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Friday, January 16, 2009 |
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The charm of the spoken word |
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Audiobooks offer a different delight for book lovers
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By simple definition, an audiobook is a recording of a spoken word
(as opposed to music) on a medium such as a CD or a cassette tape.
While most audiobooks are versions of printed novels or articles in
circulation, this is not the sole characteristic that makes an
audiobook an audiobook. Some materials, like instructional modules
do not have a print counterpart and are reproduced solely on
this format.
The genesis of audiobooks can be traced in 1931
when the United States Congress launched the program dubbed Books
for the Adult Blind Project. The mission of the endeavor is to
develop talking-books to help blind adults who can’t read print.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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Do book clubs work?
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I have often wondered if the concept of the “book club” or
“reading club” would work here in the Philippines. Apparently,
it does, to a certain extent.
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Pareng Obama’
author focuses on Filipino campaigners
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US-based Pinoy author Benjamin Pimentel, a reporter for the San
Francisco Chronicle for 14 years, recently launched Pareng Barack, a
book which recounts how Filipino immigrants responded to the
historic presidential campaign...
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Tintin, still as popular as ever
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BRUSSELS: Cartoon legend Tintin, a rare reporter to rise to world
fame having barely written an article, celebrates his 80th birthday
this weekend as popular as ever.
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Daughter accuses Asterix creator of selling out
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PARIS: The daughter of comic book author Albert Uderzo has accused
her father of selling out his most famous creation, the pint-sized
Gallic warrior Asterix, by ceding control of the series to his
publisher.
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HI!
SOCIETY
by becky garcia
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The successful search
for Mr. and Ms. Teen Makati 2008
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This year’s pageant for Mr. and Ms. Teen Makati 2008 “Model Look
Search,” which was held recently at the Glorietta Activity Center,
Makati to a jampacked crowd has never been as exciting and grueling
yet fun watching up to its...
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Loving is sharing
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Even the kid who is falling in love for the first time knows that he
must share if his love is to grow and mature. All lovers realize
that without a willingness to share, the days of a relationship are
numbered. The very essence of love calls for sharing—all sorts of
it.
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