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New Fiction Audiobooks for February

Mary Phillips — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:33 +0000

BCD Barry
Lunatics by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel. Read by the authors with Mark Thompson, Sean Kenin and Orlagh Cassidy. 6 discs. 6+ hours. “Phillip Horkman is a by-the-rules kind of guy, a pet-store owner and soccer referee. Jeffrey Peckerman is a profane forensic plumber…. The New Jersey suburban dads collide when Horkman disqualifies what would have been a game-winning score made by Peckerman's daughter. The two embark on escalating violence that takes them on a wild car chase that gets viewed as a possible terrorist threat by the police.”
Booklist 12/15/11

BCD Bond
Shock of War by Larry Bond and Jim DeFelice. 10 discs. 11+ hours.

BCD Bradford
Breaking the Rules by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Read by Katherine Kellgren. 11 discs. 13 hours.

BCD Clare

Nonfiction Audiobooks winter 2012

Mary Phillips — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:37:18 +0000

BCD 158.1 Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Read by Andrew MacMillan. 10 discs. 10+ hours.

BCD 158.1 Covey
The 3rd Alternative: solving life’s most difficult problems by Stephen R. Covey. Read by Boyd Craig. 3 discs. 3+ hours.

BCD 248.4 Osteen
Every Day a Friday: how to be happier 7 days a week by Joel Osteen. Read by the author. 8 discs. 9+ hours.

BCD 330.973 Dent
The Great Crash Ahead: strategies for a world turned upside down by Harry S. Dent. Read by the author. 10 discs. 10+ hours.

BCD 330.973 Sachs
The Price of Civilization by Jeffrey D. Sachs. Read by Richard McGonagle. 8 discs. 9+ hours.

BCD 364.163 Henriques

January Fiction Audiobooks

Mary Phillips — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:34:53 +0000

BCD Baldacci
Zero Day by David Baldacci. Read by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy. 12 discs. 13+ hours.

BCD Barclay
The Accident by Linwood Barclay. Read by Peter Berkrot. 11 discs. 12+ hours.

BCD Brooks
The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks. Read by Phil Gigante. 12 discs. 14+ hours.

BCD Clancy
Locked On by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Read by Lou Diamond Phillips. 15 discs. 17+ hours.

BCD Coben
Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben. Read by Scott Brick. 11 discs. 13+ hours.

BCD Connelly
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly. Read by Peter Giles. 10 diccs. 11+ hours.

December Fiction Audiobooks

Mary Phillips — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:47:12 +0000

BCD Adler-Olsen
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Translated by Lisa Hartford. Read by Erik Davies. 13 discs. 15+ hours.

BCD Archer
Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer. Read by Roger Allan. 10 discs. 10 + hours.

BCD Child
The Affair by lee Child. Read by Dick Hill. 11 discs. 14 hours.

BCD Christer
The Stonehenge Legacy by Sam Christer. Read by David Thorpe. 10 discs. 13 hours.

BCD Science Fiction Cline
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Read by Wil Wheaton. 13 discs. 15+ hours.

BCD Coelho
Aleph by Paulo Coelho. Read by Mark Bramhall. 7 discs. 7+ hours.

BCD Colfer

November Fiction audiobooks

Mary Phillips — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:40:30 +0000

BCD Adiga
     Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga. Read by Sam Dastor. 13 discs. 15+ hours.
     “…satirical inquiry into the forces at work in the new India. Dharmen Shah, an excessively ambitious developer, is hell-bent on buying out the co-op group, tearing down the tower, and erecting a monumental dream palace. His cash offer functions like a stick thrust into a beehive…riveting novel of greed, conspiracy, and bloodshed.”
     Booklist 9/1/11

BCD Bainbridge
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge. Read by Timothy West. 4 discs. 4+ hours.

BCD Banks
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks. Read by Peter Kenny. 10 discs. 11+ hours.

BCD Bohjalian
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. Read by Alison Fraser and Mark Bramhall. 11 discs. 14+ hours.

BCD Brown

Fiction for October

Mary Phillips — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:44:01 +0000

BCD Abramson
     Unsaid by Neil Abramson. Read by Angela Brazil. 9 discs. 11+ hours.
   “Abramson explores the interconnecting relationships between animals and people, as well as the sensitive topic of scientific animal testing. ..Thirty-seven-year-old lawyer David Colden is reeling from the death of his veterinarian wife, Helena, when he is approached by one of her colleagues, Jaycee, who worked with Helena teaching Cindy, a chimpanzee, to use American Sign Language. The funding for the chimpanzee project is about to come to a halt, and Jaycee initially wants David to obtain a court order so Cindy isn't used in scientific experiments. ..will resonate with animal lovers.”
     Publishers Weekly 5/9/11

Mystery Audiobooks for October

Mary Phillips — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:35:44 +0000

CD Mystery Brandman
Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman. Read by James Naughton. 4 discs. 4+ hours.

BCD Mystery Brown
Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Read by Kate Forbes. 6 discs. 7+ hours.

BCD Mystery Clark
Mobbed by Carol Higgins Clark. Read by Michele Pawk. 5 discs. 6+ hours.

BCD Mystery Clark
I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark. Read by Jan Maxwell. 8 discs. 9+ hours.

BCD Mystery Davidson
Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson. Read by Barbara Rosenblat. 13 discs. 16+ hours.

September Fiction Audiobooks

Mary Phillips — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:32:57 +0000

BCD Abbott
Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott. Read by Kevin T. Collins. 12 discs. 14+ hours.

BCD Benjamin
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin. Read by Kim Mae Guest. 12 discs. 14+ hours.

BCD Butcher
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. Read by John Glover. 15 discs. 18 hours.

BCD Carter
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter. Read by Angela Dawe. 6 discs. 6+ hours.

BCD Castillo
Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo. Read by Kathleen McInerney. 8 discs. 9+ hours.

BCD Close
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close. Read by Emily Janice Card. 7 discs. 8+ hours.

BCD Delinsky
Escape by Barbara Delinsky. Read by Cassandra Campbell. 10 discs. 13 hours.

August Fiction Audiobooks

Mary Phillips — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:34:13 +0000

BCD Abbott
     The End of Everything by Megan Abbott. Read by Emily Bauer. 6 discs. 6+ hours.
     “Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Hood is the last person to see her best friend, Evie, before she disappears. They've been inseparable for years, and Lizzie knows everything about her-or does she? Lizzie knows enough to pursue clues the police dismiss, but in all her reflections there are flashes of darker moments and unsettling questions. Her narration is full of quick glimpses of another story, just there on the edges, that create layers of suspense.”
     Library Journal 6/1/11

BCD Adler
From Barcelona with Love by Elizabeth Adler. Read by Carrington MacDuffie. 9 discs. 10+ hours.

BCD Deaver
Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver. Read by Toby Stephens. 11 discs. 12+ hours.

BCD Duncan
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan. Read by Robin Sachs. 9 discs. 10+ hours.

NonFiction Audiobooks for July

Mary Phillips — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:48:27 +0000

BCD B Abdullah
Our Last Best Chance: the pursuit of peace in a time of peril by King Abdullah II. Read by Nadim Sawalha. 12 discs. 14+ hours.

BCD B Arkin
An Improvised Life by Alan Arkin. Read by the author. 4 discs. 4+ hours.

BCD B Baxter
Untied: a memoir of family, fame, and floundering by Meredith Baxter. Read by the author. 7 discs. 8 hours.

BCD B Fey
Bossypants by Tina Fey. Read by the author. 5 discs. 5+ hours.