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== LibriVox Staff Picks 2012 ==
== LibriVox Staff Picks 2012 ==


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=== March 2012: [ Mighty Women] ===  
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[http://librivox.org/the-awakening-by-kate-chopin/ The Awakening] by Kate Chopin, group recording  <!-- 834 -->
[http://librivox.org/the-awakening-by-kate-chopin/ The Awakening] by Kate Chopin, group recording  <!-- 834 -->
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[http://librivox.org/the-sturdy-oak-by-various/ The Sturdy Oak], group recording <!-- 1586 -->
[http://librivox.org/the-sturdy-oak-by-various/ The Sturdy Oak], group recording <!-- 1586 -->
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[http://librivox.org/the-third-miss-symons-by-f-m-mayor/ The Third Miss Symons] by F. M. Mayor, read by Rachel Lintern <!-- 26394 -->
[http://librivox.org/the-third-miss-symons-by-f-m-mayor/ The Third Miss Symons] by F. M. Mayor, read by Rachel Lintern <!-- 26394 -->
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[http://librivox.org/the-devils-pool-by-george-sand/ The Devil's Pool] by George Sand, read by J. M. Smallheer <!-- 2149 -->
[http://librivox.org/the-devils-pool-by-george-sand/ The Devil's Pool] by George Sand, read by J. M. Smallheer <!-- 2149 -->
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[http://librivox.org/the-female-quixote-volume-1-by-charlotte-lennox/ The Female Quixote] by Charlotte Lennox, group recording <!-- 1972 -->
[http://librivox.org/the-female-quixote-volume-1-by-charlotte-lennox/ The Female Quixote] by Charlotte Lennox, group recording <!-- 1972 -->
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===== Non-Fiction =====  
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[http://librivox.org/eighty-years-and-more-reminiscences-1815-1897-by-elizabeth-cady-stanton/ Eighty Years and More - Reminiscences 1815 - 1897] by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, group recording <!-- 1425 -->
[http://librivox.org/eighty-years-and-more-reminiscences-1815-1897-by-elizabeth-cady-stanton/ Eighty Years and More - Reminiscences 1815 - 1897] by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, group recording <!-- 1425 -->
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[http://librivox.org/woman-in-science-by-john-augustine-zahm/ Woman in Science], by John Augustine Zahm, group recording <!-- 27941 -->
[http://librivox.org/woman-in-science-by-john-augustine-zahm/ Woman in Science], by John Augustine Zahm, group recording <!-- 27941 -->
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[http://librivox.org/a-visit-to-the-holy-land-egypt-and-italy-by-ida-laura-pfeiffer-sd/ A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy] by Ida Laura Pfeiffer, read by Sibella Denton <!-- 1083 -->
[http://librivox.org/a-visit-to-the-holy-land-egypt-and-italy-by-ida-laura-pfeiffer-sd/ A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy] by Ida Laura Pfeiffer, read by Sibella Denton <!-- 1083 -->
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[http://librivox.org/miss-sara-sampson-by-gotthold-ephraim-lessing/ Miss Sara Sampson] by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, drama <!-- 602 -->
[http://librivox.org/miss-sara-sampson-by-gotthold-ephraim-lessing/ Miss Sara Sampson] by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, drama <!-- 602 -->
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===== Poetry =====  
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Revision as of 07:59, 1 March 2012

Introduction

The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2011 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 2012

March 2012: Mighty Women

Fiction

The Awakening by Kate Chopin, group recording

The Sturdy Oak, group recording

The Third Miss Symons by F. M. Mayor, read by Rachel Lintern

The Devil's Pool by George Sand, read by J. M. Smallheer

The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox, group recording

Non-Fiction

Eighty Years and More - Reminiscences 1815 - 1897 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, group recording

Woman in Science, by John Augustine Zahm, group recording

A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy by Ida Laura Pfeiffer, read by Sibella Denton

Drama

Miss Sara Sampson by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, drama

Poetry

Selected Works: Poems by Voltairine de Cleyre, group recording




February 2012: LibriVox World Tour 2012: EUROPE

Fiction

Ireland: The Gambler by Katherine Thursdon, read by Tom Weiss

Hungary: Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai, read by MaryAnn

The Netherlands: Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge, read by Mark F. Smith

Sweden: The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, read by Lars Rolander

Russia: The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy, read by Dorlene and Larry Caplan

Non-Fiction

France: Five Years of My Life 1894 - 1899 by Alfred Dreyfus, read by Sue Anderson

Greece: Histories, by Herodotus, group recording

Switzerland: Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860--69 by Edward Whymper, read by Nicholas Clifford

Drama

Italy: Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello, drama

Poetry

Portugal: The Lusiads by Luis Vaz de Camões, read by Leni



January 2012: Improve Yourself!

Fiction

Little Lord Fountleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, group reading

Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling, read by Mark F. Smith

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, read by Peter Bobbe

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, group recording

Tip Lewis and His Lamp by Pansy, read by Tricia G

Non-Fiction

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett, read by Mark F. Smith

The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, group recording

Habits that Handicap by Charles B. Towns, group recording

Drama

Everyman by Unknown, drama

Poetry

The Goop Directory by Gelett Burgess, read by Andrea L.


Note: The books from this collection got downloaded 19332 times in January 2012.