Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Gallic War

By: Julius Caesar

Narrated by: David Timson

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Julius Caesar is one of the most famous figures of the ancient Roman world. A skilful general and leading politician of the late Roman Republic, he secured a 10-year proconsular command in the province of Gaul, during which he accumulated both wealth and power. A core text in the teaching of Latin in schools, The Gallic War gives a unique... Read more

Time Come

By: Linton Kwesi Johnson

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe & Linton Kwesi Johnson

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A Financial Times Music Book of the Year 2023

'Key to understanding black British history' - Sunday Times
'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie Smith

Recognized as one of the great poets of modern times, and as a deeply respected and influential political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of... Read more

Los 90

By: Tomás Balmaceda

Narrated by: Tomás Balmaceda

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Para algunos en el mejor de los sentidos, para otros en el peor, los 90 fueron años de cambios y también de nuevos paradigmas que pusieron patas para arriba a la Argentina y al mundo, e iniciaron una era de transformaciones vertiginosas tras la caída del Muro de Berlín.
Tomás Balmaceda es filósofo, docente universitario y periodista ... Read more

How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

By: Ian Dunt

Narrated by: Ian Dunt

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

THIS IS THE BOOK YOU NEED TO READ BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR VOTE ON 4 JULY.

Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail? What is a 'special adviser' and how did they take over British political life? And why is the House of Lords more functional than most people think?

Most of us have a sense that our political... Read more

The People’s Plaza

By: Justin Jones

Narrated by: Psalm Morant

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From June 12, 2020, until the passage of the state law making the occupation a felony two months later, peaceful protesters set up camp at Nashville's Legislative Plaza and renamed it for Ida B. Wells.

Central to the occupation was Justin Jones, a student of Fisk University and Vanderbilt Divinity School whose place at the forefront of the... Read more

Heart of the Anarchist

By: Jaron Dagan

Narrated by: Jaron Dagan

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A series of essays, laid out to detail the ethos of postmodern anarchism.Jaron Dagan assembles a unique and unusual array of historical stories, philosophical ideas, and geopolitical catalogues, with the aim of explaining the utility of anarchism in the modern world. Read more

Unequal

By: David Buckham, Robyn Wilkinson & Christiaan Str...

Narrated by: Daniel York Loh

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Twenty-first-century capitalism and the democracies that enabled it are self-destructing... a sobering ― and impeccably researched ― warning of what is likely to come next’ Bruce Whitfield The leading lights of the tech revolution – Gates, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk – have been hailed as savants and saviours of the modern age. And yet they are at... Read more

The Velocity of Information

By: David P. Perrodin

Narrated by: Ben Hauck

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

As chaos erupts, alerts screech on our cell phones and torrents of conflicting-yet-urgent messages gush from media outlets. What is the magnitude of the crisis? What is its cause? And what should people do to protect themselves? Velocity of Information offers understanding to manage chaos and our complex reactions to crisis situations influenced... Read more

Geld oder Leben

By: Nikolaus Braun

Narrated by: Thomas Höricht

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Wissensvermittlung gelingt seit jeher am besten über Geschichten. Dennoch sind Finanzratgeber bisher oft trocken und abstrakt. Damit ist nun Schluss: Nikolaus Braun nutzt den Erfahrungsschatz aus seiner Tätigkeit als unabhängiger Honorarberater, um Leserinnen und Leser zu den relevanten Fragen rund um das Thema Geld zu leiten. Gegliedert in... Read more

Staat Macht Geld

By: Monika Stemmer

Narrated by: Sebastian Pappenberger

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Woher kommt das Geld? Wieso ist es meist knapp und in Krisen auf einmal schier unbegrenzt verfügbar? Weshalb gibt es die erbitterten Kämpfe zwischen den beiden großen Lagern der Keynesianer und der Neoklassiker? Woher nimmt die Bundesregierung in Zeiten von Corona auf einmal Hunderte Milliarden von Euro? Anschaulich und für ein breites Publikum... Read more

The Great Illusion

By: Norman Angell

Narrated by: Kenny Davis

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Great Illusion" by Norman Angell is a thought-provoking analysis of international relations and the causes of war. First published in 1909, the book challenges the prevailing view of the time that war was a necessary and inevitable component of international politics.Angell argues that the economic interdependence of nations in the modern... Read more

On the Legal Democratic Mass Movement - Abridged

By: Jose Maria Sison

Narrated by: Thomas van Beersum

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The crisis of the world capitalist system and that of the Philippine ruling system have become worse than in any period after World War II. The US-instigated policies of neoliberal globalization, state terrorism and aggressive war have wrought havoc on the lives of the people and continue to escalate oppression and exploitation. The Filipino... Read more

Zelensky - Abridged

By: Steven Derix

Narrated by: Christian Neil

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A vivid, up-to-date biography of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, covering his humble background and successful TV career to his corruption-dogged first years in office to Russia's invasion. Told with flair and authority, it is the gripping story of one of the most admired and inspirational leaders in the world. An action-packed... Read more

Climate Optimism

By: Zahra Biabani

Narrated by: Jeed Saddy

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Change the way you think about the future. The fate of humanity can be daunting, but we don't need to live in that space. First, we need to change our attitude in order to implement nature-based solutions to deal with climate change. Good news: there are environmental trends and examples to change the way you think about how we can protect the... Read more

Ace in a Day

By: Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff

Narrated by: Alex Wyndham

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as "Blick," was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group based at Goxhill, Metfield, and Raydon, England, as part of the Eighth Air Force prosecuting the strategic air campaign against Germany. As an original cadre member, he rose steadily through the ranks to a Lieutenant Colonel and Group... Read more

The Point of No Return

By: Thomas Byrne Edsall

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

After Donald Trump's rise to power, after the 2020 presidential election, after January 6, is American politics past the point of no return? New York Times columnist Thomas Byrne Edsall fears that the country may be headed over a cliff. In this compelling and illuminating book, Edsall documents how the Trump years ravaged the nation's politics,... Read more

I Swear

By: Katie Porter

Narrated by: Katie Porter

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “high-octane, no-bullshit” (The New Republic) memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America—while carting three kids around in a minivan.
 
“Just like her whiteboard schoolings of CEOs, this book showcases Katie’s ability to entertain while making the inner workings of Congress more... Read more

Democracia de trincheras

By: Lluís Orriols

Narrated by: Fran de la Torre

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Votamos por lealtad a un partido o decidimos qué políticas nos convienen más? ¿La política es cada vez más tribal o siempre ha sido así? ¿Nos decantamos por el candidato que más nos gusta o votamos en contra del que detestamos? El politólogo Lluís Orriols nos muestra una visión alternativa de cómo piensan y actúan realmente los ciudadanos en... Read more

SOG Kontum

By: Robert Dumont & Joe Parnar

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and... Read more

After the Miracle

By: Max Wallace

Narrated by: Christine Lakin

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller’s journey after the miracle at the water pump, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability.  

Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves... Read more

A Kidnapped West

By: Milan Kundera

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“We should welcome the context Kundera gives for the struggles between Russia and Europe, and the plight of those caught between them. His defense of small languages, small cultures, and small nations feels pressing.”—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine“Kundera focuses on the relationship of Europe’s central ‘small nations’ like Czechoslovakia and... Read more

Gavin at War

By: Lewis Sorley

Narrated by: Dallas Britt

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Lieutenant General James Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII, is one of the best-known figures of the war. Beginning as the commander of the 505th Parachute Combat Team that spearheaded the American assault on Sicily in July 1943, Gavin advanced to division command and finally command of US forces in Berlin. He kept a... Read more

The Return of Resentment

By: Robert A. Schneider

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The term "resentment" has dominated US news analysis since November 2016. Despite its increased use, this word seems to defy easy categorization. Does "resentment" describe many interlocking sentiments, or is it just another way of saying "anger"? Does it suggest an irrational grievance, as opposed to a legitimate callout of injustice? Does it... Read more

Dangerous Instrument

By: Michael A. Robinson

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

As increasingly contentious politics in the United States raise concerns over the "politicization" of traditionally non-partisan institutions, many have turned their attention to how the American military has been—and will be—affected by this trend. Since a low point following the end of the Vietnam War, the US military has experienced a... Read more