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Supergranny
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02-03-2005
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 7:06 pm
Another audio is the Bible. You would be surprised at how enjoyable it is to listen to. Of course we have James Earl Jones who could read the want ads with feelings.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 9:35 pm
Chew -- You're talking about Grisham's book, right? I read it and enjoyed it. Who reads it? Is it unabridged?
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 10:49 pm
Yes Teach, its by Grisham...The guy who reads it does a great job, I only have one disc left and cant wait to go to the gym tomorrow to finish it..it got me hooked in the first chapter..very well done on audio...Im sure the book is just as good. I also just listened to The Painted House on audio, also well read...
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 1:41 pm
LOL... have read The testament by John Grisham but the title reminded me that actually if you are low on audio books the Bible really is an interesting book to listen to. You get a whole new perspective by listening to it with a good narrator. Great stories and some of them are quite bloodthirsty! DH and I listened together and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 2:01 pm
By the way...Frank Muller is the narrator of John Grishams book...he also narrates alot of Stephen King's books. But my favorite book that Frank Muller narrates is Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. It is brilliant...you feel all the characters and emotions. A good reader can make or break the experience for you. If I see an audio book with say.. Barbara Rosenblat or C.J. Critt as the reader..I will go ahead and check it out because I know I will enjoy it.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 3:10 pm
Thanks Granny, I love ideas and I can reserve books at my library on line but I never know what to look for... Ill look for the Prince of Tides...Never thought about listening to the Bible....but its a thought..Is it easy to understand??
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 4:15 pm
If it is possible..get the version read by James Eal Jones. He has that deep beautiful voice ...the begots just rolled out.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:19 pm
Thanks for the recommendation -- our family will listen to anything by Jim Dale (Harry Potter and Peter & the Starcatchers narrator). I had a hard time getting used to the narrator for Wicked, but now that I have, I'm really enjoying it. He reads a bit slower than I'm used to, but it truly works w/the story. James Earl Jones could read a dictionary to me and I'd listen! 
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:48 pm
Ditto on James Earl Jones. Jim Dale also narrates "Around The World in 80 Days" and that is a fun one to listen to. DH even got hooked on the Harry Potter books read by Jim Dale.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, May 08, 2006 - 2:53 pm
Stopped by the library today and was informed they just got new cd's. Gone by Jonathan Kellerman and Beach Road by James Patterson. I was so excited I scared the guy in line behind me. Actually he cracked up and said "I'm glad to see you are so excited about a book". As soon as they get them processed they'll call me.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 9:02 am
I bought my first book on CDs -- "Dispatches From the Edge" written and read by Anderson Cooper. Before I open the box, is the book on CDs divided into chapters like tracks on music CDs? Is there a further breakdown (tracks, marks) on the CDs than just chapters? In other words, what happens if you fall asleep while listening or is that something you just don't do? And what happens if you want to take one of the disks out of the player before it's finished? Can you easily go back to where you left off?
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 11:09 am
It should be marked in tracks..on the box it should say every 2 or 5 minutes It really isn't hard to find your place if you fall asleep (voice of experience) and if I have to take a disc out of the player I usually note the number..it will usually be marked 1 to 20 tracks. I see the library just put that book on the download list and I was wondering about it...let us know if it is good. I have broadened my reading tastes by the recommendations on here.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 5:09 pm
It depends on the book. Poisonwood Bible audio CD has 90-100 tracks per CD (about every minute or so); Gabaldon's CDs have 17-19 tracks per CD (about every 3-5 minutes), and the new Narnia series has one track per chapter (about every 20 minutes). I prefer the middle range -- 99 is too many, but the "by chapter" track is not enough.
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Solifelike
Member
06-01-2006
| Friday, June 02, 2006 - 10:51 am
Have you all ever heard of Douglass Preston and Lincoln. They write together on a series about an FBI agent named Pendergast. Rene Auberjonois is the reader. The entire series is fantastic. And rene reads better than any reader I have ever heard. I always feel like I've been watching a movie in my head when he reads.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, June 02, 2006 - 2:09 pm
LOL!! I have heard or read every single one of their books and in fact am listening to Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston right now. I just started it this morning.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 8:36 am
Finished Tyrannosaur Canyon and it was an interesting plot...full of violence and intrigue. LOL. Now am starting False Impression by Jeffrey Archer. He can always be counted on for a rousing good story!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, June 09, 2006 - 4:51 pm
Jeffrey Archer is one of my all time favorites. Haven't read that one, though. Need to add it to my list! Currently I am listening to Odd Thomas...I think by Dean Koontz. Odd is the operative word! I'm intrigued, but it took a while for me to figure out what it was about. And you know, I still may not know! My parents said they started it and never finished it and I can understand why, but while I am really into the story, I do love the characters. And I like the voice of the guy who is reading it. Two more tapes to go, so we'll see!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:35 pm
well my latest treadmill listening book I finished today...It was "The Crush" by Sandra Brown...It wasnt bad, not my usual kind of read but it kept my juices flowing and I liked it..read by Tom Wopat.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 9:39 am
One of my biggest complaints about audio books is the portability of them. The cd players have these big round discs that you have to contend with and the same with the cassettes. You have to have a pocket big enough to hold the cassette player. Since I do dishes, vacuum etc while plugged in, I thought the mp3 players would be the ticket. But I have had the problem then of having to start all the way to the beginning of the track when you turn it off. Finally...after trying every brand imaginable I have found an MP3 player that will start where you turned it off. And it is cheap. I am so happy with this I just wanted to share with other audio book aficionados. It is SanDisk Sansa M240 1G. I got it at Circuit City with the sale and rebates it ended up costing $40. It is so small it fits any where or you can use the carrier for your arm. Hope this helps someone else.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 5:54 pm
My Apple Shuffle just starts where it left off -- DH got me a refurbished 512 MB one for Christmas, and I haven't had any trouble at all with it. It is GREAT for working out -- I just rip the CDs to Itunes then load it to my Shuffle. You do have to be careful w/shuffles to only put the "on" switch down ONE notch though -- put it all the way down and it does the "shuffle" which is not MY preferred method of listening to a book! I also love listening to audio books in the morning as I get ready. It guarantees me at least 20 minutes of uninterrupted listening AND the DS is not around so I don't have to worry about any mature content.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 8:02 pm
I have never tried the Apple Shuffle. I can download audio books from my libraries web site and they don't support any of the Ipods. That was why I was so excited about finding the Sansa. I know I should work out...I just shuffle around listening to my books...LOL. Just downloaded Richard North Patterson's Conviction and figure it's perfect for catching up on ironing tomorrow!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 9:19 pm
Oooo --I just finished reading Patterson's trilogy with president Kerry (No Safe Place, To Protect and Defend and.....darn one more that I can't remember that was about gun control). Are his books unabridged on audio? Do you happen to know who publishes them?
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 11:48 pm
Supergranny, what format does your library use? In iTunes, you can go into GetInfo for any mp3 file, and there is an option in one of the tabs that has a little checkbox which says "Resume Playback Position". I listen to lectures from school that they put up in mp3 format, and I make sure that box is clicked, so I can stop and start without searching through 3 hours of lecture.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, July 31, 2006 - 9:38 am
It is called Overdrive Media console. This is what they say.... Why can't I use my iPod with this service? Our audio titles use Windows Media DRM copyright protection technology from Microsoft Corporation. Unfortunately the iPod does not currently support copyright-protected Windows Media Audio (.wma) and video (.wmv) files. OverDrive, along with hundreds of online music and audio book providers, is hopeful that Apple and Microsoft can reach an agreement that would enable support for Microsoft-based copyright-protected materials on the iPod. To repeat, OverDrive would love nothing more than to provide content for your iPod. We urge you to contact Apple and request that they open the iPod to other copy-protected formats or license their propriety copy-protection method to third-party vendo All the books are unabridged. Besides all these books here http://tinyurl.com/eovtb There is a national lending library called netlibrary http://www.netlibrary.com/Librarian/Home/Home.aspx and they have the latest novels too. My account is thru my library so you may want to check and see if yours has an account there.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 10:57 am
I just finished "The glass Castle" by Junette Wells, it was a story about her life. I LOVED it and while usually saving my book listening for the treadmill only...found myself listening to it at home as well.....My Mom gave me Jane Fondas book "My life so far" and im on disc 5 now outa 8. I wont say its my best listen but being a child of 60s/70s Its intresting to go back to those days and hear her side of it.
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