Politics & Economy audiobooks

American Fascism

By: Brynn Tannehill

Narrated by: Alanna Blair

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Trump is running for President again and American democracy is on the ropes and teetering on the brink of authoritarianism controlled by theocrats and oligarchs. With its cherished institutions hobbled, political norms trampled, guardrails severely damaged, and body politic divided by chasms of race and geography, can the U.S. survive another... Read more

Safe

By: Mark Daley

Narrated by: Mark Daley

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“If you want a lifechanging book, this is the one to read.” —The View

“A truly revealing” (Hillary Clinton) memoir of an unlikely journey to parenthood through America’s broken foster care system.

What does it take to keep a child safe?

As a long-time strategist and activist fighting for better outcomes for foster children, Mark Daley thought he... Read more

Good Kids, Bad City

By: Kyle Swenson

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In the early 1970s, three African-American men?Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson?were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. The prosecution’s case, which resulted in a combined 106 years in prison for the three men, rested on the more-than-questionable... Read more

Сталин

By: Леонид Млечин

Narrated by: Леонид Млечин & Владимир Левашев

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Студия АРДИС предлагает вашему вниманию аудиокнигу известного журналиста, международного обозревателя, телеведущего Леонида Млечина "Сталин" из авторского цикла, посвящённого людям и событиям последних ста лет отечественной истории. Почему в нашем обществе не прекращаются споры о Сталине? Что в этом человеке было такого, что и сейчас заставляет... Read more

The Twilight Struggle

By: Hal Brands

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 13 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A leading historian's guide to great-power competition, as told through America's successes and failures in the Cold War

The United States is entering an era of great-power competition with China and Russia. Such global struggles happen in a geopolitical twilight, between the sunshine of peace and the darkness of war. In this innovative and... Read more

From Conquest to Colony

By: Kirsten Schultz

Narrated by: Alex Picard

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A new history of Brazil's eighteenth century that foregrounds debates about wealth, difference, and governance



Transformations in Portugal and Brazil followed the discovery of gold in Brazil's hinterland and the hinterland's subsequent settlement. Although earlier conquests and evangelizations had incorporated new lands and peoples into the... Read more

The First Conspiracy

By: Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a bonus conversation with the authors.

Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington’s character, but also illuminates the origins of America’s counterintelligence movement... Read more

Economics Reimagined:

By: Rick Teller

Narrated by: Richard Tensley

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Forget GDP, and focus instead on living standards, people’s ability to get what they want. When you do that you’ll see why, contrary to universal belief, capitalism helps the living standards of the less well-off much more than those of the rich. You’ll also see why no matter who or what the government taxes, or even if it taxes nobody, nearly... Read more

The Future of Capitalism

By: Paul Collier

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it.Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies: thriving cities versus rural counties, the highly skilled elite versus the less educated, wealthy... Read more

Lincoln

By: Richard Carwardine

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 15 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. This extraordinary biography by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president.While pursuing office, Lincoln drew... Read more

The Summer of 1787

By: David O. Stewart

Narrated by: George Wilson

Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

David O. Stewart presents this well-researched account of the U.S. Constitution's creation not as a dry analysis of events, but as a high-powered narrative filled with dramatic intensity and larger-than-life historical figures. "Briskly written, full of deft characterizations and drama ... a splendid rendering of the [Constitution's] creation."... Read more

The Secret Life of John le Carre

By: Adam Sisman

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive. Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of... Read more

Bait and Switch

By: Barbara Ehrenreich

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed goes back undercover to do for America's ailing middle class what she did for the working poor.

Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in BAIT AND SWITCH, she enters another hidden realm of the economy—the world of the white-collar unemployed. Armed with a... Read more

Ussurin rajavälikohtaus

By: Orage

Narrated by: Tapio Rauvala

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Taistelu rajajoen saarista oli saada vuonna 1969 yllättävän suuret mittasuhteet. Kiinan ja Neuvostoliiton välillä oli jo pidempään ollut kiistaa Ussurijoen saarten hallinnasta. Tilanne eskaloitui, kun Kiina hyökkäsi Damanskin saarella neuvostoliittolaisten rajapoliisien kimppuun. Tästä seurasi kostoiskujen sarja, joka uhkasi kärjistyä aina... Read more

The Psychology of Totalitarianism

By: Mattias Desmet

Narrated by: Dan Crue

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

We bear witness to loneliness, free-floating anxiety, and fear giving way to censorship, loss of privacy, and surrendered freedoms. It is all spurred by a singular, focused crisis narrative that forbids dissident views and relies on destructive groupthink. Totalitarianism is not a coincidence and does not form in a vacuum. It arises from a... Read more

Amerikanska presidenter : drag ur Förenta staternas historia

By: Sven Wikberg

Narrated by: Björn Löfgren

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Det finns få nationer med en lika omtvistad historia som Amerika. Även om landet är relativt ungt, så är det idag en ledande världsmakt. Men hur började allt? Vilka var det som hade makten? Sven Wikberg tar med läsaren på en spännande upptäcktsresa inom ett komplicerat och spännande ämne. - Read more

Forces of Fortune

By: Vali Nasr

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned Middle East expert Vali Nasr's bestselling book The Shia Revival profoundly transformed the debate about the Iraq War by unveiling how the Sunni-Shia rift was driving the insurgency. Now, in Forces of Fortune, Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that... Read more

Use the Power You Have

By: Pramila Jayapal

Narrated by: Pramila Jayapal

Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In November 2016, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Indian American woman to serve in that role. Two years later, the “fast-rising Democratic star and determined critic of President Donald Trump,” according to Politico’s Playbook 2017 “Power List,” won reelection with more votes than any other... Read more

Mao

By: Jung Chang & Jon Halliday

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 29 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ever since the spectacular success of Chang’s Wild Swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of China’s most notorious modern leader. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern Chinese history. The wait has been worthwhile and the expectation justified. This is a bombshell of a... Read more

48 Liberal Lies About American History

By: Larry Schweikart

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A conservative historian defends America’s past by debunking four dozen common liberal myths

In this follow-up to the best-selling A Patriot’s History of the United States, Professor Larry Schweikart once again challenges liberal historians and their shameful attempts to distort our country’s legacy. This time he takes on authors of... Read more

Milton Friedman on Economics

By: Milton Friedman

Narrated by: Kyle Snyder

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

On his death in the autumn of 2006, Milton Friedman was lauded as "the grandmaster of free-market economic theory in the postwar era" by the New York Times and "the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century" by the Economist. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976, Friedman was both a highly respected economist... Read more

Earth for All Deutschland

By: oekom

Narrated by: Mirja Hadamik

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

»Ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für alle, die die Zukunft aktiv mitgestalten wollen.« Claudia Kemfert Inmitten zahlreicher Krisen und verschärfter gesellschaftlicher Debatten verlieren gerade viele Menschen die Hoffnung auf eine gute Zukunft. Wir scheinen vor einer riskanten Wahl zu stehen: Retten wir die deutsche Wirtschaft, sorgen wir für ein... Read more

Be the Weight Behind the Spear

By: Dr. Josh McConkey

Narrated by: Anthony Hinderman & Josh McConkey

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Amid unprecedented political and generational divides, one consensus emerges: equipping future leaders with essential skills is paramount. From business executives to parents, there's a shared commitment to preparing the next generation for success in an evolving world.In Be the Weight Behind the Spear, Dr. (Colonel) McConkey draws on his... Read more

A Concise History of the Middle East, 13th Edition

By: Ibrahim Al-Marashi & Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 21 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A Concise History of the Middle East provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of this region.Spanning from the pre-Islamic era to the present, it explores the evolution of Middle Eastern institutions and culture, the influence of European colonialism and Western imperialism, regional modernization efforts, the struggle of various... Read more