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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

by Omar El Akkad ...

Narrated by Omar El Akkad ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now ... Read more

$17.50 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now
... Read more
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A People's History of the United States

Highlights from the Twentieth Century

by Howard Zinn ...

Narrated by Matt Damon ...

Abridged

8 hours 44 min

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Read more

$28.99 USD

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
... Read more
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The Audacity of Hope

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

by Barack Obama ...

Narrated by Barack Obama ...

Abridged

6 hours 10 min

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the ... Read more

$15.00 USD

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the
... Read more
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How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and
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End Times

Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration

by Peter Turchin ...

Narrated by Robin McAlpine ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

**“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” —Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsFrom the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the groundbreaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a big-picture explanation for ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” —Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsFrom the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the groundbreaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a big-picture explanation for
... Read more
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The Democracy Project

A History, a Crisis, a Movement

by David Graeber ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America, from the co-author of The Dawn of EverythingDemocracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution—from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems ... Read more

$20.00 USD

A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America, from the co-author of The Dawn of EverythingDemocracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution—from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems
... Read more
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The Tech Coup

How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

by Marietje Schaake ...

Narrated by Lorna Bennett ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Under the cover of "innovation," technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves. Facial recognition firms track citizens for police surveillance. Cryptocurrency has wiped out the savings of millions and threatens the stability of the global financial system. Spyware companies sell intelligence tools to anyone who can afford ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Under the cover of "innovation," technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves. Facial recognition firms track citizens for police surveillance. Cryptocurrency has wiped out the savings of millions and threatens the stability of the global financial system. Spyware companies sell intelligence tools to anyone who can afford
... Read more
Audiobook

Origin of Democracy

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - Origin of
Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Tracing the rise of the people's rule—how did democracy develop from ancient times to its modern form? This book examines the origins of democratic thought and governance, beginning with ancient Athens, where the concept of democracy first emerged as a revolutionary idea allowing citizens to participate directly in decision-making. It explores the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Tracing the rise of the people's rule—how did democracy develop from ancient times to its modern form? This book examines the origins of democratic thought and governance, beginning with ancient Athens, where the concept of democracy first emerged as a revolutionary idea allowing citizens to participate directly in decision-making. It explores the
... Read more
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The Second

Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

by Carol Anderson, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Bloomsbury presents The Second by Carol Anderson, Ph.D., read by Karen Chilton.From the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment and how it has been engineered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inception.In The Second, historian and award-winning, bestselling author of White Rage Carol Anderson powerfully illuminates ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Second by Carol Anderson, Ph.D., read by Karen Chilton.From the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment and how it has been engineered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inception.In The Second, historian and award-winning, bestselling author of White Rage Carol Anderson powerfully illuminates
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If Only They Didn't Speak English

Notes From Trump's America

by Jon Sopel ...

Narrated by Jon Sopel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

As the BBC’s North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the 18 months it’s taken for a reality star to go from laughingstock to leader of the free world, Jon has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even ... Read more

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As the BBC’s North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the 18 months it’s taken for a reality star to go from laughingstock to leader of the free world, Jon has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even
... Read more
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The Plan

To Remove Donald Trump from the Presidency

by Jerome Corsi ...

Narrated by Jerome Corsi ...

Unabridged

3 hours

Many who listen to this audiobook will dismiss it as fiction. But a few will recognize that every word here is true. This may be one of the last books written under the U.S. Constitution and the grant of freedoms were given under the First Amendment, including both freedom of religion and freedom of speech. In future generations, this book will be suppressed if the forces of darkness succeed with ... Read more

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Many who listen to this audiobook will dismiss it as fiction. But a few will recognize that every word here is true. This may be one of the last books written under the U.S. Constitution and the grant of freedoms were given under the First Amendment, including both freedom of religion and freedom of speech. In future generations, this book will be suppressed if the forces of darkness succeed with
... Read more
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The Conclusion of the American Experiment

by Jonathan P. Morrow ...

Narrated by Jonathan P. Morrow ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

What happens when a nation built on liberty forgets how to balance its principles?The American Experiment is failing because of imbalance.In The Conclusion of the American Experiment, Jonathan P. Morrow traces the full arc of U.S. history through four founding principles: Individual Liberty, Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, and Economic Liberty. From the Revolution to today, he shows how ... Read more

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What happens when a nation built on liberty forgets how to balance its principles?The American Experiment is failing because of imbalance.In The Conclusion of the American Experiment, Jonathan P. Morrow traces the full arc of U.S. history through four founding principles: Individual Liberty, Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, and Economic Liberty. From the Revolution to today, he shows how
... Read more
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New Democracy

The Creation of the Modern American State

by William J. Novak ...

Narrated by A.W. Miller ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

The activist state of the New Deal started forming decades before the FDR administration, demonstrating the deep roots of energetic government in America.In the period between the Civil War and the New Deal, American governance was transformed, with momentous implications for social and economic life. A series of legal reforms gradually brought an end to nineteenth-century traditions of local self ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The activist state of the New Deal started forming decades before the FDR administration, demonstrating the deep roots of energetic government in America.In the period between the Civil War and the New Deal, American governance was transformed, with momentous implications for social and economic life. A series of legal reforms gradually brought an end to nineteenth-century traditions of local self
... Read more
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Crazies to the Left of Me Wimps to the Right

How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve

by Bernard Goldberg ...

Narrated by Bernard Goldberg ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

In Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, Goldberg speaks for the millions of Americans who are saying: Enough! Enough of lunatics like Rosie O'Donnell who think ""Radical Christianity"" is ""as big a threat to America as Radical Islam."" Enough of the hyperbolic liberal rhetoric comparing Bush to Hitler and Abu Ghraib to a Saddam Hussein torture chamber. And please, enough of the military ... Read more

$23.99 USD

In Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, Goldberg speaks for the millions of Americans who are saying: Enough! Enough of lunatics like Rosie O'Donnell who think ""Radical Christianity"" is ""as big a threat to America as Radical Islam."" Enough of the hyperbolic liberal rhetoric comparing Bush to Hitler and Abu Ghraib to a Saddam Hussein torture chamber. And please, enough of the military
... Read more
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Rage and the Republic

The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

by Jonathan Turley ...

Narrated by Jonathan Turley ...

Unabridged

15 hours 50 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in ... Read more

$29.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in
... Read more
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Democracy In Darkness

Secrecy and Transparency in the Age of Revolutions

by Katlyn Marie Carter ...

Narrated by Kate Udall ...

Unabridged

14 hours 47 min

How debates over secrecy and transparency in politics during the eighteenth century shaped modern democracyDoes democracy die in darkness, as the saying suggests? This book reveals that modern democracy was born in secrecy, despite the widespread conviction that transparency was its very essence.In the years preceding the American and French revolutions, state secrecy came to be seen as despotic ... Read more

$24.99 USD

How debates over secrecy and transparency in politics during the eighteenth century shaped modern democracyDoes democracy die in darkness, as the saying suggests? This book reveals that modern democracy was born in secrecy, despite the widespread conviction that transparency was its very essence.In the years preceding the American and French revolutions, state secrecy came to be seen as despotic
... Read more
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Let the People Rule

How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Challenge

by John G. Matsusaka ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the peoplePropelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a surging wave of populism is destabilizing democracies around the world. As John Matsusaka reveals in Let the People Rule, this belief is based in fact. Over the past century, while democratic governments have ... Read more

$19.99 USD

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the peoplePropelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the hands of ordinary citizens, a surging wave of populism is destabilizing democracies around the world. As John Matsusaka reveals in Let the People Rule, this belief is based in fact. Over the past century, while democratic governments have
... Read more
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Un village sous influence - Ou l’école de la délinquance de nos élus

Ou l’école de la délinquance de nos élus

by Nicolas Tavernier ...

Narrated by Nicolas Tavernier ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

« Ce qui me tue, c’est Woerth ! Tous ces gens-là, maintenant, ils me dégoûtent. On parle de sous-préfets, de préfets ! On est quoi là-dedans ? Un petit prof, c’est tout. On veut s’attaquer à quoi ? Carrément à l’État. » Jamais je n’avais imaginé qu’un jour j’entendrai de tels propos de capitulation de la bouche de « mon » maire. Près de dix années d’une complicité indéfectible dans notre travail d ... Read more

$13.99 USD

« Ce qui me tue, c’est Woerth ! Tous ces gens-là, maintenant, ils me dégoûtent. On parle de sous-préfets, de préfets ! On est quoi là-dedans ? Un petit prof, c’est tout. On veut s’attaquer à quoi ? Carrément à l’État. » Jamais je n’avais imaginé qu’un jour j’entendrai de tels propos de capitulation de la bouche de « mon » maire. Près de dix années d’une complicité indéfectible dans notre travail d
... Read more
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Democrazia senza partiti

by Adriano Olivetti, Adriano Olivetti ...

Narrated by Mario Cei ...

Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

«Questo scritto è una difesa appassionata di una dignità che la politica non può abbandonare, e che trova il suo alimento in grandi idealità, in passioni profonde, in opportunità concrete perché la persona riesca a esprimersi pienamente come cittadino».Nella sua presentazione al volume Stefano Rodotà riassume così il messaggio che Adriano Olivetti lanciava ai partiti e alla società italiana nel ... Read more

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«Questo scritto è una difesa appassionata di una dignità che la politica non può abbandonare, e che trova il suo alimento in grandi idealità, in passioni profonde, in opportunità concrete perché la persona riesca a esprimersi pienamente come cittadino».Nella sua presentazione al volume Stefano Rodotà riassume così il messaggio che Adriano Olivetti lanciava ai partiti e alla società italiana nel
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Become America

Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy

by Eric Liu ...

Narrated by Eric Liu ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

What does it mean to be an engaged American in today's divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of "civic sermons" delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.Here are 19 ... Read more

$20.00 USD

What does it mean to be an engaged American in today's divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of "civic sermons" delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.Here are 19
... Read more
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Anti-System Politics

The Crisis of Market Liberalism in Rich Democracies

by Jonathan Hopkin ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 29 min

Recent elections in the advanced western democracies have undermined the basic foundations of political systems that had previously beaten back all challenges—from both the left and the right. The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, only months after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, signaled a dramatic shift in the politics of the rich democracies.In Anti-System ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Recent elections in the advanced western democracies have undermined the basic foundations of political systems that had previously beaten back all challenges—from both the left and the right. The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, only months after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, signaled a dramatic shift in the politics of the rich democracies.In Anti-System
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What Went Wrong with Capitalism

by Ruchir Sharma ...

Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

**Named a Best Book of 2024 by The Wall Street Journal and Financial TimesAn “eye-opening” (The New York Times), “absolutely fascinating” (Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and commentator) look at a how a century of expanding government has distorted financial markets, stoked massive inequality, and soaked America in debt.**Capitalism didn’t fail, it was ruined…What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir ... Read more

$25.99 USD

**Named a Best Book of 2024 by The Wall Street Journal and Financial TimesAn “eye-opening” (The New York Times), “absolutely fascinating” (Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and commentator) look at a how a century of expanding government has distorted financial markets, stoked massive inequality, and soaked America in debt.**Capitalism didn’t fail, it was ruined…What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir
... Read more
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Edge of Chaos

Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-and How to Fix It

by Dambisa Moyo ...

Narrated by Pamala Tyson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracyAround the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth, now struggles to overcome unprecedented ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracyAround the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth, now struggles to overcome unprecedented
... Read more
Audiobook

The New Fire

War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI

by Ben Buchanan, Andrew Imbrie ...

Narrated by Stephen Bel Davies ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous—in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous—in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If
... Read more

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