Books on Tape

I've never done books on tape before, but, this semester, I'm driving a lot and I'm wondering if I might not give it a try. I'm just not sure what books I'd take with me. I'm also afraid that if I got the wrong reader, I might fall asleep on the commute. Or, I might do like a friend of mine and get so caught up in the book that he forgot where he was going and ended up at the Canadian border, and hour north of town.

When I'm driving, I listen to music or NPR. In Minnesota, there are relatively few areas of the state that is not blanketed by NPR, so, if you know your route well, you can surf from one server to the next as you go down the highway. One of the weak areas is around the area my sisters all live. Just a shade out of range for Minneapolis and St. Cloud, out of the Brainard and Duluth skips, it becomes a very fuzzy signal. I'm hoping that they'll boost the transmitter power on one of the stations, or perhaps set up a new relay in the area.

Anyway, I might try a taped book soon. I just don't know which ones I'd try. I'm not sure the types of books I gravitate towards are offered on tape except by special order. That, and I love the act of reading too much.

If you have a recommendation of a good book on tape, let me know.