AOT #74: Deepak Chopra Podcasts Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

Deepak Chopra, the preeminent voice in Eastern philosophy in the West, reads from his new novel Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment. This re-imagining of the Buddha’s life presents a new form of teaching which shows how the iconic journey of the prince who became the Buddha has changed the world forever.

($24.95) HarperSanFrancisco ISBN #978-0-06-087880-1. You can visit Deepak Chopra’s official web site as well.

AOT #73: Diana Gabaldon Podcasts Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels and Lord John and the Private Matter, discusses her new Lord John novel Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade.

($25.00) Delacorte ISBN #978-0-385-33749-6. You can visit Diana Gabaldon’s official web site as well.

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AOT #72: Martin Cruz Smith Podcasts Stalin’s Ghost

Martin Cruz Smith is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers, a recipient of Britain’s Golden Dagger Award, and his acclaimed novels include Gorky Park, Rose, December 6, Polar Star and Stallion Gate. Cruz Smith discusses his new mystery Stalin’s Ghost, which begins with investigator Arkady Renko being assigned the thankless job of investigating a new phenomenon: late-night subway riders report seeing the ghost of Joseph Stalin on the platform of the Chistye Prudy Metro station.

($26.95) Simon and Schuster ISBN #0-7432-7672-8. You can visit Martin Cruz Smith’s official web site as well.

AOT #71: Elizabeth Berg Podcasts Dream When You’re Feeling Blue

Elizabeth Berg is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including We Are All Welcome Here, The Year of Pleasures, Joy School, and Talk Before Sleep. Berg discusses her new novel Dream When You’re Feeling Blue, a wonderful story about three sisters, their lovely Irish family, and the men they love, set in the Chicago of WWII.

($24.95) Random House ISBN #978-1-4000-6510-7. You can visit Elizabeth Berg’s official web site as well.

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AOT #70: Craig Childs Podcasts House of Rain

Craig Childs—naturalist, adventurer, desert ecologist, and frequent contributor to National Public Radio’s Morning Edition—is the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water, Soul of Nowhere, and The Way Out. Childs discusses House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the Southwest, in which he presents a portrait, in words and photos, of the Anasazi people: their rise to power, their diaspora, and, ultimately, the long road of their civilization’s demise.

($24.99) Little, Brown ISBN #978-0-316-60817-6.

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