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Why It’s OK Not To Be Present All The Time: An Audiobook Story

January 22, 2014 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Hi, I’m Leanne and I’m addicted to audiobooks. I listen to them everywhere. In the car, taking walks, doing chores, even showering (I point my iPhone speaker toward the bathtub). Listening to audiobooks isn’t inherently bad, of course. On the addiction scale, they rank pretty far below chocolate and cocaine. But at least twice a […]

Filed Under: Books, Self Improvement Tagged With: audiobooks, books, listen, moment, present, walk, writing

Abridgments

November 23, 2011 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

When I first started listening to audiobooks, I didn’t pay much attention to whether the recording was abridged or unabridged. I often found myself disappointed by plot holes, strange character progressions, and lack of description. Eventually I caught on and now I never pick up an audiobook or download a recording without first ensuring that […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: abridged, audiobooks, plot, scene, summary, unabridged

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