Politics & Economy audiobooks

El indio Victoriano

By: Gustavo Vázquez

Narrated by: Aarón Olvera

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

SOY VICTORIANO HUERTA MÁRQUEZ Y LLEVO AMORTAJADO DIEZ AÑOS EN ESTE HUMILDE ATAÚD QUE TODAVÍA NO SE HA DEPOSITADO EN LA TIERRA… PARA MUCHOS SOY UN MONSTRUO, ALGO EXTRAORDINARIO EN MALDAD Y HORROR. Basta decir que la historia lo conoce como El Chacal, y que es por aclamación el villano mayor en la galería de los presidentes de México. Sin embargo,... Read more

The No Spin Zone

By: Bill O'Reilly

Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Bill O’Reilly is even madder today than when he wrote his last book, The O’Reilly Factor, and his fans love him even more. He’s mad because things have gone from bad to worse in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum of the nation. True to its title, The No Spin Zone cuts through all the rhetoric that some of O’Reilly’s most infamous... Read more

The New Atlantis

By: Francis Bacon

Narrated by: Joe Phoenix

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

"New Atlantis" is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly... Read more

Closing the Courthouse Door

By: Erwin Chemerinsky

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The Supreme Court's decisions on constitutional rights are well known and much talked about. But individuals who want to defend those rights need something else as well: access to courts that can rule on their complaints. And on matters of access, the Court's record over the past generation has been almost uniformly hostile to the enforcement of... Read more

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

By: Saadhu Sriram

Narrated by: Sri Srinivasa

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

சாவர்க்கர் என்ற பெயரைக் கேட்டதும் அவர் மன்னிப்புக் கடிதம் எழுதித் தண்டனையில் இருந்து தப்பித்தவர் என்று சொல்பவர்கள் ஒரு பக்கம். சாவர்க்கரைப் போன்ற ஒரு தலைவரைப் பார்க்கவே முடியாது என்று சொல்பவர்கள் இன்னொரு பக்கம். எது உண்மை?* யார் இந்த சாவர்க்கர்?* இந்துத்துவத்தை ஓர் அரசியல் தரிசனமாக சாவர்க்கர் முன்வைக்கக் காரணம் என்ன?* சாவர்க்கருக்கு மஹாத்மா... Read more

The Mundell-Fleming Economic Model

By: 50minutes

Narrated by: Sara Wright

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Achieving macroeconomic equilibriumThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the Mundell-Fleming model, providing you with the essential information and saving time. In 50 minutes you will be able to: • Learn about the IS-LM model that the Mundell-Fleming is based on and how each of the three curves of the model graph are... Read more

El pastor de masas

By: José Gil Olmos

Narrated by: Alfredo Huereca

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Al verlo en el centro del Salón de Tesorería, un magno espacio construido para la realeza española del siglo XVI, me di cuenta de que no hablaba como presidente, político o siquiera líder social, sino como un pastor espiritual que se dirige a su grey. La primera vez que fui a la mañanera, vi a Andrés Manuel López Obrador de una manera distinta.... Read more

The Shortest History of China

By: Linda Jaivin

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics and philosophy across the world for thousands of years.



Chinese history is nothing if not messy. Heroes are also villains; prosperity mingles with violence; cultural vibrancy coexists with censorship and repression.... Read more

General George Washington

By: Edward G. Lengel

Narrated by: Jack Garrett

Length: 20 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and "father of his country." Less often discussed is Washington's military career, including his exploits as a young officer and his performance as the Revolutionary War commander in chief. Now, in a revealing work of historical biography, Edward Lengel has... Read more

Så skapas hög lönsamhet

By: Ingemar Fredriksson

Narrated by: John Maxe

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Företag är till för att tjäna pengar och de anställdas främsta uppgift är att bidra till lönsamheten. Problemet är att de flesta anställda inte känner till lönsamhetens fyra grunder. Denna bok är skriven på ett sådant sätt att man kan dela ut den till alla anställda i ett företag eller på en avdelning och därefter ha en konstruktiv diskussion om... Read more

When Truth Is All You Have

By: Jim McCloskey & Philip Lerman

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“A riveting and infuriating examination of criminal prosecutions, revealing how easy it is to convict the wrong person and how nearly impossible it is to undo the error.” —Washington Post
 
"No one has illuminated this problem more thoughtfully and persistently." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy

Jim McCloskey was at a midlife crossroads... Read more

The Age of Entitlement

By: Christopher Caldwell

Narrated by: Christopher Caldwell

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A major American intellectual and “one of the right’s most gifted and astute journalists” (The New York Times Book Review) makes the historical case that the reforms of the 1960s, reforms intended to make the nation more just and humane, left many Americans feeling alienated, despised, misled—and ready to put an adventurer in the White... Read more

A Precautionary Tale

By: Philip Ackerman-Leist

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote—making it the first place on... Read more

The Gray Rhino

By: Michele Wucker

Narrated by: Christine Marshall

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.

A "gray rhino" is a highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings... Read more

Russia's War

By: Jade McGlynn

Narrated by: Jade McGlynn

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian forces attacked Ukraine. The brutality of the Russian assault has horrified the world. But Russians themselves appear to be watching an entirely different war—one in which they are the courageous underdogs and kind-hearted heroes successfully battling a malign Ukrainian foe.



Russia analyst Jade... Read more

When They Come for You

By: David Kirby

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A revealing audiobook about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights—and how to fight back.

Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders’ vision for the nation? In When They Come... Read more

Broken

By: Ira Shapiro

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 12 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

While the hyper-partisanship in Washington that has stunned the world has been building for decades, Ira Shapiro argues that the U.S. Senate has suffered most acutely from the loss of its political center. In Broken, Ira Shapiro, a former senior Senate staffer and author of the critically-acclaimed book The Last Great Senate, offers an expert's... Read more

30 Minuten: Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Faust – Der Tragödie erster Teil"

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 39 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

Hanoi’s War

By: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 15 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

While most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of US involvement and the Americanization of the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the international context in which North Vietnamese leaders pursued the war and American intervention ended. This riveting narrative takes the listener from the marshy Mekong Delta swamps to the... Read more

Apología de Sócrates

By: Platón

Narrated by: Artur Mas

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

En Apología de Sócrates, Platón da una versión del discurso que Sócrates pronunció como defensa, ante los tribunales atenienses, en el juicio en el que se le acusó de corromper a la juventud y no creer en los dioses de la polis. Aunque su datación exacta es incierta, el texto, por su temática, pertenece al ciclo platónico de las primeras obras... Read more

Night of Power

By: Robert Fisk

Narrated by: Tim Bruce & Kit Griffiths

Length: 23 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation... Read more

Disaster Nationalism

By: Richard Seymour

Narrated by: John Keating

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The rise of the new far right has left the world grappling with a profound misunderstanding. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic leaders, the true peril lies elsewhere. Defeating these people will not stem the tide driving them forward. They are merely the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood.... Read more

Slaughter in Ukraine: 1941 Battle for Kyiv and Campaign to Capture Moscow

By: Daniel Wrinn

Narrated by: Gary Williams

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

" Putin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union." – ReviewerA Gripping and Riveting Short History of Operation BarbarossaIn just four weeks in the summer of 1941, the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies. They conquered central Ukraine, killing or capturing... Read more

Capitalismo Consciente

By: Raj Sisodia & John Mackey

Narrated by: German Torres

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Un libro indispensable para toda persona que quiera construir un mundo más humano y cooperativo, y un futuro mejor para todos. La idea base es que la creación de valor de las sociedades no es sólo para los accionistas, sino para todos: clientes, empleados, proveedores, inversores, para la sociedad y el medio ambiente.A través de tener en cuenta... Read more