Because books are my passion (along with running and writing), I thought I'd begin my first blog on this site describing a newly discovered treat: the audiobook! I've been running for a couple of decades now, mostly for fitness - but more importantly for a clear mind. Before the iPod, I favored the SONY Walkman as company along my solo runs. It should have been called the RunWoman. No matter, it played whatever lovely music I chose throughout whatever distance I conjured. And just when I thought running couldn't get any better, I discovered the audiobook. My first selection, albeit influenced by the current cinema, was EAT PRAY LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert. Running in suburbia through Rome, India and Bali was remarkably satisfying. I explored foreign lands and experiences in "my own backyard." It has been amazing. So great in fact - that my run would be over and when the chapter wasn't, I would take a detour down another road, so that I...