AOT #270: Wayne Pacelle Podcasts The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them
June 6, 2011 by Rob
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Wayne Pacelle, the president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, discusses his book The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the shocking reality of Fast Food Nation-filled with history, valuable insights, and fascinating stories of the author’s experience in the field-The Bond is an important investigation into all the ways we can repair our broken bond with the animal kingdom and a thrilling chronicle of one man’s extraordinary contribution to that effort.
($26.99) William Morrow ISBN #978-0-06-196978-2. You can visit Wayne Pacelle’s official web site as well.
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AOT #269: Donna Leon Podcasts Drawing Conclusions
May 31, 2011 by Rob
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The winner of the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, among other awards, Donna Leon is the author of the international best-selling Commissario Guido Brunetti series. Leon discusses her new book Drawing Conclusions, the landmark twentieth novel in the celebrated series. “Leon’s twentieth novel starring Venetian police Commissario Guido Brunetti is one of her best… Leon’s popularity among mystery fans has grown steadily, but over the last several years, she has become a must-read for all those who favor character-driven crime stories.” -Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review)
($24.00) Grove/Atlantic ISBN #978-0-8021-1979-7.
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AOT #268: Paolo Giordano Podcasts The Solitude of Prime Numbers
May 23, 2011 by Rob
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Paolo Giordano, a professional physicist with a Ph.D. in Particle Physics, is the youngest-ever winner of Italy’s prestigious literary award, the Premio Strega, for his debut novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers. Giordano reads from and discusses the new paperback edition of the novel, a stunning meditation on loneliness, love, and what it means to be human. A prime number is a lonely thing. It can only be divided by itself or by one, and it never truly fits with another. Alice and Mattia are both “primes”-misfits haunted by early tragedies. When the two meet as teenagers, they recognize in each other a kindred, damaged spirit. Years later, a chance encounter reunites them and forces a lifetime of concealed emotion to the surface. But can two prime numbers ever find a way to be together?
($15.00) Penguin ISBN #978-0-14-311859-6. You can visit Paolo Giordano’s official web site as well.
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AOT #267: Jean Auel Podcasts The Land of Painted Caves
May 16, 2011 by Rob
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Jean Auel discusses The Land of Painted Caves, the highly anticipated sixth book in her Earth’s Children series. Continuing the story of Ayla and Jondalar, Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life was lived more than 25,000 years ago. The Land of Painted Caves, the culmination of the series, is an exquisite achievement by one of the world’s most beloved authors.
($30.00) Crown ISBN #978-0-517-58051-6. You can visit Jean Auel’s official web site as well.
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AOT #266: Gary Vaynerchuk Podcasts The Thank You Economy
May 9, 2011 by Rob
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Gary Vaynerchuk, the New York Times bestselling author of Crush It! and creator of Wine Library TV, discusses his new book The Thank You Economy. This bold and expansive look at the evolution of today’s marketplace reveals the essential factors defining and driving successful relationships between businesses and consumers. In this groundbreaking book, Vaynerchuk — one of Bloomberg Businessweek‘s “20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow” — looks beyond a numbers — based analysis to explore the value of social interactions in building our economy.
($24.99) HarperCollins ISBN #978-0-06-191418-8. You can visit Gary Vaynerchuk’s official web site as well.
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AOT #265: Mary Roach Podcasts Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
May 2, 2011 by Rob
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Mary Roach, “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post), whose books include Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, discusses the new paperback edition of her latest book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. As Roach has discovered, it’s possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
($15.95) W.W. Norton ISBN #978-0-393-33991-8. You can visit Mary Roach’s official web site as well.
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AOT #264: Frances Mayes Podcasts Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
April 25, 2011 by Rob
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Frances Mayes, author of the New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, discusses the new paperback edition of her book Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life. With more on the pleasures of life at her 13th-century house Bramasole, the delights and challenges of living in Italy day-to-day, and favorite recipes, Every Day in Tuscany lyrically chronicles Mayes’ continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscany’s people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle.
($15.00) Broadway ISBN #978-0-7679-2983-7. You can visit Frances Mayes’s official web site as well.
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AOT #263: Camilla Läckberg Podcasts The Ice Princess
April 18, 2011 by Rob
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International crime writing sensation Camilla Läckberg worked as an economist in Stockholm until a course in creative writing triggered a drastic career change. Her first six novels have all become bestsellers in Sweden and she is the most profitable native author in Swedish history. Läckberg reads from and discusses her new novel The Ice Princess, an electrifying tale of suspense in which a grisly death exposes the dark heart of a Scandinavian seaside village.
($15.00) Simon & Schuster ISBN #978-1-45162-174-7. You can visit Camilla Läckberg’s official web site as well.
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AOT #262: Jasper Fforde Podcasts One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
April 11, 2011 by Rob
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Jasper Fforde, author the bestselling Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crime series, and the novel Shades of Grey, reads from and discusses his eagerly awaited new installment featuring Thursday Next, One of Our Thursdays Is Missing. Fforde’s exuberant return to the fantastical BookWorld opens during a time of great unrest. All-out Genre war is rumbling, and the BookWorld desperately needs a heroine like Thursday Next. But with the real Thursday apparently retired to the Realworld, the Council of Genres turns to the written Thursday. Once again Fforde has a field day gleefully blending satire, romance, and thriller with literary allusions galore in a fantastic adventure through the landscape of a frisky and fertile imagination.
($25.95) Viking ISBN #978-0-670-02252-6. You can visit Jasper Fforde’s official web site as well.
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AOT #261: Lisa Genova Podcasts Left Neglected
April 4, 2011 by Rob
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Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Still Alice, discusses her new novel Left Neglected. “The journey Lisa Genova takes us on in Left Neglected is a personal one, for any woman who’s ever had to make a business call while driving to day care, or who finishes a full day’s work at a high-powered job only to start the second shift as a mom: sometimes, we literally need a shock to the system to remember what matters the most in life. Remember how you couldn’t put down Still Alice? Well, clear your schedule-because you’re going to feel the same way.”–Jodi Picoult
($25.00) Gallery Books ISBN #978-1-43916-463-1. You can visit Lisa Genova’s official web site as well.
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