Politics & Economy audiobooks

Free and Equal

By: Daniel Chandler

Narrated by: Daniel Chandler

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine: You are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it—rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John Rawls. As economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler... Read more

Rethinking the Police

By: Daniel Reinhardt

Narrated by: Jim Denison

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A former officer grapples with the reality of our broken police culture



Our society has long been stuck in cultural and ideological battles about police brutality and the police force's broken relationship with our communities. Rethinking the Police promises to start a more hopeful conversation.



Daniel Reinhardt spent twenty-four years as a police... Read more

Un-Civilizing America

By: William Bonner

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 15 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover what sets a fair and just economy apart from the rest



In Un-Civilizing America: How Win-Win Deals Make Us Better, bestselling author William Bonner delivers an incisive and engrossing account of the American economy, the four simple steps to earning money the honest way, and why many choose the dishonest way instead. He also discusses... Read more

Strategic

By: Rich Horwath

Narrated by: Kent Klineman

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework—the Strategic Fitness System—containing dozens of tools, techniques,... Read more

The Unlocked Leader

By: Hortense le Gentil

Narrated by: Nikki Zakocs

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The most effective leaders are "human leaders:" leading with empathy, vulnerability, and authenticity. But many still adhere to the outdated myth that leaders must be "superhero leaders: infallible, unflappable, and fearless." Tragically, their innate ability to inspire remains locked within, blunting their impact.



In The Unlocked Leader veteran... Read more

Zero Trust and Third-Party Risk

By: Gregory C. Rasner

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Dramatically lower the cyber risk posed by third-party software and vendors in your organization



In Zero Trust and Third-Party Risk, veteran cybersecurity leader Gregory Rasner delivers an accessible and authoritative walkthrough of the fundamentals and finer points of the zero trust philosophy and its application to the mitigation of third-party... Read more

CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, 3rd Edition

By: Mike Chapple & David Seidl

Narrated by: Ray Greenley

Length: 17 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered on the certification exam. You'll find clear and concise information on critical security topics presented by way of practical,... Read more

Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind

By: Pandit Dasa

Narrated by: Andrew Joseph Perez

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by a monk-turned-leadership-guru, Mindfulness For the Wandering Mind offers unique insight on how you can focus your mind, become more resilient, respond better to conflict, and build stronger professional (and personal) relationships. It's all possible when you begin to understand how your mind works and take control of this complicated... Read more

Our Planet Powered by AI

By: Mark Minevich

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A hands-on guide to evolving your company with ethical AI along with thought-provoking insights and predictions from a variety of well-known industry leaders.



In Our Planet Powered by AI, renowned AI strategist and pioneer Mark Minevich delivers an exciting and practical discussion of how to implement groundbreaking artificial intelligence... Read more

Intentional Power

By: Lisen Stromberg, JeanAnn Nichols & Corey Jones

Narrated by: Patricia Shade

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by leadership experts Lisen Stromberg, JeanAnn Nichols, and Corey Jones, Intentional Power is a call to action for the next generation of leaders to move beyond an entirely individual focus toward a more sustainable approach to lead and succeed.



Deeply researched, the authors draw on an extensive review of the latest literature and... Read more

Wrong

By: Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

Narrated by: Rachel Perry

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

An engaging look at how American politics and media reinforce partisan identity and threaten democracy.



Why are so many of us wrong about so much? From COVID-19 to climate change to the results of elections, millions of Americans believe things that are simply not true—and act based on these misperceptions. In Wrong: How Media, Politics, and... Read more

The British Constitution

By: Martin Loughlin

Narrated by: Michael Langan

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state—from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing... Read more

Political Rumors

By: Adam J. Berinsky

Narrated by: Tom Campbell

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Political rumors and misinformation pollute the political landscape. This is not a recent phenomenon; before the currently rampant and unfounded rumors about a stolen election and vote-rigging, there were other rumors that continued to spread even after they were thoroughly debunked, including doubts about 9/11 (an "inside job") and the furor... Read more

Twelve Feminist Lessons of War

By: Cynthia Enloe

Narrated by: Cynthia Enloe

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned scholar-activist Cynthia Enloe lays out the lessons that women activists have drawn from their immediate experiences of war.



Twelve Feminist Lessons of War draws on firsthand experiences of war from women in places as diverse as Ukraine, Myanmar, Somalia, Vietnam, Rwanda, Algeria, Syria, and Northern Ireland to show how women's wars are... Read more

Circle of Stars

By: Dermot Hodson

Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 15 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling new history of the European Union and the people who sought to shape and challenge it—from Maastricht to today

The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created. Decisions made in Brussels shape the lives of over 500 million Europeans, and its laws and policies... Read more

Bipolar General

By: Maj. Gen Gregg F. Martin, USA (Ret)

Narrated by: George W. Sarris

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin cut a striking figure in the Army: athletic, quick witted, devout, and studious, he was a natural leader. Thanks to his engineering and leadership knowhow, Martin was chosen to lead the thousands of combat engineers who paved the way for 100,000 Army troops to battle their way to Baghdad in 2003. Only years later would he... Read more

The Rural Voter

By: Nicholas Jacobs & Daniel M. Shea

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day. Support for Democrats, up and down the ballot, has plummeted throughout the countryside, and the entire governing system is threatened by one-party dominance. After Donald Trump's surprising victories throughout rural America, pundits and... Read more

American Patriots

By: Ralph Young

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The history of America is a history of dissent. Protests against the British Parliament's taxation policies led to the American Revolution and the creation of the United States. In the twenty-first century, hundreds of thousands protested the war in Iraq, joined the 2011 Occupy movement, the 2017 Women's March, and the 2020 Black Lives Matter... Read more

The Lost Peace

By: Richard Sakwa

Narrated by: Stewart Crank

Length: 14 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The end of the Cold War was an opportunity—our inability to seize it has led to today's renewed era of great power competition



1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved. Now, three decades on, that peace has been lost. With war in Ukraine and increasing... Read more

A Matter Of Trust

By: Meenakshi Ahamed

Narrated by: Deepa Samuel

Length: 20 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From Truman's remark to now, it has been a long journey. India and the United States, which share common values and should have been friends, found themselves caught in a cycle of resentment and mistrust for the first few decades following Indian independence. In A Matter of Trust, Meenakshi Ahamed reveals the personal prejudices and... Read more

Crypto Crackup

By: Artur Osinski, Ash Bennington & Elizabeth Bachmann

Narrated by: Tim Fannon

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping account of the dramatic life of the man once dubbed crypto’s “J.P. Morgan”—from his meteoric ascent to the epic crash of FTX, his arrest, and indictment.Sam Bankman-Fried—better known as SBF—was at the top of the world and lauded as a leading figure in cryptocurrency, an industry whose popularity has exploded over the past few years.... Read more

The Trump Indictments

By: Ali Velshi

Narrated by: Ali Velshi & Joe Knezevich

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Edited and introduced by MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, The Trump Indictments collects the complete charging documents brought by the Department of Justice and the Fulton County (GA) and Manhattan (NY) district attorneys—a riveting and shocking narrative of the former president’s alleged crimes and conspiracies.“Despite having lost, the defendant was... 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

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