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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El arte de gobernar: Manual del buen gobierno Author: Rogelio Guedea Narrator: Antonio Raluy Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 21, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: El arte de gobernar. Manual del buen gobierno explica en términos llanos las ideas de grandes teóricos de la política. El resultado es un accesible y ameno manual que sirve no solo al lector curioso sino al político interesado en llevar a cabo un cambio verdadero en la forma de ejercer su oficio. ¿Cómo ennoblecer el quehacer político y a sus actores para que cumplan las expectativas de la sociedad moderna? ¿Cómo podrían tener mayor conciencia de su función social? ¿Cómo han concebido la política filósofos y pensadores a lo largo de la historia? Para dar respuesta, Guedea da consejos prácticos y visiones generales sobre el arte político, además de repasar y comentar a los clásicos de la materia, desde Cicerón, Maquiavelo y Rousseau hasta Max Weber, Bertrand Russell, Hannah Arendt y Richard Rorty, con el ánimo de que después el lector continúe su andadura en un ámbito de la conducta humana tan importante como la política.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save our Planet Author: Justin Gillis, Hal Harvey Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A “smart, honest, and down-to-earth” (Elizabeth Kolbert) citizen’s guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate. If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based meat, you’re thinking too small. In The Big Fix, energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New York Times reporter Justin Gillis offer a new, hopeful way to engage with one of the greatest problems of our age. Writing in a lively, accessible style, the pair illuminate how the really big decisions that affect our climate get made—whether by the most obscure public utilities commissions or in the lofty halls of state capitols—and reveal how each of us can influence these decisions to deliver change. The pair focus on the seven areas of our political economy where ambitious but practical changes will have the greatest effect: from what kind of power plants to build to how much insulation new houses require to how efficient cars must be before they’re allowed on the road. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring—and “full of illustrative stories and compelling evidence” (Al Gore)—The Big Fix provides an action plan for anyone serious about holding our governments accountable and saving our threatened planet.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy Author: David Corn Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author and investigative reporter David Corn tells the wild and harrowing story of the Republican Party’s decades-long relationship with far-right extremism, bigotry, and paranoia.​ A fast-paced, rollicking, behind-the-scenes account of how the GOP since the 1950s has encouraged and exploited extremism, bigotry, and paranoia to gain power, American Psychosis offers readers a brisk, can-you-believe-it journey through the netherworld of far-right irrationality and the Republican Party’s interactions with the darkest forces in America. In a compelling and thoroughly-researched narrative, Corn reveals the hidden history of how the Party of Lincoln forged alliances with extremists, kooks, racists, and conspiracy-mongers and fostered fear, anger, and resentment to win elections—and how this led to Donald Trump’s triumph and the transformation of the GOP into a Trump personality cult that foments and bolsters the crazy and dangerous excesses of the right.   The Trump-incited insurrectionist attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was no aberration. American Psychosisshows it was a continuation of the long and deep-rooted Republican practice of boosting and weaponizing the rage and derangement of the right.   The gripping tale in American Psychosis covers the last seven decades. From McCarthyism to the John Birch Society to segregationists to the New Right to the religious right to Rush Limbaugh to Newt Gingrich to the militia movement to Fox News to Sarah Palin to the Tea Party to Trumpism, the Republican Party has deliberately nurtured and exploited rightwing fear and loathing fueled by paranoia, grievance, and tribalism. This powerful and important account explains how one political party has harnessed the worst elements in politics to poison the nation’s discourse and threaten American democracy. "[Corn is] a great journalist. I love the way he thinks. I love the way he writes. I'm so glad he's done a super-readable, modern history of the right...We just need smart, digestible history about this stuff right now...[American Psychosis] is perfectly timed...Relevant history for where we are right now." —Rachel Maddow, host, The Rachel Maddow Show "With American Psychosis, David Corn 'did the full homework to take us all the way back to where it really begins.’" —Lawrence O'Donnell, host, The Last Word

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience Author: Diya Abdo Narrator: Diya Abdo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: “A moving and timely book that strips away misleading politics to reveal the complexities of real human lives.' — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A provocative, conversation-sparking exploration of refugee experiences told in their own words, for readers of Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s The Undocumented Americans and Viet Thanh Nguyen Forced to leave their homes, they came to America... In this intimate and eye-opening book, Diya Abdo--daughter of refugees, U.S. immigrant, English professor, and activist—shares the stories of seven refugees. Coming from around the world, they’re welcomed by Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR), an organization Diya founded to leverage existing resources at colleges to provide temporary shelter to refugee families. Bookended by Diya’s powerful essay 'Radical Hospitality' and the inspiring coda “Names and Numbers,” each chapter weaves the individual stories into a powerful journey along a common theme: -   Life Before (“The Body Leaves its Soul Behind”) - The Moment of Rupture (“Proof and Persecution”) - The Journey (“Right Next Door”) - Arrival/Resettlement (“Back to the Margins”) - A Few Years Later (“From Camp to Campus”)  The lives explored in American Refuge include the artist who, before he created the illustration on the cover of this book, narrowly escaped two assassination attempts in Iraq and now works at Tyson cutting chicken. We learn that these refugees from Burma, Burundi, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Uganda lived in homes they loved, left against their will, moved to countries without access or rights, and were among the 1% of the 'lucky' few to resettle after a long wait, almost certain never to return to the homes they never wanted to leave. We learn that anybody, at any time, can become a refugee.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Sense of a United Ireland: Should it happen? How might it happen? Author: Brendan O'leary Narrator: Brendan Dempsey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Will Ireland really reunite? Throughout the century since partition the unification of the two parts of the island seemed impossible. Many still feel that it is, particularly because of the bloody legacy of past conflict. However, by 2030, if not sooner, Ulster unionists' demographic and electoral advantages will be over. And in the light of Brexit, the rising popularity of Sinn Féin, political developments both sides of the border, and within Great Britain, Irish unification referendums will become increasingly likely. Yet even those who want these to happen are not prepared. Making Sense of a United Ireland is a landmark exploration of this most contentious of issues. Distinguished political scientist Brendan O'Leary - a global expert on divided places, who has been profoundly engaged with the Irish question for nearly four decades - argues that the time to consider the future of the island of Ireland is now. © Brendan O'Leary 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It Author: Russ Feingold, Peter Prindiville Narrator: Peter Prindiville, Russ Feingold, Jim Seybert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A former U.S. senator joins a legal scholar to examine a hushed effort to radically change our Constitution, offering a warning and a way forward.Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched through statehouses. Delegates, like those in Philadelphia two centuries ago, would exercise nearly unlimited authority to draft changes to our fundamental law, potentially altering anything from voting and free speech rights to regulatory and foreign policy powers. Such a watershed moment would present great danger, and for some, great power.In this important book, Feingold and Prindiville distill extensive legal and historical research and examine the grave risks inherent in this effort. But they also consider the role of constitutional amendment in modern life. Though many focus solely on judicial and electoral avenues for change, such an approach is at odds with a cornerstone ideal of the Founding: that the People make constitutional law, directly. In an era defined by faction and rejection of long-held norms, The Constitution in Jeopardy examines the nature of constitutional change and asks urgent questions about what American democracy is, and should be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s Author: Nicole Hemmer Narrator: Nicole Hemmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A bold new history of modern conservatism that finds its origins in the populist right-wing politics of the 1990s    Ronald Reagan has long been lionized for building a conservative coalition sustained by an optimistic vision of American exceptionalism, small government, and free markets. But as historian Nicole Hemmer reveals, the Reagan coalition was short-lived; it fell apart as soon as its charismatic leader left office. In the 1990s — a decade that has yet to be recognized as the breeding ground for today’s polarizing politics — changing demographics and the emergence of a new political-entertainment media fueled the rise of combative far-right politicians and pundits. These partisans, from Pat Buchanan and Newt Gingrich to Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham, forged a new American right that emphasized anti-globalism, appeals to white resentment, and skepticism about democracy itself.     Partisans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the crisis of American politics today.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/560343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Stay Safe Online: A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyship Author: Seyi Akiwowo Narrator: Seyi Akiwowo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 25, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Digital spaces are a positive force for change, connection and community, but left unregulated, they are not always safe. Globally, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. 78% of LGBTQ+ people have experienced hate crime and hate speech online and there has been a 71% rise in online disability abuse. How to Stay Safe Online will teach you how to spot, respond to, and protect yourself from online abuse and learn how to be a good ally to those experiencing it. An urgent and necessary digital self-care tool, this book will help you to support victims and empower friends, teachers, parents and willing allies to report abuse to social media companies and make online spaces safer. With a blend of practical advice, Seyi's personal experiences and potential interviews with Hera Hussain, Gabby Edlin, Laura Bates, Yassmin Abdel, Diane Abbott, How to Stay Safe Online will: · Provide practical tips on how to confidently navigate online spaces · Teach you how to report and react to online abuse · Provide information for employers, parents and teachers · Teach you how to set boundaries and use the internet as a force for good · Help you create your own digital self-care plan This will be the go-to guide to developing resilience, compassion and allyship online. © Seyi Akiwowo 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now Author: Anya Kamenetz Narrator: Anya Kamenetz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: An NPR education reporter shows how the last true social safety net-- the public school system--was decimated by the pandemic, and how years of short-sighted political decisions have failed to put our children first. School has long meant much more than an education in America. 30 million children depend on free school meals. Schools are, statistically, the safest physical places for children to be. They are the best chance many children have at finding basics like eye exams, safe housing, mental health counseling, or simply a caring adult. Flawed, inequitable, underfunded, and segregated, they remain the most important engine of social mobility and the crucible of our democracy. The cost of closing our schools for so long during COVID, made with good intentions, has not yet been fully reckoned with.  In The Stolen Year, NPR education reporter Anya Kamenetz shows that the roots of our crisis run far deeper than COVID. She follows families across the country as they lived through the pandemic. But she also dives deep into the political history that brought us to this point: Why we have no childcare system to speak of, why subsidies for families were cut to the bone, how children became the group most likely to live in poverty, how we overpolice and separate families of color, and how we are content to let the unpaid and underpaid labor of women, especially women of color and immigrants, stand in for a void of public and collective concern for children.   Kamenetz makes the case that 2020 wasn't a lost year--it was taken from our children, by years of neglect and bad faith. We have failed to put them first. The American Rescue Plan offers new tax benefits for families and new funding for schools. But if progress stops there, and we revert to cutting funding and laying off school staff, another crisis will surely come. The Stolen Year is a passionately argued and emotional story, but also a demand for recompense.  THIS AUDIOBOOK MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID-19 CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. AUDIOBOOKS.COM ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back Author: Chris Stirewalt Narrator: Chris Stirewalt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A former Fox News political editor reveals how news organizations have succumbed to the temptation of “rage revenue” through slanted coverage that drives political division and rewards outrageous conduct.   Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users.   In Broken News, Chris Stirewalt, celebrated as one of America’s sharpest political analysts in print and on television, employs his trademark wit and insight to give readers an inside look at these problems. He explains that these companies don’t reward bad journalism because they like it, but because it is easy and profitable.   Take it from Stirewalt: As a top editor and election forecaster on Fox News’ decision desk during the 2020 election, he knows firsthand what happens when viewers (including the president of the United States) become more accustomed to flattery and less willing to hear news that punctures their bubbles.   Broken News is a fascinating, deeply researched, conversation-provoking study of how the news is made and how it must be repaired, with surprising takeaways about who’s to blame. Stirewalt goes deep inside the history of the industry to explain how today’s media divides America for profit. And he offers practical advice for how everyday readers, listeners and viewers can (and should) become better news consumers for the sake of the republic.   This is a book for those who care about our country—and want the news to do the news again.