Politics & Economy audiobooks

The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights

By: David T. Beito

Narrated by: Michael Ward

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book is not mere history; it is an exposé. You won’t know which is more shocking: the lengths to which FDR and New Dealers like Senators (and future Supreme Court justices) Hugo Black and Sherman Minton went to suppress freedom of speech, privacy, and civil rights; or the degree to which these efforts have been concealed by pro-FDR and New... Read more

Perra

By: Marie-Pier Lafontaine

Narrated by: Cecilia Bona

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Entre todas las leyes del padre, había una de índole fundamental: no contar. De niña, disimulaba mis deseos en textos de ficción. Dos hermanas en fuga. Perseguidas por un monstruo de dos cabezas. Huían por sombríos bosques. Se armaban con ramas, palos. Hoy ya no escondo mis deseos. Quisiera que este texto diezmara a mi familia toda. Perra,... Read more

La burguesía catalana

By: Manel Pérez

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Un retrato de los poderes económicos y sociales de Cataluña y del proceso que llevó a la desaparición de su influencia política. La burguesía catalana acumula un siglo de decadencia. Lejos queda la época en la que comandaba la política y la economía española, lideraba la banca y el mundo empresarial. Una realidad encubierta durante décadas, en... Read more

La Ley

By: Frédéric Bastiat

Narrated by: José Peña Coto

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“La gente no sólo quiere que la Ley sea justa; también quiere que sea filantrópica.” Frédéric BastiatOBRA FUNDAMENTAL DEL PENSAMIENTO ECONÓMICO Y POLÍTICO.Este clásico escrito por el economista y legislador francés Frédéric Bastiat, publicado en 1850, se centra en los principios del derecho y la economía, abogando por la justicia, la libertad y... Read more

Doing Business In Foreign Countries

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Gary Roelofs

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the essence of global business excellence and why international trade is essential for success. Discover the profound benefits of expanding business horizons across borders: heightened customer reach, increased sales, and amplified profits. Delve into strategies for streamlining foreign business operations in this acclaimed scholarly... Read more

LCSW Clinical Study Guide

By: Michael Langstone.

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Ready to pursue your prestigious LCSW credential and establish yourself as a recognized Licensed Clinical Social Worker?
Looking for an all-encompassing guide that will anchor your preparation for the LCSW Exam?
Your search is over. Dive right in!
This guide serves as an indispensable asset for reviewing your knowledge, understanding practical... Read more

Black Box Uni

By: Franca Bauernfeind

Narrated by: Eva-Marie Becker

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Auf dem Campus wurde Franca Bauernfeind als „Nazi-Schlampe“ beschimpft und ihre Wahlplakate wurden beschmiert. Aber trotz oder gerade aufgrund ihrer liberal-konservativen Positionen gewann sie die Wahl zum Studierendenrat der Universität Erfurt. Anhand von ihren Erfahrungen gibt sie einen tiefen Einblick in die (gesellschafts-)politischen... Read more

Deutsche Lebenslügen

By: Helmut Kuhn & Philipp Peyman Engel

Narrated by: Josef Vossenkuhl

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Der neue Antisemitismus und das alte Schweigen
Der brutale Terroranschlag der Hamas vom 7. Oktober ist zu einer Nagelprobe politischer und moralischer Haltung weltweit geworden. Das Schweigen der deutschen Linken und der Jubel muslimischer Einwanderer, die Unterstützung der Palästinenser durch die Klima-Aktivistin Greta Thunberg, die abgerissenen... Read more

Wem gehört Deutschland?

By: Jens Berger

Narrated by: Markus Böker

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Der Traum einer Gesellschaft, in der jeder die gleichen Chancen hat und ohne materielle Sorgen sein Glück suchen kann, ist vorbei. Die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich klafft in Deutschland immer weiter auseinander. Die breite Mittelschicht, die einst unser Land gekennzeichnet und unsere Gesellschaft getragen hat, erodiert. Die Krisen der letzten... Read more

What Are the Olympics For?

By: Jules Boykoff

Narrated by: John Chancer

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling: athletes... Read more

Inventing Paradise

By: Paul Haddad

Narrated by: Paul Haddad

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman. In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was... Read more

A Race to the Bottom of Crazy

By: Richard Grant

Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto and The Deepest South of All turns his sharp wit and observational powers on the epicenter of America’s most divisive issues: Arizona.

When Richard Grant and his wife moved with their four-year-old daughter back to Tucson, Arizona, where the couple first met, he expected to easily rekindle his love... Read more

Feuer - Israel und der 7. Oktober (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Ron Leshem

Narrated by: Timo Weisschnur

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Ron Leshem ist Autor, Journalist und ehemaliger israelischer Geheimdienstoffizier, Verwandte von ihm wurden ermordet oder entführt. Hier schildert er ein zutiefst gespaltenes Land, den Tag des Terrors und seine unabsehbaren Folgen. Am 7. Oktober 2023 überzog die Hamas Israel mit Terror, seither hält die Welt den Atem an - und überschlagen sich... Read more

Psychologie der Massen

By: Gustave Le Bon

Narrated by: Herbert Schäfer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Psychologie der Massen" ist ein wegweisendes Werk von Gustave Le Bon, das die Dynamiken und Verhaltensweisen von Menschen in Massengesellschaften untersucht. Le Bon beschreibt, wie individuelle Rationalität und Kontrolle in der Masse oft durch Emotionen, Impulse und Ansteckungseffekte ersetzt werden. Er analysiert Phänomene wie Mobmentalität,... Read more

Conspiracy Theory

By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera

What makes people believe in conspiracy theories? Why have they taken over our political sphere? And how do we counter them before it's too... Read more

Centrism

By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera

A coherent political philosophy or a vacuous cop-out? A pragmatic middle way between the extremes of left and right or a cynical strategy to secure... Read more

Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson: The Lives of the Wild West’s Most Famous Lawmen

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim Walsh

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured the American imagination like the “Wild West”, which still evokes images of dusty cowboys, outlaws, gunfights, gamblers, and barroom brawls over 100 years after the West was settled. A constant fixture in American pop culture, the 19th century American West continues to be... Read more

Blind Faith

By: Salomea Genin

Narrated by: Salomea Genin

Length: 23 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Salomea Genin was born in 1932 in Berlin to Polish-Jewish parents and fled the Nazis with her family to Australia in 1939. In 1944 she joined the Eureka Youth (Young Communist) League and in 1949 – the beginning of the Cold War – the Australian Communist Party just as the government was planning to ban it. In 1951, as a delegate to the "3rd... Read more

De geschiedenis van de grondwet

By: Wim Voermans

Narrated by: Wim Voermans

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

We leven in de eeuw van de grondwet. Bijna alle landen ter wereld hebben er tegenwoordig wel een. Een betrekkelijk recent fenomeen trouwens, want driekwart van al die grondwetten is van na 1975. En dat terwijl de wortels ervan net na de landbouwrevolutie liggen, meer dan tienduizend jaar geleden, toen nieuwe sociale organisatie- en... Read more

Drie grootmachten in de 21e eeuw

By: Maarten van Rossem

Narrated by: Maarten van Rossem

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In zijn hoorcollege over de geschiedenis van de 21e eeuw schetst Maarten van Rossem de grote historische lijnen van de afgelopen 20 jaar. Hij concentreert zich daarbij op de ontwikkelingen in de Verenigde Staten, Europa en China. Welke gebeurtenissen hebben de koers van deze eeuw bepaald? Wat is de invloed van de aanslagen van 9 september 2001... Read more

Dictators en dictaturen

By: Koen Vossen

Narrated by: Koen Vossen

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In onze op democratische waarden gebaseerde cultuur geldt de dictator als een boeman. Toch zijn despoten de afgelopen eeuwen in de meeste delen van de wereld eerder regel dan uitzondering geweest. Alleen al de twintigste eeuw heeft er honderden voortgebracht. Daartussen zitten eendagsvliegen, maar ook met het land vergroeide potentaten;... Read more

The Road to Serfdom

By: Friedrich Hayek

Narrated by: Graham Dunlop

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual history and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians and scholars for half a century. Originally published in 1944, it was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For Hayek, the collectivist... Read more

Izquierda

By: Alejandro Páez Varela & Álvaro Delgado Gómez

Narrated by: Bobby Sánchez & Alex Ortega

Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

En enero de 1923, el tren con el cuerpo maltratado de Ricardo Flores Magón avanzó sobre territorio mexicano. Hubo vítores, aunque pocos. La familia recurrió a donativos para trasladar desde Estados Unidos a uno de los más grandes revolucionarios mexicanos, muerto en cautiverio. El nuevo régimen elevaba a rango de mártir a Francisco I. Madero,... Read more

La silla embrujada

By: Alejandro Rosas & Carlos Silva

Narrated by: Carlos Rivapalacio & Erick Trujillo

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

«La silla presidencial está embrujada. Cualquier persona buena que se siente en ella se convierte en mala.» -Emiliano Zapata En 2024 México cumple 200 años de haber adoptado la república como forma de gobierno. Y a pesar de intentar resolver —durante dos siglos— la sucesión presidencial a través del voto libre, la democracia ha resultado un... Read more