The Golden Age Of Air Adventure! By: Frederick Hail | - Two years later French balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard flew over the English Channel. It was a stunning feat of bravery, but more than that, it opened up the sky as a new frontier for mankind. Not long after, the Wright brothers made history and like a freight train barreling down at breakneck speed; flight not only became a reality, but made the entire world accessible for all at speeds hitherto unknown.
Pulp Fiction Mystery Stories Revisited By: Frederick Hail | - By and large, mystery stories may be divided into two sorts: tales of the supernatural and riddle stories. Although we normally associate "mystery fiction" with crime, in the 1930s and 1940s, pulp fiction mysteries genres dealt also in the supernatural, horror, or what was known then as "Weird Menace." Pulp magazines such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery, offered up a delicious array of twists and turns, gritty realism and the all important question of "whodunit."
Immerse Yourself In A Pulp Fiction Air Adventure By: Frederick Hail | - For as long as man has been in existence he has looked to the sky with a longing to soar through the clouds and race the winds. The human need for freedom and exhilaration can be intensely satisfied through our quickest mode of transportation, flying! As Amelia Earhart once stated, "you haven't seen a tree until you have seen its shadow from the sky," evokes a new sense of perspective and adventure.
Five Pulp Fiction Novels For 20 Cents By: Frederick Hail | - The 1930s was the era before the paperback explosion created a standard size of what people expected from a novel. America's reading habits for popular thrills in the '30s came from the pulps, and the pulp editors wanted their readers to feel they were getting their ten, twenty, or twenty-five cents' worth . . . thus, the grand term "novel," used for any story long enough for a reader to really sink into.
Science Fiction, The Early Years To Now By: Frederick Hail | - Readers first got a taste of science fiction back in 1818 with the highly imaginative writings of Mary Shelley's, "Frankenstein." Readers were electrified by the creative horror but seemingly possible thoughts of a delusional albeit sometimes genius character. And who could forget Robert Louis Stevenson's Creation of "Dr. Jekyll and Hyde" back in 1886. Both stories revolved around the possibilities of the warping of its human characters but not beyond the realm of believability. Science fiction ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
When The West Was Wild! By: Thomas McNulty | - This is the American West between 1834 and 1899; a tough and unrelenting landscape that is both beautiful and harsh. By itself the landscape is breathtaking - the deep woodlands and majestic mountains, the rolling prairie and the thriving rivers and streams are but a paradise to the artistic eye. The western expansion that blossomed after the Civil War altered this landscape. The Pony Express, the stagecoach and the Iron Horse conquered the land and gave birth to a new breed of man - the outlaw. ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
Audiogo: Benefits Of Audio Books By: Benjamin Marshall | - There are a range of benefits associated with books on audio, and as the average commuter spends an hour getting to work each day, it's an ideal solution to combat the boredom of travelling.
Audio books are an excellent alternative to print, for readers/listeners of all ages. Books stimulate the mind, increase our vocabulary and bring people together who enjoy similar subjects or themes.
Audio books for children are an excellent way to help improve their listening, comprehension and ... Tags:audiobook, audio books for children, radio archives
The True Golden Age Of Pulp Fiction Mystery By: Frederick Hail | - From America, in the pages of the Pulp Magazine Black Mask, came the shattering of the refined and ornate mystery. These thrilling pulps, full of sensational violence and raging plot, told of a witty world of sultry gals and private eyes who would rather crack knuckles on enemy skulls than talk the polite symmetry of clues amongst cowering dinner guests drinking port. In essence they told of a different world, one more unrelenting and tough. It wasn't the "who done it" of keen inquiring minds bu ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
The Literature Of The West By: Thomas McNulty | - The western came of age as a pulp magazine and then as a paperback. The paperback market began to dry up in the 1970s as the celluloid western was replaced by the profitable science fiction extravaganzas. With the exception of books by Louis L'Amour, the western story was deemed a thing of the past. Even readers unfamiliar with the western will have heard of these titles: The Virginian, Riders of the Purple Sage, The Ox Bow Incident, Shane, The Searchers, True Grit. These books have become part ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
The Western Rides Again! By: Thomas McNulty | - The western story, which originated in the nickel and dime pulp magazines of the late 1800s and flourished for a remarkable period from 1925 through the early 1960s, has always been available in some form. The western came of age as a pulp magazine and then as a paperback. The 30s and 40s was a Golden Age for pulp magazines, but these pulps are slowly crumbling to dust.
Superheroes And Pulp Fiction, Still An Influence In Today's Novels And Movies By: Frederick Hail | - Pulp fiction is not just a movie made in 1994 by Quentin Tarantino but in the 1920s, 30s and 40s was a very popular way to tell exciting stories. It was popular like graphic novels and comic books are today. Pulp fiction was printed on cheap pulp paper and sold millions of copies a month.
Although that may seem like a long time ago pulp fiction has a lot in common with the most visual and action packed graphic novels on the stands today.
Blazing Six Shooters And Galloping Hoof Beats By: Thomas McNulty | - During the 1930s Americans were struggling to make ends meet as the Great Depression taxed the nations fortitude, but audiences found hope not only in the many Hollywood westerns that were being cranked out at a breakneck speed, but by the action-packed stories they were reading in pulp magazines. Perhaps no era in history coincided so fortuitously with two intrinsically American popular mediums. The film industry and the pulps complemented each other, and in many ways they nurtured each other.< ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
Code Of The West By: Thomas McNulty | - The Cowman and His Code of Ethics remains a popular and respected work. Such a western ideology has been exemplified on film by numerous actors, but clearly John
Wayne has come to epitomize the image of an honest, law-abiding cowboy.
The Golden Age Of Pulp Fiction Magazines By: Frederick Hail | - Frank was clever in many ways. Instead of using the high priced slick paper that other publishers used, he produced his magazines with cheap pulp scraps. This enabled a reach to a much wider audience because almost anyone could afford to pick up a copy of the next great story! He also allowed virtually unknown authors to contribute their stories to his magazine. Many of these writers went on to become famous authors in their own rights such as Edgar Rice Burroughs with his Tarzan series and Ray ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
Pulp Fiction, The Magic Carpet To Adventure By: Frederick Hail | - Do you know what Tahiti looks like? What color is the sand on the Cayman Islands' beaches? Can you describe the Great Wall of China? Perhaps you can affirmatively answer those questions. But if you can't, you can set this article down and punch the appropriate terms into your search engine and, within seconds, you can ponder an exhaustive array of photographs and travelogues. You can answer the questions right away, but your sense of achievement for mysteries well-solved is flawed by the absence ... Tags:Golden age stories audiobooks, adventure audio books, adventure stories, American Superhero, audio book collection, audio books, audiobook, books onlin
Come Fly With A Pulp Writer! By: Frederick Hail | - The Aviation Age had begun in earnest during a period when pulp writers were producing popular stories for a new literary genre known as "Air Adventure."
Vintage Pulp Fiction And Modern Fiction Stories By: Frederick Hail | - During the 1940s, America was full swing into the depression years and needed not only inexpensive entertainment but heroes to admire and fuel the imagination. Pulp Fiction stories and illustrations fit the bill perfectly! To this day we still admire the early fictional characters such as Tarzan, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, Flash Gordon and Superman!
A Top Reading Resource For Parents - A Book For Listening By: perryross1 | - Books for listening are becoming more and more well-known as people with no time to sit down and read a novel take full advantage of apple ipods and Audio players to listen to the latest bestseller, while they rush through their every day lives. What is the place of audiobooks for kids even though, at a time when we are struggling to develop reading and writing for virtually all and encourage kids to read?
Audio Books Support The Literary Revival By: Benjamin Marshall | - Over the past few years how many articles have you been subjected to detailing; the fall in literary rates, the rise of computers, the invasion of radio, television and the loss of love among the younger demographics for literature geniuses of the past? Audio books are not only standing in opposition to the aforementioned but more importantly instigating a reversal in trend.
Im not a great fan of repurposing statistics however; hardly a week passes without acknowledgment of new e-book, ... Tags:audiobook, audio books for children, radio archives
Information About Fitness: Iminds By: elichajhoneson | - When it comes to exercise, running is a last resort. The farthest Ive ever run is just over 5K, and that was in high school. Ive never experienced runners high, mastered steady breathing, or even managed to shake the feeling that I would rather be doing just about anything besides another lap. Part of the problem was always my overactive mind, which is very adept at justifying my inertia, every thud on the pavement inspiring another reason I should be alphabetizing my spice collection instead. Tags:knowledge, audiobook, learning, audio book, mp3 book, audio
Ipod For Audio Books By: suegold | - The iPod is a music and movies player, but people can listen to audiobooks and other spoken-work content, while commuting, jogging or exercising. Audiobooks are either complete or abridged recordings of books, which are read out loud and recorded. Sometimes the author himself reads the book, like Bill Clinton's My Life, and the late Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Others are read by famous actors, like John Lithgow's reading of Michael Crichton's Disclo ... Tags:ipod, audio books, movies, music, games, ipod movies, ipod audiobooks, ipod music videos, download ipod audiobook
When you hire a voice talent for an audiobook promotion, let's say for a national radio commercial, have you ever measured the return on investment that you received from the radio campaign?
Usually, the ROI you receive at the end of a good campaign will far outweigh the cost of the voice talent, and it should. If all of the right ingredients are there, including the perfect voice for the j ... Tags:voice over, voice talent, return on investment, audiobook
Audiobooks: Bring The Written Word To Life By: Shandree Morgan | - Lots of individuals prefer listening to books instead of reading them. This has been available as a service to the blind for several decades, but has just recently entered the mainstream. It is now possible for those with packed lives to enjoy an audiobook any and everywhere, even while going to and from your daily routine!
Audiobooks Can Be Read When Working, Working Out, Or Riding. By: Shandree Morgan | - If you, like me, are an avid book lover, you will come to dread certain places, activities and situations, as they are not suitable environments for reading and enjoying your favorite books. Driving, working out, doing housework all seem so boring without a good book! It was not until quite recently that the thought of -- gasp-- listening to a book no longer filled me with as much dread and disgust as the thought of choosing to not read a Hemingway novel, but instead to watch the miniseries adap ... Tags:audiobooks, audio books to download, download audiobook, audio book, audible book
The History Of Audio Books By: Janet Rusky | - It's really amazing that you can get the exact value listening to an audio book while doing your normal chores as you would reading it.
Certain experts even say information sinks in more when we are not paying direct attention to them.
But when did this audio book phenomenon really start? In other words, what's the history of audio books?
From all indications, audio books look like a very recent invention, right?
10 Best Audiobooks To Supercharge Your Mind, Memory & Motivation By: Nick Moseley | - How would you like to you take decisions like a top CEO and brush obstacles aside like a rampaging T-Rex? Or, on a more down to earth note work faster, with greater clarity of vision. Break down and solve problems more quickly than usual and feel really positive and in control of your life and destiny?
"Ah yes" you say, "happens to me once or twice a month". A shame it happens so rarely. It need not be like that though, and here's why:
"I benefit from the reading of 50 books each year... in my spare time".
Knowing how demanding her time was because of her top position in her job and because she is a single mom, I was certain she was lying and I told her so.
Smiling, she insisted that it was the truth. I would have continued arguing with her until she pointed out to me that she didn't have to physically "read" them, bu ... Tags:audiobook, audio book, audiobooks, audio books
Audiobooks A Brief History Of Spoken Word Audio Books By: Nick Moseley | - Downloadable audiobooks are one of the most exiting growth areas of the Internet and every week sees new publishers and big name title audio books being released. They're fantastic for education as well as pleasure "reading". But where did they come from? What were the first titles and can you still get them?
Audiobooks Are Not Always What They Seem By: steve cowan | - Although many people have now heard of audiobooks, it's a fairy safe be that most of these people have never actually taken a moment to consider exactly what an audiobook is.
After all, unless you had an obvious interest in audiobooks, why would you take such an interest?
Likewise, some people, perhaps people who might tell you that they don't like books, will shy away from audiobooks, simply because of the name, and the image that this name might conjure up for the ... Tags:audiobook, audiobooks, spoken word, listening, mp3
Time Travel And The Mind By: Linda Waters | - What are you doing when you are doing nothing at all?
Scientists have discover that when we are performing mental tasks, taking tests, adding or subtracting, some areas of our brains are very active. Scientists have also discovered that when some areas of our brains become active, other areas of the brain become dark.
Why Financial Investors Should Know Their History By: Jeff Wend | - If you want to be successful with your financial investing, it is important to know your history. Studying the stories of past investors can teach you important financial principles. Principles do not change. A principle is a basic truth, law or perception and knowing and understanding the principles of financial investing can save you a lot of stress and help you protect your investments.
If you invest your money, odds are good that you know who Steve Forbes is and you also kn ... Tags:business, finance, ibvesting, audiobook
Is Now The Right Time To Ride On The Audio Books Trend By: Albert TAY | - Avid book readers can now "listen"to their books while they are commuting to work or to school! Learning while you are traveling! With the advancement in digital technology,book readers are now downloading their favourite books from popular audio bookstore to their iPods and other MP3 players and it has become the next hottest trend in US and UK.
Questions And Answers Of Audio Books By: Albert TAY | - In as much as the audiobook phenomenon isn't too new, there are still lots of people that don't know certain things about it.
I must confess that I was also ignorant about certain aspects of audiobooks myself.
During my early days of audiobooks, I had to ask certain questions and today I hear a lot of people asking the same such questions.
Who knows, you might also have such questions and you really want to find the answers to them.
Busy With No Time To Read A Book? By: Albert TAY | - For most of us who are business people, we love to improve our business acumen via reading and taking courses, but we lack the time to do so.
This is where audio books have come to play a very important role in our lives.
As a business person, you can now use the amazing value inherent in listening to audio books. You won't have to worry about not having the time or will to flip through the pages of a book.
Audiobooks To Download Are The Wave Of The Future By: Bill Urell | - Audio books to download have been around for quite awhile. Instead of going to the bookstore to get the recording, it is now possible to download it directly into your computer. You just need to make sure it is compatible with your media player and there is enough memory in the hard drive.
Audio books are quickly gaining popularity among people all over the world. This is probably because audio books make it possible for people to enjoy books without the commitment and effort tha ... Tags:audiobooks to download, audiobook, audio books
Biography Audiobooks: Listening In On Someone's Life Story By: Bill Urell | - If you like to read biographies but do not have the time, then biography audiobooks are for you. Numerous sites on the internet offer biography audiobook downloads or rentals with monthly membership plans. Audiobooks may also be purchased as downloads or in CD format and are usually shipped without additional costs, making choice easier and more convenient to avid readers.
Modern Audiobooks Can Be Played In Your Ipod By: Bill Urell | - If you are bored, you can pull out a book from the shelf and flip its pages. Through technology, audiobooks were invented. It started with cassette tapes. With the boom of the CD industry, audiobooks were also produced in that format. Similarly enough, because of the Ipod trend, audible audiobooks can be downloaded and purchased from the iTunes Music store, as well as First-Class-Audiobiiks.
Do you remember the time when people listened to vinyl records? Probably not. Well, the vinyl record is the grandfather of the compact disc. The basic audio CD format most people know has been everywhere for over two decades now.
For this reason, when it comes to audiobooks, CDs are the most popular digital format.
Using Audio Books In The Classroom By: Kelvin Ho | - There are still some people who fail to take advantage of one of the most entertaining and simple to use interactive performances of modern times. That is, until they pick up their first audio book.
Transferring the mundane to the wonderful, audio books can make images unfold like a blossoming flower. The combination of mental and audio imagery, paired with a fertile imagination brings characters and plots to life. Listening to dialogue with all its nuances and reflections all ... Tags:Learning tool, audio book, audiobook, educational tool, classroom audio
How To Download Your Audio Book Onto An Ipod By: Kelvin Ho | - Books on tape have been around for a long time. As technology advanced to accommodate varying media outlets, books on tape began to be referred to as audio books. Containing recordings of the entire contents of a book, audio tapes can be obtained on cassettes, CDs and, more recently, digital formats.
Now a multi-million dollar enterprise, audio books are
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The Basics Of An Audiobook Download By: Bill Urell | - An audiobook download download is basically the voice recorded format of various literary contents. These are basically circulated through current mass media devices. However, the age of audio books being distributed through cassette tapes, compact discs, and other media accessories is gone. Today, audio books, which enable one to download book contents via the Internet, is the way to go.
Using Audio Books As A Learning Tool By: Kelvin Ho | - A traditional print book usually contains text comprised of written characters, scenes and plots or it encompasses instructional data, biographic material or factual documentation.
An audio book transfers the written script to digital format, which is often enhanced by award winning sound tracks and professional dialogue providers.
Traditional printed text has always provided an outlet for entertainment, knowledge acquisition and personal growth. Audio books provi ... Tags:Learning tool, audio book, audiobook, educational tool
The Growing Importance Of Audio Books By: Kelvin Ho | - In today fast-paced, multi-tasking environment most people can ill afford the luxury of spending hours relaxing beside an open fire with a good book. Most neither have the time nor the inclination to spend precious hours devoted to one particular task. For this reason, audio books have taken the marketplace by storm.
Audio books are recordings of the contents of a book provided either on tape, CD or in digital format. Their popularity is increasing daily as more and more peop ... Tags:audio book, audiobook, modern lifestyle
