Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Decisive Decade

By: Jonathan D.T. Ward

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Decisive Decade, Dr. Jonathan D. T. Ward offers a comprehensive framework for how the US can, and must, defeat China on the world stage economically, diplomatically, militarily, and ideologically. International security and American supremacy are at stake—and now is the time for the US to take action. China's global power and influence... Read more

Black Women Taught Us

By: Jenn M. Jackson

Narrated by: Jenn M. Jackson

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.

“Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and... Read more

No Miracles Needed

By: Mark Z. Jacobson

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 18 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have time to save the planet without resorting to... Read more

Die Kindersklaven der Staatsmatrix

By: Dawid Snowden

Narrated by: Dawid Snowden

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Wenn wir auf die Welt kommen, sind wir wie eine unformatierte Festplatte. Wir haben keine Ahnung, wer wir sind, welche Potentiale in uns stecken und was wir mit all der Hardware, die an uns klebt, noch alles anstellen könnten. Wir leben jeden Tag, ohne daran zu denken, dass wir eines Tages stürzen, krank werden oder sterben könnten. Unsere... Read more

1947-1957, India

By: Chandrachur Ghose

Narrated by: Dev J Haldar

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The first decade after India's independence, 1947-1957, was probably the most crucial in the nation's history. Opening a window to this period, this book weaves a story out of the complex ideas and events that have largely remained beneath the surface of public discourse. The transfer of power, the framing of the Constitution and the formation... Read more

The Spirit of Our Politics

By: Michael R. Wear

Narrated by: Michael Wear

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.For those discouraged and exhausted by the bitterness and rage in our politics, Michael Wear offers a new paradigm of political involvement rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas Willard's approach to spiritual formation.When political division shows up not only on the campaign trail but also at our... Read more

Raising the Nation

By: Paul Lindley

Narrated by: Richard Pryal, Ali Vowles, Lissa Berry, Quentin...

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Children today grow up in an increasingly volatile, complex and uncertain world. Theirs is a generation disempowered from steering their lives while society’s systems are failing to provide the support they need. Yet, a country only prospers when its children – from all walks of life – thrive, meaning that the United Kingdom now faces some... Read more

Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?

By: Keith Boykin

Narrated by: Keith Boykin

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Fight back against misinformation and ignorance as New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America’s racist past and present.
 
The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of... Read more

Reclaiming Our Democracy

By: Sam Daley-Harris

Narrated by: Sam Daley-Harris

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Almost everyone shies away from advocacy as a way to make a difference. We donate to climate change organizations, but we don’t meet with a member of Congress or write a letter to the editor. We donate to groups working to end gun violence, anti-hunger organizations, groups dedicated to racial justice, and many others, but we don’t become... Read more

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions

By: Charles Mackay

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" is a classic work written by Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book explores various historical instances of mass hysteria, irrational behavior, and financial manias. Mackay delves into the psychology of crowds and examines cases such as the South Sea Bubble, the... Read more

Hedwig Dohm: Die wissenschaftliche Emanzipation der Frau

By: Hedwig Dohm

Narrated by: Lea Pfeiffer

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Hedwig Dohm (1831-1919) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin, Frauenrechtlerin und eine der ersten feministischen Theoretikerinnen. Die Großmutter von Katia Mann, der Gattin Thomas Manns, war sie obendrein.   Im Jahr1874 veröffentlichte sie ihr Essay "Die wissenschaftliche Emanzipation der Frau",  das unter anderem die Fragen behandelt, ob Frauen... Read more

Putin and the Return of History

By: Martin Sixsmith

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Putin and the Return of History by Martin Sixsmith, read by Jonathan Keeble.

An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet... Read more

The Road to Tangible Hope

By: Telile Yoseph

Narrated by: Telile Yoseph & Janet Dean

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Now, having told my story, I feel that a huge burden has been lifted. My secrets are now in the open and I believe that no girl or woman in the world should have such dark secrets hiding in her heart. I want to encourage all women who are or have suffered the indignation of abuse to break free of the silence, live their lives with joy and look... Read more

Sheridan’s Secret Mission

By: Robert Cwiklik

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

An impeccably researched, character-driven narrative history recounting the fascinating late-Reconstruction Era mission of General Philip Sheridan, a Union hero dispatched to the South 10 years after the Civil War to protect the rights of newly freed black men, who were under siege by violent paramilitary groups like the White league intent on... Read more

The Project-State and Its Rivals

By: Charles S. Maier

Narrated by: Stephen Caffrey

Length: 25 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

We thought we knew the story of the twentieth century. For many in the West, after the two world conflicts and the long cold war, the verdict was clear: democratic values had prevailed over dictatorship. But if the twentieth century meant the triumph of liberalism, as many intellectuals proclaimed, why have the era's darker impulses—ethnic... Read more

Black Boys Like Me

By: Matthew R. Morris

Narrated by: Matthew R. Morris

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

*INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD*

“Black Boys Like Me ignited parts of me I honestly didn't believe any book could ever know. . . . Seldom do incredibly titled books earn their titles. Matthew R. Morris earns this classic title with a classic book about our insides.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy


Startlingly... Read more

In the Nation's Service

By: Philip Taubman

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 18 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pratt Shultz's life. No one at the highest levels of the United States government did it better or with greater consequence in the last half of the twentieth century, often against withering resistance. While political, social, and cultural dynamics... Read more

The MAGA Diaries

By: Tina Nguyen

Narrated by: Tina Nguyen

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This explosive “must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy” (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career—and her education—on the ground levels of the conservative recruiting machine.

Her very first job was... Read more

Trust Shattered

By: Peter Serefine

Narrated by: Peter Serefine

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"Trust Shattered: Cases of Government Betrayal" is a meticulously researched, compelling narrative that unravels the complex tapestry of government actions and their profound impact on individual rights and societal trust. Spanning three distinct parts - Betrayed Bodies, Betrayed Liberty, and Betrayed Estates - this book delves into historical... Read more

American Girls

By: Jessica Roy

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle

A CNN, NPR, and Today Most-Anticipated Book of 2024

A “gripping” (CNN), true account of religious extremism, radicalization, and the bonds of family: the story of an American woman who traveled to ISIS-controlled Syria with her two children and extremist husband and the sister back home who worked tirelessly... Read more

Evocación

By: Aleida March

Narrated by: Irene Machado, Ignacio Rodríguez De Anca & Erne...

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

La viuda del Che Guevara recuerda el gran romance revolucionario trágicamente acortado por el asesinato del Che en Bolivia.

Cuando Aleida March primero conoció al Che Guevara, ella era una combatiente de veinte años del interior de Cuba, él era un ya legendario revolucionario y un exuberante líder. Pero había una faceta más humana del Che a la... Read more

The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic

By: Kevin Kenny

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Today the United States considers immigration a federal matter. Yet, despite America's reputation as a "nation of immigrants," the Constitution is silent on the admission, exclusion, and expulsion of foreigners. Before the Civil War, the federal government played virtually no role in regulating immigration.



Offering an original interpretation of... Read more

Big Intel

By: J. Michael Waller

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Shocking, illuminating—and filled with exclusive interviews with leading CIA figures themselves—Big Intel recounts the dramatic story of the rise and Cold War heroics of the CIA and the American intelligence apparatus followed by its unfortunate slide into Kafkaesque Deep State dysfunction.

How the Left Subverted the CIA

It wasn’t a foreign... Read more

The Alternative

By: Nick Romeo

Narrated by: Jamie Renell

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Winners Take All meets Nickel and Dimed in this provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. 

Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century – widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world – many... Read more