-
Beyond the White House
- Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Prime members: New to Audible?Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Beyond the White House
Buy for $13.46
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
An Hour Before Daylight
- Memories of a Rural Boyhood
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
In an American story of enduring importance, former President Jimmy Carter re-creates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm, before the civil rights movement that changed the country.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A rare view of rural America
- By Samantha on 07-05-03
By: Jimmy Carter
-
A Full Life
- Reflections at Ninety
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,235
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,078
Jimmy Carter, 39th president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved it
- By Scott Volltrauer on 08-19-16
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Our Endangered Values
- America's Moral Crisis
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 605
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 125
In Our Endangered Values, Carter offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A thoughtful and insightful work
- By William H. on 11-05-05
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Palestine
- Peace Not Apartheid
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 432
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
Following his #1 New York Times best seller Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel, with dignity and justice for Palestine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Story Not Told in the US
- By D. Cohron on 12-20-06
By: Jimmy Carter
-
The Virtues of Aging
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
"Virtues? What could possibly be good about growing old?" That's the response former President Jimmy Carter received when he mentioned the title of this book. Indeed, the thought of aging causes people to worry about the physical aspect of it as well as the prejudice that exists toward the elderly. Carter demonstrates, however, that there are indeed virtues to aging, exploring the possibility of spiritual and intellectual growth in old age. This inspirational audio version is narrated by Carter himself.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Must for the Aging
- By Chris on 11-29-03
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Breaking History
- A White House Memoir
- By: Jared Kushner
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jared Kushner
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,586
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,422
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1,422
Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency. Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Proud Conservative female
- By Not who you think on 08-25-22
By: Jared Kushner
-
An Hour Before Daylight
- Memories of a Rural Boyhood
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 160
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
In an American story of enduring importance, former President Jimmy Carter re-creates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm, before the civil rights movement that changed the country.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A rare view of rural America
- By Samantha on 07-05-03
By: Jimmy Carter
-
A Full Life
- Reflections at Ninety
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,235
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,078
Jimmy Carter, 39th president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved it
- By Scott Volltrauer on 08-19-16
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Our Endangered Values
- America's Moral Crisis
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 605
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 125
In Our Endangered Values, Carter offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A thoughtful and insightful work
- By William H. on 11-05-05
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Palestine
- Peace Not Apartheid
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 432
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
Following his #1 New York Times best seller Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel, with dignity and justice for Palestine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Story Not Told in the US
- By D. Cohron on 12-20-06
By: Jimmy Carter
-
The Virtues of Aging
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
"Virtues? What could possibly be good about growing old?" That's the response former President Jimmy Carter received when he mentioned the title of this book. Indeed, the thought of aging causes people to worry about the physical aspect of it as well as the prejudice that exists toward the elderly. Carter demonstrates, however, that there are indeed virtues to aging, exploring the possibility of spiritual and intellectual growth in old age. This inspirational audio version is narrated by Carter himself.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Must for the Aging
- By Chris on 11-29-03
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Breaking History
- A White House Memoir
- By: Jared Kushner
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jared Kushner
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,586
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,422
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1,422
Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency. Few White House advisors have had such an expansive portfolio or constant access to the president. From his office next to Trump, senior adviser Jared Kushner operated quietly behind the scenes, preferring to leave the turf wars and television sparring to others.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Proud Conservative female
- By Not who you think on 08-25-22
By: Jared Kushner
-
Lessons from the Edge
- A Memoir
- By: Marie Yovanovitch
- Narrated by: Marie Yovanovitch
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,207
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,086
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1,071
By the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’s personal attorney and his associates—men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation’s respect, and her dignified response to the president’s attacks won our hearts.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Heroic patriot's amazing story
- By Victoria Eriksson on 03-19-22
-
My Life
- By: Bill Clinton
- Narrated by: Bill Clinton
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,211
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 711
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 701
President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Absorbing -- don't believe the haters' reviews
- By D.J. Grothe on 06-22-04
By: Bill Clinton
-
The Restless Wave
- Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
- By: John McCain, Mark Salter
- Narrated by: John McCain, Beau Bridges
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,153
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,934
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,930
In a time when Washington, DC and the country are more polarized than they have been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He is a model for bipartisanship and political integrity. In his 40 years in politics, McCain has never been afraid to buck trends or ruffle a few feathers. His words are more important today than ever.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A true patriot
- By Diane Peresie on 05-29-18
By: John McCain, and others
-
Duty
- Memoirs of a Secretary at War
- By: Robert M. Gates
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Robert M. Gates
- Length: 25 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,460
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,166
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,159
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he'd long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
The Fighting Season
- By Cynthia on 01-28-14
By: Robert M. Gates
-
Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,461
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,256
Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the United States Senate. To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Senior Stateswoman in need of Editor
- By Cynthia on 07-20-14
-
Decision Points
- By: George W. Bush
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,510
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,550
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,557
President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings listeners inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor...
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Thematic Book
- By Roy on 11-14-10
By: George W. Bush
-
An American Life
- By: Ronald Reagan
- Narrated by: Ronald Reagan
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 985
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 815
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 811
Ronald Reagan is an American success story. From modest beginnings in a small midwestern town to a distinguished career in films and television, he lived the American dream; as governor of California and as the centurys most popular president, he embodied and revitalized the American spirit.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Restored my hope that American can again be great!
- By Greg on 07-31-12
By: Ronald Reagan
-
Sledgehammer
- How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East
- By: David Friedman
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 110
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 100
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. For decades, the U.S. State Department called it diplomacy. David Friedman was an outside candidate when President Trump appointed him U.S. ambassador to Israel. He took office to find U.S.-Israel policy stuck in stalemate. For years, accepted wisdom was that extensive experience and detailed knowledge of Middle Eastern history and culture were necessary to negotiate treaties. In truth, Friedman realized, all parties played on that accepted wisdom to stall—expecting to get a better deal further down the road.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic behind the scenes look at an incredible diplomatic saga
- By zachary masi on 03-22-24
By: David Friedman
-
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 318
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 279
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 279
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
By: Ezra F. Vogel
-
Worthy Fights
- A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace
- By: Leon Panetta, Jim Newton
- Narrated by: Leon Panetta
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 563
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 499
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 499
It could be said that Leon Panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past 50 years. His first career, beginning as an army intelligence officer and including a distinguished run as one of Congress' most powerful and respected members, lasted 35 years and culminated in his transformational role as Clinton's budget czar and White House chief of staff.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Outstanding
- By Jean on 10-10-14
By: Leon Panetta, and others
-
The Last Empire
- The Final Days of the Soviet Union
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 60
On Christmas, 1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to declare an American victory in the Cold War: Earlier that day Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as the first and last Soviet president. The enshrining of that narrative, one in which the end of the Cold War was linked to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the triumph of democratic values over communism, took center stage in American public discourse immediately after Bush's speech and has persisted for decades. As Serhii Plokhy reveals, the collapse of the Soviet Union was anything but the handiwork of the US.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Full of Holes; Horrid Narrator
- By Donald on 03-02-23
By: Serhii Plokhy
-
Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- By: Donald Rumsfeld
- Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld
- Length: 30 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 401
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history, Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Inside view of five decades in politics
- By Brooks on 02-19-11
By: Donald Rumsfeld
Publisher's summary
Through The Carter Center, which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982, President Carter has fought neglected diseases, waged peace in war zones, and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in the world.
Serving in more than 70 nations, he has led peacekeeping efforts for Ethiopia, North Korea, Haiti, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Uganda and Sudan. With his colleagues from The Carter Center, he has monitored more than 65 elections in troubled nations, from Palestine to Indonesia. Carter's bold initiatives, undertaken with dedicated colleagues, have eliminated, prevented, or cured an array of diseases that have been characterized as "neglected" by WHO and that afflict tens of millions of people unnecessarily. The Carter Center has taught millions of African families how to increase the production of food grains, while Rosalynn Carter has led a vigorous war against the stigma of mental illness around the world, which she describes in this audio.
"Immersing ourselves among these deprived and suffering people has been a great blessing as it stretched our minds and hearts," Carter says. This is the story of his post-presidency.
More from the same
Related to this topic
-
Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,461
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,256
Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the United States Senate. To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Senior Stateswoman in need of Editor
- By Cynthia on 07-20-14
-
Palestine
- Peace Not Apartheid
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 432
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
Following his #1 New York Times best seller Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel, with dignity and justice for Palestine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Story Not Told in the US
- By D. Cohron on 12-20-06
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 318
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 279
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 279
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
By: Ezra F. Vogel
-
The Restless Wave
- Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
- By: John McCain, Mark Salter
- Narrated by: John McCain, Beau Bridges
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,153
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,934
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,930
In a time when Washington, DC and the country are more polarized than they have been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He is a model for bipartisanship and political integrity. In his 40 years in politics, McCain has never been afraid to buck trends or ruffle a few feathers. His words are more important today than ever.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A true patriot
- By Diane Peresie on 05-29-18
By: John McCain, and others
-
The Last Empire
- The Final Days of the Soviet Union
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 60
On Christmas, 1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to declare an American victory in the Cold War: Earlier that day Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as the first and last Soviet president. The enshrining of that narrative, one in which the end of the Cold War was linked to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the triumph of democratic values over communism, took center stage in American public discourse immediately after Bush's speech and has persisted for decades. As Serhii Plokhy reveals, the collapse of the Soviet Union was anything but the handiwork of the US.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Full of Holes; Horrid Narrator
- By Donald on 03-02-23
By: Serhii Plokhy
-
Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- By: Donald Rumsfeld
- Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld
- Length: 30 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 401
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history, Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Inside view of five decades in politics
- By Brooks on 02-19-11
By: Donald Rumsfeld
-
Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,461
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,256
Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the United States Senate. To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Senior Stateswoman in need of Editor
- By Cynthia on 07-20-14
-
Palestine
- Peace Not Apartheid
- By: Jimmy Carter
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carter
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 432
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
Following his #1 New York Times best seller Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel, with dignity and justice for Palestine.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Story Not Told in the US
- By D. Cohron on 12-20-06
By: Jimmy Carter
-
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 318
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 279
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 279
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
By: Ezra F. Vogel
-
The Restless Wave
- Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
- By: John McCain, Mark Salter
- Narrated by: John McCain, Beau Bridges
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,153
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,934
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,930
In a time when Washington, DC and the country are more polarized than they have been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He is a model for bipartisanship and political integrity. In his 40 years in politics, McCain has never been afraid to buck trends or ruffle a few feathers. His words are more important today than ever.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A true patriot
- By Diane Peresie on 05-29-18
By: John McCain, and others
-
The Last Empire
- The Final Days of the Soviet Union
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 60
On Christmas, 1991, President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation to declare an American victory in the Cold War: Earlier that day Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as the first and last Soviet president. The enshrining of that narrative, one in which the end of the Cold War was linked to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the triumph of democratic values over communism, took center stage in American public discourse immediately after Bush's speech and has persisted for decades. As Serhii Plokhy reveals, the collapse of the Soviet Union was anything but the handiwork of the US.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Full of Holes; Horrid Narrator
- By Donald on 03-02-23
By: Serhii Plokhy
-
Known and Unknown
- A Memoir
- By: Donald Rumsfeld
- Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld
- Length: 30 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 401
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 402
A powerful memoir from the late former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often surprising observations on eight decades of history. Both a fascinating narrative and an unprecedented glimpse into history, Known and Unknown captures the legacy of one of the most influential men in public service.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Inside view of five decades in politics
- By Brooks on 02-19-11
By: Donald Rumsfeld
-
Bush
- By: Jean Edward Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 245
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 219
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 216
In Bush, Jean Edward Smith demonstrates that it was not Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, or Condoleezza Rice, but President Bush himself who took personal control of foreign policy. Bush drew on his deep religious conviction that important foreign-policy decisions were simply a matter of good versus evil. Domestically, he overreacted to 9/11 and endangered Americans' civil liberties.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Delusions of Competence
- By Rick on 11-18-16
-
The Quiet Man
- The Indispensable Presidency of George H.W. Bush
- By: John H. Sununu
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 54
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 48
In this unique insider account, John H. Sununu pays tribute to his former boss - an intelligent, thoughtful, modest leader - and his overlooked accomplishments. Though George H. W. Bush is remembered for orchestrating one of the largest and most successful military campaigns in history - the Gulf War - Sununu argues that conventional wisdom misses many of Bush's other great achievements.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Outstanding Biograpy
- By Warren Brookes on 07-25-15
By: John H. Sununu
-
A Covert Action
- Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland
- By: Seth G. Jones
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
In this gripping narrative history, Seth G. Jones reveals the CIA's involvement in a landmark victory for democracy during the Cold War. In 1983, while Soviet- backed Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski worked to crush a budding opposition movement through martial law, the CIA launched a sophisticated intelligence campaign supporting dissident groups. With President Ronald Reagan's support, American funds bankrolled clandestine newspapers, broadcasting, and information warfare. This initiative, code-named QRHELPFUL, proved vital in establishing a free and democratic Poland.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A passionate true story
- By Chris Cembrzynski on 02-15-19
By: Seth G. Jones
-
Reagan
- The Life
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 31 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 712
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 624
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 623
Ronald Reagan today is a conservative icon, celebrated for transforming the American domestic agenda and playing a crucial part in ending communism in the Soviet Union. In his masterful new biography, H. W. Brands argues that Reagan, along with FDR, was the most consequential president of the 20th century. Reagan took office at a time when the public sector, after a half century of New Deal liberalism, was widely perceived as bloated and inefficient, an impediment to personal liberty.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Very little about Reagan
- By Jack Merritt on 07-30-15
By: H. W. Brands
-
History Teaches Us to Resist
- How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times
- By: Mary Frances Berry
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive audiobook, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
a MUST read
- By Jim Ballows on 10-18-21
-
This Child Will Be Great
- Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
- By: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The first elected woman president of an African country, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was also listed as one of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes. This evocative memoir recounts Sirleaf ’s childhood upbringing and rise to political power in Liberia. More than a simple biography, Sirleaf ’s account details how she stood firm in the face of physical abuse early in life and carried that strength over into her career as a young economist in Samuel Doe’s regime.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
What a powerfully strong woman!
- By Gary on 10-18-11
-
In My Time
- A Personal and Political Memoir
- By: Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Dick Cheney
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 692
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 580
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 592
In his unmistakable voice and with an insider's eye on history, former Vice President Dick Cheney tells the story of his life and the nearly four decades he has spent at the center of American politics and power. In My Time is truly the last word about an incredible political era, by a man who lived it and helped define it - with courage and without compromise.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Book
- By reader on 09-05-11
By: Dick Cheney, and others
-
Bibi
- By: Anshel Pfeffer
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Benjamin Netanyahu is embroiled in numerous scandals, all of his own making, and may soon be ousted from the office he has held longer than any prior Israeli prime minister outside of David Ben Gurion. But Bibi, as he is known by friend and foe alike, is no stranger to controversy. For many in Israel and elsewhere, he is an embarrassment, a threat to democracy, even a precursor to Donald Trump. He nevertheless continues to dominate Israeli public life - and he may yet survive his current crises, the most challenging of his career.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Very biased.
- By Anonymous User on 10-14-22
By: Anshel Pfeffer
-
Cursed Victory
- Israel and the Occupied Territories; A History
- By: Ahron Bregman
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
In a move that would forever alter the map of the Middle East, Israel captured the West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula in 1967's brief but pivotal Six Day War. Cursed Victory is the first complete history of the war's troubled aftermath—a military occupation of the Palestinian territories that is now well into its fifth decade. The audiobook provides a gripping and unvarnished chronicle of how what Israel promised would be an "enlightened occupation" quickly turned sour and the anguished diplomatic attempts to bring it to an end.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Largely just the diplomatic history
- By Norman B. Bernstein on 09-28-15
By: Ahron Bregman
-
Democracy
- Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
- By: Condoleezza Rice
- Narrated by: Grace Angela Henry
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 282
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 256
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 257
From the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, became the epicenter of the civil rights movement for black Americans. In this book, Rice explains what these epochal events teach us about democracy.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
A Case for Democracy
- By Jean on 05-18-17
By: Condoleezza Rice
-
Traitor to His Class
- The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 37 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 529
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 454
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 453
A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the 20th century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years; his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised; and his combination of political genius, firm leadership, and matchless diplomacy in saving democracy during the Great Depression and the American cause of freedom in World War II.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Talented writer and narrator, but too biased/long
- By todd on 01-24-20
By: H. W. Brands
-
Duty
- Memoirs of a Secretary at War
- By: Robert M. Gates
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Robert M. Gates
- Length: 25 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,460
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,166
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,159
From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he'd long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of Texas A&M University. But when he was asked to help a nation mired in two wars and to aid the troops doing the fighting, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
The Fighting Season
- By Cynthia on 01-28-14
By: Robert M. Gates
What listeners say about Beyond the White House
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Glenn
- 06-20-20
Wonderful!!
Thank you Mr.President. I truly enjoyed listening about the humanitarian work you have done since leaving office.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- John A.
- 10-22-21
A great book
A fantastic book that has a plethora of information given. I highly recommend this book!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful