BKLYN Subway-Ready Reads: Ebooks & Audiobooks for Off the Shelf
There’s no fate worse than being without a book. With BPL’s extensive collection of downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and online resources, you’ll never have to face that dark destiny again. If you've been sticking to print, it's time to explore the other side of what BPL can offer. Where else can you find celebrities reading their own goofy thoughts, or hear classic works in a new way with author excerpts? Now you can take that heavy title you always meant to read on your morning commute. Switching trains doesn't have to mean putting your book down, and (bonus!)with digital books, no nosy types can ever see what you're reading! Lugging cookbooks to the store is no fun, but shopping without inspiration or a list can be expensive. Ebooks give you the best of both worlds--carry popular, common-sense cookbooks on your handheld device and you'll always know what to pick up for dinner! Never find yourself without a book again, no matter how many flights are delayed or how small your suitcase is. Take BPL with you wherever you go.
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Historical elements blended with a sure hand into Alice Hoffman's dependable fiction. One of her recent best.
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Listen to one of the year's most talked-about authors read his letter to his son, and hear what he has to share on the pain and complexity of the American Dream and of having a black body in America.
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More wit and wisdom from Ms. Kaling, as she expounds frankly on everything from her increasing fame (awesome! freaky!) to her hard work to her many misadventures. Kaling's hilarious voice is by far best vehicle for her words.
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Lugging cookbooks to the store is no fun, but shopping without inspiration or a list can be expensive. Ebooks give you the best of both worlds--carry this popular, common-sense title on your handheld device and you'll always know what to pick up for dinner!
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A soulful read and a great source of inspiration when you see that perfect cauliflower or rib roast at the market. The only thing that could improve this digital experience is exchanging a few tweets with Reichl herself.
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Beloved author, neurologist, and professional questioner Oliver Sacks never slowed down his insatiable curiosity, and now you can follow his path without even slowing down your roll. One of the greats left us this year, but thankfully he left us with more to read and ponder.
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Philip Pullman's triumphant fantasy epic has been called 'the first fantasy of the Enlightment.' Intellectually fearless and lyrical, Pullman's protagonists defy death itself in this homage to Milton's Paradise Lost. Plus, talking bears! A great pic for a long family car ride, this audio adaptation is narrated by the author and performed by a full cast.
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A sharp, lonely, and painful New York story. Re-discover Baldwin's classic as you walk the mean streets, so changed and yet so full of the same hurts. As you read, take a break to listen to Baldwin himself tell his story (below).
