Politics & Economy audiobooks

Sexual Justice

By: Alexandra Brodsky

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A pathbreaking work for the next stage of the #MeToo movement, showing how we can address sexual harms with fairness to both victims and the accused, and exposing the sexism that shapes today's contentious debates about due process

Over the past few years, a remarkable number of sexual harassment victims have come forward with their stories,... Read more

Solidarity Is the Political Version of Love

By: Rebecca Vilkomerson & Alissa Wise

Narrated by: Alissa Wise

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Against enormous odds and in the face of fierce pushback, the Palestine solidarity movement has succeeded in transforming the landscape of American politics. The movement has catapulted Palestine from being an untouchable topic in even liberal political circles to a central rallying cry in grassroots progressive organizing, one that is... Read more

Uncertain Ground

By: Phil Klay

Narrated by: Josh Casaubon

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From the National Book Award-winning author of Redeployment and Missionaries, an astonishing fever graph of the effects of twenty years of war in a brutally divided America.

When Phil Klay left the Marines a decade ago after serving as an officer in Iraq, he found himself a part of the community of veterans who have no choice but to grapple with... Read more

Cuentos para niños y niñas que quieren salvar el mundo

By: Carola Benedetto & Luciana Ciliento

Narrated by: Elena Silva, Tamara Norniella, Rodri Martín, Nu...

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

16 vidas extraordinarias de personas que luchan cada día por salvar el medio ambiente. 16 historias para los pequeños héroes que salvarán nuestro planeta. ¡Somos la última generación que puede cambiar el mundo! Nunca se es demasiado jóven para salvar el mundo. Este es el mensaje que transmiten los 16 cuentos de este libro. 16 vidas... Read more

Manifest der kommunistischen Partei

By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Narrated by: Burkhard Behnke

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

"Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa - das Gespenst des Kommunismus." Mit diesen Worten beginnt ein Text, der die Welt veränderte! Er endet mit dem bekannten Aufruf: "Proletarier aller Länder vereinigt euch!" Das Kommunistische Manifest wurde von Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels 1847 im Auftrag des Bundes der Kommunisten verfasst und ist im Februar... Read more

Nancy Pelosi: Biography of A Political Trailblazer

By: Jordan Blake

Narrated by: Lucas Freeman

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the compelling story of one of America's most influential political figures with Nancy Pelosi: Biography of a Political Trailblazer by Jordan Blake. This insightful audiobook takes listeners through the extraordinary journey of Nancy Pelosi, from her early life in San Francisco to her historic achievements as Speaker of the... Read more

The Masters of Enterprise

By: H.W. Brands

Narrated by: H.W. Brands

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Since the formation of the American Republic the principles of free enterprise and equal opportunity have been at the very core of economic philosophy. During the revolution, colonists fought not only for intangibles like "liberty" and "justice," but also for the promises of a free market that provided everyone with the opportunity to pursue... Read more

Unspeakable: Chris Hedges on the most Forbidden Topics in America

By: Chris Hedges & David Talbot

Narrated by: Chris Hedges & Michael Quinlan

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: No

Chris Hedges on the most taboo topics in America, with David Talbot.

Chris Hedges has been telling truth to (and against) power since his earliest days as a radical journalist. He is an intellectual bomb thrower, who continues to confront American empire in the most incisive, challenging ways. The kinds of insights he provides into the deeply... Read more

Campeonas

By: María José Castro Bernardini & Bruno Rivas Frías

Narrated by: Alondra García

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Solo en el transcurso de este siglo, el Perú ha visto a 16 mujeres en lo más alto del podio del deporte nacional. De a pocos, la presencia de las mujeres se ha vuelto constante en diversas competencias, incluso en aquellas que en el pasado eran consideradas "solo para hombres". Campeonas. Peruanas que están cambiando las reglas del juego... Read more

The Great Great Wall

By: Ian Volner

Narrated by: Ian Volner & Pete Cross

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald Trump’s signature promises was that he would build a “great great wall” on the border between the United States and Mexico, and Mexico was going to pay for it. A year and a half into his term, with only a few prototype segments erected, the wall is the 2,000-mile multibillion-dollar elephant... Read more

The China Dream

By: Jonathan Krane

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

China GDP has grown from $300 per capita to more than $10,000 in the past thirty years and lifted more people into the middle class than in any other country at any other point in human history. It is important for investors, US companies and anyone interested in the global economy to understand China.



As the founder and CEO of KraneShares, an... Read more

The Theory of Comparative Advantage

By: 50minutes

Narrated by: Sara Wright

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Why specialisation is the key to success This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the theory of comparative advantage, providing you with essential information and saving time. In 50 minutes you will be able to: • Master the notions of absolute and relative advantage rapidly • Specialise in producing goods... Read more

The Return of the Russian Leviathan

By: Sergei Medvedev

Narrated by: Christopher Douyard

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Russia's relationship with its neighbors and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the country has annexed Crimea, begun a war in Eastern Ukraine, used chemical weapons on the streets of the UK, and created an army of Internet trolls to meddle in the US presidential elections. How can we... Read more

Indelible City

By: Louisa Lim

Narrated by: Louisa Lim

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

An award-winning journalist and longtime Hong Konger indelibly captures the place, its people, and the untold history they are claiming, just as it is being erased.

The story of Hong Kong has long been dominated by competing myths: to Britain, a “barren rock” with no appreciable history; to China, a part... Read more

Rage

By: Bob Woodward

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Rage is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest.

Woodward, the #1 international bestselling author of Fear: Trump in the White House, has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest... Read more

Forgetting to Be Afraid

By: Wendy Davis

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring memoir by one of the country’s brightest new political stars and hero to women’s rights supporters everywhere

In June of 2013, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became an overnight political sensation when she singlehandedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry’s sweeping anti-abortion bill. Her personal story is just as remarkable. The... Read more

How Big-Tech Barons Smash Innovation—and How to Strike Back

By: Ariel Ezrachi & Maurice E. Stucke

Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Two market experts deconstruct the drivers and inhibitors to innovation in the digital economy, explain how large tech companies can stifle disruption, assess the toll of their technologies on our well-being and democracy, and outline policy changes to take power away from big tech and return it to entrepreneurs.Silicon Valley’s genius combined... Read more

Phantom Terror

By: Adam Zamoyski

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 22 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

For the ruling and propertied classes of the late eighteenth century, the years following the French Revolution were characterized by intense anxiety. Monarchs and their courtiers lived in constant fear of rebellion, convinced that their power—and their heads—were at risk. Driven by paranoia, they chose to fight back against every threat and... Read more

The Spanish and Portuguese in the New World: The History and Legacy of the First European Rivalry in the Americas

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1451, Prince Henry the Navigator helped fund and develop a new type of ship, the caravel, that featured triangular lateen sails and would be able to travel in the open ocean and sail against the wind. In 1488, Bartholomew Diaz rounded the southern tip of Africa, named the Cape of Good Hope by King John of Portugal, and entered the Indian... Read more

Utopia for Realists

By: Rutger Bregman

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today.

"A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York Times

After working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch... Read more

Facts & Fury

By: B Kuhn

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From the cofounder of Fight for a Better America, the non-profit organization dedicated to voter engagement and local grassroots organizing, is a searing, unflinching, and thorough exploration of the Republican Party’s dissolution of government.

​“Only when enough of us recognize that the Republicans are waging a war on our democracy will we be... Read more

V.O.C.

By: P. Saravanan

Narrated by: Sri Srinivasa

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

வெற்றியும் தோல்வியும் துயரமும் கலந்த வ.உ.சி.யின் ஒப்பற்ற வாழ்க்கையை விவரிக்கும் நூல் இது. பிரிட்டிஷ் ஆட்சியில் சுதேசிக் கப்பலை வ.உ.சி. வெற்றிகரமாக ஓட்டிக் காண்பித்தார். தொழிலாளர்களின் முதல் வேலை நிறுத்தத்தை முன்னின்று நடத்தினார். தேசத் துரோகம் செய்ததாக பிரிட்டிஷாரால் சிறை வைக்கப்பட்டார். இந்தியத் தேசத்துக்காக இப்படிப் பாடுபட்ட வ.உ.சி.யின்... Read more

Policing Gun Violence

By: Philip J. Cook & Anthony A. Braga

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

In many US cities, gun violence is the most urgent crime problem. High rates of deadly violence make a city less livable, dragging down quality of life, economic development, and property values.



How can police departments find the right balance between over- and under-policing of high-violence areas? What are the best practices for police to... Read more

O Manual de Epicteto

By: Epicteto, Aldo Dinucci & Flávio Arriano

Narrated by: Fernando Lauletta

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

O Manual de Epicteto, também conhecido por Encheirídion, é um curto guia com conselhos éticos estoicos compilado por Flávio Arriano, aluno de Epicteto. Encheirídion — termo grego que significa “punhal” ou livro portátil, manual — consiste em um conjunto de aforismos que o filósofo deve ter sempre à mão, para ajudá-lo a enfrentar e vencer as... Read more