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=== June 2014: [https://librivox.org/2014/06/01/sports/ Sports] === |
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[https://librivox.org/the-game-by-jack-london/ The Game] by Jack London, read by Tom Crawford <!-- 5379 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/the-clicking-of-cuthbert-by-p-g-wodehouse/ The Clicking of Cuthberg] by P.G. Wodehouse, group recording <!-- 78565 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/rival-pitchers-of-oakdale-by-morgan-scott/ Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] by Morgan Scott, group recording <!-- 871 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/tom-swift-and-his-electric-runabout-by-victor-appleton/ Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout] by Victor Appleton, read by Tom Weiss <!-- 13381 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/our-little-canadian-cousin-by-elizabeth-roberts-macdonald/ Our Little Canadian Cousin] by Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald, group recording <!-- 637 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/a-treatise-of-modern-falconry-by-james-campbell/ A Treatise on Modern Falconry] by James Campbell, read by Curt Walton <!-- 225 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/paul-morphy-the-chess-champion-by-frederick-milnes-edge/ The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion] by Frederick Milnes Edge, group recording <!-- 88 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/football-days-memories-of-the-game-and-of-the-men-behind-the-ball-by-william-hanford-edwards/ Football Days - Memories of the Game and the Men Behind The Ball] by William Hanford Edwards, group recording <!-- 5985 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/the-admirable-bashville-by-george-bernard-shaw/ The Admirable Bashville] by George Bernard Shaw, drama <!-- 11682 --> |
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[https://librivox.org/casey-at-the-bat-by-ernest-lawrence-thayer/ Casey at the Bat], by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, fortnightly poetry <!-- 3155 --> |
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=== May 2014: [https://librivox.org/2014/05/01/nerds-and-geeks/ Nerds and Geeks] === |
=== May 2014: [https://librivox.org/2014/05/01/nerds-and-geeks/ Nerds and Geeks] === |
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Revision as of 07:21, 1 June 2014
Introduction
The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2014 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 2014
June 2014: Sports
Fiction
The Game by Jack London, read by Tom Crawford
The Clicking of Cuthberg by P.G. Wodehouse, group recording
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Morgan Scott, group recording
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout by Victor Appleton, read by Tom Weiss
Our Little Canadian Cousin by Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald, group recording
Non-Fiction
A Treatise on Modern Falconry by James Campbell, read by Curt Walton
The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge, group recording
Football Days - Memories of the Game and the Men Behind The Ball by William Hanford Edwards, group recording
Drama
The Admirable Bashville by George Bernard Shaw, drama
Poetry
Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, fortnightly poetry
May 2014: Nerds and Geeks
Fiction
The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams, read by Roger Melin
Trilby by George Du Maurier, group recording
Card Trick by John Berryman, read by Gary Dana
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, group recording
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace, read by J. M. Smallheer
Non-Fiction
Radioactive Substances by Marie Curie, read by Availle
My Life and Work by Henry Ford, read by LivelyHive
Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words by Friedrich Kerst, group recording
Drama
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, drama
Poetry
The Recluse, by William Wordsworth, read by Andrea Fiore
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 2943 times in May 2014.
April 2014: Spring
Fiction
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck by Thornton Burgess, read by John Lieder
Enchanted Castle by Hartwell James, read by Kalynda
Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott, group recording
The Story of a Candy Rabbit by Laura Lee Hope, read by Cori
Our Little Japanese Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade, read by Julia Niedermaier
Non-Fiction
The Flower Garden by Ida Dandrige Bennett, group recording
Nature Near Home and Other Papers by John Burroughs, read by Edith Phern
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott, group recording
Drama
The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind, drama
Poetry
Nocturne of Remembered Spring And Other Poems, by Conrad Aiken, read by Expatriate
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 2943 times in Ápril 2014.
March 2014: Carnival
Fiction
Philo Gubb - Correspondence School Detective by Ellis Parker Butler, group recording
An Irishman's Difficulties wieth the Dutch Language by Cuey Na Gael, read by Anna Simon
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson by Anthony Trollope, read by Arnold
The Calico Cat by Charles Miner Thompson, read by Allyson Hester
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais, group recording
Non-Fiction
The College Freshman's Don't Book by George Fullerton Evans, group recording
Happy Dayz by A. A. Milne, group recording
Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. by Washington Irving, read by James K. White
Drama
Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels by St. John Hankin, drama
Poetry
Laughable Lyrics, by Edward Lear, read by roeg11
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 3237 times in March 2014.
February 2014: Together
Fiction
The Ten Foot Chain or Can Love Survive the Shackles by Various, group recording
Ulysses by James Joyce, group recording
The Dog Crusoe and His Master by R. M. Ballantyne, read by Allyson Hester
The Aliens by Murray Leinster, read by tabithat
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney, group recording
Non-Fiction
Recollections of Life in Ohio by William Cooper Howells, read by Sue Anderson
An Address to Free Colored Americans by an Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women, group recording
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Henry M. Field, read by Alex C. Telander
Drama
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, drama
Poetry
Tales of a Wayside Inn, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Peter Yearsley
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 2590 times in February 2014. (But archive's counter was broken for some time in February...;-))
January 2014: Role Models
Fiction
The Autobiography of Methuselah by John Kendrick Bangs, read by Matthew Reece
Shakspere: Personal Recollections by John A. Joyce, group recording
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, read by Termin Dyan
Non-Fiction
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey, read by R. S. Steinberg
The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie, read William Tomcho
Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley, group recording
Edison: His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin, group recording
Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo, read by Sue Anderson
Drama
Henry V by William Shakespeare, drama
Poetry
The Ballad of the White Horse, by G.K. Chesterton, read by Joshua B. Christensen
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 8728 times in January 2014.
