Politics & Economy audiobooks
Generative Artificial Intelligence
By: Jerry Kaplan
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) have created a new class of computer systems that exhibit astonishing proficiency on a wide variety of tasks with superhuman performance, producing novel text, images, music, and software by analyzing enormous collections of digitized information. Soon, these systems will provide expert... Read more
View audiobookBoycott, Divestment, Sanctions
By: Omar Barghouti
Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
"Barghouti is the future. He is intelligent, empowered, and non-violent. He is completely impressive. It would help Americans to see such a picture of Palestinian political engagement, when they have such a distorted image of who Palestinians are. Some day they will know him." —Phillip Weiss, author of Mondoweiss: The War of Ideas in the Middle... Read more
View audiobookThe Good Eater
By: Nina Guilbeault
Narrated by: Nina Guilbeault
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
For years, there has been no doubt that widespread consumption of meat is both environmentally destructive and morally dubious. A growing chorus of scientists, health experts, and activists champion the benefits of a plant-based diet. Nevertheless, change has been slow to arrive, and the chasm between our appetites and our collective well-being... Read more
View audiobookPlenty Good Room
By: Andrew Wilkes
Narrated by: Andrew Wilkes
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Plenty Good Room lays out in clear terms the hope of democratic socialism for a world ravaged by intensifying racial capitalism and social injustice. Unleash your ingenuity for systems that offer plenty good room—not for just a few but for all.
Economic inequality yawns as wide as ever. Capitalism is working as it was designed: replicating an... Read more
The Diplomacy of the American Revolution
By: Samuel Flagg Bemis
Narrated by: Tom Beyer
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"To the superficial observer there would seem never to have been an age less propitious for the birth of a new nation. The tendency of the times was altogether for the aggrandizement of big states and the consolidation of their territory at the expense of the little ones, for the extinction of the weaker nations and governments rather than for... Read more
View audiobookTrue West
By: Betsy Gaines Quammen
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
Length: 12 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
From the Northern Rockies to the Southwest deserts, Betsy Gaines Quammen explores how myths shape our identities, heighten polarizations, and fracture our shared understanding of the world around us. As she investigates the origins and effects of myths of the American West, Gaines Quammen travels through small towns and big cities, engaging... Read more
View audiobookNiels Bohr and J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Lives and Careers of the Physicists Who Pioneered Atomic Energy
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Jim Walsh
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
The Manhattan Project would ultimately yield the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” bombs that released more than 100 Terajoules of energy at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but as it turned out, the Axis were not far behind with their own nuclear weapons program. When the Nazis’ quest for a nuclear weapon began in earnest in 1939, no one really had a handle on... Read more
View audiobookGod, Guns, and Sedition
By: Bruce Hoffman & Jacob Ware
Narrated by: David de Vries
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither novel nor unprecedented. They are the latest flashpoints in a process that... Read more
View audiobookHind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule (Unabridged)
By: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Narrated by: Brandon Hurley, Patricia Fuller & Willie Augustine
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In the midst of India's struggle for independence, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi penned "Hind Swaraj," a profound treatise that challenged the very foundations of British rule. Written in 1909, this seminal work ignited a revolution in Indian thought, advocating for self-governance, non-violence, and a return to traditional Indian values. Gandhi's... Read more
View audiobookLearning by Doing
By: Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, T...
Narrated by: Douglas James
Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover how to close the knowing-doing gap and transform your school or district into a high-performing professional learning community (PLC). The powerful audiobook edition of this comprehensive action guide from experts Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas W. Many, and Mike Mattos updates and expands on new and significant PLC... Read more
View audiobookTrades About to Happen
By: David H. Weis
Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
The definitive book on adapting the classic work of Richard Wyckoff to today's markets Price and volume analysis is one of the most effective approaches to market analysis. It was pioneered by Richard Wyckoff, who worked on Wall Street during the golden age of technical analysis. In Trades About to Happen, veteran trader David Weis explains how... Read more
View audiobookCommon Sense
By: Thomas Paine
Narrated by: Kevin Theis
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Explore the revolutionary ideas that ignited the American Revolution with "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, now available as an engaging audiobook. In this timeless political pamphlet, Paine presents a compelling argument for independence from British rule, inspiring a nation to rise up and fight for its freedom.As the narrative unfolds, listeners... Read more
View audiobookRoadblocked
By: Heath Brown
Narrated by: Rick Adamson
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris began their transition to the White House in the most unusual of circumstances: a global pandemic, a sitting president violently refusing to accept the results of the election, and a historic racial reckoning all posed profound questions about how they would staff large parts of the government and articulate policy... Read more
View audiobookConstruire une Machine à Argent avec ChatGPT
By: Larry Wheeler
Narrated by: Guy Deloeuvre
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Avez-vous déjà rêvé d'avoir votre propre machine à faire de l'argent ?Une machine qui travaille sans relâche pendant que vous sirotez un café ou vous promenez sur la plage ?Eh bien, préparez-vous à transformer ce rêve en réalité !
Imaginez ChatGPT, le génie de l'IA, comme votre acolyte financier. Cet outil d'IA créatif ne se limite plus à la... Read more
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By: Benjamin Franklin
Narrated by: Kevin Theis
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Embark on a captivating journey through history with Benjamin Franklin's remarkable life story in this compelling audiobook. As one of America's founding fathers, Franklin's autobiography offers profound insights into his extraordinary life and enduring legacy.Narrated with depth and clarity, this audiobook transports listeners to the vibrant... Read more
View audiobookDELVE-ing into Cultural Humility
By: Cindy Anne Mathers
Narrated by: Cindy Anne Mathers
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Creating a Nation That Is Fair for Us AllCindy Mathers has experienced firsthand the impact of our traumatised, fragmented and broken systems on First Nations people, and indeed us all. She has been mentored by and worked collaboratively with First Nations people for over two decades, learning through respect, deep listening, and truth... Read more
View audiobookWalter Benjamin: Denkbilder
By: Walter Benjamin
Narrated by: Sven Görtz
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Walter Benjamin (1892 - 1940), war vieles: Philosoph, Kulturkritiker, Übersetzer - aber auch ein Schriftsteller. Auf der Flucht vor den Nazis, die Frankreich besetzt hatten, nahm er sich an der spanischen Grenze das Leben. Seine "Denkbilder" stellen in der Tat ein neues, eigenes Genre dar: Dort angesiedelt, wo Philosophie und Literatur... Read more
View audiobookUnited Nations Agreements (Unabridged)
By: Nations
Narrated by: Daniel Poston, Jason Becker & Tracy Dowling
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Delve into the comprehensive compendium of United Nations Agreements (Unabridged), a monumental work that encapsulates the collective wisdom and aspirations of nations worldwide. This meticulously compiled volume presents an exhaustive collection of agreements, conventions, and treaties adopted under the auspices of the United Nations. Spanning... Read more
View audiobookJe länger wir schweigen, desto mehr Mut werden wir brauchen
By: Hendrik Cremer
Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Deutschland rechts außen - eine Gefahr für uns alle Die Gefahr, die von der AfD ausgeht, wird im öffentlichen Diskurs nicht abgebildet. Die Partei wird verharmlost, indem sie etwa als »rechtspopulistisch« bezeichnet wird. Dabei hat sie sich längst zu einer rechtsextremen Partei entwickelt. Ihre Gewaltbereitschaft wird regelmäßig ausgespart.... Read more
View audiobookToinen maailmansota: Loppunäytös
By: Maailman historia
Narrated by: Harri Heikkilä
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Mitä tapahtui toisen maailmansodan loppuhetkillä? Kun natsipuolueen johtajat vuonna 1944 ymmärsivät, että sotaa ei enää voiteta, alkoivat toisen maailmansodan viimeiset hetket. Ympäri Eurooppaa kukistui sodan tärkeimpiä kohteita yksi kerrallaan, saksalaiset ajettiin pois Suomesta, liittoutuneet saivat Italian antautumaan... Hitlerillä oli... Read more
View audiobookState of the Union 1984
By: Ronald Reagan
Narrated by: Ronald Reagan
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The 1984 State of the Union address, delivered January 25, 1984, praises “bipartisan cooperation” and says: “For a time we forgot the American dream isn't one of making government bigger; it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of free people under God.” “Inflation has been beaten down from 12.4 to 3.2 percent…” “Real after-tax income... Read more
View audiobookRelax, Get Inspired: The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli
Narrated by: Thierry Baudez
Length: 3 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Step into the ruthless and cunning world of Renaissance politics with Niccolò Machiavelli’s timeless masterpiece, "The Prince." Written in 1513 and still strikingly relevant today, this seminal work offers a pragmatic guide to power, leadership, and the art of governance.Machiavelli, a diplomat and political theorist, draws from his vast... Read more
View audiobookThe Health Gap
By: Michael Marmot
Narrated by: Chris Courtenay
Length: 13 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
'Punchily written … He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed' Times Literary Supplement
'Splendid and necessary' Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm, New Statesman
There are dramatic differences in health between countries and within countries. But this is not a simple... Read more
Tony Benn at the BBC
By: Tony Benn
Narrated by: Tony Benn
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of Tony Benn’s private audio diaries, documentaries and archive interviews
Tony Benn was the patriarch of the Labour left, a radical statesman, orator and anti-war campaigner who spent over 50 years as an MP, serving in the Cabinet under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. A prolific diarist, his political memoirs have been compared... Read more