hello, i am seeking either abridged or unabridged audio books particular titles please that are not over ‘pg-13 ‘ in other words. no steamy, sexy or numerous swear words too. i am driving cross country with my annoyingly conservative & prude birth mother and i think audio books would be a swell idea and ideal ice breaker since my mother and i have very little in common. if only i could find audio books that we both could possibly like listening to, are there any you can think of ? to help give you an idea of my taste in books as well as my mother’s which most likely will help in recommending titles of certain audio books to me I’ll first list my favorite authors and than hers:
my favorite authors: Arundhati Roy, Jeanette Walls ,Conrad Aiken, Virginia Wolfe ,Zora Neal Hurston & J.D.Salinger
:Amy Tan, Azar Nafisi, Azadeh Moaveni, Carey Goldberg, Neil LaBute, Moss Hart & Tennessee Williams
in advance, thank you very much to all who provide helpful, caring and practical answers!
Have you checked with you local public library? The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has what seems to be thousands of titles. I understand that it doesn’t help you, but your local or county library may be able to help you, even if they do not have them in their collection. There may be something available through inter-library loan. All you can do is ask. The worst they can do is say, "No."
I would search audible. com by the authors you have selected or amazon.com, using the same technique. Chances are if it’s available in one format, it’s available in another that is compatible with your system. But even if you need to pay overdue fines, you’re probably going to be ahead over buying them. You may also be able to buy used ones through eBay. You can also sell your own books on disk there when you are finished with them. There are also rental services on the Internet. The advantage is that if you’re willing to pay a modest amount, you can get a much larger variety. No, I don’t have any sources, but if you Google it, you can likely find a bunch of places.
Also, please keep in mind that you may be willing to hear something that your mother would pick that you wouldn’t necessarily want to hear. My experience is that, particularly with non-fiction material, I will listen longer to some material than I would read if it was in print. Think of it as eating food that she would prefer; it is, after all, a matter of taste.
I use audible.com to download books onto my iPod. I have always been quite satisfied with their service, and they have a wide variety of titles. They are a subsidiary of Amazon. I have an adapter that will convert the MP3 player to a disk player. I got it at Radio Shack. No disks to shuffle, and it eliminates carrying stacks of disks with you.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Have you checked with you local public library? The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has what seems to be thousands of titles. I understand that it doesn’t help you, but your local or county library may be able to help you, even if they do not have them in their collection. There may be something available through inter-library loan. All you can do is ask. The worst they can do is say, "No."
I would search audible. com by the authors you have selected or amazon.com, using the same technique. Chances are if it’s available in one format, it’s available in another that is compatible with your system. But even if you need to pay overdue fines, you’re probably going to be ahead over buying them. You may also be able to buy used ones through eBay. You can also sell your own books on disk there when you are finished with them. There are also rental services on the Internet. The advantage is that if you’re willing to pay a modest amount, you can get a much larger variety. No, I don’t have any sources, but if you Google it, you can likely find a bunch of places.
Also, please keep in mind that you may be willing to hear something that your mother would pick that you wouldn’t necessarily want to hear. My experience is that, particularly with non-fiction material, I will listen longer to some material than I would read if it was in print. Think of it as eating food that she would prefer; it is, after all, a matter of taste.
I use audible.com to download books onto my iPod. I have always been quite satisfied with their service, and they have a wide variety of titles. They are a subsidiary of Amazon. I have an adapter that will convert the MP3 player to a disk player. I got it at Radio Shack. No disks to shuffle, and it eliminates carrying stacks of disks with you.
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