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41. Ah, if non-fiction's your thing, let me recommend these titles:

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 08:33 PM

Jan 2013

Outliers by (and read by) Malcolm Gladwell.

Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by (and read by) Rachel Maddow

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

The Wordy Shipmates by (and read by) Sarah Vowell

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

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Audiobook recommendations wanted [View all] NewJeffCT Jan 2013 OP

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is the book that got me angstlessk Jan 2013 #1

I've heard a lot of people say that Girl Gone was a page-turner, intheflow Jan 2013 #32

I would say the ending was not disapointing...but rather unexpected... angstlessk Jan 2013 #34

Someone said that the World War Z's audio book was well done. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #2

Audible.com now offers really good audio avebury Jan 2013 #3

Stephen King yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #4

Thanks NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #8

How's Roland doing, yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #22

so far, it's pretty good NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #23

Excellent choice SEMOVoter Jan 2013 #26

I was going to recommend this series too...if you like ASOI&F you'll probably enjoy this... didact Jan 2013 #38

he reminds me of Clint Eastwood NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #39

I'm an audiobook fanatic... SidDithers Jan 2013 #5

Thanks NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #6

download overdrive yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #7

How much does overdrive cost? Anything? Little Star Jan 2013 #10

Overdrive shouldn't cost you anything to avebury Jan 2013 #11

Another endorsement for Overdrive matt819 Jan 2013 #46

Can you listen to audio books with a Kindle 3G? Anyone know?... Little Star Jan 2013 #9

The base model e-readers NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #12

Do you know how many GB would I need? Little Star Jan 2013 #15

Whatever mp3 player you decide to buy, yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #16

Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. Little Star Jan 2013 #17

You can buy a small internal transmitter for the car SEMOVoter Jan 2013 #27

"Go the Fuck to Sleep" as read by Samuel L. Jackson charlie and algernon Jan 2013 #13

What about radio theater? kentauros Jan 2013 #14

Two suggestions jumptheshadow Jan 2013 #18

Some suggestions Paulie Jan 2013 #19

The No. 1 Ladies Detective agency series TheMightyFavog Jan 2013 #20

I love the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series womanofthehills Jan 2013 #24

I drive to California every September HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #21

My boss listens to Carl hiassen audiobooks while he works out 2theleft Jan 2013 #25

I live by the audio book! intheflow Jan 2013 #28

thanks NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #30

Thank you for this! tallahasseedem Jan 2013 #33

Ah, if non-fiction's your thing, let me recommend these titles: intheflow Jan 2013 #41

Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series works well. politicat Jan 2013 #29

Check out your local public library. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #31

I like the Arkady Renko Series sharp_stick Jan 2013 #35

Patricia McKillip for the fantasy genre jp76 Jan 2013 #36

Jack Reacher yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #37

UPDATE - has anybody tried Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series on audiobook? NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #40

This is going to be long pokerfan Jan 2013 #42

thanks NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #43

The Flight of the Phoenix yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #44

Here's a few matt819 Jan 2013 #45

Anyone ever lose Audible.com Credits for cancelling or having too many credits at one time? AudibleClassAction May 2014 #47

thread necromancy NewJeffCT May 2014 #48

Another Update NewJeffCT May 2014 #49