Brilliance Corporation.Brilliance Corporation PO Box 887, Grand Haven Grand Haven, city (1990 pop. 11,951), seat of Ottawa co., SW Mich., at the mouth of the Grand River; inc. 1867. It is a port on Lake Michigan that ships sand and gravel. Grand Haven manufactures fabricated-metal and paper products. The city, with its state park (noted for its "singing sand," which emits a whistling sound when walked on), is also a popular resort., MI 49417 1-800-854-7859 brillianceaudio.com The latest audio cd picks from Brilliance are out, and they're a choice group indeed. Veteran Dick Hill narrates Ridley Pearson's latest Out And Run (1596008350, $26.95): you may remember Ridley's prior novels of action: this creates an atmosphere of intrigue as it tells of a U.S. marshal who fights the mob's best killer to save the woman he loves. Multiple encounters with a deadly professional killers keep tension high. Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes' Full Bloom (1695008-377, $24.95) receives Lorelei Lorelei (lôr`əlī, Ger. lō`rəlī), cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen. King's smooth and passionate rendition as it tells of one Annie Fortenberry, who has inherited not only a b&b business, but a ghost. King's voice highlights the drama and ironies in a romance involving murder, an ex-husband, and a mystery. Laurell K. Hamilton's A Stroke Of Midnight (1695-008121, $26.95) benefits from veteran Laural Merlington's passionate rendition which brings to life the underlying intrigue of a seductive novel of a female P.I. based in Los Angeles who doubles as a faerie princess in another world. Human politics vie with faerie needs and place Meredith at odds with her heritage on both sides in this engrossing engrossing, in English law, practice of acquiring a monopoly of goods in order to sell them at an inflated price. The offense was ordinarily limited to monopolies of foods. Related practices were forestalling, i.e., buying up food on the way to its normal markets, and regrating, i.e., gaining control of a commodity once it reaches the market. All these practices were declared criminal in 1844 in England. See monopoly. fantasy. Elizabeth Berg's The Year Of Pleasures (1593557-736, $29.95) comes to life under veteran narrator Sandra Burr's compelling style, telling of one Berta, who tries to begin a new life in a small town after her husband dies, only to find isolation isn't possible: there are a host of people who stand ready to help her; some from unexpected places. David Ellis's In The Company Of Liars (1597370002, $26.95) benefits from a dual narration by Dick Hill and Susie Breck which adds intrigue and high drama to their story of a woman accused of murder who contemplates suicide. An unusual reverse chronological arrangement is heightened by the dual narration which brings the story line to life. Excellent leisure listens, all! |
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