adventurechick 0 #1 February 17, 2010 It's looking like I may be taking a long road trip come May. I am collecting books on Cd for my trip and as of now I have 18 hours worth of books. I will need another 18 hours of audio books to help me get through the drive. Can you guys make some good suggestions of funny or entertaining books on tape? Thanks! ~Gail PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #2 February 17, 2010 Quote It's looking like I may be taking a long road trip come May. I am collecting books on Cd for my trip and as of now I have 18 hours worth of books. I will need another 18 hours of audio books to help me get through the drive. Can you guys make some good suggestions of funny or entertaining books on tape? Thanks! ~Gail http://www.gutenberg.org .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #3 February 17, 2010 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events entertained me through many road trips. Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 February 17, 2010 Check out the author Bill Bryson. His books, whether in print or recorded, suck me in and make the hours fly by. I especially recommend "In a Sunburned Country" about his travels in Australia or "A Short History of Nearly Everything." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #5 February 17, 2010 I've been listening to the classics, I belong to a great series. It's called The Namesake Series cassettes, and they send you the works of famous authors done by actors with the same last name. So I've got Denholm Eliot reading TS Eliot, I've got Danny Thomas doing A Child's Christmas In Wales by Dylan Thomas. Next month it's McLean Stevenson reads Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island, I believe. The next one is the complete works of Washington Irving read by somebody called "Dr. J" I believe Marty: That's Julius Irving. ..."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 February 17, 2010 Quote Check out the author Bill Bryson. His books, whether in print or recorded, suck me in and make the hours fly by. I especially recommend "In a Sunburned Country" about his travels in Australia or "A Short History of Nearly Everything." Couldn't agree more (but I prefer to read than to be read to tho') - Bill is one of my Favourite travel companions. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #7 February 17, 2010 Steig Larsson : The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire g"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 February 17, 2010 You people all suck. And I mean that nicely. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #9 February 17, 2010 Quote Steig Larsson : The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire g Those two were both great! Others near the top of my fiction list include anything by Tom Robbins or Christopher Moore (especially Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal). Also Life of Pi, by Yann Martel. For non-fiction, my favorites have been Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond, and Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina. Blues, Dave P.S. I've been a member of audible.com for a couple years now, which is a good way to get audiobooks on the cheap."I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #10 February 17, 2010 Quote It's looking like I may be taking a long road trip come May. I am collecting books on Cd for my trip and as of now I have 18 hours worth of books. I will need another 18 hours of audio books to help me get through the drive. Can you guys make some good suggestions of funny or entertaining books on tape? Thanks! ~Gail I have done ALL of the Harry Potter audiobooks.. a WONDERFUL "read" I finally saw a need for an ipod... after a friend and I drove to Lost Prairie a few years ago... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #11 February 17, 2010 Quote Check out the author Bill Bryson. His books, whether in print or recorded, suck me in and make the hours fly by. I especially recommend "In a Sunburned Country" about his travels in Australia or "A Short History of Nearly Everything." I really liked Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods." I also read his "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid," which was pretty good too. "In a Sunburned Country" has been sitting on my shelf for a while now; maybe I'll read it soon. (So many books, so little time! ;-) I've never listened to an audiobook, but I've been tempted to since I've been doing a lot of driving lately. But, knowing my attention span, I'd probably miss half of the book by listening rather than reading. (At least with reading, I can easily go back and re-read when I realize I've been spacing out for several paragraphs, which is often the case. ) I'm currently reading "Up in the Air" by Walter Kirn, and it's had me laughing quite a bit. I've got the book, but I saw that it was also available on CD. Chuck Palahniuk and Nick Hornby are quite funny too, if any of their stuff is on CD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 February 17, 2010 I have no recommendations, except to say check Amazon for your favorite author, genre, etc. I LOVE audio books for road trips. Time FLIES. More importantly, it is so relaxing and calming being read to. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #13 February 17, 2010 Quote [For non-fiction, my favorites have been Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond Great choice. Dave, you'd also enjoy his "Collapse:How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
