Suggestions for good audiobooks

[DaWhim]

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, you'll love it.

I love this book too, still remember i was hiking in montserrat in spain while listening to that!

OP, YGPM + LMAO

 

[Leros]

History of Rome has like 50 hours up for downloading

hmml... that has potential.

 

[0roo0roo]

can't go wrong with malcolm gladwell or steven pinker either. dubner and co with their freakonomics stuff is also good.

 

[eits]

anything by chuck closterman

 

[0roo0roo]

its klosterman

 

[totalnoob]

ugh, no way. jim dale = horrible.

make sure you get the stephen fry version. WAY better.

epic fail..I've heard both and Fry is horrible. His voices of literally every character are completely off..and he makes voldomort sound like an old man and a complete pussy. No passion behind any of the characters. Jim Dale FTW.

 

[kthroyer]

Song of Ice and Fire Series read by Roy Dotrice
Epic series written by George R.R. Martin.
I cannot recommend this enough.

 

[eits]

epic fail..I've heard both and Fry is horrible. His voices of literally every character are completely off..and he makes voldomort sound like an old man and a complete pussy. No passion behind any of the characters. Jim Dale FTW.

he makes it true to the book, not the movie. and he pronounces shit properly, unlike jim dale.

his voices are spot-on according to the creation of the characters according to jk rowling. jim dale mispronounces some of the words (which irked the hell out of me to where i couldn't continue listening) and didn't hold my attention nearly as well as stephen fry.

 

[Delita]

Frank Muller is an awesome narrator. Here's a list of books he has narrated:

http://www.frankmullerhome.com/booklist.html

 

[Delita]

it's not an audio book, but no joke, The History of Rome podcast is the most interesting and engrossing thing I've ever listened to.

I'd recommend it for a roadtrip in a heartbeat... episodes 1-90 are all available for free off of itunes I think and they're each 20-40 minutes long.

MP3's are also available for download off its website: http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/2008/11/index.html

This looks sweet. Probably going to pick it up.

 

[nageov3t]

This looks sweet. Probably going to pick it up.

my favorite story is about the sacred chickens...

romans would use the sacred chickens for divination. they would be fed grain and if they ate, that meant that they favored the endeavor in question.

on the eve of one battle, a roman general consulted the chickens to get their blessing for his war plan. when they refused to eat the grain, he threw them all into the ocean declaring "if they're not hungry, maybe they're thirsty." :awe:

 

[tk149]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=terry+pratchett+audio+book&sprefix=terry+p

Terry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors, and I am really enjoying listening to his "Discworld" audiobooks. Humorous Fantasy.

 

[Leros]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=terry+pratchett+audio+book&sprefix=terry+p

Terry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors, and I am really enjoying listening to his "Discworld" audiobooks. Humorous Fantasy.

I keep hearing those Discworld books. They must be good.

 

[Pegun]

I would suggest the entire Hitchhiker's Guide series. I got through three over them this past weekend on my 800 mile drive and they were funny and engaging.

 

[Andy22]

Frank Muller is an awesome narrator. Here's a list of books he has narrated:

http://www.frankmullerhome.com/booklist.html

The LATE Frank Muller

 

[chr6]

The last 2 Harry Potter books are excellent..seriously. Make sure you get the Jim Dale version. He does the voices perfectly.

I also liked the Harry Potter audiobooks, but prefer Stephen Fry.