Spring 2009 Audio by Shannon Maughan - 02/02/2009
Although most of us are still experiencing weather that allows us to see our breath in front of our faces, it's time to look hopefully toward spring. We're highlighting the upcoming audiobooks of that season. Familiar authors, narrators and titles abound, and there's also a bumper crop of debut novels in the mix, as well as compelling nonfiction and an impressive array of children's titles.
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Audio Reviews 01/26/2009
Fiction Selected Shorts: The William Hurt Collection Richard Ford , Tobias Wolff and others, read by William Hurt. Symphony Space , unabridged, three CDs, 3 hrs., $28 ISBN 978-1-934033-11-1 Hurt's narration is the only thing linking this diverse but entertaining collection of short stories from Ron Carlson, Richard Ford, Aleksandar Hemon and Tobias Wolff.
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Audio Reviews 12/22/2008
Fiction Moonraker Ian Fleming , read by Simon Vance. Blackstone Audio , unabridged, six CDs, 7 hrs., $19.95 ISBN 978-1-4332-5854-1 One of Ian Fleming’s most notable Bond novels, and one of the worst film adaptations of the series, the story of Sir Hugo Drax and his apocalyptic Moonraker missile program is revisited in this spirited reading by Simon Vance.
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Audio Reviews 11/24/2008
Fiction Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment Deepak Chopra , read by the author. BBC Audiobooks America , unabridged, six CDs, 7 hrs., $29.95 ISBN 978-1-60283-495-8 Chopra's new novel expands on the themes advanced in his recent nonfiction title The Third Jesus. The narrative focuses on the mysterious span of time in Christ's life between the ages of 12 and 30.
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Audio Reviews 10/27/2008
Fiction The 19th Wife David Ebershoff , read by a full cast. Random House Audio , unabridged, 15 CDs, 19 hrs., $49.95 ISBN 978-0-7393-7453-5 This sweeping epic is a compelling and original work set in 1875, when one woman attempts to rid America of polygamy. Ebershoff intertwines his tale with that of a 20th-century murder mystery in Utah, allowing the two stories to twist and turn into a ma...
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Audio Reviews 09/29/2008
Fiction Fresh Kills Bill Loehfelm , read by Gary Wilmes. Penguin Audio , unabridged, eight CDs, 10 hrs., $39.95 ISBN 978-0-14-314297-0 Staten Island native Loehfelm takes readers on a thrilling journey as one man searches for his father's killer while trying to come to terms with his troubled past.
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Audio Reviews 08/25/2008
Fiction I, Claudius Robert Graves , read by Derek Jacobi. CSA Word , abridged, four CDs, 5 hrs., $26.95 ISBN 978-1-93499-7017 Graves’s legendary tale of Claudius, a nobleman in the corrupt and cruel world of ancient Rome during the rule of Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula, is a truly compelling listening experience.
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Audio Reviews 07/28/2008
Fiction The Dirty Secrets Club Meg Gardiner , read by Susan Ericksen. Brilliance Audio , unabridged, 10 CDs, 12 hrs., $36.95 ISBN 978-1-4233-6152-7 SFPD forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett is smart, dogged and filled with guilt for failing to save her husband's life after a helicopter crash. One thing she isn't is constantly angry, but which nonetheless is the mood reader Susan Ericksen evokes ...
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Audio Reviews: Week of 5/26/2008 05/26/2008
Fiction So Brave, Young and Handsome Leif Enger , read by Dan Woren. Random House Audio , unabridged, seven CDs, 8.5 hrs., $34.95 ISBN 978-0-7393-6922-7 Enger's second novel is a marvelous tale of an unsuccessful writer and an elderly train robber on a cross-country journey to confront past demons.
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Hear's to Your Health by Shannon Maughan - 04/04/2005
Redwood Audiobooks and compact disk company STI Certified Products are launching HealthText Audio, a new audiobook series focused on health and wellness topics to be copublished by the companies.
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Star Turns On Audio by Shannon Maughan - 04/04/2005
Celebrities tell—and narrate—their tales.
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The Year That Was by Shannon Maughan - 12/06/2004
A look back at audio highlights of 2004.
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Audie Awards Call for Entries by Shannon Maughan - 10/04/2004
The 2005 Audie Awards, which recognize achievement and excellence in various aspects of the audio industry, will be handed out at a gala event June 3 in New York City at Tavern on the Green.
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MediaBay Goes Digital by Shannon Maughan - 10/04/2004
MediaBay, the Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based spoken word audio and marketing company, has joined the digital revolution, revealing its strategy for digital media distribution.
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Audiobooks Calling by Shannon Maughan - 10/04/2004
This is definitely not your father's technology. Now audiophileswill be able to play back audiobooks and other forms of spoken word on their phones.
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Penn, Dylan: One Rebel Reads Another by Shannon Maughan - 10/04/2004
Fans have long been waiting (for about four years) for folk/rock music icon Bob Dylan to put the finishing touches on his memoirs. At last, listeners and readers have something to celebrate.
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Sounds to Savor by Shannon Maughan - 10/04/2004
Audiobook listeners can hear taste-tantalizing tales—and the food experiences that inspired them—from three favorite authors.
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APA, CEA Establish Standards by Shannon Maughan - 09/06/2004
The Mobile Electronics Spoken Word Committee of the Consumer Electronics Association, in cooperation with the Audio Publishers Association, has ratified standards that create production guidelines for the audiobook and consumer electronics industries.
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