Politics & Economy audiobooks
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
View audiobookWill 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
View audiobookInterview 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
View audiobookA 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
View audiobookThe 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
View audiobookAttaining 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
View audiobookInterview with Ayatollah Khomeini
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A 1978 interview with Ayatollah Khomeini in which he discusses movement to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Originally broadcast on The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Read more
View audiobookInterview with Menacham Begin
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 27 minutes
Abridged: No
In this 1978 interview, Menacham Begin discussses the breakdown of Middle East peace talks. Read more
View audiobookLSD: A Generation Later
By: Albert Hofmann, Ram Dass & Timothy Leary
Narrated by: Larry Geis
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes
Abridged: No
"A meeting of nobody special about nothing in particular." An exquisite gathering of rascals including Albert Hoffmann (discoverer of LSD), Ram Dass (Richard Alpert, Ph.D.), Timothy Leary, Ph.D., Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., John Lilly, Allen Ginsberg, Stephen Gaskin, David Smith, M.D., and Irving Oyle, M.D. This is an audio... Read more
View audiobookA Modern Political Promethean
By: Daniel Ellsberg
Narrated by: Re Couture
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A look into the motives, insights and visions of a modern political promethean and pacifist. Alive with inspirations and practical observations on the challenging times we live in. Read more
View audiobookInterview with Shah of Iran
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A 1977 interview with the Shah of Iran in which he discusses relations with the United States. Originally broadcast on The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Read more
View audiobookDiscurso del Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara en la XIX Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (completo)
By: Che Guevara
Narrated by: Che Guevara
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Histรณrico discurso completo del Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara en la XIX Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas efectuado el 11 de Diciembre de 1964 Read more
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