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These are the books, articles and films our writers drew on for each series, along with books by the historians and journalists I’ve interviewed. If a story stayed with you, this is where to go deeper.

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American History Tellers

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane

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Galveston and the 1900 Storm: Catastrophe and Catalyst by Patricia Bellis Bixel and Elizabeth Hayes TurnerAmazon: Galveston and the 1900 Storm: Catastrophe and Catalyst
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik LarsonAmazon: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Audible: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
A Weekend in September by John Edward WeemsAmazon: A Weekend in September

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon WinchesterAmazon: A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 Audible: A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 by Philip L. FradkinAmazon: The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 Audible: The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906
San Francisco Is Burning by Dennis SmithAmazon: San Francisco Is Burning Audible: San Francisco Is Burning

The 1968 Chicago Protests

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Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention by Frank KuschAmazon: Battleground Chicago: The Police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman MailerAmazon: Miami and the Siege of Chicago Audible: Miami and the Siege of Chicago
Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency by David GreenbergAmazon: Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency Audible: Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency

The Age of Jackson

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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon MeachamAmazon: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Audible: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction by Kate MasurAmazon: Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction Audible: Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker HoweAmazon: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 Audible: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

The Age of Pirates

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Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates by Eric Jay DolinAmazon: Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates Audible: Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates
Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate by Angus KonstamAmazon: Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate Audible: Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate
Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read by Rebecca SimonAmazon: Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read

American Epidemics

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Epidemic: Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak by Reid WilsonAmazon: Epidemic: Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak Audible: Epidemic: Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. BarryAmazon: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Audible: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonAmazon: The Hot Zone Audible: The Hot Zone

America’s Monuments

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Graceland: The Living Legacy of Elvis Presley by Chet FlippoAmazon: Graceland: The Living Legacy of Elvis Presley
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint SmithAmazon: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Audible: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Liberty’s Torch: The Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty by Elizabeth MitchellAmazon: Liberty’s Torch: The Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
Panama Fever by Matthew ParkerAmazon: Panama Fever Audible: Panama Fever
A Rift in the Earth by James Reston Jr.Amazon: A Rift in the Earth Audible: A Rift in the Earth

The Bastard Brigade

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The Bastard Brigade by Sam KeanAmazon: The Bastard Brigade Audible: The Bastard Brigade
The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg by Nicholas DawidoffAmazon: The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg Audible: The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Heisenberg's War: The Secret History of the German Bomb by Thomas PowersAmazon: Heisenberg's War: The Secret History of the German Bomb

Benjamin Franklin

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinAmazon: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Audible: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter IsaacsonAmazon: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Audible: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H.W. BrandsAmazon: The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

Billy the Kid

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Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life by Robert M. UtleyAmazon: Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride by Michael WallisAmazon: Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride Audible: Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee GardnerAmazon: To Hell on a Fast Horse Audible: To Hell on a Fast Horse
Violence in Lincoln County 1869-1881 by William A. KeleherAmazon: Violence in Lincoln County 1869-1881
Legends of the Old West hosted by Chris Wimmer PodcastListen: Legends of the Old West

Bleeding Kansas

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Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era by Nicole EtchesonAmazon: Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights by David S. ReynoldsAmazon: John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights Audible: John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony HorwitzAmazon: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Audible: Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Boston Molasses Disaster

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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen PuleoAmazon: Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 Audible: Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

Buffalo Soldiers

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The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West by William H. Leckie and Shirley A. LeckieAmazon: The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West Audible: The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West
Race, Politics, and Reconstruction: The First Black Cadets At Old West Point by Rory McGovern and Ronald G. MachoianAmazon: Race, Politics, and Reconstruction: The First Black Cadets At Old West Point
Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Life and Service in the West by Frank N. SchubertAmazon: Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Life and Service in the West

California Gold Rush

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The Age of Gold by H.W. BrandsAmazon: The Age of Gold Audible: The Age of Gold
An American Genocide by Benjamin MadleyAmazon: An American Genocide Audible: An American Genocide
On Gold Mountain by Lisa SeeAmazon: On Gold Mountain Audible: On Gold Mountain
Roaring Camp by Susan Lee JohnsonAmazon: Roaring Camp
The Rush by Edward DolnickAmazon: The Rush Audible: The Rush

California Water Wars

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Cadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerAmazon: Cadillac Desert
Floodpath by Jon WilkmanAmazon: Floodpath Audible: Floodpath
The Great Thirst: Californians and Water by Norris Hundley Jr.Amazon: The Great Thirst: Californians and Water

The Carter Years

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Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam by Mark BowdenAmazon: Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam Audible: Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan AlterAmazon: His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life Audible: His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
Keeping Faith by Jimmy CarterAmazon: Keeping Faith Audible: Keeping Faith
The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter by Kai BirdAmazon: The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter Audible: The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

Civil Rights

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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 by Juan WilliamsAmazon: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 Audible: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor BranchAmazon: Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 Audible: Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.Amazon: Why We Can't Wait Audible: Why We Can't Wait

Civil War

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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPhersonAmazon: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Audible: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby FooteAmazon: The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville Audible: The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South by Bruce LevineAmazon: The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South Audible: The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
Grant by Ron ChernowAmazon: Grant Audible: Grant
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S. C. GwynneAmazon: Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson Audible: Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin FaustAmazon: This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Audible: This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

Coal Wars

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The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America’s Largest Labor Uprising by Robert ShoganAmazon: The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America’s Largest Labor Uprising
The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom by James GreenAmazon: The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom Audible: The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom
The Road to Blair Mountain: Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal by Charles KeeneyAmazon: The Road to Blair Mountain: Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal

The Cold War

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Command and Control by Eric SchlosserAmazon: Command and Control Audible: Command and Control
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyAmazon: Hidden Figures Audible: Hidden Figures
Many Are the Crimes by Ellen SchreckerAmazon: Many Are the Crimes
Raven Rock by Garrett GraffAmazon: Raven Rock Audible: Raven Rock
Satchmo Blows Up the World by Penny Von EschenAmazon: Satchmo Blows Up the World Audible: Satchmo Blows Up the World
We Could Not Fail by Richard Paul and Steven MossAmazon: We Could Not Fail Audible: We Could Not Fail

Conquering Polio

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Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer by Karen TorgheleAmazon: Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer Audible: Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine Pioneer
Polio: An American Story by David M. OshinskyAmazon: Polio: An American Story Audible: Polio: An American Story
Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio by Jeffrey KlugerAmazon: Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio Audible: Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio

Daring Prison Escapes

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Escape from Alcatraz by J. Campbell BruceAmazon: Escape from Alcatraz Audible: Escape from Alcatraz
Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break by Robert P. WatsonAmazon: Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History by Keith Warren LloydAmazon: The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History Audible: The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History
Leavenworth Train: A Fugitive's Search for Justice in the Vanishing West by Joe JacksonAmazon: Leavenworth Train: A Fugitive's Search for Justice in the Vanishing West

Dutch Manhattan

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The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America by Jaap JacobsAmazon: The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America
The Island at the Center of the World by Russell ShortoAmazon: The Island at the Center of the World Audible: The Island at the Center of the World
New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty by Evan HaefeliAmazon: New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty

Edison vs. Tesla

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Edison: A Life of Invention by Paul IsraelAmazon: Edison: A Life of Invention Audible: Edison: A Life of Invention
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill JonnesAmazon: Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World Audible: Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla by Marc J. SeiferAmazon: Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla Audible: Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla

Evolution on Trial

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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. FarrellAmazon: Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned Audible: Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation by Brenda WineappleAmazon: Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation Audible: Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial that Riveted a Nation
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion by Edward J. LarsonAmazon: Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion Audible: Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion

FDR & Churchill

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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon MeachamAmazon: Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship Audible: Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945 by Andrew RobertsAmazon: Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945 Audible: Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945
Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets by David StaffordAmazon: Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets Audible: Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets

The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics

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The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sports, Race, and American Imperialism by Susan BrownellAmazon: The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sports, Race, and American Imperialism
America’s First Olympics by George R. MatthewsAmazon: America’s First Olympics
Full Court Quest by Linda Peavy and Ursula SmithAmazon: Full Court Quest
Power Games by Jules BoykoffAmazon: Power Games

The Fight for Women’s Suffrage

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Picturing Political Power: Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement by Allison LangeAmazon: Picturing Political Power: Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBoisAmazon: Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote Audible: Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote
Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. JonesAmazon: Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Audible: Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine WeissAmazon: The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote

First Ladies

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The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor RooseveltAmazon: The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt Audible: The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbinAmazon: Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer Audible: Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
Eleanor by David MichaelisAmazon: Eleanor Audible: Eleanor
First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen BrowerAmazon: First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies Audible: First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter SlevinAmazon: Michelle Obama: A Life Audible: Michelle Obama: A Life
The Times of My Life by Betty Ford and Chris ChaseAmazon: The Times of My Life

Frontier Legends

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Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves by Art T. BurtonAmazon: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Audible: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves
Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw by Charles LeerhsenAmazon: Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw Audible: Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw
The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America by Larry McMurtryAmazon: The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America Audible: The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America
David Crockett: The Lion of the West by Michael WallisAmazon: David Crockett: The Lion of the West Audible: David Crockett: The Lion of the West
The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West by Paul Andrew HuttonAmazon: The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West Audible: The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West
Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter by Tom ClavinAmazon: Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter Audible: Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter

The Gilded Age

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American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H.W. BrandsAmazon: American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 Audible: American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age by Tim WuAmazon: The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age Audible: The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 by Richard WhiteAmazon: The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 Audible: The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896

Great American Authors

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Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.Amazon: Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own Audible: Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet ReisenAmazon: Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women Audible: Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William SouderAmazon: Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck Audible: Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
Mark Twain by Ron ChernowAmazon: Mark Twain Audible: Mark Twain
Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles J. ShieldsAmazon: Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science by John TreschAmazon: The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science Audible: The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science

The Great Chicago Fire

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Chicago's Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City by Carl SmithAmazon: Chicago's Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City Audible: Chicago's Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City
The Encyclopedia of Chicago by Ann KeatingAmazon: The Encyclopedia of Chicago
The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago Before the Fire by Ann KeatingAmazon: The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago Before the Fire

The Great Depression

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A Fiery Gospel: The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Road to Righteous War by Richard GambleAmazon: A Fiery Gospel: The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Road to Righteous War
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity ShlaesAmazon: The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression Audible: The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. KennedyAmazon: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 Audible: Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

The Great Mississippi Flood

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Deep'n as It Come: The 1927 Mississippi River Flood by Pete DanielAmazon: Deep'n as It Come: The 1927 Mississippi River Flood
The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History by Susan Scott ParrishAmazon: The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. BarryAmazon: Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America Audible: Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

Hawaiʻi’s Journey to Statehood

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America Goes Hawaiian: The Influence of Pacific Island Culture on the Mainland by Geoff AlexanderAmazon: America Goes Hawaiian: The Influence of Pacific Island Culture on the Mainland
At Dawn We Slept by Gordon PrangeAmazon: At Dawn We Slept
Captive Paradise by James HaleyAmazon: Captive Paradise Audible: Captive Paradise
Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II by Daniel James BrownAmazon: Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II Audible: Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II
Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure by Julia Flynn SilerAmazon: Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure Audible: Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure
Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku by David DavisAmazon: Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku Audible: Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku

The Hidden History of the White House

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The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments by Corey MeadAmazon: The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments Audible: The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen BrowerAmazon: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House Audible: The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West and Mary Lynn KotzAmazon: Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies Audible: Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies

The Ice King

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Crystal Blocks of Yankee Coldness by Philip Chadwick Foster SmithAmazon: Crystal Blocks of Yankee Coldness
The Frozen Water Trade by Gavin WeightmanAmazon: The Frozen Water Trade
The Ice King: Frederic Tudor and His Circle by Carl Seaburg and Stanley PatersonAmazon: The Ice King: Frederic Tudor and His Circle

Insurrection of Aaron Burr

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American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America by David O. StewartAmazon: American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America Audible: American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America
The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis by James E. Lewis Jr.Amazon: The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis Audible: The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr by Nancy IsenbergAmazon: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Audible: Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr

The Irish Famine Relief Mission

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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine by Susan Campbell BartolettiAmazon: Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine Audible: Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine
The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People by John KellyAmazon: The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People Audible: The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People
Voyage of Mercy by Stephen PuleoAmazon: Voyage of Mercy Audible: Voyage of Mercy

J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI

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The Burglary by Betty MedsgerAmazon: The Burglary Audible: The Burglary
Enemies: A History of the FBI by Tim WeinerAmazon: Enemies: A History of the FBI Audible: Enemies: A History of the FBI
The Pioneers by David McCulloughAmazon: The Pioneers Audible: The Pioneers

Jamestown

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A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America by James HornAmazon: A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America
A Land As God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America by James HornAmazon: A Land As God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America Audible: A Land As God Made It: Jamestown and the Birth of America
Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation by David A. PriceAmazon: Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation Audible: Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation

Kentucky Blood Feud

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Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky by John Ed PearceAmazon: Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky Audible: Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky
The Road to Poverty: The Making of Wealth and Hardship in Appalachia by Dwight B. Billings and Kathleen M. BleeAmazon: The Road to Poverty: The Making of Wealth and Hardship in Appalachia

Lewis and Clark

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The Character of Meriwether Lewis: Explorer in the Wilderness by Clay S. JenkinsonAmazon: The Character of Meriwether Lewis: Explorer in the Wilderness
Lewis & Clark: Across the Divide by Carolyn GilmanAmazon: Lewis & Clark: Across the Divide
Undaunted Courage by Stephen AmbroseAmazon: Undaunted Courage Audible: Undaunted Courage
A Vast and Open Plain: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota edited by Clay S.JenkinsonAmazon: A Vast and Open Plain: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota

Lost Colony of Roanoke

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Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America by Giles MiltonAmazon: Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America
The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke by Andrew LawlerAmazon: The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke Audible: The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke

The Manhattan Project

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American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. SherwinAmazon: American Prometheus Audible: American Prometheus
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve SheinkinAmazon: Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon Audible: Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
Hiroshima by John HerseyAmazon: Hiroshima Audible: Hiroshima

The Manson Murders

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The Garbage People by John Gilmore and Ron KennerAmazon: The Garbage People
Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiAmazon: Helter Skelter Audible: Helter Skelter
Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff GuinnAmazon: Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Audible: Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson

The Mayflower

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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel PhilbrickAmazon: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War Audible: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Of Plymouth Plantation by William BradfordAmazon: Of Plymouth Plantation Audible: Of Plymouth Plantation
This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. SilvermanAmazon: This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving Audible: This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving

The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

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The Last Master Outlaw: How He Outfoxed the FBI Six Times, but Not a Cold Case Team by Thomas J. Colbert and Tom SzollosiAmazon: The Last Master Outlaw: How He Outfoxed the FBI Six Times, but Not a Cold Case Team
Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper by Geoffrey GrayAmazon: Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper Audible: Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper

National Parks

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken BurnsAmazon: The National Parks: America's Best Idea Audible: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Our National Parks by John MuirAmazon: Our National Parks Audible: Our National Parks
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas BrinkleyAmazon: The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America Audible: The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

Philippine-American War

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1898: The Birth of the American Century by David TraxelAmazon: 1898: The Birth of the American Century
Honor in the Dust by Gregg JonesAmazon: Honor in the Dust
Motherless Tongues: The Insurgency of Language Amid Wars of Translation by Vicente RafaelAmazon: Motherless Tongues: The Insurgency of Language Amid Wars of Translation
The Philippine War, 1899-1902 by Brian McAllister LinnAmazon: The Philippine War, 1899-1902
Vestiges of War edited by Angel Velasco Shaw and Luis FranciaAmazon: Vestiges of War
A War of Frontier and Empire by David J. SilbeyAmazon: A War of Frontier and Empire

The Pinkerton Detective Agency

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The Eye That Never Sleeps by Frank MornAmazon: The Eye That Never Sleeps
The Hour of Peril by Daniel StashowerAmazon: The Hour of Peril Audible: The Hour of Peril
Inventing the Pinkertons by Paul O’HaraAmazon: Inventing the Pinkertons
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen AbbottAmazon: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy Audible: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
The Lost Detective by Nathan WardAmazon: The Lost Detective Audible: The Lost Detective
Pinkerton’s Great Detective by Beau RiffenburghAmazon: Pinkerton’s Great Detective

The Plot to Steal Lincoln’s Body

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Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History by Richard Wightman FoxAmazon: Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History Audible: Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve SheinkinAmazon: Lincoln’s Grave Robbers
Stealing Lincoln’s Body by Thomas CraughwellAmazon: Stealing Lincoln’s Body

Political Parties

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Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics by H.W. BrandsAmazon: Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics Audible: Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
The Idea of a Party System by Richard HofstadterAmazon: The Idea of a Party System
Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation by John FerlingAmazon: Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation Audible: Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation

Presidential Assassinations

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Five Days in November by Clint HillAmazon: Five Days in November Audible: Five Days in November
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmazon: Leadership in Turbulent Times
Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan by Del Quentin WilburAmazon: Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol LeonnigAmazon: Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service Audible: Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

Presidential Inaugurations

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Democracy’s Big Day: The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013 by Jim BendatAmazon: Democracy’s Big Day: The Inauguration of Our President, 1789-2013

The Progressive Era

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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmazon: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism Audible: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created A President by Edward O’KeefeAmazon: The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created A President
Theodore Rex by Edmund MorrisAmazon: Theodore Rex Audible: Theodore Rex

Prohibition

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America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies, and Grog Shops by Christine SismondoAmazon: America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies, and Grog Shops Audible: America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies, and Grog Shops
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne CurtisAmazon: And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the World in Ten Cocktails Audible: And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the World in Ten Cocktails
Dead Wake: The Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik LarsonAmazon: Dead Wake: The Crossing of the Lusitania Audible: Dead Wake: The Crossing of the Lusitania
Get Capone by Jonathan EigAmazon: Get Capone Audible: Get Capone
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel OkrentAmazon: Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Audible: Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State by Lisa McGirrAmazon: The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State Audible: The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State

Rebellion in the Early Republic

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Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward J. LarsonAmazon: Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership Audible: Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership
Gabriel’s Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802 by Douglas EgertonAmazon: Gabriel’s Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802
A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 by Edward J. LarsonAmazon: A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 Audible: A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789 by Edward J. LarsonAmazon: The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789 Audible: The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789

Reconstruction Era

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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric FonerAmazon: Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 Audible: Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Amazon: Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow Audible: Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
They Knew What the War Was About: African Americans And the Memory of the Civil War by Ashleigh Lawrence-SandersAmazon: They Knew What the War Was About: African Americans And the Memory of the Civil War

Revolution

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1776 by David McCulloughAmazon: 1776 Audible: 1776
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert MiddlekauffAmazon: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 Audible: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom by Russell ShortoAmazon: Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom Audible: Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom

Roaring Twenties

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Anxious Decades: America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941 by Michael E. ParrishAmazon: Anxious Decades: America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941
New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan MillerAmazon: New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America Audible: New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill BrysonAmazon: One Summer: America, 1927 Audible: One Summer: America, 1927

Salem Witch Trials

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Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt edited by Bernard RosenthalAmazon: Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt
Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft by Paul Boyer and Stephen NissenbaumAmazon: Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft Audible: Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. BakerAmazon: A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience Audible: A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

Shootout at the O.K. Corral

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The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral by Jeff GuinnAmazon: The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral Audible: The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral
Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang by John BoesseneckerAmazon: Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang Audible: Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang
Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell by Tom ClavinAmazon: Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell Audible: Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell

The Space Race

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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landings by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton and Jay BarbreeAmazon: Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landings Audible: Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Apollo Moon Landings
The Right Stuff by Tom WolfeAmazon: The Right Stuff Audible: The Right Stuff
Space Race by Deborah CadburyAmazon: Space Race

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

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Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deirdre BairAmazon: Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Audible: Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend
Capone: The Man and the Era by Laurence BergreenAmazon: Capone: The Man and the Era
Get Capone by Jonathan EigAmazon: Get Capone Audible: Get Capone

Stonewall

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The Gay Revolution by Lillian FadermanAmazon: The Gay Revolution Audible: The Gay Revolution
Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights by Eric MarcusAmazon: Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights
Stonewall by Martin DubermanAmazon: Stonewall Audible: Stonewall
The Stonewall Reader edited by Jason BaumannAmazon: The Stonewall Reader
Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked a Gay Revolution by David CarterAmazon: Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked a Gay Revolution Audible: Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked a Gay Revolution
Transgender History by Susan StrykerAmazon: Transgender History

Supreme Court Landmarks

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And Justice for All by John TateishiAmazon: And Justice for All
The Cherokee Cases by Jill NorgrenAmazon: The Cherokee Cases
Enduring Conviction by Lorraine K. BannaiAmazon: Enduring Conviction
A People’s History of the Supreme Court by Peter IronsAmazon: A People’s History of the Supreme Court
We As Freemen by Keith Weldon MedleyAmazon: We As Freemen
Without Precedent by Joel Richard PaulAmazon: Without Precedent Audible: Without Precedent

The Titanic

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The Night Lives On: The Untold Stories and Secrets Behind the Sinking of the Unsinkable Ship, Titanic by Walter LordAmazon: The Night Lives On: The Untold Stories and Secrets Behind the Sinking of the Unsinkable Ship, Titanic
A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic by Walter LordAmazon: A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic Audible: A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era by Gareth RussellAmazon: The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era Audible: The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic by Daniel StoneAmazon: Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic Audible: Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic
Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From by Richard Davenport-HinesAmazon: Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From Audible: Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From

Traitors

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The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln by Kate Clifford LarsonAmazon: The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. SwansonAmazon: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Audible: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel PhilbrickAmazon: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution Audible: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution

Transcontinental Railroad

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Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. ChangAmazon: Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad Audible: Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Stephen E. AmbroseAmazon: Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Audible: Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
Voices from the Railroad: Stories by Descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers edited by Connie Young Yu and Sue LeeAmazon: Voices from the Railroad: Stories by Descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven GreenhouseAmazon: Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor Audible: Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert MarrinAmazon: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy Audible: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von DrehleAmazon: Triangle: The Fire That Changed America Audible: Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

Tulsa Race Massacre

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Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District by Hannibal JohnsonAmazon: Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District
The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 by Mary E. Jones ParrishAmazon: The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921 by Alfred BrophyAmazon: Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921
Riot and Remembrance by James S. HirschAmazon: Riot and Remembrance

Typhoid Mary

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Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail JarrowAmazon: Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary Audible: Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell BartolettiAmazon: Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America Audible: Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public’s Health by Judith Walzer LeavittAmazon: Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public’s Health

The Underground Railroad

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Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad by Fergus M. BordewichAmazon: Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad by Eric FonerAmazon: Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad Audible: Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine ClintonAmazon: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom Audible: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

United Farm Workers

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America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century by Gabriel ThompsonAmazon: America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century
Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Roger BrunsAmazon: Cesar Chavez: A Biography
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Miriam PawelAmazon: The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography Audible: The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography
From the Jaws of Victory by Matthew GarciaAmazon: From the Jaws of Victory
Trampling Out the Vintage by Frank BardackeAmazon: Trampling Out the Vintage

The Walker Affair

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Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America by Robert E. MayAmazon: Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America
The War in Nicaragua by William WalkerAmazon: The War in Nicaragua
William Walker’s Wars by Scott MartelleAmazon: William Walker’s Wars

What We Learned from Fighting the Spanish Flu

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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It by Gina KolataAmazon: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Audible: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. BarryAmazon: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History Audible: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura SpinneyAmazon: Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World Audible: Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World

World War I

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The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanAmazon: The Guns of August Audible: The Guns of August
Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen by Christopher CapozzolaAmazon: Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 by G.J. MeyerAmazon: A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 Audible: A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

The Wright Brothers

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Birdmen by Lawrence GoldstoneAmazon: Birdmen Audible: Birdmen
To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight by James TobinAmazon: To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight Audible: To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
The Wright Brothers by David McCulloughAmazon: The Wright Brothers Audible: The Wright Brothers

The WWII Home Front

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Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II by Arthur HermanAmazon: Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II Audible: Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanAmazon: The Girls of Atomic City Audible: The Girls of Atomic City
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmazon: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Audible: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim MurphyAmazon: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Audible: An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 by J.H. PowellAmazon: Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793
Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds: Science and the Yellow Fever Controversy in the Early American Republic by Thomas ApelAmazon: Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds: Science and the Yellow Fever Controversy in the Early American Republic

American Scandal

Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy

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All-American Murder by James PattersonAmazon: All-American Murder Audible: All-American Murder
The Truth about Aaron by Jonathan HernandezAmazon: The Truth about Aaron Audible: The Truth about Aaron
Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez by Jose BaezAmazon: Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez Audible: Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez
“Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football, Inc.” (Boston Globe) ArticleRead: Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football, Inc.
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (Netflix, 2020) FilmWatch: Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

Abscam

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The Sting Man by Robert GreeneAmazon: The Sting Man Audible: The Sting Man

America’s Coup in Iran

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All the Shah’s Men by Stephen KinzerAmazon: All the Shah’s Men
Countercoup: The Struggle for the Control of Iran by Kermit RooseveltAmazon: Countercoup: The Struggle for the Control of Iran
The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations by Ervand AbrahamianAmazon: The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations

Attica Prison Uprising

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The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up, and the Pursuit of Justice by Malcolm BellAmazon: The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up, and the Pursuit of Justice
Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica by New York State Special Commission on AtticaAmazon: Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica
Blood in the Water by Heather Ann ThompsonAmazon: Blood in the Water Audible: Blood in the Water

BALCO

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Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance WilliamsAmazon: Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports Audible: Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero by Jeff PearlmanAmazon: Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero

Bernie Madoff

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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller by Harry MarkopolosAmazon: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller Audible: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
Too Good to Be True by Erin ArvedlundAmazon: Too Good to Be True Audible: Too Good to Be True
The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana HenriquesAmazon: The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust Audible: The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust

Big Tobacco

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The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America by Allan M. BrandtAmazon: The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America
The People vs. Big Tobacco by Carrick Mollenkamp et alAmazon: The People vs. Big Tobacco
Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-up by Philip J. HiltsAmazon: Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-up
“The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner (Vanity Fair) ArticleRead: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Boeing

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Flying Blind by Peter RobisonAmazon: Flying Blind Audible: Flying Blind
“What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max” by William Langewiesche (New York Times Magazine) ArticleRead: What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max
Downfall: The Case against Boeing directed by Rory Kennedy FilmWatch: Downfall: The Case against Boeing

Boston College Gambling Scheme

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Fixed by David PorterAmazon: Fixed
The Lufthansa Heist by Daniel SimoneAmazon: The Lufthansa Heist Audible: The Lufthansa Heist

The Breakup of Big Oil

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All in the Day’s Work by Ida M. TarbellAmazon: All in the Day’s Work Audible: All in the Day’s Work
Taking on the Trust by Steve WeinbergAmazon: Taking on the Trust Audible: Taking on the Trust
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron ChernowAmazon: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Audible: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller

Challenger Disaster

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The Burning Blue by Kevin CookAmazon: The Burning Blue Audible: The Burning Blue
Challenger by Adam HigginbothamAmazon: Challenger Audible: Challenger
Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster by Allan J. McDonald and James R. HansenAmazon: Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Audible: Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Challenger: The Final Flight directed by Steven Leckart (Netflix) FilmWatch: Challenger: The Final Flight

Chappaquiddick

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Chappaquiddick: Power, Privilege, and the Ted Kennedy Cover-Up by Leo DamoreAmazon: Chappaquiddick: Power, Privilege, and the Ted Kennedy Cover-Up Audible: Chappaquiddick: Power, Privilege, and the Ted Kennedy Cover-Up
Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy edited by Peter S. CanellosAmazon: Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy Audible: Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy

The Chicago Seven

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The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman by Abbie HoffmanAmazon: The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman
Conspiracy in the Streets edited by Jon WienerAmazon: Conspiracy in the Streets
From Yale to Jail by David DellingerAmazon: From Yale to Jail
My Life As A Radical Lawyer by William Kunstler and Sheila IsenbergAmazon: My Life As A Radical Lawyer
Reunion: A Memoir by Tom HaydenAmazon: Reunion: A Memoir
Seize the Time by Bobby SealeAmazon: Seize the Time Audible: Seize the Time

The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair

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The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr by Ken GormleyAmazon: The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr
Monica’s Story by Andrew MortonAmazon: Monica’s Story
A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey ToobinAmazon: A Vast Conspiracy Audible: A Vast Conspiracy

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Nuclear Folly by Serhii PlokhyAmazon: Nuclear Folly Audible: Nuclear Folly
One Minute to Midnight by Michael DobbsAmazon: One Minute to Midnight Audible: One Minute to Midnight
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. KennedyAmazon: Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Audible: Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Deepwater Horizon

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Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit by Loren C. SteffyAmazon: Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit
Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster by John Konrad and Tom ShroderAmazon: Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster Audible: Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster
A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout by Carl SafinaAmazon: A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout Audible: A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout

DuPont Chemical Cover-Up

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Exposure by Robert BilottAmazon: Exposure Audible: Exposure
Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America by Sharon Udasin and Rachel FrazinAmazon: Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America Audible: Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah BlakeAmazon: They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals Audible: They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals

The Dust Bowl

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Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s by Donald WorsterAmazon: Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s Audible: Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Letters from the Dust Bowl by Caroline HendersonAmazon: Letters from the Dust Bowl
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganAmazon: The Worst Hard Time Audible: The Worst Hard Time
The Dust Bowl directed by Ken Burns (PBS) FilmWatch: The Dust Bowl

Edward Snowden

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Dark Mirror by Barton GellmanAmazon: Dark Mirror Audible: Dark Mirror
No Place to Hide by Glenn GreenwaldAmazon: No Place to Hide Audible: No Place to Hide
Permanent Record by Edward SnowdenAmazon: Permanent Record Audible: Permanent Record
Citizenfour by Laura Poitras FilmWatch: Citizenfour

Enron

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24 Days: How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America by Rebecca Smith and John R. EmshwillerAmazon: 24 Days: How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America
Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story by Kurt EichenwaldAmazon: Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story Audible: Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
Power Failure by Mimi Swartz and Sherron WatkinsAmazon: Power Failure Audible: Power Failure
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter ElkindAmazon: The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron Audible: The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

Exxon Valdez

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Not One Drop by Riki OttAmazon: Not One Drop
Out of the Channel by John KeebleAmazon: Out of the Channel
Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Riki OttAmazon: Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

FBI Agent Turned Russian Spy

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Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy by Eric O’NeillAmazon: Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy
Spy by David WiseAmazon: Spy
The Spy Next Door by Ann Blackman and Elaine ShannonAmazon: The Spy Next Door

The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund

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Black Edge by Sheelah KolhatkarAmazon: Black Edge Audible: Black Edge

The Feds vs. the Activists

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey HaasAmazon: The Assassination of Fred Hampton Audible: The Assassination of Fred Hampton
The Burglary by Betty MedsgerAmazon: The Burglary Audible: The Burglary
Chasing the Scream by Johann HariAmazon: Chasing the Scream Audible: Chasing the Scream
The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. - From “Solo” to Memphis by David J. GarrowAmazon: The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. - From “Solo” to Memphis

Fraud in a Drug Lab

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The Icepick Surgeon by Sam KeanAmazon: The Icepick Surgeon Audible: The Icepick Surgeon
The War on Drugs by David FarberAmazon: The War on Drugs Audible: The War on Drugs

The Hare Krishna Murders

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Betrayal of the Spirit: My Life Behind the Headlines of the Hare Krishna Movement by Nori J. MusterAmazon: Betrayal of the Spirit: My Life Behind the Headlines of the Hare Krishna Movement
Killing for Krishna: The Danger of Deranged Devotion by Henry DoktorskiAmazon: Killing for Krishna: The Danger of Deranged Devotion Audible: Killing for Krishna: The Danger of Deranged Devotion
Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas by John Hubner and Lindsey GrusonAmazon: Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas Audible: Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas

Houston Astros: Caught Stealing

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Cheated by Andy MartinoAmazon: Cheated Audible: Cheated
Winning Fixes Everything by Evan DrellichAmazon: Winning Fixes Everything Audible: Winning Fixes Everything

The Ice Pick Surgeon

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The Icepick Surgeon by Sam KeanAmazon: The Icepick Surgeon Audible: The Icepick Surgeon
The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness by Jack El-HaiAmazon: The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness Audible: The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness
My Lobotomy by Howard Dully and Charles FlemingAmazon: My Lobotomy Audible: My Lobotomy

Iran Contra

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Firewall by Lawrence WalshAmazon: Firewall
Iran-Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power by Malcolm ByrneAmazon: Iran-Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power
Special Trust by Bud McFarlaneAmazon: Special Trust
Under Fire by Oliver NorthAmazon: Under Fire

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

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Forgiven: The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry by Charles ShepardAmazon: Forgiven: The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry
I Was Wrong by Jim BakkerAmazon: I Was Wrong
PTL by John WiggerAmazon: PTL Audible: PTL
Tammy: Telling It My Way by Tammy Faye MessnerAmazon: Tammy: Telling It My Way

Jonestown

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Raven by Tim ReitermanAmazon: Raven Audible: Raven
The Road to Jonestown by Jeff GuinnAmazon: The Road to Jonestown Audible: The Road to Jonestown
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia ScheeresAmazon: A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown Audible: A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
“Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple” (San Diego State University) WebsiteRead: Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple

The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst

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American Heiress by Jeffrey ToobinAmazon: American Heiress Audible: American Heiress
Every Secret Thing by Patricia Campbell Hearst and Alvin MoscowAmazon: Every Secret Thing

LA Steals Its Water

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Cadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerAmazon: Cadillac Desert
Water to the Angels by Les StandifordAmazon: Water to the Angels Audible: Water to the Angels
William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles by Catherine MulhollandAmazon: William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles

Lance Armstrong

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Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong by Juliet MacurAmazon: Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong Audible: Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel CoyleAmazon: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France Audible: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France
Wheelmen by Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O’ConnellAmazon: Wheelmen Audible: Wheelmen

Lehman Brothers

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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence McDonald and Patrick RobinsonAmazon: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Audible: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers by Vicky WardAmazon: The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System by Andrew Ross SorkinAmazon: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System Audible: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System

The Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trial

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How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny BruceAmazon: How to Talk Dirty and Influence People Audible: How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
Ladies and Gentlemen, Lenny Bruce!! by Albert Goldman and Lawrence SchillerAmazon: Ladies and Gentlemen, Lenny Bruce!!
The Trials of Lenny Bruce by Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. SkoverAmazon: The Trials of Lenny Bruce

Lou Pearlman: Pop Music Con Man

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The Hit Charade by Tyler GrayAmazon: The Hit Charade
Out of Sync by Lance BassAmazon: Out of Sync
The Song Machine by John SeabrookAmazon: The Song Machine Audible: The Song Machine
“Mad about the Boys” by Bryan Burrough (Vanity Fair) ArticleRead: Mad about the Boys
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (Netflix) FilmWatch: Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

Love Canal

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Laying Waste by Mike BrownAmazon: Laying Waste
Love Canal, The Story Continues by Lois GibbsAmazon: Love Canal, The Story Continues
Paradise Falls by Keith O’BrienAmazon: Paradise Falls

Mafia Cops

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The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia by Guy Lawson and William OldhamAmazon: The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia Audible: The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia
Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case by Tommy Dades, Mike Vecchione and David FisherAmazon: Friends of the Family: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case
Mob Cops: The Shocking Rise and Fall of New York's "Mafia Cops" by Greg B. SmithAmazon: Mob Cops: The Shocking Rise and Fall of New York's "Mafia Cops"Audible: Mob Cops: The Shocking Rise and Fall of New York's "Mafia Cops"

The Massacre at My Lai

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Cover-Up by Seymour HershAmazon: Cover-Up
The Forgotten Hero of My Lai: The Hugh Thompson Story by Trent AngersAmazon: The Forgotten Hero of My Lai: The Hugh Thompson Story
My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness by Howard JonesAmazon: My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness Audible: My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness

The Midnight Crew

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Beyond the Usual Beating by Andrew BaerAmazon: Beyond the Usual Beating
The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence by Laurence RalphAmazon: The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence
The Torture Machine by Flint TaylorAmazon: The Torture Machine Audible: The Torture Machine

Muhammad Ali vs. the Draft

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Ali: A Life by Jonathan EigAmazon: Ali: A Life Audible: Ali: A Life
The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism by Howard BryantAmazon: The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism Audible: The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
Sting Like a Bee by Leigh MontvilleAmazon: Sting Like a Bee Audible: Sting Like a Bee

New York State of Crime

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The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography by Michael ShnayersonAmazon: The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography Audible: The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography
Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic Reign by Lloyd ConstantineAmazon: Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic Reign Audible: Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic Reign
Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer by Peter ElkindAmazon: Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Audible: Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer by Alex Gibney FilmWatch: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Oklahoma City Bombing

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American Terrorist by Lou Michel and Dan HerbeckAmazon: American Terrorist
Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed, and Why It Still Matters by Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. CharlesAmazon: Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed, and Why It Still Matters Audible: Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed, and Why It Still Matters
One of Ours by Richard A. SerranoAmazon: One of Ours
Oklahoma City by Barak Goodman (PBS American Experience) FilmWatch: Oklahoma City

Opioids in America

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American Overdose by Chris McGrealAmazon: American Overdose Audible: American Overdose
Dopesick by Beth MacyAmazon: Dopesick Audible: Dopesick
Dreamland by Sam QuinonesAmazon: Dreamland Audible: Dreamland
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeAmazon: Empire of Pain Audible: Empire of Pain
Pain Killer by Barry MeierAmazon: Pain Killer Audible: Pain Killer
The Crime of the Century directed by Alex Gibney (HBO) FilmWatch: The Crime of the Century

The Osage Murders

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Bloodland: A Family Story of Oil, Greed and Murder on the Osage Reservation by Dennis McAuliffe Jr.Amazon: Bloodland: A Family Story of Oil, Greed and Murder on the Osage Reservation
Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannAmazon: Killers of the Flower Moon Audible: Killers of the Flower Moon
A Pipe for February by Charles H. Red CornAmazon: A Pipe for February

Payola

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Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock ’n’ Roll by John A. JacksonAmazon: Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock ’n’ Roll
Hit Men by Fredric DannenAmazon: Hit Men
Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia by William KnoedelsederAmazon: Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia

The Pentagon Papers

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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve SheinkinAmazon: Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Audible: Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
Personal History by Katharine GrahamAmazon: Personal History Audible: Personal History
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel EllsbergAmazon: Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers Audible: Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers

The Plague of San Francisco

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The Barbary Plague by Marilyn ChaseAmazon: The Barbary Plague
Black Death at the Golden Gate by David K. RandallAmazon: Black Death at the Golden Gate Audible: Black Death at the Golden Gate
Plague and Fire by James C. MohrAmazon: Plague and Fire

The Plame Affair

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Fair Game by Valerie PlameAmazon: Fair Game Audible: Fair Game
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War by Michael Isikoff and David CornAmazon: Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War Audible: Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War
The Politics of Truth by Joseph WilsonAmazon: The Politics of Truth

Police Corruption in Baltimore

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I Got a Monster by Baynard Woods and Brandon SoderbergAmazon: I Got a Monster Audible: I Got a Monster
We Own This City by Justin FentonAmazon: We Own This City Audible: We Own This City

Quiz Show Rigging

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Prime Time and Misdemeanors by Joseph Stone and Tim YohnAmazon: Prime Time and Misdemeanors
Television Fraud by Kent AndersonAmazon: Television Fraud
The Quiz Show Scandals (PBS American Experience) FilmWatch: The Quiz Show Scandals

The Red Scare

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Demagogue by Larry TyeAmazon: Demagogue Audible: Demagogue
The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy by Thomas C. ReevesAmazon: The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy
Many Are the Crimes by Ellen SchreckerAmazon: Many Are the Crimes

Rod Blagojevich

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Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself out of the Governor’s Office and into Prison by Jeff Coen and John ChaseAmazon: Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself out of the Governor’s Office and into Prison
The Governor by Rod BlagojevichAmazon: The Governor Audible: The Governor
A Just Cause by Bernard SierackiAmazon: A Just Cause

The Rosenbergs

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The Brother: The Untold Story of the Rosenberg Case by Sam RobertsAmazon: The Brother: The Untold Story of the Rosenberg Case
Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne SebbaAmazon: Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy Audible: Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy
The Rosenberg File by Ronald Radosh and Joyce MiltonAmazon: The Rosenberg File

Ruby Ridge Standoff

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Every Knee Shall Bow by Jess WalterAmazon: Every Knee Shall Bow
Police State by Gerry SpenceAmazon: Police State Audible: Police State
Ruby Ridge (PBS American Experience) FilmWatch: Ruby Ridge

Spiro Agnew: Downfall of a Vice President

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A Heartbeat Away by Richard M. Cohen and Jules WitcoverAmazon: A Heartbeat Away
The Rise of the Republican Right by Brian M. ConleyAmazon: The Rise of the Republican Right
Watergate: A New History by Garrett GraffAmazon: Watergate: A New History Audible: Watergate: A New History
White Knight: The Rise of Spiro Agnew by Jules WitcoverAmazon: White Knight: The Rise of Spiro Agnew

The Standoff At Wounded Knee

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American Indian Mafia by Joseph H. Trimbach and John M. TrimbachAmazon: American Indian Mafia
Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee by Paul Chaat Smith and Robert Allan WarriorAmazon: Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee
Ojibwa Warrior by Dennis Banks and Richard ErdoesAmazon: Ojibwa Warrior Audible: Ojibwa Warrior
The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country by Steve HendricksAmazon: The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country Audible: The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country
Where White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means and Marvin J. WolfAmazon: Where White Men Fear to Tread Audible: Where White Men Fear to Tread
Wounded Knee (We Shall Remain, PBS American Experience) FilmWatch: Wounded Knee

Station Nightclub Fire

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From the Ashes by Gina Russo and Paul LonardoAmazon: From the Ashes
Killer Show by John BarylickAmazon: Killer Show
Trial by Fire by Scott JamesAmazon: Trial by Fire Audible: Trial by Fire

Teapot Dome

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Crooked: the Roaring ‘20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, A Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan MastersAmazon: Crooked: the Roaring ‘20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, A Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal Audible: Crooked: the Roaring ‘20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, A Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal
Dark Side of Fortune by Margaret Leslie DavisAmazon: Dark Side of Fortune
Teapot Dome by Burl NoggleAmazon: Teapot Dome
The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartneyAmazon: The Teapot Dome Scandal Audible: The Teapot Dome Scandal
Tempest over Teapot Dome by David H. StrattonAmazon: Tempest over Teapot Dome
“United States v. Albert B. Fall: The Teapot Dome Scandal” by Jake Kobrick (Federal Judicial Center) ReportRead: United States v. Albert B. Fall: The Teapot Dome Scandal

Theranos

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarreyrouAmazon: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Audible: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Thicker Than Water by Tyler ShultzAmazon: Thicker Than Water Audible: Thicker Than Water

Three Mile Island

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Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective by J. Samuel WalkerAmazon: Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective
Three Mile Island: Thirty Minutes to Meltdown by Daniel F. FordAmazon: Three Mile Island: Thirty Minutes to Meltdown
The Warning by Mike Gray and Ira RosenAmazon: The Warning

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

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Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment by James H. JonesAmazon: Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy by Susan M. ReverbyAmazon: Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study by Fred D. GrayAmazon: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study Audible: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Twilight Zone Accident

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Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case by Stephen Farber and Marc GreenAmazon: Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case
Special Effects: Disaster at Twilight Zone: The Tragedy and the Trial by Ron LaBrecqueAmazon: Special Effects: Disaster at Twilight Zone: The Tragedy and the Trial

The Unabomber

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Every Last Tie by David KaczynskiAmazon: Every Last Tie
Harvard and the Unabomber by Alston ChaseAmazon: Harvard and the Unabomber
Hunting the Unabomber by Lis WiehlAmazon: Hunting the Unabomber Audible: Hunting the Unabomber

Varsity Blues

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Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal by Nicole LaPorteAmazon: Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal Audible: Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal
Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal by Melissa Korn and Jennifer LevitzAmazon: Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal Audible: Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal directed by Chris Smith (Netflix, 2021) FilmWatch: Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Volkswagen Diesel Scandal

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Faster, Higher, Farther by Jack EwingAmazon: Faster, Higher, Farther Audible: Faster, Higher, Farther

Waco

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The Ashes of Waco by Dick J. ReavisAmazon: The Ashes of Waco
Inside the Cult by Marc Breault and Martin KingAmazon: Inside the Cult
Memories of the Branch Davidians by Bonnie HaldemanAmazon: Memories of the Branch Davidians
Stalling for Time by Gary NoesnerAmazon: Stalling for Time Audible: Stalling for Time
Waco: A Survivor’s Story by David ThibodeauAmazon: Waco: A Survivor’s Story Audible: Waco: A Survivor’s Story
When They Were Mine by Sheila MartinAmazon: When They Were Mine

Watergate

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All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob WoodwardAmazon: All the President’s Men
Challenging the Secret Government by Kathryn OlmstedAmazon: Challenging the Secret Government
King Richard by Michael DobbsAmazon: King Richard Audible: King Richard
Real Enemies by Kathryn OlmstedAmazon: Real Enemies Audible: Real Enemies
Watergate by Fred EmeryAmazon: Watergate

West Memphis Three

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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara LeverittAmazon: Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three Audible: Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Life After Death by Damien EcholsAmazon: Life After Death Audible: Life After Death

The Woman Who Sold Babies

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Babies for Sale by Linda Tollett AustinAmazon: Babies for Sale
The Baby Thief by Barbara Bisantz RaymondAmazon: The Baby Thief Audible: The Baby Thief
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society by Judy Christie and Lisa WingateAmazon: Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society Audible: Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society

The “Kids for Cash” Kickback Scheme

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Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme by William EcenbargerAmazon: Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme
Kids for Cash directed by Robert May FilmWatch: Kids for Cash

Business Movers

Animating Pixar

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Creativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullAmazon: Creativity, Inc.
The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company by David A. PriceAmazon: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company Audible: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonAmazon: Steve Jobs Audible: Steve Jobs

The Apple Genius: Tim Cook

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After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul by Tripp MickleAmazon: After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul Audible: After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGeeAmazon: Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company Audible: Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
Haunted Empire: Apple after Steve Jobs by Yukari Iwatani KaneAmazon: Haunted Empire: Apple after Steve Jobs Audible: Haunted Empire: Apple after Steve Jobs

Beating Rockefeller

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Breaking Rockefeller by Peter B. DoranAmazon: Breaking Rockefeller Audible: Breaking Rockefeller
The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida M. TarbellAmazon: The History of the Standard Oil Company Audible: The History of the Standard Oil Company
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron ChernowAmazon: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Audible: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller

Becoming Nike

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Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers by Nick SmithAmazon: Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil KnightAmazon: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Audible: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men who Played There by JB Strasser and Laurie BecklundAmazon: Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men who Played There

Breaking Bell

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The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T by Steve CollAmazon: The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T
End of the Line: The Rise and Fall of AT&T by Leslie CauleyAmazon: End of the Line: The Rise and Fall of AT&T
The Fall of the Bell System by Peter Temin and Louis GalambosAmazon: The Fall of the Bell System

Building Lego

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The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination by Jens AndersenAmazon: The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination Audible: The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination
A Million Little Bricks: The Unofficial Illustrated History of the Lego Phenomenon by Sarah HermanAmazon: A Million Little Bricks: The Unofficial Illustrated History of the Lego Phenomenon
Toy Time! From Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: A Look Back at the Most- Beloved Toys of Decades Past by Chris ByrneAmazon: Toy Time! From Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: A Look Back at the Most- Beloved Toys of Decades Past

Cisco: The Founder’s Dilemma

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Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth about Venture Capital from Startup to IPO by Elizabeth ZalmanAmazon: Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth about Venture Capital from Startup to IPO Audible: Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth about Venture Capital from Startup to IPO
Making the Cisco Connection by David BunnellAmazon: Making the Cisco Connection
Nerds 2.0.1; A Brief History of the Internet by Stephen SegallerAmazon: Nerds 2.0.1; A Brief History of the Internet

Coca-Cola’s Greatest Mistake

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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola by Mark PendergrastAmazon: For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars by Roger Enrico and Jesse KornbluthAmazon: The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars
The Real Coke, the Real Story by Thomas OliverAmazon: The Real Coke, the Real Story

The Collapse of Lehman Brothers

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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence McDonald and Patrick RobinsonAmazon: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Audible: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers by Vicky WardAmazon: The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System by Andrew Ross SorkinAmazon: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System Audible: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System

Colonel Santa Claus

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Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity by Eric RathAmazon: Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity
The Colonel Comes to Japan (Enterprise (WGBH)) FilmWatch: The Colonel Comes to Japan

Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust

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Concorde by Mike BannisterAmazon: Concorde Audible: Concorde
The Concorde Affair by John DavisAmazon: The Concorde Affair
Flying Concorde: The Full Story by Brian CalvertAmazon: Flying Concorde: The Full Story

Conrad Hilton’s Staying Power

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Be My Guest by Conrad HiltonAmazon: Be My Guest Audible: Be My Guest
The Hiltons: The True Story of An American Legacy by J. Randy TaraborrelliAmazon: The Hiltons: The True Story of An American Legacy Audible: The Hiltons: The True Story of An American Legacy
The Story of Hilton Hotels: Little Americas by Barbara CzyzewskaAmazon: The Story of Hilton Hotels: Little Americas

The Disappearance of General Magic

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Build by Tony FadellAmazon: Build Audible: Build
General Magic directed by Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude FilmWatch: General Magic

Driving Chrysler Through Inflation

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Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca and William NovakAmazon: Iacocca: An Autobiography Audible: Iacocca: An Autobiography
Riding the Rollercoaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation by Charles K. HydeAmazon: Riding the Rollercoaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation

An Elf-Made Success

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The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday by Stephen NissenbaumAmazon: The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday Audible: The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday
Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions by Brian EarlAmazon: Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions Audible: Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions
The Mensch on a Bench by Neal HoffmanAmazon: The Mensch on a Bench

The Enlightenment of Steve Jobs

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Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick TetzeliAmazon: Becoming Steve Jobs Audible: Becoming Steve Jobs
The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs edited by Alan Ken ThomasAmazon: The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs
I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words edited by George BeahmAmazon: I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words
Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonAmazon: Steve Jobs Audible: Steve Jobs

Exxon in Crisis

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In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez by Art DavidsonAmazon: In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez
Not One Drop by Riki OttAmazon: Not One Drop
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve CollAmazon: Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power Audible: Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

Fighting for MySpace

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The Culture of Connectivity by José van DijckAmazon: The Culture of Connectivity
The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by Larry RosenAmazon: The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World Audible: The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
Stealing MySpace by Julia AngwinAmazon: Stealing MySpace Audible: Stealing MySpace
“The Rise and Fall of MySpace” by Nicholas Jackson and Alexis C. Madrigal (The Atlantic) ArticleRead: The Rise and Fall of MySpace

General Motors: Back from the Dead

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Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond by Paul IngrassiaAmazon: Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond Audible: Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond
Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry by Steven RattnerAmazon: Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry Audible: Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry
Road to Power: How GM’s Mary Barra Shattered the Glass Ceiling by Laura ColbyAmazon: Road to Power: How GM’s Mary Barra Shattered the Glass Ceiling

George Lucas: Creating a Hollywood Empire

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George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay JonesAmazon: George Lucas: A Life Audible: George Lucas: A Life
How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris TaylorAmazon: How Star Wars Conquered the Universe Audible: How Star Wars Conquered the Universe
Skywalking by Dale PollockAmazon: Skywalking Audible: Skywalking

Hatching Penguin

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Allen Lane: King Penguin by JE MorpurgoAmazon: Allen Lane: King Penguin
Penguin and the Lane Brothers: The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution by Stuart KellsAmazon: Penguin and the Lane Brothers: The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution
Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005 by Phil BainesAmazon: Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005

Henry Ford’s Paradise Lost

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Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg GrandinAmazon: Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City Audible: Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City
Henry Ford by Vincent CurcioAmazon: Henry Ford
The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power and the Seeds of Empire by Joe JacksonAmazon: The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power and the Seeds of Empire
Beyond Fordlandia: An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon directed by Marcos Colón FilmWatch: Beyond Fordlandia: An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon

Hostile Takeover: The Sumner Redstone Story

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The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire by Keach HageyAmazon: The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire Audible: The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire
A Passion to Win by Sumner RedstoneAmazon: A Passion to Win Audible: A Passion to Win
Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart and Rachel AbramsAmazon: Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy Audible: Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

Howard Hughes Blows Up Hollywood

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Howard Hughes and the Creation of Modern Hollywood by Jeffrey RichardsonAmazon: Howard Hughes and the Creation of Modern Hollywood
Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness by Donald L. Barlett and James B. SteeleAmazon: Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness
Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood by Karina LongworthAmazon: Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood Audible: Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood

Howard Schultz: Saving Starbucks

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From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America by Howard SchultzAmazon: From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America Audible: From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
Howard Schultz: A Biography of the Starbucks Billionaire by James PerryAmazon: Howard Schultz: A Biography of the Starbucks Billionaire
It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks by Howard Behar and Janet GoldsteinAmazon: It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks Audible: It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks
Onward by Howard Schultz and Joanne GordonAmazon: Onward Audible: Onward

The HP Spying Scandal

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The Big Lie: Spying, Scandal and Ethical Collapse at Hewlett Packard by Anthony BiancoAmazon: The Big Lie: Spying, Scandal and Ethical Collapse at Hewlett Packard Audible: The Big Lie: Spying, Scandal and Ethical Collapse at Hewlett Packard
Comebacks by Andrea Redmond and Patricia CrisafulliAmazon: Comebacks Audible: Comebacks
The HP Phenomenon by Chuck HouseAmazon: The HP Phenomenon
“The Kona Files” by James B. Stewart (The New Yorker) ArticleRead: The Kona Files

In the Red: Liverpool FC

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The Billionaires Club by James MontagueAmazon: The Billionaires Club Audible: The Billionaires Club
Done Deal by Daniel GeeyAmazon: Done Deal Audible: Done Deal
An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With A Pair Of Cowboys by Brian ReadeAmazon: An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With A Pair Of Cowboys
Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture by Neil AtkinsonAmazon: Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture Audible: Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture

JP Morgan Saves Wall Street

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The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, JP Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism by Susan BerfieldAmazon: The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, JP Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism Audible: The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, JP Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism
Morgan: American Financier by Jean StrouseAmazon: Morgan: American Financier Audible: Morgan: American Financier
The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, Jay Gould and JP Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy by Charles R MorrisAmazon: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, Jay Gould and JP Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Audible: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, Jay Gould and JP Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy

The King of Booze

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The Bourbon King by Bob BatchelorAmazon: The Bourbon King Audible: The Bourbon King
The Ghosts of Eden Park by Karen AbbottAmazon: The Ghosts of Eden Park Audible: The Ghosts of Eden Park
King of the Bootleggers by William A. CookAmazon: King of the Bootleggers

Leveling Up Nintendo

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Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake HarrisAmazon: Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation Audible: Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Game Over, Press Start to Continue: The Maturing of Mario by David Sheff and Andy EddyAmazon: Game Over, Press Start to Continue: The Maturing of Mario
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff RyanAmazon: Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America Audible: Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

Making Macy’s

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And The Price Is Right by Margaret Case HarrimanAmazon: And The Price Is Right
From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store by Vicki HowardAmazon: From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store Audible: From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store
Macy’s: The Store, The Star, The Story by Robert M. GrippoAmazon: Macy’s: The Store, The Star, The Story

Making the News: Ted Turner and CNN

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CNN: The Inside Story by Hank WhittemoreAmazon: CNN: The Inside Story
Me and Ted Against The World by Reese SchonfeldAmazon: Me and Ted Against The World
Media Man by Ken AulettaAmazon: Media Man
Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News by Lisa NapoliAmazon: Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News Audible: Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News

The McDonald's Invasion

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A Full-Value Ruble: The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union by Kristy IronsideAmazon: A Full-Value Ruble: The Promise of Prosperity in the Postwar Soviet Union
Grinding it Out by Ray Kroc and Robert AndersonAmazon: Grinding it Out Audible: Grinding it Out
To Russia with Fries by George Cohon and David McFarlandAmazon: To Russia with Fries
“McDonald’s Russia: Managing a Crisis” by Youngme Moon and Kerry Herman (Harvard Business School case study) ReportRead: McDonald’s Russia: Managing a Crisis

Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate

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The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Joël Glenn BrennerAmazon: The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
The Enlightened Capitalists: Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good by James O’TooleAmazon: The Enlightened Capitalists: Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good
Hershey by Michael D’AntonioAmazon: Hershey

The Missing Mogul

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Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John PrestonAmazon: Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell Audible: Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell
Maxwell: The Outsider by Tom BowerAmazon: Maxwell: The Outsider
Maxwell’s Fall by Roy GreensladeAmazon: Maxwell’s Fall

The Myth of John DeLorean

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DeLorean by John Z. DeLoreanAmazon: DeLorean
Dream Maker: The Rise and Fall of John DeLorean by Ivan Fallon and James SrodesAmazon: Dream Maker: The Rise and Fall of John DeLorean
Hard Driving: My Years with John DeLorean by William HaddadAmazon: Hard Driving: My Years with John DeLorean
In DeLorean’s Shadow by Stephen ArringtonAmazon: In DeLorean’s Shadow
On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors by J. Patrick WrightAmazon: On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors
Framing John DeLorean directed by Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce FilmWatch: Framing John DeLorean

Oprah’s Empire

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Oprah Winfrey: Global Media Leader by Katherine KrohnAmazon: Oprah Winfrey: Global Media Leader
Oprah: A Biography by Kitty KelleyAmazon: Oprah: A Biography Audible: Oprah: A Biography
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. PerryAmazon: What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Audible: What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Making Oprah (WBEZ Chicago) PodcastListen: Making Oprah

Pepsi: Doing Good Business

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The Real Pepsi Challenge by Stephanie CapparellAmazon: The Real Pepsi Challenge
Twelve Full Ounces by Milward W. MartinAmazon: Twelve Full Ounces

Pioneers and Rivals

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A Friend to All Mankind: Mrs. Annie Turnbo Malone and Poro College by John H. WhitfieldAmazon: A Friend to All Mankind: Mrs. Annie Turnbo Malone and Poro College
Notable Black American Women edited by Jessie Carney SmithAmazon: Notable Black American Women
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A’Lelia BundlesAmazon: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker Audible: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

Rehabilitating Porsche

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Nazi Billionaires by David de JongAmazon: Nazi Billionaires Audible: Nazi Billionaires
Porsche: Excellence was Expected by Karl LudvigsenAmazon: Porsche: Excellence was Expected
Porsche: The Man and His Cars by Richard von FrankenbergAmazon: Porsche: The Man and His Cars
We at Porsche by Ferry PorscheAmazon: We at Porsche

The Rise and Fall of Uber

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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike IsaacAmazon: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Audible: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Whistleblower: My Unlikely Journey to Silicon Valley and Speaking Out Against Injustice by Susan FowlerAmazon: Whistleblower: My Unlikely Journey to Silicon Valley and Speaking Out Against Injustice Audible: Whistleblower: My Unlikely Journey to Silicon Valley and Speaking Out Against Injustice
Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination by Adam LashinskyAmazon: Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination Audible: Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination

Sam Walton: Building a Walmart World

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The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business by Nelson LichtensteinAmazon: The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton and John HueyAmazon: Sam Walton: Made in America Audible: Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man by Vance TrimbleAmazon: Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man

Saving Barnes and Noble

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The Business of Being a Writer by Jane FriedmanAmazon: The Business of Being a Writer Audible: The Business of Being a Writer
The Late Age of Print by Ted StriphasAmazon: The Late Age of Print
The Noble Legacy by Betty Noble TurnerAmazon: The Noble Legacy

Southwest

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Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success by Kevin Freiberg and Jackie FreibergAmazon: Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success
Southwest Passage by Lamar MuseAmazon: Southwest Passage

Stan Lee: The Mind Behind Marvel

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Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir by Peter David and Stan LeeAmazon: Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir Audible: Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by Jordan Raphael and Tom SpurgeonAmazon: Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel by Bob BatchelorAmazon: Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel Audible: Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham RiesmanAmazon: True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee Audible: True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story directed by Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes and Will Hess FilmWatch: With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Steering Cunard Off the Rocks

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Of Comets and Queens by Basil SmallpeiceAmazon: Of Comets and Queens
The Only Way to Cross by John Maxtone-GrahamAmazon: The Only Way to Cross
RMS Queen Mary: The World's Favorite Liner by David ElleryAmazon: RMS Queen Mary: The World's Favorite Liner
Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships by Stephen FoxAmazon: Transatlantic: Samuel Cunard, Isambard Brunel, and the Great Atlantic Steamships

Taking Microsoft Into the Cloud

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Hit Refresh by Satya NadellaAmazon: Hit Refresh Audible: Hit Refresh
The Microsoft Story by Dan GoodAmazon: The Microsoft Story Audible: The Microsoft Story

Virgin Territory: Richard Branson’s Business Beginnings

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Losing My Virginity by Richard BransonAmazon: Losing My Virginity Audible: Losing My Virginity
Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life by Richard BransonAmazon: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life Audible: Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life
Virgin King: Inside Richard Branson’s Business Empire by Tim JacksonAmazon: Virgin King: Inside Richard Branson’s Business Empire
“1977: the Queen's Punk Jubilee” by Neil Spencer (The Observer) ArticleRead: 1977: the Queen's Punk Jubilee

Walt Disney: Building a Better Theme Park

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Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando by Richard E FoglesongAmazon: Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando
Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World by Chad Denver EmersonAmazon: Project Future: The Inside Story Behind the Creation of Disney World
Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob ThomasAmazon: Walt Disney: An American Original Audible: Walt Disney: An American Original

Warren Buffett’s Biggest Bet

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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger LowensteinAmazon: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist Audible: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Dear Chairman by Jeff GrammAmazon: Dear Chairman Audible: Dear Chairman
The Great Salad Oil Swindle by Norman C. MillerAmazon: The Great Salad Oil Swindle
The Snowball by Alice SchroederAmazon: The Snowball Audible: The Snowball
Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind by Robert HagstromAmazon: Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind Audible: Warren Buffett: Inside the Ultimate Money Mind