8 Hours And 3 Minutes
Audio books are a public good.
They get material to those who struggle with learning disabilities, and they are helpful to so many who simply can’t find the time to read. Others are disadvantaged in other ways. I know someone who gets travel sick when reading from a book on a plane. Another, a close family friend, is struggling through advanced stages of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and can no longer hold a book, or turn a page.
Several months ago, when Audible.com got in touch and asked whether I wouldn’t mind narrating Poorly Made in China, I agreed to get involved.
At one point or another, I have purchased and listened to books that are professionally narrated, and I have found many such productions to be lacking. The few author-narrated books I’ve managed to catch, including Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw convinced that there is at least some value in having an author read his or her own material.
The audio version of Poorly Made in China runs 8 hours and 3 minutes. For those interested, a sample is available on Audible.com.
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