by Donald L. Barlett

Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. In this brilliantly documented biography, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth. Hughes had always been different. Certainly his riches set him apart, but he...

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Genre: Adventurers & Explorers

Narrator:  Christopher Hurt

Discs:  1

by Richard Toye

The imperial aspect of Winston Churchill's career tends to be airbrushed out, while the battles against Nazism are heavily foregrounded, in this detailed study by historian Richard Toye.

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Genre: Historical - General

Discs:  2

by Mohandas Gandhi

In 1999, this book was designated as one of the ''100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century'' by HarperCollins Publishers. ''When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible,...

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Genre: Religious

Narrator:  Bill Wallace

Discs:  1

by Jack Weatherford

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his...

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Genre: Historical - General

Narrator:  Jonathan Davis

Discs:  1

by Ronald C. White

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...

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Genre: Presidents & Heads of State

Narrator:  Bill Weideman

Discs:  2

by Steven Watts

Hugh Hefners life behind the public persona, from awkward schoolboy to cultural iconwritten with his full cooperation.

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Genre: Editors, Journalists, Publishers

Narrator:  Be Announced To

by M. William Phelps

Few Americans know much about Nathan Hale other than his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."But who was the real Nathan Hale?M. William Phelps charts the life of this famed patriot, following his childhood in Connecticut, his education at Yale, and...

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Genre: Historical - U.S.

by C. S./ Howard Lewis

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Genre: Religious

by Muhammad Yunus

In 1983 Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with miniscule loans. He aimed to help the poor by supporting the spark of personal initiative and enterprise by which they could lift themselves out of poverty forever.

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Genre: Personal Memoirs

Narrator:  Ray Porter

Discs:  1

by Guy Lawson

Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were New York police officers with part-time jobs as hit-men for the Mafia. Caracappa was a morose and taciturn character; Eppolito was a fat, flamboyant fellow who had the gall to publish a memoir titled MAFIA COP. Their downfall began when the Lucchese godfather Anthony 'Gaspipe'...

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Genre: General

Narrator:  William Oldham

Discs:  1