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:
Shrink Rap by Robert B. Parker
Sunny Randall is hired to protect a bestselling novelist
from her ex-husband. He's not only a stalker...he's
a shrink. And when Sunny becomes his patient, she discovers
as much about herself as she does about the criminal
mind...
The Doll People by Ann M. Martin
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same
house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new
family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow
The Doll Code of Honor.
Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
The story of a young woman's coming of age, dealing
with love and sadness prior to and during World War
II.
September by Rosamunde Pilcher
Lynn Redgrave, whose superb dramatic reading of The
Shell Seekers was widely acclaimed, returns in a
breathtaking three-hour abridgement of September-
a sweeping story of the private relationship between
husbands and wives, children and parents, with an
authenticity and understanding that speak directly
to the heart.
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
This adaption from the Boccaccio Decameron of Shakespeare's "dark" comedy
eloquently explores human virtue and gullibility.
Small Vices, Stardust and Chance all by Robert B. Parker
T.V. and film star Burt Reynolds ("Evening Shade," "Smokey
and the Bandit") is the featured reader for each
of these recorded mysteries featuring Spenser, Robert
B. Parker’s thinking person's private eye.
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.
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.
Citizen Washington by William Martin
Citizen Washington reveals "the father of his
country through the eyes of his contemporaries, admirers
like Hamilton and Lafayette, skeptics, like Jefferson
and Adams, and women like Abigail Adams and his own
wife, Martha.
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.
Gardens of Stone by Nicholas Proffitt
Nicholas Proffitt tells the “other side” of
the Vietnam War: the burials.
Thinner by Richard Bachman
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.
The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House by Bob Woodward
Actor Kevin Spacey narrates Watergate reporter Bob
Woodward’s inside look at how things get done
in the Clinton White House.
Exceptional Clearance by William J. Caunitz
Film actor Kevin Spacey ("L.A. Confidential," "The
Usual Suspects") narrates this police procedural
by master of the genre Caunitz as the author pits NYPD
Lt. John Vinta and a crew of maverick detectives against
a serial killer intent on blowing up police headquarters.
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
A horse tells the story of his life with and treatment
by different masters, from a kind country squire, to
all types of drivers when he was let out for hire in
nineteenth-century England.
Space Case by Edward Marshall
When the thing from outer space visits earth, it is
taken first for a trick-or-treater and then for a
robot.
The Mitten by Alvin R. Tresselt
A retelling of the Ukrainian folktale of how a boy's
lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold or an
increasing number of animals.
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Claiborne relates her harrowing confession in the events
surrounding the sudden death of rich Vera Donovan-- "Everything
I did, I did for love."
The Pie And The Patty Pan by Beatrix Potter
A pussycat has a very unusual tea party for a little
dog.
The Tale of Tom Kitten: full-color storybook by Beatrix
Potter
In addition to being naughty and losing their company
clothes, Tom and his two sisters indulge in rowdy behavior
when they are sent upstairs as punishment.
Ginger & Pickles by Beatrix Potter
Ginger, a yellow tom-cat, and Pickles, a terrier, run
a very popular general store but soon run into trouble
because they give everyone unlimited credit.
The Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
Relates how the barnyard collie and pups rescue Jemima
Puddle-Duck from the fox's cooking pot.
Pocahontas by Ingri Mortenson d’Aulaire
The Tale Of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Animal Stories,
Set 2) by Beatrix Potter
Lucie visits the laundry of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog,
and finds her lost handkerchiefs.
The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny (World of Animal Stories,
Set 1) by Beatrix Potter
Peter's mischievous cousin, Benjamin Bunny, persuades
him to go back to Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve
the clothes he lost there.
The Tale Of Jeremy Fisher (World of Animal Stories,
Set 1) by Beatrix Potter
Jeremy tries to catch fish for his dinner, but gets
more than he expected!
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
Academy-Award-winner Streep reads this holiday classic.
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
Stage actress Claire Bloom ("The Belle of Amherst"),
actor John Cunningham and Academy-Award-winner Meryl
Streep ("One True Thing," "Sophie’s
Choice") narrate this classic Potter children’s
tale as Jeremy attempts to catch his dinner, but comes
up with more than he bargained for!
The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
Old and ill, the tailor is in a fix. In retaliation
for releasing a batch of mice, Simpkin the cat has
hidden the tailor's last skein of cherry-colored
thread. Now the tailor will be unable to finish the
new waistcoat promised to the Mayor of Gloucester.
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.
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in
the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what
would have happened to Brian had he been forced to
survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival
pack and hatchet.
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Set in the harsh New England farmlands and told in
flashback by a narrator, here is the story of the
inexorable fall of a decent, rough-hewn man, ironically
drawn by his most pure and beautiful feelings--his
love for his wife's cousin, the gentle and sweet
young Mattie.
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
A timeless, funny, resplendent novel about romance
and adolescence, and how people lived and died in
a small Southern town at the turn of the century.
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Spanning 40 years, this is the story of turbulent Tom
Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah,
and the dark and violent past of the extraordinary
family into which they were born.
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack
Emmy-award winning Tyson ("The Autobiography of
Miss Jane Pittman," "Roots") narrates
this children’s Caldecott honor book. Mirandy
is sure she'll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother
Wind for her partner.
Mother of Pearl: a Novel by Melinda Haynes
T.V. star Nana Visitor ("Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine") narrates this debut novel set in small-town
Mississippi circa 1956. Twenty-eight-year-old Evan
Grade, black and orphaned as a child, befriends a 15-year-old
white girl.
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.
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.
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
T.V. talk host, magazine publisher and actress Oprah
Winfrey ("The Color Purple," "Beloved")
reads the story of survivor Astrid Magnussen, who bounces
from trailer park to tract home after her mother murders
and goes to prison for life.
Mystery by Peter Straub
After a tragic accident which he barely survives, Tom
Pasmore develops an obsession with death--an obsession
which leads him to investigate two murders--one in
the past and one in the present. And during his investigation,
Pasmore learns more than anyone needs--or deserves--to
know!
Two Past Midnight. Secret Window, Secret Garden by
Stephen King
A recently divorced writer is alone at Tashmore Lake--until
a figure arrives, pointing an accusing finger.
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.
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