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Bill and Hillary: The Marriage
by Christopher Anderson, Christopher P. Andersen -
[Abridged] Soundelux Audio Publishing (1999)
[The book] covers not so much the marriage, but the
personal and professional biographies of President and Mrs. Clinton.
The material is taken from news reports and other items in the public
record.
Michael McConnohie
provides an uncanny imitation of the
president, both in inflection and tonal quality.
(© 2001 AudioFile, Portland, Maine)
Deus Lo Volt! - A Chronicle of the Crusades
by Evan S. Connell -
[Abridged] Soundelux Audio Publishing (2000)
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson -
[Abridged] Soundelux Audio Publishing (2000)
A book by a scientist about scientists – and the
inside story of one of the key discoveries of the century, the
structure of DNA, the hereditary molecule. Even more
fascinating, perhaps, is the superbly human tale of how a
very unusual 23-year-old American saw his chance for scientific
immortality and promptly set out to seize it.
18mm Blues
by Gerald A. Browne -
[Unabridged - 16 hrs] Audio Renaissance / Books On Tape (1993, 1995)
Off the coast of Burma, two Japanese woman pearl divers come up
with the precious, incredible "blues" and are killed for their
pains. But the spirit of one diver, Setsu, refuses to rest
until revenged.
The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance True Crime
"The Executioner's Song" is one of Norman Mailer's greatest
works – a stor of tremendous rage, pity, humor, and
dreadful sorrow. This powerful and monumental account
of the crime and punishment of Gary Gilmore recreates every
aspect of Gilmore's tormented world.
A Faint Cold Fear
by Robert Daley -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1991)
Ray Douglas, the New York police Department's narcotics division
commander, was good. To some people, too good. They
arranged for him to be unceremiously dispatched to Colombia and
attached to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Friendless,
lost in an alien society, forced to work with uncooperative allies,
Douglas is a fish our of water.
Fatal Cure
by Robin Cook -
[Unabridged - 18 hrs] Audio renaissance / Books on Tape (1994)
Doctors Angela and David Wilson think they've found bliss when
they join the staff of a state-of-the-art medical facility in a
scenic, hospitable Vermont town.
Yet something is very wrong at Bartlet...
Forbes Greatest Technology Stories:
Inspiring Tales of the
Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business
by Jeffrey S. Young -
[Abridged] Soundelux Audio Publishing (2000)
...Recounting the rise of Apple Computer, Microsoft, and the internet,
[Young] brings enough fresh material, tight and entertaining writing, and
new insights to make it worth a listen.
Reader Michael McConnohie's pleasant, crisp, and entertaining delivery
adds substantially to the experience. The CD format creates
pristine audio quality, and McConnohie's precise
but soothing voice is perfect.
(© 2001 AudioFile, Portland, Maine)
High Tech, High Touch: Technology
and Our Search for Meaning
by John Naisbitt, Nana Naisbitt, Douglas Philips -
[Abridged] Soundelux Audio Publishing (1999)
With American culture now being increasingly broadcast through
technology, from TV and movies to music to the Internet and
electronic games, we are living in a confusing
and distracted state where we both fear and worship technology.
High Tech, High Touch is a cautionary tale that shows us how to make
the most of technology's benefits while minimizing its detrimental
effects on our culture.
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
by Sheldon B. Kopp -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1990)
The Informant: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald -
[Abridged, 3 hrs] Soundelux Audio Publishing (2000)
When the U.S. government accused powerful agri-business giant Archer Daniels Midland
of price-fixing, they thought they had the ultimate star witness.
They ended up with a horrible liability instead.
Michael McConnohie dramatizes this true-crime story masterfully.
[His] masterful reading keeps a listener's attention to the end, when
author confronts informant in a dynamic denouement.
(© 2001 AudioFile, Portland, Maine)
A Lifetime of Riches : The Biography of Napoleon Hill
by Michael J. Ritt, Jr. -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1995)
Liz
by C. David Heyman -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1995)
Childhood star in "National Velvet", Oscar-winning actress for
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", seductress and 8-time
wife, Elizabeth Taylor has played most completely her greatest
role of all – that of herself.
Perot: An Unauthorized Biography
by Todd Mason -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1992)
Whether he's trying to whip General Motors into shape or rescue
hostages from the clutches of Iranian revoltionaries, as a
leader of legendary skills and achievements, Henry Ross Perot
has been an inspiration to Americans. But there are puzzling
sides to this paradoxical man who is part populist and union
critic, part altruist and horsetrader, part folk hero and -
some would say - part fanatic.
PEROT is an important, cautionary tale of a remarkable leader...
and the limits of leadership.
Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome
by James A. Michener -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1990)
In 1988 James Michener and Stan Musial took a two week journey
to Poland and Rome. Here is the memoir written by Michener.
The author shares his 14 day pilgrimage to Poland and Rome,
filled with meaning on political, personal and spiritual levels.
Sudden Fury
by Leslie Walker -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance True Crime (1990)
"I think my parents are dead." When the police operator
received this chilling call, she nearly dropped her cup of
coffee. At first, police believed Larry Swartz's story
that an intruder – possibly his older brother – had
horribly killed their father and mother. But soon, the
evidence pointed to Larry himself.
The Tao of Physics
by Fritjof Capra -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance (1990)
Western science and Eastern philosophy merge in a brilliant
vision of the universe. Researcher Capra shows striking
parallels between Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the
latest discoveries of advanced science.
Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers
by Darcy O'Brien -
[Abridged] Audio Renaissance True Crime (1990)
Based on hundreds of hours of recorded testimony from one of the
longest-running criminal trials in U.S. histry, "Two of a Kind"
reveals shocking information never before released to the public
– as in how Kenneth Bianchi almost fooled a host of expert
witnesses with a bizarre multiple-personality scam, and how he
and his superstud cousin Angelo Buono nearly got away with murder.
Zero Coupon
by Paul Erdman -
[Abridged] [Unabridged] Audio Renaissance / Books on Tape (1993)
Ex-junk-bond magnate William F. Saxon hasn't been having a good
time lately, what with the $335 million in fines and lawsuits,
and three years in federal prison...
Willy's broke – except for that $75 million he has stashed
away in Europe.
So he launches a daring hustle of global dimensions:
a tax-free zero-coupon bond scheme that will make him a killing...
if his old enemies don't kill him first.
Michael McConnohie reads expressively with a pleasant voice,
the dozen or so characters differentiated by changes in accent
and pace. Complex financial dealings are easily understood
thanks to McConnohie's deliberate pace.
(© 1994 AudioFile, Portland, Maine)
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