Discover the World through Audio Books

[Jennifer C]

:D thanks I'm on a mission to get through my audible library before I sign up for it again.

[Jan, Moderator]

Good luck! I've been trying to do that too. Though some of my stuff is so old I'm no longer interested and wonder why I even bought it. I'm hoping most of the duds were sale stuff...LOL.

[Jennifer C]

LOL!!!! Me too Jan!!!!!!

I was surprised though, I was dreading listening to Dangerous Liasions (wondering what possessed me to get it) and I am finding that I am enjoying it immensely.

[Book Concierge]

Update message 28 - Globetrotter level completed - 15Apr19 (I am just SOOOooo far behind in posting!)


Discover the World Through Audiobooks
Begins: 01Jan19 / Ends: 31Dec19

LEVEL: Globetrotter

10 / 10 completed

1. England - Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery ✔ - 06Jan19

2. USA - Carnegie's Maid ✔ - 10Jan19

3. Scotland - Winter Solstice ✔ – 21Jan19

4. Sweden - The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules ✔ – 06Feb19

5. Russia - I Was Anastasia ✔ – 23Feb19

6. China - China Rich Girlfriend ✔ - 03March19

7. Australia - In a Sunburned Country ✔ – 01Mar19

8. Japan - Pachinko ✔ – 05Apr19

9. France - The Alice Network ✔ – 10Apr19

10. Italy - My Brilliant Friend ✔ – 15Apr19

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[Jan, Moderator]

Wow BC!! Very impressive job :)

[Book Concierge]

Jan wrote: "Wow BC!! Very impressive job :)"

Thanks ... I'm listening to one in the car that takes place in South Africa ... and on my MP3 player the book is set in Chile

[Denise S]

guess I finished this in April oops

I'll try Explorer

Country: Canada
Audio: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 1.5.19

Country: Yemen
Audio: Henna House by Nomi Eve 1.8.19

Country: United States
Audio: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1.15.19

Country: Estonia
Audio: Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson 1.28.19

Country: England
Audio: The Chelsea Strangler by Susanna Gregory 2.7.19

Country: Israel
Audio: House of Spies by Daniel Silva 2.15.19

Country: France
Audio:Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black 2.22.19

Country: Germany
Audio Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre 4.9.19

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job Denise!! Sounds like you did it without really trying...LOL.

[Jan, Moderator]

Book Concierge wrote: "Thanks ... I'm listening to one in the car that takes place in South Africa ... and on my MP3 player the book is set in Chile"

You really are globetrotting BC!!

[Denise S]

Jan wrote: "Fantastic job Denise!! Sounds like you did it without really trying...LOL."

well, I admit they just happened to be the books I was reading anyway

[Bryony]

I have some Audible credits to use so this seems like a good time to sign up for this challenge. I’ll aim for tourist.

Discover the World through Audio Books
1 June 2019 - 31 May 2019

Level: Tourist (6 books)

✔️ 1. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Completed: 22 December 2019 (South Africa)
2. ✏️ Normal People by Sally Rooney (Ireland)
3. ✏️ Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (Wales)
4. ✏️ Becoming by Michelle Obama (United States)
5.
6.

[Karen]

I finished Explorer so I'll go on to Globetrotter. I should be able to listen to two more in six months!

[Jan, Moderator]

Great job Karen!! I'll mark you done as Explorer and update it when you complete the next level.

[jingles]

All done! Thank you for a fun challenge, Jan!




143. WC: DISCOVER THE WORLD THROUGH AUDIO BOOKS
DATE: 01/01/19 - 12/31/19
LEVEL: TOURIST, 6 BOOKS
6/6 COMPLETED

Challenge Link: WC: Discover the World Through Audio Books

✔1. UNITED STATES:
Audio: It's Always the Husband|Michele Campbell|01.02.19|★★★

✔2. NORWAY:
Audio: Phantom|Jo Nesbø|01.03.19|★★★★

✔3. ENGLAND:
Audio: The Constant Princess|Philippa Gregory|01.15.19|★★★

✔4. COLUMBIA:
Audio: Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar|Virginia Vallejo|05.24.19|★★

✔5. AUSTALIA:
Audio: Shell|Kristina Olsson|05.26.19|★★

✔6. IRELAND:
Audio: The Cold Cold Ground|Adrian McKinty|06.05.19|★★


☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/05/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

[Jan, Moderator]

Great challenge work jingles!!

[Jillian]

I'm done! Thanks, Jan!

My Audiobooks

Country: United Kingdom
Audio:
Career of Evil/Robert Galbraith 1/13/19

Country: Russia
Audio:
The Girl in the Tower/Katherine Arden 2/7/19

Country: United States
Audio:
The Twelve/Justin Cronin 3/25/19

Country: Denmark
Audio:
Hamlet: Prince of Denmark/William Shakespeare 4/26/19

Country: Greece
Audio:
The Song of Achilles/Madeline Miller 5/23/19

Country: South Africa
Audio:
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood/Trevor Noah 6/14/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Way to go Jillian!!

[Jan, Moderator]

Finished the Tourist Level! I'm going to work the next levels.

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
6/6

My Audiobooks

Country: USA
Audio: Becoming | Michelle Obama 1/25/19***


Country: England
Audio: Lethal White | Robert Galbraith 3/7/19****


Country: Italy
Audio: Shroud for the Archbishop | Peter Tremayne 4/29/19***


Country: Ireland
Audio: Suffer Little Children | Peter Tremayne 5/29/19****


Country: Australia
Audio: Nine Perfect Strangers | Liane Moriarty 6/15/19***


Country: France
Audio: French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley | Linda Kovic-Skow 6/27/19**

[Allison]

Nice going, Jan!

[jingles]

Way to go, Jan!

[Jan, Moderator]

Thank you!!

[Marina]

I'm finished with my tour as a tourist :-)

Discover the World through Audio Books
Date: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Completed: 6/6

My Audiobooks

Country: USA - Maine
Audio: 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 07/01/19

Country: England
Audio: Dobbeltliv by S.J. Watson 22/01/19

Country: Czech Republic
Audio: Det største bedrag by Lisa Unger 25/01/19

Country: Iceland
Audio: Kulde by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 05/03/19

Country: Spain
Audio: Tågens fyrste by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 14/05/19

Country: Sweden
Audio: Mordere uden ansigt by Henning Mankell 06/08/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job Marina!!

[Karen ♐]

Finished!

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
6/6

My Audiobooks

Country: United States
Audio: Stealing Home Sherryl Woods - 1/2


Country: England
Audio: The Mighty Storm Samantha Towle - 1/23


Country: Austria
Audio: Ripples Aleatha Romig - 2/7


Country: Wales
Audio: Fall of Giants Ken Follett - 2/9


Country: Canada
Audio: Rocky Mountain Shelter Vivian Arend - 3/2


Country: Mexico
Audio: Breaking Point Pamela Clare - 8/4

[Jan, Moderator]

Wonderful job Karen!!

[Karen ♐]

Thanks, Jan!

[Karen]

Finished the last two for Globetrotter!

Country: Burma
✔ Audio: The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker read by Cassandra Campbell. 1/19/19

Country: Scotland
✔ Audio: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson read by Michael Page 2/1/19

Country: India
✔ Audio: The Secrets Between Us: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar read by Sneha Mathan 3/7/19

Country: France and Tahiti
✔ Audio: The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham read by Frederick Davidson 3/15/19

Country: Iceland
✔ Audio: Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason read by George Guidall 4/2/19

Country: China
✔ Audio: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See read by Ruthie Ann Miles and Kimiko Glenn 4/24/19

Country: England
✔ Audio: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson read by Fiona Hardingham 5/18/19

Country: United States
✔ Audio: The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon read by Bahni Turpin et al 6/2/19

Country: Norway
✔ Audio: Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset read by Erin Bennett 8/5/19

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
✔ Audio: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks read by Edwina Wren 9/10/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic Karen! Nicely done :)

[Jan, Moderator]

I managed to add two more countries so finished the next level.

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
8/8

My Audiobooks

Country: USA
Audio: Becoming | Michelle Obama 1/25/19***


Country: England
Audio: Lethal White | Robert Galbraith 3/7/19****


Country: Italy
Audio: Shroud for the Archbishop | Peter Tremayne 4/29/19***


Country: Ireland
Audio: Suffer Little Children | Peter Tremayne 5/29/19****


Country: Australia
Audio: Nine Perfect Strangers | Liane Moriarty 6/15/19***


Country: France
Audio: French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley | Linda Kovic-Skow 6/27/19**


Country: Russia
Audio: The Cowboy and the Cossack | Clair Huffaker 7/11/19***


Antarctica:
Audio: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage | Alfred Lansing 8/2/19***

[Allison]

Great job, Jan. You even managed to get Antarctica in there!!

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Allie!

[Bev(baglady)]

finished

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Level - Globetrotter

Country:United States
Audio: Cold Hearted Toni Anderson 01/01/2019

Country:England
Audio: Silent in the Sanctuary Deanna Raybourn 01/05/2019

Country: Australia
Audio: The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth 01/29/19

Country: Denmark
Audio: The Keeper of Lost Causes Jussi Adler-Olsen 03/07/19

Country: India
Audio: Dark Road to Darjeeling Deanna Raybourn 03/21/19

Country: Canada
Audio: Blink and Caution Tim Wynne-Jones 05/03/19

Country: Italy
Audio: Othello William Shakespeare 05/14/19

Country: Germany
Audio: Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War Romesh Ratnesar 06/01/19

Country: Saudi Arabia
Audio: A Girl Like That Tanaz Bhathena 06/12/19

Country: Romania
Audio: The Dead Travel Fast Deanna Raybourn 09/05/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job Bev!! You've been all over the world.

[Vanessa]

FINISHED Globetrotter!

Finished: 10/10

1. Country: Nigeria - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 1/16/19
2. Country: USA - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis 2/23/19
3. Country: Japan - Confessions by Kanae Minato 3/6/19
4. Country: England - The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett 3/17/19
5. Country: Scotland - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin 3/30/19
6. Country: France - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 4/5/19
This Poirot actually takes place mostly in France.
7. Country: Namibia and then another planet! -Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 6/20/19
8. Country: Netherlands - The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich 7/27/19
9. Country: Sweden - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten 9/19/19
10. Country: Egypt - The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark 9/29/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Fantastic job Vanessa!!

[Ed]

*****COMPLETED 10/27/19*****

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Globetrotter: Listen to 10 audio books, each taking place in a different country.

10 of 10 Complete

Country: UK
Audio: Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 2/5/19

Country: Germany
Audio: A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain

Country: USA
Audio: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 3/6/19

Country: India
Audio: Librivox version of Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3/9/19

Country: Australia
Audio: Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan 3/26/19

Country: Switzerland
Audio: Heidi by Johanna Spyri 5/17/19

Country: ItalyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Audio:

Country: Greece (Kingdom of Rhodes)
Audio: Librivox version of The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont

Country: Iran (Persia)
Audio: Librivox version of Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe 10/26/19

Country: Iran (Babylon)
Audio:Tamburlaine the Great Part II by Christopher Marlowe 10/27/19

[Bonita]

Finished!

Discover the World through Audio Books
1/1/19 - 12/31/19

6/6

Country: France

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 1/31/19

Country: Italy

The Malta Exchange by Steve Berry 5/15/19

Country: Nigeria

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe 5/22/19

Country: Australia

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion 7/12/19

Country: Spain

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 9/30/19

Country: United Kingdom

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 10/29/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Great job Ed & Bonita!!

[Allison]

I did it! I was having anxiety thinking I wouldn’t finish this one! But now that I’ve downloaded Libby, my audiobook game has really stepped up :)

Discover the World Through Audiobooks!

Country: China
Audiobook: Dreams of Joy 4/29/19

Country: South Korea
Audiobook: Please Look After Mom 5/8/19

Country: Scotland
Audiobook: Death of a Prankster 7/2/19

Country: France
Audiobook: Paris in Love 7/31/19

Country: England
Audiobook: Lethal White 11/2/19

Country: Ireland
Audiobook: Love & Luck 11/2/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Woo-hoo!!! Way to go Allie :)

[Olivermagnus]

Done......and I did way better than I thought when I signed up!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Globetrotter: Listen to 10 audio books, each taking place in a different country.

15 of 10 Complete

1. Country: United States
Audio: Verses for the Dead - Douglas Preston - 1/10/19 - Narrated by René Auberjonois

2. Country: England
Audio: The Golden Tresses of the Dead - Alan Bradley - 2/6/19 - Narrated by Jayne Entwistle

3. Country: Portugal
Audio: The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon - Richard Zimler - 2/14/19
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki

4. Country: Australia
Audio: Liar Liar - James Patterson - 3/4/19
Narrated by: Federay Holmes

5. Country: South Korea
Audio: The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See - 3/22/19
Narrated by: Jennifer Lim

6. Country: Italy
Audio: A Venetian Reckoning - Donna Leon - 4/3/19
Narrated by: David Colacci

7. Country: Scotland
Audio: The Lost Queen - Signe Pike - 4/10/19
Narrated by: Toni Frutin

8. Country: India
Audio: The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey - 6/3/19
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

9. Country: Philippines
Audio: Along the Broken Bay - Flora J. Solomon - 6/24/19
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

10. Country: Syria
Audio: The Map of Salt and Stars - Zeyn Joukhadar - 7/6/19
Narrated by: Lara Sawalha

11. Country: Japan
Audio: The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa - 8/12/19
Narrated by: George Blagden

12. Country: Greece
Audio: The Lady of Sorrows - Anne Zouroudi - 9/18/19
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

13. Country: Egypt
Audio: Nefertiti - Michelle Moran - 9/22/19
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

14. Country: Afghanistan
Audio: The Pearl That Broke Its Shell - Nadia Hashimi - 10/5/19
Narrated by: Gin Hammond

15. Country: Spain
Audio: The Snow Gypsy - Lindsay Ashford - 12/8/19
Narrated by: Heather Wilds

[Jan, Moderator]

Wow Lynda!! Very impressive :)

[Andrea]

Finished!

1. England: The Dancing Master by Julie Klassen 1/27/19
2. France: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (GM) 1/30/19
3. United States: Love Story by Karen Kingsbury 2/11/19
4. Germany: The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa (GM) 4/3/19
5. Japan: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (GM) 5/9/19
6. Sweden: Firewall by Henning Mankell (GM) 5/14/19
7. Antigua: The Racketeer by John Grisham (GM) 6/16/19
8. Luxembourg: The Expats by Chris Pavone (GM) 6/24/19
9. Poland: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (GM) 7/7/19
10. Portugal: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart 9/1/19
11. Israel: HCSB Study Bible 10/3/19
12. Turkey: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell (GM) 10/3/19
13. Panama: Beneath a Golden Veil by Melanie Dobson 10/15/19
14. Czechoslovakia: Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright (GM) 10/18/19
15. Italy: Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS by Patrick K. O'Donnell (GM) 10/20/19
16. Ireland: Because You're Mine by Colleen Coble 10/24/19
17. Australia: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (GM) 11/19/19

[Jan, Moderator]

Wow Andrea!! Fantastic job :)

[Andrea]

Thank you!

[Kathryn]

Almost ,but bot quite.


Discover the World through Audio Books
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
9/10

Country: Mexico
Audio: The Shimmering Road Hester Young 1/3/19 ****

Country: United States
Audio: Titans Leila Meacham 1/8/19 ***

Country: China
Audio: Paper Wife: A Novel Laila Ibrahim 2/19/2019 ****

Country: Italy
Audio: Beneath a Scarlet Sky Mark T. Sullivan 3/7/19 **

Country: Brazil
Audio: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World Christina Rickardsson 3/14/19 *****

Country: Canada
Audio: A Curve in the Road Julianne MacLean 3/18/19 ***

Country: France
Audio: The Beantown Girls Jane Healey 5/21/19 ****

Country: Spain
Audio: The Basque Dragon 4/25/19 **

Country: Croatia
Audio: Girl at War Sara Nović 5/16/19 ***

Country:
Audio:

[Jan, Moderator]

You did great Kathryn! Feel free to update the last book if you end up finding one.

[Book Concierge]

I'm going to do this again this year. Shall I start a new post or should I use the existing post and just add a new group of 10 for 2020?

[Jan, Moderator]

I'm glad you are going to do another round of this BC. Go ahead and create a new post and I will get you linked up for Round 2

[Allison]

Yay! Thanks for asking that question, BC. I was coming in here to do the same.

My new post for 2020: Tourist Level

Country: Japan
Audiobook: 4/7/20

Country: England
Audiobook: 4/13/20

Country: Ireland
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