The Defendant free audiobook by G. K. Chesterton
Saturday, June 7th, 2008A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subject, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good humor he ‘defends’ a series of seeming harmless things that need no defense, and in so doing he exposes many of the broken assumptions and dogmatic notions of secular humanism and other trends of his age and of ours. (Summary by Ray Clare)
- Gutenberg e-text
- Wikipedia – G. K. Chesterton
- LibriVox’s The Defendant Internet Archive page
- Zip file of the entire book 94.3 MB
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Summer reading 5 books you need to read
Saturday, June 7th, 2008New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
by Stephenie Meyer (Author)
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Release Date: May 31, 2008
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
by Thurston Clarke (Author)
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Release Date: May 27, 2008
Sail
by James Patterson (Author), Howard Roughan (Author)
Release Date: June 9, 2008
Plague Ship (Oregon Files)
by Clive Cussler (Author)
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Release Date: June 3, 2008
Sex and the City
by Amy Sohn (Author)
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Release Date: May 30, 2008
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The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner free audiobook
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The Lost Stradivarius (1895), by J. Meade Falkner, is a short novel of ghosts and the evil that can be invested in an object, in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin. After finding the violin of the title in a hidden compartment in his college rooms, the protagonist, a wealthy young heir, becomes increasingly secretive as well as obsessed by a particular piece of music, which seems to have the power to call up the ghost of its previous owner. Roaming from England to Italy, the story involves family love, lordly depravity, and the tragedy of obsession (Summary by Wikipedia)
- Gutenberg e-text
- Wikipedia – J. Meade Falkner
- Wikipedia – The Lost Stradivarius
- LibriVox’s The Lost Stradivarius Internet Archive page
- Zip file of the entire book 153MB
Learn how to Meditate Audio Book
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
These aim to gently guide the listener towards inner calmness and self-discovery. After a brief definition of meditation, it begins with a simple relaxation of the body, followed by a gradual drawing of attention away from the physical being and towards the true, spiritual self.
The first meditation explores the original nature of the self, looking at the pure, positive qualities inherent in the consciousness of every human; while the second meditation covers the concept of thoughts and their creation, explaining how to create the kind of thoughts that bring happiness. The listener is then brought back to the physical level, reflecting on the state of mind that has developed during the meditation – one freshness, alertness and tranquility.
Susan Stewart Recommended books
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Michael Krüger, The Executor, Harcourt.
This brief novel fits together as elegantly as a polished wooden puzzle with hidden dowels; the bleak news it conveys about literary friendship is undermined by Krüger’s comic outlook and, as always in his poetry and fiction, his tenderness toward what remains of the natural world] Harcourt
Frank Bidart, Watching the Spring Festival, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This is a beautifully made series of poems that reflect upon, and refract, one another with the clarity of early light. His voices are as immediate and pressing as ever, yet a quiet sense of refrain and a pattern of musical turns that come and go like the seasons make this one of his most moving books.–Susan Stewart
Audiobook a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The Official Blurb
Come and hear the strange tail of The Boss Hank Morgan, a modern day (at the time of publication) Connecticut Yankee who inexplicably finds himself transported to the court of the legendary King Arthur (as the title of the book implies). Hank, or simply, The Boss, as he comes to be most frequently known, quickly uses his modern day knowledge and education to pass himself off as a great magician, to get himself out of all sorts of surprising, (and frequently amusing) situations, as well as to advance the technological and cultural status of the nation in which he finds himself.
My Review
I like many others I’m familiar with the story through the Bing Crosby film of the same name. It was the happy memories of that film and the “Busy doing nothing” song that drew me towards this title.
What we have is a rather too long for its content story. The reading runs for 13+ hours and the animated and spirited reading just couldn’t save the story for me. The reader gives his all and is very good, yet as stated the rather pointless rambling of the author who makes verbose points through the prose , only to contradict it later rapidly loses sympathy for the main character “the boss”.
When the story is moving it is interesting and amusing. It doesnt cause belly laughs but rather causes a small grin to slide over your face.
Overall I found it a bit of a drag as I was constantly fearing another long expostalation of opinions and expressions that the character didn’t believe in. There was a little noise on the recording but nothing that would upset the avid listener.
The film was better.
Reading 3/3
Production 1/3
Story 1/3
Total Score 5/9
