Politics & Economy audiobooks

Psychic Warrior - Abridged

By: David Morehouse

Narrated by: David Morehouse

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For nearly two decades, the United States military intelligence community delved into the dark world of psychic espionage, recruiting a team of individuals who used their paranormal gifts to transcend time and space and uncover the highly guarded military secrets of other nations. After David Morehouse— a highly decorated Army... Read more

Rediscovering America'S Soul

By: Mark Gerzon

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Gerzon invites you to join a campaign--not Republican, Democratic or Independent-- but American. Describing the different ideologies contending for the soul of America today, Gerzon provides a useful guide for leading us back to the principles upon which this country was founded. Read more

The Place Beyond Words

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Ram Dass, much beloved spiritual pilgrim, talks candidly about his own journey and the wisdom he has gained from being at the heart of the consciousness movement. He compares life in New York to life in India, being a psychology professor at Harvard to being shunned by many institutions, consciousness in the 1960s to consciousness the 1990s,... Read more

Perfect Business: How To Make A Million From Home With No Payroll No Debts No - Abridged

By: Michael Leboeuf

Narrated by: Michael Leboeuf

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Today, with millions of displaced corporate employees looking for new career options and millions of women seeking ways to earn a living while caring for young children, a staggering one third of America's labor force is working at home already -- and the number continues to grow.
In The Perfect Business, Michael LeBoeuf guides the listener to... Read more

George Kennan: At A Century's Ending

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

David Gergen talks with George Kennan about his book At a Century's Ending: Reflections 1982-1995. Read more

Blood Sport - Abridged

By: James B. Stewart

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart takes readers behind the scenes in the Clinton White House as it reels in the wake of the Whitewater scandal, Vincent Foster’s suicide, and Paula Jones’ allegations of sexual misconduct.

In July 1993, White House official Vincent Foster wrote an anguished lament: “in Washington...ruining people is considered... Read more

Dancing with the Devil - Abridged

By: Rodney Barker

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1986, newspapers across America called it "the espionage case of the century." While serving as a security guard at the American Embassy, Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, a Native American marine, fell in love with a beautiful Russian woman. Then, a KGB officer posing as the woman' s "Uncle Sasha" recruited Lonetree to become a spy for the... Read more

We're Right they're Wrong - Abridged

By: James Carville

Narrated by: James Carville

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"They are wrong and we are right and I'm going to prove it to you!" -- Harry S. Truman, Democratic National Convention, 1948

A rousing political manifesto from The New York Times bestselling co-author of All's Fair

One of Washington's most prominent Democratic strategists and co-author of the New York Times bestseller All's Fair offers a timely,... Read more

The Phoenix Solution - Abridged

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Joseph Campanella

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Not just a searing indictment of American drug policy, but a step-by-step guide to addressing it once and for all! Respected attorney Vincent Bugliosi, who successfully prosecuted Charles Manson, directs his attention to a national epidemic— the chronic drug crisis in America. An analysis of the drug policy in the United States, this... Read more

Inside the NRA - Abridged

By: Jack Anderson

Narrated by: Jack Anderson

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A chilling examination of the NRA and its powerful influence on America.In 1996, deaths by gun violence in the United States totaled roughly 14,000. With so many casualties— along with an astounding rise of armed militias and the discovery of huge caches of weapons stockpiled in private residences— Americans were forced... Read more

Colin Powell - Abridged

By: Colin Powell

Narrated by: Colin Powell

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more

Remembering Dr. Hamilton Holmes

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, this is an interview with Charlayne Hunter-Gault about her friend, Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who accompanied Charlayne as they became the first two African-Americans to attend the University of Georgia. Read more

A Good Life - Abridged

By: Ben Bradlee

Narrated by: Ben Bradlee

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The classic New York Times bestselling memoir by legendary Executive Editor of The Washington Post Ben Bradlee—with a new foreword by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and an afterword by Sally Quinn.

The most important, glamorous, and famous newspaperman of modern times traces his path from Harvard to the battles of the South Pacific to the... Read more

Appreciating Emotional Intelligence

By: Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Intelligence is more than IQ. Goleman demonstrates how our view of human intelligence is far too narrow and does not take into consideration what he calls “emotional intelligence.” This dialogue provides solid advice about handling the pitfalls of emotionality and expands our understanding of how we learn. Read more

No Ordinary Time - Abridged

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II.

With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story... Read more

Iron Rose - Abridged

By: Cindy Adams & Susan Crimp

Narrated by: Cindy Adams

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Iron Rose takes an intimate look at the incredible life of Rose Kennedy—head of the Kennedy dynasty and one of the 20th century's most influential women—and her nine famous children. A riveting account of the power behind America's political throne for several decades, Iron Rose reveals the secrets behind the triumphs and tragedies of the... Read more

Inside the White House

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“If the general public knew what was going on inside the White House, they would scream.” So states one Secret Service agent, just a small link in the chain of security that has guarded the public image of the presidency and the men who define it—until now.With unprecedented access to Secret Service agents, domestic servants, Air Force One... Read more

Once Upon A More Enlightened Time - Abridged

By: James Finn Garner

Narrated by: James Finn Garner

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The hilarious sequel to the #1 phenomenon Politically Correct Bedtime Stories.
"If we can cleanse these stories and put an end to the lies our children are spoon-fed while being spoon-fed...the world may finally become a decent place for persunkind and other, equally important species." -- James Finn Garner
Spurred by the overwhelming success of... Read more

Nelson Mandela - 1994 interview

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Nelson Mandela discusses his first visit to Washington as President of South Africa. Originally broadcast on the MacNeil/Lehrer News hour on October 6, 1994. Read more

Barbara Bush - Abridged

By: Barbara Bush

Narrated by: Barbara Bush

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The classic #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, celebrating the life and legacy of First Lady Barbara Bush—updated with new forewords from her five children, including reflections from George W. and Jeb, as featured on A&E’s Biography.

Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her... Read more

See I Told You So - Abridged

By: Rush Limbaugh

Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rush Limbaugh, America's #1 radio talk-show host, bounded to the top of the bestseller lists with The Way Things Ought to Be, the #1 New York Times bestseller and the fastest-selling audio in history. Now, this consummate entertainer and provocative political commentator, whom conservatives love and liberals love to hate—this “harmless little... Read more

Truman - Abridged

By: David McCullough

Narrated by: David McCullough

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America’s beloved and distinguished historian.

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid... Read more

The Way Things Ought to Be - Abridged

By: Rush Limbaugh

Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rush Limbaugh is a way of life for over twelve million avid and devoted listeners. For three hours every day this comic conservative of the airwaves with “talent on loan from God”​​ entertains, provokes and persuades friend sand enemies alike in a no-holds-barred show that is one of the biggest draws in radio history.

Using personal anecdotes,... Read more

Nelson Mandela - 1992 interview

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Nelson Mandela discusses his visit to the United Nations Security Council seeking peacekeepers to quell violence in South Africa. Originally broadcast on the MacNeil/Lehrer News hour on July 15, 1992. Read more