amra@ihlpa.UUCP (Aldrich) (01/09/86)
("The things hollow-it seems to go on forever- and Oh my God- it's full of stars!")
I have recently purchased a few "books on cassette" and was wondering if there
is interested in discussing this topic?
There seems to be a fairly wide selection of material available, everything from
sci-fi to the classics. I have noticed that most of these are selected excerpts
from the book(s) in question, but there are a few "full length" versions of some
books. I especially like the ones which are read by the author, since they can
add the proper inflection/perspective to what they have written.
I have enjoyed the 6-8 tapes I recently purchased! One of my favorites
is the one with William Shatner reading the first few chapters of Asimov's
Foundation Trilogy .
If there is any interest in further discussion of this subject, please
let me know.
Best Regards;
Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihlpa!amra)julian@riacs.ARPA (Julian Wombat) (01/10/86)
> I have recently purchased a few "books on cassette" and was wondering if there > is interested in discussing this topic? > ... These things are great for listening while driving. I found that the public library in Columbus O. has a pretty good selection. You really have to watch out for the abridged versions, though; they don't give you the full sense of the book. -- Julian E. Gomez (ARPA: julian@riacs) 415-694-6363 (UUCP: decvax!decwrl!julian@riacs) RIACS - Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan) (01/27/86)
> > These things are great for listening while driving. Of the cassette versions I've listened to, I enjoyed _The Moon Is A Balloon_, read by its author, David Niven, the best. Something about the author reading his own work adds a bit -- perhaps intimacy is the word. Barb