Politics & Economy audiobooks

Lost Fatherland

By: Iryna Vushko

Narrated by: Angela Juarez

Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

How the demise of the Habsburg Empire, postwar sovereignty, and new diplomatic frontiers shaped the nature of citizenship, identity, and belonging across Europe



This book is a collective portrait of twenty-one key statesmen who came of age during the Habsburg Empire. They include the cofounder of Austro-Marxism and the Austrian republic's first... Read more

Shopping All the Way to the Woods

By: Rachel S. Gross

Narrated by: Melissa Redmond

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping

No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony of the American outdoor experience: visiting wild spaces supposedly untouched by... Read more

Reading the Constitution

By: Stephen Breyer

Narrated by: Stephen Breyer

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution.

“You will not read a more important legal work this election year.” —Bob Woodward, Washington Post... Read more

On Disinformation

By: Lee McIntyre

Narrated by: Brian P. Craig

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our... Read more

Party People

By: Phillip Koker & Allan Sikk

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Candidates are the literal "face" of political parties, yet they are not wedded to them permanently: candidates can enter or leave politics, switch parties, move along or stay behind when parties split or merge. Even in parties that look stable, candidate change happens below the surface, ultimately altering what the parties stand for. Inspired... Read more

Age of Revolutions

By: Fareed Zakaria

Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria

Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live.

Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, geopolitical dangers, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk—the early decades of the 21st century may... Read more

A Company of Heroes

By: Marcus Brotherton

Narrated by: Joshua Saxon

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

THE MUST-LISTEN BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENTARY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION



Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!



After the Band of Brothers went home, they never forgot the lessons of war . . .



After chronicling the personal stories of the Band of Brothers in We Who Are Alive and Remain, author... Read more

Pagan America

By: John Daniel Davidson

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Evil Is Coming – Worse than You Imagine

We live in an anxious age. Long-held certainties, cherished beliefs, and social trust are crumbling. Don’t expect things to get better. For too long we have taken our Christian heritage—the heritage upon which America was built—for granted. But we’re rapidly, and now inevitably, losing the Christian... Read more

China's World View

By: David Daokui Li

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Writing in response to the growing anti-Chinese sentiment and alarmed by the threat of war, Dr. David Daokui Li pulls from his wealth of firsthand experience to demystify contemporary Chinese society and advocate for understanding between China and the West. In this urgently needed and fascinating book, he explains the inner workings of a rising... Read more

A Political Theory for the Jewish People

By: Chaim Gans

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Chaim Gans's A Political Theory for the Jewish People examines the two dominant interpretations of Zionism, contrasts them with post-Zionist alternatives, and develops a third model.



Proprietary Zionism, Gans argues, is the version that is most popular among the Israeli Jewish public. It conceives of the land of Israel/historic Palestine as the... Read more

On Gold Hill

By: Jaclyn Moyer

Narrated by: Momo Hoshi

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A young South Asian American woman’s story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming

In 2012, 25-year-old Jackie Moyer—the daughter of a forbidden marriage between a white American father and a Punjabi American mother—leased 10 acres of land in Gold Hill, California, and embarked on a career in organic... Read more

A War Made in Russia

By: Sergei Medvedev

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In this timely and incisive book, Sergei Medvedev argues that Russia's war in Ukraine was not merely a whim of Putin's obsession: rather, it was the result of two decades of authoritarian degradation and post-imperial ressentiment, a culmination of Putin's regime and of Russia's entire imperial history. Building on his prize-winning book The... Read more

Woke or Not?

By: Nina Thom

Narrated by: Deidra O'ree

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

What does woke mean? Learn about wokeness, its origin, and why it has become controversial.You may have heard this hotly debated buzzword. Perhaps you feel sidelined in conversations about social justice issues and are surprised by how quickly its meaning has changed from a compliment to a slur.This is not a critical race theory book or a cancel... Read more

Klimapolitik mit kühlem Kopf (Ungekürzt)

By: Lothar Thürmer

Narrated by: Samy Andersen

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Es ist Zeit für eine neue Sicht auf die Klimapolitik. Für eine ehrliche Bilanz. Für Ziele, die erreichbar sind und uns nicht überfordern. Für eine stärkere globale Klima-Kooperation, die China voll einbezieht. Und für mehr Tempo bei der Anpassung an die Folgen der Erderwärmung. Read more

My First Deployment

By: Ronal Bethune

Narrated by: Lori Loomis

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"My First Deployment: Chronicles of a Military Journey" reveals military veteran Ronald Bethune's heartfelt experiences of being deployed for the first time in the Middle East. The emotional narrative shares the ups and downs during deployment, uncovering the reality of a soldier's life beyond battle. Ronald’s book portrays the challenges,... Read more

Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

By: Niccolò Machiavelli

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson

Length: 13 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius" is a seminal work by Niccolò Machiavelli, written in the early 16th century. In this book, Machiavelli offers a detailed analysis of the first ten books of Livy's "History of Rome," providing insights into political theory, governance, and the dynamics of power. Machiavelli examines the rise and... Read more

US Presidents 5 Books in 1

By: Joseph Greene

Narrated by: Marty Ravenel

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

US Presidents 5 Books in 1Embark on a riveting journey through the lives and legacies of five of the most pivotal figures in American history with "US Presidents 5 Books in 1: Biographies of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman." This monumental collection offers more than just... Read more

AMLO. El costo de una locura

By: Pablo Hiriart

Narrated by: Jaime Collepardo

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Cuando se dice que el Obradorato es el peor sexenio del México reciente, no se habla desde la ideología, sino desde las cifras: en estos años, México ha perdido 2 billones 520 mil millones de pesos. «Eldestino de los pueblos que renuncian a la razón es siempre el mismo: la tragedia. Ese momento de insensatez colectiva se da cuando los argumentos... Read more

History of Florence and of the affairs of Italy

By: Niccolò Machiavelli

Narrated by: Andrew Jackson

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a seminal work in the realm of historical writing and political theory. It was written by Machiavelli during the early 16th century and offers a detailed account of the history of Florence and Italy during his lifetime. Machiavelli's work delves into the intricate... Read more

Soviet Union Spy Operations

By: Roger Holt

Narrated by: Peter Finch

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The KGB is one of the most well-known abbreviations of the twentieth century, and it has come to represent the shadowy and often violent activities of the Soviet Union's secret police and internal security agencies.  Indeed, it has frequently been used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the formation of... Read more

Xingona

By: Ivonne Melgar

Narrated by: Karina Castillo

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Xóchitl Gálvez aceptó encabezar la lucha contra uno de los gobiernos más polarizantes, opacos y corruptos en la historia reciente del país. ¿Qué hay dentro de una persona para aceptar una responsabilidad así? En esta biografía política, la reportera Ivonne Melgar —quien ha seguido la carrera de Xóchitl desde antes de que llegara a la política,... Read more

El feminismo

By: María Elena Walsh

Narrated by: María Abadi

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Todavía los movimientos de mujeres no habían eclosionado en la Argentina, cuando María Elena Walsh escribía y cantaba palabras incómodas, cuestionaba los rígidos roles asignados a mujeres y varones, y se manifestaba contra la misoginia y la violencia machista. Qué es el feminismo reúne buena parte de esos textos, lanzados desde diarios y... Read more

Abridgment of The Oqual Cycle: The 84-Year Rhythm of Human Civilization (2023) - Abridged

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 18 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Today, almost every nation is teetering on the brink of a societal meltdown as it finds itself in the midst of a sociopolitical upheaval, the like of which has not hitherto been witnessed in our lifetime.Yet, hardly anyone realizes that like a winter that returns every year, such a concerted turmoil across the globe is also periodic due to what... Read more

Our Man in Panama

By: John Dinges

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A "carefully researched" account of the rise and fall of notorious dictator Manuel Noriega—and America's role in both (The Washington Post).



Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama.



A New... Read more