Politics & Economy audiobooks

힘의 역전 2 : 가장 큰 정부가 가장 자유로운 시민을 만날 때

By: 이원재

Narrated by: 하지형

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

더 강력한 대격변이 시작됐다 2020년 코로나 19라는 초유의 사태로, 일찍이 경험해 보지 못한 일들이 잇달아 일어나고 있다. 모든 것이 그 이전과는 다른, 우리가 경험해보지 못한 '달라진 세계'에 대한 전망과 담론장이 폭발하고 있다. 하지만 그런 담론의 범람 속에서 고민의 '방향'을 함께 질문하려는 시도가 드문 것이 사실이다. 메디치미디어는 2020년 6월에 제2회 '메디치포럼-힘의 역전2, 달라진 세계'를 개최하여 세상의 변화에 어떻게 적응할 지에 대한 고민을 뛰어넘어, 팬데믹을 어떤 분기점으로 만들 것인가라는 문제를 던진 바 있다. 바야흐로 변화를 향한 의지의 방향을 찾으려는 것이다. 완전히 달라진... Read more

차이나는 클라스 국가.법.리더.역사 편

By: 이국운, JTBC, 황석영, 문정인, 김준혁, 박준영, 조한혜정, 김종대 & 조영태

Narrated by: 장병관 & 이지선

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

꽉 막힌 한국 사회에 던지는 변화의 메시지 "질문 있습니다!" 오늘의 문제를 바로잡고, 내일의 불확실성에 대비하기 위해 대한민국을 대표하는 석학들과 나누는 날카로운 성찰들 JTBC 대표 시사교양 프로그램이자, 불통의 시대를 지나 더 이상 침묵하지 않는 질문의 시대를 이끌어갈 대표 교양 도서 『차이나는 클라스』가 출간됐다. 국가·법·리더·역사 분야를 대표하는 9명의 강연자(문정인, 조한혜정, 조영태, 박준영, 이국운, 김준혁, 김종대, 한명기, 황석영)들은 중국과 미국의 패권 사이에서 우리가 어떤 선택을 해야 하는지, 저출산 위기 속에서 우리는 어떤 미래를 준비해야 하는지, 헌법에 담긴 국가의 정체성과 기본권은... Read more

장제우의 세금수업 : 당신의 세금이 우리 모두의 삶을 책임진다면

By: 장제우

Narrated by: 임호기

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

세금에 관하여 이처럼 정확하게 분석한 책은 없었다 독보적인 통계 분석가가 밝혀내는 '세금의 진실' 세금과 복지를 둘러싼 한국 정치의 위선을 파헤치다! 세금 문제는 항상 우리의 이목을 사로잡는 뉴스다. 또 가장 뜨거운 정치 쟁점 중 하나다. 통계 분석가 장제우가 쓴 『장제우의 세금수업』은 복잡한 세금 문제에 대해서 정확하고 면밀하게 분석하는 책이다. 저자는 세금을 둘러싼 모든 게으른 주장들을 치열하게 비판하며 세금 문제를 바라보는 참신한 준거를 마련한다. 나아가 10여 년에 걸친 치열한 연구 공력, 수백여 개의 국제 통계와 참고 문헌을 통해서 우리가 왜 세금을 내야 하는지, 세금으로 마련된 복지 재원이 우리 삶을... Read more

Shirley Chisholm in Her Own Words

By: Zinga A. Fraser

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

LOOKING BEYOND HER POLITICAL SYMBOLISM TO CELEBRATE NOT ONLY WHO SHIRLEY CHISHOLM WAS BUT WHO SHE IS—A REVOLUTIONARY THINKER WITH MUCH TO TEACH US TODAYIn the midst of her groundbreaking twenty-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once declared, “Everyone—with the exception of the black woman... Read more

너무 과한데 만족을 모르는 : 트럼프에 관한 가장 치명적이고 은밀한 정신분석 보고서

By: 메리 트럼프

Narrated by: 최하나

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"어떻게 우리 가문은 세상에서 가장 위험한 인물을 길러냈는가?" 트럼프의 유일한 여조카가 55년간 남몰래 기록해온 삼촌의 비밀 "도널드를, 그리고 우리 가족 모두를 이곳으로 이끈 것이 무엇인지 이해하려면 먼저 내 할아버지 프레드와 그의 '인정 욕구'를 살펴보는 작업부터 시작해야 한다. 할아버지는 이 인정 욕구를 통해 도널드의 무모한 과장법과 노력 없이 얻은 자신감을 부추겼다. 도널드는 자신의 병적인 나약함과 불안정함을 그 뒤로 철저히 숨겼다." 이 책의 서두에서 메리 트럼프는 이렇게 밝히고 있다. '천재'와 '괴짜' 사이에서 아슬아슬하게 줄타기를 하고 있는 제45대 미국 대통령 도널드 트럼프의 '진짜 민낯'을... Read more

الاستشراق

By: محمد عبدالله الشرقاوي

Narrated by: عمر زكريا

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

يتحدث الكاتب عن ظاهرة الاستشراق وكيف كان لها أثر كبير في تشكيل نظرة الغرب للإسلام، وكيف بدأ الاستشراق والهدف الرئيسي منه وكيف كان عامل مساعد قوي في فترة الاستعمار وعلاقته بالتبشير، ثم كيف تطور إلى أن وصل إلى ما عليه الآن. يوضح الكتاب مميزات وعيوب الاستشراق، ثم يتحدث عن المستشرقين وكيف كان يدفع الحقد والكره للإسلام بعضهم إلى تشويهه و تزييف... Read more

أمريكا والبروباجندا الأرمنية

By: أحمد الشرقاوي

Narrated by: محمد الحكيم

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

هنري مورجنثاو سفير الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في الآستانة منذ نوفمبر 1913 م، وكتابه الأشهر "قصة السفير مورجنثاو" كان أول الأناجيل الأربعة للقضية الأرمنية مع القس الألماني ليبسوس، واللورد الإنجليزي برايس، وضابط المخابرات أرنولد توينبي(وادعاءات المذابح، التي تعرضوا لها في الدولة العثمانية.) كما كان الكتاب أقوى وسائل البروباجندا التي اعتمد عليها... Read more

Farewell Address Oval Office

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

On January 11, 1989, Reagan gave the following farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office. The two things I’m proudest of are the economic recovery which created 19 million new jobs and that America is respected again in the world. In 1980 pundits said our economic policies would cause inflation and collapse while our foreign policies... Read more

Farewell Address Republican National Convention

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

On August 15, 1988, in the Louisiana Superdome, Reagan delivered a message for economic freedom. We transformed our government from one that was consuming our prosperity into one that would get out of the way of those who create prosperity. Reagan notes the “inflated rhetoric of our friends in Atlanta last month. But then, inflation is their... Read more

سيرة أمير مبعد

By: مولاي هشام العلوي

Narrated by: محمد نصرالله

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"أنا سليل أسرتين وبلدين عريقين: والدتي، لمياء الصلح، هي كريمة رياض الصلح، أحد مؤسسي الدولة اللبنانية المتعددة الطوائف، وأحد مهندسي الاستقلال اللبناني. للتأكيد على أهمية الأدوار التي لعبها رياض الصلح، أضاف الصحافي البريطاني باتريك سيل-مؤلف كتاب النضال من أجل الإستقلال العربي، الذي نشر عام 2010-عنواناً فرعياً لهذا الكتاب " رياض الصلح وولادة الشرق... Read more

أصل الأناركية

By: سامح سعيد عبود

Narrated by: صوفيا حجازين

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

في السنوات العشرين الماضية صعدت الأناركية في العالم بأسره، وثبتت أقدامها في المنطقة العربية التي لم تعرف هذا الاتجاه من قبل على نحو واسع، وخصوصًا في ظل الموجة الثورية التي اندلعت فيها. يحاول الكتاب أن يقدم الأناركية للقارىء العربي من عدة جوانب، مفهومها وتاريخها ومدارسها الفكرية والعملية بالإضافة إلى المدارس القريبة منها والمتشابهة معها ثم بعض... Read more

البحث عن السادات

By: يوسف إدريس

Narrated by: رنا الخطيب

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

يشتمل هذا الكتاب على النص الحرفي للمقالات السبع التي نشرها إدريس في "جريدة القبس" الكويتية وصحف أخرى خارج مصر. وكتب إدريس افتتاحية لهذا الكتاب بعنوان "البحث عن الحقيقة" كمقدمة لا غنى عنها لفهم الظروف والجو النفسي المرعب الذي قـُصد به إرهاب قارئ هذه المقالات مثلما قـُصد به إرهاب كاتبها وكذلك إرهاب أي كاتب آخر. وموضوع هذه المقالات هو إبرام الرئيس... Read more

قلوبهم معنا وقنابلهم علينا

By: أحلام مستغانمي

Narrated by: عائشة خراط

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

«عندما تكون الديمقراطية هبة الاحتلال.. كيف لك أن تتعلم الحرية من جلادك؟!». بطريقةٍ سلسلة وكلماتٍ منتقاة بعناية شديدة، تكتب الكاتبة الجزائرية أحلام مستغانمي هذا الكتاب؛ إذ تستعرض آلام الوطن العربي بأسلوبٍ ساخر ومحزن، وتسرد حقائق تاريخية وسياسية في قالبٍ أدبي فريد لتخرج مقالات سياسية بنكهةٍ مختلفة. تتحدث الكاتبة عن أهم الأحداث السياسية في... Read more

الفظيع وتمثيله

By: ياسين الحاج صالح

Narrated by: عمر زكريا

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

«من أعْوامِ السِّجْنِ إلى عُقودِ الدَّأبِ في الاسْتِقْصَاءِ والتَّحْلِيلِ، منَحَ يَاسِين الحَاج صَالح سُورِيّا المُعَاصِرة حَيَاتَه كُلَّها ومَا يَزَالُ: جَسَّدَ بِسِيـرَتِهِ مُعَاناتَها ومُقَاوَمَتَها وبَسَطَ في أعْمَالِه وَقَائعَها ومَعَانِيها...» أحمد بيضون «مَعَ نَصِّ يَاسِين، تَلْتَحِمُ السِّيَــاسَةُ والأفْكَارُ بِـتَجَارِبِ البَشَـــرِ... Read more

سقوط الفيفا

By: ديفيد كون

Narrated by: جمال مرعي

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

عندما انضم «سيب بلاتر» إلى الفيفا في عام 1975، كان لديه اثني عشر موظفًا فقط. بعد أربعين عامًا، اتهم مكتب التحقيقات الفيدرالي أربعة عشر مديرًا تنفيذيًا بسبعٍ وأربعين تهمة تتعلق بغسل الأموال والابتزاز والتهرب الضريبي ورشاوي يبلغ مجموعها أكثر من مئة وخمسين مليون دولار! في هذا الكتاب، يخبرنا الصحفي الرياضي بصحيفة الجارديان «ديفيد كون»، حقائق... Read more

The Antiracism Handbook

By: Thema Bryant, PhD & Edith G. Arrington, PhD

Narrated by: Tyanni Mah

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Racism has reached epidemic levels in our country, and every single day we see acts of racial injustice. From police brutality and the prison industrial complex, to crumbling infrastructure and toxic drinking water in predominantly Black neighborhoods—many people have finally opened their eyes to the harsh realities of inequality and systemic... Read more

The Technological Republic

By: Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska

Narrated by: Nicholas W. Zamiska

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From the Palantir co-founder, one of tech’s boldest thinkers and The Economist’s “best CEO of 2024,” and his deputy, a sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing that timid leadership, intellectual fragility, and an unambitious view of technology’s potential in Silicon Valley have made the U.S. vulnerable in an era of... Read more

A Boy Named Harry: The Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew

By: Patrick Yee

Narrated by: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The future leader of Singapore spent his growing up years doing what other children did in the 1920s. Harry liked to play with spinning tops, marbles, kites—and even fighting fish! While he was a little mischievous as a child, Harry worked hard in school to achieve academic success, eventually winning scholarships to attend the prestigious... Read more

Harry Grows Up: The Early Years of Lee Kuan Yew

By: Patrick Yee

Narrated by: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Harry Grows Up is the second book in the series of picture books about the life of Singapore's remarkable leader, Lee Kuan Yew. In the first book, A Boy Named Harry, young readers learn what it was like for him to grow up in British-ruled Singapore. In this book, Harry is now a teenager, eager to start college. But his world is suddenly turned... Read more

Harry Builds a Nation: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

By: Patrick Yee

Narrated by: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Harry Builds a Nation is the third book in the picture book series about Singapore's remarkable leader, Lee Kuan Yew. Where A Boy Named Harry showed his determination and Harry Grows Up his courage, this book features Harry's vision. Working with a strong team who shared his can-do spirit, Harry brought Singapore out of colonial rule and turned... Read more

20 Years of Can Asians Think? Commemorative Edition

By: Kishore Mahbubani

Narrated by: Remesh Panicker

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

It has been 20 years since Kishore Mahbubani first took the bold step of asking the politically incorrect question, "Can Asians think?" His collection of essays has stood the test of time, continuing to resonate with both Asian and Western minds alike over two decades and four editions of the book. This 20th-anniversary edition of Can Asians... Read more

Fifty Secrets of Singapore Success

By: Tommy Koh

Narrated by: Chris Alexander

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Singapore has evolved from a developing country to a developed one, in only a few short decades. Its gross domestic product per capita has soared from just US$517 (S$697) in 1965, to US$64,582 (S$87,128) in 2018. Impressed, visiting university students from Mexico and the United States, in early 2019, asked the city state's Ambassador-at-Large... Read more

Meditaciones desde el subsuelo

By: Guillermo Fadanelli

Narrated by: Mauricio Meléndez

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué causas pueden sustentar a la escritura? ¿Tiene sentido seguir escribiendo en el mundo contemporáneo? Para responder, recurre a una cita E. L. Doctorow: "[La ficción] enseña las leyes de la comunidad y distribuye el sufrimiento". A partir de ella construye distintos argumentos a favor de la producción de ficciones y su consumo. La literatura... Read more

PAP v PAP: The Party's struggle to adapt to a changing Singapore

By: Donald Low & Cherian George

Narrated by: Pam Oei

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Singapore appears to be transitioning gradually to a more competitive and contentious democracy. For now, though, the People's Action Party still controls all the levers of power. The PAP's internal dynamics will be the primary determinant of its continued viability. This anthology of essays expands on one dimension of this inner struggle:... Read more