Politics & Economy audiobooks

Biblical Basis For Human Rights

By: John Montgomery

Narrated by: John Montgomery

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Montgomery served as director of studies at the prestigious International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. France for three years. For thirteen years he has integrated biblical theology and human rights through a summer program in Strasbourg. Learn why only a serious biblical theology can supply the foundations for human rights in... Read more

Kein Kapitalismus ist auch keine Lösung

By: Ulrike Herrmann

Narrated by: Ursula Berlinghof

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

»Die herrschende ökonomische Lehre bildet nicht die Realität ab. Bereits bei Smith, Marx und Keynes hingegen findet sich fast alles, um unser Wirtschaftssystemzu verstehen.« Warum kommt es zu Finanzkrisen? Warum sind die Reichen reich und die Armen arm? Wie funktioniert Geld? Woher kommt das Wachstum? Schon Kinder stellen diese Fragen – aber... Read more

Winston Churchill

By: Thomas Kielinger

Narrated by: Gert Heidenreich

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill – ein Jahrhundertpolitiker. Und eine "Marke", die der Meister der Selbstinszenierung gekonnt in Szene setzte. Die Utensilien: Zigarre, Gehrock, die Kollektion seiner Hüte und Zylinder, der rote Morgenmantel. Sein Zeichen: das V-Siegesfingerzeichen. "Wir sind doch alle Würmer. Aber ich glaube, ich bin ein... Read more

Doing Human Rights In The Spirit Of The Enlightenment

By: John Montgomery

Narrated by: John Warwick Montgomery

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Two lectures analyzing and critiquing Kantian and neo-Kantian, and natural law efforts to establish and justify human rights. Read more

Der Fall Erdogan

By: Sevim Dagdelen

Narrated by: Can Dündar & Sabine Stark

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Wann tritt die EU der Türkei bei? Nach dem Scheitern des gegen ihn gerichteten Militärputsches ist der türkische Präsident Erdogan dabei, das NATO-Mitgliedsland Türkei systematisch in einen islamistischen Unterdrückungsstaat umzubauen. Rigoros geht er gegen Andersdenkende vor. Zehntausende Menschen wurden aus dem Staatsdienst entlassen,... Read more

The Master Plan

By: Brian Fishman

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Given how quickly its operations have achieved global impact, it may seem that the Islamic State materialized suddenly. In fact, al-Qaeda’s operations chief, Sayf al-Adl, devised a seven-stage plan for jihadis to conquer the world by 2020 that included reestablishing the Caliphate in Syria between 2013 and 2016. Despite a massive schism between... Read more

As Good as Dead

By: Stephen L. Moore

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Unbroken, a dramatic story of American POWs in the Pacific and their incredible escape from a Japanese labor camp. In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there... Read more

Pinochet And War Crimes Trials

By: John Montgomery

Narrated by: John Montgomery

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An examination of the basis and justification for war crimes trials, including international law and the "rule of law," while protecting the rights of the individual and the desire to achieve a "common good." Two lectures. Read more

The Daily Show (The AudioBook)

By: Chris Smith

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Jay Snyder, Kevin T. Collins, Chr...

Length: 16 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host.

For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of... Read more

All the Gallant Men

By: Donald Stratton & Ken Gire

Narrated by: Mike Ortego

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling memoir of survival and heroism at Pearl Harbor“An unforgettable story of unfathomable courage.” —Reader’s DigestIn this, the first memoir by a USS Arizona sailor, Donald Stratton delivers an inspiring and unforgettable eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack and his remarkable return to the fight. At 8:06... Read more

Thank You for Being Late

By: Thomas L. Friedman

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 19 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller • Los Angeles Times Bestseller

One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Books to Read Now • One of Kirkus Reviews's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year • One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of the Year

Shortlisted for the OWL Business Book Award and Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book... Read more

The Atheist Muslim

By: Ali A. Rizvi

Narrated by: Neil Shah

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents' religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from... Read more

After son joins ISIS, mother fights radicalization at home

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

It was as a big surprise to his family when Racheed Benyahia, born and raised in Britain, became a fighter for the Islamic State. In the wake of his death, Racheed’s mother Nicola launched a deradicalization project as part of her personal war against ISIS. That mission is more pertinent than ever, with Britain on high alert for a terrorist... Read more

Our Revolution

By: Bernie Sanders

Narrated by: Bernie Sanders & Mark Ruffalo

Length: 18 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

*Nominated for a 2018 Grammy for spoken word album*

"Senator Sanders's gravelly voice and dramatic presentation are surely familiar to listeners. He reads with the same sincerity and earnestness he brought to audiences throughout his extraordinary primary campaign for president of the United States. A seasoned orator, he's particularly good at... Read more

A Matter of Honor

By: Anthony Summers & Robbyn Swan

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 12 hours

Abridged: No

On the seventy-fifth anniversary, the authors of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Eleventh Day unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral who was in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the continuing struggle to restore his lost honor—and clear President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the charge that he knew... Read more

Settle for More

By: Megyn Kelly

Narrated by: Megyn Kelly

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Anchor of the number one news show on cable, The Kelly File, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly writes her much anticipated book, a revealing and surprising memoir detailing her rise as one of the most respected journalists working today. From the values and lessons that have shaped her career, to her time at the center of the chaotic 2016... Read more

Illegale Kriege

By: Daniele Ganser

Narrated by: Markus Böker

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit der Gründung der UNO gilt ein weltweites Kriegsverbot. Nur in zwei Ausnahmen sind kriegerische Maßnahmen zugelassen (Selbstverteidigung oder Mandat des UNO-Sicherheitsrats). Die Realität ist jedoch eine ganz andere. Dieses Buch beschreibt, wie in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart illegale Kriege geführt werden. Es zeigt, wie die Regeln der UNO und... Read more

They Can't Kill Us All

By: Wesley Lowery

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it.

Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting... Read more

The Road to Ruin

By: James Rickards

Narrated by: James Rickards

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of The Death of Money and Currency Wars reveals the global elites' dark effort to hide a coming catastrophe from investors in The Road to Ruin, now a National Bestseller.
 
A drumbeat is sounding among the global elites. The signs of a worldwide financial meltdown are unmistakable. This time, the elites have an audacious... Read more

North Korea's Hidden Revolution

By: Jieun Baek

Narrated by: Caroline McLaughlin

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable black box. Media flows covertly into the country, and fault lines are appearing in the government's sealed informational borders. Drawing on deeply personal interviews with North Korean defectors... Read more

The Shareholder Action Guide

By: Andrew Behar

Narrated by: Wes Bleed

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“A valuable call to action for small shareholders to change the ways big corporations do business.”
—Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor

Want to make misbehaving corporations mend their ways? You can! If you own their stock, corporations have to listen to you. Shareholder advocate Andrew Behar explains how to exercise your proxy voting... Read more

Target: JFK

By: Robert K. Wilcox

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of a mysterious, dashing stuntman-turned-spy who may have been behind John F. Kennedy’s assassination.His name was René Dussaq. He was born in Buenos Aires and educated in Geneva and Cuba. He was a daring WWII paratrooper who parachuted behind enemy lines for dangerous undercover work in support of the French Resistance. He was a... Read more

Heeresbericht

By: Edlef Köppen

Narrated by: Peter Bieringer, Frank Arnold, Uwe Friedrichsen...

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit der Begeisterung seiner Zeitgenossen zieht der Student Adolf Reisiger 1914 in den ersten Weltkrieg, die im Blut und Dreck des Stellungskrieges, der Giftgaseinsätze und Materialschlachten schnell erstickt. Das Grauen und der allgegenwärtige Tod verwandeln den kriegsbegeisterten Freiwilligen in einen überzeugten Pazifisten, der den Verstand zu... Read more

Pancho Villa

By: Charles River Editors & Gustavo Vázquez Lozano

Narrated by: Dan Gallagher

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“Pancho Villa,” people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men without remorse." The legend of Francisco Villa is full of heroism, tragedy and romance. It is the story of a poor farmer boy who became a bandit out of necessity,... Read more