2008 Audiobooks

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80. A Bear Called Paddington
by Michael Bond
read by Stephen Fry
juvenile fiction, 1958
finished, 12/27/08

79. The City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt
read by Holter Graham
nonfiction, 2005
finished, 12/22/08

78. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
by Bill Bryson
read by the author
nonfiction, 2006
finished, 12/10/08

77. Ten Little Indians
by Agatha Christie
read by Norman Barrs
mystery, 1939
finished, 12/7/08

76. The Partly Cloudy Patriot
by Sarah Vowell
read by the author and various others
nonfiction, 2002
finished, 12/4/08

75. Dead Man's Mirror
by Agatha Christie
read by Hugh Fraser
mystery, 1937
finished, 12/3/08

74. 4:50 from Paddington
by Agatha Christie
read by Joan Hickson
mystery, 1957
finished, 12/1/08

73. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
read by Ruth Ann Phimister
nonfiction, 2007
finished, 11/20/08

72. In the Shadow of the Glacier
by Vicki Delany
read by Carrington MacDuffie
mystery, 2007
finished, 11/15/08

71. Sunday The Rabbi Stayed Home
by Harry Kemelman
read by George Guidall
mystery, 1969
re-read
finished, 11/13/08

70. They Came to Baghdad
by Agatha Christie
read by Emilia Fox
mystery, 1951
finished, 11/9/08

69. Evil Under the Sun
by Agatha Christie
read by David Suchet
mystery, 1941
finished, 11/3/08

68. Ex Libris - Confessions of a Common Reader
by Anne Fadiman
read by Suzanne Toren
nonfiction, 1998
re-read
finished, 10/31/08

67. An International Christmas: Seasonal Stories and Poems
a collection written and read by various artists
fiction, 2004
finished, 10/29/08

66. The Hollow
by Agatha Christie
read by Hugh Fraser
mystery, 1946
finished, 10/28/08

65. Lyddie
by Katherine Paterson
read by Alyssa Bresnahan
young adult fiction, 1991
finished, 10/25/08

64. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
by Harry Kemelman
read by George Guidall
mystery, 1966
re-read
finished, 10/18/08

63. Dear Mr. Jefferson: Letters from a Nantucket Gardener
by Laura Simon
read by Suzanne Toren
nonfiction, 1998
re-read
finished, 10/14/08

62. Quentins
by Maeve Binchy
read by Terry Donnelly
fiction, 2002
finished, 10/13/08

61. A Nun in the Closet
by Dorothy Gilman
read by Roslyn Alexander
fiction, 1975
re-read
finished, 10/10//08

60. A Redbird Christmas
by Fannie Flagg
read by the author
re-read
fiction, 2004
finished, 10/7/08

59. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
read by C.J. Critt
juvenile fiction, 1972
finished, 10/4/08

58. Consider This, Señora
by Harriet Doerr
read by Barbara Rosenblat
fiction, 1993
finished, 10/2/08

57. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
by Harry Kemelman
read by George Guidall
mystery, 1964
re-read
finished, 9/30/08

56. Before Midnight
by Rex Stout
read by Michael Prichard
mystery, 1955
re-read
finished, 9/28/08

55. I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts On Being A Woman
by Nora Ephron
read by the author
nonfiction, 2006
finished, 9/24/08

54. Bread and Roses, Too
by Katherine Paterson
read by Lorna Raver
juvenile fiction, 2006
finished, 9/22/08

53. Counting on Grace
by Elizabeth Winthrop
read by Lili Gamache
juvenile fiction, 2006
finished, 9/17/08

52. Thank You Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
read by Alexander Spencer
fiction, 1934
re-read
finished, 9/16/08

51. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet
read by Simon Vance
memoir, 2006
finished, 9/11/08

50. Strider
by Beverly Cleary
read by George Guidall
juvenile fiction, 1991
re-read
finished, 9/3/08

49. The Country of the Pointed Firs
by Sarah Orne Jewett
read by Tracy Lord
fiction, 1896
re-read
finished, 9/2/08

48. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
by Dorothy Gilman
read by Barbara Rosenblat
fiction, 1990
re-read
finished, 9/1/08

47. Uncommon Carriers
by John McPhee
read by the author
nonfiction, 2006
finished, 8/29/08

46. Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie
read by David Suchet
mystery, 1937
finished, 8/23/08

45. The Time It Never Rained
by Elmer Kelton
read by George Guidall
fiction, 1973, 1984
finished, 8/19/08

44. Irons In The Fire
by John McPhee
read by Nelson Runger
nonfiction, 1997
finished, 8/14/08

43. The Second Mouse
by Archer Mayor
read by Christopher Graybill
mystery, 2006
finished, 8/11/08

42. The John Cheever Audio Collection
by John Cheever
read by various readers
twelve short stories, 2003
finished, 8/8/08

41. The Ponder Heart
by Eudora Welty
read by Sally Darling
fiction, 1953, 1954
finished, 8/4/08

40. Hickory Dickory Dock
by Agatha Christie
read by Hugh Fraser
mystery, 1955
finished, 7/30/08

39. Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
read by Kate Forbes
juvenile fiction, 1936
finished, 7/26/08

38. The Miracle At Speedy Motors
by Alexander McCall Smith
read by Lisette Lecat
fiction, 2008
finished, 7/24/08

37. The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
by Alexander McCall Smith
read by Charlotte Parry
juvenile fiction, 1990
finished, 7/12/08

36. Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
read by the author
juvenile fiction, 1952
re-read
finished, 7/11/08

35. Ramona the Brave
by Beverly Cleary
read by Stockard Channing
juvenile fiction, 1975
re-read
finished, 7/8/08

34. Ramona the Pest
by Beverly Cleary
read by Stockard Channing
juvenile fiction, 1968
re-read
finished, 7/6/08

33. The Amateur Marriage
by Anne Tyler
read by Blair Brown
fiction, 2004
finished, 7/5/08

32. A String in the Harp
by Nancy Bond
read by Barbara Caruso
juvenile fiction, 1976
re-read
finished, 7/2/08

31. Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
read by George Guidall
juvenile fiction, 1983
re-read
finished, 6/26/08

30. The Prince of Frogtown
by Rick Bragg
read by the author
biography, 2008
finished, 6/24/08

29. Sandhills Boy
The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer
by Elmer Kelton
read by George Guidall
autobiography, 2007
finished, 6/20/08

28. Back When We Were Grownups
by Anne Tyler
read by Blair Brown
fiction, 2001
re-read
finished, 6/16/08

27. A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
read by Rosalind Ayres
mystery, 1953
finished, 6/10/08

26. Henry Huggins
by Beverly Cleary
read by Barbara Caruso
juvenile fiction, 1950
re-read
finished, 6/7/08

25. A Caribbean Mystery
by Agatha Christie
read by Rosalind Ayres
mystery, 1964
finished, 6/4/08

24. The Code of the Woosters
by P.G. Wodehouse
read by Alexander Spencer
fiction, 1938
re-read
finished, 6/2/08

23. At Bertram's Hotel
by Agatha Christie
read by Rosemary Leach
mystery, 1965
finished, 5/16/08

22. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist
by Dorothy Gilman
read by Barbara Rosenblat
fiction, 1997
re-read
finished, 5/10/08

21. Farewell, My Subaru
An Epic Adventure In Local Living
by Doug Fine
read by the author
nonfiction, 2008
finished, 4/30/08

20. Truman
by David McCullough
read by Nelson Runger
biography, 1992
finished, 4/29/08

19. The Abracadabra Kid
A Writer's Life
by Sid Fleischman
read by Nelson Runger
autobiography, 1996
finished, 4/17/08

18. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
by Nancy Springer
read by Katherine Kellgren
young adult mystery, 2007
finished, 3/26/08

17. Babe and Me
by Dan Gutman
read by Johnny Heller
juvenile fiction, 2000
finished, 3/19/08

16. Pilgrim At Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard
read by Grace Conlin
nonfiction, 1974
finished, 3/18/08

15. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
by Nancy Springer
read by Katherine Kellgren
young adult mystery, 2007
3/13/08

14. Alice's Adventures in Wonder Land
by Lewis Carroll
read by Davina Porter
juvenile fiction, 1865
finished, 3/11/08

13. An Ocean Apart
by Robin Pilcher
read by Samantha Eggar
fiction, 1999
re-read
finished, 3/9/08

12. Love Among The Chickens
by P.G. Wodehouse
read by Jonathan Cecil
fiction, 1906; somewhat re-written 1921
finished, 3/2/08

11. The Case of The Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer
read by Katherine Kellgren
young adult mystery, 2006
2/24/08

10. Love Over Scotland
by Alexander McCall Smith
read by Robert Ian Mackenzie
fiction, 2007
finished, 2/22/08

9. Mr. Popper's Penguins
by Richard and Florence Atwater
read by Paul Hecht
juvenile fiction, 1938
finished, 2/11/08

8. Bedtime For Frances, 1960
A Baby Sister For Frances, 1964
Bread And Jam For Frances, 1964
A Birthday For Frances, 1977
by Russell Hoban
read by Glynis Johns
children's picture books
re-reads
finished, 2/6/08

7. Gift From the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
read by Claudette Colbert
nonfiction, 1955
re-read
finished, 2/6/08

6. Ava's Man
by Rick Bragg
read by Tom Stechschulte
biography, 2001
re-read
finished, 2/1/08

5. 1776
by David McCullough
read by the author
nonfiction, 2005
finished, 1/29/08

4. Raw Spirit
In Search of the Perfect Dram
by Iain Banks
read by Tom Cotcher
nonfiction, 2003
re-read
finished, 1/23/08

3. All Over but the Shoutin'
by Rick Bragg
read by Frank Muller
memoir, 1997
re-read
finished, 1/16/08

2. Greece On My Wheels
by Edward Enfield
read by the author
travel essays, 2003
finished, 1/12/08

1. The Year of Pleasures
by Elizabeth Berg
read by Sandra Burr
fiction, 2005
finished, 1/2/08