Talking Book Topics, Vol. 64, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1998

Talking Book Topics
January-February 1998
Volume 64, Number 1

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped

_Talking Book Topics_ is published bimonthly in large-print,
cassette, and disc formats and distributed free to blind and
physically handicapped individuals who participate in the
Library of Congress free reading program.  It lists recorded
books and magazines available through a network of
cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and
activities in library services.
     The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles
recently added to the national collection, which contains
thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including
classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and
self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of
books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs
and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries.
Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer
requests for special materials.
      To order books, contact your local cooperating
library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should
be sent to: Publications and Media Section, National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of
Congress, Washington, DC  20542 

Library of Congress, Washington 1998

Library of Congress
Catalog Card Number 60-46157
ISSN 0039-9183

Contents:

In Brief

Books for Adults

     Cassettes--Nonfiction
     Cassettes--Fiction

Books for Children

     Cassettes--Nonfiction
     Cassettes--Fiction

Foreign Language Books

     Spanish

Talking Book Magazines

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_In Brief_

_New Catalogs of Recorded Books Published_
Two new large-print catalogs listing books recorded by the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS) will soon be available to readers. 
_Cassette Books 1997_ describes cassette books for adults
produced by NLS during the past year.  _For Younger Readers
1996-1997_ lists recorded and braille children's books added
to the NLS collection during the past two years.  Both
catalogs list books by subject categories and include forms
for ordering selections from cooperating libraries.  Later
this year, _Cassette Books_ will also be produced on
flexible disc, and _For Younger Readers_ will be produced on
cassette.
     The catalogs are being sent directly to patrons who
ordered them on their annual publication order forms.  They
can also be ordered from your cooperating library.  Cassette
versions of these catalogs will be available on loan at a
later date.

_Magazine Changes Begin_
NLS reminds patrons that many new magazine titles have been
recently added to the program.  The complete list appears in
the Magazines section of this issue and includes information
about the number of issues per year and format of each
title.  

_Magazine of the Month for Young Adults Announced_
A new program offers young adult readers a sampling of
magazines not otherwise available through the NLS program. 
Subscribers to Magazine of the Month for Young Adults
receive a different flexible-disc magazine each month.  This
program is a result of recommendations from a committee that
studied ways to improve the NLS magazine program.  For a
free subscription to Magazine of the Month for Young Adults,
contact your local cooperating library.
       Although the selections are subject to change, readers
may receive some of the following magazines this year. 

Amazing Stories  (science fiction, fantasy, and horror
       stories)
Backpacker: The Magazine of Wilderness Travel  (outdoor
       sports and activities)
Careers and Colleges  (careers, employment, and education
       information)
CD Review  (features on performers, record labels, trends in
       audio equipment, and music reviews)
Funny Times  (humorous tales, satire, and jokes)
Listen  (promotes health and self-esteem)
Louis L'Amour Western Magazine  (stories about the old West
       and Native Americans)
Quill and Scroll  (articles on high school journalism and
       advertising)
The Source:  The Magazine of Hip-Hop Music, Culture, and
       Politics  (news, reviews, and opinions on rap and hip-
       hop music and culture)
'Teen  (fashion, dating, and timely issues for teenage
       girls)
360 Degrees  (topics such as racism, drugs and alcohol, and
       rap music)
YM:  Young and Modern  (beauty and fashion, personalities,
       and advice)

_Magazine of the Month for Adults Continues_
Adult readers may sample magazines through the Magazine of
the Month program.  NLS offers readers a different
flexible-disc magazine each month.   For a free subscription
to Magazine of the Month, contact your local cooperating
library.  Although the selections are subject to change,
readers may receive some of the following magazines this
year.

Emerge: Our Voice in Today's World  (news and issues from an
       African American perspective)
Family Circle  (decorating, food preparation, health and
       fitness, and time-saving tips)
Food and Wine  (recipes and articles on culinary trends and
       topics)
Foreign Affairs  (foreign policy and world affairs journal)
GQ:  Gentlemen's Quarterly  (fashion, travel, and dining for
       young men)
Health  (articles on staying healthy and fit)
Inc. Technology  (information on small-business management) 
Natural History  (reports on biological, natural, and earth
       sciences)
Organic Gardening  (flower and vegetable gardening and
       environmental issues)
PC Magazine  (trends in hardware and software for computer
       users)
Redbook  (romance, family life, and beauty and fashion)
Today's Homeowner  (home improvements, working with
       contractors, and yard care)

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_Books for Adults_
Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book Topics_ were
recently sent to cooperating libraries.  The complete
collection contains books by many authors on fiction and
nonfiction subjects, including biographies, classics,
gothics, mysteries, romances, and others.  Contact your
cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of
books available in the collection.Cassette books are labeled
with the code RC and play at 15/16 ips.  To order books,
contact your cooperating library.
     _Note:_  For the information of the reader, a notice
may appear immediately following the book description to
indicate occurrences of strong language, explicit
descriptions of sex, or violence.  The word "some" before
any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent
occurrence, as in "some strong language."

_Cassettes Nonfiction_

All I Know about Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's
Dressing Room.
RC 41732.
by Erma Bombeck.
read by Susan McInerney.
1 cassette.
Essays in which Bombeck contrasts humans, her favorite
species, with other creatures in the animal kingdom.
Animals, she says, may have "more fur, fewer teeth...and
more interesting sex lives," but "we breathe the same
air...and have the same goal--survival." A cheetah may be
the fastest runner on earth, but compared to the IRS when
they cash your check, the big cat is standing still.
Bestseller 1995.
RC 41732.
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The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Volume 3, 1919-1924.
RC 41807.
edited by Andrew McNeillie.
read by Suzanne Toren.
5 cassettes.
The third of six volumes of Woolf's essays, which reflect
her professional growth and that of the era's literature.
This volume offers 136 pieces, including an essay on the
intellectual status of women; literary reviews of Fyodor
Dostoevsky, Henry James, George Eliot, and Jane Austen; and
a critique of a staging of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry
Orchard." Sequel to _The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Volume 2
(RC 41806)_. 1988.
RC 41807.
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Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andr Breton.
RC 42107.
by Mark Polizzotti.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
7 cassettes.
In-depth biography of the controversial and iconoclastic
French writer who is the acclaimed founder of surrealism.
Covering the life and times of Andr Breton from his birth
in 1896 to his death in 1966, Polizzotti delves into the
complex personality, career, and private life of the man who
was at the center of literary, artistic, and intellectual
life during the 1920s and 1930s. 1995.
RC 42107.
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Katherine Anne Porter: A Sense of the Times.
RC 42202.
by Janis P. Stout.
read by Anne Hancock.
3 cassettes.
An English professor presents an interpretive biography of
mid-twentieth-century short fiction writer Porter. Stout
draws a comparison between the events in Porter's life,
including the past she often invented for herself, and
political and social issues of her time, which she addressed
in her fiction. Stout portrays Porter as a significant
modernist thinker and literary artist despite social and
economic limitations. 1995.
RC 42202.
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Guarding the Secrets: Palestinian Terrorism and a Father's
Murder of His Too-American Daughter.
RC 42402.
by Ellen Harris.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
3 cassettes.
True story of Palestinian Zein Isa, who moves his family to
St. Louis but forbids his daughters to act American. When
daughter Tina defies him by dating a young black man and
working part-time, Isa and his wife stab her to death. The
FBI, investigating Isa's terrorist activities, gets the
murder on tape. Strong language and violence. 1995.
RC 42402.
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Fritz Reiner: A Biography.
RC 42504.
by Philip Hart.
read by Christopher Walker.
3 cassettes.
A portrait of Fritz Reiner, a major-orchestra conductor who
died in 1963. Traces the irascible artist's achievements
with the baton, in teaching, and as an orchestra builder.
Recognizes Reiner's most enduring legacy, his numerous
recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 1994.
RC 42504.
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Falls Memories: A Belfast Life.
RC 42517.
by Gerry Adams.
read by Michael Consoli.
1 cassette.
Personal reminiscences, Irish history, and local color are
interwoven in this book of Belfast memories by the president
of Sinn Fin. The author recounts events of his youth and
tells tales of faeries and in-house wakes. He also makes
observations on politics and the Irish labor movement. 1994.
RC 42517.
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Thomas Mann: A Biography.
RC 42565.
by Ronald Hayman.
read by Randy Wieck.
6 cassettes.
Details the life of the Nobel Prize-winning author of _The
Magic Mountain (RC 22210_), whom Hayman names as "the last
great European man of letters." Includes revelations from
Mann's once-sealed diaries concerning his bisexuality and
its influence on his writing. Describes Mann's works as
self-portraiture in which he used "novelistic forms and
masks" to express his inner feelings. 1995.
RC 42565.
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God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong
Xiuquan.
RC 42604.
by Jonathan D. Spence.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
The Yale history professor tells how, in 1837, sickbed
visions and a missionary's Bible convince a schoolteacher
that he is the younger brother of Jesus Christ. Hong gathers
followers, establishes an increasingly bloody "Heavenly
Kingdom," and leads an uprising that costs twenty million
lives. Violence. 1996.
RC 42604.
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No Downlink: A Dramatic Narrative about the _Challenger_
Accident and Our Time.
RC 42623.
by Claus Jensen.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
An overview of the American space program leading up to the
fatal launch of space shuttle _Challenger_ in 1986. Jensen
sees the accident as a symbol of how adverse forces in
bureaucracies and corporations can undermine personal
judgment and integrity. 1996.
RC 42623.
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Internet Firewalls and Network Security.
RC 42630.
by Karanjit Siyan and Chris Hare.
read by Butch Hoover.
4 cassettes.
Explains how firewalls (data traffic routers) can protect
computers from unauthorized access by intruders. Provides
background on TCP/IP, security, and network policy design.
Tells how to implement a firewall. Written for advanced
computer users and system administrators. 1995.
RC 42630.
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Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and
the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems.
RC 42631.
by Thomas Ferguson.
read by Butch Hoover.
4 cassettes.
Essays supporting the "Golden Rule" of political analysis:
"To discover who rules, follow the gold." In other words, it
is not the voters who control the political parties and
process, but wealthy business elites. Ferguson cites
extensive evidence drawn from the past two centuries to make
his case. 1995.
RC 42631.
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Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick,
America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw--by the Man Who Did
It.
RC 42637.
by Tsutomu Shimomura.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
An account of the electronic manhunt of computer outlaw
Kevin Mitnick by the author and law authorities. Mitnick's
invasion of the author's computer in 1994 triggers a
relentless investigation involving the ingenious use of
software and other technologies. 1996.
RC 42637.
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Edgar Cayce: Modern Prophet.
RC 42701.
by Mary Ellen Carter and others.
read by Erik Sandvold.
6 cassettes.
Compilation of four books about Cayce's psychic readings,
published between 1967 and 1989. Titles are _On Prophecy_,
_On Religion and Psychic Experience_, _On Mysteries of the
Mind_, and _On Reincarnation_. Cayce's readings diagnosed
medical problems and offered advice based on Christian faith
and positive thinking. He died in 1945, promising to return
in 2100. 1989.
RC 42701.
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The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem.
RC 42747.
by Carolyn G. Heilbrun.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
A portrait of one of the most visible and controversial
feminists of the late twentieth century. Recounts her
childhood in a dysfunctional family, her early career in
publishing, and her later years as a public figure and
symbol of women's liberation. Relates colorful incidents
involving celebrities. Strong language. 1995.
RC 42747.
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The Scott, Foresman _Robert's Rules_ _of Order_ Newly
Revised.
RC 42755.
by Henry M. Robert.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
5 cassettes.
First published in 1876, this manual of parliamentary
procedure serves as the country's recognized guide to
running and taking effective part in meetings. Revised and
modernized. 1990.
RC 42755.
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The Woman Who Ran for President: The Many Lives of Victoria
Woodhull.
RC 42766.
by Lois Beachy Underhill.
read by Janis Gray.
3 cassettes.
From an early age, Victoria Claflin Woodhull defied
tradition. She and her sister, Tennessee, were 1850s
spiritualists. They went to New York City, established
themselves as fortune-tellers, received the backing of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, and founded the first brokerage firm
run by women. They also established a newspaper, where in
the 1870s, Victoria began a fight for women's rights that
led her to bid for the presidency. 1995.
RC 42766.
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Why Freud Was Wrong: Sin, Science, and Psychoanalysis.
RC 42775.
by Richard Webster.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
A critical portrait of Freud as a pseudoscientist who was
driven by his own messianic dreams. Likens the
psychoanalytic movement to a religious cult in its adoption
of such concepts as original sin and confession and argues
that Freudian analysis was based on flawed theories and
beliefs. 1995.
RC 42775.
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We, the Jury: The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy.
RC 42781.
by Jeffrey Abramson.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Examines the pros and cons of the jury system as a
democratic institution. Traces a sea change from the jury as
an intimate, small-town institution to one that is distant
and impartial. After citing several flaws in jury selection
and trial procedures, Abramson defends the system as our
best tool for ensuring deliberation among diverse
viewpoints. 1994.
RC 42781.
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The Story of the Second World War.
RC 42784.
by Henry Steele Commager.
read by Lou Harpenau.
4 cassettes.
A collection of firsthand reports and analyses from
combatants and observers, tracing the history of World War
II. Includes accounts from mostly American writers, such as
Ernie Pyle and Eric Severeid, as well as from war
correspondents and military officers. 1945.
RC 42784.
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The Norton Book of Nature Writing.
RC 42789.
edited by Robert Finch and John Elder.
read by Ted Stoddard.
9 cassettes.
A comprehensive anthology of prose, essays, humor,
reflections, and other writings on encounters with nature.
Selections depict nature in all its forms--chaotic,
inspiring, cruel, tragic, and mysterious. Covers two hundred
years of British and American writers, including Charles
Darwin, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Gilbert White, and
Sue Hubbell. 1990.
RC 42789.
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The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show
Business.
RC 42790.
by Frank Rose.
read by Rick Rohan.
4 cassettes.
A chatty account of the powerful talent agency. Rose tells
how the young immigrant started his vaudeville-booking
office in 1898 and how the company grew as it handled stars
of stage, screen, and television. He also offers an inside
view of wheeling and dealing in show business. Strong
language. 1995.
RC 42790.
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Landscape and Memory.
RC 42801.
by Simon Schama.
read by Ted Stoddard.
5 cassettes.
The author contends that nature becomes landscape only
through human intervention and explores how cultures
mythologize natural elements. Wood is seen as the forest
home of innocence and the redeeming cross; water becomes the
river of life; and rocks are monuments and peaks to be
scaled. An academic presentation. 1995.
RC 42801.
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The Norton Book of Interviews: An Anthology from 1859 to the
Present Day.
RC 42802.
edited by Christopher Silvester.
read by Mary Kane.
6 cassettes.
Eighty-five interviews, chronologically arranged, conducted
with noteworthy individuals by prominent journalists and
writers. Pieces include biographical information about
interviewer and interviewee. Features such figures as Karl
Marx, Mark Twain, Leo Tolstoy, Sigmund Freud, Mahatma
Gandhi, Mao Tse-tung, and Mae West. Some strong language.
1996.
RC 42802.
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Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans
at the End of the Twentieth Century.
RC 42864.
by Fergus M. Bordewich.
read by Bill Wallace.
3 cassettes.
Challenges stereotypes of Native Americans as noble savages
and eternal victims. The author believes that across the
country, Native Americans are asserting tribal sovereignty
and property rights, redefining Indian justice and
education, and shaping their own destinies in ways that
sometimes conflict with the expectations of others. 1996.
RC 42864.
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The Sand Dollar and the Slide Rule: Drawing Blueprints from
Nature.
RC 42937.
by Delta Willis.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
Explores the dynamics of organic forms and shows how
blueprints found in nature could improve the human
condition. Explains how human designs that mirror organic
forms can often achieve the best performance, citing the
sand dollar as an example of efficient fluid dynamics. 1995.
RC 42937.
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The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley.
RC 42941.
by Glenda Riley.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
A portrait of the legendary sharpshooter and archetypal
western woman. Explores the life of this complex personality
who overcame shyness and poverty to become an international
star in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Evaluates her
influence on the development of feminism. 1994.
RC 42941.
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The Reader's Companion to Mexico.
RC 42953.
edited by Alan Ryan.
read by Peter Gil.
3 cassettes.
An anthology of eyewitness stories by travelers to various
areas of Mexico. This literary tour is guided by such
observers as Katherine Anne Porter, Langston Hughes, and
John Steinbeck. 1995.
RC 42953.
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Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures.
RC 42966.
by Noah Adams.
read by Gregory Gorton.
2 cassettes.
Public radio personality Noah Adams recounts the year in
which he pursued his lifelong dream to play the piano. Each
of twelve chapters covers one month of that year, ending in
December, when he gave his wife a surprise Christmas Eve
recital. Adams includes some historical glimpses and on-air
interviews. 1996.
RC 42966.
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Racial Healing: Confronting the Fear between Blacks and
Whites.
RC 42969.
by Harlon L. Dalton.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
Asserts that race and social power are linked in an American
social structure that needs to be transformed. To achieve
racial healing, the author advises confrontation and
straight talk between blacks and whites. Recommends steps
both races should take to get their respective houses in
order. 1995.
RC 42969.
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Where Does a Mother Go to Resign?.
RC 42972.
by Barbara Johnson.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
1 cassette.
Johnson, a woman well acquainted with agony and grief, saw
her husband recover from an accident that should have left
him completely disabled, and survived the death of two sons.
In this biographical sketch, she discusses her devastation
at learning her third son is homosexual. She describes their
eleven-year separation and how prayer and faith in God
helped reunite the family. Johnson is founder of Spatula
Ministries. 1979.
RC 42972.
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The Richer, the Poorer: Stories, Sketches, and
Reminiscences.
RC 42997.
by Dorothy West.
read by Gail Nelson.
2 cassettes.
A collection of works by the last surviving member of the
Harlem Renaissance. West includes her first short story,
"The Typewriter," written when she was seventeen, along with
later stories and essays recounting everyday experiences:
needing money, relating to family members, and coping with
death. 1995.
RC 42997.
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The Brothers: The Hidden World of Japan's Richest Family.
RC 43035.
by Lesley Downer.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
4 cassettes.
A biography of Japan's greatest business dynasty, the
Tsutsumi family. Between the world wars, the family
patriarch grew a business empire of real estate and
railroads, which has burgeoned since 1947. He then left the
legacy to his two sons. 1994.
RC 43035.
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Worldling.
RC 43045.
by Elizabeth Spires.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
1 cassette.
Poems on profound themes such as motherhood, life,
mortality, and the passage of time. Some poems explore the
tension between a child's identity and the claims of
relatedness. Others look out into the world and face the
inevitability of change. 1995.
RC 43045.
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The 1997 National Job Hotline Directory.
RC 43048.
by Marcia P. Williams and Sue A. Cubbage.
read by Gary Tipton.
3 cassettes.
Thousands of telephone numbers for recorded employment
hotlines accessible any time of day using a touch-tone
phone. Organized alphabetically by state and Canadian
province. Includes lists for cities, counties, state and
federal offices, banks, medical facilities, hotels, and
education jobs. There are also sections for national,
international, online, and mail joblines. 1997.
RC 43048.
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper.
RC 43050.
by John Allen Paulos.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
Paulos tests the truth of news stories on such subjects as
politics, science, and sports using mathematical techniques.
Ordinary news reports on the economy, for instance, are
critiqued in light of statistics, game theory, and
regression analysis. Presents a mathematical worldview for
understanding numbers in the news. 1995.
RC 43050.
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Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford.
RC 43056.
by Douglas Frantz and David McKean.
read by Art Metzler.
3 cassettes.
Recounts the life, career, and fall of a consummate
Washington power broker. Chronicles Clifford's brilliant
rise as presidential confidant and cabinet secretary and his
ruinous arrest in 1992 on charges relating to his law firm's
involvement with an outlaw international bank. Some strong
language. 1995.
RC 43056.
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Grandparent Power! How to Strengthen the Vital Connection
among Grandparents, Parents, and Children.
RC 43063.
by Arthur Kornhaber.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Handbook on grandparenting. Kornhaber stresses the "vital
connection" between grandparent and grandchild and defines
the grandparent's unique role as family historian, teacher,
mentor, nurturer, crony, and "wizard." He also gives advice
on handling the challenges of nontraditional family
structures. 1994.
RC 43063.
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Reclaiming the Last Wild Places: A New Agenda for
Biodiversity.
RC 43075.
by Roger L. DiSilvestro.
read by Randy Atcher.
2 cassettes.
An environmentalist traces the history of conservation and
federal land management since the nineteenth century.
Criticizes the historic practice of drawing boundaries
around pockets of wilderness. Proposes a practical approach
to protecting wild places and species for the sake of future
human civilization. 1993.
RC 43075.
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The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS.
RC 43077.
by Elinor Burkett.
read by Carol Dines.
4 cassettes.
A journalist's investigative analysis of AIDS in America up
to the mid 1990s. Examines the political, scientific, and
social aspects of the epidemic. Critiques the roles of
certain scientists, physicians, politicians, gay activists,
and pharmaceutical companies. Covers the complex issues of
AIDS among minorities and heterosexuals. 1995.
RC 43077.
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At War Within: The Double-Edged Sword of Immunity.
RC 43083.
by William R. Clark.
read by John Richardson.
2 cassettes.
Clark explains how millions of years of evolution have honed
a powerful, highly integrated immune system in animals and
humans as a defense against foreign invaders. But the immune
system can also unravel and turn against its own body,
causing great harm. Clark devotes each chapter to a specific
disease or condition. 1995.
RC 43083.
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Marching through Georgia: My Walk with Sherman.
RC 43085.
by Jerry Ellis.
read by Brian Conn.
2 cassettes.
The author narrates his 1989 walk through Georgia, retracing
General William Sherman's march to the sea in 1864. Ellis
set out to reconnect with his own southern roots, and he
portrays the sights and sounds of the region and a people
who hold fast to their rich heritage even in the face of a
changing world. Some descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43085.
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Kid-Friendly Parenting with Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Children.
RC 43088.
by Daria J. Medwid and Denise Chapman Weston.
read by Patricia McDermott.
3 cassettes.
A step-by-step guide to raising deaf or hard-of-hearing
children ages three to twelve. Offers ideas and methods to
help parents set limits and foster positive behavior
changes. Suggests play activities to enhance communication,
solve problems, and strengthen relationships. 1995.
RC 43088.
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Secret Paths: Women in the New Midlife.
RC 43095.
by Terri Apter.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
Based on interviews with eighty British and American
middle-class women between the ages of forty and fifty.
Apter places them in four categories: traditional, wives and
mothers; innovative, career women; expansive, women who seek
radical changes; and protestors, women not ready to leave
their youth. 1995.
RC 43095.
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Deep Politics and the Death of JFK.
RC 43096.
by Peter Dale Scott.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
An analysis of the events and circumstances surrounding the
death of President John Kennedy. Focuses on "deep politics"
involving the Mafia, the CIA, private companies, and others
who, Scott believes, were acting to prolong the cold war.
Presses for a new investigation of the JFK assassination.
1993.
RC 43096.
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War at Sea: A Naval History of World War II.
RC 43097.
by Nathan Miller.
read by Bruce Huntey.
4 cassettes.
Compresses the naval history of World War II into a single
volume. Using official documents and interviews, Miller
recounts the political, strategic, and human sides of the
war at sea. 1995.
RC 43097.
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Voices from Vietnam.
RC 43103.
by Barry Denenberg.
read by Steven Carpenter.
1 cassette.
A chronology of diverse personal comments on the Vietnam War
by soldiers, journalists, political leaders, and Vietnamese
citizens. Soldiers discuss the fear of death, the escapist
use of drugs, and confusion about antiwar sentiment. Avoids
discussion of politics and history to tell "what it was like
to be in Vietnam." Strong language and violence. For senior
high readers. 1995.
RC 43103.
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Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in
America.
RC 43105.
by James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
An analysis of the government siege and ultimate assault on
the Branch Davidian compound in 1993. Blames the fatal
outcome at Waco on "anticultists" who created a climate of
intolerance toward unorthodox religious groups. Urges
Americans to be more understanding of others in their
exercise of religious freedom. 1995.
RC 43105.
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Plays: _Before Daybreak_, _The Weavers_, _The Beaver Coat_.
RC 43116.
by Gerhart Hauptmann.
read by Annie Wauters.
2 cassettes.
Early works by the Nobel Prize-winning German playwright.
Contains _Before Daybreak: A Social Drama_ (1889), _The
Weavers: A Play of the 1840s_ (1892), and _The Beaver Coat:
A Thieves' Comedy in Four Acts_ (1893). The introduction
places the dramatist's controversial career in the context
of twentieth-century German history. Some violence. 1994.
RC 43116.
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Rebel Radio: The Story of El Salvador's Radio Venceremos.
RC 43118.
by Jose Ignacio Lpez Vigil.
read by Peter Gil.
2 cassettes.
Chronicles the history of underground station Radio
Venceremos and its impact on El Salvador from 1979-1992 in
the midst of its civil war. Lpez Vigil describes the
difficulties faced by the rebel broadcasters as they
reported on the war, eluded government soldiers, and
thwarted attempts to jam their signal. Strong language.
1994.
RC 43118.
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His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our
Time.
RC 43129.
by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi.
read by Jake Williams.
4 cassettes.
Investigative journalists argue that Pope John Paul II and
President Ronald Reagan conspired to hasten the collapse of
Soviet Communism. Evidence they cite includes the CIA's
support of the Polish Solidarity Movement and the sharing of
American military intelligence with the Pope. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43129.
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Between Two Fires: Black Soldiers in the Civil War.
RC 43131.
by Joyce Hansen.
read by Jake Williams.
1 cassette.
History of the 180,000 black men, many from the South, who
joined the United States Colored Troops. The formation of
the unit gave the men a chance to prove themselves worthy of
emancipation and was a blow against slavery. Despite
fighting two enemies, namely the Confederate army and racial
prejudice in the Union army, the soldiers earned a record of
distinction. For junior and senior high readers. 1993.
RC 43131.
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Beyond the Double Night.
RC 43139.
by Ken D. Thompson.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
1 cassette.
Life story of James Morrison Heady, an American novelist,
poet, inventor, philosopher, musician, and composer. Born in
1829, Heady, who became both blind and deaf, invented the
"Talking Glove" and Diplograph embossing typewriter. Traces
Heady's advocacy of the production of books in raised
letters as a significant force behind the founding of the
American Printing House for the Blind. 1996.
RC 43139.
##

Ambush at Ruby Ridge: How Government Agents Set Randy Weaver
Up and Took His Family Down.
RC 43148.
by Alan W. Bock.
read by John Rayburn.
2 cassettes.
Syndicated columnist recounts the 1992 standoff between
government agents and separatist Randy Weaver, a federal
fugitive wanted on a weapons charge. Holed up with his
family in a cabin on their Idaho property, Ruby Ridge,
Weaver was not taken into custody until after his wife and
son were killed by agents. Bock discusses what led to the
siege and the highly publicized trial that followed. 1995.
RC 43148.
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The Green Consumer.
RC 43149.
by Joel Makower.
read by Jake Williams.
3 cassettes.
A guide to products manufactured by companies that try to
preserve the environment. Covers such commodities as cars,
clothing, personal care items, and home furnishings.
Includes a bibliography and directory of environmental
organizations. 1993.
RC 43149.
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Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican
Childhood.
RC 43152.
by Judith Ortiz Cofer.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
In short narrative pieces and poetry, the author recalls her
childhood shuttling between Paterson, New Jersey, and her
native Puerto Rico. The two cultures and languages crosscut
her experiences as a girl moving into womanhood. 1990.
RC 43152.
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Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in
the American Century.
RC 43155.
by Stephen B. Goddard.
read by John Rayburn.
3 cassettes.
The Connecticut lawyer and former congressional aide details
the evolution of rail and road transportation, arguing that
government policies have favored motor transport at the
expense of a more beneficial mix of modes. He urges
policymakers to include indirect motoring expenses in their
calculations and create a system based on European models.
1994.
RC 43155.
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Travels.
RC 43168.
by Michael Crichton.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
3 cassettes.
An author chronicles his world-travel experiences over
twenty years, describing them as adventures, lessons, and
occasions for life changes. Recounts various journeys to
distant lands and encounters with sharks, elephants,
headhunters, psychics, and other curiosities. Strong
language. 1988.
RC 43168.
##

The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from
Wyclif to Calvin, 1300-1564; the Story of Civilization,
Volume 6.
RC 43188.
by Will Durant.
read by Robert Blumenfeld.
9 cassettes (Reissue).
Volume 6 of the Story of Civilization surveys the men and
the ideas, the beliefs and conflicts of the age of social
and religious revolution. Discusses also the personalities
of the period, such as Henry VIII, Joan of Arc, Martin
Luther, and Columbus. 1957.
RC 43188.
##

Writing Home.
RC 43193.
by Alan Bennett.
read by George Holmes.
4 cassettes.
An eclectic collection of talks, diaries, and essays by the
British playwright known for his wry and self-effacing wit.
The selection from the 1970s to 1996 includes political and
social commentary, literary observations, and stories of
eccentric neighbors. Strong language. 1994.
RC 43193.
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Cassette Books, 1996.
RC 43228.
by  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
4 cassettes.
A catalog of talking books produced on cassette for adult
and young adult readers during 1996. The nonfiction and
fiction sections list books by subject categories. Separate
listings identify books for young adult readers and for
Spanish readers. 1996.
RC 43228.
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Fear of Math: How to Get Over It and Get On with Your Life.
RC 43230.
by Claudia Zaslavsky.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
Explores the causes behind many people's phobia about the
study and use of mathematics. Discusses contributing social
factors, such as poor instruction and stereotypes about who
can and should do math. Presents biographies of people who
overcame the odds and succeeded in math-related fields.
1994.
RC 43230.
##

Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide.
RC 43234.
by Gillian Butler and Tony Hope.
read by Patricia McDermott.
3 cassettes.
Self-help guidebook on mental fitness and psychological
health. Topics include problem-solving, cognitive therapy,
relaxation techniques, overcoming phobias, building
self-confidence, dealing with depression, building
relationships, breaking habits, controlling panic, improving
memory, and better decision making. 1995.
RC 43234.
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Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir.
RC 43244.
by Bill Bradley.
read by Butch Hoover.
4 cassettes.
Using notes made during the 1992 presidential campaign as he
traversed the country for the Democratic Party, the U.S.
senator from New Jersey offers his observations about
America, expanding them with thoughts he says have
germinated for years. Topics include the self-indulgence and
loss of values of Americans, economic justice, race
relations, campaign financing, immigration, tax reform,
political integrity, and the environment. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43244.
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The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape
Tomorrow's World.
RC 43245.
by Lester C. Thurow.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Asserts that capitalism faces an unstable future as a result
of the end of Communism, the rise of brainpower industries,
an aging population, a global economy, and a multipolar
world. Suggests that the government offset these forces by
investing in research and development, training, and
infrastructure. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43245.
##

_Nightline_: History in the Making and the Making of
Television.
RC 43246.
by Ted Koppel and Kyle Gibson.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
Koppel, host of the television show _Nightline_, and Gibson,
a former _Nightline_ producer, discuss the origins of the
show--which first aired in 1980--and examine how it expanded
the bounds of television journalism. The authors recall some
of the show's key moments and discuss how _Nightline_
affected world events. Some strong language. 1996.
RC 43246.
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The Enabling Garden: A Guide to Lifelong Gardening.
RC 43253.
by Gene Rothert.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
A step-by-step guide to barrier-free gardening for people
with disabilities and older adults. Provides a checklist for
assessing one's gardening abilities, then offers advice on
selecting appropriate structures, tools, equipment, plants,
and garden designs. 1994.
RC 43253.
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Songs in the Night: Inspiring Stories behind One Hundred
Hymns Born in Trial and Suffering.
RC 43254.
by Henry Gariepy.
read by Randy Atcher.
2 cassettes.
Recounts stories of personal trials and sorrow that inspired
men and women to compose popular Christian hymns. For
example, "Amazing Grace" was penned in the 1700s by John
Newton, a slave trader who lived a life of drunkenness and
debauchery before his conversion. 1996.
RC 43254.
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It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult
Children and Their Parents.
RC 43255.
by Harold S. Koplewicz.
read by John Richardson.
2 cassettes.
Explains brain disorders such as attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder, separation anxiety, depression, and
autism. Suggests treatment, including therapy or medication.
1996.
RC 43255.
##

She Went to War: The Rhonda Cornum Story.
RC 43263.
by Rhonda Cornum.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Army flight surgeon Rhonda Cornum's memoir of her ordeal in
1991 as a severely injured prisoner-of-war in the Persian
Gulf. Recounts the downing of her helicopter over enemy
territory, her harrowing captivity by Iraqi forces, and her
jubilant return home. Strong language and violence. 1992.
RC 43263.
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Rubinstein: A Life; with a Discography Compiled and Edited
by Donald Manildi.
RC 43267.
by Harvey Sachs.
read by James DeLotel.
5 cassettes.
A life portrait of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein, whose
musical talent was recognized when he was just three years
old. But it wasn't until his fiftieth year that he achieved
stature as a great musician, having spent his early years
pursuing erotic and self-indulgent pleasures. 1995.
RC 43267.
##

Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with
Autism.
RC 43272.
by Temple Grandin.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
A professor of animal behavior attributes her career success
to autism. Her heightened ability to visualize allows her to
convert concepts to nonverbal images in a mental "video
library." Among other things, this ability has enabled her
to design humane handling equipment for livestock. 1995.
RC 43272.
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The Abuse Excuse: And Other Cop-outs, Sob Stories, and
Evasions of Responsibility.
RC 43273.
by Alan M. Dershowitz.
read by Randy Wieck.
2 cassettes.
The noted defense attorney and law professor examines the
increasingly popular defense used by Americans who admit to
committing violent crimes. Dershowitz cites specific cases,
from the Menendez brothers to Lorena Bobbitt, to argue that
excusing defendants because they were abused undermines the
legal system. Some strong language. 1994.
RC 43273.
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and
the Opening of the American West.
RC 43291.
by Stephen E. Ambrose.
read by Ed Blake.
5 cassettes.
The author, who spent twenty years following and studying
the route Lewis and Clark traveled between 1803 and 1806,
focuses on Lewis. Ambrose explains why the captain was
chosen to lead the search for a western waterway and
describes Lewis's life afterward. Tells how the explorers
recorded species of animals and plants, mapped the U.S.
interior, and established ties with the Indians. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43291.
##

An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the
Transformation of America.
RC 43296.
by Andrew Young.
read by Bob Moore.
5 cassettes.
Young--former congressman, U.N. ambassador, and Atlanta
mayor--uses his life story to trace the history of the civil
rights movement in America. A close advisor to Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., he recounts the movement's evolution in
philosophy from quiet accommodation to nonviolent activism.
Some strong language. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43296.
##

A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures.
RC 43308.
by Ben Bradlee.
read by Robert Sams.
4 cassettes.
Bradlee, editor of the _Washington Post_ for twenty-six
years, believes he has had a "good life" simply because he
was often in the right place at the right time. Bradlee's
portrait of his life, including schooling, military service,
family, and career, depicts people he worked with and the
events he covered as a writer and editor. Some strong
language. Bestseller 1995.
RC 43308.
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Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook.
RC 43321.
by Scott Adams.
read by Christopher Hurt.
1 cassette.
A tongue-in-cheek guide to help new managers become
"jargon-spewing corporate zombies." Explains key management
skills, such as decision avoidance, deflecting blame, and
offering empty promises of promotion. "Abuse is a form of
recognition," Dogbert says. "And recognition is what every
employee wants." Bestseller 1996.
RC 43321.
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Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing from America's Favorite
Humorist.
RC 43322.
by Erma Bombeck.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
This collection, selected from more than thirty years of
writing, presents some of the best-loved and most-requested
columns by Bombeck, including the first one and the last one
she wrote. The final section offers some of the tributes
paid to Bombeck following her death in April 1996.
Bestseller 1996.
RC 43322.
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My Sergei: A Love Story.
RC 43324.
by Ekaterina Gordeeva.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
The Russian Olympic gold medalist describes her life with
Sergei Grinkov, with whom she was paired when they were both
adolescent skaters. As they grew up, their partnership led
to romance and then marriage. In 1995, Sergei died of a
heart attack at the age of twenty-eight. Since then the
author skates solo and raises their young daughter.
Bestseller 1996.
RC 43324.
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The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling.
RC 43326.
by James Hillman.
read by Gary Telles.
3 cassettes.
Psychologist Hillman propounds an "acorn theory" of life, by
which everyone is formed by an innate image or essence that
unfolds through self knowledge and perseverence to determine
the person's ultimate calling and destiny. He bolsters this
theory with examples of extraordinary people whose lives and
fates reflected self actualization. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43326.
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The Idylls.
RC 43330.
by  Theocritus.
read by Gordon Gould.
1 cassette.
English translations of verse by Theocritus, a Greek born in
Sicily around 300 B.C. His works range from bucolic idylls
depicting the simple lives of country herdsmen to
mythological narratives to accounts of urban affairs in the
city of Alexandria. These poems helped inspire the
development of later European literature. 1988.
RC 43330.
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Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn.
RC 43332.
by David Hajdu.
read by Christopher Hurt.
2 cassettes.
A portrait of Billy Strayhorn, a prolific composer of
American jazz. Recounts his youth as a musical prodigy, when
he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra and wrote the band's
theme song, "Take the 'A' Train." Strayhorn, who was openly
gay, spent his career largely in Ellington's shadow.
Strayhorn died prematurely in 1967. 1996.
RC 43332.
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The Trumpet of Conscience.
RC 43333.
by Martin Luther King.
read by Bob Moore.
1 cassette (Reissue).
These five essays, delivered as radio lectures by King in
November and December 1967, portray a nightmarish America of
reality and the egalitarian America of his visions. They
express his hopes for the future of nonviolence as a means
to social revolution even in a climate of riot. 1968.
RC 43333.
##

The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage.
RC 43335.
by Paul Johnson.
read by Gordon Gould.
2 cassettes.
A series of introspective meditations on the nature of God
and the meaning of life. Examines a range of religious
issues, including conscience, evil, death, and human
stewardship of the world. Finds rationalism and humanism
limited in dealing with these issues. Offers guidance for
talking to God. 1996.
RC 43335.
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The Guide for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Leaders.
RC 43336.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
1 cassette.
A Girl-Scouting handbook for adult leaders who work with
girls between eleven and seventeen years of age. Provides
basic information on the Girl Scout organization, its goals
and traditions, programs and activities, and the roles and
responsibilities of adult leaders. Explores topics of
concern to girls at this age level. 1995.
RC 43336.
##

Safety-Wise.
RC 43338.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
2 cassettes.
A guide for adult leaders in establishing sound health and
safety standards and practices for Girl-Scouting programs.
Sets forth program standards and guidelines, activity
checkpoints, and trip-planning tips aimed at ensuring the
safety and well-being of girls involved in Scouting
activities. 1993.
RC 43338.
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The Guide for Brownie Girl Scout Leaders.
RC 43340.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
3 cassettes.
The basic Girl-Scouting resource for adult leaders who work
with girls ages six to eight. Explains the organization,
goals, and program standards of Scouting. Contains a
complete edition of the Brownie Girl Scout Handbook,
featuring stories and interactive activities. 1993.
RC 43340.
##

The Guide for Daisy Girl Scout Leaders.
RC 43345.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
1 cassette.
A Girl-Scouting handbook for adult leaders who work with
girls ages five and six. Provides basic information on the
foundation of Girl Scouting, its principles, beliefs, goals,
membership, and program standards. Offers advice on working
with Daisy Girl Scouts, planning meetings and events, and
organizing program activities. 1993.
RC 43345.
##

Robert Frost: A Biography.
RC 43347.
by Jeffrey Meyers.
read by Gordon Gould.
4 cassettes.
Life of the renowned twentieth-century Pulitzer
Prize-winning American poet. Meyers examines how Frost's
poetry was impacted by personal tragedy--the death of three
children, the suicide of another, and the mental illness
suffered by another. He also discusses how Frost's secret
affair with Kathleen Morrison influenced his love poems.
Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43347.
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Jung.
RC 43350.
by Anthony Stevens.
read by Ed Blake.
1 cassette.
A concise account of the life and psychological theories of
Carl Jung. Recounts his early years, his relationship with
Freud, and his development of the key concepts of
"analytical psychology." Discusses Jung's theories on
psychological types, gender differences, and the
interpretation of dreams. 1994.
RC 43350.
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Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially
Polarized World.
RC 43374.
by Lawrence Otis Graham.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
Essays that address issues relating to the African American
experience. Graham examines such topics as interracial
marriage, affirmative action, campus racism, cosmetic
surgery, problems in black leadership, and the "shame" of
the black middle class. Some strong language. 1995.
RC 43374.
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Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River.
RC 43394.
by Robin Cody.
read by Robert Sams.
2 cassettes.
A middle-aged canoeist recounts his twelve-hundred-mile solo
voyage down the Columbia River. Describes the wildlife,
killer rapids, and dams that control the river's power
system. Tells of his encounters with the local folk and
their views on the river and its environment. 1995.
RC 43394.
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_A_ _Fever in the Heart_: And Other True Cases; Ann Rule's
Crime Files, Volume 3.
RC 43422.
by Ann Rule.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _You Belong to Me (RC 39614)_, Rule
describes a love triangle in which a woman divorces her
husband to marry his high school coach and both men end up
dead. Other true crime stories complete the collection. Some
strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43422.
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Aaron Spelling: A Prime-Time Life.
RC 43425.
by Aaron Spelling.
read by John Rayburn.
2 cassettes.
Spelling describes his career, during which he produced more
than fifty television series including _Mod Squad_,
_Dynasty_, and _Melrose Place_. In addition Emmy-winning
Spelling acted, wrote scripts, and produced films and
television movies. He also tells of his family, including
daughter Tori, who became famous acting in Spelling's
series. Some strong language. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43425.
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The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family.
RC 43435.
by Jean H. Baker.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
5 cassettes.
A portrait of four generations of a prominent Illinois
family of moderate liberals. Focuses on Adlai E. Stevenson
II, lawyer, diplomat, reform governor, and presidential
candidate in 1952 and 1956. Recounts the triumphs, trials,
and frailties of a family whose history, the author avers,
parallels that of the nation. 1996.
RC 43435.
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The Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias,
Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.
RC 43436.
by Raeann Dumont.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Dumont employs cognitive therapy and self-help strategies to
treat those crippled by irrational fears. In the first two
sections, she defines various anxiety disorders and
illustrates them using actual case histories. In the final
section, Dumont advises affected people and their spouses on
specific techniques for treatment. 1996.
RC 43436.
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Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk.
RC 43442.
by Marc Parent.
read by Erik Sandvold.
3 cassettes.
A New York City child-welfare caseworker tells of attempts
to rescue abused children. Parent recounts cases of sex
abuse, beatings, and neglect. He traces his own transition
from idealism to burnout, though he takes comfort in having
made some lives better. Strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43442.
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One Man Tango.
RC 43446.
by Anthony Quinn.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
3 cassettes.
Memoir of the famed Academy Award-winning actor. Recounts
his rise from poverty as a Mexican farm worker and fighter,
through a variety of careers, to the pinnacle of the acting
profession. Reveals his romantic conquests and describes how
he prepared for some of his famous roles. Strong language.
1995.
RC 43446.
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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to
Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It.
RC 43451.
by Barbara Sher.
read by Jill Ferris.
2 cassettes.
This sequel to _Wishcraft (RC 14031)_ offers practical
advice and techniques for discovering one's true likes and
aspirations and for overcoming common obstacles to finding
and living the "good life." 1994.
RC 43451.
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Growing Up Jewish in America: An Oral History.
RC 43468.
by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
Childhood memories of Jewish men and women of all ages from
across the country. They describe their urban and suburban
experiences and discuss long-held traditions and religious
rituals. Presents a kaleidoscopic view of twentieth-century
life from immigrant and minority perspectives. 1995.
RC 43468.
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Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans.
RC 43469.
by Fitzroy Maclean.
read by Robert Blumenfeld.
2 cassettes.
This companion volume to the PBS series offers an overview
of fifteen centuries of Scotland's history and its clans,
beginning with their origins in Celtic times. 1995.
RC 43469.
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A Reporter's Life.
RC 43473.
by Walter Cronkite.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Autobiography of the journalist who rose to become known as
"the nation's most trusted person." Recounts his Texas
youth, his years as a war correspondent, and his entry into
broadcasting to become television's first news anchorman.
Offers opinions about trends in broadcast news since his
retirement in 1981. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43473.
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Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the
Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women.
RC 43474.
compiled by Jack Canfield and others.
read by Janis Gray.
2 cassettes.
The editors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series turn
their attention to women. This volume of stories and poems
covers topics such as love, attitude and self-esteem,
motherhood, special moments, living your dreams, and aging.
Contributors include Maya Angelou, Leo Buscaglia, Oprah
Winfrey, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ellerbee. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43474.
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An Unquiet Mind.
RC 43477.
by Kay Redfield Jamison.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
Jamison, professor of psychiatry, reveals her own
experiences with manic depression, in spite of not knowing
the effect disclosure will have on her professional life.
She observes manic-depressive illness from her position as a
noted authority and describes her earlier life of inspired
highs and bleak lows. She tells of her initial reluctance to
regularly take the lithium that eventually, with love and
therapy, helped her find stability. Bestseller 1995.
RC 43477.
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Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings.
RC 43480.
by Judith Martin.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
Noted etiquette expert's guide to planning a wedding. Miss
Manners covers such topics as the engagement, the
invitations, the shower, the reception, menu planning,
videotaping, the presents, communicating thanks, and even
cancelling a wedding. Checklists cite the chief duties of
various wedding party members. 1995.
RC 43480.
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What Women Want.
RC 43497.
by Patricia Ireland.
read by Manya LaBruja.
2 cassettes.
In this autobiography, Ireland recounts her life as a
political activist in the women's rights movement. She
recalls her experiences challenging Pan Am's employment
practices, organizing efforts to ratify the Equal Rights
Amendment in Florida, and fighting antiabortion violence for
the National Organization for Women, which elected her
president in 1991. Some strong language. 1996.
RC 43497.
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Collected Poems.
RC 43500.
by Thom Gunn.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
A poet's collection of his works composed over a forty-year
period. His art reflects an evolving style and focus,
progressing from the pensive early works of the 1950s to his
poignant 1990s poems about the ravages of AIDS in the gay
community. 1994.
RC 43500.
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How Sweet the Sound: The Golden Age of Gospel.
RC 43501.
by Horace Clarence Boyer.
read by John Stratton.
2 cassettes.
A history of gospel music from its origins in early
spirituals through the call-and-response hymns of the Deep
South to the height of its popularity in the 1940s and
1950s. Boyer provides an overview of important composers and
artists in gospel music, such as Mahalia Jackson, Thomas
Dorsey, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and the Soul Stirrers. 1995.
RC 43501.
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Even Brook Trout Get the Blues.
RC 43517.
by John Gierach.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
Sixteen outdoor essays by a devoted fly fisher about his
sport. Relates tales of fishing trips to rural farm ponds
and mountain streams, and tells of an upscale trout club,
where members fish with thousand-dollar custom rods. In "The
Poacher," the author relates his humorous excursions to
private ponds with a wily fishing pal. 1992.
RC 43517.
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Bogart: In Search of My Father.
RC 43525.
by Stephen Humphrey Bogart.
read by Jeff Baker.
2 cassettes.
A son's portrait of the famous actor. Stephen Humphrey
Bogart reminisces about his childhood and his father's death
when Stephen was eight years old. The author recalls trying
to escape his father's shadow. He also draws upon interviews
with his mother, Lauren Bacall, and other Hollywood stars.
Strong language. 1995.
RC 43525.
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The Physics of Star Trek.
RC 43550.
by Lawrence M. Krauss.
read by James DeLotel.
1 cassette.
Krauss uses the original Star Trek television series (and
its spinoffs) to explore concepts in physics, quantum
mechanics, interstellar flight, and time travel, as he
questions the possibility of "warp drives," "transporters,"
"wormholes," "phasers," and "holodecks" as well as
extraterrestrial life. With a foreword by Stephen Hawking.
1995.
RC 43550.
##

Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking.
RC 43552.
by Joan Lunden and Laura Morton.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes.
Television hostess and mother Joan Lunden offers hints and
recipes reflecting the program she used to shed unwanted
pounds and develop a sense of total well-being. In addition
to a brief biography, Lunden offers more than one hundred
low-fat recipes for snacks, salads, main courses, and
desserts. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43552.
##

Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law
in the Breast Implant Case.
RC 43558.
by Marcia Angell.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
Argues that factors other than scientific evidence can
unduly influence the outcome of liability cases. Cites the
silicone breast implant story to illustrate the author's
premise that greed, regulation, a distorted tort system, an
alarmist media, and lack of public understanding led to
unwarranted court judgments and harm to the public good.
1996.
RC 43558.
##

View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems.
RC 43576.
by Wislawa Szymborska.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
1 cassette.
One hundred poems, by the winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize for
Literature, many of which are tinged with irony. The focus
of "Sance" is happenstance and chance encounters with
familiar people and things in improbable places. In such
situations, "we are filled with joy, radiant and deceptive."
Bestseller 1995.
RC 43576.
##

Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion.
RC 43682.
by David Brinkley.
read by Robert Sams.
1 cassette.
Almost two hundred brief musings of a veteran television
reporter over odd or remarkable news events from 1981 to
1995. His targets include arrogance and hypocrisy in
government, the ruthlessness of world despots, the foibles
of humanity, and the absurdities of modern life. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43682.
##

The Basketball Diaries.
RC 43684.
by Jim Carroll.
read by Christopher Walker.
1 cassette.
Carroll kept a diary from the fall of 1963 when he was
twelve until the summer of 1966 when he was fifteen. As a
rebellious teenager in the 1960s, Carroll took to the
streets of New York City where he played basketball,
hustled, stole, and got high on dope. Strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1963.
RC 43684.
##

Leukemia.
RC 43710.
by Dorothy Schainman Siegel and David E. Newton.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
1 cassette.
Answers basic questions about leukemia, a form of cancer
that disrupts the normal production of blood cells in the
body. Discusses types of leukemia, causes, diagnosis, and
treatments. Tells the personal stories of some leukemia
patients and offers advice on living with the disease. For
junior and senior high readers. 1994.
RC 43710.
##

The Voices of AIDS: Twelve Unforgettable People Talk about
How AIDS Has Changed Their Lives.
RC 43730.
by Michael Thomas Ford.
read by Steven Carpenter.
1 cassette.
Twelve intimate interviews with AIDS victims and others
whose lives have been affected by the disease. Each has
become an activist for AIDS education. Gives explicit
information about AIDS and how to avoid being infected. For
junior and senior high and older readers. 1995.
RC 43730.
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_Cassettes Fiction_

The Friendly Persuasion.
RC 39935.
by Jessamyn West.
read by Janet Daley.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Jess Birdwell is an Irish nurseryman who is homesteading in
Indiana with his wife, Eliza, a Quaker minister, at the time
of the Civil War. Jess is also a music lover who enjoys fast
horses--worldly desires for a Quaker. With a sense of
sharing and humor, the Birdwell family negotiates the
arrival of a new organ and the threat of Confederate
soldiers. 1940.
RC 39935.
##

Tunnel of Love.
RC 40290.
by Hilma Wolitzer.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Hearts_, Linda Reismann--twenty-seven,
newly widowed, and pregnant--and Robin, her
thirteen-year-old stepdaughter, have just arrived in Los
Angeles. They hope to begin a new life and establish a less
volatile relationship. But fate has more trouble in store
for both--robbery, murder, a car accident, and a custody
battle. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 40290.
##

A Little Yellow Dog.
RC 40994.
by Walter Mosley.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
2 cassettes.
It is 1963 and Easy Rawlins has given up the mean streets
for a steady job and a stable life with his adopted kids.
But when he tries to help a woman in distress, his security
is shattered, and he must go back to the streets to clear
his name. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1996.
RC 40994.
##

Beauty's Release.
RC 41076.
by A.N. Roquelaure.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, concludes her trilogy
the Erotic Adventures of Sleeping Beauty. Beauty and her
beloved, the slave Tristan, have been taken captive by a
sultan, who imprisons her in his harem. Sequel to _Beauty's
Punishment (RC 40644)_. Strong language, violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1985.
RC 41076.
##

The Shadow of His Wings: The Appomattox Saga, Book 6.
RC 41584.
by Gilbert Morris.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Rooney Smith is a young woman in trouble who has fled to
Richmond to begin a new life. She meets Lowell Rocklin after
he is wounded and taken to a Richmond hospital. While
recovering, Lowell tells Rooney of his plans to make an
observation hot-air balloon to help the Confederate Army.
They build the balloon, but then fate steps in and deals
them a severe blow. Sequel to _Out of the Whirlwind (RC
41583)_. 1994.
RC 41584.
##

People of the Lakes: The First North Americans, Volume 6.
RC 41693.
by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear.
read by Jim Zeiger.
6 cassettes.
The Mask, an evil spirit among the Hopewell Mound Builders,
now has complete control of Mica Bird. For peace to be
restored, his wife, Star Shell, must take the Mask to the
Great Lakes and throw it into the Roaring Waters. For Star
Shell it is a race against time. Sequel to _People of the
Sea (RC 41692)_. Violence, strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers.
1994.
RC 41693.
##

Stone of Tears: The Sword of Truth, Book 2.
RC 41792.
by Terry Goodkind.
read by Nick Sullivan.
7 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Wizard's First Rule (RC 41067)_,
reluctant sorcerer Richard Cypher discovers that the evil
Darken Rahl was his father. At Rahl's death the veil to the
underworld was torn, threatening to make the world a living
hell. Richard's destiny is to repair the veil--but at a
terrible price. Strong language, violence, and descriptions
of sex. 1995.
RC 41792.
##

The People's Choice.
RC 42310.
by Jeff Greenfield.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
When the president-elect dies in a freak accident just two
days after his election, many fear that the departed's
dim-witted running mate will accede to the top post.
Constitutional chaos ensues as the electoral college process
unfolds and insiders vie to influence the outcome. Political
wit and satire abound. 1995.
RC 42310.
##

The California Trail: Trail Drive Series, Book 5.
RC 42479.
by Ralph Compton.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
After their exploits in Mexico on _The Bandera Trail (RC
41983)_, Gil and Van Austin return to the Texas ranch with
cattle. Now the Gold Rush in California has created an
unprecedented demand for beef, and the adventurous brothers
see the opportunity of a lifetime. In 1850, they set off to
drive four thousand head of cattle westward, not knowing the
dangers that lie ahead. Violence and strong language. 1994.
RC 42479.
##

A Dead Man in Deptford.
RC 42540.
by Anthony Burgess.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
A fictionalized life of Elizabethan playwright and poet
Christopher Marlowe, depicting his homosexuality, his
espionage for the crown, and his early death in a bar brawl.
Using the diction of the period, Burgess celebrates the life
of the great artist, whom he calls "the Muse's darling."
1993.
RC 42540.
##

Games of the Hangman.
RC 42613.
by Victor O'Reilly.
read by Ray Foushee.
4 cassettes.
A fast-moving story of international terrorism. War
photographer Hugo Fitzduane discovers a boy's body hanging
from a tree on Fitzduane's own property, an apparent
suicide. But when the body of a slain terrorist is found
with the same tattoo that marked the hanged boy, the chase
begins. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex.
1991.
RC 42613.
##

The Collected Stories of Evan S. Connell.
RC 42624.
by Evan S. Connell.
read by Roy Avers.
5 cassettes.
Short stories composed over a period of fifty years, many of
which are critical of political reactionaries and the
American middle class. The lead story, "Arcturus," depicts
the conflicts and veiled emotions between a husband and his
wife's former suitor at a dinner party. Strong language.
1995.
RC 42624.
##

Out of Control.
RC 42629.
by G. Gordon Liddy.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
The former FBI agent and Watergate conspirator offers a
novel of political intrigue set in the world of high
finance. In an attempt to expose suspected KGB agent
Ballinger, the CIA turns to Rick Rand, once of CIA and now a
successful financier, who allegedly has connections to Mafia
and Chinese Tong crime families. Rand plans a tough scheme.
Strong language. 1979.
RC 42629.
##

Homecoming: The Holts; an American Dynasty, Volume 9.
RC 42633.
by Dana Fuller Ross.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Pacific Destiny (RC 38606)_, Henry Blake
is discouraged by the protracted war in Manila, but falls in
love with a local woman. Frank returns from the Yukon, only
to be drawn back to the West. Aspiring artist India
Blackstone must fight to pursue her dreams. Strong language,
some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 42633.
##

Little Dorrit.
RC 42796.
by Charles Dickens.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
7 cassettes (Reissue).
Classic nineteenth-century novel portrays a changing society
and prison life. William Dorrit, who owes money, lives in
debtor prison at Marshalsea with his children Edward, Fanny,
and Amy--known as Little Dorrit. Amy falls in love with and
marries her middle-aged benefactor. 1857.
RC 42796.
##

Sleeper Spy.
RC 42851.
by William Safire.
read by Chuck Benson.
3 cassettes.
The cold war is past and the Russian government has lost
track of a sleeper agent the KGB long ago placed in the U.S.
to invest a fortune in capital markets. Not only is
cash-strapped Moscow out to recover the billions invested,
but so is a veteran American newsman with an ingenious plan
to lure the sleeper into the open. 1995.
RC 42851.
##

The Scout.
RC 42867.
by Harry Combs.
read by Chuck Benson.
5 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Brules (RC 39642)_, narrator Cat Brules
recounts his days as an Indian scout with the U.S. Army.
Describes in detail Custer's debacle against the Sioux, the
army's pursuit of the Nez Perce, and other brutal events.
Strong language and violence. 1995.
RC 42867.
##

Where Echoes Live.
RC 42869.
by Marcia Muller.
read by Pam Ward.
2 cassettes.
Sharon McCone has joined a former colleague in the
California desert to work for the California Coalition for
Environmental Preservation. A San Francisco-Hong Kong-based
company is buying up nearby acreage, disturbing the
environment, and making suspicious land deals with the few
remaining residents. McCone investigates the disappearance
of a local eccentric and the appearance of a bullet-ridden
body. Strong language and some violence. 1991.
RC 42869.
##

Shards of Memory.
RC 42946.
by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
A twentieth-century saga covering four generations of a New
York City family with ties to London and India. The first
narrator is the genial grandmother called Baby, who tells of
her mother's marriage with an Indian poet and the
international religious movement they founded. 1995.
RC 42946.
##

Raising Holy Hell.
RC 42964.
by Bruce Olds.
read by Gary Telles.
2 cassettes.
A fictionalized account of the life of abolitionist John
Brown from his Ohio roots to his failed raid on the federal
arsenal at Harper's Ferry and subsequent hanging in 1859.
Using private letters, interviews, speeches, public
documents, and other sources, the author weaves his story of
Brown's violent commitment to the antislavery cause.
Includes views of historic figures such as Frederick
Douglass and Robert E. Lee. 1995.
RC 42964.
##

The Virgin in the Garden.
RC 42967.
by A.S. Byatt.
read by Corrie James.
4 cassettes.
A coming-of-age story set in 1953 England. Alternating
chapters follow the lives of three Potter children:
Stephanie, an atheist, marries the local curate; Frederica,
an actress, falls in love with a playwright; and Marcus, who
dabbles with psychic phenomena, goes mad. Strong language
and descriptions of sex. 1978.
RC 42967.
##

Brain Fever.
RC 42974.
by Valerie Sayers.
read by David Palmer.
2 cassettes.
Middle-aged professor Tim Rooney feels another breakdown
looming when he leaves his fiance, decides to find his
former wife, and heads for New York with fifteen thousand
dollars stuffed in his shoes. Tim's mind slowly unravels as
he contends with past and present troubles. Strong language
and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 42974.
##

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord: From "The Flashman
Papers," 1858-1859.
RC 42979.
edited by George MacDonald Fraser.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
3 cassettes.
The cowardly and lecherous Harry Flashman is recruited to
the cause of abolitionist John Brown in 1859. Flashman's
adventures see him enlisted as a government spy, abducted by
white supremacists, and involved in John Brown's raid on the
federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Some descriptions of sex.
1994.
RC 42979.
##

The Rifles: Seven Dreams; a Book of North American
Landscapes, Volume 6.
RC 42993.
by William T. Vollmann.
read by Ed Blake.
3 cassettes.
Follows _The Ice-Shirt (RC 32983)_ and _Second Dream,
Fathers and Crows (RC 37080)_, which covered North America's
history up to the sixteenth century. Here the author
intertwines Sir John Franklin's 1840s search for a Northwest
passage with the relocation of the Inuits in the 1950s and
its results. Some violence. 1994.
RC 42993.
##

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
RC 43001.
by Arthur Conan Doyle.
read by John Horton.
3 cassettes.
Follows the _Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (RC 17437)_.
Doyle offers eleven more tales of Holmes and Dr. Watson,
including Holmes's meeting with Moriarty, the Napoleon of
crime. In a final note, Doyle explains Holmes's demise.
Includes a chronology of Doyle's work and an introduction by
editor Christopher Roden. 1993.
RC 43001.
##

The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
RC 43002.
by Arthur Conan Doyle.
read by John Horton.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
Ten years after the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes,
Doyle bows to public pressure and breathes new life into his
creation. Using incidents from his own life, Doyle provides
thirteen adventures for his amateur detective and Holmes's
frequently baffled colleague, Dr. Watson. Includes a
chronology of Doyle's work and an introduction by editor
Richard Lancelyn Green. 1993.
RC 43002.
##

Seedtime and Harvest.
RC 43010.
by Mary E. Pearce.
read by Patricia Kilgarriff.
2 cassettes.
Sequel to _The Land Endures (RD 17912)_, set in England in
the decades just prior to and during World War II. Charlie
Truscott, thirty-five, has become a mechanic, repairing cars
and farm equipment in Herrick Cross. Linn Mercybright, her
father, and her illegitimate son have also settled down in
Herrick Cross after several moves. Charlie and Linn soon
marry, but their hopeful plans are destroyed by Linn's
ambition. 1982.
RC 43010.
##

By the Green of the Spring: Loss of Eden, Volume 3.
RC 43012.
by John Masters.
read by John Horton.
5 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Heart of War (RC 42912)_, it is 1918 and
the guns have fallen silent on the battlefields of Europe.
Four families struggle to mend their lives and pursue their
dreams in the aftermath of the Great War. Some strong
language and descriptions of sex. 1981.
RC 43012.
##

Born Guilty: A Joe Sixsmith Novel.
RC 43016.
by Reginald Hill.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
The black, balding Luton, England, ex-lathe operator, now a
private eye, discovers a boy's body stuffed into a box in
the graveyard. A society matron wants to know what happened.
Sixsmith also has two other cases: Galina Hacker has hired
him to find out why someone is annoying her grandda, and
Mavis Dalgety wants her school chum's teacher investigated.
Some strong language. 1995.
RC 43016.
##

The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-Vous: A Suspense Tale of Old
Cairo.
RC 43017.
by Michael Pearce.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
Following _The Mamur Zapt and the Night of the Dog_, Captain
Owen is mystified by the silence that accompanies the
disappearance of Octave Moulin, an elderly Frenchman, from a
famous Cairo hotel. When word comes that Moulin's wife is
coming to Cairo, his girlfriend is spirited away. Then a
ransom note appears. But no one admits to seeing anything
awry, not even the usually observant donkey rental boys.
1990.
RC 43017.
##

The Mamur Zapt and the Girl in the Nile.
RC 43018.
by Michael Pearce.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind (RC
42884)_, Captain Owen goes to examine the body of a young
woman who fell off Prince Narouz's boat while it was moored.
But the corpse is missing, and the prince denies any
knowledge of the drowning victim. Now the captain's
investigation pits him against his superiors, the prince,
the Cairo underground, the colonial government, and his
girlfriend. 1992.
RC 43018.
##

The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt.
RC 43019.
by Michael Pearce.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
Mamur Zapt, head of Cairo's secret police, is piqued when
asked to keep an eye on Miss Skinner, an outspoken American
whose cause it is to keep priceless antiquities in Egypt.
But when two serious accidents nearly befall his charge,
Zapt wonders if her inquiries are exposing dangerous truths.
Sequel to _The Mamur Zapt and the Girl in the Nile (RC
43018)_. 1992.
RC 43019.
##

The Rake and the Reformer.
RC 43053.
by Mary Jo Putney.
read by Ann Hodapp.
3 cassettes.
Regency romance in which the notorious Reggie Davenport
unexpectedly inherits an estate. Told that it has been
expertly managed, Reggie has no idea that the manager is in
fact a woman, the striking "spinster" Alys Weston. Tensions
mount when they meet face to face. Strong language and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.
RC 43053.
##

Islands in the Net.
RC 43055.
by Bruce Sterling.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
3 cassettes.
In the twenty-first century, data is power, and it is
closely rationed through a global communications network.
Laura Webster is a bright young star who manages information
at a multinational firm. Her secure life suddenly changes
when she descends into a vicious high-tech underworld.
Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1988.
RC 43055.
##

Keeping the Good Light.
RC 43061.
by Katherine Kirkpatrick.
read by Carol Dines.
1 cassette.
Stepping Stones Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, 1903. Eliza
Brown, sixteen, is bored with living in a lighthouse and
longs for friends and adventure. When tragedy strikes her
family, Eliza's life begins to change and her maturity is
tested. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.
RC 43061.
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Rules of the Hunt.
RC 43065.
by Victor O'Reilly.
read by Ray Foushee.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Games of the Hangman (RC 42613)_ Irish
ex-soldier Hugo Fitzduane and his son are fiercely attacked
by Japanese terrorists avenging their leader's death.
Fitzduane recovers from his wounds and begins a relentless
hunt for the attackers on their own turf. Strong language,
violence, and descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43065.
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V..
RC 43066.
by Thomas Pynchon.
read by Fred Major.
4 cassettes.
A wild, discursive tale of two men and an unknown woman
called "V." Benny Profane, inveterate victim, is set in
contrast to the young adventurer called Stencil, whose life
quest is to discover the identity of V., whose initial
appears in his dead father's journal. Some strong language
and some violence. 1963.
RC 43066.
##

The Enemy Within.
RC 43067.
by Larry Bond.
read by Bruce Huntey.
3 cassettes.
A foreign terrorist campaign of bombings and massacres
across the United States incites widespread civil turmoil
and paralyzes the nation. As leaders hunker down to contain
the disaster, FBI and Delta Force agents desperately pursue
the terrorists. Strong language and violence. 1996.
RC 43067.
##

April Morning.
RC 43072.
by Howard Fast.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette (Reissue).
Fictional account of the Revolutionary War battles of
Lexington and Concord, related by fifteen-year-old Adam
Cooper. After his father is shot down by the British, Adam
joins the colonial militia at Lexington in its ambush of
British regulars. For junior and senior high readers. 1961.
RC 43072.
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Ancestral Truths.
RC 43076.
by Sara Maitland.
read by Janis Gray.
3 cassettes.
Clare Kerslake has lost her right hand--and David, her cruel
male companion of eight years--in a mountain-climbing
accident. She cannot remember what happened that day and is
terrified that she might have killed David. And Clare must
learn to deal with "the hand," her much-despised prosthesis.
Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1993.
RC 43076.
##

Wild Is My Love.
RC 43078.
by Janelle Taylor.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
A mysterious stranger arrives to rescue Princess Alysa, who
is captive in her father's besieged kingdom. Trapped by
destiny, the stranger and Alysa struggle to reclaim her lost
legacy and consummate the passionate love that they share.
Violence and descriptions of sex. 1987.
RC 43078.
##

Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science
Fiction and Fantasy of the Year.
RC 43079.
edited by Pamela Sargent.
read by James DeLotel.
3 cassettes.
The year's best stories, poems, and essays in science
fiction and fantasy. In "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge,"
alien anthropologists discover that members of the
now-extinct human race had been slaughtering each other on
Earth even before they reached the stars and wreaked havoc
there. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43079.
##

Final Refuge: A Novel of Eco-Terrorism.
RC 43082.
by James L. Haley.
read by Gary Tipton.
2 cassettes.
Eric Jackson's love and life's work, his Houston wildlife
preserve, has cost him his marriage, and now two beloved
black rhinos have been killed by poachers. Learning that the
thieves plan to raid his refuge for more rare-animal loot,
Eric confronts the armed poachers and defends his animals.
Some strong language. 1994.
RC 43082.
##

The Patriot.
RC 43084.
by Piers Paul Read.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Francesca McDermott is an American art scholar hired to
organize an exhibition of Russian experimental "decadent"
art in unified Berlin. Assisting her is Andrei Serotkin, a
devoted Marxist and former KGB agent, who plans to hijack
the valuable paintings and hold them for ransom in a bold
attempt to fund the bankrupt Communist Party. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43084.
##

The High Missouri: Rivers West.
RC 43086.
by Win Blevins.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
Montreal, 1820. Dylan Elfed Davis Campbell has had it with
working in a bank and resigns on the spur of the moment. He
plans to follow the calling he has always felt to be a
priest. But his father is outraged, and they have a
disagreement. With no place to go, Dylan hides in a barn.
There he meets a druid, who offers him a chance to join the
NorthWest Company and spread the word of God to the Indians.
Some strong language and some violence. 1994.
RC 43086.
##

Straight for the Heart.
RC 43087.
by Marsha Canham.
read by Carol Dines.
3 cassettes.
The stakes are high for Montana Rose, a lady gambler on the
Mississippi riverboats. Her true identity is discovered by
the dashing Yankee Michael Tarrington as Rose struggles to
save the family plantation from ruin after the Civil War.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43087.
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Saratoga Fleshpot.
RC 43091.
by Stephen Dobyns.
read by James DeLotel.
2 cassettes.
P.I. Charlie Bradshaw's buddy Victor Plotz knows the colt
Fleshpot is a ringer when it refuses to take the trademark
nip at Vic's backside. Then the inept man hired by legal
enemies to shadow Vic turns up dead; Vic is accused; and the
real Fleshpot has to be rescued. A mix of sleuthing and
humor. 1995.
RC 43091.
##

Underdog.
RC 43092.
by Laurien Berenson.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes.
Melanie Travis is presented with a pedigreed poodle and
enrolls the pup in Jenny Maguire's elite dog handling
school. When Jenny loses her own dog, Ziggy, Melanie offers
consolation. But Jenny herself is dead within a week, and
Melanie discovers Ziggy alive. The sleuth hits the dog show
circuit on a hunt for Jenny's killer. 1996.
RC 43092.
##

The End of the Age.
RC 43093.
by Pat Robertson.
read by Andy Chappell.
3 cassettes.
The apocalyptic prophesy is fulfilled in this tale of the
Earth's last days in the year 2000. In the wake of natural
calamities, the Antichrist forms a new world order based in
Babylon. All are doomed but the "unaffected," who believe in
Jesus Christ and who finally prevail. 1995.
RC 43093.
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Flesh and Blood.
RC 43094.
by Michael Cunningham.
read by Barry Bernson.
3 cassettes.
The saga of the Stassos clan, from poverty in Greece to
wealth, dysfunction, and tragedy in America. In the family's
nouveau-riche home on Long Island, the crude patriarch
Constantine presides over his refined wife, two daughters,
and gay son. As the years pass, all must confront their
personal demons. Strong language and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1995.
RC 43094.
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Desperation.
RC 43098.
by Stephen King.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
4 cassettes.
A couple driving across the Nevada desert are pulled over by
an enormous cop, who arrests them for marijuana that
mysteriously appears in their trunk. On the way back to the
town, Desperation, they realize the cop is insane. Violence,
strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
Companion to _The Regulators (RC 42876)_, written under the
name of Richard Bachman. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43098.
##

The Knight and the Dove.
RC 43100.
by Lori Wick.
read by Jill Ferris.
2 cassettes.
King Henry VIII has ordered a marriage between Bracken of
Hawkings Crest and a daughter of Lord Vincent of Stone Lake.
When Marigold refuses, Vincent offers his youngest, Megan.
She and Bracken get off to a shaky start, but matters worsen
when Marigold learns Bracken is to become a duke. Sequel to
_Who Brings Forth the Wind (RC 43099)_. 1995.
RC 43100.
##

The Boys from St. Petri.
RC 43112.
by Bjarne Reuter.
read by Peter Gil.
1 cassette.
Lars Balstrup is coming of age in his German-occupied
Denmark village in 1942. He longs to join his older
brother's secret club, the St. Petri Group, which engages in
petty acts of resistance against the Nazis. As the defiance
grows more serious, however, the St. Petri boys find their
lives in jeopardy. For junior and senior high readers.
Batchelder Award. 1994.
RC 43112.
##

A Frozen Woman.
RC 43113.
by Annie Ernaux.
read by Annie Wauters.
1 cassette.
Autobiographical novel published in France in 1981 about the
author's coming of age in the 1960s. A bright girl with
unconventional parents, she becomes a typical teenager
worrying about looks, first love, and developing the female
role. After marriage she finds herself frozen into a
stultifying life. Strong language and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1995.
RC 43113.
##

The Anatomy Lesson.
RC 43119.
by John David Morley.
read by Christopher Walker.
1 cassette.
Kiddo, a college and social dropout, lives on the dole in
Amsterdam, mourning the premature death of his brother,
Morton. Honoring Morton's final request, Kiddo witnesses the
autopsy and begins a painful discovery of the darker side of
his brother's life. Strong language and descriptions of sex.
1995.
RC 43119.
##

Clear Light of Day.
RC 43122.
by Anita Desai.
read by Annie Wauters.
2 cassettes.
An Indian girl describes middle-class life in Old Delhi in
1947, at the time of partition and independence. Focuses on
the Das family, made up of a diabetic mother, a mostly
absent father, a widowed aunt, and various children. 1980.
RC 43122.
##

Beyond Dreams: True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High.
RC 43133.
by Marilyn Reynolds.
read by Mary Woods.
1 cassette.
Six stories about Hamilton High students dealing with
problems. In "Only If You Think So," Jason is transferred to
Sojourner High until his grades improve. Despite his
father's digs about "slowburner" school, Jason learns not to
think of himself as a loser. In other stories, teen mothers
make decisions to better their lives. Strong language, some
violence, and some descriptions of sex. For junior and
senior high readers. 1995.
RC 43133.
##

Shroud for a Nightingale: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery.
RC 43141.
by P.D. James.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
The General Nursing Council inspector is visiting the
Nightingale School on the Sussex-Hampshire border. As she
watches the class practice tube feeding, the nurse playing
the patient suddenly convulses and dies. Soon another nurse
is dead. Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh investigates. 1971.
RC 43141.
##

The Three Daughters of Madame Liang.
RC 43147.
by Pearl S. Buck.
read by Jill Ferris.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
The story of China is portrayed through the eyes of a
Shanghai restaurant owner, Madame Liang. She sends her three
daughters to America to be educated, and they become torn
between China and America. Their emotional and patriotic
conflicts frame a story of turbulence and drama. 1969.
RC 43147.
##

Ransom for an Angel: A Jeremy Ransom/Emily Charters Mystery.
RC 43153.
by Fred W. Hunter.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Chicago detective Ransom, happiest soaking in a tub and
reading Dickens, is attracted to Angela Stephens but can't
help her. A fortune-teller has predicted Angela's murder and
described the killer as Angela's husband. When Angela is
strangled, though, her husband doesn't seem to have a
motive, and Ransom can't believe he's guilty. Some strong
language. 1995.
RC 43153.
##

The Liar.
RC 43154.
by Stephen Fry.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
Follows Adrian Healey through prep school, a brief time
spent as a Piccadilly "rent-boy," his work in smuggling
illegal drugs, and his return to academia at Oxford where he
meets Professor Trefusis, a language instructor. Adrian has
spent his life telling so many lies that he actually begins
to believe many of them. Then he and Professor Trefusis get
involved with a caper regarding a "truth machine." Violence,
strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1991.
RC 43154.
##

Madeleine's Ghost.
RC 43156.
by Robert Girardi.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
3 cassettes.
Ned Conti, thirty-two, from New Orleans, lives in a haunted
New York apartment while working on his dissertation and
trying to forget his ex-girlfriend. He takes a temporary job
as a researcher for Father Rose, who is looking for evidence
to declare a former nun a saint. As his worlds converge, Ned
becomes involved in seances, suicides, miracles, and
mummies. Some strong language. 1995.
RC 43156.
##

Tracks of Deceit: Katy Steele Adventures, Volume 1.
RC 43159.
by Alan and Gilbert Morris.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
When a Central Pacific Railroad detective is murdered in
1867, his daughter, Katy, is hired to investigate. Katy and
her fellow sleuth, Sam Bronte, uncover a web of official
corruption as they track the murderer and railroad saboteur.
1996.
RC 43159.
##

The Ruby.
RC 43162.
by Christina Skye.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
4 cassettes.
A tale of intrigue set in London and Ceylon in the 1860s.
The beautiful Barrett Winslow's knowledge of her
grandfather's scientific secrets puts her life in jeopardy.
The Rajah of Ranapore rescues her, but draws her into the
web of his desire under the mystical power of the fabled
ruby. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions
of sex. 1992.
RC 43162.
##

The Man without a Face.
RC 43164.
by Isabelle Holland.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Receiving no love from his mother or stepsisters, troubled
Chuck Norstadt welcomes the acceptance and affection of
Justin McLeod, a mysterious recluse with a badly scarred
face. Chuck is confused and frightened by his own feelings
for Justin. For junior and senior high readers. 1972.
RC 43164.
##

The Left Hand of Darkness.
RC 43166.
by Ursula K. Le Guin.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Confused and afraid, a lone human becomes the pawn in an
intrigue on Gethen, a planet inhabited by creatures that are
neither male nor female. They are not neuters but have the
potential to be either man or woman. Originally published in
1969. Hugo and Nebula Awards. 1976.
RC 43166.
##

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella.
RC 43170.
by George Saunders.
read by Bob Askey.
1 cassette.
Six short stories and one novella that paint a frightful and
bleak--though darkly humorous--portrait of future America.
In the novella _Bounty_, severe environmental degradation
produces a population of genetically mutant "Flaweds," who
must service the ranking "Normals." Some strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43170.
##

How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back?.
RC 43171.
by Valerie Hobbs.
read by Pam Ward.
2 cassettes.
Sixteen-year-old Bron Lewis's life turns upside down when
her family moves to a small California town. She eventually
makes friends, but they prove to be the wrong kind. And when
gentle Will Harding comes along, Bron has trouble accepting
his earnestness. Some strong language. For junior and senior
high readers. 1995.
RC 43171.
##

The Queen of the Tambourine.
RC 43172.
by Jane Gardam.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
The chronicle of stodgy suburban housewife Eliza Peabody's
mental breakdown as reflected through letters that she
writes to a neighbor. When one of the missives incites the
neighbor to abandon her family, Eliza cracks. Later epistles
trace her continuing collapse. 1991.
RC 43172.
##

People of the Lightning: The First North Americans, Volume
7.
RC 43174.
by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear.
read by Jim Zeiger.
4 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The People of the Lakes (RC 41693)_, the
authors discuss the Windover people who lived in what is now
Florida some eight thousand years ago. The story centers
around Pondwader, an albino, who becomes known as White
Lightning Boy. Violence and some descriptions of sex. For
high school and older readers. 1995.
RC 43174.
##

Edisto Revisited.
RC 43175.
by Padgett Powell.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _Edisto (RC 20773)_, Simons Manigault
returns home after graduating from Clemson with an
architectural degree. But Simons has no plans to seek
gainful employment--instead he finds ways to while away his
summer. He begins by having an affair with his first cousin.
Some strong language. 1996.
RC 43175.
##

My Gal Sunday.
RC 43179.
by Mary Higgins Clark.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
Stories featuring a husband-and-wife team of amateur
sleuths. Henry Britland is a former U.S. president who is
married to a younger congresswoman nicknamed Sunday. Their
cases include finding out who really killed the girlfriend
of Henry's secretary of state. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43179.
##

The Illuminati.
RC 43186.
by Larry Burkett.
read by Jack Fox.
3 cassettes.
In the year 2001, the president suspends the U.S. Congress
because of a crumbling economy. His act follows the agenda
of the Illuminati, a secret society that aims to make a
one-world economy controlled by a central computer system.
An Atlanta pastor leads a crusade to expose the society and
thwart the diabolical scheme. 1991.
RC 43186.
##

Battlefields and Playgrounds.
RC 43196.
by Janos Nyiri.
read by Ken Kliban.
4 cassettes.
Portrays the suffering of Hungarian Jews during World War II
as seen through the eyes of Jzsef Sondor, a defiant
six-year-old. Jzsef, with his mother and brother, endures
peril and privation at the hands of the Nazis. The hellish
conditions bring out both the best and the worst aspects of
humanity. 1989.
RC 43196.
##

Birdsong.
RC 43199.
by Sebastian Faulks.
read by George Holmes.
4 cassettes.
Rootless after an unhappy love affair, young Englishman
Stephen Wraysford joins the World War I British army. He
finds comradeship and loyalty amid the horrors of war as he
commands men charged with digging tunnels under German lines
and setting off bombs there. Violence and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1993.
RC 43199.
##

Art and Lies: A Piece for Three Voices and a Bawd.
RC 43202.
by Jeanette Winterson.
read by Lisette Lecat.
2 cassettes.
A story of three people aboard a high-speed train out of
London in the year 2000. Handel, a surgeon and priest;
Picasso, a young woman artist; and Sappho, a lesbian poet,
are all fleeing lives of suppression in a brutal world of
technology. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1994.
RC 43202.
##

Live at Five.
RC 43206.
by David Haynes.
read by L.J. Ganser.
2 cassettes.
Middle-class African American Brandon Wilson anchors a TV
newscast in the Twin Cities. His producer decides that
Wilson isn't "black" enough and has him "go back to the
streets" to cover the horrors of ghetto life. But there
Wilson finds a different story from what his boss
envisioned. Strong language. 1996.
RC 43206.
##

The Tailor of Panama.
RC 43208.
by John le Carr.
read by Gary Telles.
3 cassettes.
The imminent takeover of the Panama Canal by Panama prompts
British intelligence to recruit Harry Pendel, tailor to the
Panamanian president. For personal reasons, Harry isn't
above tailoring his reports to suit his British handlers,
heedless of the consequences for world order. Strong
language. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43208.
##

The Store.
RC 43211.
by T.S. Stribling.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
4 cassettes.
Chronicle of an Alabama family headed by Colonel Miltiades
Vaiden, a southern gentleman who fought at Shiloh and was a
Klan member during Reconstruction. The story depicts the
ending of the old South and the beginning of the new. Sequel
to _The Forge (RC 43658)_. Strong language. 1933 Pulitzer
Prize winner. 1932.
RC 43211.
##

The Knowledge of Water.
RC 43212.
by Sarah Smith.
read by Mary Kane.
3 cassettes.
This sequel to _The Vanished Child (RC 36805)_ is set in
Paris in 1910, when the Seine overflows. Concert pianist
Perdita Halley regrets her career-based refusal to marry
scientist Alexander von Reisden. As their love deepens, the
two become entangled in a web of art theft and forgery,
conspiracy, and murder. Violence and descriptions of sex.
1996.
RC 43212.
##

The Marks of Birth.
RC 43215.
by Pablo Medina.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
2 cassettes.
Felicia Turner is the matriarch of her Caribbean family. Her
son, Fernando Garca-Turner, and his wife, Rosa, are forced
to flee to America with Felicia's beloved grandson, Antn,
who bears the family's hereditary birthmark. Antn and his
family face hardship adapting to American society while
living in exile. Some descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 43215.
##

The Patchwork People.
RC 43217.
by Louise Lawrence.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
2 cassettes.
In twenty-first century, the natural resources of Wales are
almost depleted, and work is scarce. As Hugh, sixteen,
panhandles at the railway station, he meets and rescues
Helena, fifteen, the rich daughter of a mine manager. They
come to realize that they have the ability to reshape their
futures. Some strong language. For senior high readers.
1994.
RC 43217.
##

The Following Story.
RC 43219.
by Cees Nooteboom.
read by Steven Carpenter.
1 cassette.
Herman Mussert, a classics professor and travel writer,
falls asleep in his Amsterdam apartment but awakens in
Lisbon in the very room where once he had a brief affair. He
revisits other scenes of that liaison and then inexplicably
embarks on a voyage to the Amazon. Some strong language.
Winner of the 1993 European Literary Prize for Best Novel.
1993.
RC 43219.
##

First King of Shannara.
RC 43233.
by Terry Brooks.
read by James DeLotel.
4 cassettes.
In this prequel to _The Sword of Shannara (RC 11046)_,
Bremen the Druid, who has been expelled from Paranor for
studying the magical sciences, learns of an advancing army
of trolls led by Brona, the Warlock Lord. Bremen now
struggles to unite the peoples of the Four Lands and to find
a new weapon that will foil Brona's evil plans. 1996.
RC 43233.
##

Murphy's Ambush.
RC 43237.
by Gary Paulsen and Brian Burks.
read by John Polk.
1 cassette.
Al Murphy, _Murphy's Stand (RC 42350)_, is in love again and
a sheriff in Turrett, New Mexico. When rancher Travis
Price's wife and two children are killed, Murphy pursues the
Apache suspects. But then Price is murdered in the doctor's
office, leading Murphy on a new trail. Some violence. 1995.
RC 43237.
##

Tara's Healing.
RC 43240.
by Janice Holt Giles.
read by Bruce Huntey.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Dr. Tara Cochrane is a tired and broken young man. Hod
Pierce, from Tara's World War II command, invites him to try
the quiet rural life of Piney Ridge, Kentucky. The city boy
slowly begins to understand the beauty of the hard mountain
life, and thus to find meaning in his own existence. 1951.
RC 43240.
##

Paragon Walk.
RC 43241.
by Anne Perry.
read by Terry Hayes Sales.
2 cassettes.
In the posh street of Paragon Walk in Victorian London, a
young woman is brutally raped and murdered. Inspector Thomas
Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, must penetrate the highbrow
facades of the suspects before they can uncover the scandal
and prevent more killing. Violence. 1981.
RC 43241.
##

The Forge: The General, Book 1.
RC 43242.
by S.M. Stirling and David Drake.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
In this prequel to _The Hammer (RC 43662)_, a young military
officer discovers a sentient battle computer, a relic from
before his planet's fall. Guided by the computer, he leads
his people against enemy barbarians as he contends with the
treachery of his own civil government. Strong language and
violence. 1991.
RC 43242.
##

Splitting.
RC 43250.
by Fay Weldon.
read by Ann Hodapp.
2 cassettes.
Angelica White, former lead singer of a successful rock
band, marries Edwin Rice and settles down on an English
estate. She is betrayed by Edwin, who divorces her and
tricks her out of her fortune. As Angelica's life comes
apart, her multiple personalities vie for control. Some
strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43250.
##

_Cold Snap_: Stories.
RC 43251.
by Thom Jones.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
Ten dark stories on themes of war, disease, and squalor. In
the title story, a defrocked doctor finds relief from his
depression by inducing intense physical pain and by putting
a loaded gun to his head. Strong language, violence, and
explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43251.
##

The Two Georges.
RC 43256.
by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove.
read by Roy Avers.
4 cassettes.
In this "alternate history" tale, 1996 America is at peace
under His Majesty Charles III--a peace that has held since
the 1760s, when George Washington and George III struck an
agreement. When the symbol of harmony, a painting called
_The Two Georges_, is stolen by a separatist group, a team
of sleuths sets out to get it back. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43256.
##

Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding
Writers for Young Adults.
RC 43261.
edited by Donald R. Gallo.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Tales of terror about teenagers caught in precarious
situations. In "Ethan Unbound," a boy finds himself locked
in the library with a librarian-witch and must summon
Dracula and other literary figures to his aid. For junior
and senior high readers. 1992.
RC 43261.
##

A Private View.
RC 43262.
by Anita Brookner.
read by David Palmer.
2 cassettes.
Retirement disappointments leave George Bland with an empty
life. The appearance of a brash New Age neighbor sparks
long-buried feelings in Bland. Rekindled, he considers his
life and the women in it, including a lukewarm romance of
long ago. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1994.
RC 43262.
##

River of Hidden Dreams.
RC 43264.
by Connie May Fowler.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Sadie Hunter is a middle-aged woman who takes tourists on
boating excursions in Florida's Key West. She entertains
passengers with stories of her family's heritage and her
Native American grandmother's doomed love for Sadie's
mulatto grandfather. Throughout, Sadie struggles to commit
to her Cuban boyfriend, Carlos. Some strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 43264.
##

Bombardiers.
RC 43265.
by Po Bronson.
read by Ray Foushee.
3 cassettes.
Sid Geeder is a top-selling bond trader but he hates his
work and only hangs on to become vested in his firm's stock.
As Sid and the other greedy rogues hustle bonds to gullible
people, their deals become more bizarre, culminating in the
corporate takeover of a country. Strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43265.
##

The Man Who Cast Two Shadows.
RC 43274.
by Carol O'Connell.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Suspended for shooting a suspect, NYPD sergeant Kathleen
Mallory hears on the news that she's been strangled. Mallory
moves into the real victim's apartment building to sort out
the confusion and pursues a string of clues into a world of
illusion and horror. Strong language and violence. 1995.
RC 43274.
##

Miss Willie.
RC 43275.
by Janice Holt Giles.
read by Terry Hayes Sales.
2 cassettes.
The story of a kindly woman who moves to the Kentucky hills
in the late 1940s to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. At
first she tries to change the rustic habits of the stubborn
and proud Appalachian people. But eventually she comes to
appreciate the dignity of their customs and finds
fulfillment in their way of life. 1951.
RC 43275.
##

Rogue Warrior: Task Force Blue.
RC 43276.
by Richard Marcinko and John Weisman.
read by Roy Avers.
3 cassettes.
In Key West Marcinko and Task Force Blue bungle the rescue
of the Secretary of the Navy from a hijacked 727, and
Marcinko faces a court martial. But that must wait until he
can stanch the flow of weapons from government arsenals.
Sequel to _Rogue Warrior: Green Team (RC 41020)_. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43276.
##

Rising from the Ruins.
RC 43277.
by Daniel Peters.
read by Gary Tipton.
3 cassettes.
Harper Yates, a Vietnam War "draft dodger," struggles as a
novelist, while his wife launches a late academic career.
When he finds himself stealing lawn ornaments, Yates
realizes he needs a change and accepts an invitation to help
out at a Guatemalan archaeological dig. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43277.
##

Black Light.
RC 43278.
by Stephen Hunter.
read by Fred Major.
3 cassettes.
Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper in Vietnam, joins a
young journalist in search of the killer of Swagger's
father, an Arkansas highway patrolman. It soon becomes clear
that powerful people don't want the truth uncovered, and
Swagger must use every trick and weapon in his arsenal just
to survive. Strong language. 1996.
RC 43278.
##

The Last Don.
RC 43299.
by Mario Puzo.
read by Ed Blake.
3 cassettes.
On the day of a family double-christening in 1965, Mafia don
Clericuzio decides to spare his progeny from "our sins" by
shifting to legitimate investments. Twenty-five years later,
the male cousins who shared the christening continue to
struggle with the sins of their forebears. Strong language,
violence, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43299.
##

Icon.
RC 43301.
by Frederick Forsyth.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes.
In 1999 Igor Komarov seems poised to become president of a
Russia on the brink of anarchy. Then a copy of his racist
and fascist ideology--the "Black Manifesto"--falls into
foreign hands. Ex-CIA agent Jason Monk is dispatched to
infiltrate Russia, spread word of the document's existence,
and prevent Komarov from being elected. Some strong
language. 1996.
RC 43301.
##

Prizes.
RC 43306.
by Erich Segal.
read by Faith Potts.
3 cassettes.
Adam Coopersmith is a caring physician whose genetic
research brings him to the nation's capital to save the life
of a "senior Washington personage." Sandy Raven is a
gerontological researcher whose work has left his personal
life on the brink of disaster. Isabel da Costa, a child
prodigy, is a brilliant physicist whose father dominates her
life. Each aspires to win a Nobel Prize. One will die in the
process. Strong language. 1995.
RC 43306.
##

Shock Wave.
RC 43317.
by Clive Cussler.
read by Bob Askey.
4 cassettes.
In the 1850s, a male and a female prisoner survive a
shipwreck and find diamonds on an island. In the year 2000,
their descendant Arthur Dorsett plans to topple the diamond
market with a flood of gems. His mining techniques are
causing an "acoustic plague" that kills animals and humans.
Investigating these odd deaths, Dirk Pitt meets Arthur's
daughter Maeve, who is quite different from her father.
Violence and some strong language. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43317.
##

Jack and Jill.
RC 43318.
by James Patterson.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
When a United States senator is shot dead in his home, the
sole clue is a cryptic poem signed "Jack and Jill." More
murders follow, and detective Alex Cross is caught up in a
frantic race to stop the killers before they reach the
president. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43318.
##

Harvest.
RC 43323.
by Tess Gerritsen.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
3 cassettes.
Surgical resident Abby DiMatteo is excited to be considered
for the prestigious cardiac transplant team. But when she
must oppose her colleagues' plan to divert a transplant from
a dying seventeen-year-old to a billionaire's wife, she is
discredited. As she fights to clear her name, she is shocked
at what she learns. Strong language and violence. 1996.
RC 43323.
##

_This Year It Will Be Different_ and Other Stories: A
Christmas Treasury.
RC 43325.
by Maeve Binchy.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
1 cassette.
Fifteen tales set in England, Ireland, and Australia telling
how family members come to terms with Christmases that
circumstances make "different." In the title story, a
mother's listlessness leads to a change in the way her
family observes the holiday. In another a resentful
stepdaughter finds love within her new family. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43325.
##

All That Glitters.
RC 43328.
by V.C. Andrews.
read by Mary Woods.
2 cassettes.
In the sequel to _Pearl in the Mist (RC 39864)_, Ruby is
living in her late grandmother's bayou shack with her baby,
Pearl. Wealthy Paul Tate wants to marry Ruby even though
they now know they are half-siblings. She agrees to a
celibate marriage for Pearl's sake, but cannot forget her
love for Pearl's father, Beau. Meanwhile, Ruby's twin,
Gisselle, continues to be a thorn in her side. Some strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43328.
##

Lieberman's Day: An Abe Lieberman Mystery.
RC 43331.
by Stuart Kaminsky.
read by Richard Davidson.
2 cassettes.
Aging police detective Lieberman and his partner, William
Hanrahan, bring their own kind of justice to two criminals:
a robber who kills Lieberman's nephew, David, and wounds
David's pregnant wife; and an abusive husband whose wife and
son have taken refuge with Hanrahan. Some violence and some
strong language. 1994.
RC 43331.
##

Jackson's Dilemma.
RC 43352.
by Iris Murdoch.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
On the eve of their wedding, Marian Berran mysteriously
jilts country squire Edward Lannion. The disappointed
friends and family, all overcome with sadness, are healed by
a world-wise manservant, who intervenes and sets their world
to rights. 1995.
RC 43352.
##

The Daughters of Cain.
RC 43356.
by Colin Dexter.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
Chief Inspector Morse is faced with two related murders.
When an Oxford don is found stabbed in his flat, the trail
of clues leads to an unsavory college servant whom the don
had sacked. But when the servant turns up murdered with the
same weapon, Morse is left with a surfeit of suspects and a
perplexing mystery. 1994.
RC 43356.
##

A Monstrous Regiment of Women.
RC 43358.
by Laurie R. King.
read by Carmella Ross.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Beekeeper's Apprentice (RC 39416)_,
detective Mary Russell is in London when she happens upon
her friend Veronica, who has joined a feminist religious
temple that attracts wealthy young women, some of whom meet
untimely ends. Mary goes underground on the case and finds
more danger than she expected. 1995.
RC 43358.
##

Falling into Glory.
RC 43359.
by Robert Westall.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
At seventeen Robbie Atkinson is a popular, respected rugby
star in his final year of British grammar school. By a
series of chance encounters, he becomes involved with
schoolteacher Emma Harris, whose fiance was killed in World
War II. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1993.
RC 43359.
##

In the Place of Fallen Leaves.
RC 43360.
by Tim Pears.
read by Patricia Kilgarriff.
3 cassettes.
The story of thirteen-year-old Alison, the youngest child of
a Devon, England, farm family during the summer drought of
1984. As Alison is awakening to love, sexuality, and life's
mysteries, her disabled grandmother reveals to her the
tragic and sordid history of her family's past. 1993.
RC 43360.
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The Rector's Wife.
RC 43361.
by Joanna Trollope.
read by Barbara Caruso.
2 cassettes.
For twenty years, Anna Bouverie lived a stifled, penurious
life as wife of the village rector. Her husband is passed
over for a promotion to archdeacon, and he retreats into
bitterness. But Anna begins a journey of self-discovery,
taking a menial job and two new lovers. 1991.
RC 43361.
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The Manikin.
RC 43367.
by Joanna Scott.
read by Mary Kane.
2 cassettes.
Manikin, the lavish estate of a taxidermist, houses a
collection of stuffed creatures. The taxidermist's lonely
widow lives on in this isolated kingdom with a staff of
eccentric servants. A new housekeeper arrives with her young
daughter, who is doomed to grow up in the eerie and cursed
house. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43367.
##

Synonym for Love.
RC 43368.
by Alison Moore.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
Matty Grover is on the move a lot. When her mother dies and
her father leaves her, Matty's previously unknown
stepbrother boards her with the church organist. Later, in
the Arizona desert, Matty deals with family secrets and her
own coming-of-age. Strong language. 1995.
RC 43368.
##

Shinju.
RC 43369.
by Laura Joh Rowland.
read by Robert Sams.
3 cassettes.
In 1689 Tokyo, detective Sano Ichiro discovers the bodies of
a man and a woman bound together in an apparent _shinju_ or
"double love suicide." But Sano suspects otherwise and risks
personal ruin as he follows a trail of clues that lead to a
treasonous plot against the shogun. Violence. 1994.
RC 43369.
##

Our Landlady.
RC 43370.
by L. Frank Baum.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
A collection of humorous stories written around 1890 about
life in South Dakota. Speaking through his fictional
landlady, the creator of Oz comments on railroads, suffrage,
prairie populism, prohibition, and other issues of moment at
the time that state entered the Union. 1996.
RC 43370.
##

Konfidenz.
RC 43371.
by Ariel Dorfman.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
A woman comes to Paris to aid her imperiled lover.
Immediately, the telephone rings and she is swept into an
alarming relationship with the mysterious voice of a man who
seems to know everything about her, even intimate details.
Gradually there comes a startling revelation. Strong
language and descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43371.
##

Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear.
RC 43375.
by Katharine Weber.
read by Faith Potts.
2 cassettes.
At twenty-six, photographer Harriet Rose has established her
career and has found her true love. Traveling to Geneva, she
stays with her old friend, Anne, whom Harriet finds much
changed, involved with a married man, and headed for
disaster. Harriet is faced with the delicate task of
rescuing a reluctant victim. Strong language. 1995.
RC 43375.
##

The Master of Blacktower.
RC 43376.
by Barbara Michaels.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
In April of 1853, Damaris Gordon, an independent young woman
left penniless upon the death of her father, arrives in
Scotland to take up her position as companion to the spoiled
disabled daughter of the master of Blacktower--an enigmatic
man with a scarred face who may be responsible for the death
of his wife. 1966.
RC 43376.
##

The Oracle Glass.
RC 43379.
by Judith Merkle Riley.
read by Annie Wauters.
4 cassettes.
At fifteen Genevive Pasquier is orphaned and living in
Paris during the reign of Louis XIV. She is taken in and
tutored by La Voisin, an occultist and witch. Gifted with
the power to read the swirling waters of the oracle glass,
Genevive finds intrigue and danger at the king's court.
1994.
RC 43379.
##

A Place to Hide.
RC 43384.
by Robert Westall.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
2 cassettes.
Eighteen-year-old Lucy King's father tells her she must go
into hiding because he is about to blow the whistle on the
English government. Dressed in her late mother's posh
clothes, Lucy flees, assumes a new identity as an antiques
dealer, and waits in terror to hear what will happen to her
father. Some strong language. For junior and senior high
readers. 1994.
RC 43384.
##

Bone Truth.
RC 43388.
by Anne Finger.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
Elizabeth, single and unexpectedly pregnant, considers her
own childhood and how her disability and her abusive father
have shaped her. She finds peace with herself through her
art and her humor, but worries about the effects she and the
baby will have on one another. Strong language, violence,
and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 43388.
##

Now I Know Everything.
RC 43390.
by Andrew Postman.
read by Christopher Walker.
2 cassettes.
Andrew, a would-be novelist, is hired by a famous women's
magazine as a columnist to report on romance and sex from a
"sensitive" man's perspective. As columnist "Vince," his
popularity among women soars while, paradoxically, his love
life--potential "material" for his column--founders. Strong
language and descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43390.
##

Play It as It Lays.
RC 43391.
by Joan Didion.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
1 cassette.
A discursive story set in late 1960s Hollywood about an
actress whose immoderate lifestyle has alienated her from
family and friends. She witnesses a friend's suicide and
enters a mental hospital, where she recollects some of the
formative events in her life. Strong language. 1970.
RC 43391.
##

Footprints.
RC 43395.
by Shelby Hearon.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
After the sudden death of their grown daughter, Doug and Nan
Mayhall confront the long-suppressed conflicts of their
marriage. As Doug takes a young lover, Nan retreats to the
security of her relinquished academic career. It takes
another tragic event to bring healing to the estranged
couple. Strong language. 1996.
RC 43395.
##

The Visiting Physician.
RC 43396.
by Susan Richards Shreve.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
2 cassettes.
Twenty years ago, Helen Fielding's baby sister drowned while
the children were visiting their aunt in small-town Ohio.
Helen returns to the town as a pediatrician to stem a deadly
epidemic. Less easy to diagnose is the malaise that grips
the townspeople and which Helen must confront to resolve the
tragedy of her youth. 1996.
RC 43396.
##

Shelter.
RC 43397.
by Jayne Anne Phillips.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
3 cassettes.
A rite-of-passage tale in which two young sisters encounter
crazed drifters in a remote West Virginia girls' camp in
1963. The girls are transformed by their contacts with
Parson, a Bible-obsessed avenger; Buddy, child of the
forest; and the vicious Carmody. Strong language and
violence. 1994.
RC 43397.
##

Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened
Yuletide Season.
RC 43421.
by James Finn Garner.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
1 cassette.
Garner, who wrote _Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (RC
38598)_ and _Once upon a More Enlightened Time (RC 40614)_,
now rewrites holiday favorites for the 1990s. Includes
"'Twas the Night before Solstice," "Frosty the Persun of
Snow," and "Rudolph the Nasally Empowered Reindeer." In "A
Christmas Carol," Marley is visited by spiritual
facilitators. Bestseller 1995.
RC 43421.
##

The Bestseller.
RC 43428.
by Olivia Goldsmith.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
4 cassettes.
When, after countless rejections from publishers, first-time
author Terry O'Neil kills herself, her mother vows to get
Terry's huge manuscript into print. Intertwined are stories
of other authors and publishers hoping they have a book that
will make the bestseller list. Strong language and explicit
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43428.
##

Love Me Forever.
RC 43432.
by Johanna Lindsey.
read by Jill Ferris.
2 cassettes.
Nineteenth-century English heiress Kimberly Richards is
pressured to select a husband soon so her father can
remarry. Lachlan MacGregor is in need of a wife with money,
since his stepmother took off with his family's inheritance.
Then Richards and MacGregor are given adjoining rooms while
visiting a mutual friend. Some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1995.
RC 43432.
##

Bordersnakes.
RC 43433.
by James Crumley.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
A ribald tale of two ornery guys on a rollicking spree, each
of whom seeks to avenge past wrongs. One wants payback for
his own near-murder, while the other aims to even the score
over his stolen inheritance. They descend into the sordid
world of the drug trade along the Mexican border. Strong
language and violence. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43433.
##

Melody.
RC 43437.
by V.C. Andrews.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Melody Logan loses her beloved father in a coal mining
accident. When her mother leaves her with the Logan family
on Cape Cod, Melody tries to adjust to her hard, new life.
She finds a faithful ally in her cousin, Cary, who reveals
the family's tragic past. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43437.
##

Mischief.
RC 43441.
by Amanda Quick.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Imogen Waterstone has inherited her uncle's Zamarian
antiquities, which she intends to use to trap her friend's
killer. Waterstone gets help from the reluctant earl of
Colchester, who was indebted to her uncle. But Waterstone
and Colchester are soon in serious trouble as corpses pile
up. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43441.
##

The Absence of Angels.
RC 43444.
by W.S. Penn.
read by Jamie Horton.
2 cassettes.
Alley Hummingbird, born of white and Indian parents, longs
to reconcile the two cultures that have formed him. A
rebellious college student during the Vietnam War, he moves
between the Hopi Second Mesa and Los Angeles in search of
identity. When he gets a brain tumor, he confronts death and
finds enlightenment. Strong language and descriptions of
sex. 1994.
RC 43444.
##

Voyage of the Exiles: Land of the Far Horizon, Book 1.
RC 43445.
by Patricia Hickman.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
England, 1787. George Prentice's death sentence is reduced
to exile in Australia. Prentice is unaware that his wife and
daughter are also headed to the new colony under separate
passage. After a perilous voyage, they are reunited in their
new land. Prequel to _Angel of the Outback (RC 43827)_.
1995.
RC 43445.
##

The Long Way Home: The Real People, Book 5.
RC 43449.
by Robert J. Conley.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _The Way South (RC 40256)_, an enslaved
Cherokee priest, Deadwood Lighter, becomes an interpreter
for conquistador Hernando de Soto. On de Soto's expedition
and quest for gold in Florida, the priest is appalled at the
Spaniards' cruelty. As de Soto nears Cherokee territory,
Lighter escapes to warn his people. Violence. 1994.
RC 43449.
##

_Numbers in the Dark_ and Other Stories.
RC 43455.
by Italo Calvino.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Thirty-seven tales and fables on such themes as politics,
ethics, and technology. "The Black Sheep" tells of a country
populated by thieves who rob one another every night. This
economic system stays in balance until an honest man
arrives. Some stories are humorous, others are ponderous,
but all are thought-provoking. 1995.
RC 43455.
##

The Inhabited Woman.
RC 43456.
by Gioconda Belli.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
3 cassettes.
Aristocrat Lavinia Alarcn returns to her Latin American
home to begin work after her university studies in Italy. At
first an apolitical yuppie, she is gradually drawn into a
guerilla movement under the influence of a fifteenth-century
female rebel, whose spirit resides at Lavinia's home.
Descriptions of sex. 1994.
RC 43456.
##

The Physician of London: The Second Part of the
Seventeenth-Century Trilogy of Nicholas Cooke.
RC 43460.
by Stephanie Cowell.
read by John Horton.
3 cassettes.
This sequel to _Nicholas Cooke (RC 37467)_ opens in 1617 as
Nicholas, now a physician and priest, is living in a small
London parish. Nicholas and his colleagues form a scientific
society to better the world. His friend, the politically
ambitious Thomas Wentworth, becomes the focus of controversy
and faces execution for treason. 1995.
RC 43460.
##

Black Ribbon: A Dog-Lover's Mystery.
RC 43462.
by Susan Conant.
read by Catherine Byers.
2 cassettes.
A mystery embedded in an encyclopedia of information about
breeding and showing dogs. Holly Winter and her Alaskan
malamute, Rowdy, enjoy Waggin' Tail dog camp, where
participants eagerly compare dogs and exchange gossip. Then
the spiteful Eva Spitteler dies under a collapsing
dog-training ramp, and Holly suspects murder. 1995.
RC 43462.
##

Artists in Crime.
RC 43463.
by Ngaio Marsh.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
Scotland Yard detective Roderick Alleyn must turn his
interest in the feisty artist, Agatha Troy, from personal to
professional. At Troy's artists' colony, a model is
murdered, and Alleyn is called in to investigate. Suspects
abound, including the lovely but aloof Troy. 1938.
RC 43463.
##

The Rosewood Casket.
RC 43475.
by Sharyn McCrumb.
read by L.J. Ganser.
2 cassettes.
Randall Stargill wants to leave this world in a handmade
coffin and calls his sons to his Tennessee home to build one
out of rosewood he has stored in the barn. Before Randall
dies, though, old friend Nora Bonesteel delivers a box of
dark secrets she says Randall would want buried with him.
1996.
RC 43475.
##

A Secret Affair.
RC 43476.
by Barbara Taylor Bradford.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
1 cassette.
Bill Fitzgerald, foreign war correspondent, and Vanessa
Stewart, glass designer, meet in Venice. An immediate
attraction starts an affair during which they rendezvous
several times in the U.S. Then at a planned tryst in Venice,
one of them does not appear. Some descriptions of sex.
Bestseller 1996.
RC 43476.
##

Dinotopia Lost.
RC 43486.
by Alan Dean Foster.
read by Gregory Gorton.
3 cassettes.
A utopian tale of Dinotopia, an island where humans and
dinosaurs live in harmony. When a pirate ship reaches its
shores and the marauding crew captures a dinosaur family,
young pilot Will Denison leads the rescuers into the
perilous Rainy Basin for a tense and fateful confrontation.
1996.
RC 43486.
##

The Constellations.
RC 43488.
by James Finney Boylan.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
Fifteen-year-old Phoebe runs away in search of her mother,
leaving the adults at home to their lustful frenzy. Her
offbeat adventures include a trip to a tattoo parlor and
discovery of a latex brain. After three months, she rejoins
her zany and dysfunctional family. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. Sequel to _The Planets (RC 34507)_.
1994.
RC 43488.
##

Nathan's Run.
RC 43498.
by John Gilstrap.
read by John Stratton.
2 cassettes.
Nathan, an orphaned and abused twelve-year-old, is sentenced
to a detention center, where he kills a guard in
self-defense. Nathan escapes and is relentlessly pursued by
police, as well as by a hit man. While on the lam, the boy
finds unlikely allies in a conservative talk-show host and a
cop. Strong language. 1996.
RC 43498.
##

Legacies.
RC 43513.
by Janet Dailey.
read by Mary Kane.
3 cassettes.
It has been five years since Diane Parmelee saw Lije Stuart,
yet the attraction to each other is still very evident. But
in this sequel to _The Proud and the Free (RC 40764)_, Lije,
now a Harvard graduate, is forced to return to his Cherokee
Nation home without Diane, as the country heads toward civil
war. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43513.
##

Sunset Express.
RC 43514.
by Robert Crais.
read by Gregory Gorton.
2 cassettes.
LAPD detective Angela Rossi says she recovered the murder
weapon from the garden of the victim's husband. But since
Rossi was once accused of planting evidence, Elvis Cole is
hired to find holes in her story. He follows another trail
of clues that draws him deeper into intrigue and danger.
Strong language. 1996.
RC 43514.
##

A Plague of Kinfolks: A Kate Mulcay Mystery.
RC 43520.
by Celestine Sibley.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
2 cassettes.
Atlanta reporter Kate Mulcay loves her log cabin and rustic
solitude, but the peace is broken when her homeless kinfolk
arrive. Then an old man disappears, a neighbor is murdered,
and Kate is a suspect. Some strong language. 1995.
RC 43520.
##

Say You Love Me.
RC 43553.
by Johanna Lindsey.
read by Sharon Murray.
2 cassettes.
Kelsey Langton surprises herself by agreeing to be sold as a
mistress to the highest bidder. But she believes it is the
only way to help her uncle and younger sister. Kelsey is in
for more shocks when she learns the identity of her "owner"
and the secrets he harbors. Some strong language and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43553.
##

Blood and Thunder: A Nathan Heller Novel.
RC 43554.
by Max Allan Collins.
read by Bruce Huntey.
2 cassettes.
In this historical mystery set in 1935 Louisiana, detective
Nate Heller is hired to guard Senator Huey Long. When Long
is killed, the uncertain source of the fatal bullet leaves
his widow's life insurance claim in limbo. Heller resolves
the matter and unmasks the killer. Strong language,
violence, and descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 43554.
##

Chance.
RC 43559.
by Robert B. Parker.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Thin Air (RC 40561)_, a Mafia boss asks
Spenser and his sidekick, Hawk, to locate his missing
son-in-law. The two sleuths begin an odyssey through the
seamy streets of Las Vegas and find more than a missing
person as they uncover larceny, homicide, and a plot to
control gangland Boston. Strong language. 1996.
RC 43559.
##

Legend.
RC 43560.
by Jude Deveraux.
read by Ann Hodapp.
3 cassettes.
Shortly before she is to marry, Kady Long impulsively buys
an old flour tin. Inside it she discovers a well-preserved
satin wedding dress, just the kind she's been looking for.
She tries it on and suddenly finds herself transported in
time to a harsh landscape where a man is about to be hanged.
Descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43560.
##

For the Roses.
RC 43563.
by Julie Garwood.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
4 cassettes.
Teenagers Adam, Douglas, Cole, and Travis are struggling to
survive in the alleys of New York City in the 1860s when
they discover an abandoned baby girl. Believing she would
never survive in an orphanage, the boys decide to keep her,
and name her Mary Rose. They become a "family," head west to
Montana, and take up ranching. Then Lord Harrison MacDonald
comes looking for a long-lost Lady Victoria. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995.
RC 43563.
##

The Sea King's Daughter.
RC 43570.
by Barbara Michaels.
read by Sharon Murray.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
A romantic suspense novel about a young American girl
unexpectedly employed by her archaeologist father to dive
illegally for Minoan artifacts. As many frightening
accidents happen to her on the Greek island of Thera, she at
first suspects ancient spirits but finally discovers that a
live enemy wants her out of the way. Some strong language.
1975.
RC 43570.
##

The Dirty War.
RC 43577.
by Charles H. Slaughter.
read by Barry Bernson.
1 cassette.
During the Argentine military coup of the late 1970s, two
boys spend their days scheming to earn tips from yanqui
tourists. When their friends and families become targets of
the new regime, the boys are drawn into a stark world of
political persecution and torture. Violence. For junior and
senior high readers. 1994.
RC 43577.
##

The Flaming Corsage.
RC 43596.
by William Kennedy.
read by J.P. Linton.
2 cassettes.
This sequel to _Very Old Bones (RC 35384)_ opens in 1908
with a murder-suicide by a husband who finds his wife in a
hotel room under compromising circumstances. The story goes
on to limn the complex romance and doomed marriage between
an Irish Catholic writer and a high-born Protestant woman.
Descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 43596.
##

Mazel.
RC 43628.
by Rebecca Goldstein.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
Seventyish Sasha Saunders believes in mazel--luck in
Yiddish. In fact it is mazel that has gotten Sasha to this
place in life--Lipton, New Jersey, where a granddaughter has
recently married and is expecting her first child. And as
they await the birth, Sasha looks back over her life as an
actress in Poland between the world wars, and the luck that
has brought her to this time. National Jewish Book Award.
1995.
RC 43628.
##

The Forge.
RC 43658.
by T.S. Stribling.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
3 cassettes.
In this prequel to _The Store (RC 43211)_, an Alabama
family, headed by slaveowner and cotton farmer Jimmie
Vaiden, finds their southern way of life profoundly affected
by the Civil War and its aftermath. Strong language. 1931.
RC 43658.
##

The Best American Short Stories 1996.
RC 43660.
edited by John Edgar Wideman.
read by Barry Bernson.
3 cassettes.
Twenty-four stories with multicultural themes by new and
well-known writers. "The Eve of the Spirit Festival," by Lan
Chang, chronicles the uneasy assimilation of an Asian
widower and his two daughters. In Mary Gordon's
"Intertextuality," a woman creates a vivid portrait of her
Irish grandmother. Descriptions of sex and some strong
language. Bestseller 1996.
RC 43660.
##

Lost Laysen.
RC 43670.
by Margaret Mitchell.
read by David Palmer.
1 cassette.
A biographical introduction and a novella, both presenting
Mitchell writings first unveiled in 1995. The introduction
includes letters from the _Gone with the Wind (RC 33082)_
author to unsuccessful suitor Henry Love Angel. The novella,
set in the South Pacific, tells of a feisty female
missionary, her devoted suitor, and a smitten sailor. 1996.
RC 43670.
##

The Partner.
RC 43685.
by John Grisham.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
Four years ago, attorney Patrick Lanigan faked his own death
and ran away with ninety million dollars belonging to his
partners and a client. Now he's been found, tortured, sued
by numerous parties including his wife, and charged with
murder. Strong language and violence. Bestseller 1997.
RC 43685.
##

Hornet's Nest.
RC 43749.
by Patricia Cornwell.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
3 cassettes.
Police chief Judy Hammer, deputy chief Virginia West, and
young reporter Andy Brazil are perplexed by a serial killer
who paints his victims' genitals orange. Pursuing a trail of
odd clues, the trio tracks and brings down the culprit in a
perilous climax. Strong language and violence. Bestseller
1996.
RC 43749.
##

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_Books for Children_
Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book Topics_ were
recently sent to cooperating libraries.  The complete
collection contains books by many authors on fiction and
nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature,
mystery, sports, and others.  Contact your cooperating
library to learn more about the wide range of books
available in the collection.  Cassette books are labeled
with the code RC and play at 15/16 ips.  To order books,
contact your cooperating library.

_Cassettes Nonfiction_

West by Covered Wagon: Retracing the Pioneer Trails.
RC 42951.
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.
read by Gary Telles.
1 cassette.
Each year on Memorial Day weekend, a group of people in
western Montana takes a wagon-train journey to recapture the
spirit of the covered-wagon caravans of the 1800s. The
author compares the modern-day journeys with those endured
by the earlier travelers. For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 42951.
##

The True Adventure of Daniel Hall.
RC 42968.
by Diane Stanley.
read by Gary Telles.
1 cassette.
Growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Daniel Hall
constantly hears tales about the adventures of the men who
sail on whaling ships. Just before his fifteenth birthday,
Daniel signs on for a three-year voyage. Unfortunately the
cruel captain mistreats Daniel, so Daniel and a friend flee
the ship far from home. For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 42968.
##

Jungle Days, Jungle Nights.
RC 43120.
by Tanis Jordan.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Describes some of the many animals and plants of the Amazon
rain forest. Baby spectacled caimans use their special
hatching tooth to break out of their eggs at dawn, a
hummingbird drinks nectar in the sizzling heat, and a tiny
mouse opossum cleans herself by moonlight. For grades K-3.
1993.
RC 43120.
##

Tomie dePaola's Book of the Old Testament: New International
Version.
RC 43163.
  .
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
DePaola presents twenty-one well-known Bible stories using
the New International version. They include "Noah and the
Great Flood," "The Tower of Babel," "The Israelites Cross
the Red Sea," "David and Goliath," and "Daniel in the Den of
Lions." For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1990.
RC 43163.
##

Skin.
RC 43209.
by Stephen Savage.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Describes the skin and other coverings of different animals.
A rhinoceros's horn, a tortoise's shell, and an armadillo's
armor are all made of skin cells. Other types of coverings
include fur, feathers, scales, and spines. For grades 3-6.
1995.
RC 43209.
##

Your Privacy: Protecting It in a Nosy World.
RC 43236.
by Edward F. Dolan.
read by Randy Wieck.
1 cassette.
Dolan explains that most people divulge personal facts when
they go to a doctor, apply to a college, get a job, or buy a
car. But he says such data can follow you for years and its
unauthorized use is intrusive and wrong. Covers such privacy
issues as school rules and dress codes. For grades 6-9 and
older readers. 1995.
RC 43236.
##

Be a Friend: Children Who Live with HIV Speak.
RC 43248.
edited by Lori S. Wiener and others.
read by Sharon Murray.
1 cassette.
Children and teenagers with HIV or with family members who
have HIV write about their feelings. Heaven, God, friends,
and medicine are among the topics discussed. For grades 3-6.
1994.
RC 43248.
##

Animal Experimentation: Cruelty or Science?.
RC 43258.
by Nancy Day.
read by Andy Chappell.
1 cassette.
Explores the controversy over the issue of animal
experimentation, stating the respective cases in support of
and opposing such practices. Provides a historical view on
the subject and describes alternative experimental methods
that avoid vivisection. For grades 6-9 and older readers.
1994.
RC 43258.
##

The Storytelling Handbook: A Young People's Collection of
Unusual Tales and Helpful Hints on How to Tell Them.
RC 43271.
by Anne Pellowski.
read by Janis Gray.
1 cassette.
The author offers many suggestions for people who like to
spin tales for family and friends. Covers selecting a story,
practicing, and handling interruptions. Also includes
several easy-to-tell stories. For grades 3-6 and older
readers. 1995.
RC 43271.
##

Junior Girl Scout Handbook.
RC 43337.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
2 cassettes.
An introduction to the world of Scouting for Junior Girl
Scouts ages eight to eleven. Explains the history,
traditions, ceremonies, and recognitions of Girl Scouting.
Covers a range of subjects that include safety and health,
life skills, leadership, sports, and outdoor activities. For
grades 3-6. 1994.
RC 43337.
##

Brownie Girl Scout Handbook.
RC 43339.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
2 cassettes.
Handbook for Brownie Girl Scouts ages six through eight.
Includes activities and stories to help girls learn about
scouting, themselves, family, friends, their community, and
the world around them. For grades K-3. 1993.
RC 43339.
##

Cadette Girl Scout Handbook.
RC 43343.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
1 cassette.
This official guide to Cadette Girl Scouting outlines the
roots and traditions of Girl Scouting and covers such topics
as healthy living and self-esteem, relationships with family
and friends, life skills, and recreation. Explains the
various Girl Scout awards and recognitions. For grades 6-9.
1995.
RC 43343.
##

Girl Scout Badges and Signs.
RC 43344.
by  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A..
read by Nona Pipes.
2 cassettes.
Instructions for earning up to ninety-eight badges in the
five Girl Scout worlds of interest: well-being, people,
today and tomorrow, arts, and the out-of-doors. Requirements
for three signs are also included. For grades 4-7. 1990.
RC 43344.
##

The Sea King: Sir Francis Drake and His Times.
RC 43355.
by Albert Marrin.
read by Ed Blake.
2 cassettes.
An account of the life of Francis Drake, England's famous
mariner who was knighted in 1581 for his escapades as a
pirate. Traces his achievements as an explorer, global
circumnavigator, and military genius in the defeat of the
Spanish Armada. Assesses his role in England's rise as a sea
power. Violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1995.
RC 43355.
##

Two Lands, One Heart: An American Boy's Journey to His
Mother's Vietnam.
RC 43365.
by Jeremy Schmidt and Ted Wood.
read by Steven Carpenter.
1 cassette.
In 1975, a South Vietnamese girl and her brother and sister
are separated from their father in a panicked crowd and are
adopted by an American family. Years later, the girl, now
grown, finds her Vietnamese parents and takes her son to
visit them. This is the story of that trip. For grades 3-6.
1995.
RC 43365.
##

It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and in Charge.
RC 43400.
by Mavis Jukes.
read by Camille McCurty Ali.
1 cassette.
The author believes that knowing what is going on with your
body is important and reassuring and can help you stay
healthy and safe. She explains in simple language what
happens to a girl's body as she matures. Topics include
breasts and bras, menstruation, boys and puberty, condoms,
and sexually transmitted diseases. For grades 5-8. 1996.
RC 43400.
##

When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS.
RC 43426.
by James Cross Giblin.
read by Jamie Horton.
1 cassette.
Profiles three epidemics--the bubonic plague, smallpox, and
AIDS--that killed hundreds of thousands of people and
wreaked havoc on the stricken societies. Portrays the
suffering of the victims and the tendency to make them
scapegoats. Tells how each plague led to advances in the
treatment of disease. For grades 5-8 and older readers.
1995.
RC 43426.
##

All the Small Poems and Fourteen More.
RC 43430.
by Valerie Worth.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Ninety-nine short poems for children. The verses describe
things familiar to everyday life, like flowers, animals, and
fences. For grades 4-7. 1994.
RC 43430.
##

Michael Jordan: A Life above the Rim.
RC 43439.
by Robert Lipsyte.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Recounts the career of Michael Jordan, a late bloomer who
was cut from his high school basketball team but went on to
become one of the nation's most successful players.
Correlates Jordan's commercial value with the rise in
popularity of the NBA and explores the use of sports stars
in the marketing of products. For grades 5-8. 1994.
RC 43439.
##

We Rode the Wind: Recollections of Native American Life.
RC 43440.
edited by Jane B. Katz.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Selections from the autobiographies of eight
nineteenth-century Native Americans of the Great Plains.
They relate the legends, traditions, histories, and lives of
the Plains Indians before the region was changed by white
settlers. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1995.
RC 43440.
##

Maya Lin: Architect and Artist.
RC 43443.
by Mary Malone.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Chronicles the life of Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, also known as "the Wall." Explains her
intentions as expressed in the Wall's design and recounts
the early controversy over its unconventional form as a war
memorial. Recounts her life and career accomplishments. For
grades 4-7. 1995.
RC 43443.
##

Wicked Jack.
RC 43448.
retold by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge.
read by Bob Askey.
1 cassette.
Recounts the story of Wicked Jack, who was turned away by
both St. Peter and the Devil, and how he came to be
responsible for the mysterious light that one sees in the
Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina. For
grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43448.
##

Fireworks: The Science, the Art, and the Magic.
RC 43519.
by Susan Kuklin.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
Introduces the art and science of pyrotechnics, taking the
reader to the factory where the shells are loaded and
through the two-day preparation for a twenty-two-minute
fireworks show. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1996.
RC 43519.
##

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_Cassettes Fiction_

A Bear for All Seasons.
RC 42936.
by Diane Marcial Fuchs.
read by Gary Telles.
1 cassette.
Just as Bear is settling in for his long winter nap, his
friend Fox knocks on the door. Fox is upset with winter and
tries to convince Bear that it shouldn't be his favorite
season. For grades K-3. 1995.
RC 42936.
##

Touch Wood: A Girlhood in Occupied France.
RC 42958.
by Renee Roth-Hano.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
The author recreates her girlhood experiences as a Jewish
child in France during World War II. Written as a diary, her
story takes her from the summer of 1940 when the Nazi
invasion forces her family to flee, through a prolonged
separation in which she and her sisters live in a home run
by Catholic nuns, through the confusion of the Allied
invasion, to her family's reunion in Paris. For grades 6-9.
1988.
RC 42958.
##

Katy No-Pocket.
RC 42963.
by Emmy Payne.
read by Mary Kane.
1 cassette.
Katy is a kangaroo without a pocket. She tries to carry her
son, Freddy, the way other types of animals carry their
young, but nothing works. So Katy and Freddy head for the
city to buy a pocket. For grades K-3. 1944.
RC 42963.
##

Hope.
RC 43059.
by LouAnn Gaeddert.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
1 cassette.
In 1851, Hope and John Douglas, ages thirteen and nine, are
taken in by the Shakers following the death of their mother,
as their father is in California mining gold. Life is very
different, but Hope realizes they are being treated kindly,
and they must be thankful. But she still longs to hear from
her father. For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 43059.
##

The Ch'i-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories.
RC 43070.
retold by Linda Fang.
read by Janis Gray.
1 cassette.
Retellings of nine stories and folktales whose sources
include classic Chinese operas, novels, and legends. In "The
Ho-shih Jade," two kings undergo a battle of wits to obtain
a famous piece of jade. The physician in "The Miracle
Doctor" seeks help from a monk for treating the one disease
he cannot cure. For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 43070.
##

Millions of Cats.
RC 43117.
by Wanda Gg.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Because his wife is lonely, an old man goes out to search
for a kitten. Unable to choose, he returns with millions and
billions and trillions of cats. For grades K-3. 1928.
RC 43117.
##

Who's in Rabbit's House?.
RC 43125.
by Verna Aardema.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette (Reissue).
A humorous African folk tale about poor rabbit, whose house
is invaded by a mysterious creature with a "big, bad voice."
For grades K-3. 1969.
RC 43125.
##

Wan Hu Is in the Stars.
RC 43157.
by Jennifer Armstrong.
read by Bob Askey.
1 cassette.
In ancient China, Wan Hu is a very distracted poet. While
his mind is in the stars, he forgets to wear one shoe or to
open his umbrella. People laugh at his foolish attempts to
reach the heavens until the night he surprises everyone. For
grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43157.
##

The Selfish Giant.
RC 43158.
by Oscar Wilde.
read by Bob Askey.
1 cassette.
Children stop on their way home from school to play in the
Giant's lovely garden, for the Giant is not at home. But
when he returns, he forbids them to play there. They are so
sad that Spring refuses to come into the garden, until one
day a special visitor appears. For grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43158.
##

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe.
RC 43165.
by Penelope Lively.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette (Reissue).
A series of odd mishaps reveals that James Harrison has
unwillingly become an apprentice to the ghost of a
seventeenth-century sorcerer. For grades 4-7. 1973.
RC 43165.
##

The Cottage at Bantry Bay.
RC 43184.
by Hilda van Stockum.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette (Reissue).
The O'Sullivan family lives in a little cottage in Ireland
where the children--Michael, Brigid, and the twins, Francie
and Liam--enjoy hearing their father's stories, rescuing a
dog from gypsies, and digging up buried treasure. Prequel to
_Francie on the Run (RC 43185)_. For grades 4-6. 1938.
RC 43184.
##

Nothing but Trouble.
RC 43214.
by Betty Ren Wright.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
1 cassette.
Vannie's parents are going to California to look for jobs,
and she has been left with Aunt Bert for the summer. But
Aunt Bert is cranky and doesn't like Vannie's yappy little
dog, Muffy. As Aunt Bert and Vannie adjust to being
together, prowlers begin playing pranks on Aunt Bert and
Muffy disappears. For grades 2-4. 1995.
RC 43214.
##

The Morning Chair.
RC 43247.
by Barbara M. Joosse.
read by Jack Fox.
1 cassette.
Bram is a little Dutch boy who lives with his parents in a
seaside village. In 1950 Bram's family gets immigration
papers to move to America. Bram's mother had told him about
America while they sat in their morning chair and sipped
tea. Now both chair and family have a new home. For grades
K-3. 1995.
RC 43247.
##

Oddly Enough: Stories.
RC 43249.
by Bruce Coville.
read by Jack Fox.
1 cassette.
Nine horror tales that variously involve an angel, unicorns,
ghosts, and werewolves. In "The Box," an angel entrusts a
mysterious box to a boy, who treasures it throughout his
life without ever opening it. For grades 5-9. 1994.
RC 43249.
##

When Pigs Fly.
RC 43252.
by June Rae Wood.
read by Janis Gray.
2 cassettes.
Buddy feels good about her class assignment to tend an egg
for two weeks--she has had nurturing experience with her
sister, who has Down's syndrome. Buddy is sad when her
parents move to a run-down farm, but she makes new friends
whose problems make Buddy appreciate her own blessings. For
grades 5-8. 1995.
RC 43252.
##

The Bracelet.
RC 43257.
by Yoshiko Uchida.
read by Janis Gray.
1 cassette.
In 1942 Emi and her family are being sent to a prison camp
just because they are Japanese Americans. Emi's best friend,
Laurie, gives Emi a bracelet to wear in camp so she'll
always remember her. But on the first day at camp, Emi loses
the bracelet. Now Emi wonders how she'll be able to remember
her friend. For grades K-3. 1976.
RC 43257.
##

Weather Eye.
RC 43259.
by Lesley Howarth.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
1 cassette.
It is 1999 and the weather is out of control. After
experiencing a near-death revelation, thirteen-year-old
Telly loses all fear and logs onto the Weather Eye computer
network to lead her fellow teens in calming the elements
through meditation. Both Telly and the weather are
transformed. For grades 5-8. 1995.
RC 43259.
##

Sniper.
RC 43260.
by Theodore Taylor.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Left in charge of his parents' wild-animal preserve while
they travel in Africa, fifteen-year-old Ben Jepson is
determined to prove to his parents that he is capable of the
job. But when the chief animal handler is critically injured
and a sniper begins to pick off the wild cats, Ben's
responsibilities and troubles nearly overwhelm him. For
grades 5-7. 1989.
RC 43260.
##

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart.
RC 43268.
by Libba Moore Gray.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
1 cassette.
A ballet dancer remembers her mother's love of dancing. They
would go outside and dance whenever it was a "tip-tapping
song-singing finger-snapping kind of a day." For grades K-3.
1995.
RC 43268.
##

Gluskabe and the Four Wishes.
RC 43269.
retold by Joseph Bruchac.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
An Abenaki Indian tale of three foolish men and one wise
man, each of whom seeks a wish from Gluskabe, helper of the
Great Spirit. Their wishes are fulfilled in unexpected ways,
thus conveying a moral lesson to the reader. For grades 3-6
and older readers. 1995.
RC 43269.
##

My Brother the Ghost.
RC 43270.
by Suzanne Weyn.
read by John Polk.
1 cassette.
When Sara and Michael Buckner move with their parents into
their grandmother's house, they've already heard rumors that
it is haunted. The first day there they encounter a ghost
who begins trying to take Michael's place. Because their
parents won't believe them, Sara and Michael must stop the
ghost themselves. For grades 3-6. 1994.
RC 43270.
##

Cabin 102.
RC 43304.
by Sherry Garland.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
Twelve-year-old Dusty is afraid of water, and that presents
quite a problem when his stepmother wins a Caribbean cruise.
In fact Dusty has never told anyone of his fears. But the
situation changes when he discovers a ghost in cabin 102.
For grades 5-8. 1995.
RC 43304.
##

A Sound of Chariots.
RC 43357.
by Mollie Hunter.
read by Patricia Kilgarriff.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Nine-year-old Bridie McShane is one of five children in her
Scottish family, and her father's favorite. But when her
father dies, Bridie agonizes over the finality of death and
is overwhelmed with grief. Her teacher, Mrs. Mackie,
however, recognizes Bridie's gift for writing and challenges
her to develop her talent. For grades 6-9. 1972.
RC 43357.
##

My First Love.
RC 43383.
by Callie West.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
1 cassette.
Junior Amy Wyse works hard to maintain good grades and her
place on the swim team in hopes of getting a college
scholarship. In fact she has had little time for boys. But
when Chris Shepherd asks Amy out, she forgets her goals and
gets carried away with dating. Suddenly Amy's grades begin
to drop, and she loses her status as a top-notch swimmer.
For grades 6-9. 1995.
RC 43383.
##

Coast to Coast with Alice.
RC 43386.
by Patricia Rusch Hyatt.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
A fictional journal sixteen-year-old Minna might have
written during a two-month auto trip in 1909. Auto
enthusiast Alice Ramsey, twenty-one, is asked by the Maxwell
car company to be the first woman to drive across the United
States. Minna and Alice's two sisters-in-law come along. For
grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 43386.
##

What My Sister Remembered.
RC 43389.
by Marilyn Sachs.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
1 cassette.
Eight years ago, Molly and her older sister Beth were in an
accident that killed their parents. Molly was adopted by her
aunt and uncle, while Beth was adopted by the nurse who
cared for her in the hospital. Now Beth and her mother are
visiting, and both girls are resentful. For grades 5-8.
1992.
RC 43389.
##

Beware the Ravens, Aunt Morbelia.
RC 43423.
by Joan Carris.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls_,
Todd and his friend Jeff accompany Aunt Morbelia to her
spooky family estate in England. While the three try to
decipher Morbelia's cousin's strange journal, they realize
they are being stalked. For grades 4-7. 1995.
RC 43423.
##

My Ol' Man.
RC 43453.
by Patricia Polacco.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
During a summer spent in Michigan with their dad and their
grandma, Patricia and her brother, Richard, eagerly await
their father's wonderful stories. Then their yarn-spinning
Da loses his job, and they find a special rock that brings
them magic. For grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43453.
##

The Great Dad Disaster.
RC 43454.
by Betsy Haynes.
read by Jill Ferris.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _The Great Mom Swap (RC 29160)_,
eighth-graders Scotti Wheeler and Lorna Markham are asked
out by the boys of their dreams. Lorna's parents are happy
for her, but Scotti's father is not at all pleased! For
grades 6-9. 1994.
RC 43454.
##

Dakota Spring.
RC 43465.
by D. Anne Love.
read by Catherine Byers.
1 cassette.
Caroline and Jess have lost their mother, and now their
father has been seriously injured building a barn. Both
children struggle to get along with their prim and proper
grandmother, who has reluctantly come to their farm in the
Dakota prairie to take care of the family. For grades 2-4.
1995.
RC 43465.
##

Utterly Yours, Booker Jones.
RC 43487.
by Betsy Duffey.
read by Rick Rohan.
1 cassette.
Booker Jones, twelve, is a writer. He has already sent two
books to a publisher, and he is working on his third one:
_Space Cows_. However, Booker is experiencing writer's
block, which started when Pop moved into Booker's room and
Booker began living under the dining room table. And to make
things worse, he now has to write a speech for a school
rally. For grades 5-8. 1995.
RC 43487.
##

Pilgrim's Progress: A Retelling.
RC 43496.
retold by Gary D. Schmidt.
read by Gordon Gould.
1 cassette.
The tale, written by John Bunyan in 1675, recounts
Christian's journey, the adventures he has on his
pilgrimage, and the ups and downs he experiences in his
quest for spiritual grace. Rewritten in contemporary
language. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1994.
RC 43496.
##

Schoolhouse Mystery.
RC 43506.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
The Aldens are planning their summer vacation when Benny's
friend Max comments that the Aldens always have an adventure
on their trips. But Max doesn't think the Aldens will find
anything exciting in the tiny fishing village his father
visits on the northern coast. But of course the Aldens do.
For grades 3-6. 1965.
RC 43506.
##

The Deserted Library Mystery.
RC 43507.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
Grandfather Alden wants the old Rock Falls library to become
a landmark instead of being leveled. So the Alden children
head to the village to clean the building. When they enter
the library, they discover that they are not alone. For
grades 4-7. 1991.
RC 43507.
##

The Woodshed Mystery.
RC 43508.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
School is almost over, and the Aldens are thinking about
their summer plans. Then Aunt Jane calls saying she wants to
move back East and asking Grandfather Alden to buy her a
farm. Fortunately the farm Grandfather and Aunt Jane grew up
on is for sale. But a mystery surrounds it, and no one seems
to stay there for very long. For grades 3-6. 1962.
RC 43508.
##

Mystery in the Sand.
RC 43510.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
While their aunt and uncle travel to Africa, the four Alden
children get to stay in the couple's mobile home on the
beach. After befriending an elderly man with a metal
detector, Benny finds a locket in the sand. It seems to
belong to someone in the large mysterious house in town, but
the reclusive woman living there won't speak with the
children. For grades 3-6. 1971.
RC 43510.
##

Mystery behind the Wall.
RC 43511.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
Benny is bored only one week into his summer vacation.
Grandfather Alden's housekeeper, Mrs. McGregor, comes up
with a wonderful plan to invite a Canadian boy, Rory, to
visit for the summer. While devising a way to pass messages
between their rooms, the boys discover a clue to a
long-missing coin collection. For grades 3-6. 1973.
RC 43511.
##

Mystery Ranch.
RC 43512.
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
read by Michael Pinney.
1 cassette.
Grandfather Alden has a sister who hasn't spoken to him in
years. Now she wants his grandchildren to come visit her
ranch. The four Alden children have such a good effect on
their grumpy great-aunt that she decides to give them her
ranch. But first there is a mystery to solve. For grades
3-6. 1958.
RC 43512.
##

The View from Saturday.
RC 43549.
by E.L. Konigsburg.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette.
Mrs. Olinski is hard-pressed to explain how she selected the
four students who will represent the sixth grade in the
Academic Bowl. But her choice of the four calling themselves
"The Souls" was excellent. As the students prepare and
compete, each reveals a reason for being part of the team.
For grades 4-6. Newbery Award. 1996.
RC 43549.
##

Pippi Longstocking's After-Christmas Party.
RC 43564.
by Astrid Lindgren.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
1 cassette.
First published in Sweden in 1950, this story continues the
adventures of young Pippi Longstocking, who lives in a house
called Villa Villekulla with her monkey and her horse. When
she posts an invitation to an after-Christmas party, all of
the town children are ecstatic. For grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43564.
##

Across the Wide Dark Sea: The _Mayflower_ Journey.
RC 43568.
by Jean Van Leeuwen.
read by Bruce Huntey.
1 cassette.
A fictionalized account of a young boy's trip to America
with his family on the _Mayflower_ in 1620. Once there, the
settlers begin making a new life for themselves. For grades
K-3. 1995.
RC 43568.
##

Gulf.
RC 43584.
by Robert Westall.
read by James DeLotel.
1 cassette.
Young Tom and Andy are brothers in an ordinary English
family. During the Gulf War in 1991, Tom notices that Andy
is behaving in bizarre ways--scratching imagined lice on his
body and speaking in Arabic. It turns out that Andy
psychically identifies with a doomed Iraqi boy who is
fighting in the war. Violence. For grades 5-8. 1992.
RC 43584.
##

The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
RC 43600.
by P.C. Asbjornsen and J.E. Moe.
read by John Horton.
1 cassette (Reissue).
A Norwegian folk tale about three goats who must pass over a
bridge inhabited by a mean troll. For grades K-3. 1957.
RC 43600.
##

The Old Man and His Door.
RC 43604.
by Gary Soto.
read by Ed Blake.
1 cassette.
An old Mexican man has a habit of not listening too closely
to his wife. One day she tells him to bring a puerco (which
means "pig") to the picnic. He thinks she said a puerto,
which means "door." As he carries the door to the picnic, he
has a lot of adventures. For grades K-3. 1996.
RC 43604.
##

Grandpa's Song.
RC 43610.
by Tony Johnston.
read by Ed Blake.
1 cassette.
Grandpa is big and happy and loves to sing in a very loud
voice. He makes up the best song in the world, which is
about him singing. When Grandpa begins to forget things, his
grandchildren help him remember his songs. For
preschool-grade 2. 1991.
RC 43610.
##

Fireflies, Peach Pies, and Lullabies.
RC 43613.
by Virginia Kroll.
read by Catherine Byers.
1 cassette.
Francie's great-grandmother can't remember how to do things
anymore, and Francie is afraid people will remember
Great-Granny Annabel only as an empty shell of a person. But
at Great-Granny Annabel's funeral, Francie finds a way to
help everyone remember something special. For
preschool-grade 2. 1995.
RC 43613.
##

Tchaikovsky Discovers America.
RC 43617.
by Esther Kalman.
read by Suzanne Toren.
1 cassette.
Jenny Petroff, who shares her birthday with Tchaikovsky,
turns eleven on May 7, 1891. One of her presents is to
attend a concert conducted by Tchaikovsky at the new Music
Hall in New York City. Another is money from an uncle in
Chicago. Jenny uses the money to buy a diary in which she
records memories of her time with Tchaikovsky during his
visit to America. For grades 2-4. 1994.
RC 43617.
##

Moving Days.
RC 43619.
by Marc Harshman.
read by Christopher Hurt.
1 cassette.
As a boy's family prepares to move out of the only house
he's known, he becomes sad about what he is leaving behind.
For grades 2-4. 1994.
RC 43619.
##

The Case of the Absent Author.
RC 43620.
by E.W. Hildick.
read by L.J. Ganser.
1 cassette.
Bill Smith, aka Bill Legrand the author, is missing. His
agent, Sheldon Byrne, has asked the McGurk Organization to
investigate. McGurk and his officers appeared in Legrand's
last book, and it seems Legrand left clues to his
whereabouts that he knew McGurk could figure out. For grades
3-6. 1995.
RC 43620.
##

The Witness.
RC 43622.
by Robert Westall.
read by Suzanne Toren.
1 cassette.
A cat considered to be a goddess in Egypt is stolen and
taken to Judea, where she escapes. Cold and pregnant, the
cat finds refuge in a stable. There she meets Joseph and
Mary, who is about to give birth to Jesus. For grades K-3.
1986.
RC 43622.
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Night Rabbits.
RC 43625.
by Monica Wellington.
read by Suzanne Toren.
1 cassette.
The day is ending, but two little rabbits are still awake.
They hop through the garden and into the cornfield and the
orchard. And along the way they meet a raccoon, an owl, and
a fox. Then the thunder and crashing of the rain send them
home to snuggle and cuddle. For preschool-grade 2. 1995.
RC 43625.
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The Secret Oceans.
RC 43637.
by Betty Ballantine.
read by John Stratton.
1 cassette.
An international team of scientists boards a high-tech
submersible on an expedition to communicate with whales. The
team encounters the cetasapiens, a previously unknown type
of super-dolphin, from whom they learn much about the
creatures of the deep and the fragile ecology of the oceans.
For grades 5-8. 1994.
RC 43637.
##

The Shark Callers.
RC 43641.
by Eric Campbell.
read by John Stratton.
1 cassette.
Two boys' lives converge at sea against the backdrop of a
volcano eruption and tidal wave near New Guinea. As young
Andy Thompson heads his dinghy toward shore from his
family's damaged boat, the native boy Kaleku is on his first
voyage as a shark caller. Both boys face the daunting
hazards of sea and of sharks. For grades 6-9. 1994.
RC 43641.
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_Foreign Language Books_
The following cassette titles are available in the languages
designated.

_Spanish_

El Amo del Juego.
RC 40890.
por Sidney Sheldon.
read by Juan Ramirez.
4 cassettes.
Saga familiar de la dinasta Blackwell que se desarrolla a
lo largo de un siglo. La historia se traza desde las minas
de diamantes de Sudfrica hacia Pars, Nueva York e
Inglaterra. Se centra en la astuta Kate Blackwell, cabeza de
un gran conglomerado internacional, que sigue los pasos de
su padre, dirigiendo hbilmente tanto sus negocios como su
vida privada. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones explcitas
de ndole sexual. (Family saga of the Blackwell dynasty
takes place over a period of a hundred years and shifts from
the diamond fields of South Africa to Paris, New York, and
England. Focuses on the wily Kate Blackwell, head of a great
international conglomerate, who follows in her father's
footsteps, shrewdly ruling her business and private life.
Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.) 1983.
RC 40890.
##

El Caso Bourne.
RC 40891.
por Robert Ludlum.
read by Juan Ramirez.
5 cassettes.
Una escalofriante aventura de espionaje. Tras ser rescatado
en una tormenta del Mediterrneo, con una herida en la
cabeza que le produce amnesia, el protagonista lucha por
descubrir su propia identidad. Su nica pista es una tira de
pelcula que aparece cosida en su piel que muestra el nmero
de una cuenta bancaria de Zurich bajo el nombre de "Bourne."
Violencia y lenguaje injurioso. (An adventure thriller of
espionage. Rescued from a Mediterranean storm with a head
wound that has induced amnesia, the protagonist struggles to
discover his identity. His only clue is a strip of film,
found sewn into his skin, bearing a Zurich bank account
number under the name "Bourne." Violence and some strong
language.) 1984.
RC 40891.
##

Ojos de Fuego.
RC 40893.
por Stephen King.
read by Juan Ramirez.
4 cassettes.
En 1969, Andy McGee y Vicky Tomlinson participaron en un
experimento con drogas llevado a cabo por una agencia
gubernamental supersecreta conocida como El Taller. Se casan
y tienen una hija quien, a los dos aos de edad. prende
fuego a su osito de peluche slo con mirarlo. Cuando la nia
llega a los ocho aos, sus padres han conseguido controlar
su piroquinesia, pero El Taller quiere utilizarla como arma
y enva a sus agentes en una implacable bsqueda para
encontrarla. Violencia y lenguaje injurioso. (In 1969 Andy
McGee and Vicky Tomlinson participate in a drug experiment
run by a supersecret government agency known as the Shop.
They marry and have a little girl who, when she is two, sets
her teddy bear on fire by looking at it. By the time she is
eight, her parents have her pyrokinesis under control. But
the Shop wants this weapon and sends their agents on a
ruthless chase to find her. Violence and some strong
language.) 1985.
RC 40893.
##

Christine.
RC 40894.
por Stephen King.
read by Juan Ramirez.
5 cassettes.
Escalofriante y macabra historia ambientada en Pittsburgh en
1978. Por 250 dlares, el joven Arnie Cunningham compra al
siniestro anciano Roland D. LeBay un automvil Plymouth Fury
del 58. Arnie llega a sentir una devocin completa por su
automvil al que llama "Christine." Pero comienzan a suceder
cosas horripilantes cuando "Christine" da muestras de una
terrible vida propia. Lenguaje injurioso y algunas
descripciones de ndole sexual. (Chilling, macabre love
tragedy set in 1978 in Pittsburgh centers on teenage misfit
Arnie Cunningham and his devotion to and ultimate possession
by his 1958 Plymouth Fury, "Christine." Eerie things happen
from the day that Arnie buys it for $250 from creepy old
Roland D. LeBay. Strong language and some descriptions of
sex.) 1983.
RC 40894.
##

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_Talking Book Magazines_

_Discs_
These free direct-circulation magazines are produced for
NLS.  To be put on the mailing list, contact your
cooperating library.

American Heritage (8 issues)
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (13 issues)
The Atlantic Monthly (monthly)
Civilization: The Magazine of the Library of Congress
     (bimonthly)
Computer Life (monthly)
Consumer Reports (monthly)
Contemporary Sound Track: A Review of Pop, Jazz, Rock, and
Country (bimonthly)
Diabetes Forecast (replaces Encore; current subscribers
     will automatically receive new magazine; monthly)
Discover (general science; replaces Natural History;
     current subscribers will automatically receive new
     magazine; monthly) 
Eating Well (food and health; 6 issues)
Ebony (monthly)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (11 issues)
Good Housekeeping (monthly plus special issues)
Health and Nutrition Newsletters (includes Dr. Andrew
     Weil's Self Healing, Healthline, The Johns Hopkins
     Medical Letter--Health after Fifty, and Nutrition
     Action Healthletter; replaces Prevention; current
     subscribers will automatically receive new
     newsletters; monthly)
Magazine of the Month (monthly)
Magazine of the Month for Young Adults (monthly)
Money (monthly plus special issues)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
The Nation (47 issues)
National Geographic (monthly)
National Review (biweekly)
New Choices: Living Even Better after Fifty (10 issues)
The New York Times Book Review (replaces The
     Washington Post Book World; current subscribers will
     automatically receive new magazine; weekly)
Outdoor Life (monthly)
People Weekly (personalities and entertainment news;
     weekly)
QST (monthly)
Quarterly Music Magazine (quarterly)
Sports Illustrated (weekly plus special issues)
Stereo Review (monthly)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly)
Travel Holiday (10 issues)
True West (monthly)
U.S. News and World Report (weekly)
Working Woman (10 issues)

_Cassette_
For a free subscription to these magazines, contact your
cooperating library.

Asimov's Science Fiction (11 issues)
Das Beste aus Reader's Digest (monthly)
Buenhogar (monthly)
Choice Magazine Listening (on loan from cooperating
     libraries; bimonthly)
Cricket (for children; current subscribers to National
     Geographic World will automatically receive this
     magazine; on one cassette with National
     Geographic World; monthly)
Le Journal Franais (monthly)
National Geographic World (on one cassette with Cricket;
      monthly)
Selecciones del Reader's Digest (monthly)
Selections du Reader's Digest (monthly)
Seventeen (young women's fashion; monthly)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (replaces Ranger Rick
     and Jack and Jill; current subscribers will
     automatically receive new magazine; monthly)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (monthly)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly)
Young Adult Magazine of the Month (monthly)

On Loan
This magazine is available on loan from cooperating
libraries. For more information, contact your cooperating
library.

Choice Magazine Listening (cassette bimonthly)