HighBridge

Library Bookwatch, Sept, 2004

HighBridge

33 S. 6th St., CC-2005, Minneapolis, MN 55042

www.highbridgeaudio.com

Highbridge Audio's new cd arrivals are excellent listener's picks. Take Car Talk: Born Not To Run (1565118812, $16.95), for example: here's an hour of car-oriented songs perfect for the car cd player which 'tell it like it is', from Auto Cody Experience's 'Sunfit To Drive' to Gravel Train's 'Built To Crash'. Hilarious songs, this misses only Dave Edmunds' 'Crawling from the Wreckage'. Not had enough? Car Talk's Hatchback Of Notre Dame (1565118804, $13.95) provides more radio from the Tappet Brothers who bring Car Talk to life: this culling hilarious 'car talk' classics from the show. Speaking of shows, Garrison Keillor fans will find Commercial Radio: A Prairie Home Companion (1565118960, $14.95) another not to miss: recorded from live broadcasts, Commercial Radio presents would-be adds both fun and thought-provoking on such matters as The Hotel Minnesota, The Cafe Boeuf, and more 'so-called sponsors.' David Brenner's I Think There's Another Terrorist In My Soup (1565118391, $22.95) is performed by the author and also blends social commentary with humor: his reflections blend world problems and personal troubles in an inviting, fun set of vignettes. Speaking of inviting, Steve Almond's Candyfreak (15651-1910X, $26.95) was featured as a book in our 'Culinary Corner' section and here appears with equal joy to delight fans of both industry and sweets. When paired with Oliver Wyman's inviting descriptions, Candyfreak is even more lively on cd than in print. Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife (1565118278, $36.95) provides an 'odd duck' theme and a fine paired narration by Maggi-Meg Reed and Christopher Burns, who bring alive the story of mid-life first marriages and a man diagnosed with involuntary time-travel illness. His spontaneous disappearances and returns provide a different flavor to his wife's life and make The Time Traveler's Wife impossible to predict.

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