Politics & Economy audiobooks

Kalte Enteignung

By: Walter Krämer

Narrated by: Matthias Lühn

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Wen rettet der Rettungsschirm? Uns jedenfalls lässt er im Regen stehen und bringt uns um unser Erspartes und unsere Rente. Der streitbare Ökonom Walter Krämer enthüllt, wie die deutschen Sparer und Rentner in den nächsten zehn Jahren enteignet werden und wer davon profitiert: die Gläubiger der europäischen Banken, griechische Milliardäre und... Read more

Silicon Valley

By: Christoph Keese

Narrated by: Matthias Lühn

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Spinner, Gründer und Erfinder - Ein Bericht zwischen Panikmache und Euphorie Faszinierend und zum Fürchten zugleich. Wer ins Silicon Valley kommt, fühlt sich manisch-depressiv. Manisch, weil der Ort buchstäblich vibriert vor Erfolg, Erfindergeist, Enthusiasmus und fiebriger Schnelligkeit. Depressiv, weil sofort klar ist, verglichen mit dem... Read more

UnPresidented

By: Jon Sopel

Narrated by: Jon Sopel

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Fear and loathing on the 2020 campaign trail...

'Feb 26, White House briefing room:
The coronavirus feels like it is changing everything ... Coronavirus is suddenly not just a public health emergency; it has the potential to upend Trump's whole campaign...'

Our man in America, BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel, presents... Read more

Dreaming in a Nightmare

By: Jeremiah Emmanuel

Narrated by: Jeremiah Emmanuel, Krystal Mamongo & Robbie Luboya

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A moving and powerful account of the problems faced by a new generation, from crime to poverty to an increasingly divided society, from an extraordinarily accomplished young activist and entrepreneur.

My name is Jeremiah Emmanuel. I’m twenty years old. I’m an activist, an entrepreneur, a former deputy young mayor of... Read more

The Conspiracy to End America

By: Stuart Stevens

Narrated by: Jeff Bottoms

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“This is the first must-read of the 2024 election cycle if you want to understand the stakes.” –Nicole Wallace

A former chief Republican strategist and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie offers an ominous warning that the G.O.P. is dragging our country towards autocracy, and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well be... Read more

The Hammer

By: Hamilton Nolan

Narrated by: Hamilton Nolan

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics, from acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan.
 
Inequality is America’s biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that working people have to fix it. Organized labor has been in decline for decades. Yet it sits... Read more

Motorhome Prophecies

By: Carrie Sheffield

Narrated by: Carrie Sheffield

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In the vein of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy comes a young woman’s memoir chronicling her harrowing journey from despair to salvation that showcases the depths and resilience of the human spirit and empowers readers on their own paths toward healing, forgiveness, and redemption.
 
Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent,... Read more

The Stolen Wealth of Slavery

By: David Montero

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This groundbreaking book tracks the massive wealth amassed from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing how our modern economy was built on the backs of enslaved Black people—and lays out a clear argument for reparations that shows exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed.
 
In this timely, powerful, investigative... Read more

Beyond the Game: LeBron James

By: Andrew Maraniss

Narrated by: Victor Colome

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Beyond the Game is a new nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world, from acclaimed author, Andrew Maraniss. This is the story of LeBron James and his social justice work.

Before he became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before he began speaking out... Read more

Beyond the Game: Maya Moore

By: Andrew Maraniss

Narrated by: Ozzie Jacobs

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Beyond the Game is a new nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world, from acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss. This is the story of WNBA star Maya Moore and her social justice work.

Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began... Read more

Crossing the Line

By: Nick McKenzie

Narrated by: Stephen Phillips

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WALKLEY BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE 2024 DANGER AWARD FOR TRUE CRIME

'There is no doubt the truth would have been concealed and our concerns buried without Nick McKenzie's relentless pursuit of... Read more

The Denniston Rose

By: Jenny Pattrick

Narrated by: Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the 1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the... Read more

30 Minuten: Franz Kafkas "Die Verwandlung"

By: Franz Kafka & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 26 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

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

Any Money Monday (UK)

By: Ivan F. Rivero

Narrated by: Steven Miles

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Find out everything you need to know about making more money, protecting your wealth and building a future of financial freedom!Money. That's what almost all of us chase. Whether we like it or not, it's why most of us set our alarm clocks, hopefully only Monday to Friday.What if I told you that the flow of money is infinite, and that only a few... Read more

Greed Is Dead

By: Paul Collier & John Kay

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

The idea that people are basically driven by individualism and economic incentives, and that prosperity and good societies come from top-down leadership, has dominated politics for the last thirty years (from some perspectives, much longer). This book shows that the age of homo economicus and centralisation is coming to... Read more

All the Presidents’ Taxes

By: Charles Renwick

Narrated by: Vincent Caruso

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Show us the presidents’ tax returns!
Of course we want to hold public officials accountable for paying their fair share. But just as importantly, we want to see how they legally save hundreds of thousands of dollars. You don’t have to be a politician to pull a page from their playbook and save your hard-earned money, too. After all, it’s not how... Read more

Putting the Most Into Life

By: Booker T Washington

Narrated by: Andrew James Roberts

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing "Putting the Most Into Life: An Inspiring Audiobook by Booker Washington"
Step into the world of timeless wisdom and unparalleled inspiration with "Putting the Most Into Life," an extraordinary audiobook narrated by the captivating voice of Booker Washington himself. Immerse yourself in the profound teachings and powerful life lessons... Read more

The Myth of Left and Right

By: Verlan Lewis & Hyrum Lewis

Narrated by: Hyrum Lewis

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking argument that the political spectrum today is inadequate to twenty-first-century America and a major source of the confusion and hostility that characterize contemporary political discourse.



As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people increasingly ask:... 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

Reflections on Captivity

By: Porter Alexander Halyburton

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later, he was found to be alive and a prisoner of war. Halyburton was held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity is a collection of fifty short stories about this naval officer's experiences... Read more

Свобода и мышление

By: Владимир Мацкевич

Narrated by: Олег Гарбуз

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Что такое гражданское общество? Как оно может влиять на процессы, происходящие в стране? Способны ли мы объединяться для общих дел? Какие качества нам нужны, чтобы противостоять современным угрозам и отвечать на вызовы? Ответы на эти вопросы Вы услышите в аудиокниге Владимира Мацкевича «Свобода и Мышление: эссе о гражданском обществе». Она... Read more

My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary

By: Maggie Semple & Jane Oremosu

Narrated by: Maggie Semple & Jane Oremosu

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Through their work with organisations and companies across the world, Maggie Semple and Jane Oremosu found that there was a need to help people as they discussed difference, race and inclusion. My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary aims to do just that.

This A-Z pocket guide is for people who are entering the workplace... Read more

Building Tomorrow

By: Paddy Le Flufy

Narrated by: Paddy Le Flufy

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

This important book demonstrates inspiring, practical innovations... and shows how, together, they can weave an entirely new fabric for society.            Jeremy Lent, author of The Patterning Instinct and The Web of Meaning A treasure-trove of ideas for practical world-changers.Rupert Read, author of Why climate breakdown matters and... Read more