Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Courage of Compassion

By: Robin Steinberg

Narrated by: Robin Steinberg

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"Powerfully insightful reading." —Kirkus Reviews

How would you like to be judged for the rest of your life by the worst thing you’ve ever done?

We all think we are compassionate just like we all think we are honest.  But true compassion is not innate. Compassion for others, especially those that we don’t know or understand, must be learned. Our... Read more

An Ordinary Man

By: Richard Norton Smith

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 36 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“Gerald Ford is probably remembered more for how he got to the presidency than for what he did there. In this brilliant book, Richard Norton Smith tells the rest of the story. On every other page I found something I didn’t know, bringing new and important insights into how Ford kept the nation together and moved it past its most severe political... 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

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

Drugs and the FDA

By: Mikkael A. Sekeres

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Food and Drug Administration approval for COVID-19 vaccines and the controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm made headlines, but few of us know much about how the agency does its work. Why is the FDA the ultimate United States authority on a drug's safety and efficacy? In Drugs and the FDA, Mikkael Sekeres—a leading oncologist and former chair of... 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

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

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

Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power: The Lives and Careers of Hollywood’s Favorite Swashbucklers

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1940, the 4th most popular star in the U.S. was a foreign actor from Australia, and unlike other movie stars, he was more notorious for his pursuits off the screen than on it. In an era long before social media, Errol Flynn represented the epitome of a swashbuckling playboy, with enough mystery and intrigue surrounding him and his background... Read more

Police Law Enforcement Career Planning Audio Book Bundle

By: Brian Mahoney

Narrated by: Brian Mahoney & Katie Johnson

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

End Money Worries!Police Law Enforcement Career Planning Audio Book Bundle 3 in 1 Career Development Plan Box SetDiscover...* What a Police Law Enforcement officer does * How to Become a Police Law Enforcement officer * What is the salary of a Police Law Enforcement officer* What is the Police Law Enforcement Work Environment like * What is the... Read more

CO2-Klima Tyrannei

By: Dawid Snowden

Narrated by: Dawid Snowden

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Wie würde es dir gefallen, wenn eine künstliche Intelligenz, über die Geburt und Tod deiner Kinder entscheiden würde, und du nur dann Kinder bekommen dürftest, wenn dein CO₂-Konto und die Sozialkreditpunkte deiner elektronischen Identität (EID) über genug Guthaben verfügen? Wie würdest du dich verhalten, wenn dir deine dystopische Regierung,... Read more

Imaginative Communities

By: Robert Govers

Narrated by: Erich Favel

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Americans are loud. Amsterdam equals sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Mexicans are lazy and Germans are boring, but punctual. Paris is romantic, Wuhan infectious, Ukrainians heroic, and New Zealand untouched. This is the way people around the world think about cities, regions and countries and the communities that live there; through cliches and... Read more

Sonne im Staub

By: Enrico Senftleben

Narrated by: Enrico Senftleben

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Der dritte Teil meiner Trilogie "Sonne im Staub – Labyrinth der Fronten" begleitet den Verlauf nach meiner Rückkehr aus Afghanistan. Die Konsequenzen meiner Entscheidungen der Vergangenheit werden mir ungeschönt vor Augen geführt. Der Zug meines Lebens fährt nun auf Gleisen, für die ich nie ein Ticket wollte und doch wird er mich an ein Ziel... Read more

De la liberté de la presse et de la censure

By: John Milton

Narrated by: Daniel Franck

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"Celui qui veut enchaîner la liberté de la presse a besoin d'étouffer quelque vérité ou de propager quelque mensonge" S'opposant devant le parlement anglais à une ordonnance qui visait alors à instaurer une censure à l'égard de livres jugés contraires à la religion et au bonheur de la Nation, John Milton, démontre de façon minutieuse l'inutilité... Read more

Andrew Carnegie: Geschäft

By: Andrew Carnegie

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

"Ich habe niemals gefunden, dass jemand auch nur zwei verschiedenen Arten von Gschäften gleich gut verstanden hätte; solch ein Mann ist eben so schwer zu finden wie jemand, der mit gleicher Vollkommenheit in zwei Sprachen denkt." Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919), der seinerzeit einer der drei reichsten Amerikaner war, schrieb einen der ersten... Read more

Política sin anestesia

By: Mónica García

Narrated by: Mónica García

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Médica, madre, mujer. Tres palabras que no solo eran un eslogan de campaña electoral, sino que definían a la persona que encarnaba la candidatura de Más Madrid a la presidencia de la Comunidad de Madrid. Mónica García, anestesista del hospital público 12 de Octubre, fue arrastrada por las mareas que siguieron al 15M y entró en política, como... Read more

Tiempo de hormigas

By: Antonio Pérez Henares

Narrated by: Enrique Cañizares

Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Un libro de alto voltaje político sobre la encrucijada histórica y social en la que se encuentra España. Antonio Pérez Henares es célebre por la claridad de sus ideas, así como por expresarlas con franqueza y sin andarse con rodeos. En este libro pone encima de la mesa las grandes cuestiones –y grandes tabúes– que preocupan a millones de... Read more

Cuentos chinos

By: Andrés Oppenheimer

Narrated by: Juan Antonio Rojas

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Un esclarecedor análisis de los países emergentes (boom asiático, milagro irlandés, la "Nueva Europa" del Este) como parámetro para el despegue de los países de América Latina a mediano plazo. ¿Por qué América Latina no avanza y los llamados países emergentes lo hacen a toda velocidad? Este libro busca las claves. ¿Quién presenta un panorama... Read more

Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story

By: K.J.S Dhillon

Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Lieutenant General K.J.S. ‘Tiny’ Dhillon, an Infantry veteran from the Rajputana Rifles with about four decades of military service, has served multiple tenures in Kashmir.In this book, ‘Tiny’ Dhillon opens a hitherto-closed window, not only to his life but also to Kashmir. He recounts fascinating tales about the toughest challenges he... Read more

The Individualists

By: John Tomasi & Matt Zwolinski

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Leon Nixon traces the history of libertarian thought from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quoLibertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation.... Read more

Diary of an Invasion

By: Andrey Kurkov

Narrated by: David Aranovich

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv.



This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record of a brilliant writer at the forefront of a... Read more

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog

By: Admiral William H. McRaven

Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL.

The title “Bullfrog” is given to the Navy SEAL who has served the longest on active duty. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in... Read more

Alice

By: Stacy A. Cordery

Narrated by: Alex Picard

Length: 19 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An entertaining and eye-opening biography of America's most memorable first daughter

From the moment Teddy Roosevelt's outrageous and charming teenage daughter strode into the White House—carrying a snake and dangling a cigarette—the outspoken Alice began to put her imprint on the whole of the twentieth-century political scene. Her barbed tongue... Read more

Nine Black Robes

By: Joan Biskupic

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 13 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Editor's Choice""Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative that combines close accounts of the court's public business in the Trump years with a history... Read more