Politics & Economy audiobooks

Money & Morons

By: Paul Daneshrad

Narrated by: Brandon Miller

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time in American history, several events are simultaneously unfolding that, when combined, create new levels of risk and contagion not seen before. Human longevity, an aging population and unprecedented levels of debt and deficits will create The Great Conflux, and the worst part is that it’s all our fault. We’re the ones who elect... Read more

Swamp Monsters

By: Matt Dixon

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“Delivering juicy details with unrelenting speed and force” (Jonathan Allen), Swamp Monsters is the wild inside story of how Donald Trump made a star of Ron DeSantis and then set out to destroy him—a struggle for supremacy that has turned Florida into the crucible of the new GOP and of America's future—by “one of the keenest and best-sourced... Read more

Our Hindu Rashtra

By: Aakar Patel

Narrated by: Aakar Patel

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers?This country has long been an outlier in its South Asian neighbourhood, with its inclusive... Read more

The World That Wasn't

By: Benn Steil

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill

Length: 23 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed economist-historian and author of The Marshall Plan, a “timely, riveting” (The Washington Post) new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace—one that will forever change how we view the making of US and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War.

Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most... Read more

Slow Down

By: Kohei Saito

Narrated by: Troy Glasgow & Kohei Saito

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs, and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning? In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and... Read more

A Brief Global History of the Left

By: Shlomo Sand

Narrated by: Peter Lerman

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The Left seems to be dying a slow death. While many commenters have predicted its demise, the Left has always defied these bleak prognoses and risen from the ashes in the most unexpected ways. Nevertheless, we are witnessing today a global decline in organized movements on the Left, and while social struggles and rebellious citizens continue to... Read more

Our Enemies Will Vanish

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

Narrated by: David Furr

Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that nevertheless reads like a great novel. One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . Frankly, it's what we have all aspired to. I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account.” —Sebastian Junger

A revelatory eyewitness... Read more

The Rebels

By: Joshua Green

Narrated by: Philip Hernandez

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of the best and most readable overviews of the Democrats’ evolution on economic issues over the past half-century.” — The Wall Street Journal

“Fast-paced, sober, yet hopeful . . . Green is a first-rate journalist.” — The Atlantic

One of Politico’s 10 books we’re looking forward to in 2024

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller... Read more

Clarity in the Political Circus

By: Richard Frank

Narrated by: James Wilson

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the Arena of Reality with "Clarity in the Political Circus: Realizing Fact from Fiction." This book is an expedition for those ready to dissect the intricacies of political engagement and unveil the truth obscured by the spectacle. Begin with an exploration of the individual's role in politics, followed by a journey into the craft of... Read more

Of Greed and Glory

By: Deborah G. Plant

Narrated by: Desmond Manny & Emana Rachelle

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A ground-breaking, personal exploration of America’s obsession with continuing human bondage from the editor of the New York Times–bestselling Barracoon.Freedom and equality are the watchwords of American democracy. But like justice, freedom and equality are meaningless when there is no corresponding practical application of the ideals they... Read more

Campeonas

By: María José Castro Bernardini & Bruno Rivas Frías

Narrated by: Alondra García

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Solo en el transcurso de este siglo, el Perú ha visto a 16 mujeres en lo más alto del podio del deporte nacional. De a pocos, la presencia de las mujeres se ha vuelto constante en diversas competencias, incluso en aquellas que en el pasado eran consideradas "solo para hombres". Campeonas. Peruanas que están cambiando las reglas del juego... Read more

Know About "Abraham Lincoln"

By: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Narrated by: Saurabh Singh Chauhan

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This is small part of introduction of the book: In the heartland of America, amidst the rolling plains and whispering cornfields of Kentucky, a legend was born. In 1809, amidst the humble surroundings of a log cabin, Abraham Lincoln stepped into the world, a frontier boy who would one day etch his name into the very fabric of American history.... Read more

El Tercer Reich

By: Michael Burleigh

Narrated by: Javier Portugués (Portu)

Length: 43 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Burleigh nos ofrece una visión radicalmente nueva del Tercer Reich desde su gestación hasta su destrucción final. Antes de la aparición de esta obra, ganadora del prestigioso Premio de Ensayo Samuel Johnson 2001, no existía una historia completa sobre la Alemania nazi, a pesar de que ha sido uno de los fenómenos más estudiados del siglo... Read more

Perra

By: Marie-Pier Lafontaine

Narrated by: Cecilia Bona

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Entre todas las leyes del padre, había una de índole fundamental: no contar. De niña, disimulaba mis deseos en textos de ficción. Dos hermanas en fuga. Perseguidas por un monstruo de dos cabezas. Huían por sombríos bosques. Se armaban con ramas, palos. Hoy ya no escondo mis deseos. Quisiera que este texto diezmara a mi familia toda. Perra,... Read more

Young, Gifted and Black

By: Jamia Wilson

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“...to be revisited again and again...” –The New York Times

“Will be brought down from the bookshelf again and again" –Evening Standard

“Glorious celebration of 52 black heroes...big and bold...this is what young people of all races need to see." –The Independent

“An essential book for inspiring even the tiniest children to face the world with... Read more

A Hitch in Time

By: Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by: Hannibal Hills & James Wolcott

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In this outstanding collection, essayist Christopher Hitchens's works are shared–a must-have for Hitchens completists seeking a further understanding of his brilliant mind.

Anthologized here for the first time, A Hitch in Time is a choice selection of Christopher Hitchens’s finest reviews, diary entries, and essays–along with a smattering of... Read more

All the Presidents' Gardens

By: Marta McDowell

Narrated by: Marni Penning

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This New York Times bestseller shares the rich history of the White House grounds, revealing how the story of the garden is also the story of America.

The 18-acres surrounding the White House have been an unwitting witness to history—kings and queens have dined there, bills and treaties have been signed, and presidents have landed and retreated.... Read more

Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

By: Coretta Scott King

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"Music and sound effects are beautifully paired with January LaVoy's inviting narration of this adaptation of Coretta Scott King's autobiography.—AudioFile

"Music and sound effects are beautifully paired with January LaVoy’s inviting narration of this adaptation of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography for adults."—The Children's Book Review... Read more

Sahaj Sugam Sanvidhan सहज सुगम संविधान

By: Vibhavari Bidave

Narrated by: Parag Bapat

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A book explaining the purpose of the constitution, fundamental rights, duties, guidelines for the state and many other constitutional provisions along with a commentary on important events and constitutional cases, petitions in the history of India.संविधानाचा उद्देश, मूलभूत हक्क, कर्तव्य, राज्यासाठी मार्गदर्शक तत्त्वे आणि इतर अनेक व्यवस्थात्मक... Read more

Hybris und Nemesis

By: Rainer Mausfeld

Narrated by: Klaus B. Wolf

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Wie aus dem Ideal der Demokratie die Ideologie der Elitenherrschaft wurde

Die Risiken und Gefahren der militärischen und ökologischen Zerstörung sind heute so groß, dass sie die menschliche Zivilisation schlechthin bedrohen. Die Herausforderung eine gute, lebenswerte und wohlgeordnete Weltgemeinschaft herzustellen, stellt sich heute drängender... Read more

20 First Legislative Acts of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution

By: Vladimir Lenin

Narrated by: Peter Coates

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Decrees were legislative acts of the highest Soviet institutions, primarily of the Council of People's Commissars (the highest executive body — Sovnarkom) and of VTsIK (the highest legislative body between sessions of the Congress of Soviets). The Bolshevik Initial Decrees were announced as soon as the Bolsheviks declared their success in the... Read more

Mehr Anarchie, die Herrschaften!

By: Wolfgang Herles

Narrated by: Heiko Grauel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Wolfgang Herles zieht eine »Schadensbilanz« der Berliner Republik. Der Wohlstand der Deutschen schmilzt schneller als das Eis der Arktis. Ein Nebel aus Inkompetenz, Selbstüberschätzung, Wirklichkeitsverweigerung, bürokratischer Selbstknebelung und ideologischer Verblendung liegt über dem Land. Wer sollte ihn vertreiben, wenn nicht die Deutschen... Read more

Staatsgewalt

By: Heike Kleffner & Matthias Meisner

Narrated by: Heiko Grauel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Der ehemalige Präsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichts, Andreas Voßkuhle, warnte, die größte Bedrohung für die Institutionen des Staates gehe von rechts aus. Die aktuellen Ermittlungsverfahren gegen rechtsterroristische Vereinigungen unterstreichen die Gefahren, die von Rechtsextremen in Polizei, Bundeswehr, Justiz und Verfassungsschutz ausgehen.... Read more

Der Stasi-Mythos

By: Michael Wala

Narrated by: Oliver Wronka

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Entzauberte Spione

Bis heute gilt die für Spionage in der Bundesrepublik zuständige Abteilung der DDR-Staatssicherheit, die HVA, als einer der besten Auslandsgeheimdienste seiner Zeit. Von ehemaligen Mitarbeitern wird dieses Bild sorgfältig gepflegt. Unabhängig überprüfen ließ es sich bislang nicht, da fast alle einschlägigen Unterlagen... Read more