Broken by Ira Shapiro | Audiobook

Broken by Ira Shapiro | Audiobook

Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible [https://esound.space/audible] Title: Broken Author: Ira Shapiro Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: While the hyper-partisanship in Washington that has stunned the world has been building for decades, Ira Shapiro argues that the US Senate has suffered most acutely from the loss of its political center. In Broken, Ira Shapiro, a former senior Senate staffer and author of the critically-acclaimed book The Last Great Senate, offers an expert's account of some of the most prominent battles of the past decade and lays out what must be done to restore the Senate's lost luster. With a narrative that runs right through the first six months of the Trump presidency, Broken is a must-listen book for all concerned about the state of our politics and the future of our country. Contact: info@esound.space

Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman | Audiobook

Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible [https://esound.space/audible] Title: Rise and Kill First Author: Ronen Bergman Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Random House Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: The addictive, news-breaking inside account of Israel's state-sponsored assassination programs, from the man hailed by David Remnick as "arguably [Israel's] best investigative reporter." Contact: info@esound.space

The Making of a Dream by Laura Wides-Muñoz | Audiobook

Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible [https://esound.space/audible] Title: The Making of a Dream Author: Laura Wides-Muñoz Narrator: Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Harper Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights - the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration. They are called the DREAMers: young people who were brought or sent to the United States as children and who have lived for years in America without legal status. Growing up, they often worked hard in school, planned for college, only to learn they were, in the eyes of the United States government and many citizens, "illegal aliens". Determined to take fate into their own hands, a group of these young undocumented immigrants risked their safety to "come out" about their status - sparking a transformative movement, engineering a seismic shift in public opinion on immigration, and inspiring other social movements across the country. Their quest for permanent legal protection under the so-called "Dream Act" stalled. But in 2012 the Obama administration issued a landmark new immigration policy: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has since protected more than half a million young immigrants from deportation even as efforts to install more expansive protections remain elusive. The Making of a Dream begins at the turn of the millennium, with the first of a series of "Dream Act" proposals; follows the efforts of policy makers, activists, and undocumented immigrants themselves; and concludes with the 2016 presidential election and the first months of the Trump presidency. The immigrants' coming of age stories intersect with the watershed political and economic events of the last two decades: 9/11, the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama presidency, and the rebirth of the anti-immigrant right. In telling their story, Laura Wides-Muñoz forces us to rethink our definition of what it means to be American. Contact: info@esound.space

Coffee for One by KJ Fallon | Audiobook

Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible [https://esound.space/audible] Title: Coffee for One Author: KJ Fallon Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: An inside look into the story of why we all traded in pots for pods! Reminiscent of God in a Cup and The Devil's Cup, this is an inside look into the modern business of making coffee. But rather than a general history, Coffee for One focuses on the revolution that made single serve the most popular way to consume coffee worldwide, and the competition and conflict that got us here. This story features A-list names, corporate intrigue, environmental destruction, and much, much more. For the vast majority of the time humans have consumed coffee, the drink has been brewed in pots or other multi-serving tools; that is, until the last two decades, which saw the rise of the single serve coffee machine. Whether it's a Keurig or a Nespresso, today most people get their coffee from little plastic individual serving pods. But why? Coffee for One breaks open this story of innovation, profit, and cultural change. Contact: info@esound.space

The Lessons of Ubuntu by Mark Mathabane | Audiobook

Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible [https://esound.space/audible] Title: The Lessons of Ubuntu Author: Mark Mathabane Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Mark Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational memoir, Kaffir Boy,. A book highly-praised by Oprah and President Clinton for inspiring hope, Kaffir Boy described the effects of South Africa's system of legalized racism and oppression on black lives in vivid prose. The book won the prestigious Christopher Award, was a finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy award, rose to #3 on The New York Times bestsellers list, and to #1 on the Washington Post list. It is required reading in schools across the country. In his latest book The Language of Ubuntu, Mathabane uses his experiences with race in both South Africa and in America, where he has lived for the past thirty-seven years, to provide a fresh, timely, and provocative approach to the search for solutions to this country's number one and most intractable social problem. Mathabane argues that the reason many Americans are turned off by the current divisive racial dialogue is because the discussion has mostly been about the politics of race and avoids the elephant in the room - - what each of us can do to become agents for racial healing. His solution is for people to learn to speak the language of Ubuntu, a Zulu word for common humanity. Mathabane shows how Nelson Mandela used such language to rally blacks and whites to abolish apartheid peacefully; and how Dr. King did the same thing for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the battle to eradicate Jim Crow. With race dominating the news during the 2016 Presidential election, in the wake of the killing of black men by the police, and growing protests on college and university campuses, Mathabane challenges both blacks and whites to use the language of Ubuntu to overcome the stereotypes, half-truths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs they have of each other so they can connect as human beings to achieve racial healing. Without this human connection, Mathabane argues, the racial divide will only get worse and make lasting solutions virtually impossible. Contact: info@esound.space