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The Untold Story Of The Talking Book
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Author : Matthew Rubery
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-14
The Untold Story Of The Talking Book written by Matthew Rubery and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Social Science categories.
A history of audiobooks, from entertainment & rehabilitation for blinded World War I soldiers to a twenty-first-century competitive industry. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out of that familiar account are nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Recounting the fascinating history of audio-recorded literature, Matthew Rubery traces the path of innovation from Edison’s recitation of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” for his tinfoil phonograph in 1877, to the first novel-length talking books made for blinded World War I veterans, to today’s billion-dollar audiobook industry. The Untold Story of the Talking Book focuses on the social impact of audiobooks, not just the technological history, in telling a story of surprising and impassioned conflicts: from controversies over which books the Library of Congress selected to become talking books—yes to Kipling, no to Flaubert—to debates about what defines a reader. Delving into the vexed relationship between spoken and printed texts, Rubery argues that storytelling can be just as engaging with the ears as with the eyes, and that audiobooks deserve to be taken seriously. They are not mere derivatives of printed books but their own form of entertainment. We have come a long way from the era of sound recorded on wax cylinders, when people imagined one day hearing entire novels on mini-phonographs tucked inside their hats. Rubery tells the untold story of this incredible evolution and, in doing so, breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctively modern art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Praise for The Untold Story of the Talking Book “If audiobooks are relatively new to your world, you might wonder where they came from and where they’re going. And for general fans of the intersection of culture and technology, The Untold Story of the Talking Book is a fascinating read.” —Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times “[Rubery] explores 150 years of the audio format with an imminently accessible style, touching upon a wide range of interconnected topics . . . Through careful investigation of the co-development of formats within the publishing industry, Rubery shines a light on overlooked pioneers of audio . . . Rubery’s work succeeds in providing evidence to ‘move beyond the reductive debate’ on whether audiobooks really count as reading, and establishes the format’s rightful place in the literary family.” —Mary Burkey, Booklist (starred review)
The Talking Book
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Author : Allen Dwight Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
The Talking Book written by Allen Dwight Callahan and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with History categories.
The Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery’s secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today’s hip-hop artists. The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible’s role in the triumph of the black experience. Using the Bible as a foundation, African Americans shared religious beliefs, created their own music, and shaped the ultimate key to their freedom—literacy. Allen Callahan highlights the intersection of biblical images with African-American music, politics, religion, art, and literature. The author tells a moving story of a biblically informed African-American culture, identifying four major biblical images—Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel. He brings these themes to life in a unique African-American history that grows from the harsh experience of slavery into a rich culture that endures as one of the most important forces of twenty-first-century America.
The Untold Story Of The Talking Book
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Author : Matthew Rubery
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-14
The Untold Story Of The Talking Book written by Matthew Rubery and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today’s billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read.
Talking Books
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Author : G. O. Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-08-14
Talking Books written by G. O. Hutchinson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-14 with Literary Collections categories.
Increasing importance is being attached to how Greek and Latin books of poems were arranged, but such research has often been carried out with little attention to the physical fragments of actual ancient poetry-books. In this extensive study Gregory Hutchinson investigates the design of Greek and Latin books of poems in the light of papyri, including recent discoveries. A series of discussions of major poems and collections from two central periods of Greek and Latin literature is framed by a substantial and illustrated survey of poetry-books and reading, and by a more theoretical discussion of structures involving books. The main poets discussed are Callimachus, Apollonius, Posidippus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; a chapter on Latin didactic includes Lucretius, Virgil, Ovid, and Manilius.
The Talking Book
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Author : C. H. Spurgeon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-14
The Talking Book written by C. H. Spurgeon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with categories.
PREFACEIn preparing a book for publication entitled "Gems from Proverbs," I came across this sermon by Brother Spurgeon. While reading it, I felt transported to a heavenly place. Every word seemed to be like poetry to me. Certainly this is one of Spurgeon's best.Being still inspired and lifted up by this sermon, the thought came to publish just this one sermon so that others who know nothing about him may be as enthralled by his preaching as well. To those who love him and read him regularly, this book shall be a lovely golden nugget that you can read again and again.God blessed Spurgeon and his preaching, and my prayer is that He will bless all who read this book as well.You will find it is a little piece of heaven come down to touch your soul.
The Unseen Minority
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Author : Frances A. Koestler
language : en
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Release Date : 2004
The Unseen Minority written by Frances A. Koestler and has been published by American Foundation for the Blind this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Health & Fitness categories.
The definitive history of the societal forces affecting blind people in the United States and the professions that evolved to provide services to people who are visually impaired, The Unseen Minority was originally commissioned to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the American Foundation for the Blind in 1971. Updated with a new foreword outlining the critical issues that have arisen since the original publication and with time lines presenting the landmark events in the legislative arena, low vision, education, and orientation and mobility, this classic work has never been more relevant.
No Talking
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Author : Andrew Clements
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-03-13
No Talking written by Andrew Clements and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In No Talking, Andrew Clements portrays a battle of wills between some spunky kids and a creative teacher with the perfect pitch for elementary school life that made Frindle an instant classic. It’s boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids’ experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
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Author : Leah Price
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-08-20
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books written by Leah Price and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Reports of the death of reading are greatly exaggerated Do you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, you're not alone. Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the curiosity to look beyond the day's news, the willingness to be alone. The shelves of the world's great libraries, though, tell a more complicated story. Examining the wear and tear on the books that they contain, English professor Leah Price finds scant evidence that a golden age of reading ever existed. From the dawn of mass literacy to the invention of the paperback, most readers already skimmed and multitasked. Print-era doctors even forbade the very same silent absorption now recommended as a cure for electronic addictions. The evidence that books are dying proves even scarcer. In encounters with librarians, booksellers and activists who are reinventing old ways of reading, Price offers fresh hope to bibliophiles and literature lovers alike. Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award, 2020
Talking On The Go
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Author : Dorothy P. Dougherty
language : en
Publisher: ASHA
Release Date : 2007
Talking On The Go written by Dorothy P. Dougherty and has been published by ASHA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Child development categories.
All parents and caregivers, no matter how busy, want to provide their children with the most stimulating environment for learning and using language. A trip to the supermarket, taking a ride, playing outside, or doing everyday activities at home provide great opportunities for developing speech and language skills. Talking On the Go is loaded with everyday activities to enhance speech and language development in four major areas: * building vocabulary * listening and speech production * reading and writing readiness * participation in conversations Durable and easy to use, Talking On the Go offers simple and fun suggestions for parents and caregivers to use in a variety of settings. Activities are geared for children from birth through age five.
Women Talking
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Author : Miriam Toews
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2019-04-02
Women Talking written by Miriam Toews and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Fiction categories.
The basis of the Oscar-winning film from writer/director Sarah Polley, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “This amazing, sad, shocking, but touching novel, based on a real-life event, could be right out of The Handmaid's Tale.” -Margaret Atwood, on Twitter "Scorching . . . a wry, freewheeling novel of ideas that touches on the nature of evil, questions of free will, collective responsibility, cultural determinism, and, above all, forgiveness." -New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming to punish them for their sins. Now that the women have learned they were in fact drugged and attacked by a group of men from their own community, they are determined to protect themselves and their daughters from future harm. While the men of the colony are off in the city, attempting to raise enough money to bail out the rapists and bring them home, these women-all illiterate, without any knowledge of the world outside their community and unable even to speak the language of the country they live in-have very little time to make a choice: Should they stay in the only world they've ever known or should they dare to escape? Based on real events and told through the “minutes” of the women's all-female symposium, Toews's masterful novel uses wry, politically engaged humor to relate this tale of women claiming their own power to decide.