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THE BATTLE FOR BOSTON

by Leon Neyfakh ; read by Leon Neyfakh ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 4, 2025

A devastating audiobook that captures an important piece of the post–Civil Rights era.

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Neyfakh's audiobook is an engrossing document on the nature of systemic segregation and the challenges inherent in addressing the problem. In Boston, the move to desegregate schools in the early 1970s focused around a key approach: bussing Black students to predominantly white districts and requiring white students to travel to school districts that were predominantly Black. The conflict was immediate and sustained, and the result was a deeply-rooted negative public perception on "school bussing," despite documented benefits. Originally a limited-series podcast, the production employs existing interview clips to thread the story, including with politicians, protesters, and community members. The impact is often emotional and completely informative.

A devastating audiobook that captures an important piece of the post–Civil Rights era.

Pub Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Duration: 5 hrs, 24 mins

DD ISBN: 9781962556057

Publisher: Pushkin Industries

Review Posted Online: March 3, 2026

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    WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE

    by Hal rland ; read by Norman Dietz ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

    In this fascinating coming-of-age portrait, Thomas Black Bull's journey from the child, Bear's Brother, to the fearsome rodeo rider, Killer Tom Black, is painted with compassion and insight. Forced to learn the White Man's ways, Tom reaches adulthood consumed by rage. Read with great vigor by Norman Dietz, the recording bursts with the energy of rodeo circuit and transports the listener to the southwest. The accurate portrayal of Tom's Ute ancestry and way of life, the sorrow and frustration of losing his heritage, and his angry retaliation at the world make this an excellent listening choice for adults and teenagers. It would also be a wonderful addition to high school units on the Native American experience.

    Pub Date: N/A

    Duration: 10 hrs

    Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.

    Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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      RUBBER LEGS AND WHITE TAIL-HAIRS

      by Patrick F. McManus ; read by George S. Irving ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

      George S. Irving adopts Patrick McManus's characters with gusto. Sit back and listen to yarn after yarn. Irving relishes each story, whether it's fishing stories, such as "Claw of the Sea-Puss" or "To Filet or Not to Filet," or the escapades with McManus's wary but vulnerable neighbors. Irving has the jocular chuckle down pat, and the low comedy satire comes off without a hitch. Listeners can imagine Irving tipping back a chair at the country store swapping lies with cronies and entertaining any comers with these hilarious tales. His repertoire of more than eight collections of McManus stories encourages this kind of ownership!

      Pub Date: N/A

      Duration: 3 hrs

      Publisher: DH Audio

      Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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