Politics & Economy audiobooks

O indivíduo, a sociedade e o Estado

By: Emma Goldman

Narrated by: Beatriz Belintani

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"O indivíduo, a sociedade e o Estado" é uma antologia de textos de Emma Goldman. Defesa intransigente da liberdade do indivíduo e crítica ferrenha à submissão ao poder estatal, o artigo que dá título ao conjunto já antecipava muitas das questões fundamentais do século XX, como a militarização estratégica dos EUA. A presente edição conta ainda... Read more

Night of Power

By: Robert Fisk

Narrated by: Tim Bruce & Kit Griffiths

Length: 23 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation... Read more

Winston Churchill

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

Narrated by: Hugh Kermode

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In his short new biography of Winston Churchill, author Peter Caddick-Adams writes that the recipe for Winston Churchill's success during his wartime premiership of 1940-45 can be found in the First World War. He argues that Britain's survival under Churchill was precisely because the nation, and its leaders, had undergone a "dress rehearsal in... Read more

Off The Beat

By: Nusrit Mehtab

Narrated by: Shaheen Khan

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks.

As the years passed and her seniority grew,... Read more

First Inaugural Address

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

On January 20, 1981, Reagan began his first presidential inauguration address by thanking Carter for his “gracious cooperation in the transition process”.Reagan notes “one of the worst sustained inflations in our national history. It distorts our economic decisions, penalizes thrift, and crushes the struggling young and the fixed-income elderly... Read more

When Bad Things Happen to Privileged People

By: Dara Z. Strolovitch

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

A deep and thought-provoking examination of crisis politics and their implications for power and marginalization in the United States.
 
From the climate crisis to the opioid crisis to the Coronavirus crisis, the language of crisis is everywhere around us and ubiquitous in contemporary... Read more

Whistle-Stop Politics

By: Edward Segal

Narrated by: Eric Anaya

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the entertaining story of how campaigning by train shaped American politics, elections, journalism, and culture in Whistle-Stop Politics.
Memories of the pivotal role campaign trains played in American elections fade with the passing of each generation. Also forgotten are the stories documented by the reporters who traveled with hundreds... Read more

The Air They Breathe

By: Debra Hendrickson

Narrated by: Megan Tusing

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely, revelatory first look into the impact climate change has on children—the greatest moral crisis humanity faces today—by a pediatrician in the fastest warming city in America.

Wildfires, hurricanes, and heat waves make headlines. But what is happening in Debra Hendrickson’s clinic tells another story of this strange and unsettling time.... Read more

State of the Union 1988

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1988 State of the Union Address delivered January 25, 1988, extols individual rights, the free market, and the value of work, family, and religion, resulting in “the longest peacetime expansion in history”. Reagan stresses unity and common goals, saying there are no Republicans, no Democrats -- just Americans.“We’re for limited government…”,... Read more

A Thousand Days

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 43 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner: "Of all the Kennedy books . . . this is the best." —Time



Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency—from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days,... Read more

State of the Union 1987

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1987 State of the Union Address delivered January 27, 1987, in the 200th anniversary year of the U.S. Constitution, notes dramatic improvements in the inflation rate, interest rates, housing starts, and the unemployment rate. Reagan regrets the Iran-Contra controversy and promises to get to the bottom of it and take whatever action is called... Read more

Private Revolutions

By: Yuan Yang

Narrated by: Crystal Yu, Gabby Wong, Kae Alexander, Naomi Ya...

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE PICK

“Riveting . . . a powerful snapshot of four young Chinese women attempting to assert control over the direction of their lives.” —The New York Times Book Review

“As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary.” —British Vogue

A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the... Read more

The Presidents and the People

By: Corey Brettschneider

Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so that he could commit crimes with impunity.



In this propulsive history, constitutional law and political science professor Corey Brettschneider provides a thoroughly researched account of assaults on democracy by not one such... Read more

Second Class

By: Batya Ungar-Sargon

Narrated by: Batya Ungar-Sargon

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Second Class is the most important book you will read all year. A political realignment is coming, and it’s my hope that the end result will work in favor of our all-too-neglected American working class. When that realignment comes, Batya and her book will help lead the way. — Greg Lukianoff, CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in... Read more

Identitätspolitik

By: Bernd Stegemann

Narrated by: Mike Maas

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Identitätspolitik ist ein sperriges Wort und viele aufgeregte Debatten kreisen darum. Keiner vermag es so recht zu erklären, dabei ist der Kern dieses Kampfbegriffs so alt wie die Menschheit. »Wir zuerst!« ist ein Schlachtruf, der zu allen Zeiten ertönt ist. »America first« ist Identitätspolitik, aber auch »Black Lives Matter« nutzt die... Read more

Niemand kann sagen, er hätte es nicht gewusst - Die ungeheuerlichen Pläne der AfD (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: CORRECTIV & Marcus Bensmann

Narrated by: Günther Harder

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In diesem Buch vereint Marcus Bensmann die Erkenntnisse vieljähriger Recherchen des CORRECTIV-Netzwerks über die AfD. Anhand ihrer eigenen Aussagen rekonstruiert er die Pläne der Partei: vom Potsdamer Geheimtreffen bis zur geplanten Abschaffung von Grundwerten. Als Rechtsextremismus-Experte des Recherchenetzwerks CORRECTIV war Marcus Bensmann... Read more

A Conspiratorial Life

By: Edward H. Miller

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 15 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book. The first full-scale biography of Robert Welch, who founded the John Birch Society and planted some of modern conservatism’s most insidious seeds.
 
Though you may not know his name, Robert Welch (1899-1985)—founder of the John Birch Society—is easily one of the most significant architects... Read more

Dishonest Money (2024 Edition)

By: Joseph Plummer

Narrated by: Joshua Mackey

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the 2024 edition of Dishonest Money. It has been lightly rewritten and contains a new chapter (Chapter Zero), that describes the danger of CBDCs and the benefits of Bitcoin.
If you want to understand how the so-called "Federal Reserve System" operates (how it drives prices up, creates booms and busts, transfers wealth and power from the... Read more

Der Selbstbetrug

By: Alexander Marguier, Volker Resing, Thomas Mayer...

Narrated by: Volker Resing & Marco Bauer

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Auseinandersetzung um Migration und Integration, um Flüchtlings- und Asylpolitik ist angesichts des neuen Zuwanderungshochs wieder in vollem Gange. Gleichzeitig aber gibt es keine europäische Asylpolitik, sind die Außengrenzen der EU löchrig, geht die Bundesregierung von überzogenen Zahlen für die qualifizierte Einwanderung aus, werden die... Read more

NAZI MOVIES AS PROPAGANDA MACHINE

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: James Clearence

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The German film industry transformed from a collection of independent studios into a division of the Nazi Party between 1933 and 1945. German film became a crucial component of the Nazi campaign to ideologically indoctrinate the German populace as part of the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, led by Joseph Goebbels. However, the... Read more

Food Safety Manager

By: Evan Larkspur

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

⭐⭐ Includes Questions & Answers! ⭐⭐
Are you aiming to advance your career and affirm your expertise by acing the Food Safety Manager Exam?
Searching for an all-inclusive guide that provides everything necessary to pass the Food Safety Manager Exam?
Your search ends here!
This guide is your ultimate companion for enriching your knowledge, honing... Read more

CPPB

By: Celeste Larkspur

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

⭐⭐ Includes Questions & Answers! ⭐⭐
Are you looking to progress in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully passing the Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) Exam 2024-2025?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to pass the CPPB Exam 2024-2025?
Your search ends here!
This guide serves as your... Read more

Wem gehört Deutschland?

By: Jens Berger

Narrated by: Markus Böker

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Der Traum einer Gesellschaft, in der jeder die gleichen Chancen hat und ohne materielle Sorgen sein Glück suchen kann, ist vorbei. Die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich klafft in Deutschland immer weiter auseinander. Die breite Mittelschicht, die einst unser Land gekennzeichnet und unsere Gesellschaft getragen hat, erodiert. Die Krisen der letzten... Read more

Words With My Father

By: Lowell Klessig & Lukas Klessig

Narrated by: Michael Berger

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

LISTEN NOW as acclaimed narrator Michael Berger transports you into THE DRAMATIC STORY OF A PIONEERING MAN, HIS MERCURIAL MIND AND A SOCIETY IN LIMBO.
“If you found An Unquiet Mind or Darkness Visible transformative, Words With My Father will further enrich your perspective and resilience.”
Mission:A deceased father and alive son discuss the... Read more