Politics & Economy audiobooks

In the Shadow of Fear

By: Nick Bunker

Narrated by: Rich Miller

Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War 
  
Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on FDR’s achievements with new liberal reforms. But then, in just ten months... Read more

Strong Girls, Strong World

By: Dale Hanson Bourke

Narrated by: Dale Hanson Bourke

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

You Can Make a Global Impact―One Girl at a Time

In Strong Girls, Strong World, Dale Hanson Bourke draws on her international leadership and reporting experience to offer personal insights we can all use as a road map to understanding the issues girls face―and the tangible ways we can each make a difference. Filled with personal stories,... Read more

Cruel and Usual Punishment

By: Nonie Darwish

Narrated by: Carol Jacobanis

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Nonie Darwish lived for thirty years in a majority Muslim nation. Everything about her life?family, sexuality, hygiene, business, banking, contracts, economics, politics, social issues, everything?was dictated by the Islamic law code known as Sharia.But Sharia isn't staying in majority Muslim nations. Darwish now lives in the West and brings a... Read more

Collision of Power

By: Martin Baron

Narrated by: Liev Schreiber

Length: 16 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features a prologue and epilogue read by the author.

A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech—for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money.

Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a... Read more

Differ We Must

By: Steve Inskeep

Narrated by: Steve Inskeep

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller

A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present

In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a... Read more

First Strike

By: Jack Cashill & James Sanders

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

September 11, 2001, did not represent the first aerial assault against the American mainland. The first came on July 17,1996, with the downing of TWA Flight 800. This book looks in detail at what people saw and heard on this fateful night.First Strike explains how a determined corps of ordinary citizens worked to reveal the compromise and... Read more

Carbon Democracy

By: Timothy Mitchell

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption, and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle... Read more

The Big 100

By: William J. Kole

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

By 2050, the world’s centenarian population—those aged 100 or more—will increase eightfold. Half of today’s 5-year-olds can expect to reach the same heights. It’s going to upend everything we thought we knew about health care, personal finance, retirement, politics, and more. Whether we’re 18 or 81, this tectonic demographic shift will affect us... Read more

She Persisted: Deb Haaland

By: Laurel Goodluck & Chelsea Clinton

Narrated by: Isabella Lablanc & Chelsea Clinton

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Deb Haaland!

A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book!

As a child of two military parents, Deb Haaland moved around a lot when she was young before... Read more

Cómo fabricar a una feminista...

By: Sara Huff

Narrated by: Raquel Villamar

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

En su primer libro con HarperEnfoque, la autora, conferenciante y exlíder feminista Sara Huff aborda el problema del verdadero feminismo, que ha corrompido y atenuado el valor y papel de las mujeres y la sociedad, al venderles una falsa libertad, y ayuda al lector a evitar caer en sus garras y en su trágica conclusión.En Cómo fabricar a una... Read more

Shame

By: David Keen

Narrated by: Julian Elfer

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violence



Today, we are caught in a shame spiral—a vortex of mutual shaming that pervades everything from politics to social media. We are shamed for our looks, our culture, our ethnicity, our sexuality, our poverty, our... Read more

Breaking Biden

By: Alex Marlow

Narrated by: Alex Marlow

Length: 14 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times bestselling author of the “must-read” (Sean Hannity) Breaking the News and editor-in-chief of Breitbart News Network returns with this timely and eye-opening deep dive investigation into the 46th president.

Over his 50-year career in Washington, Joe Biden has become known for his wild... Read more

Welt in Aufruhr - Die Ordnung der Mächte im 21. Jahrhundert (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Herfried Münkler

Narrated by: Wolfgang Wagner

Length: 15 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Welt ist in Aufruhr. Doch wie wird sie sich neu sortieren, und wie wird sie im 21. Jahrhundert aussehen? Vor welchen Umwälzungen, Brüchen und Umbrüchen stehen wir? Spätestens seit dem Abzug westlicher Truppen aus Afghanistan und dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine wissen wir, dass die bislang geltende Ordnung an ihr Ende gekommen... Read more

Die große Vertrauenskrise - Ein Bewältigungskompass (Ungekürzte Autorenlesung)

By: Sascha Lobo

Narrated by: Sascha Lobo

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Vertrauen der Europäer in die demokratische Politik ist zerrüttet. Institutionen, die im 20. Jahrhundert zu den wichtigsten Vertrauensträgern gehörten, werden von vielen infrage gestellt. Woran liegt das? Was bedeutet das für unsere Gesellschaft? Und wie können wir damit umgehen? In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich ein dramatischer... Read more

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By: Benjamin Franklin

Narrated by: Kenny Davis

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" is a foundational work of American literature, offering an intimate portrayal of one of the United States' founding fathers. Written from 1771 to 1790, this work is divided into four parts, reflecting different periods in Franklin’s life. The Autobiography offers insights into his formative years, diverse... Read more

Rough Beast

By: Máiría Cahill

Narrated by: Máiría Cahill

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Rough Beast written and read by Máiría Cahill.

NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER IN THE IRISH NON-FICTION CHARTS

"Rough Beast is shocking, important and unputdownable." Roddy Doyle

Rough Beast is Máiría Cahill's harrowing story of her life and of what she went through at the hands of what is now Ireland’s largest and richest party. That story... Read more

Erich Hartmann: The Life and Legacy of the Luftwaffe’s Top Fighter Ace during World War II

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Steve Knupp

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The Third Reich's Luftwaffe began World War II with significant advantages over other European air forces, playing a critical role in the German war machine's swift, powerful advance. By war's end, however, the Luftwaffe had been decimated by combat losses and crippled by poor decisions at the highest levels of military decision-making, and it... Read more

The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer

By: Ken Costa

Narrated by: Justin Avoth

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer by Ken Costa, read by Justin Avoth.

‘A valuable exploration of the topic and a thought-provoking read.’
Financial Times

An insider's look into how Generation Z's focus on ethics, climate change and purpose will change capitalism forever.

In the next ten years there will be an unprecedented... Read more

Kollision

By: Matthias Nass

Narrated by: Heiko Grauel

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

ZEITENWENDE IM INDOPAZIFIK: DER KOLLISIONSKURS ZWISCHEN CHINA UND DEN USA

Während die Welt gebannt auf die Ukraine schaut, formiert sich viele tausend Kilometer entfernt ein noch viel größerer Konflikt – China und die USA sind im Indopazifik auf Kollisionskurs. Denn hier entscheidet sich, wer im 21. Jahrhundert die weltpolitische Vorherrschaft... Read more

Live. Fight. Survive.

By: Shaun Pinner

Narrated by: Shaun Pinner

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Shaun Pinner was a retired and decorated British soldier, living a peaceful and happy life in Mariupol with his Ukrainian family.

What follows is the true story of his six months spent imprisoned in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

After the horrors of frontline fighting, Shaun had to survive his capture by the Russian soldiers,... Read more

Permacrisis

By: Gordon Brown, Mohamed El-Erian & Michael Spence

Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

'Offers hope and good sense in equal measure' 
Ian Bremmer 

'A sensible plan for reform that can help us create a fairer and more equitable world' 
Sheryl Sandberg

Problems are mounting.
We face sputtering growth, an escalating climate emergency, worsening inequality, poor policy responses, increasing nationalism and a decline in global... Read more

Blue Murder

By: Ben Riley-Smith

Narrated by: Ben Riley-Smith

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

'BRILLIANT' ANDREW MARR

'HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT' ED BALLS

'ESSENTIAL' JON SOPEL

'A GRIPPINGLY WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS' ISABEL HARDMAN

'SUPERB' EVAN DAVIS

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction; fully updated to include the general election.

Over the... Read more

The Heart of A Cheetah

By: Magatte Wade

Narrated by: Magatte Wade

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience the life story of Magatte Wade - the bold Senegalese entrepreneur and unflinching prosperity activist, determined to shape the destiny of her African homeland.
In this riveting memoir, Wade challenges Africans to redefine their narrative, casting aside imposed inferiority to reclaim their innate brilliance.
This is not a recounting of... Read more

Cancel Wars

By: Sigal R. Ben-Porath

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the audiobook version of this book.

An even-handed exploration of the polarized state of campus politics that suggests ways for schools and universities to encourage discourse across difference. 

College campuses have become flashpoints of the current culture war and, consequently, much ink has been spilled over the relationship... Read more