I
tion, poignantly considering the challenges That none of the dangers faced here is re-
of death while creating lovable characters
whose foibles capture our hearts. Essential
reading," read the review of the Knopf he,
LJ 4/1/12.Ed.]Stephen L. Hupp, West Vir-
ginia Univ. Parkersburg Lib.
Wambaugb, Josepb. Harbor Nocturne. 9 CDs.
retail ed. unabridged. W/2 brs. HigbBridge
Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781611747843. $34.95;
9 CDs. library ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail
eds.; Playaway digital; digital download, MYS
This installment in Wambaugh's "Holly-
wood Station" series portrays the horron of
human trafficking and the smuggling across
U.S. borders of young women from around
the globe for exploitation in the sex indus-
try. Croat longshoreman Dinko Babich's
world turns upside down when he shelters
Lita Medina, a Mexican ulegal who dances
topless in a local dive. Lita witnesses another
dancer getting into their employer's car the
day before the girl's corpse is found in a
dumpster, making Lita a marked woman.
The fbreign-born or first-generation Amer-
icans whose parents came to America to
plant roots and raise families collide with
those here fbr a quickillegalbuck and
quicker exit when the law approaches.
There also are numerous asides about the
routine madness encountered daily by big-
city police. Wambaugh is not a twist-and-
turns writer; his" character-driven plots are
easy to fbllow, making them perfect audio
fodder. VERDICT Narrator R.C. Bray does
an outstanding job of voicing the numer-
ous foreign accents, jumping with skiU and
ease between men and women and among
multiple nationalities. Overall, a perfect mix
of material and narratorgrab it! ["The
legendary Wambaugh's newest is chock-flill
of his trademark cop talk and offbeat side
vignettes. His ability to weave a complex
story together out of seemingly disparate
elements lightens up some of the grittiness
of big city police work," read the review of
the Mysterious Pr: Grove/Atlantic he, LJ
2/1/12^Ed.]Mike Rogers, Ubrary Journal
Woods, Stuart. Unnatural Acts. 7 CDs. library
ed. unabridged. 8 brs. Recorded Bks. 2012.
ISBN 9781464033148. $77.75; 7 CDs. retail
ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway
digital; digital download, MYS
In the 23rd Stone Barrington mystery,
the attorney takes a backseat to his best
friend Dino Bacchetti of the NYPD, who
is knowingly dating a serial killer, and his
young coeague Herbie Fisher, who is asked
to look after the interests of a spoued socio-
path, arguably the most repellent character
in this series. After considerable treading
of water, the various strands of the plot are
resolved in two well-handled action scenes.
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both spoken and sung by a skilled class of
garded as more serious than fmding a place
to have dinner after the closing of Stone's
beloved Elaine's is part of the charm of these
tales. VERDICT As always, Tony Roberts of-
fers an inspired reading, supplying nuances
fbr each protagonist. Although some readers
may find the story slow to evolve, fans of
the series should enjoy.Michael Adams, CUNY
Graduate Ctr. Lib.
NONFICTION
"^Bergen, Peter. Manhunt: Tbe Ten-Year
Search for Bin Ladenfrom 9/11 to
Ahbottabad. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged.
8% hrs. Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN
9780307969569. $40; 7 CDs. retail ed.;
Playaway digital; digital download, POLSCI
C N N national security analyst Bergen,
author of previous books about bin Laden
(e.g.. The Longest War: The Enduring Con-
ict Between America and Al-Qaeda), provides
the first inside account of the U.S. efforts
to locate and kill the terror chief Bergen
interviewed many key officials involved and
was granted access to some of the materials
collected by the SEAL team that completed
the assassination, although no one has yet
been authorized to interview directly the
SEALs. Bergen begins with the initial failed
attempts to capture the target in late 2001,
summarizes how the interrogation of top al
Qaeda operative Khalid Shaikh Moham-
med in 2003 yielded no new infbrmation
about bin Laden's whereabouts, and cov-
ers how in 2005 intelligence analysts began
creating a composite of the courier network
that ultimately led to the quarry's exact loca-
tion. The story becomes even more dra-
matic when Bergen discusses the actual mis-
sion and how tight operational secrecy was
maintained by the small group involved.
Wisely, Bergen ends by reminding listen-
en that al Qaeda's terror isn't yet finished.
VERDICT TV and film actor Mark Deakins's
solid, steady-paced reading nicely keeps the
narrative moving in this thrilling account of
the tension-fiUed U.S. intelligence plan that
finally succeeded. Highly recommended fbr
all libraries.Dale Farris, Groves, TX
Browning, Robert & Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. Together Through Time:
The Brownings in Word & Song. 1 CD.
retail ed. unabridged. 36 min. New York
Browning Soc. 2012. $10. POETRY
Among the victors of amore's musings are
the Brownings, whose lives and vene are
testament to an immortal love unmatched
in 19th-century American poetry. In honor
of Robert Browning's bicentenary, the New
York Browning Society has produced a clas-
sic audio compilation of 13 tracks featuring
wisely juxtaposed selections from the duo.
perfomiers. The voices of KT Sullivan and
Tammy Grimes confii^n that poetry should
never be silent as they capture the tigress
grace of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Son-
net XXI" from Sonnets from the Portuguese
(love poems to Robert) with intonations
that punctuate the poem's appeal fbr defying
feminine sentimentality. Keith Merdll naus
the wicked humor in "Porphyria's Lover,"
and Stephen Downey completes the overall
revelatory perfbrmances with a steady read-
ing of Robert's "Epilogue to Asolando,"
accompanied by single notes from the piano
that seem to bow in the wake of "Strive and
thrive!" cry, "Speed,fight on, fare ever."
VERDICT A rare production of poetry's finest
that deserves to be heard. Recommended
for all poetry collections.Annalisa Pesek,
Libraly Journal
Davidson, Richard J. & Sbaron Begley.
The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How
Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You
Think, Feel, and Liveand How You Can
Change Them. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged.
11 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2012. ISBN
9781455852994. $79.97; 9 CDs. retail ed.;
11\/IP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway
digital; digital download, sci
Davidson (Univ. of Wisconsin's Keck Labo-
ratory) and Begley (Reuter's senior health
and science correspondent) take readers
through Davidson's discovery of, and re-
search on, what he calls "the six dimensions
of emotional style." Mixing penonal narra-
tive with effective neuroscience, Davidson
makes a case that it is possible to change our
brains through mental activity alone. Nar-
rated well by Arthur Morey, the audiobook
discusses each emotional style in depth, pro-
viding self-tests along the way, then suggests
exercises to change our brains and conse-
quently our emotional styles. VERDICT Rec-
ommended for those looking to alter their
behavior more than readers with an interest
in neuroscience. [The Hudson Street he was
a New York Times best seller.^Ed.]Wendy
Galgan, St. Francis Coll., Brooklyn
'^McNamee, Tbomas. The Man Who
Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne
and the American Food Renaissance.
11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 brs. Tantor
Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781452608129. $39.99;
11 CDs. retail ed.; 2 MP3-CDs. library/retail
eds.; digital download, BIOG/COOKING
When Craig Claiborne joined the New
York Times as the food editor in 1957, no
one could have predicted that this Missis-
sippi gentleman would have such a broad-
ranging and long-lasting impact on the gas-
tronomic world, from introducing the salad
spinner to Americans to putting critic into
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