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Free Download Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945 by Barrett Tillman, Mel Foster, Tantor Audio
English | 2010 | ISBN: B003AOVOYY | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 64 Kbps / 11 hours and 12 minutes | 426 Mb
Whirlwind is the only book to examine in depth the human drama behind the most important bombing campaign in history. While the air war against Nazi Germany has been covered in-depth by many books, Barrett Tillman, a renowned authority on military aircraft and the air war in the Pacific, is the first to tackle the air war against Japan.
For decades, historians and politicians have debated whether or not Japan was on the verge of surrender in August 1945 - before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tillman argues that for all the widespread death and suffering, the bombing of Japan remains a great example of air power's ability to end a long, bitter, and bloody war without invasion.
Writing from the perspective of the aircrews and the generals and admirals who commanded them, Tillman examines all aspects of the human drama of the war, combining historical analyses with the words of survivors from both sides of the bomb.

Free Download Where Should We Camp Next?: Camping 101: A Guide for Planning Amazing Camping Trips in Unique Outdoor Accommodations by Stephanie Puglisi, Jeremy Puglisi
English | September 19, 2023 | ISBN: 1728292581 | 304 pages | PDF | 10 Mb
A family-friendly guide to camping in RVs, cabins, tents, and more―because the best memories are the ones made around the campfire
More and more people are excited about getting outdoors and experiencing adventures in nature with their family and friends, and whether you're new to camping or a seasoned pro Where Should We Camp Next?: Camping 101 is the best resource to learn more about the camping lifestyle! From planning road trip itineraries, deciding where to camp, and discovering unique attractions and activities in fascinating destinations, Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi, creators of the popular The RV Atlas podcast, help you organize the details and hit the road. Where Should We Camp Next?: Camping 101 is a beautifully illustrated camping book for adults packed with personal anecdotes, packing lists, campground recommendations, and recipes that will help you create a one-of-a-kind vacation on a family-friendly budget.
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Free Download Robert P. Watson, Christopher Douyard (Narrator), "When Washington Burned: The British Invasion of the Capital and a Nation's Rise from the Ashes"
English | ASIN: B0CP2PHVY5 | 2023 | M4B@64 kbps | ~10:12:00 | 288 MB
Perhaps no other single day in United States history was as threatening to the survival of the nation as August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, DC. This unique moment might have significantly altered the nation's path forward, but the event and the reasons why it happened are little remembered by most Americans.
When Washington Burned narrates and examines the British campaign and American missteps that led to the fall of Washington during the War of 1812. Watson analyzes the actions of key figures on both sides, such as President James Madison and General William Winder on the United States side and Rear Admiral George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross on the British side. He pinpoints the reasons the campaign was such a disaster for the United States but also tells the redeeming stories of the courageous young clerks and the bold first lady, Dolley Madison, who risked their lives to save priceless artifacts and documents from the flames, including the Constitution. The British invasion was repulsed over the coming weeks and months, and the United States ultimately emerged stronger.

Free Download Laura Stack (Author, Narrator), "What To Do When There's Too Much To Do: Reduce Tasks, Increase Results, and Save 90 a Minutes Day"
English | ASIN: B008H62840 | 2012 | MP3@64 kbps | ~05:42:00 | 167 MB
These days, everyone is busy. Advances in technology mean there is more information to sort through than ever. Work hours have increased, but to-do lists are endless - schedules get blown in the first five minutes of the day. You could spend more time "planning" and "prioritizing" your list than actually doing the work! At work and in life, we all just have too much to do! And when you have too much to do, it's hard to feel productive.
If you can't do everything, you need to put your time and energy into what will yield the more important results. Laura Stack shows how to hone in on the high-value tasks, protect the time to do them, focus on their execution, and organize your life around the stuff that really matters. Her innovative, step-by-step Productivity Workflow Formula (PWF) allows you to spend less time and achieve greater results than you ever thought possible. We can no longer do more with less - we can't put in more hours or work harder than we are now - we have to work differently and do less to achieve more.

Free Download What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley by Kim Cross, Tracy Brunjes, Tantor Audio
English | 2015 | ISBN: B00WAFNQ90 | Format: M4B / 9 hours and 46 minutes | 279 Mb
April 27, 2011, marked the climax of a superstorm that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through 21 states in 3 days, 7 hours, and 18 minutes. It was the deadliest day of the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history, which saw 348 people killed, entire neighborhoods erased, and $11 billion in damage. But from the terrible destruction emerged everyday heroes, neighbors, and strangers who rescued each other from hell on earth.
With powerful emotion and gripping detail, Kim Cross weaves together the heart-wrenching stories of several characters - including three college students, a celebrity weatherman, and a team of hard-hit rescuers - to create a nail-biting chronicle in the Tornado Alley of America. No, it's not Oklahoma or Kansas; it's Alabama, where there are more tornado fatalities than anywhere in the US, where the trees and hills obscure the storms until they're bearing down upon you. For some it's a story of survival, and for others it's the story of their last hours.
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Free Download Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop (Audiobook)
English | October 26, 2023 | ASIN: B0CHBP7WZ6 | M4B@128 kbps | 8 hours | 436 MB
Author: Hwang Bo-reum | Narrator: Rosa Escoda | Translator: Shanna Tan
There was only one thing on her mind.
'I must start a bookshop.'

Free Download Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition by Eric D. Weitz, Robert G. Slade, Princeton University Press
English | 2020 | ISBN: B08DWJSWTT | 18 hours and 42 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 514 Mb
This audiobook narrated by Robert G. Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar era.
Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the 20th century - one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period deserves, and he illuminates the uniquely progressive achievements and even greater promise of the Weimar Republic. Weitz reveals how Germans rose from the turbulence and defeat of World War I and revolution to forge democratic institutions and make Berlin a world capital of avant-garde art. He explores the period's groundbreaking cultural creativity, from architecture and theater, to the new field of "sexology" - and presents richly detailed portraits of some of the Weimar's greatest figures.
Weimar Germany also shows that beneath this glossy veneer lay political turmoil that ultimately led to the demise of the republic and the rise of the radical right. Yet for decades after, the Weimar period continued to powerfully influence contemporary art, urban design, and intellectual life - from Tokyo to Ankara and Brasilia to New York. Featuring a new preface, this comprehensive and compelling book demonstrates why Weimar is an example of all that is liberating and all that can go wrong in a democracy.

Free Download Ian Ayers, Fredrick E. Vars, Rick Adamson (Narrator), "Weapon of Choice: Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights"
English | ASIN: B08ZNWNH3Z | 2020 | MP3@64 kbps | ~06:02:00 | 172 MB
Efforts to reduce gun violence in the United States face formidable political and constitutional barriers. Legislation that would ban or broadly restrict firearms runs afoul of the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the Second Amendment. And gun rights advocates have joined a politically savvy firearm industry in a powerful coalition that stymies reform.
Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars suggest a new way forward. We can decrease the number of gun deaths, they argue, by empowering individual citizens to choose common-sense gun reforms for themselves. Rather than ask politicians to impose one-size-fits-all rules, we can harness a libertarian approach-one that respects and expands individual freedom and personal choice - to combat the scourge of gun violence.

Free Download We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Chloe Cannon, Hachette Audio
English | 2018 | ISBN: B07H5Q5JGS | Format: MP3 / 16 hours and 22 minutes + EPUB | 370 Mb
Named a Best Book of 2018 by Fast Company, this is a "sharply written and brilliantly reported" (Shelf Awareness) look inside Reddit, the wildly popular, often misunderstood website that has changed the culture of the internet.
Reddit hails itself as "the front page of the Internet". It's the third-most visited website in the United States-and yet, millions of Americans have no idea what it is.
We Are the Nerds is an engrossing look deep inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed users have been credited with everything from solving cold-case crimes and spurring tens of millions of dollars in charitable donations to seeding alt-right fury and landing Donald Trump in the White House. We Are the Nerds is a gripping start-up narrative: the story of how Reddit's founders, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, rose up from their suburban childhoods to become millionaires and create an icon of the digital age-before seeing the site engulfed in controversies and nearly losing control of it for good.

Free Download Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft (Author, Narrator), Merry White, "Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture"
English | ASIN: B0CQF5VQF6 | 2023 | M4B@64 kbps | ~08:08:00 | 222 MB
What we learn when an anthropologist and a historian talk about food.
From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces listeners to world food history and food anthropology. Through engaging stories and historical deep dives, Benjamin A. Wurgaft and Merry I. White offer new ways to understand food in relation to its natural and cultural histories and the social rules that shape our meals.