Politics & Economy audiobooks

Die Versprengten - Abridged

By: F. John-Ferrer

Narrated by: Klaus G. Förg

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Januar 1945: Zwei Obergefreite verlieren auf dem Rückzug der deutschen Truppen vor der herannahenden Roten Armee den Anschluss an ihre Einheit. Auf sich allein gestellt, inmitten einer feindlichen Welt und geplagt vom sibirisch kalten Winter haben die beiden nur ein Ziel: Sie müssen hinter die Frontlinie gelangen, sonst sind sie verloren. Auf... Read more

The Crucible of Desegregation

By: R. Shep Melnick

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

Examines the patchwork evolution of school desegregation policy.

In 1954, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education—establishing the right to attend a desegregated school as a national constitutional right—but the decision contained fundamental... Read more

J.D. Vance The Biography: From Hillbilly to Capitol Hill

By: Jordan Blake

Narrated by: Lucas Freeman

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Uncover the inspiring life story of J.D. Vance in J.D. Vance: The Biography – From Hillbilly to Capitol Hill by Jordan Blake. This audiobook provides an intimate look at the man behind Hillbilly Elegy, tracing his path from the heart of Appalachia to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C.Born into a family grappling with poverty and... Read more

L'Oqual Cycle En Un Nutshell: Le Rythme de 84 Ans de la Civilisation Humaine (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Alors qu’une grande partie du monde a connu un collapse (ou effondrement) précipité au cours des deux dernières décennies et continue d’atteindre un nouveau creux chaque année qui passe sans fin en vue, on se demande s’il s’agit de la nouvelle normalité ou si la folie en cours finira par prendre fin afin d’inaugurer une aube plus... Read more

Practicing Liberation

By: Tessa Hicks Peterson & Hala Khouri

Narrated by: Henriette Zoutomou

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

How do we do effective, sustainable social change…without burning out, internalizing systemic toxicity, or replicating urgency culture?

A trauma-informed anthology with contributions from 13 activists and community organizers—for readers of adrienne maree brown, Staci K. Haines, and Ejeris Dixon

When your work is inextricable from your identity,... Read more

Catherine, the Princess of Wales

By: Robert Jobson

Narrated by: Lucy Scott

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Through the author’s extensive connections within the royal household, this dynamic new biography tells the full story of how Catherine, the Princess of Wales, became the woman she is today.

Kate Middleton’s life story seems like a modern-day fairy tale.

An attractive, clever, and ambitious girl from unexceptional beginnings meets and falls in... Read more

Mera Bhai

By: Fatima Jinnah

Narrated by: Urooj Naz

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

This unique biography provides an authentic historical account of the life of the founder of Pakistan, the prominent and well-regarded personality Muhammad Ali Jinnah, also known as Quaid-e-Azam. It is written by his beloved sister, Fatima Jinnah, also known as Madr-e-Millat.
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Feeding the Machine

By: Callum Cant, James Muldoon & Mark Graham

Narrated by: Orlando Wells

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Feeding the Machine by James Muldoon, Mark Graham, and Callum Cant, read by Orlando Wells.

For readers of Naomi Klein and Nicole Perlroth, A myth-dissolving exposé of what “artificial intelligence” really means, and a resounding argument for an equitable future of A.I.

Silicon Valley has sold us the illusion that artificial... Read more

Go Woke, Go Broke

By: Charles Gasparino

Narrated by: Charles Gasparino

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestselling author and veteran Fox Business financial journalist’s explosive deep-dive into the progressive madness that has infected and corrupted the world’s biggest corporations, threatening the stability of the global economy—and life as we know it.
 
How did a bunch of rich dudes who run corporate America become the tools... Read more

Left Behind

By: Paul Collier

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of The Bottom Billion, the fate of the poorest regions of the world–some of which exist in the richest nations–is examined.

Using examples of the “left behind” regions, renowned development economist Paul Collier shows that centralized western economies have been the most ineffective to alleviate poverty—even if... Read more

Antidemocratic

By: David Daley

Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell

Length: 17 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

“Chilling and convincing, Antidemocratic is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand American politics in 2024.” —Heather Cox Richardson, author of Democracy AwakeningA riveting yet disturbing history of the fifty-year Republican plot to hijack voting rights in America, its profound implications for the 2024 presidential election, and the... Read more

Trump in Exile

By: Meridith McGraw

Narrated by: Beth Hicks

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Filled with deep insights and never-before-seen details, Trump in Exile is an explosive, all-access account from behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago as former president Donald Trump regroups from an election defeat that he refuses to acknowledge and plots his return.

The Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, put a horrific closing note on a... Read more

Bringing Ben Home

By: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Narrated by: Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

How states are making their legal systems more equitable, seen through the story of a Black man falsely imprisoned for thirty years for murder.

In 1987, Ben Spencer, a twenty-two-year-old Black man from Dallas, was convicted of murdering white businessman Jeffrey Young—a crime he didn’t commit. From the day of his arrest, Spencer insisted that it... Read more

Over Ruled

By: Neil Gorsuch & Janie Nitze

Narrated by: Neil Gorsuch & Charles Constant

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply into our lives that it’s worth asking: In our reverence for law, have we gone too far?Over just the last few decades, laws in this nation have exploded in number; they are increasingly complex; and the punishments they carry are increasingly... Read more

Who Is Billie Jean King?

By: Sarah Fabiny & Who HQ

Narrated by: Koren Paul

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about the amazing life of the former world No. 1 tennis player who fought for gender equality in sports! Billie Jean King's legacy as a tennis star, a feminist, and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer shines through in this addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series.

Billie Jean King grew up in a family of athletes. It was no surprise when she... Read more

Midnight in Moscow

By: John J. Sullivan

Narrated by: John J. Sullivan & Matt Godfrey

Length: 17 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation.

For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S.... Read more

Practicing Liberation Workbook

By: Tessa Hicks Peterson, Hala Khouri & Keely Nguyen

Narrated by: Hala Khouri

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The accompanying workbook to Practicing Liberation: essential skills, exercises, and journal prompts for social-change workers to protect boundaries, prevent burnout, and nourish organizational cultures of resilience and care

What do you imagine a better world to look, feel, and sound like?

Practicing Liberation Workbook shows that nourishing our... Read more

The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon

By: Heath Hardage Lee

Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer

Length: 14 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A new, revolutionary look into the brilliant life of Pat Nixon.

In America’s collective consciousness, Pat Nixon has long been perceived as enigmatic. She was voted “Most Admired Woman in the World” in 1972 and made Gallup Poll’s top ten list of most admired women fourteen times. She survived the turmoil of the Watergate scandal with her... Read more

Making Sense of Chaos

By: J. Doyne Farmer

Narrated by: J. Doyne Farmer

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From a pioneer in the field of complexity science and chaos theory, a plan for solving the world’s most pressing problems“Farmer convincingly argues that by using big data and today’s more powerful computers, we can build more realistic models and simulations of the global economy. . . . Farmer’s vision will undoubtedly be significant in how... Read more

Revolutionary Suicide

By: Huey P. Newton

Narrated by: C.T. Hayes & Fredrika Newton

Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton

Tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and... Read more

Forex Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading

By: Christopher Scott

Narrated by: Christopher Scott

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The book "Forex Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading: Mastering Strategies for Success in Forex Trading" is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about Forex trading. This complete guide breaks down the Forex market into simple terms that both new and experienced traders can understand. It starts with the basics, going over... Read more

Project 2025 and the Global Stage

By: Carl Young

Narrated by: Jerry Dugan

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever caught wind of the whispers surrounding "Project 2025"?
It's not some conspiracy theory or futuristic thriller—it's a real blueprint, forged in the heart of Washington, with the potential to send shockwaves through the global order.
This book tears back the veil of secrecy, exposing how this ambitious American initiative could fundamentally... Read more

Discourse on Colonialism

By: Aimé Césaire

Narrated by: J. Keith Jackson

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Césaire's essay stands as an important document in the development of third world consciousness - a process in which [he] played a prominent role. (Library Journal) This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin... Read more

El Oqual Cycle En Un Nutshell: El Ritmo de 84 Años de la Civilización Humana (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Con gran parte del mundo habiendo estado en un colapso precipitado en las últimas dos décadas y continuando alcanzando un nuevo mínimo con cada año que pasa sin un final a la vista, uno se pregunta si esta es la nueva normalidad o si la locura en curso eventualmente terminará para marcar el comienzo de un amanecer más brillante.Afortunadamente,... Read more