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    Becoming Ronald Reagan: The Rise of a Conservative Icon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 603min
    In the 1960s, transitioning from acting to politics was rare. Ronald Reagan was not the first to do it, but he was the first to jump from the screen to the stump and on to credibility as a presidential contender. Reagan’s transformation from struggling liberal actor to influential conservative spokesman in five years - and then to the California governorship six years later - is a remarkable and compelling story.In Becoming Ronald Reagan, Robert Mann explores Reagan’s early life and his career during the 1950s and early 1960s, including his growing desire for acclaim in high school and college, his political awakening as a young Hollywood actor, his ideological evolution in the 1950s as he traveled the country for General Electric, the refining of his political skills during this period, his growing aversion to big government, and his disdain for the totalitarian leaders in the Soviet Union and elsewhere. All these experiences and more shaped Reagan’s politics and influenced his career as an elected official.Mann not only demonstrates how Reagan the actor became Reagan the political leader and how the liberal became a conservative, he also shows how the skills Reagan learned and the lessons he absorbed from 1954 to 1964 made him the inspiring leader so many Americans remember and revere to this day.The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.Praise for the book:“Will emerge as the standard interpretation of Reagan’s ideological evolution and his development as a major political figure. A must-read.” (Robert David Johnson, professor of Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate Center)“With empathy and critical insight, Robert Mann guides us on a journey through Ronald Reagan’s personal and political awakening.” (Joshua M. Zeitz, author of Building the Great Society) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barry Dean Evans. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184169/bk_acx0_184169_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Reagan's America: Innocents at Home , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1330min
    New York Times Best Seller: A “remarkable and evenhanded study of Ronald Reagan” (The New York Times) from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg. Updated with a new preface by the author, this captivating biography of America’s 40th president recounts Ronald Reagan’s life - from his poverty-stricken Illinois childhood to his acting career to his California governorship to his role as commander in chief - and examines the powerful myths surrounding him, many of which he created himself. Praised by some for his sunny optimism and old-fashioned rugged individualism, derided by others for being a politician out of touch with reality, Reagan was both a popular and polarizing figure in the 1980s United States, and continues to fascinate us as a symbol. In Reagan’s America, Garry Wills reveals the realities behind Reagan’s own descriptions of his idyllic boyhood, as well as the story behind his leadership of the Screen Actors Guild, the role religion played in his thinking, and the facts of his military service. With a wide-ranging and balanced assessment of both the personal and political life of this outsize American icon, the author of such acclaimed works as What Jesus Meant and The Kennedy Imprisonment “elegantly dissects the first US President to come out of Hollywood’s dream factory [in] a fascinating biography whose impact is enhanced by techniques of psychological profile and social history” (Los Angeles Times). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Edward Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053569/bk_adbl_053569_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ronald Reagan: Understanding Reagan’s Life, Accomplishments, and Legacy, Hörbuch, Digital, 285min
    Follow the life and legacy of Ronald Reagan in this course by his acclaimed biographer Dr. Steven F. Hayward. Dr. Hayward is an accomplished scholar and conservative public intellectual who has taught and held fellowships at Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and the American Enterprise. He is also the author of the celebrated two-part biography The Age of Reagan, which Reagan adviser William Niskanen called "the best history of the Reagan presidency." In Reagan: The Man and His Legacy, Dr. Hayward combines an engaging teaching style with his deep knowledge of Reagan's life. The result is a fascinating portrait of a poor boy from Illinois who became a Hollywood movie star, eloquent speaker, and one of the greatest presidents of the United States. Reagan has taken his place alongside Franklin Roosevelt as one of the most consequential president of the 20th century, and as the dominant influence in the modern Republican Party. Dr. Hayward's passionate lectures reveal the breadth of Reagan's accomplishments and character strengths: his landmark meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev that led to the end of the Cold War, and his dedication to the rights of the individual that left an indelible mark on our national and local governments. Enjoy this inspiring 12-lecture course in your home or car today. Language: English. Narrator: Steven F. Hayward. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/nykm/000321/bk_nykm_000321_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Inside Reagan's Navy: The Pentagon Journals , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 872min
    While serving as an assistant to Vice President George H. W. Bush, Chase Untermeyer concluded that the only way to learn how the US government really works was to leave the silken cocoon of the White House and seek a position in one of the departments or agencies.In March 1983, when offered an appointment as a deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, he jumped at the opportunity. After only a year as a “DASN,”, he was named by President Ronald Reagan as assistant secretary for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, in charge of all personnel issues affecting nearly one million sailors and Marines and a third of a million civilian workers.Inside Reagan’s Navy offers an engaging, up-close narrative of Untermeyer’s experiences in the Pentagon, interwoven with descriptions of events and people, humorous anecdotes, and telling quotations.As in his earlier book, When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, Inside Reagan’s Navy paints a portrait of official Washington during the Reagan years, with its politics, parties, and personalities.The book is published by Texas A&M University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chase Untermeyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/177418/bk_acx0_177418_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    History for Kids: A Biography of Ronald Reagan for Children , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 30min
    In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. The concise but comprehensive book will keep your kid's attention all the way to the end. In the famous movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly travels back to 1955, and, in an attempt to convince his friend Doc Brown that he is from 1985, tells the 1955 version of Doc Brown that Ronald Reagan is president. Doc looks at him incredulously and laughs, chortling, "Ronald Reagan? The actor?" In a story that could have come straight out of Hollywood, the golden actor rose through California politics to become California governor and eventually the 40th President. The 70-plus-year-old former actor then went on to have one of the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century, unquestionably making him one of the most influential men of the last 50 years. And his name is still as relevant in American politics today, with every politician with an R next to his or her name trying to claim Ronald Reagan’s conservative mantle. In the Republican presidential nomination debates in 2011, Reagan’s name was invoked an average of over five times per debate, more than every other president combined. Meanwhile, Americans of all stripes continue to debate the merits of "Reaganomics" more than 30 years after Reagan was elected. Like all legends, Reagan’s lengthy life and career have been molded to fit certain narratives, to the point that they obscure the actual man. History for Kids: A Biography of Ronald Reagan for Children looks at the personal and family life of the Golden Age actor, governor, and president, while highlighting his accomplishments and assessing his ongoing legacy. Your kids will learn about Reagan like never before. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim D. Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104466/bk_acx0_104466_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 757min
    One thousand miles behind the iron curtain, he stood for freedom The number one best-selling author and award-winning anchor of Special Report with Bret Baier reveals as never before Reagan’s dramatic battle to win the Cold War. In his acclaimed best seller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly anticipated new history, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today. On May 31, 1988, Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable - yet now largely forgotten - speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an opportunity to light a path for the Soviet people - toward freedom, human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if they chose. It was the first time an American president gave a speech about freedom and human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Now, saying that depiction was from “another time”, he beckoned the Soviets to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage. Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and m ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bret Baier. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007170/bk_harp_007170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Her Arms , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 490min
    One night. Nothing held back. And maybe finding everything they need….Reagan’s only plan, when she came alone to a lesbian bar in the city, was to knock back a few drinks far from her lonely country house. Looking around at the younger regulars, though, maybe it was a mistake to think this was a good place to start fresh.Then she meets a beautiful woman with stunning brown eyes and the world’s cheesiest pickup lines. Before Reagan knows it, she’s spending one night of passion in a stranger’s bed. Then fleeing back to the country. Alone.Frankie’s had enough of the city. Even the bar scene has gone stale, eclipsed by the memory of a black-haired, green-eyed woman who lit up her world - and disappeared. Needing a change of scene, Frankie sets out to rent a quaint country cottage.That’s when she discovers her new landlord is Reagan. But a different Reagan. She’s cautious. Prickly. Afraid. Maybe the smart thing for Frankie to do is head straight back to the city. Or maybe it’s worth the risk to stay - and kiss away the walls Reagan’s built around her heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emma Griffiths. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/235558/bk_acx0_235558_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ronald Reagan: A Life from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 62min
    On January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, the Americans who had been held hostage in Iran were released. For many Americans, the juxtaposition of those events was no coincidence. Ronald Reagan was the president they elected to restore their country’s sagging influence in the world and disappointing image at home. He was a president who believed in a United States that was truly, as he said in his farewell address, "a shining city." He believed in the myth of American greatness, and for a nation that was still numb from Watergate, immersed in economic stagnation, and humiliated by international events, he made it believable.  Inside you will read about.... The small-town boy Reagan’s Hollywood career The governor's race The assassination attempt Reagan and the Evil Empire The Alzheimer’s diagnosis And much more! Ronald Reagan would remain the man who beat the Russians and ended the Cold War, changing the composition of the globe with his conservative politics and his passionate idealism. Even through Reagan’s political trials, the Iran-Contra hearings, the mixed results of his economic policies known as Reaganomics, and the military build-up that swelled the national debt, the nation saw him as the man who restored the country to its rightful place as a leader among nations. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grant Finley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/103356/bk_acx0_103356_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Kennedy and Reagan: Why Their Legacies Endure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 761min
    It's been 50 years since JFK’s assassination and nearly 20 since Ronald Reagan disappeared from public life. While they never ran head-to-head, they developed their legacies in competing ways and those legacies battle each other even today. The story of one illuminates the other, and explains our expectations for the presidency and whom we elect. Even though one is the model Democrat and the other the model Republican, their appeal is now bipartisan. Republicans quote Kennedy to justify tax cuts or aggressive national defense; Democrats use Reagan’s pragmatism to shame Republicans into supporting tax increases and compromise. Partly a "comparative biography" that explores John F. Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s contemporaneous lives from birth until 1960, Scott Farris's follow-up to his widely praised Almost President shows how the experiences, attitudes, and skills developed by each man later impacted his presidency. Farris also tackles the key issues - civil rights, foreign affairs, etc. - that impacted each man’s time in office. How did previous life experiences form their views on these issues, and how do their dealings around each issue compare and contrast? Bookended by an examination of their standing in public opinion and how that has influenced subsequent politicians, plus an exploration of how the assassination of Kennedy and attempted assassination of Reagan colored our memories, this book also shows how aides, friends and families of each man have burnished their reputations long after their presidencies ended. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Farris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015734/bk_adbl_015734_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Loss in A Major: A Backroads Duet, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 668min
    The co-writing duo of Mindy Michele brings you the much-anticipated conclusion of Ridley and Reagan’s story. A tale of music, forgiveness, and second chances. In each other they found a connection stronger than they could have imagined, but one night of devastation alters everyone they love. Sometimes we have to walk away. Sometimes we have to trust, and occasionally our biggest regrets carry us back for redemption. This is the second story in the Backroads Duet. Their beginning, Love in C Minor, is available now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Starla Huchton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/136997/bk_acx0_136997_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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