The Naked Communist: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Naked Communist, credited to W. Cleon Skousen, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Naked Communist by W. Cleon Skousen. Read in English by Robert Morel. Published initially in 1958, the book is an ideological analysis of Communism and how it has impacted the world and is an important book, known today for his widely circulated “45 Goals of Communism” which are remarkably prescient. Skousen outlines and analyzes the political and economic systems of various Communist countries including the Soviet Union, Cuba, and China. He also highlights the tools and tactics used by the Communists to advance their goals such as subversion, infiltration, and propaganda. - Summary by Robert L. Morel

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Naked Communist
• Author credits: W. Cleon Skousen
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Listed recording duration: 10:38:19

Catalogue topics

• politics
• communism

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 6:43
2. 01 - Prelude: The Rise of the Marxist Man — 12:24
3. 02 - The Founders of Communism — 52:48
4. 03 - The Appeal of Communism — 26:35
5. 04 - The Communist Approach to the Solution of World Problems — 38:52
6. 05 - A Brief Critique of The Communist Approach to World Problems-Part 1 — 29:41
7. 06 - A Brief Critique of The Communist Approach to World Problems-Part 2 — 33:23
8. 07 - The Rise of The Revolutionary Movement in Russia — 45:15
9. 08 - How Russia Became a Communist World Power — 47:19
10. 09 - Communism In The United States — 51:11
11. 10 - Communism and WWII — 47:47
12. 11 - Communist Attacks On The Free World During the Postwar Period -Part 1 — 30:38
13. 12 - Communist Attacks On The Free World During the Postwar Period -Part 2 — 40:15
14. 13 - Communism Under Khrushchev — 1:00:00
15. 14 - The Communist Conquest of Cuba — 36:07
16. 15 - The Future Task-Part 1 — 48:21
17. 16 - The Future Task-Part 2 — 31:00

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