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THE AUDIE AWARDS - 1996 |
| Pulitzer Prize |
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| The Audio Publisher's Association [APA] established the Audie Awards to promote audio book sales. It is an equivalent to the Oscar for the spoken-word industry. The awards have been presented annually since 1996. Over the years, both the structure and the categories of the awards have occasionally changed. These changes are reflected in the information listed below. |
| Achievement in Production: Disney Pixar`s Toy Story: Read-Along... Buzz, Woody, and all the gang star in this book-and-CD read-along package that allows young children to learn letter and word formations as they listen to the story. The CD plays back a word-for-word narration of the story and includes timely page-turning prompts. Full color. Read more... |
| Educational/Training/Instructional: Kiplinger`s Money-Smart Kid... by Janet Bodnar Read more... |
| Fiction Abridged: The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas It is the 1930s, and hard times have hit Harveyville, Kansas, where the crops are burning up, and there`s not a job to be found. For Queenie Bean, a young farm wife, a highlight of each week is the gathering of the Persian Pickle Club, a group of local ladies dedicated to improving their minds, exchanging gossip, and putting their quilting skills to good use. When a new member of the club stirs up a dark secret, the women must band together to support and protect one another. In her magical, memorable novel, Sandra Dallas explores the ties that unite women through good times and bad. Read more... |
| Fiction Unabridged: The Homecoming by Earl Hamner When Clay Spencer fails to arrive home at the expected hour on Christmas Eve of 1933, his family grows concerned. While his seven brothers and sisters and his mother keep vigil the older son, Clay-boy, goes in search of his father. But on his journey through the snowbound Virginia hills, the boy experiences a series of hazardous, touching and hilarious adventures.His life is endangered by an enraged deer, the family`s honor is threatened by a well-meaning outsider, and unexpected help is provided by the fearsome county sheriff. An encounter with the neighborhood Negro community church teaches Clay-boy a lesson in race relations and, while taking refuge from a snowstorm, he is overwhelmed by the intoxicating hospitality of two elderly gentee... Read more... |
| Inspirational/Spiritual: Random Acts of Kindness by Conari Press Named a USA Today Best Bet for Educators, this is a book that encourages grace through the smallest gestures. The inspiration for the kindness movement, Random Acts of Kindness is an antidote for a weary world. Its true stories, thoughtful quotations, and suggestions for generosity inspire readers to live more compassionately in this beautiful new edition. Read more... |
| Multi Voiced Performances: The Book of Atrus (Myst, Book 1) by Rand Miller A prequel to the magical world seen on the screen in MYST, here, listeners learn of Atrus`s strange mentor relationship with his father, Gehn, and their godlike ability to create the worlds they write of in books. 2 cassettes. Read more... |
| Non Fiction Abridged: Charles Kuralt`s America is, like its author, a national treasure. Read more... |
| Non Fiction Unabridged: Genesis: A living Coversation (Pbs Seri... by Bill Moyers In all honesty, when I first tuned into Genesis the PBS series, I wasn`t really in the mood to hear a cabal of hyper-intellectual critics enlighten me with their interpretations of an already widely familiar religious text. Within seconds of watching, however, I was completely engrossed in a conversation unlike any I`d experienced before--lively, intelligent, generous, illuminating, exciting. If you didn`t catch the series, or even if you did and you still want more, pick up this book. It expands in places where the program had to be cut and is just as riveting. The commentary and the "already familiar text" prove as multidimensional and visceral as life itself.People need stories to make sense of the world--to hold their lives toget... Read more... |
| Original Work for Audio: Enjoying Italian Opera by Dale Harris This special tribute, featuring exclusive BBC interviews and documentary material, is the story of the world`s most famous woman, the modern princess who touched all of our hearts, and who remains a powerful, beloved icon even in death.A portion of the proceeds from this audiobook will be donated to the Princess of Wales Trust. Read more... |
| Package Design: Japanese: 2nd Ed. Rev. (Basic) by Pimsleur Now you can take advantage of Dr. Pimsleur`s research. At the completion of these eight lessons you will comfortably understand and speak at a beginner level. Read more... |
| Solo Narration Male: Species by Yvonne Navarro Read more... |