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Economic Conditions Audiobooks

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    Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

    A Brief History of Capitalism

    by Yanis Varoufakis ...
    Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 50 min

    Random House presents the audio edition of **Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis, read by Leighton Pugh.Why is there so much inequality?** In this short book, world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xenia’s deceptively simple question. Using personal stories and famous myths – from Oedipus and Faust to ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Death of Money

    The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System

    by James Rickards ...
    Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 14 min

    “The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar.” The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Discrimination and Disparities

    by Thomas Sowell ...
    Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 2 min

    An empirical examination of how economic and other disparities ariseEconomic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe that those who are less fortunate are victims of the more fortunate.Discrimination and Disparities ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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 Century As 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 unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    How Asia Works

    Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region

    by Joe Studwell ...
    Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 46 min

    In the 1980s and 1990s many in the West came to believe in the myth of an East-Asian economic miracle, with countries seen as not just development prodigies but as a unified bloc, culturally and economically similar, and inexorably on the rise. In How Asia Works, Joe Studwell distills extensive research into the economics of nine countries-Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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

    INCLUDES A NEW PREFACE WRITTEN BY PETER THIEL, FOUNDER OF PAYPAL!Two 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 ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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 capitalism In 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, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Levelling

    What's Next After Globalization

    by Michael O'Sullivan ...
    Narrated by Jeff Bottoms ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 55 min

    A brilliant analysis of the transition in world economics, finance, and power as the era of globalization ends and gives way to new power centers and institutions.The world is at a turning point similar to the fall of communism. Then, many focused on the collapse itself, and failed to see that a bigger trend, globalization, was about to take hold. The benefits of globalization--through the freer ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Escape from Rome

    The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity

    by Walter Scheidel ...
    Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 36 min

    The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Brief History of Equality

    by Thomas Piketty ...
    Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 44 min

    The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Men Without Work

    America's Invisible Crisis

    by Nicholas Eberstadt ...
    Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 48 min

    By one reading, things look pretty good for Americans today: the country is richer than ever before and the unemployment rate is down by half since the Great Recession. But a closer look shows that something is going seriously wrong. This is the collapse of work-especially among America's men. Political economist Nicholas Eberstadt shows that while "unemployment" has gone down, America's work rate ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Future of Success

    by Robert B. Reich ...
    Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

    Abridged

    6 hours 12 min

    If you think it’s getting harder to both make a living and make a life, economist and former secretary of labor Robert Reich agrees with you. Americans may be earning more than ever before, but we’re paying a steep price: we’re working longer, seeing our families less, and our communities are fragmenting.With the clarity and insight that are his hallmarks, Reich delineates what success has come to ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Infiltrated

    How to Stop the Insiders and Activists Who Are Exploiting the Financial Crisis to Control Our Lives and Our Fortunes

    by Jay W. Richards ...
    Narrated by Tim Lundeen ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    What Every American Needs to Know About the War on Free Enterprise--and Freedom Itself America: be warned. A new wave of financial reformers has infiltrated our public institutions at both the state and national levels. A growing army of self-proclaimed activists, philanthropists, and politicians has infiltrated not only the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the FDIC, the Treasury, and ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Coronavirus

    Leadership and Recovery: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

    by Harvard Business Review ...
    Narrated by Mike Lenz ...
    series HBR Insights

    Unabridged

    2 hours 59 min

    As the pandemic is exacting its toll on our lives and wreaking havoc in the global economy, forward-looking organizations are moving past crisis management and positioning themselves to leap ahead when the economy turns around. What should you and your business be doing now to stay afloat today-while planning for tomorrow so you can come out of the crisis stronger? Part of the Insights You Need ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    35 Silent Business Killers

    How to Stop Them Before They Kill Your Business

    by Jane Moughon M.S. ...
    Narrated by Victoria B Phelps ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 9 min

    Will Your Business Become A Casualty? In business there are both winners and losers. According to Bloomberg, 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start business fail within the first 18 months. Why do a whopping 80% of them crash and burn? After 30 years of serving local business, Jane Moughon understands the challenges of business. In this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand book, she identifies issues ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Rise and Fall of H&H Bagels, The

    by Marc Zirogiannis ...
    Narrated by Dennis St. John ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 14 min

    In September, 2015 President Barack Obama informed The Forward, in a historic interview, of his shock at learning of the closing of his favorite NYC Bagel eatery, H&H Bagels, in January of 2012. While the President was shocked by the closing of the world's most famous, and recognizable, bagel brand, what was truly shocking were the underlying facts and circumstances surrounding the closing. While ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A New Era in Banking

    The Landscape After the Battle

    by Angel Berges, Mauro F. Guillen, Juan Pedro Moreno, Emilio Ontiveros ...
    Narrated by Erik Synnestvedt ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 11 min

    The financial crisis that began in 2007 triggered a break with banking practices of the past. Even as the crisis occurred, a broader set of economic, geopolitical, and technological forces were already reshaping the financial industry's transition from the twentieth to the twenty-first century. While these changes in the financial and global climate have led to a major overhaul of banking ... Read more

    $43.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Introduction to Economics and business

    Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)

    by Rumi Michael Leigh ...

    Unabridged

    21 min

    This book will explain the study of economics, economic subjects, economics and the economy, types ofeconomics for students and individuals. It will make you discover economics and business in its entirety. All in the form of questions and answers to facilitate understanding of the subject.Narration: "Male synthesized voice" ... Read more

    $7.00 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Why Good People Can't Get Jobs

    The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It

    by Peter Cappelli ...
    Narrated by Don Hagen ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    Peter Cappelli confronts the myth of the skills gap and provides an actionable path forward to put people back to work. Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply not qualified; schools aren't preparing students for jobs; the government isn't letting in enough high ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Dumb Money

    How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation

    by Daniel Gross ...
    Narrated by Jesse Boggs ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 50 min

    The financial crisis that has gripped this country since last September has had so many twists and turns, it would make for a great drama -- if it all were not so real and damaging. Companies are shutting down and laying off workers, 401ks are melting away, and the government is spending $700 billion dollars to bail out banks and financial institutions -- and that's only the beginning. The ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Sale a Lifetime

    How the Great Bubble Burst of 2017-2019 Can Make You Rich

    by Harry S. Dent ...
    Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 9 min

    After the Roaring '20s came the Great Depression. After the Roaring 2000s came the Great Recession. We're now entering the winter season of the 80-Year Four Season Economic Cycle. It's during this season that we'll clear the decks with a devastating crash and debilitating deflation. The economy and markets will shed the excesses created during the preceding fall bubble boom season and prepare the ... Read more

    $43.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Money Makers

    How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace

    by Eric Rauchway ...
    Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 21 min

    Shortly after arriving in the White House in early 1933, Franklin Roosevelt took the United States off the gold standard. His opponents thought his decision unwise at best, and ruinous at worst. But they could not have been more wrong. With The Money Makers, Eric Rauchway tells the absorbing story of how FDR and his advisors pulled the levers of monetary policy to save the domestic economy and ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial