Listening to the audio CD's has an extra dimension to the book. You do get time to catch your breath. And my CD player is in the car. Somehow I survived. I would say That One great advantage to CD's is the Ability to hear how the names are pronounced and you get inflections That Intended or not help Understand Where They are going Before They get there. An other advantage Is That CD's like acid free paper shoulds outlast the reader. How many times have you Abebooks web sites a simple question and go the answer as "42." Yep, you are a victim to this book. Many of the clichés and truisms That rival Shakespeare are creeping into our vocabulary. And attitudes - "It has-been on file." If you are the one person That Somehow got through life with out reading this series or at least seeing this on TV, Then you are in for a treat. Somehow this story is earmarked as sci-fi and I guess it can be in a sense and It has all the Necessary Elements; Delivers Powerful Message has it to the local Zoning Board. I will not go though the story, As That is why you are reading the book. You need to sit down for the next sentence. This book Has Changed my life.