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Title: In the Nation's Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz

Author: Philip Taubman

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 18 hours 11 minutes

Release date: January 16, 2024

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pratt Shultz's life. No one at the highest levels of the United States government did it better or with greater consequence in the last half of the twentieth century, often against withering resistance. While political, social, and cultural dynamics have changed profoundly since Shultz served at the commanding heights of American power in the 1970s and 1980s, his legacy and the lessons of his career have even greater meaning now that the Shultz brand of conservatism has been almost erased in the modern Republican Party. This book, from longtime New York Times Washington reporter Philip Taubman, restores the modest Shultz to his central place in American history. Taubman reveals Shultz's gift for forging relationships with people and then harnessing the rapport to address national and international challenges, under his motto 'trust is the coin of the realm'—as well as his difficulty standing up for his principles. Based on exclusive access to Shultz's personal papers, housed in a sealed archive at the Hoover Institution, In the Nation's Service offers a remarkable insider account of the behind-the-scenes struggles of the statesman who played a pivotal role in unwinding the Cold War.

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Title: Pillars for Freedom

Author: Richard B. Levine

Narrator: John Mclain

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 16 minutes

Release date: January 10, 2024

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The maintenance of liberty rests upon our faith, our Founding, our families, and our commitments to uncorrupted education and science. Pillars for Freedom describes in consummate detail the powers that America must reconstitute and wield in order that we reclaim our destiny. Our Judeo-Christian heritage must form the center of America's rebirth. Through marshaling our priceless heritage, we can rebuild our military, secure economic strength, and reassert energy dominance, as we rebuild our civil society. We must renew the American dream and arise as one people. This momentous book marks a turning point. It is a lantern that will lead us forward.

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Title: [Spanish] - Perra

Author: Marie-Pier Lafontaine

Narrator: Cecilia Bona

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Release date: January 3, 2024

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Entre todas las leyes del padre, había una de índole fundamental: no contar. De niña, disimulaba mis deseos en textos de ficción. Dos hermanas en fuga. Perseguidas por un monstruo de dos cabezas. Huían por sombríos bosques. Se armaban con ramas, palos. Hoy ya no escondo mis deseos. Quisiera que este texto diezmara a mi familia toda. Perra, ganadora del Premio Sade en 2020, es el primer libro de Marie-Pier Lafontaine. Con una crudeza que limita todo el tiempo con lo sórdido, Lafontaine se aferra a su experiencia personal para hablar de un tema que, aún hoy, sigue siendo tabú: el abuso intrafamiliar.

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Title: Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality

Author: Edward Broadbent

Narrator: Frank Block

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Release date: December 26, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent's ideas and remarkable seven-decade engagement in public life Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent's ideas and remarkable seven-decade engagement in public life. In dialogue with three collaborators from different generations, Broadbent leads listeners through a life spent fighting for equality in Parliament and beyond: exploring the formation of his social democratic ideals, his engagement on the international stage, and his relationships with historical figures from Pierre Trudeau and Fidel Castro to Tommy Douglas, René Lévesque, and Willy Brandt. From the formative minority Parliament of 1972–1974 to the contentious national debate over Canada's constitution to the free trade election of 1988, the book chronicles the life and thought of one of Canada's most respected political leaders and public intellectuals from his childhood in 1930s Oshawa to the present day. Broadbent's analysis also points toward the future, offering lessons to a new generation on how principles can inform action and social democracy can look beyond neoliberalism. The result is an engaging, timely, and sweeping analysis of Canadian politics, philosophy, and the nature of democratic leadership.

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Title: Bugsy's Shadow: Moe Sedway, 'Bugsy' Siegel, and the Birth of Organized Crime in Las Vegas

Author: Larry D. Gragg

Narrator: Steve Menasche

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Release date: December 26, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Early in the Prohibition era, Moe Sedway became part of the New York organized crime gang led by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. A loyal and highly effective operative for Siegel, Sedway eventually gained monopoly control of the race wire service in Las Vegas and also became an effective casino manager of the Las Vegas Club, El Cortez, and the Rex Club. A breach in their relationship led to rumors that Sedway had gained Lansky's approval for a 'hit' on Siegel. The unsolved mystery of who murdered Bugsy in 1947 has spawned numerous theories about the identity of the hitman, but regardless of who pulled the trigger, Bugsy's death opened the way for Moe to flourish as his own man at last. Long overshadowed by Bugsy in the annals of organized crime in America, Moe Sedway is now at last brought out into the light in this riveting tale of the sensational life and times of one of Vegas's most mysterious and little-known figures.

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Title: [German] - Die Akte Tengelmann und das mysteriöse Verschwinden des Milliardärs Karl-Erivan Haub: Welche Rolle der russische Geheimdienst spielt und warum deutsche Behörden nicht ermitteln

Author: Liv Von Boetticher

Narrator: Katja Amberger

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Release date: December 22, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Die Geschichte liest sich wie ein Hollywood-Thriller, ist aber wahr: Am 7. April 2018 verschwindet der deutsch-amerikanische Milliardär Karl-Erivan Haub im Gletschergebiet am Matterhorn. Der bestens trainierte Extremsportler hinterlässt keine einzige Spur, keinen Hilferuf, kein Zeichen eines Überlebenskampfes. Im Oktober 2018 wird die Suche nach ihm offiziell eingestellt, seine Leiche wird nie gefunden. Ein Bruder Haubs lässt den Unternehmer für tot erklären, was seine Macht in einem Firmenimperium sichert, zu dem unter anderem OBI, KiK und Teile von Zalando gehören. Die Investigativjournalistin Liv von Boetticher hat den Fall jahrelang recherchiert. Obwohl ihr jede Menge Steine in den Weg gelegt wurden, erhielt sie Zugang zu streng vertraulichen Akten privater Ermittler. Sie lassen den Schluss zu: Der Verschwundene könnte noch leben – und zwar in Russland. Viel spricht dafür, dass der frühere Chef des Tengelmann-Imperiums seit Jahren in äußerst dubiose Geschäfte in Russland verstrickt und vermutlich deswegen auf das Radar der amerikanischen Bundespolizei FBI und der CIA geraten war. Eine spannende Lektüre aus der Welt von Reichen, die sich mit den falschen Leuten eingelassen haben.

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Title: Nuff Said

Author: Tyrus

Narrator: Tyrus

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Release date: December 19, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Just Tyrus returns in his inimitable style with deeper reminiscences on the life that shaped him and how he views the world we're living in. A rare voice of reason and authentic storyteller who never holds back, Tyrus picks up where he left off in Just Tyrus, delivering a series of gut-wrenching, heart-rending, and redemptive tales from his remarkable life and coupling them with no-nonsense insights on the hottest issues being discussed around the country. Whether he's tackling the issues of race and activism in America today or confronting his past with stories of family, relationships, wrestling, and more, this is pure Tyrus at his unbridled best. The parallels he draws between current culture and his personal past are insightful, provocative, and profound. Nuff Said is a powerful reflection on a complex life and a complicated world.

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Title: Aruba: The Tragic Untold Story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise

Author: Larry Garrison, R. Stephanie Good, Dave Holloway

Narrator: Corey Snow

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Release date: December 19, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

One father's mission to find his daughter, 18 years before the chilling confession of Joran van der Sloot. I am a father who has no idea what has happened to his child. The questions run through my mind all day long. They keep me awake at night. Is she dead? Is she alive? Is she being held captive somewhere? Are they hurting her? Is she crying out for me? These are the impassioned words of Dave Holloway, father of Natalee Holloway, whose disappearance in Aruba sparked a media frenzy and an international scandal in 2005. This is the heart-wrenching story of his search, the most complete account of Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba. During a then ongoing investigation, Holloway discloses: - behind-the-scenes details of the investigation - new revelations about the corruption of the Aruban law enforcement - and the countless trails leading to possible rape, murder, and even sexual slavery    This is the first insider's account of one of this century’s most disturbing and mysterious true crime stories. Holloway relates the horror of personally searching through crack houses and trash dumps for Natalee––working alone, with authorities, even with psychics––while enduring the stonewalling of Aruban officials. Learn what really went on behind the headlines, and follow the hopeful heart of a father as he searches tirelessly for his precious daughter. The appendix can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: Sovereign of a Free People: Abraham Lincoln, Majority Rule, and Slavery

Author: James H. Read

Narrator: Joshua Saxon

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

Release date: December 19, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

When Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office, seven slave states had preemptively seceded rather than recognize the legitimacy of his election. His immediate purpose was to argue against the legitimacy of a powerful minority forcibly partitioning the United States because it was dissatisfied with the results of a free, constitutionally conducted election. His wider purpose was to make the case that a deliberate, constitutionally checked majority, though by no means infallible, was the appropriate ultimate authority not only on routine political questions but even on the kind of difficult, deeply divisive questions—like the future of slavery—that could otherwise trigger violent contests. Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln's defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offered an innovative account of the interplay between majorities and minorities in the context of crosscutting issues and shifting public opinion. Read offers the first book focused on Lincoln's understanding of majority rule. He also highlights the similarities and differences between the threats to American democracy in Lincoln's time and in our own.

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Title: Flora!: A Woman in a Man’s World

Author: Geoffrey Stevens, Flora Macdonald

Narrator: Sarah Orenstein

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 20 minutes

Release date: December 5, 2023

Genres: Law & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Flora Isabel MacDonald – politician, humanitarian, adventurer, and role model for a generation of women – was known across Canada and beyond simply as Flora. In her memoir, co-authored by award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey Stevens, she tells her personal story for the very first time. Flora! describes her amazing journey from her childhood and her time at secretarial school in Cape Breton, through her years in backroom Progressive Conservative politics, to elected office and her appointment as Canada’s first female minister of foreign affairs. Finally, she details her exceptional humanitarian work in India and in war-torn Africa and Afghanistan. Flora was driven by a lifelong conviction that there is nothing a woman cannot achieve in a world controlled by men, and she pursued this conviction in everything she did, carving a path for women in Parliament. She won international acclaim for bringing 60,000 Vietnamese refugees to Canada, and for engineering the rescue of six American hostages in Tehran in a top-secret collaboration with the CIA known as the Canadian Caper. She exposed the inhumane treatment of inmates at Kingston’s Prison for Women. She defied male chauvinists in the Progressive Conservative party by running for its leadership, and she introduced the Employment Equity Act to guarantee women equal access to federal jobs. Flora was brave. She was relentless. She was controversial. She was a force of nature. In her own words and drawing from interviews with those who knew her, Flora! grants us insight into this exceptional woman who changed the course of history.