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Bestsellers
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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We have taken our eye off the ball
- By TJBuford on 03-28-24
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- By: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- By Timothy on 04-18-24
By: Fareed Zakaria
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New Cold Wars
- China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
- By: David E. Sanger, Mary K. Brooks
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, David E. Sanger
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States finds itself in a volatile rivalry with the other two great nuclear powers—Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia—in a world far more complex and dangerous than that of half a century ago.
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Gives many insights into our new Cold Wars
- By Amazon Customer on 04-19-24
By: David E. Sanger, and others
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Chip War
- The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
- By: Chris Miller
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips....
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Great history, but could poor narration
- By Lily Wong on 10-26-22
By: Chris Miller
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it....
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
By: Peter Zeihan
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- By: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff - contributor
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
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A leading national security expert lays out how the U. S. can keep its place as the world’s top superpower in the face of a rising China....
By: Dmitri Alperovitch, and others
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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We have taken our eye off the ball
- By TJBuford on 03-28-24
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- By: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- By Timothy on 04-18-24
By: Fareed Zakaria
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New Cold Wars
- China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
- By: David E. Sanger, Mary K. Brooks
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, David E. Sanger
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States finds itself in a volatile rivalry with the other two great nuclear powers—Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia—in a world far more complex and dangerous than that of half a century ago.
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Gives many insights into our new Cold Wars
- By Amazon Customer on 04-19-24
By: David E. Sanger, and others
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Chip War
- The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
- By: Chris Miller
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips....
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Great history, but could poor narration
- By Lily Wong on 10-26-22
By: Chris Miller
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it....
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
By: Peter Zeihan
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- By: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff - contributor
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
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A leading national security expert lays out how the U. S. can keep its place as the world’s top superpower in the face of a rising China....
By: Dmitri Alperovitch, and others
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Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders....
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Flawed but Important
- By Michael on 07-18-08
By: Tim Weiner
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The Accidental Superpower
- Ten Years On
- By: Mr. Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Mr. Peter Zeihan
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years....
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Only worth it if you don't already own
- By Anonymous User on 12-30-23
By: Mr. Peter Zeihan
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The Complete Strategy Collection
- The Art of War, The Prince, The Book of Five Rings, On War and Arthashastra
- By: Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Miyamoto Musashi, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Bower, Tom Chandler
- Length: 52 hrs and 43 mins
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The Complete Strategy Collection, a compilation of ancient and historical philosophies, will increase your knowledge of strategy, conflict, and adversity throughout the ages, giving you valuable insight into the past while opening a window to the future....
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Awesome Collection - Leadership Must
- By Jackie Harwood on 10-31-22
By: Sun Tzu, and others
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A Great Improvisation
- Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
- By: Stacy Schiff
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career....
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Exquisite book
- By Jose Antonio Gonzalez on 11-01-18
By: Stacy Schiff
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
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From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein....
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From the Saddam’s Point of View.
- By philip on 03-08-24
By: Steve Coll
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Conflict
- The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
- By: David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: David Petraeus, Robert Fass
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time—collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945....
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Outstanding!
- By Jennifer Katz on 02-04-24
By: David Petraeus, and others
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Controligarchs
- Exposing the Billionaire Class, Their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
- By: Seamus Bruner, Peter Schweizer - foreword
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine a world in which you own nothing and rent everything. Most of the protein in your diet comes from bugs. You are not allowed to have more than one child, and your financial and medical data are instantly transferred to a centralized government database via a subdermal microchip....
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time to act
- By Dan on 11-21-23
By: Seamus Bruner, and others
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You Will Own Nothing
- Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back
- By: Carol Roth
- Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy....
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Fantastic book!
- By David on 07-26-23
By: Carol Roth
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The World for Sale
- Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
- By: Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source....
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Explains a lot!
- By jaga on 03-24-21
By: Javier Blas, and others
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
- The Cyberweapons Arms Race
- By: Nicole Perlroth
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Zero day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and move around undetected....
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Decent story, cringeworthy narration and editing
- By since1968 on 02-13-21
By: Nicole Perlroth
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The Return of Great Powers
- Russia, China, and the Next World War
- By: Jim Sciutto
- Narrated by: Jim Sciutto
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the front lines of political hotspots and warzones across the globe....
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Disappointing
- By Douglas Peifer on 03-14-24
By: Jim Sciutto
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....
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It's a Book about Maps! Please provide the Maps!
- By Sherry on 06-19-17
By: Tim Marshall
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The Shock Doctrine
- The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
- By: Naomi Klein
- Narrated by: Jennifer Wiltsie
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq....
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If It's Bad for Humanity, It's Good for Business
- By Nelson Alexander on 09-29-07
By: Naomi Klein
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When McKinsey Comes to Town
- The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
- By: Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of its work on employees and citizens around the world....
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Shows systemic problems in McKinsey's culture
- By GA on 10-15-22
By: Walt Bogdanich, and others
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
- China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
- By: Michael Pillsbury
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the US government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise - and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us....
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Fascinating perspective.
- By Rocky Mackintosh on 01-05-17
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Disunited Nations
- The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan, Roy Worley
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Should we stop caring about fading regional powers like China, Russia, Germany, and Iran? Will the collapse of international cooperation push France, Turkey, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to the top of international concerns? Find out more....
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brilliant geopolitical primer re the future
- By Howard on 04-11-20
By: Peter Zeihan
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Rise and Kill First
- The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
- By: Ronen Bergman
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Talmud says: “If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” This instinct to take every measure, even the most aggressive, to defend the Jewish people is hardwired into Israel’s DNA....
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Eye Opening
- By Ari Safari on 02-09-18
By: Ronen Bergman
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Targeted: Beirut
- The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
- By: Jack Carr, James M. Scott
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.
By: Jack Carr, and others
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Blowout
- Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2010, the words “earthquake swarm” entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. That same year, a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia—including his iconic crystal-encrusted white glove—was sold at auction for over $1 million....
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chilling...
- By Kindle Customer on 10-12-19
By: Rachel Maddow
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The Day After Roswell
- By: William J. Birnes, Philip Corso
- Narrated by: William J. Birnes
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Now on audio! The best-selling exposé that ends the decades-old controversy surrounding the infamous and mysterious crash of an unidentified aircraft at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947....
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It all makes sense...
- By Frank R. Rogala on 07-06-17
By: William J. Birnes, and others
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Leadership
- Six Studies in World Strategy
- By: Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
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Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy....
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Architects of World Order
- By GrimLockz on 09-21-22
By: Henry Kissinger
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Unrestricted Warfare
- China's Master Plan to Destroy America
- By: Qiao Liang, Wang Xiangsui
- Narrated by: Scott Pollak
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Unrestricted Warfare carefully explores strategies that militarily and politically disadvantaged nations might take in order to successfully attack a geopolitical super-power like the United States....
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China needs battle experience...
- By Swimfinz17 on 01-21-23
By: Qiao Liang, and others
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How States Think
- The Rationality of Foreign Policy
- By: John J. Mearsheimer, Sebastian Rosato
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally....
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Sound theoretical analysis
- By Sami on 03-07-24
By: John J. Mearsheimer, and others
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
- By: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
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Rich with anecdote, history, analysis, and autobiography, From Beirut to Jerusalem will continue to shape how we see the Middle East for many years to come.
New releases
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COLOMBIA: Surviving the Long Conflict
- Implications for the Elite Theory
- By: Val Karanxha
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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War and conflict in Colombia for almost four decades have cost the country thousands of people killed, communities ravaged by violence, indigenous population and small farmers expelled from their land, and a divided country by rogue politics and impunity. Civil war is the last resort to solving failed policies by using violence and revolutionary means. It inflicts pain and suffering on millions affected by it. The conflict in Colombia was a mere case of “bellum omnium contra omnes.” The state, the paramilitary, the drug cartels, and the left-wing guerrillas – were entangled in one of ...
By: Val Karanxha
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Catastrophe Ethics
- How to Be Good in a World Gone Bad
- By: Travis Rieder
- Narrated by: Travis Rieder
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Humankind has never before faced challenges of the scale and complexity of today. We need to expand our ethical toolkit. The mental tools most of us rely on to ‘do the right thing’ just don’t work when it comes to reasoning about such huge collective problems. From the small stuff like single-use plastics to major decisions like whether to have children, Rieder defines exactly how we can change our thinking and lead a decent, meaningful life in a scary, complicated world.
By: Travis Rieder
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- By: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff - contributor
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A leading national security expert, who publicly predicted Vladimir Putin's intention to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before it took place, lays out the case for why China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years and the dire stakes for America and the whole world if he is not deterred.
By: Dmitri Alperovitch, and others
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Thucydides, Realism, and Why Nations Go to War
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite their alliance against the Persian invasion in 480 B.C., the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta created separate spheres of influence. Following periods of intermittent conflict, in 431 B.C. they began a destructive war against each other that lasted twenty-seven years. To help explain this struggle, Thucydides, an Athenian military general and historian, looked for cause and effect relationships. He concluded that human emotions and interests, a nation’s pursuit of power, and influential leaders proved instrumental. These elements, which are all part of the theory of realism,...
By: Ryan Webb
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The Global Economy
- A Good, But Not Perfect, System
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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While globalization is not a perfect economic system, it has been overwhelmingly beneficial to the world. According to Thomas Friedman, the “Golden Straightjacket” of market capitalism benefits you the more you tighten it (Lexus and Olive Tree). The system promotes competition and rewards those who work the hardest with a better standard of living. Still, Noreena Hertz, in The Silent Takeover, focused on the negatives of the system, arguing that it drowns democracy and leaves too many people in the hole of poverty. In addition, author Paul Blustein focused on the complexity of the ...
By: Ryan Webb
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Bent on Conquest
- How Mexico Viewed the 1846 War with America
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1847, Albert Gallatin published, Peace with Mexico, a pamphlet in which he called for an honorable and just end to the Mexican War. Gallatin argued that the United States acted immorally when it provoked war with Mexico and needed to redeem itself. Instead of dismembering Mexico to satisfy what he called a hunger for conquest, he suggested the United States voluntarily relinquish all conquests and only demand the rights that were due her citizens.
By: Ryan Webb
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COLOMBIA: Surviving the Long Conflict
- Implications for the Elite Theory
- By: Val Karanxha
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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War and conflict in Colombia for almost four decades have cost the country thousands of people killed, communities ravaged by violence, indigenous population and small farmers expelled from their land, and a divided country by rogue politics and impunity. Civil war is the last resort to solving failed policies by using violence and revolutionary means. It inflicts pain and suffering on millions affected by it. The conflict in Colombia was a mere case of “bellum omnium contra omnes.” The state, the paramilitary, the drug cartels, and the left-wing guerrillas – were entangled in one of ...
By: Val Karanxha
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Catastrophe Ethics
- How to Be Good in a World Gone Bad
- By: Travis Rieder
- Narrated by: Travis Rieder
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Humankind has never before faced challenges of the scale and complexity of today. We need to expand our ethical toolkit. The mental tools most of us rely on to ‘do the right thing’ just don’t work when it comes to reasoning about such huge collective problems. From the small stuff like single-use plastics to major decisions like whether to have children, Rieder defines exactly how we can change our thinking and lead a decent, meaningful life in a scary, complicated world.
By: Travis Rieder
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- By: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff - contributor
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A leading national security expert, who publicly predicted Vladimir Putin's intention to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before it took place, lays out the case for why China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years and the dire stakes for America and the whole world if he is not deterred.
By: Dmitri Alperovitch, and others
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Thucydides, Realism, and Why Nations Go to War
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite their alliance against the Persian invasion in 480 B.C., the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta created separate spheres of influence. Following periods of intermittent conflict, in 431 B.C. they began a destructive war against each other that lasted twenty-seven years. To help explain this struggle, Thucydides, an Athenian military general and historian, looked for cause and effect relationships. He concluded that human emotions and interests, a nation’s pursuit of power, and influential leaders proved instrumental. These elements, which are all part of the theory of realism,...
By: Ryan Webb
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The Global Economy
- A Good, But Not Perfect, System
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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While globalization is not a perfect economic system, it has been overwhelmingly beneficial to the world. According to Thomas Friedman, the “Golden Straightjacket” of market capitalism benefits you the more you tighten it (Lexus and Olive Tree). The system promotes competition and rewards those who work the hardest with a better standard of living. Still, Noreena Hertz, in The Silent Takeover, focused on the negatives of the system, arguing that it drowns democracy and leaves too many people in the hole of poverty. In addition, author Paul Blustein focused on the complexity of the ...
By: Ryan Webb
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Bent on Conquest
- How Mexico Viewed the 1846 War with America
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1847, Albert Gallatin published, Peace with Mexico, a pamphlet in which he called for an honorable and just end to the Mexican War. Gallatin argued that the United States acted immorally when it provoked war with Mexico and needed to redeem itself. Instead of dismembering Mexico to satisfy what he called a hunger for conquest, he suggested the United States voluntarily relinquish all conquests and only demand the rights that were due her citizens.
By: Ryan Webb
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An Unlikely War
- Why America Invaded Iraq
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Even though the collapse of the Soviet Union left America as the sole world superpower, the United States sought to promote a world order based on cooperation between states. In 1991, President Bush formed a large coalition to push Iraq out of Kuwait. In the same spirit, America worked with the United Nations in Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo. In addition, throughout the 1990’s, the United States turned to the United Nations to implement a policy of containment against Saddam Hussein’s regime. Nevertheless, containment gradually eroded, and by 2001, the policy appeared to be no longer viable...
By: Ryan Webb
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Non-Proliferation vs Counterproliferation
- Seeking Peace in a Hostile World
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Non-proliferation is the attempt to prevent the spread of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons through international treaties and cooperative efforts to control NBC related technologies. The 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) acknowledged five nuclear power states and declared that other nations who joined the treaty would forego development of nuclear weapons. It implied the ultimate goal of all nations to be free of nuclear weapons. To enforce this treaty the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) conducts inspections of a nation’s declared nuclear related facilities...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis and Rwanda
- The Impact of Analogies
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 mins
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A likeness between things, when the things are otherwise entirely different, is an analogy. Comparing one situation to another in order to gain perspective and formulate policy is a common human technique and a favorite of historians. For example, the Cold War has been compared to the Athens-Sparta rivalry, while Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union has been called folly by those who look to the “lesson” of Napoleon’s failed 1812 campaign. While analogies can be useful, one should use caution, as no two situations are the same. For example, is it logical to compare the partially ...
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America, Democratic Revolutions, and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 mins
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The United States is the only nation with the moral standing and military and economic power to lead the world. Since her birth, America has celebrated freedom and liberty. Her people believe that democracy is the best form of government because it encourages human excellence. In light of this reasoning, should America support democratic revolutions around the world? Or should she pursue stability in foreign relations? While there are benefits and drawbacks to each approach, the weight of the evidence supports a policy of encouraging democratic revolutions. Such an approach could spread ...
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President Anwar Sadat and the 1979 Peace with Israel
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 34 mins
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The signing of the Camp David Peace Accords by President Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Menachem Begin on March 26, 1979 altered the strategic picture of the Middle East, as it marked the first time an Arab state recognized the legitimacy of Israel. In reaching a settlement, Sadat alienated himself from the Arab world by failing to secure an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza or the recognition of the Palestinians. Instead, Sadat obtained a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai. In short, Sadat acted in the best interests of Egypt at the expense of his Arab neighbors. This ...
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The Middle East Nuclear Problem
- A Hypothetical Scenario
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 46 mins
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US and Israeli intelligence detect a nuclear weapons shipment set to depart Pakistan for Saudi Arabia in several days. The nations of Iran and Iraq already possess nuclear weapons. The spread of nuclear weapons creates a greater chance that war could escalate to a level of destruction never before seen, through accidental launch or a regional conflict spiraling out of control. Logic suggests that more widespread possession of nuclear weapons increases the likelihood of their use. For this reason, efforts at non-proliferation by the international community are an important factor in ...
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Making Sense of Anarchy
- What Governs the International System?
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 mins
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Today, the House of Representatives is debating a bill that would permanently normalize trade relations with China. At the same time, the State Department reports that terrorist activity has shifted to the Southeast Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. In southern Lebanon, Israeli troops prepare to pull out of the buffer zone following two decades of occupation. In Iran, a Jewish Iranian admits he was paid five hundred dollars per month to spy for the Israeli intelligence service. He faces the death penalty if convicted. In the Philippines, twenty-one foreigners, held hostage by ...
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The American Response to the Soviet Atomic Breakthrough
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 mins
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On September 23, 1949, President Harry S. Truman announced that an atomic explosion had occurred in the Soviet Union. Over the next few days, The New York Times and Washington Post ran articles discussing the timing of the explosion, its impact on military aid to Europe, and subsequent calls for international atomic control.
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Nasserism
- The Drive for Arab Unity and the Rules of the Eastern Question
- By: Ryan Webb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 mins
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In the aftermath of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the British and French moved in to carve up the Middle East in pursuit of their national interests. At the same time, local leaders within the region sought to acquire greater power themselves, following the ousting of the sultan in Istanbul. Prominent leaders such as Ibn Saud and Sharif Hussein attempted to exert greater influence and called for Arab unity in an effort to unite the region. However, neither of these leaders had a legitimate following outside of their localities. In fact, the loose structure of the ...
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The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset
- By: Jason Jones
- Narrated by: Matthew Crossgate
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Many have likened the past few years to a dystopian novel or a thriller movie due to unprecedented oppression, violence, loss of rights, and weaponization of science and technology at the hands of powerful people with dark intentions. It's coming into ever-clearer focus that the unified, global pandemic response the forced lockdowns, vaccine and mask mandates, fear-filled media coverage, and restrictions on public worship stripped citizens of their civil liberties and transformed our society.
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The Shortest History of Italy
- 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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A concise, star-studded retelling of Italy's past, from Caesar and Augustus to da Vinci and Michelangelo, tracing the story of a country with prodigious global influence—from a foremost author of historic Italy.
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The Near Future War
- The War that the Next Generation of American Kids Will Die In
- By: J.P. Thomas II
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- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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New Release! Welcome to the "Near Future War." In "The Near Future War" author and combat veteran J.P. Thomas II delivers a chilling wake-up call to the American public. As geopolitical tensions rise and the specter of war looms ever closer, Thomas passionately argues that the path laid out by our government will lead us not to security, but to ruin – especially for the younger generations who already find themselves on a shaky foundation. In this thought-provoking exploration of American post-Cold War foreign policy and economics, Thomas unveils the stark reality of a nation careening ...
By: J.P. Thomas II