[COMPLETE] A Book About Myself by Theodore Dreiser-mtf

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wib66
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A Book About Myself, by Theodore Dreiser (1871 - 1945)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-book-about-myself-by-theodore-dreiser/
A book written by Theodore Dreiser detailing a history of his life and how he became a writer. (Summary by Michele Eaton )
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62995

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Family & Relationships; *Non-fiction/Writing & Linguistics

Keywords that describe the book: biography, non fiction, personal life

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

Say:
"Chapter # of A Book About Myself. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "A Book About Myself, by Theodore Dreiser. Chapter # ."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of A Book About Myself, by Theodore Dreiser."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: bookaboutmyself_##_dreiser_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. bookaboutmyself_01_dreiser_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
wib66
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Post by wib66 »

I will also be DPL on this book thanks
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
mightyfelix
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I will set this up for you, Michele.
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You are all set. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you get started.
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Post by wib66 »

mightyfelix wrote: April 7th, 2021, 7:37 pm You are all set. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you get started.
Thank you much appreciated
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
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Post by pmessina »

Hello,

I'd like to read Chapter 2.

Paula Messina
wib66
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pmessina wrote: April 11th, 2021, 12:45 pm Hello,

I'd like to read Chapter 2.

Paula Messina
Thank you I will sign you up.
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
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Post by mightyfelix »

Looks like we are ready for Readers Wanted. I'll take us there. :)
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Post by wib66 »

Thank you
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
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Post by victorseremet »

Hello!

I would like to read Section 4 Chapter 04.

Thank you,
Victor
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Post by wib66 »

HannaPonomarenko wrote: April 16th, 2021, 7:17 am Hi!
May I read Sec 6 please?

Thank you
victorseremet wrote: April 16th, 2021, 5:36 am Hello!

I would like to read Section 4 Chapter 04.

Thank you,
Victor
Thank you I have signed you both up
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
pmessina
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Post by pmessina »

Hello, Mighty Felix,

File name: bookaboutmyself_02_dreiser_128kb.mp3
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62995
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/bookaboutmyself_02_dreiser_128kb.mp3
Duration: (13:05)

Paula
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pmessina wrote: April 16th, 2021, 5:39 pm Hello, Mighty Felix,

File name: bookaboutmyself_02_dreiser_128kb.mp3
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62995
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/bookaboutmyself_02_dreiser_128kb.mp3
Duration: (13:05)

Paula
Hi Paula thank you for your section. Just for future reference you only need to post the Link to your file and the duration many thanks
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
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Post by MauriceWilliams »

Hello! I would like to do #26 #41 and #43 please
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