Assassination Vacation (audio book) written by Sarah Vowell, and narrated by her, too 2005 somewhere around 5 hours, and it was abridged, unfortunately ******************** FTC: Purchased through my Audible account, which I have since closed. ******************** My interest in audiobooks … Continue reading
A Christmas Carol (audio book) Charles Dickens, narrated by Tim Curry 3 hours, 33 minutes ******************** For the FTC: I did get this for free. But Audible gave all their members the chance to download it, so don’t go thinking … Continue reading
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (audio book) Melvyn Bragg Narrated by Robert Powell 2003 12 hrs and 12 minutes From Publishers Weekly: This compelling and charmingly personal companion to an eight-part television documentary makes for … Continue reading
Gang Leader for a Day (audio book) Sudhir Venkatesh Narrated by Reg Rogers, Sudhir Venkatesh (the last chapter) and Stephen J Dubner (the intro) book published January 2009 8 hours 48 minutes I know I’ve randomly raved about this one, … Continue reading
The Middle Place (audio book) Kelly Corrigan narrated by Tavia Gilbert book published January 2008 7 hours, 32 minutes ******************** This book is many things. It’s a love story, it’s the story of Kelly Corrigan’s fight with cancer, it’s the … Continue reading
Brother, I’m Dying Edwidge Danticat 2007 7 hours and 51 minutes (audio book) narrated by Robin Miles I’ve never read any of Danticat’s books (and technically, I still haven’t), but this one surprised me. Not really knowing what to expect, … Continue reading
A Long Stone’s ThrowAlphie McCourtfirst published November 200810 hours, 57 minutes (audio book) First there was Frank (you know, the dude who wrote Angela’s Ashes). Then there was Malachy (who I haven’t read, and therefore can’t name a book off-hand, … Continue reading
Thank You, JeevesP.G. Wodehousefirst published 1934audio book – 6 hours, 8 minutes How Right You Are, JeevesP.G. Wodehouse1960208 pages I listened to Thank You, Jeeves and I read How Right You Are, Jeeves. And I must say, I’m quite proud … Continue reading
The Year of Living BiblicallyA.J. Jacobs2007audio book6 hrs, 15 minutes This was my very first experience with audio books, and I must say, it went a lot better than I expected. (My second experience isn’t going so well, but that’s … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
