Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Becoming

By: Nicole Luongo

Narrated by: Lauren Vandenbrook

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Becoming is a brutal account of mental illness by a woman who doesn't believe in mental illness. As the author embarks on a PhD at the University of Oxford, a lifetime of addiction, eating disorders, and trauma culminates in an explosive hospital stay that sees her achieve liberation through psychosis. Her journey from terror to... Read more

General Grant and the Verdict of History

By: Dr. Frank P. Varney

Narrated by: Al Kessel

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

General Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts on behalf of the Union. But has he received too much credit? Have others who fought the war with him suffered unfairly? General Grant and the Verdict of History explores these issues.



Professor Frank P. Varney examines... Read more

The Making of Black Lives Matter

By: Christopher J. Lebron

Narrated by: Diontae Black

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and incendiary campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J.... Read more

Беларусская революция. Начало

By: Татьяна Щитцова

Narrated by: Татьяна Щитцова

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Курс доктора философских наук, профессора Европейского гуманитарного университета, главного редактора журнала «Тоpos» Татьяны Щитцовой "Беларусская революция. Начало".Какие структурные предпосылки определяют ключевые черты и уникальность Беларусской революции?Курс поможет понять, что способствовало протестной мобилизации беларусского... Read more

Rivals

By: Lorraine Daston

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Why is “the scientific community” so unified?

In the last 350-odd years, the international “scientific community” has come to be the bastion of consensus and concerted action, especially in the face of two global crises: disastrous climate change, and a deadly pandemic. How did “the scientific community” come into existence, and why does it... Read more

La Volonté de puissance

By: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Narrated by: Olivier Valiente

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Dans la veine de son célèbre Crépuscule des Idoles, ce recueil d'aphorismes qui ne fut jamais achevé par l'auteur — le projet initial fut abandonné en 1888 — visait à exposer l'ensemble de sa doctrine dans un ouvrage synthétique. L'existence même de ce livre suscita de vives polémiques et aujourd'hui encore la fiabilité de certains passages... Read more

Russlands Werk und Deutschlands Beitrag

By: Thomas Mayer

Narrated by: Erich Wittenberg

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Böses Erwachen: Der Ukraine-Krieg und der Abschied vom unechten Frieden

Wladimir Putins kaltblütiger Angriff auf die Ukraine vom 24. Februar 2022 besiegelte das Ende einer Welt, wie wir sie kannten. Der Traum vom Wandel durch Handel mit Russland war geplatzt, Putins Maske gefallen. Seitdem ächzt Deutschland unter der Energiekrise und einer hohen... Read more

It's Not You, It's Capitalism

By: Malaika Jabali

Narrated by: Malaika Jabali

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A biting, brilliant, often hilarious guide to socialism for budding anti-capitalists who know it’s time to dump their toxic ex (Capitalism) and try something finer. Journalist Malaika Jabali debunks myths, centers forgotten socialists of color who have shaped our world, and shows socialism is not all Marx and Bernie Bros—it can be pretty sexy.

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Mirrors of Greatness

By: David Reynolds

Narrated by: Ethan Kelly

Length: 17 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own triumphs and failures as a leader

Winston Churchill remains one of the most revered figures of the twentieth century, his name a byword for courageous leadership. But the Churchill we know today is a mixture of history and... Read more

Unapologetically Favored

By: Courtney A. Kittrell

Narrated by: Tracie Frank

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From rejection to personal power Growing up, rejected by her father and losing members of her family, Courtney believed she had a purpose for her life. That purpose would not come without a price. From her earliest years, she knew she was different sexually. Confused, depressed, and afraid of a world that did not welcome her, Courtney lived... Read more

Where Eagles Go to Die

By: Raymond L. Marik

Narrated by: Michael Schwalbe

Length: 23 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Marine operating engineer, 82nd Airborne paratrooper, Special Ops Army Ranger, an entrepreneur who circumnavigated the globe, are a few of many pursuits that insatiable curiosity led the author to explore. He takes the reader on a ninety-year journey from near death as a child, through an unhappy childhood, leading to dropping out of high... Read more

Kein Ende in Sicht

By: Otto Eder

Narrated by: Klaus G. Förg

Length: 12 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Fotograf Otto Eder ist als Funker in Frankreich stationiert, bevor er mit seiner Division nach Jugoslawien geschickt wird. Als der Befehl kommt, an die Ostfront zu ziehen, verlieren viele seiner Kameraden in schweren und zum Teil sehr verlustreichen Kämpfen das Leben. Die Versorgungswege der Truppe werden immer länger, Verpflegung und... Read more

Wie Psychopathen denken

By: Christopher Berry-Dee

Narrated by: Sebastian Pappenberger

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein Sportler, ein Hausarzt und ein Liebhaber – Mörder wie Oscar Pistorius, Harold Shipman und John Cannan haben gezeigt, dass in jedem Menschen ein psychopathischer Killer stecken kann. Der weltbekannte britische Kriminologe Christopher Berry-Dee hat zehn inhaftierte Psychopathen, darunter auch berüchtigte Serienmörder, zu ihren Motiven befragt.... Read more

Andrew Carnegie: Die Hörbuch Box über den reichsten Mann der Welt

By: Andrew Carnegie & Carl Adolf Bratter

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

"Der Mann, der in Reichtum stirbt, stirbt in Schande!" In der Tat, das sagte Stahlbaron Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919). Gemessen an der Kaufkraft von 2014, besaß er ein Vermögen von über 300 Milliarden Dollar – und gab doch das meiste davon für wohltätige Zwecke wieder her. Dennoch – als einer der sogenannten "Robber Barons", der... Read more

30 Minuten: Gerhart Hauptmanns "Bahnwärter Thiel"

By: Gerhart Hauptmann & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Klassiker der Weltliteratur in dreißig Minuten zusammengefasst, mit den wichtigsten Zitaten – Szene für Szene, Akt für Akt! Mit Inhaltsangabe, Informationen zu Autor, allen Charakteren, literarischer Epoche, geschichtlichem Hintergrund: Diese neue Serie wendet sich an Lernende, Studierende – und solche, die ihre Kenntnisse der klassischen... Read more

Meine frühen Jahre

By: Winston Churchill

Narrated by: Patrick Twinem

Length: 14 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

»Ich hatte einen herrlichen Monat - ich habe ein Häuschen gebaut und ein Buch diktiert: 200 Ziegelsteine und 2000 Wörter am Tag«, erzählte Churchill Stanley Baldwin über seine Parlamentsferien 1928. Entstanden ist ein Buch, in dem die Erzählfreude des Autors auf jeder Seite spürbar ist: Churchills Erinnerungen an seine ersten dreißig... Read more

100个报价由亚伯拉罕·林肯在中国国语

By: 亞伯拉罕·林肯

Narrated by: 露西·滕·杜維特

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

亚伯拉罕·林肯一直被评为最伟大的美国总统之一。他是一个天才的政治，管理维护的联盟，同时通过其最血腥的战争导致美国经济现代化，也许最大的危机，将不得不面对。在他的许多功勋，林肯被广泛用于已经铺平了废除奴隶制的路上，他在1865年被暗杀之前想起这100个报价已被选定为您介绍的是最伟大的政治思想家之一，以高效和便捷格式。 Read more

100个报价由本杰明·富兰克林在中国国语

By: 本傑明·富蘭克林

Narrated by: 露西·滕·杜維特

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

一位开国元勋，本杰明·富兰克林也是谁的种类多得惊人域的管理，以Excel的一个天才。他是一个科学家，发明家，幽默作家，和领先的政治人物;人们可以说，他的好奇心和知识跨度让他一个完整的人。这100个报价都经过精挑细选，为您介绍了他对生活的看法，时而幽默，始终是明智的;他们会为您提供可靠的建议和尖锐的妙语，以方便和有效的格式。 Read more

100个报价由卡尔·马克思在中国国语

By: 卡爾·馬克思

Narrated by: 露西·滕·杜維特

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

我们已经为您选择100个马克思最佳报价。卡尔·马克思是德国哲学家，经济学家，历史学家，政治理论家，社会学家，记者和革命的社会主义。马克思学的是法律和黑格尔哲学。他最著名的标题是1848年的小册子，共产党宣言，以及三卷资本论。他的政治和哲学思想对后来的知识，经济和政治历史的巨大影响力，他的名字已被用作形容词，名词和社会理论的一所学校。一个伟大的报价是非常相似的一个伟大的想法和小诗。它可以用几句话封装的观念，思想，思考，情绪大型网络。一个伟大的报价读者被迫去思考什么，他只是听说。他不得不去想那些单词和他们的意思。一个优秀的报价要求读者停下来考虑的几句话的真正意义和诗意。一个伟大的思想达到普及的程度。行情重创到做人的本质。正确的报价可以帮助我们看到的事物或对象的一些无形的含义。以知识和这个伟... Read more

100个报价由圣雄甘地在中国国语

By: 甘地

Narrated by: 露西·滕·杜維特

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

圣雄甘地是一个世界著名的和平主义者人物谁管理，采用非暴力的公民不服从领导反对英国统治印度独立运动。他的道德和坚定的立场，激发了公民的权利和自由运动的所有在世界各地，前不久他在1948年遇刺后，这些100个报价都经过精挑细选，为您介绍他的性格和他的思维方式，以及你激发到一个活整体而言，道德并从事生命。 Read more

No Silly Questions

By: Zara Seidler & Sam Koslowski

Narrated by: Sam Koslowski & Zara Seidler

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the news cycle and a bit lost without the background to everything that's going on?

You care what's happening in the world - but you can't help feeling you missed the part where the key stuff got explained. What's a budget deficit? How does voting actually work? What's the deal with the UN? And what does net zero... Read more

Why you should give a f*ck about farming

By: Gabrielle Chan

Narrated by: Gabrielle Chan

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no farmers and others. If you eat or wear clothes, the decisions you make influence farming.

'Eaters will be the ultimate arbiter of where and how food is grown and how the land is cared for . We all have a stake in the future of food and farming. I am going to show you why.'

Farming sits at the intersection of the world's biggest... Read more

Facing the Climate Emergency, Second Edition

By: Margaret Klein Salamon

Narrated by: Kristen Kallen-Keck

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Overwhelmed by climate anxiety? Transform your angst into action to become the hero humanity needs A lifeline for those suffering from climate anxiety, Facing the Climate Emergency combines expertise in clinical psychology and disruptive climate activism to help readers transform their fear and grief into courage and heroism. The second... Read more

Hell's Angels

By: Jay A. Stout

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 14 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group.
 
Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled. The first target was the Luftwaffe—the most powerful... Read more