How do I import playlists to my mini?

I can't figure out how to do this, but I suspect it must be possible.
What I'm trying to do is isolate cd's into playlists in itunes, and then import the playlists into my mini so that I can sequentially listen to audio books.
If this isn't possible, maybe you can tell me how to properly download/import audio books so that I can listen to them sequentially on my mini.
Thanks in advance. =)

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Is your iPod set to automatically sync? If so, then those playlists you created should show up under Music-->playlists.
If you have the syncing set to manual syncing, then you would have to drag the playlist to the iPod.
btabz

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