Top 10 Great One-Sit Reads. Books Callimachus, librarian of Alexandria, once said “A big book is a big evil.” Today most publishers will not look at a book of anything less than novel sized from an unknown author. The thinking seems to be that a slim book must be slight in every way. Here are ten of the best books that are what my teacher used to call ‘one-sit reads.’ Disclaimer – Length of time you are willing to sit may vary depending on patience and comfort of seat. The Old Man and the Sea Earnest Hemingway This was the book which won Hemingway the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes. The Stranger Albert Camus This is another work by a Nobel laureate, but of a completely different sort than the bluff, manly works of Hemingway.
Animal Farm George Orwell Called a fairy story by Orwell, Animal Farm is an allegory for totalitarian regimes of the 1930s, particularly the Stalinist regime of the Soviet Union. All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann von Goethe The Picture of Dorian Gray. Persona (1966. The 10 Most Powerful Women Characters on Television Series. Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast. Download Free Ebooks » 41 Free Audiobook Sites. * Added 10 more Audiobook sites to the existing list, making it 35 (9th March 2009) * Added 1 more, making it 36 (22nd August 2009) * Added 5 more, making it 41 (22nd February 2011) From books to ebooks to audiobooks. Depending on your daily schedule and personal preferences, you might opt for something different, something which is somehow the most convenient for you. Although speed can be a factor, getting audiobooks as an alternative medium to get your readings done can be an enjoyable experience.
Podcasts EPNWeb – The Education Podcast Network (Podcast)PodcastDirectory – Various Categories Sources (Ilounge’s Forum, MightBargainHunter, Pickthebrain & Google) We hope you enjoy another long list of compilation, and feel free to leave your comments if I’ve left anything good. Free Audio Books Online. Introduction This is a listing of 224 sites that legally offer free audio books, either for online listening or for download. A comprehensive alphabetical listing of free books for reading or listening can be found on these pages: This listing does not include the free online courses, audio and video, that are now listed in the Free Courses Online (Audio & Video) page here at Gizmo's Freeware. Also, any of those course on the genre pages are not listed here.
Also, the video listings under Free Cooking, Food & Wine Audiobooks and Free Health, Fitness & Medicine Audiobooks are not included here. The Old Time Radio shows listed in some of the genres are also not listed here and the Free Motion Comics Online are not listed here either. All of the listings here are, to the best of my knowledge, offering legal content. If you know of any other sites offering free and legal audio books, then please post them in the comments below.
Alphabetical Listing AmblingBooks offers over 1500 free audio books. Free Biography, Autobiography and Memoir Books Online. Introduction This is a listing of 104 sites that legally offer free ebooks on Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, for reading. There is a separate listing of sites offering free audiobooks in these genres: Free Biography Autobiography and Memoir Audiobooks Online All of these sites listed have content that is legal for them to distribute.
If you find that any site listed is offering content that can not be legally transferred, please let me know in the comments below. This list is not comprehensive and if you know of any other sites please post in the comments below or at our forums. A comprehensive alphabetical listing of free books for reading or listening can be found on these pages: For a complete listing of the free ebook pages here at Gizmo's, see Free eBooks and Audio Books To Read Online Or Download There will be other books on Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, at the sites listed there, but they are not categorized at the sites. A Celebration of Woman Writers Allah's Word Heidoc. Biography Free Audio. LearnOutLoud.com is your one-stop destination for audio and video learning . Browse over 25,000 educational audio books , MP3 downloads , podcasts , and videos . Sign up for our "Free Resource of the Day Email" to be notified of free audio & video learning titles .
Download our free audio book courtesty of Pimsleur for the month of June: Pimsleur Japanese: 16 Lessons for the Relief Effort . Audio Download Online Audio Video Download Online Video Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass Available on: Audio Download First published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Available on: Audio Download | Podcast One of the most widely read autobiographies of all time, Franklin's unfinished work is much more than a retelling of a life. William James: What Makes a Life Significant? Free History Books Online. Introduction This is a listing of 88 sites that legally offer free ebooks on History. There is a separate page for the free audiobooks in this genre Free History Audiobooks Online All of these sites listed have content that is legal for them to distribute.
If you find that any site listed is offering content that can not be legally transferred, please let me know in the comments below. This list is not comprehensive and if you know of any other sites please post in the comments below or at our forums. A comprehensive alphabetical listing of free books for reading or listening can be found on these pages: For a complete listing of the free ebook and audiobook pages here at Gizmo's, see Free eBooks and Audio Books To Read Online Or Download There will be other books on History at the sites listed there, but they are not categorized at the sites.
Libraries are also an excellent source for reading and listening materials regarding history. Free History eBooks Online Barnes & Noble Bookie Jar eReader IQ. The Martian chronicles.