History - Modern - 20th Century

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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror...

Erik Larson

"Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."—New York Times Book Review  Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the be...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2011

A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and t...

Ben Macintyre

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century's greatest spy story.Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintel...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jul 2014

A Covert Affair: The Adventures of Ju...

Jennet Conant

By bestselling author Jenny Conant, a stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard ...

Neil Sheehan

From Neil Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize—winning classic A Bright Shining Lie, comes this long-awaited, magnificent epic. Here is the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history–and of the visionar...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2009

Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr...

Tavis Smiley

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassinationMartin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered abo...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2014

Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door

Ben Macintyre

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • The “master storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) behind the New York Timesbestseller The Spy and the Traitor uncovers the true story behind the Cold War’s most intrepid female s...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2021

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest...

Ben Macintyre

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2019

A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and t...

Ben Macintyre

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century's greatest spy story.Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintel...

Paperback
Published: May 2015

The Collapse: The Accidental Opening ...

Mary Elise Sarotte

On the night of November 9, 1989, massive crowds surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an announcement that caught the world by surprise: East Germans could now move freely to the West. The Wall-infamous symbol of divided Cold War E...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2015

Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock Th...

Tom Zoellner

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield.

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Apr 2009
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