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The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Secon

From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a deadly struggle between the Axis powers and the Allies, but also fraught negotiations between and among the allies. On questions of diplomacy, economic policy, industrial might, military capabilities, and even national sovereignty, thousands of lives and the fate of the free world depended on back-room deals and desperate trade-offs between soldiers, diplomats, and leaders. In North America, Canada and the US strained to forge a new military alliance to guard their coasts and fend off German U-boats and the menace of a Japanese invasion. Wartime economies were entwined to produce a staggering contribution of weapons to keep Britain and other allies in the war. The defense of North America against enemy threats was essential before the US and Canada could send armies, navies, and air forces overseas. In his trademark style, Tim Cook employs eyewitness accounts to vividly lay bare the brutality of combat and the courage of North Americans under fire. Behind the fighting fronts, the charged and often secret communications between national leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt, and King, reveals how their personalities shaped the outcome of history's most destructive war, the fate of the British Empire, and the North American alliance that lives on to this day. The Good Allies is a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower. In exploring this complex and crucial dimension of the Second World War and its legacy, Cook recounts two nations' story of cooperation, sacrifice, and of bleeding together to save the world from the fascist threat.

Tim Cook (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

Anne Applebaum (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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America's Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History

"Let chaos come." The fast-paced story of the extraordinary election that led to hundreds of murders, warfare in the streets of New Orleans, two governors of Louisiana-and changed the course of politics in our country. The election of 1872 was the most contentious in American history. After both parties complained of corruption, neither candidate would concede, two governors claimed office and chaos erupted. Rival newspapers engaged in a bitter war of words, politicians plotted to overthrow the government and their supporters fought in the streets and attempted assassinations. The entire country watched in grim fascination as the wounds of the Civil War were ripped open and the promise of President Grant's Reconstruction faltered in the face of violent resistance and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. In this riveting book, Dana Bash and David Fisher tell the incredible, little-known story of the election that pushed democracy to the breaking point and sparked historic events, including: - The Colfax Massacre, in which at least 150 Black men were killed by white supremacists. - The extraordinary train race from New York to New Orleans for control of the state government. - The election of the first Black congressman from Louisiana in the face of violent resistance. - The Supreme Court ruling that ended Reconstruction and became the foundation of Southern segregation, changing the American legal system for the next century. Readers will find eerie parallels to today's divided political landscape and leaders willing to seize power no matter the cost. An eye-opening warning of what's at stake and what it takes to protect our democracy, this is a must-read tale of America's deadliest election.

Dana Bash (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Arnhem: Black Tuesday: The Classic Battle Told As Never Before

Al Murray (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany

For fans of unheralded women's stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz-one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime-that draws striking parallels to the rise of fascism today "No other American correspondent in Berlin knew so much of what was going on behind the scene as did Sigrid Schultz." - William L. Shirer, author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich The Dragon from Chicago tells the gripping tale of American journalist Sigrid Schultz's fights on two fronts: to establish herself as a serious foreign correspondent in an era when her male colleagues saw a powerful unmarried woman as a "freak," and to keep the news flowing out of Nazi Germany despite the regime's tightening controls on the media. Schultz was the Chicago Tribune's Berlin bureau chief and primary foreign correspondent for Central Europe from 1925 to January 1941 and one of the first reporters-male or female-to warn American readers of the growing dangers of Nazism. Drawing on extensive archival research, Pamela D. Toler unearths the largely forgotten story of Schultz's years spent courageously reporting the news from Berlin, from the revolts of 1919 through Nazi atrocities and air raids over Berlin in 1941. At a time when women reporters rarely wrote front-page stories, Schultz pulled back the curtain on how the Nazis misreported the news to their own people, and how they attempted to control the foreign press through bribery and threats. Sharp and enlightening, Schultz's story provides a vital lesson for how we can reclaim truth in an era marked by the spread of disinformation and claims of "fake news."

Pamela D. Toler (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator

Theodore Papakostas (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Strangers and Intimates: Rise and Fall of Private Life, The

Tiffany Jenkins (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Lochs and Legends: My journey to the heart of the real Scotland

Andy The Highlander, Lilly Hurd (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past

A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history video games since The Oregon Trail. Beloved by millions, they’ve been widely acclaimed for their realism and attention to detail. But how do they fare as recreations of history? In this engaging book, award-winning American history professor Tore Olsson takes up that question and more. Weaving the games’ plot and characters into an exploration of American violence between 1870 and 1920, Olsson shows that it was more often disputes over capitalism and race, not just poker games and bank robberies, that fueled the bloodshed of these turbulent years. As such, this era has much to teach us today. From the West to the Deep South to Appalachia, Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the games, but sometimes lacks context and complexity on the digital screen. Colorful, fast-paced, and dramatic, Red Dead’s History sheds light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike.

Tore C. Olsson (Author), Roger Clark (Narrator)

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Combing Through the White House: Hair and Its Shocking Impact on the Politics, Private Lives, and Le

Discover a fascinating and novel look at the U.S. presidents, the first families, and American history-all through the lens of hair. With meticulous detail, engaging storytelling, and full-color visuals, encyclopedia editor Theodore Pappas combs through American history, teasing out long-forgotten and little-known ways that hair has influenced the presidency and the public and private lives, personal scandals, and tragedies, of the men and women who have occupied the White House. Go deep into the history of such topics as: - Abraham Lincoln's famously ridiculed appearance and the surprising role hair played in both his presidency and assassination - John F. Kennedy's connection to James Bond and how hair factored into his vast image-making and infidelities - The lush tradition of collecting hair as a way of honoring leaders, remembering our loved ones, and preserving their memories - Scientific hair analysis and how DNA has been used to solve long-standing presidential mysteries - The connection of hair to the lives, loves, scandals, and tragedies that shaped presidents, first ladies, and the nation at large This unique window into the past shines entertaining new light on the decisions, relationships, and tragedies that have shaped the role of the president and the place of the U.S. in the world. Whether you're interested in presidential trivia or historical mysteries, Combing Through the White House personalizes the past through an element of life we can all relate to-hair-giving us new glimpses into our country and even ourselves.

Theodore Pappas (Author), TBD, Theodore Pappas (Narrator)

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The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler – How War Made Them, And How The

Phillips Payson O'brien (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Exam Nation: Why Our Obsession with Grades Fails Everyone – and a Better Way to Think About School

Sammy Wright (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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