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Audiobooks: The 2006 Audies Finalists

The Audies® are annual awards recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. The 2006 Winners & Finalists for The Audies® are highlighted in this dynamic, multimedia document. Listen to sound clips of each title and read the review from AudioFile magazine.

The awards, given in 29 categories, were announced May 19, 2006 at an awards ceremony held in Washington, DC. I have listed all the nominees in the list.

(found at: http://www.theaudies.com/)

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1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
by J. K. Rowling
  
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Tertiary Phase (Audio)
by Douglas Adams, performed by Simon Jones, Geofffey McGovern and a Full Cast
  
3. The Truth (with jokes)
by Al Franken
  
4.
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 Q&A
by Vikas Swarup
  
5. State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
  
6. The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette: A Novel
by Carolly Erickson
  
7.
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 The Last Kingdom (Audio)
by Bernard Cornwell, read by Jamie Glover
  
8. Ya-Yas in Bloom CD
by Rebecca Wells
  
9. A Slight Trick of the Mind
by Mitch Cullin
  
10. Road to Purgatory
by Max A. Collins
  
11.
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 Survivor in Death (Audio)
by J.D. Robb, read by Susan Ericksen
  
12. The Motive
by John Lescroart
  
13. Brother Fish
by Bryce Courtenay
  
14. Casanova in Bolzano
by Sandor Marai
  
15.
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 Cloud Atlas (Audio)
by David Mitchell, read by Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Kim Mai Guest, et al.
  
16. The Highest Tide
by Jim Lynch
  
17.
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 Upstate (Audio)
by Kalisha Buckhanon, read by Heather Simms, Chadwick Boseman
  
18. Away With The Fairies (Phryne Fisher Mysteries)
by Kerry Greenwood
  
19. The Hot Kid : A Novel
by Elmore Leonard
  
20. Hidden River
by Adrian McKinty
  
21. One Dangerous Lady: A Novel
by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
  
22. The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)
by Elizabeth Peters
  
23. A Good Yarn
by Debbie Macomber
  
24.
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 Chill Factor (Audio)
by Sandra Brown read by Stephen Lang
  
25.
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 Rosie Dunne
by Cecelia Ahern
  
26. The Tea House on Mulberry Street
by Sharon Owens
  
27. Dragonsblood
by Todd J. Mccaffrey
  
28. Market Forces
by Richard K. Morgan
  
29. Shadow of the Giant
by Orson Scott Card
  
30.
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 The Rolling Stones (Audio)
by Robert A. Heinlein read by David Baker and the Full Cast Family
  
31. The Vor Game
by Lois McMaster Bujold
  
32. Forgiven (Kingsbury, Karen)
by Karen Kingsbury
  
33. Grace Will Lead Me Home: A Novel
by Katherine Valentine
  
34. Just Above a Whisper (Wick, Lori)
by Lori Wick
  
35. Lost in Rooville: A Novel
by Ray Blackston
  
36. The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho
  
37. A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
  
38. Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
  
39.
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 The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Audio)
by Charles Dickens read by David Thorn
  
40. The Noel Coward CD Audio Collection Selections
by Noel Coward
  
41.
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 The Phantom of the Opera (Unabridged)
by Gaston Leroux
  
42. 102 Minutes CD : The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
by Jim Dwyer
  
43.
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 A Crack in the Edge of the World (Audio)
by Simon Winchester read by Simon Winchester
  
44.
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 Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History (Unabridged)
by Jeremy Schaap
  
45. Luckiest Man : The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig  
46.
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 The Last Voyage of Columbus (Audio)
by Martin Dugard read by Simon Jones
  
47. The Boys of Pointe du Hoc : Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
by Douglas Brinkley
  
48. Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
by Kurt Eichenwald
  
49.
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 The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century (Unabridged)
by Thomas L. Friedman
  
50. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Ruth Reichl
  
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