I spend nearly an hour everyday walking or running. I would like to have a few good audiobooks that are more enjoyable to listen to while moving. Since I am outside, I can get distracted sometimes. I still would like to be able to follow the audiobook inspite of the distraction, if possible.<p>For reference, I found these two talks most enjoyable to listen to inspite of moving at a fast pace. The speakers are so engaging, I was riveted and totally focused. I want to discover audiobooks which are similarly engrossing in different fields.<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY
I can make one negative suggestion: while I did enjoy listening to Rob Ingles' narration of <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>, the parts about Frodo and Sam trudging through Mordor didn't exactly lift my spirits during August marathon training runs.<p>Basically I just listened to whatever my library had. I did enjoy several classes from The Great Courses, which are now available as downloadable content. The one on the Philosophy of Science was unexpectedly eye-opening for me. You should be able to track down a code for a free month with little effort.<p>Since then I've switched to podcasts, which are free and plentiful, and available on any topic you could possibly imagine. Between running and commuting I download about 20 hours per week, and each of those comes with back episodes amounting to many hundreds of hours. And it's zero effort: once I've found a podcast I like, new content just materializes. And if an episode isn't engaging, just skip it.