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On Courage

How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear

by Julia Angwin, Ami Fields-Meyer ...

Narrated by Rachel Maddow ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

READ BY RACHEL MADDOWFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian – based on original interviews with more than 100 dissidents, activists, and theorists across the world.The United States is only the latest country to face a leader who wields fear as a weapon, punishes political ... Read more

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READ BY RACHEL MADDOWFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian – based on original interviews with more than 100 dissidents, activists, and theorists across the world.The United States is only the latest country to face a leader who wields fear as a weapon, punishes political
... Read more
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The Heritage

Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

by Howard Bryant ...

Narrated by Ronnie Butler ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotismNamed a best book of 2018 by Library JournalIt used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an escape from the world’s worst problems, top athletes were treated like heroes, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotismNamed a best book of 2018 by Library JournalIt used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an escape from the world’s worst problems, top athletes were treated like heroes, and
... Read more
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Resistance

A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage

by Tori Amos ...

Narrated by Tori Amos ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA timely and passionate call to action for engaging with our current political moment, from the Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos.Since the release of her first, career-defining solo album Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos has been one of the music industry’s most enduring and ingenious artists. From her ... Read more

$24.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA timely and passionate call to action for engaging with our current political moment, from the Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos.Since the release of her first, career-defining solo album Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos has been one of the music industry’s most enduring and ingenious artists. From her
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The Good Immigrant

26 Writers Reflect on America

Narrated by Full Cast ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, these "electric" essays come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multivocal portrait of modern America (The Washington Post).From Trump's proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of white supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies ... Read more

$27.99 USD

By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, these "electric" essays come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multivocal portrait of modern America (The Washington Post).From Trump's proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of white supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies
... Read more
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On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder ...

Narrated by Timothy Snyder ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ... ... Read more

$10.00 USD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ...
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Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America

by Heather Cox Richardson ...

Narrated by Heather Cox Richardson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

**A New York Times BestsellerA vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.“Magisterial.” –The Washington Post“An excellent primer for anyone who needs the important facts of the last 150 years of American ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**A New York Times BestsellerA vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.“Magisterial.” –The Washington Post“An excellent primer for anyone who needs the important facts of the last 150 years of American
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On Tyranny: Expanded Audio Edition

Updated with Twenty New Lessons from Russia's War on Ukraine

by Timothy Snyder ...

Narrated by Timothy Snyder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed historical context for the democracy-threatening Ukrainian conflict and a call to action for modern times.This edition includes the bestselling original essay collection On Tyranny, read by the author.In this exclusive audiobook edition, which includes eight hours of new content, Snyder combines the ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed historical context for the democracy-threatening Ukrainian conflict and a call to action for modern times.This edition includes the bestselling original essay collection On Tyranny, read by the author.In this exclusive audiobook edition, which includes eight hours of new content, Snyder combines the
... Read more
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The Art of Power

My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

by Nancy Pelosi ...

Narrated by Nancy Pelosi ...

Unabridged

10 hours 45 min

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistanceAt age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress. Alexandra Pelosi answered: “Mother, get a life!” And ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistanceAt age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress. Alexandra Pelosi answered: “Mother, get a life!” And
... Read more
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The Small and the Mighty

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

by Sharon McMahon ...

Narrated by Sharon McMahon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

**A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom America’s favorite government teacher, a “fascinating and fun” (Adam Grant) portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country.**In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom America’s favorite government teacher, a “fascinating and fun” (Adam Grant) portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country.**In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone
... Read more
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No Is Not Enough

Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need

by Naomi Klein ...

Narrated by Brit Marling ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

A road map to resistance in the Trump era from internationally acclaimed journalist, activist, and bestselling author Naomi Klein…“This book is a toolkit to help understand how we arrived at this surreal political moment, how to keep it from getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can flip the script and seize the opportunity to make things a whole lot better in a time of urgent ... Read more

$16.95 USD

A road map to resistance in the Trump era from internationally acclaimed journalist, activist, and bestselling author Naomi Klein…“This book is a toolkit to help understand how we arrived at this surreal political moment, how to keep it from getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can flip the script and seize the opportunity to make things a whole lot better in a time of urgent
... Read more
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Paper Girl

A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America

by Beth Macy ...

Narrated by Beth Macy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

**An Instant National Bestseller • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Vanity Fair"There couldn’t be a timelier book . . . searingly poignant, essential . . . Macy follows closely in the footsteps of . . . Barbara Ehrenreich and Tracy Kidder, combining memoir with reportage, a raft ... Read more

$22.00 USD

**An Instant National Bestseller • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Vanity Fair"There couldn’t be a timelier book . . . searingly poignant, essential . . . Macy follows closely in the footsteps of . . . Barbara Ehrenreich and Tracy Kidder, combining memoir with reportage, a raft
... Read more
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Great Again

How to Fix Our Crippled America

by Donald J. Trump ...

Narrated by Jeremy Lowell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

In this book (previously published as Crippled America), we’re going to look at the state of the world right now. It’s a terrible mess, and that’s putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC, are directly responsible for the mess we are in. So why should we continue listening to them?It’s time to bring America back to its ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In this book (previously published as Crippled America), we’re going to look at the state of the world right now. It’s a terrible mess, and that’s putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC, are directly responsible for the mess we are in. So why should we continue listening to them?It’s time to bring America back to its
... Read more
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Mortal Republic

How Rome Fell into Tyranny

by Edward J. Watts ...

Narrated by Matt Kugler ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

Learn why the Roman Republic collapsed -- and how it could have continued to thrive -- with this insightful history from an award-winning author.In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Learn why the Roman Republic collapsed -- and how it could have continued to thrive -- with this insightful history from an award-winning author.In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and
... Read more
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The Battle for Paradise

Puerto Rico Takes On the Disaster Capitalists

by Naomi Klein ...

Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

Unabridged

1 hour 43 min

In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich “Puertopians” are locked in a pitched struggle over how to remake the island.In this vital and startling investigation, New York Times bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of shock politics and disaster capitalism seek to undermine the nation’s radical, resilient vision for a “just recovery.”All royalties ... Read more

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In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich “Puertopians” are locked in a pitched struggle over how to remake the island.In this vital and startling investigation, New York Times bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of shock politics and disaster capitalism seek to undermine the nation’s radical, resilient vision for a “just recovery.”All royalties
... Read more
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What's Next

A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy ofService

by Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack ...

Narrated by Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack ...

Unabridged

16 hours 12 min

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure.Step back inside the world of President Jed Bartlet’s Oval Office with ... Read more

$27.50 USD

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure.Step back inside the world of President Jed Bartlet’s Oval Office with
... Read more
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Fight Oligarchy

by Senator Bernie Sanders ...

Narrated by Senator Bernie Sanders ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little power to determine the future of their country. If you’re an American, it is the system in which you’re living. That must change. In the wealthiest nation on earth we must build a political movement ... Read more

$12.99 USD

“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little power to determine the future of their country. If you’re an American, it is the system in which you’re living. That must change. In the wealthiest nation on earth we must build a political movement
... Read more
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Citizenship

Notes on an American Myth

by Daisy Hernández ...

Narrated by Daisy Hernández ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

A provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be, a citizen?“[A] fascinating, urgently needed new book.”—Chicago Tribune**“How did ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ turn upside down to where we are today? Everyone needs to read this book, citizens and non ... Read more

$22.00 USD

A provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be, a citizen?“[A] fascinating, urgently needed new book.”—Chicago Tribune**“How did ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ turn upside down to where we are today? Everyone needs to read this book, citizens and non
... Read more
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How to Be a Fascist

A Manual

by Michela Murgia ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

**How fascist are you? A sharp, provocative conversation-starter about the authoritarian in us allThe first and only guide to turning your 21st century democracy into a fascist paradise**Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely distinguishable political parties taking part in lengthy, overcomplicated and expensive decision-making processes. Trying to engage so many people ... Read more

$10.99 USD

**How fascist are you? A sharp, provocative conversation-starter about the authoritarian in us allThe first and only guide to turning your 21st century democracy into a fascist paradise**Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely distinguishable political parties taking part in lengthy, overcomplicated and expensive decision-making processes. Trying to engage so many people
... Read more
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In Trump's Shadow

The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP

by David M. Drucker ...

Narrated by David M. Drucker ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

Based on extensive reporting, a Game of Thrones-like telling of what comes next for the factions and families within the Republican Party as they plot for supremacy in the post-Trump era.With Trump’s four years in the White House now in the rearview, an unprecedented period in American political history is concluded. The transition, however, has set off a mad scramble for control of a Republican ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Based on extensive reporting, a Game of Thrones-like telling of what comes next for the factions and families within the Republican Party as they plot for supremacy in the post-Trump era.With Trump’s four years in the White House now in the rearview, an unprecedented period in American political history is concluded. The transition, however, has set off a mad scramble for control of a Republican
... Read more
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MyVote

How to Billionaire-Proof Democracy With Electronic Governance

by Zed Starkovich ...

Narrated by Zed Starkovich ...

Unabridged

4 hours

MyVote is a bold, practical blueprint for turning your smartphone into a comprehensive e-governance platform that unifies access to government services, modernizes democratic participation through secure digital identity and verified polling, and aims to reduce control of American democracy by billionaires and corporate interests while increasing accountability, transparency, and citizen ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

MyVote is a bold, practical blueprint for turning your smartphone into a comprehensive e-governance platform that unifies access to government services, modernizes democratic participation through secure digital identity and verified polling, and aims to reduce control of American democracy by billionaires and corporate interests while increasing accountability, transparency, and citizen
... Read more
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Zwischen Hybris & Angst: Die Krise des modernen Ich Band I

Die individuellen Faktoren

by Hermann Selchow ...

Narrated by Digitale Stimme Gustav G ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Zwischen Hybris & Angst: Die Krise des modernen IchEin aufrüttelndes Sachbuch über den Verlust unserer Werte in einer zerrissenen WeltWarum scheint unsere Gesellschaft trotz Fortschritt, Freiheit und Wohlstand orientierungsloser denn je? In „Zwischen Hybris & Angst: Die Krise des modernen Ich“ wird schonungslos offengelegt, wie das moderne ... Read more

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Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Zwischen Hybris & Angst: Die Krise des modernen IchEin aufrüttelndes Sachbuch über den Verlust unserer Werte in einer zerrissenen WeltWarum scheint unsere Gesellschaft trotz Fortschritt, Freiheit und Wohlstand orientierungsloser denn je? In „Zwischen Hybris & Angst: Die Krise des modernen Ich“ wird schonungslos offengelegt, wie das moderne
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Civics, Law, and Justice--How We Became U.S.

Insights from a Trial Judge

by J. Layne Smith ...

Narrated by Todd Eflin ...

Series Audiobook 1 - This is
Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS about U.S. civics, law, and justice but don't want to wade through dry and dull legalese to get the answers, you will love this down-to-earth collection of essays that provide an insider's view of the legal system. In Civics, Law, and Justice--How We Became U.S., career lawyer and judge J. Layne Smith offers crystal-clear insight and straightforward answers to everything you ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS about U.S. civics, law, and justice but don't want to wade through dry and dull legalese to get the answers, you will love this down-to-earth collection of essays that provide an insider's view of the legal system. In Civics, Law, and Justice--How We Became U.S., career lawyer and judge J. Layne Smith offers crystal-clear insight and straightforward answers to everything you
... Read more
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Gli unti del Signore

by Andrea Malossini ...

Narrated by Fabio Farnè ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Gli Unti del Signore di Andrea Malossini è una esilarante raccolta in audiolibro di preghiere, suppliche, invocazioni e miracoli dei politici italiani. Una politica tutta da ridere che non risparmia nessuno, dal cicisbeo Silvio Berlusconi, che con i suoi miracoli ha deliziato per anni fanciulle bisognose, a san Pier Luigi Bersani dei Ragassi, che con prediche francescane ha zittito rondini e ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Gli Unti del Signore di Andrea Malossini è una esilarante raccolta in audiolibro di preghiere, suppliche, invocazioni e miracoli dei politici italiani. Una politica tutta da ridere che non risparmia nessuno, dal cicisbeo Silvio Berlusconi, che con i suoi miracoli ha deliziato per anni fanciulle bisognose, a san Pier Luigi Bersani dei Ragassi, che con prediche francescane ha zittito rondini e
... Read more
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Pulling Together

A Handbook For Community Change

by Tom Mosgaller, Mike Breininger ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Brian E, Digital Voice Angie E, Digital Voice Matilda E, Digital Voice Sarah E, Digital Voice Michael E ...

Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook edition of the Pulling Together Workbook by Tom Mosgaller and Michael Breininger is a powerful, practical guide for anyone eager to create real, lasting change in their community—especially those who know they can’t do it alone. Rooted in the belief that collective action is stronger than resistance, this book introduces the Change ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook edition of the Pulling Together Workbook by Tom Mosgaller and Michael Breininger is a powerful, practical guide for anyone eager to create real, lasting change in their community—especially those who know they can’t do it alone. Rooted in the belief that collective action is stronger than resistance, this book introduces the Change
... Read more

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