Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Lost Sons of Omaha

By: Joe Sexton

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023

“A meticulously researched and briskly written account that deftly weaves the influences of racial injustice, economic disparity, incendiary social media, and guns.” —Associated Press

From the award-winning journalist Bob Woodward calls “one of the truly great reporters working today,” a searing account of two... Read more

Any Money Monday (UK)

By: Ivan F. Rivero

Narrated by: Steven Miles

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Find out everything you need to know about making more money, protecting your wealth and building a future of financial freedom!Money. That's what almost all of us chase. Whether we like it or not, it's why most of us set our alarm clocks, hopefully only Monday to Friday.What if I told you that the flow of money is infinite, and that only a few... Read more

Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco: The History of Europe’s Other Fascist Dictators

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Arthur Armstrong

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s easy to forget how young Italy was when Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883. It is hard to conceive a territory with such a long and ancient history was once young and troubled with constant conflict and instability. Similar to Germany, Italy was unified in 1861, but contrary to its northern cousin, its previous history was one of... Read more

Overreach

By: Susan L. Shirk

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

For three decades after Mao's death in 1976, China's leaders adopted a restrained approach to foreign policy. To facilitate the country's inexorable economic ascendance, and to prevent a backlash, they reassured the outside world of China's peaceful intentions.



Then, as Susan Shirk shows, something changed. China went from fragile superpower to... Read more

How I Changed The World: In My Own Unique Ways

By: Galeeb Kachra

Narrated by: Galeeb Kachra

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"Galeeb Kachra truly is one of a kind. A unique combination of optimism, can-do determination and relentless energy, he has the wiliness and moral integrity required to shake up sclerotic systems and sweep away logjams. His detailed account of five projects that mattered intensely to him, which did their little bit to make the world a better... Read more

La Loi

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: Daniel Franck

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"La loi c'est la Justice Organisée."  Publié en 1850, ce pamphlet resté célèbre définit la loi comme une forme organisée visant à faire obstacle à l'injustice. Il y dénonce notamment les différentes formes de spoliations opérées sous couvert de la loi lorsque celle-ci est pervertie et détournée de sa vraie mission au profit d'une minorité,... Read more

Der Staat & Das Gesetz

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: Oliver Rohloff

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Bastiats Aufsatz "Der Staat" und der mit ihm verwandte Artikel "Das Gesetz" zeigen sein Misstrauen gegenüber kollektiven Entscheidungs- und Umverteilungsmechanismen sowie gegenüber der irrigen Auffassung, der Staat sei eine Art Organ, eine "geheimnisvolle Persönlichkeit". Er warnt davor, dass "diese Personifizierung ... eine reiche Quelle von... Read more

Descartes, John Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Voltaire, and Adam Smith

By: Days of History

Narrated by: James Smith

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you curious about the Enlightenment thinkers and their groundbreaking ideas?Do you want a comprehensive understanding of the philosophical, economic, and social transformations that took place in the 17th and 18th centuries?Then, you need to get your hands on this book!Inside, you'll find: A thorough exploration of the lives and ideas of six... Read more

Carl Adolf Bratter: William Andrews Clark. Amerikanischer Kupfer- und Räuberbaron. Eine Biografie

By: Carl Adolf Bratter

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von Kupferkaiser William Andrews Clark! Read more

Carl Adolf Bratter: Henry Ford. Der amerikanische Automobilkönig. Eine Biografie

By: Carl Adolf Bratter

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte vom König des Automobils, Henry Ford! Read more

Carl Adolf Bratter: John und Horace Dodge. Amerikanische Revolutionäre des Automobils. Eine Biografie

By: Carl Adolf Bratter

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von den Automobilrevolutionären John und Horace Dodge! Read more

Исследование и урегулирование международных конфликтов

By: Роза Турарбекова

Narrated by: Роза Турарбекова

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Курс Розы Турарбековой "Исследование и урегулирование международных конфликтов" на дистанционной платформе Летучего университетаНаша жизнь наполнена конфликтами и в определенном смысле движима ими. Переживая и разрешая внутриличностные и межличностные, внутригрупповые и межгрупповые конфликты, мы учимся формулировать и отстаивать свою позицию,... Read more

Meine frühen Jahre

By: Winston Churchill

Narrated by: Patrick Twinem

Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

»Ich hatte einen herrlichen Monat - ich habe ein Häuschen gebaut und ein Buch diktiert: 200 Ziegelsteine und 2000 Wörter am Tag«, erzählte Churchill Stanley Baldwin über seine Parlamentsferien 1928. Entstanden ist ein Buch, in dem die Erzählfreude des Autors auf jeder Seite spürbar ist: Churchills Erinnerungen an seine ersten dreißig... Read more

Civilización

By: Niall Ferguson

Narrated by: Edson Matus

Length: 13 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

La versión definitiva de la historia global contemporánea. Un viajero que recorriera el mundo en 1411 hubiera quedado deslumbrado por las imponentes civilizaciones orientales. La Ciudad Prohibida estaba en plena construcción en la China de los Ming; en Oriente Próximo, los otomanos acechaban Constantinopla. Por el contrario, los belicosos países... Read more

No More Secrets

By: Betty Webb

Narrated by: Betty Webb & Charlotte Strevens

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The true and extraordinary story of one of the last surviving women to have worked in codebreaking at both Bletchley Park and the Pentagon.Born one hundred years ago, Betty Webb MBE, LOH (Legion of Honour) has had a ringside seat to history. After graduating from school, she faced the usual limited opportunities for employment on offer to women... Read more

Saint Guru Ravidas

By: Saurabh Kumar

Narrated by: Saurabh Kumar

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

This book presents the life and a summary of the teachings of Guru Ravidas who who gave the Hindu social structure new vigour and vitality. Read more

How To Fix Northern Ireland

By: Malachi O'Doherty

Narrated by: Alan Turkington

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Malachi O'Doherty argues that division in Northern Ireland is fundamentally not about whether the country should be governed as part of Ireland or as part of Britain - as presumed by the Good Friday Agreement - but rather is entirely sectarian, an inter-ethnic stress comparable to racism.
Part memoir,... Read more

Los prisioneros de Colditz

By: Ben Macintyre

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

En un imponente castillo gótico situado en la cima de una colina, en el corazón de la Alemania nazi, un variopinto grupo de oficia les aliados pasó la segunda guerra mundial intentando escapar de sus captores nazis. Durante cuatro años estos prisioneros pusieron a prueba los muros de Colditz con ingeniosos intentos de fuga que se convertirían en... Read more

Nutrição Comportamental - Abridged

By: Max Editorial

Narrated by: Maria

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Descubra como a Nutrição Comportamental pode transformar a sua saúde e bem-estar. Neste livro, você aprenderá como os hábitos alimentares e comportamentos afetam a sua saúde e como mudar esses hábitos para alcançar seus objetivos de saúde. Aprenda a superar os desafios comuns da perda de peso, como lidar com a comida emocional e como encontrar... Read more

Hell to Pay

By: Michael Lind

Narrated by: Joe Knezevich

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of America’s leading thinkers, a provocative diagnosis of the cause of America’s decline—and a searing indictment of those who caused it

For nearly half a century, Americans have been bombarded by neoliberal propaganda promoting the lie that wages are objectively determined by impersonal labor markets. This falsehood has been repeated by... Read more

To the End of the Earth

By: John C. McManus

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 15 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

From the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, the final volume of John C. McManus's trilogy on the US Army in the Pacific War

The dawn of 1945 finds a US Army at its peak in the Pacific. Allied victory over Japan is all but assured. The only question is how many more months—or years—of fight does the enemy have left. John C.... Read more

Camera Girl

By: Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023
“One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date.” —The Washington Post

An illuminating and “wholly refreshing” (David Maraniss, New York Times bestselling author) biography of the young Jackie Bouvier Kennedy that covers her formative adventures abroad in Paris; her life as a writer and... Read more

Winnie and Nelson

By: Jonny Steinberg

Narrated by: Puleng Lange-Stewart

Length: 19 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERARY AWARD WINNER • AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST • A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela’s relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that “does justice both to the couple’s political heroism and... Read more

Lincoln's Men

By: William C. Davis

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

No American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called “Father Abraham.” In Lincoln’s Men, historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries—the voices of the volunteers—to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became “Father”... Read more