2000 Audie Awards®
Categories
Audiobook Adapted From Another Medium|Business Information|Children’s Title|Classic, Fiction|Education and Training|Fiction, Abridged| Fiction, Unabridged|Humor|Inspirational/Spiritual|Motivational|Multi-Voiced Narration|Multi-Voiced Presentation| Mystery, Fiction|Non-Fiction, Abridged|Non-Fiction, Licensed or Distributed|Non-Fiction, Unabridged|Original Work|Package Design|Personal Development|Poetry|Short Stories/Essays/Collections|Solo Narration-Author or Authors|Solo Narration-Female|Solo Narration-Male|Theatrical Performance|Unabridged Fiction, Licensed or Distributed|Special Achievement Awards|
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM WINNER
The Dybbuk
by S. Ansky
Narrated by Edward Asner, Theodor Bikel, Harlan Ellison, Marian Mercer, Kristoffer Tabori, and Carl Reiner (NewStar Media, Inc.)
AUDIOBOOK ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM FINALISTS
Prairie Home Companion's 25th Anniversary written and read by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)
Voices of Our Time by Studs Terkel; narrated by Studs Terkel, et al. (HighBridge Audio)
BUSINESS INFORMATION WINNER
Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry’s Bizarre Battles for Your Money
by Philip Van Munching
Narrated by Philip Van Munching (Audio Book Club Publishing)
BUSINESS INFORMATION FINALISTS
Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates; narrated by Roger Steffens (Time Warner AudioBooks)
Faster by written and read by James Gleick (Random House Audio)
CHILDREN’S TITLES WINNER
The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1
by Philip Pullman
Narrated by a full cast (Random House Audio)
CHILDREN’S TITLES FINALISTS
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling; narrated by Jim Dale (Listening Library/Random House)
Shakespeare without the Boring Bits by William Shakespeare; narrated by Carole Boyd (Chivers North America)
CLASSIC (FICTION) WINNER
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis
Narrated by John Cleese (Audio Literature)
CLASSIC (FICTION) FINALISTS
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; narrated by Patrick Fraley (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
On the Road by Jack Kerouac; narrated by Frank Muller (Recorded Books, LLC)
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING WINNER
If You Can Talk, You Can Write
by Joel Saltzman
Narrated by Joel Saltzman (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FINALISTS
How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by Monks of New Skete; narrated by Michael Wager (HighBridge Audio)
The Savage Truth on Money written and read by Terry Savage (B&B Audio)
FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
East of the Mountains
by David Guterson
Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Jewel by Bret Lott; narrated by Celia Weston (Simon & Schuster Audio)
White Oleander by Janet Fitch; narrated by Oprah Winfrey (Time Warner AudioBooks)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
I Know This Much is True
by Wally Lamb
Narrated by George Guidall (Recorded Books, LLC)
FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
Duane's Depressed written and read by Larry McMurtry (NewStar Media Inc.)
The Testament by John Grisham; narrated by Frank Muller (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
HUMOR WINNER
How Paul Robeson Saved My Life: And Other Mostly Happy Stories
by Carl Reiner
Narrated by Carl Reiner (NewStar Media, Inc.)
HUMOR FINALISTS
How Men Have Babies written and read by Alan Thicke (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
Rants Redux written and read by Dennis Miller (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL WINNER
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
by Jane Goodall and Phillip Berman
Narrated by Jane Goodall (Time Warner AudioBooks)
INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL FINALISTS
Friendship with God by Neale Donald Walsch; narrated by Neale Donald Walsch, Edward Asner, and Ellen Burstyn (NewStar Media, Inc.)
Song of the Sun written and read by Andrew Harvey (Sounds True)
MOTIVATIONAL WINNER
Joe Torre’s Ground Rules: Twelve Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success
by Joe Torre and Henry Dreher
Narrated by Joe Torre (Simon & Schuster Audio)
MOTIVATIONAL FINALISTS
I Refuse to Raise a Brat written and read by Marilu Henner (HarperAudio)
Take Yourself to the Top written and read by Laura Berman Fortgang (NewStar Media, Inc.)
MULTI-VOICED NARRATION WINNER
The Diaries of Adam & Eve: Translated by Mark Twain
by Mark Twain
Narrated by Walter Cronkite, Betty Buckley, and Mandy Patinkin (Fair Oaks Audio)
MULTI-VOICED NARRATION FINALISTS
Friendship with God by Neale Donald Walsch; narrated by Neale Donald Walsch, Edward Asner, and Ellen Burstyn (NewStar Media, Inc.)
Song of the Sun written and read by Andrew Harvey (Sounds True)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE WINNER
Sherlock’s Secret Life
by Ed Lange and Will Severin
Narrated by Karl Malden, et al. (NYS Theatre Institute/Family Classic Audio Books)
MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
In the Name of Security by Peter Goodchild; narrated by David Hyde Pierce, John Rubinstein, John de Lancie, Ella Joyce, and Amy Pietz (L.A. Theatre Works)
Misadventures in the (213) by Dennis Hensley; narrated by Kathy Griffin, Jack Plotnick, Rachel Harris, Gregg Rainwater, Shane Jacobsen, Rob Nash, Robert Abele, and Dennis Hensley (The Publishing Mills)
MYSTERY (FICTION) WINNER
The Breaker
by Minette Walters
Narrated by Robert Powell (Chivers North America)
MYSTERY (FICTION) FINALISTS
O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton; narrated by Judy Kaye (Random House Audio)
Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane; narrated by Thomas J.S. Brown (Brilliance Audio)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED WINNER
The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
by Caroline Alexander
Narrated by Michael Tezla and Martin Rubin (HighBridge Audio)
NON-FICTION, ABRIDGED FINALISTS
Isaac's Storm by Eric Larson; narrated by Edward Herrmann (Random House Audio)
'Tis: A Memoir written and read by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)
NON-FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED WINNER
Lord Byron: Poems
by Lord Byron
Narrated by Douglas Hodge, David Horovitch, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Dianna Quick, Prunella Scales, and Sian Thomas (HighBridge Audio)
NON-FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED FINALISTS
The Best of NPR: Public Laughter written and read by Jerry Seinfeld, Lily Tomlin, Bill Maher, Carl Reiner, Andrei Codrescu, et al. (Time Warner AudioBooks)
The History of Opera by Richard Fawkes; narrated by Robert Powell (Naxos Audiobooks UK)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED WINNER
‘Tis: A Memoir
by Frank McCourt
Narrated by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)
NON-FICTION, UNABRIDGED FINALISTS
Elegy for Iris by John Bayley; narrated by David Case (Books on Tape, Inc.)
The War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause by Major Damon Rocky Gause; narrated by Dick Hill (Brilliance Audio)
ORIGINAL WORK WINNER
Song of the Unicorn
by Susan Hammond and Debra A.S. Olivia
Narrated by Jeremy Irons, Graham Harley, Phelan Landry, Robert Lurtsema, Catherine McNally, and Tracy Moore (The Children's Group)
ORIGINAL WORK FINALISTS
Braces written and read by Donald Davis (August House)
The History of Opera by Richard Fawkes; narrated by Robert Powell (Naxos Audiobooks UK)
PACKAGE DESIGN WINNER
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
by Terry Brooks
Narrated by Alexander Adams (Random House Audio)
PACKAGE DESIGN FINALISTS
New Testament as Told By Max McLean written and read by Max McLean (Oasis Audio)
Shakespeare Audio Collection by William Shakespeare; narrated by a full cast (HarperAudio)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER
How Men Have Babies: The Pregnant Father’s Survival Guide
by Alan Thicke
Narrated by Alan Thicke (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry written and read by Dean Edell (HarperAudio)
What Southern Women Know written and read by Ronda Rich (Brilliance Audio)
POETRY WINNER
Realms of Gold
by John Keats
Narrated by Samuel West and Matthew Marsh (Naxos Audiobooks UK)
POETRY FINALISTS
The Voice of the Poet: Auden written and read by W.H. Auden (Random House Audio)
The Voice of the Poet: Plath written and read by Sylvia Plath (Random House Audio)
SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS/COLLECTIONS WINNER
Malice Domestic 6: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories
by Anne Perry, et al.
Narrated by Patrick Macnee, Juliet Mills, Judy Geeson, Christopher Cazenove, Stephanie Beacham, Reed Diamond, and William Windom (NewStar Media, Inc.)
SHORT STORIES/ESSAYS/COLLECTIONS FINALISTS
Goodbye Columbus and 5 Short Stories by Philip Roth; narrated by Theodore Bikel, Harlan Ellison, Elliott Gould, John Rubinstein, and Jerry Zaks (NewStar Media, Inc.)
Zoe Caldwell Reads Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde and Dennis Buck; narrated by Christopher Plummer and Zoe Caldwell (NYS Theatre Institute/Family Classic Audio Books)
SOLO NARRATION—AUTHOR OR AUTHORS WINNER
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
Narrated by William Peter Blatty (NewStar Media, Inc.)
SOLO NARRATION—AUTHOR OR AUTHORS FINALISTS
Hannibal written and read by Thomas Harris (Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio)
'Tis written and read by Frank McCourt (Simon & Schuster Audio)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE WINNER
Bridget Jones’ Diary
by Helen Fielding
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (Recorded Books, LLC)
SOLO NARRATION—FEMALE FINALISTS
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende; narrated by Blair Brown (HarperAudio)
These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner; narrated by Valerie Leonard (Chivers North America)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE WINNER
The Fencing Master
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Narrated by Michael York (NewStar Media, Inc.)
SOLO NARRATION—MALE FINALISTS
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; narrated by Patrick Fraley (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
Heartwood by James Lee Burke; narrated by Will Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WINNER
A Prairie Home Companion’s 25th Anniversary
by Garrison Keillor
Narrated by Garrison Keillor (HighBridge Audio)
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz; narrated by Judith Ivey, David Dukes, Kurt Deutsch, and Matt McGrath (L.A. Theatre Works)
Pretty Fire written and read by Charlayne Woodard (L.A. Theatre Works)
UNABRIDGED FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED WINNER
Carry On, Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
Narrated by Martin Jarvis (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
UNABRIDGED FICTION, LICENSED OR DISTRIBUTED FINALISTS
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; narrated by Miriam Margolyes (The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.)
Trilby by George Du Maurier; narrated by Peter Joyce (Thomas T. Beeler)
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Robin Whitten, Founder of AudioFile Magazine
Robin Whitten, editor, publisher, and founder of AudioFile magazine, the only magazine dedicated solely to the audiobook industry was recognized for her contributions to the industry and the association.
Judy McGuinn, Founder of the APA Communications Committee