2,000 mile car trip-audio book recommendations

[Galaril]

I know this is a broad topic area but thinking about listening to some kind of audiobook on cd for the relocation trip I taking next weekend from Boston to our new home outside of Denver. Anything like fantasy, sci-fi, maybe historical fiction or other book possible science related would be welcomed.

[Kodos]

I've heard World War Z is a good audiobook. The book was good.

[MacroGuru]

Audible.com I have about 20 books on my MP3 player from here. Enders Game is well done, as is Enders Shadow...I have most of the Jordan Collection and Eddings as well.

[Noop]

Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor was good.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I've heard World War Z is a good audiobook. The book was good.

Outstanding audiobook with a lot of big name actors providing the voices. It's not very long, though, for a 2000 mile trip (just 6-7 hours, I think).

[PurdueBrad]

Originally Posted by Noop

Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor was good.

I'm a big fan of Brad Thor's books, he was a pleasant surprise. I would second this or any of the others by him.

[KWhit]

I also really enjoyed the Harry Potter series, and the Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Galaril

or other book possible science related would be welcomed.

The Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I finished listening to this not too long ago and can not recommend it enough. One of the best audiobooks (not that I've listened to all that many) I have listened to. Bryson does a great job of narrating.

[DaddyTorgo]

A Song of Ice & Fire by George R.R. Martin (wait i'm 99.99% sure you're the fanatic who named his dog Aegon so I'm kidding)

Lord of the Rings?

edit: okay, no wait: H_B is the one with the dog with the rad name. Just leaving that in there for posterity's sake and not editing it out.

[Buccaneer]

Absolutely. Get A Short History of Nearly Everything. My brother said it was one of the best.

Right now, I am doing BBC's dramazatization of Lord of the Rings (not the crappy NPR ones). I also just finished copying the 9-tape Killer Angels audiobook into iTunes.

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

The Harry Potter audio books are well done too. I enjoyed those a great deal.

[QuikSand]

I would recommend Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Nonfiction, but it's interesting stuff, and his reading is very compelling.

[Logan]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I would recommend Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Nonfiction, but it's interesting stuff, and his reading is very compelling.

Almost done with this book, definitely very interesting.

[Toddzilla]

You could get 1/2 through the Baroque Cycle - maybe

[digamma]

I second Blink.

Other Audiobooks I've enjoyed: John Adams, Charlie Wilson's War, Rigged (by the same guy who wrote Bringing Down the House) and The Perfect Mile.

[Galaril]

Alot of great suggestions in there. I am leaning to one of the Harry Potter books since I have already read all the Fire and Ice stuff by Martin and have listened to the Tolkien Hobbit and LOTR in CD. Also, I am traveling with my mom and 5 year old though she will be listening to DVDs in the back so not a factor. I will check that History of science book to see what it is about. Thanks everyone.

[Buccaneer]

I also have the HP books on my iPod and while I have only listened to parts of them, it is a good choice, if you can tolerate a very pronounced British accent and some weird voice acting (like with Luna).

[terpkristin]

If you're going to go for a Harry Potter book, you might go for one of the longer ones. I have the first 6 of them on my iPod, and the first few are shorter by far:
HP 1: 8 hours, 17 minutes, 38 seconds
HP 2: 9 hours, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
HP 3: 11 hours, 48 minutes, 19 seconds
HP 4: 20 hours, 36 minutes, 23 seconds
HP 5: 1 day, 2 hours, 29 minutes, 51 seconds
HP 6: 18 hours, 33 minutes, 24 seconds

Other books I'd recommend from my Audible collection (for this or just generally):
*George R. R. Martin's ASOIAF series
*Robert Jordan's WoT series
*Ender's Game (the narrartor, Stefan Rudnicki, is pretty good)
*Ender's Shadow
*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (narrated by Stephen Fry, I love his narraration; I would like to get the UK versions of the Harry Potter audiobooks because he reads them and I like him much more than Jim Dale, the US narrarator)
*America the Audiobook (it's just funny, though short)
*The Curse of Chalion (by Lois McMaster Bujold...the sequel, Paladin of Souls, was pretty good, though I didn't care for the 3rd in the series, The Hallowed Hunt)
*The Golden Compass (the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy...it's got a cast doing all the different voices...the entire trilogy is a good listen)
*Confessions of an Economic Hitman (by John Perkins...it's non-fiction and political, but it's an intriguing listen)
*The Chronicles of Narnia (each book is between about 3 and 5 hours long if I remember correctly)

I've listened to a lot more, those are the ones I'd recommend without reservations. There is one other I'd recommend, though I'll confess that I got bored with it, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I recommend it because it's a good recording, and from what I've heard, I'm in the minority of getting bored with the story.

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[mrsimperless]

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[Galaril]

Can anyone recommend a online store or site I can buy and EASILY download audiobooks and one that has a good selection. The car I am driving only has cd played=r and no mp3 capability so I need to burn the books to cd. I tried to sign up for the audible.com free book offer but two things I didn't like first you have to have nero software just to burn a cd and when I went through the sign up and pay process I picked The Short History of Nearly Everything but after I paid I got a messga ethat said the selction was not able to be sold in my place of residence (massachusetts)? And to make matters worse I didn't get to pick antoher free book. So that company losta sale due a fucked web app UI.

[thesloppy]

I'm disappointed that nobody's even mentioned 'Risk Management' up until this point.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I'm disappointed that nobody's even mentioned 'Risk Management' up until this point.

Being that is the way I pend my days conducting RA for computer security I am hoping you are joking.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Galaril

Can anyone recommend a online store or site I can buy and EASILY download audiobooks and one that has a good selection. The car I am driving only has cd played=r and no mp3 capability so I need to burn the books to cd. I tried to sign up for the audible.com free book offer but two things I didn't like first you have to have nero software just to burn a cd and when I went through the sign up and pay process I picked The Short History of Nearly Everything but after I paid I got a messga ethat said the selction was not able to be sold in my place of residence (massachusetts)? And to make matters worse I didn't get to pick antoher free book. So that company losta sale due a fucked web app UI.

iTunes. They have a pretty good Audiobook section (much of it supplied by Audible.com). You can burn to a CD from their software, so you don't need Nero. The biggest problem with iTunes, though, is that it's a pain to browse. If you know what you want, you can search for it easily, but if you just want to browse what they have, it's a major pain.

They also have short stories on there, if you are a fan of short stories. I've bought a few Edgar Allen Poe stories (for $0.95 each), the ones narrated by B.J.Henderson. He does a great job. They have a lot of other authors and their short stories too that you can buy individually for 1 or 2 bucks.