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Audie Award For Narration By The Author
The Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in audiobook narration for an audiobook narrated by the author released in a given year. Before 2002 the award was given as the Audie Award for Solo Narration by the Author or Authors. It has been awarded since 1998. Winners and finalists Winners are listed first each year and are highlighted in green. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Audie Award winnersAudie Awards official website {{Audie Awards Audie Awards, Narration by the Author English-language literary awards Awards established in 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audie Awards
The Audie Awards (, rhymes with "gaudy"; abbreviated from ''audiobook''), or simply the Audies, are awards for achievement in spoken word, particularly audiobook narration and audiodrama performance, published in the United States of America. They are presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) annually in March. The Audies are commonly likened to the Academy Awards for their public recognition of merit in the audio industry. In order to win, works must be submitted for nomination. A panel of judges considers candidates based on consumer acceptance, sales performance, and marketing, and winners and finalists are chosen based on narration, production quality, and source content; formerly packaging was also evaluated. Awards Twenty-five Audies are currently awarded by the Audio Publishers' Association. The APA presently categorizes the awards as follows: ;Audiobook of the Year * Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year ;Narration * Audie Award for Audio Drama * Audie Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teacher Man
''Teacher Man'' is a 2005 memoir written by Frank McCourt which describes and reflects on his development as a teacher in New York high schools and colleges. It is in continuation to his earlier two memoirs, ''Angela's Ashes'' and '' 'Tis''. Prologue The book begins with a Prologue, in which the author acknowledges the changes that took place in him because he wrote the first memoir. He became famous, the book sold in the millions and in many languages, a wholly unexpected result. He met many new people in his fame, especially other authors. He demonstrated the changes in himself by listing all the people and institutions that made his childhood so difficult leaving burdens of guilt he thought were his alone, and forgave them one by one. He had a "second act" in his life, and writing the first book, more so than telling the stories to students or putting them on stage, brought him to a point of maturity, able to shed the pain and guilt that impeded his happiness in life. Synopsis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society's Child
"Society's Child" (originally titled "Baby I've Been Thinking") is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian in 1965. Background Its lyrics concern an interracial romance – a still-taboo subject in mid-1960s America. Ian was 13 years of age when she was motivated to write and compose the song, and she completed it when she was 14. Released as "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)", the single charted high in many cities in the autumn of 1966 but did not hit big nationally until the summer of 1967. The lyrics of the song center on the feelings of a young girl who witnesses the humiliation that her African American boyfriend receives from the girl's mother and the taunts that she herself endures from classmates and teachers. It closes with her decision to end her relationship with the boyfriend because of her inability to deal with the social pressure. In 1964, Ian lived in East Orange, New Jersey. Her neighborhood was predominantly populated by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bossypants
''Bossypants'' is an autobiographical comedy book written by the American comedian Tina Fey. The book topped ''The New York Times Best Seller list'', and stayed there for five weeks upon its release. As of November 2014, the book has sold over 2.5 million copies since its debut, according to Nielsen BookScan. Additionally, Fey's Grammy nominated narration of the audiobook has sold over 150,000 copies on Audible.com. A paperback reprint edition was released in January 2012, from Reagan Arthur Books, an imprint of Little, Brown. The front cover features hand model and actor Joe Rosario. Background In 2008, the prospect of a Tina Fey book was reportedly the subject of a bidding war among publishers, which led to an advance of $6 million. As part of her deal with Little, Brown & Co., a gift was made to the New York-based Books for Kids Foundation. Reception ''Bossypants'' received greatly positive reviews, Janet Maslin for ''The New York Times'' calls ''Bossypants'' "a spiky blend o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens are a Serbian girlband, formed in Helsinki, Finland, in May 2007, after Marija Šerifović's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The girls sang the backing vocals, and became very popular. They also reached third place at Beovizija 2008. The members Current members * Sanja Bogosavljević was born in Belgrade, on June 28, 1979. She is an advanced student at the Faculty of Music Arts (Piano Class). At the age of ten, she participated in the festival "Children sing hits" and finished second. She sang in the RTB Children's Choir for a long time. Sanja was a member of the band "Divas", which took part in the Belgrade Spring Festival. She was a backing vocalist for famous musicians. Sanja has been performing at various clubs in Belgrade with the Blah Blah Band for eight years. In 2006 and 2007, they successfully participated in the Beovizija Festival. They won the best newcomer award in 2006. *Suzana Dinić was born on June 1, 1986. At the age of 16, she enr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang
''Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang'' (released in the United States and Canada as ''Nanny McPhee Returns'') is a 2010 period fantasy comedy film directed by Susanna White, produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Lindsay Doran with music by James Newton Howard and co-produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films and Three Strange Angels. It is a sequel to the 2005 film ''Nanny McPhee''. It was adapted by Emma Thompson from Christianna Brand's '' Nurse Matilda'' books. Thompson reprises her role as Nanny McPhee, and the film also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Ewan McGregor, Asa Butterfield and Maggie Smith. The film was theatrically released on 20 August 2010 by Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $93.2 million on a $35 million budget. It also received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 19 June 2010. Plot Isabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Broke Horses
''Half Broke Horses'' is a 2009 novel by the American writer Jeannette Walls detailing the life of her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. The book was published by Simon & Schuster, Simon and Schuster. Summary ''Half Broke Horses'' is the story of Lily Casey Smith's life. Author Jeannette Walls, the granddaughter of Lily Casey Smith, wrote the book from Lily's perspective. Walls portrays her grandmother, Lily, as a strong, spirited, and resourceful woman, who overcomes poverty and tragedy with the positive attitude that “When God closes a window, he opens a door. But it’s up to you to find it.” As a child growing up on the frontier in Texas, Lily learns how to break horses. At the age of fifteen, she rode five hundred miles, alone, to get to her job as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. Later in her life, Lily runs a vast cattle ranch in Arizona, along with her second husband and their two children. A woman of many talents, Lily earns extra money at various points in her l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhood For Amateurs
''Manhood For Amateurs'' is a 2009 collection of essays by the American writer Michael Chabon. Collection The complete title of Chabon's collection is ''Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son''. As the writer explains, the work discusses "being a man in all its complexity — a son, a father, a husband." The collection was nominated for a 2010 Northern California Book Award in the Creative Nonfiction category. This was Chabon's second published collection of essays and non-fiction. McSweeney's published '' Maps and Legends'', a collection of Chabon's literary essays, on May 1, 2008. Essays Most of the essays previously appeared in '' GQ'', ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'', and others. Contents *The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd And The Frost Giants
''Odd and the Frost Giants'' ( 2008) is a World Book Day book by Neil Gaiman. It draws on Norse mythology and also the historical Vikings. Plot summary Odd is a young Norseman whose father, a woodcutter, drowned during a Viking raid. Soon after he accidentally crushes his leg and his Scottish mother marries a fat widower who neglects him in favor of his own children, and when soon after the winter drags on unnaturally long, Odd leaves his village for the forest. There he meets a fox, an eagle and a bear, the latter with its paw trapped in a tree. Odd aids the bear, and tries to feed him. The bear accepted and was actually hungry. Therefore Odd would always feed him. But as time passed by, he learns that these are not normal animals, but the gods Loki, Odin and Thor. The gods have been transformed and cast out of Asgard by a Frost Giant who tricked Loki into giving him Thor's hammer by taking the form of a woman, granting him rule over Asgard and causing the endless winter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter To My Daughter
''Letter to My Daughter'' (2009) is the third book of essays by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. By the time it was published, Angelou had written two other books of essays, several volumes of poetry, and six autobiographies. She was recognized and highly respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and had become "a major autobiographical voice of the time". Angelou had no daughters herself, but was inspired to write ''Letter'' as she was going through 20 years of notes and essay ideas, some of which were written for her friend Oprah Winfrey. Angelou wrote the book for the thousands of women who saw her as a mother figure, and to share the wisdom gained throughout her long life. ''Letter'' consists of 28 short essays, which includes a few poems and a commencement address, and is dedicated to "the daughter she never had". Reviews of the book were generally positive; most reviewers recognized that the book was full of Angelou's wisdom and that it rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When You Are Engulfed In Flames
''When You Are Engulfed in Flames'' is a collection of essays by bestselling American humorist David Sedaris. It was published on June 3, 2008. Sedaris's sixth book assembles essays on various situations such as trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, associations in the French countryside, buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina, having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane, armoring windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds, lancing a boil from another's backside, and venturing to Japan to quit smoking. Little, Brown and Company issued a first-run hardcover release of 100,000 copies. Television appearances Sedaris was a guest on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' on Comedy Central on June 3, 2008. During the interview he recommended moving to Hiroshima, Japan for three months to stop smoking. This smoking cessation method, which cost the author $23,000, is the subject of the last essay o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverwhere
''Neverwhere'' is an urban fantasy television miniseries by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC 2. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry and directed by Dewi Humphreys. Gaiman adapted the series into a novel, which was released in September 1996. The series and book were partially inspired by Gene Wolfe's novel '' Free Live Free''. "In a letter from the author included in the study guide, Gaiman revealed that he got the idea for Neverwhere after reading, "Free, Live Free", a Gene Wolfe book set in Chicago". Plot Richard Mayhew, a Scottish man living in London, encounters an injured girl named Door on the street one night. Despite his fiancée's protests he decides to help her; upon doing so he ceases to exist on Earth and becomes real only to the denizens of "London Below", whose inhabitants are generally invisible and non-existent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
