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Taken as Red
- How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party
- By: Anushka Asthana
- Narrated by: Anushka Asthana
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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In Taken As Red acclaimed political journalist Anushka Asthana takes listeners behind the scenes of the 2024 general election campaign. As the political landscape undergoes a seismic shift, this gripping account provides an unprecedented insider's perspective on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's Labour and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, and the events of this high-stakes electoral contest as it unfolded.
By: Anushka Asthana
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A Return to Common Sense
- How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It
- By: Leigh McGowan
- Narrated by: Leigh McGowan
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Something’s gone wrong in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. We can all feel it, but if we’re being honest, most of us don’t understand it. At the end of the day, we don’t have all the facts, and if you don’t know how something works, how do you fix it? A Return to Common Sense is a concise, no-nonsense, dare we say fun, guide to how America works and a roadmap to reclaiming a government of, by, and for the people.
By: Leigh McGowan
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Reconstruction (Updated Edition)
- America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
- By: Eric Foner
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 31 hrs and 32 mins
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Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. It addresses the ways in which the emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship shaped the political agenda of Reconstruction; the remodeling of Southern society and the place of planters, merchants, and small farmers within it; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and committed.
By: Eric Foner
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To Run the World
- The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power
- By: Sergey Radchenko
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 30 hrs and 42 mins
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In this new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides a deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet policies from Stalin's postwar scramble for territory to Khrushchev's reckless overseas adventurism and nuclear brinksmanship, Brezhnev's jockeying for influence in the third world, and Gorbachev's failed attempts to reinvent Moscow.
By: Sergey Radchenko
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Vibrant Matter
- A Political Ecology of Things
- By: Jane Bennett
- Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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In Vibrant Matter, the political theorist Jane Bennett, renowned for her work on nature, ethics, and affect, shifts her focus from the human experience of things to things themselves. Bennett argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events.
By: Jane Bennett
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The Evolution of American Federalism
- By: Joseph L. Hoffmann, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joseph L. Hoffmann
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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The promise of America is that the country is based on an idea, one where everyone is created equal and equally free to chart their own course. From 13 newly independent states ratifying a national constitution to the heated debates in the halls of Congress today, American politics is about negotiation over what our country is—and where we are going.
By: Joseph L. Hoffmann, and others
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Taken as Red
- How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party
- By: Anushka Asthana
- Narrated by: Anushka Asthana
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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In Taken As Red acclaimed political journalist Anushka Asthana takes listeners behind the scenes of the 2024 general election campaign. As the political landscape undergoes a seismic shift, this gripping account provides an unprecedented insider's perspective on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's Labour and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, and the events of this high-stakes electoral contest as it unfolded.
By: Anushka Asthana
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A Return to Common Sense
- How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It
- By: Leigh McGowan
- Narrated by: Leigh McGowan
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Something’s gone wrong in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. We can all feel it, but if we’re being honest, most of us don’t understand it. At the end of the day, we don’t have all the facts, and if you don’t know how something works, how do you fix it? A Return to Common Sense is a concise, no-nonsense, dare we say fun, guide to how America works and a roadmap to reclaiming a government of, by, and for the people.
By: Leigh McGowan
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Reconstruction (Updated Edition)
- America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
- By: Eric Foner
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 31 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. It addresses the ways in which the emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship shaped the political agenda of Reconstruction; the remodeling of Southern society and the place of planters, merchants, and small farmers within it; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and committed.
By: Eric Foner
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To Run the World
- The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power
- By: Sergey Radchenko
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 30 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In this new history of the conflict that defined the postwar era, Sergey Radchenko provides a deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and China reflected its irreconcilable ambitions as a self-proclaimed superpower and the leader of global revolution. This tension drove Soviet policies from Stalin's postwar scramble for territory to Khrushchev's reckless overseas adventurism and nuclear brinksmanship, Brezhnev's jockeying for influence in the third world, and Gorbachev's failed attempts to reinvent Moscow.
By: Sergey Radchenko
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Vibrant Matter
- A Political Ecology of Things
- By: Jane Bennett
- Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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In Vibrant Matter, the political theorist Jane Bennett, renowned for her work on nature, ethics, and affect, shifts her focus from the human experience of things to things themselves. Bennett argues that political theory needs to do a better job of recognizing the active participation of nonhuman forces in events.
By: Jane Bennett
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The Evolution of American Federalism
- By: Joseph L. Hoffmann, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joseph L. Hoffmann
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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The promise of America is that the country is based on an idea, one where everyone is created equal and equally free to chart their own course. From 13 newly independent states ratifying a national constitution to the heated debates in the halls of Congress today, American politics is about negotiation over what our country is—and where we are going.
By: Joseph L. Hoffmann, and others
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Geister der Gegenwart
- Die letzten Jahre der Philosophie und der Beginn einer neuen Aufklärung 1948–1984
- By: Wolfram Eilenberger
- Narrated by: Frank Arnold
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs verkörpern vier Philosoph:innen die Suche nach einem neuen Menschenbild und einer neuen Aufklärung: Theodor W. Adorno, Susan Sontag, Michel Foucault und Paul K. Feyerabend. Mit dem Ziel, die Welt besser zu verstehen und der lebensweltlichen Enge zu entfliehen, gehen sie zwischen Frankfurt, Paris, London, Berkeley und New York neue Wege, die direkt zu den großen Bruchlinien unserer Gegenwart führen. Wolfram Eilenberger legt erneut ein erzählerisches Meisterwerk vor, das Geschichte und Philosophie auf einzigartige Weise verbindet.
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Capturing News, Capturing Democracy
- Trump and the Voice of America
- By: Kate Wright, Martin Scott, Mel Bunce
- Narrated by: Tom Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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How did such a major international public service media network become intensely politicized by government allies in such a short time, despite having its editorial independence protected by law? Capturing News, Capturing Democracy puts these events in historical and international context-and develops a new analytical framework for understanding government capture and its connection to broader processes of democratic backsliding.
By: Kate Wright, and others
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The Prince
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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Drawing upon his experiences as a diplomat, including his observations of Cesare Borgia, Niccolò Machiavelli crafted The Prince to explore the nature of power. Through an unflinching portrayal of brutality, Machiavelli reflects on what it takes to be a successful ruler.
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Krieg ohne Ende?
- Warum wir für Frieden im Nahen Osten unsere Haltung zu Israel ändern müssen
- By: Michael Lüders
- Narrated by: Steffen Groth
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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Der Angriff der islamistischen Hamas am 7. Oktober 2023 auf Israel hat einen neuen Krieg im Nahen Osten ausgelöst – mit verheerenden Folgen für die israelische wie auch palästinensische Zivilbevölkerung. Bislang ist die israelische Gegenoffensive weitgehend auf den Gazastreifen begrenzt, doch sie droht sich auszuweiten und die gesamte Region zu entflammen. Differenziert, sachlich und konstruktiv analysiert Nahostexperte und SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Michael Lüders die komplexen historischen Hintergründe und politischen Herausforderungen eines Konflikts, der kein Ende zu kennen scheint.
By: Michael Lüders
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Por qué el obrero vota a la derecha
- By: Roberto Vaquero
- Narrated by: Sergi Seguí
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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¿Qué le sucede a la izquierda actual? ¿Por qué parece más preocupada por cuestiones como el ecologismo (un falso ecologismo) o un feminismo que es todo menos igualdad en vez de por los problemas que sufre una clase trabajadora cada vez más asfixiada? Este ensayo histórico y manifiesto político explica por qué amplias mayorías sociales están apostando cada vez más por opciones de derecha radical en diferentes países occidentales, especialmente en Europa, en detrimento de una izquierda perdida en su propia indefinición y entregada a los intereses de las grandes corporaciones.
By: Roberto Vaquero
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The Prince
- By: Nicollo Machiavelli
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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The modern-day term “Machiavellian” is used to describe deception, dishonesty, and cruelty to meet a goal. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli was written as a guide for autocrats on how to govern using means that were meant to deceive and manipulate a government’s constituency—to the extent of advocating the use of evil for political expediency.
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Capital Condensed
- A Short Guide to Marx's Capital for Our Age of Global Crises
- By: Colin Chalmers
- Narrated by: Colin Chalmers
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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Capital Condensed is a step-by-step guide to the three volumes of Capital in less than three hours for the time poor activist, curious student and general audience. If you want to understand Marx's investigation into how capital has grown to dominate our planet and must be superseded for humanity to survive this is the book for you.
By: Colin Chalmers
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Deutschland auf der schiefen Bahn
- Wohin steuert unser Land?
- By: Thilo Sarrazin
- Narrated by: Matthias Ernst Holzmann
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Deutschland, immer noch ein starkes Land in der Mitte Europas, befindet sich seit Jahren in einem relativen Niedergang: Arbeit lohnt sich für viele nicht mehr, Millionen kulturfremde Einwanderer strömen in die sozialen Sicherungssysteme. Die Explosion der Sozialausgaben überwuchert die öffentlichen Haushalte. Der Staat zeigt sich überfordert: Eine Reform der Asyl- und Migrationspolitk gelingt seit Jahren nicht. Die Bundeswehr ist blank und nicht fähig zur Landesverteidigung. Die Bürokratie nimmt immer mehr zu. Die Digitalisierung stockt, das Steuersystem ist leistungsfeindlich.
By: Thilo Sarrazin
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Project 2025 vs Agenda 47 (2-Books-in-1)
- Integrating Visionary Strategies for National Advancement, Economic Stability, and Social Well-Being
- By: William Wurth
- Narrated by: James Lusk, Cory Rodis
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Are you fed up with the broken promises and endless debates in Washington? Do you crave real change and a brighter future for yourself, your family, and our nation? Well, get ready, because the game is about to change! Imagine an America where the economy roars back to life, creating good-paying jobs and opportunities for all. Picture a nation where our borders are secure, our communities are safe, and our children have access to world-class education and healthcare. This isn't just a pipe dream – it's the America that Project 2025 and Agenda 47 are building together.
By: William Wurth
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Mordsache Caesar
- Die letzten Tage des Diktators
- By: Michael Sommer
- Narrated by: Peter Bieringer
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Rom hält den Atem an, als Gaius Julius Caesar während der Senatssitzung am 15. März 44 v. Chr. unter den Dolchen der Verschwörer fällt – tödlich verwundet durch mindestens 23 Stiche. Wie konnte es nur so weit kommen? Wer waren die Täter? Und vor allem: Welche Motive trieben sie zu dem Mord? Als historischer Ermittler haucht Michael Sommer dieser weltberühmten Kriminalgeschichte neues Leben ein und lässt die beteiligten Akteure samt ihren Beweggründen, Ambitionen und Hoffnungen wieder lebendig werden. Das Attentat mag Caesar unerwartet getroffen haben, doch aus heiterem Himmel kam es nicht.
By: Michael Sommer
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Georg Büchner
- Der Hessische Landbote. Eine Flugschrift.
- By: Georg Büchner
- Narrated by: Sven Görtz
- Length: 36 mins
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"Friede den Hütten! Krieg den Palästen!" So beginnt die Flugschrift Büchners, in der er in gedrängter Form die Missstände seiner Zeit anprangert. 1834 veröffentlicht, ist der Hessische Landbote eines der wichtigsten Werke des Vormärz.
By: Georg Büchner
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Moins !
- La décroissance est une philosophie
- By: Kohei Saito, Jean-Christophe Helary - traducteur
- Narrated by: Florent Cheippe
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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En s’appuyant sur les carnets tardifs inédits de Marx et en voyant dans le pacte vert le nouvel opium des masses, Kohei Saito constate le désastre social et écologique du capitalisme, dénonce le mode de vie des pays développés fondé sur l’expropriation des ressources et de l’énergie du Sud global et prône une société basée sur les communs. Il associe deux termes apparemment incompatibles, la décroissance et le communisme, pour proposer une solution politique et civilisationnelle : le communisme décroissant.
By: Kohei Saito, and others