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All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge
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Welcome, Julie! The audiobook challenges are currently my favorites. :) I've just started listening to audiobooks over the past couple of years and I love them.
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I'm another convert to audiobooks and (although I know I'm biased) these are my favourite challenges!
Another category for audiobooks (if you ever revise this challenge), would be read by the author (not usually my favorite audiobook, but I listened to 2 last year).
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Welcome Anna!
I'm in!!Duration: December 2015-December 2016
Level: Producer (21-24 books)
Option One - Freestyle:
►Pick a level and choose your own audiobook styles.
►You may read as many books as you want for each audio book type.
►Categories may overlap; for example, “American Gods” is a full cast audiobook, and over 5 hours, but you may only use it in one category for this challenge.
CATEGORIES:
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
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Oh, this looks like great fun since the only way I read books is with audio. I will start choosing books for each category to keep ahead of the game.Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Level: Executive Director
Option Two: Want-It-All
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast”
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
Warren Berger Narrated by Michael Quinlan
◈ Recommended by Others
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◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favorite
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This is my first ever challenge! And I'm pleased it's about audiobooks, since about half my reading is in audio.Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Level: Sound Engineer (since I'm a regular engineer)
Option One: Freestyle
16/16 - Completed June 21, 2016
✔ Female Narrator
#6 -
(Feb 7), #16 -
(Jun 21)✔ Male Narrator
#11 -
(Mar 30), #14 -
(May 4), #15 -
(May 18)◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
✔ Celebrity Narrator
#8 -
Aziz Ansari is the celebrity author and narrator of the book. (Mar 2)✔ New-to-Me Narrator
#10 -
Narrated by Finty Williams. (Mar 16)◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
✔ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
#3 -
7 hours, 11 minutes (Jan 19)✔ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
#9 -
11 hours, 13 minutes (Mar 10)✔ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
#2 -
17 hours, 49 minutes (Jan 19)◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
✔ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
#1 -
I was listening to a scene about flying into Denver just as I was landing in Denver. (Jan 10)✔ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
#5 -
I listened to this while commuting, doing laundry, and doing the dishes. (Feb 5)✔ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
#7 -
An Audie Award Nominee (Feb 22)✔ Recommended by Others
#12 -
(Apr 10)✔ BOM via Audiobook
#13 -
(Apr 18)◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
✔ Re-Read a Favorite
#4 -
I listen to the Harry Potter books anytime I just want something on. I love revisiting these old favorites. (Feb 4)
Welcome to the challenge (and group), Emily!
I've only just started weaving a few audiobooks into my reading freetime so I'll give this challenge a go!Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Level: Audio Technician 11-15 books
Option One: Freestyle
Current Progress: 8 Books
◈ Female Narrator
☀Earthly Delights Written by Kerry Greenwood. Read by Louise Siversen 12/5/16
◈ Male Narrator
☀The Traitor Game Written by B. R. Collins. Read by Mark Meadows 31/3/16
◈ Duets
☀ Shiver Written by Maggie Stiefvater Read by David LeDoux and Jenna Lamia 29/5/16
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
☀ Shanghai Tango Written by Jin Xing. Read by Keith Brockett 10/4/16
◈ Favourite Narrator
☀ The Ask and the Answer Written by Patrick Ness, Read by Humphrey Bower 4/5/16
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
☀ The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World Written by Tom Feiling, Read by Adrian Mulraney 13/7/16
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
☀ Heavenly Pleasures Written by Kerry Greenwood, Read by Louise Siversen 6/8/16
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
☀The Knife of Never Letting Go Written by Patrick Ness, Read by Humphrey Bower (Dishes, Ironing)
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favorite
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Completed! June 1, 2016, 24 booksI'm in! Starting tomorrow...
Duration: Jan 25, 2016 - Jan 25, 2017
Level: Producer (21-24 books)
Option: One - Freestyle
✔ Female Narrator - The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker (Feb 14) narrated by Katherine Kellgren
✔ Male Narrator - To the Far Blue Mountains by Louis L'Amour (Mar 3) narrated by John Curlass
✔ Duets - The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy (Mar 1) narrated by Katherine Kellgren and Robin Sachs
✔ Full Cast - The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger (Feb 22) narrated by Caitlin Brodnick and full cast
✔ Dramatizations - The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (Mar 1) produced by Giles Cooper, narrated by full cast, BBC Radio
✔ Celebrity Narrator - Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner (Apr 3) narrated by Claudia Black
✔ New-to-Me Narrator - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Feb 29) narrated by Celeste Ciulla
✔ Favorite Narrator - Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters (Feb 8) narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
✔ Volunteer Narrator - The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Apr 25) narrated by Karen Savage from Librivox
✔ Less Than 3 Hours - The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (Feb 21) narrated by Jessica Almasy
✔ Between 3 - 5 Hours - Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart (Feb 16) narrated by Johnny Heller
✔ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours - Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour (Feb 29) narrated by John Curlass
✔ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours - The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson (Feb 26) narrated by Patricia Connolly
✔ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours - Touchstone by Laurie R. King (Jan 30) narrated by Jefferson Mays
✔ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Apr 24) narrated by Juanita Mcmahon
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
✔ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy! - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (June 1) narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
✔ In-Sync Multimedia - Dracula by Bram Stoker (Feb 13) narrated by Susan Adams and Alexander Spencer
✔ Digital Downloads Freebies - Dragon's Breath: Tales of the Frog Princess Series, Book 2 by E.D. Baker (Feb 26) narrated by Katherine Kellgren
◈ Doing it “Old School”
✔ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook - Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (Feb 14) narrated by Jessica Almasy
✔ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook - Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker (Feb 27) narrated by Jessica Almasy
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
✔ Recommended by Others - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Feb 20) narrated by Ari Fliakos
✔ BOM via Audiobook - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Feb 8) narrated by Scott Brick
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
✔ Classic Read - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (Feb 28) narrated by Flo Gibson
✔ Re-Read a Favorite - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (Mar 24) narrated by Barbara Caruso
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Duration: January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016Level: Director (25-30 books)
Option One: Freestyle
Completed: 4/21/16
Progress: 30/30
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
✔Magic Stars, Ilona Andrews (2h 1m)
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
✔The Grimoire of the Lamb, Kevin Hearne (3h 17m)
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
✔Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World, Mark Miodownik (6h 34m)
✔The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury (7h 14m)
✔A History of the World in 6 Glasses, Tom Standage (7h 38m)
✔Storm Front, Jim Butcher (8h 1m)
✔Hounded, Kevin Hearne (8h 11m)
✔Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling (8h, 33m)
✔Hexed, Kevin Hearne (8h 52m)
✔Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Maryn McKenna (9h 23m)
✔Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling (9h 24m)
✔Tortured Dreams, Hadena James (9h 35m)
✔Hammered, Kevin Hearne (9h 40m)
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
✔Fool Moon, Jim Butcher (10h 6min)
✔Armada, Ernest Cline (11h 58m)
✔Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling (12h 15m)
✔Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (12h 32m)
✔The Atlantis Plague, A.G. Riddle (13h 11m)
✔Murder of Crows, Anne Bishop (14h 13m)
◈ 15 to 19.9 hours
✔Vision in Silver, Anne Bishop (16h 9m)
✔Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond (16h 20m)
✔Written in Red, Anne Bishop (18h 32m)
✔The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (19h 11m)
◈ 20 to 24.9 hours
✔The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice (20h 8m)
✔Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (21h 12m)
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
✔Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling (27h 2m)
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
✔Wizard's First Rule, Terry Goodkind (34h 10m)
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
✔A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness (24h 2m)
✔Shadow of Night, Deborah Harkness (24h 30m)
✔The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness (23h 52m)
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I'm in and will start on March 1st!~ All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ~
Start Date: March 1, 2016
End Date: February 28, 2017
***Completed October 10, 2016***
Option 1: Freestyle
Level: Executive Director: Pick & choose which ones to double and make it 50 books.
Completed: 50/50
✓ ◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
3-24-2016 | 2*
6-23-2016 | 4*
7-14-2016 | 3&✓ ◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
5-26-2016 | 3*
6-19-2016 | 4*✔ ◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
8-25-2016 | 5*
8-28-2016 | 5*◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
✓ ◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
9-18-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
3-18-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
4-2-2016 | 5*
5-14-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
6-29-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
7-2-2016 | 5*✓ ◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
5-7-2017 | 3*✓ ◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
6-21-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
3-9-2016 | 4*
5-9-2016 | 3*
7-8-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
3-2-2016 | 3*
4-24-2016 | 5*
7-21-2016 | 4*
7-25-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
4-20-2016 | 3*
7-22-2016 | 3*◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
✓ ◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
4-18-2016 | 4*
7-15-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
3-6-2016 | 4*
8-19-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
5-24-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
7-19-2016 | 5*✓ ◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
Beautiful Ruins|Jess Walter 6-20-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console
3-3-2016 | 3*
4-27-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
3-11-2016 | 4*
6-14-2016 | 3*
8-6-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
5-5-2016 | 5*
6-22-2016 | 4*
6-24-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
4-21-2016 | 4*
4-29-2016 | 4*
7-29-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
10-10-2013 | 5*✓ ◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
5-14-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
5-16-2016 | 4*
6-22016 | 4*✓ ◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
6-27-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
6-23-2016 | 3*
6-28-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
7-16-2016 | 3*
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I want to get up to: Executive Director and freestyle it!
From 3/29/16 to 3/28/17
Total: 3/50
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
Code Name Verity 4/13/16~ 5*
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
The Selection~ Read 4/24
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
The Nightingale~Read 4/23
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking!
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
From 3/29/16 to 3/28/17
Total: 3/50
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
Code Name Verity 4/13/16~ 5*
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
The Selection~ Read 4/24
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
The Nightingale~Read 4/23
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking!
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Mod
I'd like to sign up for this at Executive director level freestyleDuration: Twelve months from when you start.
Levels:
Executive Director: Pick & choose which ones to double and make it 50 books.
Rules & How to:
Option One - Freestyle:
►Pick a level and choose your own audiobook styles.
►You may read as many books as you want for each audio book type.
►Categories may overlap; for example, “American Gods” is a full cast audiobook, and over 5 hours, but you may only use it in one category for this challenge.
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking!
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
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Reading Challenges
~ Emerald Coin Earn your Emerald Coins with the Reading Challenges. Must Join a participating Reading Challenge on or after April 1, 2016. May date back to April 1st until June 1st 2016. After joining that, you must start from date joined for coins.
To Earn an Emerald Coin:
One Coin upon completing Director level or higherLearn about Gem coins here
Uh oh! Looks like I may need to do this challenge again!
Okay here goes!Freestyle
Start May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2017
Level: Director 25-30 books
Book 1 Category: 10-14.9 hours Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of Shannara. Finished 5/7/16
Book 2 Category: Female Narrator Bloodfire Quest: The Dark Legacy of Shannara
Ok so I will go for director and the category is want it all. (I want me coins!)Start Date May 30, 2016.
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
A Handful of Stars
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
The Giver
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
Aesop's Fables Narrated by Alec Sand
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
Mockingbird 4 hours 20 minutes
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours Wars of the Roses: Trinity 14 hours 40 minutes
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation! Before the Fall
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
Welcome to Night Vale Finalist excellence in maketing
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
Between Shades of Gray My mother and daughter
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
I would like to join this however I need a moderator to message me directly please and thanks!!!!
Duration: Twelve months from when you start.Levels:
Sound Engineer: 16-20 books
Completed 16
Option One - Freestyle:
►Pick a level and choose your own audiobook styles.
►You may read as many books as you want for each audio book type.
►Categories may overlap; for example, “American Gods” is a full cast audiobook, and over 5 hours, but you may only use it in one category for this challenge.
Start Date 01.06.2016
1. Male Narrator (Robertson Dean) What Dreams May Come completed on 03/06/2016
Steelheart narrated by Andrew McLeod 02/09/2016
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, The Ultra-runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen narrated by Fred Sanders 09/09/2016
2. Female Narrator (Nan Kelley) The Secret to Hummingbird Cake 09/06/2016
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
End in Tears: A Wexford Novel Christopher Ravenscroft
The Eye of Zoltar Jane Collingwood
Skinny Dip Jeff Harding
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
End In Tears 3 hours 14 minutes 04/07/2016
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length. Suffragette: My Own Story 9 hours 42
Kiss in the Wind 5 hours 52 Call of the Kiwi
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
No. 4 Imperial Lane 12 hours 22 minutes
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper 09/08/2016
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
In the Land of the Long White Cloud 01/08/2016
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley 13/07/2016
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
Mod
PNJ - I have messaged you the challenge info :)
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Option 1 freestyleSound engineer-16-20
Start 7/1/16
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CATEGORIES: - Thirty categories from which to choose.
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
narrated by Wil Wheaton◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
I'm going to go for Executive Director! woo! 50 audio books, no problem
I want to join this challenge! I prefer to listen to my books while sewing, washing dishes, or knitting. I also like to fall asleep listening to a story!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I will take the I Want It All challenge.
Female Narrator: Cindy Hardin Killavey
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
◈ Celebrity Narrator
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
9/6/16◈ Less Than 3 hours or less
Breakfast at Tiffany's
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
9/5/16◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering 9/10/16◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
The Last of the Mohicans 9/2/16◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
7/20/16
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Doing it “Old School”
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Does anyone have a good Full Cast or Dramatization to recommend? I'm having some difficulty finding them at all.Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!
Mod
All About Audiobooks. 22nd August - 22nd August 2017.Level: Audio Technician: 11-15 books. Option Two - Want-It-All.
Listen to: 15/15
◈ Female Narrator: The Witches (4 hours and 30 minutes) 30/8/16
◈ Duets: The House at Pooh Corner (3 hours) 19/8/16
◈ Full Cast: Little Women (17 hours & 36 minutes) 22/8/16
◈ Celebrity Narrator: How to Be a Pirate ( 2 hours & 54 minutes) 25/8/16
◈ New-to-Me Narrator: Rot & Ruin (16 hours) 21/8/16
◈ Favorite Narrator: The Wide Window (3 hours) 30/8/16
◈ Volunteer Narrator: Peter Pan 21/8/16
◈ Less Than 3 Hours: When We Were Very Young (1 hour) 27/8/16
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours: The House at Pooh Corner (3 hours & 20 minutes) 19/8/16
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours: Apocalypse (7 hours & 32 minutes) 23/8/26
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours: (view spoiler)
◈ Planes, Trains with an Audiobook: Origins (5 hours and 20 minutes) 22/8/16
◈ Re-Read a Favorite: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (4 hours) 30/8/16
I'll give this a try. Starting Aug 21 2016Duration: Twelve months from when you start.
Going to try for Executive Director
Option Two - Want-It-All:
►The same as option one, but you must read at least one book in each category.
Must Love Hellhounds
The End
Prodigy Aug 21
Robinson Crusoe
The Nine Tailors
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
Hex Hall
Ender's Game
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Tuck
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Frozen Solid
The Book of Three
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Mod
I have 26 unread audible books. This looks like the right place for me. Duration: Twelve months from when you start.
Starting 9/12/16
Levels:
Sound Engineer: 16-20 books
Freestyle Choice
LET'S DO THIS
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All done! I really enjoyed this one!! :)~ All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ~
Start Date: March 1, 2016
End Date: February 28, 2017
***Completed October 10, 2016***
Option 1: Freestyle
Level: Executive Director: Pick & choose which ones to double and make it 50 books.
Completed: 50/50
✓ ◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
3-24-2016 | 2*
6-23-2016 | 4*
7-14-2016 | 3&✓ ◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
5-26-2016 | 3*
6-19-2016 | 4*✔ ◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
8-25-2016 | 5*
8-28-2016 | 5*◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
✓ ◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
9-18-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
3-18-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
4-2-2016 | 5*
5-14-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
6-29-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
7-2-2016 | 5*✓ ◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
5-7-2017 | 3*✓ ◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
6-21-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
3-9-2016 | 4*
5-9-2016 | 3*
7-8-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
3-2-2016 | 3*
4-24-2016 | 5*
7-21-2016 | 4*
7-25-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
4-20-2016 | 3*
7-22-2016 | 3*◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
✓ ◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
4-18-2016 | 4*
7-15-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
3-6-2016 | 4*
8-19-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
5-24-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
7-19-2016 | 5*✓ ◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
Beautiful Ruins|Jess Walter 6-20-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console
3-3-2016 | 3*
4-27-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
3-11-2016 | 4*
6-14-2016 | 3*
8-6-2016 | 3*✓ ◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
5-5-2016 | 5*
6-22-2016 | 4*
6-24-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
4-21-2016 | 4*
4-29-2016 | 4*
7-29-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
10-10-2013 | 5*✓ ◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
5-14-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
5-16-2016 | 4*
6-22016 | 4*✓ ◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
6-27-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
6-23-2016 | 3*
6-28-2016 | 4*✓ ◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
7-16-2016 | 3*
Mod
You can move onto part two now :)
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