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rhargrave431
9/5/2018 5:07am
9/5/2018 5:07am
I've been listening to Audiobooks for the past few weeks during my work day, which really helps pass the time. Do you all have any must read/listen books that I need to add to my list?
Also listened to “the girl on the train” and enjoyed it.
Not sure if they are on audio but I’ve been reading the “Killing” books and find them to be excellent. Read “killing Lincoln” and now on “killing Kennedy”
You want a good one , "Killing the Flower Moon" it starts out slow but is fascinating and a true story.
Malcolm Gladwell has a few good ones, David and Goliath is good so is Outliers.
Thinking Fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman is excellent.
"Life" Kieth Richards Biography is real good and partially narrated by Johnny Depp
The Shop
"The Last day's of Night" was one of the best I've listened to. it's about Thomas Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse and the battle over the light bulb and AC vs DC power.
Killing Kennedy was great, trying to decide which in that series I want to listen to next.
Also listen to “shit town” it’s a podcast tho. But google it. It’s free. Awesome podcast. Some guy on a plane turned me on to it. Couldn’t step away from it.
I use audible app. Has a car mode. Makes it easy and less distracting to pause or rewind. Good app. Picks up immediately when you close the program. Never lose your spots.
I was recommended to listen to the "Killing" series. I started with Kennedy, and thought it was amazing. Next I did Patton, and now I'm onto Lincoln. All very good and must listen books.
You listen to a lot you can get a monthly subscription from amazon that allows you almost anything. They’re clear and easy to follow. I have a hard time reading books. I get tired really quick and pass out. With the audiobooks on my way to work it passes the time. I have an hour drive one way. So I find myself utilizing this time for both fiction and non fiction. Gives me a more rounded look at life I think. Learning constantly. It’s better than listening to the same old AM news radio station. The News is just world politics, and the same issues regurgitated and it’s getting so old.....
Pit Row
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
This is one of the best Westerns I've ever read.
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Awesome series that deals with some of the most popular tales of the Danes invading England in the 800s.
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
The book is even better than the movie, in my opinion.
Drive by James Sallis
It's a quick read, but very good. It's loosely the same story as the movie, but it delves much deeper into the characters. Driver is the main character, and he's a Hollywood stunt driver who is also a getaway driver.
As for true story/nonfiction stuff, here's a few:
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
Very interesting read on the subject of psychopaths.
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright
Deep dive into Scientology.
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Deep dive into Al-Qaeda and the lead up to 9/11.
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook by Ben Mezrich
The story of how Facebook came to be.
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