Listening to Audiobooks

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the local library gives you subscription access to Hoopla, which streams audiobooks (as well as music, movies, etc) if you have a library card. You can order up to 10 titles per month. I find it to be a nice service and I like listening to books being read although I find that my ability to concentrate varies from one situation to another. Sometimes I can work on one thing with a book going on in the background just fine. Other times I find that I tend to zone out and realize that I haven't been paying attention for a minute or two, and have to rewind. The best time to listen I've found is when I'm taking a walk, because then there's minimal distraction. Recently I've been trying to tackle Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, which I'm curious about since it keeps coming up in contemporary political debates. The darn thing is 62 hours long! And I've found that it's very demanding of my attention to keep up with. Compare to my other current book on order: The Prince by Machiavelli. It's a little over 3 hours which means I'll have time to listen to it more than once before the subscription runs out, so if I miss anything on the first pass, it will be reinforced on the second or 3rd. Do you like audiobooks? Have any favorite performances that you've listened to? (hearing books by Christopher Hitchens read by the author was a real treat for me with that deep British accent of his)