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02 December 2007

Can you recommend any good audiobooks? Can you suggest an audiobook or two for a gift for my FIL? He's 78, and he likes anything having to do with Italy or da mob, travel, comedy, history, biographies. I was thinking The Godfather but he's read it several times, so probably not, although that gives you an idea of something he likes.

post by: iconomy at: 16:05 | 6 comments

Steve Martin's autobiography, Born Standing Up, is just out on audiobook. He may like that.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 02 December | 16:06

That is perfect. Thank you, kind sir!

posted by iconomy 02 December | 16:07

If he's into this kind of thing, David Sedaris reads his own books for the audio versions, and they're considered to be quite good. Bill Bryson does a lot of his own narrating, too. Also, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, among other political figures, have read the audiobook versions of their books.

One more: Steven Schirripa, among other things a bit player on The Sopranos, narrates the audio version of his A Goomba's Guide to Life. I think this kind of thing is cheesy as hell, but some folks seem to dig it.

posted by box 02 December | 16:17

My mom is an Italophile, and I got her City of Fallen Angels, which seemed to go over well. Don't know if it's audio'd yet.

posted by Miko 02 December | 17:01

I am getting my mom the audiobook of Water for Elephants for Christmas.

Got my semi-closeted sister an Ellen Degeneres audiobook last christmas. It was not commented upon.

posted by danf 02 December | 17:26

Frank McCourt has read all three of his unabridged audiobooks.

posted by brujita 03 December | 00:29

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