Audio Book Recommendations

[WH308]

I have a long flight coming up and would like to listen to some good audio books to pass the time.

I have just finished listening to Steve Rinella’s “American Buffalo” and really liked the mixture of history, hunting and cultural info.

Anyone have any recommendations for me?

 

[JockStalk]

The man eaters of tsavo and crimson arrows are worth a listen. Meat eater also from Steve Rinella?

 

[Klenchblaize]

K

 

[willie_gunn]

MeatEater’s Campfire Stories, volumes 1 and 2
First into Action, by Duncan Falconer
Cabin Pressure, volumes 1-3
Danderlust, by Peter Ross
Woodsman, by Ben Law (if you can get over him talking about “roe stags”!)
Combat Crew, by John Comer
Typhoon, by Mike Sutton
Last Man Standing, by Roger Moore
Carrier Pilot, by Norman Hanson
Under the Knife, by Arnold van de Laar
Mustang Ace, by Robert Goebel
First Light, by Geoffrey Wellum
Of Living Valour, by Barney White Spunner
Uncommon Valor, by Stephen L Moore
Across an Angry Sea, by Cedric Delves
A Handful of Hard Men, by Hannes Wessels
Painting the Sand, by Kim Hughes

All of the above are worth listening to.

For a long flight you might want to try the MeatEaters Camp Stories, as it is is broken up into separate stories of about 10-15 minutes each. Similarly the Cabin Pressure series is made up of 30 minute episodes, each of which is a gem!

If you enjoy the older Radio 4 comedies in general then I can also recommend The Adventures of Hamish and Dougal, Old Harry’s Game, Revolting People and Bleak Expectations. The original I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue still has me in stitches.

 

[jonathankent]

I have very much enjoyed Robert Galbraith’s (AKA JK Rowling) Cormoran Stike series. If you like a detective story.

 

[Stalker62]

I look under the Christmas tree every year for this ...

 

[ben0850]

I hoover up audiobooks none stop. For factual based stuff @willie_gunn suggestions are great and I’ve read many of them too.
Fictional works I’d suggest the Damian Seeker or Alexander Seaton series by Shona McLean.
Alternatively the Shardlake series by CJ Sansom is brilliant.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Some bedtime listening:

Enjoy but don't fall asleep!
K

 

[urban]

I've just finished listening to Shogun, available on Spotify. Excellent! (and very, very long)

 

[weblyish]

I'm a big fan of Dan Carlin hardcore history series

Hardcore History Series – Dan Carlin

www.dancarlin.com

Incredibly well researched and extremely long

The King of Kings series on the Persian empire stretches to around 20 hours but is fantastic and has seen me through several drives up to the Highlands and back

 

[Selous]

I recently enjoyed I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes.

 

[BenBhoy]

Robert Galbraith’s (AKA JK Rowling)

Everyday a school day!

 

[rowen]

Quint, the prequel to Jaws, I really enjoyed listening to it on my last long haul flight. What genres do you like?

 

[Wmjas]

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

 

[WH308]

If anyone is looking for a podcast to listen to, the BBC’s “You’re Dead To Me” is brilliant. A great mix of history and comedy that covers an incredibly diverse subject matter. The Arthurian legends and Quest for the north west passage episodes are great.

 

[Klenchblaize]

I'm a massive fan of audio drama. In particular that produced and more recently commissioned by the BBC. This is an absolute classic in what may be achieved by the spoken word:

Hidden Treasures - The Fallow Land by HE Bates - BBC Sounds

Set ahead of the First World War, a woman strives to make her farm succeed.

www.bbc.co.uk

It's also an incredibly powerful narrative on 'life' and how it was in the days before the Welfare State!

K

 

[Klenchblaize]

And then there is the occasional gem that we can all warm to:

The Shapes of Things: BB Remembered - BBC Sounds

Kate Best tells the story of the writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as 'B.B.'

www.bbc.co.uk

K

 

[Utectok]

Beautiful thoughtful book about hunting and fishing with a crap title.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Water-Mother-Woods-Fishing/dp/1455804657?dplnkId=44051de5-f9f4-4e37-b715-ce5f34e019d4&nodl=1

 

[jonathankent]

Everyday a school day!

They are really good books, if you fancy a detective story. BBC have made a series of it too, which is good but like any adaptation looses a lot of detail to make it filmable.

 

[suburban bushwacker]

I have a long flight coming up and would like to listen to some good audio books to pass the time.

I have just finished listening to Steve Rinella’s “American Buffalo” and really liked the mixture of history, hunting and cultural info.

Anyone have any recommendations for me?

I came to recommend that book, lol