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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
- Celebrate President's Day with a selection of Presidential biographies.
- Browse through romance titles, just in time for Valentine's day!
- Listen to titles from the newest music supplier, Victory Records.
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In This Edition...
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Special Feature
Featured Audiobooks
Featured eBooks
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Featured Music
Featured Video
In Every Issue...
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Special Feature
Presidential Biographies |
Jack
By Geoffrey Perret
There has been no complete biography like this one. Jack deals with the full scope of Kennedy's life - his family, his friends, his infidelities. There's much to say, much culled from hundreds of hours of tapes from the Oval Office. Through painstaking research, Geoffrey Perret located thousands of revealing documents on national security issues and foreign affairs, subjects to which Kennedy devoted most of his time and energy. All of the documents from the Assassination Records Review Board are now available as well, and Perret has mined the Kennedy Library in a way few others have, finding letters and diaries that have never before seen the light of day.
But perhaps most important here is the narrative ability of Perret. With style and substance, he brings to life again the man who left such an indelible impression on our century.
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Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
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George Washington on Leadership
by Richard Brookhiser
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Truman
by David McCullough
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My Life
by Bill Clinton
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FDR
by Jean Edward Smith
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John Adams
by David McCullough
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James Madison: The Founding Father
by Robert A. Rutland
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Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer
by Fred Kaplan
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
by Jon Meacham
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Valentine's Day for Children |
Silly Tilly's Valentine
Beginning Readers will enjoy discovering what Tilly forgot to rememeber in Lillian Hoban's third charming story about this delightfully silly character.Tilly Mole knows it's a special day, but she just can't remember why.Is it because it's snowing outside? Or does it have something to do with that bright red something in her mailbox? Beginning readers will enjoy discovering what Tilly forgot to remember in this delightful Level 1 I can Read Book.
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One Zillion Valentine's
by Frank Modell
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Valentine's Day
by Natalie M. Rosinsky
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Valentine's Day
by Brenda Haugen
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Valentine's Day
by Shelley Dieterichs
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Valentines: Cards and Crafts from the Heart
by Thiranut Boonyadhistarn
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Happy Valentine's Day, Gus!
by Jacklyn Williams
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Romantic Stories |
What I Did for Love
By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
A sizzling romance set in the glittering world of Hollywood, from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Georgie York has been dumped by her movie star husband, her own film career is tanking, and her public image as a spunky romantic heroine is taking a serious beating. When the down-on-her-luck actress runs into her detestable former co-star-dreamboat-from-hell Bramwell Shepard-in Las Vegas, a ridiculous incident leads to a calamitous elopement. Before she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life. It's a paparazzi free-for-all. Now she and Bram find themselves working without a script in a town where the spotlight shines bright...and where the strongest emotions can wear startling disguises.
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Texas! Lucky
by Sandra Brown
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Wedding Ring
by Emilie Richards
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Capture the Rainbow
by Iris Johansen
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Knit Two: Firday Night Knitting Club Series, Book 2
by Kate Jacobs
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Freedom's Price
by Suzanne Brockmann
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One Day at a Time
by Danielle Steel
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Turbulent Sea: Drake Sisters Series, Book 6
by Christine Feehan
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Fireside: The Lakeshore Chronicles, Book 5
by Susan Wiggs
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Final Justice: Revenge of the Sisterhood Series, Book 12
by Fern Michaels
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Featured Audiobooks
Books on Tape |
Run for Your Life
By James Patterson
A serial killer is stalking New York City's elite in #1 bestselling author James Patterson's electrifying new series featuring Mike Bennett, a senior NYPD homicide detective and father of 10 adopted children.
A calculating killer who calls himself "The Teacher" is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For the city's elite, it is a call to terror. The pressure is on Detective Mike Bennett, who at the same time has to care for his 10 children-all of whom have come down with virulent flu at once! Discovering a secret pattern in The Teacher's lessons, Detective Bennett soon realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in its history.
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Very Valentine
by Adriana Trigiani
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The Associate
by John Grisham
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Shannon: A Novel
by Frank Delaney
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Pictures at an Exhibition
by Sara Houghteling
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Night and Day
by Robert B. Parker
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Fire and Ice
by Julie Garwood
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With Wings Like Eagles
by Michael Korda
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The Bourne Supremacy: Bourne Series, Book 2
by Robert Ludlum
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In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past
by Henry Louis Gates
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Brilliance |
Hurricane Song
By Paul Volponi
Miles has only been living with his musician father in New Orleans for two months when Hurricane Katrina hits? and they haven't really been getting along. His dad lives for jazz, while Miles' first love is football. But father and son must set aside their differences when they seek refuge in the crowded Superdome.
What begins as a safe haven from the storm soon turns into a nightmare as the power fails and gangs of thugs compete for turf. When his father decides to rebel, Miles must make a choice that will alter their relationship ? and both of their lives? Forever.
From award-winning author Paul Volponi comes this tale of how low humanity can sink in desperate times and how loudly hope can sing against the howl of tragedy.
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The Renegades
by T. Jefferson Parker
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Boys Are Dogs
by Leslie Margolis
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A. Lincoln: A Biography
by Ronald C. White, Jr.
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Promises in Death: In Death Series, Book 28
by J.D. Robb
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Long Lost: Myron Bolitar Series, Book 9
by Harlan Coben
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Execution Dock: William Monk Series, Book 16
by Anne Perry
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Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of Mishaps
by Peter J. Bentley, Ph.D
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First Comes Marriage: Huxtable Series, Book 1
by Mary Balogh
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Drink, Play, F@#k: A Jilted Man's Quest for Nirvana in Dublin, Vegas, and Bangkok
by Andrew Gottlieb
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BBC Audiobooks America |
Eclipse
By Richard North Patterson
Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife, and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives an urgent email from Marissa Brand Okari--a woman he loved years ago--and decides to risk everything to respond to her plea for help. Marissa's husband, Bobby Okari, is the leader of a freedom movement in the West African nation of Luandia. Bobby's opposition to the exploitation of his homeland by PetroGlobal--a giant American oil company with close ties to Luandia's brutual government--has enraged the country's autocratic ruler. After Bobby leads a protest rally during a full eclipse of the sun, everyone in his home village is massacred by government troops. And now Bobby has been arrested and charged with the murder of three PetroGlobal workers. Pierce agrees to defend Bobby, hoping to save both Bobby and Marissa from almost certain death. But the lethal politics of Luandia may cost Pierce his life instead.
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
by Abraham Lincoln
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Stones from the River
by Ursula Hegi
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The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
by Colleen McCullough
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Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
by C. J. Box
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Rumor Has It
by Tami Hoag
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Men of the Otherworld
by Kelley Armstrong
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The Shanghai Moon: Bill Smith / Lydia Chin Series, Book 9
by S. J. Rozan
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And the Desert Blooms: White Satin Series, Book 3
by Iris Johansen
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A Face at the Window: Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series, Book 12
by Sarah Graves
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HighBridge Audio |
The Irregulars
By Jennet Conant
Prior to the U.S. entering WWII, a small coterie of British spies in Washington, D.C., was formed. They called themselves the Baker Street Irregulars after the band of street urchins who were the eyes and ears of Sherlock Holmes in some Arthur Conan Doyle stories. This group constituted the very beginning of what would become M16, the British version of the CIA, and they helped support the fledgling American intelligence service, known at the time as the OSS. Among them were writers Raold Dahl, Ian Fleming, and the flamboyant Canadian industrialist turned professional saboteur William Stephenson, known by the code name "Intrepid", upon whom Fleming would later base his fictional M16 agent James Bond.
Richly detailed and carefully researched, Conant's narrative uses never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries and interviews to create a fascinating, lively account of deceit, double dealing and moral ambiguity - all in the name of victory.
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The Dog Says How
by Kevin Kling
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Gerald's Game
by Stephen King
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Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
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The Shawl
by Cynthia Ozick
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The Curse of the Bambino
by Dan Schaughnessy
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Paddy Clarke Ha-Ha-Ha
by Roddy Doyle
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
by Maryanne Wolf
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Diana vs. Charles: Royal Blood Feud
by James Whitaker
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Dates from Hell: True Stories from the Front
by Katherine Ann Samon
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Featured eBooks
Harlequin Romance |
Her One and Only Valentine
By Trish Wylie
He's back--for the valentine he never
should have let go...
When Kane Healey had to fight the hardest battle of his life, he learned the true meaning of "if you love someone, you have to let them go," and decided to face his future alone.
Young and afraid, Rhiannon discovered she was pregnant. But Kane had gone, unaware of the precious miracle he'd left behind....
Now they have one last chance to put past mistakes behind them. As the Valentine's Day ball approaches, will Kane get down on one knee and make his valentine his bride?
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Valentine's Secret Child
by Christine Rimmer
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Tycoon's Valentine Vendetta
by Yvonne Lindsay
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The Prodigal Valentine
by Karen Templeton
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Be My Valentine
by Debbie Macomber
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The Valentine Gift
by Tara Taylor Quinn
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The Valentine Bride
by Liz Fielding
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Forever Mine, Valentine
by Vicki Lewis Thompson
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A Bundle of Valentines!
by Kate Hoffmann
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His Secret Valentine
by Kate Hoffmann
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Random House |
Clothing Optional
By Alan Zweibel
In Clothing Optional, Alan Zweibel offers a collection of laugh-out-loud personal narratives, essays, short fiction, dialogues, and even a few whimsical drawings. Zweibel first made a name for himself as one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live, but his career's humble beginnings included creating one-liners for Catskill comedians at seven dollars a pop. That experience is only one of the hysterically inspired anecdotes in this quirky compilation.
Zweibel confesses his first love, as a young Hebrew school student, for Abraham's wife, Sarah; recounts the time he was sent to a nudist resort to write an article ; offers a touching tribute to Saturday Night Live writer and mentor Herb Sargent; and imagines a scenario in which Sergeant Joe Friday, the stiff, monotoned character from Dragnet, is inexplicably partnered with Snoop Dogg.
Every piece is punctuated with the same wit and insight that have come to define Zweibel's humor.
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Ballistics: Poems
by Billy Collins
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Bliss: A Novel
by Gabrielle Pina
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Man of the House: A Novel
by Ad Hudler
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The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
by David Harris
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Happy Families: Stories
by Carlos Fuentes
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Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
by Jon Katz
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Turkmeniscam: How Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship
by Ken Silverstein
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The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
by Michael Krondl
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The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better
by Sandra Blakeslee
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Compass Point Books |
Ulysses S. Grant
By Brenda Haugen
A biography profiling and examining the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, Ulyses S. Grant, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers. Includes source notes and timeline.
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Theodore Roosevelt
by Robert Green
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Deal President
by Brenda Haugen
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John Quincy Adams
by Michael Burgan
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John F. Kennedy
by Vicky Franchino
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George Washington
by Andrew Santella
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Abraham Lincoln: Great American President
by Brenda Haugen
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Featured Music
Victory Records |
Somewhere in the Between
By Streetlight Manifesto
1. We Will Fall Together
2. Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Café
3. Would You Be Impressed
4. One Foot On the Gas, On Foot In the Grave
5. Watch It Crash
6. Somewhere In the Between
7. Forty Days
8. The Blonde Lead the Blind
9. The Receiving End Of It All
10. What a Wicked Gang Are We Below
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Notes From the Past
by Taking Back Sunday
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The Curse [Censored]
by Atreyu
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The Great Compromise
by The Junior Varsity
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Grey Area
by Grey Area
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Five Stories Falling
by Thursday
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Definitions
by Farewell to Freeway
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Cinematographic
by The Junior Varsity
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Bright Flashes
by Snapcase
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Bayside
by Bayside
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Featured Video
Romantic Comedies |
Conversations With Other Women
At a New York City wedding reception, two guests, seemingly strangers, become entangled in a sexually-charged battle of wits. But as the night carries on in a cigarette smoke haze, the nameless couple's repartee deepens to reveal the passion of their two decades past love affair. Unfolding entirely in split-screen, director Hans Canosa's feature debut is an unconventional and poignant love story.
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The Opera Lover
by Ron Lazzeretti
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You Tell Me
by Mark Bell
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One Last Thing
by Cynthia Nixon
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Alabama Love Story
by Terry Moloney
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Tiger and the Snow
by Roberto Benigni
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The War Bride
by Lyndon Chubbuck
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The Seat Filler
by Kelly Rowland
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Southern Heart
by Peter DeLuise
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Mutual Appreciation
by Andrew Bujalski
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HighBridge Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a leading publisher of spoken word audio cassettes, CDs, and downloadable titles. Founded by Minnesota Public Radio to produce and distribute recordings of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, HighBridge was incorporated in 1989. While they continue to publish a wide selection of Keillor and public radio-related titles, their catalog has expanded over the years to include New York Times best-selling fiction and nonfiction, Oprah's Book Club® titles, and more. They publish approximately 45 titles each year. They produce unabridged and abridged book-based audios, as well as original radio broadcasts and dramas.
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Over the years HighBridge has built a reputation among booksellers and audiophiles as one of the highest quality audio publishers in the industry.
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