Politics & Economy audiobooks

Hamilton

By: R.B. Bernstein

Narrated by: Graham Winton

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) was a key founding father—a politician, a constitutional thinker, and the nation’s first secretary of the treasury. He led the effort to write the brilliant defense and exposition of the Constitution, The Federalist, and later, as the nation’s first treasury secretary, he pioneered efforts to interpret the... Read more

The Capital Order

By: Clara E. Mattei

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than a century, governments facing financial crisis have resorted to the economic policies of austerity—cuts to wages, fiscal spending, and public benefits—as a path to solvency. Today, an important question remains: What if solvency was never the goal?



In The Capital Order, political economist Clara E. Mattei explores the intellectual... Read more

It Stops Here

By: Rueben George & Michael Simpson

Narrated by: Rueben George

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE GEORGE RYGA AWARD*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CITY OF VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARD*

A personal account of one man’s confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fight against an... Read more

Alexandra Petri's US History

By: Alexandra Petri

Narrated by: Alexandra Petri

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri's US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed!



Alexandra Petri's US History contains a lost (invented!) history of America. (A history for people disappointed that the only president whose weird sex letters we have is Warren G. Harding.) Petri's "historical fan... Read more

Gallop Toward the Sun

By: Peter Stark

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid account of the rivalry between future president William Henry Harrison and the Shawnee chief Tecumseh—and of the Native American alliance that fought westward expansion—from the New York Times bestselling author of Astoria

“Taut, multi-layered . . . a much-needed reevaluation of this crucial period of our nation’s history.”—Laurence... Read more

The Emperor's Clothes Cost Twenty Dollars

By: Lloyd Darland

Narrated by: Michael Driggs

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Emperor's Clothes, Lloyd Darland explains how the Federal Reserve works to steal your money through inflation, and he describes the fraud and illegalities of the Federal tax system. He uses easy-to-understand analogies, simple language and a little bit of history to make his case that the U.S. government has committed what he calls... Read more

China und die Neuordnung der Welt - Auf dem Punkt (Ungekürzt)

By: Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik

Narrated by: Luise Georgi

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Europa im Spannungsfeld zwischen China, Russland und den USA Weltmacht, Wirtschaftsmacht, wachsende Spannungen in den internationalen Beziehungen: China erzeugt in Europa zunehmend Angst. Doch das muss nicht sein, zeigt Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik: Europa, so der überraschende Befund, ist im geopolitischen Kräfte- und Mächtespiel zwischen... Read more

Walls of Words

By: Thomas T. Taylor

Narrated by: Jack Pemberton

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Delve into the intricate dance of free speech in the United States. "Walls of Words" is not just another book about the First Amendment; it is a deep dive into the intricate boundaries that define our freedom of expression. With a rich blend of history, jurisprudence, and real-world examples, this book paints a comprehensive picture of how... Read more

3.500 Tage Unfreiheit: Zweiter Weltkrieg – Tagebuch und Autobiografie des Soldaten Hans Heuer aus Afrika, von der Ostfront und aus der Gefangenschaft (Deutsche Soldaten-Biografien)

By: Hans Heuer

Narrated by: Mario Kunze

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Erleben Sie die feinfühlige Autobiografie des Artilleriebeobachters Hans Heuer, der mehr als neun Jahre seines Lebens in Krieg und Kriegsgefangenschaft verbrachte! Hans Heuer hat während seiner Fronteinsätze im Zweiten Weltkrieg akribisch Tagebuch geführt. Viele Jahrzehnte nach Kriegsende hat er aus seinen Aufzeichnungen und Erinnerungen das... Read more

Ernstfall

By: Stephan Lamby

Narrated by: Alexander Bandilla

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Seit dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine steht die deutsche Regierung unter maximalem Druck. Falsche Entscheidungen können zu einer unkontrollierbaren Eskalation des Krieges führen, auch zu Not und Unruhen im eigenen Land. Der preisgekrönte Journalist Stephan Lamby hat Olaf Scholz, Annalena Baerbock, Robert Habeck, Christian Lindner und... Read more

Communism

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Doug Greene

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a book with two topics:
Joseph Stalin - From 1924 till his death in 1953, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who ruled the Soviet Union. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and Chairman of the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers from 1941 to... Read more

A Purposeful Life

By: Dawn Butler

Narrated by: Dawn Butler

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Dawn Butler is the trailblazing Labour MP for Brent Central, best known for speaking truth to power. In 2021, she was famously ejected from the House of Commons and threatened with police for calling Boris Johnson a liar. Her tireless campaigning to eradicate injustice, from the Met Police to the NHS, has changed lives,... Read more

Russia

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Doug Greene

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a bundle of several books in 1, which are:
Ivan the Terrible - Ivan IV Vasilyevich, referred to as Ivan the Terrible in English, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the very first Moscow ruler to announce himself Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan was the first ruler of Moscow after the city's flexibility.
Leon Trotsky... Read more

Paddy Mayne

By: Hamish Ross

Narrated by: Alan Turkington

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War. Hamish Ross's authoritative study follows Mayne from solicitor and a rugby international to troop commander in the Commandos and then the SAS, whose leader he later became and whose annals he graced, winning the DSO and three bars, the Croix de Guerre... Read more

Flawed Hero

By: Chris Masters

Narrated by: David Tredinnick

Length: 18 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The shocking story of the case against Australia's most highly decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG, and the defamation trial of the century.

With a Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry, Ben Roberts-Smith was the most highly decorated Australian soldier, the best of the best. When he returned to civilian life, he became a poster boy for a... Read more

Necessary Trouble

By: Drew Gilpin Faust

Narrated by: Drew Gilpin Faust

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

To grow up in the 1950s was to enter a world of polarized national alliances, nuclear threat, and destabilized social hierarchies. Two world wars and the depression that connected them had unleashed a torrent of expectations and dissatisfactions?not only in global affairs but in American society and Americans’ lives. To be a privileged white... Read more

Another Man's War

By: Sam Childers

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A gun-toting preacher, a rebel army led by a madman, and entire villages slaughtered just because they were in the way.In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas.Photos are included in the audiobook... Read more

How Sweet It Is

By: Winsome Earle-Sears

Narrated by: Winsome Earle-Sears

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia reveals in her memoir how her Christian faith, unwavering patriotism, and fervent commitment to conservative principles propelled her to serve and sacrifice for her country and a better future.

Winsome Earle-Sears sent shock waves across Virginia and the country at large when she... Read more

Spies and Lies

By: Alex Joske

Narrated by: James Daniel Burkdoll

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Spies and Lies a groundbreaking exposé of elite influence operations by China's little-known Ministry of State Security. Revealing for the first time how the Chinese Communist Party has tasked its spies to deceive the world, it challenges the conventional account of China's past, present, and future.



Mere years ago, Western governments chose to... Read more

The Loom of Time

By: Robert D. Kaplan

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century

“Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National... Read more

Die neue Weltordnung

By: Herbert George Wells

Narrated by: Oliver Rohloff

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Neue Weltordnung ist im politischen Betrieb ein mittlerweile oft benutztes Schlagwort. Es steht für Konzepte, international eine einheitliche Friedens- und Rechtsordnung durch ein System der kollektiven Sicherheit und Kontrolle zu etablieren. Vordenker gibt es einige. Einer der bekanntesten dürfte jedoch H.G. Wells (1866-1946) sein. Ein... Read more

Containing Big Tech

By: Tom Kemp

Narrated by: Dave Clark

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The path forward to rein in online surveillance, AI, and tech monopolies

​Technology is a gift and a curse. The five Big Tech companies—Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—have built innovative products that improve many aspects of our lives. But their intrusiveness and our dependence on them have created pressing threats to our civil... Read more

El dinosaurio disfrazado

By: Macario Schettino

Narrated by: Horacio Castelo

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Un libro que plantea el problema y la solución para lograr la verdadera transformación de México. En 2024, y en un marco institucional degradado, México tendrá la elección más grande de su historia: elegirá a un nuevo presidente, renovará el Congreso y se elegirán nueve gobernadores, así como miles de presidentes municipales y legisladores... Read more

Rocking in the Free World

By: Nicholas Tochka

Narrated by: Derek Dysart

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Progressive and libertarian, anti-Communist and revolutionary, Democratic and Republican, quintessentially American but simultaneously universal. By the late 1980s, rock music had acquired a dizzying array of political labels. These claims about its political significance shared one common thread: that the music could set you free.



Rocking in the... Read more