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February 25, 2024
Nonfiction, History, Biology & Medicine, Science & Technology, Politics, European, American
Gillian
Operation Paperclip

The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

Written and Narrated By: Annie Jacobsen

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

I Am. GUTTED…

Operation Paperclip
December 3, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Ecology
Gillian
Isaac's Storm

A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

By: Erik Larson / Narrated By: Richard Davidson

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

A tragic tale of hubris… engaging once you get past the stuff that makes you doze off…

Isaac's Storm
October 21, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Supernatural & Paranormal
Gillian
The First Ghosts

Most Ancient of Legacies

Written and Narrated By: Irving Finkel

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

My buddy will LOVE this!!! Me? ‘Tis m’ Gillian Is A Pathetic Boob Listen for 2023…

The First Ghosts
September 10, 2023
Nonfiction, History, American
Gillian
Ordinary Heroes

A Memoir of 9/11

By: Joseph Pfeifer / Narrated By: Fred Sanders

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Heartfelt and sobering. From the first Chief There, a man who lost his brother(s)

Ordinary Heroes
August 20, 2023
Nonfiction, History, European, Social Science, Politics
Gillian
Travelers in the Third Reich

The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945

By: Julia Boyd / Narrated By: Christa Lewis

Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins

Three words? Stunning. Terrifying. Timely…

Travelers in the Third Reich
Gillian
February 25, 2024
Nonfiction, History, Biology & Medicine, Science & Technology, Politics, European, American

Operation Paperclip

Gillian
February 25, 2024
Nonfiction, History, Biology & Medicine, Science & Technology, Politics, European, American
Operation Paperclip

The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

Written and Narrated By: Annie Jacobsen

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

I Am. GUTTED…

Tagged: Annie Jacobsen, Epic-17, 20th Century, WWII, Favorite, American

Gillian
December 3, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Ecology

Isaac's Storm

Gillian
December 3, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Ecology
Isaac's Storm

A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

By: Erik Larson / Narrated By: Richard Davidson

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

A tragic tale of hubris… engaging once you get past the stuff that makes you doze off…

Tagged: Erik Larson, Richard Davidson, 20th Century

Gillian
October 21, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Supernatural & Paranormal

The First Ghosts

Gillian
October 21, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Supernatural & Paranormal
The First Ghosts

Most Ancient of Legacies

Written and Narrated By: Irving Finkel

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

My buddy will LOVE this!!! Me? ‘Tis m’ Gillian Is A Pathetic Boob Listen for 2023…

Tagged: Irving Finkel, Ancient, Earliest Centuries

Gillian
September 10, 2023
Nonfiction, History, American

Ordinary Heroes

Gillian
September 10, 2023
Nonfiction, History, American
Ordinary Heroes

A Memoir of 9/11

By: Joseph Pfeifer / Narrated By: Fred Sanders

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Heartfelt and sobering. From the first Chief There, a man who lost his brother(s)

Tagged: Joseph Pfeifer, Fred Sanders, 9/11, 21st Century

Gillian
August 20, 2023
Nonfiction, History, European, Social Science, Politics

Travelers in the Third Reich

Gillian
August 20, 2023
Nonfiction, History, European, Social Science, Politics
Travelers in the Third Reich

The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945

By: Julia Boyd / Narrated By: Christa Lewis

Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins

Three words? Stunning. Terrifying. Timely…

Tagged: Julia Boyd, Christa Lewis, 20th Century, Favorite

Gillian
August 6, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, History

The Guns of August

Gillian
August 6, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, History
The Guns of August

By: Barbara W. Tuchman / Narrated By: John Lee / Narrated By: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins

Erudite and clever crafting, impeccable narration!

Tagged: Barbara W. Tuchman, John Lee, Epic-17, WWI, Favorite, Wanda McCaddon

Gillian
July 4, 2023
Nonfiction, Military

On Hallowed Ground

Gillian
July 4, 2023
Nonfiction, Military
On Hallowed Ground

The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

Written and Narrated By: Robert M. Poole

Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins

…Where those who’ve fought for us go to Rest In Peace…

Tagged: Robert M. Poole, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Spanning the Centuries

Gillian
July 2, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Empowerment

Pandora's Jar

Gillian
July 2, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Empowerment
Pandora's Jar

Women in the Greek Myths

Written and Narrated By: Natalie Haynes

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

A really, really good Listen, but here’s the thing:

Tagged: Natalie Haynes, Women's History, Big Sis 1

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Military

Operation Swallow

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, History, Military
Operation Swallow

American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape from Berga Concentration Camp

By: Mark Felton / Narrated By: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Pretty good, but Curses! to the Ever-Misleading Publisher’s Summary!!!

Tagged: Mark Felton, Fred Sanders, WWII, Jewish Heritage Month

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, History, European

Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, History, European
Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die

How the Allies Won on D-Day

Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

D-Day: The Bad, the Ugly… the Oh Sooo Good!!!

Tagged: Giles Milton, WWII, Epic-15, Memorial Day, Favorite, 20th Century

Gillian
January 15, 2023
Nonfiction, History, European, Bio & Memoir, Military

Agent Zigzag

Gillian
January 15, 2023
Nonfiction, History, European, Bio & Memoir, Military
Agent Zigzag

A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

By: Ben MacIntyre / Narrated By: John Lee

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

A smarmy, schmoozy, amoral… Hero?!? This is so entertaining as To DIE For!!!

Tagged: WWII, Ben MacIntyre, John Lee, Favorite

Gillian
December 11, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Military

Trapped at Pearl Harbor

Gillian
December 11, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Military
Trapped at Pearl Harbor

Escape from the Battleship Oklahoma

By: Stephen Bower Young / Narrated By: Tim Murphy

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

An Edge of the Seat Listen

Tagged: Pearl Harbor, Stephen Bower Young, Tim Murphy, Favorite, Pop

Gillian
November 27, 2022
Nonfiction, History

Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

Gillian
November 27, 2022
Nonfiction, History
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

By: Anton Treuer / Narrated By: Kaipo Schwab

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

It’s a Start… so PHEW…

Tagged: Commuting, Native American Heritage, Thanksgiving, American, Kaipo Schwab

Gillian
November 20, 2022
Nonfiction, History

The Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn

Gillian
November 20, 2022
Nonfiction, History
The Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn

Written and Narrated By: Joseph M. Marshall III

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Mostly about a lost Way of Life

Tagged: Native American Heritage, 19th Century, American, Joseph M. Marshall III

Gillian
November 13, 2022
Nonfiction, History, European

Born to Be Hanged

Gillian
November 13, 2022
Nonfiction, History, European
Born to Be Hanged

The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune

By: Keith Thomson / Narrated By: Feodor Chin

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

When pillaging and mayhem are… hiLARious…!

Tagged: 17th Century, Maritime, Favorite, Feodor Chin

Gillian
November 13, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Politics, Military

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

Gillian
November 13, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Politics, Military
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

The Forgotten War That Changed American History

By: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger / Narrated By: Brian Kilmeade

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Uh-oh… one eye firmly on History, the other? Oh ouch… total Squid’s Eye, and I can’t help it…

Tagged: Commuting, 19th Century, Maritime, President's Day, American Revolution, American

Gillian
November 6, 2022
Nonfiction, History, European

Checkmate in Berlin

Gillian
November 6, 2022
Nonfiction, History, European
Checkmate in Berlin

The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

Written and Narrated by: Giles Milton

Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins

Milton is the King of Edge of Your Seat History!

Tagged: WWII, 20th Century, Russian

Gillian
October 23, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Social Science

Nueva Canción

Gillian
October 23, 2022
Nonfiction, History, Social Science
Nueva Canción

The Lost Recordings

By: Luis Alberto González Arenas, Diego Morales De Murga / Narrated By: Robb Moreira, Thom Rivera, Ozzie Rodriguez, Gabriel Romero, Pietro Gonzalez, Julia Vera Andrews, Frankie Maria Corzo, Rene Veron

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Intricate, Inspiring, Very Well-Done

Tagged: Hispanic Heritage, Spanning the Centuries

Gillian
October 9, 2022
Nonfiction, Politics, History

Once upon a Time in Russia

Gillian
October 9, 2022
Nonfiction, Politics, History
Once upon a Time in Russia

The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History

By: Ben Mezrich / Narrated By: Jeremy Bobb

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Ben Mezrich ain’t no Luke Harding -but-

Tagged: Russian

Gillian
September 18, 2022
Nonfiction, History

The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn

Gillian
September 18, 2022
Nonfiction, History
The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn

An Untold Story of the American Revolution

By: Robert P. Watson / Narrated By: Bob Hess

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Half historical treatise and half sheer horror show… thanks England!

Tagged: American Revolution, Maritime

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