Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Fall of the Russian Empire

By: Will Forrest

Narrated by: Andrew Cooper

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey through some of the most dramatic events in Russian history? In this book, readers will gain an understanding of the Russian Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, the decline of the Russian Empire, and how these events shaped Russia's future.From learning about Lenin and the Red Army to... Read more

The Dean of Shandong

By: Daniel A. Bell

Narrated by: Wynt Woody

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Wyntner Woody provides an inside view of Chinese academia and what it reveals about China's political system On January 1, 2017, Daniel Bell was appointed dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University—the first foreign dean of a political science faculty in mainland China's... Read more

States of Neglect

By: William Kleinknecht

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In the wake of Trump's presidency, Republican-led states have joined in an alarming assault on our democratic system. But the drift toward authoritarianism in red states has far deeper roots. We now have a country where tens of millions of people live under regimes that have spent years starving education and health care, empowering polluters,... Read more

The Crash Course

By: Chris Martenson

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The world is experiencing a series of crises. In The Crash Course: An Honest Approach to Facing the Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment, Revised Edition, Chris Martenson delivers an incisive and eye-opening exploration that explains why it is the interconnectedness of the various crises that matters most. From energy shortages to... Read more

A Realistic Blacktopia

By: Derrick Darby

Narrated by: Diontae Black

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The United States is dogged by racism and racial disparities in income, wealth, health, education, and criminal justice. Philosophers disagree on what kind of politics is needed to address this problem. Do we pursue race-specific remedies to undo racism or do we assume the permanence of racism and opt for non-race-specific remedies in pursuit of... Read more

Carmageddon

By: Daniel Knowles

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A high-octane polemic against cars—which are ruining the world, while making us unhappy and unhealthy—from a talented young writer at the Economist

The automobile was one of the most miraculous inventions of the 20th century. It promised freedom, style, and utility. But sometimes, rather than improving our lives technology just makes everything... Read more

The U.S. Congress

By: Donald A. Ritchie

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for forty years, takes listeners on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. He also explores the essential necessity of compromise to accomplish anything significant in... Read more

Shining a Light

By: Veeda Bybee

Narrated by: David Lee Huynh

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai.Meet forty people who helped change the world in countless ways in this collective biography.From... Read more

Gradual

By: Aubrey Fox & Greg Berman

Narrated by: Tim Fannon

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Many experts believe that we are at a fulcrum moment in history, a time that demands radical shifts in thinking and policymaking. Calls for bold change are everywhere these days, particularly on social media. But is this actually the best way to make the world a better place?In Gradual, Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox argue that, contrary to the... Read more

This Contested Land

By: McKenzie Long

Narrated by: McKenzie Long

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

One woman's enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments



Starting amid the sagebrush of Bears Ears National Monument on the eve of the Trump Administration's decision to reduce the site by eighty-five percent, McKenzie Long climbs sandstone cliffs, is awed by Ancestral Pueblo... Read more

Net Positive: Impacto neto positivo

By: Paul Polman & Andrew Winston

Narrated by: Adrian Ogazón

Length: 15 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

En el libro Net Positive, el ex Presidente mundial de Unilever, aumentó la rentabilidad de sus accionistas en un 300%. Al mismo tiempo que la compañía ocupó la posición número 1 del mundo en materia de sostenibilidad durante once años. Paul Polman revela por primera vez cómo hacerlo. En colaboración con Andrew Winston, una de las voces más... Read more

The Insider

By: Rob Wells

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When Willard M. Kiplinger launched the groundbreaking Kiplinger Washington Letter in 1923, he left the sidelines of traditional journalism to strike out on his own. With a specialized knowledge of finance and close connections to top Washington officials, Kiplinger was uniquely positioned to tell deeper truths about the intersections between... Read more

When China Attacks

By: Col. Grant Newsham

Narrated by: Axel Bosley

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A warning about America’s impending war with China. The conflict is coming, a former Marine intelligence officer shows, and we’re not ready. But it’s not too late to prepare.Communist China is ambitious. It wants to replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower. And it is well on its way. It is dominant in the world economy. It is... Read more

The Case Against the Supreme Court

By: Erwin Chemerinsky

Narrated by: Philip Hernandez

Length: 14 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Both historically and in the present, the Supreme Court has largely been a failure
 
In this devastating book, Erwin Chemerinsky—“one of the shining lights of legal academia” (The New York Times)—shows how, case by case, for over two centuries, the hallowed Court has been far more likely to uphold government abuses of power than to stop them.... Read more

Laboratories of Terror

By: Lynne Viola & Marc-Stephan Junge

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Laboratories of Terror explores the final chapter of Stalin's Great Terror in Soviet Ukraine.



When the Communist Party Central Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR halted mass operations in repression in November 1938, large numbers of mainly Communist purge victims whose cases remained incomplete were released. At the... Read more

China's Law of the Sea

By: Isaac B. Kardon

Narrated by: Chris Monteiro

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

China's Law of the Sea is the first comprehensive study of the law and geopolitics of China's maritime disputes. It provides a rigorous empirical account of whether and how China is changing "the rules" of international order—specifically, the international law of the sea.



Conflicts over specific rules lie at the heart of the disputes, which are... Read more

Know About "Betty Friedan"

By: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Narrated by: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This is small part of introduction of the book: Betty Friedan, a name synonymous with the feminist movement of the 20th century, was a trailblazing writer, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Her groundbreaking work, The Feminine Mystique, ignited a national conversation about the plight of women in post-war... Read more

KNOW ABOUT "Kailash Satyarthi"

By: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Narrated by: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This is small part of the introduction of the book: Kailash Satyarthi is a name synonymous with the fight against child labor. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Satyarthi has dedicated his life to rescuing children from exploitation and advocating for their right to education. His unwavering commitment to this cause has made him an inspiration to... Read more

Andrew Carnegie: Über das Sparen

By: Andrew Carnegie

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"Kein stolzer, sich selbst achtender Mann kann jemals glücklich oder auch nur zufrieden sein, wenn er für seine notdürftigen Bedürfnisse von anderen abhängt." Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919), der seinerzeit einer der drei reichsten Amerikaner war, schrieb einen der ersten Ratgeber für wirtschaftlichen Erfolg: "The Empire of Business". In diesem... Read more

Stefan Zweig: Freud – Die Heilung durch den Geist

By: Stefan Zweig

Narrated by: Sven Görtz

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Stefan Zweig war nicht nur meisterhafter Novellist, er schrieb auch ungeheuer lesenswerte biographische Miniaturen. Im Werk "Die Heilung durch den Geist" erzählt er von drei Autoren, deren Heilmethoden spirituell-analytischer Art waren. In diesem Hörbuch geht es um den Begründer der Psychoanalyse, Sigmund Freud. In einer biographischen... Read more

Razor 03

By: Alan C. Mack

Narrated by: Alan C. Mack

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force -- Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. Their two-fold mission – Personnel Recovery (PR) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) involved flying in terrain and weather previously not... Read more

Stefan Zweig: Nietzsche – Der Kampf mit dem Dämon

By: Stefan Zweig

Narrated by: Sven Görtz

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Stefan Zweig war nicht nur meisterhafter Novellist, er schrieb auch ungeheuer lesenswerte biographische Miniaturen. Im Werk "Der Kampf mit dem Dämon" erzählt er von drei Autoren, deren Genialität sie an den Rand des Wahnsinns brachte – und darüber hinaus. In diesem Hörbuch geht es um den Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche, dessen Innerstes Zweig... Read more

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Natur

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"Die Wände der Bienenzelle stoßen in dem Winkel aufeinander, der mit dem geringsten Aufwand von Wachs die größte Festigkeit gibt; der Knochen und der Kiel des Vogels geben die größte Flugkraft bei dem geringsten Gewicht. In der Beredsamkeit ist dieses kunstvolle Auslassen ein Hauptgeheimnis starker Wirkung, und im allgemeinen ist es ein Beweis... Read more

World Citizen, Journeys of a Humanitarian

By: Jane Olson

Narrated by: Jane Olson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

These stories are about light and hope in the midst of unimaginable human suffering in war zones and places of extreme poverty around the world. Important lessons from a childhood in rural western Iowa are woven throughout, as are examples of human strength and resiliency. Each chapter can be read as a complete experience. Intimate details... Read more