Politics

On Freedom

by Cass R. Sunstein; read by Johnny Heller

From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a brisk, provocative book that shows what freedom really means—and requires—today. Learn More

Generation Citizen

by Scott Warren; read by Graham Halstead

Championing the activism of young people around the world, Generation Citizen is an empowering reminder of the positive power of politics, and an inspiring, actionable guide for anyone ready to fight for democracy. Learn More

Downriver

by Heather Hansman; read by Allyson Ryan

Heather Hansman, a former raft guide and an environmental reporter, decided to paddle the Green River from source to confluence and see what the experience might teach her. Mixing lyrical accounts of quiet paddling through breathtaking beauty with nights spent camping solo and lively discussions with farmers, city officials, and other people met along the way, Downriver is the story of that journey, a foray into the present—and future—of water in the west. Learn More

The Lost Prince

by Michael Mewshaw; read by Bob Souer

Michael Mewshaw's The Lost Prince is an intimate memoir of his friendship with internationally bestselling author Pat Conroy. Learn More

The Coming of Democracy

by Mark R Cheathem; read by Chris Andrew Ciulla

Drawing on period newspapers, diaries, memoirs, and public and private correspondence, The Coming of Democracy is the first book-length treatment to reveal how presidents and presidential candidates used both old and new forms of cultural politics to woo voters and win elections in the Jacksonian era.
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The Environment

by Paul Warde, Libby Robin, & Sverker Sörlin; read by Henrietta Meire

In this fascinating book, Paul Warde, Libby Robin, and Sverker Sörlin trace the emergence of the concept of the environment following World War II. Learn More

The Women’s Suffrage Movement

edited by Sally Roesch Wagner; Introduction by Sally Wagner; Foreword by Gloria Steinem; read by Bahni Turpin

An intersectional anthology of works by the known and unknown women that shaped and established the suffrage movement, in time for the 2020 centennial of women's right to vote, with a foreword by Gloria Steinem. Learn More

Vote Her In

by Rebecca Sive; read by Rebecca Gibel

Author Rebecca Sive draws on her decades of political experience to create this crucial book, which empowers every American man, woman, and child who cares about our nation's democratic future to harness their collective power in the run-up to 2020 and, at last, form a more perfect union. Learn More

Death is Hard Work

by Khaled Khalifa; translated by Leri Price; read by Neil Shah

2019 National Book Award Finalist

Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination. Learn More

Try Common Sense

by Philip K. Howard; read by Mike Chamberlain

Award-winning author Philip K. Howard lays out the blueprint for a new American society. Learn More

Storming the Heavens

by Gerald Horne; read by Bill Quinn

The recent Hollywood film Hidden Figures presents a portrait of how African American women shaped the U.S. effort in aerospace during the height of Jim Crow. In Storming the Heavens, Gerald Horne presents the necessary back story to this account and goes further to detail the earlier struggle of African Americans to gain the right to fly. Learn More

Hitler's Pawn

by Stephen Koch; read by James Anderson Foster

A remarkable story of a forgotten seventeen-year-old Jew who was blamed by the Nazis for the anti-Semitic violence and terror known as the Kristallnacht, the pogrom still seen as an initiating event of the Holocaust. Learn More

Environmental Ethics

by Robin Attfield; read by Shaun Grindell

Robin Attfield introduces environmental ethics, exploring the values involved in issues such as pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Considering the different groups involved in environmental ethics, and the attitudes of the world's religions to environmental stewardship, he calls for action from us all to manage our environment ethically. Learn More

Political Realignment

by Russell J. Dalton; read by Sean Runnette

Political Realignment tracks the evolution of citizen and elite opinions on economic and cultural issues from the 1970s to the 2010s—and the impact of these changes on electoral politics and public policy Learn More

Cyberwar

by Kathleen Hall Jamieson; read by Emily Durante

Drawing on path-breaking work in which she and her colleagues isolated significant communication effects in the 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns, the eminent political communication scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson marshals the troll posts, unique polling data, analyses of how the press used the hacked content, and a synthesis of half a century of media effects research to argue that, although not certain, it is probable that the Russians helped elect the 45th president of the United States. Learn More

The Sit Room

by David Scheffer; read by Joe Barrett

The Sit Room brings you inside the secretive Situation Room of the White House, the most important deliberative room in the world, during the early 1990s when the author was one of the policymakers who framed the Clinton Administration's policy towards the bloody Balkans War. Learn More

The New Order

by Karen E. Bender; read by Tavia Gilbert

The National Book Award finalist for Refund returns with a new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing presence of violence, bigotry, sexual harassment, and the emotional costs of living under constant threat. Learn More

Overlooking the Border

By Dana Hercbergs; read by Christina Delaine

Overlooking the Border: Narratives of Divided Jerusalem by Dana Hercbergs continues the dialogue surrounding the social history of Jerusalem. Learn More

China in the 21st Century

by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom; read by Joe Barrett

Concise and insightful, China in the 21st Century provides an excellent introduction to this significant global power. Learn More

The U.S. Constitution

by David J. Bodenhamer; read by Walter Dixon

Today we face serious challenges to the nation's constitutional legacy. Endless wars, a sharply divided electorate, economic inequality, and immigration, along with a host of other issues, have placed demands on government and on society that test our constitutional values. Understanding how the Constitution has evolved will help us adapt its principles to the challenges of our age. Learn More

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