Politics & Economy audiobooks

Wild Wisdom

By: Christine Amour-Levar

Narrated by: Ellie Flory Fawcett

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A tale of adventure, pushing limits, humanity and the transformative power of challenging expeditions to help us grow wiser, more compassionate and purposeful with our livesWild Wisdom recounts the story of social entrepreneur and philanthropist Christine Amour-Levar and the all-female expeditions she has led across the globe via her two... Read more

Mr. Churchill in the White House

By: Robert Schmuhl

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest. Drawing on years of... Read more

Exurbia Now

By: David Masciotra

Narrated by: Lee Goettl

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The suburbs have become too liberal and diverse for many white American conservatives, so "exurbia"—areas outside the cities and their suburbs—are becoming the staging ground for the radical right extremist insurgency . . .



Beyond a fanatical devotion to former president Donald Trump, one of the curious things that united the rank and file of the... Read more

The Architecture of Modern Empire

By: Arundhati Roy

Narrated by: Jeed Saddy

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A revelatory and wide-ranging series of interviews with award-winning writer Arundhati Roy, touching on United States empire, Indian nationalism, a writer's work, and more.



As a novelist, Arundhati Roy is known for her lush language and intricate structure. As a political essayist, her prose is searching and fierce. All of these qualities shine... Read more

The Golden Passport

By: Kristin Surak

Narrated by: Linda Jones

Length: 13 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Obtaining a new citizenship is rarely easy. But for those with the means, it's just a question of price. More than a dozen countries, many of them small islands in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and South Pacific, sell citizenship to 50,000 people annually. Through six years of fieldwork on four continents, Kristin Surak discovered how the... Read more

Progressively Worse

By: Joe Concha

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

If John F. Kennedy, Tip O’Neill, or even Bill Clinton were to run as Democrat candidates today, their own party would cancel them in a heartbeat.If the Joe Biden of 1992 were to run today, MSNBC would label him “MAGA Joe.” How did JFK’s party of Catholics and union workers become AOC’s party of privileged Ivy Leaguers with “Queers for Palestine”... Read more

Pride Amid Prejudice

By: Chief Warrant Officer (Ret’d) Necole E. Belange...

Narrated by: Janet Metzger

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Chief Warrant Officer Necole Belanger created a professional persona that was no-nonsense and highly put-together. But the truth was much more complex.



Necole's story is a tale of two lives, the CWO raised in a military family, and the woman coming to terms with her sexuality, in a time where the two could not coexist. A lesbian member of the... Read more

HMS Cavendish and Other Misadventures

By: Eric Victor Rendel

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle & Christine Rendel

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a memoir of a boy born in 1926 in a small seaside town on the northwest coast of England who grew up in pre-and wartime Britain and who recalls, in this account, his many adventures before, during, and after the conclusion of World War II.In the latter half of the war, our teenage author enlists in His Majesty King George VI’s Royal Navy... Read more

Disability and Political Representation

By: Elizabeth Evans & Stefanie Reher

Narrated by: Maria Pendolino

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Disability and Political Representation explores how disabled people experience the various stages and aspects of the representation process, drawing upon extensive empirical research and a variety of qualitative and quantitative data. It discusses why increasing the number of disabled politicians matters, not only as a matter of justice and... Read more

The Movement

By: Clara Bingham

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Janina Edwards, Gibson Fraz...

Length: 17 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive and engaging oral history of the decade that defined the feminist movement, including interviews with living icons and unsung heroes—from former Newsweek reporter and author of the “powerful and moving” (The New York Times) Witness to the Revolution.

For lovers of both Barbie and Gloria Steinem, The Movement is the first oral... Read more

Capitalism Created the Climate Crisis and Capitalism Will Solve It

By: Kentaro Kawamori

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In Capitalism Created the Climate Crisis and Capitalism Will Solve It: The Market Forces Catalyzing a Climate Technology Renaissance, distinguished author Kentaro Kawamori delivers a fascinating and timely exploration of the interplay between capitalism and climate change. He explains how the capitalist system helped to contribute to the current... Read more

Hijacked

By: Elizabeth Anderson

Narrated by: Carolyn Jania

Length: 16 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

What is the work ethic? Does it justify policies that promote the wealth and power of the One Percent at workers' expense? Or does it advance policies that promote workers' dignity and standing? Hijacked explores how the history of political economy has been a contest between these two ideas about whom the work ethic is supposed to serve.... Read more

Shepherds for Sale

By: Megan Basham

Narrated by: Megan Basham

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bold, clear, and very well-researched.”—John MacArthur""Some will quibble over details, but no one should miss the powerful warning in this book. We face a gathering storm, as Winston Churchill warned a century... Read more

Wir vergessen nicht was wir in der Coronazeit erlebt haben

By: Annette Creft

Narrated by: Annette Creft

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Jahre der Coronapolitik haben ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Lockdowns und andere Maßnahmen waren eine massive Belastung. Senioren vereinsamten, Kinder wurden isoliert, Ungeimpfte diffamiert – die Liste an Menschenrechtsverletzungen ist lang. Damit diese Zeit nie vergessen wird, hat die Autorin die persönlichen Erlebnisse von Menschen... Read more

The Oqual Cycle In A Nutshell: The 84-Year Rhythm of Human Civilization (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

With much of the world having been in a precipitous meltdown over the past couple of decades and continuing to hit a new low with each passing year with no end in sight, one wonders whether this is the new normal or whether the ongoing madness will eventually end so as to usher in a brighter dawn.Fortunately, Mother Nature has blessed us with a... Read more

Die Wertformel

By: Julian Hosp

Narrated by: Julian Hosp

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Erfolgreich zu sein, sowohl im Beruflichen als auch im Privaten, das schaffen die wenigsten. Julian Hosp gelingt der Spagat zwischen seinem Leben als erfolgreicher Unternehmer und Investor und dem als liebevoller Ehemann und Vater. Daneben ist der Ex-Profisportler noch immer sportlich aktiv als Kitesurfer und Marathonläufer. Wie er seine... Read more

The Dismantling of Democracy

By: Michael Cohen Milloy

Narrated by: Natalie

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must undergo the fatigues of supporting it." - Thomas PaineWe are witnessing a systematic teardown of democracy worldwide. This book will help you make sense of the world, understand how this could happen, and consider what we can do as ordinary citizens to flip the script on authoritarians.We... Read more

The Art Of Money Getting

By: P.T. Barnum

Narrated by: Gary Middleton

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Art of Money Getting," P.T. Barnum, one of the most famous showmen and entrepreneurs of the 19th century, shares his timeless wisdom on achieving financial success. Known for his extraordinary business acumen and flair for entertainment, Barnum distills his principles and strategies for making money into practical, down-to-earth advice... Read more

Madam President: The Rise of Kamala Harris

By: Jordan Blake

Narrated by: Lucas Freeman

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the captivating story of one of the most influential figures of our time with "Madam President: The Rise of Kamala Harris." This compelling audiobook takes you on an extraordinary journey through the life of Kamala Harris, from her modest beginnings to becoming the first female Vice President of the United States. Narrated with passion... Read more

A Cockney Rosebud

By: Josie Bruce

Narrated by: Joy Hayward

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Enchanting Rosie is born post-World War 1—1920—but into what? Those few (male) breadwinners who returned from the bloody combat, would find the East End of London Docklands, ravaged, with little hope of regular work—if they could work, with life-changing injuries and psychological trauma.
The women remained strong, but in quiet despair. Families... Read more

Secret Agent, Unsung Hero

By: Peter Dowding & Ken Spillman

Narrated by: Peter Holland

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied... Read more

Beyond Reality and Back Again

By: Karen Anderson

Narrated by: Kate Moran

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Beyond Reality and Back Again: Lessons from a Lifetime is Kathy Anderson’s follow-up to her harrowing autobiography, Lilies in the Field, which details her battle with schizoaffective disorder. Drawing from her many life experiences and covering topics from religion to work to therapy and the military, Anderson shares some of the many life... Read more

Westlessness

By: Samir Puri

Narrated by: Samir Puri

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world's outsized influence over the rest of the planet?

In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, Westlessness, by former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri is essential reading. He vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse... Read more

Was Sie schon immer übers Klima wissen wollten, aber bisher nicht zu fragen wagten

By: Axel Bojanowski

Narrated by: Mathias Grimm

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Es gibt massenhaft Lektüre über den Klimawandel, doch zwei Arten bestimmen das Genre: die eine, die auf dramatische Weise vor der Apokalypse warnt, und die andere, die den Alarmismus als trojanisches Pferd politischer Kräfte entlarven will. Beide blenden Wesentliches aus: Einerseits hat die Wissenschaft überzeugend dargelegt, dass es ein... Read more