Do you know someone who can no longer read a book because he or she has trouble reading a printed page, or someone with a physical disability that makes holding a book difficult? The library does have a wonderful collection of audio books but perhaps coming to the library is not an option, or your [...]
Memoirs and autobiographies are immensely popular and have been even before the rise in the last 10 years of the confessional age (Twitter, Facebook, reality TV). Often, well known people write their autobiographies. Some authors are not famous or known and yet their life stories can be quite interesting. As more people are reading these life stories, so [...]
“Hello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again” “I am a rock / I am an island” “Home, where my thought’s escaping / Home, where my music’s playing / Home, where my love lies waiting” If you didn’t sing the above words in your head, you need not continue! “Slow [...]
A few nights ago, as the snow was piling up, I was addressing the last of my cards and listening to A Christmas Carol performed by Jim Dale. I am not yet a huge fan of audiobooks; I still prefer having that book in hand! Once in awhile, however, I do settle in to listen [...]
Would you like to listen to an audiobook without the hassle of downloading or carrying around CDs or cassettes? Try a playaway! They are similar to an mp3 player, but just hold the one book that you would like to listen to. Each playaway is about the size of a deck of cards and only [...]