The New York Times

October 20, 2004

Newly Released

By SCOTT VEALE

Some current best-selling audio books:

FICTION

The Da Vinci Code
By Dan Brown.
Read by Paul Michael.
Unabridged. Random House Audio, $44.95.
A murder at the Louvre leads to the discovery of an ancient secret society.

Trace
By Partricia Cornwell.
Read by Carolyn McCormick.
Abridged. Penguin Audio. $19.95.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia to bail out her successor as chief medical examiner.

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
By Stephen King.
Read by George Guidall.
Unabridged. Simon & Schuster Audio. $75.
The final volume of Mr. King's epic series about a heroic quest.

Lost City
By Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos.
Read by Len Cariou.
Abridged. Penguin Audio, $29.95.
The discovery of a life-prolonging enzyme deep in the Atlantic Ocean spins out into a murder mystery.

NONFICTION

Chronicles: Volume One
By Bob Dylan.
Read by Sean Penn.
Abridged. Simon & Schuster Audio. $29.95.
Greenwich Village in the 1960's, and other pivotal moments in the musician's life and career.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America (The Audiobook)
Read by Jon Stewart and the cast of "The Daily Show."
Abridged. TimeWarner Audiobooks, $24.98.
A satirical sendup of a civics textbook.

My Life
By Bill Clinton.
Read by the author.
Abridged. Random House Audio, $35.
The autobiography of the 42nd president.

The Purpose Driven Life
By Rick Warren.
Read by the author.
Unabridged. Zondervan. $34.99.
Finding the meaning of life through God.


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