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Invasion of the body snatchers

by Finney, Jack.

Format: Book on CD 2007
Availability: Available at 2 Libraries 2 of 2 copies

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Penn Hills Library Audio Visual CD FIN
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Summary

On a quiet fall evening in the small, peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. Miles Bennell discovers an insidious, horrifying plot. Silently, subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms are taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, his friends, his family, the woman he loves-the world as he knows it. Miles knows the invasion is linked to the mysterious seed pods that have been turning up everywhere-and the pod people are spreading fast.

This classic 1955 thriller of the triumph of the human spirit over an invisible enemy inspired the acclaimed 1956 film, directed by Don Siegel and named one of Time magazine's 100 Best Films. Blackstone's edition is read by Don Siegel's son, actor-director Kristoffer Tabori, an Emmy(R) and Audie(R) Award winner, and concludes with the narrator's insider reminiscences of his father's work on the film.

Published Reviews
Publisher's Weekly Review: "While Miles's patients start remarking about loved ones not seeming to be themselves, he merely chalks it up to paranoia. However, when he becomes witness to a distinct but subtle change in the personality of some townspeople, he and his friends realize something is afoot. Their fears are realized as they stumble upon faceless corpses and strange pods. But the "pod people" are spreading fast, and Miles is running out of places to hide and people to help him. Finney's classic tale of alien invasion is recreated anew with more terror than the book or the film. Tabori delivers a performance that will chill listeners with his intensity and sense of urgency. His lightly raspy and mature voice works perfectly through the first-person perspective of Miles. He captures the mood and adjusts his pitch, speed and tone accordingly. By the end of this production, listeners will believe they are listening to Miles himself and not just some narrator. A brief interview with Tabori at the end reveals that he's the son of Don Siegel, who directed the original 1957 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. A Touchstone paperback. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Subjects Science fiction.
Publisher [Ashland, Or.] :Blackstone Audio,2007
Edition Unabridged.
Contributors Tabori, Kristoffer.
Blackstone Audiobooks.
Participants/Performers Read by Kristoffer Tabori.
Language English
Notes Unabridged.
Compact disc.
Description 6 audio discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN 9780786157815 :
078615781X :
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