10 audiobooks for fans of Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
by Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by Tim Jerome
★ 4.95 ABR Score (151.7K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (140.3K) ★ 4.87 Audible (11.4K)More about this pick
Ambrose chronicles Easy Company's journey from D-Day to Hitler's Eagle's Nest through interviews with the paratroopers themselves—the definitive account of ordinary soldiers in extraordinary circumstances.
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer
★ 4.88 ABR Score (189.7K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (177.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (12.1K)More about this pick
Botanist and Citizen Potawatomi member Robin Wall Kimmerer reads her own work, weaving together Western science and indigenous knowledge about our relationship with the natural world.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb
Narrated by Brittany Pressley
★ 4.85 ABR Score (456.3K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (411.2K) ★ 4.72 Audible (45.1K)More about this pick
Gottlieb reveals what happens when therapists need therapy themselves, with Brittany Pressley capturing both professional insight and personal vulnerability beautifully.
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
by Gabor Maté
Narrated by Daniel Maté
★ 4.68 ABR Score (25.8K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Daniel Maté's intimate narration of his father's work adds emotional weight to stories from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where addiction meets compassion.
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Facing the Mountain
by Daniel James Brown
Narrated by Louis Ozawa
★ 4.63 ABR Score (14.1K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (12.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Brown follows Japanese-American soldiers fighting in Europe while their families suffer in internment camps back home. Louis Ozawa's narration brings profound dignity to this story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team's heroism.
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Shadow Divers
by Robert Kurson
Narrated by Michael Prichard
★ 4.59 ABR Score (41.9K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.66 Audible (5.0K)More about this pick
Two weekend divers discover a mysterious WWII German U-boat off the New Jersey coast and risk everything to solve its deadly secrets. Michael Prichard's narration captures every claustrophobic descent.
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The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
The Revolution Trilogy • Book 1
by Rick Atkinson, John Sterling
Narrated by George Newbern, Rick Atkinson
★ 4.18 ABR Score (10.5K ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (73)More about this pick
Atkinson chronicles the Revolution's first brutal twenty-one months, from Lexington's first shots to Washington's desperate winter victories. George Newbern captures both the chaos of battle and quiet moments of doubt.
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Digest of The Boys in the Boat
by A Reader's Companion
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.49 ABR Score (43.6K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (9) ★ 4.83 Audible (43.6K)More about this pick
Nine working-class teenagers from Depression-era Seattle row toward Olympic glory in Nazi Germany. Edward Herrmann's authoritative voice matches the story's historical weight perfectly.
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All the President's Men
by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.44 ABR Score (60.4K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (58.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (2.1K)More about this pick
The Washington Post reporters who toppled a presidency detail their investigation from hotel break-in to White House resignation.
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The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
by Chris Whipple
Narrated by Mark Bramhall
★ 4.38 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.62 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Behind-the-scenes look at the Chiefs of Staff who actually run the White House, from Cheney to Emanuel. Mark Bramhall's authoritative narration matches the insider political revelations.
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