Wednesday, October 31, 2007
CRASHING THROUGH: A Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson, read by Christopher Evan Welch
Hearing Mike May's journey from going blind at age 3 to having partial vision restored in his 40s is inspiring. Narrator Welch captures the roller-coaster emotions, struggles, and triumphs of May and those close to him.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
ROOTS by Alex Haley, read by Avery Brooks
It is difficult to describe what Avery Brooks does in this audiobook: He neither narrates nor performs, rather, he conjures--bringing the characters to life as memory and as history. It's the 30th anniversary of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and the first time on audio.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
PAULA DEEN: It Ain't All About the Cookin' by Paula Deen and Sherry Suib Cohen, read by Paula Deen
In her saucy, decidedly intimate manner, Deen, TV Food Network star, cookbook author, and restaurateur, shocks and inspires listeners with the details of her life.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
LIGHTNING by Dean Koontz, read by Christopher Lane
In a riveting and surprisingly thoughtful departure from Koontz's thrillers, we hear the story of Laura Shane and her "guardian angel." Narrator Lane uses a style as gripping as the author's.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
THE BEGGAR KING AND THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS by Joel ben Izzy, and told by the author
Using allegories and fables, traveling storyteller Joel ben Izzy gives us an unforgettable listening experience -- telling his personal story that includes the loss of his voice after throat-cancer surgery and the recovery which allowed him to record this book in his own engaging, singsong voice.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
THE ART OF VICTORY: Strategies for Success and Survival in a Changing World by Gregory R. Copley, read by Lloyd James
The author's mission—to restate the immutable laws of survival, both individual and societal, is perfectly articulated by Lloyd James and illustrated with fascinating historical vignettes.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN by Wilbur Smith, Read by John Lee
John Lee is the perfect voice for Smith's sweeping novel of nineteenth-century Sudan. From the siege of Khartoum in 1884 to the British recapture of the Sudan nearly 20 years later, Smith fills this desolate landscape with fascinating characters, both British and Arab and Lee's reading brings life to the people and times.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE by James Shapiro Read by the author
Shapiro mixes critical analysis, political and stage history, and his own wonderful readings from HENRY V, JULIUS CAESAR and others. His blunt American tones sound raw compared to the elegant enunciations of most Shakespeare recordings, but he conveys better than anyone the vigor, bustle, and commercial necessity of so much of Shakespeare's life and work.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon, Read by Geraldine James
This abridged version of Gabaldon's 6th Outlander title has much to recommend it--for fans short on time though the commitment to even this version is 15 hours. Geraldine James employs a quick pace for the Narrative, and has a fine handle on the varied accents, guiding the listener through the ever-complicated plots.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon, Read by Davina Porter
The intensely loyal fans of the Outlander series will devour this sixth installment. Diana Gabaldon delivers both an exciting plot and lovely fine detail; reader Davina Porter provides sensational narration and listeners will truly appreciate hearing the Scottish and Gaelic dialogue, rather than struggle with mental pronunciation. This unabridged version won both an AudioFile Earphones and an Audie Award.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS by Faye Kellerman, Read by Paul Michael
In what may be her most powerful and literary novel, Kellerman offers a historical murder mystery set in Germany during the rise of the Nazi Party. Narrator Paul Michael handles the foreign characters and voices deftly adding depth to Kellerman's intricate and gripping plot.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
WITH OSSIE AND RUBY by Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, Read by the authors
The two esteemed actors narrate a look back at their lives--their beginnings apart and their lives together, including their careers, family, and involvement in social issues. Each narrates separate sections with expression, interest, passion, and humor. Listeners come away with a true sense of the essence of these lives.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
COUNT KARLSTEIN by Philip Pullman, Performed by Jo Thurley and a Full Cast
This early story from the author of the GOLDEN COMPASS, shows his imaginative delight in quirky, gothic wonders. A 19th century Swiss castle is home to Count Karlstein who threatens his two young English wards. Jo Thurley, headlines this superb full-cast production but all the actors give pitch-perfect efforts offering countless, improbable characters.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
THE INFORMANT by Kurt Eichenwald, Read by Arthur Morey
Mark Whitacre promised to be the best corporate-crime informant
the FBI had ever had. Arthur Morey presents this true-crime drama
like the fictional crime thriller it easily could be. His no-nonsense
approach provides credibility, while his enhancement of each
character brings the story to life.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
RAKKETY TAM by Brian Jacques, Performed by Brian Jacques and a Full Cast
In this seventeenth Redwall adventure, Rakkety Tam McBurl and Wild Doogy Plumm, two soldier-of-fortune squirrels, join with the hares of the Long Patrol Regiment to defend peaceful Redwall Abbey. The author and cast are enthusiastic and intense entering into the spirit of the wild and woolly action.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger, Read by William Hope, and Laurel Lefkow
You might call this a sci-fi love story, as the hero bounces uncontrollably back and forth through time, interacting with his future wife throughout her childhood. Hope and Lefkow narrate alternating chapters, each told from the point of view of either the hero or his wife.
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Friday, October 05, 2007
INTEGRITY by Henry Cloud, Read by the author
This far-reaching lesson discussing the courage to meet the demands of reality has practical value for anyone whose life needs adjustment. The author, a clinical and corporate psychologist, is a quick and spontaneous speaker who's down-to-earth and enthusiastic, and also able to deliver the richness and complexity of his ideas without making them sound intellectualized.
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
NNNNN by Carl Reiner, Read by the author
The clarion voice of the more youthful Reiner fans know from "Your Show of Shows," "The 2000-Year-Old Man," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." is absent here, but a gravelly and mellow charm attractively supplements the personality of his writing for this short droll novel about a middle-aged writer. An entertaining interview with the author adds a nice extra.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
GENTLEMEN & PLAYERS by Joanne Harris, Read by Steven Pacey
In the austere world of a British "public" grammar school for boys a cat-and-mouse game ensues between a new teacher and a very senior Latin master. Pacey creates different, yet wholly believable, voices for the two characters, who are 35 years apart in age and so deeply different psychologically that it's hard to believe it's one actor.
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
ORDINARY HEROES by Scott Turow, Read by Edward Herrmann
Family secrets emerge as a young man learning about his father's past in WWII through letters he discovers after his father's death. Ed Herrmann is the perfect voice for Turow's novel. He's never in the way of the story; but serves as a vehicle giving a seamless performance.
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Monday, October 01, 2007
PTOLEMY'S GATE by Jonathan Stroud, Read by Simon Jones
In this imaginative fantasy, an alternative London is divided between ruling magicians and oppressed commoners. 11-year-old Nathaniel, an apprentice magician, calls upon the 5000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus for assistance. Simon Jones is outstanding--and reads all three titles in this Bartimaeus Trilogy, listeners may also want to try THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND, followed by THE GOLEM'S EYE.
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