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Dee Henderson – Unspoken (read by Adam Verner)
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Dee Henderson – Unspoken (read by Adam Verner)Dee Henderson – Unspoken (read by Adam Verner)

Charlotte Graham is at the center of the most famous kidnapping in Chicago history. 
 
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Tags: history, Henderson, Unspoken, Verner, Chicago, kidnapping
Colombia - A Concise Contemporary History
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Colombia - A Concise Contemporary HistoryColombia - A Concise Contemporary History

Written by two leading historians, this deeply informed and accessible book traces the history of Colombia thematically, covering the past two centuries. In ten interlinked chapters.

 
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Tags: Colombia, interlinked, centuries, covering, chapters, History, Contemporary, Concise, thematically
BBC History Magazine - January 2014
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BBC History Magazine - January 2014BBC History Magazine - January 2014

BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. Fascinating stories from contributors are the leading experts in their fields, so whether they're exploring Ancient Egypt, Tudor England or the Second World War, you'll be reading the latest, most thought-provoking historical research. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world's leading historians and journalists and is a captivating read for anyone who's interested in the past.
 
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Tags: Magazine, History, leading, world, history, January
History: A Very Short Introduction (Book + Audio)
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History: A Very Short Introduction (Book + Audio)History: A Very Short Introduction (Book + Audio)

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past.
 
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Tags: stories, about, history, questions, Short, Introduction, Audio
Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper
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Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military SniperOut of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper

From the American Revolution to World War Two, the history of the military combat marksman is one of indifference, unpreparedness and cost cutting.
 
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Tags: cutting, unpreparedness, Nowhere, History, Sniper, Military, indifference