Tuesday, July 24, 2012

 

THE INVISIBLE ONES by Stef Penney, read by Dan Stevens

Gypsies, poisonings, and disappearances--Penney’s plot and Stevens’s narration mesh beautifully to create a gripping listen.


Listen now. Time 2:59

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Monday, July 23, 2012

 

HOPE: A Tragedy, written and read by Shalom Auslander

Displaying a combination of sarcasm, insight, and wit in his novel, Auslander narrates with the precision of the best audiobook performers.


Listen now. Time 2:37

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Friday, July 20, 2012

 

PRACTICAL GENIUS by Gina Rudan, read by Joyce Bean

Corporate trainer Gina Rudan provides an outstanding lesson on how to connect effectively with others. Narrator Bean gives a confident, charismatic reading


Listen now. Time 2:49

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

 

BOOK OF JONAS by Stephen Dau, read by Simon Vance

This is a coming-of-age story of a boy named Jonas and his journey from an unnamed war-torn Muslim country to a new life as an orphaned immigrant in the United States. Narrator Vance infuses urgency into the sparse prose and gripping events.


Listen now. Time 2:51

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

 

THE VANISHERS by Heidi Julavits, read by Xe Sands

Julia Severn hopes her psychic abilities will help her uncover the reasons behind her mother’s suicide when she was a baby. Xe Sands connects with Julia and brings out her varied emotional states.


Listen now. Time 3:08

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

 

STAY CLOSE by Harlan Coben, read by Scott Brick

Coben’s thriller involves many characters and he makes them memorable through their backstories. Scott Brick crafts characters through expressions and tones that convey strong emotions.


Listen now. Time 3:07

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Monday, July 16, 2012

 

THE MAGIC ROOM: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow, read by Sandra Burr

Sandra Burr is an outstanding interpreter of Zaslow’s thought-provoking look at how modern women begin the transition from daughter to wife, and how the colorful proprietors of a wedding-dress business cope with them.


Listen now. Time 2:48

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Friday, July 13, 2012

 

LISBON: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939–1945, by Neill Lochery, read by Robin Sachs

Robin Sachs is an apt choice as narrator for Neill Lochery’s polished narrative of intrigue, profit, and ennui in WWII Lisbon.


Listen now. Time 2:39

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

 

BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK by Ben Fountain, read by Oliver Wyman

Billy Lynn gets a crash course on what it means to be an American, a soldier, and a brother. Narrator Wyman gives this book the depth and emotional heft it deserves. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest.


Listen now. Time 3:04

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

 

IT WORKED FOR ME by Colin Powell and Tony Koltz, read by Colin Powell

General Colin Powell delivers stories of his experience in war, peace, politics, and international diplomacy with excellent diction and pacing. Reviewed by Bob Grundfest.


Listen now. Time 2:44

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

 

EARTHSEED by Pamela Sargent, read by Amy Rubinate

In this young adult science fiction adventure, Zoheret and dozens of other 15-year-olds will soon seed a new planet with human life. Rubinate’ narration does not disappoint.


Listen now. Time 2:25

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Monday, July 09, 2012

 

FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr, read by Paul Hecht

Life-worn Bernie Gunther is living in hiding in Cuba—until he’s arrested and returned to a US military prison. Hecht’s portrayal of gravelly voiced Gunther is an absolute tour de force.


Listen now. Time 2:33

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Friday, July 06, 2012

 

TIGER, TIGER by Margaux Fragoso, read by Susan Bennett

Fragoso's memoir of her 15-year relationship with a pedophile is devastating and haunting. Bennett inhabits Margaux from her youthful innocence to her teenage depression.


Listen now. Time 2:51

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