Politics & Economy audiobooks

Herr Sonneborn bleibt in Brüssel - Neue Abenteuer im Europaparlament (Autorisierte Lesefassung)

By: Martin Sonneborn

Narrated by: Martin Wehrmann & Ulrike Kapfer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Inzwischen ist Martin Sonneborn nicht mehr so naiv: Als er 2019 zum zweiten Mal ins Europaparlament gewählt wird, weiß er bereits, wie in der EU Politik gemacht wird - und kennt alle Tricks. Das ist auch gut so, denn in seiner zweiten Amtszeit geht es in Europa um alles. (Fast). Die Legislaturperiode beginnt mit einer Überraschung. Ursula von... Read more

How to Steal a City

By: Crispian Olver

Narrated by: Charl van Heyningen

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

How to Steal a City is the gripping insider account of this intervention, which lays bare how Nelson Mandela Bay metro was bled dry by criminal syndicates, and how factional politics within the ruling party abetted that corruption. As a former senior state official and local government ‘fixer’, Crispian Olver was no stranger to dodgy politicians... Read more

Suerte o desastre

By: Isabella Cota

Narrated by: Isabella Cota

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Cualquiera que desee entender la visión económica de AMLO y cómo se enmarca no solo en la coyuntura histórica del México actual, sino ante el cambiante escenario geopolítico del mundo debe, con urgencia, leer este libro. Ante la figura desbordantede AMLO como presidente de México, pocas son las publicaciones que tratan su gestión con... Read more

Future Tense

By: Tony Leon

Narrated by: Charl van Heyningen

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

‘From the vantage point of years in active politics, Tony Leon provides a lucid analytical balance sheet of SA Ltd 2021. Eschewing political correctness, Leon tells it as he sees it.’ – Judge Dennis Davis ‘Anyone who wants to understand South Africa today – a country so beautiful, yet so broken – simply has to read this book.’ - Niall Ferguson,... Read more

The Theory of Money and Credit

By: Ludwig Von Mises

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Theory of Money and Credit" is a seminal work written by Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, first published in 1912. The book is considered a cornerstone in the Austrian School of Economics and provides a comprehensive analysis of the nature, functions, and economic implications of money and credit. In "The Theory of Money and Credit,"... Read more

A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy

By: Karl Marx

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy" is a work by Karl Marx, which he wrote in 1859. This work serves as a precursor to his more famous and extensive work, "Das Kapital." In this earlier work, Marx explores key concepts and ideas that later form the basis of his critique of capitalist society.In this text, Marx delves into the... Read more

The Law

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Law" is a classic work written by the French political economist and philosopher Frédéric Bastiat. Originally published in 1850, the book is a concise and powerful exploration of the concept of law and its proper role in society. Bastiat's main argument revolves around the idea that the purpose of law is to protect individual rights and... Read more

The Grounds of Political Legitimacy

By: Fabienne Peter

Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Political decisions have the potential to greatly impact our lives. Think of decisions in relation to abortion or climate change, for example. This makes political legitimacy an important normative concern. But what makes political decisions legitimate? Are they legitimate in virtue of having support from the citizens? Democratic conceptions of... Read more

Vote Gun

By: Patrick J. Charles

Narrated by: William Sarris

Length: 12 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, gun control is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. However, before the 1960s, positions on firearms rights did not necessarily map onto partisan affiliation. What explains this drastic shift?



Patrick J. Charles charts the rise of gun rights activism from the early twentieth century through the 1980 presidential... Read more

Robert's Rules of Order Fast Track

By: Jim Slaughter

Narrated by: Greg Lockett

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Must-Have Advice on Running Effective and Organized Meetings

Easy, accessible, and to the point. Robert's Rules of Order gives you everything you need to know to conduct shorter, fairer, and more orderly meetings. In this new and improved update, you'll find:

-The fundamentals of parliamentary procedure, with tips on knowing which rules to use... Read more

Bayard Rustin

By: Michael G. Long

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

While we can all recall images of Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of a massive crowd at Lincoln Memorial, few of us remember the man who organized this watershed nonviolent protest in eight short weeks: Bayard Rustin.



This was far from Rustin's first foray into the fight for civil rights. As a world-traveling... Read more

To Catch a Dictator

By: Reed Brody

Narrated by: Reed Brody

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it take to make a dictator answer for his crimes? Hissène Habré, the former despot of Chad, terrorized, tortured, and killed on a horrific scale over eight years in power—while enjoying full American and Western support. After Habré’s overthrow, his victims and their supporters were determined to see him held responsible for his... Read more

Kid Olympians: Summer

By: Robin Stevenson

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics—and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as -Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games. -Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball... Read more

Russia's War

By: Jade McGlynn

Narrated by: Jade McGlynn

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian forces attacked Ukraine. The brutality of the Russian assault has horrified the world. But Russians themselves appear to be watching an entirely different war—one in which they are the courageous underdogs and kind-hearted heroes successfully battling a malign Ukrainian foe.



Russia analyst Jade... Read more

Nationalized Politics

By: Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert & Ryan D. Williamson

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual candidates. Indeed, voters now seem more concerned with which of the two national parties will be in power across all levels of government as... Read more

Escudo Americano

By: Aquilino Gonell & Susan Shapiro

Narrated by: Jesús E. Martínez

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Aquilino Gonell era un jóven cuando llegó a los Estados Unidos de la República Dominicana. Aunque no hablaba inglés, se dedicó a su nueva tierra adoptada, luchando para conseguir el dichoso sueño americano. Su resolución de lograr una vida de éxito le llevó a alistarse en el ejército, como manera de pagar sus estudios universitarios. Tras... Read more

Double Life

By: Linda Wolfe

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

He was the top justice of New York’s highest court. She was a stunning socialite and his wife’s step-cousin. In 1993, Sol Wachtler was convicted of blackmail and extortion against Joy Silverman, his former mistress. How did a respected jurist and one of the most prominent men in America end up serving time in prison? Linda Wolfe starts at the... Read more

Aid State

By: Jake Johnston

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Haiti’s state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels from the after-effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, that destroyed much of Haiti’s... Read more

School Moms

By: Laura Pappano

Narrated by: Tracy Parsons

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

An investigative study of the far-right’s attack on education and an on-the-ground look at the parent activist battle, on either side of the debate, to control the future of public schools

For well over a century, public schools have been a non-partisan gathering place and vital center of civic life in America—but something has changed. In School... Read more

The War Below

By: Ernest Scheyder

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION AND THE 2024 FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

This unprecedented look inside the global battle to power our lives is “required reading for anyone interested in the 360-degree impacts of the energy transition” (Daniel Poneman, former US Deputy Secretary of Energy)... Read more

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

By: Jeanne Theoharis

Narrated by: Judith West

Length: 15 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

2014 NAACP Image Award Winner: Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Auto Biography

2013 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians 

Choice Top 25 Academic Titles for 2013


The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in... Read more

Safe

By: Mark Daley

Narrated by: Mark Daley

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“If you want a lifechanging book, this is the one to read.” —The View

“A truly revealing” (Hillary Clinton) memoir of an unlikely journey to parenthood through America’s broken foster care system.

What does it take to keep a child safe?

As a long-time strategist and activist fighting for better outcomes for foster children, Mark Daley thought he... Read more

Putin's Exiles

By: Paul Starobin

Narrated by: David Aranovich

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The future of Russia lies outside the country.

Since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, some one million Russians have fled the country and gone into exile. Motivated by opposition to the war, by guilt for their country’s deeds, by personal hatred for the Czar-like Putin, and by a vision of a better Russia, shorn of autocracy, the... Read more

Cancel Culture Dictionary

By: Jimmy Failla

Narrated by: Jimmy Failla

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYou may know Jimmy Failla as the best dressed man in cable news. A force multiplier of positive energy on the radio who sounds like he gets paid in Tequila and Tide Pods. But he’s also a former New York City Taxi Driver who’s spent countless hours conversing with people from all over this planet and several... Read more