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Adults and Kids Will Enjoy
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The Boggart and The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper. J Fiction. Cassette.
Recommended for ages 8+. Reader has fun Scottish accent.
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Recommended for ages 8+. Read by Levar Burton - great.
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Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Recommended for ages 10+.
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Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord, and Inkspell (very
intense) by Cornelia Funke. J Fiction. CD.
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. J Fiction. CD.
Recommended for ages 9+; read by Lynn Redgrave.
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Marley and Me: Life and love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan. 636.752. CD.
A wonderful family story.
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Fiction. CD.
Read by Sissy Spacek. Really well done, great for family traveling.
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Recommended for ages 8+.
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A Corner of the Universe by Ann Martin. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Recommended for ages 9+. Read by Judith Ivey (very good reader).
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Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. J Fantasy. Cassette.
Recommended for ages 10+.
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Y Fiction Fantasy. CD.
Older teens; violent.
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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Recommended for ages 10+.
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Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck. J Fiction. CD.
Great story for the whole family.
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Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Fiction/Fantasy, adult and children's. CD; Cassette.
Jim Dale is amazing.
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Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. J Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Tim Curry is unbeatable.
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Mystery
and Suspense
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The Big Dig by Linda Barnes. Mystery. Cassette.
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The Cat Who.. mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun.
Middle-school kids might enjoy.
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
The suspense was a great escape during many hundreds of miles on uninteresting roads.
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Chill Factor by Sandra Brown. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Harlan Coben. Mysteries. CD; Cassette.
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The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum
mysteries.
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Dark Harbor by David Hosp. Fiction. CD.
Got to love a local mystery.
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P. D. James. Mysteries. CD; Cassette.
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The Alibi by Joseph Kanon. Fiction.
CD.
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The Husband by Dean Koontz. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Alexander McCall Smith. Number One Ladies
Detective Agency series. Mysteries. CD; Cassette.
Very good reader.
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General
Fiction
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Paul Auster novels. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Most read by the author.
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We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Read by the author.
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Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Fiction. Cassette.
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The Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. Fiction. CD;
Cassette.
Read by the author. Spellbinding.
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Bestseller by Olivia Goldsmith. Fiction. Cassette.
Read by the author, a former actress. All her books are fun listening.
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A Simple Habana Melody by Oscar Hijuelos. Fiction. Cassette.
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The Known World by Edward P. Jones. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Fiction. Cassette.
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Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Fiction. Cassette.
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Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Any and all of the Alexander McCall Smith books. Fiction and Mysteries. CD; Cassette.
The readers are first rate and the fare wholesome but interesting.
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The World Below by Sue Miller. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
Great to listen to.
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Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. Fiction. CD; Cassette.
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Anything by P.G. Wodehouse. Fiction, CD; Cassette.
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"I have listened to all of Jane Austen's and
Edith Wharton's novels, and I greatly enjoyed having them read to me."
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Nonfiction
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
by Martha Beck. 289.3. CD.
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Bill Bryson's works: humor, travel, memoir, popular science. CD; Cassette.
Most read by the author.
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Where God Was Born: A Journey By Land to the Roots of Religion by Bruce
Feiler.
200. CD.
Read by the author, this book is an engrossing travelogue of the lands of the Bible.
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. CD; Cassette. 153.44.
Read by the author.
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The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr. 759.5. CD; Cassette.
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Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. 610.92. CD.
Great as an audiobook read by the author who tells of his experience with Dr. Paul Farmer in Haiti.
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1776 by David McCullough. 973.3. CD; Cassette.
Read by the author. A great listen.
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Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts. 973.3. CD; Cassette.
Read by the author.
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris. 817. CD; Cassette.
Read by the author.
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Self Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back Again by Norah Vincent. 305.31.
Love an author who reads own work.
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick. 973.2. CD.
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"Biographies are the best for me, as I
do not need to keep track of too many characters while driving."
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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
by Leigh Montville. 796.357/Ruth. CD.
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Sinatra: The Life by Anthony Summers.
782.42164/Sinatra. CD; Cassette.
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For sports fans:
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Teammates by David Halberstam. 796.357. CD; Cassette.
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic
2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King. 796.357. CD; Cassette.
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"The kind of book you think you want to read but it's too long and hard, such as:"
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond. 303.4. CD; Cassette.
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A History of God: The 4000-year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong. 202. CD; Cassette.
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The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael
Pollan. 394.12. CD.
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