Politics & Economy audiobooks

At Canaan's Edge - Abridged

By: Taylor Branch

Narrated by: Joe Morton

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 is the final volume in Taylor Branch's magnificent history of America in the years of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, recognized universally as the definitive account and ultimate recognition of Martin Luther King's heroic place in the nation's history.

The final volume of Taylor... Read more

The Quants - Abridged

By: Scott Patterson

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In March 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with ­million-dollar stakes. At the card table that night was Peter Muller, who managed a fabulously successful hedge fund called PDT. With him was Ken Griffin, who was the tough-as-nails head of Citadel... Read more

Political Incorrections - Abridged

By: Bill Maher

Narrated by: Bill Maher

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Best Opening Monologues from Politically Incorrect starring Bill Maher
Featuring an introduction by Penn Jillette
For everyone who's had their fill of politicians, TV trials and the daily events seen on the evening news, Simon & Schuster Audio offers some relief with POLITICAL INCORRECTIONS-a collection of the funniest opening monologues... Read more

Dancing with the Devil - Abridged

By: Rodney Barker

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1986, newspapers across America called it "the espionage case of the century." While serving as a security guard at the American Embassy, Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, a Native American marine, fell in love with a beautiful Russian woman. Then, a KGB officer posing as the woman' s "Uncle Sasha" recruited Lonetree to become a spy for the... Read more

kraftvoll© WAHLKAMPF - Abridged

By: Lorenz Brockmann

Narrated by: Cornelius Beck

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wer eine Wahl gewinnen will, braucht eine durchdachte Strategie, eine klare und kluge Kampagne und ein starkes Team. Wahlkampf heißt Ausnahmezustand. Insbesondere in den Wochen vor der Wahl sind die strategischen, medialen und kommunikativen Anforderungen an Kandidaten enorm hoch. Wer hier mit einer strategischen Ausrichtung, mit klaren... Read more

Über menschliche Freiheit - Abridged

By: Julian Nida-Rümelin

Narrated by: Julian Nida-Rümelin

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Unser Gefühl frei zu sein, Entscheidungen nach Abwägung des Für und Wider zu treffen und dann auch dafür die Verantwortung zu tragen, Autoren unseres Lebens zu sein, wird heute von einigen Neurowissenschaftlern, aber von je her von Deterministen unterschiedlicher Couleur, als eine Illusion bezeichnet. Julian Nida-Rümelin entwickelt in diesem... Read more

Beyond the White House - Abridged

By: Jimmy Carter

Narrated by: Jimmy Carter

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The president’s personal and passionate account of his twenty-five years in the service of humanitarian effort that won him the Nobel Peace Prize was received with the admiring respect of reviewers and readers and it will stand as the record of his brilliant post-presidential career.

This is the story of President Jimmy Carter’s post-presidency,... Read more

Rites of Passage - Abridged

By: Robert Peterson

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A raw, powerful account of an infantryman’s life during wartime– complete with all the horrors and the heroism . . .

Robert Peterson arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1966, a young American ready to serve his country and seize his destiny. What happened in that jungle war would change his life forever. Peterson vividly relives the tense patrols... Read more

Day of Reckoning - Abridged

By: Patrick J. Buchanan

Narrated by: Patrick J. Buchanan

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In DAY OF RECKONING: HOW HUBRIS, IDEOLOGY, AND GREED ARE TEARING AMERICA APART, Buchanan lays out how the United States is being secretly merged with Mexico and embedded in a Global Economy by a disloyal Davos Elite, that threatens the permanent loss of American independence and sovereignty. The great enemy the audiobook will lay out is... Read more

Educação Emocional para Crianças - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Thalita

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No mundo em constante evolução em que vivemos, habilidades como a inteligência emocional tornaram-se tão cruciais quanto as habilidades acadêmicas. A capacidade de compreender, expressar e gerar emoções não só influencia o bem-estar mental, mas também desempenha um papel fundamental nas relações sociais, no sucesso acadêmico e profissional e na... Read more

Hot, Flat, and Crowded - Abridged

By: Thomas L. Friedman

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Thomas L. Friedman's no. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of... Read more

The Case for Hillary Clinton - Abridged

By: Susan Estrich

Narrated by: Susan Estrich

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

With the Bush era now in its final years, all eyes are turning to the 2008 political season -- especially those of Democratic voters, who are casting about for a galvanizing leader to help them win back the White House. Longtime political analyst Susan Estrich argues that no candidate even approaches the power and promise of Hillary Rodham... Read more

Antike und moderne Demokratie - Abridged

By: Michael Stahl

Narrated by: Michael Stahl

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hat die griechische Demokratie einen Platz im modernen Geschichtsbewußtsein? Wie könnte die Brücke aussehen, über die der Historiker von seiner politischen Gegenwartserfahrung aus zu den alten Athenern gelangt? Vom Selbstverständnis der modernen Demokratie aus betrachtet, erscheint die politische Ordnung Athens in klassischer Zeit als etwas... Read more

How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life - Abridged

By: Peter Robinson

Narrated by: Peter Robinson

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On February 6, 2001, my nine-year-old daughter happened to wander into the room during a television segment marking Ronald Reagan's ninetieth birthday. She watched for a moment. Then she turned to me and asked, ""Dad, is that the President you worked for?""What answer could I give her? How could I make her see? I wanted my daughter to recognize... Read more

America's Queen - Abridged

By: Sarah Bradford

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has captivated the American public for more than five decades. From her introduction to the world as "debutante of the year" in 1947 to her untimely death in 1994, she has truly remained America's answer to royalty. In America's Queen, the acclaimed biographer of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Grace reveals the real... Read more

Preventing Nuclear Annihilation - Abridged

By: Ronald Reagan

Narrated by: Ronald Reagan

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan gave an address to the nation from the Oval Office challenging “the scientific community … to turn their great talents … to the cause of mankind and world peace, [and] to give us the means of rendering … nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.” Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative to protect America... Read more

What I Saw at the Revolution - Abridged

By: Peggy Noonan

Narrated by: Peggy Noonan

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ronald Reagan carried a conservative vision of America to the White House, where his administration gave it life. Peggy Noonan followed Reagan to Washington as his speechwriter— and gave his vision voice. As speech writer for George Bush during his Presidential campaign, Noonan dispelled her candidate's "wimpy" image and replaced it... Read more

Europäische Integration - Abridged

By: Werner Weidenfeld

Narrated by: Werner Weidenfeld

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

GESCHICHTE: Am Anfang standen Krieg, Verwüstung, Leid. Plötzlich machen sich einige Staaten Europas auf, ihre Zukunft gemeinsam zu gestalten. Entlang welcher Leitbilder entwerfen sie dieses Projekt ohne Vorlage? Was sind die wichtigsten Stationen der europäischen Einigung? INSTITUTIONEN: Die politischen Systeme der Nationalstaaten sind... Read more

Beyond Survival - Abridged

By: Gerald Coffee

Narrated by: Gerald Coffee

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there's nothing left that resembles life as we've known it, where do we find the strength and sustenance to go on? For naval aviator Jerry Coffee and others who were held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam, there was only one choice: go within.Beyond Survival is a... Read more

21 Lessons for the 21st Century: Book Summary & Analysis - Abridged

By: Yuval Noah Harari

Narrated by: Daniel Brooks

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. In a world overwhelmed by information, rapid technological advancements, and shifting political landscapes, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century offers a thought-provoking exploration of the most pressing challenges of our time. From artificial intelligence and digital... Read more

Fremdkörper - Abridged

By: Miriam Pielhau

Narrated by: Miriam Pielhau

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gib nicht auf und kämpfe! Anfang 2008 wurde bei der bekannten TV-Moderatorin Miriam Pielhau mit erst 32 Jahren Brustkrebs festgestellt: Innerhalb kurzer Zeit durchlief sie das gesamte medizinische Programm mit Operation, Chemotherapie und Bestrahlung. Parallel dazu hat sie ihre Erlebnisse, Gefühle und Gedanken aus dieser Zeit festgehalten.... Read more

Stolen Lives - Abridged

By: Malika Oufkir

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

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A Pretext for War - Abridged

By: James Bamford

Narrated by: Ray Childs

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author of Body of Secrets and The Puzzle Palace presents his most hard-hitting book to date—a sweeping, authoritative, and fearless account of the failures of America’s intelligence agencies and the Bush administration’s calculated efforts to sell a war to the American people.

In The Puzzle Palace, James Bamford revealed the... Read more

Shoe Dog - Abridged

By: Phil Knight

Narrated by: Stefan Lehnen

Length: 15 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Als junger, abenteuerlustiger Business-School-Absolvent auf der Suche nach einer Herausforderung lieh Phil Knight sich von seinem Vater 50 Dollar und gründete eine Firma mit einer klaren Mission: qualitativ hochwertige, aber preiswerte Laufschuhe aus Japan importieren. In jenem ersten Jahr, 1963, verkaufte Knight Laufschuhe aus dem Kofferraum... Read more