Politics & Economy audiobooks

Shrink the City

By: Natalie Whittle

Narrated by: Lorna Bennett

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Cities define the lives of all those who call them home: where we go, how we get there, how we spend our time. But what if we rethink the ways we plan, live in, and move around our cities? What if we didn't need a car to reach the grocery store? What if we could get back the time we would have spent commuting and put it to other uses?



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Michael Novak

By: Flavio Felice

Narrated by: Annina Pedrini

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Teologo e politologo statunitense, autore di numerose pubblicazioni nel campo delle scienze sociali, Michael Novak (1933-2017) è stato uno dei maggiori studiosi contemporanei del rapporto fra liberalismo e cattolicesimo. Il libro vuole essere un'introduzione alla lettura delle sue opere, offrendo un quadro di riferimento generale, all'interno... Read more

Douglass C. North

By: Jacopo Marchetti

Narrated by: Diego Francesco Cerami

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Premio Nobel per l'economia nel 1993, Douglass C. North (1920-2015) è noto per essere stato tra i riformatori della metodologia nel campo della storia economica durante gli anni Sessanta. Tuttavia il vero fulcro del suo pensiero si sviluppa attorno alle riflessioni sulla natura delle istituzioni economiche, sociali e politiche e dei modi in cui... Read more

Tierra firme

By: Pedro Sánchez

Narrated by: Jordi Llovet

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

En tiempos de inmediatez y ruido mediático, una obra que apela directamente a la ciudadanía. En los cuatro años transcurridos desde Manual de resistencia, Pedro Sánchez ha formado el primer Gobierno de coalición de la historia reciente de España, ha liderado el país durante una pandemia, una guerra en Ucrania y sus consecuencias económicas en... Read more

Anthony de Jasay

By: Giacomo Brioni

Narrated by: Matteo Banfi

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Pur rimanendo al di fuori del mondo accademico, Anthony de Jasay (1925-2019) è stato tra quegli studiosi che hanno messo il problema della politica al centro della propria riflessione filosofica in modo più originale. Arrivato a occuparsi di filosofia politica dopo una giovinezza trascorsa come ricercatore di economia e una maturità... Read more

Libertad de elegir

By: Milton Friedman con la colaboración de Rose D. ...

Narrated by: Simon Gómez & Santiago Gómez

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Uno de los más clásicos e influyentes alegatos a favor del libre mercado La libertad económica es un requisito esencial para la libertad política. Esta es la tesis central de Libertad para elegir, escrito a cuatro manos por Milton y Rose Friedman. Al permitir a los individuos cooperar voluntariamente, el sistema de libre mercado ejerce de límite... Read more

La verdad sobre el neoliberalismo

By: Alberto Mingardi

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Un repaso de la aportación del neoliberalismo a la prosperidad de la sociedad En un mundo donde cada día se levantan nuevos muros y la confrontación política se vuelve cada vez más acalorada, el llamado neoliberalismo se ha convertido en el enemigo común que une a derecha e izquierda, populistas y demócratas, reaccionarios y progresistas. Ya se... Read more

Por el cambio

By: Ignacio Varela

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 18 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Una historia de liderazgo, carisma, intrigas y poder, contada desde la sala de máquinas del PSOE Este no es un libro de historia de España, aunque parte de los hechos históricos. No es un libro de memorias, aunque está inevitablemente teñido por la experiencia y el recuerdo personal de quien vivió aquel período como testigo de primera fila.... Read more

Tokyo Noir

By: Jake Adelstein

Narrated by: Jake Adelstein & Shoko Plambeck

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime exposé, and memoir. It’s 2008, and it’s been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The global economy is in shambles, Jake is off the police beat but still chain-smoking clove cigarettes, and Tadamasa Goto, the... Read more

Wild Wisdom

By: Christine Amour-Levar

Narrated by: Ellie Flory Fawcett

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A tale of adventure, pushing limits, humanity and the transformative power of challenging expeditions to help us grow wiser, more compassionate and purposeful with our livesWild Wisdom recounts the story of social entrepreneur and philanthropist Christine Amour-Levar and the all-female expeditions she has led across the globe via her two... Read more

Hausverstand

By: Hans Peter Doskozil

Narrated by: Kevin Krennhuber

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Ein Leben für die PolitikHans Peter Doskozil ist ein Politiker, der polarisiert – und Erfolge feiert. In diesem Buch spricht der Sozialdemokrat erstmals selbst: über seinen Weg vom Polizisten zum Landeshauptmann des Burgenlands; über seine Verbundenheit und seine Konflikte mit der SPÖ; über sein Verhältnis zu Macht und Populismus, zu... Read more

God & The State

By: Mikhail Bakunin

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Bell

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

"God & The State" by Mikhail Bakunin is a critical work that delves into the philosophical and political arguments against religion and the state. Bakunin, a key figure in anarchist thought, argues that both institutions are inherently oppressive and hinder human freedom and progress. He posits that religion, particularly organized religion,... Read more

Whistle-Stop Politics

By: Edward Segal

Narrated by: Eric Anaya

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the entertaining story of how campaigning by train shaped American politics, elections, journalism, and culture in Whistle-Stop Politics.
Memories of the pivotal role campaign trains played in American elections fade with the passing of each generation. Also forgotten are the stories documented by the reporters who traveled with hundreds... Read more

The End of Empire

By: George Graham Vest, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Charles...

Narrated by: Charles Featherstone

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

No discussion of the 19th Century is complete without Napoleon. We begin with Charles Phillips’ eulogy, summarizing the strangeness and contradiction of the most influential man of his time. Followed by 7 brief speeches by Napoleon himself.
Two speeches chronicle the injustice and tyranny of British rule. Robert Emmet’s Speech From The Dock in... Read more

Decrypting Money

By: Dr. Marco Krohn, Dr. Anthony Jefferies, Marco S...

Narrated by: Alex Knox

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Bitcoin is more than an investment. It’s more than electronic cash, or a form of payment. Bitcoin is security, equality, and independence. Bitcoin is gold—a gold tailor-made for the internet age.
In Decrypting Money, cryptocurrency experts Marco Krohn, Anthony Jefferies, Marco Streng, and Zoran Balkic pull back the curtain on the world of public... Read more

Commando

By: Deneys Reitz

Narrated by: John Maytham

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1899, Deneys Reitz, then aged seventeen, enlisted in the Boer army to fight the British. He had learnt to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk. When he fought as a member several Boer commandos, he made full use of these skills and the endurance he acquired during the war. He was involved in major actions, such as the Battle... Read more

Kosciuszko

By: Anthony Sharwood

Narrated by: Anthony Sharwood

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Heroes are hard to come by - but there's one man whose legend has stood the test of two centuries, and whose name sits on Australia's highest peak. Tadeusz Kosciuszko: freedom fighter, friend of Thomas Jefferson and champion of liberty on two continents. Bestselling author Anthony Sharwood finds out why he's the hero the world needs right... Read more

Schicksalsstunden einer Demokratie

By: Volker Ullrich

Narrated by: Peter Bieringer

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

-Platz 3 auf der HR-2 Hörbuch Bestenliste, September 2024- Demokratien sind fragil. Freiheiten, die fest errungen scheinen, können verspielt werden. Wenige historische Ereignisse verdeutlichen dies so eindringlich wie das Scheitern der Weimarer Republik. Volker Ullrich erzählt eines der größten Dramen der Weltgeschichte – anschaulich, spannend... Read more

The Constitutional Bind

By: Aziz Rana

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 30 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

An eye-opening account of how Americans came to revere the Constitution and what this reverence has meant domestically and around the world. Some Americans today worry that the Federal Constitution is ill-equipped to respond to mounting democratic threats and may even exacerbate the worst... Read more

Najwięksi zbrodniarze II wojny światowej

By: Giancarlo Villa, Luigi Romolo Carrino, Fiammett...

Narrated by: Paweł Werpachowski, Tomasz Ignaczak & Olga Żmuda

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

Przerażające jak niepozorna bywa geneza wielkiego zła. Uzdolniony dowódca, pracowity minister czy sumienny wykonawca rozkazów – architektów potęgi Trzeciej Rzeszy łączy jedno: skutecznie wywiązują się ze swoich zadań. W ich biografiach zawodowy profesjonalizm niepostrzeżenie przechodzi we współodpowiedzialność za ludobójstwo. Historie zebrane w... Read more

Covert

By: A.S. Dulat, Asad Durrani & Neil K. Aggarwal

Narrated by: Shubhankar, Jonathan Rego & Rajiv Dadia

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

After the tremendous success of The Spy Chronicles, A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani participated in a series of conversations on the psychology of war and peace; these have evolved into this fascinating book, written with psychiatrist Neil K. Aggarwal. Covert takes the reader right into the head of the two spymasters. Delving into their personal and... Read more

First Inaugural Address

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

On January 20, 1981, Reagan began his first presidential inauguration address by thanking Carter for his “gracious cooperation in the transition process”.Reagan notes “one of the worst sustained inflations in our national history. It distorts our economic decisions, penalizes thrift, and crushes the struggling young and the fixed-income elderly... Read more

Vertical Progress

By: K. Oxovuieu

Narrated by: Remy Crikk

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Today people more than ever are overwhelmed by worry about current events. Why are some people devoured by hatred and bigotry? Can we avoid the next economic crisis? Can we prevent the next global war? Will computers take over our civilization any time soon? Even though Vertical Progress does not have all answers, it provides readers with plenty... Read more

The Apple and the Tree

By: Marina Mahathir

Narrated by: Ellie Flory Fawcett

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

When an apple falls, does it roll far or stay close to its tree?Is it an exact clone of all the other apples the tree produces or something entirely different?This is the question that has perplexed the public about Marina for the simple reason that she is the daughter of the man who has governed Malaysia for almost twenty-four years. Does she... Read more