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Bestsellers
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True Reconciliation
- How to Be a Force for Change
- Written by: Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Narrated by: Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? Whether speaking as individuals, communities, organizations, or governments, people want to take concrete, tangible action that will make real change....
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Important historical context
- By Anonymous User on 2025-01-31
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Down Girl
- The Logic of Misogyny
- Written by: Kate Manne
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics....
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Hope was dashed
- By Elizabeth K on 2021-05-27
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A Woman's Life Is a Human Life
- My Mother, Our Neighbor, and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice
- Written by: Felicia Kornbluh
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this urgent audiobook from historian Felicia Kornbluh reveals two movement victories in New York that forever changed the politics of reproductive rights nationally....
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America 1933
- The Great Depression, Lorena Hickok, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Shaping of the New Deal
- Written by: Michael Golay
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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America 1933 reveals Hickok’s pivotal contribution to the policies of the New Deal and sheds light on her intense but ill-fated relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and the forces that inevitably came between them....
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Unapologetic
- A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
- Written by: Charlene Carruthers
- Narrated by: Charlene Carruthers
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist....
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Freedom
- Memoirs 1954-2021
- Written by: Angela Merkel
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 27 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel looks back on her life in two German states—35 years in the GDR (German Democratic Republic), 35 years in reunified Germany and offers a unique insight into the inner workings of power.
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To the Point
- By Samjag on 2024-12-30
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True Reconciliation
- How to Be a Force for Change
- Written by: Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Narrated by: Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? Whether speaking as individuals, communities, organizations, or governments, people want to take concrete, tangible action that will make real change....
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Important historical context
- By Anonymous User on 2025-01-31
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Down Girl
- The Logic of Misogyny
- Written by: Kate Manne
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics....
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Hope was dashed
- By Elizabeth K on 2021-05-27
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A Woman's Life Is a Human Life
- My Mother, Our Neighbor, and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice
- Written by: Felicia Kornbluh
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this urgent audiobook from historian Felicia Kornbluh reveals two movement victories in New York that forever changed the politics of reproductive rights nationally....
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America 1933
- The Great Depression, Lorena Hickok, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Shaping of the New Deal
- Written by: Michael Golay
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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America 1933 reveals Hickok’s pivotal contribution to the policies of the New Deal and sheds light on her intense but ill-fated relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt and the forces that inevitably came between them....
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Unapologetic
- A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
- Written by: Charlene Carruthers
- Narrated by: Charlene Carruthers
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist....
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Freedom
- Memoirs 1954-2021
- Written by: Angela Merkel
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 27 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel looks back on her life in two German states—35 years in the GDR (German Democratic Republic), 35 years in reunified Germany and offers a unique insight into the inner workings of power.
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To the Point
- By Samjag on 2024-12-30
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In True Face
- A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked
- Written by: Jonna Mendez
- Narrated by: Barbara Benjamin-Creel
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband, a young officer stationed in Europe....
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Madam Speaker
- Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
- Written by: Susan Page
- Narrated by: Susan Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times best-selling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page....
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Blood, Fire & Gold
- The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
- Written by: Estelle Paranque
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A beautifully thorough examination into the complicated relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two of the most powerful women in Renaissance Europe who shaped each other as well as the course of history.
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Well researched and informative
- By Tammy Desjardins on 2023-09-16
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There Is Nothing For You Here
- Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
- Written by: Fiona Hill
- Narrated by: Fiona Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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A celebrated foreign policy expert and key impeachment witness reveals how declining opportunity has set America on the grim path of modern Russia....
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Important personal and policy memoir
- By DM on 2021-10-24
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Lady Bird Johnson
- An Oral History
- Written by: Michael L. Gillette
- Narrated by: Corinna May
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Over a span of 18 years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded 47 interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues. These conversations form the heart of Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History....
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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
- And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
- Written by: Kristen R. Ghodsee
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A spirited, deeply researched exploration of why capitalism is bad for women and how, when done right, socialism leads to economic independence, better labor conditions, better work-life balance, and yes, even better sex....
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Woodrow Wilson
- The Light Withdrawn
- Written by: Christopher Cox
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 25 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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More than a century after he dominated American politics, Woodrow Wilson still fascinates. With panoramic sweep, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn reassesses his life and his role in the movements for racial equality and women’s suffrage.
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Lessons from the Edge
- A Memoir
- Written by: Marie Yovanovitch
- Narrated by: Marie Yovanovitch
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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By the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries....
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Courage under Fire
- By Jason Dupuis on 2024-05-06
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Good and Mad
- How Women's Anger Is Reshaping America
- Written by: Rebecca Traister
- Narrated by: Rebecca Traister
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From Rebecca Traister, the New York Times best-selling author of All the Single Ladies, comes a vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement....
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Great read!
- By Beatriz on 2019-12-04
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How to Be a Woman Online
- Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back
- Written by: Nina Jankowicz
- Narrated by: Nina Jankowicz
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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When Nina Jankowicz's first book on online disinformation was profiled in The New Yorker, she expected attention but not an avalanche of abuse and harassment, predominantly from men, online....
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Women Money Power
- The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
- Written by: Josie Cox
- Narrated by: Josie Cox
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In Women Money Power, business journalist Josie Cox tells the story of women’s fight for freedom and economic equality....
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Undiplomatic
- How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble
- Written by: Deesha Dyer
- Narrated by: Deesha Dyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Without credentials, connections or a college degree, a hip-hop journalist and community leader conquered her imposter syndrome while landing one of the most exclusive, sought-after and fun positions in the White House....
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Heart of Fire
- An Immigrant Daughter's Story
- Written by: Mazie K. Hirono
- Narrated by: Mazie K. Hirono
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The intimate and inspiring life story of Mazie Hirono, the first Asian-American woman and the only immigrant serving in the U.S. Senate....
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Wake Up America
- Black Women on the Future of Democracy
- Written by: Keisha N. Blain - Edited by
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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In this exhilarating anthology of original essays, Keisha N. Blain brings together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots activists, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a more equitable political future.
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A More Perfect Party
- The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
- Written by: Juanita Tolliver
- Narrated by: Juanita Tolliver
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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From an MSNBC Political Analyst comes a riveting account of the legendary party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, which changed the playing field for Black women in politics.
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Shattered
- Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
- Written by: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the tragic story of a sure thing gone off the rails....
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Speaking for Myself
- Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
- Written by: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Narrated by: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders served as White House press secretary for President Donald J. Trump from 2017 to 2019. A trusted confidante of the president, Sanders advised him on everything from press and communications strategy to personnel and policy....
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must read
- By Abra on 2023-07-27
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Zarifa
- A Woman's Battle in a Man's World
- Written by: Zarifa Ghafari, Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan's youngest female mayor and campaigner for human rights....
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I love this book!
- By TS on 2023-05-05
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Crusade for Justice
- The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
- Written by: Ida B. Wells, Alfreda M. Duster - editor
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This engaging memoir, originally published 1970, relates Ida B. Wells’ private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice....
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Do not miss this story of a true crusader.
- By Janie P. on 2022-06-04
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Revolutionary Witchcraft
- A Guide to Magical Activism
- Written by: Sarah Lyons
- Narrated by: Rebecca Mitchell
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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A fiery, intersectional guide for activists and witches alike, Revolutionary Witchcraft is an empowered introduction to the history and practice of politically-motivated magic....
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A Woman of Firsts
- The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
- Written by: Edna Adan Ismail, Wendy Holden
- Narrated by: Edna Adan Ismail
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland’s people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Edna’s determination was set.
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The Abuse of Power
- Confronting Injustice in Public Life
- Written by: Theresa May
- Narrated by: Theresa May
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Former Prime Minister Theresa May exposes the abuse of power by public institutions and politicians in a series of riveting first-hand accounts from her time in office....
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Growing Up Biden
- A Memoir
- Written by: Valerie Biden Owens
- Narrated by: Valerie Biden Owens
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A memoir from Joe Biden’s younger sister, trusted confidante, and lifelong campaign manager, Growing Up Biden details Valerie’s decades-long professional career in politics, and the central role she played in her brother’s life....
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Climate Justice
- Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
- Written by: Mary Robinson, Caitríona Palmer - with
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Climate Justice is an urgent call to arms by one of the most important voices in the international fight against climate change, sharing inspiring stories and offering vital lessons for the path forward....