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Ash HN: What is your must-read audiobook?
What is your must-read audiobook?
- ghtet 8y agoI only listen to fiction when it comes to audiobooks. That said, I really like Clive Barker stuff who I discovered relatively recently. In particular, I like "Books Of Blood" [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8x7Iee3m0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8x7Iee3m0A
- xupybd 8y agoDune is the book that got me sold on audiobooks https://www.audible.com/pd/Dune-Audiobook/B002V1OF70 https://www.audible.com/pd/Dune-Audiobook/B002V1OF70
- mockindignant 8y agoGreat book. Great casting for the audiobook. Scott Brick is great, but Simon Vance steals the show for me. Highly recommend this to anyone that wants to get into audiobooks.
- freetonik 8y agoFor me, it was the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons, narrated by excellent Victor Bevine https://www.audible.com/series?asin=B006K1Q0FC https://www.audible.com/series?asin=B006K1Q0FC
- xupybd 8y agoThank you, will add that to my list of books to listen to.
- MrTonyD 8y agoYanis Varoufakis "Adults in the Room" is a book I enjoyed on the plane, but would probably never read in print format. It describes all the back-room dealing going on during the Greece economic meltdown. It was very insightful to see how the PR presented by the EU and Germany was so different from their real goals (protecting the banks and the rich from any losses - even if all their populations had to pay on bad loans that were structured to fail.)
- mattnumbe 8y agoGods in America is done really well. I also enjoyed listening to the Game of Thrones series on the way to and from work every morning for like 8 months. Gave me something to look forward to in the morning.
- Immortalin 8y agoShameless plug if you want to convert a ebook to an audiobook: https://auditus.cc https://auditus.cc
- lihaciudaniel 8y agoI quite enjoy dull gOOGLE Tts got used to it
- thetricia 8y agoI usually listen to them but anyways (I had to, sorry!!) - I really enjoyed Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble. It's a very cynical take on the startup culture, which usually isn't something I'm into, but the author really did a good job at keeping it fun (he was one of the valleywag people) and has enough experience from the inside that there's actually plenty of subtle insights.
- lihaciudaniel 8y agoA mind for numbers Barba Oakley
- systemshutdown 8y agoThe Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman.
- catacombs 8y agoAmerican War by Omar El-Akkad, read by Dion Graham. Not many characters but a riveting story about a plausible second American Civil War. The Power of the Dog and The Cartel by Don Winslow, read by Rob Porter. A must read just for the vast characters Porter plays, many of whom are Hispanic. An amazing feat that tells a riveting story.
- prossercj 8y agoA number of great selections from The Great Courses, including: The Great Ideas of Philosophy [0] Science Wars: What Scientists Know and How They Know It [1] The History of the United States [2] World War II: A Military and Social History [3] There's also this new translation of The Odyssey [4], which I've just started but like so far. [0] https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Great-Ideas-of-Philosophy-2nd-Edition-Audiobook/B00DDVSD34 https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Great-Ideas-of-Philosophy-2nd... [1] https://www.audible.com/pd/Great-Scientific-Ideas-That-Changed-the-World-Audiobook/B00DGU4CMS https://www.audible.com/pd/Great-Scientific-Ideas-That-Chang... [2] https://www.audible.com/pd/The-History-of-the-United-States-2nd-Edition-Audiobook/B00DIHAN68 https://www.audible.com/pd/The-History-of-the-United-States-... [3] https://www.audible.com/pd/World-War-II-A-Military-and-Social-History-Audiobook/B00DJ8ILIS https://www.audible.com/pd/World-War-II-A-Military-and-Socia... [4] https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Odyssey-Audiobook/B07GLN33S8?qid=1542814211 https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Odyssey-Audiobook/B07GLN33S8?...
- zeuslawyer 8y agoRay Dalio's principles, for 2018.
- redhale 8y agoJurassic Park got me into audio books. Incredible book, fantastic narration by Scott Brick.
- lscore720 8y agoMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - a creative and compelling deviation from typical true crime storytelling. The author and the narrator do a brilliant job at really transporting you into Savannah, Georgia (I'm not even a fan of the city, but I nevertheless was totally consumed by the fascinating characters, society, and atmosphere).
- cvaidya1986 8y agoMastery by Robert Greene
- Benjmhart 8y agoThe Areas of My Expertise - John Hodgeman. Sold me on the format and is more like a 7 hour stand-up comedy special than a book per se. Also features Paul Rudd.
- Bumerang 8y ago- Extreme Ownership, especially if you like military stories (although the book is about leadership). [0] - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, a refreshing perspective on life values. [1] [0] https://www.audible.com/pd/Extreme-Ownership-Audiobook/B015TVHUA2 https://www.audible.com/pd/Extreme-Ownership-Audiobook/B015T... [1] https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Subtle-Art-of-Not-Giving-a-F-ck-Audiobook/B01I28NFEE https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Subtle-Art-of-Not-Giving-a-F-...
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoMy favorite audiobooks ever are the His Dark Materials trilogy, by far. A different actor reads each character's dialogue, and the casting is absolutely _perfect_. The series is general is really special to me, and the audiobook is the best way to experience it.
- asidiali 8y agoSeven Brief Lessons on Physics, written and narrated by Carlo Rovelli
- cweiss 8y agoI know I'm late to the party, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - It's a BBC Radio Play, but was my first exposure to the story, and a fantastic one at that. I also really enjoyed the Star Wars radio drama.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> I know I'm late to the party, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - It's a BBC Radio Play, but was my first exposure to the story, Also, the world's first exposure. The BBC Radio Play preceded the books (the first two “phases” preceded the first two books, more specifically.)