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Title: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

Subtitle: Famous Slogans and Catchphrases in American History

Author: Jan Van Meter

Narrator: Jeremy Gage

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-09-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Restoring three-dimensionality to more than 50 of these American sayings, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too turns clichés back into history by telling the life stories of the words that have served as our most powerful battle cries, rallying points, laments, and inspirations. In individual entries on slogans and catchphrases from the early 17th to the late 20th century, Jan Van Meter reveals that each one is a living, malleable entity that has profoundly shaped and continues to influence our public culture.

From John Winthrop's "We shall be as a city upon a hill" and the 1840 Log Cabin Campaign's "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" and Ronald Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," each of Van Meter's selections emerges as a memory device for a larger political or cultural story. Taken together in Van Meter's able hands, these famous slogans and catchphrases give voice to our common history, even as we argue about where it should lead us.

Members Reviews:

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too review

If you enjoy American history, this is one book for you. The narrator has an excellent and interesting voice and keeps the listener's attention.

Each section isn't too lengthy that the listener loses interest. Each slogan is complete and makes a conversation piece with which you can amuse your children or, in my case, grandchildren. They can increase their interest and knowledge in American history.

A Great Way to Learn US History and Remembered It

I have heard many of the slogans but did not know the story behind them. I have probably tripled my US history knowledge in listening to this one book.

Long but informative

This book was very long and a bit dry. I did find it informative.

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Title: Chutzpah

Author: Alan M. Dershowitz

Narrator: Alan Dershowitz

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-09

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

But Chutzpah is also a personal story, about growing up as an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn. It's about Yale Law School, to be "the first Jewish Jew at Harvard," and to represent such clients as Claus von Bülow, Leona Helmsley, Jim Bakker, and Natan Sharansky. In Chutzpah, Dershowitz brings together a lifetime of thought and action to provide a fascinating and provocative reflection on his generation of Jews in America. Bold and incisive, his conclusions are sure to surprise and unsettle you.

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Title: The History of Witchcraft

Author: Lois Martin

Narrator: Brogan West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-14-09

Publisher: Matrix Digital Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The witch in history was a very different creature from her modern counterpart, and this book sets out to explore the historical background to the European witchcraft phenomenon. It examines in detail the growth of the ideological, cultural and legal concepts that eventually led to the carnage of the Witch Craze in the 16th and 17th centuries, which, it is estimated, may have claimed the lives of around 40,000 people.

For both Medieval and Reformation scholars alike the Devil and all his works were a very real threat. Their conviction that witches were the servants of Satan led to the formation of perhaps one of the greatest conspiracy theories of all time: a belief that witches were working in league with the Devil in a diabolical plot against all Christendom.

Witches were transformed from poor deluded old women who rode out at night with the pagan goddess Diana into devil-worshipping heretics who became the focus of a centuries-long, Europe-wide campaign determined to seek out and destroy this evil wherever it was to be found, regardless of whether any of its victims were actually guilty or not.

Members Reviews:

A brief look at the history of Witchcraft

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. It is a brief look at the ideas and origins that created the witchcraft scare from the 13th to 17th centuries and helped fuel the mania that brought about the Witch Hunts from Europe to America.

The reader Brogan West does a good job telling the tale.

My only complaint is he makes one mistake and corrects it and this should have been edited out.

If your interested in this history I recommend this audiobook.

I Really Liked this Brief History

This book was a great concise history of witchcraft. I really liked the discussion of the Keys of Solomon and demonology and how it fit with magic users and witches. I also found the narrator to be extremly nice to listen to. I think his accent added a lot to the subject matter. The only reaason I'm not giving it five stars is that I was disappointed in it's short length.

Great Information - Not So Great Performance

If you could sum up The History of Witchcraft in three words, what would they be?

Great Information - Not So Great Performance

What didnt you like about Brogan Wests performance?

His reading was practically monotone.He read like he could care less about the information; no inflection, no interest.In fact, there was one section that he goofed...rather than re-record, he took a deep sigh (which totally sounded like he knew he flubbed, but didn't care) and just repeated the line.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There were certain parts (ex: history of Satan) that made me go back and listen again.It was great to have this information in one "location".

Any additional comments?

Eliza Floss did an AMAZING job with "Witches - Salem 1692"Too bad Brogan didn't listen to Eliza read first.

Enlightening

Would you listen to The History of Witchcraft again? Why?

No, I don't think so.

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Title: American Heroes

Author: Edmund Morgan

Narrator: David Chandler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edmund S. Morgan delivers 17 stirring essays about heroic Americans. John Winthrop's unpopular stand saves Massachusetts Bay Colony. William Penn's principles forge a Philadelphia miracle. George Washington's strategy stuns the British and Anti-Federalist opposition fosters the Bill of Rights.

©2009 Edmund S. Morgan; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Members Reviews:

I Now Understand

Chapter 16 just about blew my mind. For the first time I was able to understand the dilemma and mindset between the federalists and antifederalists. I felt the light of true learning turn on as if I were one of my own students. The paradox of their separate ideas of state and national powers and their unyielding fervent beliefs led to the balances of power in our constitution. Morgan's writing of both side's expectations being too high and too low in every proposal created a republic of truer representation than any other republic or representative government existing now or before us. From the first word to the last, all came to fruition for me in chapter 16. After this chapter, his facts and conclusions came together to show it all began with simple ideas that took years of debate, struggle and compromise to form what we have today. Democracy is slow. But representative and a long process of thought. However, it is freedom. Morgan's love for history and Perry Miller shines through each page. At 60 years old I became the student and Morgan the master teacher. This book is for all who love our country and desire to know what to petition the Lord for when we pray for our leaders. The struggles of our forefathers are still our struggles today. May God bless the United States of America! Mrs. Dille

No one else in our own time has "known so well the materials of New England history during the period that he covered."

What we have in this volume are sixteen essays that share information and insights that Edmund Morgan accumulated during more than four decades of teaching and research. I am hard-pressed to think of a better classroom teacher who produced more scholarly books and essays of higher quality. I cherish the two graduate courses I took from him at Yale. This was the latest of his 25 books, published two years before his death at age 97. It is a "scholarly" work, to be sure, but as is also true of Morgan's other works and indeed of his classroom style, it is by no means formal in an academic, sometimes pedantic sense. He loved sharing stories that entertained as well as informed but that had to be historically accurate and authentic as well as relevant to the given point made.

For example, here is a story he includes in the Preface:

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There were the two Boston carters, my personal favorites, who stood down the royal governor of Massachusetts on a wintry day in 1705. They were carrying a heavy load of wood on a narrow road, drifted with snow, when they encountered the governor coming from the opposite direction. Since they did not turn off the road to let the governor's coach pass, he leapt out and bade them give way.

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Title: Odyssey of the West VI

Subtitle: A Classic Education through the Great Books: The Twentieth Century

Author: Timothy B. Shutt, Katherine L. Elkins, Joel F. Richeimer

Narrator: Timothy B. Shutt, Katherine L. Elkins, Joel F. Richeimer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The Odyssey of the West series, a grand exploration of art, literature, revolutionary theories, and intellectual progress through the ages, concludes with a fascinating look at the 20th century. Series editor and esteemed university professor Timothy B. Shutt is joined by contributing lecturers Katherine L. Elkins (Kenyon College) and Joel F. Richeimer (Kenyon College) for a lively discussion of the major works and strains of thought that ushered in the modern age. A fitting capstone for this comprehensive series, this sixth and final installment imparts a learned understanding of the forces that shaped - and continue to shape - Western culture.

©2009 Timothy Shutt, Katherine Elkins, Joel Richeimer; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

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Title: America's Victory

Subtitle: How a Team of Ordinary Americans Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever

Author: David W. Shaw

Narrator: Patrick Cullen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer and an unlikely team of humble, hard working men faced the might and arrogance of the British empire in a yacht race for The Great Exhibition in England. Revolutionary in design and strikingly beautiful, the schooner America set sail against the world's greatest maritime nation.

This is an account of an amazing feat accomplished long ago at the turning point in the growth of a young nation's confidence, but it is also the story of a victory of the American spirit that bravely lives on today.

Critic Reviews:

"A sailing epic masterfully told with emphasis in all the right places." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A fascinating sports story....Cullen's semi-voiced presentation stirs the emotions, yet his smooth performance also allows the listener to focus on the action." (Kliatt)

"A historical adventure containing all the elements readers love: underdogs, danger, a Dirty Dozen-like assembling of the crew, and of course, a happy ending. Wonderful reading." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Prior knowledge of sailing lingo may help.

Let me start by saying I know nothing about sailing. I started reading the book primarily because I like history and was looking for details on what the yacht and race meant to the relationship between Great Britain and the US. While there was some of this, it wasn't the primary focus. 3/4 of the book is about the building of the yacht and sailing it from NY to the English Channel. The last quarter was devoted to the race itself and the historical perspective I was originally seeking. A sailing enthusiast may get more entertainment from the first 3/4 as there is a lot of description of the boat and voyage. Prior knowledge of sailing lingo will definitely enhance enjoyment. It will help the reader visualize how they manuever the sails and manage the wind etc. As someone that know nothing of sailing, these three quarters of the book might have made a better movie as I would have been able to see it instead of read about the what they did with the jib, gaffe and toppsle. I dont really know what that stuff is exactly. Character development in the book is not extraordinary. In the end I did develop an appreciation for the sport, the America's Cup and how the race served as an exhibition of US strength again Great Britain's naval supremacy.

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Title: The Sun and the Moon

Subtitle: Hoaxers, Showmen, and Lunar Man-Bats in 19th-Century New York

Author: Matthew Goodman

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Told in richly novelistic detail, The Sun and the Moon brings the raucous world of 1830s New York City vividly to life, including such larger-than-life personages as Richard Adams Locke, who authored the moon series but who never intended it to be a hoax; fledgling showman P. T. Barnum, who had just brought his own hoax to town; and a young Edgar Allan Poe, convinced that the series was a plagiarism of his own work.

Critic Reviews:

"Goodman consistently entertains with his tale of press manipulation, hucksterism and the seemingly bottomless capacity for people to believe the most outrageous things. Absolutely charming." (Kirkus Reviews)

"The Sun and the Moon tells an intriguing story and reveals some fascinating facts about nineteenth-century New York." (Booklist)

"Mr. Goodman has managed not only to give us a ripping good newspaper yarn but also to illuminate life in the nation's largest city in the early part of the 19th century. He also provides something of a treatise on the birth of modern mass-market newspapering." (Wall Street Journal)

Members Reviews:

some very good some very bad

Large parts of this book are very interesting and hold your attention 100%.

Large parts of this book quotes AT LENGTH some of the sources for the authors material. The original material written by this author are the fantastically good parts.The quoted material should be left on the shelf.

The narrator does a fantastic job of narration.

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Title: The Soul of America

Author: Jacob Needleman

Narrator: Michael Toms

Format: Original Recording

Length: 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: New Dimensions Foundation

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Jacob Needleman is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University and the author of many books including The American Soul (Tarcher 2003), The Wisdom of Love (Morning Light Press 2005), Time and the Soul (Berrett-Koehler 2003), The Heart of Philosophy (Tarcher 2003), Lost Christianity (Tarcher 2003), Money and the Meaning of Life (Currency 1994), A Little Book on Love (Doubleday 1996), A Sense of the Cosmos: Scientific Knowledge and Spiritual Truth (Monkfish Book Publishing 2003), and Why We Can't Be Good (Tarcher 2007). In addition to his teaching and writing, he serves as a consultant in the fields of psychology, education, medical ethics, philanthropy, and business, and has been featured on Bill Moyers's acclaimed PBS series A World of Ideas.

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Title: On Board the Titanic

Author: Shelley Tanaka

Narrator: Terry Bregy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

What was it like when the great Titanic sank? Jack Thayer and Harold Bride were there, and here are their stories!

©2008 Shelley Tanaka; (P)2008 Audio Bookshelf

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

Not bad, heh. Not bad at all. I recommend it for boat lovers!

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Title: Waking Giant

Subtitle: America in the Age of Jackson

Author: David S. Reynolds

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-08

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Waking Giant captures the turbulence of a democracy caught in the throes of the slavery controversy, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. Reynolds reveals unknown dimensions of the Second Great Awakening with its sects, cults, and self-styled prophets. He brings alive the reformers, abolitionists, and prohibitionists who struggled to correct America's worst social ills. He uncovers the political roots of some of America's greatest authors and artists, from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Edgar Allan Poe to Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand, and he re-creates the shocking phenomena that marked the age: bloody duels and violent mobs; Barnum's freaks and all-seeing mesmerists; polygamous prophets and wealthy prostitutes; table-lifting spiritualists and rabble-rousing feminists. All were crucial to the political and social ferment that led to the Civil War. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Waking Giant is a brilliant chronicle of America's vibrant and tumultuous rise.

Critic Reviews:

"A remarkable synthesis, impressive on many levels." (Kirkus Starred Review)

"His book will appeal to general history buffs and American studies students. Highly recommended for all public and college libraries." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Lucid narration

I knew almost nothing about the Jacksonian era in American history before listening to this. Reynolds is mostly positive about Jackson's influence on democratic politics (small "d") while deploring his attitudes toward slavery and his "ethnic cleansing" of Native Americans. The political campaigns are all here, but even more than that, Reynolds gives a fascinating overview of cultural trends: the new religions, the new novelists and poets and philosophers (Hawthorne, Emerson, Melville), and the painters; and the new technology (telegraph, railroad, the Erie Canal). There is more than a dash of "spice" here as well, with discussions of hucksters, showmen, alcohol consumption, and sexual practices.

As a novice in the period, I don't have any opinion about how complete Reynolds' account is. What I CAN say is that it's very well written, competently narrated, and absorbing throughout. I'm looking forward to the audiobook version of "What Hath God Wrought" (due out next year), which covers the same period and which friends of mine have highly recommended. It will be interesting to compare the two.

Waking Giant - US History

Of the many excellent historical books now available on Audible, this is one of the best. Reynolds provides a panoramic view of life in the first half of the 19th century. His account weaves together the politics, mores, religious ferment, medical and cultural aspects of life in this era. The medical details were of particular interest to this 88 year old listener. During the 20s my mother used the practice of "blistering" - mustard plasters - for chest colds and anything else. Calomel - a poisonous mercury purgative was still employed. Medicine really didn't change much until the first real antibiotic, sulfanilamide, was developed in the 1940s. A fascinating and meticulously researched book.

Informative

I read mostly fiction, but I enjoy history.