Talking Book World

When?

We’re getting ready to leave in a couple days on a 7 day Alaska cruise/vacation.  We’ll fly into Vancouver, Canada and set off on the cruise from there.  The plane ride will be about 4 hours, plus another couple hours in the airport. I’m taking books (to read) during my relaxing time on the cruise, but every time I try to read on a plane, I can’t seem to stay awake!  So I have found that for me, listening during the flight is much easier.  Now I have to decide what to listen to….

When I take my 45 minute aerobic walk each morning, I usually listen to something light and easy - a romance or a children’s book, since my brain isn’t always awake and alert.

But on the airplane, I’ll actually have quite a few hours to listen and I should pick something that I can really get into…Maybe a good John Sanford mystery, or James Rollins’ new book.

I’ve had customers tell me some wild stories of when & where they listen to audiobooks.  One lady was training for a long distance swim, so she bought a waterproof CD player and rigged up something that she could listen while she trained.  Another customer hiked the Appalachian Trail last year and listened a few hours each day, but had to limit himself to amount of listening so that he’d have enough books to get him through his 2 week hike!  Probably the most common places to listen are in the car, on the treadmill, weeding the garden, riding to work,   but I’m sure  you have an unusual story of when you listen.  What is the longest time you’ve spent listening at one time?  I listened to a complete James Patterson book (Step on a Crack) one night when I was painting our dining room….it’s a 7 hour book and I started about 6pm….finished the book and the walls around 1:30a.m. My arm was sore the next day, but boy does it look nice!

Tell me your listening stories…..when, where?

Enrich Yourself

My new son-in-law is in restaurant management and recently finished reading (yes–reading! We haven’t gotten him converted yet to listening)  Rich Dad, Poor Dad,  by Robert Kiyosaki.  In the book, Kiyosaki shares secrets of what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not.  He points out that Read the rest…

It’s Back to School time!

Thanks to all who have been asking about my daughter’s interview…yes, she got the job!  It’s her first full time teaching position and it’s her dream job…First Grade. So she’s busy scurrying around getting her classroom ready to welcome in her new class of students.  We are so proud.

For all parents who are sending their children off to that exciting ‘First Day’, I want to remind everyone that we have a lot of CD audiobooks for children of all ages. Read the rest…

“Give it a star”…(?)

In my last post, I mentioned that customers are ‘giving it a star’ in reference to a book review.  When you come in to our store, Read the rest…

Three Cups of Tea

“The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you are an honored guest.  The third time, you become family.”  - Baltistan Proverb.

A popular book this summer has been Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson.  It was chosen by the ‘T.C. Reads’ group as their 2008 choice. (T.C. Reads is a reading initiative established to encourage everyone to read and discuss the same book).  I also found out recently Read the rest…

Welcome

Since I’m a member of the 50+ generation, this blogging is new to me, so it will develop as I get used to it. I’m not sure yet what I will write about, maybe a good book I’ve listened to or maybe just news about our store and it’s customers. It is summertime in Traverse City and that means lots of activity and lots of visitors…you’ll have to keep checking in to see what I can come up with. Also, please let me know if there’s anything in particular that you’d like to see…or any comments about our website would be appreciated. In the meantime, I hope you’re enjoying your summer!