Nominated Titles
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
(Macmillan Audio)
The Truth (With Jokes), by Al Franken, narrated by Al Franken
(Brilliance Audio)
| Fiction, Unabridged |  | | |  A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND, by Mitch Cullin
Narrated by Simon Jones
(HighBridge Audio)
It is 1947, and the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, now 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with a housekeeper and her young son, Roger. He has settled into a routine of tending his apiary, writing in his journals, and grappling with the waning powers of his once razor-sharp mind. But when Roger secretly searches Holmes's private study and uncovers the case of Mrs. Keller, the long-ago object of the legendary sleuth抯 deep and never-acknowledged infatuation, Holmes's hidden past emerges from his fading memory. As he struggles with emotions he has resisted all his life, Holmes develops an unlikely paternal relationship with Roger. At once an engrossing mystery and a gripping character study, A Slight Trick of the Mindd is an affecting and original portrait of literature's most beloved detective in the twilight of his illustrious life. | Nominated Titles
Road to Purgatory, by Max Allan Collins, narrated by Stanley Tucci
(Brilliance Audio)
Survivor in Death, by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb; narrated by Susan Erickson
(Penguin Audio)
The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwall, narrated by Tom Sellwood
(BBC Audiobooks America)
The Motive, by John Lescroart, narrated by David Colacci
(Brilliance Audio)
| Fiction, Abridged | | | |  Q&A, by Vikas Swarup
Narrated by Kerry Shale
(The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
Ram Mohammad Thomas, a poor, unschooled, 18-year-old waiter from the slums of India, suddenly acquires enormous wealth when he correctly answers twelve questions on the quiz show Who Wants to Win a Billion?? But when the show's producers accuse him of cheating, Ram is arrested. As Ram抯 lawyer fights to rescue him from jail, he also extracts Ram抯 incredible life story, a journey so far-ranging that it provided him with every answer to the show抯 questions. From his hardscrabble orphan childhood to his employment by an aging Bollywood actress, from his adventures with an Australian diplomat/spy to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal, Ram抯 story offers a kaleidoscopic vision of 21st century India. | Nominated Titles
State of Fear, by Michael Crichton, narrated by John Bedford Lloyd
(HarperCollins Publishers)
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, by Carolly Erickson, narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed
(Audio Renaissance)
The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell, narrated by Jamie Glover
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Ya-Yas in Bloom, by Rebecca Wells, narrated by Judith Ivey
(HarperCollins Publishers)
| Literary Fiction | | | |  UPSTATE, by Kalisha Buckhanon
Narrated by Chadwick Boseman and Heather Simms
(Audio Renaissance)
Told through a series of letters between tragically separated young lovers, Upstate is a haunting story of enduring bonds and survival against all odds. Antonio and Natasha are passionately in love in 1980s Harlem, but when a twist of fate sends Antonio to jail upstate, their worlds are turned upside down. While Antonio struggles to stay alive on the inside, Natasha battles society on the outside. Over ten years of intimate correspondence, they grow together and apart as their lives change dramatically and they often have only each other to turn to. Will they be reunited, or are they destined forever to walk separate paths? Ripe with unforgettable characters and two entrancing voices, this audio program is not to be missed. | Nominated Titles
Brother Fish, by Bryce Courtenay, narrated by Humphrey Bower
(Bolinda Audio)
Casanova in Bolzano, by S醤dor M醨ai, narrated by Simon Prebble
(HighBridge Audio)
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell, narrated by Various
(Books on Tape
The Highest Tide, by Jim Lynch, narrated by Fisher Stevens
(Audio Rennaisance)
| Non-Fiction, Unabridged | | | |  THE WORLD IS FLAT: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Friedman
Narrated by Oliver Wyman
(Audio Renaissance)
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Timess columnist Thomas Friedman gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the twenty-first century. Friedman explains how global telecommunications and the lowering of trade and political barriers have leveled the playing field so that virtually any nation can now compete, in business or almost anything else. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman brilliantly demystifies this new 揻lat� world for listeners, making sense of the advances in technology and communications that challenge us to run even faster just to stay in place. The World Is Flatt is an essential update on globalization: its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks梕nvironmental, social, and political. | Nominated Titles
A Crack in the Edge of the World, by Simon Winchester, narrated by Simon Winchester
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Boys of Pointe du Hoc, by Douglas Brinkley, narrated by Douglas Brinkley
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Conspiracy of Fools, by Kurt Eichenwald, narrated by Robertson Dean
(Books on Tape)
The Truth (With Jokes), by Al Franken, narrated by Al Franken
(Brilliance Audio)
| Non-Fiction, Abridged | | | |  LUCKIEST MAN: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, by Jonathan Eig
Narrated by Ed Hermann
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Lou Gehrig was baseball's strongest and most determined superstar, struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? What fueled his ferocious competitive drive? How did he cope with the illness that abruptly ended his career and drained him of his legendary power? Drawing on dozens of new interviews and hundreds of pages of Gehrig's personal and previously unpublished letters, this definitive biography gives us a deeper, more intimate understanding of the life of an American hero. Shy and socially awkward, especially around women, Gehrig was a misfit on a Yankee team that included drinkers and hell-raisers, most notably Babe Ruth. Yet together, Gehrig and Ruth would form the greatest slugging tandem in baseball history. In Luckiest Man, Gehrig emerges as more human and heroic than ever. | Nominated Titles
102 Minutes, by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, narrated by Ron McClarty
(HarperCollins Publishers)
A Crack in the Edge of the World, by Simon Winchester, narrated by Simon Winchester
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Cinderella Man, by Jeremy Schaap, narrated by Jeremy Schaap
(Random House Audio)
The Last Voyage of Columbus, by Martin Dugard, narrated by Simon Jones
(The Warner AudioBooks)
| Biography/Memoir | | | |  GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl
Narrated by Ruth Reichl
(Random House Audio)
New York Times food critic Ruth Reichl offers a riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously. When reviewing Le Cirque, for instance, she appeared first as Molly Hollis, a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off-beige Armani suit, and then as herself. The result: her famous double review of the restaurant, comparing her experience as an average customer to the pampering treatment she received as a famous critic. What is even more remarkable about Reichl's spy games is that as she takes on these various disguises, she finds herself changed in character, expectations, and appetites as well. 揈very restaurant is a theater,� she writes, offering 搕he opportunity to become someone else, at least for a little while.� Garlic and Sapphires is a reflection on personal identity and role playing in the decadent, epicurean theaters of the restaurant world. | Nominated Titles
iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business, by Jeffrey S. Young
and William L. Simon, narrated by Alan Sklar
(Penton Audio)
The Tender Bar, by J.R. Moehringer, narrated by J.R. Moehringer
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion, narrated by Barbara Caruso
(HighBridge Audio)
We Are All the Same, by Wootsen, narrated by Alan Sklar
(Tantor Media, Inc.)
| Science Fiction | | | |  MARKET FORCES, by Richard K. Morgan
Narrated by Simon Vance
(Tantor Media, Inc.))
Thirty years into the future, the big players in global capitalism have moved on from commodities. The big money now is in conflict investment. The corporations keep a careful watch on the wars of liberation and revolution that burn constantly around the world. They gauge who the winners will be and sell them arms, intelligence, and power梚n return for a slice of the action when the war is won. The reward? A stake in the new nation. It's cynical, brutal, and it has nothing to do with democracy and the rule of law. So what else is new? The executives in this lethal game bid for contracts, fight for promotion, and secure their lives on the roads, fighting lethal duels in heavily armored cars on the empty motorways of the future. Chris Faulkener has a lethal reputation and a new job at Shorn Associates. Has he got what it takes to make a real killing? | Nominated Titles
Dragonsblood, by Todd McCaffrey, narrated by Dick Hill
(Brilliance Audio)
Shadow of the Giant, by Orson Scott Card;
narrated by David Birney, Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki,
Moira Quirk and Carrington MacDuffie
(Audio Renaissance)
The Rolling Stones, by Robert A. Heinlein, narrated by David Baker
(Full Cast Audio)
The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold, narrated by Grover Gardner
(Blackstone Audio)
| Romance | | | |  ORIGIN IN DEATH, by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
(Brilliance Audio)
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Wilfred B. Icove has been found murdered, with one chillingly efficient stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security discs show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building: the good doctor抯 final appointment. But who is the mystery woman, and what was her relationship with the good doctor? Dr. Icove has a spotless reputation, but Dallas suspects he was hiding something, and that his son, his successor, knows what it is. Then, the young Dr. Icove is killed厀ith the same deadly precision. As Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves� pasts, she discovers men driven to create perfection梡laying fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of humanity. | Nominated Titles
A Good Yarn, by Debbie Macomber, narrated by Linda Emond
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Chill Factor, by Sandra Brown, narrated by Stephen Lang
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Rosie Dunne, by Cecilia Ahern; narrated by Roger Rees, Moira Quirk,
Rosalyn Landor and Russell Copley
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
The Tea House on Mulberry Street, by Sharon Owens, narrated by Caroline Winterson
(Listen and Live Audio, Inc.)
| Mystery (Fiction) | | | |  SERPENT ON THE CROWN, by Elizabeth Peters
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
(HarperCollins Publishers)
With the world finally at peace and Egypt抯 ancient treasures opened to them once more, the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers are plunged again into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. A woman implores Amelia Peabody to accept a priceless relic that was delivered to her home, insisting the statue is cursed and has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die. As the family investigates the truth behind the small golden stature, each step reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim could be any member of the close-knit clan梡erhaps even Amelia herself. | Nominated Titles
Away with the Fairies, by Kerry Greenwood, narrated by Stephanie Daniel
(Bolinda Audio)
Hidden River, by Adrian McKinty, narrated by Gerard Doyle
(Blackstone Audio)
Hot Kid, by Elmore Leonard, narrated by Arliss Howard
(HarperCollins Publishers)
One Dangerous Lady, by Jane Stanton Hitchcock, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
(Blackstone Audio)
| Original Work | | | |  FAMOUS COMPOSERS, by Darren Henley
Narrated by Marin Alsop
(Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.)
Darren Henley and Marin Alsop, authors of The Story of Classical Musicc, combine forces once again to tell, in more detail, the life stories of six key composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, and Shostakovich. Their colorful lives and their love of music are told against the backdrop of some of their finest works. | Nominated Titles
Billy Collins Live, by Billy Collins
(Random House Audio)
Eyewitness: 1940-1949, by Professor Joanna Burke, research by Mark Jones;
narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Eyewitness: 1950-1959, by Professor Joanna Burke, research by Mark Jones;
narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Eyewitness: 1960-1969, by Professor Joanna Burke, research by Mark Jones;
narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith
(BBC Audiobooks America)
| Short Stories/ Collections | | | |  RUNAWAY, by Alice Munro
Narrated by Kymberly Dakin
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Alice Munro delivers some of her finest prose in this stunning collection of short stories, demonstrating once again her astounding insights into humanity. In "Runaway," a neighbor helps a wife escape from her husband; in "Passion," alcoholism disrupts a young woman's first love affair; in "Trespasses," 14-year old Lauren learns a disturbing secret about her birth; and in "Tricks," a woman falls for a stranger and agrees to meet him in the same place the following year. The trilogy "Chance," "Soon," and "Silence" depicts a young teacher, Juliet, who meets her lover on a train and then, by terrible chance, visits his home on the day after his wife抯 funeral. The concluding story, "Powers," spans 50 years, several towns, and four characters, including Tessa, whose psychic powers take her on the vaudeville circuit. | Nominated Titles
Facts behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, by Yann Martel; narrated by Jeff Woodman,
Johnny Strange, John Randolph Jones, Barbara Caruso and David Ledoux
(HighBridge Audio)
Fairy Tales, narrated by Kate Reading and Richard Matthews
(Penguin Audio)
Girl Who Married a Lion, by Alexander McCall Smith; narrated by Lisette Lecat,
Davina Porter, Danai Gurira, Nyambi Nyambi and Steven Crossley
(Recorded Books LLC)
The Noel Coward CD Audio, by Noel Coward, narrated by Simon Jones
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Traveling Home for Christmas, narrated by a Full Cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
| Classics | | | |  AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, by Jules Verne
Narrated by Jim Dale
(Listening Library)
Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune on an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter who is certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, Around the World in 80 Dayss gripped audiences upon its original publication and remains hugely popular to this day. | Nominated Titles
A Tale of Two Cities , by Charles Dickens, narrated by Anton Lesser
(Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens, narrated by David Thorn
(Alcazar AudioWorks)
The Noel Coward CD Audio Collection, by Noel Coward, narrated by Simon Jones
(HarperCollins Publishers)
The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux, narrated by Ralph Cosham
(Blackstone Audio)
| Audiobook Adapted from another Medium | | | |  HIDDEN KITCHENS: Stories and More from NPR抯 The Kitchen Sisters, by Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva
Narrated by Frances McDormand, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva
(Audio Renaissance)
The popular and highly acclaimed NPR radio series Hidden Kitchens now comes to CD in this audio adaptation of on the new book Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes & More from NPR's The Kitchen Sisters. Produced by the Peabody Award-winning radio team The Kitchen Sisters, Hidden Kitchens explores the world of street corner cooking, kitchen traditions and visionaries, and how communities come together through food. The world of secret, underground, unofficial and off-the-radar kitchens comes alive in these sound-rich stories full of an array of voices, music, and archival audio. From the saga of the Chili Queens of San Antonio to NASCAR kitchens tucked away in the crew pits at race tracks to the story of the unexpected George Foreman Grill, these stories from around the country capture a strong sense of place and time. | Nominated Titles
Essential Dylan Thomas, by Dylan Thomas; narrated by Richard Burton,
Dylan Thomas and a Full Cast
(Naxos AudioBooks Ltd.)
King of Shadows, by Adrian Mitchell; narrated by Terry Jones,
P.J. Verhoest and a Full Cast
(Family Classic Audio Books)
The Hitchhiker抯 Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase, by Douglas Adams,
adaptation by Dirk Maggs; narrated by Simon Jones, Geofreey McGovern, et al
(BBC Audiobooks America)
| Audio Drama | | | |  THE SHERLOCK HOLMES THEATRE, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, and Yuri Rasovsky
Narrated by a Full Cast
(Blackstone Audio)
Blackstone is pleased to present this specially commissioned audio production of the only two Holmes plays written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarity, the Napoleon of crime, plots with would-be blackmailers to have Holmes killed, and the normally love-proof Holmes falls for an exceptional woman. In The Speckled Band, Holmes must save a helpless girl from certain death by solving the secret meaning of her sister抯 mysterious dying words. Finally, producer-director Yuri Rasovsky offers a new one-act comic spoof, Ghastly Double Murder in Famed Detective抯 Flat, in which Watson must fight off mobsters who want the cash he owes them梠r his blood. This award-winning production is a unique must-have audio for all Sherlockians. | Nominated Titles
At the Back of the North Wind, by George MacDonald, narrated by a Full Cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
Frozen, by Byrony Lavery; narrated by Rosalind Ayres,
Jeffrey Donovan and Laila Robins
(L.A. Theatre Works)
The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood,
dramatized by Michael O払rien, narrated by Various
(BTC Adiobooks)
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom, narrated by a Full Cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
| Multi-Voiced Performance | | | |  RAYMOND AND HANNAH, by Stephen Marche
Narrated by an Ensemble Cast
(HighBridge Audio)
This boldly contemporary love story combines physical lust and spiritual longing. A one-night stand between Raymond and Hannah expands into a weeklong passionate and surprisingly deep love affair. Then Hannah leaves for a year in Jerusalem. With six thousand miles separating their bodies, the energy of love and lust must be sublimated to the written word. While Hannah immerses herself in Torah and the Orthodox world of Jerusalem, Raymond remains in Toronto, working on his dissertation on Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy. Over the year, Hannah's growing love for her Jewishness is increasingly at odds with her love for a blond, blue-eyed WASP. And Raymond, pining in Toronto, seems to be living out his dissertation before he's even written it. Can this new love affair survive distance, cultural dissonance, and out-of-sync, late-night e-mails? | Nominated Titles
Assassination Vacation, by Sara Vowell, narrated by Sara Vowell and Others
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer;
narrated by Jeff Woodman, Barbara Caruso and Richard Ferrone
(Recorded Books, LLC)
Life抯 Journeys According to Mr. Rogers, by Fred Rogers; narrated by Lily Tomlin,
BD Wong, Blair Brown and Richard Kind
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova; narrated by Joanne Whalley,
Dennis Boutsikaris, Rosalyn Landor, Martin Jarvis, Robin Atkin Downes and Jim Ward
(Time Warner AudioBooks)
| Narration by the Author or Authors | | | |  THE TENDER BAR, by J.R. Moehringer
Narrated by J.R. Moehringer
(Hyperion Audio Books)
In the tradition of This Boy's Life and The Liar's Club, J.R. Moehringer'sThe Tender Bar is a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar. Raised by his single mother in a cramped Long Island apartment, he finds himself drawn to the local pub, where an assortment of eccentric characters provides a sense of masculine camaraderie. As the publicans share their varied life stories, their jokes, and their opinions, they also introduce him to literature, paving the way for his future career as a journalist. But as he gradually comes to see the bar as a refuge from the risk of failure, he is forced to grow up and leave his safety-net behind. | Nominated Titles
1776, by David McCullough, narrated by David McCullough
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Kiss Me Like a Stranger, by Gene Wilder, narrated by Gene Wilder
(Audio Renaissance)
My Life So Far, by Jane Fonda, narrated by Jane Fonda
(Books on Tape)
The Truth (With Jokes), by Al Franken, narrated by Al Franken
(Brilliance Audio)
| Solo Narration桭emale | | | |  A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES, by Diana Galbadon
Narrated by Davina Porter
(Recorded Books, LLC)
This eagerly anticipated sixth novel in the bestselling Outlander saga continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife, Jamie knows that three years hence, the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence, with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazettee, dated 1776, which reports Jamie抯 death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future. | Nominated Titles
Last Days of Dogtown, by Anita Diamant, narrated by Kate Nelligan
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
Pretty Birds, by Scott Simon, narrated by Christina Moore
(Recorded Books, LLC)
The Ice Queen, by Alice Hoffman, narrated by Nancy Travis
(Time Warner Audio Books)
Up from Orchard Street, by Ellen Widmer, narrated by Lorna Raver
(Blackstone Audio)
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| Solo Narration桵ale | | | |  MOBY DICK, by Herman Melville
Narrated by William Hootkins
(Naxos Audio Books Ltd.)
One of the great works of American literature, Moby Dick is the epic tale of one man抯 fight against a force of nature. The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs himself up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the one-legged Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture the cunning white whale that robbed him of his leg: Moby-Dick. Capturing life on the sea with robust realism, Melville details the adventures of the colorful crew aboard the ship as Ahab pursues his crusade of revenge, heedless of all cost. | Nominated Titles
Assassin, by Ted Bell, narrated by John Shea
(Brilliance Audio)
One Shot, by Lee Child, narrated by Dick Hill
(Brilliance Audio)
Shibumi, by Tevanian, narrated by Joe Barrett
(Blackstone Audio)
The Shining, by Stephen King, narrated by Campbell Scott
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
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| Achievement in Production | | | |  AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND, by George MacDonald
Narrated by a full cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
In this Radio Theatre audio drama adaptation of George MacDonald's classic story, a beautiful woman known as the North Wind blows through a small village in Victorian London, and everyday lives are mysteriously enveloped by a power and a glory. Along the way, she visits a poor stable boy named Diamond and takes him with her on her journeys. At the Back of the North Wind explores the place of death in our lives, social injustice, and our deep need for love and forgiveness. | Nominated Titles
Between You and Me, by Mike Wallace, narrated by Mike Wallace
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
Gilbert and Sullivan Set Me Free, by Kathleen Karr, narrated by Carmen Viviano-Crafts
(Full Cast Audio)
The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom, narrated by a Full Cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
The Last Voyage of Columbus, by Martin Dugard, narrated by Simon Jones
(Time Warner AudioBooks)
| Humor | | | |  THE TRUTH (WITH JOKES), by Al Franken
Narrated by Al Franken
(Brilliance Audio)
The Republicans won the White House and Congress in November. In fall 2005, Al Franken strikes back. Armed with an arsenal of facts, research, and comedy, Al is ready to take the fight to the Bush administration and their right-wing cronies. With refreshing directness and sly humor, he deflates the empty rhetoric and moral contradictions of the Bush administration, attacks Bush抯 claim to a 搈andate� based on a hair抯-breadth campaign victory, and debunks the misinformation propagated by the right-wing pundits. Intelligent, insightful, and laugh-out-loud funny, Al's hard-hitting work of political satire is even better read aloud with his own deadpan comedic delivery and spot-on impressions. | Nominated Titles
Car Talk: Maternal Combustion, by Tom and Ray Magliozzi
(HighBridge Audio)
Fired, by Annabelle Gurwitch, narrated by a full cast
(L.A. Theatre Works)
The Adventures of Guy Noir, by Keillor, narrated by Garrison Keillor and Cast
(HighBridge Audio)
Nothing抯 Sacred, by Lewis Black, narrated by Lewis Black
(Simon & Schuster Audio)
| Business Information/Educational | | | |  GOOD TO GREAT: Why Some Companies Make the Leap卆nd Others Don抰, by Jim Collins
Narrated by Jim Collins
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Can a good, mediocre, or even bad company achieve long-lasting greatness? If so, what are the characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great? Over five years, Jim Collins and his research team have analyzed the histories of twenty-eight Fortune 500 companies whose beginnings were not so promising. They have identified key qualities have made a critical difference in each company抯 rising success, including style of leadership, a culture of discipline, and how to think about technology. Like his acclaimed classic management study Built to Lastt, Jim Collins抯 newest study offers practical and surprising insights for anyone involved in management. | Nominated Titles
Leadership and Self-Deception, by Arbinger Institute, narrated by William Dufris
(The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
The Martha Rules, by Martha Stewart, narrated by Martha Stewart
(Random House Audio)
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke, by Suze Orman,
narrated by Suze Orman
(Penguin Audio)
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots, by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway
and Jon Warshawsky; narrated by Alan Sklar
(Tantor Media, Inc.) |
| Children Titles for Ages 8+ | | | |  STAR OF KAZAN, by Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by Patricia Connolly
(Recorded Book LLC)
Annika lives in the servants� quarters of an estate owned by three eccentric professors in early 20th-century Vienna. Found and raised by the cook, Ellie, and the housemaid, Sigrid, Annika has grown up happily surrounded by friends, including the elderly woman next door, who regales her with stories of her countless admirers梕specially the Russian count who once gave her the legendary emerald, the Star of Kazan. But Annika still dreams of the day her true mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens: a glamorous woman arrives and whisks Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this woman than meets the eye, and Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in her newfound home� | Nominated Titles
A Series of Unfortunate Events #12: The Penultimate Peril, by Lemony Snicket,
narrated by Lemony Snicket
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
(Listening Library)
Once, by Morris Gleitzman, narrated by Morris Gleitzman
(Bolinda Audio)
The Kingdom Keepers, by Ridley Pearson, narrated by Gary Littman
(Brilliance Audio)
While I Live, by John Marsden, narrated by Suzi Dougherty
(Bolinda Audio)
| Children抯 Titles for Ages Up to 8 | | | |  ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT, by Laurie Keller
Narrated by Michael McKean
(Weston Woods Studios)
At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut梤ound, cakey, with a hole in the middle. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and he does have candy-colored sprinkles. But still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. Can Arnie change the fate of all doughnuts梠r at least have a hand in his own future? Well, you抣l just have to read this funny story and find out for yourself. | Nominated Titles
A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond, narrated by Stephen Fry
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Blues Journey, by Walter Dean Myers, narrated by Richard Allen
(Live Oak Media)
Ellen Tebbits, Beverly Cleary, narrated by Andrea Martin
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Rotten School #1 and #2, by R.L. Stine, narrated by Michael McKean
(HarperCollins Publishers)
| Package Design | | | |  THE HIDING PLACE: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie ten Boom, by Corrie ten Boom
Narrated by a Full Cast
(Tyndale/ Focus on the Family)
This extraordinary memoir shows how the light of God's love can penetrate the darkest recesses of despair梕ven in a Nazi extermination camp. Corrie ten Boom was a leader in the Dutch Underground during WWII, hiding Jews in a secret room in her home. When she and her family were discovered, they were all arrested and imprisoned. Only Corrie survived, but her faith in God remained strong梥o strong that, after the war, she could forgive a former camp guard in a face-to-face meeting. More than just a spellbinding adventure, The Hiding Placee is a life-changing story, aglow with the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed by the glory of God. | Nominated Titles
Eldest, by Christopher Paolini, narrated by Gerard Doyle
(Listening Library)
King Kong, by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
(Blackstone Audio)
The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics Audio Collection, by C.S. Lewis, narrated by Various
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, narrated by Peter Dennis
(Blackstone Audio)
| Inspirational/ Spiritual | | | |  FINDING GOD IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, by Philip Yancey
Narrated by Mel Foster
(Brilliance Audio)
An Atlanta slum. A pod of whales off the coast of Alaska. The prisons of Peru and Chile. A health club in Chicago. For those with eyes to see, traces of God can be found in the most unexpected places. Yet many Christians have not only missed seeing God, they抳e overlooked opportunities to make him visible to those most in need of hope. In this enlightening book, author Philip Yancey serves as an insightful tour guide for those willing to look beyond the obvious, pointing out glimpses of the eternal where few might think to look. Whether finding God among the newspaper headlines, within the church, or on the job, Yancey delves deeply into the commonplace and surfaces with rich spiritual insight. | Nominated Titles
It抯 Not Easy Being Green, by Jim Henson and Friends;
narrated by John Lithgow, Whoopi Goldberg, and muppet performer Jerry Nelson
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
Life抯 Journeys According to Mr. Rogers, by Fred Rogers; narrated by Lily Tomlin,
BD Wong, Blair Brown and Richard Kind
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
Living in God抯 Love, by Billy Graham
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Varanasi: The City of Light, by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, Eddie Stern,
and Stephan Crasneanscki; narrated by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda
(Soundwalk and Namarupa)
| Inspirational/ Faith-Based Fiction | | | |  GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME, by Katherine Valentine
Narrated by John McDonough
(Recorded Books LLC)
The small New England town of Dorsetville is all aflutter. The housekeeper at St. Cecilia抯 rectory, Mrs. Norris, has quit in a huff, and the rectory is beginning to look like a college dorm. Father Dennis could lend a hand, but since his cooking show, The Fat Friarr, has gained popularity, he抯 become, well, moody. Nellie Anderson and Harry Clifford are about to tie the knot梩hat is, if someone can find the missing wedding invitations. Bungling Deputy Hill has been left in charge since the sheriff is sick, but will the town survive in the meantime? Meanwhile, Father James is helping an ex-convict learn to resume his life. Valerie Kilbourne, a single mother, needs money for a very expensive operation for her twin daughters. And Lori Peterson, who has had her share of tragedies, will be asked to face another. Katherine Valentine抯 keen insights into human nature and extraordinary sense of humor make for characters you抣l want to know for years. | Nominated Titles
Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury, narrated by Sandra Burr
(Brilliance Audio)
Just above a Whisper, by Lori Wick, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
(Hyperion AudioBooks)
Lost in Rooville, by Ray Blackston, narrated by Andrew Peterson
(Oasis Audio)
The Zahir, by Paul Coehlo, narrated by Paul Coehlo
(HarperCollins Publishers)
| Personal Development/ Motivational | | | |  THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, by Dr. Gary Chapman
Narrated by Dr. Gary Chapman
(Oasis Audio)
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love may be a many- splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing, too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so do their choices of personal expressions of love. But, more often than not, the giver and the receiver express love in two different ways. This can lead to misunderstanding, quarrels, and even divorce. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies five basic languages of love: Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. He then guides couples towards a better understanding of their unique languages of love. Learn to speak and understand your mate抯 love language, and in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is within your grasp! | Nominated Titles
Hot Sex, by Tracey Cox, narrated by Fiona Macleod
(Bolinda Audio)
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, by T. Harv Eker, narrated by T. Harv Eker
(HarperCollins Publishers)
Win Your Case, by Gerry Spence, narrated by Gerry Spence
(Audio Renaissance)
Younger Next Year, Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, MD;
narrated by Don Lesie and Rick Adams
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THE HARRY POTTER AUDIOBOOK SERIES, by J.K. Rowling 
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: The Tertiary Phase , by Douglas Adams 
