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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/340517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Country Burn Again: Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution Author: Ben Fountain Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: In a sweeping work of reportage set over the course of 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Fountain recounts a surreal year of politics and an exploration of the third American existential crisis Twice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the Civil War, and the second, the Great Depression, which led to President Roosevelt’s New Deal and the establishment of America as a social-democratic state. In a sequence of essays that excavate the past while laying bare the political upheaval of 2016, Ben Fountain argues that the United States may be facing a third existential crisis, one that will require a “burning” of the old order as America attempts to remake itself. Beautiful Country Burn Again narrates a shocking year in American politics, moving from the early days of the Iowa Caucus to the crystalizing moments of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and culminating in the aftershocks of the weeks following election night. Along the way, Fountain probes deeply into history, illuminating the forces and watershed moments of the past that mirror and precipitated the present, from the hollowed-out notion of the American Dream, to Richard Nixon’s southern strategy, to our weaponized new conception of American exceptionalism, to the cult of celebrity that gave rise to Donald Trump. In an urgent and deeply incisive voice, Ben Fountain has fused history and the present day to paint a startling portrait of the state of our nation.  Beautiful Country Burn Again is a searing indictment of how we came to this point, and where we may be headed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President Author: Justin A. Frank Narrator: Justin A. Frank, Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'A great public service--critical for our time.' --Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div., Yale psychiatrist, expert on violence, and editor of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The New York Times-bestselling author of Bush on the Couch shows that Donald Trump is mentally and emotionally unfit to execute the duties of President. No president in the history of the United States has inspired more alarm and confusion than Donald Trump. As questions and concerns about his decisions, behavior, and qualifications for office have multiplied, they point to one primary question: Does he pose a genuine threat to our country? The American Psychiatric Association's Goldwater Rule constrains psychiatrists from offering diagnoses on public figures who are not patients and who have not endorsed such statements. But in Trump on the Couch Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Justin A Frank invokes the moral responsibility that compels him to speak out and present a full portrait of a man who presents us with a clear and present danger. Using observations gained from a close study of Trump's patterns of thought, action, and communication, Dr. Frank uncovers a personality riddled with mental health issues. His analysis is filled with important revelations about our nation's leader, including disturbing insights into his childhood, his family, his business dealings, and his unusual relationship with alternative facts, including how - The absence of a strong maternal force during childhood has led to Trump's remarkable lack of empathy and disregard for women's boundaries; - His compulsion to polarize America has grown out of the way he perceives the world as full of deceitful and destructive persecutors; - His inability to tolerate the pain of frustration has triggered his belief that omnipotence will finally remove it; - His idiosyncratic use of language points to larger issues than even his tweets might suggest. With our country itself at stake, Dr. Frank calls attention to the underlying narcissism, misogyny, deception, and racism that drive the President who endangers it. A penetrating examination of how we as a nation got here and, more important, where we are going, Trump on the Couch sounds a call to action that we cannot ignore.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House Author: Gautam Raghavan Narrator: Deesha Dyer, Darienne Page, Raina Thele, Michael J. Robertson, Hope Hall, Cecilia Muñoz, Heather Foster, Lynn Rosenthal, Brad Jenkins, Michael Strautmanis, Gautam Raghavan, Kyla Garcia, Bill Yosses, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The Obama White House staff invites us behind-the-scenes of history for a deeply personal and moving look at the presidency and how a president's staff can change the nation When we elect a president, we elect with them an entire team that will join them in the West Wing to help run the country. Each of these staffers has a story to tell, and in West Wingers, Barack Obama's White House staff reveals how these extraordinary citizens shape the presidency and the nation. In these moving and revealing personal stories, eighteen Obama staffers bring us deep inside the presidency, offering intimate accounts of how they made it to the White House, what they witnessed, and what they accomplished there. In each one we see the human face of government, staffers devoting themselves to the issues that have defined their lives. We hear from a married gay staffer pushing the president towards marriage equality; a senior aide working to implement the Affordable Care Act while battling Stage IV cancer; a hijab-wearing Muslim adviser accompanying the President to a mosque. From the triumphs of Obamacare and marriage equality to the tragedy of the Charleston shooting, this book tells the history of the Obama presidency through the men and women who worked tirelessly to support his vision for America. More than just a history though, West Wingers is an inspiring call to arms for public service, a manifesto for the power of committed public servants to make real change, and a powerful testament to what true diversity, inclusivity, and progress can look like in America. Audiobook Table of Contents: Evolution, by Gautam Raghavan, read by the author Becoming a Man, by Michael Strautmanis, read by the author Imagine Joey Lucas, by Leah Katz-Hernandez, read by Kyla Garcia Laughing Between Two Ferns, by Brad Jenkins, read by the author Amazing Grace, by Heather Foster, read by the author Worth It, by Cecilia Muñoz, read by the author Go Toward the Good, by Hope Hall, read by the author Big F’ing Deal, by Michael J. Robertson, read by the author Alaska, by Raina Thele, read by the author A Call to Action, by Lynn Rosenthal, read by the author Behind the Mahogany Doors, by Bill Yosses, read by the author Full Circle, by Darienne Page, read by the author Imposter, by Deesha Dyer, read by the author September 12, by Ned Price, read by the author Sí Se Puede, by Julie Chavez Rodriguez, read by the author Right Where We Belong, by Rumana Ahmed, read by the author Fiery Latinas, by Stephanie Valencia, read by the author Before We Were Us, by Aneesh Raman, read by the author With a preface and additional sections read by author Gautam Raghavan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders Author: Reihan Salam Narrator: Reihan Salam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Long before Covid-19 and the death of George Floyd rocked America, Reihan Salam predicted our current unrest--and provided a blueprint for reuniting the country. 'Tthe years to come may see a new populist revolt, driven by the resentments of working-class Americans of color.” For too long, liberals have suggested that only cruel, racist, or nativist bigots would want to restrict immigration. Anyone motivated by compassion and egalitarianism would choose open, or nearly-open, borders—or so the argument goes. Now, Reihan Salam, the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, turns this argument on its head. In this deeply researched but also deeply personal book, Salam shows why uncontrolled immigration is bad for everyone, including people like his family. Our current system has intensified the isolation of our native poor, and risks ghettoizing the children of poor immigrants. It ignores the challenges posed by the declining demand for less-skilled labor, even as it exacerbates ethnic inequality and deepens our political divides. If we continue on our current course, in which immigration policy serves wealthy insiders who profit from cheap labor, and cosmopolitan extremists attack the legitimacy of borders, the rise of a new ethnic underclass is inevitable. Even more so than now, class politics will be ethnic politics, and national unity will be impossible. Salam offers a solution, if we have the courage to break with the past and craft an immigration policy that serves our long-term national interests. Rejecting both militant multiculturalism and white identity politics, he argues that limiting total immigration and favoring skilled immigrants will combat rising inequality, balance diversity with assimilation, and foster a new nationalism that puts the interests of all Americans—native-born and foreign-born—first.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Next American City: The Big Promise of Our Midsize Metros Author: Jayson White, Mick Cornett Narrator: Tom Weitzel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: From four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, a hopeful and illuminating look at the dynamic and inventive urban centers that will lead the United States in coming years. Oklahoma City. Indianapolis. Charleston. Des Moines. What do these cities have in common? They are cities of modest size but outsized accomplishment, powered by a can-do spirit, valuing compromise over confrontation and progress over political victory. These are the cities leading America . . . and they're not waiting for Washington's help. As mayor of one of America's most improved cities, Cornett used a bold, creative, and personal approach to orchestrate his city's renaissance. Once regarded as a forgettable city in 'flyover country,' Oklahoma City has become one of our nation's most dynamic places-and it is not alone. In this book, Cornett translates his city's success-and the success of cities like his-into a vision for the future of our country. The Next American City is a story of civic engagement, inventive public policy, and smart urban design. It is a study of the changes re-shaping American urban life-and a blueprint for those to come.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343844 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Author: Deborah Blum Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Notable Book  The inspiration for PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film The Poison Squad. From Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Blum, the dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by the inimitable Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change By the end of nineteenth century, food was dangerous. Lethal, even. 'Milk' might contain formaldehyde, most often used to embalm corpses. Decaying meat was preserved with both salicylic acid, a pharmaceutical chemical, and borax, a compound first identified as a cleaning product. This was not by accident; food manufacturers had rushed to embrace the rise of industrial chemistry, and were knowingly selling harmful products. Unchecked by government regulation, basic safety, or even labelling requirements, they put profit before the health of their customers. By some estimates, in New York City alone, thousands of children were killed by 'embalmed milk' every year. Citizens--activists, journalists, scientists, and women's groups--began agitating for change. But even as protective measures were enacted in Europe, American corporations blocked even modest regulations. Then, in 1883, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a chemistry professor from Purdue University, was named chief chemist of the agriculture department, and the agency began methodically investigating food and drink fraud, even conducting shocking human tests on groups of young men who came to be known as, 'The Poison Squad.' Over the next thirty years, a titanic struggle took place, with the courageous and fascinating Dr. Wiley campaigning indefatigably for food safety and consumer protection. Together with a gallant cast, including the muckraking reporter Upton Sinclair, whose fiction revealed the horrific truth about the Chicago stockyards; Fannie Farmer, then the most famous cookbook author in the country; and Henry J. Heinz, one of the few food producers who actively advocated for pure food, Dr. Wiley changed history. When the landmark 1906 Food and Drug Act was finally passed, it was known across the land, as 'Dr. Wiley's Law.' Blum brings to life this timeless and hugely satisfying 'David and Goliath' tale with righteous verve and style, driving home the moral imperative of confronting corporate greed and government corruption with a bracing clarity, which speaks resoundingly to the enormous social and political challenges we face today.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism Author: June Eric-Udorie Narrator: Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'As timely as it is well-written, this clear-eyed collection is just what I need right now.'  —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming 'The intersectional feminist anthology we all need to read' (Bustle), edited by a feminist activist and writer who 'calls to mind a young Audre Lorde' (Kirkus) Why do some women struggle to identify as feminists, despite their commitment to gender equality? How do other aspects of our identities – such as race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, and more – impact how we relate to feminism? Why is intersectionality so important? In challenging, incisive, and fearless essays – all of which appear here for the first time – seventeen writers from diverse backgrounds wrestle with these questions, and more. A groundbreaking book that elevates underrepresented voices, Can We All Be Feminists? offers the tools and perspective we need to create a 21st century feminism that is truly for all. Including essays by: Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne, Aisha Gani, Afua Hirsch, Juliet Jacques, Wei Ming Kam, Mariya Karimjee, Eishar Kaur, Emer O’Toole, Frances Ryan, Zoé Samudzi, Charlotte Shane, and Selina Thompson Audiobook Table of Contents: Introduction, Acknowledgments, About the Contributors, and Suggestions for Further Reading by June Eric-Udorie, read by the author 'No Wave Feminism' by Charlotte Shane, read by the author 'Unapologetic' by Nicole Dennis- Benn, read by the author 'Fat Demands' by Selina Thompson, read by the author 'Borderlands' by Gabrielle Bellot, read by the author 'Intersectionality and the Black Lives Matter Movement' by Evette Dionne, read by the author 'No Disabled Access' by Frances Ryan, read by the author 'A Hundred Small Rebellions' by Eishar Kaur, read by the author 'Ends, Means, and Subterfuge in Feminist Activism' by Emer O’Toole, read by the author 'Afro-Diasporic Feminism and a Freedom in Fluidity' by Zoé Samudzi, read by the author 'Representation as a Feminist Act' by Aisha Gani, read by the author 'In Search of Gender Troublemakers' by Juliet Jacques, read by Hannah Curis 'Body and Blood' by Brit Bennett, read by Adenrele Ojo 'Loving Two Things at Once: On Bisexuality, Feminism, and Catholicism' by Caitlin Cruz, read by the author 'Imperial Feminism' by Afua Hirsch, read by the author 'The Machinery of Disbelief' by Wei Ming Kam, read by the author 'Brown on the Outside' by Mariya Karimjee, read by the author 'Deviant Bodies' by Soofiya Andry, read by the author

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can American Capitalism Survive?: Why Greed Is Not Good, Opportunity Is Not Equal, and Fairness Won't Make Us Poor Author: Steven Pearlstein Narrator: Steven Pearlstein, L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winning economic journalist Steven Pearlstein argues that our thirty year experiment in unfettered markets has undermined core values required to make capitalism and democracy work. Thirty years ago, “greed is good” and “maximizing shareholder value” became the new mantras woven into the fabric of our business culture, economy, and politics. Although, around the world, free market capitalism has lifted more than a billion people from poverty, in the United States most of the benefits of economic growth have been captured by the richest 10%, along with providing justification for squeezing workers, cheating customers, avoiding taxes, and leaving communities in the lurch. As a result, Americans are losing faith that a free market economy is the best system. In Can American Capitalism Survive?, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steven Pearlstein chronicles our descent and challenges the theories being taught in business schools and exercised in boardrooms around the country. We’re missing a key tenet of Adam Smith’s wealth of nations: without trust and social capital, democratic capitalism cannot survive. Further, equality of incomes and opportunity need not come at the expense of economic growth. Pearlstein lays out bold steps we can take as a country: a guaranteed minimum income paired with universal national service, tax incentives for companies to share profits with workers, ending class segregation in public education, and restoring competition to markets. He provides a path forward that will create the shared prosperity that will sustain capitalism over the long term. Praise for Can American Capitalism Survive?: 'In the Venn diagram of 'economics' and 'interesting,' Steven Pearlstein occupies the (tiny) overlapping area in the middle.' — Malcolm Gladwell “Americans have begun to lose faith in capitalism, and that has sapped our optimism and poisoned our politics. In this enlightening and important book, Steven Pearlstein explains how our economic system gradually has undermined our sense of community by glorifying greed rather than fairness.” — Walter Isaacson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346777 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Climate: A New Story Author: Charles Eisenstein Narrator: Steve Wojtas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A stirring case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction   With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how the quantification of the natural world leads to a lack of integration and our “fight” mentality. With an entire chapter unpacking the climate change denier’s point of view, he advocates for expanding our exclusive focus on carbon emissions to see the broader picture beyond our short-sighted and incomplete approach. The rivers, forests, and creatures of the natural and material world are sacred and valuable in their own right—not simply for carbon credits or preventing the extinction of one species versus another. After all, when you ask someone why they first became an environmentalist, they’re likely to point to the river they played in, the ocean they visited, the wild animals they observed, or the trees they climbed when they were a kid. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the earth. Freeing ourselves from a war mentality and seeing the bigger picture of how everything from prison reform to saving the whales can contribute to our planetary ecological health, we resist reflexive postures of solution and blame and reach toward the deep place where commitment lives.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Left For Dead?: The Strange Death and Rebirth of the Labour Party Author: Lewis Goodall Narrator: Alex James-Cox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 20, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A timely and provocative account of the fall of New Labour, the rise of Corbyn, and what it means for the left in Britain. ‘Lewis Goodall is one of the most exciting voices in British politics right now’ Emily Maitlis ‘Hugely illuminating, thought-provoking and moving in its seriousness and optimism’ Lord Andrew Adonis ESSENTIAL READING DURING LABOUR’S LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN. In the 21st Century the Labour Party has undergone the most extraordinary transformation in its history. After more than a decade of political dominance, the party lost two consecutive general elections and found its leadership usurped by the obscure far-left MP Jeremy Corbyn. As Britain voted to leave the EU, Labour seemed destined for long term irrelevance. In Left for Dead? journalist Lewis Goodall tells the full story of this political journey with unprecedented access to all its key players, from Blair to Corbyn. Weaving together personal memoir, exclusive interviews, juicy gossip and incisive critique, he travels from the streets of his childhood in the shadow of the Birmingham Rover factory to the corridors of power in Westminster, tracing the journey of the party from the twilight of the ‘Third Way’ to the tumult of the financial crisis to the ravages of Brexit and Corbynism. Because one thing is for certain – the traditional social democratic centre-left which we have known since the war is barely twitching in the road. But what has replaced it? Where has it come from? And what does it mean for the long-term future of the Labour Party?