If you think audiobooks are boring oral narrations of textbook content, think again. With audiobooks, there are actually a number of things you can kill the time with. Check out the list of other audiobook content, and see what interesting stuff you might be missing out.

• CONVERSATIONS. Do you love scripts and wish that you can whittle out a smart punch line or two without trying too hard? With audiobooks, polish your conversational skills and learn to keep them running by improvising the scripts you're listening to. As you immerse yourself in the listenings, learn the art of communicating well.

• FAIRY TALES. Do you love timeless children's tales but don't have time to go to a children's library? Do you secretly dig made-up stories but don't have the face to be caught reading them? With audiobooks, rest easy and satiate your craving for fairy tales without getting caught. Just be sure to use your headphones.

• LANGUAGE LESSONS. Have you always been fascinated of multilingual people and wish you can learn a foreign language without going to a language school and without actually going to a foreign language? With audiobooks, take a walk outside your shell without physically leaving your comfort zone. Immerse your thoughts in a new language and learn a new tongue. You'll love the new accents you'll get to listen to, and will even get the tendency to mimic the correct pronunciation after a few playbacks.

• NOVELS. Are your eyes too tired to do a page-by-page reading of thick novels? Do you lack the time to simply do so because you're floored with tons of office-related paperwork? With audiobooks, finish a novel without literally reading it from cover to cover. All you need to do is to push play, immerse yourself in the audio recording and listen to your heart's content.

• SELF-HELP TIPS. Do you think your life needs a pep talk? Are you overwhelmed with your schedule and wish that you can squeeze in some minutes to consult a self-help book? With audiobooks, give your life some direction. Listen to the valuable advice and tips of self-help masters without squandering hours of your precious time on conventional reading. If you're the physical cum spiritual type, you'll love trying out some do-it-yourself yoga tips as well.

• THE WORD OF GOD. Does your routine keep you from attending church? Do you wish to nurture your spiritual life amidst the “busy-ness” of today's world? With audiobooks, welcome a respite from worldly concerns and listen to the word of God. Find comfort in the fact that wherever you are and whatever you do, there is always one solemn place where you can hear the voice of God: your heart (via an audiobook).

Conversation scripts, fairy tales, language lessons, novels, self-help tips, The word of God – these are just some of the things that you can listen to in audiobooks. Their ability to kill time without wasting it is truly remarkable. You can even learn a nugget of information along the way.