Audiobooks to the Rescue
Category: Home and Garden
September 2, 2020 — Spending more time walking, cooking, taking the dog out, exercising, or gardening during the pandemic? One great way to get double the pleasure out of these activities is to listen to a good book while you are doing them. All you need is your phone and a set of headphones, preferably Bluetooth connected.
Your editor has enjoyed some wonderful books lately. American Dirt, Where the Crawdads Sing, and Half Broke all have female protagonists with strong storylines that will carry you away as you take on your various chores and activities. Educated is an inspiring memoir of a young girl’s struggle to escape her crazy survivalist family in Idaho. Biographies like “Shoe Dog”, the story of how Phil Knight created Nike, is a fascinating listen. The Doll House by Ann Patchett, narrated by Tom Hanks, is great too.
Comments on "Audiobooks to the Rescue"
Lara says:
I had a one-way, hour-long commute when I was still working and audiobooks were my savior. I would check out CDs from the library - no special player needed. Also would rip (copy) them to MP3 format to load on to players. My mom used to listen to audiobooks on tape, on a Walkman, and when I was a kid, we had two LP record sets (Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz) that we got to listen to if we were home sick. I like long audiobooks. One of my favorites is The Stand by Stephen King. I also love Watchers by Dean Koontz. Have listened to many by John Grisham, J. A. Jance, Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Lee Child and other "popular" authors. Husband and I listen on long road trips, as well. Our current author for road trips is C. J. Box - the Joe Picket books about a game warden. So many options!