To Kill a Mockingbird Audio Book

This audio book is based on the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the main character is a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. Her nickname is Scout. There were many events in Scout’s life that changed her. She has a brother called Jem and they were raised by a father lawyer called Atticus. The background of the story centers on racism and discrimination towards the black.

The story starts with Scout who was 6 years old and her brother was about to enter the 5th grade. Scout and her brother met a young boy named Dill. Unlike them, Dill came from a broken home and this is the first instance where Scout was awaken to the different quality of life that exists at that time.

Together with Dill, Scout and Jem were fascinated with a man named “Boo” Radley who had been suppressed and had never seen outside his home in years. To them, Mr. Radley is a large, ugly and evil man.

Then, a case happened. Tom Robinson, a black man was accused of raping a while women whom she was dating. The lawyer who defended Robinson was Scout’s father, Atticus. During the entire trial, Scout was frequently teased by her friends because of her father’s decision to defend a black man.

Mr. Robinson was found guilty and was sent to the jail. In an attempt to escape, Robinson was shot dead. The alleged rape victim’s father, wanting to take revenge on Atticus for defending Robinson and making him looked bad in court, tried to kill Scout and Jem. It was Mr. Radley whom they had always thought as evil and ugly came to the rescue.

He could easily kill the attacker with his size and strength. Even though he had killed someone, he was not tried for murder as he was seen as defending Scout and Jem.

Why the title “To Kill a Mockingbird”? At one Christmas, Scout and Jem got air rifles as present. They were taught by the father that it is a sin for them to kill a mockingbird because all that a mockingbird wanted to do is to sing to them.

In this audio book, Robinson is seemingly similar to a mockingbird. Even though he is a kind person, he was prejudiced because he was black. It was a case where society tried to finish him off because they see it as a great embarrassment for a while lady to fall for a black man.

The story also presents the theme of hope. Even though the entire society as prejudiced against the black, there is still Atticus who was willing to represent and defend Robinson. The message of the story was that at all times of the society, no matter how bleak, there always exist good people who will stand up for justice.

When you listen to the audiobook, you will also experience how the character Scout develop and change through all the episodes that happened in her life. First was Dill that represents another world in terms of life quality. She also learns that not all courts are just, and that good people can also suffer as a result of injustice.

Her perception about Radley also had changed when he saved her and her brother. It was also a story of how on personal levels, all of us are guilty of injustice as we frequently like to look down on others. The message sent by the book is not only about prejudice in the society, but it carries a deeper soul-searching element for all of us.

If you are doing a project on “To Kill A Mockingbird”, you may want to get a study guide. The SparkNotes guide is excellent and it contains:

* Summaries of every chapter with thorough Analysis.
* Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols including:
* Gothic Details
* Small-town Life
* Mockingbird
* Boo Radley
* Good and Evil
* The Education of Children
* Social Class
* Detailed Character Analysis of Scott, Atticus, and Jem.
* Identification and discussion of Important Quotations.
* A summary of Key Facts, a 25-question review Quiz, Study Questions and Essay Topics to help you prepare for papers and tests.

There are many places where you can buy To Kill a Mockingbird audio book. You may also rent them if you do not wish to buy them.

Good Reasons to Buy Audiobook

Why would you want to buy audio book? There are many reasons why people want to buy audio book. In our society today, many people do not mind substituting their money for more time. The fast pace of the society had also left us very time for reading. Audio book is the solution.
While you are listening to an audio book, you could do some other things.

If you commute or drive to work everyday, the one-hour you spent on commuting might as well spent on enriching yourselves with knowledge obtained from audio book. Audio books in the past only exist in the form of cassettes, but today, you can get audio book in the form of CD and MP3 format.

The followings are occasions where you can listen to your audio book: while driving; commuting in the train or ferry; while working out in the gym, during lunch break, in the kitchen while you are cooking, while you are doing your gardening, and when you are in the toilet doing your regular business.

There are also some who use audio books for staff motivation in the office, in training seminars, in airport lounges, in classroom and in self improvement seminar. You can also use audio book to study foreign language. Buying audio book as a gift to someone you love would be an excellent idea.

There are many websites at which you can buy your audio books. Many of these websites come with a very comprehensive instruction on how you can securely buy and download your audio books. You can also download them in many format, such as in MP3 or MP4 format, in iPod format or in a format that can be subsequently burnt on a CD. Some stores even offer free audio books to be given away free when you purchase at least one audio book.

There are huge collection of audio books that you can download from. Examples of categories of audio books include Self Help, History, Classics, Cooking, Business, Language, Biography, Fiction, Foreign Language Study, and the list goes on.

The Law of Attraction Audio Book by Michael Losier

The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don’t

Since the publication of the book The Secret, the Law of Attraction becomes more and more popular. Most people directly associate the law of attraction with The Secret. However, The Secret is not the only book published about the law of attraction. In fact, many felt that The Secret is too superficial and its scopes too narrow. If you have read or listened to The Secret audio book and were left wondering if there is perhaps something more about the law of attraction, then you should get hold of The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don’t by Michael Losier. The best thing is that now the book also comes in the form of audio book.

In this Michael Losier law of attraction audio book, the author not only explained in details what we would perhaps have known about the law of attraction, but with very convincing ways, convinced the non-believers of the existence of the law of attraction and demonstrated how the law works. The audio book was also read with such voice clarity that you felt as if you are attending a seminar given by Michael Losier himself.

Through a 3 steps formula, Michael Losier taught us how to identify our desires, give our desires attention and allowing our desires to be realised. When you listen to the audio book, you will understand why the book is called a science. Science is provides logical explanation to things that happen, in this case to the existence and working of the law of attraction. Mainly due to the author’s training as an NLP expert, this book is very different from The Secret. Michael Losier also introduced the concept of deliberate attraction, a concept on how you can deliberately use the law of attraction to brings to you what you want and less of what you don’t.

The contents of the audio book are as follows:

A Brief History of the Law of Attraction
You’re Already Experiencing the Law of Attraction
The Science of the Law of Attraction
Making Reference to the Law of Attraction
Positive and Negative Vibrations
Non Deliberate Attraction
Understanding the Significance of Your Words
Deliberate Attraction
The 3-Step Formula for Deliberate Attraction
More Tools to Help You to Allow
Putting It All Together
Beyond the 3-Step Formula
Become More Abundant and Attract More Money
Relationship and Your Vibration
Parents and Teachers: Learn How to Teach the Law of Attraction to Children

We have to say that we find this audio book to be a great listening and inspiring one. All the section is useful, not one of it was a repeat of other sections. Michael Losier had also brilliantly introduced the concept of using Contrast to help you to find out what you really want, i.e. identifying your desire. From his personal experience working with clients, Michael Losier found that most of the time, we were very well aware of what we don’t want, but not what we want. By using a contrast list to help us identify what we don’t want, we are able to develop strong awareness of what we really wanted.

The 3-Step formula is similar to formula expounded in The Secret, but it is very convincing and was filled with real-life examples that you can immediately apply to your life. We have also found the section More Tools to Help You to Allow a very useful section. While The Secret may tell you that you have to allow the realisation of your desires but did not tell you how, Michael Losier actually provided you with 10 great tools on how you could allow it.

Most people who bought and listen to the audio book had hoped that by applying the law of attraction to their lives, they will attract more wealth and money. Michael Losier must be very aware of this, and hence he had dedicated one section particularly for this purpose.

He had also rounded up his audio book by providing a useful though non-elaborate section on how parents and teachers can teach their young children about the law of attraction.

There are currently many debates on whether the law of attraction truly works or doesn’t. With this Michael Losier Law of Attraction audio book, we believe that more listener will come to appreciate the law of attraction and how to use this law to improve their everyday lives. We suggest that you buy this audio book for listening while you are driving or whenever you feel like to. This book is definitely worth listening to again and again, and you will always find that you will reinforce your understanding about the law of attraction with each listening.

The Secret Audio Book by Rhonda Byrne

The Secret is a phenomenon in the book reading community. Since the book was first published in late 2006, it had sold by over four million copies. The book had been translated into thirty languages. The book is becoming one of the best-selling self-help books of all time and we believe that The Secret Audio Book will be just a phenomenon.

Unlike many other audio books, The Secret actually started from a DVD. The author, Rhonda Byrne was facing a particular difficult time in her life and had surmounted it after learning about The Secret. The Secret is her term of what others have known it as The Law of Attraction.

The DVD had sold more than 1.5 million copies and encouraged by its success, she published the book by the same name. You may have heard of The Secret, but what is the Law of Attraction, you may ask. Byrne says that the law of attraction is the most powerful law in the universe. By understanding about the law of attraction as expounded in The Secret, people gained direct control over their lives.

The Secret or the law of attraction is a simple theory. A person’s thoughts, whether conscious or unconscious will give rise to corresponding positive or negative manifestation. If you have positive thoughts, then you will bring about positive manifestation, and if you have negative thoughts, then you will bring about negative manifestations. Therefore, you are able to shape your own life by applying the law of attraction.

The law of attraction as revealed in the audio book The Secret consists of taking three simple steps: you know what you want and ask the universe for it; you feel and behave as if the object of your desire is on its way; and you be open to receiving it. What perhaps draw people to the law of attraction as revealed in The Secret audio book is the thinking or the believe that they will have ultimate control over their lives and that they could have anything that they want.

Byrne had summarised the law of attraction in The Secret Audio Book as follows, “It has been passed down through the ages, highly coveted, hidden, lost, stolen, and bought for vast sums of money. Fragments of this Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. It has been understood by some of the most prominent people in history: Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, and Einstein, along with other renowned inventors, theologians, scientists, and great thinkers.”

“For the first time, all the pieces of the Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life transforming for all who experience it.
In this audiobook you will discover the Secret, and you will learn how to have, do, or be anything you want. You will learn how to use the Secret in every area of your life. You will hear from modern-day teachers - men and women who have used the Secret to achieve health, prosperity, relationships, and happiness. They share their incredible stories of using the Secret to eradicate disease, acquire massive wealth, overcome obstacles, and achieve what many would regard as impossible. Through them, you will begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that is within you, and the true magnificence that awaits you.”

The followings is a review from Tania Bale after listening to The Secret audio book, “After listening to The Secret Audio Book my views on life and about myself changed. Being a mother of 4 girls can certainly take its toll, I was resigned to the fact that this was it, this is my life, cooking, cleaning. picking kids up, dropping kids off, not that I think that is a bad thing, being a parent is the hardest job in the world. But after listening to The Secret my life changed.”

“A few months later my family and myself jumped on a plane and headed off to Africa and lived in Tanzania for nearly one year. What an extrodinary experience. I would never have dreamed that this could be possible. I also started a knew business venture while I was living in Africa. My life literally transformed, all because I took my Husband’s advice and listened to The Secret. You have absolutley nothing to lose by listening to The Secret. I dare you to give it a TRY!!”

The Secret audio book is a very inspiring audio book to listen to while you are driving or on your exercise machine. While it does not require you do anything physical such as listing your goals on a piece of paper, it provides you with the perfect introduction to how the law of attraction works and how to derive benefits from it. The playtime of the audio book is 4 hours and 25 minutes and had received an average rating of 3.69 out of 5 from 1517 customers ratings. If you would like to know how the law of attraction can help you achieve more in your life, you should buy The Secret Audio Book and listen to it.

The Last Lecture Audio Book by Randy Pausch

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, with Jeffrey Zaslow

The Last Lecture audio book is an audio reading of the book by Randy Pausch by the same name. If you are someone who likes to buy audio book and listen to them during your driving, we recommend this book as a source of inspiration.

Every year, a Carnegie Mellon University faculty member would be asked to deliver a speech called “The Last Lecture.” During these talks, they were asked to talk on what matters most to them if they were to face their impending death. As they speak, most audiences would ponder on the same questions. If we were to die tomorrow, what kind of legacy would we want to leave behind?


Most of the professors have to imagine what was their last wish when they were asked to deliver such a lecture. Not Randy Pausch, the author of “The Last Lecture”, the book that is now available as audio book form, when he was asked to speak in September 2007. Randy Pausch, who was a 47 year-old computer science professor and a father of three at that time, did not need to imagine on his imminent death because he had just been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer.

His last lecture was titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” It was a lecture about importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling others to achieve their dreams and about changing your life. When Randy was asked to speak, he was left with only between three to six months to live. It was a speech every bit upbeat and inspirational. Rather than focusing about dying, Randy had chosen to talk about living, about achieving one’s dreams and enabling the dreams of others, about truly living each day as though it were your last.

Randy Pausch wrote, “time is all you have… and you may find one day that you have less than you think.” The Last Lecture audio book is about living and it was a summation of all that Randy had believed in. He also wrote, “Almost all of us have childhood dreams; for example, being an astronaut, or making movies or video games for a living. Sadly, most people don’t achieve theirs, and I think that’s a shame. I had several specific childhood dreams, and I’ve actually achieved most of them. More importantly, I have found ways, in particular the creation (with Don Marinelli), of CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center of helping many young people actually *achieve* their childhood dreams”

The book The Last Lecture was published in April 2008, was a result of collaboration with Jeffrey Zaslow, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. In its printed form, the book is a slender book that can be read in just few readings. The book revisits Randy’s fulfilment of his childhood dreams and the principles he learned along the way. You will also find a lot of quotation such as those from the Roman philosopher Seneca that says that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Randy Pausch is a wonderful story-teller as he recalls and deliver about what’s truly essential in life. The audio book addresses more of his struggles with cancer always from the angle of a challenge requiring creative solution. Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture was written solely for his three young children, but his wisdom and voices is so clear in its delivery that everyone can benefit from it.

The Last Lecture audio book was published by Hyperion Audio Books and its playing time is 4 hours and 15 minutes. It was first released in March 27, 2008 and had an average customer rating of 4.32 out of 5, based on a rating of 620 ratings. Buy The Last Lecture audio book and you will experience how Randy Pausch combined humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon. It will definitely be a book that will be shared for generations to come.