MBPro won't mount or misreads new iWork'09 CD

I bought this MacBook Pro new from Apple in April 2008. iWork has never been installed on it.
Yesterday I bought a new iWork'09 installation CD. My MBPro won't mount the CD on its desktop, or if mounted, misreads the new iWork'09 CD as follows:
In its attempt to install, the iWork Installer instead displays a blank "Read Me" screen and a blank "License" screen. Then, after I employ the appropriate "Continue" clicks, and finally click "Install", the Installer (rather than installing the software) displays in its "Summary" screen the following alert icon and 3 lines of text.
"<< a yellow triangular "!" icon >>
The Installation Failed.
The Installer could not install the software.
The Installer could not install the software because there was no software found to install."
It's been suggested the MBPro's CD drive is bad, but I use CDs in that drive 3-4 times /week without any problem at all. Plus, today I loaded literally 12 other odd installation CDs from various sources and they all loaded without incident.
Further, I ran both the short and the extended "Apple Hardware Test"s from the MBPro's original Install Disks. The result from both tests was "No trouble found." (And of course the CD containing this test software was run in the MBPro's CD drive itself.)
I don't think this is a problem with the MBPro's CD drive, but get this, when the CD in question is loaded into a Mac at the local Apple shop, at least up the point of actually clicking "Install", it seems to function properly.
Any insights? (please)

I’ve read through many of these posts regarding CD drive malfunctions of one sort or another and decided my next efforts should be to clean the drive. My plan was to buy a drive cleaning kit/disc tomorrow and, with crossed fingers, give that a shot.
I’ve always been obsessive about cleaning CDs prior to inserting them into drives. I’ve admittedly been less concerned with new CDs, as I assumed they were clean. This is not necessarily so.
As I’ve described, this new iWork’09 CD, fresh out of its packaging and appearing pristine, could not be properly read by my drive.
However, once wiped with a clean cloth in a 3 second maneuver it functioned swiftly to install the iWork software. --- Problem solved. --- Incredible.
(I used the cloth provided by Apple to clean the MBPro’s display.)
And thanks to those of you who emphasized cleanliness.
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