Audiobook Review: The Wordy Shipmates
Title: The Wordy Shipmates Author: Sarah Vowell Genre/Format: Nonfiction/Audiobook Year: 2008 Acquired: Library Rating: Summary: A bunch of important Puritans came to America in 1630 to start the...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: Into Thin Air
Title: Into Thin Air Author: Jon Krakauer Genre/Format: Literary Journalism/Audiobook Year: 1999 Acquired: Library Rating: Summary: On May 10, 1996, eight climbers were killed and several others were...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: Undress Me In the Temple of Heaven
Title: Undress Me In the Temple of Heaven Author: Susan Jane Gilman Genre/Format: Memoir/Audiobook Year: 2009 Acquired: Won in an online giveaway Rating: Summary: After their graduation from college,...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: Assassination Vacation
Title: Assassination Vacation Author: Sarah Vowell Genre/Format: Nonfiction/Journalism Year: 2005 Acquired: Library Rating: Summary: Sarah Vowell loves death and she loves U.S. history, so writing a...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife
Title: The Zookeeper’s Wife Author: Diane Ackerman Genre/Format: Nonfiction/Audiobook Year: 2008 Acquired: Library Rating: Summary: Antonina Zabinski always had a way with animals, which made her the...
View ArticleAudiobook Review: Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Title: Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain Author: Maryanne Wolf Genre: Nonfiction Year: 2007 Acquired: From the library Review: From what I can remember about the audio,...
View ArticleMonday Tally: Graduation, Improvement, Audiobooks
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot]...
View ArticleAudio Book Review: ‘The Broom of the System’ by David Foster Wallace
Title: The Broom of the System Author: David Foster Wallace Genre: Fiction Year: 1987/2010 Acquired: Won in a giveaway, I think. Rating: One Sentence Summary: “The book centers on the emotionally...
View ArticleAudio Book Review: ‘A Dirty Job’ by Christopher Moore
Title: A Dirty Job Author: Christopher Moore Narrator: Fisher Stevens Genre: Fiction Year: 2006 Acquired: Library Rating: Book Review: Charlie Asher’s life is pretty darn normal. But after his wife...
View ArticleBAND September Discussion: Nonfiction Audio Books
BAND — Bloggers’ Alliance of Nonfiction Devotees — is a group organized to promote the joy of reading nonfiction. We are “advocates for nonfiction as a non-chore,” and we want you to join us. Each...
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