Leap Motion

As long as this device can pair with Windows, and you have the ability to "teach" it gestures to correspond to programs, this could do the trick!  ::WANT::

Grab a copy from ChristianAudio! What is the Mission of the Church, by Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert.

"During his teen years, Ira Wagler left home for the first time, turning his back on his Amish faith and family. After working on a cattle ranch for several months, he came back home, the first of many returns and exits. Verner’s strong, midwestern tones capture this memoir so authentically that we feel as if the author is reading his meandering reminiscences. Verner brings both wistfulness and humor to his reading, especially when recounting Wagler’s youthful mischievousness, such as when he and his cousins drove a car for the first time and went to live outside the Amish community. Appropriately unnerving sadness enters Verner’s voice when he speaks of more somber incidents in Wagler’s life, including a broken marriage engagement, a casualty of his decision to leave the fold. Slight pauses mark chapter breaks in this “true story of one man’s quest to discover who he is and where he belongs.” For listeners who favor Christian nonfiction and poignant memoirs."

— Marna Rundgren

When an actor employs vocal technique as if it were the key to narrating non-fiction he finds himself speaking for the author rather than serving the narrative as if he were the author. His cure (vocal technique) kills the patient (the author).

Great stuff!

"Music critic and New York native Hermes’ survey of New York City (from South Bronx and East Harlem to Midtown and the Lower East Side) musical doings during the 1970s features a cast of characters as diverse as the city. Bruce Springsteen rubs shoulders with salsa music giant Willie Colón and hip-hop founders Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Verner voices the incredibly varied personalities with feeling and exhibits a credible mastery of accents and vernaculars. The account relates historical and biographical details of musicians Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Philip Glass, among others, paying particular attention to cross-genre interaction and mutual pollination of ideas. The “loft jazz scene” is viewed as a vital component to New York music, and the many unexpected crossovers and influences between widely divergent music categories and styles come across as a natural process in Verner’s precise rendition. A gloriously twisted musical history presented in a highly entertaining manner."

— Mike Tribby (July 2012)

 You Deserve Nothing.
Alexander Maksik (author)
Jan. 2012. 8hr. Tantor, CD, $71.99 (9781452635477).
REVIEW. First published June 15, 2012 (Booklist Online).

Will Silver is a popular teacher at an international school in France, but when he begins an affair with student Marie, it’s only a matter of time before he falls from grace. The story is read by three actors. Campbell portrays insecure Marie in tones that show the teen’s alternating feelings of desperation and happiness. Adam Verner reads the part of shy Gilad, shifting his tones to show the lonely and socially unaware lad gaining confidence and friends and eventually losing respect for his teacher. When Gilad confronts his abusive father, Verner’s intense reading makes us want to stand up and cheer. Dan John Miller reveals Silver as a conflicted, depressed, and directionless man. He captures Silver’s pleasure in his students’ admiration as well as his lack of emotion during his affair with Marie. All three narrators do exceptional jobs with a variety of accents (French, Irish, Middle Eastern, and more) and some French text. A thoughtful debut novel.

— Laurie Hartshorn

CRATER
Homer Hickam
Read by Adam Verner

Adam Verner delivers an adventure story set in the 22nd century, when humankind moves into the final frontier. Fossil fuels are depleted, so corporations are surface mining the moon, specifically for Helium-3. Sixteen-year-old miner and tinkerer Crater Trueblood is an orphan who works in the Moontown mining camp. Verner nimbly uses his voice to make Crater and those involved in his escapades instantly recognizable. In particular, Crater has a complex relationship with his sidekick, a gillie—a synthetic, semi-sentient life-form and smartphone rolled into one. Through his varied tone Verner consistently maintains the aura of uneasiness that is part of living in an environment in which one must constantly think about life-support systems. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2012]

Young Adult Young Adult • 8 hrs. • Unabridged • ©2012

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