Politics & Economy audiobooks

The 10 Rules of Successful Nations

By: Ruchir Sharma

Narrated by: William Hughes

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A pithy guide to real-world economics, abridged from Sharma’s New York Times bestseller The Rise and Fall of Nations.This slim primer distills Sharma’s decades of experience into ten rules for identifying nations that are poised to take off or crash. A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the cataclysm... Read more

The Goon Show Compendium Volume 11: Series 9, Part 2 & Series 10

By: Spike Milligan

Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve classic episodes of The Goon Show, plus the complete series of The Omar Khayyam Show, The Army Show, The Naughty Navy Show and a wealth of bonus material.

Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the... Read more

A World of Our Own Making

By: Daniel Ellsberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The protagonist in the Pentagon Papers case and intrepid anti-nuclear activist brings his special brilliance and background to bear in a discussion of the political realities and choices he sees all of us facing, now and in the years to come, and ways in which we can bring about the dawning of an era in which people matter. Read more

Reboot

By: Issac John

Narrated by: Issac John

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

'It's hard for me to say this, knowing the great feedback most of my peers had for you, but at this stage for our business in India, we just require someone who has some more entertainment marketing experience than you do. Hence, we wouldn't be taking your candidature forward for this position.'
When Issac quit his dream job of Head of Marketing... 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

Breakthrough

By: Nancy L. Cohen

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Why Americans have never elected a woman president, how we changed to make it possible, and why it matters.




From Hollywood to the halls of Congress, a lively conversation about women's leadership, equal pay, and family-work balance is underway. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough—the potential election of America's first woman president—Nancy... Read more

The Art Of Money Getting

By: P.T. Barnum

Narrated by: Gary Middleton

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Art of Money Getting," P.T. Barnum, one of the most famous showmen and entrepreneurs of the 19th century, shares his timeless wisdom on achieving financial success. Known for his extraordinary business acumen and flair for entertainment, Barnum distills his principles and strategies for making money into practical, down-to-earth advice... Read more

Prince Philip's Century 1921-2021

By: Robert Jobson

Narrated by: Sam Dastor

Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Prince Philip's life and legacy. Read the new and definitive biography of the remarkable Duke of Edinburgh.For decades Prince Philip shared the Queen’s burden of office without upstaging her, always privately providing reassurance and advice but never overstepping the boundaries of his supporting role. It was an unforgiving position – a... Read more

Urban Jungle

By: Ben Wilson

Narrated by: John Sackville

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city's savior.

Since the beginning of civilization, humans have built cities to wall nature out, then glorified it in beloved but quite artificial parks. In Urban Jungle Ben... Read more

Heroic Conservatism

By: Michael J. Gerson

Narrated by: Alan Nebelthau

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Gerson, who worked with George W. Bush on his most inspiring speeches, is considered by many Democrats and Republicans to be the most influential White House speechwriter since the Kennedy administration. He was also more than a speechwriter, he was a trusted insider who helped shape policy.In Heroic Conservatism Gerson uses his own... Read more

La sconfitta dell'Occidente

By: Emmanuel Todd

Narrated by: Alberto Onofrietti

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

La sconfitta dell'Occidente, a cui fa riferimento il titolo di questo saggio dello storico e sociologo francese Emmanuel Todd – bestseller in Francia con oltre ottantamila copie vendute –, è duplice. Si tratta infatti di una sconfitta esterna, la guerra in Ucraina, ma soprattutto di una sconfitta interna: il declino demografico, morale ed... Read more

Edward R. Murrow Reporting World War II

By: Edward R. Murrow

Narrated by: Edward R. Murrow

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

American news broadcaster Edward R. Murrow became famous for these eyewitness radio reports during World War II. His reporting greatly influenced broadcast journalism in the following decades. Read more

Citizenship

By: Peter J. Spiro

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In Citizenship: What Everyone Needs to Know, legal scholar Peter J. Spiro explains citizenship through accessible terms and questions: what citizenship means, how you obtain citizenship (and how you lose it), how it has changed through history, what benefits citizenship gets you, and what obligations it extracts from you—all in comparative... Read more

Mass Shootings in America

By: Jaclyn Schildkraut

Narrated by: April Doty

Length: 16 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is an informed and informative resource for understanding the reasons for and consequences of mass shootings in America. It includes essays from experts in the fields of criminal justice, sociology, and psychology about key issues surrounding the phenomenon of mass shootings and a collection of opinion pieces that provide insights into... Read more

Watch My Tracer

By: Keith Chisnall

Narrated by: Keith Chisnall & Chisnall

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

One man's untold story of Special Forces including clandestine operations during the Rhodesian war. A third generation Rhodesian tells the story of his upbringing on a farm and his days learning to track and survive in the bush. Later he would use this knowledge in operational conditions during the Rhodesian Civil War. In classic Special Branch... Read more

Undercover Angels

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: Alice Springfield

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the covert world of World War II's untold heroes, the female agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). While history often overlooks their pivotal roles, these daring women defied societal norms and infiltrated enemy lines, rewriting the rules of warfare."Undercover Angels: Virginia Hall And The Spy Women Who Fought The Nazis... Read more

La constituyente

By: Jorge Marcos Baradit Morales

Narrated by: Jorge Marcos Baradit Morales

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Crónica en primera persona del proceso constituyente chileno en el que participó el autor, best seller del sello, como uno de los 155 convencionales.
Desde la emoción del momento de haber sido escogido como uno de los 155 convencionales que escribirían la nueva Constitución chilena, hasta el aprendizaje de cómo funciona, internamente,... Read more

Nullification

By: Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Citizens across the country are fed up with the politicians in Washington telling us how to live our lives and then sticking us with the bill. But what can we do? Actually, we can just say no.



As New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr., explains, "nullification" allows states to reject unconstitutional federal laws. For many tea... Read more

Terra Incognita

By: Ian Goldin & Robert Muggah

Narrated by: Al Weaver

Length: 13 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

‘Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and infographics’ – Stephen Fry

From the global impact of the Coronavirus to exploring the vast spread of the Australian bush fires, join authors Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah as they trace the ways in which our world has changed and the ways in which it will... Read more

International Relations

By: Christian Reus-Smit

Narrated by: Johnathan Rufus Welsh

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

International relations affects everyone's lives: their security, economic well-being, rights and freedoms, and the environment they share. Recently we have seen the transformation from a world of empires to today's world of sovereign states, which are enmeshed in a complex array of international institutions, all exercising degrees of political... Read more

Lückenpresse

By: Ulrich Teusch

Narrated by: Andreas Denk

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Ist die Kritik an die etablierten Medien berechtigt oder Paranoia á la Lügenpresse“? Die etablierten Medien stecken in einer massiven Glaubwürdigkeitskrise. Teile des Publikums proben den Aufstand, öffentliche und veröffentlichte Meinung driften auseinander. Nicht nur hierzulande, auch in vielen Ländern geraten die angeblichen Leitmedien unter... 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

Unbroken Bonds of Battle

By: Johnny Joey Jones

Narrated by: Johnny Joey Jones, Rick Adamson, Cary Hite & Ca...

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Life only really starts when we start serving others.For many people, military service isn’t simply a job. It’s a ticket out of a lonely society and into a family of enduring bonds.In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a... Read more

Gaffs

By: Rory Hearne

Narrated by: Rory Hearne

Length: 13 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The book that has been waiting to be written – how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it. Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and... Read more