Economic Conditions in Economics & Business & Finance Audiobooks

Audiobook

Audiobook

Inheritocracy

It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad: The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Eliza Filby ...

Narrated by Eliza Filby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.The Sunday Times Bestseller!**Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Brought to you by Penguin.The Sunday Times Bestseller!**Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrated by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Utopia for Realists

How We Can Build the Ideal World

by Rutger Bregman ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

19 hours 20 min

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Undercover Economist

Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

by Tim Harford ...

Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Makers and Takers

The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

by Rana Foroohar ...

Narrated by Rachel Fulginiti ...

Unabridged

13 hours 25 min

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises

by Ray Dalio ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

16 hours 52 min

**Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles—whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide—**shares his unique template for how debt crises work and principles for dealing with them well. This template allowed his firm, Bridgewater Associates, to anticipate 2008’s events and navigate them well while others struggled badly.As he ... Read more

$29.99 USD

**Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles—whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide—**shares his unique template for how debt crises work and principles for dealing with them well. This template allowed his firm, Bridgewater Associates, to anticipate 2008’s events and navigate them well while others struggled badly.As he
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Time for Socialism

Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

by Thomas Piketty ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Aftershock

The Next Economy and America's Future

by Robert B. Reich ...

Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Fully Automated Luxury Communism

by Aaron Bastani ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Complacent Class

The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream

by Tyler Cowen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs.The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist and best selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition-we’re ... Read more

Was $27.99 USD Now $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs.The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist and best selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition-we’re
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Price of Inequality

How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

by Joseph E. Stiglitz ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 4 min

The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

How the World Became Rich

The Historical Origins of Economic Growth

by Mark Koyama, Jared Rubin ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Limits to Growth

The 30-Year Update

by Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows, Donella Meadows ...

Narrated by Tia Rider ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Change the Story, Change the Future

A Living Economy for a Living Earth

by David C. Korten ...

Narrated by Dana Hickox ...

Unabridged

3 hours 49 min

We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society set us on a path to certain self-destruction. In this profound new book, Korten shares the results of his search for a story that reflects the fullness of human knowledge and understanding and provides a guide to action adequate to the needs of our time.Korten calls our current story Sacred Money and Markets. ... Read more

Was $27.99 USD Now $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society set us on a path to certain self-destruction. In this profound new book, Korten shares the results of his search for a story that reflects the fullness of human knowledge and understanding and provides a guide to action adequate to the needs of our time.Korten calls our current story Sacred Money and Markets.
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Rebalancing Society

Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center

by Henry Mintzberg ...

Narrated by Dana Hickox ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Enough of the imbalance that is causing the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves. Enough of the pendulum politics of left and right and paralysis in the political center. We require an unprecedented form of radical renewal. In this book Henry Mintzberg offers a new understanding of the root of our current crisis and a strategy for ... Read more

Was $24.99 USD Now $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Enough of the imbalance that is causing the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves. Enough of the pendulum politics of left and right and paralysis in the political center. We require an unprecedented form of radical renewal. In this book Henry Mintzberg offers a new understanding of the root of our current crisis and a strategy for
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Alpha Girls

The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime

by Julian Guthrie ...

Narrated by Julian Guthrie, Kim Mai Guest ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build some of the foremost companies of our time.In Alpha Girls, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind the closed doors of venture capital, an industry that transforms economies and shapes how ... Read more

$20.99 USD

An unforgettable story of four women who, through grit and ingenuity, became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build some of the foremost companies of our time.In Alpha Girls, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind the closed doors of venture capital, an industry that transforms economies and shapes how
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

New Economics: How Today’s Biggest Shifts in Money, Work, and Technology Are Rewriting the Rules of Prosperity

by James Holloway ...

Narrated by James Holloway ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

Master the future of work and global finance as artificial intelligence and climate shifts rewrite the rules of wealth. Whether you are mapping out a career transition or seeking clarity during a busy morning commute, this eye-opening guide decodes our rapidly changing reality. The traditional playbook of steady jobs, stable growth, and predictable markets is officially dead.Replace uncertainty ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the future of work and global finance as artificial intelligence and climate shifts rewrite the rules of wealth. Whether you are mapping out a career transition or seeking clarity during a busy morning commute, this eye-opening guide decodes our rapidly changing reality. The traditional playbook of steady jobs, stable growth, and predictable markets is officially dead.Replace uncertainty
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

New Economy: How AI, Automation, and Decentralization Are Rewriting Work, Wealth, and Opportunity

by Eric Donnelly ...

Narrated by Eric Donnelly ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Master the future of work and build lasting wealth before artificial intelligence and automation leave you behind. Whether you are navigating a stressful career transition or using your morning commute to strategize your next move, this empowering guide decodes the shifting global market. Turn economic uncertainty into your greatest professional advantage.Stop feeling paralyzed by headlines about ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the future of work and build lasting wealth before artificial intelligence and automation leave you behind. Whether you are navigating a stressful career transition or using your morning commute to strategize your next move, this empowering guide decodes the shifting global market. Turn economic uncertainty into your greatest professional advantage.Stop feeling paralyzed by headlines about
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

富の大格差：なぜ一握りの人がこれほど豊かで、多くの人がこれほど貧しいのか

by 田中茂 ...

Narrated by 田中茂 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

個人の努力だけでは越えられない経済格差の壁と、少数の勝者に富の集中をもたらす社会構造のからくりを鮮やかに解き明かす没入型リスニング体験。毎日の通勤電車の中で「なぜこんなに頑張っているのに報われないのか」とため息をつきたくなる時、この落ち着いたトーンの解説が、心の奥底にある焦燥感を確かな理解へと変えてくれます。複雑な経済ニュースや専門用語に圧倒されそうな夜でも、耳から流れる身近な例えとシンプルなイメージが、あなたを優しく本質へと導きます。賃金や税金、社会保障といった私たちの生活に直結するルールがどのように絡み合っているのかを知ることで、感情に振り回されることなく世界を俯瞰する静かな力が手に入ります。本書で見つかること:• 所得と資産の決定的な違いから学ぶ、個人の豊かさを測るための新しい物差し。• 賃金、資産収益、相続、教育機会がどのように重なり合い、長期的な富の偏りを生み出すのかという直感的なメカニズム ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

個人の努力だけでは越えられない経済格差の壁と、少数の勝者に富の集中をもたらす社会構造のからくりを鮮やかに解き明かす没入型リスニング体験。毎日の通勤電車の中で「なぜこんなに頑張っているのに報われないのか」とため息をつきたくなる時、この落ち着いたトーンの解説が、心の奥底にある焦燥感を確かな理解へと変えてくれます。複雑な経済ニュースや専門用語に圧倒されそうな夜でも、耳から流れる身近な例えとシンプルなイメージが、あなたを優しく本質へと導きます。賃金や税金、社会保障といった私たちの生活に直結するルールがどのように絡み合っているのかを知ることで、感情に振り回されることなく世界を俯瞰する静かな力が手に入ります。本書で見つかること:• 所得と資産の決定的な違いから学ぶ、個人の豊かさを測るための新しい物差し。• 賃金、資産収益、相続、教育機会がどのように重なり合い、長期的な富の偏りを生み出すのかという直感的なメカニズム
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Future of Success

by Robert B. Reich ...

Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

Abridged

6 hours 12 min

If you think it’s getting harder to both make a living and make a life, economist and former secretary of labor Robert Reich agrees with you. Americans may be earning more than ever before, but we’re paying a steep price: we’re working longer, seeing our families less, and our communities are fragmenting.With the clarity and insight that are his hallmarks, Reich delineates what success has come to ... Read more

$14.99 USD

If you think it’s getting harder to both make a living and make a life, economist and former secretary of labor Robert Reich agrees with you. Americans may be earning more than ever before, but we’re paying a steep price: we’re working longer, seeing our families less, and our communities are fragmenting.With the clarity and insight that are his hallmarks, Reich delineates what success has come to
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Economic History of the 1920s: Boom, Bust, and the Global Shockwaves That Reshaped Modern Capitalism

by Thomas Ellwood ...

Narrated by Thomas Ellwood ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

The 1920s economic boom hid a fragile financial system that doomed global markets to a historic stock market crash. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this eye-opening historical narrative transforms monetary policy into an intense story of dangerous leverage and unchecked consumerism.Whether you are an avid history buff or an investor seeking focused learning, this deep dive reveals the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The 1920s economic boom hid a fragile financial system that doomed global markets to a historic stock market crash. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this eye-opening historical narrative transforms monetary policy into an intense story of dangerous leverage and unchecked consumerism.Whether you are an avid history buff or an investor seeking focused learning, this deep dive reveals the
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Financial Reckoning Day Fallout

Surviving Today's Global Depression

by William Bonner, Addison Wiggin ...

Narrated by Mel Foster ...

Unabridged

17 hours 31 min

When the first edition of Financial Reckoning Day was published more than six years ago, many critics felt that maverick financial writers Addison Wiggin and William Bonner were overly critical of the United States' increasing debt and the start of what seemed to be the foreshadowing of economic concerns. Fast-forward to 2009, and much of what the authors predicted has come true—high unemployment ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

When the first edition of Financial Reckoning Day was published more than six years ago, many critics felt that maverick financial writers Addison Wiggin and William Bonner were overly critical of the United States' increasing debt and the start of what seemed to be the foreshadowing of economic concerns. Fast-forward to 2009, and much of what the authors predicted has come true—high unemployment
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Gig Economy, The: How an App Reinvented Work and Killed the Job

by Michael Hartman ...

Narrated by Michael Hartman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Uncover how the modern gig economy weaponized hustle culture, turning entrepreneurial freedom into algorithmic management. Perfect for your daily commute, this urgent, thought-provoking narrative exposes the hidden machinery of venture capital and smartphone platforms. It reveals how an app engineered a new labor system out of our desperation for financial flexibility.If you are navigating career ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover how the modern gig economy weaponized hustle culture, turning entrepreneurial freedom into algorithmic management. Perfect for your daily commute, this urgent, thought-provoking narrative exposes the hidden machinery of venture capital and smartphone platforms. It reveals how an app engineered a new labor system out of our desperation for financial flexibility.If you are navigating career
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Economic Conditions Audiobooks

Show: