Politics & Economy audiobooks

Washington's Farewell

By: John Avlon

Narrated by: John Avlon

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

“A vivid portrait…and thoughtful consideration of George Washington’s wisdom that couldn’t be timelier” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A revealing look at the first President’s Farewell Address, a still-relevant warning against partisan politics and foreign entanglements.

George Washington’s Farewell Address was a prophetic letter he wrote to... Read more

Why Taiwan Matters

By: Kerry Brown

Narrated by: Kerry Brown

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.

When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island.... Read more

What Happened

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Narrated by: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Length: 18 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“An engaging, beautifully synthesized page-turner” (Slate). The #1 New York Times bestseller and Time #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most personal memoir yet, about the 2016 presidential election.

In this “candid and blackly funny” (The New York Times) memoir, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and... Read more

Traitor to His Class

By: H. W. Brands

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 37 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the twentieth century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years, his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised, his combination of political genius,... Read more

Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

By: Giles Milton

Narrated by: Giles Milton

Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine

In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.

The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One... Read more

RSS -Varalaarum Arasiyalum

By: Pa Raghavan

Narrated by: Kalyanaraman G

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"தேசமெங்கும் எத்தனையோ பல மதக்கலவரங்களின் பின்னணியில் ஆர்.எஸ்.எஸ்ஸின் பெயர் தொடர்ந்து அடிபட்டு வந்திருக்கிறது. அப்பழுக்கற்ற தேசியவாத இயக்கம் என்று அதன் ஆதரவாளர்களும், சந்தேகமில்லாமல் மதவாத இயக்கம் என்று எதிர்ப்பாளர்களும் தொடர்ந்து கூறி வந்திருக்கிறார்கள். எது உண்மை? சுதந்தர இந்தியாவின் மிகப்பெரிய கலவர காண்டத்தை பாபர் மசூதி இடிப்புச் சம்பவத்தின்... Read more

On Xi Jinping

By: Kevin Rudd

Narrated by: Kevin Rudd

Length: 21 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In On Xi Jinping, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage—that of President Xi Jinping, who now holds near-total control over the Chinese Communist Party and is now, in effect, president-for-life. Rudd argues that... Read more

America at the Crossroads*

By: George Barna

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Today's Most Troubling Trends about Faith and Culture in America We live in a tumultuous time. Upheavals and reversals in culture, popular opinion, morality, race relations, socioeconomic status, and so much more have entire generations feeling off balance or out of touch. How do we keep pace with the breathtaking rate of change in our society... Read more

The Crash of 2016

By: Thom Hartmann

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The United States is more vulnerable today than ever before-including during the Great Depression and the Civil War-because the pillars of democracy that once supported a booming middle class have been corrupted, and without them, America teeters on the verge of the next Great Crash.

The United States is in the midst of an economic implosion... Read more

The Cold War

By: Merrilyn Thomas

Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

For nearly half a century the world was divided in two, wrenched apart by superpowers that perceived the nations of the world only as either capitalist or communist. The Cold War was a battle not of weapons but rather of minds, fought by intelligence agencies, propaganda and covert government envoys. Using evidence from newly opened archives,... Read more

Iosi. El espía arrepentido

By: Miriam Lewin & Horacio Lutzky

Narrated by: Axel Cornelli

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

La increíble historia del espía que la Policía infiltró en la colectividad judía y cuya información pudo servir para perpetrar el atentado a la AMIA. Para salvar su vida y gracias al fiscal Alberto Nisman, que meses después aparecería muerto, entró al Programa de Testigos protegidos.
"Realicé mi tarea mejor que nadie. Dominé el hebreo y... Read more

Wissenschaft als Beruf

By: Max Weber

Narrated by: Jan Peter Richter

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Wissenschaft als Beruf ist ein Aufsatz des Soziologen und Ökonomen Max Weber. Er basiert auf einem Vortrag, den Max Weber am 7. November 1917 gehalten hat.
"'Persönlichkeit' auf wissenschaftlichem Gebiet hat nur der, der rein der Sache dient. Und nicht nur auf wissenschaftlichem Gebiet ist es so." - Max Weber Read more

Verwehte Spuren

By: Franz Taut

Narrated by: Klaus G. Förg

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Leutnant Wenks Gebirgsjägerdivision soll zügig den Kaukasus Richtung Schwarzmeerküste überqueren. Doch bereits der Hinweg wird zur Tortur. Neben ständiger Feindesnähe und fehlendem Nachschub an Truppen und Nahrungsmitteln, drohen Schnee und Eis das Vorhaben zu gefährden. Zum Todesurteil wird den Soldaten aber die Berliner Führungsspitze, die die... Read more

Paper Money Collapse

By: Detlev S. Schlichter

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In an engaging style based on extensive research, Paper Money Collapse shows conclusively why paper money systems - monetary systems that are based on an elastic and constantly expanding supply of money (such as our system today) as opposed to a system of commodity money of essentially fixed supply - are inherently unstable and why they... Read more

Captain Robert Falcon Scott: The Controversial Life and Expeditions of the British Explorer

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Steve Knupp

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The golden age of polar exploration of the Northern and Southern continents did not reach its zenith until the turn of the 20th century, and national rivalries abounded between the major seafaring nations of the world. Where past explorers made glancing journeys to Antarctica, the superior technology of the coal engine, various new survival... Read more

Red White & Blind

By: Tony Brasunas

Narrated by: Tony Brasunas

Length: 15 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Why were the sordid deeds of Jeffery Epstein concealed for two decades? Why was inquiry into the origin of covid suppressed? Why are social media sites censoring scientists, doctors, journalists, and scholars?Through dozens of absorbing exposés, Red White & Blind reveals the corporate media's deliberate lies, tendentious censorship, and... Read more

Politics in the European Union, Fifth Edition

By: Simon Bulmer, Charlotte Burns, Owen Parker, Ian...

Narrated by: Bruce Mann

Length: 33 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics, including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU.



Now in its fifth edition, the book has been... Read more

Crítica al poder presidencial

By: Enrique Krauze

Narrated by: Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

«Krauze se ha distinguido por sus intervenciones a favor de la democracia y el debate para mejorar la vida pública de México. Ha sido un estadista ciudadano, con ánimo valiente frente al poder y la incomprensión.» Gabriel Zaid Para Enrique Krauze, la crítica al poder es un compromiso de larga data que se conecta con la aspiración de que logremos... Read more

Ronald Reagan – From the Silver Screen to the White House

By: One World Media

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki & Greg O’Neil

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From lifeguard to radio announcer, athlete to soldier, Hollywood star to President of the United States—no boundary or label could define a man of such willpower and genius. Reagan’s influence has impacted American life for decades and will be felt for generations to come.Virginia Mayo, General Colin Powell, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Senator... Read more

Mao Zedong

By: Jonathan Spence

Narrated by: Alexander Adams

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in rural China in 1893, Mao Zedong led his country through "a long-drawn-out adventure in upheaval." In the process, he became one of the monumental figures of the twentieth century. He died in 1976, just as China was entering a détente with the United States. This excellent biography illuminates Mao's family life, his early years as a... Read more

Winner-Take-All Politics

By: Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson

Narrated by: John Allen Nelson

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

We all know that the very rich have gotten a lot richer these past few decades while most Americans haven't. In fact, the exorbitantly paid have continued to thrive during the current economic crisis, even as the rest of Americans have fallen behind. Why do the "have-it-alls" have so much more? Lots of so-called experts claim to have solved this... Read more

Der Zerfall

By: William Drozdiak

Narrated by: Armand Presser

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Europa steht vor seiner wohl größten Herausforderung seit Ende des 2. Weltkriegs. Wird die Rückkehr der Nationalstaaten zu neuen Kriegen in Europa führen? Was wird aus der jahrzehntelangen engen Verbindung zwischen den USA und Europa? Sind die Werte des Westens Vergangenheit? Stehen wir am Ende des transatlantischen Zeitalters? Wie konnte es... Read more

Hope and History

By: William J. vanden Heuvel

Narrated by: Donald Corren

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Hope and History is both a memoir and a call-to-action for the renewal of faith in democracy and America.US Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel presents his most important public speeches and writings, compiled and presented over eight decades of adventure and public service, woven together with anecdotes of his colorful life as a... Read more

In That Time

By: Daniel H. Weiss

Narrated by: Daniel H. Weiss

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.

In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and... Read more