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Demography Audiobooks

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    Empty Planet

    The Shock of Global Population Decline

    by Darrell Bricker, John Ibbitson ...
    Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 40 min

    **A SUNDAY TIMES MUST-READ**'Riveting and vitally important' - Steven Pinker'A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change' - Anjana Ahuja, New StatesmanEmpty Planet offers a radical, provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political and economic landscape.For half a century, sta... ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Human Tide

    How Population Shaped the Modern World

    by Paul Morland ...
    Narrated by Zeb Soanes ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 40 min

    'Superbly explained' Washington PostA dazzling new history of the modern world, as told through the remarkable story of population change.Every phase since the advent of the industrial revolution - from the fate of the British Empire, to the global challenges from Germany, Japan and Russia, to America's emergence as a sole superpower, to the Arab Spring, to the long-term decline of economic growth ... Read more

    $46.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Die deformierte Gesellschaft

    by Meinhard Miegel, Meinhard Miegel ...
    Narrated by Andreas Herrler ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 52 min

    Der Spiegel, den Meinhard Miegel hier der deutschen Gesellschaft vorhält, ist kein schmeichelnder. Schonungslos nimmt sich Deutschlands unbequemster Soziologe hier den Mythos vom fleißigen und strebsamen Deutschen vor und entlarvt ihn als Selbslüge. Mit einem analytischen Blick auf die Bereiche Demografie, Sozialstaat, Wirtschaft und Beschäftigung benennt Miegel die größten Probleme Deutschlands, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD

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    Stopping the Next Pandemic

    How Covid-19 Can Help Us Save Humanity

    by Debora MacKenzie ...
    Narrated by Cynthia Barrett ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 12 min

    'Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what we need to do when it happens again - as it undoubtedly will' Financial Times'You could not hope for a better guide to the pandemic world order than Debora MacKenzie, who's been on this story from the start. This is an authoritative yet readable explanation of ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    How poverty and mental illness are putting more people behind bars

    by PBS NewsHour ...
    Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

    Unabridged

    7 min

    More Americans than ever before are spending time in jail despite a drop in the crime rate in the past two decades. That's according to a new report that also found that a disproportionate number of people in jail suffer from mental illness. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Nicholas Turner of the Vera Institute of Justice and Margo Schlanger of the University of Michigan. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Tomorrow's People

    The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers

    by Paul Morland ...
    Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 8 min

    ‘Morland predicts the future of humanity in 10 illuminating statistics (could the Japanese and Italians now go the way of the dodo?) and looks back to how ebbs and flows of population have shaped history’ - The Daily Telegraph ‘The Best Books for Summer 2022’The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Generations

    The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future

    by Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...
    Narrated by Madeleine Maby ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 49 min

    A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another—from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen.The United States is currently home to six generations of people:-the Silents, born 1925–1945-Baby Boomers, born 1946–1964-Gen X, born 1965–1979-Millennials, born 1980–1994-Gen Z, born ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alt-America

    The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump

    by David Neiwert ...
    Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "alt-right" figures mystifies many. But the American extreme right has been growing steadily in number and influence since the 1990s with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists ... Read more

    $30.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Generation Citizen

    The Power of Youth in Our Politics

    by Scott Warren ...
    Narrated by Graham Halstead ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 4 min

    America is at a crossroads. We are alienated from civic engagement, and our democracy is in doubt. Yet there is a new energy in the air. Young people are again taking up the role they've often held: as leaders of change, demanding a better future, wielding their votes to uphold democracy and lead the country forward. Enter Generation Citizen, an organization dedicated to empowering youth through ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Millennial's Guide to Changing the World, The

    A New Generation's Handbook to Being Yourself and Living with Purpose

    by Alison Lea Sher ...
    Narrated by Carly Robins ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    A guide and blueprint to a purposeful millennial existence—and how we can make a difference.What does it mean to be a millennial in this chaotic world? Beyond Snapchat and Tinder, the consumerist culture we've inherited, and quarter-life crises, can a millennial aspire to more?Alison Lea Sher argues, yes, we can! Packing herself up in an RV, Sher embarks on a road trip in hopes of starting a ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Why are Younger Children Alone in Reducing Obesity Rates?

    by PBS NewsHour ...
    Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    The Centers for Disease Control is reporting progress in cutting obesity among pre-schoolers. During the past decade, obesity in children aged 2 to 5 has dropped from 14 percent to 8 percent. Christina Economos of the Tufts University School of Medicine joins Gwen Ifill to discuss possible factors in the decrease, including changes to food assistance programs and nutrition and exercise campaigns. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Counting Americans

    How the US Census Classified the Nation

    by Paul Schor ...
    Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 51 min

    The history of categories used by the US census reflects a country whose identity and self-understanding-particularly its social construction of race-is closely tied to the continuous polling on the composition of its population. By tracing the evolution of the categories the United States used to count and classify its population from 1790 to 1940, Paul Schor shows that, far from being simply a ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Pollution is Colonialism

    by Max Liboiron ...
    Narrated by Donna Postel ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 42 min

    In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Essay on the Principle of Population, An

    by Thomas Maltus ...
    Narrated by Ethan Williams ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 7 min

    Thomas Malthus, an English economist and cleric, published his influential work "An Essay on the Principle of Population" in 1798. The book introduced the idea that population growth would outstrip resources in the long run, leading to catastrophic consequences such as famine, disease, and war.Malthus argued that population growth was exponential, while resources grew at a much slower arithmetic ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again

    by Jon Yates ...
    Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 8 min

    ‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MPThis landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become.Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Suburbs

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Carl Abbott ...
    Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours

    We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Journey of Humanity

    The Origins of Wealth and Inequality

    by Oded Galor ...
    Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 38 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.*** Includes a recording of the Intelligence Squared event, featuring Oded Galor in conversation with Kamal Ahmed ***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Masterful. Galor answers the ultimate mystery' LEWIS DARTNELL'Completely brilliant and utterly original' JON SNOW'Astounding in scope and insight' NOURIEL ROUBINIThe stunning advances that ha... ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Generation Myth

    Why When You're Born Matters Less Than You Think

    by Bobby Duffy ...
    Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 48 min

    Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen Zers are lazy. We assume people born around the same time have basically the same values. It makes for good headlines, but is it true? Bobby Duffy has spent years studying generational distinctions. In this book, he argues that our generational identities are not fixed but fluid, reforming throughout our lives. Based on an analysis of what over ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Stage (Not Age)

    How to Understand and Serve People Over 60—the Fastest Growing, Most Dynamic Market in the World

    by Susan Wilner Golden ...
    Narrated by Petrea Burchard ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 59 min

    The $21 trillion opportunity that can only be unlocked if you rethink everything you think you know about people over sixty. In the time it takes you to read this, another twenty Americans will turn sixty-five. Ten thousand people a day are crossing that threshold, and that number will continue to grow. In fifteen years, Americans aged sixty-five and over will outnumber those under age eighteen. ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    This Land

    America, Lost and Found

    by Dan Barry ...
    Narrated by Dan Barry, Allan Robertson, Janina Edwards ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Tengo que morir todas las noches

    Una crónica de los ochenta, el underground y la cultura gay

    by Guillermo Osorno ...
    Narrated by Erick Trujillo ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 48 min

    Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y musicales que se expresaban en los linderos de la sociedad.Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Confessions of an Old Man

    How Millennials are Being Robbed

    by Munir Moon ...
    Narrated by Jim Rising ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 36 min

    The future is being stolen from the millennial generation. Baby boomers have much to answer for: a legacy of economic instability, poor job growth, and an environmental disregard. Confessions of an Old Man is a statement of collective guilt that places the responsibility on the author's generation for dealing a bad card to its children.The elections of 2018 and 2020 will be the most significant ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Long Southern Strategy

    How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics

    by Angie Maxwell, Todd Shields ...
    Narrated by Tom Parks ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 14 min

    The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Mere livsglæde mindre stress

    Forstå dit indre savannemenneske

    by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen ...
    Narrated by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 47 min

    I Mere livsglæde mindre stress giver Lisbeth Zornig sine bud på, hvordan man får mere ro og tilfredshed i sin hverdag. Ved at forstå, hvad vi alle sammen kommer af, livet på savannen, forklarer Zornig, hvordan vores kroppe og hjerner i virkeligheden er bygget til noget helt andet, end det liv vi lever i dag. Når man lærer sit indre savannemenneske at kende, kan man også handle på det – og det ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD