MT, recommend me an audiobook.
07-02-2009, 05:01 PM
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MT, recommend me an audiobook.
I enjoy reading, but I rarely have time (or desire) to sit down and actually do it. What I do a lot of, however, is driving, to the tune of 2000+ highway miles a month, and my floormats can only handle so much masturbatory emission before I have to find something else to occupy my time. I have found the joy of Audible, which lets me download books, put them on my iPod, and listen to them while I pass cars at double the speed limit while **** stars film in the bed of my truck.
So recommend me a book, because I'm out of good ones.
-I like carz
-I like politiks
The last two books I read were The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, and The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. So basically anything that's an interesting commentary on the current financial or political world (y8s and cuadra, I'm looking at you) or a good story (everyone else).
So recommend me a book, because I'm out of good ones.
-I like carz
-I like politiks
The last two books I read were The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, and The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. So basically anything that's an interesting commentary on the current financial or political world (y8s and cuadra, I'm looking at you) or a good story (everyone else).
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07-02-2009, 05:37 PM
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I see Cryptonomicon is available on audiobook. Might be kinda long for listening to, though. Also doesn't meet your preferences (maybe wartime politics, although it's still a stretch, being fiction).
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07-02-2009, 07:17 PM
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I love audiobooks, and there's NOTHING better at making the miles fly by.
These should fit your requirements.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwel
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
So lemme ask you, did you get a little choked up at the end of Racing in the Rain when his daughter introduced him to the kid?
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwel
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
So lemme ask you, did you get a little choked up at the end of Racing in the Rain when his daughter introduced him to the kid?
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07-02-2009, 10:04 PM
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Badass, thank you.
So lemme ask you, did you get a little choked up at the end of Racing in the Rain when his daughter introduced him to the kid?
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Yeah. That book sort of blew me away. The POV is unique, but you get into the characters in a big way.
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So lemme ask you, did you get a little choked up at the end of Racing in the Rain when his daughter introduced him to the kid?
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07-03-2009, 12:08 AM
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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Not sure if its on audiobook (seems to be), but if you like this sort of read check out outliers - Amazon.com: Outliers: The Story of Success: Malcolm Gladwell: Books
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07-03-2009, 12:23 AM
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I hope you didn't just ruin a book on my to read list. 
I'll second Freakonomics, Tipping Point, Blink, and the World is Flat (you can torrent most of the popular audiobooks).
Some books on my to read list:
Amazon.com: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon: David Grann: Books
Amazon.com: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil: Philip Zimbardo: Books
Recommended List:
Amazon.com: Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW: James N. Rowe: Books
Amazon.com: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK]: Brooks Max: Books The Audiobook is supposed to be bad ***, lots of celebrity voices (Alan Alda and Mark Hamil).
Amazon.com: Fight Club: A Novel: Chuck Palahniuk: Books
Chris
I'll second Freakonomics, Tipping Point, Blink, and the World is Flat (you can torrent most of the popular audiobooks).
Some books on my to read list:
Amazon.com: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon: David Grann: Books
Amazon.com: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil: Philip Zimbardo: Books
Recommended List:
Amazon.com: Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW: James N. Rowe: Books
Amazon.com: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK]: Brooks Max: Books The Audiobook is supposed to be bad ***, lots of celebrity voices (Alan Alda and Mark Hamil).
Amazon.com: Fight Club: A Novel: Chuck Palahniuk: Books
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