shepp Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 This is something I've been kicking around. I really would like to read the Chris Kyle books, but when it comes to reading my attention span is shot! I went to iTunes and see they've got American sniper, life and ledgend of, and American gun on there. Figure I could listen while I drive for work intstead of the stupid radio. Anyone else use audio books?
Tripledeuce Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 Yea, I use them on any trip over two hours long . "Read" a number of good books that way! Respectfully Terry
unforgiven Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 Picked up "American Sniper" at the MCRD.Gonna try to crack it open this weekend.
shepp Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Posted October 30, 2013 Yea, I use them on any trip over two hours long . "Read" a number of good books that way! Respectfully Terry That's kinda what I'm thinking I drive an average of 1-2 hours a day and radio sucks lol
gnatshooter Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 Kyle's American Sniper is a great read. It was so good that I bought his American Gun the moment it came out. It was a great read, too. It might even have been a bit better. I had no idea that particular firearms played such specific and important roles in US history.
Rsquared Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 I enjoyed his books. I found them very easy reading......even though this is an audio books thread.
mineralman55 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 Audio books are a great idea. I had to make a lot of 11+ hour drives this year, and I used it as an opportunity to "read" a bunch of classics I'd always wanted to get to ("The Hunchback Of Notre Dame", "The Scarlet Letter", some other really high-brow stuff), and for levity, "Fawlty Towers". I laughed so hard I almost ran off the road. Dangerous stuff! <laughs> BTW, Sirius radio is a great alternative to normal radio. It's worth it.
shepp Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Posted October 31, 2013 Audio books are a great idea. I had to make a lot of 11+ hour drives this year, and I used it as an opportunity to "read" a bunch of classics I'd always wanted to get to ("The Hunchback Of Notre Dame", "The Scarlet Letter", some other really high-brow stuff), and for levity, "Fawlty Towers". I laughed so hard I almost ran off the road. Dangerous stuff! <laughs> BTW, Sirius radio is a great alternative to normal radio. It's worth it. Yea I love satalite radio but my boss is old school and thinks we shouldn't even have radios, his son wouldn't care. In my personal truck I listen to a lot of pandora off my phone. I down loaded the biography of Chris kyles and a book a few friends have read called "behold a pale horse".
392heminut Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 my boss is old school and thinks we shouldn't even have radios, We had a chief like that back when we hotseated patrol cars (didn't have take home cars). He ordered 3 new cars with no radios. This was back in the 80's when you could actually get a car without a radio! Within 3 months those cars all had aftermarket AM/FM/Casette decks in the glove boxes! Don't know how they got there! <lmao>
shepp Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Posted October 31, 2013 Yea I got smart and would change the station to something he'd listen to after I got outta an install truck. Now that I do service and I've got my own van I could get away with it alittle easier. I'm due up for a new van hoping it comes with an audio port
unforgiven Posted October 31, 2013 Report Posted October 31, 2013 Glad to hear Mr. Klyes books were a good read,can't wait to get into it. <thumbsup>
Robocop1051 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 My cousin listens to audio books during his morning commute. He bought "50 Shades of Grey" and said it was like having a girl talk dirty to him every morning. Lol
shepp Posted November 2, 2013 Author Report Posted November 2, 2013 My cousin listens to audio books during his morning commute. He bought "50 Shades of Grey" and said it was like having a girl talk dirty to him every morning. Lol Hope he wasn't involved in any car jacking
planeflyer21 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 :banana: :laughing4: <laughs> <lmao>
shepp Posted November 28, 2013 Author Report Posted November 28, 2013 Well I down loaded American sniper and listened to it on my way up and before bed, and all the way back home from deer camp. I've got 20 min left, great fucking book!!!! I like it on audio it's almost like your sitting there listening to him talk.
Dracomeister Posted November 29, 2013 Report Posted November 29, 2013 I drive about 50K a year mostly on trips of 4+ hours. I started checking audio books out of the local Public Library and it worked great. My better half got me an I-Pod for our 40th Anniversary this year and I found out I can download the books from the Library to the I-Pod and it works even better! Love to listen while driving, makes the trip go so much faster!
shepp Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Posted November 29, 2013 I drive about 50K a year mostly on trips of 4+ hours. I started checking audio books out of the local Public Library and it worked great. My better half got me an I-Pod for our 40th Anniversary this year and I found out I can download the books from the Library to the I-Pod and it works even better! Love to listen while driving, makes the trip go so much faster! I seem to not want to fidget with my phone while driving either, concentrating on the book. I would strongly recommend the Chris Kyle book, few friends said Marcus Latrell's lone surviver is equally as good
Rsquared Posted November 29, 2013 Report Posted November 29, 2013 My better half got me an I-Pod for our 40th Anniversary 40th? Damn you're old. (said with all of my gray hairs) <lmao>
Dracomeister Posted December 2, 2013 Report Posted December 2, 2013 40th? Damn you're old. (said with all of my gray hairs) <lmao> Gray? Heck,I'm just proud to have a few left! (oh, and by the way, my better half just read this and informed me IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, that it was our 41st!)
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