Political

Ariel needed money, and Joseph Hortha had it. Bound by gratitude toward the late Chilean president and a persistent need to know whether murder or suicide ended his life during the 1973 coup, the two men embark on an investigation that will take them from Washington DC and New York, to Santiago and Valparaíso, and finally to London.

#1 Amazon Political Fiction Bestseller The Very Last War plunges listeners into a gripping, relentless, and chillingly plausible tale of a near-future World War III. A pivotal election revives freedom and self-governance in America, sending shockwaves across the globe and rattling four rival powers—European socialists, Chinese communists, Islamic radicals, and avaricious Russian leaders. With dreams of world domination fading, they set aside differences and forge an alliance. Not to simply defeat America, but—with the help of a devastating new weapon—to erase it from the earth.

In the first anthology of its kind, Robert Olen Butler and Phong Nguyen assemble an astounding collection of stories that cause listeners to contemplate war, peace, and social justice in a new light. The fourteen stories featured in this volume explore the varied and often unexpected outcomes of violence. The authors explore the tragedies that occur closer to home—not on military battlefields but rather in places that are never meant to be battlefields, like schools and churches. The fiction reveals the violence that renders our most sacred and seemingly safest of places vulnerable.

Originally banned in the Soviet Union, We is a prophetic and unsettling novel that envisions a future where the state dictates every aspect of life. Citizens live under total surveillance, are stripped of personal identity, and are assigned numbers instead of names. D-503, a loyal engineer of the One State, finds himself torn between duty and desire when he encounters the mysterious I-330, who introduces him to a world beyond the rigid laws of the system. Written in 1921, We is a stark warning about the dangers of collectivism, state-engineered conformity, and the erosion of free will.

War on the mainland is draining Reykjavík. For some, the remote islands off Hrímland's coast are their only hope of survival. Elka, a recovering addict, has fled there with her son Sölvi. In their village they find a new life—all thanks to the Deep, a peculiar power their neighbours praise for the booming fishing industry. Everything seems perfect, but Sölvi does not trust the people who take his mother in.

But the most important situations we face as adults were never discussed with us when we were students. We weren't taught these skills in school, and this makes all the success stories we hear about seem out of reach; it makes us feel dumb. We aren't dumb, we just don't know how to work the system.

Putin by Stu Armstrong is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, delivering a compelling narrative that explores the life and legacy of one of the world’s most controversial leaders. Meticulously researched and infused with dramatic storytelling, this audiobook takes listeners deep into the psyche of Vladimir Putin, from his early days as a KGB operative in Soviet-era East Germany to his rise as the unchallenged ruler of modern Russia.

Negli anni settanta un veggente fugge dall'Ungheria comunista e giunge in Italia, per partire poi per l'America. Non ha soldi per proseguire il viaggio e viene accolto presso una famiglia che vive in un modesto condominio. Qui, per poche lire, il veggente predice il futuro ai componenti di alcune famiglie che, nell'arco di molti anni, vedono avverarsi il futuro che gli era stato predetto e che, a suo tempo, era inimmaginabile. L'autore propone una narrativa che, osservando l’esperienza attraverso la legge di reincarnazione, ne porta alla luce la causa spirituale.

Yejide träffade sin man på universitetet och de har varit gifta i fyra år. De har ett fint äktenskap, allt som egentligen saknas i deras liv är ett barn. Yejide ber om ett mirakel, hon träffar läkare, hon går motvilligt på en krävande ceremoniell pilgrimsfärd. Men inget händer.

After a billionaire-orchestrated Freeze Act pushes the United States into authoritarianism, all citizens are forced to take a biofeedback test that classifies them by personality type. Those judged as lacking the skills to be productive members of society — or those unwilling to fall in line with their oppressors - are classified as Deviators or Instigators. Cal Shook, an ex-venture capitalist with links to cutting-edge neurotech development, sees his life fall apart after he’s labeled a Deviator.