Narrator Jamie Hanes's conversational style punctuated with grave notes fits perfectly with this environmental clarion call. Mathews focuses on western pine forests as a microcosm for the dangers to all native trees from fires, beetles, industry clear-cutting, environmentalists who refuse to allow any burning or logging, and the constantly climbing temperatures. Narrator Hanes conveys the awe of a raging fire that burns an entire town in a matter of minutes. Yet the evolutionary adaptation of the lodgepole pine requires that very fire to release pine cone seeds for propagation. TREES IN TROUBLE is so chock-full of fascinating stories and facts that it's occasionally hard to keep up, but the overall message on the dangers of climate change comes through loud and clear.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2020
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781690593737
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Buckley offers a reasonable proposal for a national service program without jail or criminal penalties. Narrator Lawrence reads with a slow and careful announcer's voice; one wishes Buckley were reading this one himself. Books on Tape does its usual quality job with formatting, packaging and tape-turning instructions. The reader repeats the last sentence at such times, so you're sure you haven't missed anything. Popular nonfiction collections will appreciate Gratitude, and the topic is likely to prove timely in the years ahead.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Kozol’s shocking exposé of inequities in the funding of our public schools contrasts white suburban schools with those serving black and Hispanic populations. Interviews with students, teachers, and school administrators add eloquent testimony to Kozol’s disturbing presentation of facts. Narration by Jack Winston is clear and brisk, but the pace is unrelenting, with little pause for transition between scenes or chapters. Winston’s cool, detached voice contrasts with Kozol’s impasssioned and outraged message. The sheer repetition and magnitude of Kozol’s damning evidence is numbing; the narration gives no relief. Powerful medicine, most easily taken in small doses. Music signalling tape changes is jarringly inappropriate.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 8 hrs
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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