CASSETTE BOOKS 1996

National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Washington, D.C.  1996

Spanish Contents

Nonfiction
Fiction

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Nonfiction

Catalina la Grande, Emperatriz de Todas las Rusias
RC 38823
por Fernando Daz-Plaja 
read by Juan Ramirez
2 cassettes
Biografa de la princesa alemana del Siglo XVIII quien, a
travs de su matrimonio con Pedro III, se convirti en la
Zarina de todas las Rusias en 1762, hasta su muerte en 1796.
Famosa por sus muchas relaciones amorosas, as como por su
habilidad intelectual y sus astucias polticas que
expandieron el imperio ruso, Catalina es considerada una de
las ms poderosas mujeres de toda la historia. (Biography of
the eighteenth-century German princess who through her
marriage to Peter III was the czarina of all the Russias
from 1762 until her death in 1796. Famous for her many love
affairs as well as for her intellectual prowess and astute
policies that expanded the Russian empire, Catherine is
considered one of the most powerful women in all of
history.) 1990.


Comunin
RC 40863
por Whitley Strieber 
read by Juan Ramirez
3 cassettes
El autor narra su encuentro con extraterrestres. Strieber
cree que su familia y l tuvieron una serie de contactos
personales con seres inteligentes y no humanos en mientras
vivan un aislada cabaa rural de Nueva York. Contiene
descripciones de ndole sexual. (The author's account of an
encounter with extraterrestrials. Strieber believes that he
and his family have had a series of personal contacts with
intelligent nonhuman beings in his isolated cabin in Ulster
County, New York. Some descriptions of sex.) 1988.


De Mujer a Mujer: Casos y Cosas de Casato
RC 40851
por Virginia Sendel 
read by Maria Pino
2 cassettes
Cmo se pueden quitar los olores de un cuarto? Cmo se
puede quitar la tinta de una prenda? Cmo se puede impedir
que los cordones elctricos se enreden? Las respuestas a
stas y otras preguntas aparecen en este libro de ms de mil
consejos caseros para conservar energa y trabajo. Los
consejos incluyen cmo organizar baos, cocinas, armarios,
lavaderos y otras reas de la casa. (How can room odors be
eliminated? How can ink be removed from a garment? How can
electrical cords be kept from getting tangled? The answers
to these and other questions are contained in this book of
more than a thousand household tips to save energy and work.
Includes advice on how to best organize bathrooms, kitchens,
closets, laundries, and other areas.) 1992.


GED en Espaol: El Nuevo Examen de Equivalencia de la
Escuela Superior
RC 40852
por Gins Serrn-Pagn y otros 
read by Juan Ramirez
8 cassettes
Gua en idioma espaol para la preparacin del examen de
equivalencia de bachillerato (high school). Incluye consejos
de cmo prepararse para el examen y modelos de exmenes en
las reas concernientes a las tcnicas de escritura,
estudios sociales, cinecias, literatura y las artes, y
matemticas. (Spanish-language guide to preparation for the
high school equivalency examination. Includes tips on how to
prepare for the exam and sample tests in the subject areas
of writing skills, social studies, science, literature and
the arts, and mathematics.) 1994.


Historia de America Latina
RC 38821
por German Vazquez and Nelson Martinez Diaz 
read by Juan Ramirez
2 cassettes
Introduccin de la historia de Amrica Latina desde los
tiempos precolombinos hasta 1990.  Comenzando con una
descripcin de la geografa de la Amrica Latin de hoy, la
historia describe las culturas y civilizaciones
prehispnicas; el descubrimiento, la exploracin y la
conquista por los europeos; y la historia de los perodos
colonial y moderno de Amrica Latina.  (Introductory history
of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to 1990. Beginning
with a description of the geography of present-day Latin
America, the history describes the pre-Hispanic cultures and
civilizations; the discovery, exploration, and conquest by
Europeans; and the colonial and modern periods of Latin
America.) 1990.


El Imperio Romano
RC 38824
por Isaac Asimov 
read by Juan Ramirez
3 cassettes
Un examen histrico del Imperio Romano que abarca 500 aos,
desde Augusto hasta desintegracin final del imperio en
occidente. (A historical survey of the Roman Empire
encompassing 500 years from Augustus to the final
disintegration of the empire in the west.) 1967.


Mafiosi
RC 38814
por Joseph Salerno y Stephen J. Rivele 
read by Juan Ramirez
2 cassettes
A plumber by trade, Joe Salerno was caught up in the
nightmare world of the Philadelphia Mafia. After witnessing
a brutal murder, he decided to testify against his fellow
gangsters. He describes the violent underworld of the Mafia
and details the hardships he has endured in the Federal
Witness Protection Program. 1990.


El Nacimiento de los Estados Unidos, 1763-1816
RC 38819
por Isaac Asimov 
read by Juan Ramirez
3 cassettes
A history of the United States of America focusing on the
original thirteen colonies during their struggle for
independence from Great Britain. Covers the aftermath of the
French and Indian wars and the period of the Revolutionary
War and the War of 1812. 1974.


Nosotros y el Universo
RC 38817
por Rafael Decelis Contreras 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Un cientfico mexicano discute la relacon entre el hombre y
el universo en trminos cientficos, filosficos y
religiosos.  El se pregunta: "quines somos nosotros?" "de
dnde vinimos?" y "adond vamos?"  Luego describe la
naturaleza fsica de la materia y la energa que componen el
universo y ve la continua evolucin del hombre y el universo
como copartcipes de la Creacin.  (A Mexican scientist
discusses the relationship between human beings and the
universe in scientific, philosophical, and religious terms.
He poses the questions, "Who are we?" "Where did we come
from?" and "Where are we going?" He then describes the
physical nature of matter and energy and looks at the
continuing evolution of human beings and the universe as
coparticipants in creation.) 1983.


Tierra de Nadie
RC 40855
por Jorge de Amorim 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Una recopilacin de ms de cien poemas lricos y aforsticos
del autor venezolano-portugus, que se caracterizan por una
breve simplicidad musical. Los poemas estn agrupados en
secciones, bajo los ttulos "A Ningn Tiempo Nace," "Paisaje
(de Aqu)," "Eternas y Blancas," "El Ms Bello Portento" y
"Post-Scriptum." (These more than one hundred lyrical,
aphoristic poems by the Venezuelan-Portuguese author are
characterized by a brief, musical simplicity. The poems are
grouped into sections under the headings "At No Time Born,"
"Landscape (from Here)," "Eternal and Pure," "The Most
Beautiful Portent," and "Post-Script.") 1987.

Fiction

Antologa del Cuento Hondureo
RC 38825
editado por Jorge Luis Oviedo 
read by Juan Ramirez
2 cassettes
Twenty short stories by fifteen writers from Honduras,
including Arturo Martnez Galindo, Oscar Acosta, Roberto
Castillo, and Horacio Castellanos Moya. In a humorous story,
"The Resolute Bird's Last Flight" by Jorge Luis Oviedo, a
lad takes his attempts at imitating Icarus a little too far.
The anthology includes an introductory review of Honduran
literature. 1988.


Cae la Noche Tropical
RC 38820
por Manuel Puig 
read by Maria Pino
2 cassettes
Dos hermanas mayores, Luci y Nidia, que viven ahora en Ro
de Janeiro en un exilio impuesto por ellas mismas, comienzan
a narrar este conmovedor cuento a travs de una conversacon
casual.  Ellas encuentran consuelo en el chismorreo
inocente, y poco a poco su limitado mundo se convierte en un
paisaje en miniatura repleto de relaciones enredadas,
engaos, violencia poltica, fantasa, belleza y una
interminable bsqueda de amor.  (Two elderly sisters, Luci
and Nidia, now living in self-imposed exile in Rio de
Janeiro, begin to narrate this poignant tale through casual
conversation. They find solace in innocent gossip, and
slowly their confined world becomes a miniature landscape
replete with tangled relationships, deceptions, political
violence, fantasy, beauty, and a never-ending search for
love.) 1988.


La Casa del Angel
RC 38822
por Beatriz Guido 
read by Maria Pino
1 cassette
Ana Castro vive con su padre poltico y su madre religiosa
en una gran casa de fin de siglo que tiene la estatua de un
ngel en el balcn del primer piso. Ana ha vivido encerrada
y protegida, pero en el transcurso de su transformacin de
adolescente en mujer, comienza a sentir las fuerzas
conflictivas de la vida, el amor y la religin convergiendo
dentro de ella. Novela de la autora argentina. (Ana Castro
lives with her politician father and religious mother in a
rambling fin-de-sicle house that has the statue of an angel
on the first-floor balcony. Ana has been confined and
protected, but as she changes from an adolescent into a
young woman, she begins to feel the conflicting forces of
life, love, and religion converging within herself. Novel by
the Argentinian author.) 1955.


Cuentos de Amor con Humor
RC 38818
editado por J. Vicent Marqus y otros 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Ten short stories by well-known Hispanic authors including
Silvina Ocampo, Jos Miguel Oviedo, Horacio Quiroga, Camilo
Jos Cela, and Manuel L. Alonso. The stories treat the theme
of erotic love and its humorous or ironic consequences. In
"Pigmalion," by Manuel Vzquez Montalbn, a man seduces a
woman by introducing her to intellectualism, only to have
the tables turned on him in the end. 1988.


De Duendes, Brujos, y Sueos
RC 40861
por Luis Jos Trelles 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Nueve historias cortas del autor uruguayo describiendo
situaciones fantsticas que surgen de la locura y la muerte.
En "Historia de malevos," un hombre paga caro por su
curiosidad acerca de un sombro cliente en un bar; en "Homo
Sapiens," un improbable sobreviviente se enfrenta al mundo
del postholocausto; y en "Metamorfosis," el fantasma de un
muerto encuentra una forma inslita para escapar de los
confines de su casa. (Nine short stories by the Uruguayan
author, depicting fantastic situations arising out of
madness and death. In "A Story of Malefactors," a man pays
dearly for his curiosity about a somber customer in a bar;
in "Homo Sapiens," an unlikely survivor faces a
post-holocaust world; and in "Metamorphosis," a dead man's
ghost finds an unusual way to escape the confines of his
house.) 1991.


Irene, la Valiente
RC 40853
por William Steig 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
La seora Buenda, costurera pobre, acaba de terminar de
hacer un bello traje de baile para la duquesa, pero est muy
enferma para irlo a entregar. Por lo tanto, Irene, su hija,
cariosamente pone a la seora en la cama y se va al palacio
en medio de una terrible tormenta de nieve. El viento le
arrebata el traje y lo piedre, pero ella sigue luchando,
perdida, con fro y aterrada de decirle a la duquesa lo que
pas con el hermoso traje. Para preescolares, hasta segundo
grado. (Mrs. Buenda, a poor seamstress, has just completed
a beautiful ball gown for the duchess but is too sick to
deliver it. So Irene, her daughter, lovingly puts her to bed
and starts off for the palace in the midst of a vicious
snowstorm. Irene loses the gown to the wind, but she
struggles on, lost, cold, and too frightened to tell the
duchess what has happened to the beautiful gown. For
preschool-grade 2.) 1991.


El Mar Rojo
RC 40857
por Rafael Courtoisie 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Trece historias cortas del autor uruguayo describen
escenarios apocalpticos de gente destruida o corrompida por
la sociedad o el mal uso de la tecnologa. La obra de ttulo
presenta una visin de pesadilla de la sobrevivencia en un
mundo postholocausto, donde el agua contaminada adopta el
simbolismo bblico del Mar Rojo. Otras historias incluyen
"El Trofeo," "La Revuelta," "Eratstenes," "La Tormenta" y
"Persistencia del Dbil." (Thirteen short stories by the
Uruguayan author depict apocalyptic scenarios of people
destroyed or corrupted by society or technology gone awry.
The title story presents a nightmarish vision of survival in
a post-holocaust world where contaminated water takes on the
biblical symbolism of the Red Sea. Stories include "The
Trophy," "The Uprising," "Eratostenes," "The Storm," and
"The Persistence of the Weak.") 1991.


Ms All del Horizonte
RC 38816
por Joaqun Aguirre Lavayn 
read by Juan Ramirez
3 cassettes
Historical novel by the Bolivian author chronicles the
adventures of Francisco de Orellana, the Spanish
conquistador who discovered and explored the Amazon. In 1529
the young Orellana joins up with Francisco Pizarro and sets
out for the New World. After witnessing the destruction of
the Inca Empire, he goes in search of glory and gold in the
dense Amazon jungle, where he meets a unique fate. 1979.


La Montaa de Luz
RC 38815
por Emilio Salgari 
read by Juan Ramirez
3 cassettes
In order to regain the favor of the rajah and prevail
against evil prime minister Parvati, Indri sets out to
recover the Kohinoor diamond from the temple of Pannah. In
this daring enterprise, he receives help from his old
friend, Toby Randall, the famous tiger hunter of southern
India. Adventure novel for high school and older readers by
the nineteenth-century Italian author. 1982.


La Muerte Ms Aplaudida
RC 40854
por Jorge Luis Oviedo 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
Un fatalismo humorstico trasciende estas diecisis
ancdotas fantsticas acerca de generales, presidentes y la
corrupcin del poder en el tpico pas latinoamericano. En
la obra del ttulo, una multitud se junta en una plaza para
aplaudir el discurso del presidente, pero el aplauso mayor
es para la bala del asesino. En "Cementerio de Piedras," la
furia reprimida de la gente encuentra una salida colectiva
espontnea. (A humorous fatalism permeates these sixteen
fantastic anecdotes about generals, presidents, and
corruption of power in a typical Latin American country. In
the title piece, a crowd gathers in a plaza to applaud the
president's speech, but the greatest applause is for the
assassin's bullet. In "Cemetery of Stones," the people's
suppressed rage finds a collective, spontaneous outlet.)
1992.


El Mundo Alucinante
RC 38813
por Reinaldo Arenas 
read by Juan Ramirez
2 cassettes
Fact and fantasy are interwoven in this novel on the life of
Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, the nineteenth-century monk
and adventurer. Imprisoned in Spain, Servando escapes to
return to his native Mexico and to fight for independence.
Depicted as part hero, part fanatic, and perennial exile,
Servando epitomizes the New World spirit of freedom at the
mercy of corruption and exploitation. 1982.


El Parque Jursico
RC 40859
por Michael Crichton 
read by Juan Ramirez
4 cassettes
Algo anda muy mal en el Parque Jursico situado en una
remota isla de la costa de Costa Rica. Visitantes y
residentes son atacados por animales de aspecto extrao, que
los hieren gravemente dejando detrs una saliva pegajosa.
Los animales son clones de dinosaurios fabricados por una
firma de ingeniera gentica. Acuden asesores a la isla para
resolver el problema, pero pronto todo el mundo acaba
luchando por su vida. Lenguaje injurioso. (Something is
terribly wrong at Jurassic Park on a remote island off the
coast of Costa Rica. Visitors and residents are being
attacked by strange-looking animals that maul them and leave
behind a sticky saliva. The animals are dinosaurs cloned and
raised by a genetic engineering firm. Consultants are
brought in to solve the problem, but soon everyone is
running for dear life. Some strong language. Bestseller.)
1991.


Querida Familia
RC 40858
por Aline Pettersson 
read by Maria Pino
1 cassette
Cuando un extrao llega a alojarse en la casa de Sara, Julia
y Soledad, el precario equilibrio entre las tres mujeres se
destruye y la atmsfera relativamente tranquila de su hogar
cede el paso a una serie de pasiones devastadoras. Esta
novela de la autora mexicana describe la agitacin que yace
invisible detrs de las puertas cerradas de una familia
"decente."  (When a stranger arrives to take up lodging in
the house of Sara, Julia, and Soledad, the uneasy
equilibrium among the three women is destroyed, and the
relatively tranquil atmosphere of their home gives way to a
series of devastating passions. This novel by the Mexican
author depicts the turmoil that lies unseen behind the
closed doors of a "decent" family.) 1991.


La Vida Intil de Pito Prez
RC 40860
por Jos Rubn Romero 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette (Reissue)
Los problemas de Pito Prez comienzan en la infancia, cuando
le niegan la leche de su madre y cuando sus hermanos mayores
se quedan con todo el dinero de la familia. Se escapa de
casa y va creciendo de una aventura picaresca a otra,
convirtindose en la personificacin del antihroe amoral y
borracho que simboliza la clase baja de la sociedad
mexicana. Una novela clsica mexicana. (Pito Prez's
troubles begin in infancy when he is denied his share of his
mother's milk. His older brothers keep all the family's
money for themselves, and he eventually runs away from home.
He grows up constantly on the move from one picaresque
adventure to another, becoming an amoral anti-hero and
drunkard. Classic Mexican novel.) 1991.


La Vuelta de Don Verdico
RC 40856
por Julio Csar Castro 
read by Juan Ramirez
1 cassette
El autor uruguayo, cuyo nombre de pluma es "Juceca,"
presenta una serie de ancdotas humorsticas y extravagantes
narradas en el lenguaje coloquial de los campesinos que
aparecen, ms o menos, como figuras permanentes en el Bar El
Resorte. Por ejemplo, el caso de un hombre que compra la
sombra de un omb sin el rbol, los peligros de un baile sin
msica, y el resultado de una casa construida de cuero. (The
Uruguayan author, whose nom de plume is "Juceca," presents a
series of humorous and outlandish anecdotes told in the
colloquial language of the group of campesino types who
appear, more or less, as permanent fixtures in the El
Resorte Bar. Witness the case of a man who buys the shade of
an ombu tree without the tree, the dangers of a dance
without a band, and the outcome of a house built of
leather.) 1992.