Historical Audiobooks

Counterterrorism

Making use of physical strength and high-tech gear, military groups like the Delta Force and Navy SEALs fight to defeat terrorism around the world. Soldiers of counterterrorism missions protect people from fear and violence. They rescue prisoners, interrupt enemy plans, and dismantle terrorist operations around the world. In this introductory book, young readers will learn about the history of terrorism and the ways in which military missions succeed in protecting lives.

Nel Yomtov (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Peacekeeping

Peacekeepers are dedicated to creating and maintaining peace in areas previously torn apart by conflict. They provide training, and advise leaders on how best to improve the safety of their people. Though peacekeepers often work after conflicts have been resolved, danger still lurks in dark corners. Struggling readers will be fascinated to learn about the honorable work conducted in military peacekeeping missions.

Nel Yomtov (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antartica

Equal parts adventure & STEM, this thrilling middle-grade nonfiction book chronicles two groundbreaking voyages to the South Pole. In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, another intrepid explorer, Roald Amundsen, set his sights on the same goal. Suddenly two teams were vying to be the first to make history-what was to be an expedition had become a perilous race.In 2018, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica. But little did he know that athlete Colin O'Brady was training for the same trek-and he was determined to beat Louis to the finish line. For fans of Michael Tougias' The Finest Hours and Deborah Heiligman's Torpedoed, this gripping account of two history-making moments of exploration and competition is perfect for budding scientists, survivalists, and thrill seekers.

Rebecca E. F. Barone (Author), Kate Mulligan (Narrator)

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Aavehevosen arvoitus

Salaseura Apassit on täällä! Itsepintainen sumu riivaa syksyistä Helsinkiä öisin. Sumussa laukkaa aavehevonen, joka rikkoo liikkeiden näyteikkunoita Aleksanterinkadulla ja sotkee Esplanadin istutuksia. Poliisi on ymmällään. Kun hevonen iskee Stockmannin tavarataloon, jossa Heikin äiti on myyjänä, Heikki perustaa kaveriensa kanssa salaseuran Apassit. Apassit päättävät ottaa selvää aavehevosen arvoituksesta. He joutuvat elämänsä seikkailuun, josta ei puutu vauhtia ja vaarallisia tilanteita. Aavehevosen arvoitus aloittaa lasten jännittävän etsiväsarjan, jossa ratkotaan salaperäisiä tapauksia noin vuonna 1910. Kirjasarjan historialliset puitteet tempaavat kaikenikäiset kuuntelijat kiehtovaan seikkailuun menneeseen maailmaan. Tapani Bagge on huumorilla höystetyn jännityksen ja vauhdikkaiden tarinankäänteiden mestari. Tämä yhden miehen tarinatehdas tuottaa parhaimmillaan useamman kirjan vuodessa. Monipuoliseen ja palkittuun tuotantoon lukeutuu niin lasten kuin aikuisten romaaneja, kuunnelmia, näytelmiä sekä tv- ja elokuvakäsikirjoituksia.

Tapani Bagge (Author), Konsta Laakso (Narrator)

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Katoava muumio

Apassit sukeltavat muinaisen Egyptin mysteereihin Ateneumissa avataan egyptiläisen taiteen näyttely, jonka vetonaulana on aito sarkofagi ja muumio. Sekä poliisi että Apassit ovat voimattomia, kun valot sammuvat kesken juhlallisten avajaisten ja muumio katoaa arkkuineen. Apassit päättävät ratkaista arvoituksen. Sukella mukaan hurjaan seikkailuun, joka johtaa yhä syvemmälle muinaisen Egyptin salaisuuksiin ja lopulta Hietaniemen hautausmaalle! Apassit on jännittävä lasten etsiväsarja, jossa ratkotaan salaperäisiä tapauksia noin vuonna 1910. Apasseihin kuuluvat Heikki, Otto, Erik ja Samuli sekä Heikin kaksossisaret Elli ja Nelli. Kirjasarjan historialliset puitteet tempaavat kaikenikäiset kuuntelijat jännittävään seikkailuun menneeseen maailmaan. Tapani Bagge on huumorilla höystetyn jännityksen ja vauhdikkaiden tarinankäänteiden mestari. Tämä yhden miehen tarinatehdas tuottaa parhaimmillaan useamman kirjan vuodessa. Monipuoliseen ja palkittuun tuotantoon lukeutuu niin lasten kuin aikuisten romaaneja, kuunnelmia, näytelmiä sekä tv- ja elokuvakäsikirjoituksia.

Tapani Bagge (Author), Konsta Laakso (Narrator)

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Rautamiehen arvoitus

Salaseura Apassit kosmisten arvoitusten edessä Halleyn komeetta uhkaa maapalloa. Helsingin yötaivaalla näkyy myös outoja valoja sekä räiskyviä punaisia salamoita, ja Bulevardin tienoilla liikkuu väkivahva nelikätinen rautamies. Kun insinööri Kallander katoaa koirineen ja verstaineen, poliisi on ihmeissään ja Apassit tarttuvat toimeen. Keitä ovat salaperäiset naamiomiehet? Miten juttuun liittyy amerikansuomalainen miljonääri tai Kallanderin susikoira Luna? Tuleeko maailmanloppu? Apassit on jännittävä lasten etsiväsarja, jossa ratkotaan salaperäisiä tapauksia noin vuonna 1910. Apasseihin kuuluvat Heikki, Otto, Erik ja Samuli sekä Heikin kaksossisaret Elli ja Nelli. Kirjasarjan historialliset puitteet tempaavat kaikenikäiset kuuntelijat jännittävään seikkailuun menneeseen maailmaan. Tapani Bagge on huumorilla höystetyn jännityksen ja vauhdikkaiden tarinankäänteiden mestari. Tämä yhden miehen tarinatehdas tuottaa parhaimmillaan useamman kirjan vuodessa. Monipuoliseen ja palkittuun tuotantoon lukeutuu niin lasten kuin aikuisten romaaneja, kuunnelmia, näytelmiä sekä tv- ja elokuvakäsikirjoituksia.

Tapani Bagge (Author), Konsta Laakso (Narrator)

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Dodo, The: The History and Legacy of the Extinct Flightless Bird

“The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.” – Willy Cuppy, 19th century American humorist and literary critic At one point or another, just about everyone has heard of the dodo bird, which is almost universally described as a cuddly, whimsical creature renowned for its alleged stupidity. This prehistoric avian had been known for hundreds of years before it was made popular around the world in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The character, the Dodo, satirized the author himself - according to pop culture lore, Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, regarded the dodo as his spirit animal due to his alleged stutter, which led to him often presenting himself as “Do-do-dodgson.” Carroll was also a frequent patron of the Oxford Museum of Natural History, which served as a fount of inspiration for his memorable anthropomorphic characters. The 1951 Disney animation, Alice in Wonderland, breathed new life into Carroll's Dodo, portrayed as a plump, peach-faced creature with a bulbous pink beak, clad in a purple waistcoat, a powdered wig, and a pipe dangling out of his beak. Like its real-life counterparts, the Dodo was depicted as a flightless bird who crossed paths with Alice, bobbing along inside of a bottle upon the open sea. Owing to its inability to fly, the Dodo uses an upside-down toucan as his boat, and the Dodo is being maneuvered by a green hawk furiously flapping its wings, serving as the boat's propeller. The dimwitted, carefree dodo also made various appearances in film and TV shows over the years, such as Yoyo Dodo in the 1938 black-and-white animation Porky in Wackyland, the short-lived stop-motion animated series Rocky and the Dodos, and the 2002 animated film Ice Age, which depicts the dodos as a silly, clumsy troop of birds who fail to guard three small watermelons.

Charles River Editors (Author), Bill Hare (Narrator)

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Stone Age, The: The History and Legacy of the Prehistoric Period When Humans Started Using Stone Too

A generally accepted figure for the larger Stone Age featuring the first use of stone tools begins at 3.4 million years in the early Paleolithic Age. In a brief interim period of two thousand years following the end of the most recent Ice Age, the Mesolithic period serves as a transition to the Neolithic running from 8700 to 2000 BCE. More conservative estimates place the span of the Stone Age at 2.5 million years, ending around 3000 BCE. Modern dating systems are intended to provide approximate conclusions within large epochs, not pinpoint calendar dates, and shifts of opinion are ongoing. Grouped together, the Stone Age phases for the tripartite Stone Age are drawn from the Greek words Palaios (old) and Lithos (stone). The proliferation of sub-categorizations was designed as a method for studying early humans within a more organized set of chronologies. Before such terms came into use in the eighteenth century, the best available tracing of early man came from the Greek poet Hesiod. His categorization of prehistory followed a scheme through the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Heroic Age, and Iron Age. Such an arrangement is by all appearances more of a reflection of and salute to human mythology gathered by the threads of emerging and past cultures. Something more scientific was required for scholars of the Enlightenment. The solution was provided by Christian J. Thomsen, a Danish antiquarian who relied on a three-part system of identification. In the larger picture of earth’s pre-history, his sequence of Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages gained consensus. The Stone Age’s separation into Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic brought about a clearer dividing line for epochs where humans began to work with metal.

Charles River Editors (Author), Daniel Houle (Narrator)

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The Case of Girl in Grey

This history-mystery series continues with another fine display of brains and bravery from the Wollstonecraft Girls Ada Bryon Lovelace and Mary Shelley. Inspired fun for middle grade readers and fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket! The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was supposed to be a secret constabulary, but after the success of their first case, all of London knows that Lady Ada and Mary are the girls to go to if you have a problem. Their new case is a puzzle indeed. It involves a horrible hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a suspiciously slippery servant. But Mary s stumbled onto a mystery of her own. She spotted a ghostly girl in a grey gown dashing through the park. A girl who is the spitting image of their new client. The two cases must be linked . . . or else there s a perfectly supernatural explanation."

Jordan Stratford (Author), Nicola Barber (Narrator)

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This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth

A deeply moving story about community and resilience, from the point-of-view of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from Eisner Award-nominated author-illustrator Sean Rubin. 'A resonant, beautifully rendered testament to life and renewal.' —Kirkus, starred review In the 1970s, nestled between the newly completed Twin Towers in New York City, a Callery pear tree was planted. Over the years, the tree provided shade for people looking for a place to rest and a home for birds, along with the first blooms of spring. On September 11, 2001, everything changed. The tree’s home was destroyed, and it was buried under the rubble. But a month after tragedy struck, a shocking discovery was made at Ground Zero: the tree had survived. Dubbed the “Survivor Tree,” it was moved to the Bronx to recover. And in the thoughtful care of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Callery pear was nursed back to health. Almost a decade later, the Survivor Tree returned home and was planted in the 9/11 Memorial to provide beauty and comfort…and also hope. This is the story of that tree—and of a nation in recovery. Told from the tree’s perspective, This Very Tree is a touching tribute to first responders, the resilience of America, and the restorative power of community. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

Sean Rubin (Author), Jennifer Ceci (Narrator)

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What Is Congress?

Whether Congress is in session or not, here is an enthralling overview about the branch of our government closest to average Americans. Best-selling adult author and the first woman to become executive editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson is a self-confessed political junkie. Now she has written the book she wishes she'd had as a young reader. Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this audiobook edition is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful 'witch hunt' of Communists. Kids may start considering a career in Congress themselves when they learn fun facts, such as the special 'candy desk' in the Senate, and the fact that all lawmakers can bring their dogs to work! Listeners will be excited to hear this latest additon to this #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.

Jill Abramson (Author), Vikas Adam (Narrator)

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She Persisted: Nellie Bly

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! In this chapter book biography by New York Times bestselling author Michelle Knudsen, readers learn about the amazing life of Nellie Bly--and how she persisted. Nellie Bly was a journalist and one of the first investigative reporters ever. She went undercover to expose wrongdoing and famously raced around the world so she could write about the experience for her newspaper. Reaching for her dreams wasn't easy. But Nellie never gave up, no matter how many obstacles she faced--and she helped others along the way. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton! Praise for She Persisted: Nellie Bly: 'A fast read, sure to engage transitioning independent readers or older reluctant reader [as well as] more sophisticated readers . . . A likable, meaningful addition to the She Persisted collection.' --Kirkus Reviews

Chelsea Clinton, Michelle Knudsen (Author), Chelsea Clinton, Rebekkah Ross (Narrator)

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