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08-09-2023, 10:12 PM
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Audiobooks
As a sailor at sea in the 1970s, I read a lot of books when I wasn’t working. Back ashore in San Diego, that rich pastime fell by the wayside. College forced me to read a lot, but that was critical and I was always sifting for the “crux of the crouton” (as Frank Zappa would put it), pimping for another 4.0 vs. reading for pleasure.
Long story short, I eventually stumbled into downloadable audiobooks on my iPhone just 8-9 years ago. Free from the library, I’ve absorbed hundreds of books. I listen while I work (retired now), do chores, drive, shop, ride, weld art, enjoy hobbies, waste time, etc. - Playback speed is adjustable. Pitch remains the same, but at 1.35-1.60x, a 10-hour book flows by in seven hours or less. Haven’t listened to anything at regular speed, ever. Normal speed sounds slowww. - I've churned through the classics and notable authors that I knew I “should've probably read” for the past 50-60 years. And I've enjoyed stuff I'd never give a second glance in a paper book. - Not all books/authors are appealing. Things that fail to engage me in 10-30 minutes get deleted and I move on. - All on the Libby app (also free to dl). The point? I’ve plowed through 700-800 books that I never would’ve taken the time to sit and read with my eyes during daylight hours - too many hobbies (I still read at night, but I’m good for only 10-15 minutes before I pass out.) - Fact - Fiction - Future - Past - How-to - Self-help - Science - History - Aviation - Military - Romance - Horror - Mystery/suspense - Philosophy - Crime - Fantasy - Adventure - Silly stuff - And dozens of biographies/autobiographies of famous musicians (many narrated by the authors/subjects themselves). So, what’s on your listening device? Last edited by tinnitus; 08-10-2023 at 10:19 AM. 
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08-09-2023, 10:15 PM
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Maigret And The Ghost is the last audiobook I listened to. Thanks youtube!
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08-10-2023, 06:11 AM
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I was slow to hop on board and do this once in a while. More lately realizing I had some Audible credits. I like the format for complex non-fiction I sometimes have to re-read a lot. For one complex book I bought the Kindle of same so there is the read along as it's read to you which I like.
Being ADHD and dyslexic plus still busy with a demanding job, I sure wish there were more text books that could be read and listen at same time as some are.
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08-10-2023, 09:56 AM
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Late last century, I drove from San Diego to Reno with a series of cassette tapes for entertainment. The narration described geologic features of what I was seeing from the car. "On your right, you notice a sharp cliff that has been shoved upward for over a billion years by tectonic plate movement," huge iron deposits, San Andreas fault, one-time ocean floor, Sierra Nevada range, Mono Lake, etc., etc.
Absolutely fascinating. And it could've made the long drive go faster. Sadly, though, it was paced for someone driving 55 mph! Agonizing. I wish I had it on adjustable-speed audiobooks, but that wasn't invented yet for a couple more decades.
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08-10-2023, 10:22 AM
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I'm currently listening to Tom Petty's biography, by Warren Zanes. Very interesting!
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08-10-2023, 10:41 AM
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I recently digested 16 cds of The Hemmingses of Monticello https://www.amazon.com/Hemingses-Mon.../dp/0393337766. I took advantage of my daily commutes into town, and the book itself was pretty fascinating.
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08-10-2023, 10:52 AM
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Jubal Sackett - Louis L'Amour
Finished his "To The Far Blue Mountains" last week. May reread "The Walking Drum" next or continue the Sackett books. I got an Audible subscription a long time ago and have a ton of books on that platform. My favorites are The Bosch Series - Michael Connely Virgil Flowers Series - John Sandord Anything by Louis L'Amour
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08-10-2023, 11:53 AM
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--------------------- Regarding series: I usually try to start with Book 1 for continuity. I know that I could probably dive in anywhere - and smart authors realize that. But I don't like to wonder what I missed. Actually, I've found two series-prone writers I can enjoy in any order that I get their books. Joe Lansdale - the Hap and Leonard books. Tim Dorsey - bizarrely twisted Serge Storms stories.
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08-10-2023, 04:11 PM
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I highly recommend "Wild Tales; A Rock 'N Roll Life" by Graham Nash!
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08-10-2023, 09:32 PM
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08-10-2023, 11:37 PM
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08-11-2023, 10:50 AM
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A side note: The quality of the narrator can make or break an audible. I usually do a sampling prior to acquisition. For example, Elton John's had me on the fence...because he started the book (prologue), and believe it or not, he wasn't all that good. But when the actual narrator kicked in, it was great.
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08-11-2023, 11:55 AM
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----------------------- A side note to your side note, lol... Have you ever listened to an audiobook and read the same text simultaneously? I had reserved a rather dry self-help thing that I wanted to absorb, and both versions (audio and hardback) came available on the same day, which made me curious. Always a slow visual reader, I was amazed that I could blast through the book at 2x speed, take notes and comprehend everything.
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08-16-2023, 08:08 PM
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Let's nudge this thread forward! Here's my contribution of books about music:
Mick Jagger - Phillip Norman Wild Tales - Graham Nash The Beatles From A to Z - Peter Asher Ted Templeman (platinum producer) - Ted Templeman Last Chance Texaco - Rickie Lee Jones Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls - Lisa Robinson Me, The Mob and the Music - Tommy James/Martin FItzpatrick 150 Glimpses of the Beatles - Craig Brown Me and Sister Bobbie - Willie Nelson Eminent Hipsters - Donald Fagen Jerry on Jerry - Jerry Garcia/Dennis McNally Who I Am - Pete Townshend Kicking and Dreaming - Ann Wilson Tune In (Beatles) Mark Lewisohn Me - Elton John Why Bob Dylan Matters - Richard F. Thomas Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - David Browne The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones - Stanley Booth Uncommon People (various musicians) - David Hepworth Fire and Rain (various artists) David Brown Runnin' with the Devil - Noel Monk Musicophilia - Oliver Sacks Meet Me in the Bathroom - Lizzy Goodman Walk This Way - Geoff Edgers How Music Works - John Powell Sticky Fingers (about Rolling Stone Magazine) - Joe Hagan Roger Daltry: Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite - Roger Daltrey Life - Keith Richards Gold Dust Woman - Stevie Nicks Rod - Rod Stewart 1960-1969 (Beatles) - Joanna Bourke Altamont - Joel Selvin My Cross to Bear - Greg Allman Chronicles, Volume 1 - Bob Dylan Small Town Talk (Bearsville Studios) - Barry Hoskins The Show That Never Ends (rise and fall of prog rock) - David Weigel
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