Top Politics & Social Sciences Audiobooks

The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, entertaining stories in movies, books, and television. And there is no shortage of subjects: from who really killed JFK to the truth behind 9/11...

What is Australia’s place in the new global landscape? Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of rising danger for all, and dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and Australia should respond…

An estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. Only one in 10,000 are found dead. Yet unsolved child murders are almost a daily occurrence - of nearly 52,000 juvenile homicides between 1980 and 2008, more than 20 percent remain open....

2015 saw the worst American maritime disaster in decades. The captain of the SS El Faro commanded his crew to sail straight into a hurricane. The ship sank and all 33 crew members died.

This user’s guide to Buddhist basics takes the most commonly asked questions and provides simple answers in plain English....

What will it take to stop gendered violence?What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation.

Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying is Ram Dass' reflection on the joys, pains, and opportunities that appear as we age...

This gripping true crime classic tells the story of life on The Rock and of 14 ingenious escape attempts by the prisoners....

In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the listener to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework....

One wrong move can undercut your message. Believe it or not, our bodies speak louder than our words. Postures, gestures, and expressions convey reams of information - and often not what you'd expect....

This book is about the great moral issues underlying many of the headline-making political controversies of our times....

With over a quarter of a million copies sold, Mindfulness in Plain English is one of the most influential books in the burgeoning field of mindfulness and a timeless classic....

Don Miller was quiet and reserved. As a former youth pastor, he seemed a devout Christian. No one would have ever suspected that the recent graduate of the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice was a serial killer....

This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world....

The critically acclaimed novelist and social critic Aldous Huxley, describes his personal experimentation with the drug mescaline and explores the nature of visionary experience....

Two-time Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state....

From Hollywood’s Black Dahlia to the Arkansas Bluebeard: an anthology of true-crime profiles by “the grand dame of mystery” (Ed Gorman)....

Silenciadas é uma série sobre jornalismo e sobre as vozes das mulheres. Nesta série, invertemos o ângulo pelo qual um caso de abuso sexual normalmente é tratado para mirá-lo sob um novo prisma: o da cobertura na imprensa...

As listeners explore Tibetan Buddhism more fully than ever before, they will find in His Holiness a great friend and authority....

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BCE, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.