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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524588 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Chief Witness: Escape from China's Modern-Day Concentration Camps Author: Sayragul Sauytbay, Alexandra Cavelius Narrator: Xifeng Brooks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 24, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Born in China’s northwestern province, Sayragul Sauytbay trained as a doctor before being appointed a senior civil servant. But her life was upended when the Chinese authorities incarcerated her. Her crime? Being Kazakh, one of China’s ethnic minorities. The northwestern province borders the largest number of foreign nations and is the point in China that is the closest to Europe. In recent years, it has become home to over 1,200 penal camps?modern-day gulags that are estimated to house three million members of the Kazakh and Uyghur minorities. Imprisoned solely due to their ethnicity, inmates are subjected to relentless punishment and torture, including being beaten, raped, and used as subjects for medical experiments. The camps represent the greatest systematic incarceration of an entire people since the Third Reich. In prison, Sauytbay was put to work teaching Chinese language, culture, and politics, in the course of which she gained access to secret information that revealed Beijing’s long-term plans to undermine not only its minorities but also democracies around the world. Upon her escape to Europe, she was reunited with her family, but she still lives under constant threat of reprisal. This rare testimony from the biggest surveillance state in the world reveals not only the full, frightening scope of China’s tyrannical ambitions but also the resilience and courage of its author.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Three Dads and a Baby: Adventures in Modern Parenting Author: Ian Jenkins MD Narrator: Graham Halstead Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Families come in all forms, but parental love is universal . . . As a closeted teen, Ian wondered if he would ever be able to live openly with a male partner. Years later, he had not one but two partners in a polyamorous Throuple—what more could he ask for? But something was still missing . . . Join Ian and his partners, Alan and Jeremy, as they embark on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes tearful quest to become parents. They run the gauntlet: IVF failures, the threat of Zika virus, the urgent hunt for a new doctor, pregnancy-threatening bleeds, costly legal battles, and a reluctant superior court judge. Ultimately the grace of women—embryo donors, their egg donor, their surrogate, even a surprise milk donor—allow them to complete their family with one perfect girl, and become the first polyamorous family ever named as the legal parents of a child. Contains mature themes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/519093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic Author: Rosmarie Zagarri Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Seneca Falls Convention is typically seen as the beginning of the first women's rights movement in the United States. Revolutionary Backlash argues otherwise. Integrating the approaches of women's historians and political historians, this book explores changes in women's status that occurred from the time of the American Revolution until the election of Andrew Jackson. Women built on precedents established during the Revolution and gained an informal foothold in party politics and male electoral activities. Federalists and Jeffersonians vied for women's allegiance and sought their support in times of national crisis. Women, in turn, attended rallies, organized political activities, and voiced their opinions on the issues of the day. By 1828, women's politicization was seen more as a liability than as a strength, contributing to a divisive political climate that repeatedly brought the country to the brink of civil war. The increasing sophistication of party organizations and triumph of universal suffrage for white males marginalized those who could not vote, especially women. Yet all was not lost. Women had already begun to participate in charitable movements, benevolent societies, and social reform organizations. Through these organizations, women found another way to practice politics.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction Author: Gil Troy Narrator: Jeremy Gage Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'They called it the Reagan revolution,' Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. 'Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values and our common sense.' Nearly two decades after that 1989 speech, debate continues to rage over just how revolutionary those Reagan years were. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's defining personalities, ideas, and accomplishments. Gil Troy, a well-known historian who is a frequent commentator on contemporary politics, sheds much light on the phenomenon known as the Reagan Revolution, situating the reception of Reagan's actions within the contemporary liberal and conservative political scene. Nevertheless, as Troy shows, two and a half decades after Reagan's 1981 inauguration, his legacy continues to shape American politics, diplomacy, culture, and economics. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush modeled much of their presidential leadership styles on Reagan's example, while many of the debates of the 80s about the budget, tax cutting, defense-spending, and American values still rage.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction Author: David Canter Narrator: Ken Kliban Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending, the minds of serial killers, and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as forensic psychology. This fascinating Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole. It includes explanations of criminal behavior and criminality, including the role of mental disorder in crime, and it reveals how forensic psychology contributes to helping investigate the crime and catching the perpetrators. David Canter also explains how psychologists provide guidance to all those involved in civil and criminal court proceedings, including both the police and the accused, and what expert testimony can be provided by a psychologist about the offender at the trial. Finally, Canter describes how forensic psychology is used, particularly in prisons, to help in the management, treatment, and rehabilitation of offenders, once they have been convicted.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/524940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Defense of Liberal Democracy: What We Need to Do to Heal a Divided America Author: Manuel Hinds Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: In Defense of Liberal Democracy is a clarion call for today's divided time: a bold reaffirmation of the liberal democratic principles that have carried America through each crisis in its history—and can do so again. Merging expert historical, political, and economic analysis, In Defense of Liberal Democracy shows how our recent technological revolution—what high-profile economist Manuel Hinds calls the Connectivity Revolution—has led to a crisis of divisiveness. Assessing the angry rhetoric and polarization of current political and social discourse in the US, Hinds considers the dangers of seeking populist solutions to our current upheaval and shows how the traditions and institutions of liberal democracy restored prosperity, freedom, and social equity during the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, and other periods of political instability. Hinds examines our national past and present (up to and including the 2020 presidential election) to illustrate how current events can be as dramatic as any historical legacy in warning us of the danger of abandoning our democratic principles.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bihar Diaries: The True Story of How Bihar's Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught Author: Amit Lodha Narrator: Dev J. Haldar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Bihar Diaries narrates the thrilling account of how Amit Lodha arrested Samant Pratap, one of Bihar's most feared ganglords, notorious for extortion, kidnapping and the massacre of scores of people. The book follows the adrenaline-fuelled chase that took place across three states during Amit's tenure as superintendent of police of Shekhpura, a sleepy mofussil town in Bihar. How does Amit navigate between his many professional challenges and conquer his demons? What does he do when the ganglord comes after his family? Bihar Diaries captures vividly the battle of nerves between a dreaded outlaw and a young, urbane IPS officer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527879 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sobre la tiranía: Veinte lecciones que aprender del siglo XX Author: Timothy Snyder Narrator: Edgar David Aguilera Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 21, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Nos deslizamos rápidamente hacia el fascismo. Timothy Snyder no nos permite hacernos ilusiones sobre nosotros mismos.' —Svetlana Aleksiévich, ganadora del Premio Nobel de Literatura 'Timothy Snyder razona con una claridad incomparable (…) y ha escrito el tipo de libro, tan poco común, que se lee de una sentada pero al que se vuelve una y otra vez en el intento de situarse en relación con los acontecimientos.' —Masha Gessen 'Un trabajo memorable, basado en la historia, pero imbuido de la urgencia feroz de lo que está pasando.' —Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post 'Por favor lean este libro, tan inteligente y oportuno.' —George Saunders La historia no se repite, pero sí alecciona. Tanto el nazismo como el comunismo fueron reacciones a la globalización: a las desigualdades reales o imaginadas que creaba, y a la aparente impotencia de las democracias para afrontarlas. Eran movimientos en los que un líder o un partido decían dar voz al pueblo, prometían protegerlo de las amenazas globales existentes y rechazaban la razón en favor del mito. La historia nos muestra que las sociedades pueden quebrarse, las democracias pueden caer, la ética puede venirse abajo y la gente corriente puede encontrarse en situaciones inimaginables. Hoy en día nos resultaría muy útil entender por qué. La historia puede familiarizar y puede servir de advertencia. No somos más sabios que los europeos que vieron cómo la democracia se rendía ante el autoritarismo durante el siglo xx. Pero cuando el orden político parece amenazado, nuestra ventaja es que podemos aprender de su experiencia para impedir el avance de la tiranía. Ahora es un buen momento para hacerlo. Este libro presenta veinte lecciones que aprender del siglo xx, adaptadas a las circunstancias de hoy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/529915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Operación secuestros Author: Ralph Z Nathan Narrator: Salvador Marini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: June 21, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Un grupo de influyentes ciudadanos de Estados Unidos entiende que los principales gobiernos del mundo no estan haciendo las cosas correctas para mejorar los problemas econmicos y sociales de los pueblos y deciden secuestrar a ocho lideres mundiales para que se pongan de acuerdo en soluciones sin egosmos eleccionarios o burocrticos y los trasladan individualmente hasta un yate en medio del Mediterrneodnde. Como charla de bienvenida, les anticipan que si no se ponen de acuerdo puede que se queden sin comida o lo que va a ser peor alguien los pueda matar. Cuando los gobernantes estan a solas, sin periodismo, sin testigos, afloran los mejores sentimientos de cada uno, sin temores de lo que propongan los votos en prximas eleccionesHay muchas posibilidades de salvar el mundo de las alternativas si no hubiera tanta hipocresa y egosmo delante de la prensa.Secuestro es una bocanada de oxigeno para el mundo y donde los secuestradores... son los buenos.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Averting Catastrophe: Decision Theory for COVID-19, Climate Change, and Potential Disasters of All Kinds Author: Cass R. Sunstein Narrator: David Marantz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The world is increasingly confronted with new challenges related to climate change, globalization, disease, and technology. Governments are faced with having to decide how much risk is worth taking, how much destruction and death can be tolerated, and how much money should be invested in the hopes of avoiding catastrophe. Lacking full information, should decision-makers focus on avoiding the most catastrophic outcomes? When should extreme measures be taken to prevent as much destruction as possible? Averting Catastrophe explores how governments ought to make decisions in times of imminent disaster. Cass R. Sunstein argues that using the 'maximin rule,' which calls for choosing the approach that eliminates the worst of the worst-case scenarios, may be necessary when public officials lack important information, and when the worst-case scenario is too disastrous to contemplate. He underscores this argument by emphasizing the reality of 'Knightian uncertainty,' found in circumstances in which it is not possible to assign probabilities to various outcomes. At once an approachable introduction to decision-theory and a provocative argument for how governments ought to handle risk, Averting Catastrophe offers a definitive path forward in a world rife with uncertainty.