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The primary solution [sound recording] : rescuing our democracy from the fringes / by Troiano, Nick,author.; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Read by Pete Simonelli.Congress has become an unproductive and unaccountable mess. Polls show that only 20 percent of Americans think it's doing a good job, yet 90 percent of incumbents are reelected. This shocking discrepancy is a natural outcome of our system of party primaries and their polarizing incentives. Party primaries were invented over a century ago to democratize candidate nominations, but today their exclusionary rules and low turnout guarantee the exact opposite: only a small fraction of voters wind up deciding the vast majority of our elections. The result is a Congress that, rather than representing a majority of Americans, is instead beholden to the fringes of both major parties. This is the "primary problem" in our politics today. Fortunately, the solution is both powerful and practical. Nick Troiano, founding Executive Director of Unite America, makes a bold proposal to abolish party primaries in our country. Doing so does not require a Constitutional amendment or an act of Congress. In fact, several states have already replaced party primaries with nonpartisan primaries that give all voters the freedom to vote for any candidate in every election, regardless of party.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Primaries; Elections; Voting; Election law; Political parties; Polarization (Social sciences); Right and left (Political science);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cobble Hill [sound recording] / by Von Ziegesar, Cecily,author.(CARDINAL)419693; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Read by Pete Simonelli.Welcome to Cobble Hill. In this eclectic Brooklyn neighborhood, private storms brew amongst four married couples and their children. There's ex-groupie Mandy, so underwhelmed by motherhood and her current physical state that she fakes a debilitating disease to get the attention of her skateboarding, ex-boyband member husband Stuart. There's the unconventional new school nurse, Peaches, on whom Stuart has an unrequited crush, and her disappointing husband Greg, who wears noise-canceling headphones everywhere. A few blocks away, Roy, a well-known, newly transplanted British novelist, has lost the thread of his next novel and his marriage to capable, indefatigable Wendy. Around the corner, Tupper, the nervous, introverted industrial designer with a warehouse full of prosthetic limbs struggles to pin down his elusive artist wife Elizabeth. She remains, elusive.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Spouses; Family secrets; Neighborhoods; Friendship; Interpersonal communication;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 5
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The peacock and the sparrow [sound recording] by Berry, I. S.,author.; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Read by Pete Simonelli.Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain off the coast of Saudi Arabia for his final tour, he's anxious to dispense with his mission, uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency against the monarchy. But then he meets Almaisa, a beautiful and enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience. When his trusted informant becomes involved with a murder, Collins finds his growing romance with Almaisa and Bahrain upended. In an instant he's caught in the crosshairs of a revolution. Now he must rely on his skills to navigate a bloody uprising, win Almaisa's love, and uncover the blurred lines between the dark secrets of both Bahrain and the United States.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Spy fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Intelligence officers; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Winning [sound recording] : the unforgiving race to greatness / by Grover, Tim.(CARDINAL)402481; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.; Wenk, Shari Lesser,author.(CARDINAL)706667;
Read by Pete Simonelli.From the elite performance coach for Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and many others, and the author of the powerful best seller Relentless, a no-holds-barred formula for winning that is ideal for business people, athletes, and anybody wanting to achieve success.
Subjects: Goal (Psychology); Success.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Flashpoint [sound recording] / by Coulter, Catherine,author.(CARDINAL)345922; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld and Pete Simonelli.Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter's #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series, where the past refuses to stay buried.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Psychic ability; Painters; Terrorism;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Flashpoint [sound recording] / by Coulter, Catherine,author.(CARDINAL)345922; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld and Pete Simonelli.After Elizabeth Palmer survived a bombing in London a year ago, there have been three new attempts on her life, prompting MI-5 to investigate why. Desperate for answers, Elizabeth flies to Washington, DC, to seek out FBI Agents Savich and Sherlock and is assigned Rome Foxe for protection. With assailants in pursuit, Elizabeth and Rome find themselves in a race for survival.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Legal fiction (Literature); Thrillers (Fiction); Fiction.; Sound recordings.; Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Great Britain. MI5; Women painters; Psychic ability; Missing persons; Terrorism;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19
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Vortex : an FBI thriller / by Coulter, CatherineAuthor(DLC)n 81100799 ; Maarleveld, SaskiaNarrator(DLC)no2011084294; Simonelli, Pete,Narrator(DLC)n 2015068874;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld, Pete Simonelli.Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend Serena when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard from again. Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City, Mia discovers old photos taken the night of Serena's disappearance, and begins to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party. Working with Sherlock, the secrets begin to unravel. But some very powerful and dangerous people will do anything to keep them from learning the truth.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Thriller fiction.; Detective fiction.; Mystery fiction.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); Disappeared persons; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vortex [sound recording] / by Coulter, Catherine,author.(CARDINAL)345922; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Performed by Saskia Maarleveld and Pete Simonelli.Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend, Serena, when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard from again. Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City, Mia discovers old photos taken the night of Serena's disappearance and begins to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party. Working with Sherlock, the secrets begin to unravel. But some very powerful-and very dangerous-people will do anything to keep them from learning the truth.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Sound recordings.; Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Missing persons; Journalists; World politics;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Reckoning [sound recording] / by Coulter, Catherineauthor(CARDINAL)345922; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.(CARDINAL)344518; Simonelli, Pete,narrator.;
Performed by Saskia Maarleveld and Pete Simonelli.When she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered and she barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later Kirra is a commonwealth attorney back home in Porte Franklin, Virginia, and her goal is to find out who killed her parents and why. She assumes the identity of E.N., Eliot Ness, and gathers proof to bring down the man she believes was behind her parents' deaths. She quickly learns that big-time criminals are very dangerous indeed and realizes she needs Dillon Savich's help. Savich brings in Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith to work with Lieutenant Jeter Thorpe, the young detective who'd saved Kirra years before. Emma Hunt, a piano prodigy and the granddaughter of powerful crime boss Mason Lord, was only six years old when she was abducted. Then, she was saved by her adoptive father, San Francisco federal judge Ramsey Hunt. Now a twelve-year-old with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she narrowly saves herself from a would-be kidnapper at Davies Hall in San Francisco. Worried for her safety, Emma's entire family joins her for her next performance, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.. Sherlock and officers from METRO are assigned to protect her, but things don't turn out as planned.Compact discs.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Kidnapping; Murder; Parents; Psychic trauma; Savich, Dillon (Fictitious character); Secrecy; Sherlock, Lacey (Fictitious character); Undercover operations; Women lawyers; Women;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 21
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Reckoning [audio-enabled device] an FBI thriller / by Coulter, Catherine,author(CARDINAL)345922; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator(CARDINAL)344518; Simonelli, Pete,narrator; Findaway World, LLC(CARDINAL)345268; Harper Audio (Firm)(CARDINAL)539013; Playaway Digital Audio(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld and Pete SimonelliWhen she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered and she barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later Kirra is a commonwealth attorney back home in Porte Franklin, Virginia, and her goal is to find out who killed her parents and why. She assumes the identity of E.N., Eliot Ness, and gathers proof to bring down the man she believes was behind her parents' deaths. She quickly learns that big-time criminals are very dangerous indeed and realizes she needs Dillon Savich's help. Savich brings in Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith to work with Lieutenant Jeter Thorpe, the young detective who'd saved Kirra years before. Emma Hunt, a piano prodigy and the granddaughter of powerful crime boss Mason Lord, was only six years old when she was abducted. Then, she was saved by her adoptive father, San Francisco federal judge Ramsey Hunt. Now a twelve-year-old with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she narrowly saves herself from a would-be kidnapper at Davies Hall in San Francisco. Worried for her safety, Emma's entire family joins her for her next performance, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sherlock and officers from METRO are assigned to protect her, but things don't turn out as planned.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature).; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Murder; Parents; Women lawyers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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