No Ordinary Time

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II.

With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.

Wonderfully written history of a pivotal time

Great story which more than stands on its own. No need for the annoyingly exaggerated rendition of the character's voices.

Great history of a remarkable time.

If you could sum up No Ordinary Time in three words, what would they be?

This is a must read if you are interested in American history. I am 65 and I have read hundreds of books on WWII. None told the story as well as this book. It is hard to imagine the US in 1939 and to compare the world my parents grew up in and the world I grew up in the 1950's. It has the best analysis of our entry into the war and a better explanation of why the US took some actions or did not take others than any I have every read. Most history book concentrate on what happened. This explains why it happened and the great changes that occurred in the US in the 1940's. If you want to understand things in 2014 you should read or listen to this book.

Probably better in a different format

I wasn't particularly impressed with the narration, and while the book does proceed somewhat chronologically, it bounces around quite a bit, which I find hard to follow in audiobook format.

Superb! Very fluid, a page turner!

Very great story told in fluid way. Not one bit bored. Well balanced with war, politics, affairs at home and more. Every history bug should read this book. Let's not forget the very talented narrator. I LOVED THIS BOOK

incredible story

the story of war-time US is amazing, well written, and well told. The delicate and precise orchestration required in balancing industry, labor, race relations, and foreign policy is awe-inspiring.