Library Journal's Reader's Shelf

The Reader's Shelf From Library Journal Story Hour: Authors read their own works

1776 By McCullough, David Read by McCullough, David 2005-05 - Simon & Schuster Audio 9780743544238 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Truman" and "John Adams"--and one of America's most beloved historians--relates the intricate story of the Revolutionary War with this powerful testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave founding era. Unabridged. 10 CDs. …More

Lord of the Flies By Golding, William Read by Golding, William 2005-10 - Listening Library 9780307281708 Check Our Catalog William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twelve on an isolated tropical island. Their struggle to survive and impose order quickly evolves from a battle against nature into a battle against their own primitive instincts. Golding's portrayal of the collapse of social order into chaos draws the fine line between innocence and savagery. …More

Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon CD Collection: Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon CD Collection By Thomas, Dylan Read by Thomas, Dylan 2004-11 - Caedmon 9780060790837 Check Our Catalog In February 1952, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas made a series of memorable and historic recordings on a new record label called Caedmon. Now, gathered together for the first time in a stunning boxed set, "Dylan Thomas: A Caedmon Collection" contains those original Caedmon recording sessions, as well as recordings from the BBC, CBC, and other archival material Caedmon originally published in the 1950s and 1960s. Abridged. 10 CDs. …More

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Angelou, Maya Read by Angelou, Maya 1996-09 - Random House Audio 9780679451730 Check Our Catalog She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ('mine'). As children, Maya and Bailey were sent to live with their grandmother is Stamps, Arkansas. Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman and the store she ran for the black community. Amidst the joys of Maya's childhood, the awful, unfathomable mystery of prejudice intruded. Then violence too, intruded upon Maya's world, when a visit to her mother ended in tragedy-rape. Thereafter, Maya refused to speak, except to the person closest to her, Bailey. …More

Bossypants By Fey, Tina Read by Fey, Tina 2011-04 - Hachette Audio 9781609419691 Check Our Catalog Tina Fey, one of the most influential and beloved women in entertainment, brings sharp wit and uncanny observational skill to everything she does, from television to major motion pictures. She's managed to be known as both the thinking man's sex symbol, and every woman's alter-ego/imaginary best friend. Now, for the first time, Fey takes her writing talent off-screen and into the pages of a book. From her lifetime pursuit of the perfect Beauty Routine to the oversold joys of breastfeeding, from her whirlwind tour of duty as the Other Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" to her early days in the comedy trenches - Tina Fey puts her unique and endlessly funny mark on modern life, work, marriage, and motherhood. …More

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim By Sedaris, David Read by Sedaris, David Read by Author 2004-06 - Hachette Audio 9781586215026 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title David Sedaris returns to his deliriously twisted domain: hilarious childhood dramas infused with melancholy; the gulf of misunderstanding that exists between people of different nations or members of the same family; and the poignant divide between one's best hopes and most common deeds. The family characters his readers love are all here, as well as the unique terrain they inhabit, strewn with comic landmines. …More