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Culture and Society » Books | By Mike Fletcher @ Monday, 26th March 2007 @ 3:50 PM

Across the nation, on every college campus, there has been a rising trend in listening to audiobooks by students. Some students listen to audio books rather then reading assigned text, some to help learn a foreign language, some to catch up on politics, religion and some just to catch up on their reading for pleasure. Some feel it is cheating, and some feel it is just taking advantage of the technology of today. Students are choosing to listen to audiobooks rather then read their assign... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Mike Fletcher @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 2:27 PM

I have been a science fiction fan ever since the movie Star Wars came out. I have also been a fan of Kevin Spacey since the movie seeing the Usual Suspects. So when I heard about the Sci-Fi movie K-Pax starring Spacey I knew I had to watch it. It turns out that the movie K-Pax was based on the novel by Genre Brewer. The story is about an alien named Prot who travels time and space. He arrives on Earth and ends up finding himself in the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute. Of course... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By James Lowe @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 1:49 AM

If you feel like you are wasting a lot of, improvement potential, time I might have an answer for you. It involves a fairly new product on the internet, as we know it, in the last few years. You probably have vaguely heard of it as yet. Let us call it an audio book. You can try many thousands of them, using free samples, as you have time to find the best ones for you. This is possible because a free mp3 audio book sample or purchased downloads are the new product wave that is entertainin... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By James Lowe @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 1:36 AM

As an individual who does not care to read you can now listen, that is correct! You can listen to books that you would not care to spend the time reading but are interested in hearing. You can download audio book titles to keep you company while you are doing many different tasks. Some that are easy, some that are boring and even some that are difficult. You can listen to them while you are on the road to college or work. There are so many audio titles now available from good audio book w... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By James Lowe @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 1:26 AM

Welcome to the world of sound. Are you a good listener? Did you have a hard time learning by holding your attention focus to your school teachers years ago? Did your mind literally fly out the classroom window when you tried to be a good student and listen to your teachers years ago? Almost all of you will find that you have grown out of the concentration problem as you got older. We settle down as we mature and can hold our concentration better. Unfortunately many people never learned to... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By James Lowe @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 1:21 AM

Are you proud of who you are, your conduct, self discipline and what you are as a human being and American? Do you still wear a white shirt, suit and tie to work and when you go out on a date with your girl friend or family? Are you one of the few people who curses little or not at all? Do you sometimes wonder about who started the downhill slide in America, and the world, that started decades ago? I have found a lot of the guilty culprits in a book by Bernard Goldberg. There is ... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Wednesday, 7th March 2007 @ 4:45 PM

For some, carrying a hardcover or paperback is a cumbersome task added to which many times, various places do not provide the best atmosphere for reading a book. The less demanding task of listening to words coming to life through audio books is a convenient, as well as versatile approach towards gaining knowledge and passing the time in a productive manner. Below you will find some of the places an online audio book download or audio book purchase comes in handy: Lying in Bed On ... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Monday, 26th February 2007 @ 2:00 PM

The days of storing boxes and shelves full of dusty old hard-copies of your all time favorite novels and literature are over;it is time to get with the audio book trend! This is not the day to be left behind or excluded because you are old fashioned or backward in your knowledge and beliefs. When you download audio books, you have the opportunity to learn and grow everyday, with little or no interruption to your normal lifestyle pattern. This growing audio book trend is obvious when loo... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Monday, 19th February 2007 @ 11:54 PM

Most of us enjoy reading a good book to relax and escape in a different world however; most of our life styles don't allow us to even read the newspaper anymore unless it is requirement at work. It is not that we don't want to read anymore; it is fact that we have become extremely busy and simply cannot fit the pleasure of reading a book into that schedule. Changing life styles and improved technology has its benefits too and one of them is that you can find today audio books in order ... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Sunday, 18th February 2007 @ 2:42 PM

Experts in the educational sector have agreed that audio textbooks in the classroom go a long way to help students more than normal books, especially those students who are just beginning to read or those who have difficulty in reading. In fact, since their introduction, no less than 8 specific benefits have been identified for students using audio textbooks: 1. Audio books provide students with an alternative dynamic or alive source of information apart from the teacher, as oppose... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Saturday, 17th February 2007 @ 12:23 AM

Buying an audio book on CD is a good idea for a multitude of reasons. Although many people expect that the visually impaired gain the most use out of audio books on CD, just about anyone can benefit from the enjoyment provided. An audio book on CD can provide entertainment for a group of people and can especially benefit a family with a number of members that may fight over who gets to read a new book first. Sitting together and listening to an audio book on CD means that the whole family spen... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Mark Eiland @ Friday, 16th February 2007 @ 12:28 PM

Downloadable audio books are gaining popularity all over the world for many reasons but mostly because you don't have to give up reading just because you are too busy. Many of us enjoy reading a good book and have favorite authors whose books you had to buy and carry with you all over the house in the hope that you will get the chance to open and read it as soon as you get the chance. Unfortunately when we read our whole body comes to a stand still as we engage the attention of the brain th... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Friday, 16th February 2007 @ 12:08 PM

There seem to be so many people today jumping on the new age bandwagon of self-improvement and personal development. Some of the bestselling self-help books are by authors who are reportedly helping people change their lives, feel happier and learn to love themselves. The problem is that not everyone has the time to get to the bookstore to buy the books, let alone find a quiet place and moment to be able to read them. Self-help audio books are a definite solution, with popular works being rea... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Friday, 16th February 2007 @ 11:30 AM

Getting online audio books is so easy. Unfortunately, if you choose to get your audio books on tape or compact disc, you will have to pay more for them because of the product design, and you will have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. With the mail problems of today, it could get lost, stolen or even sent to the wrong person. Although this does not happen that often, it is something to be concerned about as you do not want to lose it, especially if you have already been waiting for days an... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Helen Wall @ Friday, 16th February 2007 @ 11:29 AM

Online audio books save you so much time. No more library visits or having to skim read thousands of synopsis to find something enjoyable. Gone are the days of having to wait for books to become available or having to carry around five or six heavy novels. Now days, all of your entertainment needs are available at the click of a mouse, giving you the opportunity to expand your horizons and explore subjects that would not normally catch the eye. The internet offers a treasure trove of i... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Friday, 16th February 2007 @ 12:28 AM

Downloading audio book MP3's is simple, the process is much like downloading anything else from the internet; the file needs to be saved to the subscribers computer, in MP3 format, and from that point can be saved to a CD (for personal use only) or directly to an MP3 player. The fees for this sevice are usually purchased either for monthly fees or by purchasing pre-paid credits. The cost varies depending on the number of downloads per month (usually one to four); also the cost is g... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Thursday, 15th February 2007 @ 3:33 AM

Audio book CD rentals provide a great service to those who have become audio enthusiasts. The audio book market has become a great source of entertainment and education for many people. First of all, audios have become very popular with those who drive long distances on the freeways. Changing channels on the freeway as a car moves away from a city makes it difficult to tune into a talk radio station or a music station. An audio can be obtained in advance from and audio book CD rental outlet ... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Wednesday, 14th February 2007 @ 12:21 AM

An audio book library is a great source of education and a great entertainment supply. Audios have become very popular for many people from various walks of life. Commuters have found that a good audio book can make the drive more pleasurable and less tedious. Some people commute for as much as three hours a day to and from their work stations. There are others who spend many hours in their cars if they travel for sales or repair jobs. The endless expanse of road in front of these drivers c... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Stephanie Foster @ Sunday, 11th February 2007 @ 3:36 AM

I love science fiction. I have since childhood... third grade, I believe. My oldest sister came home from visiting our dad in Florida with a copy of Robert Heinlein's "The Star Beast" and tried to get my other older sister to read it. She wouldn't. I would (then my other sister read it just to keep up). I was hooked. It didn't take long to find that some people consider loving scifi a little, or even a lot, strange. I've talked to people who just don... more...

Culture and Society » Books | By Eddie Lamb @ Saturday, 10th February 2007 @ 12:17 AM

Book lovers have long been starting and joining book clubs. There is something very rewarding about sitting around with friends and discussing your varied views on a favorite book. Multitasking has become a way of life and the emergence of audio books has found its way into the lives of busy book lovers across America. If you find yourself among the growing number of audio book fans, you can still experience the fun and friendships that come from joining an audio book club. Starting an a... more...