by Tom Steyer ; read by Tom Steyer ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2024
Legendary investment manager Tom Steyer performs his well-documented audiobook with the sincerity and commitment it deserves. With his assured yet easy-listening narration, he delivers a hard-hitting picture of the climate catastrophe headed our way and outlines the global effort it will take to keep it from making the earth uninhabitable. He details the powerful corporate obstacles to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and explains what governments can do to counteract those interests--but his message is aimed less at public policy activists than ordinary citizens. With commitment in his voice, he shows how to stay connected to the devastating reality of global warming and how to combat complacency with individual actions that can sustain our belief in ourselves, as well as the survival of the planet.
Pub Date: May 28, 2024
Duration: 10 hrs
DD ISBN: 9798368972091
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau by Spotify Audiobooks
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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by Loubna Mrie ; read by Loubna Mrie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 24, 2026
Mrie delivers her memoir with the same courage, grace, and resilience that define her story.
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Mrie performs her memoir of growing up in Syria. As a little girl, she was taught to remain loyal to Hafez al-Assad and his regime. When the pro-democracy uprisings of the Arab Spring arrive in Syria, she attends a protest, and what she sees there makes her realize that everything her government had been telling her was a lie. Mrie’s voice conveys her passion as she describes joining the resistance and becoming a photojournalist. But as time passes, she loses friends and family members to violence, and her voice quavers as she recalls the emotional devastation of each death in vivid detail.
Mrie delivers her memoir with the same courage, grace, and resilience that define her story.Pub Date: Feb. 24, 2026
Duration: 15 hrs, 21 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217281749
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Sept. 22, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 2026
by Omar El Akkad ; read by Omar El Akkad ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 25, 2025
In this searing indictment of U.S. imperialism, journalist Omar El Akkad exposes the rot at the heart of American liberalism and the ugly truth that undergirds American democracy: It's predicated on the subjugation of marginalized people around the globe. El Akkad focuses on the genocide in Gaza but also draws on his career as a journalist in the post 9/11 years and his experiences as an Arab immigrant in the U.S. and Canada. His prose is clear sighted and unflinching; his narration is fiery and direct. His voice is sometimes steely but softens when he's speaking about the people and communities he loves. El Akkad implicates all of us and asks us to take courageous action. There is incredible power in hearing this book read aloud.
Pub Date: Feb. 25, 2025
Duration: 5 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217074075
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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