Travel through a pivotal time in American history....Discover what happened, why it matters, and what to see.
Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of one of the Civil War battlefields every American should visit. He captures the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict.
The acclaimed author of The End of Nature takes a threeweek walk from his current home in Vermont to his former home in the Adirondacks and reflects on the deep hope he finds in the two landscapes....
Click here for more details....
New York Times bestselling author and New York native Colson Whitehead composes a breathtaking tribute to his hometown....
Click here for more details....
Whether you're planning your trip or already there, Frommer's Best of San Francisco will take you through the top 20 sites, from Chinatown to Alcatraz....
Click here for more details....
At an age when most children were reading Babar the Elephant books, Peter Beard was writing and illustrating his own. Years later, when the public was experiencing lateimperial Kenya via Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa...
Click here for more details....
Gemma Jericho is an overworked New York doctor with a handful of a teenaged daughter and a mother who worries that Gemma has no life....
Click here for more details....
In this powerful, passionate chronicle, Noah Adams, the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered, takes us on a river journey through the heart of Appalachia....
Click here for more details....
In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling....
Click here for more details....
Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city life and explore the Cape Winelands, allowing your senses to be your guide....
Click here for more details....
With adventure, wit, and an eye for the absurd, Hunt goes beyond the newspaper headlines and myths about Vietnam to capture the color and complexity of Vietnam today....
Click here for more details....
Acclaimed travel writer Jonathan Raban invites us aboard his boat, a floating cottage cluttered with books, curling manuscripts, and dead ballpoint pens....
Click here for more details....
The celebrated bard of Tuscany lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decadeslong love affair with Tuscany's people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle....
Click here for more details....
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.
