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I suppose it finally means I have reached middle age. I am now a devotee of audio books.

It started when I was at a motorway service station and in the bucket by the counter they were flogging off BBC audio CDs of classic comedies.

I bought Yes Minister, Blackadder goes forth and Fawlty towers ( 2 or 3 CD's each) for about £15 combined.

No matter how many times I listen to these I chuckle away contentedly at the classic writing.

This led me to more meaty fare and listening to someone like Stephen Fry telling a great novel is actually something I look forward to greatly.


It hasn't helped the poker yet, listening to this stuff whilst playing, but it is fast becoming a new obsession


What would you recommend in this market? Doesn't have to be comedy, or a novel....I'll consider any suggestions

 

I used to get a lot of these when I was driving from Glasgow to yorkshire and back every week. There was one services that had them where you bought one then could swap it for 1/2 price. I listened to quite a few Dick Francis etc.

I work attend with a guy who's dyslexic and has a huge collection of Auido books, I'll see if he's got recommendations/ copies if you want.

I was on the I-music store the other night and I thought about buying Barry Greensteins book. Then I looked at the price and it was £16.99 the same as a hardback, how can they justify that its outrageous. Will they drop the price when it comes out on paperback. bloody silly if you ask me. I would recommend having a good browse on there tighty there is some great stuff but its pricey.  

They are great Tighty. I download them on to my mp3 player. I've just listened to Bill Bryson's A Brief History of Almost Everything for the third time. So much amazing stuff in there

I used to do the service station trade in thingy during my weekly trip between Plymouth and Sunderland (the old days).
Started with comedy but even started getting audio books. Anything to keep me awake...when you're tired music starts become white noise.
Get an car stereo that can play CD's with MP3's on...quite reasonable now.
Download shitloads of comedy etc online and burn about 20 hours of material onto one CD...happy driving.

Oh yes, that would be a corking listen.


Currently ploughing through Stalingrad by Anthony Beevers and Winston Churchill's biography by Martin Gilbert read by Robert Hardy. The fact that you have to concentrate when listening to this amazing stuff is a great boost to keeping one's brain in trim I think.  


Got to be bargain prices though, thats half the fun!

The original radio series of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

You can also but a cheap device (£1 in the pound shop) that connects your mp3 player to your car radio through the tape casette interface.

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When I used to work as a farm labourer I used to listen to these a lot. I ordered a bunch from the library and listened to them while working.  The last one I listened to was 'How to read body language' by Alan Pease.  They are really good

www.audible.com


I've been bloody telling you about audio books for ages now... sheesh. they were great when I was commuting big time, now this job has a less horrible journey, plus the fact I am now chomping into text books on the journey has meant that I haven't listened to any for a while.

The Time Travellers Wife is a good listen, although there was that one point where I was crying on the Viccy line over it.

I did all the Dan Brown's via audio book, much better way of doing em IMHO.

I've got Dan Browns books on mp3 and also the Harry Potter series - haven't listened to them yet though.  Let me know if you want a copy.

Intensity - Dean Koontz a brilliant Audio book.

I quite like listening to Audio Books as i drift off to sleep.

My favourite has to be Bill Brysons 'A Walk in the Woods'  Very amusing
I'd also recommend 'Lenin of the Rovers' which was broacast on the BBC in the 80's starring Alexi Sayle.

Do you have all Browns books Graham?

i got around the world in 80 days somewhere by michael palin


interesting guy

I am an avid audio book listener.  Lately I am heavily into Podcast Novels.  Try www.podiobooks.com  All free to download and a great range.  You can d/l them through iTunes. I recommend 7th Son by JC Hutchins (a bit sci-fi but great story).

What I usually do is find an audio CD on amazon and then see if iTunes or Audible has it and get them there.

Novelists that have great audio stuff include Lee Child (the best thriller writer out there) and most of Stephen Fry's stuff.  Then there's your standard guys like Dick Francis, Tom Clancy, James Patterson, John le Carre, etc.

Start with the Lee Child - Killing Floor and then get them in chronological order.  They are amazing.

You can torrent them for free :D

How much space do they take up?
I was thinking i can listen to one on my phone at work.

Think so, he has 4 right?

The only 1 i havent read is digital fortress (a few friends said its not his best work).

I quite liked the idea of Digital Fortress but to be honest, once I'd read Da Vinci Code and then Angels and Demons, they go downhill for me.  Also, they are a bit precitable (all four) they all have the same basic plot imo, just a different topic.  They are enjoyable though, I did enjoy them all.

It's ok, the main problem with it are is rediculously unbelievable scenarios and technology.
Isn't it the book with a plane that can fly from America to Switzerland in an hour? :D

did you read deceptin point?  a little different

A US government/NASA shindig.  I found it interesting


But his best book by far is Angels & Demons, Just blew me away

No thats Angels & Demons

Which is the one that they get rescued from an iceberg by banging on it? :D

LOL

Deception point,  (I did laught at that bit) :D

I do get confused at times, i read around 2 books a week when i'm on afternoons.
Yet i can read the first sentence of a book and know if i've read it.

I ve just started reading more novels,

I do like Browns style of writing, Can you recommend any similar thriller/mystery books as i dont really know where to start.

I quite like Jeffry Deaver (sp?) at the moment.

Can i just pick up any of his work or is there recurring characters that I'll need background on?

Just read a review of Cold Moon and it sounds good but get the impression of exsisting characters.

Yes they do tend to, Lincoln Rhyme is his main one.
The first book in the series is "the bone collector", you may have seen the film with Denzil Washington?

Oh that film was superb,  think I'll start there then.

Just seen Grisham has a new one 'The Innocent Man'  (think i could spend a few ££ on amazon this afternoon)

Thanks for that MFI.

Love Grisham!!

Right just ordered   'The Innocent Man' - John Grisham.

                            'The Bone Collector' - Jeffery Deaver.

                            'The Coffin Dancer' - Jeffery Deaver.

                            'The Empty Chair'  -  Jeffery Deaver.

Should keep me going for a while.

John Grisham is similar, bit more believable I guess.  Some good stories anyway.

Forgot to mention 'The Warlord Chronicles' by Bernard Cornwell.

A Trilogy based around King Arthur.  The audio books were done by  Tim Piggott-Smith, and are fantastic.