of the president’s immediate family. Hay and Nicolay were the gatekeepers of the Lincoln legacy. They read poetry and attendeded the theater with the president, commiserated with him over Union army setbacks, and plotted electoral strategy. They were present at every seminal event, from the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address—and they wrote about it after his death. In their biography of Lincoln, Hay and Nicolay fought to establish Lincoln’s heroic legacy and to preserve a narrative that saw slavery—not states’ rights—as the sole cause of the Civil War. As Joshua Zeitz shows, the image of a humble man with uncommon intellect who rose from obscurity to become a storied wartime leader and emancipator is very much their creation. Drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Lincoln’s Boys is part political drama and part coming-of-age tale—a fascinating story of friendship, politics, war, and the contest over history and remembrance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-party-s-over-how-the-extreme-right-hijacked-the-gop-and-i-became-a-democrat-by-charlie-crist-ellis-henican--65178273https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat Author: Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican Narrator: Charlie Crist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida, spent years in the party’s inner circle. In this no-holds-barred memoir, he shows why he switched sides and became a Democrat. After serving as a Republican governor—one who was on the short list for the vice presidency in 2008—Charlie Crist made headlines when he decided to run for the U.S. Senate as an Independent. He was on the front page again when he endorsed President Obama in 2012 and spoke at the Democratic National Convention—and yet again when he officially joined the Democratic Party later that year. In The Party’s Over, he’ll make even more news when he reveals:    •  The inside story of his 2010 Senate primary campaign against Marco Rubio, where he learned exactly how vicious the Republican leadership can be.    •  His journey from inner circle to persona non grata, thanks to his literal embrace of President Obama.    •  His very frank opinions on Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and other top-tier Republicans.    •  Why he believes that Democrats have the right vision for Florida and the nation.    • What he’s learned as a member of both parties and why he remains convinced that the two-party system can still work—with the right leadership. Rather than just rehashing his career, in this book Crist offers a focused indictment of the failings of the Republican Party, naming names and identifying where things went wrong. The Party’s Over is as far from “politics as usual” as you can get.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206804Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat Author: Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican Narrator: Charlie Crist Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat Author: Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican Narrator: Charlie Crist Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida, spent years in the party’s inner circle. In this no-holds-barred memoir, he shows why he switched sides and became a Democrat. After serving as a Republican governor—one who was on the short list for the vice presidency in 2008—Charlie Crist made headlines when he decided to run for the U.S. Senate as an Independent. He was on the front page again when he endorsed President Obama in 2012 and spoke at the Democratic National Convention—and yet again when he officially joined the Democratic Party later that year. In The Party’s Over, he’ll make even more news when he reveals:    •  The inside story of his 2010 Senate primary campaign against Marco Rubio, where he learned exactly how vicious the Republican leadership can be.    •  His journey from inner circle to persona non grata, thanks to his literal embrace of President Obama.    •  His very frank opinions on Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and other top-tier Republicans.    •  Why he believes that Democrats have the right vision for Florida and the nation.    • What he’s learned as a member of both parties and why he remains convinced that the two-party system can still work—with the right leadership. Rather than just rehashing his career, in this book Crist offers a focused indictment of the failings of the Republican Party, naming names and identifying where things went wrong. The Party’s Over is as far from “politics as usual” as you can get.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arik-the-life-of-ariel-sharon-by-david-landau--65178276https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. After leaving the professional army, Sharon became a political leader and served in numerous governments, most prominently as the defense minister during the 1982 Lebanon War in which he bore “personal responsibility,” according to the state’s commission of inquiry, for massacres of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militia. As a general and as a politician, he championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But as prime minister, he performed a dramatic reversal: orchestrating Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Landau brilliantly chronicles Sharon’s surprising about-face, combining the immediacy of firsthand reportage with the analysis and independent insight of a historian’s perspective. Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 and remains in a persistent vegetative state. This biography recounts the life of the man who is considered by many to be Israel’s greatest military leader and political statesman, illustrating how Sharon’s leadership transformed Israel, and how his views were shaped by the changing nature of Israeli society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: ARIK: The Life of Ariel Sharon Author: David Landau Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the former editor in chief of Haaretz, the first in-depth, comprehensive biography of Ariel Sharon, the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years. The life of Ariel Sharon spans much of modern Israel’s history. A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, Sharon participated in the 1948 War of Independence, played decisive roles in the 1956 Suez War and the Six-Day War of 1967, and is credited here with the shift in the outcome of the Yom Kippur War of 1973. After leaving the professional army, Sharon became a political leader and served in numerous governments, most prominently as the defense minister during the 1982 Lebanon War in which he bore “personal responsibility,” according to the state’s commission of inquiry, for massacres of Palestinian civilians by Lebanese militia. As a general and as a politician, he championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But as prime minister, he performed a dramatic reversal: orchestrating Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Landau brilliantly chronicles Sharon’s surprising about-face, combining the immediacy of firsthand reportage with the analysis and independent insight of a historian’s perspective. Sharon suffered a stroke in January 2006 and remains in a persistent vegetative state. This biography recounts the life of the man who is considered by many to be Israel’s greatest military leader and political statesman, illustrating how Sharon’s leadership transformed Israel, and how his views were shaped by the changing nature of Israeli society.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-survival-building-on-the-hard-times-a-pow-s-inspiring-story-by-gerald-coffee--65178271https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times—a POW’s Inspiring Story Author: Gerald Coffee Narrator: Retired Us Navy Captain Gerald Coffee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 15, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there's nothing left that resembles life as we've known it, where do we find the strength and sustenance to go on? For naval aviator Jerry Coffee and others who were held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam, there was only one choice: go within. Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a compelling and unforgettable experience. Drawing from his seven years as a POW, Captain Coffee provides timeless lessons that apply to the physical, emotional, and ethical challenges of everyday life. Proving that leadership and creativity are possible in difficult and uncertain circumstances, Captain Coffee offers a message we can draw on in any trying situation. His story demonstrates that conviction must come from within, and in telling that story, he touches the place inside us where growth begins. Beyond Survival is a positive statement about love and commitment in the midst of war and division. It contrasts the cold reality of war, degradation, and torture with the warmth of human connections, inner serenity, and kinship with all life. It poignantly illustrates that to be stripped of everything that is familiar and by which we identify ourselves leaves us with only what unites us—our human identity. It conveys truths about relationships at every level: with ourselves, with others, with our country, and with our God. Without inflaming the wounds inflicted by America's involvement in Vietnam, Beyond Survival explores an issue at the heart of every free society: the willingness of ordinary individuals to maintain a passion for freedom so compelling that adversity strengthens rather than weakens personal resolve in the worst of circumstances. Through Gerald Coffee's story you will discover the universal principles of survival and triumph that empower anyone to overcome adversity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208033Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times—a POW’s Inspiring Story Author: Gerald Coffee Narrator: Retired Us Navy Captain Gerald Coffee Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208033 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times—a POW’s Inspiring Story Author: Gerald Coffee Narrator: Retired Us Navy Captain Gerald Coffee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 15, 2014 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there's nothing left that resembles life as we've known it, where do we find the strength and sustenance to go on? For naval aviator Jerry Coffee and others who were held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam, there was only one choice: go within. Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a compelling and unforgettable experience. Drawing from his seven years as a POW, Captain Coffee provides timeless lessons that apply to the physical, emotional, and ethical challenges of everyday life. Proving that leadership and creativity are possible in difficult and uncertain circumstances, Captain Coffee offers a message we can draw on in any trying situation. His story demonstrates that conviction must come from within, and in telling that story, he touches the place inside us where growth begins. Beyond Survival is a positive statement about love and commitment in the midst of war and division. It contrasts the cold reality of war, degradation, and torture with the warmth of human connections, inner serenity, and kinship with all life. It poignantly illustrates that to be stripped of everything that is familiar and by which we identify ourselves leaves us with only what unites us—our human identity. It conveys truths about relationships at every level: with ourselves, with others, with our country, and with our God. Without inflaming the wounds inflicted by America's involvement in Vietnam, Beyond Survival explores an issue at the heart of every free society: the willingness of ordinary individuals to maintain a passion for freedom so compelling that adversity strengthens rather than weakens personal resolve in the worst of circumstances. Through Gerald Coffee's story you will discover the universal principles of survival and triumph that empower anyone to overcome adversity.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-war-20-years-three-presidents-two-daughters-and-one-louisiana-home-by-mary-matalin-james-carville--65178283https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & War: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home Author: Mary Matalin, James Carville Narrator: James Carville, Mary Matalin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller Twenty years after the publication of the bestselling All’s Fair, James Carville and Mary Matalin look at how they—and America—have changed in the last two decades.   James Carville and Mary Matalin have long held the mantle of the nation’s most ideologically mismatched and intensely opinionated political couple. In this follow-up to All’s Fair, Carville and Matalin pick up the story they began in that groundbreaking bestseller and talk family, faith, love, and politics in their two winning voices. If nothing else, this new collaboration proves that after twenty years of marriage they can still manage to agree on a few things. A fascinating look at the last two decades in American politics and an intimate, quick-witted primer on grown-up relationships and values, Love & War provides unprecedented insight into one of our nation’s most intriguing and powerful couples. With their natural charm and sharp intelligence, Carville and Matalin have written undoubtedly the most spirited memoir of the year.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204544Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & War: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home Author: Mary Matalin, James Carville Narrator: James Carville, Mary...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & War: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home Author: Mary Matalin, James Carville Narrator: James Carville, Mary Matalin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller Twenty years after the publication of the bestselling All’s Fair, James Carville and Mary Matalin look at how they—and America—have changed in the last two decades.   James Carville and Mary Matalin have long held the mantle of the nation’s most ideologically mismatched and intensely opinionated political couple. In this follow-up to All’s Fair, Carville and Matalin pick up the story they began in that groundbreaking bestseller and talk family, faith, love, and politics in their two winning voices. If nothing else, this new collaboration proves that after twenty years of marriage they can still manage to agree on a few things. A fascinating look at the last two decades in American politics and an intimate, quick-witted primer on grown-up relationships and values, Love & War provides unprecedented insight into one of our nation’s most intriguing and powerful couples. With their natural charm and sharp intelligence, Carville and Matalin have written undoubtedly the most spirited memoir of the year.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-days-in-november-by-clint-hill-lisa-mccubbin-hill--65178365https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the world stopped for four days. For an entire generation, it was the end of an age of innocence. That evening, a photo ran on the front pages of newspapers across the world, showing a Secret Service agent jumping on the back of the presidential limousine in a desperate attempt to protect the President and Mrs. Kennedy. That agent was Clint Hill. Now Hill commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the tragedy with this stunning book containing more than 150 photos, each accompanied by his incomparable insider account of those terrible days. A story that has taken Hill half a century to tell, this is a “riveting, stunning narrative” (Herald & Review, Illinois) of personal and historical scope. Besides the unbearable grief of a nation and the monumental consequences of the event, the death of JFK was a personal blow to a man sworn to protect the first family, and who knew, from the moment the shots rang out in Dallas, that nothing would ever be the same.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Days in November Author: Clint Hill, Lisa Mccubbin Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the world stopped for four days. For an entire generation, it was the end of an age of innocence. That evening, a photo ran on the front pages of newspapers across the world, showing a Secret Service agent jumping on the back of the presidential limousine in a desperate attempt to protect the President and Mrs. Kennedy. That agent was Clint Hill. Now Hill commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the tragedy with this stunning book containing more than 150 photos, each accompanied by his incomparable insider account of those terrible days. A story that has taken Hill half a century to tell, this is a “riveting, stunning narrative” (Herald & Review, Illinois) of personal and historical scope. Besides the unbearable grief of a nation and the monumental consequences of the event, the death of JFK was a personal blow to a man sworn to protect the first family, and who knew, from the moment the shots rang out in Dallas, that nothing would ever be the same.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mob-boss-the-life-of-little-al-d-arco-the-man-who-brought-down-the-mafia-by-tom-robbins-jerry-capeci--65178319https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia Author: Tom Robbins, Jerry Capeci Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Alfonso 'Little Al' D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison. In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D'Arco's life and the New York mob scene that he embraced for four decades. Until the day he switched sides, D'Arco lived and breathed the old-school gangster lessons he learned growing up in Brooklyn and fine-tuned on the mean streets of Little Italy. But when he learned he was marked to be whacked, D'Arco quit the mob. His defection decimated his crime family and opened a window on mob secrets going back a hundred years. After speaking with D'Arco, the authors reveal unprecedented insights, exposing shocking secrets and troublesome truths about a city where a famous pizza parlor doubled as a Mafia center for multi-million-dollar heroin deals, where hit men carried out murders dressed as women, and where kidnapping a celebrity newsman's son was deemed appropriate revenge for the father's satirical novel. Capeci and Robbins spent hundreds of hours in conversation with D'Arco, and exhausted many hours more fleshing out his stories in this riveting narrative that takes readers behind the famous witness testimony for a comprehensive look at the Mafia in New York City.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203243Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia Author: Tom Robbins, Jerry Capeci Narrator: Michael Prichard Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia Author: Tom Robbins, Jerry Capeci Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 20 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Alfonso 'Little Al' D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison. In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D'Arco's life and the New York mob scene that he embraced for four decades. Until the day he switched sides, D'Arco lived and breathed the old-school gangster lessons he learned growing up in Brooklyn and fine-tuned on the mean streets of Little Italy. But when he learned he was marked to be whacked, D'Arco quit the mob. His defection decimated his crime family and opened a window on mob secrets going back a hundred years. After speaking with D'Arco, the authors reveal unprecedented insights, exposing shocking secrets and troublesome truths about a city where a famous pizza parlor doubled as a Mafia center for multi-million-dollar heroin deals, where hit men carried out murders dressed as women, and where kidnapping a celebrity newsman's son was deemed appropriate revenge for the father's satirical novel. Capeci and Robbins spent hundreds of hours in conversation with D'Arco, and exhausted many hours more fleshing out his stories in this riveting narrative that takes readers behind the famous witness testimony for a comprehensive look at the Mafia in New York City.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unintimidated-a-governor-s-story-and-a-nation-s-challenge-by-scott-walker-marc-thiessen--65178291https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge Author: Scott Walker, Marc Thiessen Narrator: Scott Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A controversial governor recounts his fight to reform his state and issues a call to action for the whole country   In 2010, Scott Walker was elected governor of Wisconsin with a mandate to improve its economy and restore fiscal responsibility. With the state facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit, he proposed a series of reforms to limit the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, which was costing taxpayers billions in pension and health care costs.   The reaction was swift and severe. Angry protesters gathered outside the capitol, teacher unions accused him of sabotaging education, and the media descended on Wisconsin to make it a national controversy. Soon, liberals nationwide were denouncing Governor Walker.   He stood his ground despite relentless political and personal attacks with the help of supporters across the country who hailed him for having the courage to drive real change. In June 2012, he won a special recall election with a higher share of the vote than he had for his original election, becoming the first governor in the country to survive a recall election.   In this book, Governor Walker shows how his commitment to limited but effective government paid off. During his tenure Wisconsin has saved more than $1 billion, property taxes have gone down for the first time in twelve years, and the deficit was turned into a surplus. He also shows what his experiences can teach defenders of liberty across the country about standing up to the special interests that favor the status quo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203232Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge Author: Scott Walker, Marc Thiessen Narrator: Scott Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge Author: Scott Walker, Marc Thiessen Narrator: Scott Walker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A controversial governor recounts his fight to reform his state and issues a call to action for the whole country   In 2010, Scott Walker was elected governor of Wisconsin with a mandate to improve its economy and restore fiscal responsibility. With the state facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit, he proposed a series of reforms to limit the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, which was costing taxpayers billions in pension and health care costs.   The reaction was swift and severe. Angry protesters gathered outside the capitol, teacher unions accused him of sabotaging education, and the media descended on Wisconsin to make it a national controversy. Soon, liberals nationwide were denouncing Governor Walker.   He stood his ground despite relentless political and personal attacks with the help of supporters across the country who hailed him for having the courage to drive real change. In June 2012, he won a special recall election with a higher share of the vote than he had for his original election, becoming the first governor in the country to survive a recall election.   In this book, Governor Walker shows how his commitment to limited but effective government paid off. During his tenure Wisconsin has saved more than $1 billion, property taxes have gone down for the first time in twelve years, and the deficit was turned into a surplus. He also shows what his experiences can teach defenders of liberty across the country about standing up to the special interests that favor the status quo.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-tidings-and-great-joy-protecting-the-heart-of-christmas-by-sarah-palin--65178372https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas Author: Sarah Palin Narrator: Sarah Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In her New York Times bestsellers Going Rogue and America by Heart, Sarah Palin revealed the strong Christian faith that has guided her life and family. In Good Tidings and Great Joy she calls for bringing back the freedom to express the Christian values of the season. She asserts the importance of preserving Jesus Christ in Christmas—in public displays, school concerts, pageants, and our expressions to one another other—and laments the over-commercialization and homogenization of Christmas in today's society. Interwoven throughout are personal memories and family traditions, as well as more than a dozen family photos, which illustrate the reasons why the celebration of Jesus Christ's nativity is the centerpiece of her faith. Palin believes it is imperative that we stand up for our beliefs before the element of faith in a glorious and traditional holiday like Christmas is marginalized and ignored. She also encourages readers to see what is possible when we unite in defense of our religious convictions and ignore the politically correct Scrooges seeking to take Christ out of Christmas. Good Tidings and Great Joy is a call to action to openly celebrate the joys of Christianity, and say Merry Christmas to one another.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200913Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas Author: Sarah Palin Narrator: Sarah Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas Author: Sarah Palin Narrator: Sarah Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In her New York Times bestsellers Going Rogue and America by Heart, Sarah Palin revealed the strong Christian faith that has guided her life and family. In Good Tidings and Great Joy she calls for bringing back the freedom to express the Christian values of the season. She asserts the importance of preserving Jesus Christ in Christmas—in public displays, school concerts, pageants, and our expressions to one another other—and laments the over-commercialization and homogenization of Christmas in today's society. Interwoven throughout are personal memories and family traditions, as well as more than a dozen family photos, which illustrate the reasons why the celebration of Jesus Christ's nativity is the centerpiece of her faith. Palin believes it is imperative that we stand up for our beliefs before the element of faith in a glorious and traditional holiday like Christmas is marginalized and ignored. She also encourages readers to see what is possible when we unite in defense of our religious convictions and ignore the politically correct Scrooges seeking to take Christ out of Christmas. Good Tidings and Great Joy is a call to action to openly celebrate the joys of Christianity, and say Merry Christmas to one another.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-right-path-from-ike-to-reagan-how-republicans-once-mastered-politics-and-can-again-by-joe-scarborough--65178349https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe Scarborough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.   In the aftermath of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, the Republican Party appeared to be on the verge of permanent irrelevance. LBJ’s Great Society was institutionalizing sweeping liberal reforms, and the United States had a thriving, prosperous economy. Yet in an instant everything changed, and the next four decades would witness an unprecedented era of Republican ascendancy. What happened?   In The Right Path, Joe Scarborough looks back in time to discern how Republicans once dominated American public life. From Eisenhower’s refusal to let “the perfect be the enemy of the good” to Reagan’s charismatic but resolutely practical genius, Scarborough shows how principled pragmatism, combined with a commitment to core conservative values, led to victory after victory.   Now, however, political incalcitrance is threatening to turn a once-mighty party into a permanent minority.     Opening with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965—the high-water moment for liberalism—and ending with the national disillusionment that set in after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, The Right Path effortlessly blends American political history with astute analysis and pithy, no-holds-barred commentary. Both a bracing call to arms and a commonsense history, The Right Path provides an illuminating look at conservatism and its discontents—and why the GOP must regain its former tone and tradition if it hopes to survive.   Praise for The Right Path   “This concise history of modern Republican politics might just leave you optimistic about the chances that conservatives can govern again. . . . In the world of commentary, we tend to obsess over the quotidian ebbs and flows—assuming that every little bump in the road is a disaster. . . . But there’s something about reading the history that allows one to take a longer view and put things in context. And that’s precisely what this book does very well.”—The Daily Caller “The Right Path is the right book at the right time to spark a much-needed conversation about the future of the Republican Party.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin   “If you’re interested in the Republican future, you need to read The Right Path. I don’t agree with all of it, but Joe Scarborough has written a book that’s both thought-provoking and fun.”—William Kristol “Joe Scarborough’s lively, provocative, and instructive history of the modern Republican Party will stir up the GOP—which is exactly what he has in mind. As the Grand Old Party searches for a path to victory, Joe offers some important lessons to be learned.”—Tom Brokaw   “Joe Scarborough’s incisive, original, provocative, and well-argued book, deploying American political history both distant and recent, deserves to be widely read, carefully considered, and energetically debated.”—Michael Beschloss]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Right Path: From Ike to Reagan, How Republicans Once Mastered Politics--and Can Again Author: Joe Scarborough Narrator: George Newbern, Joe Scarborough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Joe Scarborough—former Republican congressman and the always insightful host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—takes a nuanced and surprising look at the unexpected rise and self-inflicted fall of the Republican Party. Dominant in national politics for forty years under the influence of the conservative but pragmatic leadership of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, the GOP, Scarborough argues, is in a self-inflicted eclipse. The only way forward? Recover the principled realism of the giants who led the party to greatness.   In the aftermath of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, the Republican Party appeared to be on the verge of permanent irrelevance. LBJ’s Great Society was institutionalizing sweeping liberal reforms, and the United States had a thriving, prosperous economy. Yet in an instant everything changed, and the next four decades would witness an unprecedented era of Republican ascendancy. What happened?   In The Right Path, Joe Scarborough looks back in time to discern how Republicans once dominated American public life. From Eisenhower’s refusal to let “the perfect be the enemy of the good” to Reagan’s charismatic but resolutely practical genius, Scarborough shows how principled pragmatism, combined with a commitment to core conservative values, led to victory after victory.   Now, however, political incalcitrance is threatening to turn a once-mighty party into a permanent minority.     Opening with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965—the high-water moment for liberalism—and ending with the national disillusionment that set in after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, The Right Path effortlessly blends American political history with astute analysis and pithy, no-holds-barred commentary. Both a bracing call to arms and a commonsense history, The Right Path provides an illuminating look at conservatism and its discontents—and why the GOP must regain its former tone and tradition if it hopes to survive.   Praise for The Right Path   “This concise history of modern Republican politics might just leave you optimistic about the chances that conservatives can govern again. . . . In the world of commentary, we tend to obsess over the quotidian ebbs and flows—assuming that every little bump in the road is a disaster. . . . But there’s something about reading the history that allows one to take a longer view and put things in context. And that’s precisely what this book does very well.”—The Daily Caller “The Right Path is the right book at the right time to spark a much-needed conversation about the future of the Republican Party.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin   “If you’re interested in the Republican future, you need to read The Right Path. I don’t agree with all of it, but Joe Scarborough has written a book that’s both thought-provoking and fun.”—William Kristol “Joe Scarborough’s lively, provocative, and instructive history of the modern Republican Party will stir up the GOP—which is exactly what he has in mind. As the Grand Old Party searches for a path to victory, Joe offers some important lessons to be learned.”—Tom Brokaw   “Joe Scarborough’s incisive, original, provocative, and well-argued book, deploying American political history both distant and recent, deserves to be widely read, carefully considered, and energetically debated.”—Michael Beschloss]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/end-of-days-the-assassination-of-john-f-kennedy-by-james-l-swanson--65178299https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time in decades, is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. In End of Days, James Swanson reveals Lee Harvey Oswald's bizarre history of violence and follows John and Jacqueline Kennedy on their fateful Dallas motorcade ride. Swanson takes us to the sixth-floor Texas Book Depository window to look through Oswald's rifle sights, re-creates the last hours of the doomed assassin, and the day of national mourning for the president that followed, culminating in a funeral that united the country. Combining extensive research with his unparalleled storytelling abilities, Swanson turns the events of one of the darkest days of the twentieth century into a pulse-pounding thriller that will remain the definitive account of the assassination for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Author: James L. Swanson Narrator: Richard Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time in decades, is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. In End of Days, James Swanson reveals Lee Harvey Oswald's bizarre history of violence and follows John and Jacqueline Kennedy on their fateful Dallas motorcade ride. Swanson takes us to the sixth-floor Texas Book Depository window to look through Oswald's rifle sights, re-creates the last hours of the doomed assassin, and the day of national mourning for the president that followed, culminating in a funeral that united the country. Combining extensive research with his unparalleled storytelling abilities, Swanson turns the events of one of the darkest days of the twentieth century into a pulse-pounding thriller that will remain the definitive account of the assassination for years to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-father-my-president-a-personal-account-of-the-life-of-george-h-w-bush-by-doro-bush-koch--65178414https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated with six new chapters and many new photographs following his death at age 94, this is the definitive account of George H.W. Bush's life and career written by his only daughter with his full cooperation. Much happened to George H.W. Bush and the country since the initial publication of My Father, My President: His nemesis, Saddam Huessin, has been captured and executed. And while his son George W. Bush has left the White House, his grandson George P. Bush serves as the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. As author Doro Bush Koch did for the 2006 edition, she again has contacted hundreds of the late President's friends and associates, conducted scores of interviews with dignitaries; tapped the memories of family members, including her late mother, her four brothers, and of course, her late father himself; and collected new information from the former President's never-before released files. This memoir offers fascinating details about his tenure as head of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, Ambassador to the U.N., America's liaison to China, and Vice President for eight years under Ronald Reagan. Doro shows how the 41st President felt when two of his sons entered politics. She also sheds new light on the unlikely friendship with the President's once-rival Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama. Distinguished by its many first-person accounts, never-before-published photos, and a foreword by the late Barbara Bush, My Father, My President is at once the history of a great man, and the chronicle of a rapidly changing nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush Author: Doro Bush Koch Narrator: Doro Bush Koch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated with six new chapters and many new photographs following his death at age 94, this is the definitive account of George H.W. Bush's life and career written by his only daughter with his full cooperation. Much happened to George H.W. Bush and the country since the initial publication of My Father, My President: His nemesis, Saddam Huessin, has been captured and executed. And while his son George W. Bush has left the White House, his grandson George P. Bush serves as the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office. As author Doro Bush Koch did for the 2006 edition, she again has contacted hundreds of the late President's friends and associates, conducted scores of interviews with dignitaries; tapped the memories of family members, including her late mother, her four brothers, and of course, her late father himself; and collected new information from the former President's never-before released files. This memoir offers fascinating details about his tenure as head of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, Ambassador to the U.N., America's liaison to China, and Vice President for eight years under Ronald Reagan. Doro shows how the 41st President felt when two of his sons entered politics. She also sheds new light on the unlikely friendship with the President's once-rival Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama. Distinguished by its many first-person accounts, never-before-published photos, and a foreword by the late Barbara Bush, My Father, My President is at once the history of a great man, and the chronicle of a rapidly changing nation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heart-an-american-medical-odyssey-by-jonathan-reiner-dick-cheney--65178330https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heart: An American Medical Odyssey Author: Jonathan Reiner, Dick Cheney Narrator: Jonathan Reiner, Jeremy Bobb, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-kennedy-lived-the-first-and-second-terms-of-president-john-f-kennedy-an-alternate-history-by-jeff-greenfield--65178315https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From one of the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at Kennedy’s presidency—after November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would happen to his life, his presidency, his country, his world? In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly compelling” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Times), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) exploration of three modern alternate histories, “with the kind of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting, and his own knowledge of the players, the book looked at the tiny hinges of history—and the extraordinary changes that would have resulted if they had gone another way. Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all about the historical event that has riveted us for fifty years. What if Kennedy were not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? Would changes have been made to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an enemy, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his health issues have become so severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. It is a tour de force of American political history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History Author: Jeff Greenfield Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From one of the country’s most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at Kennedy’s presidency—after November 22, 1963. November 22, 1963: JFK does not die. What would happen to his life, his presidency, his country, his world? In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield created an “utterly compelling” (Joe Klein), “riveting” (The New York Times), “eye-opening” (Peggy Noonan), “captivating” (Doris Kearns Goodwin) exploration of three modern alternate histories, “with the kind of political insight and imagination only he possesses” (David Gregory). Based on memoirs, histories, oral histories, fresh reporting, and his own knowledge of the players, the book looked at the tiny hinges of history—and the extraordinary changes that would have resulted if they had gone another way. Now he presents his most compelling narrative of all about the historical event that has riveted us for fifty years. What if Kennedy were not killed that fateful day? What would the 1964 campaign have looked like? Would changes have been made to the ticket? How would Kennedy, in his second term, have approached Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War? With Hoover as an enemy, would his indiscreet private life finally have become public? Would his health issues have become so severe as to literally cripple his presidency? And what small turns of fate in the days and years before Dallas might have kept him from ever reaching the White House in the first place? As with Then Everything Changed, the answers Greenfield provides and the scenarios he develops are startlingly realistic, rich in detail, shocking in their projections, but always deeply, remarkably plausible. It is a tour de force of American political history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taking-the-stand-my-life-in-the-law-by-alan-dershowitz--65178296https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. “Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary legal controversies.”—The Boston Globe Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has been called the “winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history.” A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others. In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life. In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since Roe v. Wade. Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” Taking the Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law Author: Alan Dershowitz Narrator: Ella Dershowitz, Alan Dershowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 15, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. “Overflowing with fascinating and funny vignettes involving his cases and clients, and probing and provocative insights into contemporary legal controversies.”—The Boston Globe Alan Dershowitz, the preeminent defense lawyer in America today, has been called the “winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history.” A professor at Harvard Law School since the age of twenty-five, he has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others. In Taking the Stand, Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 New York Times bestselling book Chutzpah, Alan described his Jewish life. In Taking the Stand, he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since Roe v. Wade. Filled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” Taking the Stand is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-investigator-fifty-years-of-uncovering-the-truth-by-terry-lenzner--65178371https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A time capsule of adventuresome sleuthing [that] traces the contours of U. S. political history.” —The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times once called Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Lenzner has investigated the infamous murder of three civil rights workers that inspired Mississippi Burning, prosecuted organized crime in New York, followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. In The Investigator, Lenzner reflects upon his remarkable fifty-year career, sharing anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, lessons in investigative methods, and an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked about media stories and events of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Investigator: Fifty Years of Uncovering the Truth Author: Terry Lenzner Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A time capsule of adventuresome sleuthing [that] traces the contours of U. S. political history.” —The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times once called Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Lenzner has investigated the infamous murder of three civil rights workers that inspired Mississippi Burning, prosecuted organized crime in New York, followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. In The Investigator, Lenzner reflects upon his remarkable fifty-year career, sharing anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, lessons in investigative methods, and an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most talked about media stories and events of our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-mr-roosevelt-fdr-s-introduction-to-war-politics-and-life-by-stanley-weintraub--65178366https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In Young Mr. Roosevelt Stanley Weintraub evokes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's political and wartime beginnings. An unpromising patrician playboy appointed assistant secretary of the Navy in 1913, Roosevelt learned quickly and rose to national visibility during World War I. Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1920, he lost the election but not his ambitions. While his stature was rising, his testy marriage to his cousin Eleanor was fraying amid scandal quietly covered up. Even polio a year later would not suppress the ever indomitable Roosevelt and his inevitable ascent. Against the backdrop of a reluctant America's entry into a world war and FDR's hawkish build-up of a modern navy, Washington's gossip-ridden society, and the nation's surging economy, Weintraub summons up the early influences on the young and enterprising nephew of his predecessor, 'Uncle Ted.']]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/camelot-s-court-inside-the-kennedy-white-house-by-robert-dallek--65178337https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, presidential historian Robert Dallek, whom The New York Times calls “Kennedy’s leading biographer,” delivers a riveting new portrait of this president and his inner circle of advisors—their rivalries, personality clashes, and political battles. In Camelot’s Court, Dallek analyzes the brain trust whose contributions to the successes and failures of Kennedy’s administration—including the Bay of Pigs, civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam—were indelible. Kennedy purposefully put together a dynamic team of advisors noted for their brilliance and acumen, including Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy, and trusted aides Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger. Yet the very traits these men shared also created sharp divisions. Far from being unified, this was an uneasy band of rivals whose ambitions and clashing beliefs ignited fiery internal debates. Robert Dallek illuminates a president deeply determined to surround himself with the best and the brightest, who often found himself disappointed with their recommendations. The result, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House, is a striking portrait of a leader whose wise resistance to pressure and adherence to principle offers a cautionary tale for our own time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/devotion-a-memoir-by-dani-shapiro--65178328https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devotion: A Memoir Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life was—a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean? Having grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed "the afternoon of life," she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by loss—her father's early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her mother—she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is Devotion: a literary excavation to the core of a life. In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued—from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga shalas and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, Devotion is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personal—and completely universal.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198399Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devotion: A Memoir Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devotion: A Memoir Author: Dani Shapiro Narrator: Dani Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life was—a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean? Having grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed "the afternoon of life," she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by loss—her father's early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her mother—she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is Devotion: a literary excavation to the core of a life. In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued—from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga shalas and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, Devotion is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personal—and completely universal.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rejected-stone-al-sharpton-and-the-path-to-american-leadership-by-al-sharpton--65178326https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership Author: Al Sharpton Narrator: Al Sharpton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Lord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he's come out bigger and better than ever—though the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he's learned that the only way we can get right as a nation is by getting right from within. In his instant New York Times bestselling book, Rev. Al will take you behind the scenes of some unexpected places—from officiating Michael Jackson's funeral, hanging out with Jay-Z and President Barack Obama at the White House, to taking charge of the Trayvon Martin case. And he will discuss how he came to his unexpected conclusions in such areas as immigration, gay rights, religion, and family. But the heart of the book is an intimate discussion of his own personal evolution from street activist, pulpit provocateur, and civil rights leader to the man he is today—one hundred pounds slimmer, and according to The New York Observer “the most thoughtful voice on cable.” The Rev. Al you met ten years ago isn’t the same man you’ll meet today. And he has a simple promise: We can transform this nation and we can all lead better lives if we're willing to transform our hearts and transform our minds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200457Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership Author: Al Sharpton Narrator: Al Sharpton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership Author: Al Sharpton Narrator: Al Sharpton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Lord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he's come out bigger and better than ever—though the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he's learned that the only way we can get right as a nation is by getting right from within. In his instant New York Times bestselling book, Rev. Al will take you behind the scenes of some unexpected places—from officiating Michael Jackson's funeral, hanging out with Jay-Z and President Barack Obama at the White House, to taking charge of the Trayvon Martin case. And he will discuss how he came to his unexpected conclusions in such areas as immigration, gay rights, religion, and family. But the heart of the book is an intimate discussion of his own personal evolution from street activist, pulpit provocateur, and civil rights leader to the man he is today—one hundred pounds slimmer, and according to The New York Observer “the most thoughtful voice on cable.” The Rev. Al you met ten years ago isn’t the same man you’ll meet today. And he has a simple promise: We can transform this nation and we can all lead better lives if we're willing to transform our hearts and transform our minds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-secret-service-the-true-story-of-the-man-who-saved-president-reagan-s-life-by-jerry-parr--65178311https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Secret Service: The True Story of the Man Who Saved President Reagan's Life Author: Jerry Parr Narrator: Eric G. Dove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When Jerry Parr was eight years old, he knew he wanted to be a Secret Service agent when he grew up. Little did this eight-year-old dreamer know that he would become the agent responsible for saving the life of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.Jerry grew up surviving three fathers, and as a result he became his mother’s protector, sleeping with a knife under his pillow and vowing to give his life if necessary in order to save her.These early influences not only shaped Jerry to become the head agent in Ronald Reagan’s protective detail, but they prepared him for a life of rescuing others. Jerry describes his transition from the vigilant life of a Secret Service agent to one lived in service to others, saying, “It’s a strange twist that having spent my so-called prime years protecting political figures from death, I spend a lot of time now helping people to surrender to it. In spite of all the risks I took and all the near misses, I have lived a long life. God’s love has sustained me and sustains me still. It will carry me through my inevitable rendezvous with death.”At times heart pounding, at times heart rending, this richly textured memoir of a Secret Service agent will move you first to the edge of your seat, then to the depths of your soul.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199073Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Secret Service: The True Story of the Man Who Saved President Reagan's Life Author: Jerry Parr Narrator: Eric G. Dove Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Secret Service: The True Story of the Man Who Saved President Reagan's Life Author: Jerry Parr Narrator: Eric G. Dove Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When Jerry Parr was eight years old, he knew he wanted to be a Secret Service agent when he grew up. Little did this eight-year-old dreamer know that he would become the agent responsible for saving the life of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.Jerry grew up surviving three fathers, and as a result he became his mother’s protector, sleeping with a knife under his pillow and vowing to give his life if necessary in order to save her.These early influences not only shaped Jerry to become the head agent in Ronald Reagan’s protective detail, but they prepared him for a life of rescuing others. Jerry describes his transition from the vigilant life of a Secret Service agent to one lived in service to others, saying, “It’s a strange twist that having spent my so-called prime years protecting political figures from death, I spend a lot of time now helping people to surrender to it. In spite of all the risks I took and all the near misses, I have lived a long life. God’s love has sustained me and sustains me still. It will carry me through my inevitable rendezvous with death.”At times heart pounding, at times heart rending, this richly textured memoir of a Secret Service agent will move you first to the edge of your seat, then to the depths of your soul.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exposed-the-secret-life-of-jodi-arias-by-jane-velez-mitchell--65178338https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias Author: Jane Velez-Mitchell Narrator: Elizabeth White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.82 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 3.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexander’s ex-girlfriend, the attractive and soft-spoken Jodi Arias. Though Arias initially said that she was nowhere near the scene of crime, little about this case was as it seemed, and before long she had been caught lying to police. As the investigation progressed, her lies evolved multiple times before finally resting on an appalling claim: she had killed Travis in self-defense.  Along the way, startling details emerged about the Mormon couple’s relationship, and soon graphic stories of their lurid sexual encounters and jealousy-driven blowouts revealed a dark side to their life together. These revelations launched a trial filled with sex and deception but also raised substantial questions about Arias’s deceit, as people from across the country struggled to understand the bizarre world of Jodi Arias. Now, award-winning broadcast journalist and bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell, a veteran of some of the most storied court cases in recent memory, goes behind the scenes of the trial and into the mind of a killer. Using insider accounts from friends who knew Travis and Jodi, Velez-Mitchell turns her sharply-focused lens on Arias and offers her seasoned perspective on the case’s most pressing questions. Separating fact from fiction, she reports on the bizarre and explicit stories that have both shocked and fascinated the American public—from Jodi’s romantic history before meeting Travis, to their torrid sex life together, to the complicated role their Mormon faith played in the relationship’s demise. With unbridled access to the evidence and the case’s key players, Velez-Mitchell unearths Jodi’s contentious life with those closest to her, examining the paranoid and erratic behavior behind each relationship and illustrating the disturbing pattern of a murderer in the making. Complete with photos from the case and Jane Velez-Mitchell’s fresh insights on the crime, Exposed takes readers behind closed bedroom doors to uncover the truth behind the secret and sordid life of Jodi Arias.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194573Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias Author: Jane Velez-Mitchell Narrator: Elizabeth White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194573 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias Author: Jane Velez-Mitchell Narrator: Elizabeth White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.82 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 3.2 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexander’s ex-girlfriend, the attractive and soft-spoken Jodi Arias. Though Arias initially said that she was nowhere near the scene of crime, little about this case was as it seemed, and before long she had been caught lying to police. As the investigation progressed, her lies evolved multiple times before finally resting on an appalling claim: she had killed Travis in self-defense.  Along the way, startling details emerged about the Mormon couple’s relationship, and soon graphic stories of their lurid sexual encounters and jealousy-driven blowouts revealed a dark side to their life together. These revelations launched a trial filled with sex and deception but also raised substantial questions about Arias’s deceit, as people from across the country struggled to understand the bizarre world of Jodi Arias. Now, award-winning broadcast journalist and bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell, a veteran of some of the most storied court cases in recent memory, goes behind the scenes of the trial and into the mind of a killer. Using insider accounts from friends who knew Travis and Jodi, Velez-Mitchell turns her sharply-focused lens on Arias and offers her seasoned perspective on the case’s most pressing questions. Separating fact from fiction, she reports on the bizarre and explicit stories that have both shocked and fascinated the American public—from Jodi’s romantic history before meeting Travis, to their torrid sex life together, to the complicated role their Mormon faith played in the relationship’s demise. With unbridled access to the evidence and the case’s key players, Velez-Mitchell unearths Jodi’s contentious life with those closest to her, examining the paranoid and erratic behavior behind each relationship and illustrating the disturbing pattern of a murderer in the making. Complete with photos from the case and Jane Velez-Mitchell’s fresh insights on the crime, Exposed takes readers behind closed bedroom doors to uncover the truth behind the secret and sordid life of Jodi Arias.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zealot-the-life-and-times-of-jesus-of-nazareth-by-reza-aslan--65178297https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Author: Reza Aslan Narrator: Reza Aslan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 16 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus   Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God.   Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity.   Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus’ life and mission.   Praise for Zealot   “Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.”—The New Yorker “Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image.”—The Seattle Times   “[Aslan’s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.”—Salon “This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power   “Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192474Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Author: Reza Aslan Narrator: Reza Aslan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Author: Reza Aslan Narrator: Reza Aslan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 16 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus   Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God.   Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity.   Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus’ life and mission.   Praise for Zealot   “Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.”—The New Yorker “Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image.”—The Seattle Times   “[Aslan’s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.”—Salon “This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.”—San Francisco Chronicle   “A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power   “Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deal-with-the-devil-the-fbi-s-secret-thirty-year-relationship-with-a-mafia-killer-by-peter-lance--65178347https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deal with the Devil: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning investigative reporter: the shocking story of the mob killer who terrorized the streets of New York City for decades . . . while working for the FBI In Deal with the Devil, five-time Emmy Award–winning investigative reporter Peter Lance draws on three decades of once-secret FBI files and exclusive new interviews to disclose the epic saga of Colombo family capo Gregory Scarpa Sr., who spent more than thirty years as a paid Top Echelon FBI informant while wreaking havoc as a drug dealer, loan shark, bank robber, hijacker, high-end securities thief—and killer. A Mafia capo who "stopped counting" after fifty murders—earning nicknames including "the Grim Reaper" and "the Killing Machine"—Greg Scarpa was enlisted by the FBI as early as 1960. His detailed debriefings on Mafia practices and activities went straight to J. Edgar Hoover and revealed the structure of Cosa Nostra long before the celebrated Valachi hearings. In forty-two years of murder and racketeering, Scarpa served only thirty days in jail, thanks to his secret relationship with the Feds. But Scarpa's most deadly reign of terror came in the period from 1980 to 1992, when more than half his homicides occurred—even as Scarpa was serving as a paid informant under Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio, who ran two organized crime squads in the FBI's New York Office. The celebrated case agent on the 1985–1986 Mafia Commission prosecution, DeVecchio had persuaded Scarpa to return to the fold as an informant, under laws that explicitly forbid organized crime insiders from committing murder or other crimes while receiving compensation from the Bureau. And yet, drawing on secret memos that went to every FBI director from Hoover to Louis Freeh, Lance documents that Scarpa not only continued his violent rampage during these years, but actually launched a new war for control of the Colombo crime family—a conflict that left fourteen dead and dozens injured. Before he died of AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion, Scarpa committed or ordered twenty-six murders—including the violent rubout of his own brother Sal in 1987 and the drive-by slaying of his nephew Gus Farace, which triggered a five-hundred-agent manhunt—all while serving as an informant for Lin DeVecchio. When DeVecchio himself was indicted on four counts of murder in 2007, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes called the case "the most stunning example of official corruption . . . I have ever seen." Yet the murder charges against DeVecchio were dismissed a short time later—even as a New York State Supreme Court judge described the FBI's association with Scarpa as a "deal with the devil." After the case's abrupt dismissal, Lance started peeling back the layers on what defense attorneys called Scarpa's "unholy alliance" with the FBI. Through exclusive interviews with Scarpa's son Greg Jr. and former Lucchese boss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, among others, as well as more than 1,150 pages of confidential briefing memos, many revealed here for the first time, Lance traces links between the Scarpa case, the infamous Mafia Cops case, and more. Written with the same astounding capacity for penetrating criminal networks that marked Lance's previous books, Deal with the Devil is a page-turning work of investigative journalism that reads like a Scorsese film.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180115Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deal with the Devil: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deal with the Devil: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning investigative reporter: the shocking story of the mob killer who terrorized the streets of New York City for decades . . . while working for the FBI In Deal with the Devil, five-time Emmy Award–winning investigative reporter Peter Lance draws on three decades of once-secret FBI files and exclusive new interviews to disclose the epic saga of Colombo family capo Gregory Scarpa Sr., who spent more than thirty years as a paid Top Echelon FBI informant while wreaking havoc as a drug dealer, loan shark, bank robber, hijacker, high-end securities thief—and killer. A Mafia capo who "stopped counting" after fifty murders—earning nicknames including "the Grim Reaper" and "the Killing Machine"—Greg Scarpa was enlisted by the FBI as early as 1960. His detailed debriefings on Mafia practices and activities went straight to J. Edgar Hoover and revealed the structure of Cosa Nostra long before the celebrated Valachi hearings. In forty-two years of murder and racketeering, Scarpa served only thirty days in jail, thanks to his secret relationship with the Feds. But Scarpa's most deadly reign of terror came in the period from 1980 to 1992, when more than half his homicides occurred—even as Scarpa was serving as a paid informant under Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio, who ran two organized crime squads in the FBI's New York Office. The celebrated case agent on the 1985–1986 Mafia Commission prosecution, DeVecchio had persuaded Scarpa to return to the fold as an informant, under laws that explicitly forbid organized crime insiders from committing murder or other crimes while receiving compensation from the Bureau. And yet, drawing on secret memos that went to every FBI director from Hoover to Louis Freeh, Lance documents that Scarpa not only continued his violent rampage during these years, but actually launched a new war for control of the Colombo crime family—a conflict that left fourteen dead and dozens injured. Before he died of AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion, Scarpa committed or ordered twenty-six murders—including the violent rubout of his own brother Sal in 1987 and the drive-by slaying of his nephew Gus Farace, which triggered a five-hundred-agent manhunt—all while serving as an informant for Lin DeVecchio. When DeVecchio himself was indicted on four counts of murder in 2007, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes called the case "the most stunning example of official corruption . . . I have ever seen." Yet the murder charges against DeVecchio were dismissed a short time later—even as a New York State Supreme Court judge described the FBI's association with Scarpa as a "deal with the devil." After the case's abrupt dismissal, Lance started peeling back the layers on what defense attorneys called Scarpa's "unholy alliance" with the FBI. Through exclusive interviews with Scarpa's son Greg Jr. and former Lucchese boss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, among others, as well as more than 1,150 pages of confidential briefing memos, many revealed here for the first time, Lance traces links between the Scarpa case, the infamous Mafia Cops case, and more. Written with the same astounding capacity for penetrating criminal networks that marked Lance's previous books, Deal with the Devil is a page-turning work of investigative journalism that reads like a Scorsese film.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-jackson-s-america-1824-1850-by-james-lincoln-collier-christopher-collier--65178350https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson’s America: 1824–1850 Series: #1999 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. Andrew Jackson's America examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Learn about the influence that Andrew Jackson had on the way America developed, the industrial revolution and the beginning of the two-party system.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180214Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson’s America: 1824–1850 Series: #1999 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson’s America: 1824–1850 Series: #1999 of The Drama of American History Series Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. Andrew Jackson's America examines the events and personalities, particularly President Andrew Jackson, that shaped the development of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Learn about the influence that Andrew Jackson had on the way America developed, the industrial revolution and the beginning of the two-party system.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-patience-and-fortitude-a-memoir-by-christine-quinn--65178364https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir Author: Christine Quinn Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Christine Quinn's improbable journeybegan long before she becameNew York City's second-most-powerfulelected official. The granddaughter of Irishimmigrants—including a grandmother whoescaped the sinking Titanic when most teenagegirls in steerage perished—Christinelearned early in life that challenges aremeant to be met and overcome, and thatthey are ever present but surmountable. Christine's seemingly idyllic childhood—a time that was filled with every imaginablelesson from ballet and painting to swimmingand horseback riding—wasn't at allwhat it appeared to be. A cancer diagnosisleft Christine's mother fighting for her lifeand harboring a single wish: to see herbeloved little girl through grade school. Shelived more years than she'd dared hope for,but her decade-long battle with breast cancer,kept largely secret, cast a deep shadowover young Christine's life. At sixteen, left without a mother, Christinebegan carving her own path. Inspired by herparents' example of service—and drawing onfavorite childhood books about pioneerslike Marie Curie and Frederick Douglass—Christine set her sights on work that wouldhelp make a difference in the world. Yetshe bore secrets of her own that she wouldultimately have to face, coming of age in aworld where both women and gay peoplehad no choice but to fight for their dreams.Over time she met those obstacles, bothpersonal and professional, with more fortitudethan patience. In a strikingly intimate and forthright memoir,Christine Quinn demonstrates that life'schallenges can provide the fuel that drives usto be our better selves and, in turn, inspires usto reach out to those who need a helping hand.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177906Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir Author: Christine Quinn Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir Author: Christine Quinn Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Christine Quinn's improbable journeybegan long before she becameNew York City's second-most-powerfulelected official. The granddaughter of Irishimmigrants—including a grandmother whoescaped the sinking Titanic when most teenagegirls in steerage perished—Christinelearned early in life that challenges aremeant to be met and overcome, and thatthey are ever present but surmountable. Christine's seemingly idyllic childhood—a time that was filled with every imaginablelesson from ballet and painting to swimmingand horseback riding—wasn't at allwhat it appeared to be. A cancer diagnosisleft Christine's mother fighting for her lifeand harboring a single wish: to see herbeloved little girl through grade school. Shelived more years than she'd dared hope for,but her decade-long battle with breast cancer,kept largely secret, cast a deep shadowover young Christine's life. At sixteen, left without a mother, Christinebegan carving her own path. Inspired by herparents' example of service—and drawing onfavorite childhood books about pioneerslike Marie Curie and Frederick Douglass—Christine set her sights on work that wouldhelp make a difference in the world. Yetshe bore secrets of her own that she wouldultimately have to face, coming of age in aworld where both women and gay peoplehad no choice but to fight for their dreams.Over time she met those obstacles, bothpersonal and professional, with more fortitudethan patience. In a strikingly intimate and forthright memoir,Christine Quinn demonstrates that life'schallenges can provide the fuel that drives usto be our better selves and, in turn, inspires usto reach out to those who need a helping hand.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-the-prairie-years-and-the-war-years-by-carl-sandburg--65178367https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A Lincoln whom no other man than Carl Sandburg could have given us.” —Mark Van Doren, New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewOriginally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg’s generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published.Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about our sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential and beloved presidents of the American republic.Additional information about the author can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/carl.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years Author: Carl Sandburg Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 44 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A Lincoln whom no other man than Carl Sandburg could have given us.” —Mark Van Doren, New York Herald Tribune Book ReviewOriginally published in six volumes, which sold more than one million copies, Carl Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was praised as the most noteworthy historical biography of Sandburg’s generation. He later distilled this monumental work into one volume that critics and readers alike consider his greatest work of nonfiction, as well as the most distinguished, authoritative biography of Lincoln ever published.Growing up in an Illinois prairie town, Sandburg listened to stories of old-timers who had known Lincoln. By the time this single-volume edition was competed, he had spent a lifetime studying, researching, and writing about our sixteenth president. His extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the country lawyer who would become one of the most influential and beloved presidents of the American republic.Additional information about the author can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/carl.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pope-francis-from-the-end-of-the-earth-to-rome-by-the-staff-of-the-wall-street-journal--65178355https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pope Francis: From the End of the Earth to Rome Author: The Staff Of The Wall Street Journal Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: On March 13, the cardinals of the Catholic Church, gathered to elect a successor to a living Pope for the first time in 600 years, announced a dramatic shift. By elevating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to become Pope Francis the 266th Pontiff, the cardinals were naming the first-ever Pope from the growing New World to take the helm of the church at a crucial moment. It was a stunning move by a 2,000-year-old institution that has immense influence—with 1.2 billion adherents worldwide—and huge problems, including a decade-old sex-abuse scandal that has shattered faith in the institution, a shortage of priests and secular trends that have drained the church of members and challenged its relevancy in a changing world. From the shocking decision by Pope Benedict XVI to retire, to the introduction of Pope Francis, from the back streets of Buenos Aires to the front row at St. Peter's Square, reporters from The Wall Street Journal have chronicled these dramatic weeks in the life of the oldest institution in the world. Now, in a new e-book, Journal reporters will present a detailed, timely and original biography of the new Pope Francis, as well as new insight on the bargaining and drama that surrounded his rise. Pope Francis will present the full, in-depth story of the church's change in direction and the man charged with leading it, and consider how Pope Francis might address the years of scandal and shortcomings while leading Catholics worldwide toward a deeper faith.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177214Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pope Francis: From the End of the Earth to Rome Author: The Staff Of The Wall Street Journal Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pope Francis: From the End of the Earth to Rome Author: The Staff Of The Wall Street Journal Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: On March 13, the cardinals of the Catholic Church, gathered to elect a successor to a living Pope for the first time in 600 years, announced a dramatic shift. By elevating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to become Pope Francis the 266th Pontiff, the cardinals were naming the first-ever Pope from the growing New World to take the helm of the church at a crucial moment. It was a stunning move by a 2,000-year-old institution that has immense influence—with 1.2 billion adherents worldwide—and huge problems, including a decade-old sex-abuse scandal that has shattered faith in the institution, a shortage of priests and secular trends that have drained the church of members and challenged its relevancy in a changing world. From the shocking decision by Pope Benedict XVI to retire, to the introduction of Pope Francis, from the back streets of Buenos Aires to the front row at St. Peter's Square, reporters from The Wall Street Journal have chronicled these dramatic weeks in the life of the oldest institution in the world. Now, in a new e-book, Journal reporters will present a detailed, timely and original biography of the new Pope Francis, as well as new insight on the bargaining and drama that surrounded his rise. Pope Francis will present the full, in-depth story of the church's change in direction and the man charged with leading it, and consider how Pope Francis might address the years of scandal and shortcomings while leading Catholics worldwide toward a deeper faith.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anyone-who-had-a-heart-my-life-and-music-by-burt-bacharach--65178322https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Author: Burt Bacharach Narrator: Tony Call, Therese Plummer, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story. From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love, Burt Bacharach offers a frank, moving account of an unparalleled life. Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's legendary songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. In Anyone Who Had a Heart, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life—from his childhood in Forest Hills, New York, during the 1930s and 1940s to his rise as one of the most accomplished composers in modern popular music, working with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, and many others. While he soared professionally, Bacharach's private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love—and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost. His first three marriages ended in divorce. His long-running partnership with the late Hal David suffered a bitter split that lasted seventeen years. Throughout the highs and lows, Bacharach pursued his muse. Powerful and honest, Anyone Who Had a Heart illuminates the sensitivity and intelligence of a musical legend and offers a unique backstage look at the world of show business.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175548Tue, 07 May 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Author: Burt Bacharach Narrator: Tony Call, Therese Plummer, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Author: Burt Bacharach Narrator: Tony Call, Therese Plummer, Jeff Woodman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story. From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love, Burt Bacharach offers a frank, moving account of an unparalleled life. Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's legendary songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. In Anyone Who Had a Heart, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life—from his childhood in Forest Hills, New York, during the 1930s and 1940s to his rise as one of the most accomplished composers in modern popular music, working with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, and many others. While he soared professionally, Bacharach's private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love—and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost. His first three marriages ended in divorce. His long-running partnership with the late Hal David suffered a bitter split that lasted seventeen years. Throughout the highs and lows, Bacharach pursued his muse. Powerful and honest, Anyone Who Had a Heart illuminates the sensitivity and intelligence of a musical legend and offers a unique backstage look at the world of show business.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/josephus-daniels-his-life-and-times-by-lee-craig--65178394https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels' extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels' rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics. A man of great contradictions, Daniels—an ardent prohibitionist, free trader, and free silverite—made a fortune in private industry yet served as a persistent critic of unregulated capitalism. He championed progressive causes like the graded public school movement and antitrust laws even as he led North Carolina's white supremacy movement. Craig pulls no punches in his definitive biography of this political powerhouse.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380Wed, 01 May 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times Author: Lee Craig Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels' extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels' rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics. A man of great contradictions, Daniels—an ardent prohibitionist, free trader, and free silverite—made a fortune in private industry yet served as a persistent critic of unregulated capitalism. He championed progressive causes like the graded public school movement and antitrust laws even as he led North Carolina's white supremacy movement. Craig pulls no punches in his definitive biography of this political powerhouse.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coolidge-by-amity-shlaes--65178352https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise from a tiny town in New England to a youth so unpopular he was shut out of college fraternities at Amherst College up through Massachusetts politics. After a divisive period of government excess and corruption, Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and achieved what few other peacetime presidents have: He left office with a federal budget smaller than the one he inherited. A man of calm discipline, he lived by example, renting half of a two-family house for his entire political career rather than compromise his political work by taking on debt. Renowned as a throwback, Coolidge was in fact strikingly modern—an advocate of women’s suffrage and a radio pioneer. At once a revision of man and economics, Coolidge gestures to the country we once were and reminds us of qualities we had forgotten and can use today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163685 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coolidge Author: Amity Shlaes Narrator: Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 4 minutes Release date: February 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise from a tiny town in New England to a youth so unpopular he was shut out of college fraternities at Amherst College up through Massachusetts politics. After a divisive period of government excess and corruption, Coolidge restored national trust in Washington and achieved what few other peacetime presidents have: He left office with a federal budget smaller than the one he inherited. A man of calm discipline, he lived by example, renting half of a two-family house for his entire political career rather than compromise his political work by taking on debt. Renowned as a throwback, Coolidge was in fact strikingly modern—an advocate of women’s suffrage and a radio pioneer. At once a revision of man and economics, Coolidge gestures to the country we once were and reminds us of qualities we had forgotten and can use today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/madam-secretary-a-memoir-by-madeleine-albright--65178358https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam Secretary: A Memoir Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A national bestseller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Albright was a high-level participant in some of the most dramatic events of our time—from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATO's intervention in the Balkans to America's troubled relations with Iran and Iraq. In this thoughtful memoir, one of the most admired women in U.S. history reflects on her remarkable personal story, including her upbringing in war-torn Europe and the balancing of career and family responsibilities, and on America's leading role in a changing world. With a new epilogue by the author, Madam Secretary offers an inimitable blend of Albright's warm humor, probing insights, and distinctive ideas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161772Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam Secretary: A Memoir Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 19 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/161772 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madam Secretary: A Memoir Author: Madeleine Albright Narrator: Madeleine Albright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A national bestseller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Albright was a high-level participant in some of the most dramatic events of our time—from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATO's intervention in the Balkans to America's troubled relations with Iran and Iraq. In this thoughtful memoir, one of the most admired women in U.S. history reflects on her remarkable personal story, including her upbringing in war-torn Europe and the balancing of career and family responsibilities, and on America's leading role in a changing world. With a new epilogue by the author, Madam Secretary offers an inimitable blend of Albright's warm humor, probing insights, and distinctive ideas.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-beloved-world-by-sonia-sotomayor--65178392https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself.  She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life. With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney’s office, private practice, and appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created from cherished friends and their children. Through her still-astonished eyes, America’s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162907 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Beloved World Author: Sonia Sotomayor Narrator: Rita Moreno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself.  She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life. With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney’s office, private practice, and appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created from cherished friends and their children. Through her still-astonished eyes, America’s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-king-years-historic-moments-in-the-civil-rights-movement-by-taylor-branch--65178359https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge. Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/158965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: Odom Leslie Jr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy—Parting the Waters; Pillar of Fire; and At Canaan’s Edge. Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy, violence and nonviolence, The King Years delivers riveting tales of everyday heroes whose stories inspire us still. Here is the full sweep of an era that transformed America and continues to offer crucial lessons for today’s world. This vital primer amply fulfills Branch’s dedication: “For students of freedom and teachers of history.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1863-1864-from-the-mud-march-to-gettysburg-victory-at-the-polls-and-in-the-field-reconstruction-and-re-nomination--65178369https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160019 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1863-1864: From the Mud March to Gettysburg; Victory at the Polls and in the Field; Reconstruction and Re-Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Go Forward, and Give Us Victories”: From the Mud March to Gettysburg: (January–July 1863): Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president’s decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North. “The Signs Look Better”: Victory at the Polls and in the Field: (July–November 1863): Lincoln’s popularity changes for the better after the victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson. In the armed forces, blacks protest against discrimination and whites protest against the draft. Missouri falls into a state of political and military turmoil as generals and local authorities refuse to cooperate with one another. The Union Army is defeated in Chickamauga. Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address. “I Hope to Stand Firm Enough to Not Go Backward, and Yet Not Go Forward Fast Enough to Wreck the Country’s Cause”: Reconstruction and Renomination: (November 1863–June 1864): Military governors are appointed for Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas in an effort to promote Reconstruction. A Tennessee congressman plans a parliamentary coup. Lincoln offers a plan for the reinstatement of the Southern states. The treasury secretary schemes to win the Republican presidential nomination. Lincoln hopes for a re-nomination.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1864-1865-the-grand-offensive-reelection-victory-at-last-the-final-days-by-michael-burlingame--65178304https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1864-1865: The Grand Offensive; Reelection; Victory at Last; The Final Days Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: December 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip and Chew and Choke as Much as Possible”: The Grand Offensive: (May–August 1864): The Spring Offensive is launched. A bogus presidential proclamation calling for volunteers and prayers causes panic throughout the North. Grant and Lee battle for six weeks until severe losses force them to a halt. Congressional Radicals pass a bill that will allow Southern States re-admittance to the Union as long as they give an oath that they never supported the Confederacy. Southern leaders spread bogus peace overtures. Lincoln reaffirms his commitment to the Emancipation. “The Wisest Radical of All”: Reelection: (September–November 1864): McClellan is nominated by Democrats to run against Lincoln. Democrats launch a personal attack against Abraham and Mary Lincoln. The president defines the significance of the Union’s cause. Maryland celebrates the Emancipation. The national election is held despite the war. Lincoln wins a second term. “Let the Thing Be Pressed”: Victory at Last: (November 1864–April 1865): Chase is appointed Chief of Justice. The Bixby letter is written. Lincoln drafts his annual message to Congress. The president is hounded by office seekers, only finding solace in music dramas. Plans are made to secure the Thirteenth amendment. The Hampton Roads Conference fails to negotiate an end to the war. Lincoln gives his second inaugural address and visits the army front. Richmond is captured and the rebels are finally defeated. “I Feel a Presentiment That I Shall Not Outlast the Rebellion. When It Is Over, My Work Will Be Done.” The Final Days: (April 9–15, 1865): Lincoln predicts that he will not live long after the war. He begins to deal with the issues of Reconstruction. The president carries out what is to be his last public speech and final cabinet meeting. White supremacist John Wilkes Booth is enraged at the proposal of blacks becoming citizen-voters. His belief in white superiority and hatred of Republicans drives him to conspire against the government. On April 14, 1865, Booth assassinates Lincoln in Ford’s Theater. The nation goes into mourning.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rise-to-greatness-abraham-lincoln-and-america-s-most-perilous-year-by-david-von-drehle--65178360https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year Author: David Von Drehle Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy—with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield—had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the survival of the country depended on the judgment, cunning, and resilience of the unschooled frontier lawyer who had recently been elected president.Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm but the tide had turned. The Union generals who would win the war had at last emerged, and the Confederate army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint for modern America—an expanding colossus of industrial and financial might—had been indelibly inked. And the man who brought the nation through its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln, had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and emerged as a singular leader.In Rise to Greatness, acclaimed author David Von Drehle has created both a deeply human portrait of America’s greatest president and a rich, dramatic narrative about our most fateful year.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153683Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year Author: David Von Drehle Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year Author: David Von Drehle Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 4 minutes Release date: December 11, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy—with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield—had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the survival of the country depended on the judgment, cunning, and resilience of the unschooled frontier lawyer who had recently been elected president.Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm but the tide had turned. The Union generals who would win the war had at last emerged, and the Confederate army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint for modern America—an expanding colossus of industrial and financial might—had been indelibly inked. And the man who brought the nation through its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln, had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and emerged as a singular leader.In Rise to Greatness, acclaimed author David Von Drehle has created both a deeply human portrait of America’s greatest president and a rich, dramatic narrative about our most fateful year.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-mass-whitey-bulger-the-fbi-and-a-devil-s-deal-by-dick-lehr-gerard-o-neill--65178374https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Author: Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 21 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: James 'Whitey' Bulger became one of the most ruthless gangsters in US history, and all because of an unholy deal he made with a childhood friend. John Connolly a rising star in the Boston FBI office, offered Bulger protection in return for helping the Feds eliminate Boston's Italian mafia. But no one offered Boston protection from Whitey Bulger, who, in a blizzard of gangland killings, took over the city's drug trade. Whitey's deal with Connolly's FBI spiraled out of control to become the biggest informant scandal in FBI history. Black Mass is a New York Times and Boston Globe bestseller, written by two former reporters who were on the case from the beginning. It is an epic story of violence, double-cross, and corruption at the center of which are the black hearts of two old friends whose lives unfolded in the darkness of permanent midnight.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153744Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Author: Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153744 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Author: Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 67 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 21 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: James 'Whitey' Bulger became one of the most ruthless gangsters in US history, and all because of an unholy deal he made with a childhood friend. John Connolly a rising star in the Boston FBI office, offered Bulger protection in return for helping the Feds eliminate Boston's Italian mafia. But no one offered Boston protection from Whitey Bulger, who, in a blizzard of gangland killings, took over the city's drug trade. Whitey's deal with Connolly's FBI spiraled out of control to become the biggest informant scandal in FBI history. Black Mass is a New York Times and Boston Globe bestseller, written by two former reporters who were on the case from the beginning. It is an epic story of violence, double-cross, and corruption at the center of which are the black hearts of two old friends whose lives unfolded in the darkness of permanent midnight.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-madison-a-son-of-virginia-and-a-founder-of-the-nation-by-jeff-broadwater--65178344https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician and an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that, despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue—race—the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: James Madison: A Son of Virginia and a Founder of the Nation Author: Jeff Broadwater Narrator: Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his place in the evolution of the party system, his relationship with Dolley Madison, his performance as a wartime commander-in-chief, and his views on slavery. From Broadwater's perspective, no single figure can tell us more about the origins of the American republic than our fourth president. In these pages, Madison emerges as a remarkably resilient politician and an unlikely wartime leader who survived repeated setbacks in the War of 1812 with his popularity intact. Yet Broadwater shows that, despite his keen intelligence, the more Madison thought about one issue—race—the more muddled his thinking became, and his conviction that white prejudices were intractable prevented him from fully grappling with the dilemma of American slavery.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1861-1862-the-fort-sumter-crisis-the-hundred-days-the-phony-war-the-lincoln-family-in-the-executive-mansion-by-m--65178426https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1861-1862: The Fort Sumter Crisis, The Hundred Days, The Phony War, The Lincoln Family in the Executive Mansion Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” “You Can Have No Conflict Without Being Yourselves the Aggressors”: The Fort Sumter Crisis (March–April 1861): Lincoln struggles with William Seward’s thirst for power while the Fort Sumter question comes to the forefront of the nation’s politics. To supply Fort Sumter would incite hostilities with the South and to desert Sumter would imply acknowledgment of the Confederacy. It is a decision that cannot be made lightly. As time goes by without a verdict, the North starts to question the strength of their government. Seizing the opportunity, Seward secretly begins negotiations with the South based on unfounded promises. Out of time, Lincoln makes a fateful decision. “I Intend to Give Blows”: The Hundred Days (April–July 1861): War has begun. Lincoln hesitates calling a session of Congress amidst fears of interference with the war effort. Needing to defend the capital, he calls for the Union militia. The brash proclamation offends many in the Upper South and Borderline States. A few refuse to allow troops to cross their borders, infuriating inhabitants in Washington. The wait for reinforcements begins. Measures are taken to prevent States from secession. The army, which has been neglected by Congress and state governments, has difficulty mobilizing due to corruption and neglect. Lincoln must explain his actions to a half formed Congress. Defeat at the battle of Bull’s Run has unforeseen results. “Sitzkrieg”: The Phony War: (August 1861–January 1862): A commander by the name of George B. McClellan is placed in complete control of the Union army. Snobbish and arrogant, he treats many in the White House with little respect, including the president. For six months, no offense is made from either side of the war. People grow impatient for action. In Missouri, Commander John Freemont attempts to rebel and establish an independent government. Two envoys from the Confederacy, bound for Great Britain, are captured by the Union. The affair leads to talks of a war with Britain. Lincoln begins to address the issue of slavery. “This Damned Old House”: The Lincoln Family in the Executive Mansion: The troublesome Lincoln children and the expensive taste of his wife bring difficulty to the functionality of the White House. Mary convinces Lincoln to give government positions to family and friends. Her manner and susceptibility towards flattery make it easy for others to take advantage. The First Lady soon becomes involved in scandal. One such a scandal involving monetary fraud and blackmail caused outrage throughout the capital. In midst of war, the public was unimpressed with the extravagancies of the White House while loyal soldiers marched in rags. Mary’s luxurious lifestyle had the unfortunate effect of not only damaging her image, but her husband’s as well.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153773Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1861-1862: The Fort Sumter Crisis, The Hundred Days, The Phony War, The Lincoln Family in the Executive Mansion Author: Michael...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153773 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1861-1862: The Fort Sumter Crisis, The Hundred Days, The Phony War, The Lincoln Family in the Executive Mansion Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” “You Can Have No Conflict Without Being Yourselves the Aggressors”: The Fort Sumter Crisis (March–April 1861): Lincoln struggles with William Seward’s thirst for power while the Fort Sumter question comes to the forefront of the nation’s politics. To supply Fort Sumter would incite hostilities with the South and to desert Sumter would imply acknowledgment of the Confederacy. It is a decision that cannot be made lightly. As time goes by without a verdict, the North starts to question the strength of their government. Seizing the opportunity, Seward secretly begins negotiations with the South based on unfounded promises. Out of time, Lincoln makes a fateful decision. “I Intend to Give Blows”: The Hundred Days (April–July 1861): War has begun. Lincoln hesitates calling a session of Congress amidst fears of interference with the war effort. Needing to defend the capital, he calls for the Union militia. The brash proclamation offends many in the Upper South and Borderline States. A few refuse to allow troops to cross their borders, infuriating inhabitants in Washington. The wait for reinforcements begins. Measures are taken to prevent States from secession. The army, which has been neglected by Congress and state governments, has difficulty mobilizing due to corruption and neglect. Lincoln must explain his actions to a half formed Congress. Defeat at the battle of Bull’s Run has unforeseen results. “Sitzkrieg”: The Phony War: (August 1861–January 1862): A commander by the name of George B. McClellan is placed in complete control of the Union army. Snobbish and arrogant, he treats many in the White House with little respect, including the president. For six months, no offense is made from either side of the war. People grow impatient for action. In Missouri, Commander John Freemont attempts to rebel and establish an independent government. Two envoys from the Confederacy, bound for Great Britain, are captured by the Union. The affair leads to talks of a war with Britain. Lincoln begins to address the issue of slavery. “This Damned Old House”: The Lincoln Family in the Executive Mansion: The troublesome Lincoln children and the expensive taste of his wife bring difficulty to the functionality of the White House. Mary convinces Lincoln to give government positions to family and friends. Her manner and susceptibility towards flattery make it easy for others to take advantage. The First Lady soon becomes involved in scandal. One such a scandal involving monetary fraud and blackmail caused outrage throughout the capital. In midst of war, the public was unimpressed with the extravagancies of the White House while loyal soldiers marched in rags. Mary’s luxurious lifestyle had the unfortunate effect of...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1862-from-the-slough-of-despond-to-the-gates-of-richmond-playing-the-last-trump-card-the-soft-war-turns-hard-the--65178421https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1862: From the Slough of Despond to the Gates of Richmond, Playing the Last Trump Card, The Soft War Turns Hard, The Emancipation Proclamation Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” “I Expect to Maintain This Contest Until Successful, or Till I Die, or Am Conquered, or My Term Expires, or Congress or the Country Forsakes Me”: From the Slough of Despond to the Gates of Richmond: (January–July 1862): Cameron is replaced by Stanton. The president begins to supervise the army and take charge of his administration. By presidential order, McClellan is goaded into moving from a defensive position to an offensive. Instead of following Lincoln’s plan, McClellan chooses an attack on Richmond. McClellan’s indecisiveness and tardiness in battle have many pushing for a replacement. The Union suffers a crushing defeat in the Seven Days Battle. During all this, Willie Lincoln dies of fever. “The Hour Comes for Dealing with Slavery”: Playing the Last Trump Card: (January–July 1862): Lincoln puts forward his proposal of gradual emancipation with monetary grants to participating states. Many criticize the plan as too expensive. The president proceeds to emancipate the District of Columbia. However, he is forced to revoke General David Hunter’s emancipation decree. Lincoln signs legislation extending political acknowledgment to Haiti and Liberia, approves an accord banning the African slave trade, and forbids the military to return slaves escaping from the South. “Would You Prosecute the War with Elder-Stalk Squirts, Charged with Rose Water?” The Soft War Turns Hard: (July–September 1862): Lincoln carries out a strategy to replace the social system of the South. McClellan’s failures lead to him being replaced by General Henry Halleck. The army of Potomac is withdrawn to a new location. The Second Battle of Bull Run turns into a devastating loss for the Union. McClellan is put in charge of Washington’s defense, causing general disapproval. The bloody semi-victory at Antietam brings mixed feelings. Lincoln prepares a colonization plan in an attempt to make emancipation more attractive to Border States, Unionists in the Confederacy, and Northern Conservatives. “I Am Not a Bold Man, But I Have the Knack of Sticking to My Promises!”: The Emancipation Proclamation: (September–December 1862): Lincoln’s announcement about the coming Emancipation Proclamation has severe Electoral backlash. Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac in an effort to drive it to action. McClellan’s hesitance dries up the last of Lincoln’s patience. The president again urges Congress to adopt a gradual compensated emancipation. The Northern army is defeated at Richmond. Congress and the people grow disenchanted with the Lincoln administration. A cabinet crisis ensues. Allegations are raised against Seward. Many fear a coup d'état. Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153775Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1862: From the Slough of Despond to the Gates of Richmond, Playing the Last Trump Card, The Soft War Turns Hard, The...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1862: From the Slough of Despond to the Gates of Richmond, Playing the Last Trump Card, The Soft War Turns Hard, The Emancipation Proclamation Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” “I Expect to Maintain This Contest Until Successful, or Till I Die, or Am Conquered, or My Term Expires, or Congress or the Country Forsakes Me”: From the Slough of Despond to the Gates of Richmond: (January–July 1862): Cameron is replaced by Stanton. The president begins to supervise the army and take charge of his administration. By presidential order, McClellan is goaded into moving from a defensive position to an offensive. Instead of following Lincoln’s plan, McClellan chooses an attack on Richmond. McClellan’s indecisiveness and tardiness in battle have many pushing for a replacement. The Union suffers a crushing defeat in the Seven Days Battle. During all this, Willie Lincoln dies of fever. “The Hour Comes for Dealing with Slavery”: Playing the Last Trump Card: (January–July 1862): Lincoln puts forward his proposal of gradual emancipation with monetary grants to participating states. Many criticize the plan as too expensive. The president proceeds to emancipate the District of Columbia. However, he is forced to revoke General David Hunter’s emancipation decree. Lincoln signs legislation extending political acknowledgment to Haiti and Liberia, approves an accord banning the African slave trade, and forbids the military to return slaves escaping from the South. “Would You Prosecute the War with Elder-Stalk Squirts, Charged with Rose Water?” The Soft War Turns Hard: (July–September 1862): Lincoln carries out a strategy to replace the social system of the South. McClellan’s failures lead to him being replaced by General Henry Halleck. The army of Potomac is withdrawn to a new location. The Second Battle of Bull Run turns into a devastating loss for the Union. McClellan is put in charge of Washington’s defense, causing general disapproval. The bloody semi-victory at Antietam brings mixed feelings. Lincoln prepares a colonization plan in an attempt to make emancipation more attractive to Border States, Unionists in the Confederacy, and Northern Conservatives. “I Am Not a Bold Man, But I Have the Knack of Sticking to My Promises!”: The Emancipation Proclamation: (September–December 1862): Lincoln’s announcement about the coming Emancipation Proclamation has severe Electoral backlash. Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac in an effort to drive it to action. McClellan’s hesitance dries up the last of Lincoln’s patience. The president again urges Congress to adopt a gradual compensated emancipation. The Northern army is defeated at Richmond. Congress and the people grow disenchanted with the Lincoln administration. A cabinet crisis ensues. Allegations are raised against Seward. Many fear a coup d'état. Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thomas-jefferson-the-art-of-power-by-jon-meacham--65178313https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage   This magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things—women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America.    Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Author: Jon Meacham Narrator: Jon Meacham, Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 13, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 85 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage   This magnificent biography brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times, giving us Thomas Jefferson the man, the politician, and the president. A Founder whose understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes and to prevail, Jefferson was passionate about many things—women, his family, science, architecture, gardening, Monticello, Paris, and more. He strove, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America.    Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished transcripts of Jefferson presidential papers, Jon Meacham shows us the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. He also presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all American history, a leader who found the means to endure and to win. His story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship amid economic change and external threats. Jefferson also embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lincoln-by-david-herbert-donald--65178362https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/149652 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln Author: David Herbert Donald Narrator: Dick Estell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 6, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mick-jagger-by-philip-norman--65178387https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mick Jagger Author: Philip Norman Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 1 minute Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Author Phillip Norman, whose previous bestseller, John Lennon: The Life, was praised as a “haunting, mammoth, terrific piece of work” (New York Times Book Review) and whose classic Shout! is widely considered to be the definitive biography of the Beatles, now turns his attention to the iconic front man of the Rolling Stones, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world.” Norman’s Mick Jagger is an extraordinarily detailed and vibrantly written in-depth account of the life and half-century-long career of one of the most fascinating and complex superstars of rock music—the most comprehensive biography to date of the famously enigmatic musician. Keith Richards had his say in Life. Now it’s time to get to know intimately the other half of the duo responsible for such enduring hits as “Paint It Black,” “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Gimme Shelter,” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Mick Jagger is a must read for Stones fans, and everyone who can’t get enough of the serious memoirs and biographies of popular musicians, like Patti Smith’s Just Kids, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler, and the Warren Zevon story, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144050Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mick Jagger Author: Philip Norman Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 1 minute Release date: October 2, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/144050 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mick Jagger Author: Philip Norman Narrator: James Langton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 1 minute Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Author Phillip Norman, whose previous bestseller, John Lennon: The Life, was praised as a “haunting, mammoth, terrific piece of work” (New York Times Book Review) and whose classic Shout! is widely considered to be the definitive biography of the Beatles, now turns his attention to the iconic front man of the Rolling Stones, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world.” Norman’s Mick Jagger is an extraordinarily detailed and vibrantly written in-depth account of the life and half-century-long career of one of the most fascinating and complex superstars of rock music—the most comprehensive biography to date of the famously enigmatic musician. Keith Richards had his say in Life. Now it’s time to get to know intimately the other half of the duo responsible for such enduring hits as “Paint It Black,” “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Gimme Shelter,” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Mick Jagger is a must read for Stones fans, and everyone who can’t get enough of the serious memoirs and biographies of popular musicians, like Patti Smith’s Just Kids, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler, and the Warren Zevon story, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-saved-the-union-ulysses-grant-in-war-and-peace-by-h-w-brands--65178321https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country together at two critical turning points in our history. Ulysses Grant rose from obscurity to discover he had a genius for battle, and he propelled the Union to victory in the Civil War. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the disastrous brief presidency of Andrew Johnson, America turned to Grant again to unite the country, this time as president. In Brands's sweeping, majestic full biography, Grant emerges as a heroic figure who was fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field but willing to make the troop sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of storms of criticism. He worked valiantly to protect the rights of freedmen in the South; Brands calls him the last presidential defender of black civil rights for nearly a century. He played it straight with the American Indians, allowing them to shape their own fate even as the realities of Manifest Destiny meant the end of their way of life.  He was an enormously popular president whose memoirs were a huge bestseller; yet within decades of his death his reputation was in tatters, the victim of Southerners who resented his policies on Reconstruction. In this page-turning biography, Brands now reconsiders Grant's legacy and provides a compelling and intimate portrait of a man who saved the Union on the battlefield and consolidated that victory as a resolute and principled political leader. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), ANDREW JACKSON, TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142290Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142290 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 51 minutes Release date: October 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country together at two critical turning points in our history. Ulysses Grant rose from obscurity to discover he had a genius for battle, and he propelled the Union to victory in the Civil War. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the disastrous brief presidency of Andrew Johnson, America turned to Grant again to unite the country, this time as president. In Brands's sweeping, majestic full biography, Grant emerges as a heroic figure who was fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field but willing to make the troop sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of storms of criticism. He worked valiantly to protect the rights of freedmen in the South; Brands calls him the last presidential defender of black civil rights for nearly a century. He played it straight with the American Indians, allowing them to shape their own fate even as the realities of Manifest Destiny meant the end of their way of life.  He was an enormously popular president whose memoirs were a huge bestseller; yet within decades of his death his reputation was in tatters, the victim of Southerners who resented his policies on Reconstruction. In this page-turning biography, Brands now reconsiders Grant's legacy and provides a compelling and intimate portrait of a man who saved the Union on the battlefield and consolidated that victory as a resolute and principled political leader. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), ANDREW JACKSON, TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-sarah-made-in-alaska-by-chuck-heath--65178422https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Sarah: Made in Alaska Author: Chuck Heath Narrator: Chuck Heath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: We may think we know Sarah Palin from all the coverage she has received in the political arena, but one-side depictions but media coverage is limited and, Sarah would even say, biased. OUR SARAH is also a bit biased since it's written by Sarah's dad and brother with contributions from many friends and colleagues--these are the people who know her--and love her--best. Combining the appeal of Sarah Palin's bestselling book, Going Rogue, with the flavor of the hugely successful TV show 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' here are intimate stories from Sarah's life along with a celebration of growing up in and sharing all that Alaska means to Sarah and her family. Sarah's dad and brother share great family stories of life in the last frontier--from hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and gold-mining, to marathon running, teaching and community service--first in small ways and then on a national stage. Structured around themes of family, faith, independence, resilience, character, risk-taking and adventure--here is a full and loving portrait of where Sarah Palin came from and what made her the person she is today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138922Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Sarah: Made in Alaska Author: Chuck Heath Narrator: Chuck Heath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Sarah: Made in Alaska Author: Chuck Heath Narrator: Chuck Heath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 25, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: We may think we know Sarah Palin from all the coverage she has received in the political arena, but one-side depictions but media coverage is limited and, Sarah would even say, biased. OUR SARAH is also a bit biased since it's written by Sarah's dad and brother with contributions from many friends and colleagues--these are the people who know her--and love her--best. Combining the appeal of Sarah Palin's bestselling book, Going Rogue, with the flavor of the hugely successful TV show 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' here are intimate stories from Sarah's life along with a celebration of growing up in and sharing all that Alaska means to Sarah and her family. Sarah's dad and brother share great family stories of life in the last frontier--from hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and gold-mining, to marathon running, teaching and community service--first in small ways and then on a national stage. Structured around themes of family, faith, independence, resilience, character, risk-taking and adventure--here is a full and loving portrait of where Sarah Palin came from and what made her the person she is today.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-know-much-about-the-american-presidents-by-kenneth-c-davis--65178378https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Know Much About the American Presidents Author: Kenneth C. Davis Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Kenneth C. Davis, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For more than twenty years since his New York Times bestseller Don’t Know Much About® History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don’t hate history, just the dull version dished out in school. Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history: our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the presidency has been at the heart of American history. From the low lights to the bright lights, from the intellectuals to the disasters, from the memorable to the forgettable and forgotten, Davis tells all the stories. He uses his entertaining question-and-answer style to chart the history of the presidency itself as well as debunk the myths of America’s leaders and recount the real stories of these very real people. For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining audiobook is packed with memorable facts that will change your understanding of the highest office in the land and the men who have occupied it. Includes a bonus PDF of the author's favorite must-reads and online resources]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142299Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Know Much About the American Presidents Author: Kenneth C. Davis Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Kenneth C. Davis, Arthur Morey Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Don't Know Much About the American Presidents Author: Kenneth C. Davis Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Kenneth C. Davis, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For more than twenty years since his New York Times bestseller Don’t Know Much About® History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don’t hate history, just the dull version dished out in school. Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history: our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the presidency has been at the heart of American history. From the low lights to the bright lights, from the intellectuals to the disasters, from the memorable to the forgettable and forgotten, Davis tells all the stories. He uses his entertaining question-and-answer style to chart the history of the presidency itself as well as debunk the myths of America’s leaders and recount the real stories of these very real people. For history buffs and history-phobes alike, this entertaining audiobook is packed with memorable facts that will change your understanding of the highest office in the land and the men who have occupied it. Includes a bonus PDF of the author's favorite must-reads and online resources]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patriarch-george-washington-and-the-new-american-nation-by-richard-norton-smith--65178390https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation Author: Richard Norton Smith Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: With the thoroughness of a newspaper of the era, Smith retells the old familiar stories and legends surrounding our nation's first president during the years preceding and during his terms in office. Patriarch brings George Washington to life as few historical accounts have before-showing our country's most celebrated father occupied with the business of the day, and carrying the weight of a nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139751Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation Author: Richard Norton Smith Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation Author: Richard Norton Smith Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: With the thoroughness of a newspaper of the era, Smith retells the old familiar stories and legends surrounding our nation's first president during the years preceding and during his terms in office. Patriarch brings George Washington to life as few historical accounts have before-showing our country's most celebrated father occupied with the business of the day, and carrying the weight of a nation.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mickey-cohen-the-life-and-crimes-of-l-a-s-notorious-mobster-by-tere-tereba--65178373https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster Author: Tere Tereba Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Times of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster is a seductive, premium-octane blend of true crime and Hollywood lore that spins around a wildly eccentric mob boss. When Bugsy Siegel was executed, ruthless Mickey Cohen, a former pro boxer and cunning provocateur, took over criminal activity in L.A., a move sanctioned by Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello. Attaining immense power and dominance, from the late 1940s until 1976 the semi-literate Angeleno became an above-the-fold newspaper name, accumulating a remarkable count of more than 1,000 front pages in Los Angeles papers alone, and hundreds of articles in national and international periodicals. Cohen's story and the history of mid-century L.A. are inextricably intertwined, and author Tere Tereba delivers tales full of high life, high drama, and highly placed politicians, among them RFK and Richard Nixon, as well as revelations about countless icons, including Shirley Temple, Lana Turner, Frank Sinatra, and the Reverend Billy Graham. Meticulously researched, this rich tapestry presents a panoramic look at the Los Angeles underworld and immerses the listener in a dark, decadent, and dangerous side of Hollywood that has not been fully revealed until now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142956Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster Author: Tere Tereba Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster Author: Tere Tereba Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 10, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Times of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster is a seductive, premium-octane blend of true crime and Hollywood lore that spins around a wildly eccentric mob boss. When Bugsy Siegel was executed, ruthless Mickey Cohen, a former pro boxer and cunning provocateur, took over criminal activity in L.A., a move sanctioned by Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello. Attaining immense power and dominance, from the late 1940s until 1976 the semi-literate Angeleno became an above-the-fold newspaper name, accumulating a remarkable count of more than 1,000 front pages in Los Angeles papers alone, and hundreds of articles in national and international periodicals. Cohen's story and the history of mid-century L.A. are inextricably intertwined, and author Tere Tereba delivers tales full of high life, high drama, and highly placed politicians, among them RFK and Richard Nixon, as well as revelations about countless icons, including Shirley Temple, Lana Turner, Frank Sinatra, and the Reverend Billy Graham. Meticulously researched, this rich tapestry presents a panoramic look at the Los Angeles underworld and immerses the listener in a dark, decadent, and dangerous side of Hollywood that has not been fully revealed until now.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caveat-emptor-the-secret-life-of-an-american-art-forger-by-ken-perenyi--65178323https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger Author: Ken Perenyi Narrator: Dan Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 1, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true story of America's greatest art forger! Ten years ago, an FBI investigation was about to expose a scandal in the art world that would have been front-page news in New York and London. After a trail of fake paintings of astonishing quality led federal agents to art dealers, renowned experts, and the major auction houses, the investigation inexplicably ended, despite an abundance of evidence collected. The case was closed and the FBI file was marked 'exempt from public disclosure.' Now that the statute of limitations on these crimes has expired and the case appears hermetically sealed shut by the FBI, this audiobook, Caveat Emptor, is that artist Ken Perenyi's confession. It is the story, in detail, of how he pulled it all off. Unlike other forgers, Perenyi produced no paper trail, no fake provenance whatsoever; he let the paintings speak for themselves. And that they did, routinely mesmerizing the experts in mere seconds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175476Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger Author: Ken Perenyi Narrator: Dan Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger Author: Ken Perenyi Narrator: Dan Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: August 1, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The true story of America's greatest art forger! Ten years ago, an FBI investigation was about to expose a scandal in the art world that would have been front-page news in New York and London. After a trail of fake paintings of astonishing quality led federal agents to art dealers, renowned experts, and the major auction houses, the investigation inexplicably ended, despite an abundance of evidence collected. The case was closed and the FBI file was marked 'exempt from public disclosure.' Now that the statute of limitations on these crimes has expired and the case appears hermetically sealed shut by the FBI, this audiobook, Caveat Emptor, is that artist Ken Perenyi's confession. It is the story, in detail, of how he pulled it all off. Unlike other forgers, Perenyi produced no paper trail, no fake provenance whatsoever; he let the paintings speak for themselves. And that they did, routinely mesmerizing the experts in mere seconds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/final-victory-fdr-s-extraordinary-world-war-ii-presidential-campaign-by-stanley-weintraub--65178443https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight.The result is unforgettable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign Author: Stanley Weintraub Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 3, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When the 1944 presidential election campaign geared up late that spring, Franklin D. Roosevelt had already been in office longer than any other president. Sensing likely weakness, the Republicans mounted an energetic and expensive campaign, hitting hard at FDR's liberal domestic policies and the ongoing cost of World War II. Despite gravely deteriorating health, FDR and his feisty running mate, the unexpected Harry Truman, campaigned vigorously against young governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York and old-line Ohio governor John Bricker. Roosevelt's charm and wit, as well as the military successes in Europe and the Pacific, contributed to his sweeping electoral victory. But the hard-fought campaign would soon take its toll on America's only four-term president. Preeminent historian and biographer Stanley Weintraub recaptures FDR's striking last campaign and the year's momentous events, from the rainy city streets where Roosevelt, his legs paralyzed by polio since 1922, rode in an open car, to the battlefronts where the commander-in-chief's forces were closing in on Hitler and Hirohito. Weintraub, as he has done in all his biographies, brings to life the man and his times, capturing those small but telling details that inform and delight.The result is unforgettable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guest-of-honor-booker-t-washington-theodore-roosevelt-and-the-white-house-dinner-that-shocked-a-nation-by-deborah-davis--65178425https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a black man—and former slave—sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men. In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary dinner becomes a window onto post–Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways. Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book that reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/134683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation Author: Deborah Davis Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: June 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a black man—and former slave—sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated and threatened to topple two of America's greatest men. In this smart, accessible narrative, one seemingly ordinary dinner becomes a window onto post–Civil War American history and politics, and onto the lives of two dynamic men whose experiences and philosophies connect in unexpected ways. Deborah Davis also introduces dozens of other fascinating figures who have previously occupied the margins and footnotes of history, creating a lively and vastly entertaining book that reconfirms her place as one of our most talented popular historians.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amy-my-daughter-by-mitch-winehouse--65178420https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The intimate, inside story of the ultimately tragic life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (“Rehab,” “Back to Black”)  is told by the one person most able to tell it—Amy’s closest advisor, her inspiration, and best friend: her father, Mitch. Amy, My Daughter includes exclusive, never-before-seen photos and paints an open and honest portrait of one of the greatest musical talents of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/131458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Narrator: Rupert Farley, Mitch Winehouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 26, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The intimate, inside story of the ultimately tragic life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse (“Rehab,” “Back to Black”)  is told by the one person most able to tell it—Amy’s closest advisor, her inspiration, and best friend: her father, Mitch. Amy, My Daughter includes exclusive, never-before-seen photos and paints an open and honest portrait of one of the greatest musical talents of our time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fooling-houdini-magicians-mentalists-math-geeks-and-the-hidden-powers-of-the-mind-by-alex-stone--65178385https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one’s worth by deceiving others. But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. By investing some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn’t.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Author: Alex Stone Narrator: Alex Stone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one’s worth by deceiving others. But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. By investing some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn’t.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barack-obama-the-story-by-david-maraniss--65178332https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barack Obama: The Story Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The groundbreaking multigenerational biography, a richly textured account of President Obama and the forces that shaped him and sustain him, from Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, political commentator, and acclaimed biographer David Maraniss. In Barack Obama: The Story, David Maraniss has written a deeply reported generational biography teeming with fresh insights and revealing information, a masterly narrative drawn from hundreds of interviews, including with President Obama in the Oval Office, and a trove of letters, journals, diaries, and other documents. The book unfolds in the small towns of Kansas and the remote villages of western Kenya, following the personal struggles of Obama’s white and black ancestors through the swirl of the twentieth century. It is a roots story on a global scale, a saga of constant movement, frustration and accomplishment, strong women and weak men, hopes lost and deferred, people leaving and being left. Disparate family threads converge in the climactic chapters as Obama reaches adulthood and travels from Honolulu to Los Angeles to New York to Chicago, trying to make sense of his past, establish his own identity, and prepare for his political future. Barack Obama: The Story chronicles as never before the forces that shaped the first black president of the United States and explains why he thinks and acts as he does. Much like the author’s classic study of Bill Clinton, First in His Class, this promises to become a seminal book that will redefine a president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130268Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barack Obama: The Story Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 19,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/130268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barack Obama: The Story Author: David Maraniss Narrator: David Maraniss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The groundbreaking multigenerational biography, a richly textured account of President Obama and the forces that shaped him and sustain him, from Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, political commentator, and acclaimed biographer David Maraniss. In Barack Obama: The Story, David Maraniss has written a deeply reported generational biography teeming with fresh insights and revealing information, a masterly narrative drawn from hundreds of interviews, including with President Obama in the Oval Office, and a trove of letters, journals, diaries, and other documents. The book unfolds in the small towns of Kansas and the remote villages of western Kenya, following the personal struggles of Obama’s white and black ancestors through the swirl of the twentieth century. It is a roots story on a global scale, a saga of constant movement, frustration and accomplishment, strong women and weak men, hopes lost and deferred, people leaving and being left. Disparate family threads converge in the climactic chapters as Obama reaches adulthood and travels from Honolulu to Los Angeles to New York to Chicago, trying to make sense of his past, establish his own identity, and prepare for his political future. Barack Obama: The Story chronicles as never before the forces that shaped the first black president of the United States and explains why he thinks and acts as he does. Much like the author’s classic study of Bill Clinton, First in His Class, this promises to become a seminal book that will redefine a president.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-american-son-a-memoir-by-marco-rubio--65178327https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.   Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.   Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.   Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An American Son: A Memoir Author: Marco Rubio Narrator: Marco Rubio Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 19, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.   Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.   Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.   Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cronkite-by-douglas-brinkley--65178428https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cronkite Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: George Guidall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 29, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also interviewed nearly two hundred of Cronkite’s closest friends and colleagues, including Andy Rooney, Leslie Stahl, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Les Moonves, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Morley Safer, using their voices to instill dignity and humanity in this study of one of America’s most beloved and trusted public figures.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127918Tue, 29 May 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cronkite Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: George Guidall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 29, 2012 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cronkite Author: Douglas Brinkley Narrator: George Guidall Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 29, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also interviewed nearly two hundred of Cronkite’s closest friends and colleagues, including Andy Rooney, Leslie Stahl, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Les Moonves, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Morley Safer, using their voices to instill dignity and humanity in this study of one of America’s most beloved and trusted public figures.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-worked-for-me-in-life-and-leadership-by-colin-powell--65178405https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and career It Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legendary career in public service. At its heart are Powell’s “Thirteen Rules,”—notes he accumulated on his desk that served as the basis for the leadership presentations he delivered throughout the world. Powell’s short-but-sweet rules such as “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit,” are illuminated by revealing personal stories that introduce and expand on his principles for effective leadership: conviction, hard work, and above all, respect for others. In work and life, Powell writes, “It is the human gesture that counts.” A compelling storyteller, Powell shares parables both humorous and solemn that offer wise advice on succeeding in the workplace and beyond. “Trust your people,” he councils as he delegates presidential briefing responsibilities to two junior aides. “Do your best--someone is watching,” he advises those just starting out, recalling his own teenage summer job shipping cases of soda. Powell combines the insight he gained serving in the top ranks of the military and in four presidential administrations, as well as the lessons learned from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Bronx and his training in the ROTC. The result is a powerful portrait of a leader who was reflective, self-effacing, and grateful for the contributions of every employee, no matter how junior. Powell’s writing--straightforward, accessible, and often very funny--will inspire, move, and surprise readers. Thoughtful and revealing, his book is a brilliant and original blueprint for leadership.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562Tue, 22 May 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership Author: Colin Powell Narrator: Colin Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 22, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 13 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique lessons that shaped his life and career It Worked for Me is a collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legendary career in public service. At its heart are Powell’s “Thirteen Rules,”—notes he accumulated on his desk that served as the basis for the leadership presentations he delivered throughout the world. Powell’s short-but-sweet rules such as “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit,” are illuminated by revealing personal stories that introduce and expand on his principles for effective leadership: conviction, hard work, and above all, respect for others. In work and life, Powell writes, “It is the human gesture that counts.” A compelling storyteller, Powell shares parables both humorous and solemn that offer wise advice on succeeding in the workplace and beyond. “Trust your people,” he councils as he delegates presidential briefing responsibilities to two junior aides. “Do your best--someone is watching,” he advises those just starting out, recalling his own teenage summer job shipping cases of soda. Powell combines the insight he gained serving in the top ranks of the military and in four presidential administrations, as well as the lessons learned from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Bronx and his training in the ROTC. The result is a powerful portrait of a leader who was reflective, self-effacing, and grateful for the contributions of every employee, no matter how junior. Powell’s writing--straightforward, accessible, and often very funny--will inspire, move, and surprise readers. Thoughtful and revealing, his book is a brilliant and original blueprint for leadership.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-disposition-to-be-rich-how-a-small-town-pastor-s-son-ruined-an-american-president-brought-on-a-wall-street-crash-and-made-himself-the-b--65178376https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States Author: Geoffrey C. Ward Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Ferdinand Ward was the Bernie Madoff of his generation—a supposed genius at making big money fast on Wall Street, who turned out to have been running a giant pyramid scheme that ultimately collapsed in one of the greatest financial scandals in American history. The son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor with secrets of his own to keep, Ward came to New York at twenty-one and in less than a decade, armed only with charm, energy, and a total lack of conscience, made himself the business partner of a former president of the United States and was widely hailed as the 'Young Napoleon of Finance.' In truth, he turned out to be a complete fraud, his entire life marked by dishonesty, cowardice, and contempt for anything but his own interests. Drawing from thousands of never-before-examined family documents, Geoffrey C. Ward traces his great-grandfather's rapid rise to riches and fame, and his even more dizzying fall from grace. There are mistresses and mansions along the way; fast horses, crooked bankers, and corrupt New York officials; courtroom confrontations and six years in Sing Sing; and Ferdinand's desperate scheme to kidnap his own son to get his hands on the estate his late wife had left the boy. A Disposition to Be Rich is a great story about a classic American con artist, told with boundless charm and dry wit by one of our finest historians.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129901Tue, 01 May 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/129901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States Author: Geoffrey C. Ward Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 16 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Ferdinand Ward was the Bernie Madoff of his generation—a supposed genius at making big money fast on Wall Street, who turned out to have been running a giant pyramid scheme that ultimately collapsed in one of the greatest financial scandals in American history. The son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor with secrets of his own to keep, Ward came to New York at twenty-one and in less than a decade, armed only with charm, energy, and a total lack of conscience, made himself the business partner of a former president of the United States and was widely hailed as the 'Young Napoleon of Finance.' In truth, he turned out to be a complete fraud, his entire life marked by dishonesty, cowardice, and contempt for anything but his own interests. Drawing from thousands of never-before-examined family documents, Geoffrey C. Ward traces his great-grandfather's rapid rise to riches and fame, and his even more dizzying fall from grace. There are mistresses and mansions along the way; fast horses, crooked bankers, and corrupt New York officials; courtroom confrontations and six years in Sing Sing; and Ferdinand's desperate scheme to kidnap his own son to get his hands on the estate his late wife had left the boy. A Disposition to Be Rich is a great story about a classic American con artist, told with boundless charm and dry wit by one of our finest historians.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-passage-of-power-by-robert-a-caro--65178334https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Passage of Power Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career — 1958 to 1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin’s bullet to reach its mark. For the first time, we see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson’s eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks — grasping the reins of the presidency with supreme mastery — he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy’s death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the revolutionary War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own. This was without doubt Johnson’s finest hour, before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam. It is an epic story told with a depth of detail possible only through the peerless research that forms the foundation of Robert Caro’s work, confirming Nicholas von Hoffman’s verdict that “Caro has changed the art of political biography.”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127428Tue, 01 May 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Passage of Power Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Passage of Power Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 31 Ratings of Narrator: 4.7 of Total 10 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career — 1958 to 1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin’s bullet to reach its mark. For the first time, we see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson’s eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks — grasping the reins of the presidency with supreme mastery — he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy’s death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the revolutionary War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own. This was without doubt Johnson’s finest hour, before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam. It is an epic story told with a depth of detail possible only through the peerless research that forms the foundation of Robert Caro’s work, confirming Nicholas von Hoffman’s verdict that “Caro has changed the art of political biography.”]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-camelot-a-personal-history-of-the-kennedy-family-1968-to-the-present-by-j-randy-taraborrelli--65178445https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak, tragedy and triumph, the dark side and the remarkable achievements. In this ambitious and sweeping account, Taraborelli continues the family chronicle begun with his bestselling Jackie, Ethel, Joan and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the years 'after Camelot.' He describes the challenges Bobby's children faced as they grew into adulthood; Eunice and Sargent Shriver's remarkable philanthropic work; the emotional turmoil Jackie faced after JFK's murder and the complexities of her eventual marriage to Aristotle Onassis; the the sudden death of JFK JR; and the stoicism and grace of his sister Caroline. He also brings into clear focus the complex and intriguing story of Edward 'Teddy' and shows how he influenced the sensibilities of the next generation and challenged them to uphold the Kennedy name. Based on extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews, After Camelot captures the wealth, glamour, and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. With this book, J. Randy Taraborrelli takes readers on an epic journey as he unfolds the ongoing saga of the nation's most famous-and controversial-family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125143Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/125143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak, tragedy and triumph, the dark side and the remarkable achievements. In this ambitious and sweeping account, Taraborelli continues the family chronicle begun with his bestselling Jackie, Ethel, Joan and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the years 'after Camelot.' He describes the challenges Bobby's children faced as they grew into adulthood; Eunice and Sargent Shriver's remarkable philanthropic work; the emotional turmoil Jackie faced after JFK's murder and the complexities of her eventual marriage to Aristotle Onassis; the the sudden death of JFK JR; and the stoicism and grace of his sister Caroline. He also brings into clear focus the complex and intriguing story of Edward 'Teddy' and shows how he influenced the sensibilities of the next generation and challenged them to uphold the Kennedy name. Based on extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews, After Camelot captures the wealth, glamour, and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. With this book, J. Randy Taraborrelli takes readers on an epic journey as he unfolds the ongoing saga of the nation's most famous-and controversial-family.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-presidents-club-inside-the-world-s-most-exclusive-fraternity-by-michael-duffy-nancy-gibbs--65178423https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Author: Michael Duffy, Nancy Gibbs Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents—the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those select men who served as commander in chief. The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, is a complicated place: its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history’s favor. Among their secrets: How Jack Kennedy tried to blame Ike for the Bay of Pigs. How Ike quietly helped Reagan win his first race in 1966. How Richard Nixon conspired with Lyndon Johnson to get elected and then betrayed him. How Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter turned a deep enmity into an alliance. The unspoken pact between a father and son named Bush. And the roots of the rivalry between Clinton and Barack Obama. Time magazine editors and presidential historians Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy offer a new and revealing lens on the American presidency, exploring the club as a hidden instrument of power that has changed the course of history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128494Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Author: Michael Duffy, Nancy Gibbs Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Author: Michael Duffy, Nancy Gibbs Narrator: Bob Walter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 17, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling history of the private relationships among the last thirteen presidents—the partnerships, private deals, rescue missions, and rivalries of those select men who served as commander in chief. The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, is a complicated place: its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history’s favor. Among their secrets: How Jack Kennedy tried to blame Ike for the Bay of Pigs. How Ike quietly helped Reagan win his first race in 1966. How Richard Nixon conspired with Lyndon Johnson to get elected and then betrayed him. How Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter turned a deep enmity into an alliance. The unspoken pact between a father and son named Bush. And the roots of the rivalry between Clinton and Barack Obama. Time magazine editors and presidential historians Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy offer a new and revealing lens on the American presidency, exploring the club as a hidden instrument of power that has changed the course of history.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mrs-kennedy-and-me-an-intimate-memoir-by-lisa-mccubbin-hill-clint-hill--65178430https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir Author: Lisa Mccubbin Hill, Clint Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called “clear and honest prose free from salaciousness and gossip,” Jackie Kennedy’s personal Secret Service agent details his very close relationship with the First Lady during the four years leading up to and following President John F. Kennedy’s tragic assassination. In those four years, Hill was by Mrs. Kennedy’s side for some of the happiest moments as well as the darkest. He was there for the birth of John, Jr. on November 25, 1960, as well as for the birth and sudden death of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy on August 8, 1963. Three and a half months later, the unthinkable happened. Forty-seven years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the one vivid image that never leaves Clint Hill’s mind is that of President Kennedy’s head lying on Mrs. Kennedy’s lap in the back seat of the limousine, his eyes fixed, blood splattered all over the back of the car, Mrs. Kennedy, and Hill as well. Sprawled on the trunk of the car as it sped away from Dealey Plaza, Hill clung to the sides of the car, his feet wedged in so his body was as high as possible. Clint Hill jumped on the car too late to save the president, but all he knew after that first shot was that if more shots were coming, the bullets had to hit him instead of the First Lady. Mrs. Kennedy’s strength, class, and dignity over those tragic four days in November 1963 held the country together. This is the story, told for the first time, of the man who perhaps held her together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124476Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir Author: Lisa Mccubbin Hill, Clint Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir Author: Lisa Mccubbin Hill, Clint Hill Narrator: Jeremy Bobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called “clear and honest prose free from salaciousness and gossip,” Jackie Kennedy’s personal Secret Service agent details his very close relationship with the First Lady during the four years leading up to and following President John F. Kennedy’s tragic assassination. In those four years, Hill was by Mrs. Kennedy’s side for some of the happiest moments as well as the darkest. He was there for the birth of John, Jr. on November 25, 1960, as well as for the birth and sudden death of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy on August 8, 1963. Three and a half months later, the unthinkable happened. Forty-seven years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the one vivid image that never leaves Clint Hill’s mind is that of President Kennedy’s head lying on Mrs. Kennedy’s lap in the back seat of the limousine, his eyes fixed, blood splattered all over the back of the car, Mrs. Kennedy, and Hill as well. Sprawled on the trunk of the car as it sped away from Dealey Plaza, Hill clung to the sides of the car, his feet wedged in so his body was as high as possible. Clint Hill jumped on the car too late to save the president, but all he knew after that first shot was that if more shots were coming, the bullets had to hit him instead of the First Lady. Mrs. Kennedy’s strength, class, and dignity over those tragic four days in November 1963 held the country together. This is the story, told for the first time, of the man who perhaps held her together.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-t-is-not-an-option-my-american-story-by-nikki-haley--65178286https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated, well-off Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. But despite their high social status, the Randhawas wanted more for their family-the opportunities that only America could offer. So they left behind all they had known and settled in Bamberg, South Carolina (population: 2,500). As the first Indian family in a small Southern town in the early 1970s, the Randhawas faced ignorance, prejudice, and sometimes blatant hostility. Nikki remembers stopping at a roadside produce stand with her father, who always wore his traditional Sikh turban. Within minutes, two police cars pulled to make sure they weren't thieves. But the Randhawas taught their children that they should never think of themselves as victims. They stressed that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can overcome any obstacle. The key is believing that can't is not an option. The family struggled to make ends meet while starting a clothing business in their living room, eventually growing it into a multimillion- dollar success. At age twelve, Nikki started to do the bookkeeping and taxes after school. After graduating from college and entering the business world, she watched business owners like her parents battle government bureaucracy and overregulation. Her frustration inspired her to get into politics and run for the state legislature. That first campaign, against an entrenched incumbent, led to racial and religious slurs and threats-but Haley, like her parents, refused to back down. She won on a promise to fight for reform, lean budgets, and government accountability, which is exactly what she did-much to the dismay of South Carolina's old guard politicians. Soon she had a reputation as a conservative leader who could get things done. In the same state where her family was once ridiculed, she inspired a diverse grassroots following. In November 2010 she was elected South Carolina's first female governor and first nonwhite governor, and only the second Indian American governor in the country. Haley's story, as told firsthand in this inspiring memoir, is a testament to the power of determination, faith, and family. And it's proof that the American Dream is still strong and true in the twenty- first century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story Author: Nikki Haley Narrator: Nikki Haley Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 3, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley's parents had a dream. Ajit and Raj Randhawa were well-educated, well-off Sikhs in the Punjab region of India. But despite their high social status, the Randhawas wanted more for their family-the opportunities that only America could offer. So they left behind all they had known and settled in Bamberg, South Carolina (population: 2,500). As the first Indian family in a small Southern town in the early 1970s, the Randhawas faced ignorance, prejudice, and sometimes blatant hostility. Nikki remembers stopping at a roadside produce stand with her father, who always wore his traditional Sikh turban. Within minutes, two police cars pulled to make sure they weren't thieves. But the Randhawas taught their children that they should never think of themselves as victims. They stressed that if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can overcome any obstacle. The key is believing that can't is not an option. The family struggled to make ends meet while starting a clothing business in their living room, eventually growing it into a multimillion- dollar success. At age twelve, Nikki started to do the bookkeeping and taxes after school. After graduating from college and entering the business world, she watched business owners like her parents battle government bureaucracy and overregulation. Her frustration inspired her to get into politics and run for the state legislature. That first campaign, against an entrenched incumbent, led to racial and religious slurs and threats-but Haley, like her parents, refused to back down. She won on a promise to fight for reform, lean budgets, and government accountability, which is exactly what she did-much to the dismay of South Carolina's old guard politicians. Soon she had a reputation as a conservative leader who could get things done. In the same state where her family was once ridiculed, she inspired a diverse grassroots following. In November 2010 she was elected South Carolina's first female governor and first nonwhite governor, and only the second Indian American governor in the country. Haley's story, as told firsthand in this inspiring memoir, is a testament to the power of determination, faith, and family. And it's proof that the American Dream is still strong and true in the twenty- first century.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stranger-beside-me-by-ann-rule--65178354https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 254 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 61 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Meeting in 1971 at a Seattle crisis clinic, Ann Rule and Ted Bundy developed a friendship and correspondence that would span the rest of his life. Rule had no idea that when they went their separate ways, their paths would cross again under shocking circumstances. The Stranger Beside Me is Rule’s compelling firsthand account of not just her relationship with Bundy, but also his life—from his complicated childhood to the media circus of his trials. Astonishing in its intimacy and with Rule’s clear-eyed prose, you can’t help but share in her growing horror at discovering that her friend was one of the most notorious American serial killers. An unforgettable and haunting work of research, journalism, and personal memories, The Stranger Beside Me is “as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight” (The New York Times).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151532Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151532 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 254 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 61 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Meeting in 1971 at a Seattle crisis clinic, Ann Rule and Ted Bundy developed a friendship and correspondence that would span the rest of his life. Rule had no idea that when they went their separate ways, their paths would cross again under shocking circumstances. The Stranger Beside Me is Rule’s compelling firsthand account of not just her relationship with Bundy, but also his life—from his complicated childhood to the media circus of his trials. Astonishing in its intimacy and with Rule’s clear-eyed prose, you can’t help but share in her growing horror at discovering that her friend was one of the most notorious American serial killers. An unforgettable and haunting work of research, journalism, and personal memories, The Stranger Beside Me is “as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight” (The New York Times).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-romney-by-scott-helman-michael-kranish--65178415https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Romney Author: Scott Helman, Michael Kranish Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 31, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Absorbing and fair-minded.” —New York Times “Romney’s story in full and clear detail…fascinating in-depth stuff.” —Los Angeles Times “A fascinating story [that] sheds next light on an elusive subject.” —Boston Globe Despite his political prominence, Mitt Romney remains an enigma to many in America. Who is the man behind that sweep of dark hair and the high-wattage smile? A savvy politician or someone who will simply say anything to win? A business visionary or a ruthless dealmaker? In this definitive, unflinching, and widely-acclaimed biography by Boston Globe investigative reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, readers will finally discover the real Mitt Romney. Based on hundreds of interviews and more than five years of reporting, The Real Romney offers for the very first time a full understanding of this complex political figure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121024Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Romney Author: Scott Helman, Michael Kranish Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/121024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Romney Author: Scott Helman, Michael Kranish Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 31, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Absorbing and fair-minded.” —New York Times “Romney’s story in full and clear detail…fascinating in-depth stuff.” —Los Angeles Times “A fascinating story [that] sheds next light on an elusive subject.” —Boston Globe Despite his political prominence, Mitt Romney remains an enigma to many in America. Who is the man behind that sweep of dark hair and the high-wattage smile? A savvy politician or someone who will simply say anything to win? A business visionary or a ruthless dealmaker? In this definitive, unflinching, and widely-acclaimed biography by Boston Globe investigative reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, readers will finally discover the real Mitt Romney. Based on hundreds of interviews and more than five years of reporting, The Real Romney offers for the very first time a full understanding of this complex political figure.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dutch-a-memoir-of-ronald-reagan-by-edmund-morris--65178282https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan Author: Edmund Morris Narrator: Edmund Morris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This book, the only biography ever authorized by a sitting President--yet written with complete interpretive freedom--is as revolutionary in method as it is formidable in scholarship. When Ronald Reagan moved into the White House in 1981, one of his first literary guests was Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Theodore Roosevelt. Morris developed a fascination for the genial yet inscrutable President and, after Reagan's landslide reelection in 1984, put aside the second volume of his life of Roosevelt to become an observing eye and ear at the White House. Coming and going with Reagan's benign approval ("I'm not going to ride up San Juan Hill for you"), Morris found the President to be a man of extraordinary power and mystery. Although the historic early achievements were plain to see--the restoration of American optimism and patriotism, a repowering of the national economy, a massive arms buildup deliberately forcing the "Evil Empire" of Soviet Communism to come to terms--nobody, let alone Reagan himself, could explain how he succeeded in shaping events to his will. And when Reagan's second term came to grips with some of the most fundamental moral issues of the late twentieth century--at Bitburg and Bergen-Belsen, at Geneva and Reykjavík,publicly outside the Brandenburg Gate ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"), and deep within the mother monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church, Morris realized that he had taken on a subject of epic dimensions. Thus began a long biographical pilgrimage to the heart of Ronald Reagan's mystery, beginning with his birth in 1911 in the heart of rural Illinois (where he is still remembered as "Dutch," the dreamy son of an alcoholic father and a fiercely religious mother) and progressing through the way stations of an amazingly varied career: young lifeguard (he saved seventy-seven lives), aspiring writer, ace sportscaster, film star, soldier,union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor, and President. Reagan granted Morris full access to his personal papers, including early autobiographical stories and a handwritten White House diary. The pilgrimage climaxes in 1993, when, in a moment of aching poignancy, Morris escorts his aged and failing subject back up the stairs of his birthplace. "An odd, Dantesque reversal of roles had occurred, as if I were now the leader rather than the led." During thirteen years of obsessive archival research and interviews with Reagan and his family, friends, admirers and enemies (the book's enormous dramatis personae includes such varied characters as Mikhail Gorbachev, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elie Wiesel, Mario Savio, François Mitterrand, Grant Wood, and Zippy the Pinhead), Morris lived what amounted to a doppelgänger life, studying the young "Dutch," the middle-aged "Ronnie," and the septuagenarian Chief Executive with a closeness and dispassion, not to mention alternations of amusement, horror,and amazed respect, unmatched by any other presidential biographer. This almost Boswellian closeness led to a unique literary method whereby, in the earlier chapters of Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,Morris's biographical mind becomes in effect another character in the narrative, recording long-ago events with the same eyewitness vividness (and absolute documentary fidelity) with which the author later describes the great dramas of Reagan's presidency, and the tragedy of a noble life now darkened by dementia. "I quite understand," the author has remarked, "that readers will have to adjust, at first, to what amounts to a new biographical style. But the revelations of this style, which derive directly from Ronald Reagan's own way of looking at his life, are I think rewarding enough to convince them that one of the most interesting characters in recent American history looms here like a colossus."]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205012Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan Author: Edmund Morris Narrator: Edmund Morris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan Author: Edmund Morris Narrator: Edmund Morris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: January 24, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This book, the only biography ever authorized by a sitting President--yet written with complete interpretive freedom--is as revolutionary in method as it is formidable in scholarship. When Ronald Reagan moved into the White House in 1981, one of his first literary guests was Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Theodore Roosevelt. Morris developed a fascination for the genial yet inscrutable President and, after Reagan's landslide reelection in 1984, put aside the second volume of his life of Roosevelt to become an observing eye and ear at the White House. Coming and going with Reagan's benign approval ("I'm not going to ride up San Juan Hill for you"), Morris found the President to be a man of extraordinary power and mystery. Although the historic early achievements were plain to see--the restoration of American optimism and patriotism, a repowering of the national economy, a massive arms buildup deliberately forcing the "Evil Empire" of Soviet Communism to come to terms--nobody, let alone Reagan himself, could explain how he succeeded in shaping events to his will. And when Reagan's second term came to grips with some of the most fundamental moral issues of the late twentieth century--at Bitburg and Bergen-Belsen, at Geneva and Reykjavík,publicly outside the Brandenburg Gate ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"), and deep within the mother monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church, Morris realized that he had taken on a subject of epic dimensions. Thus began a long biographical pilgrimage to the heart of Ronald Reagan's mystery, beginning with his birth in 1911 in the heart of rural Illinois (where he is still remembered as "Dutch," the dreamy son of an alcoholic father and a fiercely religious mother) and progressing through the way stations of an amazingly varied career: young lifeguard (he saved seventy-seven lives), aspiring writer, ace sportscaster, film star, soldier,union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor, and President. Reagan granted Morris full access to his personal papers, including early autobiographical stories and a handwritten White House diary. The pilgrimage climaxes in 1993, when, in a moment of aching poignancy, Morris escorts his aged and failing subject back up the stairs of his birthplace. "An odd, Dantesque reversal of roles had occurred, as if I were now the leader rather than the led." During thirteen years of obsessive archival research and interviews with Reagan and his family, friends, admirers and enemies (the book's enormous dramatis personae includes such varied characters as Mikhail Gorbachev, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elie Wiesel, Mario Savio, François Mitterrand, Grant Wood, and Zippy the Pinhead), Morris lived what amounted to a doppelgänger life, studying the young "Dutch," the middle-aged "Ronnie," and the septuagenarian Chief Executive with a closeness and dispassion, not to mention alternations of amusement, horror,and amazed respect, unmatched by any other presidential biographer. This almost Boswellian closeness led to a unique literary method whereby, in the earlier chapters of Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,Morris's biographical mind becomes in effect another character in the narrative, recording long-ago events with the same eyewitness vividness (and absolute documentary fidelity) with which the author later describes the great dramas of Reagan's presidency, and the tragedy of a noble life now darkened by dementia. "I quite understand," the author has remarked,...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-short-life-of-abraham-lincoln-by-john-george-nicolay--65178439https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.03 of Total 36 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln's private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Summary by John Lieder.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Author: John George Nicolay Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 1, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.97 of Total 110 Ratings of Narrator: 4.03 of Total 36 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln's private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Summary by John Lieder.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacqueline-kennedy-historic-conversations-on-life-with-john-f-kennedy-by-caroline-kennedy--65178395https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy Author: Caroline Kennedy Narrator: Jacqueline Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Michael Beschloss, Caroline Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 27, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, with this expansive illustrated book which includes interviews, recordings and other exclusive materials. To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States. In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be read in this deluxe, illustrated eBook. Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband's legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that would capture their first-hand accounts of the late President as well as the recollections of those closest to him throughout his extraordinary political career. For the rest of her life, the famously private Jacqueline Kennedy steadfastly refused to discuss her memories of those years, but beginning that March, she fulfilled her obligation to future generations of Americans by sitting down with historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and recording an astonishingly detailed and unvarnished account of her experiences and impressions as the wife and confidante of John F. Kennedy. The tapes of those sessions were then sealed and later deposited in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum upon its completion, in accordance with Mrs. Kennedy's wishes. The resulting eight and a half hours of material comprises a unique and compelling record of a tumultuous era, providing fresh insights on the many significant people and events that shaped JFK's presidency but also shedding new light on the man behind the momentous decisions. Here are JFK's unscripted opinions on a host of revealing subjects, including his thoughts and feelings about his brothers Robert and Ted, and his take on world leaders past and present, giving us perhaps the most informed, genuine, and immediate portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy we shall ever have. Mrs. Kennedy's urbane perspective, her candor, and her flashes of wit also give us our clearest glimpse into the active mind of a remarkable First Lady. In conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's Inauguration, Caroline Kennedy and the Kennedy family are now releasing these beautifully restored recordings on CDs with accompanying transcripts. Introduced and annotated by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss, these interviews will add an exciting new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of President Kennedy and his time and make the past come alive through the words and voice of an eloquent eyewitness to history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119301Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy Author: Caroline Kennedy Narrator: Jacqueline Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy Author: Caroline Kennedy Narrator: Jacqueline Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Michael Beschloss, Caroline Kennedy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 27, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, with this expansive illustrated book which includes interviews, recordings and other exclusive materials. To mark John F. Kennedy's centennial, celebrate the life and legacy of the 35th President of the United States. In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy. Now, for the first time, they can be read in this deluxe, illustrated eBook. Shortly after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband's legacy. In January of 1964, she and Robert F. Kennedy approved a planned oral-history project that would capture their first-hand accounts of the late President as well as the recollections of those closest to him throughout his extraordinary political career. For the rest of her life, the famously private Jacqueline Kennedy steadfastly refused to discuss her memories of those years, but beginning that March, she fulfilled her obligation to future generations of Americans by sitting down with historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and recording an astonishingly detailed and unvarnished account of her experiences and impressions as the wife and confidante of John F. Kennedy. The tapes of those sessions were then sealed and later deposited in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum upon its completion, in accordance with Mrs. Kennedy's wishes. The resulting eight and a half hours of material comprises a unique and compelling record of a tumultuous era, providing fresh insights on the many significant people and events that shaped JFK's presidency but also shedding new light on the man behind the momentous decisions. Here are JFK's unscripted opinions on a host of revealing subjects, including his thoughts and feelings about his brothers Robert and Ted, and his take on world leaders past and present, giving us perhaps the most informed, genuine, and immediate portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy we shall ever have. Mrs. Kennedy's urbane perspective, her candor, and her flashes of wit also give us our clearest glimpse into the active mind of a remarkable First Lady. In conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's Inauguration, Caroline Kennedy and the Kennedy family are now releasing these beautifully restored recordings on CDs with accompanying transcripts. Introduced and annotated by renowned presidential historian Michael Beschloss, these interviews will add an exciting new dimension to our understanding and appreciation of President Kennedy and his time and make the past come alive through the words and voice of an eloquent eyewitness to history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-running-la-vida-loca-gang-days-in-l-a-by-luis-j-rodriguez--65178380https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 13, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Luis J. Rodriguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 13, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.24 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 14 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasing fear as that culture claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more - until his son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in this vivid memoir. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-learned lesson for the next generation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/core-of-conviction-my-story-by-michele-bachmann-susan-ericksen--65178295https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Core of Conviction: My Story Author: Michele Bachmann, Susan Ericksen Narrator: Michele Bachmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 23, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Michele Bachmann is one of the most compelling leaders in America. But despite all the magazine covers and cable television stories, most people don't know who she really is, where she comes from, or what she believes. So she decided to tell her own story and let the reader decide. As you'll learn in this fascinating memoir, Bachmann wasn't the type of kid who started dreaming about the White House in elementary school. She grew up in Iowa and Minnesota as a typical midwestern girl, grounded by her family and her faith. She was raised to believe in the American dream: that anyone could succeed if they worked hard and took advantage of this country's boundless opportunities. She followed her dreams to college and law school, pursued a career as a federal tax attorney, started a successful business with her loving husband, raised five great kids and (over time) twenty-three foster children. By her early forties she was very happy as a full-time mom and homemaker and was a leading education reform advocate in Minnesota. Then she became what she calls 'an accidental politician.' The political insiders who ran Minnesota held a one-party line-Al Franken-style liberalism. Bachmann became especially concerned about a state-mandated education curriculum that stressed political correctness over academic excellence. She started making calls, writing letters, and recruiting others to act. When her state senator (an entrenched insider) refused to listen, someone had to challenge him for his seat. No one else volunteered, so Bachmann jumped in-and won. That was the start of an amazing journey from obscurity to the state senate, to the U.S. Congress, to an underdog campaign for president. Along the way her style has been consistent. She says what she means and she does it. She is the rare political figure who fights for her beliefs. She speaks from the heart, with common sense about limited government, the sanctity of life and marriage, the power of free enterprise, and the need to confront America's enemies. She also talks about putting principles above partisanship, even if that means ruffling the feathers of the Republican elite. As Bachmann puts it, the Republican coalition is traditionally a 'three-legged stool'-economic conservatives, social conservatives, and national security conservatives. Like Ronald Reagan, she represents all three groups. And in addition, as the founder of the Tea Party caucus in Congress, Bachmann considers the Tea Party the dynamic fourth leg of the coalition, in support of a return to constitutional conservatism. This book will show you why Michele Bachmann believes ordinary people can take on the establishment and win. 'Armed with values and faith, supported by family and fellow citizens, together we can do much. We can secure what people are yearning for-the chance to take our country back. Just watch.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200939Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Core of Conviction: My Story Author: Michele Bachmann, Susan Ericksen Narrator: Michele Bachmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Core of Conviction: My Story Author: Michele Bachmann, Susan Ericksen Narrator: Michele Bachmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 23, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Michele Bachmann is one of the most compelling leaders in America. But despite all the magazine covers and cable television stories, most people don't know who she really is, where she comes from, or what she believes. So she decided to tell her own story and let the reader decide. As you'll learn in this fascinating memoir, Bachmann wasn't the type of kid who started dreaming about the White House in elementary school. She grew up in Iowa and Minnesota as a typical midwestern girl, grounded by her family and her faith. She was raised to believe in the American dream: that anyone could succeed if they worked hard and took advantage of this country's boundless opportunities. She followed her dreams to college and law school, pursued a career as a federal tax attorney, started a successful business with her loving husband, raised five great kids and (over time) twenty-three foster children. By her early forties she was very happy as a full-time mom and homemaker and was a leading education reform advocate in Minnesota. Then she became what she calls 'an accidental politician.' The political insiders who ran Minnesota held a one-party line-Al Franken-style liberalism. Bachmann became especially concerned about a state-mandated education curriculum that stressed political correctness over academic excellence. She started making calls, writing letters, and recruiting others to act. When her state senator (an entrenched insider) refused to listen, someone had to challenge him for his seat. No one else volunteered, so Bachmann jumped in-and won. That was the start of an amazing journey from obscurity to the state senate, to the U.S. Congress, to an underdog campaign for president. Along the way her style has been consistent. She says what she means and she does it. She is the rare political figure who fights for her beliefs. She speaks from the heart, with common sense about limited government, the sanctity of life and marriage, the power of free enterprise, and the need to confront America's enemies. She also talks about putting principles above partisanship, even if that means ruffling the feathers of the Republican elite. As Bachmann puts it, the Republican coalition is traditionally a 'three-legged stool'-economic conservatives, social conservatives, and national security conservatives. Like Ronald Reagan, she represents all three groups. And in addition, as the founder of the Tea Party caucus in Congress, Bachmann considers the Tea Party the dynamic fourth leg of the coalition, in support of a return to constitutional conservatism. This book will show you why Michele Bachmann believes ordinary people can take on the establishment and win. 'Armed with values and faith, supported by family and fellow citizens, together we can do much. We can secure what people are yearning for-the chance to take our country back. Just watch.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-george-washington-the-indispensable-man-as-you-ve-never-seen-him-by-glenn-beck--65178448https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/116012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, As You've Never Seen Him Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, offers a unique spin on the life and legacy of founding father George Washington. IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW GEORGE WASHINGTON, THINK AGAIN. This is the amazing true story of a real-life superhero who wore no cape and possessed no special powers—yet changed the world forever. His life reads as if it were torn from the pages of an action novel: Bullet holes through his clothing. Horses shot out from under him. Unimaginable hardship. Disease. Spies and double-agents. And while we celebrate his great heroism and character, we discover he was also a flawed man. It’s those flaws that should give us hope for today. Understanding the very human way he turned himself from an uneducated farmer into the Indispensable (yet imperfect) Man is the only way to build a new generation of George Washingtons who can take on the extraordinary challenges that America is once again facing.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/116012Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/116012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, As You've Never Seen Him Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/116012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, As You've Never Seen Him Author: Glenn Beck Narrator: Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, offers a unique spin on the life and legacy of founding father George Washington. IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW GEORGE WASHINGTON, THINK AGAIN. This is the amazing true story of a real-life superhero who wore no cape and possessed no special powers—yet changed the world forever. His life reads as if it were torn from the pages of an action novel: Bullet holes through his clothing. Horses shot out from under him. Unimaginable hardship. Disease. Spies and double-agents. And while we celebrate his great heroism and character, we discover he was also a flawed man. It’s those flaws that should give us hope for today. Understanding the very human way he turned himself from an uneducated farmer into the Indispensable (yet imperfect) Man is the only way to build a new generation of George Washingtons who can take on the extraordinary challenges that America is once again facing.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gabby-a-story-of-courage-and-hope-by-gabrielle-giffords-mark-kelly--65178442https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope Author: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Narrator: Mark Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'An extraordinary tale…of love, of unthinkable trauma, of a heroic partnership… Redefining for the world what it means to be a fighter.”—People The New York Times bestseller by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly—an incredibly inspiring story of adventure, public service, love, and overcoming tragedy. Now a documentary film titled Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down. The shooting of Gabby Giffords and nineteen others, six of whom were killed, took place in Tuscon, Arizona on January 8, 2011, in the early days of what has become a tragic and devastating escalation of mass shootings across the United States. Gabby had just begun her third term serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and was meeting with her constituents when she was shot in the head. She was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition. Her husband, Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and an astronaut for NASA at the time, flew directly from Houston and dedicated himself to Gabby’s bedside as she fought to survive and recover. This book chronicles the lives of these two extraordinary American figures—the careers that led them to one another; their passion for public service; and the grueling medical challenges and hard-fought journey to Gabby’s significant recovery. In 2013, Gabby and Mark launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, a non-profit and Super-Pac which would later become Giffords, an American advocacy and research organization focused on promoting gun control. That same year, Gabby received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she demonstrated in her public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117181Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope Author: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Narrator: Mark Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope Author: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly Narrator: Mark Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'An extraordinary tale…of love, of unthinkable trauma, of a heroic partnership… Redefining for the world what it means to be a fighter.”—People The New York Times bestseller by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly—an incredibly inspiring story of adventure, public service, love, and overcoming tragedy. Now a documentary film titled Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down. The shooting of Gabby Giffords and nineteen others, six of whom were killed, took place in Tuscon, Arizona on January 8, 2011, in the early days of what has become a tragic and devastating escalation of mass shootings across the United States. Gabby had just begun her third term serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and was meeting with her constituents when she was shot in the head. She was evacuated to the hospital in critical condition. Her husband, Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and an astronaut for NASA at the time, flew directly from Houston and dedicated himself to Gabby’s bedside as she fought to survive and recover. This book chronicles the lives of these two extraordinary American figures—the careers that led them to one another; their passion for public service; and the grueling medical challenges and hard-fought journey to Gabby’s significant recovery. In 2013, Gabby and Mark launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, a non-profit and Super-Pac which would later become Giffords, an American advocacy and research organization focused on promoting gun control. That same year, Gabby received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she demonstrated in her public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beauty-disrupted-the-carre-otis-story-by-carre-otis-hugo-schwyzer--65178417https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty, Disrupted: The Carre Otis Story Author: Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer Narrator: Carre Otis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Throughouther career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis hasbeen celebrated for her striking physical beauty—but in this brazenly honestmemoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal the events thatultimately brought her to strive for, and champion, the kind of beauty that canonly be found within. In Beauty Disrupted Carrédetails the triumphs and challenges of her career in modeling, her rise to fameon the covers of Elle, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and MarieClaire, her battle against eating disorders and drug addiction, and herinfamous marriage to Mickey Rourke. BeautyDisrupted is her inspiring and personal memoir, a story of difficultlessons learned and inner beauty rediscovered, by a woman famous the worldover—not only for her face but, now, for her fighter’s spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99571Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty, Disrupted: The Carre Otis Story Author: Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer Narrator: Carre Otis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beauty, Disrupted: The Carre Otis Story Author: Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer Narrator: Carre Otis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 11, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Throughouther career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis hasbeen celebrated for her striking physical beauty—but in this brazenly honestmemoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal the events thatultimately brought her to strive for, and champion, the kind of beauty that canonly be found within. In Beauty Disrupted Carrédetails the triumphs and challenges of her career in modeling, her rise to fameon the covers of Elle, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and MarieClaire, her battle against eating disorders and drug addiction, and herinfamous marriage to Mickey Rourke. BeautyDisrupted is her inspiring and personal memoir, a story of difficultlessons learned and inner beauty rediscovered, by a woman famous the worldover—not only for her face but, now, for her fighter’s spirit.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-herman-cain-my-journey-to-the-white-house-by-herman-cain--65178450https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/102283 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House Author: Herman Cain Narrator: Herman Cain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza answers his most-asked question: Who is Herman Cain? When Herman Cain speaks, people listen. When he debates, he wins. If you care about the future of America, you have heard of the down-to-earth political newcomer running for president, the straight-talking man of the people with blunt assessments of what America needs. Originally overlooked by mainstream politicos and media, Herman Cain is truly a candidate from “outside the Beltway,” but no longer one who is being ignored. BUT WHO IS HE? While Herman Cain has been the host of a popular conservative Atlanta-area radio talk show called The Herman Cain Show, a different name originally captured American interest. As CEO, Herman Cain transformed Godfather’s Pizza from a company teetering on the verge of bankruptcy into a household word. Cain—as those with an interest in commonsense solutions to political problems will remember—is also famous for using the language and logic of everyday business to expose the fallacies inherent in Clinton assumptions about “Hillarycare” during a 1994 televised town hall meeting. WHAT IS HIS STORY? Herman Cain’s rise is the embodiment of the American dream. His parents, Luther and Lenora Cain, made a living the only way black people could in the ’40s and ’50s. Luther held down three jobs, including being a chauffeur; Lenora cleaned houses. They had two big dreams: to buy a house and to see their sons graduate from college. With dedication and hard work, they made both these dreams come true. In this thrilling memoir, Herman Cain describes his past and present . . . and the future he is determined to create, a future that will put our country back on track. His message resonates because he describes the American reality, and his down-to-earth personal tale of hope and hard work is both unforgettable and inspirational. *** What is it in my DNA that years ago prompted me to forgo the ease of cruise control and take on the enormous challenge of doing my part toward making America a better place for my granddaughter and the generations to come? Why do I, a son of the segregated South, refuse to think of myself as a “victim” of racism? What is it that motivates me to insist on defining my identity in terms of “ABC”—as being American first, black second, and Conservative third? Just who is Herman Cain? And how did I get this way? Just a hint: it may have had something to do with lessons learned from my parents, Lenora and Luther Cain, Jr. —From This Is Herman]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/102283Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/102283 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House Author: Herman Cain Narrator: Herman Cain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/102283 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House Author: Herman Cain Narrator: Herman Cain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza answers his most-asked question: Who is Herman Cain? When Herman Cain speaks, people listen. When he debates, he wins. If you care about the future of America, you have heard of the down-to-earth political newcomer running for president, the straight-talking man of the people with blunt assessments of what America needs. Originally overlooked by mainstream politicos and media, Herman Cain is truly a candidate from “outside the Beltway,” but no longer one who is being ignored. BUT WHO IS HE? While Herman Cain has been the host of a popular conservative Atlanta-area radio talk show called The Herman Cain Show, a different name originally captured American interest. As CEO, Herman Cain transformed Godfather’s Pizza from a company teetering on the verge of bankruptcy into a household word. Cain—as those with an interest in commonsense solutions to political problems will remember—is also famous for using the language and logic of everyday business to expose the fallacies inherent in Clinton assumptions about “Hillarycare” during a 1994 televised town hall meeting. WHAT IS HIS STORY? Herman Cain’s rise is the embodiment of the American dream. His parents, Luther and Lenora Cain, made a living the only way black people could in the ’40s and ’50s. Luther held down three jobs, including being a chauffeur; Lenora cleaned houses. They had two big dreams: to buy a house and to see their sons graduate from college. With dedication and hard work, they made both these dreams come true. In this thrilling memoir, Herman Cain describes his past and present . . . and the future he is determined to create, a future that will put our country back on track. His message resonates because he describes the American reality, and his down-to-earth personal tale of hope and hard work is both unforgettable and inspirational. *** What is it in my DNA that years ago prompted me to forgo the ease of cruise control and take on the enormous challenge of doing my part toward making America a better place for my granddaughter and the generations to come? Why do I, a son of the segregated South, refuse to think of myself as a “victim” of racism? What is it that motivates me to insist on defining my identity in terms of “ABC”—as being American first, black second, and Conservative third? Just who is Herman Cain? And how did I get this way? Just a hint: it may have had something to do with lessons learned from my parents, Lenora and Luther Cain, Jr. —From This Is Herman]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-calls-you-back-an-odyssey-through-love-addiction-revolutions-a-by-luis-j-rodriguez--65178353https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, a Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarked on a career as a successful journalist and a highly regarded poet. In It Calls You Back, Rodriguez describes with heartbreaking honesty his challenges as a husband and a father and his difficulty leaving his criminal past completely behind. Most disturbing is the terrifying realization that he cannot save his own son from the deadly lure of gang life. Luis's emotional journey offers deep insight into barrio life and the embattled souls of those heroic men and women who risk everything to make it out - and return to help those left behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177108Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, a Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, a Author: Luis J. Rodriguez Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarked on a career as a successful journalist and a highly regarded poet. In It Calls You Back, Rodriguez describes with heartbreaking honesty his challenges as a husband and a father and his difficulty leaving his criminal past completely behind. Most disturbing is the terrifying realization that he cannot save his own son from the deadly lure of gang life. Luis's emotional journey offers deep insight into barrio life and the embattled souls of those heroic men and women who risk everything to make it out - and return to help those left behind.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prisoner-of-conscience-one-man-s-crusade-for-global-human-and-religious-rights-by-frank-wolf--65178340https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights Author: Frank Wolf Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: What’s a congressman from Virginia doing in places where bullets fly and babies starve?Thirty years ago, Frank Wolf was elected to the U.S. Congress to address local transportation issues. Fueled by a faith that made him believe he could do something about it, the congressman grew to champion human and religious rights around the world—from cracking down on gang-related crimes in the U.S. to relieving suffering from war, AIDS, and famine in places like Darfur, China, and Bosnia. Eventually, he became a key proponent of opposing radical Jihadists and creating a National Committee on Terrorism.As Wolf visited some of the most dangerous places in the world, he saw firsthand the need for members of Congress to speak out for persecuted people around the globe. In Prisoner of Conscience, he shares intimate stories of his adventures from the halls of political power to other dangerous places around the world, what he has learned along the way, and what you can do about it now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159254Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights Author: Frank Wolf Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/159254 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights Author: Frank Wolf Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: What’s a congressman from Virginia doing in places where bullets fly and babies starve?Thirty years ago, Frank Wolf was elected to the U.S. Congress to address local transportation issues. Fueled by a faith that made him believe he could do something about it, the congressman grew to champion human and religious rights around the world—from cracking down on gang-related crimes in the U.S. to relieving suffering from war, AIDS, and famine in places like Darfur, China, and Bosnia. Eventually, he became a key proponent of opposing radical Jihadists and creating a National Committee on Terrorism.As Wolf visited some of the most dangerous places in the world, he saw firsthand the need for members of Congress to speak out for persecuted people around the globe. In Prisoner of Conscience, he shares intimate stories of his adventures from the halls of political power to other dangerous places around the world, what he has learned along the way, and what you can do about it now.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grey-wolf-the-escape-of-adolf-hitler-by-gerrard-williams-simon-dunstan--65178267https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler Author: Gerrard Williams, Simon Dunstan Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: DID HITLER--CODE NAME “GREY WOLF”--REALLY DIE IN 1945? GRIPPING NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED… When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, “No.” As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: “We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death.” What really happened? Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive evidence--some recently declassified--that Hitler actually fled Berlin and took refuge in a remote Nazi enclave in Argentina. The recent discovery that the famous “Hitler's skull” in Moscow is female, as well as newly uncovered documents, provide powerful proof for their case. Dunstan and Williams cite people, places, and dates in over 500 detailed notes that identify the plan's escape route, vehicles, aircraft, U-boats, and hideouts. Among the details: the CIA's possible involvement and Hitler's life in Patagonia--including his two daughters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211491Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler Author: Gerrard Williams, Simon Dunstan Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler Author: Gerrard Williams, Simon Dunstan Narrator: Don Hagen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: DID HITLER--CODE NAME “GREY WOLF”--REALLY DIE IN 1945? GRIPPING NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED… When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, “No.” As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: “We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death.” What really happened? Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive evidence--some recently declassified--that Hitler actually fled Berlin and took refuge in a remote Nazi enclave in Argentina. The recent discovery that the famous “Hitler's skull” in Moscow is female, as well as newly uncovered documents, provide powerful proof for their case. Dunstan and Williams cite people, places, and dates in over 500 detailed notes that identify the plan's escape route, vehicles, aircraft, U-boats, and hideouts. Among the details: the CIA's possible involvement and Hitler's life in Patagonia--including his two daughters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-chiefs-a-supreme-court-memoir-by-john-paul-stevens--65178270https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir Author: John Paul Stevens Narrator: Gregory Itzin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 3, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010) -- only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time. In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner workings of the Supreme Court via his personal experiences with the five Chief Justices -- Fred Vinson, Earl Warren, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and John Roberts -- that he interacted with. He reminisces of being a law clerk during Vinson's tenure; a practicing lawyer for Warren; a circuit judge and junior justice for Burger; a contemporary colleague of Rehnquist; and a colleague of current Chief Justice John Roberts. Along the way, he will discuss his views of some the most significant cases that have been decided by the Court from Vinson, who became Chief Justice in 1946 when Truman was President, to Roberts, who became Chief Justice in 2005. Packed with interesting anecdotes and stories about the Court, Five Chiefs is an unprecedented and historically significant look at the highest court in the United States.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211487Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir Author: John Paul Stevens Narrator: Gregory Itzin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir Author: John Paul Stevens Narrator: Gregory Itzin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: October 3, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010) -- only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time. In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner workings of the Supreme Court via his personal experiences with the five Chief Justices -- Fred Vinson, Earl Warren, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and John Roberts -- that he interacted with. He reminisces of being a law clerk during Vinson's tenure; a practicing lawyer for Warren; a circuit judge and junior justice for Burger; a contemporary colleague of Rehnquist; and a colleague of current Chief Justice John Roberts. Along the way, he will discuss his views of some the most significant cases that have been decided by the Court from Vinson, who became Chief Justice in 1946 when Truman was President, to Roberts, who became Chief Justice in 2005. Packed with interesting anecdotes and stories about the Court, Five Chiefs is an unprecedented and historically significant look at the highest court in the United States.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/killing-lincoln-the-shocking-assassination-that-changed-america-forever-by-martin-dugard-bill-o-reilly--65178424https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142824 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Martin Dugard, Bill O'Reilly Narrator: Bill O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 27, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 319 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 63 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142824Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142824 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Martin Dugard, Bill...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/142824 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever Series: Part of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series Author: Martin Dugard, Bill O'Reilly Narrator: Bill O'Reilly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 27, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 319 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 63 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rogue-searching-for-the-real-sarah-palin-by-joe-mcginniss--65178418https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin Author: Joe McGinniss Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the packaging of a presidential candidate, The Selling of the President, of the acclaimed search for the essence of Alaska, Going to Extremes, and of the bestselling study of the dark family secrets of an American patriarch, Fatal Vision, presents his already controversial investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon. Based on McGinniss’s on-the-ground reporting that began in late 2008 (which yielded an April 2009 Conde Nast Portfolio cover story) and continued with his return to Alaska in 2010, this book is a startling and penetrating examination of the illusion and reality of Palin--and a probing look at the Alaska and the America that have produced her, and the country she feels she is destined to lead. The Rogue delves deeply into Alaska’s political and business affairs and Palin’s political, personal, and family life to chronicle how and to what extent Palin and her beliefs, attitudes, and outlook will influence and even change life in America and the perception of America abroad.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101501Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin Author: Joe McGinniss Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101501 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin Author: Joe McGinniss Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the packaging of a presidential candidate, The Selling of the President, of the acclaimed search for the essence of Alaska, Going to Extremes, and of the bestselling study of the dark family secrets of an American patriarch, Fatal Vision, presents his already controversial investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon. Based on McGinniss’s on-the-ground reporting that began in late 2008 (which yielded an April 2009 Conde Nast Portfolio cover story) and continued with his return to Alaska in 2010, this book is a startling and penetrating examination of the illusion and reality of Palin--and a probing look at the Alaska and the America that have produced her, and the country she feels she is destined to lead. The Rogue delves deeply into Alaska’s political and business affairs and Palin’s political, personal, and family life to chronicle how and to what extent Palin and her beliefs, attitudes, and outlook will influence and even change life in America and the perception of America abroad.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-cary-my-life-with-cary-grant-by-dyan-cannon--65178396https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant Author: Dyan Cannon Narrator: Dyan Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Grant. Cannon’s captivating narrative takes the reader behind the scenesof Hollywood’s Golden Age, inside America’s high court of glamour and notorietyin which Cary Grant was king. In his private life alongside Cannon, however, astory that began with all the romance of his famous films—Charade, ToCatch a Thief, An Affair to Remember or The Philadelphia Story—wouldend up taking a series of tragic and unpredictable twists and turns. Insharing Grant’s inside story for the first time, Dear Cary is exactlywhat Hollywood is always looking for . . . the next blockbuster, and a storyfor romance lovers of all ages.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101346Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant Author: Dyan Cannon Narrator: Dyan Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101346 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant Author: Dyan Cannon Narrator: Dyan Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Grant. Cannon’s captivating narrative takes the reader behind the scenesof Hollywood’s Golden Age, inside America’s high court of glamour and notorietyin which Cary Grant was king. In his private life alongside Cannon, however, astory that began with all the romance of his famous films—Charade, ToCatch a Thief, An Affair to Remember or The Philadelphia Story—wouldend up taking a series of tragic and unpredictable twists and turns. Insharing Grant’s inside story for the first time, Dear Cary is exactlywhat Hollywood is always looking for . . . the next blockbuster, and a storyfor romance lovers of all ages.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-my-time-a-personal-and-political-memoir-by-dick-cheney--65178436https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir Author: Dick Cheney Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 30, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In his #1 New York Times bestseller, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a forty-year portrait of American politics and shares unyielding reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country. In his enlightening and provocative memoir—a stately page-turner with flashes of surprising humor, remarkable candor, and powerful resonance—former Vice President Dick Cheney takes readers through his experiences as family man, policymaker, businessman, and politician during years that shaped our collective history. Eyewitness to events at the highest levels, Dick Cheney brings to life scenes from past and present: He chronicles his coming-of-age as a high school athlete in Casper, Wyoming, and courting homecoming queen Lynn Vincent, his future wife. He describes driving through the White House gates just hours after the 1974 resignation of Richard Nixon, to manage the Ford transition. He portrays his response to the national crisis of 9/11, when he conveyed orders from the White House bunker to shoot down a hijacked airliner if it would not divert. And he reveals how his political vision has endured through his extraordinary ascent to the heights of American public life as: * The youngest White House Chief of Staff, under President Gerald Ford * Congressman from Wyoming who worked closely with President Ronald Reagan * Secretary of defense under George H. W. Bush, overseeing the U.S. military during Operation Desert Storm and the resolution of the Cold War * CEO of the international Fortune 500 company Halliburton * The first U.S. vice president to serve out his term of office in the twenty-first century. Working with George W. Bush from the onset of the global war on terror, he was—and remains—an outspoken proponent of taking every step necessary to defend the nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101170Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir Author: Dick Cheney Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/101170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir Author: Dick Cheney Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 30, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In his #1 New York Times bestseller, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a forty-year portrait of American politics and shares unyielding reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country. In his enlightening and provocative memoir—a stately page-turner with flashes of surprising humor, remarkable candor, and powerful resonance—former Vice President Dick Cheney takes readers through his experiences as family man, policymaker, businessman, and politician during years that shaped our collective history. Eyewitness to events at the highest levels, Dick Cheney brings to life scenes from past and present: He chronicles his coming-of-age as a high school athlete in Casper, Wyoming, and courting homecoming queen Lynn Vincent, his future wife. He describes driving through the White House gates just hours after the 1974 resignation of Richard Nixon, to manage the Ford transition. He portrays his response to the national crisis of 9/11, when he conveyed orders from the White House bunker to shoot down a hijacked airliner if it would not divert. And he reveals how his political vision has endured through his extraordinary ascent to the heights of American public life as: * The youngest White House Chief of Staff, under President Gerald Ford * Congressman from Wyoming who worked closely with President Ronald Reagan * Secretary of defense under George H. W. Bush, overseeing the U.S. military during Operation Desert Storm and the resolution of the Cold War * CEO of the international Fortune 500 company Halliburton * The first U.S. vice president to serve out his term of office in the twenty-first century. Working with George W. Bush from the onset of the global war on terror, he was—and remains—an outspoken proponent of taking every step necessary to defend the nation.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-in-the-rockefeller-suit-the-astonishing-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-a-serial-imposter-by-mark-seal--65178324https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter Author: Mark Seal Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 2, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.The story of Clark Rockefeller is a stranger-than-fiction twist on the classic American success story of the self-made man-because Clark Rockefeller was totally made up. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Rockefeller was born in a small village in Germany. At seventeen, obsessed with getting to America, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents and his journey of deception began.Over the next thirty years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder through exclusive enclaves on both coasts-culminating in a stunning twelve-year marriage to a rising star businesswoman with a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a Rockefeller.The imposter charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions-working on Wall Street, showing off an extraordinary art collection-until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, which exposed his past of astounding deceptions as well as a connection to the bizarre disappearance of a California couple in the mid-1980s.The story of The Man in the Rockefeller Suit is a probing and cinematic exploration of an audacious imposer-and a man determined to live the American dream by any means necessary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203049Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter Author: Mark Seal Narrator: Erik Singer Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203049 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter Author: Mark Seal Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: June 2, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.The story of Clark Rockefeller is a stranger-than-fiction twist on the classic American success story of the self-made man-because Clark Rockefeller was totally made up. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Rockefeller was born in a small village in Germany. At seventeen, obsessed with getting to America, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents and his journey of deception began.Over the next thirty years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder through exclusive enclaves on both coasts-culminating in a stunning twelve-year marriage to a rising star businesswoman with a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a Rockefeller.The imposter charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions-working on Wall Street, showing off an extraordinary art collection-until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, which exposed his past of astounding deceptions as well as a connection to the bizarre disappearance of a California couple in the mid-1980s.The story of The Man in the Rockefeller Suit is a probing and cinematic exploration of an audacious imposer-and a man determined to live the American dream by any means necessary.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jfk-and-the-unspeakable-why-he-died-and-why-it-matters-by-james-w-douglass--65178259https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters Author: James W. Douglass Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 18, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence. Once these dark 'Unspeakable' forces recognized that Kennedy's interests were in direct opposition to their own, they tagged him as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent cover-up. Douglass takes listeners into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212250Wed, 18 May 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters Author: James W. Douglass Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/212250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters Author: James W. Douglass Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 18, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence. Once these dark 'Unspeakable' forces recognized that Kennedy's interests were in direct opposition to their own, they tagged him as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent cover-up. Douglass takes listeners into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-father-s-love-one-man-s-unrelenting-battle-to-bring-his-abducted-son-home-by-david-goldman--65178287https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home Author: David Goldman Narrator: David Goldman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son. David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil-and keeping Sean, setting in motion an international controversy that would eventually reach the highest levels of the U.S. and Brazilian governments. It would be almost five years before David saw Sean again. What kept David Goldman going when everything looked so hopeless? In A Father's Love, Goldman recounts his extraordinary battle, despite overwhelming odds, to bring his abducted son back home. It is a riveting story full of peculiar ironies, unfathomable elements, threats, and legal twists and turns. Goldman describes in detail the wrenching emotions he went through and how he relentlessly rallied support behind the scenes from both high-level U.S. government officials and national media organizations. Father and son were finally reunited in December 2009, and Goldman writes about the challenges he is now facing as he works to rebuild his relationship with his son, and the advocacy work he is doing on behalf of other children in similar circumstances. Goldman's unusual story movingly celebrates an ordinary man's incredible love for and loyalty to his son, and his ability to overcome the unimaginable to keep them together. It is a testament to how connected any father and son can be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201468Tue, 10 May 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home Author: David Goldman Narrator: David Goldman Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home Author: David Goldman Narrator: David Goldman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 10, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son. David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil-and keeping Sean, setting in motion an international controversy that would eventually reach the highest levels of the U.S. and Brazilian governments. It would be almost five years before David saw Sean again. What kept David Goldman going when everything looked so hopeless? In A Father's Love, Goldman recounts his extraordinary battle, despite overwhelming odds, to bring his abducted son back home. It is a riveting story full of peculiar ironies, unfathomable elements, threats, and legal twists and turns. Goldman describes in detail the wrenching emotions he went through and how he relentlessly rallied support behind the scenes from both high-level U.S. government officials and national media organizations. Father and son were finally reunited in December 2009, and Goldman writes about the challenges he is now facing as he works to rebuild his relationship with his son, and the advocacy work he is doing on behalf of other children in similar circumstances. Goldman's unusual story movingly celebrates an ordinary man's incredible love for and loyalty to his son, and his ability to overcome the unimaginable to keep them together. It is a testament to how connected any father and son can be.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-accidental-sportswriter-by-robert-lipsyte--65178389https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Accidental Sportswriter Author: Robert Lipsyte Narrator: Robert Lipsyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A longtime sports columnist for the New York Times interweaves stories from his life and the events he covered to explore the relationships between the games we play and the lives we lead Growing up, Robert Lipsyte was the smart-aleck fat kid, the bully magnet who went to the library instead of the ballpark. As the perpetual outsider, even into adulthood, Lipsyte's alienation from Jock Culture made him a rarity in the press box: the sportswriter who wasn't a sports fan. This feeling of otherness has colored Lipsyte's sports writing for fifty years, much of it spent as a columnist for the New York Times. He didn't follow particular athletes or teams; he wasn't awed by the access afforded by his press pass or his familiarity with the players in the locker room. Between bouts at the Times, he launched a successful career writing young adult fiction, often about sports. The experience and insight he earned over a half century infuse An Accidental Sportswriter. Going beyond the usual memoir, Lipsyte has written ''a memory loop, a circular search for lost or forgotten pieces in the puzzle of a life.'' In telling his own story, he grapples with American sports and society—from Mickey Mantle to Bill Simmons—arguing that Jock Culture has seeped into our business, politics, and family life, and its definitions have become the standard to measure value. Full of wisdom and an understanding of American sports that contextualizes rather than celebrates athletes, An Accidental Sportswriter is the crowning achievement of a rich career and a book that will speak to us for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96453Tue, 03 May 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Accidental Sportswriter Author: Robert Lipsyte Narrator: Robert Lipsyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/96453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Accidental Sportswriter Author: Robert Lipsyte Narrator: Robert Lipsyte Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A longtime sports columnist for the New York Times interweaves stories from his life and the events he covered to explore the relationships between the games we play and the lives we lead Growing up, Robert Lipsyte was the smart-aleck fat kid, the bully magnet who went to the library instead of the ballpark. As the perpetual outsider, even into adulthood, Lipsyte's alienation from Jock Culture made him a rarity in the press box: the sportswriter who wasn't a sports fan. This feeling of otherness has colored Lipsyte's sports writing for fifty years, much of it spent as a columnist for the New York Times. He didn't follow particular athletes or teams; he wasn't awed by the access afforded by his press pass or his familiarity with the players in the locker room. Between bouts at the Times, he launched a successful career writing young adult fiction, often about sports. The experience and insight he earned over a half century infuse An Accidental Sportswriter. Going beyond the usual memoir, Lipsyte has written ''a memory loop, a circular search for lost or forgotten pieces in the puzzle of a life.'' In telling his own story, he grapples with American sports and society—from Mickey Mantle to Bill Simmons—arguing that Jock Culture has seeped into our business, politics, and family life, and its definitions have become the standard to measure value. Full of wisdom and an understanding of American sports that contextualizes rather than celebrates athletes, An Accidental Sportswriter is the crowning achievement of a rich career and a book that will speak to us for years to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-wilberforce-a-hero-for-humanity-by-kevin-belmonte--65178343https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called 'the wittiest man in England' by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897Tue, 03 May 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/154897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity Author: Kevin Belmonte Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring study of an inspiring life.” —Dr. Os Guinness, author of Unspeakable: Facing Up to the Challenge of Evil “An excellently researched and insightfully written biography … I applaud its sound scholarship and commend its perceptive insights into a great life.” —Brian Sibley, author of C. S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands William Wilberforce: A Hero for Humanity is the definitive biography of the English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade. Called 'the wittiest man in England' by philosopher and novelist Madame de Stael, praised by Abraham Lincoln, and renowned for his oratorical genius, Wilberforce worked tirelessly to accomplish his goal. Whether you are an avid student of history, a pupil of prominent leaders of the past, or simply someone who reads for pleasure, you will love award-winning biographer Kevin Belmonte’s vivid account of the life of William Wilberforce.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-singular-woman-the-untold-story-of-barack-obama-s-mother-by-janny-scott--65178277https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A major publishing event: an unprecedented look into the life of the woman who most singularly shaped Barack Obama-his mother. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father, but little is known about Stanley Ann Dunham, the fiercely independent woman who raised him, the person he credits for, as he says, 'what is best in me.' Here is the missing piece of the story. Award-winning reporter Janny Scott interviewed nearly two hundred of Dunham's friends, colleagues, and relatives (including both her children), and combed through boxes of personal and professional papers, letters to friends, and photo albums, to uncover the full breadth of this woman's inspiring and untraditional life, and to show the remarkable extent to which she shaped the man Obama is today. Dunham's story moves from Kansas and Washington state to Hawaii and Indonesia. It begins in a time when interracial marriage was still a felony in much of the United States, and culminates in the present, with her son as our president- something she never got to see. It is a poignant look at how character is passed from parent to child, and offers insight into how Obama's destiny was created early, by his mother's extraordinary faith in his gifts, and by her unconventional mothering. Finally, it is a heartbreaking story of a woman who died at age fifty-two, before her son would go on to his greatest accomplishments and reflections of what she taught him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046Tue, 03 May 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother Author: Janny Scott Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A major publishing event: an unprecedented look into the life of the woman who most singularly shaped Barack Obama-his mother. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father, but little is known about Stanley Ann Dunham, the fiercely independent woman who raised him, the person he credits for, as he says, 'what is best in me.' Here is the missing piece of the story. Award-winning reporter Janny Scott interviewed nearly two hundred of Dunham's friends, colleagues, and relatives (including both her children), and combed through boxes of personal and professional papers, letters to friends, and photo albums, to uncover the full breadth of this woman's inspiring and untraditional life, and to show the remarkable extent to which she shaped the man Obama is today. Dunham's story moves from Kansas and Washington state to Hawaii and Indonesia. It begins in a time when interracial marriage was still a felony in much of the United States, and culminates in the present, with her son as our president- something she never got to see. It is a poignant look at how character is passed from parent to child, and offers insight into how Obama's destiny was created early, by his mother's extraordinary faith in his gifts, and by her unconventional mothering. Finally, it is a heartbreaking story of a woman who died at age fifty-two, before her son would go on to his greatest accomplishments and reflections of what she taught him.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/righteous-indignation-excuse-me-while-i-save-the-world-by-andrew-breitbart--65178434https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/93055 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World Author: Andrew Breitbart Narrator: Jeremy Guskin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Brash, funny, fiery, and irreverent.' -- Rush Limbaugh Known for his network of conservative websites that draws millions of readers everyday, Andrew Breitbart has one main goal: to make sure the 'liberally biased' major news outlets in this country cover all aspects of a story fairly. Breitbart is convinced that too many national stories are slanted by the news media in an unfair way. In Righteous Indignations, Breitbart talks about how one needs to deal with the liberal news world head on. Along the way, he details his early years, working with Matt Drudge, the Huffington Post, and how Breitbart developed his unique style of launching key websites to help get the word out to conservatives all over. A rollicking and controversial read, Breitbart will certainly raise your blood pressure, one way or another.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/93055Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/93055 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World Author: Andrew Breitbart Narrator: Jeremy Guskin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/93055 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World Author: Andrew Breitbart Narrator: Jeremy Guskin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Brash, funny, fiery, and irreverent.' -- Rush Limbaugh Known for his network of conservative websites that draws millions of readers everyday, Andrew Breitbart has one main goal: to make sure the 'liberally biased' major news outlets in this country cover all aspects of a story fairly. Breitbart is convinced that too many national stories are slanted by the news media in an unfair way. In Righteous Indignations, Breitbart talks about how one needs to deal with the liberal news world head on. Along the way, he details his early years, working with Matt Drudge, the Huffington Post, and how Breitbart developed his unique style of launching key websites to help get the word out to conservatives all over. A rollicking and controversial read, Breitbart will certainly raise your blood pressure, one way or another.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-savage-city-by-t-j-english--65178416https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savage City Author: T. J. English Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns.” —Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge In The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes readers back to a frightening place in a dark time of violence and urban chaos: New York City in the 1960s and early ’70s. As he did in his acclaimed true crime masterwork, The Westies, English focuses on the rot on the Big Apple in this stunning tale of race, murder, and a generation on the edge—as he interweaves the real-life sagas of a corrupt cop, a militant Black Panther, and an innocent young African American man framed by the NYPD for a series of crimes, including a brutal and sensational double murder.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91877Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savage City Author: T. J. English Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Savage City Author: T. J. English Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns.” —Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge In The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes readers back to a frightening place in a dark time of violence and urban chaos: New York City in the 1960s and early ’70s. As he did in his acclaimed true crime masterwork, The Westies, English focuses on the rot on the Big Apple in this stunning tale of race, murder, and a generation on the edge—as he interweaves the real-life sagas of a corrupt cop, a militant Black Panther, and an innocent young African American man framed by the NYPD for a series of crimes, including a brutal and sensational double murder.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rawhide-down-the-near-assassination-of-ronald-reagan-by-del-quentin-wilber--65178302https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C. and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation teetered on the brink of chaos. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeon who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day--a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism and hope--is brought to life as never before.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan Author: Del Quentin Wilber Narrator: Jason Culp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 15, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C. and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation teetered on the brink of chaos. With cinematic clarity, we see the Secret Service agent whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeon who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named Rawhide, a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. In Rawhide Down, the story of that perilous day--a day of chaos, crisis, prayer, heroism and hope--is brought to life as never before.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-twelve-caesars-by-suetonius--65178406https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/100414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Clive Chafer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colorful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote, and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn—and all too human—individuals. This version of The Twelve Caesars is the translation by Alexander Thomson, M.D.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/100414Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/100414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Clive Chafer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 14, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/100414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twelve Caesars Author: Suetonius Narrator: Clive Chafer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 14, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colorful biographical works in history. The Twelve Caesars chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire under Julius Caesar and Augustus, to the decline into depravity and civil war under Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. A masterpiece of observation, anecdote, and detailed physical description, The Twelve Caesars presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn—and all too human—individuals. This version of The Twelve Caesars is the translation by Alexander Thomson, M.D.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/benjamin-franklin-by-walter-isaacson--65178361https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 24 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150299 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 92 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 24 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crusader-ronald-reagan-and-the-fall-of-communism-by-paul-kengor--65178393https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism Author: Paul Kengor Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the upcoming film Reagan starring Dennis Quaid and directed by Sean McNamara “Combining the skills of great story-telling with his commitment to scholarly detail, Paul Kengor has written an important book that also makes for a fascinating read. The Crusader will not only entertain and inform, it will change minds.” — Peter Schweizer, bestselling author of Blood Money, Red-Handed, and Reagan's War Based on extraordinary research, The Crusader is a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong campaign to dismantle the Soviet Empire God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the 40th president. With The Crusader, Kengor returns with the one book about Reagan that has not been written: The story of his lifelong crusade against communism, and of his dogged—and ultimately triumphant—effort to overthrow the Soviet Union. Drawing upon reams of newly declassified presidential papers, as well as untapped Soviet media archives and new interviews with key players, Kengor traces Reagan's efforts to target the Soviet Union from his days as governor of California to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of what he famously dubbed the ''Evil Empire.'' The result is a major revision and enhancement of what historians are only beginning to realize: That Reagan not only wished for the collapse of communism, but had a deep and specific understanding of what it would take––and effected dozens of policy shifts that brought the USSR to its heels within a decade of his presidency. The Crusader makes use of key sources from behind the Iron Curtain, including one key memo that implicates a major American liberal politician in a scheme to enlist Soviet premier Yuri Andropov to help defeat Reagan's 1984 reelection bid. Such finds make The Crusader not just a work of extraordinary history, but a work of explosive revelation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91705Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism Author: Paul Kengor Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism Author: Paul Kengor Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the upcoming film Reagan starring Dennis Quaid and directed by Sean McNamara “Combining the skills of great story-telling with his commitment to scholarly detail, Paul Kengor has written an important book that also makes for a fascinating read. The Crusader will not only entertain and inform, it will change minds.” — Peter Schweizer, bestselling author of Blood Money, Red-Handed, and Reagan's War Based on extraordinary research, The Crusader is a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong campaign to dismantle the Soviet Empire God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the 40th president. With The Crusader, Kengor returns with the one book about Reagan that has not been written: The story of his lifelong crusade against communism, and of his dogged—and ultimately triumphant—effort to overthrow the Soviet Union. Drawing upon reams of newly declassified presidential papers, as well as untapped Soviet media archives and new interviews with key players, Kengor traces Reagan's efforts to target the Soviet Union from his days as governor of California to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of what he famously dubbed the ''Evil Empire.'' The result is a major revision and enhancement of what historians are only beginning to realize: That Reagan not only wished for the collapse of communism, but had a deep and specific understanding of what it would take––and effected dozens of policy shifts that brought the USSR to its heels within a decade of his presidency. The Crusader makes use of key sources from behind the Iron Curtain, including one key memo that implicates a major American liberal politician in a scheme to enlist Soviet premier Yuri Andropov to help defeat Reagan's 1984 reelection bid. Such finds make The Crusader not just a work of extraordinary history, but a work of explosive revelation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-last-best-chance-the-pursuit-of-peace-in-a-time-of-peril-by-king-abdullah-ii-of-jordan--65178289https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril Author: King Abdullah II Of Jordan Narrator: Nadim Sawalha Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today. When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather than his brother, the longtime crown prince, to be the next king of Jordan, no one was more surprised than the young head of Special Operations, who discovered his life was in for a major upheaval. This is the inspirational story of a young prince who went to boarding school in America and military academy in Britain and grew up believing he would be a soldier. Back home, he hunted down terrorists and modernized Jordan's Special Forces. Then, suddenly, he found himself king. Together with his wife, Queen Rania, he transformed what it meant to be a monarch, going undercover to escape the bubble of the court while she became the Muslim world's most passionate advocate of women's rights. In this exceptionally candid memoir, King Abdullah tackles the single toughest issue he faces head-on- how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian standoff- and reveals himself to be an invaluable intermediary between America and the Arab world. He writes about the impact of the Iraq war on his neighborhood and how best to tackle Iran's nuclear ambitions. Why would a sitting head of state choose to write about the most explosive issues he faces? King Abdullah does so now because he believes we face a moment of truth: a last chance for peace in the Middle East. The prize is enormous, the cost of failure far greater than we dare imagine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200807Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril Author: King Abdullah II Of Jordan Narrator: Nadim Sawalha Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril Author: King Abdullah II Of Jordan Narrator: Nadim Sawalha Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 22, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today. When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather than his brother, the longtime crown prince, to be the next king of Jordan, no one was more surprised than the young head of Special Operations, who discovered his life was in for a major upheaval. This is the inspirational story of a young prince who went to boarding school in America and military academy in Britain and grew up believing he would be a soldier. Back home, he hunted down terrorists and modernized Jordan's Special Forces. Then, suddenly, he found himself king. Together with his wife, Queen Rania, he transformed what it meant to be a monarch, going undercover to escape the bubble of the court while she became the Muslim world's most passionate advocate of women's rights. In this exceptionally candid memoir, King Abdullah tackles the single toughest issue he faces head-on- how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian standoff- and reveals himself to be an invaluable intermediary between America and the Arab world. He writes about the impact of the Iraq war on his neighborhood and how best to tackle Iran's nuclear ambitions. Why would a sitting head of state choose to write about the most explosive issues he faces? King Abdullah does so now because he believes we face a moment of truth: a last chance for peace in the Middle East. The prize is enormous, the cost of failure far greater than we dare imagine.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/against-all-odds-a-life-of-beating-the-odds-by-scott-brown--65178398https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against All Odds: A Life of Beating the Odds Author: Scott Brown Narrator: Scott Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 21, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Against All Odds is the extraordinary personal story of the man who rose up to meet the challenge of terrific opposition and become one of America's most promising new political figures—Senator Scott Brown. Brown is famous for succeeding popular Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy after Kennedy’s death in 2010—but, as he reveals in a compelling memoir reminiscent of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue and Clarence Thomas’s My Grandfather’s Son, his experiences with struggle and achievement go back a lifetime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91645Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against All Odds: A Life of Beating the Odds Author: Scott Brown Narrator: Scott Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/91645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Against All Odds: A Life of Beating the Odds Author: Scott Brown Narrator: Scott Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 21, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Against All Odds is the extraordinary personal story of the man who rose up to meet the challenge of terrific opposition and become one of America's most promising new political figures—Senator Scott Brown. Brown is famous for succeeding popular Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy after Kennedy’s death in 2010—but, as he reveals in a compelling memoir reminiscent of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue and Clarence Thomas’s My Grandfather’s Son, his experiences with struggle and achievement go back a lifetime.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/known-and-unknown-a-memoir-by-donald-rumsfeld--65178290https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Known and Unknown: A Memoir Author: Donald Rumsfeld Narrator: Donald Rumsfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Rumsfeld addresses the challenges and controversies of his illustrious career, from the unseating of the entrenched House Republican leader in 1965, to helping the Ford administration steer the country away from Watergate and Vietnam, to the war in Iraq, to confronting abuse at Abu Ghraib. Along the way, he offers his plainspoken, first-hand views and often humorous and surprising anecdotes about some of the world's best-known figures, ranging from Elvis Presley to George W. Bush. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history,Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203015Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Known and Unknown: A Memoir Author: Donald Rumsfeld Narrator: Donald Rumsfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Known and Unknown: A Memoir Author: Donald Rumsfeld Narrator: Donald Rumsfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 8, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Rumsfeld addresses the challenges and controversies of his illustrious career, from the unseating of the entrenched House Republican leader in 1965, to helping the Ford administration steer the country away from Watergate and Vietnam, to the war in Iraq, to confronting abuse at Abu Ghraib. Along the way, he offers his plainspoken, first-hand views and often humorous and surprising anecdotes about some of the world's best-known figures, ranging from Elvis Presley to George W. Bush. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history,Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mornings-on-horseback-by-david-mccullough--65178384https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/92619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mornings on Horseback Author: David McCullough Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 96 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The National Book Award–winning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man who would become a war hero and ultimately president of the United States, told by master historian David McCullough. Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as “a masterpiece” (John A. Gable, Newsday), it is the winner of the Los Angeles Times 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of Truman, this is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised. The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR’s first love. All are brought to life to make “a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail” (The New York Times Book Review). A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about “blessed” mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/92619Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/92619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mornings on Horseback Author: David McCullough Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/92619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mornings on Horseback Author: David McCullough Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 96 Ratings of Narrator: 3.83 of Total 6 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The National Book Award–winning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man who would become a war hero and ultimately president of the United States, told by master historian David McCullough. Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as “a masterpiece” (John A. Gable, Newsday), it is the winner of the Los Angeles Times 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of Truman, this is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised. The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR’s first love. All are brought to life to make “a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail” (The New York Times Book Review). A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about “blessed” mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lives-of-the-presidents-fame-shame-and-what-the-neighbors-thought-by-kathleen-krull--65178404https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C. Brown, William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Which president barked likes a dog—and why did another bark like a seal? Who threw lavish dinner parties with twenty-nine courses—and who was so disliked that his parties were boycotted? Which president had eighty pairs of pants? And which liked to remove his pants (and everything else) for a dip in the pool, expecting everyone around him to skinny-dip too? The presidents of the United States have been different not only in politics, but also as people. Kathleen Krull looks at our nation’s fearless leaders with the eye of a gossipy neighbor, dishing the dirt on bad habits, bad fashion, and bad manners (and more than a few good things in between).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133108Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133108 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) Series: Part of The Lives of … Series Author: Kathleen Krull Narrator: John C. Brown, William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 7 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Which president barked likes a dog—and why did another bark like a seal? Who threw lavish dinner parties with twenty-nine courses—and who was so disliked that his parties were boycotted? Which president had eighty pairs of pants? And which liked to remove his pants (and everything else) for a dip in the pool, expecting everyone around him to skinny-dip too? The presidents of the United States have been different not only in politics, but also as people. Kathleen Krull looks at our nation’s fearless leaders with the eye of a gossipy neighbor, dishing the dirt on bad habits, bad fashion, and bad manners (and more than a few good things in between).]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/franklin-delano-roosevelt-by-joseph-o-meyer--65178307https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.58 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200537Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.58 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winston-churchill-by-joseph-o-meyer--65178306https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200527 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 62 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200527Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200527 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200527 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winston Churchill Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Performers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 62 Ratings of Narrator: 4.14 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/woodrow-wilson-by-joseph-o-meyer--65178301https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woodrow Wilson Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200575Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woodrow Wilson Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Woodrow Wilson Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/franklin-p-adams-by-joseph-o-meyer--65178300https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin P. Adams Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-washington-by-joseph-o-meyer--65178293https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200542Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Author: Joseph O. Meyer Narrator: Various Participants Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: One of the first shows was on the life of Winston Churchill that featured sound clips of his friends and enemies produced by Joseph O. Meyers. It was such a success that Meyers was requested to produce more shows on other famous people that included, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Red Allen and more. Each Biography In Sound show introduces the life story of a well-known historical figure. It includes a fine mixture of anecdotes, interviews, critical reviews, and sound clips of the subject's voice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-fidel-y-raul-mis-hermanos-la-historia-secreta-by-juanita-castro--65178431https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Fidel y Raul, mis hermanos, la historia secreta Author: Juanita Castro Narrator: Tatiana Vecino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 10, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Este libro relata la vida de una familia y unos acontecimientos que cambiaron para siempre la historia de America Latina. Como nadie mas podia hacerlo, Juanita nos adentra en el mundo familiar de los Castro, desde su infancia y juventud hasta las nuevas generaciones, pasando por la gesta contra Batista, la Revolucion y el posterior desencanto de muchos. A lo largo de este fascinante relato desfilan los miticos personajes de la Revolucion Cubana. Fidel y Raul Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara y Celia Sanchez, entre otros, muestran aqui su faceta menos conocida. Juanita lleva mas de cincuenta anos guardando un doloroso secreto que hasta sus hermanos desconocen. He aqui el valiente relato de quien ha decidido revelarlo todo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99140Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Fidel y Raul, mis hermanos, la historia secreta Author: Juanita Castro Narrator: Tatiana Vecino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/99140 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Fidel y Raul, mis hermanos, la historia secreta Author: Juanita Castro Narrator: Tatiana Vecino Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 10, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Este libro relata la vida de una familia y unos acontecimientos que cambiaron para siempre la historia de America Latina. Como nadie mas podia hacerlo, Juanita nos adentra en el mundo familiar de los Castro, desde su infancia y juventud hasta las nuevas generaciones, pasando por la gesta contra Batista, la Revolucion y el posterior desencanto de muchos. A lo largo de este fascinante relato desfilan los miticos personajes de la Revolucion Cubana. Fidel y Raul Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara y Celia Sanchez, entre otros, muestran aqui su faceta menos conocida. Juanita lleva mas de cincuenta anos guardando un doloroso secreto que hasta sus hermanos desconocen. He aqui el valiente relato de quien ha decidido revelarlo todo.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/franklin-and-eleanor-an-extraordinary-marriage-by-hazel-rowley--65178312https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/189574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/washington-a-life-pulitzer-prize-winner-by-ron-chernow--65178316https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 178 Ratings of Narrator: 4.82 of Total 33 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master. At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.Ron Chernow's new biography, Grant, will be published by Penguin Press in October 2017.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-faith-and-values-of-sarah-palin-by-stephen-mansfield-david-a-holland--65178317https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the moment she joined John McCain on the Republican ticket in 2008, Sarah Palin has stirred a firestorm of emotion rarely seen in American politics. These passions arise from critical fault lines she exposes in our country, fissures that reveal much about who we are and where we are heading as a nation. The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin examines these critical divisions, looking at them through the lens of Palin’s life and faith. Neither biography nor commentary alone, this is rather a reappraisal, one that exposes the contentious divisions that currently define our country, including… Religion in American life: Most Americans believe in God, yet Palin has been attacked for her faith and her Pentecostal roots as though she is an inflamed member of the Taliban. Feminism and the conservative woman: Palin is a strong woman and a fiercely independent leader, and her strong pro-family, pro-life stance has rekindled the debate about what it means to be a feminist. The urban/rural divide: Palin’s rural roots have been so harshly treated by an urban media elite as to make Americans who identify with small town life wonder what has happened to their country. The rise of the Tea Party: Today, Palin is the symbolic leader of the Tea Party movement, which is influencing elections throughout the country and promises to do so for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin Author: Stephen Mansfield, David A Holland Narrator: Stephen Mansfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 21, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the moment she joined John McCain on the Republican ticket in 2008, Sarah Palin has stirred a firestorm of emotion rarely seen in American politics. These passions arise from critical fault lines she exposes in our country, fissures that reveal much about who we are and where we are heading as a nation. The Faith and Values of Sarah Palin examines these critical divisions, looking at them through the lens of Palin’s life and faith. Neither biography nor commentary alone, this is rather a reappraisal, one that exposes the contentious divisions that currently define our country, including… Religion in American life: Most Americans believe in God, yet Palin has been attacked for her faith and her Pentecostal roots as though she is an inflamed member of the Taliban. Feminism and the conservative woman: Palin is a strong woman and a fiercely independent leader, and her strong pro-family, pro-life stance has rekindled the debate about what it means to be a feminist. The urban/rural divide: Palin’s rural roots have been so harshly treated by an urban media elite as to make Americans who identify with small town life wonder what has happened to their country. The rise of the Tea Party: Today, Palin is the symbolic leader of the Tea Party movement, which is influencing elections throughout the country and promises to do so for years to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/white-house-diary-by-jimmy-carter--65178351https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public—until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called 'malaise speech,' his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating audiobook that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: White House Diary Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 20, 2010 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public—until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called 'malaise speech,' his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating audiobook that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-audacity-to-win-the-inside-story-and-lessons-of-barack-obama-s-historic-victory-by-david-plouffe--65178285https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory Author: David Plouffe Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Enter The Audacity to Win Book Club Discussion Contest Watch David Plouffe discuss The Audacity to Win on 'Meet the Press' David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win is his story of that groundbreaking achievement, taking readers inside the remarkable campaign that led to the election of the first African American president. For two years Plouffe worked side by side with Obama, charting the course of the campaign. His is the ultimate insider’s tale, revealing both the strategies that delivered Obama to office and how the candidate and campaign handled moments of great challenge and opportunity. Moving from the deliberations about whether to run at all, through the epic primary battle with Hillary Clinton and the general election against John McCain, Plouffe showcases the high-wire gamesmanship that fascinated pundits and the drama and intrigue that captivated a nation. The Audacity to Win chronicles the arrival of a new moment in American life at the convergence of digital technology and grassroots organization, and the exciting possibilities revealed by a campaign that in many ways functioned as a $1 billion start-up with laser-like focus and discipline. In this extraordinary book, David Plouffe unfolds one of the most important political stories of our time, one whose lessons are not limited to politics, but reach to the greatest heights of what we dream about for our country and ourselves. Watch a Video]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202971Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory Author: David Plouffe Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory Author: David Plouffe Narrator: Erik Davies Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Enter The Audacity to Win Book Club Discussion Contest Watch David Plouffe discuss The Audacity to Win on 'Meet the Press' David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also changed the face of politics forever and reenergized the idea of democracy itself. The Audacity to Win is his story of that groundbreaking achievement, taking readers inside the remarkable campaign that led to the election of the first African American president. For two years Plouffe worked side by side with Obama, charting the course of the campaign. His is the ultimate insider’s tale, revealing both the strategies that delivered Obama to office and how the candidate and campaign handled moments of great challenge and opportunity. Moving from the deliberations about whether to run at all, through the epic primary battle with Hillary Clinton and the general election against John McCain, Plouffe showcases the high-wire gamesmanship that fascinated pundits and the drama and intrigue that captivated a nation. The Audacity to Win chronicles the arrival of a new moment in American life at the convergence of digital technology and grassroots organization, and the exciting possibilities revealed by a campaign that in many ways functioned as a $1 billion start-up with laser-like focus and discipline. In this extraordinary book, David Plouffe unfolds one of the most important political stories of our time, one whose lessons are not limited to politics, but reach to the greatest heights of what we dream about for our country and ourselves. Watch a Video]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-family-of-mine-what-it-was-like-growing-up-gotti-by-victoria-gotti--65178427https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally set the record straight came the realization that only she can do so, once and for all. Daughter to the late John Gotti, sister to John A. “Junior” Gotti and three other siblings, single mother to three sons with whom she shared reality television stardom on Growing Up Gotti, an outspoken columnist and bestselling author, Victoria Gotti delivers a candid, colorful, and brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets. The explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are—unvarnished, raw, and real—This Family of Mine is the essential chronicle in the ultimate American family saga.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151662 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti Author: Victoria Gotti Narrator: Victoria Gotti Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally set the record straight came the realization that only she can do so, once and for all. Daughter to the late John Gotti, sister to John A. “Junior” Gotti and three other siblings, single mother to three sons with whom she shared reality television stardom on Growing Up Gotti, an outspoken columnist and bestselling author, Victoria Gotti delivers a candid, colorful, and brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets. The explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are—unvarnished, raw, and real—This Family of Mine is the essential chronicle in the ultimate American family saga.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1860-1861-an-election-victory-threats-of-secession-and-appointing-a-cabinet-by-michael-burlingame--65178269https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1860-1861: An Election Victory, Threats of Secession, and Appointing a Cabinet Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” An Election Victory, Threats of Succession, and Appointing a Cabinet (1860-1861) “I Have Been Elected Mainly on the Cry ‘Honest Old Abe’” – The Presidential Campaign (May – November 1860) Lincoln campaigns for the presidency and the new Republican Party struggles to win the popular support of ex-Whigs and disaffected Democrats. They must also placate the Seward and Chase camps with patronage promises, fend off charges of being the party of ‘negro equality’ and keep the abolitionist elements of their coalition in line. Since presidential candidates did not themselves campaign across the country, both Lincoln and Douglas rely on surrogates to get their messages out to the public. The chapter closes with Lincoln’s election victory being dampened by threats of Southern secession. “I Will Suffer Death Before Me Will Consent to Any Concession or Compromise.” – President-elect in Springfield (1860 – 1861) Now the president-elect, Lincoln must contend with meeting hordes of office seekers, delivering on patronage promises and filling his cabinet with an eye on regional political calculations, all while talk of secession is building momentum throughout the South. Lincoln ponders the seriousness of the threat and his response to it. Meanwhile, from Washington come calls for Lincoln and the Congress to appease the radical Southern elements with the Crittenden Compromise. Lincoln’s rejection of these concessions and its subsequent failure, along with the South’s misreading of Northern political divisions will ultimately pave the road to war. “What If I Appoint Cameron, Who’s Very Name Stinks in the Nostrils of the People for His Corruption?” – Cabinet-Making in Springfield (1860 – 1861) Navigating the minefield of both inter-party and regional politics, Lincoln begins to hand out patronage posts as well as fill his cabinet. His appointments of Cameron, Seward and Chase stir strong reactions both within and outside of the Republican Party, leaving few happy with Lincoln’s choices. From the beginning, he struggles with Seward’s ambition to control him and run the new administration. Secessionists begin taking over U.S. government facilities sparking outrage throughout the North, but Buchanan will not act decisively to remedy the situation, instead leaving it for Lincoln to deal with upon becoming president. As he and his family bid Springfield goodbye, Lincoln begins the delicate and momentous task of drafting his inaugural address.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211134Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1860-1861: An Election Victory, Threats of Secession, and Appointing a Cabinet Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1860-1861: An Election Victory, Threats of Secession, and Appointing a Cabinet Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: July 29, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” An Election Victory, Threats of Succession, and Appointing a Cabinet (1860-1861) “I Have Been Elected Mainly on the Cry ‘Honest Old Abe’” – The Presidential Campaign (May – November 1860) Lincoln campaigns for the presidency and the new Republican Party struggles to win the popular support of ex-Whigs and disaffected Democrats. They must also placate the Seward and Chase camps with patronage promises, fend off charges of being the party of ‘negro equality’ and keep the abolitionist elements of their coalition in line. Since presidential candidates did not themselves campaign across the country, both Lincoln and Douglas rely on surrogates to get their messages out to the public. The chapter closes with Lincoln’s election victory being dampened by threats of Southern secession. “I Will Suffer Death Before Me Will Consent to Any Concession or Compromise.” – President-elect in Springfield (1860 – 1861) Now the president-elect, Lincoln must contend with meeting hordes of office seekers, delivering on patronage promises and filling his cabinet with an eye on regional political calculations, all while talk of secession is building momentum throughout the South. Lincoln ponders the seriousness of the threat and his response to it. Meanwhile, from Washington come calls for Lincoln and the Congress to appease the radical Southern elements with the Crittenden Compromise. Lincoln’s rejection of these concessions and its subsequent failure, along with the South’s misreading of Northern political divisions will ultimately pave the road to war. “What If I Appoint Cameron, Who’s Very Name Stinks in the Nostrils of the People for His Corruption?” – Cabinet-Making in Springfield (1860 – 1861) Navigating the minefield of both inter-party and regional politics, Lincoln begins to hand out patronage posts as well as fill his cabinet. His appointments of Cameron, Seward and Chase stir strong reactions both within and outside of the Republican Party, leaving few happy with Lincoln’s choices. From the beginning, he struggles with Seward’s ambition to control him and run the new administration. Secessionists begin taking over U.S. government facilities sparking outrage throughout the North, but Buchanan will not act decisively to remedy the situation, instead leaving it for Lincoln to deal with upon becoming president. As he and his family bid Springfield goodbye, Lincoln begins the delicate and momentous task of drafting his inaugural address.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1843-1849-a-win-in-congress-and-a-battle-against-slavery-by-michael-burlingame--65178446https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1843-1849: A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery (1843-1849) “I have got the preacher by the balls” - Pursuing a Seat in Congress (1843-1847) This chapter begins with Lincoln’s fight for a seat in congress against two other Whig candidates. This part of his life is notably marked by domestic disturbances, many of which shaped people’s idea of Lincoln, the man. Taking a pro-tariff stance in his campaign, he is elected to congress in 1846. We learn of his affinity to poetry, which he avidly read and wrote, and see the development of the ‘old Abe’ archetype, which apparently stemmed from a casual nickname and stuck with him for the rest of his life. “A strong but judicious enemy to slavery” - Congressman Lincoln (1847-1849) As a member of congress the Lincolns move to Washington, which at the time could be described as a city dealing with both ‘magnificence and squalor.’ Lincoln became very popular for his wit and humor. His time in congress is marked by a very strong anti-Mexican War sentiment and a denunciation of President Polk, for which he was criticized. He battles for the Whig Party opinion that slavery should not spread to free territories and should be abolished where it exists.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122537Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1843-1849: A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1843-1849: A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery (1843-1849) “I have got the preacher by the balls” - Pursuing a Seat in Congress (1843-1847) This chapter begins with Lincoln’s fight for a seat in congress against two other Whig candidates. This part of his life is notably marked by domestic disturbances, many of which shaped people’s idea of Lincoln, the man. Taking a pro-tariff stance in his campaign, he is elected to congress in 1846. We learn of his affinity to poetry, which he avidly read and wrote, and see the development of the ‘old Abe’ archetype, which apparently stemmed from a casual nickname and stuck with him for the rest of his life. “A strong but judicious enemy to slavery” - Congressman Lincoln (1847-1849) As a member of congress the Lincolns move to Washington, which at the time could be described as a city dealing with both ‘magnificence and squalor.’ Lincoln became very popular for his wit and humor. His time in congress is marked by a very strong anti-Mexican War sentiment and a denunciation of President Polk, for which he was criticized. He battles for the Whig Party opinion that slavery should not spread to free territories and should be abolished where it exists.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1837-1842-a-righteous-lawyer-deals-with-an-unhappy-marriage-by-michael-burlingame--65178438https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1837-1842: A Righteous Lawyer Deals With an Unhappy Marriage Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Righteous Lawyer Deals With an Unhappy Marriage (1837-1842) 'We must fight the devil with fire” - Slasher Gaff Politico in Springfield (1837-1841) Lincoln's studies lead to him becoming a successful lawyer in Illinois. He is often published anonymously during the political campaign of 1837 and his works include detailed rebuttals against opposing politicians. As a pivotal member of the Whig party, Lincoln openly begins to condemn mob violence and lynching, and begins to publicly denounce slavery in his speeches. This chapter details much of the wrongdoings and disorderly conduct that mark the political landscape of the time. “It would just kill me to marry Mary Todd” - Courtship and Marriage (1840-1842) This chapter is entirely dedicated to Lincoln’s courtship and marriage to his wife, Mary Todd. His complete opposite, she is abusive, spiteful, argumentative and extremely thrifty. Many attribute Lincoln’s drive to become president to her, as even before their marriage, she referred to herself as a president’s wife and her disagreeable temperament often drove him out of the domestic realm and into the streets with the common people, making him extremely popular in the community.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122536Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1837-1842: A Righteous Lawyer Deals With an Unhappy Marriage Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1837-1842: A Righteous Lawyer Deals With an Unhappy Marriage Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Righteous Lawyer Deals With an Unhappy Marriage (1837-1842) 'We must fight the devil with fire” - Slasher Gaff Politico in Springfield (1837-1841) Lincoln's studies lead to him becoming a successful lawyer in Illinois. He is often published anonymously during the political campaign of 1837 and his works include detailed rebuttals against opposing politicians. As a pivotal member of the Whig party, Lincoln openly begins to condemn mob violence and lynching, and begins to publicly denounce slavery in his speeches. This chapter details much of the wrongdoings and disorderly conduct that mark the political landscape of the time. “It would just kill me to marry Mary Todd” - Courtship and Marriage (1840-1842) This chapter is entirely dedicated to Lincoln’s courtship and marriage to his wife, Mary Todd. His complete opposite, she is abusive, spiteful, argumentative and extremely thrifty. Many attribute Lincoln’s drive to become president to her, as even before their marriage, she referred to herself as a president’s wife and her disagreeable temperament often drove him out of the domestic realm and into the streets with the common people, making him extremely popular in the community.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1809-1837-lincoln-s-frontier-background-shapes-the-future-president-by-michael-burlingame--65178437https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1809-1837: Lincoln's Frontier Background Shapes the Future President Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” Lincoln’s Frontier Background Shapes the Future President ( 1809-1837) 'I have seen a good deal of the backside of this world.' In Chapter 1, we are introduced to Lincoln's lineage and the history of his grandparents, his parents and the various locations in which they settled. But this chapter is mainly devoted to Lincoln’s father Thomas, recounting many of his ventures, personality traits and the intricacies of his relationship with his son. We also learn of his son’s childhood experiences, mainly those in his first seven years, which helped shape Lincoln into the man he becomes. 'I used to be a slave” - Boyhood and Adolescence in Indiana This chapter begins with an account of the Lincoln family's difficult move to Indiana and the intense labor it took to build a home there. The Indiana years were marked by the death of Lincoln's mother and the introduction of Lincoln's stepmother, the woman who cultivated his interests and encouraged his education. We get a clear understanding of the role that learning and education played in his life, his developing personality, work ethic and religious views. 'Separated from his father, he studied English Grammar” - New Salem (1831-1834) Chapter 3 begins with a description of the business ventures that Lincoln participated in and leads to several anecdotes which give us a clear idea of the character and personality of the future president. We get a true understanding of his years in New Salem and his experiences there as he progresses from store clerk, to soldier, frontier merchant, surveyor, postmaster, political personality and on to the state legislature. 'A Napoleon of astuteness and political finesse” - Frontier Legislature (1834-1837) This chapter goes further into Lincoln's law studies and political career as a legislator and outlines the ideologies that shape his presidency. We also learn of his relationship with Ann Rutledge, whose passing leads him into a severe depression. His votes and work in the legislature begin to reflect his pro-suffrage, equal rights views.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122535Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1809-1837: Lincoln's Frontier Background Shapes the Future President Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1809-1837: Lincoln's Frontier Background Shapes the Future President Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” Lincoln’s Frontier Background Shapes the Future President ( 1809-1837) 'I have seen a good deal of the backside of this world.' In Chapter 1, we are introduced to Lincoln's lineage and the history of his grandparents, his parents and the various locations in which they settled. But this chapter is mainly devoted to Lincoln’s father Thomas, recounting many of his ventures, personality traits and the intricacies of his relationship with his son. We also learn of his son’s childhood experiences, mainly those in his first seven years, which helped shape Lincoln into the man he becomes. 'I used to be a slave” - Boyhood and Adolescence in Indiana This chapter begins with an account of the Lincoln family's difficult move to Indiana and the intense labor it took to build a home there. The Indiana years were marked by the death of Lincoln's mother and the introduction of Lincoln's stepmother, the woman who cultivated his interests and encouraged his education. We get a clear understanding of the role that learning and education played in his life, his developing personality, work ethic and religious views. 'Separated from his father, he studied English Grammar” - New Salem (1831-1834) Chapter 3 begins with a description of the business ventures that Lincoln participated in and leads to several anecdotes which give us a clear idea of the character and personality of the future president. We get a true understanding of his years in New Salem and his experiences there as he progresses from store clerk, to soldier, frontier merchant, surveyor, postmaster, political personality and on to the state legislature. 'A Napoleon of astuteness and political finesse” - Frontier Legislature (1834-1837) This chapter goes further into Lincoln's law studies and political career as a legislator and outlines the ideologies that shape his presidency. We also learn of his relationship with Ann Rutledge, whose passing leads him into a severe depression. His votes and work in the legislature begin to reflect his pro-suffrage, equal rights views.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1855-1858-building-a-new-party-a-house-divided-and-the-lincoln-douglas-debates-by-michael-burlingame--65178435https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1855-1858: Building a New Party, a House Divided and the Lincoln Douglas Debates Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” Building a New Party, a House Divided and the Lincoln Douglas Debates ( 1855-1858) “Unite With Us and Help Us to Triumph” – Building the Illinois Republican Party ( 1855-1857) Lincoln struggles to form a new party to take the place of the defunct Whig party. He has strong doubts that a peaceful end to slavery is possible. Joining with anti-slavery, anti-nativist forces, Lincoln launches the Republican Party of Illinois and the first Republican convention takes place. Supporting a non-radical anti-slavery platform Lincoln intervenes between radicals and conservatives to settle disputes at the convention. When the Dred Scott case is decided, Lincoln publicly denounces the court decision. His finest debates with Stephen A. Douglass take place and Lincoln calls into question the hypocrisy of the Southern disgust of race mixing, as the population of Southern mulattos “dwarfed” that of the north. “A House Divided” Lincoln vs. Douglass (1857-1858) Stephen Douglass vies for Republican support and begins to deny his affiliations with Democrats, stating that he had planned to curtail the spread of slavery geographically by building a railroad. Yet as late as 1858, Douglass wrote often of his belief, which had historical precedent, that blacks were not self-governing citizens and could not be granted passports. Lincoln saw him as a threat in that Douglas’ views were able to win Republicans and at the same time woo Democrats. During this time, Lincoln delivers his famous “house divided” speech in which he claims that slavery must either exist or cease to exist in all territories. “A David Greater than the Democratic Goliath” –the Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 Despite Douglass being more popular than Lincoln, he lost many supporters due to strong and growing anti-slavery sentiments, a dwindling support from the Whig party, and a general dissatisfaction with the Democrat party. Douglass arrived well dressed for the debates with horse-drawn carriages and bands, whereas Lincoln would arrive quietly by train, and in very shabby clothing. Douglass often took to misquoting and lying, which local newspapers noted, sparking harsh criticism of him. The press also purposefully published inaccurate transcriptions of Lincoln’s speeches. Democratic election fraud was largely at play as Republicans failed to gain control of the legislature although the Republican popular vote was larger than it had been in 1856.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122612Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1855-1858: Building a New Party, a House Divided and the Lincoln Douglas Debates Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1855-1858: Building a New Party, a House Divided and the Lincoln Douglas Debates Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” Building a New Party, a House Divided and the Lincoln Douglas Debates ( 1855-1858) “Unite With Us and Help Us to Triumph” – Building the Illinois Republican Party ( 1855-1857) Lincoln struggles to form a new party to take the place of the defunct Whig party. He has strong doubts that a peaceful end to slavery is possible. Joining with anti-slavery, anti-nativist forces, Lincoln launches the Republican Party of Illinois and the first Republican convention takes place. Supporting a non-radical anti-slavery platform Lincoln intervenes between radicals and conservatives to settle disputes at the convention. When the Dred Scott case is decided, Lincoln publicly denounces the court decision. His finest debates with Stephen A. Douglass take place and Lincoln calls into question the hypocrisy of the Southern disgust of race mixing, as the population of Southern mulattos “dwarfed” that of the north. “A House Divided” Lincoln vs. Douglass (1857-1858) Stephen Douglass vies for Republican support and begins to deny his affiliations with Democrats, stating that he had planned to curtail the spread of slavery geographically by building a railroad. Yet as late as 1858, Douglass wrote often of his belief, which had historical precedent, that blacks were not self-governing citizens and could not be granted passports. Lincoln saw him as a threat in that Douglas’ views were able to win Republicans and at the same time woo Democrats. During this time, Lincoln delivers his famous “house divided” speech in which he claims that slavery must either exist or cease to exist in all territories. “A David Greater than the Democratic Goliath” –the Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 Despite Douglass being more popular than Lincoln, he lost many supporters due to strong and growing anti-slavery sentiments, a dwindling support from the Whig party, and a general dissatisfaction with the Democrat party. Douglass arrived well dressed for the debates with horse-drawn carriages and bands, whereas Lincoln would arrive quietly by train, and in very shabby clothing. Douglass often took to misquoting and lying, which local newspapers noted, sparking harsh criticism of him. The press also purposefully published inaccurate transcriptions of Lincoln’s speeches. Democratic election fraud was largely at play as Republicans failed to gain control of the legislature although the Republican popular vote was larger than it had been in 1856.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1849-1855-a-mid-life-crisis-and-a-re-entry-to-politics-by-michael-burlingame--65178419https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1849-1855: A Mid-Life Crisis and a Re-Entry to Politics Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Mid-Life Crisis and a Re-Entry to Politics (1849-1855) “I was losing interest in politics and went to the practice of law with greater earnestness than ever before” - Mid-life Crises (1849-1854) This point in Lincoln’s life is marked by a sudden return to the practice of law. Highly moral and judicious, he often took little or no money for cases, and would not represent a client if he didn’t believe in his case. Lincoln tried to settle many cases out of court. He developed a persona of being affable and open, especially to juries, giving him a noted advantage. He also served on the circuit courts, where lawyers had to prepare cases quickly and where lodging was often quite difficult to find. This period is marked by the passing of both Lincoln’s son Eddie and his father, and it notes Lincoln’s acceptance of Christianity. “Aroused as he had never been before” – Reentering Politics (1854-1855) The encroachment of slavery to other states caused Lincoln to put a hold on his law career and take up the cause of abolition. He was derogatorily attacked by opposing politicians who are against his ideals. Lincoln was approached by the anti-foreign, anti-Catholic Know Nothing party asking for his representation in the legislature, which he refused. In many speeches, Lincoln begins to attack the morality of Southern slave-holders and the hypocrisy of slavery existing in the U.S. He is also narrowly defeated in his bid for senate.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122611Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1849-1855: A Mid-Life Crisis and a Re-Entry to Politics Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122611 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1849-1855: A Mid-Life Crisis and a Re-Entry to Politics Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” A Mid-Life Crisis and a Re-Entry to Politics (1849-1855) “I was losing interest in politics and went to the practice of law with greater earnestness than ever before” - Mid-life Crises (1849-1854) This point in Lincoln’s life is marked by a sudden return to the practice of law. Highly moral and judicious, he often took little or no money for cases, and would not represent a client if he didn’t believe in his case. Lincoln tried to settle many cases out of court. He developed a persona of being affable and open, especially to juries, giving him a noted advantage. He also served on the circuit courts, where lawyers had to prepare cases quickly and where lodging was often quite difficult to find. This period is marked by the passing of both Lincoln’s son Eddie and his father, and it notes Lincoln’s acceptance of Christianity. “Aroused as he had never been before” – Reentering Politics (1854-1855) The encroachment of slavery to other states caused Lincoln to put a hold on his law career and take up the cause of abolition. He was derogatorily attacked by opposing politicians who are against his ideals. Lincoln was approached by the anti-foreign, anti-Catholic Know Nothing party asking for his representation in the legislature, which he refused. In many speeches, Lincoln begins to attack the morality of Southern slave-holders and the hypocrisy of slavery existing in the U.S. He is also narrowly defeated in his bid for senate.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-a-life-1859-1860-the-rail-splitter-fights-for-and-wins-the-republican-nomination-by-michael-burlingame--65178391https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1859-1860: The 'Rail Splitter' Fights For and Wins the Republican Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” The ‘Rail Splitter’ Fights For and Wins the Republican Nomination (1859-1860) “That Presidential Grub Gnaws Deep” – Pursuing the Republican Nomination (1859-1860) Lincoln’s speeches were being published and widely circulated, as he began to practice law again as a means of income. When John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry occurred, Democrats cited this as an example of slave-agitation caused by the Republicans. Lincoln also began to address the southern threat of succession, deeming it an ‘act of treason’. In 1860, leading Republicans sought to boost Lincoln’s candidacy, as many saw him as the ‘more-electable’ of the candidates. Of all of the speeches in his political career, the ones that seemed the most difficult for Lincoln were his New York speeches as they made him feel uncomfortable and out of place. During this time, Lincoln acquired the moniker “rail-splitter” which stemmed from a casual comment he made. “The Most Available Presidential Candidate for Unadulterated Republicans” – The Chicago Convention May 1860 Lincoln seemed to have a good chance of winning the election, despite his opponent, William Henry Seward. One major hurdle Lincoln faced was that he was seen as radical compared to Seward. Also, Seward supporters ranged from the sophisticated to the brash, and often made Lincoln feel inferior. But Seward was racked with mistakes of his political past in New York which included fiscal impropriety. A major victory for Lincoln at this point is Indiana, a victory that slows Seward’s momentum. Lincoln ultimately beats Seward for the Republican nomination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122614Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1859-1860: The 'Rail Splitter' Fights For and Wins the Republican Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1859-1860: The 'Rail Splitter' Fights For and Wins the Republican Nomination Author: Michael Burlingame Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 7, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard in one sitting. Each part stands alone.” Now Gildan Media brings to you, chapter by chapter, what Doris Kearns Goodwin calls a “…profound and masterful portrait.” The ‘Rail Splitter’ Fights For and Wins the Republican Nomination (1859-1860) “That Presidential Grub Gnaws Deep” – Pursuing the Republican Nomination (1859-1860) Lincoln’s speeches were being published and widely circulated, as he began to practice law again as a means of income. When John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry occurred, Democrats cited this as an example of slave-agitation caused by the Republicans. Lincoln also began to address the southern threat of succession, deeming it an ‘act of treason’. In 1860, leading Republicans sought to boost Lincoln’s candidacy, as many saw him as the ‘more-electable’ of the candidates. Of all of the speeches in his political career, the ones that seemed the most difficult for Lincoln were his New York speeches as they made him feel uncomfortable and out of place. During this time, Lincoln acquired the moniker “rail-splitter” which stemmed from a casual comment he made. “The Most Available Presidential Candidate for Unadulterated Republicans” – The Chicago Convention May 1860 Lincoln seemed to have a good chance of winning the election, despite his opponent, William Henry Seward. One major hurdle Lincoln faced was that he was seen as radical compared to Seward. Also, Seward supporters ranged from the sophisticated to the brash, and often made Lincoln feel inferior. But Seward was racked with mistakes of his political past in New York which included fiscal impropriety. A major victory for Lincoln at this point is Indiana, a victory that slows Seward’s momentum. Lincoln ultimately beats Seward for the Republican nomination.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ascent-of-george-washington-the-hidden-political-genius-of-an-american-icon-by-john-ferling--65178386https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon Author: John Ferling Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 8, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter—a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability. In the War of Independence, Washington used his skills to steer the Continental Army through crises that would have broken less determined men; he squeezed out rival generals and defused dissent from those below him. Ending the war as a national hero, Washington "allowed" himself to be pressed into the presidency, guiding the nation with the same brilliantly maintained pose of selfless public interest. In short, Washington deftly screened a burning ambition behind his image of republican virtue—but that image, maintained not without cost, made him just the leader the overmatched army, and then the shaky young nation, desperately needed. Ferling argues that not only was Washington one of America's most adroit politicians—the proof of his genius is that he is no longer thought of as a politician at all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119463Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon Author: John Ferling Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon Author: John Ferling Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 8, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter—a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability. In the War of Independence, Washington used his skills to steer the Continental Army through crises that would have broken less determined men; he squeezed out rival generals and defused dissent from those below him. Ending the war as a national hero, Washington "allowed" himself to be pressed into the presidency, guiding the nation with the same brilliantly maintained pose of selfless public interest. In short, Washington deftly screened a burning ambition behind his image of republican virtue—but that image, maintained not without cost, made him just the leader the overmatched army, and then the shaky young nation, desperately needed. Ferling argues that not only was Washington one of America's most adroit politicians—the proof of his genius is that he is no longer thought of as a politician at all.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-kennedy-the-dream-that-never-died-by-edward-klein--65178262https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the most inspiring speech of his career, Ted Kennedy once vowed: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." Unlike his martyred brothers, John and Robert, whose lives were cut off before the promise of a better future could be realized, Ted lived long enough to make many promises come true. During a career that spanned an astonishing half-century, he put his imprint on every major piece of progressive legislation–from health care and education to civil rights. There were times during that career–such as after the incident in Chappaquiddick–when Ted seemed to have surrendered to his demons. But there were other times–after one of his inspiring speeches on the floor of the Senate, for example–when he was compared to Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and other great lawmakers of the past. Indeed, for most of his life, Ted Kennedy played a kaleidoscope of roles–from destructive thrill seeker to constructive lawmaker; from straying husband to devoted father and uncle. In Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, celebrated Kennedy biographer Edward Klein at last reconciles these contradictions, painting a stunningly original, up-to-the-moment portrait of Ted Kennedy and his remarkable late-in-life redemption. Drawing on a vast store of original research and unprecedented access to Ted Kennedy’s political associates, friends, and family, Klein takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal many secrets. Among them: • Why Caroline Kennedy, at Ted’s urging, aspired to fill the New York Senate vacancy but then suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew her candidacy. • How Ted ended his longest-lasting romantic relationship to marry Victoria Reggie, and the unexpected effect that union had on his personal and political redemption. • What transpired between the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne and Ted Kennedy during two private meetings at Ted’s home. • Which feuds are likely to erupt within the Kennedy family in the wake of Ted’s demise, and what will become of Ted’s fortune and political legacy. Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died does not shrink from portraying the erratic side of Ted Kennedy and his former wife, Joan. But both in spirit and tone, it is a compassionate celebration of a complex man who, in the winter of his life, summoned the best in himself to come to the aid of his troubled nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902Tue, 19 May 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died Author: Edward Klein Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the most inspiring speech of his career, Ted Kennedy once vowed: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." Unlike his martyred brothers, John and Robert, whose lives were cut off before the promise of a better future could be realized, Ted lived long enough to make many promises come true. During a career that spanned an astonishing half-century, he put his imprint on every major piece of progressive legislation–from health care and education to civil rights. There were times during that career–such as after the incident in Chappaquiddick–when Ted seemed to have surrendered to his demons. But there were other times–after one of his inspiring speeches on the floor of the Senate, for example–when he was compared to Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and other great lawmakers of the past. Indeed, for most of his life, Ted Kennedy played a kaleidoscope of roles–from destructive thrill seeker to constructive lawmaker; from straying husband to devoted father and uncle. In Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, celebrated Kennedy biographer Edward Klein at last reconciles these contradictions, painting a stunningly original, up-to-the-moment portrait of Ted Kennedy and his remarkable late-in-life redemption. Drawing on a vast store of original research and unprecedented access to Ted Kennedy’s political associates, friends, and family, Klein takes the reader behind the scenes to reveal many secrets. Among them: • Why Caroline Kennedy, at Ted’s urging, aspired to fill the New York Senate vacancy but then suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew her candidacy. • How Ted ended his longest-lasting romantic relationship to marry Victoria Reggie, and the unexpected effect that union had on his personal and political redemption. • What transpired between the parents of Mary Jo Kopechne and Ted Kennedy during two private meetings at Ted’s home. • Which feuds are likely to erupt within the Kennedy family in the wake of Ted’s demise, and what will become of Ted’s fortune and political legacy. Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died does not shrink from portraying the erratic side of Ted Kennedy and his former wife, Joan. But both in spirit and tone, it is a compassionate celebration of a complex man who, in the winter of his life, summoned the best in himself to come to the aid of his troubled nation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1864-lincoln-at-the-gates-of-history-by-charles-bracelen-flood--65178447https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 2, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the beginning of 1864, the Civil War was far from won; terrible and bloody Union setbacks and casualties lay ahead. Abraham Lincoln was facing a re-election battle as some northern Democrats were ready to start peace talks that could leave the Confederacy a separate slaveholding American nation and as his secretary of the treasury, Salmon P. Chase, challenged him for the Republican nomination. But by the end of the year, the war's end was in sight, and slavery was on the verge of extinction. Despite all the turmoil of war and political infighting, Lincoln also set the stage for a new era of westward expansion. He shaped the decades to come through laws and subsidies that propelled railroads westward, by the Homestead Act that offered western lands to immigrant farmers and by the Act to Encourage Immigration that enabled 615,000 men, women, and children to arrive in America during the Civil War. As the year ended, John Wilkes Booth, who stalked Lincoln throughout 1864, was only a few weeks away from assassinating our greatest president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119647Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/119647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History Author: Charles Bracelen Flood Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 2, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: At the beginning of 1864, the Civil War was far from won; terrible and bloody Union setbacks and casualties lay ahead. Abraham Lincoln was facing a re-election battle as some northern Democrats were ready to start peace talks that could leave the Confederacy a separate slaveholding American nation and as his secretary of the treasury, Salmon P. Chase, challenged him for the Republican nomination. But by the end of the year, the war's end was in sight, and slavery was on the verge of extinction. Despite all the turmoil of war and political infighting, Lincoln also set the stage for a new era of westward expansion. He shaped the decades to come through laws and subsidies that propelled railroads westward, by the Homestead Act that offered western lands to immigrant farmers and by the Act to Encourage Immigration that enabled 615,000 men, women, and children to arrive in America during the Civil War. As the year ended, John Wilkes Booth, who stalked Lincoln throughout 1864, was only a few weeks away from assassinating our greatest president.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lincoln-a-biography-by-ronald-c-white-jr--65178429https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln’s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation’s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.“Ronald C. White’s A. Lincoln is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's Lincoln (1995).... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.” —James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A. Lincoln: A Biography Author: Ronald C. White Jr. Narrator: Bill Weideman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 13, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research, utilizing recently discovered Lincoln letters, legal papers, and photographs, White depicts Lincoln as a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and capable of changing his mind. The reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln’s compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery, the shaping of the modern role of Commander-in-Chief, and his surprising religious odyssey. A. Lincoln, so titled for the way Lincoln signed his name, sheds an innovative and profound light on our nation’s most beloved leader for a new generation of Americans.“Ronald C. White’s A. Lincoln is the best biography of Lincoln since David Donald's Lincoln (1995).... Amid all the books on Lincoln that will be published during the coming year, this one will stand out as one of the best.” —James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wolsey-cardinal-thomas-his-life-and-death-by-george-cavendish--65178383https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary ""eye-witness"" account of Wolsey's rise and fall from power was written between 1554-1558 by his gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Cavendish was privy to much of the Cardinal's ambitious endeavours. Cavendish died three years after its completions at the age of 62. This rare document considered ""the most important single source for our knowledge of Wolsey"", was edited for easy comprehension by Roger Lockyer, former faculty member, Royal Holloway College, University of London and an authority on the tumultuous Tudor period which was so pivotal in England's storied history. This book was published with the kind permission of Roger Lockyer, with deference to The Folio Society of London. AUTHOR George Cavendish (1494-1562) was a British author, his best know work was ""Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe"". He was a player in the court of King Henry VIII, and offers detailed descriptions of court life and the politics of England in the 1500s. Cavendish spent many years in service to Cardinal Wolsey and was an eyewitness to the volatile events that turn England from Catholic to Protestant. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, His Life and Death In CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY we have a primary source that presents like a novel. Intriguing historical figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Wolsey himself are given increased color and depth through the contemporaneous observations of Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Most listeners will liken narrator David Thorn's presentation to that of a Shakespearean actor, which is appropriate since the major personages are featured in Shakespeare's HENRY VIII. Thorn's accent and command of English of the 1500s allow him to take on the persona of the good and faithful Cavendish with particular ease and authenticity. This skillful handling allows what could be stilted and difficult to be natural sounding and entertaining. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009] "]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/133469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas-His Life and Death Author: George Cavendish Narrator: David Thorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 1, 2009 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This extraordinary ""eye-witness"" account of Wolsey's rise and fall from power was written between 1554-1558 by his gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Cavendish was privy to much of the Cardinal's ambitious endeavours. Cavendish died three years after its completions at the age of 62. This rare document considered ""the most important single source for our knowledge of Wolsey"", was edited for easy comprehension by Roger Lockyer, former faculty member, Royal Holloway College, University of London and an authority on the tumultuous Tudor period which was so pivotal in England's storied history. This book was published with the kind permission of Roger Lockyer, with deference to The Folio Society of London. AUTHOR George Cavendish (1494-1562) was a British author, his best know work was ""Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe"". He was a player in the court of King Henry VIII, and offers detailed descriptions of court life and the politics of England in the 1500s. Cavendish spent many years in service to Cardinal Wolsey and was an eyewitness to the volatile events that turn England from Catholic to Protestant. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, His Life and Death In CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY we have a primary source that presents like a novel. Intriguing historical figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Thomas Wolsey himself are given increased color and depth through the contemporaneous observations of Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish. Most listeners will liken narrator David Thorn's presentation to that of a Shakespearean actor, which is appropriate since the major personages are featured in Shakespeare's HENRY VIII. Thorn's accent and command of English of the 1500s allow him to take on the persona of the good and faithful Cavendish with particular ease and authenticity. This skillful handling allows what could be stilted and difficult to be natural sounding and entertaining. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009] "]]>5cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-the-american-presidents-series-the-16th-president-1861-1865-by-george-s-mcgovern--65178339https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern Narrator: William Dufris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. George S. McGovern—a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president. He shows how Lincoln sometimes went astray, particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties, but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the Civil War from a political dispute to a moral crusade. McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865 Series: #16 of The American Presidents Author: George S. McGovern Narrator: William Dufris Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 23, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. George S. McGovern—a Midwesterner, former U.S. senator, presidential candidate, veteran, and historian by training—offers his unique insight into our sixteenth president. He shows how Lincoln sometimes went astray, particularly in his restrictions on civil liberties, but also how he adjusted his sights and transformed the Civil War from a political dispute to a moral crusade. McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-the-right-thing-inside-the-movement-that-s-bringing-common-sense-back-to-america-by-mike-huckabee--65178292https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 18, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When Governor Mike Huckabee entered the Republican presidential race, he was the ultimate dark horse, with almost no money, no consultants, and no name recognition beyond Arkansas. The so-called experts were highly amused by this former small state governor from blue-collar roots who also played bass in a rock band. He wouldn’t have a prayer against the well-connected and financially wired pros like Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. But Huckabee had one big advantage: a common sense message that connected with millions of people, and not just his fellow evangelical Christians. He spoke about family values, fair taxes, and helping hard-working, middle-class Americans in a tough economy. And to the dismay of some Republicans, he talked about fighting Wall Street greed and K Street corruption. Huckabee shocked the country by winning the all-important Iowa caucuses and seven other states, while spending far less than the other major candidates. He created an army of passionate volunteers and small donors, transforming his campaign into a true movement that will endure long after Election Day. Do The Right Thing is Huckabee’s amazing story, in his own words—from making commercials with Chuck Norris to meeting a Michigan woman who insisted on donating her wedding ring. But this is more than just a campaign memoir. It’s a vision for a smarter, fairer type of politics—“vertical politics”—that focuses on common sense solutions for education, health care, the economy, and many other issues. It’s not about right versus left; it’s about taking America up rather than down. Huckabee also shows how the Republican Party can heal its divisions—between social and fiscal conservatives, the wealthy and the middle class, the religious and the secular—and become a true majority party again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201583Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America Author: Mike Huckabee Narrator: Mike Huckabee Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 18, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: When Governor Mike Huckabee entered the Republican presidential race, he was the ultimate dark horse, with almost no money, no consultants, and no name recognition beyond Arkansas. The so-called experts were highly amused by this former small state governor from blue-collar roots who also played bass in a rock band. He wouldn’t have a prayer against the well-connected and financially wired pros like Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. But Huckabee had one big advantage: a common sense message that connected with millions of people, and not just his fellow evangelical Christians. He spoke about family values, fair taxes, and helping hard-working, middle-class Americans in a tough economy. And to the dismay of some Republicans, he talked about fighting Wall Street greed and K Street corruption. Huckabee shocked the country by winning the all-important Iowa caucuses and seven other states, while spending far less than the other major candidates. He created an army of passionate volunteers and small donors, transforming his campaign into a true movement that will endure long after Election Day. Do The Right Thing is Huckabee’s amazing story, in his own words—from making commercials with Chuck Norris to meeting a Michigan woman who insisted on donating her wedding ring. But this is more than just a campaign memoir. It’s a vision for a smarter, fairer type of politics—“vertical politics”—that focuses on common sense solutions for education, health care, the economy, and many other issues. It’s not about right versus left; it’s about taking America up rather than down. Huckabee also shows how the Republican Party can heal its divisions—between social and fiscal conservatives, the wealthy and the middle class, the religious and the secular—and become a true majority party again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lincoln-the-biography-of-a-writer-by-fred-kaplan--65178413https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln’s steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it.” — Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/155493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Author: Fred Kaplan Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 59 minutes Release date: November 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln’s steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it.” — Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-founding-fathers-by-various-authors-gary-james-wills--65178345https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of political parties and his public silence about slavery. John Adams by John Patrick Diggins Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. But in this program historian John Patrick Diggins reveals a John Adams whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins's view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of a philosopher-king. Thomas Jefferson by Joyce Appleby Few presidents embody the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. His vision and unrivaled political imagination account for the almost utopian zeal of his two administrations. However, contradictions in his populism make Jefferson the most controversial of presidents: he spoke of inalienable human rights, but he taught his daughters that women were created for men's pleasure, and he believed that whites and blacks could never coexist peacefully in freedom. Jefferson described his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution. For the first time, historian Joyce Appleby rigorously explores this claim. She argues that our third president did, in fact, radically transform the political landscape of the United States by limiting the power of the government and eradicating the elitist practices inherited from the colonial era. James Madison by Gary Wills The eternal conundrum about James Madison—a key framer of the U.S. Constitution, a formidable political figure, and a man of tremendous intellect and foresight—is why, when he became chief executive, did he steer the ship of state with such an unsteady hand? Why was this man so lackluster and ineffectual in his tenure as president? Renowned historian Garry Wills outlines the confluence of unfortunate circumstance, misplaced temperament, and outright poor judgment that bogged down Madison's presidency.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Founding Fathers Author: Various Authors, Gary James Wills Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 28, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of political parties and his public silence about slavery. John Adams by John Patrick Diggins Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. But in this program historian John Patrick Diggins reveals a John Adams whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins's view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of a philosopher-king. Thomas Jefferson by Joyce Appleby Few presidents embody the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. His vision and unrivaled political imagination account for the almost utopian zeal of his two administrations. However, contradictions in his populism make Jefferson the most controversial of presidents: he spoke of inalienable human rights, but he taught his daughters that women were created for men's pleasure, and he believed that whites and blacks could never coexist peacefully in freedom. Jefferson described his election to the presidency as a second American Revolution. For the first time, historian Joyce Appleby rigorously explores this claim. She argues that our third president did, in fact, radically transform the political landscape of the United States by limiting the power of the government and eradicating the elitist practices inherited from the colonial era. James Madison by Gary Wills The eternal conundrum about James Madison—a key framer of the U.S. Constitution, a formidable political figure, and a man of tremendous intellect and foresight—is why, when he became chief executive, did he steer the ship of state with such an unsteady hand? Why was this man so lackluster and ineffectual in his tenure as president? Renowned historian Garry Wills outlines the confluence of unfortunate circumstance, misplaced temperament, and outright poor judgment that bogged down Madison's presidency.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-palin-a-new-kind-of-leader-by-joe-hilley--65178401https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R—Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley’s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader Author: Joe Hilley Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Our present era demands a new style of leadership that transcends political affiliation and party lines. In an age that values relationship over authority and instant information over accuracy, breadth of knowledge and depth of conviction are prized commodities. Governor Sarah Palin (R—Alaska) brings both of those qualities to her new role as candidate for the vice presidency of the United States. Her familiarity with a broad range of issues and her strong moral center are just two of the leadership traits that have allowed Palin to organize and focus her efforts in elected office. Exploring themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, author Joe Hilley’s biographical leadership study of Sarah Palin explores the leadership principles that have catapulted her into the national spotlight and explains how she models a fresh paradigm of leadership that will guide our nation through the 21st century.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tried-by-war-abraham-lincoln-as-commander-in-chief-by-james-mcpherson--65178331https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under­stand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few histo­rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity.' —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief Author: James McPherson Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 7, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to under­stand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few histo­rians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity.' —The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize–winning author reveals how Lincoln won the Civil War and invented the role of commander in chief as we know it As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this study by preeminent, bestselling Civil War historian James M. McPherson provides a rare, fresh take on one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. Tried by War offers a revelatory (and timely) portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured. Suspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight and will to fight changed the course of the war and saved the Union.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-how-a-hockey-mom-turned-alaska-s-political-establishment-upside-down-by-kaylene-johnson--65178320https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down Author: Kaylene Johnson Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 7, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Sarah Palin, a hockey mom and small town mayor, thought her dream of making a difference in the male-dominated realm of Alaska politics was over when she clashed with the state chairman of her Republican Party and went head-to-head with the powerful Republican governor. In 2006, she became a long-shot candidate for governor, demanding a higher ethical standard in state government—and then fate intervened. When a major political scandal rocked Alaska politics, her populist reform message suddenly became front-page news—and when Alaskans began listening to her, they liked what they heard.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135422Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down Author: Kaylene Johnson Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/135422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down Author: Kaylene Johnson Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 7, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Sarah Palin, a hockey mom and small town mayor, thought her dream of making a difference in the male-dominated realm of Alaska politics was over when she clashed with the state chairman of her Republican Party and went head-to-head with the powerful Republican governor. In 2006, she became a long-shot candidate for governor, demanding a higher ethical standard in state government—and then fate intervened. When a major political scandal rocked Alaska politics, her populist reform message suddenly became front-page news—and when Alaskans began listening to her, they liked what they heard.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harry-s-truman-the-american-presidents-series-the-33rd-president-1945-1953-by-robert-dallek--65178329https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the job, but Harry S. Truman would surprise them all. Few chief executives have had so lasting an impact. Truman ushered America into the nuclear age, established the alliances and principles that would define the cold war and the national security state, started the nation on the road to civil rights, and won the most dramatic election of the twentieth century—his 1948 'whistlestop campaign' against Thomas E. Dewey. Robert Dallek, the bestselling biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, shows how this unassuming yet supremely confident man rose to the occasion. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a 'splendid misery,' but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 Series: #33 of The American Presidents Author: Robert Dallek Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 2, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. Many believed he would be overmatched by the job, but Harry S. Truman would surprise them all. Few chief executives have had so lasting an impact. Truman ushered America into the nuclear age, established the alliances and principles that would define the cold war and the national security state, started the nation on the road to civil rights, and won the most dramatic election of the twentieth century—his 1948 'whistlestop campaign' against Thomas E. Dewey. Robert Dallek, the bestselling biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, shows how this unassuming yet supremely confident man rose to the occasion. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a 'splendid misery,' but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-hills-rwanda-s-rebirth-and-the-man-who-dreamed-it-by-stephen-kinzer--65178449https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It Author: Stephen Kinzer Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Paul Kagame grew up as a wretched refugee. He and a group of comrades, determined to force their way back home after a generation of exile, designed one of the most audacious covert operations in the history of clandestine war. Then, after taking power, they amazed the world by stabilizing and reviving their devastated country. Now, as President Kagame, he's obsessed with a single outlandish dream: to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa, and to do it in the space of a single generation. A Thousand Hills tells Kagame's tumultuous life story, including his early fascination with Che Guevara and James Bond, his years as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, the dazzlingly original way he built his secret rebel army, his bloody rebellion, and his outsized ambitions for Rwanda. It is the adventure-filled tale of a visionary who won a war, stopped a genocide, and then set out to turn his country into the star of Africa. Like Ishmael Beah's bestselling A Long Way Gone and Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea, this book recounts the thrilling and uplifting tale of a man who defied the odds to lift himself and his country out of misery toward a more promising future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117636Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It Author: Stephen Kinzer Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It Author: Stephen Kinzer Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 21, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Paul Kagame grew up as a wretched refugee. He and a group of comrades, determined to force their way back home after a generation of exile, designed one of the most audacious covert operations in the history of clandestine war. Then, after taking power, they amazed the world by stabilizing and reviving their devastated country. Now, as President Kagame, he's obsessed with a single outlandish dream: to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa, and to do it in the space of a single generation. A Thousand Hills tells Kagame's tumultuous life story, including his early fascination with Che Guevara and James Bond, his years as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, the dazzlingly original way he built his secret rebel army, his bloody rebellion, and his outsized ambitions for Rwanda. It is the adventure-filled tale of a visionary who won a war, stopped a genocide, and then set out to turn his country into the star of Africa. Like Ishmael Beah's bestselling A Long Way Gone and Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea, this book recounts the thrilling and uplifting tale of a man who defied the odds to lift himself and his country out of misery toward a more promising future.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-s-law-america-s-toughest-sheriff-takes-on-illegal-immigration-drugs-and-everything-else-that-threatens-america-by-len-sherman-sherif--65178308https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joe's Law: America's Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else That Threatens America Author: Len Sherman, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Narrator: Phil Gigante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 29, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: He is both feared and admired, and for the past two decades he has been both lionized and demonized by the media. Outspoken, no-nonsense, and eminently fascinating, Joseph M. Arpaio captured the public’s imagination from his first day as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, (a county larger than the state of New Jersey) in 1992. He has become an icon, not only in his own state, but around the world. For sixteen straight years he has averaged an unprecedented 80 percent approval rating.To his ardent followers, “Sheriff Joe,” as he is universally known, is a hero: both for his toughness on crime—and criminals—and his sense of humanity. Sheriff Joe conceived the Tent City Jail, where he houses inmates in surplus army tents left over from the Korean War. Known as the “Alcatraz of Arizona,” his jail brought back male and female chain gangs (for cleaning parks and roadways) and provides stringent, often unorthodox discipline. To discourage theft, the Sheriff insisted that his inmates be restrained with pink handcuffs, and don pink underwear and socks. Inmates are permitted to watch educational programming only, like news, Animal Planet, and The Weather Channel. And by eliminating comforts for his inmates, he has managed to shave $500,000 annually from the cost of keeping prisoners.But he also offers a wide range of educational and therapeutic programs for his inmates, though they’re far less publicized. His opponents decry him for his iron-fisted approach, but no one can deny that Sheriff Joe is one of the country’s most respected elected officials.In this audiobook, “America’s Toughest Sheriff” takes an uncensored look at some of the most difficult and important issues facing America today. The only local law enforcement official in the country directing his deputies to arrest illegal immigrants, Arpaio has shamed the U.S. Border Patrol, the Dept. of Homeland Security, and other federal bureaus, and become a prominent leader in the fight against some of our most pervasive problems. In Joe’s Law he tackles the issue of illegal immigration head on: its relationship with drug trafficking, taxes, and crime, and how it impacts healthcare and education as well. Arpaio offers fair and innovative ways to solve this dilemma and many others, not only for his own state, but for the entire country.The Sheriff’s struggle has personal consequences as well, as the book opens with the revelation of an all-too-credible assassination plot against him, arising from his aggressive and very public anti–illegal immigration campaign.Compelling and courageous, Joe’s Law is a candid take on some of American society’s most pressing problems, and one man’s revolutionary vision for eliminating them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148061Thu, 29 May 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joe's Law: America's Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else That Threatens America Author: Len Sherman, Sheriff Joe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/148061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joe's Law: America's Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else That Threatens America Author: Len Sherman, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Narrator: Phil Gigante Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 29, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: He is both feared and admired, and for the past two decades he has been both lionized and demonized by the media. Outspoken, no-nonsense, and eminently fascinating, Joseph M. Arpaio captured the public’s imagination from his first day as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, (a county larger than the state of New Jersey) in 1992. He has become an icon, not only in his own state, but around the world. For sixteen straight years he has averaged an unprecedented 80 percent approval rating.To his ardent followers, “Sheriff Joe,” as he is universally known, is a hero: both for his toughness on crime—and criminals—and his sense of humanity. Sheriff Joe conceived the Tent City Jail, where he houses inmates in surplus army tents left over from the Korean War. Known as the “Alcatraz of Arizona,” his jail brought back male and female chain gangs (for cleaning parks and roadways) and provides stringent, often unorthodox discipline. To discourage theft, the Sheriff insisted that his inmates be restrained with pink handcuffs, and don pink underwear and socks. Inmates are permitted to watch educational programming only, like news, Animal Planet, and The Weather Channel. And by eliminating comforts for his inmates, he has managed to shave $500,000 annually from the cost of keeping prisoners.But he also offers a wide range of educational and therapeutic programs for his inmates, though they’re far less publicized. His opponents decry him for his iron-fisted approach, but no one can deny that Sheriff Joe is one of the country’s most respected elected officials.In this audiobook, “America’s Toughest Sheriff” takes an uncensored look at some of the most difficult and important issues facing America today. The only local law enforcement official in the country directing his deputies to arrest illegal immigrants, Arpaio has shamed the U.S. Border Patrol, the Dept. of Homeland Security, and other federal bureaus, and become a prominent leader in the fight against some of our most pervasive problems. In Joe’s Law he tackles the issue of illegal immigration head on: its relationship with drug trafficking, taxes, and crime, and how it impacts healthcare and education as well. Arpaio offers fair and innovative ways to solve this dilemma and many others, not only for his own state, but for the entire country.The Sheriff’s struggle has personal consequences as well, as the book opens with the revelation of an all-too-credible assassination plot against him, arising from his aggressive and very public anti–illegal immigration campaign.Compelling and courageous, Joe’s Law is a candid take on some of American society’s most pressing problems, and one man’s revolutionary vision for eliminating them.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bin-ladens-an-arabian-family-in-the-american-century-by-steve-coll--65178294https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Author: Steve Coll Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 1, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap 'Riveting . . . The most psychologically detailed portrait of the brutal 9/11 mastermind yet.' - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In The Bin Ladens, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll continues where Ghost Wars left off, shedding new light on one of the most elusive families of the twenty-first century. Rising from a famine-stricken desert into luxury, private compounds, and even business deals with Hollywood celebrities, the Bin Ladens have benefited from the tensions and contradictions in a country founded on extreme religious purity, suddenly thrust into a world awash in oil, money, and the temptations of the West. But what do these incongruities mean for globalization, the War on Terror, and America's place in the Middle East? Meticulously researched, The Bin Ladens is the story of a remarkably varied and often dangerous family that has used money, mobility, and technology to dramatically different ends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201285Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Author: Steve Coll Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Author: Steve Coll Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 1, 2008 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap 'Riveting . . . The most psychologically detailed portrait of the brutal 9/11 mastermind yet.' - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In The Bin Ladens, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll continues where Ghost Wars left off, shedding new light on one of the most elusive families of the twenty-first century. Rising from a famine-stricken desert into luxury, private compounds, and even business deals with Hollywood celebrities, the Bin Ladens have benefited from the tensions and contradictions in a country founded on extreme religious purity, suddenly thrust into a world awash in oil, money, and the temptations of the West. But what do these incongruities mean for globalization, the War on Terror, and America's place in the Middle East? Meticulously researched, The Bin Ladens is the story of a remarkably varied and often dangerous family that has used money, mobility, and technology to dramatically different ends.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-h-w-bush-the-american-presidents-series-the-41st-president-1989-1993-by-timothy-naftali--65178314https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali Narrator: Patrick Frederic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for his eloquence, Bush readily dismissed ideology as 'the vision thing.' Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, there was no person of his generation better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely shepherded Soviet reformers through the liberalization of their system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. And following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted the principle of fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. It was ultimately his political awkwardness that cost George Bush a second term. His toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and with his party divided, Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series: The 41st President, 1989-1993 Series: #41 of The American Presidents Author: Timothy Naftali Narrator: Patrick Frederic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: George Bush was a throwback to a different era. A patrician figure not known for his eloquence, Bush readily dismissed ideology as 'the vision thing.' Yet, as Timothy Naftali argues, there was no person of his generation better prepared for the challenges facing the United States as the Cold War ended. Bush wisely shepherded Soviet reformers through the liberalization of their system and skillfully orchestrated the reunification of Germany. And following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he united the global community to defeat Saddam Hussein. At home, Bush reasserted the principle of fiscal discipline after the excesses of the Reagan years. It was ultimately his political awkwardness that cost George Bush a second term. His toughest decisions widened fractures in the Republican Party, and with his party divided, Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992. In a final irony, the conservatives who scorned him would return to power eight years later, under his son and namesake, with the result that the elder George Bush would see his reputation soar.]]>65cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-extreme-makeover-of-hillary-rodham-clinton-by-bay-buchanan--65178400https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton Author: Bay Buchanan Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 1, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The race is on, and Hillary Clinton is looking to transform herself into a candidate that middle-Americans might elect as our first woman president. Can she do it? Positioning herself for her 2008 presidential run, Hillary has put away the trappings of a liberal and wrapped herself in a cloak of moderation. The senator who had been one of the stars of the Democratic Party's left wing is now being packaged as a centrist, with the willing help of the liberal media, which castigates any attempts to expose her real agenda. But now, in The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton, Bay Buchanan rips the mask off Hillary, shows how she is susceptible to—and even a willing tool of—radical gurus, and makes clear that not only can Hillary not be trusted, but her 'makeover' is exactly what one would expect from an unprincipled left-wing politician.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136183Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton Author: Bay Buchanan Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/136183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton Author: Bay Buchanan Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 1, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The race is on, and Hillary Clinton is looking to transform herself into a candidate that middle-Americans might elect as our first woman president. Can she do it? Positioning herself for her 2008 presidential run, Hillary has put away the trappings of a liberal and wrapped herself in a cloak of moderation. The senator who had been one of the stars of the Democratic Party's left wing is now being packaged as a centrist, with the willing help of the liberal media, which castigates any attempts to expose her real agenda. But now, in The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton, Bay Buchanan rips the mask off Hillary, shows how she is susceptible to—and even a willing tool of—radical gurus, and makes clear that not only can Hillary not be trusted, but her 'makeover' is exactly what one would expect from an unprincipled left-wing politician.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/write-it-when-i-m-gone-by-thomas-m-defrank--65178363https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Write it When I'm Gone Author: Thomas M. DeFrank Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller?and the candid voice of an American president In 1974, Newsweek correspondent Thomas M. DeFrank was interviewing Gerald Ford when the Vice President blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet. He then extracted a promise not to publish it. ?Write it when I?m dead,? Ford said? and thus began a thirty-two-year relationship. During the last fifteen years of their conversations, Ford opened up to DeFrank, speaking in a way few presidents ever have. Here the award-winning journalist reveals these private talks, as Ford discusses his experiences with his fellow presidents, the Warren Commission, and his exchanges with Bill Clinton during the latter?s impeachment process. In addition, he shares his thoughts about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, his beloved wife Betty, and the frustrations of aging. Write It When I?m Gone is not only a historical document but an unprecedented portrait of a president.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201314Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Write it When I'm Gone Author: Thomas M. DeFrank Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201314 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Write it When I'm Gone Author: Thomas M. DeFrank Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestseller?and the candid voice of an American president In 1974, Newsweek correspondent Thomas M. DeFrank was interviewing Gerald Ford when the Vice President blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet. He then extracted a promise not to publish it. ?Write it when I?m dead,? Ford said? and thus began a thirty-two-year relationship. During the last fifteen years of their conversations, Ford opened up to DeFrank, speaking in a way few presidents ever have. Here the award-winning journalist reveals these private talks, as Ford discusses his experiences with his fellow presidents, the Warren Commission, and his exchanges with Bill Clinton during the latter?s impeachment process. In addition, he shares his thoughts about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, his beloved wife Betty, and the frustrations of aging. Write It When I?m Gone is not only a historical document but an unprecedented portrait of a president.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-time-to-lead-for-duty-honor-and-country-by-wesley-k-clark--65178318https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country Author: Wesley K. Clark Narrator: Wesley K. Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 18, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 2003, General Wesley Clark ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. Since then, he has become a major figure on the political scene, commenting on television and keynoting conferences. Focusing on his major life battles—from his difficult youth in Arkansas, through the horror of Vietnam, the post-war rebuilding of national security and the struggles surrounding the new world order after the Cold War—this groundbreaking audiobook draws lessons from General Clark's unique experiences and reveals his plan for America, at home and in the world. Also included are General Clark's unique stances on the following: • Foreign Policy: Reinvigorate the Atlantic Alliance and formulate a plan for a stable Middle East • The Economy: Advocate holistic economic strategies in to advance our national security objectives • The Environment: Balance the short-term commercial needs for with long-term respect for our natural resources • Education/Health Care: Provide more direct assistance in areas such as education, health care, and retirement security by proper allocation of responsibilities between public and private entities]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191458Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country Author: Wesley K. Clark Narrator: Wesley K. Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country Author: Wesley K. Clark Narrator: Wesley K. Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 18, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In 2003, General Wesley Clark ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. Since then, he has become a major figure on the political scene, commenting on television and keynoting conferences. Focusing on his major life battles—from his difficult youth in Arkansas, through the horror of Vietnam, the post-war rebuilding of national security and the struggles surrounding the new world order after the Cold War—this groundbreaking audiobook draws lessons from General Clark's unique experiences and reveals his plan for America, at home and in the world. Also included are General Clark's unique stances on the following: • Foreign Policy: Reinvigorate the Atlantic Alliance and formulate a plan for a stable Middle East • The Economy: Advocate holistic economic strategies in to advance our national security objectives • The Environment: Balance the short-term commercial needs for with long-term respect for our natural resources • Education/Health Care: Provide more direct assistance in areas such as education, health care, and retirement security by proper allocation of responsibilities between public and private entities]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fallen-founder-the-life-of-aaron-burr-by-nancy-isenberg--65178342https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783Thu, 10 May 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Author: Nancy Isenberg Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 49 minutes Release date: May 10, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play 'Hamilton' has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and—most importantly—a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-retreat-no-surrender-one-american-s-fight-by-stephen-mansfield-tom-delay--65178356https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight Author: Stephen Mansfield, Tom Delay Narrator: Tom DeLay Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 15, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A candid memoir of one of the most effective, controversial figures in modern politics.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201315Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight Author: Stephen Mansfield, Tom Delay Narrator: Tom DeLay Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight Author: Stephen Mansfield, Tom Delay Narrator: Tom DeLay Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 49 minutes Release date: March 15, 2007 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A candid memoir of one of the most effective, controversial figures in modern politics.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/because-they-hate-a-survivor-of-islamic-terror-warns-america-by-brigitte-gabriel--65178333https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America Author: Brigitte Gabriel Narrator: Brigitte Gabriel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 23, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brigitte Gabriel lost her childhood to militant Islam. In 1975 she was ten years old and living in Southern Lebanon when militant Muslims from throughout the Middle East poured into her country and declared jihad against the Lebanese Christians, which became the first front in a worldwide jihad of fundamentalist Islam against non-Muslim peoples. For seven years, Brigitte and her parents lived in an underground bomb shelter, without running water or electricity and very little food. Because They Hate is a political wake-up call. Brigitte warns that the United States is threatened by fundamentalist Islamic theology in the same way Lebanon was––radical Islam will stop at nothing short of domination of all non-Muslim countries. Fiercely articulate and passionately committed, Gabriel tells her own story as well as outlines the history, social movements, and religious divisions that have led to this critical historical conflict.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191504Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America Author: Brigitte Gabriel Narrator: Brigitte Gabriel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America Author: Brigitte Gabriel Narrator: Brigitte Gabriel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: January 23, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brigitte Gabriel lost her childhood to militant Islam. In 1975 she was ten years old and living in Southern Lebanon when militant Muslims from throughout the Middle East poured into her country and declared jihad against the Lebanese Christians, which became the first front in a worldwide jihad of fundamentalist Islam against non-Muslim peoples. For seven years, Brigitte and her parents lived in an underground bomb shelter, without running water or electricity and very little food. Because They Hate is a political wake-up call. Brigitte warns that the United States is threatened by fundamentalist Islamic theology in the same way Lebanon was––radical Islam will stop at nothing short of domination of all non-Muslim countries. Fiercely articulate and passionately committed, Gabriel tells her own story as well as outlines the history, social movements, and religious divisions that have led to this critical historical conflict.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-jackson-a-biography-by-robert-vincent-remini--65178403https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: A Biography Series: Part of The Great Generals Series Author: Robert Vincent Remini Narrator: Tom Weiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: It was Andrew Jackson’s military heroism that helped to usher him into the presidency. From the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 to the Indian Wars and his unorthodox presence in the White House, Jackson is one of the most fascinating figures in American history. Here is his life as told by the foremost Jackson historian of our time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/master-of-the-senate-the-years-of-lyndon-johnson-iii-by-robert-a-caro--65178440https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 53 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done.   It was during these years that all Johnson’s experience—from his Texas Hill Country boyhood to his passionate representation in Congress of his hardscrabble constituents to his tireless construction of a political machine—came to fruition. Caro introduces the story with a dramatic account of the Senate itself: how Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun had made it the center of governmental energy, the forum in which the great issues of the country were thrashed out. And how, by the time Johnson arrived, it had dwindled into a body that merely responded to executive initiatives, all but impervious to the forces of change. Caro anatomizes the genius for political strategy and tactics by which, in an institution that had made the seniority system all-powerful for a century and more, Johnson became Majority Leader after only a single term-the youngest and greatest Senate Leader in our history; how he manipulated the Senate’s hallowed rules and customs and the weaknesses and strengths of his colleagues to change the “unchangeable” Senate from a loose confederation of sovereign senators to a whirring legislative machine under his own iron-fisted control.   Caro demonstrates how Johnson’s political genius enabled him to reconcile the unreconcilable: to retain the support of the southerners who controlled the Senate while earning the trust—or at least the cooperation—of the liberals, led by Paul Douglas and Hubert Humphrey, without whom he could not achieve his goal of winning the presidency. He shows the dark side of Johnson’s ambition: how he proved his loyalty to the great oil barons who had financed his rise to power by ruthlessly destroying the career of the New Dealer who was in charge of regulating them, Federal Power Commission Chairman Leland Olds. And we watch him achieve the impossible: convincing southerners that although he was firmly in their camp as the anointed successor to their leader, Richard Russell, it was essential that they allow him to make some progress toward civil rights. In a breathtaking tour de force, Caro details Johnson’s amazing triumph in maneuvering to passage the first civil rights legislation since 1875.   Master of the Senate, told with an abundance of rich detail that could only have come from Caro’s peerless research, is both a galvanizing portrait of the man himself—the titan of Capital Hill, volcanic, mesmerizing—and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings and personal and legislative power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123077Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/123077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III Series: Part of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert A. Caro Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 53 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 28, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done.   It was during these years that all Johnson’s experience—from his Texas Hill Country boyhood to his passionate representation in Congress of his hardscrabble constituents to his tireless construction of a political machine—came to fruition. Caro introduces the story with a dramatic account of the Senate itself: how Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun had made it the center of governmental energy, the forum in which the great issues of the country were thrashed out. And how, by the time Johnson arrived, it had dwindled into a body that merely responded to executive initiatives, all but impervious to the forces of change. Caro anatomizes the genius for political strategy and tactics by which, in an institution that had made the seniority system all-powerful for a century and more, Johnson became Majority Leader after only a single term-the youngest and greatest Senate Leader in our history; how he manipulated the Senate’s hallowed rules and customs and the weaknesses and strengths of his colleagues to change the “unchangeable” Senate from a loose confederation of sovereign senators to a whirring legislative machine under his own iron-fisted control.   Caro demonstrates how Johnson’s political genius enabled him to reconcile the unreconcilable: to retain the support of the southerners who controlled the Senate while earning the trust—or at least the cooperation—of the liberals, led by Paul Douglas and Hubert Humphrey, without whom he could not achieve his goal of winning the presidency. He shows the dark side of Johnson’s ambition: how he proved his loyalty to the great oil barons who had financed his rise to power by ruthlessly destroying the career of the New Dealer who was in charge of regulating them, Federal Power Commission Chairman Leland Olds. And we watch him achieve the impossible: convincing southerners that although he was firmly in their camp as the anointed successor to their leader, Richard Russell, it was essential that they allow him to make some progress toward civil rights. In a breathtaking tour de force, Caro details Johnson’s amazing triumph in maneuvering to passage the first civil rights legislation since 1875.   Master of the Senate, told with an abundance of rich detail that could only have come from Caro’s peerless research, is both a galvanizing portrait of the man himself—the titan of Capital Hill, volcanic, mesmerizing—and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings and personal and legislative power.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/revolutionary-characters-what-made-the-founders-different-by-gordon-s-wood--65178264https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475Thu, 18 May 2006 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Author: Gordon S. Wood Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 18, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.35 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-vast-right-wing-conspiracy-s-dossier-on-hillary-clinton-by-amanda-b-carpenter--65178444https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton Author: Amanda B. Carpenter Narrator: James Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: They adore her in Manhattan. They worship her in Hollywood. They idolize her in the liberal media. But out in the real world are those of us who see through her lies about her husband, reject her socialist economics, and despise her radical social agenda. We are the members of what Hillary Clinton described as a “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy,” and at VRWC headquarters, we’ve been keeping a file on her. If you’re one of us, The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton will give you all the ammunition to help end Hillary’s White House dreams once and for all. It’s all here: the dirty deals, unsavory incidents, insane proposals, revealing comments, and outright flip-flops in Hillary’s past. You’ll also find the complete record of her activities since leaving the White House and the machinery she already has in place to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139402Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton Author: Amanda B. Carpenter Narrator: James Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/139402 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton Author: Amanda B. Carpenter Narrator: James Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: They adore her in Manhattan. They worship her in Hollywood. They idolize her in the liberal media. But out in the real world are those of us who see through her lies about her husband, reject her socialist economics, and despise her radical social agenda. We are the members of what Hillary Clinton described as a “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy,” and at VRWC headquarters, we’ve been keeping a file on her. If you’re one of us, The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy’s Dossier on Hillary Clinton will give you all the ammunition to help end Hillary’s White House dreams once and for all. It’s all here: the dirty deals, unsavory incidents, insane proposals, revealing comments, and outright flip-flops in Hillary’s past. You’ll also find the complete record of her activities since leaving the White House and the machinery she already has in place to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prince-of-the-city-giuliani-new-york-and-the-genius-of-american-life-by-fred-siegel--65178381https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York, and the Genius of American Life Author: Fred Siegel Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the dark days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Rudy Giuliani established himself as “America’s mayor.” This first post-9/11 account of his career shows how Giuliani’s successes in New York set a promising example for the rejuvenation of our major cities. As one who has worked with him as well as studied him, Fred Siegel regards Giuliani as a shrewd tactician and artist of the possible, who could have stepped out of the pages of Machiavelli’s The Prince. A self-promoting, self-absorbed man, the mayor made his enormous ego and tribal ethos serve the city’s well-being, promoting ideals that transcended New York’s ethnic politics and business as usual. The Prince of the City is at once a fascinating character study, a history of New York over the last forty years, and a classic inquiry into the issue of how cities thrive or die.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138926Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York, and the Genius of American Life Author: Fred Siegel Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/138926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York, and the Genius of American Life Author: Fred Siegel Narrator: Brian Emerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In the dark days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Rudy Giuliani established himself as “America’s mayor.” This first post-9/11 account of his career shows how Giuliani’s successes in New York set a promising example for the rejuvenation of our major cities. As one who has worked with him as well as studied him, Fred Siegel regards Giuliani as a shrewd tactician and artist of the possible, who could have stepped out of the pages of Machiavelli’s The Prince. A self-promoting, self-absorbed man, the mayor made his enormous ego and tribal ethos serve the city’s well-being, promoting ideals that transcended New York’s ethnic politics and business as usual. The Prince of the City is at once a fascinating character study, a history of New York over the last forty years, and a classic inquiry into the issue of how cities thrive or die.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-mormon-in-the-white-house-10-things-every-american-should-know-about-mitt-romney-by-hugh-hewitt--65178368https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney Author: Hugh Hewitt Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: He may be the only Republican who can deny John McCain the nomination, and he may be the only Republican who can stop Hillary Clinton. He’s an incredibly successful businessman and a fiscal and social conservative who managed to win the governorship in one of the staunchest Democratic states in America. But Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is also a devout Mormon—so what does that mean for the election of 2008? In the first book on this intriguing candidate, Hugh Hewitt sets out to explain Romney, his faith, and the importance of that debate. Mixing exclusive interviews with the governor and candid conversations with some of the country’s leading Christian pastors and shrewdest political observers, this is a riveting look inside the most wide-open battle for the presidency since 1948.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120009Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney Author: Hugh Hewitt Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/120009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney Author: Hugh Hewitt Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: He may be the only Republican who can deny John McCain the nomination, and he may be the only Republican who can stop Hillary Clinton. He’s an incredibly successful businessman and a fiscal and social conservative who managed to win the governorship in one of the staunchest Democratic states in America. But Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is also a devout Mormon—so what does that mean for the election of 2008? In the first book on this intriguing candidate, Hugh Hewitt sets out to explain Romney, his faith, and the importance of that debate. Mixing exclusive interviews with the governor and candid conversations with some of the country’s leading Christian pastors and shrewdest political observers, this is a riveting look inside the most wide-open battle for the presidency since 1948.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jackie-ethel-joan-women-of-camelot-by-j-randy-taraborrelli--65178412https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Beth Fowler Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jacqueline Bouvier. Ethel Skakel. Joan Bennett. Three women who married into America's royal family and became forever linked in legend. Set against the panorama of explosive American history, this unique story offers a rarely-seen look at the relationship shared among the three women -- during the Camelot years and beyond. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy, raising their children, or confronting death, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style and dignity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122845Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Beth Fowler Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/122845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot Author: J. Randy Taraborrelli Narrator: Beth Fowler Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jacqueline Bouvier. Ethel Skakel. Joan Bennett. Three women who married into America's royal family and became forever linked in legend. Set against the panorama of explosive American history, this unique story offers a rarely-seen look at the relationship shared among the three women -- during the Camelot years and beyond. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy, raising their children, or confronting death, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style and dignity.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do-profiles-in-liberal-hypocrisy-by-peter-schweizer--65178411https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy Author: Peter Schweizer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Prominent liberals support a whole litany of policies and principles: progressive taxes, affirmative action, greater regulation of corporations, raising the inheritance tax, strict environmental regulations, children’s rights, consumer rights, and more. But do they actually live by these beliefs? Peter Schweizer decided to investigate the private lives of politicians like the Clintons, Nancy Pelosi, the Kennedys, and Ralph Nader; commentators Michael Moore, Al Franken, Noam Chomsky, and Cornel West; entertainers or philanthropists Barbra Streisand and George Soros. Using publicly-available real estate records, IRS returns, court depositions, and their own published statements, he sought to examine whether they lived by the principles they so forcefully advocate. What he found was a long list of contradictions. Many of these proponents of organized labor had developed various methods to sidestep paying union wages or avoid employing unions altogether. They were also adept at avoiding taxes; invested heavily in corporations they had denounced; took advantage of foreign tax credits to use non-American labor overseas; espoused environmental causes while opposing those that might affect their own property rights; hid their investments in trusts to avoid paying estate tax; denounced oil companies but quietly owned them. Schweizer’s conclusion is simple: liberalism in the end forces its adherents to become hypocrites. They adopt one pose in public, but when it comes to what matters most in their own lives–their property, their privacy, and their children--they jettison their liberal principles and adopt conservative ones. If these ideas don’t work for the very individuals who promote them, Schweizer asks, how can they work for the country?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160292Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy Author: Peter Schweizer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160292 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy Author: Peter Schweizer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 25, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Prominent liberals support a whole litany of policies and principles: progressive taxes, affirmative action, greater regulation of corporations, raising the inheritance tax, strict environmental regulations, children’s rights, consumer rights, and more. But do they actually live by these beliefs? Peter Schweizer decided to investigate the private lives of politicians like the Clintons, Nancy Pelosi, the Kennedys, and Ralph Nader; commentators Michael Moore, Al Franken, Noam Chomsky, and Cornel West; entertainers or philanthropists Barbra Streisand and George Soros. Using publicly-available real estate records, IRS returns, court depositions, and their own published statements, he sought to examine whether they lived by the principles they so forcefully advocate. What he found was a long list of contradictions. Many of these proponents of organized labor had developed various methods to sidestep paying union wages or avoid employing unions altogether. They were also adept at avoiding taxes; invested heavily in corporations they had denounced; took advantage of foreign tax credits to use non-American labor overseas; espoused environmental causes while opposing those that might affect their own property rights; hid their investments in trusts to avoid paying estate tax; denounced oil companies but quietly owned them. Schweizer’s conclusion is simple: liberalism in the end forces its adherents to become hypocrites. They adopt one pose in public, but when it comes to what matters most in their own lives–their property, their privacy, and their children--they jettison their liberal principles and adopt conservative ones. If these ideas don’t work for the very individuals who promote them, Schweizer asks, how can they work for the country?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-fbi-bringing-down-the-mafia-investigating-bill-clinton-and-fighting-the-war-on-terror-by-louis-j-freeh--65178346https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror Author: Louis J. Freeh Narrator: Adam Grupper Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 11, 2005 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Louis Freeh led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001, through some of the most tumultuous times in its long history. This is the story of a life in law enforcement, and of one man's determined struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI while ensuring its freedom from political interference. Bill Clinton called Freeh a 'law enforcement legend' when he nominated him as FBI Director. The good feelings would not last. Going toe-to-toe with his boss during the scandal-plagued ‘90s, Freeh fought hard to defend his agency from political interference and to protect America from the growing threat of international terrorism. When Clinton later called that appointment the worst one he had made as president, Freeh considered it 'a badge of honor.' This is Freeh's entire story, from his Catholic upbringing in New Jersey to law school, the FBI training academy, his career as a US District attorney and as a federal judge, and finally his eight years as the nation's top cop. This is the definitive account of American law enforcement in the run-up to September 11. Freeh is clear-eyed, frank, the ultimate realist, and he offers resolute vision for the struggles ahead.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191570Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror Author: Louis J. Freeh Narrator: Adam Grupper Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191570 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror Author: Louis J. Freeh Narrator: Adam Grupper Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 11, 2005 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Louis Freeh led the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1993 to 2001, through some of the most tumultuous times in its long history. This is the story of a life in law enforcement, and of one man's determined struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI while ensuring its freedom from political interference. Bill Clinton called Freeh a 'law enforcement legend' when he nominated him as FBI Director. The good feelings would not last. Going toe-to-toe with his boss during the scandal-plagued ‘90s, Freeh fought hard to defend his agency from political interference and to protect America from the growing threat of international terrorism. When Clinton later called that appointment the worst one he had made as president, Freeh considered it 'a badge of honor.' This is Freeh's entire story, from his Catholic upbringing in New Jersey to law school, the FBI training academy, his career as a US District attorney and as a federal judge, and finally his eight years as the nation's top cop. This is the definitive account of American law enforcement in the run-up to September 11. Freeh is clear-eyed, frank, the ultimate realist, and he offers resolute vision for the struggles ahead.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-jackson-his-life-and-times-by-h-w-brands--65178402https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American. The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national bestseller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction. He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders. A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. In the bestselling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Author: H. W. Brands Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 13, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.52 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American. The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American history. The first “common man” to rise to the presidency, Jackson embodied the spirit and the vision of the emerging American nation; the term “Jacksonian democracy” is embedded in our national lexicon. With the sweep, passion, and attention to detail that made The First American a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national bestseller, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that’s as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction. He follows Andrew Jackson from his days as rebellious youth, risking execution to free the Carolinas of the British during the Revolutionary War, to his years as a young lawyer and congressman from the newly settled frontier state of Tennessee. As general of the Tennessee militia, he put down a massive Indian uprising in the South, securing the safety of American settlers, and his famous rout of the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 made him a national hero. But it is Jackson’s contributions as president, however, that won him a place in the pantheon of America’s greatest leaders. A man of the people, without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, he sought as president to make the country a genuine democracy, governed by and for the people. Jackson, although respectful of states’ rights, devoted himself to the preservation of the Union, whose future in that age was still very much in question. When South Carolina, his home state, threatened to secede over the issue of slavery, Jackson promised to march down with 100,000 federal soldiers should it dare. In the bestselling tradition of Founding Brothers and His Excellency by Joseph Ellis and of John Adams by David McCullough, Andrew Jackson is the first single-volume, full-length biography of Jackson in decades. This magisterial portrait of one of our greatest leaders promises to reshape our understanding of both the man and his era and is sure to be greeted with enthusiasm and acclaim. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/franklin-delano-roosevelt-the-american-presidents-series-the-32nd-president-1933-1945-by-roy-jenkins--65178357https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish language, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and all the while aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180509 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The American Presidents Series: The 32nd President, 1933-1945 Series: #32 of The American Presidents Author: Roy Jenkins Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none. In acute, stylish language, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and all the while aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers. Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-hamilton-by-ron-chernow--65178288https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 646 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/291813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander Hamilton Author: Ron Chernow Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 646 Ratings of Narrator: 4.54 of Total 46 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!  In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before—from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804. Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ask-not-the-inauguration-of-john-f-kennedy-and-the-speech-that-changed-america-by-thurston-clarke--65178305https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A close-up on one of American history's most splendid events, JFK's inaugural week, and the creation of the speech that inspired a generation and brought hope to a nation 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' On the January morning when John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency and stood to speak those words, America was divided. Citizens around the world were torn by fears of war. Kennedy's speech—called the finest since Lincoln at Gettysburg, the most memorable of any 20th-century American politician—did more than reassure: It changed lives, marking the start of a brief, optimistic era of struggle against 'tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.' Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the week leading up to the inaugural which stands as one of the most moving spectacles in the history of American politics. At the heart of the narrative is Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation. Clarke's portrait of JFK during what intimates called his happiest days is balanced, revealing the president at his most dazzlingly charismatic (and cunningly pragmatic). As the snow gradually covers Washington in a blanket of white, as statesmen and celebrities arrive for candle-lit festivities, Kennedy—an obsessed perfectionist—pushes himself, his family, and advisors to the limit—to create greatness, to find the words which captured what he most truly believed and, as it happened, which far outlasted his own life. For all who seek to understand the fascination with all things Kennedy, the answer is here. Ask Not explains the phenomenon to the heart and mind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America Author: Thurston Clarke Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A close-up on one of American history's most splendid events, JFK's inaugural week, and the creation of the speech that inspired a generation and brought hope to a nation 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.' On the January morning when John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency and stood to speak those words, America was divided. Citizens around the world were torn by fears of war. Kennedy's speech—called the finest since Lincoln at Gettysburg, the most memorable of any 20th-century American politician—did more than reassure: It changed lives, marking the start of a brief, optimistic era of struggle against 'tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself.' Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the week leading up to the inaugural which stands as one of the most moving spectacles in the history of American politics. At the heart of the narrative is Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation. Clarke's portrait of JFK during what intimates called his happiest days is balanced, revealing the president at his most dazzlingly charismatic (and cunningly pragmatic). As the snow gradually covers Washington in a blanket of white, as statesmen and celebrities arrive for candle-lit festivities, Kennedy—an obsessed perfectionist—pushes himself, his family, and advisors to the limit—to create greatness, to find the words which captured what he most truly believed and, as it happened, which far outlasted his own life. For all who seek to understand the fascination with all things Kennedy, the answer is here. Ask Not explains the phenomenon to the heart and mind.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ulysses-s-grant-the-american-presidents-series-the-18th-president-1869-1877-by-josiah-bunting--65178388https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But his presidency is another matter—the most common word used to characterize it is 'scandal.' Grant is routinely portrayed as a man out of his depth, whose trusting nature and hands-off management style opened the federal coffers to unprecedented plunder. But that caricature does not do justice to the realities of Grant's term in office, as Josiah Bunting shows in this provocative assessment of our eighteenth president. Grant came to Washington in 1869 to lead a capital and a country still bitterly divided by four years of civil war. His predecessor, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached and the Radical Republicans in Congress were intent on imposing harsh conditions on the southern states before allowing them back into the Union. Grant made it his priority to forge the states back into a single nation, and Bunting shows that despite the troubles that characterized Grant's term in office, he was able to accomplish this most important task—very often through the skillful use of his own popularity with the American people. Grant was indeed a military man of the highest order, he was also a better president than he is often given credit for.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series: The 18th President, 1869-1877 Series: #18 of The American Presidents Author: Josiah Bunting Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms—the man who turned the tide of the Civil War, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the man who had the stomach to see the war through to final victory. But his presidency is another matter—the most common word used to characterize it is 'scandal.' Grant is routinely portrayed as a man out of his depth, whose trusting nature and hands-off management style opened the federal coffers to unprecedented plunder. But that caricature does not do justice to the realities of Grant's term in office, as Josiah Bunting shows in this provocative assessment of our eighteenth president. Grant came to Washington in 1869 to lead a capital and a country still bitterly divided by four years of civil war. His predecessor, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached and the Radical Republicans in Congress were intent on imposing harsh conditions on the southern states before allowing them back into the Union. Grant made it his priority to forge the states back into a single nation, and Bunting shows that despite the troubles that characterized Grant's term in office, he was able to accomplish this most important task—very often through the skillful use of his own popularity with the American people. Grant was indeed a military man of the highest order, he was also a better president than he is often given credit for.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/homegrown-democrat-a-few-plain-thoughts-from-the-heart-of-america-by-garrison-keillor--65178310https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America Author: Garrison Keillor Narrator: Garrison Keillor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this thoughtful, deeply personal work, one of the nation's best-loved voices takes the plunge into politics and comes up with a book that has had all of America talking. Here, with great heart, supple wit, and a dash of anger, Garrison Keillor describes the simple democratic values—the Golden Rule, the obligation to defend the weak against the powerful, and others—that define his hard-working Midwestern neighbors and that today's Republicans seem determined to subvert. A reminiscence, a political tract, and a humorous meditation, Homegrown Democrat is an entertaining, refreshing addition to today's rancorous political debate.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199158Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America Author: Garrison Keillor Narrator: Garrison Keillor Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America Author: Garrison Keillor Narrator: Garrison Keillor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 9, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 12 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this thoughtful, deeply personal work, one of the nation's best-loved voices takes the plunge into politics and comes up with a book that has had all of America talking. Here, with great heart, supple wit, and a dash of anger, Garrison Keillor describes the simple democratic values—the Golden Rule, the obligation to defend the weak against the powerful, and others—that define his hard-working Midwestern neighbors and that today's Republicans seem determined to subvert. A reminiscence, a political tract, and a humorous meditation, Homegrown Democrat is an entertaining, refreshing addition to today's rancorous political debate.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-goodbye-a-memoir-by-patti-davis--65178407https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Goodbye: A Memoir Author: Patti Davis Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Ronald Reagan’s daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease. The simplicity with which she reveals the intensity, the rush, the flow of her feelings encompasses all the surprises and complexities that ambush us when death gradually, unstoppably invades life. In The Long Goodbye, Patti Davis describes losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease, saying goodbye in stages, helpless against the onslaught of a disease that steals what is most precious–a person’s memory. “Alzheimer’s,” she writes, “snips away at the threads, a slow unraveling, a steady retreat; as a witness all you can do is watch, cry, and whisper a soft stream of goodbyes.” She writes of needing to be reunited at forty-two with her mother (“she had wept as much as I over our long, embittered war”), of regaining what they had spent decades demolishing; a truce was necessary to bring together a splintered family, a few weeks before her father released his letter telling the country and the world of his illness . . . The author delves into her memories to touch her father again, to hear his voice, to keep alive the years she had with him. She writes as if past and present were coming together, of her memories as a child, holding her father’s hand, and as a young woman whose hand is being given away in marriage by her father . . . of her father teaching her to ride a bicycle, of the moment when he let her go and she went off on her own . . . of his teaching her the difference between a hawk and a buzzard . . . of the family summer vacations at a rented beach house–each of them tan, her father looking like the athlete he was, with a swimmer’s broad shoulders and lean torso. . . . She writes of how her father never resisted solitude, in fact was born for it, of that strange reserve that made people reach for him. . . . She recalls him sitting at his desk, writing, staring out the window . . . and she writes about the toll of the disease itself, the look in her father’s eyes, and her efforts to reel him back to her. Moving . . . honest . . . an illuminating portrait of grief, of a man, a disease, and a woman and her father.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160219Mon, 02 Aug 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Goodbye: A Memoir Author: Patti Davis Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Goodbye: A Memoir Author: Patti Davis Narrator: Staci Snell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Ronald Reagan’s daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease. The simplicity with which she reveals the intensity, the rush, the flow of her feelings encompasses all the surprises and complexities that ambush us when death gradually, unstoppably invades life. In The Long Goodbye, Patti Davis describes losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease, saying goodbye in stages, helpless against the onslaught of a disease that steals what is most precious–a person’s memory. “Alzheimer’s,” she writes, “snips away at the threads, a slow unraveling, a steady retreat; as a witness all you can do is watch, cry, and whisper a soft stream of goodbyes.” She writes of needing to be reunited at forty-two with her mother (“she had wept as much as I over our long, embittered war”), of regaining what they had spent decades demolishing; a truce was necessary to bring together a splintered family, a few weeks before her father released his letter telling the country and the world of his illness . . . The author delves into her memories to touch her father again, to hear his voice, to keep alive the years she had with him. She writes as if past and present were coming together, of her memories as a child, holding her father’s hand, and as a young woman whose hand is being given away in marriage by her father . . . of her father teaching her to ride a bicycle, of the moment when he let her go and she went off on her own . . . of his teaching her the difference between a hawk and a buzzard . . . of the family summer vacations at a rented beach house–each of them tan, her father looking like the athlete he was, with a swimmer’s broad shoulders and lean torso. . . . She writes of how her father never resisted solitude, in fact was born for it, of that strange reserve that made people reach for him. . . . She recalls him sitting at his desk, writing, staring out the window . . . and she writes about the toll of the disease itself, the look in her father’s eyes, and her efforts to reel him back to her. Moving . . . honest . . . an illuminating portrait of grief, of a man, a disease, and a woman and her father.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-men-we-became-my-friendship-with-john-f-kennedy-jr-by-robert-littell--65178348https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men We Became: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. Author: Robert Littell Narrator: Robert Littell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 1, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From youth to adulthood, Rob Littell spent 20 years alongside John F. Kennedy Jr.—through laughter and sorrow, joy and heartbreak. Now in this moving and poignant memoir of their touching friendship, Rob Littell shares his story with listeners Rob Littell was a freshman at Brown when he met JFK Jr. Although Littell came from a privileged background, it was worlds apart from the glamorous life of the son of the late President and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Eager to be accepted on his own terms, Kennedy responded to Littell's irreverence toward his celebrity and they became close friends. Littell recounts dinners at Jacqueline Onassis's apartment—where she surprised him with his favorite of specially burned hamburger—and weekends at her retreat in Martha's Vineyard, where she critiqued their touch football. As students, Littell and Kennedy bummed around Europe. Later, they shared apartments in New York. Later still, Littell was part of John's secret wedding to Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, Georgia and three years later a pallbearer at his funeral. This is an intimate, detailed and affectionate memoir of an unusual young man by a close friend.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180023Thu, 01 Jul 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men We Became: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. Author: Robert Littell Narrator: Robert Littell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men We Became: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. Author: Robert Littell Narrator: Robert Littell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 1, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From youth to adulthood, Rob Littell spent 20 years alongside John F. Kennedy Jr.—through laughter and sorrow, joy and heartbreak. Now in this moving and poignant memoir of their touching friendship, Rob Littell shares his story with listeners Rob Littell was a freshman at Brown when he met JFK Jr. Although Littell came from a privileged background, it was worlds apart from the glamorous life of the son of the late President and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Eager to be accepted on his own terms, Kennedy responded to Littell's irreverence toward his celebrity and they became close friends. Littell recounts dinners at Jacqueline Onassis's apartment—where she surprised him with his favorite of specially burned hamburger—and weekends at her retreat in Martha's Vineyard, where she critiqued their touch football. As students, Littell and Kennedy bummed around Europe. Later, they shared apartments in New York. Later still, Littell was part of John's secret wedding to Carolyn Bessette on Cumberland Island, Georgia and three years later a pallbearer at his funeral. This is an intimate, detailed and affectionate memoir of an unusual young man by a close friend.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bush-country-how-dubya-became-a-great-president-while-driving-liberals-insane-by-john-podhoretz--65178298https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President While Driving Liberals Insane Author: John Podhoretz Narrator: John Podhoretz Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 1, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Combining acerbic wit with insider political savvy, one of America's most entertaining journalists tells readers why George W. Bush is not only the Right Man at the Right Time, but has become the greatest Leader of the Age George W. Bush arrived in the White House an untested governor with an unfortunate habit of tripping over his own tongue, presiding over an economy slipping into recession, and a nation more obsessed with reality television than with the reality of international terrorism. He was considered by many opinion-leaders a dupe, an illiterate, a cowboy, a preppie, a child of privilege who would never have made it to the White House without the help of his ex-president father. Now, with his first term coming to an end, it is clear to John Podhoretz that Bush has become—and will be remembered—as one of this nation's strongest leaders. He has changed the country's agenda from top to bottom. Steeled by the tragedy of September 11, he has responded with visionary power and towering authority. He has presided over victories in two wars and a triumphant repositioning of his party. His secret: The willingness to spend political capital rather than hoard it. Bush Country makes its case with style and verve. Here is an engrossing and entertaining portrait that proves that 'misunderestimating' our forty-third president is folly indeed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191767Sun, 01 Feb 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President While Driving Liberals Insane Author: John Podhoretz Narrator: John Podhoretz Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President While Driving Liberals Insane Author: John Podhoretz Narrator: John Podhoretz Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: February 1, 2004 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Combining acerbic wit with insider political savvy, one of America's most entertaining journalists tells readers why George W. Bush is not only the Right Man at the Right Time, but has become the greatest Leader of the Age George W. Bush arrived in the White House an untested governor with an unfortunate habit of tripping over his own tongue, presiding over an economy slipping into recession, and a nation more obsessed with reality television than with the reality of international terrorism. He was considered by many opinion-leaders a dupe, an illiterate, a cowboy, a preppie, a child of privilege who would never have made it to the White House without the help of his ex-president father. Now, with his first term coming to an end, it is clear to John Podhoretz that Bush has become—and will be remembered—as one of this nation's strongest leaders. He has changed the country's agenda from top to bottom. Steeled by the tragedy of September 11, he has responded with visionary power and towering authority. He has presided over victories in two wars and a triumphant repositioning of his party. His secret: The willingness to spend political capital rather than hoard it. Bush Country makes its case with style and verve. Here is an engrossing and entertaining portrait that proves that 'misunderestimating' our forty-third president is folly indeed.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bushes-portrait-of-a-dynasty-by-peter-schweizer-rochelle-schweizer--65178377https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty Author: Peter Schweizer, Rochelle Schweizer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.62 of Total 21 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Get the inside story on America’s most powerful political dynasty. President George W. Bush leads our nation in a time of unprecedented peril. But how well do we really know him or his remarkable family, whose history often mirrors the history of America? Now, in the first full-scale biography of the Bushes, Peter and Rochelle Schweizer trace the extraordinary trajectory of their rise to power. Through a series of exclusive, surprisingly candid interviews with members of the family and close friends, the inner workings of this very private family are revealed: their marriages and friendships; the intense sibling rivalry between George W. and Jeb Bush; divisions between father and son over the Iraq war; even Jeb Bush’s plans to run for president in 2008. Never-before-seen private photos add even greater detail and depth to this fascinating family portrait. And above all, we see George W. Bush the way his family does, as an intensely driven person who has a much more complex relationship with his father than has often been portrayed in the media. Family members talk about how he deals with the stresses of the war on terrorism, why he sees it as a “religious war,” and how his personal faith influences what he says and does. The Schweizers also delve into the Bushes’ sensitive and secret business dealings, including their long history of involvement in the oil business. Their shrewd alliances with other American dynasties—including the Kennedys, Rockefellers, and Tafts—have all helped to quietly consolidate their power within the Republican Party. Indeed, what makes the Bushes so successful is that they function less like the great political families before them and more like a high-tech startup: free-flowing, pragmatic, and opportunistic. It is this distinction that assures them an enduring presence on the nation’s political stage, making The Bushes essential reading for anyone who cares about America’s future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160368Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty Author: Peter Schweizer, Rochelle Schweizer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty Author: Peter Schweizer, Rochelle Schweizer Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 8, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.62 of Total 21 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Get the inside story on America’s most powerful political dynasty. President George W. Bush leads our nation in a time of unprecedented peril. But how well do we really know him or his remarkable family, whose history often mirrors the history of America? Now, in the first full-scale biography of the Bushes, Peter and Rochelle Schweizer trace the extraordinary trajectory of their rise to power. Through a series of exclusive, surprisingly candid interviews with members of the family and close friends, the inner workings of this very private family are revealed: their marriages and friendships; the intense sibling rivalry between George W. and Jeb Bush; divisions between father and son over the Iraq war; even Jeb Bush’s plans to run for president in 2008. Never-before-seen private photos add even greater detail and depth to this fascinating family portrait. And above all, we see George W. Bush the way his family does, as an intensely driven person who has a much more complex relationship with his father than has often been portrayed in the media. Family members talk about how he deals with the stresses of the war on terrorism, why he sees it as a “religious war,” and how his personal faith influences what he says and does. The Schweizers also delve into the Bushes’ sensitive and secret business dealings, including their long history of involvement in the oil business. Their shrewd alliances with other American dynasties—including the Kennedys, Rockefellers, and Tafts—have all helped to quietly consolidate their power within the Republican Party. Indeed, what makes the Bushes so successful is that they function less like the great political families before them and more like a high-tech startup: free-flowing, pragmatic, and opportunistic. It is this distinction that assures them an enduring presence on the nation’s political stage, making The Bushes essential reading for anyone who cares about America’s future.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-washington-the-american-presidents-series-the-1st-president-1789-1797-by-susan-dunn-james-macgregor-burns--65178382https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 7, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519Wed, 07 Jan 2004 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington: The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797 Series: #1 of The American Presidents Author: Susan Dunn, James MacGregor Burns Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 7, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Washington's legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-no-other-time-the-107th-congress-and-the-two-years-that-changed-america-forever-by-tom-daschle--65178336https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever Author: Tom Daschle Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 14, 2003 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history. The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the United States Supreme Court, the fifty-fifty Senate, the horror of September 11, the anthrax attacks on media and the government (including Daschle’s own office), the war on terrorism, corporate scandals that shook the economy, the inexorable move toward war with Iraq, and other dramatic events, all leading up to the historic midterm elections of 2002. Through it all, Senator Tom Daschle had, with the exception of the President, the most privileged view of these unfolding developments, both in front of and behind the closed doors of government. In Like No Other Time, Daschle offers a riveting account of his singular perspective on a time when the nation faced deadly and elusive external enemies and a level of domestic political contention rarely seen in American history. Senator Daschle is un-flinching in his impressions of the key political figures of our time from both parties. The result is an acutely perceptive assessment of how our government met—and sometimes did not meet—the challenges of a remarkable era. As it was during the years of the 107th Congress, the United States is once again at a critical and historic crossroads. Our choices, based on what we have learned from our recent past, will affect our future in profound ways. For Senator Daschle, the first and perhaps most important choice lies with what kind of representation and leadership we want in government. It is a choice between a political party with a core philosophical belief in the power of our collective will to confront these challenges through our government, and one dominated by a group of people who don’t like and don’t believe in government.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160803Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever Author: Tom Daschle Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever Author: Tom Daschle Narrator: Stephen Hoye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 14, 2003 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history. The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the United States Supreme Court, the fifty-fifty Senate, the horror of September 11, the anthrax attacks on media and the government (including Daschle’s own office), the war on terrorism, corporate scandals that shook the economy, the inexorable move toward war with Iraq, and other dramatic events, all leading up to the historic midterm elections of 2002. Through it all, Senator Tom Daschle had, with the exception of the President, the most privileged view of these unfolding developments, both in front of and behind the closed doors of government. In Like No Other Time, Daschle offers a riveting account of his singular perspective on a time when the nation faced deadly and elusive external enemies and a level of domestic political contention rarely seen in American history. Senator Daschle is un-flinching in his impressions of the key political figures of our time from both parties. The result is an acutely perceptive assessment of how our government met—and sometimes did not meet—the challenges of a remarkable era. As it was during the years of the 107th Congress, the United States is once again at a critical and historic crossroads. Our choices, based on what we have learned from our recent past, will affect our future in profound ways. For Senator Daschle, the first and perhaps most important choice lies with what kind of representation and leadership we want in government. It is a choice between a political party with a core philosophical belief in the power of our collective will to confront these challenges through our government, and one dominated by a group of people who don’t like and don’t believe in government.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/benjamin-franklin-an-american-life-by-walter-isaacson--65178379https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 476 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446Tue, 01 Jul 2003 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Author: Walter Isaacson Narrator: Boyd Gaines Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: July 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 476 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Walter Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the runaway apprentice who became, over the course of his eighty-four-year life, America’s best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behind Poor Richard’s Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation’s alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution. In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-mckinley-the-american-presidents-series-the-25th-president-1897-1901-by-kevin-phillips--65178341https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips argues that McKinley's lackluster ratings have been sustained not by unjust biographers but by years of criticism about his personality, indirect methodologies, middle-class demeanor, and tactical inability to inspire the American public. In this powerful and persuasive biography, Phillips musters convincing evidence that McKinley's desire to heal, renew prosperity, and reunite the country qualify him for promotion into the ranks of the best chief executives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523Sat, 01 Mar 2003 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180523 to listen full audiobooks. Title: William McKinley: The American Presidents Series: The 25th President, 1897-1901 Series: #25 of The American Presidents Author: Kevin Phillips Narrator: Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 1, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley's overshadowed legacy By any serious measurement, bestselling historian Kevin Phillips argues, William McKinley was a major American president. It was during his administration that the United States made its diplomatic and military debut as a world power. McKinley was one of eight presidents who, either in the White House or on the battlefield, stood as principals in successful wars, and he was among the six or seven to take office in what became recognized as a major realignment of the U.S. party system. Phillips argues that McKinley's lackluster ratings have been sustained not by unjust biographers but by years of criticism about his personality, indirect methodologies, middle-class demeanor, and tactical inability to inspire the American public. In this powerful and persuasive biography, Phillips musters convincing evidence that McKinley's desire to heal, renew prosperity, and reunite the country qualify him for promotion into the ranks of the best chief executives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-majesty-of-the-law-reflections-of-a-supreme-court-justice-by-sandra-day-o-connor--65178409https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice Author: Sandra Day O'Connor Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 20, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Shows us why Sandra Day O’Connor is so compelling as a human being and so vital as a public thinker.”—Michael Beschloss In this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, exploring through personal observation the evolution of the Court and American democratic traditions. Straight-talking, clear-eyed, inspiring, The Majesty of the Law is more than a reflection on O’Connor’s own experiences as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court; it also reveals some of the things she learned about American law and life—reflections gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241782Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice Author: Sandra Day O'Connor Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice Author: Sandra Day O'Connor Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 20, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Shows us why Sandra Day O’Connor is so compelling as a human being and so vital as a public thinker.”—Michael Beschloss In this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, exploring through personal observation the evolution of the Court and American democratic traditions. Straight-talking, clear-eyed, inspiring, The Majesty of the Law is more than a reflection on O’Connor’s own experiences as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court; it also reveals some of the things she learned about American law and life—reflections gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-such-thing-as-a-bad-day-by-hamilton-jordan--65178281https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Such Thing as a Bad Day Author: Hamilton Jordan Narrator: Hamilton Jordan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 22, 2002 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Since serving in the Carter White House in the late 1970s, Hamilton Jordan has survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201865Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Such Thing as a Bad Day Author: Hamilton Jordan Narrator: Hamilton Jordan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Such Thing as a Bad Day Author: Hamilton Jordan Narrator: Hamilton Jordan Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 22, 2002 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Since serving in the Carter White House in the late 1970s, Hamilton Jordan has survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worth-the-fighting-for-the-education-of-an-american-maverick-and-the-heroes-who-inspired-him-by-john-mccain-mark-salter--65178399https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him Author: John McCain, Mark Salter Narrator: Dan Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 5, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tells the story of his great American journey, from the U.S. Navy to his electrifying campaign for the presidency in 2000, interwoven with heartfelt portraits of the mavericks who have inspired him through the years. After five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, naval aviator John McCain returned home a changed man. Regaining his health and flight-eligibility status, he resumed his military career, commanding carrier pilots and serving as the navy’s liaison to what is sometimes ironically called the world’s most exclusive club, the United States Senate. Accompanying Senators John Tower and Henry “Scoop” Jackson on international trips, McCain began his political education in the company of two masters, leaders whose standards he would strive to maintain upon his election to the U.S. Congress. There, he learned valuable lessons in cooperation from a good-humored congressman from the other party, Morris Udall. In 1986, McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate, inheriting the seat of another role model, Barry Goldwater. During his time in public office, McCain has seen acts of principle and acts of craven self-interest. He describes both extremes in these pages, with his characteristic straight talk and humor. He writes honestly of the lowest point in his career, the Keating Five savings and loan debacle, as well as his triumphant moments—his return to Vietnam and his efforts to normalize relations between the U.S. and Vietnamese governments; his fight for campaign finance reform; and his galvanizing bid for the presidency in 2000. Writes McCain: “A rebel without a cause is just a punk. Whatever you’re called—rebel, unorthodox, nonconformist, radical—it’s all self-indulgence without a good cause to give your life meaning.” This is the story of McCain’s causes, the people who made him do it, and the meaning he found. Worth the Fighting For reminds us of what’s best in America, and in ourselves. Praise for Worth the Fighting For “When [John] McCain writes of people and patriotism, his pages shine with a devotion, a loving awe, that makes Worth the Fighting For worth the shelling out for. . . . McCain the man remains one of the most inspiring public figures of his generation.”—Jonathan Raunch, The Washington Post “[An] unpredictable, outspoken memoir . . . a testimonial to heroism from someone who has first-hand knowledge of what it takes.”—The New York Times]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240989Wed, 05 Jun 2002 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him Author: John McCain, Mark Salter Narrator: Dan Cashman...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/240989 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him Author: John McCain, Mark Salter Narrator: Dan Cashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 5, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tells the story of his great American journey, from the U.S. Navy to his electrifying campaign for the presidency in 2000, interwoven with heartfelt portraits of the mavericks who have inspired him through the years. After five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, naval aviator John McCain returned home a changed man. Regaining his health and flight-eligibility status, he resumed his military career, commanding carrier pilots and serving as the navy’s liaison to what is sometimes ironically called the world’s most exclusive club, the United States Senate. Accompanying Senators John Tower and Henry “Scoop” Jackson on international trips, McCain began his political education in the company of two masters, leaders whose standards he would strive to maintain upon his election to the U.S. Congress. There, he learned valuable lessons in cooperation from a good-humored congressman from the other party, Morris Udall. In 1986, McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate, inheriting the seat of another role model, Barry Goldwater. During his time in public office, McCain has seen acts of principle and acts of craven self-interest. He describes both extremes in these pages, with his characteristic straight talk and humor. He writes honestly of the lowest point in his career, the Keating Five savings and loan debacle, as well as his triumphant moments—his return to Vietnam and his efforts to normalize relations between the U.S. and Vietnamese governments; his fight for campaign finance reform; and his galvanizing bid for the presidency in 2000. Writes McCain: “A rebel without a cause is just a punk. Whatever you’re called—rebel, unorthodox, nonconformist, radical—it’s all self-indulgence without a good cause to give your life meaning.” This is the story of McCain’s causes, the people who made him do it, and the meaning he found. Worth the Fighting For reminds us of what’s best in America, and in ourselves. Praise for Worth the Fighting For “When [John] McCain writes of people and patriotism, his pages shine with a devotion, a loving awe, that makes Worth the Fighting For worth the shelling out for. . . . McCain the man remains one of the most inspiring public figures of his generation.”—Jonathan Raunch, The Washington Post “[An] unpredictable, outspoken memoir . . . a testimonial to heroism from someone who has first-hand knowledge of what it takes.”—The New York Times]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lazy-b-growing-up-on-a-cattle-ranch-in-the-american-southwest-by-sandra-day-o-connor-h-alan-day--65178397https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives. Sandra's grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra's parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O'Connor grew up. This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431Tue, 29 Jan 2002 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest Author: Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day Narrator: Sandra Day O'Connor Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 29, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.86 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives. Sandra's grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra's parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O'Connor grew up. This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reagan-in-his-own-voice-by-martin-anderson-annelise-anderson-kiron-k-skinner--65178433https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan In His Own Voice Author: Martin Anderson, Annelise Anderson, Kiron K. Skinner Narrator: Various Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Reagan In His Own Voice features Ronald Reagan's radio addresses from the late 1970s. Edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson, they are introduced by George Shultz and feature additional introductions by Nancy Reagan, Richard V. Allen, Judge William Clark, Michael Deaver, Peter Hannaford, Edwin Meese III and Harry O'Connor. From 1975 to 1979 Ronald Reagan gave more than 1,000 daily radio broadcasts, the great majority of which he wrote himself. This program represents the opening of a major archive of pre-presidential material from the Reagan Library and the Hoover Institution Archives. These addresses transform our image of Ronald Reagan, and enhance and revise our understanding of the late 1970s -- a time when Reagan held no political office, but was nonetheless mapping out a strategy to transform the economy, end the cold war, and create a vision of America that would propel him to the presidency. These radio programs demonstrate that Reagan had carefully considered nearly every issue he would face as president. Reagan's radio broadcasts will change his reputation even among his closest allies and friends. Here, in his own voice, Reagan the thinker is finally fully revealed.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151214Thu, 01 Nov 2001 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan In His Own Voice Author: Martin Anderson, Annelise Anderson, Kiron K. Skinner Narrator: Various Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reagan In His Own Voice Author: Martin Anderson, Annelise Anderson, Kiron K. Skinner Narrator: Various Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Reagan In His Own Voice features Ronald Reagan's radio addresses from the late 1970s. Edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson, they are introduced by George Shultz and feature additional introductions by Nancy Reagan, Richard V. Allen, Judge William Clark, Michael Deaver, Peter Hannaford, Edwin Meese III and Harry O'Connor. From 1975 to 1979 Ronald Reagan gave more than 1,000 daily radio broadcasts, the great majority of which he wrote himself. This program represents the opening of a major archive of pre-presidential material from the Reagan Library and the Hoover Institution Archives. These addresses transform our image of Ronald Reagan, and enhance and revise our understanding of the late 1970s -- a time when Reagan held no political office, but was nonetheless mapping out a strategy to transform the economy, end the cold war, and create a vision of America that would propel him to the presidency. These radio programs demonstrate that Reagan had carefully considered nearly every issue he would face as president. Reagan's radio broadcasts will change his reputation even among his closest allies and friends. Here, in his own voice, Reagan the thinker is finally fully revealed.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-in-plains-memories-by-jimmy-carter--65178408https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait. In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood—the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father’s eggnog, the children’s house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke’s story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors’ poverty. Later, away at Annapolis, he always went home to Plains, and during his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together recreating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth. Since the Carters returned home to Plains for good, they have always been there on Christmas Day, with only one exception in forty-eight years: In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David, where they felt lonely. Amy suggested that they invite the White House staff and their families to join them and to celebrate. Nowadays the Carters’ large family is still together at Christmastime, offering each other the gifts and the lifelong rituals that mark this day for them. With the novelist’s eye that enchanted readers of his memoir An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter has written another American classic, in the tradition of Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319Mon, 01 Oct 2001 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/128319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas In Plains: Memories Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait. In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood—the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father’s eggnog, the children’s house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke’s story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors’ poverty. Later, away at Annapolis, he always went home to Plains, and during his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together recreating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth. Since the Carters returned home to Plains for good, they have always been there on Christmas Day, with only one exception in forty-eight years: In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David, where they felt lonely. Amy suggested that they invite the White House staff and their families to join them and to celebrate. Nowadays the Carters’ large family is still together at Christmastime, offering each other the gifts and the lifelong rituals that mark this day for them. With the novelist’s eye that enchanted readers of his memoir An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter has written another American classic, in the tradition of Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-hour-before-daylight-memories-of-a-rural-boyhood-by-jimmy-carter--65178325https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-willed and well-read mother; and the five other people who shaped his early life, three of whom were black. Carter's clean and eloquent prose evokes a time when the cycles of life were predictable and simple and the rules were heartbreaking and complex. In his singular voice and with a novelist's gift for detail, Jimmy Carter creates a sensitive portrait of an era that shaped the nation and recounts a classic, American story of enduring importance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955Mon, 01 Jan 2001 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/132955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories Of A Rural Boyhood Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: Jimmy Carter Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: “An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-willed and well-read mother; and the five other people who shaped his early life, three of whom were black. Carter's clean and eloquent prose evokes a time when the cycles of life were predictable and simple and the rules were heartbreaking and complex. In his singular voice and with a novelist's gift for detail, Jimmy Carter creates a sensitive portrait of an era that shaped the nation and recounts a classic, American story of enduring importance.]]>184cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pillar-of-fire-america-in-the-king-years-part-ii-1963-64-by-taylor-branch--65178370https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, Part II - 1963-64 Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: CCH Pounder, Joe Morton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 1998 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Beginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, Pillar of Fire takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the 'March on Washington,' the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151546Sun, 01 Feb 1998 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, Part II - 1963-64 Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: CCH Pounder, Joe Morton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, Part II - 1963-64 Author: Taylor Branch Narrator: CCH Pounder, Joe Morton Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 1, 1998 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage. Beginning with the Nation of Islam and conflict over racial separatism, Pillar of Fire takes the reader to Mississippi and Alabama: Birmingham, the murder of Medgar Evers, the 'March on Washington,' the Civil Rights Act, and voter registration drives. In 1964, King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Branch's magnificent trilogy makes clear why the Civil Rights Movement, and indeed King's leadership, are among the nation's enduring achievements. In bringing these decades alive, preserving the integrity of those who marched and died, Branch gives us a crucial part of our history and heritage.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barbara-bush-a-memoir-by-barbara-bush--65178441https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barbara Bush: A Memoir Author: Barbara Bush Narrator: Barbara Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The classic #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, celebrating the life and legacy of First Lady Barbara Bush—updated with new forewords from her five children, including reflections from George W. and Jeb, as featured on A&E’s Biography. Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this fascinating memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States. Here, she writes candidly about her early years with George Bush in West Texas and the tragic death of their young daughter, Pauline. She also discusses the world of Washington politics and the famous figures she’s met, as well as the disappointment of the 1992 presidential campaign—and the mixed blessing of regaining her private life, including her role as the nation’s leading literacy champion. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, thirty-two pages of personal photographs, and a healthy dose of introspection, this memoir is “a book of good grace and humor—written in a style that, like the author herself, is straightforward, unembellished, generous, good-hearted, and wise…A pleasure” (The Washington Times).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150441Sat, 01 Oct 1994 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barbara Bush: A Memoir Author: Barbara Bush Narrator: Barbara Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1994...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/150441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barbara Bush: A Memoir Author: Barbara Bush Narrator: Barbara Bush Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1994 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.89 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: The classic #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, celebrating the life and legacy of First Lady Barbara Bush—updated with new forewords from her five children, including reflections from George W. and Jeb, as featured on A&E’s Biography. Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this fascinating memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States. Here, she writes candidly about her early years with George Bush in West Texas and the tragic death of their young daughter, Pauline. She also discusses the world of Washington politics and the famous figures she’s met, as well as the disappointment of the 1992 presidential campaign—and the mixed blessing of regaining her private life, including her role as the nation’s leading literacy champion. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, thirty-two pages of personal photographs, and a healthy dose of introspection, this memoir is “a book of good grace and humor—written in a style that, like the author herself, is straightforward, unembellished, generous, good-hearted, and wise…A pleasure” (The Washington Times).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-i-told-you-so-by-rush-limbaugh--65178410https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Rush Limbaugh, America's #1 radio talk-show host, bounded to the top of the bestseller lists with The Way Things Ought to Be, the #1 New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling audio in history. Now, this consummate entertainer and provocative political commentator, whom conservatives love and liberals love to hate—this “harmless little fuzzball” who delights in being called “The Most Dangerous Man in America”—is ready to make audio publishing history again with See, I Told You So. The Democrats may be in the White House—but even President Clinton can’t ruin this country in only four years, proclaims Rush. Conservatism’s most outspoken champion, Rush leads the charge to embrace and defend the fundamental values that have shaped the American character—the same values that cause liberals to have conniptions. Ever the optimist, Rush sees the “pernicious liberal movement” as a philosophy whose inevitable demise will lead us back to the values that made America great. A must for the politically incorrect, and sure to be another blockbuster audio bestseller, See, I Told You So is Rush at his best—revealing once again why his syndicated radio show reaches over 20 million listeners each week.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654Mon, 01 Nov 1993 12:45:49 +0000Justen RuntePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See I Told You So Author: Rush Limbaugh Narrator: Rush Limbaugh Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 1, 1993 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Rush Limbaugh, America's #1 radio talk-show host, bounded to the top of the bestseller lists with The Way Things Ought to Be, the #1 New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling audio in history. Now, this consummate entertainer and provocative political commentator, whom conservatives love and liberals love to hate—this “harmless little fuzzball” who delights in being called “The Most Dangerous Man in America”—is ready to make audio publishing history again with See, I Told You So. The Democrats may be in the White House—but even President Clinton can’t ruin this country in only four years, proclaims Rush. Conservatism’s most outspoken champion, Rush leads the charge to embrace and defend the fundamental values that have shaped the American character—the same values that cause liberals to have conniptions. Ever the optimist, Rush sees the “pernicious liberal movement” as a philosophy whose inevitable demise will lead us back to the values that made America great. A must for the politically incorrect, and sure to be another blockbuster audio bestseller, See, I Told You So is Rush at his best—revealing once again why his syndicated radio show reaches over 20 million listeners each week.]]>185cleanfull