CCH Pounder

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63

• ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 43 mins)
• By Taylor Branch
• Narrated By Joe Morton, CCH Pounder

This audio adaptation focuses primarily on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the key moments that defined his rise to the forefront of the civil rights movement. From Rosa Parks' monumental arrest in Montgomery to King's imprisonment in Birmingham and his triumphant march on Washington, Taylor Branch provides an unsurpassed portrait of King's rise to greatness.

WordTheatre: Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, Volume 1

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Andre Dubus III, Pamela Painter, Lorna Goodison, and others
• Narrated By Vincent Piazza, Amber Tambly, CCH Pounder, and others

WordTheatre, the short story experts, casts the perfect actors to bring great contemporary writing to life. The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America. Recorded live at benefit performances for their Fellowships endowment, Volume 1 of this stunning collection contains nine outstanding examples of the short story. Though varying in theme and tone, they share a brilliant pedigree.

Sannie Langtand and the Visitor: A Story From Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

• UNABRIDGED (25 mins)
• By Nelson Mandela (editor)
• Narrated By CCH Pounder

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa, featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson,

Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, and Blair Underwood.