Audio Books by Nobel Prize Winners

Gimpel the Fool
50th Anniversary Edition
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer, Reader: Theodore Bikel

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of these wonderful tales, told in the classic Yiddish storytelling style by Theodore Bikel. A marvelous reading. Four complete stories: Gimpel the Fool, Esther Kreindel the Second, The Spinoza of Market Street, and The Black Wedding.
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Unabridged, 2 CDs, Fiction-Modern, M25729, 9781572707290, $19.95
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Krapp's Last Tape and Not I
Author: Samuel Beckett, Performers: Jim Norton, Juliet Stevenson plus John Moffatt & Peter Marinker

In Krapp's Last Tape, an old man muses into his tape recorder about the past and future, ridiculing the passions he once felt. And Not I is a remarkable tour de force for a single actress, as a woman expresses her memories and fears. By the Nobel Prize laureate.

Unabridged, 2 CDs, Drama, Audio Theater, D2E332, 9789626343326, $17.98
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The Long Walk to Freedom
Author: Nelson Mandela; featuring a new introduction written and read by Kofi Annan, Reader: Danny Glover

Hear the stirring autobiography of one of the most important political figures of our time. Once imprisoned for life for his political stance, he persevered – to become the first democratically elected State President of South Africa, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The movie Invictus focuses on his aim to unite his nation. "The mellifluous gentleness and earnestness of Glover's narration brings to life the eloquence of Mandela's words."—AudioFile

Abridged, 5 CDs, Biography, Historical Figures, E5W688, 9781586216887, $31.98
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A Mad Desire to Dance
Author: Elie Wiesel, translated by Catherine Temerson, Readers: Mark Bramhall and Kirsten Potter

A searing exploration of a man haunted by the horrors of the 20th century. Although Doriel only knows about the Holocaust from the media, he carries a profound sense of desperation. Feeling he is going mad, he finally realizes after years of analysis that only love can heal the most intimate of wounds. By the Nobel laureate. "The artistic skills of the talented readers brilliantly support Wiesel's novel."—Booklist

Unabridged, 8 CDs, Fiction-Modern, M8R206, 9780739382066, Now $34.95 $27.95
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The Meaning of It All
Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
Author: Richard P. Feynman, Ph.D., Reader: Raymond Todd

A collection of lectures that the physicist originally gave in 1963, unpublished during his lifetime. He discusses a variety of scientific subjects, including the inherent conflict between science and religion, our distrust of politicians,and our fascination with flying saucers and ESP. His trademark humor and intelligence shine through in this intimate glimpse at the man behind the legend.

Unabridged, 3 CDs, Science, Physics, E4B172, 9781433201721, $19.95
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