Politics & Economy audiobooks

Republican Like Me

By: Ken Stern

Narrated by: Ken Stern

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The former CEO of NPR set out for conservative America to find out why these people are so wrong about everything. It turns out, they weren’t. Ken Stern watched the increasing polarization of our country with growing concern. As a longtime partisan Democrat himself, he felt forced to acknowledge that his own views were too parochial, too absent... Read more

Why We Don't Suck

By: Denis Leary

Narrated by: Denis Leary

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling Why We Suck comes a searing comic look at these divisive times, skewering liberals and conservatives alike with a signature dose of sarcasm and common sense.

In an America so gluten-free that a box of jelly donuts is now a bigger threat than Vladimir Putin, where college kids are more afraid of Ann Coulter than... Read more

Inside Camp David

By: Michael Giorgione

Narrated by: Michael Giorgione

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The first-ever insider account of Camp David, the president's private retreat, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of its inception.
Never before have the gates of Camp David been opened to the public. Intensely private and completely secluded, the president's personal campground is situated deep in the woods, up miles of unmarked roads that are... Read more

The Lost Founding Father

By: William J. Cooper

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 16 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and... Read more

The Great Gasbag

By: Joy Behar

Narrated by: Joy Behar

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

One of our most beloved comedians, the brilliantly witty and outspoken star of The View, hits the most unpopular President ever elected where it hurts—and makes us laugh and cheer—in this hilarious alphabetical guide to everything that’s wrong with the ""Orange One,"" Donald Trump.Put down the knife, lock away the gun, lay aside the noose, Joy... Read more

Dare Not Linger

By: Nelson Mandela & Mandla Langa

Narrated by: Adrian Lester

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited second volume of Nelson Mandela’s memoirs, left unfinished at his death and never before available, are here completed and expanded with notes and speeches written by Mandela during his historic presidency, making for a moving sequel to his worldwide bestseller Long Walk to Freedom.

“I have discovered the secret that after... Read more

Crashback

By: Michael Fabey

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Out in the Pacific Ocean, there is a war taking place. It is a "warm war," a shoving match between the United States, since World War II the uncontested ruler of the seas, and China, which now possesses the world's largest navy. The Chinese regard the Pacific, and especially the South China Sea, as their ocean, and they're ready to defend it.... Read more

Friends Divided

By: Gordon S. Wood

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 17 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017

From the great historian of the American Revolution, New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography of two of America's most enduringly fascinating figures, whose partnership helped birth a nation, and whose subsequent falling out did much to fix its... Read more

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans

By: Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger

Narrated by: Brian Kilmeade

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Another history pageturner from the authors of the #1 bestsellers George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates.

The War of 1812 saw America threatened on every side. Encouraged by the British, Indian tribes attacked settlers in the West, while the Royal Navy terrorized the coasts. By mid-1814, President James... Read more

Sisters First

By: Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush

Narrated by: Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush & Laura Bush

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The former first daughters share intimate stories and reflections from the Texas countryside to the storied halls of the White House and beyond.

Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood by their father's... Read more

The Pentagon's Wars

By: Mark Perry

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 14 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping insider account of the clash between America's civilian and military leadership

The Pentagon's Wars is a dramatic account of the deep and divisive debates between America's civilian leaders and its military officers. Renowned military expert Mark Perry investigates these internal wars and sheds new light on the US military-the most... Read more

Die Macht der Geographie - Wie sich Weltpolitik anhand von 10 Karten erklären lässt (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Tim Marshall

Narrated by: Julian Mehne

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Weltpolitik ist auch Geopolitik. Alle Regierungen, alle Staatschefs unterliegen den Zwängen der Geographie. Berge und Ebenen, Flüsse, Meere, Wüsten setzen ihrem Entscheidungsspielraum Grenzen. Um Geschichte und Politik zu verstehen, muss man selbstverständlich die Menschen, die Ideen, die Einstellungen kennen. Aber wenn man die Geographie nicht... Read more

American Radical

By: Tamer Elnoury & Kevin Maurer

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The explosive memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the inside.

It’s no secret that federal agencies are waging a broad, global war against terror. But for the first time in this memoir, an active Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing down a terror cell in... Read more

Diversify

By: June Sarpong

Narrated by: June Sarpong

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

‘A handbook for these troubled times’ Psychologies Magazine’Engaging and informative … highlights our common humanity’ Kofi Annan‘A passionately written polemic’ You Magazine The truth is, INCLUSION is better for EVERYONE. In this empowering call to arms, June Sarpong MBE proves why. ... Read more

Safe: How to stay safe in a dangerous world

By: Chris Ryan

Narrated by: Michael Fenner

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

How to keep you and yours safe from the perils of the modern world.

In today's increasingly hostile climate people are anxious about how to keep themselves safe. Chris Ryan is an expert in dangerous situations and here he tells you how to keep yourself and your family safe from the perils of modern urban life. He leads you through a variety of... Read more

Tod per Knopfdruck

By: Emran Feroz

Narrated by: Armand Presser

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

116 zivile Drohnentote laut US-Administration. 1.427 zivile Drohnentote laut dem Bureau of Investigative Journalism. 6.000 und mehr Drohnentote, die laut ehemaligen US-Militärs unrechtmäßig getötet wurden. Seit Beginn des War on Terror gehören US-Drohnen-Angriffe in Afghanistan, Irak, Pakistan, Somalia und vielen anderen Ländern zum Alltag.... Read more

Battle for Mosul over, but hidden ISIS danger could lurk for years

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Iraq may have ousted Islamic States militants from the city of Mosul over the summer, but the major task of finding and destroying the mines, booby traps and bombs remains. A security firm hired by the U.S. and Iraqi workers are making progress to clear major areas, but it could take years or even decades. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs... Read more

Periods Gone Public

By: Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

The first book to explore menstruation in the current cultural and political landscape and to investigate the new wave of period activism taking the world by storm.After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream. Seemingly overnight, a new, high-profile movement has emerged—one dedicated to bold... Read more

Be Fierce

By: Gretchen Carlson

Narrated by: Gretchen Carlson

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking manifesto from journalist Gretchen Carlson about how women can protect themselves from sexual harassment in the workplace and reclaim their power against abuse or injustice.In BE FIERCE, Gretchen shares her own experiences, as well as powerful and moving stories from women in many different careers and fields who decided they... Read more

The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal

By: Nick Bryant

Narrated by: Nick Bryant

Length: 20 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A chilling exposé of corporate corruption and government cover-ups, this account of a nationwide child-trafficking and pedophilia ring in the United States tells a sordid tale of corruption in high places. The scandal originally surfaced during an investigation into Omaha, Nebraska's failed Franklin Federal Credit Union that went beyond the... Read more

The Shattered Lens

By: Jonathan Alpeyrie, Bonnie Timmermann & Stash Lu...

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Capturing history was Jonathan Alpeyrie's job, but he never expected to become a news story himself. For a decade, the French American photojournalist weaved in and out of over a dozen conflict zones. But, during his third assignment to Syria, Alpeyrie was betrayed by his fixer and handed over to a band of Syrian rebels. For eighty one days, he... Read more

Trump is F*cking Crazy

By: Keith Olbermann

Narrated by: Keith Olbermann

Length: 16 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Witty, acerbic, hard-hitting, and timely, Keith Olbermann's Donald Trump commentaries come adapted from his hit GQ series The Resistance.
 
Since Donald Trump's presidential nomination, Keith Olbermann has emerged as one of the web's most popular anti-Trump screedists—each installment of his GQ web series The Resistance receives nearly four... Read more

The Life of a Scilly Sergeant

By: Colin Taylor

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Life of a Scilly Sergeant by Colin Taylor, read by Kris Dyer.

‘Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly’

Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over twenty years, five of which have been spent policing the ‘quiet’ Isles of Scilly, a... Read more

How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again)

By: Nick Clegg

Narrated by: Nick Clegg

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Random House presents the audiobook edition of How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again) written and read by Nick Clegg.

Keep calm – but do not carry on.

There is nothing remotely inevitable about Brexit – except that it will be deeply damaging if it happens. Extricating Britain from Europe will be the greatest challenge this country has... Read more