Economic Conditions in Economics & Business & Finance Audiobooks

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The Real Crash

America's Coming Bankruptcy - How to Save Yourself and Your Country

by Peter D. Schiff ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

For over 30% new material including many startling developments that have occurred in the past few years, check out The Real Crash Fully Revised and Updated Edition, on sale now.You might be thinking everything's okay: the stock market is on the rise, jobs are growing, the worst of it is over.You'd be wrong.In The Real Crash, New York Times bestselling author Peter D. Schiff argues that America is ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

For over 30% new material including many startling developments that have occurred in the past few years, check out The Real Crash Fully Revised and Updated Edition, on sale now.You might be thinking everything's okay: the stock market is on the rise, jobs are growing, the worst of it is over.You'd be wrong.In The Real Crash, New York Times bestselling author Peter D. Schiff argues that America is
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$24.63 CAD

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
Audiobook

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
Audiobook

#Bora Inspirar

16 Histórias Inspiradoras de Empreendedorismo Feminino

by CIA. Empreendedora, Carla Catap Strauss, Carolina Caliman, Carolina Frazon Terra, Claudia Colaferro, Cristina Bordignon Salamoni, Denise Zaclis Antão, Diana Gabanyi, Dilma Souza Campos, Elisa Rosenthal, Emilia Chagas, Fernanda Melnik Zekcer, Flávia De Picciotto Terpins, Juliana Cambur Berger, Lívia Zillo, Nara Duarte Pinski, Renata de L. B. Benaderet, Sabrina Nudeliman Wagon ...

Narrated by Mariana Ferrari ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

Quando falamos de empreendedorismo, sabemos que não existe caminho único. Em se tratando de empreendedorismo feminino, então, os caminhos são múltiplos e muitas vezes surpreendentes. Todos eles, porém, contém alguns elementos fundamentais que estão presentes em todas as jornadas que apresentamos nesta coletânea. Esta obra reúne 16 histórias genuínas e inspiradoras de mulheres que, tendo percorrido ... Read more

$9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Quando falamos de empreendedorismo, sabemos que não existe caminho único. Em se tratando de empreendedorismo feminino, então, os caminhos são múltiplos e muitas vezes surpreendentes. Todos eles, porém, contém alguns elementos fundamentais que estão presentes em todas as jornadas que apresentamos nesta coletânea. Esta obra reúne 16 histórias genuínas e inspiradoras de mulheres que, tendo percorrido
... Read more
Audiobook

The World's Worst Bet

How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right)

by David J Lynch ...

Narrated by Todd Menesses ...

Unabridged

13 hours 57 min

Why globalization failed so many Americans and how it still can be saved despite burgeoning economic nationalism.The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ... Read more

$37.79 CAD

Why globalization failed so many Americans and how it still can be saved despite burgeoning economic nationalism.The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World’s Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the world has
... Read more
Audiobook

The History of the Standard Oil Company, Vol. 2

by Ida M. Tarbell, Ida M. Tarbell ...

Narrated by Tom Weiss ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The History of the Standard Oil Company
Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large ... Read more

$27.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large
... Read more
Audiobook

The People of the Abyss

by Jack London, Jack London ...

Narrated by Peter Yearsley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathise with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets ... Read more

$27.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathise with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets
... Read more
Audiobook

The Dent Business Academy

Business Strategies for the Winter Season

by Harry S. Dent ...

Narrated by Harry S. Dent ...

Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

In this nine session course from Harry Dent, you learn what to expect in the winter economic season and the best business strategies to stay ahead of your competition.Is your business prepared to survive and prosper in the winter season of our economy?How do demographic trends impact your business?If you knew that we are heading into another financial bust, how prepared is your business to stay ... Read more

$75.76 CAD

In this nine session course from Harry Dent, you learn what to expect in the winter economic season and the best business strategies to stay ahead of your competition.Is your business prepared to survive and prosper in the winter season of our economy?How do demographic trends impact your business?If you knew that we are heading into another financial bust, how prepared is your business to stay
... Read more
Audiobook

Chain Blame

How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis

by Padilla Muolo, Mathew Paul ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

THE TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA’S HOUSING ANG MORTGAGE CRISISIn the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely ... Read more

$37.87 CAD

THE TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA’S HOUSING ANG MORTGAGE CRISISIn the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely
... Read more
Audiobook

The Economics of the Stock Market

by Andrew Smithers ...

Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

The current consensus economic model, the neoclassical synthesis, depends on aprioristic assumptions that are shown to be invalid when tested against the data and fails to include finance. Economic policy based on this consensus has led to the financial crisis of 2008, the "Great Recession" that followed, and the slow subsequent rate of growth. In The Economics of the Stock Market, Andrew Smithers ... Read more

$25.25 CAD

The current consensus economic model, the neoclassical synthesis, depends on aprioristic assumptions that are shown to be invalid when tested against the data and fails to include finance. Economic policy based on this consensus has led to the financial crisis of 2008, the "Great Recession" that followed, and the slow subsequent rate of growth. In The Economics of the Stock Market, Andrew Smithers
... Read more
Audiobook

American Stimulus Program, The

Empowering Citizens To Create Economic Stimulus Every Week

by Michael Palser ...

Narrated by Gary J. Chambers ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

There is No Such Thing as Free MoneyThe United States is currently experiencing a recession triggered by a worldwide pandemic. The economic fallout has been extensive, resulting in lost jobs, lost businesses, and lost hope. Congress has been reluctant to pass stimulus packages while Americans suffer. The Federal Reserve keeps printing money to prop us up. We realize that this continued injection ... Read more

$10.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is No Such Thing as Free MoneyThe United States is currently experiencing a recession triggered by a worldwide pandemic. The economic fallout has been extensive, resulting in lost jobs, lost businesses, and lost hope. Congress has been reluctant to pass stimulus packages while Americans suffer. The Federal Reserve keeps printing money to prop us up. We realize that this continued injection
... Read more
Audiobook

Everyone Is an Entrepreneur

Selling Economic Self-Determination in a Post-Soviet World

by Gregory V. Diehl ...

Narrated by Gregory V. Diehl ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Westerners today grow up with abundant opportunities to determine their own values, identities, and roles in society. But for generations, millions who lived under Soviet rule in the USSR had these essential freedoms withheld, determined instead by a central authority that claimed the right to choose for them and enforce their compliance. Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s decisive collapse, ... Read more

$18.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Westerners today grow up with abundant opportunities to determine their own values, identities, and roles in society. But for generations, millions who lived under Soviet rule in the USSR had these essential freedoms withheld, determined instead by a central authority that claimed the right to choose for them and enforce their compliance. Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s decisive collapse,
... Read more
Audiobook

Olives & Omens

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

4 min

A food writer tells correspondent Paul Solman about parallels between Greece's crushing economic problems and its departure from simple, humble culinary roots. ... Read more

$1.25 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A food writer tells correspondent Paul Solman about parallels between Greece's crushing economic problems and its departure from simple, humble culinary roots.
... Read more
Audiobook

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

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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
Audiobook

The Mismeasurement of America

How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday Americans

by Gene Ludwig ...

Narrated by Gene Ludwig, John Hopkinson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST INDIE BOOK OF 2025"A hard-hitting indictment of the data underpinning federal economic policies."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The Mismeasurement of America reveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics... ... Read more

$34.50 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST INDIE BOOK OF 2025"A hard-hitting indictment of the data underpinning federal economic policies."— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The Mismeasurement of America reveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics...
... Read more
Audiobook

Bought and Paid For

The Unholy Alliance Between Barack Obama and Wall Street

by Charles Gasparino ...

Narrated by Lloyd James ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

As the recession continues, President Barack Obama has chastised the "fat cats" who feast off government bailout money while unemployment remains high and smaller businesses struggle.But according to business reporter Charles Gasparino, Obama is faking his outrage, and his calls for new policies to rein in banks that are "too big to fail" are just pabulum. In reality, Obama has climbed into bed ... Read more

$22.16 CAD

As the recession continues, President Barack Obama has chastised the "fat cats" who feast off government bailout money while unemployment remains high and smaller businesses struggle.But according to business reporter Charles Gasparino, Obama is faking his outrage, and his calls for new policies to rein in banks that are "too big to fail" are just pabulum. In reality, Obama has climbed into bed
... Read more
Audiobook

I.O.U.

Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay

by John Lanchester ...

Narrated by James Langton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

The wildest story in the world these days is not fiction; it's what's really happening all around us as the world's global economy has gone into freefall. How did we get here? What does it all mean? How could so many smart people be so dumb and believe their own hype?Accessibly, cleverly, and with mordant humor, journalist John Lanchester trots the globe in search of the answers to these questions ... Read more

$20.93 CAD

The wildest story in the world these days is not fiction; it's what's really happening all around us as the world's global economy has gone into freefall. How did we get here? What does it all mean? How could so many smart people be so dumb and believe their own hype?Accessibly, cleverly, and with mordant humor, journalist John Lanchester trots the globe in search of the answers to these questions
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$19.69 CAD

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
Audiobook

The Monster Enters

COVID-19, AVIAN FLU AND THE PLAGUES OF CAPITALISM

by Mike Davis ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

In this substantially expanded edition of his earlier book, The Monster at Our Door, the renowned activist and author Mike Davis looks at the COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping the world. He sets the current crisis in the context of previous viral catastrophes, notably the 1918 influenza disaster that killed at least forty million people in three months and the Avian flu of a decade and a half ago ... Read more

$16.00 CAD

In this substantially expanded edition of his earlier book, The Monster at Our Door, the renowned activist and author Mike Davis looks at the COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping the world. He sets the current crisis in the context of previous viral catastrophes, notably the 1918 influenza disaster that killed at least forty million people in three months and the Avian flu of a decade and a half ago
... Read more
Audiobook

Law of Supply and Demand

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

37 min

The law of the Supply and Demand is a vital concept and part of the economy of the world. This is a concept which is followed by every country and every place in order to make good progress in the product of the goods and services, in the fulfillment of the various demands of the consumers. It is an important aspect which shows the relationship between the various resources and the demands of ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The law of the Supply and Demand is a vital concept and part of the economy of the world. This is a concept which is followed by every country and every place in order to make good progress in the product of the goods and services, in the fulfillment of the various demands of the consumers. It is an important aspect which shows the relationship between the various resources and the demands of
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$24.63 CAD

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
Audiobook

Too Smart for Our Own Good

Ingenious Investment Strategies, Illusions of Safety, and Market Crashes

by Bruce I. Jacobs ...

Unabridged

14 hours 11 min

How investment strategies designed to reduce risk can increase risk for everyone-and can crash markets and economiesFinancial crises are often blamed on unforeseeable events, the unforgiving nature of capital markets, or just plain bad luck. Too Smart for Our Own Good argues that these crises are caused by certain alluring investment strategies that promise both high returns and safety of capital. ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

How investment strategies designed to reduce risk can increase risk for everyone-and can crash markets and economiesFinancial crises are often blamed on unforeseeable events, the unforgiving nature of capital markets, or just plain bad luck. Too Smart for Our Own Good argues that these crises are caused by certain alluring investment strategies that promise both high returns and safety of capital.
... Read more
Audiobook

Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy

An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity

by Joseph E. Stiglitz ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

Joseph E. Stiglitz, along with Carter Dougherty and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, lays out the economic framework for a Europe with faster growth that is more equitably shared.Europe is in crisis. Sluggish economic growth in many countries, widespread income stagnation, and recession have led to severe political and social consequences. Social protections for citizens have been ... Read more

$32.02 CAD

Joseph E. Stiglitz, along with Carter Dougherty and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, lays out the economic framework for a Europe with faster growth that is more equitably shared.Europe is in crisis. Sluggish economic growth in many countries, widespread income stagnation, and recession have led to severe political and social consequences. Social protections for citizens have been
... Read more
Audiobook

Engine of Inequality

The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America

by Karen Petrou ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

The first book to reveal how the Federal Reserve holds the key to making us more economically equal, written by an author with unparalleled expertise in the real world of financial policy.Following the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy placed much greater focus on stabilizing the market than on helping struggling Americans. As a result, the richest Americans got a lot ... Read more

$19.70 CAD

The first book to reveal how the Federal Reserve holds the key to making us more economically equal, written by an author with unparalleled expertise in the real world of financial policy.Following the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy placed much greater focus on stabilizing the market than on helping struggling Americans. As a result, the richest Americans got a lot
... Read more

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