HighBridge Audio - Politics

The Breakthrough

Gwen Ifill; read by the author

A veteran journalist surveys the American political landscape and illuminates the evolution of the African-American politician—and the future of American democracy. Learn More

Homegrown Democrat

Garrison Keillor; read by Garrison Keillor

Both deeply personal and intellectually savvy, Homegrown Democrat is a celebration of liberalism as the "politics of kindness." Learn More

From the New York Times bestselling author of American Fascists and the NBCC finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning comes this timely and compelling work about the New Atheists: those who attack religion to advance the worst of global capitalism, intolerance, and imperial projects. Learn More

The Last Campaign

Thurston Clarke; read by Pete Larkin

An intimate and absorbing historical narrative that goes right to the heart of America's deepest despairs—and most fiercely held dreams—and tells us more than we had understood before about this complicated man and the heightened dramas of his times. Learn More

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Al Franken; read by Al Franken

Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene, earning him the nickname the "master of political humor" (Washington Post) . Learn More

Lincoln's Melancholy

Joshua Wolf Shenk; read by Richard Davidson

With empathy and authority gained from his own experience with depression, Shenk crafts a nuanced, revelatory account of Lincoln and his legacy. Learn More

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli; translated by George Bull; read by Fritz Weaver

A masterpiece of prophecy, psychological insight, and forceful prose, The Prince is a classic of realpolitik, stunningly relevant to our times. Learn More

Strategic Vision

Zbigniew Brzezinski; read by Grover Gardner

“One of the nation’s most important voices on foreign policy” (The Washington Post) presents a blueprint for keeping America economically vital, responsibly powerful, and globally engaged in a time of immense change. Learn More

The Future of Truth

Charles Lewis

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available March 2014

The founder of the Center for Public Integrity and bestselling author explores the consequences of powerful governments and corporations gaining ever more control over information. Learn More

Kill Anything That Moves

Nick Turse; read by Don Lee

N E W ! Now Available
A New York Times Bestseller!
AudioFile Editors’ Pick

Supported by classified documents and first-person interviews, this reexamination of American actions against Vietnamese civilians during the war suggests a dark, pervasive policy that belies the “isolated incidents” narrative used to explain away the most notorious of the atrocities. Learn More

The Longest Road

Philip Caputo; read by Pete Larkin

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

One of the country’s greatest living writers completes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and reflects on what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as the United States of America. Learn More

Latino Americans

Ray Suarez

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available September

This companion to the PBS documentary series, Latino Americans, vividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of the United States. Learn More