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New York Times Bestseller
We Are All the Same
The Life and Death of Nkosi Johnson
by James T. Wooten
Library Edition Unabridged
ISBN 1400131448
$59.99 6 CDs
Unabridged
ISBN 1400101441
$29.99 CD
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ABC News senior correspondent Jim Wooten tells the extraordinarily moving account of Nkosi Johnson, the South African boy born with AIDS, whose short life brought great change to his country and made Nkosi, in Nelson Mandelas words, an icon of the struggle for life.
. . . an extraordinarily moving account . . . also a scathing indictment of South African leaders who have failed to confront the AIDS epidemic in their country.Publishers Weekly starred review
. . . [This] story of one valiant little boy and his remarkable foster mother goes right to the heart.Kirkus Reviews starred review
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New York Times Notable Book Award
A Bit on the Side: Stories
by William Trevor
Library Edition Unabridged
ISBN 140013143X
$49.99 5 CDs
Unabridged
ISBN 1400101433
$24.99 CD
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Author of The Story of Lucy Gault, William Trevor presents 12 new stories that capture his characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.
The much loved Trevor explores the many sources and shadings of regret with his usual delicate but brilliant psychological nuance.Publishers Weekly starred review
. . . as always in his fiction, Trevor adds to our understanding of human nature.Booklist starred review
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Animals in Translation
Using the Mysteries of Autism to
Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin & Catherine Johnson
Library Edition Unabridged
ISBN 1400131464
$75.99 11 CDs
Unabridged
ISBN 1400101468
$37.99 CD
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In the bestselling tradition of The Hidden Life of Dogs and When Elephants Weep, one of the worlds most celebrated animal scientists merges a lifetime of study and the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior.
. . . a lively and absorbing look at the world from animals point of view.Publishers Weekly starred review
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Dangerous Women
Original Stories from Today's
Greatest Suspense Writers
Otto Penzler, editor
Library Edition Unabridged
ISBN 1400131456
$69.99 10 CDs
Unabridged
ISBN 140010145X
$34.99 CD
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A bevy of seductive femme fatales casts their criminal spells in original new stories by todays finest mystery and suspense authors, including Ed McBain, Michael Connolley, Nelson DeMille, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Perry, and Ian Rankin.
Its a joy to watch these talented authors . . . embrace the short story form and produce magic.Publishers Weekly starred review
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Prisoner of the Vatican
The Popes' Secret Plot to Capture Rome
from the New Italian State
by David I. Kertzer
Library Edition Unabridged
ISBN 1400131421
$75.99 11 CDs
Unabridged
ISBN 1400101425
$39.99 CD
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This astonishing story, set in the 19th century, tells of a secret papal plot to seize political control, pitting Pius IX against Garibaldi and the king of Italy.
. . . a first-rate tale of the political intrigues and corrupt character of a newly emerging nation.Publishers Weekly starred review
An insightful airing of dirty cassocks within papal politics, from a masterful, controversial scholar.Kirkus Reviews starred review
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