Audio Edition of George Harrison: A Tribute Now Available From Audible.com; Four Decades in Harrison's Own Words.Entertainment Editors WAYNE, N.J.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001 Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ) announced today the immediate availability of the audiobook of George Harrison: A Tribute. Audible is the leading provider of downloadable spoken audio that informs and entertains anywhere and at anytime with audio editions of books, newspapers, magazines, radio programs and original shows. An audio documentary of Harrison's fascinating life and work, George Harrison: A Tribute, written by Geoffrey Guiliano and published by Random House AudioBooks, includes rare audio clips of words and music as it takes the listener through nearly four decades of rock history. A Tribute follows George Harrison's transformation from lovable pop star to seasoned solo musician, and illustrates how his spiritual development propelled the artist to champion humanitarian causes and gave him the strength to face a bitter divorce, ill health, and a vicious attack later in life. Joining him are the voices of fellow Beatles Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney , John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon , and Ringo Starr Noun 1. Ringo Starr - rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) Richard Starkey, Starkey, Starr Beatles - a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and , of longtime associate Alistair Taylor This article is about the personal assistant to the Beatles. For South African cricketer, see Alistair Taylor (cricketer). James Alistair Taylor (born in Runcorn, Cheshire, 21 June 1935, died in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 9 June 2004) was the personal , and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi orig. Mahad Prasad Varma (born 1911?, India) Indian religious leader, founder of Transcendental Meditation (TM). He took a degree in physics before going to the Himalayas to study the Advaita school of Vedanta religious thought with the , the venerable spiritual leader of the Transcendental Meditation Transcendental Meditation, service mark for a religious movement based on Vedanta philosophy, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Stressing natural meditation and the liberating pleasures such practices could invoke, the movement's meditation method is believed to help movement that has so passionately captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. Harrison for most of his adult life. "We are delighted to make this moving audiobook available to consumers through digital delivery," said Beth Anderson, Vice President and Publisher at Audible, Inc. "Audible's position as the leading site for downloadable audiobooks and related premium audio programming is constantly being enhanced by our ability to deliver timely and relevant titles without a prolonged manufacturing and distribution process." About Audible, Inc. Audible(R) (www.audible.com(R)) is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken audio services for content download or playback on personal computers or AudibleReady(TM) PC-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 32,000 hours of audio programs and 165 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Audible.com is Amazon.com's (www.amazon.com) exclusive provider of spoken word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc., to pioneer the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business partners are Card Access Inc., Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Handspring, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., SONICblue Incorporated's Rio Audio Group, Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments and VoiceAge Corp. Audible and www.audible.com are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc.; AudibleReady is a trademark of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements about the company. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
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