Politics & Economy audiobooks

Sacred Economics

By: Charles Eisenstein

Narrated by: Steve Wojtas

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme—but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great... Read more

Sting Like a Bee

By: Leigh Montville

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

An insightful portrait of Muhammad Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military—and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative as any in the twentieth century.

With the death of... Read more

My Country Versus Me

By: Helen Zia & Wen Ho Lee

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Wen Ho Lee, a patriotic American scientist born in Taiwan, had devoted almost his entire life to science and to helping improve U.S. defense capabilities. He loved his job at Los Alamos National Laboratory and spent his leisure time fishing, cooking, gardening, and with his family. Then, suddenly, everything changed and he found himself in the... Read more

The President's House

By: Margaret Truman

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting, but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized.In The... Read more

Middletown, America

By: Gail Sheehy

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The single event that we know as 9/11 is over, but the shock waves continue to radiate outward, generated by orange alerts, terrorism lockdowns, and the shrinking of personal liberties we once took for granted. The stories in this book, of real people faced with extraordinary trauma and gradually transcending it, are the best antidote to our... Read more

The Vanishing American Adult

By: Ben Sasse

Narrated by: Ben Sasse

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Former college president and now U.S. Senator Ben Sasse reads with the clarity and confidence of a voice pro in this friendly warning aimed at America's parents, teachers, and governing officials." — AudioFile Magazine

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — read by the author.

In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented... Read more

Breach of Trust

By: Tom A. Coburn, M.D.

Narrated by: Richard Fredricks

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom A. Coburn, a congressional maverick who kept his promise to serve three terms and then leave Washington, offers a candid look at the inner workings of Congress - why the system changes politicians instead of vice versa. Breach of Trust shows listeners, through shocking behind-the-scenes stories, why Washington resists the reform our country... Read more

World Powers Look to Djibouti for Trade, Military Access

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it at the center of a multinational fight against pirates in Somalia and terrorist groups. NewsHour Weekend Special... Read more

Democracy

By: Condoleezza Rice

Narrated by: Condoleezza Rice

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From the former secretary of state and bestselling author -- a sweeping look at the global struggle for democracy and why America must continue to support the cause of human freedom.

"This heartfelt and at times very moving book shows why democracy proponents are so committed to their work...Both supporters and skeptics of democracy promotion... Read more

The Jersey Brothers

By: Sally Mott Freeman

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 18 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This extraordinary adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II is “liable to break the hearts of Unbroken fans, and it’s all true” (The New York Times).

They are three brothers, all Navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war’s most crucial moments.... Read more

Jackie's Girl

By: Kathy McKeon

Narrated by: Aedin Moloney

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller

“McKeon's delightful memories have been tucked away for fifty years, and thankfully, she has brought them out to share the enchanting magic of Camelot with us all.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Celebrity watchers who covet an insider’s role will find McKeon’s frank yet benevolent memoir to be both a sobering reality check and an... Read more

The Best and the Brightest

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 37 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

David Halberstam’s masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain.

"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience.”—The New York Times

Using portraits of America’ s flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons... Read more

Agent M

By: Henry Hemming

Narrated by: Henry Hemming

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating, improbable true story of Maxwell Knight -- the great MI5 spymaster and inspiration for the James Bond character M.

Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history. He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this... Read more

Memoirs

By: David Rockefeller

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 24 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Born into one of the wealthiest families in America—he was the youngest son of Standard Oil scion John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the celebrated patron of modern art Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—David Rockefeller has carried his birthright into a distinguished life of his own. His dealings with world leaders from Zhou Enlai and Mikhail Gorbachev to... Read more

Rising Star

By: David Garrow

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 56 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's formative years that made him the man who became the forty-fourth president of the United States—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the CrossBarack Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national... Read more

Nixon's White House Wars

By: Patrick J. Buchanan

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 17 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From Vietnam to the Southern Strategy, from the opening of China to the scandal of Watergate, Pat Buchanan—speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon—tells the untold story of Nixon’s embattled White House, from its historic wins to it devastating defeats. 

In his inaugural address, Nixon held out a hand in friendship to Republicans and... Read more

The Road to Camelot

By: Thomas Oliphant & Curtis Wilkie

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 14 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors... Read more

Soul of a Citizen

By: Paul Rogat Loeb

Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Soul of a Citizen awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. We can lead lives worthy of our convictions.

A book of inspiration and integrity, Soul of a Citizen is an antidote to the twin scourges of modern life–powerlessness and cynicism. In his evocative style, Paul Loeb tells moving stories... Read more

Guide to Steven Levitt's & et al SuperFreakonomics by Instaread

By: Instaread

Narrated by: Sam Scholl

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Steven Levitt’s & et al SuperFreakonomics and NOT the original book.
Preview:
SuperFreakonomics (2009) by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner is a follow-up to the authors’ previous book Freakonomics (2005). Like the previous book, SuperFreakonomics describes research and innovative ideas in the field of... Read more

A Man and His Presidents

By: Alvin S. Felzenberg

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 17 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

William F. Buckley Jr. is widely regarded as the most influential American conservative writer, activist, and organizer in the postwar era. In this nuanced biography, Alvin Felzenberg sheds light on little-known aspects of Buckley’s career, including his role as back-channel adviser to policy makers, his intimate friendship with both Ronald and... Read more

Proud to Be a Marine

By: C. Brian Kelly & Ingrid Smyer

Narrated by: Jordan Harrold

Length: 13 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

An unprecedented new collection of true stories from the brave men and women who served in the Marine Corps Behind one of the most established military branches in America are the riveting, untold tales of the courageous warriors who fought on the front lines. Drawn from the writings of those who served our great country, Proud to be a Marine... Read more

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell

By: W. Kamau Bell

Narrated by: W. Kamau Bell

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you’ve read about him in the New York Times, which called him “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.” Or maybe from The New Yorker, fawning over his brand of humor writing: "Bell’s gimmick is intersectional... Read more

Fractured Lands

By: Scott Anderson

Narrated by: Scott Anderson

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a piercing account of how the contemporary Arab world came to be riven by catastrophe since the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq.

In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would become known as the Arab Spring. Few could predict that these... Read more

A Sovereign People

By: Carol Berkin

Narrated by: Betsy Foldes Meiman

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The momentous story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams navigated the crises of the 1790s and in the process bound the states into a unified nation

Today the United States is the dominant power in world affairs, and that status seems assured. Yet in the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, the... Read more