jenmdixon Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi all: I'm going to be spending the next few weekends commuting down to VA Beach for family reasons. I'm not going to have the car with XM Radio in it :cry: and I think I'd like to listen to some good books instead of the same old music standby. Since I can't study for my classes and drive at the same time (damnit!), I'm looking for suggestions. Caveat: I'm not into sci-fi, and not into light fiction. Good history, biographies, classics, science/technical, etc. would be great. Example: the last five books on tape/cd I have listened to are: Jane Goodall "Reasons for Hope" Lynne Withey "Dearest Friend : A Life of Abigail Adams" Bill Bryson "A Short History of Nearly Everything" George Orwell "1984" Joseph Ellis "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" So....got any suggestions for me? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse81 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 A friend told me that Vladmir Nabakov's "Lolita" narrarated by Jeremy Irons is great, but I haven't heard it myself. Also Sean Penn will do Dylan's autobiography, out later this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 The Alienist, Caleb Carr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I got the Brethren and the street lawyer and such from John Grisham... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opiate-Zeo Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 If you like Harry Potter..those are great on tape. It's narrated by Jim Dale (the evil merchant in Pete's Dragon). It's unabridged and and excellent reading by Dale. Actually, I have all 5 books in MP3 if you want them. I can put one or two up on my webspace for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 My advice? http://secure.richdad.com//Category.asp It'll change your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFunky1 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Are you planning on buying these or getting them from your library? Another option is Cracker Barrel. They "rent" the books on tape/CD. You pay full price and then they refund the full amount less $3.00 per tape I think. I've used it before. I've listened to a few of John Maxwell's books and really liked those. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 the cracker barrell deal is a good one. the selection is pretty limited, but you really can't complain for $5. i used to know where every single CB was between philly and cincinatti. luckily, i don't do much long distance driving anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 how about a little rand? Atlas Shrugged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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