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The Great Divide
- Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
- By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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With his signature blend of clarity and passion, Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities....
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Disappointing
- By A. Hill on 11-25-15
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The Great Divide
- Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
- With his signature blend of clarity and passion, Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities....
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Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto
- By: Jesse Ventura, Jen Hobbs
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Any way you look at it, for whoever is using it, marijuana is a medicinal plant in abundant supply. Every month and every year that goes by, we find out more positive things about it....
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More than just a book on drugs.
- By Peter Robinson on 01-27-17
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Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-06-16
- Language: English
- Any way you look at it, for whoever is using it, marijuana is a medicinal plant in abundant supply. Every month and every year that goes by, we find out more positive things about it....
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Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think
- By: Chris Matthews
- Narrated by: Chris Matthews
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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From the Cold War to the Clinton years, Chris Matthews gives the straight-up account of what it means to be an American...
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I Miss Chris on Television!
- By Rajiv on 07-24-23
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Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think
- Narrated by: Chris Matthews
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-26-01
- Language: English
- From the Cold War to the Clinton years, Chris Matthews gives the straight-up account of what it means to be an American...
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Deadly Spin
- An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans
- By: Wendell Potter
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Wendell Potter is the insurance industry's worst nightmare....
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Must Read
- By Randy on 01-11-11
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Deadly Spin
- An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 11-16-10
- Language: English
- Wendell Potter is the insurance industry's worst nightmare....
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Administrative Burden
- Policymaking by Other Means
- By: Pamela Herd, Donald P. Moynihan
- Narrated by: Kirk Winkler
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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In Administrative Burden, Herd and Moynihan document that the administrative burdens citizens regularly encounter in their interactions with the state are not simply unintended byproducts of governance, but the result of deliberate policy choices....
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Essential for Public Administrators
- By Josh on 10-16-23
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Administrative Burden
- Policymaking by Other Means
- Narrated by: Kirk Winkler
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-11-23
- Language: English
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In Administrative Burden, Herd and Moynihan document that the administrative burdens citizens regularly encounter in their interactions with the state are not simply unintended byproducts of governance, but the result of deliberate policy choices....
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That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- By: Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
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America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them....
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We have met the enemy and it is us.... Pogo
- By Soudant on 09-16-11
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That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-05-11
- Language: English
- America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them....
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Dealing Death and Drugs
- The Big Business of Dope in the US and Mexico
- By: Beto O'Rourke, Susie Byrd
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross, Andrea Gallo
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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The War on Drugs doesn't work. This became obvious to El Paso City Representatives Susie Byrd and Beto O'Rourke when they started to ask questions about why El Paso's sister city, Ciudad Juarez, has become the deadliest city in the world....
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Dealing Death and Drugs
- The Big Business of Dope in the US and Mexico
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross, Andrea Gallo
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-14-19
- Language: English
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The War on Drugs doesn't work. This became obvious to El Paso City Representatives Susie Byrd and Beto O'Rourke when they started to ask questions about why El Paso's sister city, Ciudad Juarez, has become the deadliest city in the world....
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Hostage Nation
- Colombia's Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs
- By: Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes, Jorge Enrique Botero
- Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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The crash of a U.S. reconnaissance plane into the Colombian jungle set off a series of events that would bring three South American countries on a collision course toward war....
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Biased, but interesting...
- By JP on 06-06-19
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Hostage Nation
- Colombia's Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs
- Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-13-12
- Language: English
- The crash of a U.S. reconnaissance plane into the Colombian jungle set off a series of events that would bring three South American countries on a collision course toward war....
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Economic Dignity
- By: Gene Sperling
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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When Gene Sperling was in charge of coordinating economic policy in the Obama White House, he found himself surprised when serious people in Washington told him that the Obama focus on healthcare was a distraction because it was “not focused on the economy"....
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Economic Dignity
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 05-05-20
- Language: English
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When Gene Sperling was in charge of coordinating economic policy in the Obama White House, he found himself surprised when serious people in Washington told him that the Obama focus on healthcare was a distraction because it was “not focused on the economy"....
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We're Still Here
- Pain and Politics in the Heart of America
- By: Jennifer M. Silva
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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In We're Still Here, Jennifer M. Silva tells a deep, multi-generational story of pain, place, and politics that will endure long after the Trump administration....
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Great book. Narration was cringe at times
- By Toni Thai on 11-24-22
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We're Still Here
- Pain and Politics in the Heart of America
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-15-19
- Language: English
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In We're Still Here, Jennifer M. Silva tells a deep, multi-generational story of pain, place, and politics that will endure long after the Trump administration....
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The Plateau
- By: Maggie Paxson
- Narrated by: Maggie Paxson
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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During World War II, French villagers offered safe harbor to countless strangers - mostly children - as they fled for their lives. The same place offers refuge to migrants today. Why? Listen to find out....
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Remarkable. Masterpiece.
- By JWu on 09-02-19
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The Plateau
- Narrated by: Maggie Paxson
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-13-19
- Language: English
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During World War II, French villagers offered safe harbor to countless strangers - mostly children - as they fled for their lives. The same place offers refuge to migrants today. Why? Listen to find out....
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The Vanishing Middle Class
- Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy
- By: Peter Temin
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Temin argues that American history and politics, particularly slavery and its aftermath, play an important part in the widening gap between rich and poor....
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Liberal Racism at its best and put on full display
- By ramcdowra on 02-18-21
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The Vanishing Middle Class
- Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-03-17
- Language: English
- Temin argues that American history and politics, particularly slavery and its aftermath, play an important part in the widening gap between rich and poor....
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The Recovery of Family Life
- Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies
- By: Scott Yenor
- Narrated by: Nick Stevens
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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The Recovery of Family Life defends marriage and family life while exposing the limits and blind spots in these powerful revolutionary ideologies....
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Excellent and Insightful Book
- By Eric A Holloway on 11-30-20
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The Recovery of Family Life
- Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies
- Narrated by: Nick Stevens
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 11-02-20
- Language: English
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The Recovery of Family Life defends marriage and family life while exposing the limits and blind spots in these powerful revolutionary ideologies....
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Missing from the Village
- The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community
- By: Justin Ling
- Narrated by: Justin Ling
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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This extraordinary book tells the complete story of the McArthur murders. Based on more than five years of in-depth reporting, this is also a story of police failure, of how the queer community responded, and the story of the eight men who went missing and the lives they left behind....
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Moving and Eyr-opening
- By Shevaun Bastarache on 05-20-22
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Missing from the Village
- The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community
- Narrated by: Justin Ling
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 09-29-20
- Language: English
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This extraordinary book tells the complete story of the McArthur murders. Based on more than five years of in-depth reporting, this is also a story of police failure, of how the queer community responded, and the story of the eight men who went missing and the lives they left behind....
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The War Comes Home
- Washington's Battle against America's Veterans
- By: Aaron Glantz
- Narrated by: David Stampone
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Here, freelance writer Aaron Glantz hones in on the momentous impact of the Iraq war on injured veterans as they return home....
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A biased but thoughtful look at soldier's issues
- By Nathan on 08-30-12
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The War Comes Home
- Washington's Battle against America's Veterans
- Narrated by: David Stampone
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 02-24-10
- Language: English
- Here, freelance writer Aaron Glantz hones in on the momentous impact of the Iraq war on injured veterans as they return home....
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For the Love of Community Engagement
- Insights from a Personal Expedition to Inspire Better Public Participation
- By: Becky Hirst, Dr. Wendy Sarkissian
- Narrated by: Linda Quinn
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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To have a thriving society, we need people and communities who are actively involved in civic life. For politicians, public servants, corporations, or planners to engage with communities in any positive way, they need to learn a new way of doing things....
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For the Love of Community Engagement
- Insights from a Personal Expedition to Inspire Better Public Participation
- Narrated by: Linda Quinn
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 11-03-21
- Language: English
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To have a thriving society, we need people and communities who are actively involved in civic life. For politicians, public servants, corporations, or planners to engage with communities in any positive way, they need to learn a new way of doing things....
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My Parents' Keeper
- The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving
- By: Jody Gastfriend, Patrick J. Kennedy - foreword
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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A guide to caring for aging and ailing family members, which offers expert advice, illuminating vignettes, and a compassionate approach to building constructive, mutually gratifying relationships....
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Very sobering information
- By Kathi B. on 12-11-23
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My Parents' Keeper
- The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-22-18
- Language: English
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A guide to caring for aging and ailing family members, which offers expert advice, illuminating vignettes, and a compassionate approach to building constructive, mutually gratifying relationships....
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No Choice
- The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right
- By: Becca Andrews
- Narrated by: Marisha Tapera, Becca Andrews
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect the right to choose....
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Accurate and Compassionate
- By Anonymous User on 02-25-23
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No Choice
- The Destruction of Roe v. Wade and the Fight to Protect a Fundamental American Right
- Narrated by: Marisha Tapera, Becca Andrews
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect the right to choose....
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Standing Our Ground
- By: Lucia Kay McBath, Rosemarie Robotham - contributor
- Narrated by: Lucia Kay McBath
- Length: 8 hrs
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From the national spokesperson for Everytown for Gun Safety and leading gun violence prevention advocate comes the riveting memoir of a mother’s loss and call to action, as well as a faith-based exploration of how the nation’s gun laws put a deadly target on American lives....
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Inspiring and Powerful
- By Wilbeaux on 10-19-18
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Standing Our Ground
- Narrated by: Lucia Kay McBath
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 09-11-18
- Language: English
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From the national spokesperson for Everytown for Gun Safety and leading gun violence prevention advocate comes the riveting memoir of a mother’s loss and call to action, as well as a faith-based exploration of how the nation’s gun laws put a deadly target on American lives....
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Kingdom of the Unjust
- Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection
- By: Medea Benjamin
- Narrated by: Margy Stein
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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Medea Benjamin researches the sinister nature of the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. In seven succinct chapters followed by a meditation on prospects for change, Benjamin shines a light on one of the most perplexing elements of American foreign policy....
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A lot I didn’t know
- By Kathryn E. Taylor on 06-24-24
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Kingdom of the Unjust
- Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection
- Narrated by: Margy Stein
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-05-18
- Language: English
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Medea Benjamin researches the sinister nature of the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. In seven succinct chapters followed by a meditation on prospects for change, Benjamin shines a light on one of the most perplexing elements of American foreign policy....
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