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HighBridge� Red Moon Rising � Audio Book Excerpt for 09-14-07

On October 4, 1957, Sputnik was launched--and stunned the world. Character driven, suspenseful, and dramatic,Red Moon Risingunveils the politics, people, science, and mindset behind this critical and transformative world event.Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, says�The writing is fast-paced and crisp, the stakes high and the tension palpable from the first pages of this high-flying account of the early days of the space race.�HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsRED MOON RISING,(www.high...

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[ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:25:23 -0600 ]

HighBridge� Pontoon � Audio Book Excerpt for 09-07-07

The fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon is real to millions of A Prairie Home Companion fans, who tune in each week for the latest news about its strong women and good-looking men. Like Sinclair Lewis�s Gopher Prairie, it is part of literary legend. Four novels have been set among its quiet streets:Lake Wobegon Days, Wobegon Boy, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, and nowPONTOON.Angels and Elvises, lovers and Lutherans come together in this gently humorous and deeply thoughtful story about rising ab...

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[ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:06:13 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Summerland � Audio Book Excerpt for 08-31-07

Unless you're a parent looking for a little relief, you're probably less than happy to see Labor Day and the end of summer bearing down upon you. In a small effort to prolong the season, HighBridge offers this excerpt from Michael Chabon's ode to this time of baseball, magic, and the joys of youth.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents SUMMERLAND, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/summerlandbr.html) by Michael Chabon; read by the author. ...

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[ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:01:40 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Away � Audio Book Excerpt for 08-24-07

A masterful story requires a masterful narrator, and Barbara Rosenblat deliver on the audio edition of Amy Bloom's Away. Rosenblat skillfully handles a multitude of characters and accents in this transatlantic quest, which begins in Russia, and makes its way across the territory of the United States. This epic, intimate novel follows a young immigrant, Lillian Leyb, who is determined to make her way�and find her daughter�regardless of the cost. Praise for Bloom's writing is pouring in: The New ...

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[ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:13:53 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Heaven�s Net Is Wide � Audio Book Excerpt for 08-17-07

As Tolkien�s The Silmarillion is to The Lord of the Rings, Liam Hearn�s Heaven�s Net Is Wide is the backstory fans of the Tales of the Otori series have been yearning for. And for those as of yet unfamiliar with the four-part series, Heaven�s Net is your entry into a fantastic new world of ninjas, samurais, and mysticism. Set before the Tales of the Otori begins, Heaven�s Net recounts the life of Lord Otori Shigeru, the series� spiritual warrior-godfather and adoptive father of the Tales� Tak...

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[ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:34:07 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The Scandal of the Season � Audio Book Excerpt for 08-10-07

For those who love a novel of manners--particularly when some of those manners are bad--debut novelist and Princeton professor Sophie Gee has a treat in store for you. THE SCANDAL OF THE SEASON is a sexy, sparkling debut about the real-life scandal that inspired the 18th century poem that made Alexander Pope's career: "The Rape of the Lock." The Washington Post calls SCANDAL "charming and witty . . . a thoroughly enjoyable submersion in early 18th-century London, when the wittiest writers feas...

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[ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:36:47 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Psychic Children � Audio Book Excerpt for 08-03-07

Psychic Sylvia Browne believes all children are gifted; these gifts have merely been either stifled or exploited by society over the centuries. The gifts usually appear at very tender ages; they are, in Browne's view, special blessings from God. In PSYCHIC CHILDREN Browne illuminates this phenomenon and issues a call to society for more understanding and acceptance of these remarkable children. She talks about her own experiences as a child and shares stories of how children can be channels to...

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[ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:45:21 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Mary Modern � Audio Book Excerpt for 07-27-07

Lucy Morrigan finds herself in a situation all too familiar to many women: her professional career seems stalled and so even is her family life, as she tries unsuccessfully to conceive. But Lucy has one thing going for her: her field is genetic research--and she has an idea how she might be able to solve both her problems with the use of some of her grandmother's DNA. Thus begins this imaginative debut novel, whose parallels to Mary Shelley's classic are as intriguing as are its divergences. It'...

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[ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:28:50 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Last Link � Audio Book Excerpt for 07-20-07

Your business has followed all the best advice and developed a great strategic vision. Yet, when it comes to execution, something always falls short. But what? Gregg Crawford knows. He'll help you close the gap between strategy and execution that is sabotaging your business. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents THE LAST LINK, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/lastlink.html) by Gregg Crawford, read by Adam Grupper. ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:28:50 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Bagombo Snuffbox � Audio Book Excerpt for 07-13-07

HighBridge Company was honored to re-release this collection of Kurt Vonnegut short stories entitled BAGOMBO SNUFFBOX this June, and only saddened that the occasion was the death of the author. There isn't a critic, a student, or an aspiring writer who hasn't praised or cursed--or alternately praised and cursed--Vonnegut for his contribution to American writing. He forced us to think right when we thought we were just being entertained--and that made the review, or the book report, or our own wo...

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[ Fri, 12 Jul 2007 14:24:37 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Never Better: Flying Elvises on the Fourth of July � Audio Book Excerpt for 07-06-07

For those of you celebrating, we hope you had a pleasant Independence Day. We doubt, though, that it was as exciting as one that occurred in Lake Wobegon last year, as related by Garrison Keillor on his latest collection of Lake Wobegon monologues. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents FLYING ELVISES ON THE 4TH OF JULY from NEVER BETTER, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/neverbetter.html) by Garrison Keillor. ...

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[ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:54:17 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness � Audio Book Excerpt for 06-29-07

When professional storyteller Joel ben Izzy discovered after waking up from thyroid cancer surgery that he had lost his voice, he felt himself falling head long into a story as odd as any he had ever told. His life, his livelihood, his personal identity all seemed open to interpretation and threatened by a meaningless, incomprehensible twist of fate. Weaving together stories and fables with the events of his own life, ben Izzy takes listeners on a surprisingly humorous and deeply moving journey ...

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[ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:42:01 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Soon I Will Be Invincible � Audio Book Excerpt for 06-22-07

If you're going into withdrawal now that Heroes is in reruns, we've got a witty remedy that will tide you over at least a couple days. Doctor Impossible�evil genius, mad scientist, and wannabe world dominator�is tired of ALMOST taking over the world. This time he means business. Enter the beautiful Fatale, a gleaming technological marvel designed by the NSA. She's just received her dream mission: to join up with a group of formerly famous but still fabulous young heroes�Damsel, Blackwolf, Feral...

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[ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:44:06 -0600 ]

HighBridge � NPR Driveway Moments for Dads � Audio Book Excerpt for 06-15-07

It's the man of the hour: dear old dad. And to honor (or embarrass or harrass--you know, like usual) Dad this Father's Day weekend, we offer up this podcast. Actually, it's a touching story of a Vietnam airman and his family exchanging audio letters. It just might even make Dad cry. . . not that he'd admit it. . . . HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents NPR DRIVEWAY MOMENTS FOR DADS (www.highbridgeaudio.com/drivewaymomentsfordads.html)....

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[ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:01:20 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Stephanie Pearl McPhee, The Yarn Harlot � Audio Book Excerpt for 06-08-07

Knit one and listen too, as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, aka the Yarn Harlot, shares her humorous insights into the so-called relaxing hobby of knitting. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents AT KNIT'S END: Meditiations for Women Who Knit Too Much (www.highbridgeaudio.com/atknitsend.html) and STEPHANIE PEARL-MCPHEE CASTS OFF: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting (www.highbridgeaudio.com/spmcastsoff.html), both read by the author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee...

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[ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:12:45 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Memorial Day Special � Audio Book Excerpt for 06-01-07

In memory of those who have served, excerpts of two recent releases from HighBridge: HALSEY'S TYPHOON: A Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, an Untold Rescue, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/halseystyphoon.html), by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Read by Eric Conger and SCORPION DOWN, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/scorpiondown1.html) by Ed Offley. Read by Richard Ferrone. ...

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[ Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:23:28 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Long Time Leaving � Audio Book Excerpt for 05-25-07

The first collection from beloved humorist Roy Blount JR in more than a decade focuses on a perennially popular topic: the South vs. theNorth. Roy's sly, dry, hilarious essays prove the truth of his own observation "The South has more of a way with words."Roy will be at the Book Expo America conference in New York June 1-3, appearing with the band The Rock Bottom Remainders on Friday and speaking at the Audio Publisher Association's Tea on Saturday. If you'll be there, you won't want to miss eit...

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[ Fri, 25 May 2007 11:59:51 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Voices of Our Time � Audio Book Excerpt for 05-18-07

In honor of Stud Terkel's 95th birthday yesterday, HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsVOICES OF OUR TIME: FIVE DECADES OF STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEWS(www.highbridgeaudio.com/voicofourtim.html), featuring folk legend Pete Seeger....

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[ Fri, 18 May 2007 15:14:36 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Car Talk Classics � Audio Book Excerpt for 05-11-07

Now you can waste not one, not two, but four perfectly good hours listening to these classic, completeCar Talkepisodes. Every call, every joke, every "don't drive like my brother" admonition, the puzzler, even those bogus closing credits--it's all there. Waste a few perfectly good moments--I believe the number is two--right now asHighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsCAR TALK CLASSICS(www.highbridgeaudio.com/cartalkclassics1.html), with Tom and Ray Magliozzi....

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[ Fri, 11 May 2007 14:38:47 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The New Yorkers � Audio Book Excerpt for 05-04-07

New York is going to the dogs in this light-hearted romance by Cathleen Schine, author of the The Love Letter. And it's a good thing, too, as animals are what bring together and keep together the motley collection of humans that share this story. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents THE NEW YORKERS, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/newyorkers.html) by Cathleen Schine; read by Nicole Roberts. ...

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[ Fri, 04 May 2007 14:18:09 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The 33 Strategies of War | The Prince � Audio Book Excerpt for 04-27-07

We continue our two-part podcast of Robert Greene titles with an excerpt from Greene's The 33 Strategies of War, plus a special "guest appearance" by the godfather of political manuevering, Machiavelli. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents THE 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/33strategiesofwar.html) by Robert Greene; read by Don Leslie. And also an excerpt from THE PRINCE, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/prince.html)...

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[ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:06:59 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The 48 Laws of Power � Audio Book Excerpt for 04-20-07

His books are controversial and so are some of his fans in the hip hop community. So how did Robert Greene, author of The 33 Strategies of War, The 48 Laws of Power, and The Art of Seduction and self-proclaimed "geeky white guy" get to be such a source for the knowledge to master one's universe (whether one's universe likes it or not)? From his r�sum�, one would have to say: By reading the classics and working in Hollywood. Greene has a degree in classical studies. He has worked in New York as a...

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[ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:52:23 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The Canon � Audio Book Excerpt for 04-13-07

Most of the profound questions we will explore in our lives--evolution, global warming, stem cells--have to do with science. So do a lot of everyday things, like our ice cream melting and our coffee getting cold and our vacuum cleaner running (or not). What does our liver do when we eat a caramel? How does the horse demonstrate evolution at work? Are we really made of stardust? (Yes, we are.) Natalie Angiers (bestselling author of Woman: An Intimate Geography) sets out to remind us why science s...

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[ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:40:45 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Scorpion Down � Audio Book Excerpt for 04-06-07

It wasn't just the Bay of Pigs that could have turned the Cold War into a very hot war indeed. We're only just learning now the details surrounding the sinking of the USS Scorpion by the Soviets. HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents SCORPION DOWN, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/scorpiondown1.html) by Ed Offley. Read by Richard Ferrone. ...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:23:54 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Never Better � Audio Book Excerpt for 03-30-07

Garrison Keillor has never been better, as attested to by his latest collection of Lake Wobegon monologues--the first such collection in over four years.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presents NEVER BETTER, (www.highbridgeaudio.com/neverbetter.html) by Garrison Keillor. ...

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[ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:52:29 -0600 ]

HighBridge� More Than a Game � Audio Book Excerpt for 03-23-07

As the NCAA counts down to the final four, listen to a coaching legend of the professional league, Phil Jackson, along with colleague and co-author Charley Rosen.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsMORE THAN A GAME,(www.highbridgeaudio.com/morethangame.html) by Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen. Read by the authors....

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[ Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:47:09 -0600 ]

HighBridge � A Sand County Almanac. � Audio Book Excerpt for 03-16-07

With World Earth Day approaching and former Vice President (and Oscar winner) Al Gore set to tell Congress a few "inconvenient truths," hear from one of Gore's inspirations: a work referenced in his film.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsA SAND COUNTY ALMANAC,(www.highbridgeaudio.com/sancounbral.html) by Aldo Leopold. Read by Stewart L. Udall....

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[ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:23:22 -0600 ]

HighBridge � The Glory of Their Times � Audio Book Excerpt for 03-09-07

It's America's game, baseball, and Lawrence S. Ritter has helped keep alive its history through these audio interviews with legends of its past. On this excerpt, introduced by Ritter, hear Fred Snodgrass as he starts to relate the story of Charles Victory Faust.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsTHE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES.,(www.highbridgeaudio.com/gloroftheirt.html) by Lawrence S. Ritter, with original audio interviews with old-time players....

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[ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:45:14 -0600 ]

HighBridge � Buried in the Bitter Waters � Audio Book Excerpt for 03-02-07

Racial cleansing here in the US? That's the painful history � with present day ramifications � that a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist reveals in his new work.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsBURIED IN THE BITTER WATERS,(www.highbridgeaudio.com/buriedinbitterwaters.html) by Elliot Jaspin. Read by Don Leslie....

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[ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:15:46 -0600 ]

HighBridge � You, Inc. � Audio Book Excerpt for 02-23-07

Life, according to authors Harry and Christine Beckwith, is one big sales call, with you being not just the seller but what is being sold. So it's imperative you don't sell yourself short. The Beckwiths have the advice you need, whether you're starting out in life or re-assessing your direction. And it's not just about securing yourself a better job or a bigger raise, it's about building a better life.HighBridge Audio Book Excerpts presentsYOU, INC.,(www.highbridgeaudio.com/youinc.html) by Harry...

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[ Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:32:16 -0600 ]

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