Politics & Economy audiobooks
Life, Earth, and Politics
By: Sherman Lewis
Narrated by: Mike DelGaudio
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Science, not speculative philosophy, is the only guide, however imperfect, to the nature of existence. Science culture uses and supports science. The social brain experiences free will and needs religious faith. Empathy is a choice based on intuition. We need a better scientific understanding of dogma and chauvinism, and this book explores these... Read more
View audiobookYou Can't Always Say What You Want
By: Dennis Baron
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
The freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today's calls for speech legislation and places it into historical perspective, using fascinating... Read more
View audiobookCyborg
By: Laura Forlano & Danya Glabau
Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
Length: 4 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory. Drawing on their combined decades of training, teaching, and... Read more
View audiobookThe Octopus of Global Control
By: Charlie Robinson
Narrated by: Graham Dunlop & Darren Grimes
Length: 22 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
The Octopus of Global Control is a controversial, nonfiction book detailing how those in positions of power are able to manipulate society for their benefit, why they believe that they are entitled to impose their warped world view of reality on mankind, and how we can break free from their grip.The eight tentacles of control that are wrapped... Read more
View audiobookThe Communist Manifesto
By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
Narrated by: Jeff Moon
Length: 1 hour 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Embark on a revolutionary journey into the foundations of modern political thought with "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, now available as a thought-provoking audiobook. In this seminal work, Marx and Engels articulate their vision for a classless society, where the proletariat rises against capitalist oppression to... Read more
View audiobookThe Founding Fathers: Biographies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin
By: Shane Costello
Narrated by: Kevin Theis
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook includes biographies on the following men: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.The Founding Fathers of the United States led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Great Britain. Most were descendants of colonists settled in the Thirteen Colonies in North America.Historian Richard... Read more
View audiobookNo Heroes, No Monsters
By: Anna Ardin
Narrated by: Anna Ardin
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
No Heroes, No Monsters focuses on the dramatic struggle of Anna Ardin, the WikiLeaks activist who, in 2010, came forward to report sexual abuse by Julian Assange. This is her testimony to a legal trial that was replaced by an Internet tribunal. A tribunal where women's rights are all too often both neglected and weaponized. A tribunal that every... Read more
View audiobookMy Life in the Red Army
By: Fred Virski
Narrated by: Kevin Waits
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
"My Life in the Red Army" by Fred Virski offers a rare, firsthand account of a soldier's experiences within the Soviet military machine during a critical period of the 20th century. Through the lens of Virski's personal journey, the book sheds light on the inner workings, struggles, and day-to-day life of the Red Army from the perspective of an... Read more
View audiobookThe News Quiz 2008
By: BBC Radio Comedy
Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig & Various
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Three series of the award-winning satirical panel game, chaired by Sandi ToksvigHosted by the peerless Sandi Toksvig, these 25 episodes take us through the highlights and lowlights of 2008, a year dominated by the global financial crisis and the US presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain.Scrutinising stories both world-shaking and... Read more
View audiobookLas cartas de Colosio (30 aniversario)
By: Rafael Medina Martínez
Narrated by: Bernardo García
Length: 4 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Una mirada al hombre que marcó un antes y un después en la vida política de México, cuyas ideas, a pesar del intento de silenciarlas con su asesinato el 23 de marzo de 1994, aún reverberan en la conciencia del pueblo de México. Esta es la recopilación de la correspondencia entre Luis Donaldo ColosioMurrieta, una de las figuras más importantes de... Read more
View audiobookFour Chancellors and a Funeral
By: Russell Jones
Narrated by: Chris Devon
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The sequel nobody wants. After a decade of the Tories, could it get any worse? Spoiler – it does.
Towards the end of 2021, Britain had been frogmarched into an escalating series of surreal calamities. Brexit was a disaster, the NHS was in crisis, the government was bathed head-to-toe in impropriety, senior Tories were still acting as though the... Read more
The News Quiz 2006 – 2007: Sandi Toksvig Takes the Helm!
By: BBC Radio Comedy
Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Alan Coren & Various
Length: 15 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Sandi Toksvig’s first four series as host of the popular satirical comedy showTaking over the News Quiz chair from Simon Hoggart, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig steps up to the plate to lead the intrepid panellists in a round-up of the biggest (and smallest) news stories of 2006 and 2007. With the exception of one show, hosted by Clive... Read more
View audiobookBalcony Over Jerusalem
By: John Lyons
Narrated by: Peter Houghton
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note.
'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author'A penetrating... Read more
Arasiyal Anmiga MGR
By: M. Venkatesan
Narrated by: Sukanya Karunakaran
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
எம்ஜிஆரைப் பற்றி எத்தனையோ நூல்கள் வெளிவந்துள்ளன. ஆனால், இதுபோன்ற ஒரு நூல் வந்ததில்லை. எம்ஜிஆரின் அரசியலையும் அவரது ஆன்மிக நம்பிக்கையையும் ஒருங்கிணைத்து, ஆதாரபூர்வமாக இந்த நூல் எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது.திராவிட இயக்கத்துக்காரர் என்று எம்ஜிஆரை ஏற்றுக்கொள்பவர்களைப் பார்த்து இந்தப் புத்தகம் மறுக்கமுடியாத கேள்விகளை முன்வைக்கிறது. தனது ஆன்மிக நிலைப்பாட்டை... Read more
View audiobookThe Prince
By: Niccolo Machiavelli
Narrated by: Jason Smith
Length: 4 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
"The Prince" is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, written around 1513 and published posthumously in 1532. The work is a pragmatic analysis of political power, leadership, and the dynamics of statecraft. Unlike previous political philosophers who emphasized ideals, Machiavelli focused on the practical realities of achieving and... Read more
View audiobookOn Guerrilla Warfare
By: Mao Tse Tung
Narrated by: William Heschel
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
"On Guerrilla Warfare" by Mao Tse Tung is a foundational text that elaborates on the strategies and philosophies behind guerrilla warfare, authored by the revolutionary leader during the tumultuous period of the Chinese Civil War and the Japanese invasion of China in the 20th century. Mao's work is not just a military manual but a profound... Read more
View audiobookTotal Garbage
By: Edward Humes
Narrated by: Edward Humes
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
An investigative narrative that dives into the waste embedded in our daily lives—and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the fight against climate change, by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we... Read more
Letters To Mikey
By: Glenn Cort
Narrated by: Glenn Cort
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In America we have so much, but there is something missing. There is a widespread fear of what we are becoming. Our new normal is indescribable, yet undeniable. Subtle, yet controlling. We can all feel it but we can’t put our finger on what it is.There is a generalized sense of noise and confusion that has dominated our society for years. It’s... Read more
View audiobookFour Shots in the Night
By: Henry Hemming
Narrated by: Jamie Parker & Henry Hemming
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Four Shots in the Night is the story of a political murder: the killing of an IRA member turned British informant.
The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns,... Read more
The Peace
By: Romeo Dallaire
Narrated by: Paul Gross
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
International humanitarian icon and bestselling author General Roméo Dallaire guides readers on a crucial and inspiring journey from past wars through post-modern conflict toward a vision of lasting peace.
In The Peace, Roméo Dallaire shows us the past, present and future of war through the prism of his own life. Trained in classic warfare during... Read more
Trilogy
By: Peggy Adler
Narrated by: Peter Coyote
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1991, Peggy Adler, author of Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers, was retained by self-proclaimed CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. She soon discovered evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at October Surprise conspiracy meetings and... Read more
View audiobookCity Limits
By: Megan Kimble
Narrated by: Megan Kimble
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
An eye-opening investigation into how our ever-expanding urban highways accelerated inequality and fractured communities—and a call for a more just, sustainable path forward
“Megan Kimble manages to turn a book about transportation and infrastructure into a fascinating human drama.”—Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF... Read more
The City Is Up for Grabs
By: Gregory Royal Pratt
Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis.
Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots.
For four years, the person... Read more
The Radical Imagination of Black Women
By: Pearl K. Ford Dowe
Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Including interviews with Black women holding political office at the national, state, and local levels, as well as focus group data, The Radical Imagination of Black Women challenges political science's current approach to political ambition by exploring how Black women decide to seek political office. Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition... Read more
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