The Manual of Detection
by Jedediah Berry
Published 2009 by Highbridge Company

Compact Disc, English. ISBN: 9781598878707

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In this tightly plotted debut novel, an unlikely detective, armed only with an umbrella and a singular handbook, must untangle a string of crimes committed in and through people's dreams. An unlikely detective-armed only with an umbrella and a singular handbook-must solve a string of crimes committed in and through people's dreams.

In an unnamed city slick with rain, Charles Unwin toils as a clerk at an imperious detective agency. His job: writing reports on cases solved by the palindromic Detective Travis Sivart. When Sivart goes missing and his supervisor is murdered, Unwin is promoted to detective, a rank for which he is woefully unprepared. His only guidance comes from his sleepy new assistant and the pithy yet profound Manual of Detection.

Unwin mounts his search for Sivart but soon faces impossible questions: Why does the mummy at the Municipal Museum have modern-day dental work? Where have all the city's alarm clocks gone? Can the man with the blond beard really read his thoughts? Meanwhile, Unwin is framed for murder, pursued by goons, and confounded by a femme fatale. His only choice: to enter the dreams of a murdered man.

Publishers Weekly 03/30/2009

Berry's debut novel stars Charles Unwin, a clerk for the famous detective Travis Sivart, whose own promotion to detective is followed by a series of bewildering events. Sivart goes missing, the supervisor of the detectives turns up dead and Unwin is left to solve the many mysteries. Pete Larkin is perfectly suited for this whimsical, Kafkaesque noir; his smooth and sympathetic narration makes the bizarre twists perfectly logical and sensible. He also provides homage to the hard-boiled staples: the seasoned detective, the naïve but clever clerk, the eager assistant, the brutish thugs, the sinister mastermind and the femme fatale. The strength of the story and the talent of the reader mesh beautifully. "A Penguin Press hardcover" "(Reviews, Dec. 8)." "(Feb.)" Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even the Toughest Times
by Jean Chatzky
Published 2009 by Random House Audio

Compact Disc, English. ISBN: 9780739382158

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What's the difference between a regular person and Warren Buffett? From the bestselling author of "Make Money, Not Excuses" comes this call to action to inspire listeners to rise above adversity. Can you really start from nothing and become truly secure financially?

What's the difference between you and Warren Buffett? Between you and your boss? Or between you and your successful neighbor? What do the financially comfortable have that you don't?

It's not that those people were born into money, caught a lucky break, or have an Ivy League education. It's not even that they are smarter than you or make more money than you do each year. So what do they have that you don't . . . at least not yet? What's "The Difference"?

Trusted financial coach Jean Chatzky shares the secrets her groundbreaking research of the self-made wealthy has uncovered so that anyone can break through the barriers that stand between them and true financial freedom. Find out why it's important to:

- Get happy, but not too happy

- Do what you love, but don't quit your day job

- Read every day

- Remember that failure is not an option-it's a necessity

- Harness your intuition to take risks that make sense

- Practice the Kevin Bacon Principle-make connections

- Say thank you-and mean it

- Make your money work as hard as you do

Through candid interviews and a study of more than five thousand people, Jean reveals the traits and habits of those who have moved from the lowest economic strata to the highest. "The Difference "helps you take a look at where you are now and offers simple strategies for going where you want to go. "The Difference," you'll see, is within you: You have the power to determine your financial future and achieve the next level of wealth. "From the Hardcover edition."

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
by Steve Knopper
Published 2009 by Brilliance Audio

Compact Disc, English. ISBN: 9781423375180

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For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world a " and the advent of file sharing brought it to its knees. In a comprehensive, fast-paced account full of larger-than-life personalities, Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper shows that, after the incredible wealth and excess of the a ~80s and a ~90s, Sony, Warner, and the other big players brought about their own downfall through years of denial and bad decisions in the face of dramatic advances in technology.

Based on interviews with more than two hundred music industry sources a " from Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. to renegade Napster creator Shawn Fanning a " Knopper is the first to offer such a detailed and sweeping contemporary history of the industrya (TM)s wild ride through the past three decades. From the birth of the compact disc, through the explosion of CD sales in the a ~80s and a ~90s, the emergence of Napster, and the secret talks that led to iTunes, to the current collapse of the industry as CD sales plummet, Knopper takes us inside the boardrooms, recording studios, private estates, garage computer labs, company jets, corporate infighting, and secret deals of the big names and behind-the-scenes players who made it all happen.

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For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world a " and the advent of file sharing brought it to its knees. In a comprehensive, fast-paced account full of larger-than-life personalities, Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper shows that, after the incredible wealth and excess of the a ~80s and a ~90s, Sony, Warner, and the other big players brought about their own downfall through years of denial and bad decisions in the face of dramatic advances in technology.
Based on interviews with more than two hundred music industry sources a " from Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. to renegade Napster creator Shawn Fanning a " Knopper is the first to offer such a detailed and sweeping contemporary history of the industrya (TM)s wild ride through the past three decades. From the birth of the compact disc, through the explosion of CD sales in the a ~80s and a ~90s, the emergence of Napster, and the secret talks that led to iTunes, to the current collapse of the industry as CD sales plummet, Knopper takes us inside the boardrooms, recording studios, private estates, garage computer labs, company jets, corporate infighting, and secret deals of the big names and behind-the-scenes players who made it all happen.