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The art of well-told history is bringing past eras to life in a way that informs, thrills, and brings it to life. History audiobooks do that in even more intimate and affecting ways by drawing us in with narration, details, and first-hand accounts. If you’re looking for the best history audiobooks, look no further than right here.

The art of well-told history is bringing past eras to life in a way that informs, thrills, and brings it to life. History audiobooks do that in even more intimate and affecting ways by drawing us in with narration, details, and first-hand accounts. If you’re looking for the best history audiobooks, look no further than right here.

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Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
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Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World

byBethany Allen

An acclaimed journalist on contemporary China lays bare the country's two-decade quest for global dominance and how the Chinese Communist Party coopted what Western leaders have long considered their most powerful tool in the fight for liberal democracy—capitalism—to expand its illiberal influence worldwide. Bethany Allen, the award-winning China reporter for Axios, shows that by tying profits to political acquiescence the Chinese Communist Party is forcing companies and governments around the world to accept its rules. The coronavirus pandemic marked the first time that the Party deployed its tool kit of economic coercion on an issue directly related to the health and well-being of quite literally every person in the world. But Western democracies aren’t helpless victims in Beijing’s game. The West created the conditions for the rise of authoritarian capitalism by divorcing political values from market structures. Written by one of the first American journalists to expose China's covert influence operations in the United States, Beijing Rules includes headline-making stories of Western institutions bowing to Beijing’s pressure—a glimpse of what America’s future may look like should liberal democracy come firmly under the thumb of authoritarian capitalism. Grounded in deep investigative reporting, it sounds the alarm about what we must do to prevent the loss of freedoms we now take for granted.  

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The art of well-told history means bringing past eras to life in a way that informs, thrills, and entertains. History audiobooks tell stories in an even more intimate way by drawing us in with compelling narration, details, and first-hand reports of the past. These books tell the true accounts of historical events, places and people that have influenced our world, from ancient times to the 20th century. To hear historical accounts of events is to be compelled by the voice and expression; you’ll find history re-energized through your headphones. If you are looking for the best history audiobooks, look no further than here for titles such as American Sniper by Chris Kyle and Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton, both of which launched massively popular movies and Broadway productions. While textbooks provide a bird’s eye and often unemotional view of pivotal events in society, history audiobooks scrutinize specific and individual moments in great detail, going beyond the basics of history and making events come alive. From military history audiobooks to ancient Rome to the invention of murder, expand your knowledge of history with these diverse perspectives and dive into the best history audiobooks today.

The art of well-told history means bringing past eras to life in a way that informs, thrills, and entertains. History audiobooks tell stories in an even more intimate way by drawing us in with compelling narration, details, and first-hand reports of the past. These books tell the true accounts of historical events, places and people that have influenced our world, from ancient times to the 20th century. To hear historical accounts of events is to be compelled by the voice and expression; you’ll find history re-energized through your headphones. If you are looking for the best history audiobooks, look no further than here for titles such as American Sniper by Chris Kyle and Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton, both of which launched massively popular movies and Broadway productions. While textbooks provide a bird’s eye and often unemotional view of pivotal events in society, history audiobooks scrutinize specific and individual moments in great detail, going beyond the basics of history and making events come alive. From military history audiobooks to ancient Rome to the invention of murder, expand your knowledge of history with these diverse perspectives and dive into the best history audiobooks today.