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    The Character of American Democracy: Preserving Our Past, Protecting Our Future , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 348min
    Ethical leadership, steeped in integrity and fairness, matters. The future of our nation and our world depends upon the quality of America's character. In this uncompromising, absorbing look at our government and society today, Jill Long Thompson persuasively argues that we all have a meaningful role to play in shaping America's character and future. The citizenry, as well as their elected officials, are responsible for protecting fairness of participation and integrity in elections, as well as in the adoption and execution of laws. In this troubling time when the public is losing trust and confidence in our government, Jill Long Thompson shows us a bipartisan way forward.The book is published by Indiana University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks."Dr. Long Thompson's book will be a resource for Americans who are seeking ways to secure our democracy and our future as a nation." (The Honorable John Lewis)"This book is a good read for all Americans. Dr. Long Thompson has set an example for all of us in her remarkable career as politician and academician." (The Honorable Lee Hamilton)"Jill Long Thompson has written a bible for public service." (The Honorable Leon Panetta) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colleen Patrick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/235497/bk_acx0_235497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Nightingale: by Kristin Hannah | A 15-minute Summary & Analysis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 34min
    Preview: The Nightingale is a historical novel by writer Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of two French sisters, Vianne Mauriac and Isabelle Rossignol, during the German occupation of France in World War II. Fifty years after the end of the war, a recently widowed woman in a coastal town in Oregon is preparing to move to a nursing home because her cancer has returned. Her son, a surgeon, comes to help her and finds her in the attic, going through a trunk of old things he has never seen. In August of 1939, Britain and France, despite having declared war on Germany, have not engaged in any military battles with the German Reich. Tensions are high among the French citizenry as they await the start of the war. The sufferings of the Great War, and the millions of lives lost, are still fresh in their minds.... Please note: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary and Analysis of The Nightingale: Summary of entire book Introduction to the important people in the book Analysis of the themes and author's style ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason P. Hilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/032962/bk_acx0_032962_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Time to Choose , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 289min
    Hilda Gutwein, the youngest of eight children born to a German farmer, grew up in a war zone - the Balkan States. Her family lived under Socialism, Communism, and Hitler's Third Reich. Eventually, they were caught between two totalitarian forms of government, and Hilda's father had to make a choice for his family - stay and defend their homeland or leave everything behind. Follow the story of Hilda's journey from a land controlled by fear and brutality to a land of freedom. Moreover, it's an account of unwavering faith in the One who is trustworthy and unchanging no matter what comes. Through Hilda's accounts, you'll gain insights about: A culture headed to the default of a dictator, monarch, or centralized power How propaganda instills fear and a need for governmental "protection" The true role and abilities of government How censorship, deceptive concepts, and false ideologies can spread through media Why freedom is prized by most of the world's citizenry but rarely obtained In light of the climate of your country today, where will you look for your family's future? The time is now. It's your turn to choose. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dawn Kazmierzak. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/002762/bk_acx0_002762_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 254min
    American Libraries editor in chief Leonard Kniffel offers a compelling collection of interviews with prominent figures--all of whom have special connections to libraries. From President Barack Obama to actress Julie Andrews; from basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to former First Lady and librarian Laura Bush and many others, stars of literature, politics, entertainment, and the public arena speak with Kniffel about the ways libraries have been critical in their lives. Other highlights of this delightful volume TV icon Oprah Winfrey talks about library books as "her pass to personal freedom." Hard-boiled wordsmith David Mamet claims the public library as his "alma mater" Software mogul Bill Gates discusses his groundbreaking library computerization project and why he feels libraries are an important focus of his investment. Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the "information ecosystem," including how libraries contribute to the informed citizenry that's required to manage today's challenges. With plenty to engage library advocates as well as casual readers, Reading with the Stars offers proof positive that libraries and librarians continue to perform vital services and hold a place of honor. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marguerite Vine, Eric Pollins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016576/bk_adbl_016576_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Ritual: Book One of the Plagueborne Trilogy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 88min
    A devastating plague is sweeping the continent of Greater Virren....Its origin is unknown, its dominance of the land near complete. In times of grim desperation, pestilence has given way to superstition, and the citizenry are now more divided than ever. Yet the city of Rothenberg remains inexplicably untouched....The council has grown convinced of their immunity, even as their neighbors are consumed before them. As the world teeters on the brink of collapse, a zealous religious order has reemerged. They claim to have discovered the source of the plague...but can they be trusted?The plague will never reach Rothenberg....Katarina Lorenz, a noble of the city and veteran of the civil war that shook the continent, remains unconvinced. She conspires to leave the city with her companion Tannhauser to find out what's really going on beyond its walls.The Ritual is the first in a trilogy of gripping high-fantasy novelettes. The debut possesses all the beloved hallmarks fans of the genre will recognize, but is distinguished by its gritty atmosphere and confrontation with some of the most unsettling chapters of human history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132788/bk_acx0_132788_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Killing Moon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 681min
    The crack of a handgun shatters the silence of a warm summer night.... A notorious local felon and former child magician vanishes, seemingly without a trace.... A corrupt police force applies a stranglehold to a failing town.... An ailing old man hatches a last-ditch plan to save the police department he once headed, and the community he still loves.... An outsider arrives, bearing a simple recipe for death that could destroy them all.... The town of Black Falls isn't dying so much as it is quietly fading away. No supermarket. No traffic lights. No hope. Donald Maddox has returned to his hometown after 15 years, a man with no law-enforcement background - indeed, no background at all - who finds himself employed as an auxiliary patrolman on a local police force known to inspire more fear than trust in its citizenry. But when a brutal murder shatters the isolation of this forgotten place, both the local cops and Maddox appear to have something to hide. As the tightly wound mystery that is Maddox's past begins to unravel, he finds himself ensnared in a deadly conspiracy that ultimately threatens his life, as well as the lives of those nearest him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Henry Strozier. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/005529/bk_sans_005529_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Reused: Reduced, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 466min
    Colonel Barton has been replaced, and the new commander is sending his henchman, Major Blake, to scour the outlying areas and remove any insurgents. Abby and the girls have remained in the cave at the camp, relatively safe for now, but plans are underway to eliminate all of them...for personal reasons, known only to the commander himself. Soon, however, worlds will collide as Captain Alison Hinson is transferred in from Chicago. In spite of her background, Alison is horrified by the tactics of her superiors in the field and begins to question her own stance on the new government. As she puts together the pieces of the past, she realizes that she and Abby are kindred spirits, faced with a mission not of their own choosing but of circumstance. Across the country, while officials and mercenaries live the high life, the citizenry are faced with more sanctions, more regulation, and fewer necessities. Pockets of rebellion are quickly quelled, but incidents continue to increase as more people make the decision to go underground. Literally. From abandoned caves below St. Louis itself to a subterranean river winding north into Illinois, Reused will tell you more, perhaps, than you truly wish to know about the potential for the utter collapse of our civilization. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patricia Hoeksema. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/050212/bk_acx0_050212_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Kingdom's Call: Kingdom Series, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 193min
    A sworn enemy of the Prince vows to eliminate his Followers. Until the Prince saves his life. For generations the Noble Knights have been in service to the King. Following a strict code of conduct, they preserve the peace in Chessington, the King's chosen city, and rule its citizenry. Sir Gavin is a young and promising Noble Knight, devoted to King and Code. Then a peasant disrupts the tranquility of Chessington, brazenly challenging the Code while claiming to be the son of the King: a Prince. When it is learned that he is actively training a force of men in defiance of the law, the stranger is arrested and executed. But his Followers continue to defy the Code, and Sir Gavin swears to destroy this threat to Chessington until he himself is grievously wounded in battle. As he faces his own death, Gavin is saved by someone who will transform his heart and change his life Journey to Arrethtrae, where the King and His Son implement a bold plan to save their kingdom; where courage, faith, and loyalty stand tall in the face of opposition; where good will not bow to eviland one brave man stands against the Dark Knight. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andy Turvey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oasi/000391/bk_oasi_000391_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Hanging Judge , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 770min
    When a drive-by shooting in Holyoke, Massachusetts, claims the lives of a Puerto Rican drug dealer and a nurse at a neighborhood clinic, the police arrest a black drug dealer. With no death penalty in Massachusetts, the US attorney shifts the double homicide out of state jurisdiction into federal court so that he can pursue the death penalty. The Honorable David S. Norcross, who has been on the federal bench only two years, now presides overthe first death penalty case in the state in 50 years. He must contend not only with an ambitious female prosecutor and a brilliant veteran defense attorney, but with a citizenry outraged at the senseless killing of a white hockey mom- not to mention the pressures of the media, anti-death penalty protesters, vengeful gang members, and the million other things that can go wrong in a capital trial. Michael A. Ponsor takes readers into the courtroom and beyond, presenting with great sensitivity the points of view of the defendant and his wife; the victims' families; law enforcement officers; witnesses; and the judge who, while still coming to terms with the death of his wife, begins a relationship with a woman he is not sure he can trust. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rich Orlow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/007392/bk_reco_007392_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Saving Our Cities: A Progressive Plan to Transform Urban America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 732min
    In Saving Our Cities, William W. Goldsmith shows how cities can be places of opportunity rather than places with problems. With strongly revived cities and suburbs, working as places that serve all their residents, metropolitan areas will thrive, thus making the national economy more productive, the environment better protected, the citizenry better educated, and the society more reflective, sensitive, and humane. Goldsmith argues that America has been in the habit of abusing its cities and their poorest suburbs. As federal and state budgets, regulations, and programs line up with the interests of giant corporations and privileged citizens, they impose austerity on cities, shortchange public schools, make it hard to get nutritious food, and inflict the drug war on unlucky neighborhoods. Goldsmith documents a positive development: progressive politicians in many cities and some states are proposing far-reaching improvements, supported by advocacy groups that form powerful voting blocs, ensuring that Congress takes notice. When more cities forcefully demand enlightened federal and state action on these four interrelated problems - inequality, schools, food, and the drug war - positive movement will occur in traditional urban planning as well, so as to meet the needs of most residents for improved housing, better transportation, and enhanced public spaces. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Lerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075423/bk_acx0_075423_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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