Audio Books by Nobel Prize Winners

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
Authors: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D., Reader: Marc Cashman

We can find happiness and meaning in our lives, even in the face of large-scale suffering from the outside, from events outside our control. With warmth and humor, this Nobel laureate shows us how we can approach daunting problems in a waythat alleviates suffering and helps us in our own personal quests to be happy.

Unabridged, 11 CDs, Personal Growth, Wholeness, L5R441, 9780739334416, $40.00
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Beowulf
Translated and read by: Seamus Heaney
The epic saga of the hero who saved the Danes from the monster Grendel was created to be heard, not read. Now it comes alive in this Whitbred Prize-winning translation from the Nobel laureate poet. The movie stars Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, and Anthony Hopkins. "Brilliant... recover[s] the blood, guts and glory... in an accessible, exciting form."—Book Magazine

Abridged, 2 CDs, Fiction-Classic, Mythology, F2Z427, 9781565114272, $24.95
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Blindness
Author: José Saramago, Reader: Jonathan Davis

When an epidemic of blindness ravages a city, authorities confine the afflicted to an empty hospital – where criminals soon take over. An eyewitness to this nightmare guides seven strangers out into the barren, looted streets. A magnificent parable of loss and disorientation. By the Nobel laureate. The movie stars Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. "Chilling... Davis's reading puts his audience in a bright white place, where little is visual save for the listeners' imaginations running wild."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 11 CDs, Fiction-Modern, Literary, M9K444, 9781602834446, $29.95
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Captains Courageous
Author: Rudyard Kipling, Reader: David Stuart

He once had soft hands. Once he knew nothing about pride in his accomplishments, or teamwork, or adventure. But when a rich, spoiled boy falls overboard from an ocean liner, a New England fishing trawler picks him up – and he suddenly has a job. And he changes, in spite of himself. By the Nobel laureate.

Unabridged, 5 CDs, Fiction-Classic, F5N064, 9781423310648, $26.95
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Creating a World Without Poverty
How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives
Author: Muhammad Yunus, Reader: Patrick G. Lawlor

The Nobel Peace prize laureate (Banker to the Poor) outlines his vision for a new business model, one that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world. He tells inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today, revealing the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already under way. "Infused with entrepreneurial spirit and the excitement of a worthy challenge."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 8 CDs, Business, Economics, K7B835, 9781433208355, $29.95
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Desire Under the Elms
Author: Eugene O'Neill, Performers: Amy Brenneman, Orson Bean, and Paul Adelstein

A disturbing drama of lust, jealousy, and family. Ephraim Cabot surprises his resentful sons by marrying the sensual young Abbie Putnam. Primal urges and the ghosts of the past make Ephraim's family rebel, leading to the ultimate betrayal – and the devastated group is permanently transformed. This playwright won both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize. "This solid version allows the power of this American classic to come through."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 2 CDs, Drama, D2X281, 9781580812818, $25.95
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Disgrace
Author: J.M. Coetzee, Reader: Michael Cumpsty

In post-apartheid Cape Town, a disgraced college professor attempts to relate to his adult daughter and to a society with new racial complexities. A harrowing afternoon of violence badly shakes them, transforming both them and their lives in ways neither could have foreseen. Winner of the Nobel Prize. The film stars John Malkovich. "Somber and crystalline... beautifully spare, necessary novel."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 6 CDs, Fiction-Modern, Literary, M6F345, 9780143143451, $34.95
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