1996 Audie Awards®
Categories
Children’s Title|Educational/How-To/Instructional|Fiction, Abridged|Fiction, Unabridged|Inspirational/Motivational|Multi-Voiced Performance|New Voice|Mystery|Non-Fiction, Abridged|Non-Fiction, Unabridged|Original Work|Package Design|Personal Development (Self Help)|Production|Solo Performance|Internet Listener’s Choice - Fiction, Abridged|Internet Listener’s Choice - Fiction, Unabridged|
CHILDREN’S TITLE WINNER
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
Narrated by Robin Williams (Houghton Mifflin)
CHILDREN’S TITLE FINALISTS
Octopus Lady and Crow written and read by Johnny Moses (Parabola Audio Library)
Toy Story Read-Along by Walt Disney Productions; narrated by a full cast (Walt Disney Records)
EDUCATIONAL/HOW-TO/INSTRUCTIONAL WINNER
Kiplinger’s Money-Smart Kids
by Janet Bodnar
Narrated by Janet Bodnar (Dove Audio)
EDUCATIONAL/HOW-TO/INSTRUCTIONAL FINALISTS
The 10 Commandments of Making It on Your Own written and read by Sam Grossman (Audioscope)
How to Argue and Win Every Time written and read by Gerry Spence (Audio Renaissance)
FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
The Persian Pickle Club
by Sandra Dallas
Narrated by Moira Kelly (Soundlines Entertainment)
FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Finding Moon by Tony Hillerman; narrated by Jay O. Sanders (HarperAudio)
Old Time Radio Detectives and Crime Fighters by Silhouette; narrated by a full cast (Radio Spirits, Inc.)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
The Homecoming
by Earl Hamner, Jr.
Narrated by Richard Thomas (Audio Renaissance)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Montana 1948 by Larry Watson; narrated by Beau Bridges (Simon & Schuster Audio)
INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL WINNER
Random Acts of Kindness
by The Editors of Conari Press
Narrated by Edward Asner, Pat Fraley, Margaret Klenck, Elizabeth Roby and Robert Sevra (Audio Literature)
INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL FINALISTS
All Rivers Run to the Sea written and read by Elie Wiesel (Random House Audio)
My American Journey written and read by Colin Powell (Random House Audio)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Myst: The Book of Atrus
by Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
Burns & Allen by Original Radio Broadcasts; narrated by George Burns and Gracie Allen (Radio Spirits, Inc.)
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens; narrated by a full cast (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
NEW VOICE WINNER
Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Suspense
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by Edward Hardwicke (Tangled Web Audio)
NEW VOICE FINALISTS
Hauntings: A Classic Collection written and read by Geraint Wyn Davies (Tangled Web Audio)
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust; narrated by Neville Jason (Naxos Audiobooks)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
Charles Kuralt’s America
by Charles Kuralt
Narrated by Charles Kuralt (Simon & Schuster Audio)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt; narrated by Anthony Heald (Random House Audio)
My American Journey written and read by Colin Powell (Random House Audio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
by Jonathan Kozol
Narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
Crossing the Threshold of Peace by Pope John Paul II; narrated by Earl Hammond and William Bogert (Random House Audio)
Lincoln's Letters by Abraham Lincoln; narrated by George Vail (Commuter's Library)
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
Enjoying Italian Opera
by Dale Harris
Narrated by Dale Harris (HighBridge Audio)
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
A Prairie Home Christmas written and read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)
Whale Nation written and read by Heathcotte Williams (Naxos Audiobooks)
PACKAGE DESIGN WINNER
Pimsleur Language Program: Japanese I
by Pimsleur
Narrated by Paul Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster Audio)
PACKAGE DESIGN FINALISTS
The Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles; narrated by Christopher Ravenscroft (HighBridge Audio)
The Butcher by Alina Reyes; narrated by Ruby Featherstone (Passion Press)
PRODUCTION WINNER
Toy Story Read-Along
by Walt Disney Productions
Narrated by a full cast (Walt Disney Records)
PRODUCTION FINALISTS
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg; narrated by Robin Williams (Houghton Mifflin)
Pocahontas Play-Along by Walt Disney Productions; narrated by a full cast (Walt Disney Records)
SOLO PERFORMANCE WINNER
Species
by Yvonne Navarro
Narrated by Alfred Molina (Soundlines Entertainment)
SOLO PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt; narrated by Anthony Heald (Random House Audio)
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley; narrated by Natasha Richardson (Time Warner AudioBooks)
INTERNET LISTENERS CHOICE—FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
Vertical Run
by Joseph R. Garber
Narrated by Stephen Lang (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
INTERNET LISTENERS CHOICE—FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
Beach Music
by Pat Conroy
Narrated by Frank Muller (Recorded Books, LLC)