Sound Helps the Learning Process
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Building an audio book library is one of the easiest and quickest ways you can create a library for your personal and business us. The books can be stored on tapes, CDs and even on your computer. There are hundreds of reputable sources for recorded books – bookstores, traveler’s centers, gift shops and websites. You can download them from a website as an MP3 file and listen to the sound of exciting tales, inspirational and educational information while you are going about your routine activities.
• Arts, biographies, drama, business, children, parenting
• Cooking, humor, romance history, self-help, finance and investing
• Foreign languages, religion, fiction, love and romance
Audio books add diversity and depth to our lives. Here are some of the current best sellers on the market today:
Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman. This phenomenal number-one bestseller gives readers a provocative look at the two biggest challenges that American are faces with in this century – the loss of national purpose since 9/11 and the global environmental crisis.
The Shoe Bird by Samuel Jones. This is an unforgettable story of how some fantastic feathered friends made the switch from flying to wearing shoes. It features the sound of a full symphony orchestra and chorus.
This I Believe II by Jay Allison. This audio book highlights 75 essays from the archives of the NPR program of real stories of American people. It is uplifting, filled with gratitude and hope.
The Essential Barack Obama by Barack Obama. This autobiographical work reveals the heart of the American President’s vision of how we can move beyond the divisions that separate us to conquer the real problems we face in our lives and in the world. It is a story of reconciliation and transformation.
Paper Towns by John Green. In this complex work of humorous fiction we are delivered the story of a fascinating character that faces devastating observations and truths. This audio book keeps you on the edge in an interesting, off-the-wall journey.
Reading a book on paper is a mentally challenging exercise but there are certain advantages to listening to audio books. Listening is a crucial communication skill that can only be developed by doing it, and it is improve by focusing on the sound of the reader on the recording. It make us focus in everything that is being said rather than skipping over sections as we tend to do when reading the words. It helps us get though difficult material and grasp concepts that we could not by absorb through the text.
