Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442765 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best (Scholastic Focus) Author: Neal Bascomb Narrator: Jon Lindstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: October 6, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The heart-pounding story of an unlikely band of ragtags who took on Hitler's Grand Prix driver. In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory.As the Third Reich stripped Jews of their rights and began their march toward war, one driver, René Dreyfus, a 32-year-old Frenchman of Jewish heritage who had enjoyed some early successes on the racing circuit, was barred from driving on any German or Italian race teams, which fielded the best in class, due to the rise of Hitler and Benito Mussolini.So it was that in 1937, Lucy Schell, an American heiress and top Monte Carlo Rally driver, needed a racer for a new team she was creating to take on Germany's Silver Arrows. Sensing untapped potential in Dreyfus, she funded the development of a nimble tiger of a new car built by a little-known French manufacturer called Delahaye. As the nations of Europe marched ever closer to war, Schell and Dreyfus faced down Hitler's top drivers, and the world held its breath in anticipation, waiting to see who would triumph.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/407147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kent State Author: Deborah Wiles Narrator: David deVries, Lauren Ezzo, Christopher Gebauer, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, Christina Delaine, Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: From two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles, a masterpiece exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four American students protesting the Vietnam War. May 4, 1970.Kent State University.As protestors roil the campus, National Guardsmen are called in. In the chaos of what happens next, shots are fired and four students are killed. To this day, there is still argument of what happened and why.Told in multiple voices from a number of vantage points -- protestor, Guardsman, townie, student -- Deborah Wiles's Kent State gives a moving, terrifying, galvanizing picture of what happened that weekend in Ohio . . . an event that, even 50 years later, still resonates deeply.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381163 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis Author: K. R. Gaddy Narrator: Natasha Soudek Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they could. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean were classic outsiders: their clothes were different, their music was rebellious, and they weren’t afraid to fight. But they were also Germans living under Hitler, and any nonconformity could get them arrested or worse. As children in 1933, they saw their world change. Their earliest memories were of the Nazi rise to power and of their parents fighting Brownshirts in the streets, being sent to prison, or just disappearing. As Hitler’s grip tightened, these three found themselves trapped in a nation whose government contradicted everything they believed in. And by the time they were teenagers, the Nazis expected them to be part of the war machine. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean and hundreds like them said no. They grew bolder, painting anti-Nazi graffiti, distributing anti-war leaflets, and helping those persecuted by the Nazis. Their actions were always dangerous. The Gestapo pursued and arrested hundreds of Edelweiss Pirates. In World War II’s desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reich’s ultimate punishment. This is their story.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369770 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany Author: Andrew Maraniss Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: *'Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat....Even readers who don't appreciate sports will find this story a page-turner.' --School Library Connection (starred review) 'An insightful, gripping account of basketball and bias.' --Kirkus Reviews From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany. Perfect for fans of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken. On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball team. As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss the one courageous man holding a BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY sign. But it was too late for a boycott now; the ship had already left the harbor. 1936 was a turbulent time in world history. Adolf Hitler had gained power in Germany three years earlier. Jewish people and political opponents of the Nazis were the targets of vicious mistreatment, yet were unaware of the horrors that awaited them in the coming years. But the Olympians on board the S.S. Manhattan and other international visitors wouldn't see any signs of trouble in Berlin. Streets were swept, storefronts were painted, and every German citizen greeted them with a smile. Like a movie set, it was all just a facade, meant to distract from the terrible things happening behind the scenes. This is the incredible true story of basketball, from its invention by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, to the sport's Olympic debut in Berlin and the eclectic mix of people, events and propaganda on both sides of the Atlantic that made it all possible. Praise for Games of Deception: 'Maraniss does a great job of blending basketball action with the horror of Hitler's Berlin to bring this fascinating, frightening, you-can't-make-this-stuff-up moment in history to life.' -Steve Sheinkin, New York Times bestselling author of Bomb and Undefeated 'I was blown away by Games of Deception....It's a fascinating, fast-paced, well-reasoned, and well-written account of the hidden-in-plain-sight horrors and atrocities that underpinned sports, politics, and propaganda in the United States and Germany. This is an important read.' -Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor winning author of Hitler Youth 'A richly reported and stylishly told reminder how, when you scratch at a sports story, the real world often lurks just beneath.' --Alexander Wolff, New York Times bestselling author of The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen's Resistance Series: #2 of The Queen’s Rising Author: Rebecca Ross Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Charlie Thurston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: For fans of Red Queen and Grave Mercy comes the captivating sequel to the Renaissance France-inspired epic fantasy The Queen’s Rising. Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is beginning to settle into her role as the daughter of the once disgraced lord, Davin MacQuinn. Though she’d just survived a revolution that will return a queen to the throne, she faces yet another challenge: acceptance by the MacQuinns. But as Queen Isolde Kavanagh’s closest confidant, she’ll have to balance serving her father’s House as well as her country. Then there’s Aodhan Morgan, formerly known as Cartier Évariste, who is adjusting to the stark contrast between his pre-rebellion life in Valenia and his current one as lord of a fallen House. As he attempts to restore the Morgane name, he let his mind wander—what if he doesn’t have to raise his House alone? What if Brienna could stand by his side? But Brienna and Cartier must put their feelings aside, as there are more vital tasks at hand—the Lannons' trial, forging alliances, and ensuring that no one halts the queen’s coronation. Resistance is rumbling among the old regime’s supporters, who are desperate to find a weakness in the rebels’ forces. And what makes one more vulnerable than love?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/543537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Sterne über Vietnam Author: Thomas Jeier Narrator: Gabriela Zorn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 2, 2018 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Der erste Jugendroman über Vietnam. Amerika-Experte Thomas Jeier hat einen bewegenden Antikriegsroman und eine berührende Geschichte von Freundschaft und Liebe geschrieben.Amerika, 1969: Auf dem Höhepunkt des Vietnam-Kriegs geht die junge Linda Corman als Krankenschwester nach Vietnam. Im Dschungel lernt sie die Grauen des Krieges aus nächster Nähe kennen. Ihre beste Freundin Debbie bleibt in den USA und protestiert mit Hunderttausenden gegen das rücksichtslose Vorgehen der US-Armee in Vietnam. Als Linda nach Hause zurückkehrt, müssen die beiden jungen Frauen erkennen, dass auch ihre Freundschaft am Wahnsinn des Krieges zu zerbrechen droht.-

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/480023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Junge auf dem Berg Author: John Boyne Narrator: Boris Aljinovic Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: September 1, 2018 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Als Pierrot seine Eltern verliert, muss er Paris verlassen und ein neues Leben bei seiner Tante beginnen, die in einem wohlhabenden deutschen Haushalt dient. Aber dies ist keine gewöhnliche Zeit: Der zweite Weltkrieg steht vor der Tür. Und es ist kein gewöhnliches Haus: Es ist der Berghof – Adolf Hitlers Sommerresidenz. Fassungslos muss der Hörer miterleben, wie sich Pierrot zum skrupellosen Nazi wandelt, seinen besten Freund verleugnet und seine Tante verrät. John Boyne ist das eindringliche Porträt eines Jungen gelungen, der den Machtversprechen des Nationalsozialismus erliegt und sich viel zu spät bewusst wird, wie menschenverachtend und hasserfüllt deren Ideologie – und sein eigenes Handeln – ist.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345800 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Parfait Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 13, 2018 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Whether forming a pirate gang to search for buried treasure or spending a quiet time at home, sharing his medicine with Aunt Polly's cat, the irrepressible Tom Sawyer evokes the world of boyhood in nineteenth century rural America. In this classic story, Mark Twain re-created a long-ago world of freshly whitewashed fences and Sunday school picnics into which sordid characters and violent incidents sometimes intruded. The tale powerfully appeals to both adult and young imaginations. Readers explore this memorable setting with a slyly humorous born storyteller as their guide. Tom and Huck Finn conceal themselves in the town cemetery, where they witness a grave robbery and a murder. Later, the boys, feeling unappreciated, hide out on a forested island while the townspeople conduct a frantic search and finally mourn them as dead. The friends triumphantly return to town to attend their own funeral, in time for a dramatic trial for the graveyard murder. A three-day ordeal ensues when Tom and his sweetheart, Becky Thatcher, lose their way in the very cave that conceals the murderer. With its hilarious accounts of boyish pranks and its shrewd assessments of human nature, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has captivated generations of readers of all ages. This inexpensive edition of the classic novel offers a not-to-be-missed opportunity to savor a witty and action-packed account of small-town boyhood in a bygone era.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awakening Author: Kate Chopin Narrator: Petra Clay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 37 minutes Release date: July 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: The Awakening Audiobook, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/446868 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Kevin von Locksley, Teil 3: Kevins Schwur - Die Druiden von Stonehenge Author: Wolfgang Hohlbein Narrator: Timmo Niesner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 11, 2008 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Kevins Schwur Die Druiden von Stonehenge - 3. Teil von Kevin von Locksley Nachdem es Kevin von Locksley im Heiligen Land gelungen ist, König Richard Löwenherz vor den fi nsteren Ränken zweier Magier zu warnen, kehrt er zurück in seine Heimat. Wieder auf englischem Boden, möchte er seinen Bruder Robin in Sherwood Forest treffen. Gemeinsam mit seinen Gefährten Will und Arnulf macht Kevin sich auf den langen und gefährlichen Weg dorthin. Sind es nur die räuberischen Banden, die in den Wäldern, durch die sie ihre Reise führt, ihr Unwesen treiben? Oder ist es etwas weitaus Bedrohlicheres? Finstereres? Kevin muss erkennen, dass sein Kampf gegen die dunklen Mächte noch lange nicht zu Ende ist ...