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Cover of Swan Song

1 Swan Song Charles Spencer 12 hrs

Cover of Dynasty of Slaves

2 Dynasty of Slaves BLK SHP Scott Read by BLK SHP Scott 3 hrs 44 min 5.0 3 ratings

Cover of MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941)

3 MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941) Steven Rinella Read by Steven Rinella 6 hrs

Cover of Rooftop Korean

4 Rooftop Korean Tony Moon Read by Tony Moon 4 hrs 7 min

Cover of The Colored Regulars in the United States Army

5 The Colored Regulars in the United States Army T. G. Steward Read by Tom Booker 15 hrs 36 min 5.0 6 ratings

Cover of American Scoundrel

6 American Scoundrel Kai Bird, Susan Goldmark Read by Ari Fliakos 15 hrs 42 min

Cover of Bombing to Win

7 Bombing to Win Robert A. Pape Read by Lee Goettl 15 hrs 7 min

Cover of Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults

8 Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults Garrett Ryan Read by Tim H. Dixon 7 hrs 54 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of The Time Tax

9 The Time Tax Annie Lowrey Read by Annie Lowrey 10 hrs 29 min

Cover of The Cauldron

10 The Cauldron Simon Sebag Montefiore Read by Leighton Pugh 18 hrs

Cover of The Final Solution to The Jewish Question

11 The Final Solution to The Jewish Question Dara Horn Read by Dara Horn 14 hrs 2 min

Cover of Out of the Shadows

12 Out of the Shadows Jay Stratton Read by Hal Puthoff, Jay Stratton 12 hrs

Cover of The American Way of Killing

13 The American Way of Killing Malcolm Gladwell 8 hrs 32 min

Cover of The Counterrevolution

14 The Counterrevolution Victor Davis Hanson Read by Bob Souer 16 hrs 4 min

Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)

15 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Suzanne Collins Read by Jefferson White 12 hrs 48 min 4.8 36,188 ratings

Cover of Targeted: Pan Am 103

16 Targeted: Pan Am 103 Jack Carr, James M. Scott 14 hrs 30 min

Cover of 48 Laws of Power

17 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene Read by Richard Poe 23 hrs 6 min 4.6 26,265 ratings

Cover of America's 100 Years' War

18 America's 100 Years' War Bradley Thayer

Cover of 22 Cells in Nuremberg

19 22 Cells in Nuremberg Douglas Kelly Read by Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot 7 hrs 16 min

Cover of Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

20 Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea Emily Wilson Read by Emily Wilson 8 hrs 40 min

Cover of Biological War

21 Biological War Annie Jacobsen Read by Annie Jacobsen 11 hrs 13 min 4.8 598 ratings

Cover of Unlikely War Hero

22 Unlikely War Hero Marc Leepson Read by Virtual Voice 8 hrs 39 min

Cover of What If Anger Is the Answer?

23 What If Anger Is the Answer? Mike LeBlanc Read by Kris Koscheski 5 hrs

Cover of Ortiz's War

24 Ortiz's War Nicholas Reynolds, Katie Sanders Read by Katie S. Sanders, Nicholas Reynolds 5 hrs 42 min 5.0 1 rating

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Cover of Bombing to Win

Bombing to Win Robert A. Pape Read by Lee Goettl 15 hrs 7 min

Cover of The Time Tax

The Time Tax Annie Lowrey Read by Annie Lowrey 10 hrs 29 min

Cover of Ortiz's War

Ortiz's War Nicholas Reynolds, Katie Sanders Read by Katie S. Sanders, Nicholas Reynolds 5 hrs 42 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of They Shall Not See the Dawn

They Shall Not See the Dawn Charles Lachman Read by Qarie Marshall 10 hrs 13 min

Cover of Dynasty of Slaves

Dynasty of Slaves BLK SHP Scott Read by BLK SHP Scott 3 hrs 44 min 5.0 3 ratings

Cover of 22 Cells in Nuremberg

22 Cells in Nuremberg Douglas Kelly Read by Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot 7 hrs 16 min

Cover of Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults

Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults Garrett Ryan Read by Tim H. Dixon 7 hrs 54 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of Unlikely War Hero

Unlikely War Hero Marc Leepson Read by Virtual Voice 8 hrs 39 min

Cover of A Song for Nagasaki

A Song for Nagasaki Paul Glynn Read by Deacon James Russell 9 hrs 36 min

Cover of The Art of War (Expanded Edition)

The Art of War (Expanded Edition) Matthew Shelton Avery, Sun Tzu Read by Casey Wayman, Matthew Shelton 6 hrs 11 min 5.0 16 ratings

Cover of Biological War

Biological War Annie Jacobsen Read by Annie Jacobsen 11 hrs 13 min 4.8 598 ratings

Cover of Roots of Healing and History

Roots of Healing and History E. Daeva Read by E. Daeva 20 hrs 51 min

Cover of The Colored Regulars in the United States Army

The Colored Regulars in the United States Army T. G. Steward Read by Tom Booker 15 hrs 36 min 5.0 6 ratings

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Cover of I Rise in Fire

I Rise in Fire Arun Kundnani 11 hrs

Cover of 39

39 Toby Harnden 14 hrs

Ten Attitudes Cory Zillig 10 hrs

Cover of Himmler's Last Days

Himmler's Last Days Wendy Lower, Jonathan Petropoulos 12 hrs

The Big Lonesome Timothy Egan 13 hrs

American Fury Eric Cortellessa 12 hrs

Cover of How To Be Socrates

How To Be Socrates Tom Hodgkinson 6 hrs 40 min

Cover of We Will Never Die

We Will Never Die Tom Reiss 17 hrs

The Great Liberal Death Wish R. Albert Mohler Jr. 12 hrs

Mineral Kingdoms David Landry 12 hrs

Cover of Guests of the President

Guests of the President Rebecca Erbelding 11 hrs 30 min

Cover of Twilight of the Godfathers

Twilight of the Godfathers John Dickie 11 hrs

Cover of Fire Starters

Fire Starters Sean McFate 9 hrs 45 min

Cover of Empire at the Edge of the World

Empire at the Edge of the World Giles Milton Read by Giles Milton 11 hrs

Cover of When Terror Spread Through the Land of Snows

When Terror Spread Through the Land of Snows Marcella Adamski, Tenzin Yangchen 12 hrs

Cover of Targeted: Pan Am 103

Targeted: Pan Am 103 Jack Carr, James M. Scott 14 hrs 30 min

Cover of Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe Martyn Rady 19 hrs

Cover of We Die in the Dark

We Die in the Dark Johann Hari 11 hrs

Cover of Killing Charlie

Killing Charlie Andrew Biggio

Cover of What's Done in the Dark

What's Done in the Dark Melissa Segura 9 hrs

Limelight and Shadow Bill Yenne 10 hrs

Cover of The Race for Rare Earths

The Race for Rare Earths Keith Bradsher 10 hrs

Cover of Dissenters

Dissenters Elizabeth Briggs 9 hrs 23 min

Cover of Everything Is Material

Everything Is Material Maikel Kuijpers 11 hrs