 |
When I go where people run, cycle
and walk the dog or just walk themselves....
not listening to their IPod or such thing.
Of course it makes sense,
it adds to the pleasure and probably those "-dorphins".
What I am suggesting here is you give
what you are listening to another thought.
When I mention my passion for audiobooks
to any one who will listen.....they say..
"Yeah, I listened to a book on tape
while I drove thru North Dakota once...
"It was Great!"
It was great back then,
but a hassle with all the little tapes and stuff.
To the younger readers of this...
before we had CD's ...
We had little cassette tapes
that were always getting
tangled up or melted in the sun.
Now we can listen on our IPods,
MP3's, Blackberrys and even Phones.
Virtually every popular book
that comes out in print,
is also available at once
as a digital download.
The download usually takes
less time that it used to take to
figure out which side of the tape
we were supposed to listen to next.
On top of that, your Ipod etc,
probably holds enough
books to run or cycle from here to Mongolia!
| Safety Note:
Listening to a book or newspaper is much safer
than music, as music
requires two earbuds for stereo and with books on mono, one ear can be
left free to hear surrounding sounds, traffic etc. |
BEST SELLERS AS OF 12/15/2009
 U Is for Undertow: |
 Breathless |
|
 |
 Gods at War |
 |
 Lost Symbol |
 James Patterson |
 |
Back to your morning run, jog, cycle or walk around the park...
I am suggesting that you might really enjoy listening
to a Best Seller or your Newspaper, as much or more!
New York Times 5 days a week
Read your newspaper during your Morning Run!
Your Audio Wall Street Journal Every Morning
Delivery:
Monday-Friday
by
6:30
am
ET
Delivery: Mondays-Fridays by 6:30am ET
Recommended New Audio Book Titles
Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr,
and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
By David Lindley
A quick Google search is enough to suggest that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is the most widely referenced theory in modern physics. It is frequently employed by academics in virtually every field, to discuss the challenges inherent to studying history, or government, or literature, to name a few. The famous principle even makes its way into entirely non-academic settings; for example, it was recently invoked by actor Steve Martin to explain the effect of the public eye on a star's private life.
Frequent extra-scientific application aside, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is important because of its profound implications for science. In Uncertainty, author David Lindley brings those implications to light through a compelling, concise narrative of early 20th-century physics. Narrator Robert Blumenfeld delivers a robust, congenial reading notable — like Lindley's prose — for both its explanatory and storytelling power.
Uncertainty follows a sizeable shift in human thought, with all its accompanying tension and turmoil. Lindley tracks the entrance of unpredictability into the world of science, from its faint whispers in kinetic theory to its clear, undisputable voice in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
While focusing on the development of theory, Lindley creates a dynamic portrait of the scientific process by drawing on the events and people that shape it. Employing a remarkable talent for a variety of accents, Blumenfeld develops this cast of brilliant, bizarre characters — including Bohr, Schrodinger, Einstein, Heisenberg, and Born — with consistency and charm.
The
authenticity
of
Lindley's
narrative
is
enhanced
by
his
use
of
primary
source
data.
He
often
allows
his
characters
to
speak
for
themselves,
favoring
the
original
voice
over
paraphrase
even
when
their
words
are
not
in
English.
Blumenfeld
handles
these
languages
—
primarily
German
and
French
—
with
apparent
fluency,
adding
richness
to
the
auditory
experience
of
the
story.
—
Adam
Chase
has
spent
the
last
five
years
in
New
York
City
trying
to
erase
his
worst
memories
and
the
scorn
and
abandonment
of
his
family.
Then
a
phone
call
from
his
best
friend
awakens
in
him
a
torrent
of
emotion
and
pain.
Having
left
North
Carolina
and
its
red
soil
for
good,
he
never
thought
returning
would
be
easy,
and
being remembered as a murderer
doesn't help much. Within this small Southern town, John Hart explores
the lengths to which people will go for money, family, and pure greed -
and whether or not forgiveness is ever attainable.
The Copper Bracelet
A peaceful picnic in the French countryside explodes in violence. A mysterious assassin hisses a deadly threat. And events are set in motion that could propel India and Pakistan down the road to nuclear confrontation.
Two years after the events of the Audiobook of the Year - The Chopin Manuscript - former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton and his Volunteers once again must crack a secretive conspiracy that not only threatens their lives, but the stability of the world. Their race against time will take them from London to the U.S. to Russia and beyond. And at the heart of it all is one question: What is the secret of the Copper Bracelet?
Sixteen of the world's greatest thriller writers collaborated on The Copper Bracelet. Once again, as he did with The Chopin Manuscript, Jeffery Deaver wrote the first chapter. Then, each successive author wrote a chapter in turn, finally returning it to Deaver to complete this thrilling sequel.
The Help
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her 17th white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.
Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women - mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends - view one another.
This edition now includes the afterword "Too Little, Too Late - Kathryn Stockett in Her Own Words", as read by the author.
Click to View the Editor picks of 2009