While this is a bold claim it does seem to have merit. The site is packed with all kinds of resources including lots of free audio books, university course, language lessons, pod casts and much more. 

You'll find Open Culture's home page at  http://www.oculture.com or you use the links below to view the site by category. Either way I'm sure you'll find something of interest, I know I did and I'm sure I'll be visiting there again many times in the future.  

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Audio & Podcasts

• Free Audio Books
• Free University Courses
• Foreign Language Lessons
• Ideas & Culture
• Music
• News & Info
• Science
• Technology
• Travel
• University – General
• Business School
• Law School

Pink Floyd is one of the most creative, successful and enduring bands of all time.

As the only constant member throughout the 40 years of the bands existence, Nick observed every phase of their career from his drum stool, including their time as the darlings of London's late-1960s underground, the deterioration and departure of Syd Barrett, the huge worldwide success of "The Dark Side Of The Moon", one of the bestselling albums ever, the rift with Roger Waters, and the subsequent decision by Nick and David Gilmour to put their reputations on the line and continue as Pink Floyd.

On this audio edition of Inside Out , Nick Mason reads his personal history of Pink Floyd – each chapter linked by his selection of the sound effects that have been such a part of their distinctive sound. In addition to his own memories and research, his account has drawn on the thoughts and reminiscences of key players in the Floyd's saga, which he has updated to include the band's reunion with Roger Waters at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in July 2005.

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Reviews:

'Anything but a hymn of praise to the mighty Floyd. Mason's drummer's tale is unstintingly and amusingly disrespectful about the band' – The Sunday Times

'As charmingly English as Pimm's and heatstroke on a balmy summer's day' – Q magazine

'Rock's little drummer boy grows up into a sex cymbal. With a wit drier than an AA clinic, and a charm more disarming than a UN peace-keeping force, Nick Mason gives us a literary drum solo par excellence' – Kathy Lette

Download your copy here

More on this incredible band

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The other day I posted about a Free Christian Audio Book website that offered synthesized audio books using TextAloud software. Today I got to thinking that many of you may not be aware of the many other uses of that software so today I'm going to talk a little more about how it can really help save you time.

TextAloud 2.0 is the most popular text to speech software available today and version 3 which is due out very soon promises many new features.

TextAloud can save you time in many ways, it can read your email for you, read web pages, reports, text from almost any text document and  much more. TextAloud can also save your reading tasks to MP3 or Windows Media files ready for playback on your iPod, PocketPC, or even on your TV with Tivo's Home Media Option.

Just think of how much more productive and/or entertained you'll be wherever you go with this text reader. If you haven't listened to computer generated speech recently, I think you'll be amazed at how human-like the latest voices really are.

But don't take my word for it you can download a free trial version of TextAloud from their website and give it a try for yourself. Also available on their website is sample recordings of many of the premium voices.

Business people, students, educators, writers, lawyers, homemakers and busy people from all walks of life find TextAloud to be an essential tool they use every day. It's been featured in The New York Times, PC Magazine, Writer's Digest, on CNN and more.

So head on over to their website and check it out and while you're there you can don't forget to check the other time saving software titles they offer such as NewsAloud, WeatherAloud and StocksAloud you can also read what others have to say about this software. Some of the user testimonials give some really innovative ways to use this software.

Enjoy 

Below are my favorites from AudioFile's list of 45.

Fiction 

• War & Peace By: Leo Tolstoy

Non Fiction

• State of Denial By: Bob Woodward

Another audiobook that AudioFile included in this category is The Secret By: Rhonda Byrne and although it's not one of favorites I wanted to include it here with a question for you. Do you believe that this book should be listed in the Non Fiction category? Please add your comments about this controversial audio book below.

Biography & History

• China Road By: Rob Gifford
• Einstein By: Walter Isaacson

Family Listening

• Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant By: Jack Prelutsky

Stay tuned I'll add the next categories shortly.

At BookGlutton you can discuss books with others at Book Glutten and you can chat right inside the book itself. It's a great way to use your computer to read.

Have a look at this video, then go to their website and check it out. They really do offer a very unique service and it's free.

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I'd like to wish everyone everywhere a very Merry Christmas. 

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