With the recent attention on Steve Jobs, it’s interesting to learn about another kind of computer genius—the evil kind—the inventor of the Conficker worm, which is able to enslave nearly all computers that use Windows operating systems and is capable of taking down the Internet and thereby airlines, hospital services, banking, electric grids, you name it. Bowden’s stylish writing turns this into a gripping thriller, and Christopher Lane’s narration delivers in spades. Smooth and controlled yet capable of producing adrenaline-fueled terror, Lane uses timing and drama, irony and brief moments of humor to pull you in deeper and deeper until you simply can’t take off the headphones. As a cabal of good guys races to unpack this ticking time bomb, Lane ratchets up the tension.
Pub Date: Oct. 14, 2011
Duration: 7 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781455825264
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
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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