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Cobalt red: How the blood of the congo powers our lives
Par Siddharth Kara. 2023
This program includes an author's note read by the author. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the…
Congo's cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt. To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly 75 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions. Billions of people in the world cannot conduct their daily lives without participating in a human rights and environmental catastrophe in the Congo. In this stark and crucial audiobook, Kara argues that we must all care about what is happening in the Congo—because we are all implicated. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press
Ignorance: A Global History
Par Peter Burke. 2014

Undelivered: The never-heard speeches that would have rewritten history
Par Jeff Nussbaum. 2022
"There may be no more important listen regarding the fate of the nation's democracy than this historical record."- AudioFile. This…
program is read by the author and full cast, includes actual audio clips from historical and political figures, and has actors narrating the entire undelivered speeches throughout. A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events. In Undelivered , political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower's apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon's refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton's acceptance for a 2016 victory—the latter never seen until now. Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past but also what they can inform us about our present.
Ancient Rome
Par Robert Payne. 1970
An account of Rome's rise, glory and fall, beginning with its mysterious Etruscan precursors. Includes word portraits of the Roman…
people, details on statecraft, commerce, domestic life, warfare, and social customs
The Long March, 1935: the epic of Chinese communism's survival
Par Dick Wilson. 1971
Chronicles the epic struggle of the 6,000-mile Long March undertaken by the Chinese Communist Army in 1935 to escape Chiang…
Kai-shek's Nationalist forces in the south of China, then to reappear in the north as a unified, conquering host, headed by Mao Tse-tung
Man comes to America
Par Harold Coy. 1973

Until Further Notice: A Year in Pandemic Time
Par Amy Kaler. 2022

Gloriana: the years of Elizabeth I
Par Mary M Luke. 1973

Lord Rochester's monkey: being the life of John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester (A Studio book)
Par Graham Greene. 1974

The North Carolina Colony (A Forge of freedom book)
Par William Stevens Powell. 1969

The secret of Crete
Par Hans Georg Wunderlich. 1974
A geologist offers an alternative hypothesis of the function, nature, and character of palaces in ancient Crete. The author believes…
that Knossos, Mallia, and Phaistos were actually necropolises for an elaborate death cult
The new nonsense: the end of the national consensus
Par Charles M Fair. 1974
Describing the decline and fall of reason in America, Fair speculates that the current emphasis on intuition, emotion, and gut…
reactions may be precursors of a national collapse into irrationality, absurdity, and revolution. 1974
France: the invisible revolution
Par Sabra Holbrook. 1973
Picture of the natural beauty, architecture, and daily life of France. Emphasizes the changing spirit of the country in youth,…
family life, education, and culture. For junior and senior high readers
De Gaulle
Par Brian Crozier. 1973

The lost Pharaohs: the romance of Egyptian archaeology
Par Leonard Cottrell. 1969

Travels in a donkey trap
Par Daisy Baker. 1974
Daisy Baker, at 76, fulfills her lifelong dream of owning a donkey and cart. Ending her days of confinement at…
her cottage, she tells of her travels and memories from these outings
France; a modern history (The University of Michigan history of the modern world)
Par Albert Léon Guérard. 1969
The evolution of France from early times to 1946, touching on nearly every phase of French culture. Dr. Guerard recaptures…
the pageantry of the country of Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Richelieu, and de Gaulle
Medieval society (The Development of Western civilization)
Par Sidney Painter. 1951

Ms. Africa: profiles of modern African women
Par Louise Crane. 1973

Hitler: the last ten days
Par Gerhard Boldt. 1973