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The Decade in Tory: An inventory of idiocy from the coalition to Covid

In 2020 the United Kingdom reached a bewildering milestone: ten successive years of Conservative rule. In that decade there were three prime ministers, each in turn described as the worst leader we ever had; ministerial resignations by the hundred; and an unrelenting stream of ineffectual, divisive bum-slurry oozing from 10 Downing Street. The Decade in Tory is an inglorious, rollicking and entirely true account of ten years of demonstrable lies, relentless incompetence, epic waste, serial corruption, official police investigations, anti-democratic practices, abuse of power, dereliction of duty and hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths. With his signature scathing wit, Russell Jones breaks down the government's interminable failures year by year, covering everything from David Cameron's pledge to tackle inequality – which reduced UK life expectancy for the first time since 1841 – through the bewildering storm of lies and betrayals that led to Brexit, devastating education cuts, serial mismanagement of the NHS and Boris Johnson's calamitous response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will leave you gasping and wondering: can things possibly get any worse?

Russell Jones (Author), Chris Devon (Narrator)

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Decades of Decadence: How Our Spoiled Elites Blew America's Inheritance of Liberty, Security, and Pr

Thirty years of telling Americans they don’t need families, communities, or a shared history is destroying what made our country the envy of the world. While many Americans have worried about China, open borders, opioids, failing communities, and families in crisis, our elites have told us that’s all fine because it’s not only inevitable; it’s for the best. Every part of our nation is now in decline, and it’s all connected. In Decades of Decadence, Marco Rubio exposes the elites’ attacks on the four key elements of American strength: good local jobs, stable families, geographical communities, and a sovereign nation that serves as a beacon of freedom and prosperity. These have been eroded not only by globalization, but by the lies we tell ourselves, including, “Anyone who loves each other is a family,” “Real community can be found on the internet,” and “We’re all citizens of the world.” It’s not too late to reject these errors. America remains a powerful and wealthy nation, built on timeless truths ingrained in the very creation of mankind. But we cannot afford another misguided and decadent decade. In this book, Rubio shows how we can avoid another dark age and restore America’s place as the global ideal of harmony, opportunity, and democracy.

Marco Rubio (Author), Marco Rubio (Narrator)

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Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians

Christians are the world's most widely persecuted religious group, according to studies by the Pew Research Center, Newsweek, and the Economist, among others. A woman is caught with a Bible and publicly shot to death. An elderly priest is abducted and never seen again. Three buses full of students and teachers are struck by roadside bombs. These are not casualties of a war. These are Christian believers being persecuted for their faith in the twenty-first century. Many Americans do not understand that Christians today are victims in many parts of the world. Even many Western Christians, who worship and pray without fear of violent repercussions, are unaware that so many followers of Christ live under governments and among people who are often openly hostile to their faith. They think martyrdom became a rarity long ago. Persecuted soundly refutes these assumptions. This book offers a glimpse at the modern-day life of Christians worldwide, recounting the ongoing attacks that rarely make international headlines. As Western Christians pray for the future of Christ's church, it is vital that they understand a large part of the world's Christian believers live in danger. Persecuted gives documented accounts of the persecution of Christians in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and former Soviet nations. It contains vivid stories of men and women who suffer abuse because of their faith in Jesus Christ, and tells of their perseverance and courage.. Persecuted is far more than a thorough and moving study of this global pattern of violence-it is a cry for freedom and a call to action.

Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea, Paul Marshall (Author), Milton Bagby (Narrator)

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[German] - Welt im Umbruch - was kommt nach dem Krieg? (Ungekürzt)

Über Deutschlands Rolle in einer veränderten Welt. Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine wirft ein grelles Licht auf eine geopolitische Landschaft, die schon länger im Umbruch ist. Der Krieg zeichnet Konturen schärfer, beschleunigt Entwicklungen, zwingt zu radikalem Wandel. Nach seinem Bestseller 'Zeitenwende' identifiziert Rüdiger von Fritsch in seinem neuen Buch die Entwicklungslinien der Zukunft - und gibt Antworten auf drängende Fragen: Was kommt nach dem Krieg? Wie wird sich der Konflikt zwischen den USA und China entwickeln? Hat die Globalisierung, so wie wir sie kannten, ein Ende gefunden? Und wie können wir uns als Deutsche und Europäer in dieser Welt im Umbruch behaupten? 'Wer sich über die Hintergründe des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine informieren und auch die historischen Zusammenhänge verstehen will, muss dieses Buch lesen.' DIE ZEIT über 'Zeitenwende'

Rüdiger Von Fritsch (Author), Kevin Kasper, Rüdiger Von Fritsch (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Traición en Palacio: El negocio de la justicia en la 4T

Antes de finalizar el tercer año de su gobierno, Andrés Manuel López Obrador apartó de su equipo disfrazando el hecho como una salida amistosa a Julio Scherer Ibarra, uno de sus hombres de mayor confianza, e hijo de uno de los periodistas más reconocidos en la historia reciente de México. Nunca se explicaron los verdaderos motivos, y este hecho tampoco tuvo la resonancia que merecía, pese a que quien se iba era, quizá, el segundo hombre más poderoso del país en ese momento. A partir de una acuciosa investigación, Hernán Gómez Bruera-analista político, periodista y entrevistador- detalla que detrás de esa salida se escondía un historial de traición, tanto a la memoria de su padre como a la narrativa central del movimiento político que lo llevó al poder: erradicar la corrupción y separar el poder económico del poder político. Traición en Palacio es, por un lado, la historia del todopoderoso exconsejero jurídico que aprovechó su posición privilegiada en el gobierno para controlarbuena parte del sistema de justicia en México. Y por el otro, una denuncia de los mecanismos de corrupción en el Poder Judicial con los que se fabricanculpables y se vende impunidad; una detallada descripción de un modus operandi que la 4T no ha logrado erradicar.

Hernán Gómez Bruera (Author), Erick Trujillo, Hernán Gómez Bruera (Narrator)

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The Puppeteers: The People Who Control the People Who Control America

Why does it feel like no matter what happens in American politics, the Democrats still get their way? When he left Congress in 2017, Jason Chaffetz still thought elections could save us. For generations, conservatives have hoped that freedom-loving congressional majorities could turn back the tide and restore America’s liberties and prosperity. But now, he says, winning elections will not be enough. Increasingly, the work of government is being done by people outside the government—unelected power brokers who are invisible to the American public but who pull the strings, set the agendas, create the incentives, and write the rules we must all live by. Using both government and non-governmental institutions, leftists have bypassed the legislative process to compel institutional compliance with partisan goals. The White House or the Congress may change hands, but the left remains in power. In The Puppeteers, Chaffetz reveals how: Susan Rice was put in charge of using the bureaucracy to make sure Republicans never win another election The federal government now could be deployed to harvest ballots from Democrats President Biden hired a Blackrock executive to run his economic agenda for the first two years of his presidency State treasurers planned to use billions of government dollars to “address climate change” and “racial inequality,” with almost no way for voters to stop them Randi Weingarten makes more decisions for the education department than people who actually work there Electing the right leaders is no longer enough. To take back our country, the American people need to understand that they’re in a new fight. But it’s a fight that’s still eminently winnable, and Chaffetz reveals the playbook.

Jason Chaffetz (Author), Jason Chaffetz (Narrator)

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Critical: Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it

The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. ‘The NHS is an institution. But it’s also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for the past 75 years. It’s a burden to some and a potent vote-winner for others. It’s a construct, framed in the media. It’s a set of ideas and a logo. It’s a workplace for many and the birthplace of almost all of us. It’s become a valued part of our society, it is extraordinarily special – and it’s being destroyed.’ The NHS is at crisis point. In the 75 years since it was founded on the dream of making healthcare accessible to everyone, its principles have been chipped away at and disregarded by successive political leaders. The result: an underfunded, understaffed, exhausted workforce, a decimation of patient services and the infiltration of privatisation within our public healthcare system. We are now in danger of losing what we have come to depend upon: the NHS is collapsing and a two-tier healthcare system is emerging in its place. We can stop this, but only if we do it together. In her first book, Dr Julia Grace Patterson, founder of EveryDoctor and fierce advocate for the future of the NHS, lays bare the truth about the current state of our healthcare system and sets forth transformational ideas on how we could save it. A book built on a love of the NHS at its heart, Critical is a must-read for anyone who wants it to survive for another 75 years.

Dr Julia Grace Patterson (Author), Dr Julia Patterson (Narrator)

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Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection—from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin. Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement. Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people was his patriotic duty. He cited the Declaration of Independence from memory: "Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." He had obsessively followed the siege of Waco and seethed at the imposition of President Bill Clinton's assault weapons ban. A self-proclaimed white separatist, he abhorred immigration and wanted women to return to traditional roles. As he watched the industrial decline of his native Buffalo, McVeigh longed for when America was great. New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin traces the dramatic history and profound legacy of Timothy McVeigh, who once declared, "I believe there is an army out there, ready to rise up, even though I never found it." But that doesn't mean his army wasn't there. With news-breaking reportage, Toobin details how McVeigh's principles and tactics have flourished in the decades since his death in 2001, reaching an apotheosis on January 6 when hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol. Based on nearly a million previously unreleased tapes, photographs, and documents, including detailed communications between McVeigh and his lawyers, as well as interviews with such key figures as Bill Clinton, Homegrown reveals how the story of Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing is not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time, but a warning for our future.

Jeffrey Toobin (Author), Jeffrey Toobin (Narrator)

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Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV

A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television ‘A delicious read’ – Emily Maitlis 'Very funny’ – Steve Coogan Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? – a question famously asked by master TV inquisitor Jeremy Paxman – is a history of thirty years in British politics viewed through the prism of political television, from Thatcher’s fall to the crash and burn of Liz Truss, via the Iraq War, austerity, Brexit and Partygate. Rob Burley’s deliciously irreverent insider’s account of a career spent trying to get straight answers from politicians offers a unique insight into the British political class and their complicated relationship with the truth. Rob Burley has prepared, practised and helped prosecute political interviews with eight prime ministers over more than twenty-five years, working alongside the biggest names in television. This book is his love letter to the political interview and, with the help of exclusive conversations with TV giants from Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Neil to Andrew Marr and Emily Maitlis, will take you inside the process like never before.

Rob Burley (Author), Rob Burley (Narrator)

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Serenity in the Storm: Living Through Chaos by Leaning on Christ

Kayleigh McEnany brings to life the key cultural and political issues of our time, analyzing world events through the lens of faith and providing listeners with Serenity in the Storm. Our world, without question, is experiencing aberrational times. The life-altering realities of COVID-19 that I worked through as White House press secretary were just the start of it. What followed was a series of history-defining events. From the fall of Afghanistan to the nationwide crime wave, we've all endured painful images of death, destruction, and chaos. Meanwhile, radical teachings on gender and race have infiltrated our nation's schools, poisoning the minds of our children-all at a time when our country feels more divided than ever before. Along with these twenty-first century realities can come a feeling of despair and discouragement. Indeed, I hear it all the time as I crisscross the country: Americans feel disheartened and seek hope. Taking a similar format to my New York Times bestselling book, For Such a Time as This, I analyze our domestic and international challenges through the lens of faith. Though we have lived through dark times, the storms we face have prompted many great leaders to rise to the moment and have left a yearning in the human heart for a Savior, Jesus Christ, who is walking alongside us every step of the way.

Kayleigh Mcenany (Author), Kayleigh Mcenany (Narrator)

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Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged

On New Year's Eve 2019, Rafael Behr had what is clinically known as a massive bloody heart attack. In part, it was the result of his compulsive relationship with politics, working as a journalist in Westminster, on the front line of bitter information wars. When he was discharged from hospital, he asked himself how he would ever re-engage with politics - how would he care enough to write about it - without the stress? Something had to change. In 2021, Rafael published an essay about that experience and some of the lessons he had learned. The response was overwhelming. Well over 250,000 people read the article online on the first day it appeared. Within hours of publication, he had raised thousands of pounds for his local heart charity. Messages poured in from strangers, colleagues and Westminster contacts. They recognised Rafael's account of toxic politics. This book is both an unflinching account of the disease in our politics and an upbeat look for the cure. As Rafael says, to change the way we do politics we need to understand the failure at its heart - the bad habits and toxic diet of rage and misinformation that obstruct the flow of trust and decency that are essential for a functioning democracy. The story involves encounters with politicians, internet trolls, tech giants, Kremlin-sponsored robots, some neuroscientists and a lot of ordinary voters. It is also a personal journey, charting how one heart failed under the weight of broken politics - and how it recovered.

Rafael Behr (Author), Rafael Behr (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Aburto: Testimonios desde Almoloya, el infierno de hielo

'Déjenme decirles que me tengo que bañar, porque el olor a chivo expiatorio es muy fuerte.' -Mario Aburto, carta desde Almoloya- Una sorprendente crónica periodística que cuenta la verdadera historia de Mario Aburto, el hombre acusado de haber asesinado a Luis Donaldo Colosio. 'Huye, José, huye, José, ven, pacá, cuidao con la culebra...' La canción opaca los gritos desenfrenados de la multitud cuando se escuchan los disparos que marcan un antes y un después en la historia contemporánea de México. Mario Aburto es detenido en Tijuana, lo acusan de asesinar a Luis Donaldo Colosio mientras la incertidumbre se apodera del país. ¿Era el mismo hombre el que aprehendieron en LomasTaurinas y el que presentaron en Almoloya? ¿Era Mario el asesino? Para sus familiares y amigos la interrogante es más profunda y aún les duele: ¿cuál es el verdadero Mario? ¿El que la PGR catalogó como un enfermo psiquiátrico o el hombre aniñado que conocieron antes? A contracorriente de los complots fantasiosos, este libro descubre a un Mario Aburto inédito, pero va mucho más allá, pues ofrece ángulos del caso Colosio que se han pasado por alto durante más de dos décadas. La historia se cuenta por medio de cartas y llamadas hechas desde la prisión, de expedientes judiciales y de entrevistas a personajes clave. Todavía hoy, varios han pedido anonimato por miedo a ser asesinados, como ocurrió con miembros del equipo de seguridad e investigadores. Al mismo tiempo, Aburto destaca por su retrato de la injusticia vista a través de los ojos de los habitantes de un barrio marginado donde quedó enterrado bajo un monumento el espejismo de un México que supuestamente iba a cambiar. Esta obra confirma que la desgarradura del 23 de marzo de 1994 no pierde vigencia, incluso para aquellos que defienden la versión del asesino solitario como incontestable, en la medida en que desenmascara la falsedad de un aparato estatal que persigue, tortura, asesina, y garantiza la impunidad de un 'grupo de gentes corruptas que andan por ahí nada más chupando sangre como los vampiros', como le escribió alguna vez Mario Aburto a su padre.

Laura Sánchez Ley (Author), Yopa Ponce (Narrator)

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