July, 2007

LibriVox New Releases Podcast 07 July 2007

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The first LV New Release Podcast is now available
from Archive.org, or from your podcatcher.
To subscribe please use this FeedBurner link:

The New Releases Podcast is LibriVox’s twice-a-month sampling of new audiobooks available for free at LibriVox.org. LibriVox is an online volunteer community dedicated to producing free public-domain audiobooks.

• New Release Podcast for 07 July 2007

Title: The First New Releases Podcast
Host: Alan Drake
Size: 24.5MB
Length: 25:33
Music: Cloud Mountain – created in GarageBand

• The line-up, with time markers…

00:00 • Welcome
01:16 • Recent Audio Fiction

• A few samples of recent fiction:
02:16 • Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
04:36 • The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
06:59 • The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
08:53 • The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsany

09:58 • Recent Philosophy and Religion

10:28 • Recent Releases in Languages Other Than English

11:04 • Recent Non-Fiction

• A few samples of recent non-fiction:
11:49 • A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards
14:21 • The Bird Study Book by T. Gilbert Pearson
16:48 • The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess
19:00 • The History of the United States, Pt. 1 by Charles A. Beard and Mary Ritter Beard.

21:52 • Short Works and Poetry

A final sample of recent fiction:
22:25 • Fur Country by Jules Verne

23:53 • Final comments

You can listen here now: [audio:http://www.archive.org/download/LibrivoxNewReleasesPodcast/lv_new_releases_07_july_07.mp3]

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CD Covers

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Did you know that we have an increasing number of volunteer-created album art and printable CD covers? You’ll find the entire collection here:

http://www.archive.org/details/librivox_cd_covers

We have a couple of useful generic covers suitable for any book, as well as covers designed specifically for such works as

…and many more for you to download. Our audio books make great gifts, especially with a beautiful artistic cover!

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New Releases Podcasts

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Watch here for the most recent LibriVox New Releases Podcast.

The New Releases Podcast is LibriVox’s twice-a-month sampling of new audiobooks available for free at LibriVox.org. LibriVox is an online volunteer community dedicated to producing free public-domain audiobooks.

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Librivox Community Podcast 43

Posted on July 4, 2007 by | Posted in Librivox Community Podcast, News | Comments: Comments Off on Librivox Community Podcast 43

Show 43 is now available from Archive.org
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Host: Jim Mowatt
Size: 25.6MB
Title: The Liberty Podcast

The Star Spangled Banner by Ceastman and Kristin
The Weekly Poem readings – To the United States of America by Robert Bridges
TictockMan talks of the Federalist and Anti- Federalist Papers recordings completed for 4th of July.
Robert Scott talks about The Anti-Federalist Papers.
Peter Yearsley introduces Jumping July
Robert Scott offers editing services for Jumping July.
Request for Readers – Jack London.

Listen here: [audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community/librivox_community_podcast_43.mp3]

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