Politics & Economy audiobooks

Interview with Nelson Mandela

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A 1990 interview with Nelson after his release from prison. Originally broadcast on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on February 16, 1990. Read more

Harry S. Truman

By: Robert H. Ferrell

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 21 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty,... Read more

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2

By: William Manchester & Eric Garner

Narrated by: Richard Brown

Length: 36 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This second volume in William Manchester’s three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill’s finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932–1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors (at one point he had to put up his home for sale), he remained solvent only by writing an... Read more

Interview with Paul Nitze

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Jim Lehrer interviews American diplomat Paul Nitze on his views of the Soviet Union. Read more

Interview with Former Presidents Ford and Carter

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Former Presidents Ford and Carter talk about their advice to President-elect George H.W. Bush, particularly on the need to focus his attention on the federal deficit. Read more

Afghanistan: Another Holocaust?

By: Robert Fuller & Robert Cabot

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Here two principals of the Mo Tzu Project, a citizens diplomacy endeavor, who have recently visited the Afghan refugee camps on the Afghan-Pakistani border, report the facts as they have observed them. What emerges is an astounding story of chaos and courage, which may offer a unique opportunity for bringing the superpowers closer together. Read more

Right Living and Making Money Too!

By: Marsha Sinetar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Living your dream and following your heart are possible for anyone willing to engage life with passion, according to Sinetar, an organizational psychologist, who has studied many people who have become successful doing what they love. Self-esteem, overcoming resistance, accepting and forgiving oneself, taking risks and more are addressed in this... Read more

Peaceful Warrior

By: Robert Fuller

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As the founder of the Mo Tzu Project, Bob Fuller travels the planet as a citizen diplomat, searching out the roots of conflict in the hope of learning what can be done to make peace a reality, not just a dream. He has the rare ability to cut through the usual rhetoric we hear, and reveal, clearly and concisely, perspectives that often are so... Read more

An interview with Fidel Castro

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

This June 25, 1985 special edition of the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour features highlights of a five-hour interview conducted with President of Cuba Fidel Castro conducted by Robert MacNeil. It was Castro's first interview on U.S. television in six years, and covers a range of topics, including some that Castro never before discussed in public. Read more

Doing What You Love and Making Money Too!

By: Nancy Anderson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Making a living while following one's bliss is too often seen as an impossible dream, too idealistic and pragmatically unattainable. Not so, according to Nancy Anderson, who provides a wealth of wisdom and myriad ways to discover your passion and follow your heart to a financially and personally rewarding career. Read more

Interview with Gerald and Betty Ford

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In an interview at the 1984 Republican Convention, former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford talk about the re-nomination of President Reagan and Vice President Bush, the conservative movement in the Republican Party, the rising federal deficit, women’s issues and more. Read more

The Fourth World Community

By: Gregory McGee & John Papworth

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In the midst of the Superpowers and the Third World, a new vision is emerging of a Fourth World, encompassing small communities as an alternative to the notion that “bigger is better.” Returning power to a personal level is one of the goals and Papworth provides some useful ways to meet the challenge he so eloquently describes. Read more

Meditating in the Marketplace Or Living Ultimately

By: Charles Garfield, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Here the founder of the Shanti Project, creator of "Peak Performance" seminars and founding president of the Peak Performance Center talks about ways to enhance life and realize one's personal potential in the middle of the marketplace or the "real" world. Read more

The Neuronaut Returns

By: Timothy Leary

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Cosmic, crazy, and comic wisdom abound in this raucous romp through the galactic regions with the late Leary, Pied Piper of the sixties generation. His societal impact was undeniable. Whatever your belief system, Leary's thinking challenges our preconceptions and this conversation is no exception. Read more

Prosperity Principles

By: Ruth Ross

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re looking for ways to live more fully and abundantly, you’ll want to listen closely to psychologist Ross, as she describes her own path to prosperity. Numerous insights and practical steps are revealed in the course of the conversation. Read more

Buckminster Fuller: The 50-Year Experiment (documentary)

By: R. Buckminster Fuller

Narrated by: Phil Catalfo & Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a special audio documentary of the life and work of a twentieth-century genius. Included is the story of how the late Bucky transcended failure and despair and devoted his life to serving humanity. There is also a commentary describing his contribution to our time. If you're interested in making the world work, you owe it to yourself to... Read more

Avoiding Armageddon

By: Daniel Ellsberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

(A special "live" presentation with some listener call-ins.) One of the country's most intrepid, informed and articulate anti-war activists returns for an update on his travels and recent developments in the militarization of the planet. Ellsberg's words can be chilling yet empowering, sobering yet heartening - and always thought-provoking.... Read more

Erotic and Social Transformation

By: George Leonard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

George Leonard (1923-2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. Read more

The Turning Point

By: Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned physicist and author of The Tao of Physics turns his attention to the sweeping social changes brought about by what he describes as "the rising culture." As in his book The Turning Point, Dr. Capra addresses the state of the environment, modern industrial economy, and the choices individuals make in everyday life. Read more

Will The Real Economy Please Stand Up?

By: Hazel Henderson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Some pundits would have us believe that the future belongs to big oil, big money - big business in general. Not so, argues Henderson, author of Creating Alternative Futures (Berkeley Windhover 1978) and Politics of the Solar Age (Anchor/Doubleday 1981). She takes on the IRS, the corporate powers-that-be, and our over-reliance on non-renewable... Read more

Interview with Margaret Thatcher

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Prime Minister Thatcher was interviewed following two days of meetings in Washington with the newly-inaugurated President Ronald Reagan. She discusses the war in El Salvador, the prospects for a Reagan-Brezhnev summit, the nascent democracy movement in Poland and what western nations can do, Israeli/Palestinian relations, the possibility of... Read more

A World of Our Own Making

By: Daniel Ellsberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The protagonist in the Pentagon Papers case and intrepid anti-nuclear activist brings his special brilliance and background to bear in a discussion of the political realities and choices he sees all of us facing, now and in the years to come, and ways in which we can bring about the dawning of an era in which people matter. Read more

The Corporate State

By: Charles Reich

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The philosopher/author of The Greening of America and Sorcerer of Bolinas Reef reveals the essence and the dangers of the megalithic corporate conglomerate. An especially relevant conversation for our time. Read more

Attaining Wholeness and Joy

By: Patricia Sun

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A philosopher, human energizer and natural healer shows us ways to attain wholeness, and gives us keys to bring more joy into our daily life. Read more