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Kochland
The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
2019
EN
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD *NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES, NPR, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR**“Superb…Among the best books ever written about an American corporation.” —Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Boo...
The Meat Racket
The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business
2014
EN
An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry—a shocking, in-depth report every American should read.How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country’s biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a ...
The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
2022
EN
**The Wall Street Journal Best Book of the YearNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestseller from business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America’s most mysterious institutions—the Federal Reserve—to show how its policies spearheaded by Chairman Jerome Powell over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country’s economic stability at risk.**If you asked most people what forces led to to...
2026
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What if feelings had weight?Eden is a bright and creative child who loves drawing colorful rainbows, laughing with friends, and playing games at school. Life feels light and joyful-until one week, when everything begins to change.A small comment here. A laugh there. A missing pencil box.At first, it doesn't seem like much.But to Eden, it feels like something heavier is building.She begins to imagine tiny pebbles appearing in her backpack-each one rep...
The Meat Racket
The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business
- Narrated by
- John Pruden
Unabridged
11 hours 26 min
2014
EN
How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply.Leonard's revealing account shines a light on the inner...
The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
Unabridged
10 hours 19 min
2022
EN
**The Wall Street Journal Best Book of the YearNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestseller from business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America’s most mysterious institutions—the Federal Reserve—to show how its policies spearheaded by Chairman Jerome Powell over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country’s economic stability at risk.**If you asked most people what forces led to to...
Kochland
The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
Unabridged
23 hours 15 min
2019
EN
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD *NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES, NPR, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR**“Superb…Among the best books ever written about an American corporation.” —Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Boo...
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Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
Unabridged
22 hours 55 min
2020
EN
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner reveals the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and delivers “a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients” (The New York Times Book Review).Pharmaceutical breakthroughs such as antibiotics and vaccines rank among some of the greatest advancements in human history. Yet...
American Grammar
Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation
- Narrated by
- Bill Andrew Quinn
Unabridged
15 hours 37 min
2025
EN
A new history of US education through the nineteenth century that rigorously accounts for Black, Native, and white experiences; a story that exposes the idea of American education as “the great equalizer” to not only be a lie, but also a myth that reproduces past harms.Education is the epicenter of every community in the United States. Indeed, few institutions are as pivotal in shaping our lives and values than public schools. Yet the nature of schooling has become...
The Evangelicals
The Struggle to Shape America
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
Unabridged
25 hours 50 min
2017
EN
* Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award* National Book Award Finalist* Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year* New York Times Notable Book“We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and FitzGerald has now provided it” (The New York Times Book Review).Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Frances FitzGeral...
The Millionaire Master Plan
Your Personalized Path to Financial Success
- Narrated by
- Ben Giroux
Unabridged
7 hours 53 min
2014
EN
From an entrepreneur and investor, an inspiring, easy-to-follow guide to pinpointing, understanding, and improving your financial standing.Expert Roger James Hamilton has designed nine steps in an accessible color-coded manner that ranges from red (barely living paycheck-to-paycheck) all the way to ultra-violet (where generating income is simply no longer a worry).First, you’ll take a quick test to determine where you are on the financial spectrum, and then...
Mississippi Swindle
Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America
- Narrated by
- Eric Burgher
Unabridged
8 hours 5 min
2024
EN
**How America’s youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation’s poorest state“A must read” with all the thrills of a John Grisham novel — for fans of shocking true crime exposés like Black Edge and Bad Blood (Peter Schweizer, author of Secret Empires)**This riveting exposé details how a small team of auditors and investigators, led by the youngest State Auditor in the country, uncovered a braze...











