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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz

Reviewed by Jabari Asim
Nowadays, there may be Hmong in Madison and Somalis in St. Paul, but some of us still have trouble keeping up with all the intense cultural mixing and melting going on amid our purple-mountained majesty. For example, mention the Dominicans among us to the [...]

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PW’s Fiction Audiobook Bestsellers 6/30/08

Publishers Weekly
Fiction Audiobook Bestsellers -  WEEK OF JUNE 30, 2008

Rank
Title/Author/Publisher
Last Week
Weeks on List

1
Odd Hours (unabr.). Dean Koontz
Brilliance Audio, $44.95. ISBN 9781423356790.
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1

2
The Front (unabr.). Cornwell, Patricia
Penguin Audio, $25.95. ISBN 9780143142003.
-
1

3
Fearless Fourteen (unabr.). Janet Evanovich
Macmillan Audio, $39.95. ISBN 9781427204172.
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1

4
Phantom Prey (unabr.). John Sandford
Penguin Audio, $39.95. ISBN 9780143143116.
6
2

5
Sail (unabr.). James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Hachette Audio, $39.95. ISBN 9781600242069.
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1

6
Plague Ship [...]

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PW’s Fiction Audiobook Bestsellers 5/26/08

Publishers Weekly
Non-Fiction Audiobook Bestsellers - WEEK OF MAY 26, 2008

1
The Whole Truth (unabr.). David Baldacci. Read by Ron McLarty. Hachette Audio. 12 CDs, 12 hrs., $49.98 ISBN 978-1-60024-144-4

2
Hold Tight (unabr.). Harlan Coben. Read by Scott Brick. Brilliance Audio. 10 CDs, 12 hrs., $38.95 ISBN 978-1-4233-2748-6

3
Sundays at Tiffany’s (unabr.). James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. Read by [...]

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