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Dear Retailers: It isn’t often that editors are given the opportunity to speak directly to the librarian, reseller, wholesaler, much less the end user—the listener of the audios we produce. So I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with passionate advocacy for the unabridged audio of Descent Into Chaos, which is a critical analysis of current U.S. foreign policy in Central Asia written by Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist with a grasp of the region’s politics and turmoil that no western writer can match. 9/11 effected this nation very deeply. It became clear that there were forces in the world allied against America, deeply resentful, jealous and with malice in their hearts against our very ideals. And yet, to my mind it was our ideals that we sacrificed first—on a wave of patriotic fury as we rushed into in a war against terror. With fear overwhelming our reason, we as a nation stood idly and passively by the way side as the nation plunged deeper and deeper into a quagmire in the Middle East. We, as a nation, are beginning to sober up to the long-term consequences of those earlier decisions. We have an upcoming election which in many ways will be a referendum on our recent past, but also of our hopes for the future. I believe, America needs to become better partners and collaborators with the world at large. To accomplish that we must become better listeners, especially of criticism. Ahmed Rashid has been called “the voice of reason amid the confusion and chaos” of Central Asia. I think his thoughts on the United States failures in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia are worth considering, soberly and rationally. It is also, one of the most eloquently written books I have ever had the pleasure to read or listen to. (Disclaimer—the narrator is a personal friend, but also a three time recipient of the AudioFile Earphones award for excellence.) I believe that Jefferson once said that “an educated and activated citizenry is the surest defense of democracy.” Well, Descent Into Chaos is a lively book and audio, part dissent, part admonishment, part prayer that America will reawaken to its true purpose—to rule truly is to serve. Joe McNeely Brilliance Audio |
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| by Nora Roberts read by Jennifer Van Dyck ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: A big-screen legend, a small-town scandal, and a young woman caught up in the secrets and shadows of both. • Simultaneous with the Putnam hardcover • 800,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-4714-9 Unabridged on 12 Cassettes $39.95 978-1-4233-4722-4 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 978-1-4233-4716-3 Unabridged on 12 Compact Discs $39.95 978-1-4233-4718-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Robert Crais read by James Daniels SUSPENSE: A blistering novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Watchman. • Simultaneous with the Simon & Schuster hardcover • 300,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-4437-7 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $34.95 978-1-4233-4439-1 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 978-1-4233-4443-8 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 |
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| by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen read by Jennifer Van Dyck SUSPENSE: Number one bestselling author Iris Johansen teams up with her son, Edgar Award-winner Roy Johansen, for the very first time in this thrill ride of a novel. • Simultaneous with the St. Martin's Press hardcover • 250,000-copy first printing • Co-authored with her son, Roy, an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist 978-1-4233-2951-0 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $36.95 978-1-4233-2953-4 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 978-1-4233-2957-2 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 |
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| by Suzanne Brockmann read by Patrick G. Lawlor and Renée Raudman ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: A summer sizzler from the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Storm and Force of Nature—brimming with the thrill-chasing action, suspenseful kidnappings, and no-holds-barred passion Suzanne Brockmann’s fans have come to love. • Simultaneous with the Ballantine hardcover • 150,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-4257-1 Unabridged on 16 Compact Discs $38.95 978-1-4233-4263-2 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 978-1-4233-4259-5 Unabridged on 2 MP3-CD $29.95 |
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| by Daniel Silva read by Phil Gigante THRILLER: The extraordinary new Gabriel Allon novel from the “gold standard” (The Dallas Morning News) of thriller writers. • Simultaneous with the Putnam hardcover • 150,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-2797-4 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95 978-1-4233-2803-2 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 978-1-4233-2799-8 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Linda Howard read by Joyce Bean ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: Hot romantic-suspense full of danger and desire from New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard. • Simultaneous with the Ballantine hardcover • 150,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-1021-1 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95 978-1-4233-1023-5 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 978-1-4233-1027-3 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 |
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| by Karin Slaughter read by Phil Gigante THRILLER: #1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter—“one of the best crime novelists in America” (Washington Post)—brings back the characters from her instant New York Times bestseller Triptych for a shocking showdown of heart-stopping suspense. • Simultaneous with the Bantam Dell hardcover • 140,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-4221-2 Unabridged on 11 Compact Discs $38.95 978-1-4233-4223-6 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 978-1-4233-4227-4 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 |
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| by Fern Michaels read by Laural Merlington ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: This time, it’s a race the Sisterhood can’t afford to lose… • Simultaneous with the Kensington mass market paperback • 500,000-copy first printing • The tenth novel of the “Sisterhood” series 978-1-4233-4495-7 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-4501-5 Unabridged on 3 Compact Discs $19.95 978-1-4233-4497-1 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Ridley Pearson read by Christopher Lane SUSPENSE: Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in a stunning thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. • Simultaneous with the Putnam hardcover • 100,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-2135-4 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $34.95 978-1-4233-2137-8 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Mary Alice Monroe read by Mary Alice Monroe FICTION: Unforgettably warm southern women’s fiction in the tradition of Sue Monk Kidd and Dorothea Benton Frank • Simultaneous with the Pocket hardcover • 75,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-3114-8 Unabridged on 10 Compact Discs $38.95 978-1-4233-3116-2 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by J.J. Salem read by Christopher Lane FICTION: They show what you reveal…and what you cover up. • Simultaneous with the St. Martin’s Press hardcover • 75,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-6671-3 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $34.95 978-1-4233-6673-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Andrew Klavan read by Andrew Klavan THRILLER: In order to prevent a savage attack on his country, Jason Harrow is going to have to risk his decency, his sanity, and his life. • Simultaneous with the Harcourt hardcover • 75,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-1289-5 Unabridged on 10 Compact Discs $34.95 978-1-4233-1291-8 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by John Darnton read by Phil Gigante MYSTERY: A keenly intelligent, delightfully mordant novel that blends fact and fiction with the same deft hand that was at work in John Darnton’s best-selling Neanderthal. • Simultaneous with Knopf hardcover • 75,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-6286-9 Unabridged on 11 Compact Discs $38.95 978-1-4233-6288-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Daniel Judson read by Christopher Lane SUSPENSE: Award winner Daniel Judson's literary thriller is a tense, violent twenty-four-hour tour of the darkest parts of the Hamptons. • Simultaneous with the St. Martin's Press hardcover • 75,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-0425-8 Unabridged on 11 Compact Discs $38.95 978-1-4233-0427-2 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Linda Greenlaw read by Sandra Burr MYSTERY: When former Miami homicide detective Jane Bunker left her big city life for Green Haven, Maine, she thought she was also leaving behind the pollution, noise, and dead bodies. Well—as any New Englander will tell you—two out of three ain't bad. • Simultaneous with the Hyperion hardcover • 60,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-6177-0 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-6179-4 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Kevin J. Anderson read by David Colacci SCI-FI: The culminating volume in Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of Seven Suns weaves together the myriad storylines into a spectacular grand finale. • Simultaneous with the Orbit/Little, Brown hardcover • 50,000-copy first printing • Last book in the Saga of Seven Suns series 978-1-4233-5751-3 Unabridged on 17 Compact Discs $39.95 978-1-4233-5753-7 Unabridged on 2 MP3-CD $29.95 |
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| by J. A. Konrath read by Susie Breck and Dick Hill MYSTERY: The next eight hours will be the worst of Jack Daniel's life. And that's saying something. • Simultaneous with the Hyperion hardcover • 50,000-copy first printing 978-1-4233-1253-6 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-1255-0 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Meg Gardiner read by Tanya Eby Sirois THRILLER: Hit. Run. Die. • Simultaneous with the NAL mass market original paperback—Meg Gardiner was the sole subject of Stephen King’s back page essay in the February 16th Entertainment Weekly. His attention led directly to her U.S. book deal 978-1-4233-6124-4 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $36.95 978-1-4233-6126-8 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Karen Marie Moning read by Phil Gigante FANTASY: It’s taken him eleven centuries to find the right woman. He’s not about to lose her now. • First time in audio 978-1-4233-4168-0 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-4170-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by T. Jefferson Parker read by David Colacci SUSPENSE: In the aftermath of the war in Vietnam, thousands of desperate refugees fled the killing fields for new lives in Southern California. But for those who settled in "Little Saigon," the war never really ended... • A classic title from a master of the genre • First time in audio 978-1-4233-5539-7 Unabridged on 11 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-5541-0 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Johanna Lindsey read by Laural Merlington HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Notorious ex-pirate James Malory loses his heart to a lovely adventurer in the third volume of the bestselling Malory series. • First time in audio 978-1-4233-5101-6 Unabridged on 10 Compact Discs $36.95 978-1-4233-5103-0 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Joseph H. Boyett read by Phil Gigante POLITICAL SCIENCE: This controversial and unflinching book reveals why we follow the wrong leaders—and how we can start picking the right ones. • Simultaneous with the AMACOM hardcover • The author of many books including The Guru Guide 978-1-4233-6421-4 Unabridged on 7 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-6423-8 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Roy Chester read by Bill Weideman SCIENCE: The story behind the scientific theory that revolutionized the way we think about the Earth. • Simultaneous with the AMACOM hardcover 978-1-4233-6400-9 Abridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95 978-1-4233-6402-3 Abridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by Jacquelyn Mitchard read by Emily Durante YOUNG ADULT: Meredith and Mallory Brynn are two identical twins born on either side of midnight one New Year’s Eve. • Simultaneous with the Razorbill hardcover • 70,000-copy first printing • Ages 12 up 978-1-4233-6491-7 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95 978-1-4233-6493-1 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| read by Michael Page YOUNG ADULT: Jason, Julia, and Rick are convinced that Kilmore Cove's long-lost inventor, Peter Dedalus, isn't lost in the present day. He's lost behind one of the Doors to Time, and it's up to the kids to find him! • Scholastic paperback published in April 2008 • Ages 9-12 978-1-4233-1342-7 Unabridged on 3 Compact Discs $24.95 978-1-4233-1344-1 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95 |
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| by J.D. Robb read by Susan Ericksen ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: Lieutenant Eve Dallas takes on serial killers and a bomber to protect New York City in the mid twenty-first century. • Books seven, eight, and nine in the New York Times bestselling series by Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb • Available for the first time together in a collection 978-1-4233-4649-4 Abridged on 15 Compact Discs $34.95 |
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| by Karen Kingsbury read by Sandra Burr FAITH-BASED FICTION: Share in the Baxter family's strength, hope, and deep faith that survives tough times • The complete Firstborn series, building on characters from the bestselling Redemption series 978-1-4233-5244-0 Abridged on 20 Compact Discs $36.95 |
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| Available for the First Time Unabridged on Compact Disc |
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| AN AMERICAN KILLING by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith |
MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor |
| AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN by Tracy Kidder |
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA by Jerry Ellis |
| AND SOON I'LL COME TO KILL YOU by Susan Kelly |
MISS WYOMING by Douglas Coupland |
| BENEDICT CANYON by Laura Van Wormer |
ONE LAST DANCE by Eileen Goudge |
| BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Eileen Goudge |
OUT OF THE DARKNESS by Susan Kelly |
| BREAKING THE RING by John Barron |
SCORCHER by John Lutz |
| EMBRACE THE SERPENT by Quayle |
STEAL AWAY by Katharine Clark |
| FLAME by John Lutz |
TROPICAL HEAT by John Lutz |
| I NEVER HAD IT MADE by Jackie Robinson |
TWO LIVES, ONE RUSSIA by Nicholas Daniloff |
| KISS by John Lutz |
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT by Susan Kelly |
| LIEBERMAN'S THIEF by Stuart Kaminsky |
VOODOO RIVER by Robert Crais |
| LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER by Debra Waterhouse |
WAKE OF THE PERDIDO STAR by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan |
| LOVE ME FOREVER by Johanna Lindsey |
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 THE ASSASSIN'S ACCOMPLICE: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln by Kate Clifford Larson |
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 GOAL SETTING: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals by Susan B. Wilson and Michael S. Dobson |
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