Music there... but not really there!

I have tried searching the forum but to no avail. I seem to have lost the ability to add and see some of my purchased audio books in the Music Library.
I have purchased about 5 books from the author Tim LaHaye that I have listened to a few different times and I have also create Playlists for. Now I can still see and play these books from the Playlists, but I cannot find the same tracks anywhere in the Music Library!!
I have checked the GetInfo for the tracks in the Playlist and have even tried to change information in there to see if that would cause it to show in the Music Library all to no avail.
I have even tried to re-add these purchased tracks from my harddrive but nothing works. WHAT AM I MISSING? WHERE DID THE SONGS GO IN iTUNES?
On a side note... does anyone know why I am having trouble importing a purchased book downloaded onto Computer#1 and copied over to Computer#2? Both computers are authorized for my account so that is not the problem.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!!

LOL. The Music is all in my library but unfortunately my laptop is more than a year old and is now completely archaic hahaha
It hasn't even heard of USB 2.0 hehe
Oh well, I guess it shouldn't be too bad now everything is on it, let's just hope it doesn't decide to delete a few things again [crosses fingers]

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