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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Isabella Subtitle: The She-Wolf of France Author: Alison Weir Narrator: Lisette Lecat Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-07 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 253 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the 14th century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isabella of France, Edward II's queen - one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. But how did she acquire her evil reputation? And is it justified? Alison Weir's engrossing biography sets out to put the record straight. Critic Reviews: "Pierces the veil of history with scholarly precision....A serious rendering of a sensational life." (Irish Times)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Legends: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Liam Chase Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). In his career, Franklin was an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. After having his hand in all kinds of community service in Philadelphia, and inventing important devices like lightning rods, Franklin used his unique status as an international celebrity to become the colonies' best diplomat, first as an ambassador to Britain and then as an ambassador to France during the American Revolution. Franklin was particularly revered in Enlightened France, where he skillfully negotiated French entry into the Revolutionary War in a manner that practically bankrupted them, a critical step that helped the colonists win their independence. After negotiating the Treaty of Paris, Franklin played a role at the Constitutional Convention in his adopted home town of Philadelphia during the twilight of his life. Like other Founding Fathers, Franklin's lengthy career and magnificent exploits have been heavily embellished, to the point that some of the myths of Franklin's life are better known than the man himself. In addition to highlighting his life and legacy, American Legends: The Life of Benjamin Franklin also humanizes the First American, a charming ladies' man who had a bitter falling out with his son over the Revolution.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Rage for Fame Subtitle: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce Author: Sylvia Jukes Morris Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 02-24-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: A New York Times notable book "Her technique was simple: aim for the top", an envious colleague wrote of Clare Boothe Luce. No American woman of the twentieth century aimed so accurately or rose so far as this legendary playwright, politician, and social seductress. Born in New York's Spanish Harlem with nothing to recommend her but beauty, ferocious intelligence, and dry wit, she transformed herself into the youthful managing editor of Vanity Fair. She married two millionaires and wrote three Broadway hits, including the biting satire The Women. Her second husband, Henry Luce - the publisher of Time, Fortune, and later, at her suggestion, Life - was only one of the dozens of men she entranced. Adding politics and power to journalism and drama, Clare used sex, street smarts, acid humor, and money to plot a career more improbable than anything in her own fiction. Not content with mere wealth and the acclaim of transatlantic caf society, Clare Boothe Luce confessed to a "rage for fame". This extraordinary audiobook - the result of more than 15 years of research by Sylvia Jukes Morris, her chosen biographer - tells how she achieved it.

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://hotaudiobook.com Título: Stalin Autor: Alvaro Lozano Narrador: Enric Puig Formato: Unabridged Duración: 25 hrs and 10 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18 Editor: Audible Studios Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Resumen del editor: La historia del pueblo ruso y la historia del S. XX mundial no pueden comprenderse sin conocer a fondo la vida de Stalin, su férreo gobierno y su férrea personalidad corrieron paralelos y su voluntad sacudió, en ocasiones, los cimientos del mundo. Iosif Vissarionovich, Stalin, fue el hijo de un zapatero, un preso, un revolucionario, un líder militar y, entre 1928 y 1953 manejó a voluntad el destino del país más grande del mundo y la vida de sus ciudadanos. Su recuerdo aún genera una mezcla de terror y añoranza en millones de personas y la historia del S. XX no puede entenderse sin comprender a fondo su vida y el contexto en el que vivió hasta en sus más nimios detalles. Esto es precisamente lo que intenta Stalin, el tirano rojo, comprender la figura del dictador georgiano y del pueblo ruso que le tocó gobernar para aclarar un poco la controversia entre aquellos que defienden que fue un magnífico estadista que cogió una Rusia rural, de campesinos oprimidos y latifunduistas tiranos, y dejó una Rusia industrializada, una potencia mundial, y aquellos que le consideran autor del mayor genocidio de la historia universal. Álvaro Lozano aborda la vida del dictador de un modo que difumina las fronteras entre la historia expuesta y la historia narrada, mezcla el dato con el estilo narrativo, y se estructura de modo que, en ningún momento se pierda la tensión. La obra parte de los momentos previos a la invasión alemana de Rusia y, tras relatarnos el momento álgido del gobierno de Stalin, la Operación Barbarroja, retrocede a los orígenes de Stalin. Desde ese momento la biografía avanza cronológicamente hasta 1922, año en que es elegido Secretario General del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética, en principio no es un cargo fundamental en el organigrama comunista pero Stalin conseguirá, desde ese cargo, a ser el poder absoluto de la URSS. Desde ese momento alternará la industrialización del país, su modernización y el reparto de riquezas basado en la Nueva Política Económica, los planes quinquenales y la colectivización de la tierra, con una época de terror caracterizada por las terribles purgas que desembocaban en ejecuciones o encierros en los terribles gulags, una época donde la política económica provocó hambrunas en Ucrania y desastres medioambientales como el del mar de Aral. Razones para comprar la obra: - La obra sintetiza una visión de la vida del dictador con una perspectiva global del sistema económico, político y militar del stalinismo y un retrato general del pueblo ruso. - El tema de Stalin y del stalinismo es esencial para entender la historia del S. XX y aún la de nuestro S. XXI pues algunas políticas y muchos conflictos actuales son herencia de aquella época. Una obra ecuánime que reconoce a Stalin su capacidad como regenerador del país y no oculta los terribles asesinatos del dictador. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of King Henry VIII Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Mark Norman Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-18 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Perfect for ages 7-10. In Charles River Editors History for Kids series, your children can learn about historys most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. This concise but comprehensive audiobook will keep your kids attention all the way to the end. Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable King of England, but its for all the wrong reasons. Though well regarded by contemporaries as a learned king and "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne", he is best remembered today for his gluttony and multiple marriages, particularly the gruesome way in which he was widowed on more than one occasion. Naturally, that was the focus of the popular Showtime drama series centered around his life, The Tudors. Henry VIII will probably continue to be best known for beheading some of his wives, most notably Anne Boleyn, so it is somewhat fitting that his most decisive act came as a result of a marital mishap. Sharply at odds with the Catholic Church over his attempt to dissolve his marriage with Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII ultimately broke with the Church and established the Church of England, which forever changed both the religious history of England and the social hierarchy of the nation and its empire. Though the popular perception of his reign has taken hold, King Henry VIII did not start life in any of those ways. In fact, he did not even start life as heir to the English throne. And when he did come to the throne at the age of 18, King Henry VIIIs earliest monarchical years showed his promise as a quintessential renaissance, polymath prince. Even on the religious front, Henry VIII started out believing in the essential Catholic theology, even after the pope and the Vatican excommunicated Henry from the Catholic Church (until then, the undisputed political as well as theological leader of Christendom, from which monarchs often needed various forms of legitimacy). For all these reasons, the manner in which his life and legacy diverge makes him an even more fascinating topic, one that clearly continues to captivate audiences around the world today. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of King Henry VIII chronicles Henry VIIIs life and reign, but it also humanizes the man who fashioned himself both an athlete and scholar. Your kids will learn about Henry VIII like never before.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ronald Reagan: A Life from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Narrator: Grant Finley Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-17 Publisher: Hourly History Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: On January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, the Americans who had been held hostage in Iran were released. For many Americans, the juxtaposition of those events was no coincidence. Ronald Reagan was the president they elected to restore their countrys sagging influence in the world and disappointing image at home. He was a president who believed in a United States that was truly, as he said in his farewell address, "a shining city." He believed in the myth of American greatness, and for a nation that was still numb from Watergate, immersed in economic stagnation, and humiliated by international events, he made it believable. Inside you will read about.... Ronald Reagan would remain the man who beat the Russians and ended the Cold War, changing the composition of the globe with his conservative politics and his passionate idealism. Even through Reagans political trials, the Iran-Contra hearings, the mixed results of his economic policies known as Reaganomics, and the military build-up that swelled the national debt, the nation saw him as the man who restored the country to its rightful place as a leader among nations.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kim Il-sung Subtitle: The Controversial Life and Legacy of North Korea's First Supreme Leader Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Dan Gallagher Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: "We are of a single nation, of the same blood, but forcibly divided." - attributed to Kim Il-sung A tyrannical lineage secured by nepotism. An entire nation indoctrinated by chilling, mind-boggling propaganda, molded by fear and forced ignorance. Mass purges doled out seemingly on whims, without fair trials. Unparalleled paranoia and cold-blooded assassinations left and right, seemingly around every curve and corner. An impoverished sphere of barren wastelands inhabited by malnourished masses, orbiting a world glittering with the gross opulence and superfluous riches of the elite. These sound like the elements of a particularly perilous period of autocracy enforced by some mad monarch of a bygone era, or perhaps a generic blurb for a far-fetched thriller set in a dystopian future. Alas, in certain areas of the world, even to this day, these horrifically archaic conditions are anything but fiction. Despite the leaps and bounds in societal progress that most of modern civilization has made, a number of nations have barely budged, powerless to even bend their knees. While some are merely held back by the looming hurdle of a failing economy, the far less fortunate are impeded by impossibly dense, impenetrable walls on all four corners fencing them in, erected by the dangerously ambitious, self-serving overlords who claimed to have the people's best interests at heart. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, better known colloquially to the rest of the world simply as North Korea, is infamous for being one of the latter. To say that the so-called "Supreme Commanders" of North Korea have been sticklers for submission would trivialize the more-than-troubling state of affairs that has plagued this precarious place for decades. The fearsome Kim regime, though relatively fresh in comparison to powerful dynasties that lasted for centuries, has become one of history's most controversial bloodlines, not without cause. Kim Il-sung: The Controversial Life and Legacy of North Korea's First Supreme Leader analyzes the known and unknown about one of the most important leaders of the 20th century.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: David Zarbock Format: Unabridged Length: 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: In Charles River Editors History for Kids series, your children can learn about historys most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. This concise but comprehensive audiobook will keep your kids attention all the way to the end. For a man who grew up to become the "Bull Moose", Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child suffering from asthma and other maladies. But his physical weakness actually drove him to be more active, which also fostered an interest in nature. It also helped that Teddys family was wealthy, allowing him privileges including home school and the ability to attend Harvard, where he was an athlete and took an interest in naval affairs. After finishing at Harvard, Teddy entered politics, but it didnt stop him from writing The Naval War of 1812 in 1882, establishing himself as a professional writer and historian. In the 1890s, it was Teddys turn to make history, leading the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and being decorated for his service with a Medal of Honor. He parlayed his glory into the governorship of New York and then the Vice Presidency under William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated in 1901, young Teddy was thrust into the presidency, one that would earn him a place on Mount Rushmore. Roosevelts "Square Deal" domestic policies favored average citizens while busting trusts and monopolies. Roosevelt also promoted conservation as an environmental stance, while his "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy is still an oft-used phrase today. Roosevelt even earned a Nobel Prize during his presidency. By the time Roosevelt died in 1919, he was an American icon. Today, Teddy is remembered for being an explorer, hunter, author, soldier, president, and safari adventurer, all of which combine into one unique reputation. As with all legends, Roosevelt is often portrayed more as a quintessential mans man, to the point that the legend obscures the actual man. History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Theodore Roosevelt covers the amazing and various facets of Roosevelts life and career, while also looking at his personal life and assessing his ongoing legacy. Your kids will learn about the Bull Moose like never before.

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://hotaudiobook.com Título: Emiliano Zapata: La vida y el legado del icónico líder de la Revolución Mexicana [Emiliano Zapata: The life and legacy of the iconic leader of the Mexican Revolution] Autor: Gustavo Vazquez Lozano, Charles River Editors Narrador: Nicolas Villanueva Formato: Unabridged Duración: 1 hr and 27 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 11-30-17 Editor: Charles River Editors Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Resumen del editor: Hace poco más de cien años un campesino mexicano llamado Emiliano Zapata reclutó un ejército rural de las plantaciones y pueblos del sur de México, tomó por la fuerza las tierras de los haciendas y comenzó a repartirlas entre los habitantes de Anenecuilco, su pueblo natal en Morelos. Indignado y encolerizado por el despojo que los terratenientes habían venido efectuando durante años contra los pueblos indígenas, había decidido tomar la impartición de la justicia en sus propias manos. Su bandera era la de Libertad y Justicia, exactos opuestos de los dos flagelos que azotaban a la clase campesina: trabajo en la semiesclavitud y tropelías sin fin. Emiliano Zapata, que en unos cuantos años logró reunir un ejército popular de 25 mil hombres, era una caso único en la historia de México: la historia de su país había sido la de generales oportunistas dando cuartelazos buscando no hacer justicia, sino adueñarse del poder. A Zapata no le interesaba el poder ni la política, excepto en su forma más práctica e inmediata: repartir tierras, hacer que los campesinos pudieran cultivarlas en paz y defender esa conquista elemental con la fuerza de las armas. No es raro que en su tiempo se le haya visto como a una amenaza, a quien debía liquidarse para poder recuperar la paz y el orden. Admirado en nuestros días como símbolo de la resistencia campesina y luchador social, en vida Zapata fue perseguido tenazmente, declarado como un forajido más allá de toda amnistía. Cuando pudieron, los sucesivos gobiernos no dudaron en aplicar toda la brutalidad posible contra los zapatistas y sus pueblos, incluyendo mujeres y niños. Para la gente de la capital no eran más que unos semi-bárbaros. Sin embargo, rodeado de algunos intelectuales de izquierda, socialistas y antiguos anarquistas, Zapata dio forma a la corriente ideológicamente más avanzada y progresista de la Revolución Mexicana. Quiero morir siendo un esclavo de los principios, no de los hombres y La tierra es de quien la trabaja con sus manos son frases que se le atribuyen, aunque él mismo no sabía escribir y tenía que dictar sus cartas. En este sentido, sus palabras eran más peligrosas que las conquistas militares que su Ejército Liberador del Sur alcanzó durante un breve periodo. Zapata era tan pernicioso para el gobierno que cuando finalmente lo emboscó y asesinó, se aseguró de que los habitantes de la región se pusieran en fila para ver su cadáver. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Alexander Hamilton: A Life from Beginning to End Subtitle: One Hour History US Presidents, Book 10 Author: Hourly History Narrator: Bridger Conklin Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-17 Publisher: Hourly History Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Alexander Hamilton did not rise to public prominence as an austere New Englander or a gentlemanly Virginian. He was not born in the colonies at all. He was born in the West Indies, the son of a woman of French descent who had left her husband for another man. As an illegitimate child, Hamilton could not be educated in the local church school, so businessmen, impressed by his remarkable intelligence, sent him to America for his schooling. The American Revolution would interrupt his vacation but accelerate his promotion to the national stage from his service as George Washington's aide-de-camp to his position as the new nation's first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton understood money and knew that for the nation to thrive, it had to become financially strong, a stance which brought him into contention with other Founding Fathers who distrusted his enthusiasm for a strong central government. Inside you will hear about... His extramarital affair with a married woman brought his public career to a conclusion but he continued to involve himself in political intrigue. It was his role in a contested election that brought him to a duel with Aaron Burr, the shadowy character in American history. Scandal and death cannot overpower the mighty role he played in building the United States of America.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harry S. Truman Subtitle: A Life Author: Robert H. Ferrell Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the 33rd president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who - with modesty, commitment to service, and basic honesty - moved with method and system toward the presidency. No other historian has ever demonstrated such command over the vast amounts of material on Truman's life. Based upon years of research in the Truman Library and the study of many never-before-used primary sources, Harry S. Truman: A Life is destined to become the authoritative account of the nation's favorite president.

Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://hotaudiobook.com Titolo: Mao Zedong Autore: Roberta Dalessandro Narratore: Roberta Furlan, Luca Muschio Formato: Unabridged Durata: 48 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 11-20-17 Editore: GoodMood Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Riepilogo Editore: La figura di Mao Zedong è rappresentativa della Cina e del suo cambiamento avvenuto nell'ultimo secolo. Intellettuale, leader ma soprattutto politico di spicco e dalle grandi vedute, Mao ha rappresentato per il suo paese la speranza di vivere in un mondo nuovo, libero dal giogo imperiale. Purtroppo, come spesso accade anche agli uomini ricchi di ideali, una volta al potere, anche Mao mise in atto politiche che non sempre si rivelarono vincenti: il fallimento del "grande balzo in avanti" e della rivoluzione culturale piegarono la Cina e lasciarono nella sua storia una ferita difficile da rimarginare. Ciò che resta di lui è il ricordo mitico di un uomo che, partendo da umili origini, fu in grado di guidare un grande paese e di stabilire una forma di governo che per certi versi dura, nonostante le contraddizioni, sino ai nostri giorni. Questo audioBook racconta le vicende della vita, gli incontri fondamentali che hanno condizionato le sue scelte, gli anni delle battaglie e della gloria, e quelli del declino, ed è arricchito da contributi originali tratti dai suoi scritti. ©2017 GOODmood (P)2017 GOODmood

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ernie Pyle: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Journalist Killed in Battle during World War II Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: "Their life consisted wholly and solely of war, for they were and always had been front-line infantrymen. They survived because the fates were kind to them, certainly - but also because they had become hard and immensely wise in animal-like ways of self-preservation." - Ernie Pyle "No man in this war has so well told the story of the American fighting man as American fighting men wanted it told. He deserves the gratitude of all his countrymen." - President Harry Truman Ernie Pyle's life is like a 1950s movie script. Born the beloved and only child of hardscrabble American farmers, he made good grades in school, graduated, and went off to college at "State", in his case the University of Indiana. Overcoming his shyness, he studied journalism and wrote stories for the school paper that earned him a position of esteem among his fellow students. He partied hard but kept his grades up, and then married a girl as high spirited as he was. Together, they left school early and made their way to the nation's capital, where the farm boy got a job with a big city paper. In the years that followed, they traveled the country, meeting the great and the simple alike, and writing stories that made them the envy of the common man. Underneath the veneer, there was a dark side to Pyle's life, one that made his story, if the whole truth were to be told, more suitable for a cable television miniseries. First, the girl he married grew into a woman with severe mental illness that broke their relationship and opened the door to multiple extramarital affairs. Pyle himself seems to have battled depression and had trouble living in anything less than an exciting, constantly changing environment.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Simply Napoleon Author: J. David Markham, Matthew Zarzeczny Narrator: Jack Wynters Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-10-17 Publisher: Simply Charly Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: The first emperor of France and one of the shrewdest military leaders of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) eventually came to control much of Europe. In Simply Napoleon, authors J. David Markham and Matthew Zarzeczny tell Napoleon's story, from his birth on the island of Corsica to his eventual imprisonment and death on the island of Saint Helena. They explain how the famed military commander's unique combination of determination, intellect, and personal charisma allowed him to rise from a provincial village to become a powerful and authoritative ruler. While taking an overall positive view of Napoleon, Markham and Zarzeczny also make it a point to draw attention to his mistakes and their consequences, providing a balanced picture of this complicated figure who was both a product of his times and a man pointing the way to the future. Marked by first-rate scholarship, as well as a highly listenable and accessible style, Simply Napoleon is an exceptional introduction to Napoleon and his times - a study that not only illuminates a key personality and period in modern history, but also helps us understand how modern Europe took shape.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The War Years Author: Michael W. Simmons Narrator: Alan Munro Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-30-17 Publisher: Make Profits Easy LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Apart from Abraham Lincoln the most famous name of the Civil War is undoubtedly that of Ulysses S. Grant. He was the first Lieutenant General created by the American army since George Washington. After the war, he was the only president between Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson to be elected to two successive terms in office. His legacy as a military strategist is unparalleled to this day: American victory in the first and second World Wars was achieved by upholding the strategic doctrine of overwhelming force that Grant established in his relentless pursuit of Robert E. Lee during the Overland campaign. In this book, which focuses exclusively on Grant's military career, you will hear about the young infantry officer and quartermaster who served in the Mexican-American War under Zachary Taylor, whose common-sense approach to leadership would serve as a role model for Grant's own command style. You will also hear the highlights of every major battle Grant fought during the Civil War, including his great victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, and Chattanooga, his near disastrous failure at Cold Harbor, and at last the long campaign through a Wilderness and beyond that ended in Lee's surrender at Appomattox in 1865.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History in 30: The Life of Ulysses S. Grant Author: Percy Bennington Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-09-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: When one thinks of true American heroes, many names come to mind. American schoolchildren are quickly taught about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and a number of other important figures through the ages of American history. But one often overlooked president held the fate of the entire North American continent in his hands. In the 19th century, one of the surest ways to rise to prominence in American society was to be a war hero, like Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison. But few would have predicted such a destiny for Hiram Ulysses Grant, who had been a career soldier with little experience in combat and a failed businessman when the Civil War broke out in 1861. However, while all eyes were fixed on the Eastern theater at places like Manassas, Richmond, the Shenandoah Valley and Antietam, Grant went about a steady rise up the ranks through a series of successes in the West. His victory at Fort Donelson, in which his terms to the doomed Confederate garrison earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, could be considered the first major Union victory of the war, and Grant's fame and rank only grew after that at battlefields like Shiloh and Vicksburg. Along the way, Grant nearly fell prey to military politics and the belief that he was at fault for the near defeat at Shiloh, but President Lincoln famously defended him, remarking, "I can't spare this man. He fights." Lincoln's steadfastness ensured that Grant's victories out West continued to pile up. Despite being the best known Union general of the Civil War and a former president of the United States, Grant was penniless after being swindled by a fraudulent business deal when he learned that he had terminal cancer in the mid-1880s. Facing death, and with his family suffering financial difficulties, Grant set about writing personal memoirs that would not only secure his legacy but also provide for his family. Grant finished his memoirs just a few days before his death, but he wrote what is almost universally considered to be the best memoirs of the Civil War and one of the best personal memoirs ever written. Grant's memoirs, published by Mark Twain, sold over 300,000 copies, earning the Grant family over $450,000. Although Grant was instrumental in winning the war and eventually parlayed his fame into two terms in the White House, his legacy and accomplishments are still the subjects of heavy debate today. His presidency is remembered mostly due to rampant fraud within his Administration, although he was never personally accused of wrongdoing, and even his victories in the Civil War have been countered by charges that he was a butcher. That said, without Ulysses S. Grant, it's possible the Confederacy may have won the Civil War. History in 30: The Life of Ulysses S. Grant provides a quick but comprehensive look at the life of the 18th president.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Times Great Scottish Lives Subtitle: Obituaries of Scotland's Finest Author: Magnus Linklater - editor Narrator: Angus King Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Discover the fascinating lives of the iconic figures that have shaped Scotland from the early 19th century to the present day. Explore the rich history of Scotland's cultural, social and political landscape, with more than 100 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive. The Scots have contributed richly to the world, most notably in literature and science, but also in the arts, law, politics, religion, scholarship and sport. In this volume, The Times brings together a unique and fascinating collection of obituaries. The list includes people who have made the greatest impact in their fields, others who have led particularly interesting or influential lives, and a selection of notable Scottish figures in the history of The Times. This audiobook features the major Scottish figures of influence from the last 200 years and includes a diverse range of people, including Sir Walter Scott, Sir David Livingstone, Thomas Carlyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Keir Hardie, Alexander Graham Bell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Phoebe Traquair, James Ramsay MacDonald, John Logie Baird, Mary Somerville, Jim Clark, John Smith, Donald Dewar, Eugenie Fraser, Robin Cook, Jock Stein, R. D. Laing, Margo MacDonald, William McIlvanney, Tam Dalyell and Ronnie Corbett.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary, Analysis, and Review of Al Franken's Al Franken: Giant of the Senate Author: Start Publishing Notes Narrator: Michael Gilboe Format: Unabridged Length: 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-04-17 Publisher: Start Publishing Notes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Please note: This is an analysis and key takeaways of the book and not the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Al Franken's Al Franken: Giant of the Senate includes a summary of the book, review, analysis and key takeaways, and detailed "About the Author" section. Preview: Al Franken: Giant of the Senate is an autobiography written by Minnesota Senator Al Franken. It gives background on Franken's career as a comedy writer, on his campaigns for office, and on the workings of the Senate. Franken's father was the child of German Jewish immigrants. He moved from New York to Minnesota to start a quilting factory, which quickly failed. He then became a printing salesman, and Franken, who was born in 1951, grew up in middle class suburbs. His family became Democrats during the Civil Rights era, in part because, as Jews, they identified with marginalized people and believed in equality for all. Franken's family wanted him to be a scientist. However, Franken discovered from an early age that he loved comedy, and he and a friend, Tom Davis, who was a year behind him at a private school, began to write skits and comedy for the school. When they became older they performed regularly at the local comedy club. Franken went to Harvard, where he met his wife, Franni, who came from a poor family. Franni was able to go to college thanks to government assistance. Franken sees the Democrats as the party of civil rights and of economic opportunity, giving people like Franni a chance to succeed.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Judy Subtitle: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero Author: Damien Lewis Narrator: Ben Addis Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: After being bombed and shipwrecked repeatedly while serving for several wild and war-torn years as a mascot of the World War II Royal Navy Yangtze river gunboats the Gnat and the Grasshopper, Judy ended up in Japanese prisoner of war camps in North Sumatra. Along with locals as slave labor, the American, Australian, and British POWs were forced to build a 1,200-mile single-track railroad through the most horrifying jungles and treacherous mountain passes. Like the one immortalized in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, this was the other death-railroad building project where POWs slaved under subhuman conditions. In the midst of this living hell was a beautiful and regal-looking liver and white English pointer named Judy. Whether she was scavenging food to help feed the starving inmates of a hellish Japanese POW camp or by her presence alone bringing inspiration and hope to men, she was cherished and adored by the Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her. From the author of The Dog Who Could Fly and the coauthor of Sergeant Rex and It's All About Treo comes one of the most heartwarming and inspiring tales you will ever hear. Critic Reviews: "Marrying a thrilling real-life plot with evocative writing...[this will be] appreciated by dog lovers, military history enthusiasts, and those who enjoy a solid adventure/survival story." (Library Journal)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History in 30: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Percy Bennington Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 43 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: For a man who grew up to become the "Bull Moose", Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child, suffering from asthma and other maladies. But his physical weakness actually drove him to be more active, which also fostered an interest in nature. It also helped that Teddy's family was wealthy, allowing him privileges including home school and the ability to attend Harvard, where he was an athlete and took an interest in naval affairs. After finishing at Harvard, Teddy entered politics, but it didn't stop him from writing The Naval War of 1812 in 1882, establishing himself as a professional writer and historian. In the 1890s, it was Teddy's turn to make history, leading the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and being decorated for his service with a Medal of Honor. He parlayed his glory into the governorship of New York and then the Vice Presidency under William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated in 1901, young Teddy was thrust into the presidency, one that would earn him a place on Mount Rushmore. Roosevelt's "Square Deal" domestic policies favored average citizens while busting trusts and monopolies. Roosevelt also promoted conservation as an environmental stance, while his "speak softly and carry a big stick" foreign policy is still an oft used phrase today. Roosevelt even earned a Nobel Prize during his presidency. By the time Roosevelt died in 1919, he was an American icon. Today, Teddy is remembered for being an explorer, hunter, author, soldier, president, and safari adventurer, all of which combine into one unique reputation. As with all legends, Roosevelt is often portrayed more as a quintessential man's man, to the point that the legend obscures the actual man. History in 30: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt provides a quick but comprehensive look at the life of the famous president.