The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune: The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age
by Willard Scott
(Time Warner Audio Books)
Cassettes - $18.98

Now that Today show weatherman Willard Scott is 79-years-old, he's set out to prove his belief that the happiest times of people's lives are their childhood and old age. Here, he collects comments from famous and ordinary folks about getting older. "For me, one of the joys of being over 65 is that people have stopped trying to sell me life insurance," says John Updike. A fun listen.

Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg
by James M. McPherson
(Crown Publishing Group)
CDs - $19.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian James McPherson gives an historic tour of Gettysburg, the site of the bloodiest battle every fought by Americans. Part travel writing, part history lesson, you'll come away from this CD knowing more about this period of history.

A History of Baseball
by Greg Proops
(Penguin Audiobooks)
CDs - $22.95

Who knew that comedian Greg Proops, best known for his appearance on television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? had an obsession with baseball? Here, he reads his own book, telling the history of the sport from DiMaggio to Ruth to Jeter. He doesn't recite facts, but plays clips of original radio broadcasts, making it come alive.

Red Butte Showdown
by Louis L'Amour
(Random House Audio)
Cassettes - $18

This collection of four short stories includes a western, a detective story, an adventure and a surprise story about a prize fight. It's a nice variety from the prolific author best known for his western fiction.

Golden Buddha
by Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo
(Brilliance Audio)
CDs - $36.95 Cassettes - $32.95

The narrator of this latest adventure does a great job with accents and moving the storyline along. It features a lumber ship which is actually a covert high-tech spy ship. Its mission: expel the Red Chinese government from Tibet and reinstall the Dalai Lama to his homeland. To do so, the ship's captain must recover the stolen Golden Buddha, which has been missing for years. A grand adventure that features several of the gee-whiz gadgets Cussler is known for.