I have an Amazon Audible membership that I'm hoping to take a break from for the next few months. I have three remaining credits that I have to use with in the next four days before my membership automatically renews, and I'm not sure what to take the leap on.
What are your favorite/recomended audible books (finance or otherwise!)? My two favorites after nearly a decade of listening are:
Empire of the Summer Moon
The End of Night
The Hunt for Vulcan - Levenson
Great Courses
Why Evil Exists by Charles Mathewes
Early, High, and Late Middle Ages by Philip Daileader (3 courses)
World War II: A Military and Social History by Thomas Childers
It has been a very, very, long time since I've last listened to an audio book. Have they improved? In terms of using multiple voices for the book?
In the past when I tried one it would put me to sleep listening to one person read a book which isn't good while driving.
----------------------------- |
If you think something is important and it doesn't involve the health of someone, think again. Life goes too fast, enjoy it and be nice.
rich126 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:34 pm
It has been a very, very, long time since I've last listened to an audio book. Have they improved? In terms of using multiple voices for the book?
In the past when I tried one it would put me to sleep listening to one person read a book which isn't good while driving.
They've never put me to sleep, but some narrators certainly have a cult following now. The narrator/voice actor Ray Porter is one such example, and a personal favorite of mine (in addition to Project Hail Mary, linked above, he also narrated We Are Legion (We are Bob) which I found to be an absolute RIOT and light-hearted science fiction work if you're into that sorta thing. Highly recommended).
If you'd like a more theatrical experience with sound effects and music, there are Fiction Podcasts that are great! Dark Woods was amazing, and so was Station 151.
I'm on public transit for about 2 hours M-F so I get a lot of listening in!
Highly recommend “Influence is your superpower: The science of winning hearts, sparking change and making good things happen” by Zoe Chance
Allegedly Zoe Chance teaches the Most popular class in the Yale graduate school of management and this book covers her material, she is the narrator of the Audible edition.
Bruce wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:56 pm
Highly recommend “Influence is your superpower: The science of winning hearts, sparking change and making good things happen” by Zoe Chance
Allegedly Zoe Chance teaches the Most popular class in the Yale graduate school of management and this book covers her material, she is the narrator of the Audible edition.
Cranberry44 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:01 pm
Hi All,
I have an Amazon Audible membership that I'm hoping to take a break from for the next few months. I have three remaining credits that I have to use with in the next four days before my membership automatically renews, and I'm not sure what to take the leap on.
What are your favorite/recomended audible books (finance or otherwise!)? My two favorites after nearly a decade of listening are:
From the "The Great Courses" series. Erudite and engaging lectures for the philosophically curious!
What audible books do you recommend?
Avid follower of this thread. Thank you for starting it! I'm always searching for something to listen to on my own hour (each way) commute. Unfortunately, I don't remember too many from the past.
There was a good history The Platagenents; I really enjoyed that.
I've been on a recent history kick:
Joseph Kanon has some good cold war books;
Alan Furst inter-war espionage books;
Phillip Kerr's Bernie Gunther's series.
I'd love any recommendations for interesting alt-history audiobooks.
I really like exciting, historical nonfiction books. These are two of my favorites from recent years. The Irish actor (and Belfast native) Matthew Blaney was a perfect narrator for Say Nothing and both books were hard to put down, digitally speaking.
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. . .not sure who the narrator was but really pulled me in
"I would rather die with money, than live without it...." - Bogleheads member Ron |
|
A time to EVALUATE your jitters https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1139732#p1139732
As a PSA, as an alternative to Audible, Spotify now includes free 15 hours/month of audiobook listening for the primary member on Personal Premium plans ($10.99 +tax).
heartwood wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:55 am
As a PSA, as an alternative to Audible, Spotify now includes free 15 hours/month of audiobook listening for the primary member on Personal Premium plans ($10.99 +tax).
If you get a card at your local library you may have access to an insane amount of audio books for free via an app. You just might have to wait a bit to 'check out' the book you want, and you only have two weeks to listen to the book. I've listened to hundreds of books through the libby app via my local library membership.
To actually answer the question:
Lonesome Dove was fantastic as a huge fan of the mini-series.
If you want long books, some of the Tom Clancy books get into the 40+ hour range and are entertaining.
With three credits, a three book series that I really liked was the Natchez Burning trilogy by Greg Iles
lillycat wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:04 am
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.
Not for the faint of heart!
His story changed me. I have walked or worked out almost every day for 4 years now.
No excuses.
I liked that one, too. You might also like "Embrace the Suck: A Navy Seal's guide to an extraordinary Life" - this one got me doing the hard poses in my yoga routine.
For long listening projects, a second for the Robert Caro Lyndon Johnson series and the Lonesome Dove series (Dead Man's Walk, Comanche Moon, Lonesome Dove, and Streets of Laredo).
Gilda Radner's "It's Always Something" which she reads herself was excellent. Eddie Fisher reading his own bio was also excellent.
James Joyce comes off much better on audio than off the page IMO.
