Politics & Economy audiobooks

Social Justice Fallacies

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Brad Sanders

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree on. From there, it is largely a question of... Read more

Troublemaker

By: Lisa Cornwell

Narrated by: Lisa Cornwell

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Lisa Cornwell never shied away from standing up to bullies. When she was a freshman in college, she saw a man hit a woman in the face with a closed fist while a paralyzed crowd stood by and watched. Seconds later, she took matters into her own hands—with a 3-iron from her golf bag.

This impulse crystallized years later when Cornwell publicly... Read more

Justice Is Coming

By: Cenk Uygur

Narrated by: Cenk Uygur

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

A manifesto that outlines the progressive vision, recent history and worldview—by the founder of The Young Turks and co-founder of Justice Democrats.

The media can't stop talking about the gridlock in Washington, as if a handful of stubborn Republicans are the only thing standing between us and a... Read more

The Civic Bargain

By: Brook Manville & Josiah Ober

Narrated by: Christopher Douyard

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive—if we want it to

Is democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country's system of governance is being "tested" or is "under attack." But is the future of democracy necessarily so dire? In The Civic Bargain, Brook... Read more

How Not to Be a Politician

By: Rory Stewart

Narrated by: Rory Stewart

Length: 16 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Best Book of 2023 by Financial Times and Kirkus Reviews

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller, published in the UK as Politics on the Edge.

“One of the best books on politics our era will see . . . A book of astonishing literary quality.” —Matthew Parris, The TLS

“[Rory Stewart] walked across Asia, served in British Parliament, and ran against... Read more

Infamia

By: Ciro Murayama

Narrated by: Ignacio Casas

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

. México, Distrito Federal, 2006. Al final del largo pasillo del Servicio Médico Forense, en una fría madrugada, un joven profesor universitario que busca a su amigo desaparecido se encuentra con lo inevitable: el Diablo —como todos lo conocen desde la época de estudiantes—, su guía moral, compañero de juergas y de mil batallas políticas, yace... Read more

The Controversialist

By: Martin Peretz

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From 1974 to 2012, during his years as publisher and editor-in-chief of the New Republic, Martin Peretz was a familiar presence on the political scene. In its time under his leadership, the magazine was always fresh, erudite, contrarian, and brave. Anyone interested in finding out the most distinctive expert takes on the issues that... Read more

Walter Horn: ensimmäinen jääkäri ja kylmän sodan Pohjola-aktivisti

By: Pentti Airio

Narrated by: Raiko Häyrinen

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Suomessa Saksan kansalaisena syntynyt Walter Horn (1893–1972) oli mukana perustamassa jääkäriliikettä. Kun hän osallistui vuonna 1915 jääkäripataljoonan ensimmäisiin taisteluihin rintamalla, keuhkotauti pakotti hänet rintamalta sairaalaan. Myöhemmin talvisodassa Horn toimi Helsingin komendanttina ja jatkosodassa ulkomailla sotilasasiamiehenä.... Read more

Liberalism's Last Man

By: Vikash Yadav

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A modern reframing of Friedrich Hayek’s most famous work for the 21st century. Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom was both an intellectual milestone and a source of political division, spurring fiery debates around capitalism and its discontents. In the ensuing discord, Hayek’s true message was lost: liberalism is a thing to be protected... Read more

Hamilcar and Hannibal: The History of the Carthaginian Generals Who Brought Rome to Its Knees

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Michelle Humphries

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

One overlooked figure in the Punic Wars is Hamilcar Barca, who is now best remembered for being Hannibal’s father. However, before Hannibal marched out of Spain, it was Hamilcar who had positioned forces there, and he was already a significant historical figure in his own right. Indeed, had it not been for his death, his legacy likely would... Read more

The Rescue

By: Andy McNab

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.

It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.

A group of aid workers have been kidnapped by local insurgents and are now hidden in a winding mountain region. After attempts to negotiate a deal with the... Read more

Gunboat Command

By: Antony Hitchens

Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White

Length: 15 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or ‘Hitch’ as he was universally known).
After a brief description of his early life, time at Oxford, his motor racing achievements (including trophies at Le Mans in his Aston Martin), and RN training, the book focuses on his exceptional wartime experiences.... Read more

Nosotros somos los culpables

By: Diego Enrique Osorno

Narrated by: Adrián González

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

El incendio de la Guardería ABC, en Sonora, es uno de los hechos más graves de la historia reciente de nuestro país. Este libro recopila testimonios sobre la tragedia en la que murieron 49 niños y más de 70 resultaron heridos. La desgracia llegando a quienes ni la esperaban ni la merecían; la irresponsabilidad que la propició; la complicidad de... Read more

Easy Money

By: Dror Goldberg

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book.

A sweeping history of the American invention of modern money. Economists endlessly debate the nature of legal tender monetary systems—coins and bills issued by a government or other authority. Yet the origins of these currencies have received little attention. Dror Goldberg tells the... Read more

The Abuse of Power

By: Theresa May

Narrated by: Theresa May

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Former Prime Minister Theresa May exposes the abuse of power by public institutions and politicians in a series of riveting first-hand accounts from her time in office.

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for... Read more

O Manifesto do Partido Comunista

By: karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Narrated by: Mateus Prado

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Idealizado em 1848 pelos teóricos políticos Karl Marx e Friedrich Engels, sob o título original Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei, este manuscrito político tem como foco uma abordagem analítica sobre a natureza da sociedade, em especial, a luta de classes entre burgueses e proletários. Expõe o programa da Liga Comunista, apresentando ideias... Read more

The New World Order

By: H.G. Wells

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

"The New World Order" is a non-fiction book by British writer H.G. Wells, published in 1940. It is a work of political philosophy and social critique, in which Wells explores the idea of a unified world government as a means of preventing future global conflicts. Written during the early stages of World War II, the book addresses the failings of... Read more

La tête haute

By: Maurice Henrie

Narrated by: Winston McQuade

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

De la contemplation existentielle au coup de gueule cinglant, Maurice Henrie se dévoile comme jamais, vagabondant d’un sujet à l’autre au gré des idées qui lui viennent, scrutant jusqu’à plus soif des thèmes qui lui sont chers dans ce recueil d’une vingtaine d’essais. Ici, l’auteur écrit pour se prononcer, pour être entendu, pour dompter la mort. Read more

From Ballots to Mugshots

By: Thomas T. Taylor

Narrated by: Jack Pemberton

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

When it comes to politics, the journey from the ballot box to public office is often perceived as a noble path, driven by a desire to serve the public and make a positive impact on society. However, lurking behind the scenes is a darker side of politics, rife with corruption, crime, and their far-reaching consequences. From Ballots to Mugshots:... Read more

Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds

By: Jared Ross Hardesty

Narrated by: Sanya Simmons

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in seventeenth-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area's indigenous peoples as slaves. By the eve of the American Revolution, enslaved people comprised only about 4 percent of the population, but slavery had become instrumental to the region's economy and had shaped its... Read more

Wealth Supremacy

By: Marjorie Kelly

Narrated by: Tiffany Williams

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This powerful analysis explains how the bias toward wealth that is woven into the very fabric of American capitalism is damaging people, the economy, and the planet and explores what the foundations of a new economy could be.

This bold manifesto exposes seven myths underlying wealth supremacy-the bias that institutionalizes infinite extraction of... Read more

Underground Empire

By: Henry Farrell & Abraham Newman

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control, which it weaves in the form of globe-spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems

America’s security state first started to weaponize these channels after 9/11, when... Read more

Universal Basic Income

By: Matt Zwolinski & Miranda Perry Fleischer

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The motivating idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) is radically simple: give people cash and let them do whatever they want with it. But does this simple idea have the potential to radically transform our society?



This book provides the average citizen with all the information they need to understand current debates about the UBI. It recounts... Read more

Tyranny of the Minority

By: Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the authors of How Democracies Die

“[Levitsky and Ziblatt] write with terrifying clarity about how the forces of the right have co-opted the enshrined rules to exert their tyranny.”—The Washington Post

ONE OF THE CALIFORNIA REVIEW OF... Read more