Top Audiobooks Of Historical Fiction

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/281667 Title: The Duke of the Mount Deer, Part 1 Author: Yong Jin Narrator: Songling Wang Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs 18 mins Language: English Release date: 2015-01-25 Publisher: Trajectory Inc. Genres: Foreign Language Titles, Other Publisher's Summary: Wei Xiaobao, the child of a prostitute in Yangzhou, shows great interest in heroes since childhood. Once he saves Mao Shiba and follows him to Beijing, but is taken into the palace by accident. He cast tricks and makes the old eunuch Hai Dafu blind, and even kills Xiaoguizi, a little eunuch. He then pretends to be Xiaoguizi and stays in the palace. There he encounters little Kangxi Emperor, who claims himself as Xiaoxuanzi at that time, and makes good friends with Kangxi. With Wei Xiaobaos assistance, Kangxi sets a trap and catches Oboi. Later, Oboi is killed by Wei Xiaobao and Wei Xiaobao therefore becomes the head of the Tiandihui (Heaven and Earth Society). Con

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/281669 Title: The Duke of the Mount Deer, Part 3 Author: Yong Jin Narrator: Songling Wang Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs 47 mins Language: English Release date: 2015-01-25 Publisher: Trajectory Inc. Genres: Foreign Language Titles, Other Publisher's Summary: When Wei Xiaobao returns back to Beijing, he reports everything to Kangxi, in the hope that Kangxi will reward him. To Wei Xiaobaos great disappointment, Kangxi orders him to go to Shaolin Temple and be a monk. In his teens, Wei Xiabao becomes a Shaolin monk Reverend Huiming. He drinks and even plays with prostitutes there, breaking the discipline again and again. Wu Sanguis power increasingly grows in Yunnan, so Kangxi decides to settle this by force. In order to deceive Wu Sangui, Kangxi lets Princess Jianning marry the son of Wu Sangui. At the same time, he appoints Wei Xiaobao as the Marriage Ambassador to escort the princess to get married. Contact: inforeq17

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/274839 Title: Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen Author: Melis Stoke Narrator: Bart de Leeuw Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs 32 mins Language: English Release date: 2015-01-11 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Foreign Language Titles, Other Publisher's Summary: Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In maart 1916 werd ook Herman Salomons opgeroepen voor militaire dienst. Onder zijn pseudoniem Melis Stoke publiceerde hij later zijn militaire memoires 'Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen, uit het Dagboek van een Landstormplichtige'. Hierin biedt hij ons een humoristische en soms cynische kijk op het militaire leven van die tijd. (Samenvatting door Bart de Leeuw) Contact: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/225880 Title: You Are Not Your Pain: Using Mindfulness to Relieve Pain, Reduce Stress, and Restore Well-Being---An Eight-Week Program Author: Danny Penman, Vidyamala Burch Narrator: Mark Williams, Vidyamala Burch Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs 50 mins Language: English Release date: 2015-01-06 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Genres: Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases Publisher's Summary: Pain, suffering, and stress can be intolerable, but it doesn't have to be this way. YOU ARE NOT YOUR PAIN reveals a simple set of mindfulness-based practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription painkillers and can enhance the body's natural healing systems, while also significantly reducing anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion, and insomnia-all symptoms that can arise fr

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/224486 Title: Zeroville: A Novel Author: Steve Erickson Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs 37 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-12-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Publisher's Summary: On the same August day in 1969 that a crazed hippie family led by Charles Manson commits five savage murders in the canyons above Los Angeles, a young ex-communicated seminarian arrives with images of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliftthe two most beautiful people in the history of the moviestattooed on his head. At once childlike and violent, Vikar is not a cineaste but cineautistic, sleeping at night in the Roosevelt Hotel where hes haunted by the ghost of D. W. Griffith. Vikar has stepped into the vortex of a culture in upheaval: strange drugs that frighten him, a strange sexuality that consumes him, a strange music he doesnt understand. Over the course of the se

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/218502 Title: Leonardo's Brain Author: Leonard Shlain Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs 6 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-10-07 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Europe, Arts & Entertainment, Art & Music Publisher's Summary: Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the potential for humankind through the life, art, and mind of the first true Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci. The author hypothesizes that da Vincis staggering range of achievements in such a wide range of fields demonstrates a harbinger of the future of our species. Da Vincis innovations as an artist, scientist, and inventor are recast through a modern lens, with Shlain applying contemporary neuroscience to illuminate da Vincis creative process. No other person in human history has excelled in so many areas of innovation: Shlain reveals the how and the why. Shlain theorizes th

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/221146 Title: Glass Jaw: A Manifesto for Defending Fragile Reputations in an Age of Instant Scandal Author: Eric Dezenhall Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs 58 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-10-07 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Business & Economics, Marketing & Advertising, Non-Fiction, Psychology Publisher's Summary: In an age when scandal can destroy a company's brand or anyone's reputation in an instant-GLASS JAW is an Art of War guide to modern crisis management. In boxing terms, a tough-looking fighter who can't take a punch is said to have a glass jaw, and so it is these days with targets of controversy. Down the rabbit hole of scandal, the weak are strong and the strong are weak. Just consider this slate of recent reputational body blows: Toyota, Susan G. Komen, Paula Deen, Tiger Woods, Joe Paterno, BP, the Duke Lacrosse players, Lance Armstrong, and Anthony Weiner. G

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/217958 Title: Age of Opportunity Author: Laurence Steinberg Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs 51 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-09-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Psychology, Parenting Publisher's Summary: A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids.Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues, this makes these years the key period in determining individuals life outcomes, demanding that we change the way we parent, educate, and understand young people.In Age of Opportunity, Steinberg leads listeners through a host of new findingsincluding groundbreaking original researchthat reveal what the new timetable of adolescenc

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/332027 Title: First World War: 1914: Voices From the BBC Archive Author: Mark Jones Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs 24 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-08-14 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of historic recordings covering events from the last days of peace to the Christmas truce, 1914. At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. The pacifist Bertrand Russell was shocked by the pro-war euphoria on the streets, yet young men enlisted willingly because it would all be over by Christmas. It was not. Instead the opposing armies had become entrenched. It was the beginning of a long and bitter stalemate. In this new audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/212435 Title: Boston Blackie, Volume 1 Author: A Hollywood 360 Collection Narrator: Jan Miner, Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs 27 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-06-01 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories Publisher's Summary: Created by author Jack Boyle, Boston Blackie was a master safecracker and hardened criminal who served time in a California prison. Rehabilitated, he decided to use his knowledge of the underworld to fight crime as an amateur detective. Known as an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend, Boston Blackies exploits were adapted to film, radio, and television. Chester Morris, who had played Boston Blackie in a series of B movies for Columbia, originated the character on radio in 1944. By 1945 Richard Kollmar had taken over the title role in a radio series syndicated by Frederic

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/210409 Title: All the Birds, Singing Author: Evie Wyld Narrator: Cat Gould Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs 51 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-04-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: From one of Grantas Best Young British Novelists comes a stunningly insightful, emotionally powerful novel about an outsider haunted by an inescapable past: a story of loneliness and survival, guilt and loss, and the power of forgiveness. Jake Whyte is living on her own in an old farmhouse on a craggy British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Her disobedient collie, Dog, and a flock of sheep are her sole companions, which is how she wanted it to be. But every few nights somethingor someonepicks off one of the sheep and sounds a new deep pulse of terror. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumors of an obscure, formidab

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/211574 Title: Fearful Gates Author: Ross Lawhead Narrator: Gary Dikeos Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs 54 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-04-01 Publisher: Oasis Audio Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy Publisher's Summary: “The city of Niðergeard’s long years of weathering any sort of siege were well and truly behind it. Whoever wanted to take the city could walk right in — just as Freya had.” A millennium’s worth of evil plans are about to bear fruit for the dark wizard Gád. Niðergeard lies exposed, and at long last it is time for the dragons to be awakened and the gates between worlds to be thrown open. A terrifying army of giants, dragons, trolls, and yfelgópes, assembled by Gád over centuries, awaits the wizard’s order to invade Niðergeard. The end of the underground country — and life as we know it on the surface — is near. All that lies in the way is the Langtorr, the last standing structure in th

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/208731 Title: Rock N Roll Mystery Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner Narrator: Tim Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr 36 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-02-25 Publisher: Oasis Audio Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The Aldens are helping Greenfield’s most popular band get ready for a music festival. A big-time music producer will be there to watch the show, and everyone in Greenfield is hoping the band will be famous soon. The day before the festival, the band’s instruments are stolen! Can the Aldens find the instruments — and the thief — before the big show? Contact: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/208667 Title: Four Best Places to Live Author: Mark Buchanan Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr 21 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-02-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: The UN uses three basic criteria to determine the world's most hospitable and habitable countries: life expectancy, educational level, and annual income. Underneath the apparent simplicity of these measures is a complex evaluation grid that touches on issues of politics, economics, cultural institutions, and similar elements of human culture. Money magazine's touchstones include leisure activities, access to health care, and traffic density. In The Four Best Places to Live, Mark Buchanan evaluates the same question with a uniquely different measure: the Holy Word of God. As Christians today, where can we find the greatest joy, peace, and wi

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/210206 Title: Jabu and the lion Author: Tanya Munshi Narrator: Kirtana Kumar Format: Unabridged Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-12-17 Publisher: DC Books Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: Jabu is a young Zulu cowherd who happens to love his jobtaking care of his fathers cattle. In fact, no one else in his village is as tactful and hardworking as he is. One fine day, when Bhubesi, the lion who has been causing havoc in the village gets caught in a trap, Jabu frees him even though instinct warns him not to. And soon he realises that an act of kindness need not always be repaid in kind. Contact: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/210213 Title: White duck Author: Shane J. Alliew Narrator: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-12-17 Publisher: DC Books Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: The prince loses his true love when an evil witch transforms her into a white duck. The itch then takes her place in the palace, in the form of the princess, fooling the unsuspecting prince. But when his sons, who existence he never knew of, are in danger, the princess ventures into the palace once more. Contact: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/204600 Title: Camp Waterlogg Chronicles, Seasons 6-10: The Best of the Comedy-O-Rama Hour Author: Joe Bevilacqua, Daws Butler, Lorie Kellogg, Pedro Pablo Sacristan Narrator: A Full Cast, Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly Format: Unabridged Length: 29 hrs 35 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-12-01 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Comedy, General Comedy Publisher's Summary: Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles, Seasons 6-10 is a five-volume collection of the successful comedy show created by two radio-theater veterans. Each volume contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellog

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/198169 Title: Accidentally In Love With...A God? Author: Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs 33 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-10-29 Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Romantica Publisher's Summary: Trapped for decades, a powerful god seeks freedom . . . and revenge. But the only thing that can save him is the passion of a woman's touch . . . Emma Keane is your average city girl trying to get a date. There's just one thing holding her back: the disembodied male voice speaking to her through her mind. Sound kind of crazy? Maybe. But crazy turns downright deadly when the voice persuades her to travel to the wilds of the Mayan jungle. There she will free his body-his incredibly hot, muscled, naked body. Humans are so frail, so undisciplined, so susceptible to love. And when this ancient being connects with Emma, the feeling

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/355197 Title: Doctor Who At The BBC: Lost Treasures Author: David Darlington Narrator: Louise Jameson Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs 26 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-10-01 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction Publisher's Summary: Do you remember when the Fourth Doctor called in on Pete Murray's Open House? Or when Louise Jameson was menaced by a Dalek on BBC Radio Bristol? Do you remember when June Whitfield auditioned a Dalek? If these things passed you by in the 1970s and 1980s, now's your chance to catch up! Featuring rare recordings from the BBC archives and beyond, Doctor Who at the BBC: Lost Treasures is full of gems. There are recollections from six lead actors - Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith - plus their companion co-stars Louise Jameson, Lalla Ward, Nicholas Courtney, Karen Gillan and Jenna Cole

Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/201592 Title: Confident Public Speaking Author: Darren Marks Narrator: Darren Marks Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr 3 mins Language: English Release date: 2013-10-01 Publisher: Harmony Hypnosis Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness Publisher's Summary: There's nothing wrong with a little stress, it's what motivates us to get up in the morning. If we were all totally relaxed all the time, nothing would ever get done. Stress is a form of energy and only becomes a problem when it's channelled the wrong way, bottled up and focused inwards. A little bit of anxiety about presenting in public is natural and if that energy is channelled into the presentation itself and helps you to focus on preparing it properly beforehand, it can manifest as passion, because you really care about what you're doing and want to do a good job. This hypnosis recording is designed to help you to do just that. To release the anxiety created by r