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TightEnd
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« on: October 13, 2006, 02:21:03 PM » |
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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
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 02:24:09 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 02:27:31 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 02:29:34 PM » |
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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
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2006, 02:32:22 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2006, 02:34:55 PM » |
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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
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! |
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 02:42:32 PM » |
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The original radio series of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2006, 05:21:36 PM » |
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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
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2006, 06:20:20 PM » |
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www.audible.comI'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.
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2006, 07:49:31 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2006, 09:21:31 PM » |
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Intensity - Dean Koontz a brilliant Audio book.
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« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2006, 01:23:28 AM » |
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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.
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« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2006, 01:25:28 AM » |
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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.
Do you have all Browns books Graham? |
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« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2006, 03:00:29 AM » |
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i got around the world in 80 days somewhere by michael palin
interesting guy
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