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THE AUDIE AWARDS - 1997 |
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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: Infinities: Return of the Jedi (Dark... by Adam Gallardo,Ryan Benjamin,Salem Crawford When the plan to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt falls apart, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca embark on another rescue mission that puts them into direct conflict with Boba Fett. Meanwhile, Luke`s late arrival on Dagobah ends with him being captured by Darth Vader and the Emperor, just as the second Death Star is about to go on-line! Will the return of the Jedi become the end of the Jedi? The surprising climax is as exciting as that of the film on which it is based, but different from anything Star Wars fans have seen before! Read more... |
| Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium: The Nixon-Kennedy Debate... by Douglas Adams Many are familiar with Douglas Adams`s classic Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy series, but few know that these books started out as a multi-part series performed on BBC radio. This installment, part four, is a robust radio dramatization of So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. The Earth has miraculously reappeared and Arthur Dent is in love with the otherworldly Fenchurch, but Ford Prefect has an idea that might burst Arthur`s happy little bubble. What is really going on with Arthur`s dream girl, where have all the dolphins gone, and what was their departing message to mankind? Read more... |
| Business and Information: Art of War by Sun-Tzu Presented here together for the first time are the greatest of the ancient Chinese classics of strategic thought: The Complete Art of War. Probably the most famous work of strategy ever written, Sun Tzu`s Art of War has sold millions of copies in many languages around the world. Lost for more than 2000 years and only recently recovered, the Military Methods of Sun Pin (Sun Tzu`s great-grandson) is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestor`s work. Only The Complete Art of War brings the wisdom of these two ancient sages into a single volume and gives the reader a unique opportunity to master the essentials of Chinese thought on strategy, organization and leadership. stands as one of the ultimate guides to a deepe... Read more... |
| Children`s Production: Catherine, Called Birdy by Brian Jacques Read more... |
| Children`s Title: Babe - the Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith Elizabeth Mollahan--the Lily of Lily`s Crossing--lost her mom when she was little. Her father and a grandmother are her only family. Every summer the three of them flee sweaty New York City for a beach house in New York`s Rockaways. There`s no one else Lily`s age in Rockaway until Albert comes, a refugee from Hungary, a boy with a secret sewn into his coat. Albert has lost most of his family in the war: he`s been through things Lily can`t imagine. But when they join together to rescue and care for a kitten, they begin a special friendship. For Lily and Albert have their own secrets to share: They both have told lies, and Lily has told a lie that may cost Albert his life.During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily`s frie... Read more... |
| Children`s Title Mixed Media: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs A... Audio Cd and Storybook for children ages 3 and up. Read more... |
| Educational/Training/Instructional: Word by Word by Anne Lamott All designed for quick and easy progress to real fluency in both speaking and comprehension of the French or Spanish language. Perfect for travelers, business people and anyone who wishes to communicate in French or Spanish. Read more... |
| Fiction Abridged: Honky Tonk Kat by Karen Kijewski Private eye Kat Colorado hits the road with childhood friend turned country superstar Dakota Jones. Kat recalls that Dakota always did have rotten taste in men, but would any of them be bad enough to bomb the theater where Dakota is playing in Memphis, drop a stage light on her in Atlanta and shoot a singer who looks just like her in Nashville? As the two renew their friendship on the road and endure the scary adoration of desperate fans, Kat slogs through a trail of no-account men and boozy dives, hoping to find the perpetrator before Dakota sings her last song. Read more... |
| Fiction Unabridged: Green Mile Audio Box Set (Green Mile) by Stephen King,Frank Muller Since his first appearance in 1992`s Edgar-winning The Black Echo, Detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch has joined Dennis Lehane`s Patrick and Angie, George Pelecanos`s Derek Strange, and Greg Rucka`s Atticus Kodiak in the pantheon of new-school hard-boiled detectives. Rather than giving Bosch a clever gimmick (like Jeffery Deaver`s Lincoln Rhyme, who is a quadriplegic), Michael Connelly embraces the noir archetype: Bosch, an L.A. homicide detective, is a chain-smoking loner who refuses to play by his superiors` rules. Although he has quit smoking, Harry`s still the same tightlipped outsider, taking each crime as a personal affront as he tries to cleanse his beloved city of the darkness he sees engulfing it. At the same time, a new lo... Read more... |
| Humor: Calvin Trillin, Piece by Piece by Calvin Trillin Read more... |
| Inspirational/Spiritual: The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon The Christmas Tree is the tale of a little girl named Anna, who is orphaned and sent to live in a convent. The lonely girl befriends, as only a child can, a tiny fir tree. Anna and Tree, as she calls him, grow up together, unlocking the secrets of friendship and sharing the wonders of nature. It is this same profound appreciation and love of nature that the grown-up Anna, now Sister Anthony, passes on to her students. is about learning to love and, ultimately, being able to share that love with others. Read more... |
| Multi Voiced Narration: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Pur... by Dayton Duncan Having chronicled the Civil War and baseball, among other subjects, filmmaker Ken Burns collaborates with historian Dayton Duncan to craft this moving portrait of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-6. The story is one of individual triumph and tragedy, and its cast members--a slave, several women who save the expedition at key moments, and veterans of a bitterly fought revolution--represent the early Republic in microcosm. Packed with well-chosen illustrations, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is a fine synthesis of what we know about Meriwether Lewis and William Clark today, knowledge that remains shrouded in a certain mystery. 4 cassettes / 4 hoursPlentiful excerpts from the journals kept by the two captain... Read more... |
| Mystery and Fiction: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Mystery M... by Agatha Christie True, Poirot has retired as chief of Belgian police, but the dapper detective can never resist a case. This one involves the murder of a wealthy heiress. The suspects are many: a fortune-hunting husband, jealous relatives, a hired companion. The solution? A deadly scheme that is eventually revealed by the master sleuth. This recording won a prestigious Audie Award for Best Mystery of the year. The illustrious career of Hercule Poirot begins with this tale of intrigue. Poirot, a master of inquiry, is called in to investigate the sudden death of elderly Emily Inglethorp at Styles Court in the village of Styles-Saint-Mary in Essex. She has just married for a second time, and Alfred Inglethorp (a former secretary and 20 years younger than Emily... Read more... |
| Non Fiction Abridged: Angela`s Ashes "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela`s Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. Born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in Limerick after his parents returned to Ireland because of poor prospects in America. It turns out that prospects weren`t so great back in the old country either--not with Malachy for a father. A chronically unemployed and nearly unemployable alcoholic, he appears to be the model on which many of our more insulting cliches about drunken Irish manhood are based. Mix in abject poverty and frequen... Read more... |
| Original Work for Audio: Zeus: Thunderbolt from the Sky (Immort... by Julie Fenster Read more... |
| Package Design: The Odyssey by Homer Quirky characters, a hotel with a phantom floor, sexy girls, rock music, especially Talking Heads this gloriously imaginative romp around contemporary Japan defies description. Cult novelist with a huge international following, but also with a serious literary reputation, Haruki Murakami gains more fans with each book. Dance, Dance, Dance is one of his finest and most loved. Reader Rupert Degas received extreme plaudits for his other Murakami recordings, both A Wild Sheep Chase and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. Read more... |
| Personal Development: 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Intervi... by Ron Fry For years, interviewees have relied on 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions. In fact, more than 500,000 people have used prior editions. The book begins with an overview of the interviewing process. Then, questions are grouped by chapter to cover the full range of possible interview topics--everything from, "Why are you thinking of leaving your current job?" to "When can you start?" This brand new edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the realities of today`s job market. Read more... |
| Solo Narration Male: The Odyssey by Homer Quirky characters, a hotel with a phantom floor, sexy girls, rock music, especially Talking Heads this gloriously imaginative romp around contemporary Japan defies description. Cult novelist with a huge international following, but also with a serious literary reputation, Haruki Murakami gains more fans with each book. Dance, Dance, Dance is one of his finest and most loved. Reader Rupert Degas received extreme plaudits for his other Murakami recordings, both A Wild Sheep Chase and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. Read more... |