Insert BS here A place to discuss anything you want

audio books

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-21-2009, 08:44 PM
  #21  
Elite Member
iTrader: (13)
 
Fireindc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Taos, New mexico
Posts: 6,612
Total Cats: 567
Default

1984 is an awesome audio book(the one with the old guy narrating), and of course an amazing book.
Fireindc is offline  
Old 01-22-2009, 06:24 AM
  #22  
Junior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Zarniwoop42's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Monrovia CA
Posts: 237
Total Cats: 0
Default

Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Douglas Adams reads the complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I saw a copy of it on MiniNova.
I recomend this audio book, but look for the bbc radio drama's instead(This **** is a ******* masterpice).

Provided you can keep from laughing so hard, and often that they fire you.
Zarniwoop42 is offline  
Old 02-21-2011, 06:08 PM
  #23  
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
icantthink4155's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Longs, SC
Posts: 2,566
Total Cats: 13
Default

Bumping this, I know its old but its my thread.

Anyone read/listen to any good books lately?
icantthink4155 is offline  
Old 02-21-2011, 06:13 PM
  #24  
Boost Czar
iTrader: (62)
 
Braineack's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chantilly, VA
Posts: 79,501
Total Cats: 4,080
Default

atlas shrugged or the fountainhead
Braineack is offline  
Old 02-21-2011, 06:20 PM
  #25  
Junior Member
iTrader: (8)
 
chokeasphyxia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 331
Total Cats: 0
Default

Dark Tower series by Stephen King = badass cowboy in post apocalyptic world with crazy zombie cyborg animals, evil sadistic wizards and all kinds of other wonky ****.
chokeasphyxia is offline  
Old 02-21-2011, 06:35 PM
  #26  
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
icantthink4155's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Longs, SC
Posts: 2,566
Total Cats: 13
Default

Originally Posted by chokeasphyxia
Dark Tower series by Stephen King = badass cowboy in post apocalyptic world with crazy zombie cyborg animals, evil sadistic wizards and all kinds of other wonky ****.
Grabbed The Gunslinger.
icantthink4155 is offline  
Old 02-21-2011, 08:45 PM
  #27  
Elite Member
iTrader: (24)
 
chriscar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Carrollton TX
Posts: 1,709
Total Cats: 15
Default

Since discovering I can d/l audiobooks directly from my library a few months ago, I've been tearing through the catalog. What used to be books on tape, then digital lending at the library is now available over the internet for free (paid for by our tax dollars), and is a great thing.

Originally Posted by Braineack
atlas shrugged or the fountainhead
I've read them both, multiple times, but it's been a few years. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm downloading Atlas Shrugged right now. Whereas the typical audiobook is in the 10 hour range, this is a whopping 63 hours of goodness.

A few suggestions:
Adam Carolla - In 50 years we'll all be chicks.
Freakonomics
Stieg Larsson - Millenium Trilogy (Girl with the dragon tattoo, etc)

C
chriscar is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 02:23 PM
  #28  
Elite Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Faeflora's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
Default

Word up on the pirate bay for audio books and also

DON'T **** UP AND DL AN ABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK. THEY ARE *****. And short.
Faeflora is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 02:26 PM
  #29  
I'm Miserable!
 
sjmarcy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 583
Total Cats: -1
Default

This is a well known book that many find uberfascinating:

http://librivox.org/the-prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli/
sjmarcy is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 06:11 PM
  #30  
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
icantthink4155's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Longs, SC
Posts: 2,566
Total Cats: 13
Default

Originally Posted by sjmarcy
This is a well known book that many find uberfascinating:

http://librivox.org/the-prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli/
Bookmarked that page.
icantthink4155 is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 08:16 PM
  #31  
I'm Miserable!
 
sjmarcy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 583
Total Cats: -1
Default

Originally Posted by icantthink4155
Bookmarked that page.
In a month you can take over the place…cue evil laugh...

"The Prince" is 500 years old and only 100 pages…but many in business and politics live by it's lessons.

Sample quote:

"From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than feared. I reply that one should like to be both one and the other; but since it is difficult to join them together, it is much safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking." -- Niccolo Machiavelli

Last edited by sjmarcy; 02-22-2011 at 08:29 PM.
sjmarcy is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 09:56 PM
  #32  
Elite Member
iTrader: (24)
 
kotomile's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Monterey, CA
Posts: 7,537
Total Cats: 42
Default

"The God Delusion" was the first audio book I downloaded (torrent). Liked it enough that I got the actual book, too.
kotomile is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 09:59 PM
  #33  
I'm Miserable!
 
sjmarcy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 583
Total Cats: -1
Default

Originally Posted by kotomile
"The God Delusion" was the first audio book I downloaded (torrent). Liked it enough that I got the actual book, too.
SouthPark had some fun with Richard Dawkins…in the future there was no God…just warring factions of Atheists alarmed by nomenclature discrepancies. As in what's the difference...

Last edited by sjmarcy; 02-22-2011 at 10:45 PM.
sjmarcy is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 10:44 PM
  #34  
Elite Member
iTrader: (24)
 
kotomile's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Monterey, CA
Posts: 7,537
Total Cats: 42
Default

Yeah that was a good series of episodes.

What's the difference is probably a topic for another thread. My short answer is that Atheists don't really band together enough to create a faction, much less 3 warring ones. We just don't care as much I suppose.
kotomile is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 10:47 PM
  #35  
I'm Miserable!
 
sjmarcy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 583
Total Cats: -1
Default

Originally Posted by kotomile
Yeah that was a good series of episodes.

What's the difference is probably a topic for another thread. My short answer is that Atheists don't really band together enough to create a faction, much less 3 warring ones. We just don't care as much I suppose.
I don't know about that. I see Atheist bumper stickers all the time. A MSM in town even has the NC license plate "Atheist". Seems like some are loud, proud, and spreading the word…

Maybe Atheism is just another religion.
sjmarcy is offline  
Old 02-22-2011, 11:55 PM
  #36  
Elite Member
iTrader: (24)
 
kotomile's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Monterey, CA
Posts: 7,537
Total Cats: 42
Default

Some just want to be in-your-face to the Christian/Theist "establishment". I see the appeal. Topic for another thread, though.
kotomile is offline  
Old 02-23-2011, 12:06 AM
  #37  
Elite Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Faeflora's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
Default

I downloaded "the dark tower trilogy" by stephen king. Unabridged. That ****** is about 4 days long. Seriously.
Faeflora is offline  
Old 02-23-2011, 08:00 AM
  #38  
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
icantthink4155's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Longs, SC
Posts: 2,566
Total Cats: 13
Default

I started listening to the gun slinger. Was boring...
icantthink4155 is offline  
Old 02-23-2011, 08:09 AM
  #39  
Elite Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Faeflora's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 8,682
Total Cats: 130
Default

Originally Posted by icantthink4155
I started listening to the gun slinger. Was boring...
I kind of agree. :(
Faeflora is offline  
Old 02-24-2011, 12:01 PM
  #40  
Elite Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
icantthink4155's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Longs, SC
Posts: 2,566
Total Cats: 13
Default

Looking for a few books by jonathan maberry, demon*cough* doesnt have them those Pirates at the bay dont have them. Bookmooch.com doesnt have them. Where to turn!
icantthink4155 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Quinn
Cars for sale/trade
6
10-23-2016 07:58 AM
Joe Perez
MEGAsquirt
44
04-04-2008 10:27 PM
posidon42
Miata parts for sale/trade
14
02-21-2008 11:50 PM
elesjuan
Miata parts for sale/trade
6
08-16-2007 04:30 PM
chuckerants
Insert BS here
6
07-17-2007 10:02 PM



Quick Reply: audio books



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:30 PM.