Old Man Hawkins was a largerthanlife character among deer hunters, or, more precisely, among tellers and hearers of tall tales. His selfproclaimed method of hunting deer by holding a mirror in one hand and his rifle in the other, pointing backward over a shoulder, was, he said, "to be fair to the deer". It was a story, Davis tells us, that would occupy his father on the drive to Grandma's house.
Some folk stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale....
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Mike Daisey is a fierce storyteller, one minute hilarious, the next minute sweet, with a finetuned ear for digression....
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Former teachers Richard and Judy Dockrey Young bring their frightening performances alive on audio with 14 ghost stories from the American Southwest...
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David Sedaris' new collection of essays including live recordings! tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speechtherapy classes...
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Wobegon Boy is the story of John Tollefson, last seen in Lake Wobegon Days leaving home, now a 40something Norwegian bachelor publicradio manager living in upstate New York....
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In a beautifully rendered portrait of very special Christmases, Jimmy Carter begins by returning to his early years in Plains, Georgia...
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Hey, did you hear the one about the lady who had her beehive hairdo sprayed so hard that spiders started to nest in it?...
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World Tales of Wisdom and Wonder is a collection of folktales told in a weave of poetry, prose, original melody, and guitar....
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Scary stories help children face fear and master it, by portraying the elements of conflict in clear, goodversusevil terms with good triumphant in the end....
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Garrison Keillor is the consummate storyteller, gifted with the rare ability, both in print and in performance, to hold an audience spellbound....
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World Tales of Wisdom and Wonder is a collection of folktales told in a weave of poetry, prose, original melody, and guitar....
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Listen as Dee Brown weaves humorous, richly detailed stories of his early years as a youthful entrepreneur and teenaged newspaperman....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
