Need Help Furthering My Education(Vanity)

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[Genflag]

So I work a job at night that's very repetitive, and I'm allowed to listen to music. I've found though i don't have the time for reading that I used to, and that I'd rather spend my time listening to audiobooks while working, then music to help keep my mind from dying a slow death from disuse.

Which leads me here, what better group of people to come to for help finding books that will further my knowledge of both fiction and non-fiction, then everyone at Free Republic?

I'm looking for any good non-fiction audiobooks on history, science, philosophy, medicine, politics, or any other subject that doesn't really require images to get the points across that will further my understanding of the world, human history, the classics, or the universe.

As for fiction, I read mostly sci-fi and historical fiction, so I'm already working on collecting as much Heinlein, Bradbury, Asimov, Orwell, and Huxley, as I can find with an assortment of others from a list of top 100 sci-fi novels I found online.

but it's hard to trust reviews from people online when a lot of people's idea of a good read is Twilight and Fifty Shades Of Grey.

So I come to the largest source of knowledge I know of, asking for some guidance on my quest to further my learning.

[Genflag]

Already on the list, along with the Qur’an(Mostly hear Mohammed’s own words, and use them against the idiots I know who try to tell me Islam is peaceful, and also to know thy enemy).

[Genflag]

Thanks, I found that last week when I started trying to get free books.

[x]

I'd go with Teaching Company and Modern Scholar courses.

Recorded books aren't always the best format for aural learning, because you don't get the reinforcement that drives the material home.

Recorded lecture courses may teach you more -- at least until you get up to speed in a given field.

[Genflag]

Thanks for the list, from the titles I’m assuming this are mostly conservative literature? Always looking for more of that.

[Genflag]

doesn’t mater to me who it’s geared for, I’m sure I have huge gaps that need to be filled from my time in public school.

Thanks

[WinMod70]

Good point. Personally, I have no reason to download this document.

[Genflag]

Thus why I don’t trust top ten lists or things like the B&N top seller lists. problem is, I don’t have a lot of money to spare with everything the way it is, and can’t waste money on books without a recommendations I can trust.

[Berlin_Freeper]

70 actors - 20 audio engineers - 10 studios over 3 continents - more than 100 media development experts - and 10,000 production hours were needed to create this world-class audio New Testament.

[Genflag]

Thanks, I plan on one day having my own restaurant, this will probably help.

[Genflag]

That’s a good idea, though I’m afraid a lot of the books will be liberal propaganda.

[Genflag]

I’m always on the look out for liberal propaganda, but as with me wanting to listen to the Qur’an, I’ve also grabbed A People’s History(for free), so I can rebut the know-it-all liberals who hang out at the coffee shop I get online at.

[Fiji Hill]

The books that I listed are mostly conservative classics. I limited them to the ones available as audiobooks. Others that I would recommend which are, as far as I know, available only in print or digital form include:

• The Struggle for the World by James Burnham (New York: Day, 1947)--Burnham's seminal work analyzing the causes and nature of the Cold War

• Educational Wastelands by Arthur Bestor (Urbana, Ill.: U. of Illinois Press, 1953)--An analysis of the baleful influence that John Dewey, the teachers' unions,and Columbia Teachers College have had on education--a book as relevant today as when it was written

• Modern Times: The World from the Twenties to the Eighties by Paul Johnson (New York: Harper, 1983)--Johnson analyzes twentieth century history from a conservative point of view. He has written a number of popular histories, all of which are authoritative.

• The Red Decade: The Stalinist Penetration of America by Eugene Lyons (Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941)--Lyons account of the Soviet penetration of America was subsequently authenticated by investigations from law enforcement agencies and legislative bodies as well as the disclosure of classified documents. Lyons wrote numerous books on Communism and the Soviet Union, from Assignment in Utopia (New York: Harcourt & Brace, 1937) to Workers Paradise Lost--Fifty Years of Soviet Communism: A Balance Sheet (New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967), all of which are authoritative.

• Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970)--Wolfe, a witty commentator on social trends and conditions, turns the spotlight on limousine liberals, Cadillac Communists and race hustlers.

[virgil283]

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization

http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Western-Civilization-Guides/dp/1433214695/ref=tmm_abk_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1355269076&sr=1-1

[GenXteacher]

I recommend:

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer

The History of the English-speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill

Castles of Steel by Robert Massie

The Last Lion Volumes 1 and 2 by William Manchester

American Caesar by William Manchester

Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company At Chosin Reservoir by Joseph R. Owen

John Adams by David McCullough

Truman by David McCullough

Most of those seem to be on audio book. My reading lists are much more extensive but amount to about 80-90% history and biography.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Do a google search for “Five Forces of Industry.”
You’ll understand what to do and what not to...

[PieterCasparzen]

My 2 cents...

Sermon audio:

http://www.sermonaudio.com/source_detail.asp?sourceid=ccc

Audio books on amazon on John Knox, John Calvin, The Reformation.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

No idea about audiobook availability, but here are three titles of WWII nonfiction about the FDR Administration:

The New Dealers' War:

FDR and the War Within World War II
by Thomas Fleming

Fire and Fury

The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945
Randall Hansen

Freedom's Forge:

How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
Arthur Herman

They added to my understanding of FDR - and British - war policy. Fascinating.

[Mack the knife]

Audible has a sale about once a year where you can download audiobooks for $5 each.

Several years ago, I selected:
Atlas Shrugged
Patriot’s history of the United States
Shelby Foot’s The Civil War (all three volumes, 800pages each)

I also recommend the Yale.edu open courseware, particularly “Ancient Greek History” (which reveals why the Founding Fathers were so repelled by direct democracy), and
“The History of the Old Testament” which provides a historical context for each of the Old Testament books.

[kevao]

Nothing against reading fiction, but unless you want to get a degree in literature, you’ll get a much better return on your time invested if you study subjects that are a bit meatier (no offense, lit majors).

Someone already mentioned http://www.khanacademy.org. I couldn’t agree more; you definitely need to check that site out. You’ll find free (and very good, BTW) lectures and exercises on subjects from simple arithmetic to differential calculus, as well as a bunch of other science-related subjects — physics, biology, and he’s always adding more.

And if you’re interested at all in economics, or would like to develop an interest in economics, there is no better place than http://mises.org. There you will find scores of audio lectures, video lectures, articles and even a great many complete books — all free, and almost all from the Austrian Economics point of view (hence the site’s name, named for Ludwig von Mises, one of the Austrian School’s greats and mentor to F.A. Hayek).

[Delta Dawn]

Stevie Wonder has a three part tutorial on being a sewing needle quality control inspector. It is spinetingingly

I highly recommend it.