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[http://librivox.org/the-sacred-fount-by-henry-james/ The Sacred Fount] by Henry James, read by skoval |
[http://librivox.org/the-sacred-fount-by-henry-james/ The Sacred Fount] by Henry James, read by skoval |
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[http://librivox.org/niels-klims-journey-under-the-ground-by-baron-ludvig-holberg/ Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground] by Baron Ludvig Holberg, read by Alan Winterrowd |
[http://librivox.org/niels-klims-journey-under-the-ground-by-baron-ludvig-holberg/ Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground] by Baron Ludvig Holberg, read by Alan Winterrowd |
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[http://librivox.org/diary-of-a-u-boat-commander-by-sir-stephen-king-hall/ Diary of a U-Boat Commander] by Sir Stephen King-Hall, read by Kaffen |
[http://librivox.org/diary-of-a-u-boat-commander-by-sir-stephen-king-hall/ Diary of a U-Boat Commander] by Sir Stephen King-Hall, read by Kaffen |
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[http://librivox.org/the-girl-in-the-golden-atom-by-ray-cummings/ The Girl in the Golden Atom] by Ray Cummings, read by Richard Kilmer |
[http://librivox.org/the-girl-in-the-golden-atom-by-ray-cummings/ The Girl in the Golden Atom] by Ray Cummings, read by Richard Kilmer |
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[http://librivox.org/miss-pims-camouflage-by-dorothy-stanley/ Miss Pim's Camouflage] by Lady Dorothy Tennant, read by Grant Hurlock |
[http://librivox.org/miss-pims-camouflage-by-dorothy-stanley/ Miss Pim's Camouflage] by Lady Dorothy Tennant, read by Grant Hurlock |
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[http://librivox.org/the-underground-railroad-part-1-by-william-still/ The Underground Railroad (Part 1)] by William Still, group recording |
[http://librivox.org/the-underground-railroad-part-1-by-william-still/ The Underground Railroad (Part 1)] by William Still, group recording |
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[http://librivox.org/psychotherapy-by-hugo-munsterberg/ Psychotherapy] by Hugo Muensterberg, group recording |
[http://librivox.org/psychotherapy-by-hugo-munsterberg/ Psychotherapy] by Hugo Muensterberg, group recording |
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[http://librivox.org/within-the-deep-by-r-cadwallader-smith/ Within the Deep] by R. Cadwallader Smith, read by Laura Victoria |
[http://librivox.org/within-the-deep-by-r-cadwallader-smith/ Within the Deep] by R. Cadwallader Smith, read by Laura Victoria |
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[http://librivox.org/vera-or-the-nihilists-by-oscar-wilde/ Vera and the Nihilists] by Oscar Wilde, dramatic reading |
[http://librivox.org/vera-or-the-nihilists-by-oscar-wilde/ Vera and the Nihilists] by Oscar Wilde, dramatic reading |
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[http://librivox.org/on-the-nature-of-things-by-titus-lucretius-carus/ On the Nature of Things], by Titus Lucretius Carus, group recording |
[http://librivox.org/on-the-nature-of-things-by-titus-lucretius-carus/ On the Nature of Things], by Titus Lucretius Carus, group recording |
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Revision as of 09:04, 1 July 2013
Introduction
The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2013 will be added here. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. For more information and a list of Staff Picks in previous years, have a look at the main Staff Picks page
If you prefer to download m4b files, all our staff picks have been converted to this format. A current list of the Staff Picks can be found on the main page of the M4B Catalog.
Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page and the Internet Archive LibriVox index page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in this thread.
LibriVox Staff Picks 2013
July 2013: Through Time and Space
Fiction
Tourmalin's Time Cheques by F. Anstey, group recording
The Time Traders by Andre Norton, read by R. J. Davis
Police Operation by H. Beam Piper, group recording
Deathworld by Harry Harrison, read by Gregg Margarite
The Creature from Beyond Infinity by Henry Kuttner, read by Mark Nelson
Non-Fiction
The Concept of Nature by Alfred North Whitehead, group recording
On the Heavens by Aristotle, read by Geoffrey Edwards
Is Mars Habitable? by Alfred Russel Wallace, read by Caliban
Drama
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, dramatic reading
Poetry
Poems: Series One, by Emily Dickinson, read by Shurtagal
June 2013: Underneath
Fiction
The Sacred Fount by Henry James, read by skoval
Niels Klim's Journey under the Ground by Baron Ludvig Holberg, read by Alan Winterrowd
Diary of a U-Boat Commander by Sir Stephen King-Hall, read by Kaffen
The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings, read by Richard Kilmer
Miss Pim's Camouflage by Lady Dorothy Tennant, read by Grant Hurlock
Non-Fiction
The Underground Railroad (Part 1) by William Still, group recording
Psychotherapy by Hugo Muensterberg, group recording
Within the Deep by R. Cadwallader Smith, read by Laura Victoria
Drama
Vera and the Nihilists by Oscar Wilde, dramatic reading
Poetry
On the Nature of Things, by Titus Lucretius Carus, group recording
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 5854 times in June 2013.
May 2013: Love and Marriage
Fiction
The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by tabithat -->
That Mother in Law of Mine by Anonymous, read by Carolin Kaiser
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot, read by Becky Miller
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, read by Elizabeth Klett
The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim, read by James E. Carson
Non-Fiction
Sex - Avoided Subjects Discussed in Plain English by Henry Stanton, group recording
The Spinster Book by Myrtle Reed, group recording
The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise by Abelard and Heloise, read by icyjumbo and Laura Koskinen
Drama
The LIfe and Amours of the Beautiful and Dashing Kate Percival by Kate Percival, dramatic reading
Poetry
Aucassin and Nicolette, by Unknown, read by Leonard Wilson
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 11138 times in May 2013.
April 2013: Mother Nature
Fiction
Freckles by Gene Statton-Porter, group recording
Little Tales of the Desert by Ethel Twycross Foster, read by BellonaTimes
The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White, read by Tom Weiss
The Book of Nature Myths by Forence Holbrook, read by Raybrite
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim, read by ashleighjane
Non-Fiction
The World's Lumber Room by Selina Gaye, read by Ruth Golding
Meteology or Weather Explained by J.G. M'Pherson, group recording
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin, group recording
Drama
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, dramatic reading
Poetry
The River Duddon - A Series of Sonnets, by William Wordsworth, read by Phil Benson
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 10441 times in April 2013.
March 2013: Like Day and Night
Fiction
The Poor Little Rich Girl by Eleanor Gates, read by Susan Umpleby
The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald, read by Laurie Anne Walden
Tempest and Sunshine by Mary Jane Holmes, group recording
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, read by Euthymius
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, group recording
Non-Fiction
Robin Hood by J. Walker McSpadden, read by Barry Eads
Sketches New and Old by Mark Twain, read by John Greenman
The Life of God in the Soul of Man by Henry Scougal, read by J. L. Raimundo
Drama
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, drama
Poetry
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by William Blake, read by Nick Duncan
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 14701 times in March 2013.
February 2013: The Color Black
Fiction
The Marrow of Tradition by Charles Waddell Chesnutt, read by James K. White
J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. Cobb, read by Grant Hurlock
The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar, group recording
Passing by Nella Larsen, read by Elizabeth Klett
Clotel, or, The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown, group recording
Non-Fiction
Toussaint L'Ouverture, A Biography and Autobiography by John Relly Beard, read by James K. White
Meditations from the Pen by Maria W. Stewart, read by James K. White
The Colored Cadet at West Point by Henry Ossian Flipper, read by James K. White
Drama
Othello by William Shakespeare, drama
Poetry
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris, read by Phil Chenevert
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 7359 times in February 2013.
January 2013: After the Apocalypse
Fiction
The Master Knot of Human Fate by Ellis Meredith, read by Roger Melin
The Iron Heel by Jack London, read by Matt Soar
The Edge of the Knife by H. Beam Piper, read by jfmarchini
The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, group recording
Omega: The Last Days of the World by Camille Flammarion, group recording
Non-Fiction
Notes on Nursing by Florence Nightingale, read by Cori Samuel
The Esperanto Teacher by Helen Fryer, group recording
Food Preparedness by Dr. Albert Philip Sy, read by TriciaG
Drama
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, dramatic reading
Poetry
The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri, group recording
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 21937 times in January 2013.
