Politics & Economy audiobooks

Out of Captivity - Abridged

By: Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, Keith Stansell & Gar...

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“[A] remarkable story….An honest and harrowing memoir of a life-changing ordeal.” —Arizona RepublicThe spellbinding New York Times bestseller, Out of Captivity is the amazing true story of Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell, three American civilian contractors who were held hostage by the FARC rebel group in Colombia for five and a... Read more

Lidando com a Solidão através da Inteligência Emocional - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Thalita

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Em um mundo cada vez mais conectado por avanços tecnológicos, paradoxalmente, a solidão emergiu como uma questão premente na sociedade contemporânea. A solidão não é apenas a sensação de estar sozinho; é uma lacuna emocional que pode afetar profundamente nosso bem-estar, saúde mental e qualidade de vida. Nossas vidas agitadas muitas vezes nos... Read more

A Pretext for War - Abridged

By: James Bamford

Narrated by: Ray Childs

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date—a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America’s intelligence agencies and the Bush administration’s calculated efforts to sell a war to the American people.

In The Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the... Read more

Fairknallt - Abridged

By: Marie Nasemann

Narrated by: Anne Düe

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Anleitung für eine bessere Welt: Grün gewinnt Marie Nasemann ist heute die wichtigste Botschafterin für faire Mode in Deutschland. Über ihren Blog und Social Media schärft das Model das Bewusstsein einer ganzen Generation für grüne Themen. Nachhaltig leben, damit unsere Kinder und Enkel auch noch über diesen Planeten laufen können, das... Read more

Slander - Abridged

By: Ann Coulter

Narrated by: Ann Coulter

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The immutable fact of politics in America is this: liberals hate conservatives.”

Ann Coulter, whose examination of the Clinton impeachment was a major national bestseller and earned widespread praise, now takes on an even tougher issue. At a time when Democrats and Republicans should be overwhelmingly congenial, American political debate has... Read more

There Must Be a Pony In Here Somewhere - Abridged

By: Kara Swisher & Lisa Dickey

Narrated by: Kara Swisher

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In her acclaimed AOL.COM, Kara Swisher chronicled the unlikely ascent of a group of underdog entrepreneurs and their influence on American net culture. This book picks up where the previous one left off, investigating AOL's merger with Time Warner and its aftermath. Journalists Swisher and Dickey have an ear for the comic and an appreciation... Read more

The Rights of Man - Abridged

By: Thomas Paine

Narrated by: Bill Hathey

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. "The Rights of Man" is a groundbreaking treatise that passionately defends the ideals of liberty, equality, and democracy. Written in response to the political turbulence of the 18th century, it presents a compelling argument for the natural rights of individuals and the... Read more

Common Sense - Abridged

By: Thomas Paine

Narrated by: Bill Hathey

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. Common Sense is a groundbreaking political pamphlet that challenges the status quo and advocates for independence, freedom, and self-governance. Written during a pivotal moment in history, this work lays out a compelling case for rejecting colonial rule and embracing... Read more

The Constitution of Liberty: Book Summary & Analysis - Abridged

By: Friedrich A. Hayek

Narrated by: Bill Hathey

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. The Constitution of Liberty is a timeless exploration of the principles of freedom, justice, and the rule of law in modern societies. This influential work provides a compelling argument for the preservation of individual liberty as the foundation of prosperity and social... Read more

Rites of Passage - Abridged

By: Robert Peterson

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A raw, powerful account of an infantryman’s life during wartime– complete with all the horrors and the heroism . . .

Robert Peterson arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1966, a young American ready to serve his country and seize his destiny. What happened in that jungle war would change his life forever. Peterson vividly relives the tense patrols... Read more

Nothing Down for the 2000s - Abridged

By: Robert G. Allen

Narrated by: John Dossett

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

With more than a million copies in print, Robert Allen's Nothing Down for the '90s has probably helped more people achieve success in real estate than any book in history. Countless numbers of his readers are now financially independent and many actual millionaires attribute their wealth to his techniques. Why has this blockbuster bestseller... Read more

The Gift of Valor - Abridged

By: Michael M. Phillips

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: Yes

Every day ordinary young Americans are fighting and dying in Iraq, with the same bravery, honor, and sense of duty that have distinguished American troops throughout history. One of these is Jason Dunham, a twenty-two-year-old Marine corporal from the one-stoplight town of Scio, New York, whose stunning story reporter Michael M. Phillips... Read more

ZYGMUNT BAUMAN: RESÚMENES SELECCIONADOS - Abridged

By: MAURICIO ENRIQUE FAU & MAURICIO FAU

Narrated by: MAURICIO FAU

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pensador clave del presente, este sociólogo polaco-británico de origen judío (fallecido en 2017), desarrolló profundos análisis en temáticas esenciales que atravesaron el siglo XX y se extienden al actual siglo: la Modernidad, el carácter "líquido" de la sociedad actual (amor incluido), las clases sociales, el Holocausto, el consumismo, la... Read more

The Preacher and the Presidents - Abridged

By: Nancy Gibbs & Michael Duffy

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No one man or woman has ever been in a position to see the presidents, and the presidency, so intimately, over so many years. They called him in for photo opportunities. They called for comfort. They asked about death and salvation; about sin and forgiveness.

At a time when the nation is increasingly split over the place of religion in public... Read more

Guests of the Ayatollah - Abridged

By: Mark Bowden

Narrated by: Mark Bowden

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took fifty-two Americans hostage and kept nearly all of them captive 444 days.

The Iran hostage crisis was a watershed moment in American history. It was America's first showdown with... Read more

It's My America Too - Abridged

By: Ben Ferguson

Narrated by: Ben Ferguson

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

With It's My America Too, Ben Ferguson, the voice of America's youth and the host of The Ben Ferguson Show, one of the country's fastest growing syndicated radio shows, delivers his views on all the issues, from politics to current affairs to popular culture. Everyone wants to know what Ferguson will say next -- and here's your chance.Ben... Read more

Now It's My Turn - Abridged

By: Mary Cheney

Narrated by: Mary Cheney

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Who is Mary Cheney?

In the most eagerly awaited political memoir of the season, Mary Cheney, who served as a top campaign aide to her father, the vice president, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the high-intensity world of presidential politics and talks for the first time about her life, her family, and her role in the campaigns of 2000... Read more

The Original Argument - Abridged

By: Glenn Beck

Narrated by: Pat Gray & Adam Grupper

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, returns with his contemporary adaptation of The Federalist Papers with the inclusion of his own commentary and annotations to help readers interpret and understand the Constitution.

Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine’s famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 New... Read more

Rants Redux - Abridged

By: Dennis Miller

Narrated by: Dennis Miller

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Why are Americans so disinterested in politics? Because we can be. Democracy is voluntary. And our lack of interest hasn't happened overnight. It can be traced directly back to our ever-decreasing attention spans. We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez-small, sweet, and coming out of a funny plastic head.

Why has flying in... Read more

The Blair Years - Abridged

By: Alastair Campbell

Narrated by: Alastair Campbell

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life.

Here are the defining... Read more

Forex Trading : A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Start Investing with Forex Tradin - Abridged

By: Garth McCalister

Narrated by: Timothy Burke

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

There are a lot of different options when it comes to investing your money. You can choose to go into the stock market, place it into a retirement plan, or even go into real estate. But many of these seem risky and like they aren’t going to provide the results that you want without a bit risk of losing all of your money. One of the best ways to... 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

Democracy and Its Critics: Book Summary & Analysis - Abridged

By: Robert A. Dahl

Narrated by: Bill Hathey

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. This insightful book examines the strengths and challenges of democracy, offering a comprehensive analysis of democratic theory and practice. It explores the philosophical foundations of democracy, its historical development, and its practical implications in contemporary... Read more

The Fair Tax Book - Abridged

By: Neal Boortz

Narrated by: Neal Boortz

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The runaway bestselling new FairTax proposal that’s catching fire in America’s heartlandWouldn’t you love to abolish the IRS . . .Keep all the money in your paycheck . . .Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn . . .And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the... Read more