Wednesday, December 30, 2009
THE LANGUAGE OF BEES by Laurie R. King, read by Jenny Sterlin
This ninth excursion into the world of Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, brings mystery and a murderer—of course—but also Druidic rites, cult mentality, and beekeeping lore. Jenny Sterlin's gift for voices, accents, and storytelling makes this a pure audio delight.
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Comment here: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathbone
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature the radio broadcasts of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, who introduced a whole generation of American radio listeners to the classic duo. Listen now. Time 3:22 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, December 28, 2009
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Dolye, read by Derek Jacobi
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature the performances of Derek Jacobi, who adds a new voice to the Sherlock Holmes canon. Listen now. Time 3.8 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, Volume 1, by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Edward Hardwicke
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature the single-voice readings of Edward Hardwicke, who played the PBS television role of Dr. Watson. Listen now. Time 3:10 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by David Timson
David Timson was the first narrator to present the entire canon of Holmes stories. Recorded over a period of 10 years, and resulting in 70 hours of Holmes recordings, Timson's readings are fully dynamic. He presents the great variety of characters with imagination and memorable voices, and his portraits of Holmes and Watson are equally fine. Listen now. Time 4:20 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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The Voices of Sherlock Holmes: A Conversation with Yuri Rasaovsky
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today Robin Whitten speaks with Yuri Rasovsky, producer of the SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE Listen now. Time 6:33 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 3.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, and Yuri Rasovsky, read by Martin Jarvis, Kirstoffer Tabori, et al
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature the cast of SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE with Martin Jarvis and Kristoffer Tabori. Listen now. Time 4:21 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, December 21, 2009
SHERLOCK HOLMES: HIS LAST BOW by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, and a full cast
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature Clive Merrison and Michael Williams and the cast from BBC Radio's dramatized Sherlock Holmes series. Listen now. Time 3:24 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.2 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Ralph Cosham
Ralph Cosham brings another voice to the cases of Sherlock Holmes. Some of the most famous "cases" are laid out in this collection--including "A Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Red-Headed League." Cosham takes a brisk pace with the stories. The details and clues are laid out with a straightforward reading. His voice seems aptly Victorian. Listen now. Time 3:17 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Voices of Sherlock Holmes: A Conversation with Ralph Cosham
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today Robin Whitten speaks with narrator Ralph Cosham. Listen now. Time 6:35 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Friday, December 18, 2009
The Voices of Sherlock Holmes: A Conversation with Simon Prebble
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today Robin Whitten speaks with Sherlock Holmes narrator Simon Prebble. Listen now. Time 6:12 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 3.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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A STUDY IN SCARLET AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble's clear voice and direct performance help listeners appreciate Conan Doyle's writing in A STUDY IN SCARLET, one of just four actual novels that feature Sherlock Holmes. He subtly gives just the right change in emotions and mood of the characters. Listen now. Time 3:17 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Voices of Sherlock Holmes: A Conversation with David Timson
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29. We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today Robin Whitten speaks with David Timson, narrator of many Sherlock Holmes titles. Listen now. Time 6:47 Download the SoundReview as an mp3 file. Size: 3.9 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The game's afoot! Enjoy The Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes until Dec 29.
We introduce you to the wonderful range of styles and voices that perform the audiobooks of the great detective. Today we feature David Timson in "Silver Blaze"
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Listen now. Time 4:06 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
WHAT THE DOG SAW by Malcolm Gladwell, read by the author
In this collection of essays, Gladwell reminds us that authors can effectively read their own books by turning in a well-crafted, subtle performance. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest. Listen now. Time 3:11 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.7 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, December 14, 2009
FIERY PEACE IN A COLD WAR by Neil Sheehan, read by Robertson Dean
Narrator Dean uses his deep, resonant voice for this account of the United States Air Force officer who led the effort to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) during the Cold War in the 1950s. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest. Listen now. Time 2:57 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.4 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
RAIN GODS by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton
James Lee Burke and narrator Will Patton are simply a brilliant duo. Burke writes another tale of evil and redemption set in poverty-laced West Texas. And Patton vividly embodies the succession of bad guys and innocents. Listen now. Time 2:38 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.1 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD by Francisco X. Stork, read by Lincoln Hoppe
In this fine choice for teen listening, narrator Lincoln Hoppe finds his way into this teen’s struggle with Asperger's syndrome with a soft hesitancy that's at once appealing and believable. Listen now. Time 2:58 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.8 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
THE AGE OF SPEED by Vince Poscente, read by Sean Mangan
Sean Mangan takes the voice of the author, a peak performance strategist and former Olympian, whose treatise on living and thriving in the “faster-more” world will make even the most resistant listeners listen up. Listen now. Time 2:36 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Monday, December 07, 2009
THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS by Erica Bauermeister, read by Cassandra Campbell
This novel treats food as emotional metaphor and as therapy. A lovely homage to the soul-healing properties of a sumptuous meal—or an essential ingredient—this work enchants and inspires. Cassandra Campbell's exquisite, sensuous vocal tones set the mood. Listen now. Time 3:57 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 4.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
RED GLASS by Laura Resau, read by Emma Bering
Sixteen-year-old Sophie's family adopts a young Mexican boy who was orphaned in a border crossing gone bad. Narrator Bering faces a performance challenge but admirably delivers the voices and emotions of Sophie's multi-national family. Listen now. Time 2:46 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.6 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
CLOSING TIME by Joe Queenan, read by Johnny Heller
The author remembers his family's poverty and his alcoholic father's cruelty, juxtaposing his perceptions as a child of the 1950s and as an adult long afterwards. Johnny Heller's raspy yet soft voice so aptly grasps the clever language and the rhythm that it's easy to feel we really "hear" Joe Queenan's story. Listen now. Time 2:06 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 2.5 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT by Robert Graves, read by Martin Jarvis
In this antiwar classic, novelist Graves (I, CLAUDIUS), recalls his nightmarish experiences in WWI trenches. Martin Jarvis delivers this powerful first-person account, laced with humor and humanity while describing the horrors. Listen now. Time 2:13 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 1.3 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
UNSEEN ACADEMICALS by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
The 37th novel in the Discworld series, the wizards of Unseen University put together a football team, but of course in typical Pratchett style, it's not really about football. Stephen Briggs delights in this insightful spoof on college athletics, sports fans, and the fashion industry. Listen now. Time 2:47 Download now an excerpt as an mp3 file. Size: 3.2 MBSoundReview support comes from Harper Audio,
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