Friday, January 30, 2009

 

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THE SHAWL and ROSA by Cynthia Ozick, read by Yelena Shmulenson



THE SHAWL (an NEA Big Read selection) and ROSA follow Rosa's life from the Nazi concentration camps to her old age in America. Shmulenson gives a powerful performance of this haunting work.

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

 

MARCH ON! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris, read by Lynn Whitfield



Making the remarkable day in 1963 fresh again for young listeners, Christine Farris shares intimate details of her brother, Martin Luther King, Jr. Whitfield's narration creates an immediate connection to her memoir.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

 

THEN by Morris Gleitzman, read by the author



A moral, honest, and exciting story of children during the Holocaust. Gleitzman's narration combines hopeful innocence tempered by the sound of a child who has seen too much for his years.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

 

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, read by Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee



An unlikely book club is established on the island of Guernsey during the German occupation of the Channel islands. The story is told through letters exchanged between the characters, making this a great audio for these talented narrators.

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Monday, January 26, 2009

 

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THE KEEPSAKE by Tess Gerritsen, read by Deirdre Lovejoy



Detective Jane Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Isles team up again to unravel a set of gruesome murders—someone's reviving the art of mummification. Narrator Lovejoy is an expert at handling suspense, making this a top-notch audio.

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Friday, January 23, 2009

 

IODINE by Haven Kimmel, read by the author



Trace is the unreliable narrator to end them all—an intelligent, emotionally shattered college student who keeps losing track of what is real, who she is, and how she got that way. Kimmel does such a great job with narrating her own work, it's hard to imagine someone else reading it.

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MASTERING THE SEVEN DECISIONS THAT DETERMINE PERSONAL SUCCESS by Andy Andrews, read by the author



Based on THE TRAVELER’S GIFT, Andrews outlines his ideas on how to move past the darkest, most dysfunctional periods of life. His enthusiasm will sound over-the-top at first, but his approach gains power and appeal as the program proceeds.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

 

THE SISTER by Poppy Adams, read by Juliet Mills



After an absence of 50 years, Ginny’s younger sister returns and opens the floodgates of memory, disrupting Ginny's precise and ordered world. Narrator Mills gives a bravura performance, capturing the sisters' tension and emotions.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

 

THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein, read by J.J. Myers



Vengeful spirits haunt eleven-year-old Zack's world when he realizes
his neighbors aren't normal—or even alive. Narrator Myers brings these ghostly characters to life with spine-tingling effect. Young teens will like this creepy story best.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

 

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THREE MOVES AHEAD by Bob Rice, read by Mel Foster 



Chess expert Bob Rice tells us how chess players are like corporate strategists. Narrator Foster's approach makes this volume one of the top 10 business lessons of the year.

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Friday, January 16, 2009

 

HOME by Marilynne Robinson, read by Maggi-Meg Reed



This companion piece to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, GILEAD, reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son through the eyes of Reverend Robert Boughton. Maggi-Meg Reed's strong narration brings heartbreak and affirmation to the story.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

 

ONE-HANDED CATCH by M.J. Auch, Performed by Ryan Sparks and a full cast.



When 11-year-old Norm loses his hand, his lifelong dream of playing baseball seems impossible. This full cast performance is family-friendly, heartfelt, but never sappy. A great listen for kids over 8.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

 

THE DRAGONFLY POOL by Eva Ibbotson, read by Tracy-Ann Oberman



Tally discovers that the school she's been sent to is not a fearful place, but a wonderful sanctuary of self-expression—even adventure. Narrator Oberman connects perfectly with the charming location and characters. A great listen for ages 10 and up.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

 

THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, performed by David Strathairn and Richard Dreyfuss.



In 1858, Lincoln and Douglas engaged in a series of debates during their campaign for an Illinois U.S. Senate seat. This audiobook is a word for word chronicle of those debates. Strathairn (Lincoln) and Dreyfuss (Douglas) make lively opponents. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest.

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Monday, January 12, 2009

 

THE GENESIS OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks, read by Phil Gigante



Eighty years in the future, we find a United States devastated by war, pollution, and sickness. The struggle is—you guessed it—good versus evil. Gigante's deep-toned, urgent reading creates a great air of suspense throughout the story.

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Friday, January 09, 2009

 

THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by David Timson



A ten-year project to record the entire Sherlock Holmes collection concludes with this release. David Timson savors the language and gives attention to every phrase.

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Thursday, January 08, 2009

 

SILKS by Dick Francis and Felix Francis, read by Martin Jarvis



Dick Francis, now writing with his son, Felix, continues his thrillers set in British racing circles, and narrator Jarvis once again smoothly inhabits all of Francis's characters.

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

 

CLOSE by Martina Cole, read by Nicola Duffett 



This U.S. debut from bestselling UK novelist Cole delves into the seedy London underground as it relates the trials and tribulations of a gangster on the rise. Narrator Duffett delivers the realism with intensity to match the prose.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

 

FLY, Michael Veitch, read by the author



In this series of biographical sketches, Veitch interviewed WW II pilots from both sides to record their war experiences. Veitch reads the accounts with sensitivity and liveliness, reminding us that these stories need to be both told and heard.

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Monday, January 05, 2009

 

A CARRION DEATH by Michael Stanley, read by Simon Prebble



A new detective series set in Botswana, following the lead of the
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, introduces David "Kubu" Benga.
Prebble sails through a myriad of accents, even doing exotic bird
calls!

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Friday, January 02, 2009

 

THE GLIMMER PALACE by Beatrice Colin, read by Justine Eyre



Set in Berlin in the early part of the 20th century, this novel is about
Lilly Nelly Aphrodite, an orphaned girl who survives loneliness and hardship to become an iconic film star. Eyre's reading gives her just
the right amount of naïveté and ingenuity.

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