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To Rescue the Republic

Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

by Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney ...

Narrated by Bret Baier ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Presidential Series
Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

#1 New York Times Bestseller | Narrated by author Bret BaierFox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant"To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." —Douglas BrinkleyAn epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Recons... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

#1 New York Times Bestseller | Narrated by author Bret BaierFox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant"To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." —Douglas BrinkleyAn epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Recons...
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Regime Change

Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

17 hours 7 min

“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that makes these events feel actual. They wrest reality itself back from the di... ... Read more

$32.99 USD

“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that makes these events feel actual. They wrest reality itself back from the di...
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The Plot to Destroy Democracy

How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

by Malcolm Nance ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For the first time, The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage, ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For the first time, The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage,
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Shattered

Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign

by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes ...

Narrated by Kimberly Farr ...

Unabridged

16 hours 52 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign- ... Read more

$25.99 USD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign-
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Romney

A Reckoning

by McKay Coppins ...

Narrated by McKay Coppins, Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

12 hours 31 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this illuminating and “scoop-rich biography…the tell-all tales rush forth” (Los Angeles Times) offering a “penetrating analysis of the ongoing Republican civil war through the eyes of one of its last embattled centrists” (Publishers Weekly).Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump’s... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this illuminating and “scoop-rich biography…the tell-all tales rush forth” (Los Angeles Times) offering a “penetrating analysis of the ongoing Republican civil war through the eyes of one of its last embattled centrists” (Publishers Weekly).Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump’s...
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How They Broke Britain

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

by James O'Brien ...

Narrated by James O'Brien ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

Brought to you by Penguin.‘Made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb’ THE SECRET BARRISTERSomething has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.‘Made me so angry I had to stop listening to it while driving. Superb’ THE SECRET BARRISTERSomething has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable
... Read more
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La historia secreta

AMLO y el Cártel de Sinaloa

by Anabel Hernández ...

Narrated by Karina Castillo ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

«Esta periodista, Anabel Hernández, ha hecho trabajos de investigación de primer orden, es una mujer profesional en el periodismo y valiente, es una mujer excepcional.»-Andrés Manuel López ObradorTodo indica que en realidad AMLO no era el hombre que venía a romper el sistema criminal, sino que ha sido su Caballo de Troya, uno más de los instrumentos del Cártel de Sinaloa para culminar su plan de ... Read more

$21.99 USD

«Esta periodista, Anabel Hernández, ha hecho trabajos de investigación de primer orden, es una mujer profesional en el periodismo y valiente, es una mujer excepcional.»-Andrés Manuel López ObradorTodo indica que en realidad AMLO no era el hombre que venía a romper el sistema criminal, sino que ha sido su Caballo de Troya, uno más de los instrumentos del Cártel de Sinaloa para culminar su plan de
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Our Broken Elections

How the Left Changed the Way You Vote

by John Fund, Hans Von Spakovsky ...

Narrated by Robert Rivington ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Behind the deeply contentious 2020 election stands a real story of a broken election process. Election fraud that alters election outcomes and dilutes legitimate votes occurs all too often, as is the bungling of election bureaucrats. Our election process is full of vulnerabilities that can be?and are?taken advantage of, raising questions about, and damaging public confidence in, the legitimacy of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Behind the deeply contentious 2020 election stands a real story of a broken election process. Election fraud that alters election outcomes and dilutes legitimate votes occurs all too often, as is the bungling of election bureaucrats. Our election process is full of vulnerabilities that can be?and are?taken advantage of, raising questions about, and damaging public confidence in, the legitimacy of
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Elections

A Very Short Introduction

by L. Sandy Maisel, Jennifer A. Yoder ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

4 hours 4 min

Elections occur in all democracies and many nondemocratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect citizens to those whom they choose to make decisions on their behalf and who regulate their behavior. This book looks comparatively at the key aspects of elections. In addition to describing types of electoral systems, it ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Elections occur in all democracies and many nondemocratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect citizens to those whom they choose to make decisions on their behalf and who regulate their behavior. This book looks comparatively at the key aspects of elections. In addition to describing types of electoral systems, it
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Электоральная география

by Игорь Окунев ...

Narrated by Павел Константиновский ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Электоральная география — это наука о пространственном измерении избирательного процесса. Дисциплина обобщает факторы и закономерности, лежащие в основе устойчивых идейно-политических расколов в обществе и их территориальных различий, а также в политической активности избирателей и распределении их голосов за партии и кандидатов по административно-территориальным единицам разного уровня, ... Read more

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Электоральная география — это наука о пространственном измерении избирательного процесса. Дисциплина обобщает факторы и закономерности, лежащие в основе устойчивых идейно-политических расколов в обществе и их территориальных различий, а также в политической активности избирателей и распределении их голосов за партии и кандидатов по административно-территориальным единицам разного уровня,
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The Dream Shall Never Die

by Alex Salmond ...

Narrated by Alex Salmond ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics.Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish independence his whole life. In September 2014, he came close to realising that dream.In a riveting daily diary, written with his trademark wit and charm, Salmond ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics.Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish independence his whole life. In September 2014, he came close to realising that dream.In a riveting daily diary, written with his trademark wit and charm, Salmond
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Meddling in the Ballot Box

The Causes and Effects of Partisan Electoral Interventions

by Dov H. Levin ...

Narrated by Lewis Arlt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Great powers have attempted for centuries to intervene in elections occurring in other states through various covert and overt methods, with the American intervention in the 2013 Kenyan elections and the Russian intervention in the 2016 US elections being just two recent examples. Indeed, the Americans and the Soviets/Russians intervened in one out of every nine national-level executive elections ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Great powers have attempted for centuries to intervene in elections occurring in other states through various covert and overt methods, with the American intervention in the 2013 Kenyan elections and the Russian intervention in the 2016 US elections being just two recent examples. Indeed, the Americans and the Soviets/Russians intervened in one out of every nine national-level executive elections
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Beautiful Country Burn Again

Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution

by Ben Fountain ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

14 hours 33 min

In a sweeping work of reportage set over the course of 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Fountain recounts a surreal year of politics and an exploration of the third American existential crisisTwice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

In a sweeping work of reportage set over the course of 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Fountain recounts a surreal year of politics and an exploration of the third American existential crisisTwice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the
... Read more
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False Front

The Failed Promise of Presidential Power in a Polarized Age

by Kenneth Lowande ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

A provocative new perspective on presidential power.Border walls, school bathrooms, student loans, gun control, diversity, abortion, climate change—today, nothing seems out of reach for the president's pen. But after all the press releases, ceremonies, and speeches, shockingly little gets done. The American presidency promises to solve America's problems, but presidents' unilateral solutions are ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A provocative new perspective on presidential power.Border walls, school bathrooms, student loans, gun control, diversity, abortion, climate change—today, nothing seems out of reach for the president's pen. But after all the press releases, ceremonies, and speeches, shockingly little gets done. The American presidency promises to solve America's problems, but presidents' unilateral solutions are
... Read more
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Nine Days

The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election

by Paul Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick ...

Narrated by Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, thirty-one-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta. That day would lead to the first night King had ever spent in jail—and the time that King's family most feared for his life.While King's imprisonment was decried as a moral scandal in some quarters and celebrated in others, for the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, thirty-one-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta. That day would lead to the first night King had ever spent in jail—and the time that King's family most feared for his life.While King's imprisonment was decried as a moral scandal in some quarters and celebrated in others, for the
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After You Vote

A Woman’s Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill

by Courtney Emerson ...

Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Equal parts information and inspiration, After You Vote: A Woman's Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill is both a primer and call-to-action for women of all ages who want to exercise their voices and engage more fully in civic life. It's the ultimate guide to political engagement, filled with practical (and proven) tactics to make your voice heard and have an influence on the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Equal parts information and inspiration, After You Vote: A Woman's Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill is both a primer and call-to-action for women of all ages who want to exercise their voices and engage more fully in civic life. It's the ultimate guide to political engagement, filled with practical (and proven) tactics to make your voice heard and have an influence on the
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Nationalized Politics

Evaluating Electoral Politics Across Time

by Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, Ryan D. Williamson ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual candidates. Indeed, voters now seem more concerned with which of the two national parties will be in power across all levels of government as opposed to which candidate will represent them ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual candidates. Indeed, voters now seem more concerned with which of the two national parties will be in power across all levels of government as opposed to which candidate will represent them
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Margaret Bondfield

The Life and Times of Britain’s First Female Cabinet Minister

by Nan Sloane ...

Narrated by Harriet Dunlop ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents Margaret Bondfield by Nan Sloane, read by Harriet DunlopA groundbreaking biography of Margaret Bondfield, the remarkable political pioneer and working-class woman who rose to become the first female Cabinet Minister in the 1929 Labour government.Rising from modest semi-rural, semi-industrial origins in the West Country, and years of apprenticeship in shops in Brighton, ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Margaret Bondfield by Nan Sloane, read by Harriet DunlopA groundbreaking biography of Margaret Bondfield, the remarkable political pioneer and working-class woman who rose to become the first female Cabinet Minister in the 1929 Labour government.Rising from modest semi-rural, semi-industrial origins in the West Country, and years of apprenticeship in shops in Brighton,
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Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U. S. Elections

by Office of the Director of National Intelligence ...

Narrated by D. S. Harvey ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

It is no secret that the 2016 United States Presidential Election was one of the closest, nastiest, and most contentious in the history of the country. The narrow victory of Donald J. Trump was an unprecedented upset, to say the least. The Republic party winnowed a field of 17 candidates down to a real estate developer and reality television star who appealed to large segment of the public that ... Read more

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It is no secret that the 2016 United States Presidential Election was one of the closest, nastiest, and most contentious in the history of the country. The narrow victory of Donald J. Trump was an unprecedented upset, to say the least. The Republic party winnowed a field of 17 candidates down to a real estate developer and reality television star who appealed to large segment of the public that
... Read more
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White Rural Rage

The Threat to American Democracy

by Tom Schaller, Paul Waldman ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens—who are also the least likely to defend its core principles“This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.”—David Corn, New York Times bestselling author of American PsychosisWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway ... Read more

$22.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens—who are also the least likely to defend its core principles“This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.”—David Corn, New York Times bestselling author of American PsychosisWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway
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Money, Parties, and Democracy

Political Finance Between Fat Cats and Big Government

by matteo Bonotti, Zim Nwokora ...

Narrated by Benjamin A. Onyango ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Democratic politics is expensive. In US presidential elections, for instance, total spending now exceeds $6.5 billion. In the US, election campaigns are largely funded by private donations from individuals and corporate entities, whereas in Germany, the state is the main funder of electoral politics through subventions to parties. In some other countries, parties have been able to raise most of ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Democratic politics is expensive. In US presidential elections, for instance, total spending now exceeds $6.5 billion. In the US, election campaigns are largely funded by private donations from individuals and corporate entities, whereas in Germany, the state is the main funder of electoral politics through subventions to parties. In some other countries, parties have been able to raise most of
... Read more
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Leadership from Bad to Worse

What Happens When Bad Festers

by Barbara Kellerman ...

Narrated by Linda Jones ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

Leadership from Bad to Worse is about how leadership that is bad, invariably, inexorably, gets worse—unless it is somehow, by someone or something, stopped or slowed.This work draws on four cases of bad leadership—two in political leadership, two in business leadership—to show how it goes from bad to worse. Kellerman finds that bad leadership and bad followership go through four phases of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Leadership from Bad to Worse is about how leadership that is bad, invariably, inexorably, gets worse—unless it is somehow, by someone or something, stopped or slowed.This work draws on four cases of bad leadership—two in political leadership, two in business leadership—to show how it goes from bad to worse. Kellerman finds that bad leadership and bad followership go through four phases of
... Read more
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Cooperation and Coercion

How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What that Means for Economics and Politics

by Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan ...

Narrated by Pat Grimes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

There are only two ways that humans work together: they cooperate with one another, or they coerce one another. And once you realize this fundamental fact, it will change how you see the world. In this myth-busting book, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan display their wisdom and talent for explaining complex topics, which have attracted a devoted audience to their weekly podcast, Words & Numbers ... Read more

$24.99 USD

There are only two ways that humans work together: they cooperate with one another, or they coerce one another. And once you realize this fundamental fact, it will change how you see the world. In this myth-busting book, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan display their wisdom and talent for explaining complex topics, which have attracted a devoted audience to their weekly podcast, Words & Numbers
... Read more
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The Year That Broke Politics

Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968

by Luke A. Nichter ...

Narrated by Kent Klineman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today's fractured politicsThe 1968 presidential race was a contentious battle between Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. The United States was reeling from the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy and was bitterly divided on the Vietnam War and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today's fractured politicsThe 1968 presidential race was a contentious battle between Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. The United States was reeling from the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy and was bitterly divided on the Vietnam War and
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