Politics & Economy audiobooks

Swimming Against the Current

By: Riley Gaines

Narrated by: Riley Gaines

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

America’s most sought-after voice in the fight to save female sports shares her unbelievable story and inspires readers to embrace common sense and truth in discussions about women's rights. Riley Gaines has been called many things: Collegiate athlete. All-American. Champion. But in 2022, everything changed. The narrative shifted. Now, critics... Read more

The Way of Ronin

By: Tu Lam

Narrated by: Tu Lam & Pun Bandhu

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From Special Forces veteran and internationally respected teacher of Rōnin Tactics to streaming and videogame fan favorite, Tu Lam’s memoir will captivate, astonish, exhilarate, and even profoundly resonate.

Tu Lam has become known not just for his accomplishments as a decorated Green Beret, but also for his work outside the military,... Read more

Take the Pain Upfront

By: Mike Nagy

Narrated by: Paco Lopez

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In Take the Pain Upfront (TTPU), Mike Nagy guides readers through recognizing that all of our lives will involve some pain, but this does not mandate we suffer endlessly. Nagy offers a compelling argument that by attacking what is causing us "pain" head on, and staying with it long enough to understand its root causes we provide ourselves with a... Read more

¿Qué falla con la economía?

By: Robert Skidelsky

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Una crítica vehemente y documentada al modo en el que entendemos hoy la economía  En su búsqueda de certidumbres científicas, la economía ha acabado imponiéndonos una visión del mundo demasiado  estrecha  y ha creado una ortodoxia que no es sana. Muchas de las decisiones más relevantes para nuestras sociedades se toman siguiendo premisas falsas... Read more

The High Seas

By: Olive Heffernan

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “essential guide to the half of our blue planet we call the high seas” (Will McCallum, author of How to Give Up Plastic), one of the world’s leading voices on the issue tracks the race to exploit and protect our last frontier.

Two thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national borders. Owned by all nations and no nation simultaneously,... Read more

Los médicos errantes

By: Carles Brasó

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez

Length: 13 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Una mirada a las guerras del siglo XX a través de los médicos que estuvieron en el frente. La guerra civil española y la guerra de China contra Japón trascendieron sus fronteras. Para buena parte de la opinión pública mundial, eran la avanzadilla de los grandes conflictos ideológicos y militares contemporáneos. Algunos voluntarios... Read more

El futuro de la prosperidad

By: José Moisés Martín Carretero

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Un ensayo esperanzador que combate el pesimismo económico al que nos enfrentamos. Al pensar en el futuro, nos invade una sensación de desánimo, miedo y desesperación que no hace más que alimentarse cuando observamos con detenimiento el tiempo convulso que nos ha tocado vivir. En este ensayo, el economista José Moisés Martín propone una visión... Read more

Cheating Death

By: Kenneth M. Valentine

Narrated by: Brian Hutchison

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Secret Service Special Agent Ken Valentine protected three sitting presidents, all while he and wife Sandra reared five children. In Cheating Death, he details his experiences and shares practical and inspirational advice on living your most abundant, victorious life.“Everyone, and I mean everyone, will give you advice on which way to go with... Read more

From Wall Street to the White House and Back

By: Anthony Scaramucci

Narrated by: Anthony Scaramucci

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn from the successes, the fights, and the failures of businessman and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

Have you just been fired? Did that job you were hoping to get not pan out? Did you recently end up embarrassing yourself in a major way in front of people you really wanted to impress?

Not to worry. There’s a way... Read more

Escaping the Housing Trap

By: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Solution to the Housing Crisis, renowned urbanists Charles (Chuck) Marohn and Daniel Herriges introduce a first-of-its-kind discussion of the tension between housing as a financial product and housing as shelter. This is the key insight that's been missing from the Housing Crisis Conversation; and... Read more

Lilliput Land

By: Rama Bijapurkar

Narrated by: Rama Bijapurkar

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the largest consumer markets of the world, India is made up of lots and lots of small consumers―each earning and spending just a little bit that adds up to a lot. It is served by millions of small suppliers oozing innovation and customer intimacy, and is powered by digital infrastructure that does billions of unique and small transactions... Read more

La austeridad mata

By: Nayeli Roldán

Narrated by: Alejandra Garza

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

La política de la 4T que dejó a México en ruinas La «Cuarta Transformación» prometió mejorar la vida del pueblo a través de una estricta política de austeridad en el Gobierno; sin embargo, lo que parecía ser una medida positiva, pronto se convirtió en tragedia nacional. A medida que los gastos suntuosos se reducían, los programas... Read more

Forging Queer Leaders

By: Bree Fram & Elizabeth Cavallaro

Narrated by: Bree Fram, George Weightman, Liz Cavallaro & Sa...

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

LGBTQ+ individuals disproportionately encounter bias, adversity, stigma, and marginalization throughout their lives. It's an enormous obstacle - but also prepares them for leadership in a fast-moving, volatile, uncertain, complex, and adaptive working world.
The book explores the unique and inspiring developmental experiences of LGBTQ+ leaders,... Read more

When Left Moves Right

By: Maria Snegovaya

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the past two decades, postcommunist countries have witnessed a sudden shift in the electoral fortunes of their political parties: previously successful center-left parties suffered dramatic electoral defeats and disappeared from the political scene, while right-wing populist parties soared in popularity and came to power. This dynamic... Read more

La burguesía catalana

By: Manel Pérez

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Un retrato de los poderes económicos y sociales de Cataluña y del proceso que llevó a la desaparición de su influencia política. La burguesía catalana acumula un siglo de decadencia. Lejos queda la época en la que comandaba la política y la economía española, lideraba la banca y el mundo empresarial. Una realidad encubierta durante décadas, en... Read more

The Last Plantation

By: James R. Jones

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Racism continues to infuse Congress's daily practice of lawmaking and shape who obtains congressional employment. In this timely and provocative book, James Jones reveals how and why many who work in Congress call it the "Last Plantation." He shows that even as the civil rights movement gained momentum and antidiscrimination laws were... Read more

La isla oculta

By: Abraham Jiménez Enoa

Narrated by: Ernesto Rumbaut & Javier Lacroix

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

La isla oculta no es otro libro más sobre Cuba, un país que forma parte de nuestro imaginario colectivo desde su Revolución, sino una colección de crónicas que nos lleva a sus lugares menos conocidos con una mirada conmovedora, triste y a la vez pícara. Un puzle del último lustro de Cuba que muestra otra isla, acaso subterránea.
Jiménez Enoa... Read more

Grand Old Unraveling

By: John Kenneth White

Narrated by: Bob Johnson

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

It didn't begin with Donald Trump. Since the time of FDR, the Republican Party has been home to conspiracy thinking, including a belief that lost elections were rigged. And when Republicans later won the White House, the party elevated their presidents to heroic status—a predisposition that eventually posed a threat to democracy. John Kenneth... Read more

LCSW Clinical Study Guide

By: Michael Langstone.

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Ready to pursue your prestigious LCSW credential and establish yourself as a recognized Licensed Clinical Social Worker?
Looking for an all-encompassing guide that will anchor your preparation for the LCSW Exam?
Your search is over. Dive right in!
This guide serves as an indispensable asset for reviewing your knowledge, understanding practical... Read more

American Tyrannies in the Long Age of Napoleon

By: Elizabeth Duquette

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: 17 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

What if the American experiment is twofold, encompassing both democracy and tyranny? That is the question at the core of this book, which traces some of ways that Americans across the nineteenth century understood the perversions tyranny introduced into both their polity and society. While some informed their thinking with reference to classical... Read more

La Ley

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: José Peña Coto

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“La gente no sólo quiere que la Ley sea justa; también quiere que sea filantrópica.” Frédéric BastiatOBRA FUNDAMENTAL DEL PENSAMIENTO ECONÓMICO Y POLÍTICO.Este clásico escrito por el economista y legislador francés Frédéric Bastiat, publicado en 1850, se centra en los principios del derecho y la economía, abogando por la justicia, la libertad y... Read more

Day of Reckoning

By: Mike Wendling

Narrated by: Mike Wendling

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The United States has become an almost unrecognizable country—with millions in thrall to conspiracy theories, toxic populism, and the far right edging closer to total power—a dire threat to civil society and democratic institutions. While the MAGA movement was in remission due to Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, the fascist fringes have not just... Read more

Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson: The Lives of the Wild West’s Most Famous Lawmen

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim Walsh

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured the American imagination like the “Wild West”, which still evokes images of dusty cowboys, outlaws, gunfights, gamblers, and barroom brawls over 100 years after the West was settled. A constant fixture in American pop culture, the 19th century American West continues to be... Read more

The Floating University

By: Tamson Pietsch

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book. The Floating University sheds light on a story of optimism and imperialist ambition in the 1920s.

In 1926, New York University professor James E. Lough—an educational reformer with big dreams—embarked on a bold experiment he called the Floating University. Lough believed that taking five... Read more