Politics & Economy audiobooks

Meet Mahatma Gandhi

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Mahatma, meaning great soul, is the name by which we all know the inspirational Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. In this unique life story from The Amazing People Club, you are invited to share in the thoughts and mindset of this resolute peace lover. His compassion and respect for those around him played a pivotal part in history as he promoted... Read more

Rise to Greatness

By: David Von Drehle

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 17 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy—with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield—had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the... Read more

The Emancipation Proclamation

By: Abraham Lincoln

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic... Read more

Hasty Fiscal Fix to the Deficit

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Though Republicans claim $2.2 trillion would be saved by their plan for long-term deficit reduction, economist Paul Krugman calls it a "vapor plan," with few details on where savings will come from. Gwen Ifill talks to Krugman about why he thinks reducing the deficit too fast could push the economy back into recession. Read more

No Reserve

By: Martín Redrado

Narrated by: Allan Robertson

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

No Reserve: The Limit of Absolute Power is a gripping and historically fascinating look into the dangers of mixing political power and economics in an emerging country. Written by Martín Redrado, president of Argentina’s Central Bank (2004-2010), readers learn how this Harvard-educated veteran of Wall Street and leading Latin American economist... Read more

Living With Honor

By: Salvatore Giunta

Narrated by: Keith Nobbs & Salvatore Giunta

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling memoir from a true hero—an ordinary man who joined the army and became one of the few living persons to ever be awarded the celebrated Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor winner Staff Sergeant “Sal” Giunta’s empowering memoir describes a boy working at a Subway shop who was attracted to an Army recruiting center by a free T-shirt, but... Read more

Antifragiliät - Anleitung für eine Welt, die wir nicht verstehen (Ungekürzt)

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Narrated by: Arvid Schalle

Length: 20 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Wir leben in einer unsicheren Welt, und das System, das sie beherrscht, hat auf dramatische Weise vorgeführt, wie zerbrechlich es ist. Und doch haben wir nichts daraus gelernt und setzen dieser Fragilität keine "Antifragilität" entgegen. Nassim Nicholas Taleb zeigt uns indes, wie das gehen kann. In seinem Weltbestseller "Der Schwarze Schwan"... Read more

If I Die in a Combat Zone

By: Tim O'Brien

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Before writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood... Read more

We Hold These Truths

By: Mortimer J. Adler

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Mortimer Adler devoted a lifetime to studying the great ideas of Western culture and explaining even the most difficult concepts to the average citizen, earning Time magazine's praise as a "philosopher for everyman." In We Hold These Truths, Dr. Adler caps his life's work by illuminating the ideas and ideals that have made the United States of... Read more

Compelling Interest

By: Roger Resler

Narrated by: Roger Resler

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Is a fetus a person?Is “pro-choice” a neutral position?For 40 years since the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, the abortion debate has been highly charged and politicized. Questions like these—and passionate but widely varying answers—have become the common language of the public dialogue on this issue. Yet behind the scenes of this... Read more

James Madison

By: Jeff Broadwater

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

James Madison is remembered primarily as a systematic political theorist, but this bookish and unassuming man was also a practical politician who strove for balance in an age of revolution. In this biography, Jeff Broadwater focuses on Madison's role in the battle for religious freedom in Virginia, his contributions to the adoption of the... Read more

The Law

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: Bernard Mayes

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

First published as a pamphlet in June 1850, The Law is already well over 150 years old, and it will still be read when another century has passed.America now faces the same situation France did in 1848 and the same socialist-communist plans and ideas adopted there are now sweeping America—the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe... Read more

Shadowbosses

By: Mallory Factor

Narrated by: Mallory Factor

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The rise of unions is having a deep impact on the workers of America, and this brutally honest exposé serves as a warning to concerned Americans for what’s to come if this continues.

SHADOWBOSSES reads like an organized crime novel, but it's actually a true story of how labor unions are infiltrating our government and corrupting our political... Read more

My Life in Politics

By: Jacques Chirac

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 15 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Two-time president of France, mayor of Paris, and international politician, Jacques Chirac stands with Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher as one of the most iconic statesmen of the twentieth century.In this revealing and informative memoir, Chirac looks back at his 50 years in politics, giving us both an intimate window onto... Read more

The Patriarch

By: David Nasaw

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 30 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this pioneering new work, celebrated historian David Nasaw examines the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Drawing on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends, Nasaw tells the story of a man who... Read more

The Joy of Hate

By: Greg Gutfeld

Narrated by: Steve Kramer

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

From the irreverent star of Fox News’s Red Eye and The Five, hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture.

Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure of these harebrained liberal hypocrisies. In fact, most... Read more

The Outpost

By: Jake Tapper

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 22 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The basis of the film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic.
At 5:58 AM on October 3rd, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating, located in frighteningly vulnerable terrain in Afghanistan... Read more

Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1861-1862

By: Michael Burlingame

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard... Read more

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

By: Jon Meacham

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann & Jon Meacham

Length: 18 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood

A BEST BOOK OF... Read more

Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1862

By: Michael Burlingame

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Publishers Weekly describes this book as “the most meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written. Burlingame's Lincoln comes alive as the author unfolds vast amounts of new research while breathing new life into familiar stories. It is the essential title for the bicentennial.” Publishers Weekly also notes, “The book need not be heard... Read more

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes

By: Brion McClanahan

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

As presidential candidates sling dirt at each other, America desperately needs a few real heroes. Tragically, liberal historians and educators have virtually erased traditional American heroes from history. According to the Left, the Founding Fathers were not noble architects of America but selfish demagogues, and self-made entrepreneurs like... Read more

Die Stunde der Dilettanten

By: Thomas Rietzschel

Narrated by: Anke Fabian

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Der moderne Beruf: Dilettant. Nicht erlernbar, kein Studium erforderlich, auf allen (Interessens-)Gebieten anzutreffen, Wissen unnötig. Zeichnet sich besonders durch Ahnungslosigkeit aus, spricht ohne Sinn und Verstand unqualifiziertes Zeug, handelt ohne sich der Konsequenzen bewusst zu sein, es geht um mehr Schein als Sein. Trotz... Read more

The Economics and Politics of Race

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Robert Morris

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

How much of a racial group’s economic fate is determined by the surrounding society it lives in and how much by internal patterns that follow that same group around the world? Using an international framework to analyze group differences, Sowell has pioneered a new approach for pursuing this important study based on historical experience and... Read more

Ike's Bluff

By: Evan Thomas

Narrated by: Brian Troxell

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple... Read more