A growing fad for
actors "between movie projects" is narrating recorded
books. Here are a few of the celebrities you can listen
to on recorded books from the Fairfax County Public Library:
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
British actor Jeremy Irons, who played the lead in
the PBS series based on this novel, relates Waugh’s classic story of an Englishman’s
intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional
family that inhabited Brideshead.
Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins
Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series
actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet
of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers
read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America
anthology.
Native Son by Richard Wright
Screen star James Earl Jones ("Cry the Beloved Country," "The
Lion King") narrates Richard Wright’s classic novel of the urban
black experience in pre-Civil Rights America — a novel that changed U.S.
culture forever.
Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
James Earl Jones reads a children’s book that
retells how a pair of every manner of creature climbed
on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.
The New Testament (King James Version)
In a voice as rich as it is recognized, James Earl Jones lends his narrative
talents to the King James Version of the New Testament. With over 19 hours
of listening, this includes a complete musical score.
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by
William J. Bennett
Author Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and film actors
Collins ("7th Heaven," "First
Wives Club"); Curtis-Hall ("Sirens," "Eve’s Bayou");
T.V. actress Gallagher ("Hill St. Blues," "China Beach"),
veteran film star Heston ('Gideon," "Planet of the Apes"); film
veteran Moreno ("West Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime
series regular Pinkins ("All My Children"); film and T.V. star Thomas
("Swiss Family Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner
White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" ) narrate
Bennett’s companion to his bestseller, The Book of Virtues. Also
read by Simon Jones.
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke.
Gr 6-8-Actor Simon Jones does an excellent job of giving voice to Cornelia
Funke's mystery adventure tale which has won several European children's literature
awards (Scholastic, 2002).
French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, And
Corkscrew by Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle eats his way across France in this charming blend of travelogue
and food lover's journal.
A Breach Of Promise: A Novel by Anne Perry
The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers
Barton and Delphine Lambert, who are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter,
Zillah.
Come To Grief by Dick Francis
Facing personal dilemmas, dangers, and deeply demanding decisions, ex-champion
jockey turned investigator Sid Halley is back in another surefire winner
from Dick Francis. Having exposed an adored racing figure as a monster, Sid
now must testify at the man's trial. But the morning he is scheduled to appear,
a tragic suicide shatters the proceedings and jars Halley's conscience. Plagued
by regret and the suspicion that there's more to the death than has come
to light, he is catapulted into days of hard, rational detection, heart-searching
torments, and the gravest of perils.
The Fist Of God by Frederick Forsyth
A story about the Persian Gulf War involving a spy codenamed "Jericho" planted
in Baghdad by Israel's Mossad, secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet,
and Major Mike Martin of Britain's elite Special Air Service Regiment.
Driving Force by Dick Francis
Security-conscious Freddie Croft, ex-jockey owner of a fleet of horse vans,
is angered when one of his drivers picks up a hitchhiker, and then the hitchhiker
dies in the van.
The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul by Douglas
Adams
It's holistic Detective Dirk Gently against the forces of evil, Norse Gods,
entropy, greed and the puzzling inexplicable. A comic detective story.
Billy Budd by Herman Melville
A likable young man is gang-pressed into the British navy in 1797 and soon
encounters the cruel master-at-arms.
Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins
Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series
actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet
of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers
read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America
anthology.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by
Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The
Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple");
sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V.
and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire");
author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As
Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen
King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories
of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable
extremes by the perversities of fate.
Rose Madder by Stephen King
The author and film actress Blair Brown ("The Bad Seed," "Altered
State") narrate this thriller about Rosie Daniels, who abruptly leaves
a nightmare marriage and must hide in a new identity to keep her husband from
tracking her down. Also read by Stephen King.
Blood and Smoke by Stephen King
Stephen King reads from his collection which features three unabridged stories,
two of which have never before been seen in print. The new ones include "1408," in
which a bestselling ghost story writer must spend the night in New York City's
most haunted hotel room, and "In the Deathroom," which tells of
a man held captive in a South American hideout. "Lunch at the Gotham
Cafe" is about a man who suffers from withdrawal from nicotine, and
his wife.
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft By Stephen
King
In this master class on the craft of writing, Stephen King reveals the origins
of his vocation and shares essential habits and rules that every writer can
apply.
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Read by Stephen King and William Hurt. In Hearts in Atlantis, King mesmerizes
readers with fiction deeply rooted in the Sixties, and explores -- through
four defining decades -- the haunting legacy of the Vietnam War.
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
King returns with a terrifying, yet ultimately touching novel. At the heart
of Bag of Bones is an author grieving for his late wife who becomes involved
in a custody case that is potentially the breeding grounds for a lethal battle
between good and evil.
The Waste Lands (Dark Tower series) by Stephen
King.
Roland, the Last Gunslinger, crosses a desert of nuclear devastation with two
companions. A doomsday machine lies ahead.
Needful Things by Stephen King.
Pt. I. Grand opening celebration -- Pt. II. Sale of the century -- Pt. III.
Everything must go.
The Drawing Of The Three (Dark Tower series)
by Stephen King
Roland, the Last Gunslinger, finds himself on a beach in a world like ours.
He opens a door and is hurled into 20th century America, occupying the mind
of a cocaine runner on the New York-Bermuda shuttle.
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower series) by Stephen
King
First portion of an epic story of a fantastic world of good versus evil in
which the hero, The Gunslinger, pursues The Man in Black.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by
Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The
Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple");
sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V.
and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire");
author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As
Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen
King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories
of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable
extremes by the perversities of fate.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by
Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The
Addams Family Reunion"); actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple");
sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King; his wife, Tabitha; T.V.
and film actor Rob Lowe ("West Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire");
author Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley Smith ("As
Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons") narrate a collection of Stephen
King’s best tales of horror. This short story collection features stories
of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals driven to unthinkable
extremes by the perversities of fate.
Back Story, Widow's Walk, Potshot, and Hugger
Mugger: Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker
Back Story: In 1974, a revolutionary group
called The Dread Scott Brigade burst into a Boston
bank, held up the tellers, and shot one woman dead.
Now, the daughter of Emily Gordon, the innocent victim,
searches for closure, and Paul Giacomin, Spenser's
surrogate son, comes to the rescue.
Widow’s Walk: In his 30th excursion,
Spenser is hired by attorney Rita Fiore to delve
into the case of Mary Smith, the beautiful but vapid
wife of millionaire banker Nathan Smith who is now
a suspect in her husband's murder.
Potshot: Boston P.I. Spenser returns-heading
west to the rich man's haven of Potshot, Arizona,
a former mining town reborn as a paradise for Los
Angeles millionaires looking for a place to escape
the pressures of their high-flying lifestyles.
Hugger Mugger: Spenser is back and embroiled
in a deceptively dangerous and multi-layered case:
someone has been killing racehorses at stables across
the south, and the Boston P.I. travels to Georgia
to protect the two-year old destined to become the
next Secretariat.
Personal injuries: a novel by Scott Turow
Robbie Feaver is a personal injury lawyer with a secret bank account where
he occasionally deposits funds that make their way into the pockets of the
judges who decide his cases. He is apprehended, and , in exchange for leniency,
agrees to "wear a wire" as he continues to try to fix a decision.
The FBI agent assigned to supervise him is a lonely woman, impervious to
Robbie's charms, who carries secrets of her own.
Day of Confession by Allan Folsom
When Harry Addison gets the call that his brother, Danny, has been killed in
a bus explosion in Italy, he rushes to Rome to investigate and to bring the
body home.
30 Seconds by Sam Giancana
Advertising executive Marty English is on the fast track to success. His recent
coup--a multi-million dollar deal to promote a pharmaceutical company's new
herbal line--makes him a shoe-in to replace his firm's aging president. Unbeknownst
to his friends and coworkers, Marty is also the estranged son of Chicago's
most powerful Mafia Don.
Contagion by Robin Cook
A doctor whose practice was cannibalized by an HMO begins to suspect that the
HMO is responsible for the spread of a virulent virus killing young and old
alike.
Thinner by Stephen King
When a man accidentally hits and kills a gypsy woman, he is cursed by another
gypsy with only one word: Thinner. Six weeks later and 93 pounds lighter
he is ready for a showdown with the forces of evil.
Clockers by Richard Price
The story of a homicide cop pulled deep into the lives of two black brothers
by a drug murder.
Communion and Transformation: the Breakthrough,
both by Whitley Strieber
Accounts of encounters with visitors from "elsewhere."
Maps in a Mirror: the Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Professional narrator Scott Brick; author Orson Scott Card; film actors Robert
Forster ("The Black Hole," "Delta Force"); Michael Gross
("Avalanche," "Tremors"), Roddy McDowall, Grammy-Award
winner Stefan Rudnicki ("Best Spoken Album," 1999), horror star William
Windom ("Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering"), and T.V. actor
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ("77 Sunset Strip," "Remington Steele")
present eight short stories by the sci-fi master Orson Scott Card.
Murder on the Aisle edited by Mary Higgins
Clark
T.V. actor David Birney ("St. Elsewhere," "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine,"); former "Laugh-In" regular Arte Johnson; T.V. series
actor Perry King ("Riptide"), the late film actor Roddy McDowall "Planet
of the Apes," "How Green Was My Valley") and comic Joan Rivers
read award winning mysteries from this Mystery Writers Association of America
anthology.
The Stars Shine Down, by Sidney Sheldon
The rags-to-riches tale of Lara Cameron, a self-made tycoon and the men in
her life.
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by
William J. Bennett
Author William Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and film actors Stephen Collins
("7th Heaven," "First Wives Club"); Vondie Curtis-Hall
("Sirens," "Eve’s Bayou"); T.V. actress Megan Gallagher
("Hill St. Blues," "China Beach"), veteran film star Charlton
Heston ('Gideon," "Planet of the Apes"); film veteran Rita Moreno
("West Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime series regular
Tonya Pinkins ("All My Children"); film and T.V. star Richard Thomas
("Swiss Family Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner
Betty White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" )
narrate William Bennett’s companion to his bestseller, The Book of
Virtues. Also read by Simon Jones.
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Film and T.V. actress Kathy Najimy ("Sister Act," "Veronica’s
Closet," "King of the Hill") reads Wally Lamb’s tale of
unconventional heroine Delores Price, who comes of age in a dysfunctional family
in the 1950s and 60s.
How the Camel Got His Hump and How the Rhinoceros
Got His Skin , both by Rudyard Kipling
Film legend Jack Nicholson "As Good As It Gets," "A Few Good Men")
reads two of Kipling’s classic animal tales for kids.
Walking Shadow by Robert B. Parker
Spenser and his cohort, Hawk, investigate the murder
of an actor during a performance of a politically controversial
play.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Volume 1 by
Stephen King
Film actor Tim Curry ("The Rocky Horror Picture
Show," "The Addams Family Reunion");
actress Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple");
sci-fi author Stephen J. Gould; author Stephen King;
his wife, Tabitha; T.V. and film actor Rob Lowe ("West
Wing," "St. Elmo’s Fire"); author
Robert B. Parker; and film and T.V. actress Yeardley
Smith ("As Good As It Gets," "The Simpsons")
narrate a collection of Stephen King’s best tales
of horror. This short story collection features stories
of vampires, lurking spirits and ordinary individuals
driven to unthinkable extremes by the perversities
of fate.
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey by
William J. Bennett
Author William Bennett; his wife, Elayne; T.V. and
film actors Stephen Collins ("7th Heaven," "First
Wives Club"); Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Sirens," "Eve’s
Bayou"); T.V. actress Megan Gallagher ("Hill
St. Blues," "China Beach"), veteran
film star Charlton Heston ('Gideon," "Planet
of the Apes"); film veteran Rita Moreno ("West
Side Story," "Resurrection"), daytime
series regular Tonya Pinkins ("All My Children");
film and T.V. star Richard Thomas ("Swiss Family
Robinson," "The Waltons") and Emmy-Award-winner
Betty White ("Golden Girls," "The Mary
Tyler Moore Show" ) narrate William Bennett’s
companion to his bestseller, The Book of Virtues.
Also read by Simon Jones.
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Film star Brad Pitt ("Seven Years in Tibet," "Meet
Joe Black") presents the first of author Comac
McCarthy’s Border trilogy. Young John Cole's
dream of growing up and living wild and free on his
grandfather's Texas ranch is shattered when his grandfather
dies and John runs to Mexico.
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
The 2nd of the author's Border trilogy, also narrated
by Brad Pitt. In New Mexico near the frontier, Billy
and Boyd Parham are boys in the years before the Second
World War. Dreaming of wolves running free, Billy sets
forth, having trapped a she-wolf he would restore to
the mountains of Mexico.
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
Film actress Kathleen Quinlan ("A Civil Action," "Apollo
13") and T.V. actor Bruce Boxleitner ("Babylon
5") narrate Sparks bestseller. When a love letter
is found inside a bottle on the shores of Cape Cod,
it changes the life of a single mother forever.
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