I think I've posted before about my passion for audio books. I grew up listening to books on tape, graduated to
CD's after I left college and now I'm hooked to my mp3 player a LOT! When Matt was living away from us and I was pregnant trying to sell the house my audio books saved me from tearful collapses while I cleaned and cleaned and from crying myself to sleep at night. That sounds dramatic but it's completely true. Most library systems have an audio book account with somebody. In NJ I had
netlibrary.com and here in Houston it's
overdrive.com One tricky part is finding books to listen to that I know are clean and that I haven't already read. I'm not up on contemporary literature so I scan the
Internet lds book lists looking for winners. About half of
The Amelia Peabody Series are on
netlibrary so I logged in about, oh, 350 hrs listening to those twice 2 summers ago. I became so addicted to them that if I need to sleep or if I am trying to move forward and not think about something hard I go back to those books. I ADORE the characters and want to be Amelia Peabody. Elizabeth Peters give Amelia the best quotes. Full of wisdom and humor. I am a sucker for any book that takes me touring the world. So, the point of this post
-besides selling audio books-is to share the books I've read recently so my sisters and friends can enjoy them too.
- 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' which I loved, it just chickened out too soon. Needs a sequel.
- 'The Last Lecture' which was very inspiring and had me in tears, laughing and really thinking. I'd like to read it again and take a few notes.
- 'The Invisible Wall: A Love Story that Broke Barriers' Also enjoyed. It flipped around some of my philosophies to let me see them from another angle.
I've read some others but I can't think of them at the moment. I also started 'Atlas Shrugged' but I haven't finished it because it's larger than my mp3 player can hold and I can't seem to listen out loud at my house.
note: I realize that I didn't give a lot of info on these books or the author. If you need additional info I'm happy to oblige, just email me.
I've read two of the three, that last one you mentioned i'll have to bookmark to read later. I am still struggling with my pregnany ADD. I just can't seem to read anything that doesn't have "What to Expect" in the title or have to do with nursing. I am trying to read "Dear Theo" by Irving Stone but am not getting very far. Not the book's fault at all! I couldn't even read Harry Potter while pregnant with my first!
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