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The Great Influenza

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

By John M. Barry
Narrated by Mike Chamberlain
Length: 5h 46m

Medical History

★★★★½ 4.6 (11,510 ratings)

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The Code Book

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy

By Simon Singh
Narrated by James Langton
Length: 10h 27m

Technology History

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Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

By Jared Diamond
Narrated by Doug Ordunio
Length: 16h 20m

World History

★★★★½ 4.5 (13,748 ratings)

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⚕️ Medical History

The Emperor of All Maladies

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

By Siddhartha Mukherjee
Narrated by Fred Sanders
Length: 22h 18m

Medical Research

★★★★½ 4.7 (9,461 ratings)

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The Ghost Map

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

By Richard Preston
Narrated by Richard M. Davidson
Length: 9h 43m

Epidemiology

★★★★½ 4.6 (7,771 ratings)

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The Gene

The Gene: An Intimate History

By Siddhartha Mukherjee
Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris
Length: 19h 21m

Medical Science

★★★★½ 4.7 (7,335 ratings)

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💻 Technology History

The Innovators

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

By Walter Isaacson
Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris
Length: 17h 28m

Digital Revolution

★★★★½ 4.5 (5,825 ratings)

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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

By Steven Johnson
Narrated by George Newbern
Length: 6h 11m

Innovation History

★★★★½ 4.4 (2,675 ratings)

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The Information

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

By James Gleick
Narrated by Rob Shapiro
Length: 16h 37m

Information Theory

★★★★½ 4.5 (1,476 ratings)

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🏆 Sports History

The Baseball 100

The Baseball 100

By Joe Posnanski
Narrated by Cary Hite
Length: 30h 46m

Baseball History

★★★★★ 4.8 (2,254 ratings)

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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

By David Goldblatt
Narrated by Roger May
Length: 22h 42m

Olympic History

★★★★ 4.2 (119 ratings)

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The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

By Daniel James Brown
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
Length: 14h 24m

Olympic History

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💰 Economic History

The Ascent of Money

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

By Niall Ferguson
Narrated by Simon Prebble
Length: 12h 5m

Financial History

★★★★ 4.4 (2,470 ratings)

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Crashed

Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World

By Adam Tooze
Narrated by Simon Vance
Length: 25h 27m

Financial History

★★★★½ 4.5 (874 ratings)

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The Big Short

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

By Michael Lewis
Narrated by Jesse Boggs
Length: 9h 27m

Financial Crisis

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⛏️ Archaeological Discoveries

The Lost City of the Monkey God

The Lost City of the Monkey God

By Douglas Preston
Narrated by Bill Mumy
Length: 10h 29m

Archaeological Discovery

★★★★½ 4.3 (17,350 ratings)

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SPQR

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

By Mary Beard
Narrated by Phyllida Nash
Length: 18h 30m

Roman History

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1177 B.C.

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

By Eric H. Cline
Narrated by Andy Caploe
Length: 10h 47m

Ancient History

★★★★½ 4.3 (2,180 ratings)

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