Politics & Economy audiobooks

Politics Lost - Abridged

By: Joe Klein

Narrated by: Joe Klein

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

People on the right are furious. People on the left are livid. And the center isn’t holding. There is only one thing on which almost everyone agrees: there is something very wrong in Washington. The country is being run by pollsters. Few politicians are able to win the voters’ trust. Blame abounds and personal responsibility is nowhere to be... Read more

The Political Zoo

By: Michael Savage

Narrated by: Tim Lundeen

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the real national zoo! As Aristotle said, "Man is a political animal." Talk radio sensation and New York Times best-selling author Michael Savage is afraid that the ancient philosopher was all too right, and in ways he never could have imagined. In Savage's funniest, most biting book yet, the nation's fiercest... Read more

31 Days

By: Barry Werth

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In 31 Days, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s “accidental president,” Gerald Ford. The congressional hearings, Nixon’s increasing paranoia, and, finally, the devastating revelations of the White House tapes had torn the country apart. Within... Read more

31 Days - Abridged

By: Barry Werth

Narrated by: J. R. Horne

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 31 Days, Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days following Nixon’s resignation and the swearing-in of America’s “accidental president,” Gerald Ford. The congressional hearings, Nixon’s increasing paranoia, and, finally, the devastating revelations of the White House tapes had torn the country apart. Within... Read more

Failed States

By: Noam Chomsky

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."—The New York Times Book Review

The world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abroad—and at home.

The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene... Read more

Laura Bush

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush’s footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton?

“I think I’ll just be Laura Bush,” she would say.

On Saturday, April 30, 2005, the world got a glimpse... Read more

Eminent Lives: The Presidents Collection

By: James Atlas, Michael Korda, Paul Johnson & Chri...

Narrated by: Sam Tsoutsouvas

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Three great historians write compelling, relevent biographies of three of our most important and famous presidents in this collection of Eminent LivesMichael Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant—a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, serve two terms as president, write one of the... Read more

A Perfect Union

By: Catherine Allgor

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 15 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An extraordinary American comes to life in this vivid, incisive portrait of the early days of the republic—and the birth of modern politics hen the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of American politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation's newly minted capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere which... Read more

A Perfect Union - Abridged

By: Catherine Allgor

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An extraordinary American comes to life in this vivid, incisive portrait of the early days of the republic—and the birth of modern politics hen the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of American politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation's newly minted capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere which... Read more

Laura Bush - Abridged

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Laura Turner

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush’s footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton?

“I think I’ll just be Laura Bush,” she would say.

On Saturday, April 30, 2005, the world got a glimpse... Read more

Cobra II

By: Michael R. Gordon & Bernard E. Trainor

Narrated by: Craig Wasson

Length: 25 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Informed by unparalleled access to still–secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military’s own internal after–action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively. From the... Read more

A Gentler Way to Communicate

By: Marshall Rosenberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Most of us have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, diagnose and to think and communicate in terms of “right” and “wrong” – all of which can generate needless conflict. Rosenberg has developed a form of communication that provides a peaceful alternative to the violence that underlies most of our communication. Read more

Cobra II - Abridged

By: Michael R. Gordon & Bernard E. Trainor

Narrated by: Craig Wasson

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Informed by unparalleled access to still–secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military’s own internal after–action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively. From the... Read more

Mao

By: Jung Chang & Jon Halliday

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 29 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ever since the spectacular success of Chang’s Wild Swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of China’s most notorious modern leader. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern Chinese history. The wait has been worthwhile and the expectation justified. This is a bombshell of a... Read more

The Brothers Bulger

By: Howie Carr

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

This fresh account of Massachusetts's infamous Bulger brothers unveils a stunning criminal alliance, and with its dual biography format, goes deeper than the New York Times bestselling Black Mass. For the first time, journalist Howie Carr reveals the real story behind the infamous Bulgers—two brothers from South Boston who grew up to control a... Read more

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By: Benjamin Franklin

Narrated by: Fredd Wayne

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Benjamin Franklin was not only one of America's Founding Fathers—he was also a fascinating character who lived an exciting life. Whether carousing with prostitutes in Paris, taunting lightning bolts with kites, or founding America's first volunteer firefighting organization, Franklin was always at the center of activity. The Autobiography of... Read more

At Canaan's Edge - Abridged

By: Taylor Branch

Narrated by: Joe Morton

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 is the final volume in Taylor Branch's magnificent history of America in the years of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, recognized universally as the definitive account and ultimate recognition of Martin Luther King's heroic place in the nation's history.

The final volume of Taylor... Read more

Leahy: Wiretap

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A resolution was introduced in the Senate today by Democrats that rejects the president's arguments for the use of domestic surveillance. Jim Lehrer discusses today's resolution with co-sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read more

Alberto Gonzales: Wiretap

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer interviews Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the lawfulness of President Bush's domestic surveillance program. Read more

Take It Back - Abridged

By: James Carville & Paul Begala

Narrated by: Paul Begala

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

TOP TEN REASONS WHY REPUBLICANS SUCK

10. They're so incompetent they couldn't pour pee out of a boot if you wrote the instructions on the heel.

9. They lie like a rug. They lie like a dog. They lie like . . . ummm . . . a dog's rug. We mean, they just lie all the time.

8. They're a pack of crooks.

7. They are unbearably sanctimonious.

... Read more

Flags of Our Fathers

By: James Bradley & Ron Powers

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.

In February 1945, American... Read more

Taylor Branch: At Canaan's Edge

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Taylor Branch, author of At Canaan's Edge, the final installment of his three-volume biography of Martin Luther King Jr., discusses the civil rights leader's life and legacy. Read more

State of War - Abridged

By: James Risen

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

James Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of the Bush administration.

From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to the CIA's rogue operations, he has shown again and again that the executive branch has dangerously overreached, repudiated checks and balances on its power, and maintained secrecy even with... Read more

Think! - Abridged

By: Michael R. LeGault

Narrated by: Michael R. LeGault

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no... Read more