Originally Posted by
cccorlew
I use a one ear headphone and listen to books and podcasts on my commute every day. I love it. The one ear earphone lets me hear the outside world just fine, and the fact that I listen to talking and not music helps as there isn't a constant noise; I hear my environment around the words in a way I can't with music
Podcasts: I love NPR Fresh Air, and even though I don't read the business page, Planet Money is AMAZING. They make thing sI don't care about faniciating. I also love This American Life.
Recent books:
Anything by Iain M. Banks. SF at a high level.
The Secret Race. As a cyclist it will break your heart.
I enjoyed The Art of Fielding a lot.
I listened to the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series and liked it.
If you want to fall into a different reality for several months, Game of Thrones is perhaps the most amazing series I've listened to in my adult life. Listen to them all.
What did you think of "hydrogen Sonata " From Iain M. Banks ?
Alastair Reynolds revelation space is good .
And all of the Gridlinked series by Neal Asher .
I think i maybe one of the few people who doesn't like Game of Thrones and the Enders series.
One book series if you ever see it,
[h=3]The Winter of the World by Michael Scott Rohan[/h]
- The Anvil of Ice (1986)
- The Forge in the Forest (1987)
- The Hammer of the Sun (1988)
- The Castle of the Winds (1998)
- The Singer and the Sea (1999)
- Shadow of the Seer (2001)
There is a kindle edition but i dont think a Audio book yet
