Audio books (5)
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Aug 16, 2007
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I drove down to Virginia last week, and I didn't really feel like listening to 7 hours of music, even if they were my CDs. It occurred to me that I could listen to an audio book, the ideal solution for people who (a) don't read and (b) have lots of time to kill. But audio books are expensive, sometimes two or three times as much as the actual book. I'm not a fan of spending money, so I almost gave up. But in a moment of shear brilliance, I realized that I could freely borrow audio books from the local library, which is funded by my tax dollars. Cha-ching! I found out there's a branch of the county library located about 5 miles from my house, so I went to check it out. I signed up for a library card and signed out two audio books. My drive to Virginia was excellent, and now my commute to and from work is better too (ever since they got rid of Free FM, there's no more worthwhile talk radio). Now I'm a fan of audio books and libraries. #entertainment
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Comments:
2007-08-17 12:09:08
As Carl is also a big fan of audio books, as is my mom, we definitely have some you could borrow depending on your taste in literature.
2008-06-24 12:05:19
Here's a question about Audio Books. While driving, do you ever get dizzy w/ the monotonous narration? That's my biggest fear.. what if I get really dizzy and can't concentrate on driving.
2008-07-02 11:04:27
I've never had dizziness, but being bored/tired from the monotone voice is a definite side effect.
2008-07-02 12:59:48
There are some books that have very good narration with different voices. The Harry Potter series is an example.
2008-08-27 12:23:04
Hey. I just realized that you'd driven down to Virginia when you were talking about Audio Books. I am going to VA (Williamsburg, jamestown, newport) next week and was wondering if there's any cool activities close by there to do w/ my folks.
thanks
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