Politics & Economy audiobooks

Uprooted

By: Grace Olmstead

Narrated by: Grace Olmstead

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

"A superior exploration of the consequences of the hollowing out of our agricultural heartlands."—Kirkus Reviews

In the tradition of Wendell Berry, a young writer wrestles with what we owe the places we’ve left behind. 
 
In the tiny farm town of Emmett, Idaho, there are two kinds of people: those who leave and those who stay. Those who leave go in... Read more

Common Sense

By: Thomas Paine

Narrated by: Gary Middleton

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience one of the most influential political works in American history, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, now narrated by Gary Middleton. First published in 1776, this revolutionary pamphlet boldly called for American independence from British rule, igniting the flames of rebellion and inspiring a new nation to rise.Gary Middleton’s powerful... Read more

Links

By: Artur Becker

Narrated by: Robert Gregor Kühn

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Rechte und die autoritären Aspirationen mancher Politiker und Regierenden machen uns wieder Angst - die Geschichte darf sich doch nicht wiederholen. Die Linken müssen sich neu aufstellen, müssen kämpfen, damit es in unseren globalisierten Gesellschaften ein Gleichgewicht der verschiedenen Kräfte und Denkweisen gibt. Dabei dürfen sie ihre... Read more

Umgekehrter Totalitarismus

By: Sheldon S. Wolin

Narrated by: Markus Böker

Length: 18 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

2003 prägte Wolin in einem Zeitungsartikel den Begriff Inverted Totalitarianism (deutsch: Umgekehrter Totalitarismus). Mit dem Buch Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism baute er 2008 seine Argumentation zum Inverted Totalitarianism aus. Die These dieses Werkes ist, dass am Ende des 20.... Read more

Off The Beat

By: Nusrit Mehtab

Narrated by: Shaheen Khan

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks.

As the years passed and her seniority grew,... Read more

Fears of a Setting Sun

By: Dennis C. Rasmussen

Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Americans seldom deify their Founding Fathers any longer, but they do still tend to venerate the Constitution and the republican government that the founders created. Strikingly, the founders themselves were far less confident in what they had wrought, particularly by the end of their lives. In fact, most of them—including George Washington,... Read more

Im Moralgefängnis

By: Michael Andrick

Narrated by: Matthias Ernst Holzmann

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: No

Wieso enden unsere Meinungsverschiedenheiten in bitteren Fehden, die uns entzweien? Warum können wir nicht mehr gesittet streiten? Woher rührt das peinliche Schweigen in Familien, unter Freunden und Kollegen, sobald es um Politik geht? Ob Coronakrise, Zuwanderung oder Ukrainekrieg: Dass die Gesellschaft wahlweise "polarisiert" oder "gespalten"... Read more

Things That Can and Cannot Be Said

By: Arundhati Roy & John Cusack

Narrated by: Sneha Mathan & Jim Meskimen

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this rich dialogue on surveillance, empire, and power, Roy and Cusack describe meeting with National Security Agency whistleblower Ed Snowden.In late 2014, Arundhati Roy, John Cusack, and Daniel Ellsberg traveled to Moscow to meet with Edward Snowden. The result is a series of essays and dialogues in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their... Read more

Het derde Rijk van binnenuit

By: Alles over historia

Narrated by: Cindy Fabriek

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Begin jaren 1930 staat Duitsland aan de rand van de afgrond. De bevolking is verbitterd, de armoede grijpt om zich heen en de werkloosheid rijst de pan uit. Veel Duitsers zien Adolf Hitler als de enige die het land uit de crisis kan loodsen. De nazileider maakt zich geliefd door het volk brood en werk te beloven en om wraak te roepen voor de... Read more

Karl Marx

By: Shlomo Avineri

Narrated by: Roger Clark

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Karl Marx (1818–1883)—philosopher, historian, sociologist, economist, current affairs journalist, and editor—was one of the most influential and revolutionary thinkers of modern history, but he is rarely thought of as a Jewish thinker, and his Jewish background is either overlooked or misrepresented. Here, distinguished scholar Shlomo Avineri... Read more

Caught

By: Marie Gottschalk

Narrated by: Janet Metzger

Length: 17 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A major reappraisal of crime and punishment in America



The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably modest. Meanwhile, an ever-widening carceral state has sprouted in the shadows, extending its reach far beyond the prison gate. It sunders families... Read more

آيات علمانية

By: عماد نصر ذكري

Narrated by: حسام حجازي

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

إذا أردت معرفة العلمانية الحقيقية عن قُرب كما هي في الواقع لا كما يدّعي أعداءها ومناهضيها فعليك أن تستمع إلى هذا الكتاب المهم الذي يستحق أن يكون بجدارة مرجعًا لجيلٍ كامل قاد الثورات وسعى للعيش بحرية وكرامة.. هذا الكتاب سيفتح عينيك على حقائق لم تدركها من قبل وسيعطيك معلومات قيّمة عن أصل العلمانية وفوائدها على المجتمع ومضّار استخدامها بالشكل... 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

Saddam's Secrets

By: Georges Hormuz Sada

Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Georges Sada was one of Saddam's top generals and foremost military advisors. A truth-teller in a government that made the truth dangerous. A devout Christian in a Muslim country. And a man who would stand up for what was right?even at the risk of his own life.In this eye-opening exposé, General Sada shares his bizarre yet amazing journey as an... Read more

Fabryka muchołapek

By: Andrzej Bart

Narrated by: Tomasz Ignaczak

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Ile można poświęcić za cenę uratowania wspólnoty? Czy wybór ,,mniejszego zła" jest godny polecenia, gdy w grę wchodzi ludzkie życie? W domu współczesnego polskiego pisarza zjawia się tajemniczy osobnik, który proponuje mu znaczną sumę pieniędzy w zamian za wyjazd do rodzinnej Łodzi i udział w dziwnym procesie sądowym. Oskarżony to Mordechaj... Read more

Survivor

By: Mark Wales

Narrated by: Mark Wales

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

'A powerful, honest story of courage, redemption and finding purpose' - Bear Grylls

Forging resilience

Finding purpose

Mastering transformation


How do you rebuild your life when you've hit rock bottom?

Mark Wales thought his life would end in a cornfield in Afghanistan.

Mark and his SAS troops emerged from that scorched battlefield twelve hours... Read more

Why Governments Get It Wrong

By: Dennis C. Grube

Narrated by: Dennis C. Grube

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid' - TLS

Barely a week goes by without another government U-turn and with the cost of living crisis and rising mortgage rates we really need those in charge to get it right. In this timely book... Read more

Elon Musk

By: Segun Thompson

Narrated by: Will Stauff

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In Elon Musk: The Maverick Who Saved Free Speech, dive into the extraordinary life and career of one of the most polarizing figures of the 21st century. From revolutionizing electric cars with Tesla to reigniting humanity's quest for space through SpaceX, Elon Musk has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of innovation. But when Musk purchased... Read more

How States Think

By: John J. Mearsheimer & Sebastian Rosato

Narrated by: Mack Sanderson

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?
To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is... Read more

Mother American Night

By: John Perry Barlow & Robert Greenfield

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

John Perry Barlow’s wild ride with the Grateful Dead was just part of a Zelig-like life that took him from a childhood as ranching royalty in Wyoming to membership in the Internet Hall of Fame as a digital free speech advocate.

Mother American Night is the wild, funny, heartbreaking, and often unbelievable (yet completely true) story of an... Read more

Recessional

By: David Mamet

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Savagery appeased can only grow. Once you give in to it, it must escalate, like a fire searching for air.”The man who won the Pulitzer Prize for GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, who wrote the classic films THE VERDICT and WAG THE DOG sounds his alarm about the Visigoths at our gates.In RECESSIONAL he calls out, skewers, mocks,... Read more

Youth to Power

By: Jamie Margolin

Narrated by: Jamie Margolin

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To Power is an essential how-to for anyone of any... Read more

Codebreakers

By: Sage Winters

Narrated by: Valentine Hatchers

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The art of codebreaking has long been an essential aspect of warfare, serving as a hidden weapon that can change the course of history. During World War II, intelligence efforts were not only about gathering information; they were about deciphering the secrets encoded by the enemy to gain a strategic advantage. As technology evolved, so did the... Read more

Opportunity Knocks

By: Senator Tim Scott

Narrated by: Senator Tim Scott

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In this memoir about overcoming adversity in America, the U. S. Senator responsible for creating "opportunity zones" explains how hard work and community growth can drive businesses and end poverty.

Senator Tim Scott knows adversity. As the son of a single mother from North Charleston, South Carolina, he struggled to get through school and had... Read more