Economic Conditions in Economics & Business & Finance Audiobooks

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Inheritocracy

It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad: The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Eliza Filby ...

Narrated by Eliza Filby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.The Sunday Times Bestseller!**Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Brought to you by Penguin.The Sunday Times Bestseller!**Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy, where hard work and a good education brings rewards. Go to university, get a job, put in the hours and things will be OK. That’s what we were told – but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of
... Read more
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrated by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Read more

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This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... Read more
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Utopia for Realists

How We Can Build the Ideal World

by Rutger Bregman ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some
... Read more
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The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

19 hours 20 min

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

$34.99 USD

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
... Read more
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The Undercover Economist

Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

by Tim Harford ...

Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a
... Read more
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Makers and Takers

The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

by Rana Foroohar ...

Narrated by Rachel Fulginiti ...

Unabridged

13 hours 25 min

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held
... Read more
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Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises

by Ray Dalio ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

16 hours 52 min

**Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles—whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide—**shares his unique template for how debt crises work and principles for dealing with them well. This template allowed his firm, Bridgewater Associates, to anticipate 2008’s events and navigate them well while others struggled badly.As he ... Read more

$29.99 USD

**Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles—whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide—**shares his unique template for how debt crises work and principles for dealing with them well. This template allowed his firm, Bridgewater Associates, to anticipate 2008’s events and navigate them well while others struggled badly.As he
... Read more
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Time for Socialism

Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

by Thomas Piketty ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the ... Read more

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A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the
... Read more
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Aftershock

The Next Economy and America's Future

by Robert B. Reich ...

Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not
... Read more
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism

by Aaron Bastani ...

Narrated by Shaun Grindell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and ... Read more

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A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and
... Read more
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The Complacent Class

The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream

by Tyler Cowen ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs.The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist and best selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition-we’re ... Read more

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Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs.The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist and best selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition-we’re
... Read more
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The Price of Inequality

How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

by Joseph E. Stiglitz ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 4 min

The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed ... Read more

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The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed
... Read more
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How the World Became Rich

The Historical Origins of Economic Growth

by Mark Koyama, Jared Rubin ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and
... Read more
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Limits to Growth

The 30-Year Update

by Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows, Donella Meadows ...

Narrated by Tia Rider ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and
... Read more
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Global Economy: A Straightforward Guide to How the World Really Trades, Grows, and Crashes

by Nathan Cole ...

Narrated by Nathan Cole ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Decode global finance and master economic trends with this jargon-free guide to how international trade truly operates. Perfect for your morning commute, this grounded listen transforms confusing headlines into actionable market insights.Stop feeling overwhelmed by inflation alerts and interest rate hikes. Whether you are seeking focused professional development or want to make smarter personal ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Decode global finance and master economic trends with this jargon-free guide to how international trade truly operates. Perfect for your morning commute, this grounded listen transforms confusing headlines into actionable market insights.Stop feeling overwhelmed by inflation alerts and interest rate hikes. Whether you are seeking focused professional development or want to make smarter personal
... Read more
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Safe Money in Tough Times

Everything You Need to Know to Survive the Financial Crisis

by Jonathan D. Pond ...

Narrated by Dick Hill ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Consumers looking to protect their financial future in today's turbulent economy will find all the right advice in Safe Money in Tough Times. Well-known for conveying sophisticated insight in simple and engaging terms, Jonathan Pond explains how readers can take control of their financial lives, overcome any money problems, and develop an all-weather portfolio to last a lifetime. Pond addresses ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Consumers looking to protect their financial future in today's turbulent economy will find all the right advice in Safe Money in Tough Times. Well-known for conveying sophisticated insight in simple and engaging terms, Jonathan Pond explains how readers can take control of their financial lives, overcome any money problems, and develop an all-weather portfolio to last a lifetime. Pond addresses
... Read more
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Americans Still Struggling to Recover

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

The Obama administration announced the U.S. Medicare program is projected to remain solvent until 2026. Despite the positive sign, a Federal Reserve Study found Americans are still struggling to recover from the recession. Judy Woodruff talks with William Emmons, chief economist at the Center for Household Financial Stability. ... Read more

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The Obama administration announced the U.S. Medicare program is projected to remain solvent until 2026. Despite the positive sign, a Federal Reserve Study found Americans are still struggling to recover from the recession. Judy Woodruff talks with William Emmons, chief economist at the Center for Household Financial Stability.
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World Economic Meltdown 2.0

The Simple Guide to Protecting Your Money

by Khafra K Om-Ra-Seti ...

Narrated by Alan Courtright ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Historic Economic Boom and Bust Cycles: The Grand Convergence Series
Unabridged

15 hours 48 min

Want to understand what causes financial crises so you can protect your nest egg? Learn more about the global economy to prepare yourself for what’s coming. Does the crash of 2008 still give you nightmares? Want to stay ahead of future collapses? Rogue economist Khafra K. Om-Ra-Seti can help you do just that. After studying global finance for decades, his revolutionary take on the economy may be ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Want to understand what causes financial crises so you can protect your nest egg? Learn more about the global economy to prepare yourself for what’s coming. Does the crash of 2008 still give you nightmares? Want to stay ahead of future collapses? Rogue economist Khafra K. Om-Ra-Seti can help you do just that. After studying global finance for decades, his revolutionary take on the economy may be
... Read more
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Financial Crisis 2008: How the Meltdown Happened and What It Means for Your Money Today

by Robert Ellison ...

Narrated by Robert Ellison ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Uncover the hidden triggers of the 2008 financial crash to build wealth protection and secure your retirement savings. Whether you are commuting to the office or anxiously navigating today’s unpredictable global markets, this high-energy guide transforms complex economic history into actionable intelligence.Stop letting Wall Street jargon keep you in the dark about the safety of your hard-earned ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover the hidden triggers of the 2008 financial crash to build wealth protection and secure your retirement savings. Whether you are commuting to the office or anxiously navigating today’s unpredictable global markets, this high-energy guide transforms complex economic history into actionable intelligence.Stop letting Wall Street jargon keep you in the dark about the safety of your hard-earned
... Read more
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Big Debt Crisis

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

41 min

The world is interconnected through many links. One of the links is economic. The economies of the world are connected via trade and transactions. There is a huge number of transactions taking place on a daily basis between people belonging to different countries. Thus the world is in itself an economy. There are many chances that this economy underperforms due to various reasons. A major reason ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world is interconnected through many links. One of the links is economic. The economies of the world are connected via trade and transactions. There is a huge number of transactions taking place on a daily basis between people belonging to different countries. Thus the world is in itself an economy. There are many chances that this economy underperforms due to various reasons. A major reason
... Read more
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White House Burning

The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You

by Simon Johnson, James Kwak ...

Narrated by Nicholas Hormann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

America is mired in debt—more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more politicians on both sides of the aisle rant and the citizenry fumes, the more things seem to remain the same.In White House Burning, Simon Johnson and ... Read more

$20.99 USD

America is mired in debt—more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more politicians on both sides of the aisle rant and the citizenry fumes, the more things seem to remain the same.In White House Burning, Simon Johnson and
... Read more
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China

The Bubble that Never Pops

by Thomas Orlik ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

The Chinese economy appears destined for failure, the financial bubble forever in peril of popping, the real estate sector doomed to collapse, the factories fated for bankruptcy.Banks drowning in bad loans. An urban landscape littered with ghost towns of empty property. Industrial zones stalked by zombie firms. Trade tariffs blocking the path to global markets. And yet, against the odds and ... Read more

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The Chinese economy appears destined for failure, the financial bubble forever in peril of popping, the real estate sector doomed to collapse, the factories fated for bankruptcy.Banks drowning in bad loans. An urban landscape littered with ghost towns of empty property. Industrial zones stalked by zombie firms. Trade tariffs blocking the path to global markets. And yet, against the odds and
... Read more
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Re-Made in the USA

How We Can Restore Jobs, Retool Manufacturing, and Compete With the World

by Todd Lipscomb ...

Narrated by Maurice England ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

There is a nagging feeling that the U.S. is slipping as a nation and the people are powerless about doing anything to fix it. Issues on jobs, quality, product safety, wages, the economy, and status as the world's leading superpower are all tied together with the massive trade deficit. Re-Made in the USA addresses these issues from the author's firsthand observations and analysis as an American ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is a nagging feeling that the U.S. is slipping as a nation and the people are powerless about doing anything to fix it. Issues on jobs, quality, product safety, wages, the economy, and status as the world's leading superpower are all tied together with the massive trade deficit. Re-Made in the USA addresses these issues from the author's firsthand observations and analysis as an American
... Read more
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Adrift

America in 100 Charts

by Scott Galloway ...

Narrated by Scott Galloway ...

Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation – and how we got here.We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we’re faced with daunting questions – is our ... Read more

$17.99 USD

From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation – and how we got here.We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we’re faced with daunting questions – is our
... Read more

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