Politics & Economy audiobooks

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

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

From Hamas to America

By: James Becket & Mosab Hassan Yousef

Narrated by: Mosab Hassan Yousef

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From Hamas to America is a gripping memoir that follows the son of Hamas founder, Mosab Hassan, as he breaks away from his culture’s practice of terrorism to becoming a double-agent for Israel to finally fleeing to America and becoming a US citizen, and ultimately finding peace.“This is my opportunity to share my journey with others, to let go... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Giving Is Not Just For The Very Rich

By: Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson

Narrated by: Melinda Wade

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A valuable resource for you, Giving Is Not Just For The Very Rich is an inspiring, easy-to-use guide which gives you numerous creative ideas on how to reap the many benefits of giving. It’s all about your feeling connected to worthwhile programs, achieving a sense of purpose, and deriving immeasurable pleasure from helping others. 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

The Sterilization Experiments

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In the shadows of history, some stories challenge our understanding of humanity. 'The Sterilization Experiments: The Barbaric Legacy of Carl Clauberg' is one such story.The atrocities committed during the Nazi era are a dark stain on human history. Among the many horrors of this period were the medical experiments conducted on concentration camp... Read more

El tigre de Nazar

By: Gustavo Castillo García

Narrated by: Miguel Guerrero

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Miguel Nazar Haro tenía una fijación con los tigres: se identificaba con uno tenía uno en su oficina lo usaba para torturar a sus detenidos Nazar Haro podría ser la personificación de la oscuridad: dirigió la institución considerada más perversa en la historia de México —la Dirección Federal de Seguridad— durante el tiempo en que ésta destrozó a... Read more

Das kann doch jemand anderes machen! - Wie KI uns alle sinnvoller arbeiten lässt (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Sara Weber

Narrated by: Silke Buchholz

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Stell dir vor, es ist Arbeit - und keiner muss hin. Denn deinen Job übernimmt die Künstliche Intelligenz. Schon heute koordiniert KI die Bevorratung im Lager, baut für uns Präsentationen oder diagnostiziert Tumore. Und das ist erst der Anfang. Längst ist klar: Künstliche Intelligenz hat das Potential für sehr große Veränderungen. KI plant nicht... Read more

In die andere Richtung jetzt - Eine Reise durch Ostafrika (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Dr. Navid Kermani

Narrated by: Jens Harzer

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Navid Kermani ist vom Süden Madagaskars bis in die Nuba-Berge im Sudan gereist. Behutsam, am einfühlsam beobachteten Detail, ohne große Thesen, lässt er den Osten Afrikas lebendig werden. Aber zugleich, aus neuer Perspektive, denkt Kermani über die Themen auch unserer Gegenwart nach, über Klimawandel, Krieg oder Identität sowie die... Read more

The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli

By: Ryan Butta

Narrated by: Chris Stollery

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation.

Harry Freame was the first Australian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli. Raised as a samurai, he risked his life again and again to scout the beaches and hills of the battlefield, reporting invaluable intelligence back to his officers and... Read more