Audio Book Suggestions

[Andy from Atlanta]

I have 16 hours of open road ahead of me and need something to listen to on the trip. Barring TBS and various other podcasts, are there any Audio Books that you would recommend?

And obviously, I don't just want book recommendations as the transfer to audio book isn't always pretty.

[Christina]

I have 16 hours of open road ahead of me and need something to listen to on the trip. Barring TBS and various other podcasts, are there any Audio Books that you would recommend?

And obviously, I don't just want book recommendations as the transfer to audio book isn't always pretty.

Kid Stays in the Picture - Robert Evans -- I'm obsessed with this guy - also the reason I am a Patton fan for life (he has a bit on this Audio book on his first album)

[yesno]

I listen to a lot of Teaching Company lectures.  You can't get them on Audible/iTunes, though.  You can get some good stuff via iTunes U though.

Seamus Heaney reading his Beowulf is pretty great.  I also listen to a lot of PG Wodehouse in audiobook, both readings of the novels and dramatizations.

But for the most part, lightweight nonfiction works best.  For example, I recently enjoyed Empire of Blue Water, Liar's Poker, abd The Devil in the White City as audiobooks.

My last road trip involved catching up on a Comedy Death Ray Radio backlog.

Protip:  if you use iTunes, make sure that things are actually set to a media type of audiobook, with bookmarking enabled.  Then on an iPod they show up in the right place, are bookmarked, and you can listen to things at 120% speed, pitch-shifted.