Category Archives: Audio books
Those Wacky Sedaris Kids!
I have just finished listening to 2 audiobooks: Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure. Both were hilarious, offbeat and thoroughly enjoyable. Amy gives all kinds of “helpful” advice on … Continue reading
Filed under Adult nonfiction, Audio books, humor
John Lennon: The Life (audiobook)
Although John was my favorite Beatle by far, I hadn’t read much about his life until now. Philip Norman has written a thoroughly entertaining and detailed recounting of this fascinating man’s life, from his parents’ vaudevillian aspirations in Liverpool, through his disturbing childhood … Continue reading
Filed under Audio books, Biography
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Sarah Silverman, champion of sexual, scatalogical, ethnic and religious comedy, has written a very personal and funny memoir that highlights her journey from a cute, potty-mouthed four year-old to a cute, potty-mouthed thirty-nine year-old. Silverman is an innocent at heart, an intelligent … Continue reading
Filed under Audio books, Autobiography
June is National Audiobook Month
June is National Audiobook Month, and, in celebration, TCPL is holding weekly drawings for a Starbucks gift card. Anyone who checks out an audiobook during the month can register at the Circulation Desk. If you download an audiobook from our … Continue reading
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Chores CAN be fun! (Or at least less un-fun.)
I’ve been enjoying some hilarious audio books while I cleaned, cooked, wrapped gifts, did yard work and excercised during the last couple of months. All I needed was an inexpensive MP3 player (under $30) and a connection to North Texas … Continue reading
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June is National Audio Book Month
Enter to win a Starbucks gift card every time you check out an audio book during the month of June at The Colony Public Library. Entry slips are at the Circulation Desk and drawings will be held weekly. We have … Continue reading
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In The Woods
In an isolated Dublin suburb, 3 children go into the woods to play. Only one returns, his shoes filled with blood; the others are never found. He has no memory of what happened that day, until he returns twenty years later … Continue reading
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Get moving with Playaway
With great weather right around the corner, I’ve been considering resuming my evening walks. Unfortunately, my walking companion (my daughter) has moved and I’m afraid I won’t have the incentive to walk as regularly as I should. Enter Playaways! If … Continue reading
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