Audiobooks November 2007

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Audiobooks November 2007

"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go."
~ Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French author

New and Recently Released!

Agnes and the Hitman - by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 8/21/2007
ISBN: 9781423336501
ISBN-10: 142333650X

Fiction. If you're looking for a lighthearted listen, check out Agnes and the Hitman, Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer's amusing second collaboration (Booklist calls it "fabulous fun"). Syndicated food columnist "Cranky Agnes" Crandall has a lot on her plate, and we're not just talking gourmet items. While making preparations to host a wedding for a friend at her new house (which is under renovation), Agnes' life is complicated by deadlines, a dead body, dognappers, and the Southern mafia--and then there's the fiancé she doesn't love and the dishy hitman who she might.

World Without End - by Ken Follett

Publisher: Penguin
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/9/2007
ISBN: 9780143142355
ISBN-10: 0143142356

Historical Fiction. Author Ken Follett's beloved historical epic, The Pillars of the Earth, followed the goings-on surrounding the building of an elaborate cathedral in medieval Kingsbridge, England. His highly anticipated latest, World Without End, is something of a sequel to that bestseller. Set some two centuries after the events of the first book, the descendants of characters from the first novel play large roles here and the cathedral is, again, at the center of it all. The unabridged recording of this 1,000-page novel will be perfect for fans of epics embarking on long journeys this holiday season.

T is for Tresspass - by Sue Grafton

Publisher: Books on Tape
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781415943274
ISBN-10: 1415943273

Dealing with issues of identity theft, elder abuse, betrayal of trust, and the breakdown in the institutions charged with caring for the weak and the dependent-targets an all-too-real rip in the social fabric. Grafton takes us into far darker territory than she has ever traversed, leaving us with a true sense of the horror embedded in the seeming ordinariness of the world we think we know. The result is terrifying.

The Almost Moon - by Alice Sebold

Publisher: Hachette Audio
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2007
ISBN: 9781600240300
ISBN-10: 1600240305

Fiction. Alice Sebold's second novel is finally here! And it has the same subject--murder--at its heart as her bestselling fiction debut, The Lovely Bones; this time, however, Sebold explores the mind of the murderer instead of the victim. Divorced and middle-aged, Helen Knightly takes care of her elderly mother Clair...until one day Helen snaps and kills her. The next 24 hours is a dark, harrowing time as Helen recalls her childhood and tries to hide what she's done. After Sebold fans finish her latest, they can anticipate a 2008 movie based on The Lovely Bones, written and directed by Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson.

Focus on: Thanksgiving and Christmas

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War - by Nathaniel Philbrick

Publisher: Penguin Audio
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 5/4/2006
ISBN: 9780143058755
ISBN-10: 0143058754

Nonfiction. If you've ever wondered if the legends surrounding the first Thanksgiving in 1621 are fact or fiction (or a little bit of both), National Book Award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick tells the real tale in Mayflower. This well-done history of the New England Pilgrim settlement discusses violence, disease, the impact of King Philip's War, and the relationship between the newcomers and the natives. This "fascinating story" (The Boston Globe) is the perfect listen for American history buffs traveling over the hills and through the woods.

The Christmas Train  - David Baldacci

Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/1/2002
ISBN: 9781586214616
ISBN-10: 1586214616

Banned from flying after an altercation with airport security, cash-strapped journalist Tom Langdon is forced to take the train to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend, financing the trip by selling a story about a train ride taken during the holiday season.

He Sees You When You're Sleeping - Clark, Mary Higgins

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/1/2001
ISBN: 9780743523332
ISBN-10: 0743523334

Tells the story of Sterling Brooks, who has waited in the celestial waiting room for years.  To gain entrance to heaven, he is sent back to earth to help seven-year-old Marissa.

Thanksgiving - by Janet Evanovich

Publisher: Recorded Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 20071105
ISBN: 9781428131293
ISBN-10: 1428131299

When it comes to men, Megan Murphy has an aversion to "I do." Then she meets irresistible pediatrician Pat Hunter. Add in a cozy colonial cottage, the world's biggest turkey, two hopeful families and a skirt-chomping rabbit, and you've got a feast of fabulous fun.

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