Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Republican Noise Machine - Abridged

By: David Brock

Narrated by: David Brock

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In The Republican Noise Machine, David Brock skillfully documents perhaps the most important but least understood political development of the last thirty years: how the Republican Right has won political power and hijacked public discourse in the United States.

Brock, a former right-wing insider and the author of the New York Times bestseller... Read more

Barbara Bush - Abridged

By: Barbara Bush

Narrated by: Barbara Bush

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The classic #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, celebrating the life and legacy of First Lady Barbara Bush—updated with new forewords from her five children, including reflections from George W. and Jeb, as featured on A&E’s Biography.

Barbara Bush endures as one of America’s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her... Read more

Flags of Our Fathers - Abridged

By: James Bradley & Ron Powers

Narrated by: Barry Bostwick

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.

In February 1945, American... Read more

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre... - Abridged

By: Antonella Marty

Narrated by: Lía Gómez

Length: 22 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

365 píldoras de sabiduría En un tiempo en el que nuestras libertades están cada vez más amenazadas, Antonella Marty nos trae un recordatorio de los principales hitos intelectuales, políticos, sociales y económicos que jalonan nuestra historia. Una trayectoria brillante que ha traído logros inestimables, como la garantía de las libertades... Read more

Resolução de Traumas com Inteligência Emocional - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Thalita

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A importância da inteligência emocional na cura de traumas Como este ebook pode ser um guia para superar traumas e encontrar a cura emocional Introdução: A Jornada da Cura Através da Inteligência Emocional Traumas podem deixar cicatrizes profundas em nossa mente e coração, afetando nossa capacidade de viver plenamente e experimentar a... Read more

Werbung für die Wahrheit - Abridged

By: Thomas Laschyk

Narrated by: Loris Kubeng

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Keine Demokratie ohne Fakten! Wir alle fallen auf Fake News herein. Sie kommen oft als gute Geschichten daher, die in unser Weltbild passen. Aber wie gehen wir damit um, dass rechtsextreme Parteien und gewisse Boulevard-Medien das systematisch nutzen, um Desinformation zu verbreiten? Wie verhindern wir, dass Fakten keine Rolle mehr... Read more

Die große Gereiztheit. Wege aus der kollektiven Erregung - Abridged

By: Bernhard Pörksen

Narrated by: Bernhard Pörksen

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Öffentliche Debatten werden immer aggressiver, Lügen verbreiten sich so leicht wie nie. Bernhard Pörksen beschreibt das große Geschäft mit der Desinformation. Terrorwarnungen, Gerüchte, die Fake-News-Panik, Skandale und Spektakel in Echtzeit - die vernetzte Welt existiert längst in einer Stimmung der Nervosität und Gereiztheit. Bernhard... Read more

ZYGMUNT BAUMAN: RESÚMENES SELECCIONADOS - Abridged

By: MAURICIO ENRIQUE FAU & MAURICIO FAU

Narrated by: MAURICIO FAU

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pensador clave del presente, este sociólogo polaco-británico de origen judío (fallecido en 2017), desarrolló profundos análisis en temáticas esenciales que atravesaron el siglo XX y se extienden al actual siglo: la Modernidad, el carácter "líquido" de la sociedad actual (amor incluido), las clases sociales, el Holocausto, el consumismo, la... Read more

Fair Game - Abridged

By: Valerie Plame Wilson

Narrated by: Valerie Plame Wilson

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On July 6, 2003, four months after the United States invaded Iraq, former ambassador Joseph Wilson's now historic op-ed, "What I Didn't Find in Africa," appeared in The New York Times. A week later, conservative pundit Robert Novak revealed in his newspaper column that Ambassador Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, was a CIA operative. The... Read more

Troublemaker - Abridged

By: Christine O'Donnell

Narrated by: Christine O'Donnell

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The 2010 candidate for Senate—and established political "troublemaker"*--voices the quiet anger in America today: where it comes from, what it's asking for, and where it's going from here

*Time Magazine

From the moment she upset a heavily-favored incumbent in the primary for the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Joe Biden,... Read more

50+ - Abridged

By: Bill Novelli & Boe Workman

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bill Novelli doesn't believe that retirement has to mean rocking one's way into the sunset. As the head of the strongest organization of retired people in the world, the AARP, Novelli believes that retirement can be a time of action and influence rather than one of illness and decline.
In this inspiring book, Bill Novelli will speak to... Read more

A Ranger Born - Abridged

By: Robert W. Black

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Even as a boy growing up amid the green hills of rural Pennsylvania, Robert W. Black knew he was destined to become a Ranger. With their three-hundred-year history of peerless courage and independence of spirit, Rangers are a uniquely American brand of soldier, one foot in the military, one in the wilderness—and that is what fired Black’s... Read more

Blood Sport - Abridged

By: James B. Stewart

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart takes readers behind the scenes in the Clinton White House as it reels in the wake of the Whitewater scandal, Vincent Foster’s suicide, and Paula Jones’ allegations of sexual misconduct.

In July 1993, White House official Vincent Foster wrote an anguished lament: “in Washington...ruining people is considered... Read more

Reisen außerhalb der Zeit. Life is a Story – story.one - Abridged

By: Gregor Sieböck

Narrated by: Gregor Sieböck

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Zu Fuß, im Kajak, mit Frachtschiff, Flugzeug, Bus und Eisenbahn unterwegs rund um unseren Zauberplaneten Erde. Seit 2003 reist der Weltenwanderer Gregor Sieböck in die weite Welt hinaus und folgt der Stimme seines Herzens. Beschenkt von der Magie des Augenblicks lösen sich dabei Zeit, Raum und Grenzen auf. Die große Herausforderung besteht... Read more

Grace and Power - Abridged

By: Sally Bedell Smith

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made... Read more

Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Abridged

By: Roy Jenkins

Narrated by: Richard Rohan

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A masterly, posthumous work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone

A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention... Read more

Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy - Abridged

By: Partha Bose

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Alexander the Great endures as one of the most admired and emulated leaders in world history. In our time, his example of unprecedented and unparalleled success has inspired leaders of business and government, from media mogul Ted Turner (who keeps a bronze bust of Alexander in his office) to Desert Storm commander General Norman Schwarzkopf... Read more

The Latino Wave - Abridged

By: Jorge Ramos

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

From bestselling author and Emmy® Award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos comes a pivotal new book that explores the current andfuture power of the Latino vote in American politics.The face of the American voter is about to change -- dramatically. With the growth of the number of Latinos in the United States, there has never been a voting block... Read more

Things Seen and Things Not Seen - Abridged

By: Frederic Bastiat

Narrated by: Christopher Crennen

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bastiat considers the value of a broken window in promoting industry; the value of armies, public works, and government credit guarantees in increasing employment; the danger that better machinery poses to employment; the use of tariffs to protect industry, and other economic fallacies.aspenleafmedia.com 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

The Sins of the Father - Abridged

By: Ronald Kessler

Narrated by: Frank Langella

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books about the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA comes the detailed account of the life and times of the ambitious, powerful, masterfully manipulative Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

For all his wealth and power, Joe Kennedy was not a happy man. He also had no shame. What he cared about was having power.... Read more

The Law - Abridged

By: Frederic Bastiat

Narrated by: Christopher Crennen

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bastiat (bawst ya) (1801-1850) was an economist, a member of the French assembly, and an influential libertarian speaker and writer. "The Law", Bastiat's most famous work, argues that the purpose of the law is the protection of individual rights, and that when governments adopt policies favoring particular industries or groups, the law becomes... Read more

Sons of Camelot - Abridged

By: Laurence Leamer

Narrated by: Laurence Leamer

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

From renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes THE SONS OF CAMELOT, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic.Almost a year before publication, THE SONS OF CAMELOT: The Fate of an American Dynasty was already being widely discussed and... Read more

Inteligência Emocional da Mulher Empoderada - Abridged

By: MAX EDITORIAL

Narrated by: Thalita

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No cenário atual, onde as mulheres estão cada vez mais assumindo papéis de destaque em diversas esferas da sociedade, a inteligência emocional se apresenta como uma ferramenta fundamental para fortalecer o empoderamento feminino. Neste capítulo, exploraremos a conexão entre a inteligência emocional e o empoderamento, compreendendo como essa... Read more