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Talking Book Topics
November-December 2006
Volume 75, Number 6
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Talking Book Topics is published bimonthly in large-print, 
cassette, and computer diskette 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 2005
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 
Teen People discontinued
NLS has been notified that Teen People magazine ceased 
publication in September 2006. A replacement will be 
selected in the near future.
								
The following information is reprinted from two issues of 
NLS Flash, a newsletter created to bring current 
information on NLS progress in digital technology to 
patrons, library staff, and other interested individuals.
Flash, August 2006, volume 2, issue 9
Digital project contracts require a coordinator to monitor 
all angles
A challenging project such as the digital transition 
undertaken by the National Library Service for the Blind 
and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, 
requires multiple levels of expertise in order to succeed. 
NLS has assembled top talent across technical specialties 
in addition to its own digital team. With the number of 
contractors involved in a project of this magnitude, NLS 
relies on its digital contracts coordinator, Alice Baker, 
to keep the lines of communication open. 
	"Building a digital talking-book system requires 
specific technical and engineering expertise. For that 
reason, we have contracted various experts in the field of 
accessible technology to assist in transitioning to a 
digital collection," says Frank Kurt Cylke, NLS director. 
"It's important that NLS work closely with contractors to 
ensure that projects proceed on schedule and meet goals."
	Battelle, a leading technology innovation firm, has 
been contracted to manage the design and development of the 
digital talking-book player and media. Battelle has 
subcontracted with HumanWare, innovators in digital 
talking-book technology, to support them in designing the 
DTB player's software as well as coordinating usability 
tests associated with the digital project. Battelle also 
turned to the University of Wisconsin's Trace Research and 
Development Center for their expertise in accessibility 
issues specific to physically handicapped people. The 
National Federation of the Blind is another subcontractor 
involved in user needs and product usability testing. Their 
expertise in the field of assistive-technology product 
development has proven very useful in the design process. 
	ManTech Advanced Systems International, another member 
of the NLS contractor team, has focused on the development 
of strategic plans related to distributing DTBs. The 
company conducted a distribution system study examining the 
best means of circulating digital talking books. The study 
concluded that a hybrid system of mass production and 
duplication on demand would work best gradually 
implemented.
	To complement NLS's talented engineering department, 
NLS summoned Dr. Donald L. Pieper out of retirement. As the 
research and development director at the global, broad-
based healthcare company Abbott Laboratories, Pieper 
oversaw the development and production of an innovative 
glucose monitoring system known as FreeStyle and FreeStyle 
Flash. Now NLS is relying on his expertise for a variety of 
technical issues, including how to transition the DTB 
player from design to mass production. 
	While each contractor and subcontractor works on 
separate pieces of the digital project, their work is of 
equal importance to the overall goal of developing a top-
quality digital talking-book system.  
Keeping the trains running 
With so much work compressed into a short period of time, 
it is important to keep projects running on schedule so 
that NLS meets its 2008 goal. Baker oversees and 
coordinates contractor assignments. Her job is to ensure 
that they plan adequately, deliver high-quality work, and 
meet deadlines. Often, she facilitates the flow of 
information between various project teams enabling projects 
to move smoothly, dovetailing where necessary.
	"I get contractors the information they need and I 
help them prioritize. But much of my work involves 
coordinating decisions and ensuring that things get done," 
notes Baker. "It's gratifying work because it's helping to 
build a digital talking-book system that will satisfy the 
information and recreational needs of many thousands of 
blind and physically handicapped readers for many years."
	Keeping track of the various activities assigned to 
contractors and subcontractors and monitoring their 
workflow requires multitasking and organizational skill. It 
also involves a strategic understanding of the digital 
project's various, interrelated pieces and what is needed 
to move them forward. With a law degree from the University 
of Oregon School of Law, advanced courses in information 
sciences, and a wealth of contract management experience, 
Baker has the skill and determination to bring the project 
to fruition. 
	The successful completion of the digital talking-book 
system ultimately comes down to teamwork between NLS and 
its contractors. The digital contract coordinator works 
hard to maintain strong working relationships between NLS 
and its outside experts. 
Laying the groundwork
In addition to coordinating current efforts, the digital 
contracts coordinator must also lay the groundwork for 
future work. Currently, Baker and her colleagues are in the 
process of coordinating the writing of two requests for 
proposals (RFPs) to obtain contractors to manufacture the 
digital talking-book player and the cartridge. 
	The process involves identifying the right skills for 
the job and requires considerations from major concepts to 
minute details in constructing the RFP. Various teams are 
working together to write the draft, including staff from 
Battelle, the NLS digital team, the Library of Congress's 
contracting office, and the Office of General Counsel. 
Battelle must ensure that its designs for the player and 
cartridge are conveyed fully and exactly, and that all the 
issues involved in manufacturing the design are factored 
into the request.
	"As we think about a new technology and moving toward 
the future, we need to exercise caution and do plenty of 
research to make sure that we find good craftsmen to build 
the digital system, " says Baker. 
									
Flash, September 2006, volume 2, issue 10
NLS completes preliminary design review of player, 
cartridge, and mailing containers
Good design is often the result of good planning and 
evaluation. The National Library Service for the Blind and 
Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, has gone 
to great lengths to ensure its designs for the digital 
talking-book player and cartridge and their mailing 
containers are fully functional when built. One major 
component of this ongoing effort is the preliminary design 
review, during which NLS evaluates all design components to 
be sure that they meet the requirements for usability, 
portability, and durability. This review is necessary 
before the testing and analysis of functional prototypes 
can begin. During the June 2006 review, NLS approved all 
system designs and granted permission to move forward with 
functional prototypes.
	"NLS is pleased to have successfully completed the 
preliminary design review," says NLS director Frank Kurt 
Cylke. "This is an exciting development that indicates the 
design process is on target and that we are prepared to 
develop functional prototypes, advancing NLS closer to 
realizing a fully digitized talking-book program in 2008." 
Design review
The review team included NLS staff and representatives from 
Battelle and HumanWare. Throughout the review process, all 
worked to ensure that designs translate into functional 
prototypes that operate correctly and are user-friendly. 
	To that end, NLS examined a variety of issues during 
the review, such as usability. The team evaluated cartridge 
design for ease of handling and insertion and they assessed 
the adequacy of the print/braille labeling. Tactility and 
shape of the player's buttons, and other markings were also 
examined.
	When analyzing designs for the mailing containers, the 
team demanded plans that would allow for the production of 
prototypes capable of withstanding extreme temperature and 
other adverse conditions caused by shipping, weather, and 
other uncontrolled situations. 
	The preliminary design review follows multiple rounds 
of user needs testing, patron usability testing, and 
refinements to the DTB system. 
	NLS digital contracts coordinator Alice Baker is 
pleased that the review was successful and that the designs 
were satisfactory and on target. "All the hard work and 
months of effort have yielded a design that can be built 
and tested with confidence." 
Moving forward
With the design review complete, NLS moves forward with the 
next stage of the process: production of functional 
prototypes. Battelle is currently charged with the task of 
manufacturing prototypes for 50 players, 90 cartridges, and 
150 cartridge containers. 
	During this multiple-phase process, engineers will 
finalize the design drawings and build the prototypes. At 
the same time, they will test player circuit boards, USB 
connectors, and speaker components to determine which will 
work best.  
	To assess durability, prototypes will be tested in 
simulated real-world scenarios. They will be dropped from 
varying heights onto a range of surfaces, scratched, 
spilled on, and subjected to temperature extremesall to 
ensure that the equipment will be able to withstand daily 
wear and tear when they come off the production line. Other 
prototypes will be treated more gently, tested in the less 
extreme conditions of patrons' homes. 
	NLS expects to receive the first prototypes in 
September, but the pre-production stage of the design 
process does not commence until November, whenafter more 
usability testingNLS will be fully prepared to conduct the 
critical final design review. This is the last review prior 
to building preproduction prototypes.
Roadmap to functional prototypes
Contractor's checklist
Week of August 21
Begin building functional prototypes 
Submit usability test script and take-home test 
	questionnaire to NLS
Send final playback device and cartridge specifications to 
	NLS
NLS provides HumanWare with books for quality assurance 
	(QA) testing and software development 
Week of August 28
Begin building functional prototypes for usability testing
Receive NLS approval of usability test script and take-home 
	test questionnaire software 
Begin planning for vendor review of functional prototypes
Draft technical data package information complete
Week of September 4
Send draft technical data package information to NLS
Complete 14 functional prototypes for usability testing
Start usability tests of the functional prototypes 
Submit QA test plan for functional prototypes to NLS
Week of September 11
Begin library usability testing at Rocky Hill, Connecticut 
	regional library 
Deliver two functional prototypes to NLS to support Audio 
Equipment Advisory Committee meeting on September 13
Begin engineering testing of functional prototypes
Receive NLS approval of QA test plan for functional 
	prototypes
Week of September 18
Begin functional prototype QA testing of functional 
	prototypes
Receive final power supplies and incorporate into units
Deliver remaining 18 functional prototypes to NLS
Week of September 25
Quarterly review in Montreal 
Presentation of usability report
Week of October 2
Meeting with potential DTB player manufacturers at NLS
Week of October 9
Continue software testing
Week of October 16
NLS provides manufacturer comments for inclusion in the 
	draft technical data package
NLS progress review 
Following a review of ongoing digital efforts the inspector 
general, Library of Congress, issued the remarks below on 
August 23, 2006. 
Our survey revealed that NLS is effectively managing its 
plans to:
- develop a digital playback machine and related equipment, 
- test and validate the new playback machine throughout its   
  evolution from design to full production, and
- produce 20,000 talking-book titles in digital format by  
  the time the new playback machine becomes available in FY 
  2008.
											
Digital Talking Book (DTB) Milestones
Completed
-Defined and prioritized DTB features
-Coordinated development and publication of Specifications 
	for the Digital Talking Book (ANSI/NISO Z39.86)
-Simulated a DTB player using a personal computer
-Developed a computer-based, life-cycle cost analysis (LCC) 
	model for the NLS system and for candidate digital 
	systems
-Developed computer software for DTB production and 
	presentation
-Developed software to test conformance of players and DTBs 
	with the ANSI/NISO standard
-User survey
-Player transition study
-Distribution flash cartridge study
-Player and flash cartridge contract awarded
-Distribution system design contract awarded
-Distribution system design contract Phase I, II
-Preliminary design review
-Player and flash cartridge developed
-Designed DTB containers and labels
Start 1/12/04Finish 10/1/08
The following ongoing projects, set to conclude in 2008, 
are shown with start dates in parentheses.
Web-Magazine pilot (1/12/04)
Digital data management system development (11/1/04)
Design DTB containers and labels (6/1/05)
Web-Book pilot (6/1/05)
Distribution system implementation (10/1/06)
Flash cartridge production (3/1/07)
Flash cartridge duplication (5/1/07)
Manufacture initial lot of DTB containers and labels 
	(8/1/07)
Full player production (9/1/07)
For information on the NLS digital project contact:
Jean M. Moss
Digital Projects Coordinator
jemo@loc.gov
Fax: (202) 707-1690
To view the Strategic Business Plan on the Web visit:
www.loc.gov/nls/businessplan2003.html
To view the Flash newsletters on the Web visit:
www.loc.gov/nls/newsletters/flash/archive.html
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Newsstand
The following announcement may be of interest to readers. 
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements 
selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, 
are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not 
imply endorsement.
Internet access by telephone 
InternetSpeech, Inc., offers a subscription serviceto 
access the Internet by phone, without a computer. Users may 
surf and browse web sites, search by key words, send and 
receive e-mail, and conduct e-commerce through the use of 
an interactive voice technology. Rates vary from $14 to $23 
per month according to the program selected, with a one-
time $20 set-up fee. To learn more, call 877-312-4638 or 
(408) 532-8460, or visit www.internetspeech.com. 
									
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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
Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Sciencefrom 
the Babylonians to the Maya
RC 57784
by Dick Teresi
read by Ray Childs
4 cassettes
Science and technology writer explores long-disregarded 
achievements of ancient non-Western cultures that "equaled 
and often surpassed ancient Greek learning." Reviews 
discoveries over a span of four thousand yearsfrom 2000 
B.C.in seven fields of science, including astronomy, 
mathematics, and chemistry. 2002.
RC 57784
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The Georgetown Ladies' Social Club: Power, Passion, and 
Politics in the Nation's Capital
RC 58840
by C. David Heymann
read by Barbara Rappaport
4 cassettes
Biographer's account of wealthy, well-connected women who 
ruled the political scene in Washington, D.C., during the 
second half of the twentieth century. Primary-source 
research and personal interviews document the roles and 
influential social gatherings of Katharine Graham, Lorraine 
Cooper, Evangeline Bruce, Pamela Harriman, and Sally Quinn. 
Some strong language. 2003.
RC 58840
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Satirical Sketches
RC 59767
by Lucian
read by Erik Synnestvedt
2 cassettes
Twenty-three pieces by Greek orator Lucian (A.D. 115200) 
take aim at love, prostitution, and philosophy. From "The 
Dream" to "Alexander," the satires display Lucian's 
skepticism about conflicting creeds and all forms of belief 
in the supernatural. Translated from the Greek and 
introduced by Paul Turner. 1961.
RC 59767
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Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever
RC 59967
by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman
read by Jake Williams
5 cassettes
Authors explain ways to extend one's life until 
technologies are developed to enable humans to live longer. 
They discuss nutrition, genomics, inflammation, toxins, 
cancer, heart disease, and hormones and offer advice on 
diet, exercise, supplements, and antistress techniques to 
slow aging. 2004.
RC 59967
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Columbus Was Chinese: Discoveries and Inventions of the Far 
East
RC 59984
by Hans Breuer
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Professor chronicles Chinese achievements commonly regarded 
as Western. Highlights include the crossbow, first 
raincoat, the decimal system, the sewing machine, the 
wheelbarrow, the earliest dated map, and porcelain. From 
evidence of an ancient transpacific voyage, suggests that 
China may have had its own "Columbus." 1970.
RC 59984
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Comm Check . . . The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia
RC 60047
by Michael Cabbage and William Harwood
read by Bill Wallace
3 cassettes
Journalists chronicle the last mission of the space shuttle 
Columbia that disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 
2003, killing seven astronauts. This behind-the-scenes 
account details the accident, believed to be caused by wing 
damage from foam insulation debris. Covers the subsequent 
investigation and the tragedy's repercussions for the 
shuttle program. 2004.
RC 60047
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Stitch 'n' Bitch Nation
RC 60082
by Debbie Stoller
read by Barbara Pinolini
3 cassettes
This sequel to Stitch 'n' Bitch (RC 58586) contains fifty 
hip, even funkier patterns for scarves, hats, mittens, 
sweaters, ponchos, and sexy summer knits. Also includes 
knitting ideas for baby and pet clothing, bags, and gifts. 
Highlights project tips, profiles of groups, and yarn 
stores listed by state. 2004.
RC 60082
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The Best Home Businesses for People Fifty Plus: 
Opportunities for People Who Believe the Best Is Yet to Be!
RC 60158
by Paul Edwards and Sarah Edwards
read by Butch Hoover
3 cassettes
Features seventy enterprises that baby boomers can operate 
out of their homes. Analyzes each activity's suitability 
for the over-fifty generation by assessing its costs, 
potential earnings, required skills, stress factors, and 
flexibility. Covers selecting, starting, running, and 
building a business. 2004.
RC 60158
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Discover America: A Comprehensive Travel Guide to Our 
Country's Greatest Destinations
RC 60160
by Reader's Digest
read by Roy Avers
8 cassettes in 2 containers
Travel guide arranged by geographical region describes 
cities, towns, national parks, and monuments in all fifty 
states. Outlines each state's history, culture, and 
economic features. Covers introductory information and 
useful web sites in a "See America" section. Discusses day 
trips and vacation planning. 2003.
RC 60160
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Eight Preposterous Propositions: From the Genetics of 
Homosexuality to the Benefits of Global Warming
RC 60168
by Robert Ehrlich
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
Physics professor and author of The Cosmological Milk Shake 
(RC 47893) assesses the credibility of eight controversial 
scientific claims. Topics include the dangers of 
cholesterol, the effectiveness of placebos, and the 
existence of complex extraterrestrial life. Evaluates each 
assertion and discusses how evidence can be skewed. 2003.
RC 60168
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
RC 60194
by Anne Lamott
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
1 cassette
Companion to Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (RC 
47831). Christian writer's candid, often humorous 
reflections on everything from menopause to her adolescent 
son to the war in Iraq. Offers lessons on forgiveness, 
compassion, and faith. Some strong language. Bestseller. 
2005.
RC 60194
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Living with Polio: The Epidemic and Its Survivors
RC 60231
by Daniel J. Wilson
read by Jake Williams
3 cassettes
History professor and polio survivor relates accounts of 
polio patients during the mid-twentieth-century epidemics. 
Chronicles their experiences from diagnosis to 
rehabilitation and recoveryincluding, in some cases, 
dealing with post-polio syndrome. Highlights the emotional 
and physical struggles of living with a disability. 2005.
RC 60231
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Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical and 
Emotional Health
RC 60245
by Christiane Northrup
read by Anne Hancock
6 cassettes
Physician and author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (RC 
48380) uses anecdotes to illustrate ways mothers can guide 
their daughters' emotion-al and physical growth. Offers 
tips on pregnancy and birth, self-esteem, holistic 
medicine, sexuality, self-care, and becoming closer to 
one's own mother. 2005.
RC 60245
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Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics
RC 60251
by Alicia Keys
read by Melissa Maxwell
1 cassette
A compilation of songs and poems from multiple award-
winning, classically trained singer and pianist Alicia 
Keys. Includes lyrics from her two albums Songs in A Minor 
and The Diary of Alicia Keys and autobiographical 
reminiscences. For senior high and older readers. 2004.
RC 60251
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Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life
RC 60254
by Harriet McBryde Johnson
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
A lawyer specializing in disability issues protests Jerry 
Lewis's telethon and media heroes like Christopher Reeve. 
Born with a neuromuscular disease, the wheelchair user 
relates anecdotes from her life of advocacy including 
involvement in Charleston, South Carolina, politics. Some 
strong language. 2005.
RC 60254
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V.S. Pritchett: A Working Life
RC 60255
by Jeremy Treglown
read by George Holmes
3 cassettes
Concise biography of the British writer Victor Sawdon 
Pritchett (19001997). Recounts his upbringing, two 
marriages, and travels and assesses their influence on his 
literary output. Pritchett's autobiographical works A Cab 
at the Door and Midnight Oil (RC 46498) focus on his youth 
and his decision to become a writer. 2004.
RC 60255
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Major Conflict: One Gay Man's Life in the Don't-Ask-Don't-
Tell Military
RC 60257
by Jeffrey McGowan
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes
Memoir of former U.S. army major and Gulf War veteran who 
served under the policy whereby homosexual soldiers could 
be dismissed regardless of tenure or military record. 
Recounts his decision to resign after a decade of hiding 
his sexual identity. Strong language and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 60257
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Living Well with Parkinson's
RC 60258
by Glenna Atwood
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
This update of the 1991 edition (RC 38067) reviews 
medication, surgery, nutrition, and physical therapy that 
improve the lives of those with Parkinson's disease. 
Includes information on social services, support groups, 
and other resources available to patients and their 
families. 2005.
RC 60258
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Carolyn 101: Business Lessons from The Apprentice's 
Straight Shooter
RC 60273
by Carolyn Kepcher
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Executive vice president of the Trump Organization and 
costar of the reality television show The Apprentice shares 
secrets of her success. Using anecdotes from her 
professional experiences, Kepcher provides practical 
workplace strategies for acing interviews, requesting 
raises, balancing work and home life, and handling 
difficult bosses. Foreword by Donald Trump. 2004.
RC 60273
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It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would 
Make Us Happy
RC 60285
by Max Lucado
read by Erik Synnestvedt
1 cassette
Minister and author of Just like Jesus (RC 48578) explains 
how to find happiness by shifting from a self-centered to a 
"God-centered" life. Guides followers through the change by 
applying scripture lessons to career, love and family, and 
health and body issues. Foreword by former professional 
basketball player David Robinson. 2004.
RC 60285
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Knowing God Intimately: Being as Close to Him as You Want 
to Be
RC 60294
by Joyce Meyer
read by Mary Beth Wise
2 cassettes
Author and host of the radio and television program Life in 
the Word defines four levels of commitment for achieving 
intimacy with God: God's manifest presence, God's 
transforming power, God's reflective glory, and God's 
everlasting fruit. Meyer examines Old and New Testament 
parallels to these four levels of intimacy. 2003.
RC 60294
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Beyond Tears: Living after Losing a Child
RC 60304
compiled by Ellen Mitchell
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Nine women who lost their teenage or young adult children 
provide perspective, comfort, and support for newly 
bereaved parents by sharing their own experiences. Candid 
discussion of what to expect the first year, how mothers 
and fathers cope differently, the impact on family 
dynamics, and getting through holidays. 2004.
RC 60304
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Ready or Not, Here Life Comes
RC 60306
by Mel Levine
read by Mark Delgado
2 cassettes
Pediatrician and bestselling author of A Mind at a Time (RC 
54305) discusses why some teenagers fail to make successful 
transitions to adulthood. Attributes unreadiness to 
societal factors, including overly structured childhoods, 
and offers parents and educators advice on helping to 
prepare adolescents for the challenges of growing up. 2005.
RC 60306
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Don't Stop Laughing Now! Stories to Tickle Your Funny Bone 
and Strengthen Your Faith
RC 60314
compiled by Ann Spangler and Shari MacDonald
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Seventy-eight stories, poems, jokes, and real-life 
anecdotes composed by women and men of faith, among them 
Martha Bolton, Patsy Clairmont, Ken Davis, Shari MacDonald, 
Barbara Johnson, Mark Lowry, and Dave Barry. Topics include 
kids, marriage, money, eating, vacationing, illness, and 
shopping. 2002.
RC 60314
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Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the 
Bible Seriously but Not Literally
RC 60315
by Marcus J. Borg
read by Michael Scherer
2 cassettes
Religion professor reveals his insights about the Bible. He 
examines two dissimilar methods of reading the Bible, the 
"literal-factual" and the "historical-metaphorical." 
Analyzes the differences between these systems and suggests 
a way of understanding scripture that "takes the Bible 
seriously without taking it literally." 2001.
RC 60315
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Winning
RC 60338
by Jack Welch
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Former CEO of General Electric and author of Jack: Straight 
from the Gut (RC 53044) focuses on successful management 
techniques. Describes an organization's crucial cultural 
values and highlights business topics such as crisis 
management, differentiation, competition, budgeting, 
quality control, and mergers. Also offers advice on 
individual career development. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60338
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Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations
RC 60349
by Charles Wilkinson
read by Richard Hauenstein
3 cassettes
Lawyer and author of Eagle Bird (RC 37582) chronicles the 
Native American tribal sovereignty movement beginning in 
the second half of the twentieth century. Describes how 
American Indians utilized the judicial system to 
reestablish the rights over their land, reinforce treaties, 
and improve conditions on the reservations. 2005.
RC 60349
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Coping with Kidney Disease: A Twelve-Step Treatment Program 
to Help You Avoid Dialysis
RC 60364
by Mackenzie Walser
read by Kerry Cundiff
2 cassettes
Physician from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine offers 
advice on living with kidney disease. Discusses symptoms, 
diagnosis, treatment, medications, dialysis, transplants, 
and control of related problems such as cholesterol, gout, 
anemia, and acidosis. The main emphasis is on a very-low-
protein diet and lifestyle changes. 2004.
RC 60364
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America's Battlegrounds: Walk in the Footsteps of America's 
Bravest
RC 60376
by Richard Sauers
read by Jack Fox
2 cassettes
Civil War historian's tour of more than forty U.S. war 
sites and monuments within the national park system that 
commemorate the American Revolution, the War of 1812, 
expansion, the Civil War, and foreign wars. Each entry 
includes an account of the battle, key players, and 
detailed visitor information. 2005.
RC 60376
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American Cancer Society's Complete Guide to Prostate Cancer
RC 60377
edited by David G. Bostwick and Celestia S. Higano
read by Butch Hoover
4 cassettes
Comprehensive guide for those concerned with or facing 
prostate cancer, the second most common form of cancer 
among men. Explains risk factors, prevention, early 
detection, and various treatment options after diagnosis. 
Discusses insurance, financial concerns, and working during 
treatment, as well as emotional, physical, and sexual side 
effects. 2005.
RC 60377
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Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be?
RC 60379
by Marv Levy
read by Jack Fox
4 cassettes
Autobiography of Hall of Fame football coach. Levy recalls 
working in colleges, in the Canadian Football League, and 
as a National Football League special teams coach before 
heading to the Buffalo Bills in 1987. Describes the agony 
of losing four Super Bowls. Foreword by Jim Kelly. Some 
strong language. 2004.
RC 60379
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Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible 
and Learned to Disappear
RC 60380
by Jim Steinmeyer
read by Bruce Huntey
3 cassettes
Illusion designer profiles the lives of famous European and 
American stage magicians and reveals their secrets. 
Chronicles innovations in magic from the mid-1800s to the 
mid-1900s. Demystifies floating ghosts, disembodied heads, 
and Houdini's hidden elephant trick by explaining the use 
of lighting, mirrors, and mechanical contraptions. 2003.
RC 60380
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Conquering Diabetes: A Cutting-Edge, Comprehensive Program 
for Prevention and Treatment
RC 60385
by Anne L. Peters
read by Kerry Cundiff
3 cassettes
Diabetologist urges patients to take charge of their 
disease by developing a lifestyle plan that includes 
finding a team of professionals to assist in nutrition, 
exercise, and medications. Explains type 1, type 2, and 
gestational diabetes. Discusses pre-diabetes, the 
importance of knowing family history, and prevention of 
complications. 2005.
RC 60385
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The Doctor's Guide to Gastrointestinal Health: Preventing 
and Treating Acid Reflux, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 
Diverticulitis, Celiac Disease, Colon Cancer, Pancreatitis, 
Cirrhosis, Hernias, and More
RC 60419
by Paul Miskovitz and Marian Betancourt
read by Richard Hauenstein
3 cassettes
Comprehensive guide to maintaining healthy digestion. 
Discusses causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments for 
ailments involving the stomach, esophagus, intestine, 
gallbladder, liver, pancreas, and colon. 2005.
RC 60419
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A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal
RC 60421
by sne Seierstad
read by Megan Burnett
2 cassettes
Record of daily struggles in war-torn Baghdad from January 
to April 2003 by a Norwegian journalist and author of The 
Bookseller of Kabul (RC 57814). Articles she calls 
snapshots or glimpses from the war demonstrate individuals' 
survival strategies, reactions to new freedoms, and her own 
impressions of the city. 2003.
RC 60421
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Don't Throw Away Tomorrow: Living God's Dream for Your Life
RC 60422
by Robert H. Schuller
read by Jack Fox
1 cassette
Host of several religious television shows and author of If 
It's Going to Be, It's up to Me (RC 45111) urges readers to 
"get faith, and let go of . . . doubt," adopting not only 
positive thinking but "possibility thinking." Offers a plan 
to overcome pessimism and focus on the future. 2005.
RC 60422
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Isn't It Romantic: One Hundred Love Poems by Younger 
American Poets
RC 60429
edited by Brett Fletcher Lauer and Aimee Kelley
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
Poets born after 1960 express themselves in short poems and 
prose poems about love, love from afar, love spurned, love 
resumed, lust, passion, romance, and personal and universal 
themes. Titles run from "Bicycle Poem" to "Me in Paradise" 
and "Vertigo." Some strong language. For senior high and 
older readers. 2004.
RC 60429
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint 
Time of Death
RC 60437
by Jessica Snyder Sachs
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Explores the role of the expanding field of forensic 
pathology in accurately determining when death occurred, a 
crucial detail for law enforcement. Using case histories, 
Sachs explains how traditional indicators of human decay, 
like rigor mortis, can be misleading and how forensic 
ecologyblending anthropology, entomology, and botanycan 
provide greater precision. Some violence. 2001.
RC 60437
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The Children's Blizzard
RC 60440
by David Laskin
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
The author of Braving the Elements (RC 45451) chronicles an 
unexpected 1888 blizzard that engulfed the upper Great 
Plains and killed hundreds, mostly youngsters on the way 
home from school. Using archives and memoirs, Laskin 
portrays the immigrant European homesteaders and the 
storm's emotional devastation. 2004.
RC 60440
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The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army's 10th 
Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe
RC 60441
by McKay Jenkins
read by Jack Fox
2 cassettes
Author of The White Death (RC 51455) documents the origins, 
training, and combat experiences of a unique band of skiers 
and mountaineers recruited in 1941 to target key Axis 
positions in Europe's Apennine Mountains. Recounts the 1945 
battles for German-held Mount Belvedere and Riva Ridge. 
2003.
RC 60441
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Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators
RC 60443
by Leigh Baker
read by Jill Fox
2 cassettes
A psychologist presents case studies to help parents 
identify sexual predators and pedophiles and teach their 
family to avoid them. Includes information about potential 
dangers to children from both male and female offenders, 
other juveniles and siblings, and the Internet. Explains 
how to use a state's Sex Offender Registry. 2002.
RC 60443
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Heaven
RC 60445
by Randy Alcorn
read by Jack Fox
4 cassettes
Pastor, noted Christian speaker, and founder of a nonprofit 
ministry presents his vision of the afterlife based on 
biblical scripture. Depicts heaven as a "new earth" free 
from suffering and filled with God's presence. Theological 
discussions offer answers to questions about the realm's 
structure, atmosphere, daily happenings, and more. 2004.
RC 60445
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Humboldt's Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Latin 
American Journey That Changed the Way We See the World
RC 60446
by Gerard Helferich
read by Bruce Huntey
3 cassettes
Retraces Prussian scientist Alexander von Humboldt's 1799
1804 journey of exploration through Central and South 
America. Helferich discusses Humboldt's resulting 
contributions in the fields of anthropology, botany, 
climatology, geography, geology, geophysics, oceanography, 
physiology, and zoology. 2004.
RC 60446
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Big Cotton: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked 
Civilizations, and Put America on the Map
RC 60447
by Stephen Yafa
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Chronicles the cultural, economic, and social history of 
cotton from its domestication more than 5,500 years ago to 
the twenty-first-century U.S. export of gene-altered seed 
to developing nations. Discusses the fiber's roles in 
triggering wars and revolutions, in motivating colonization 
and slavery, and in inspiring mechanical inventions. 2005.
RC 60447
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Hunting Eric Rudolph
RC 60452
by Henry Schuster
read by Richard Hauenstein
3 cassettes
Reconstructs the five-year hunt for Eric Rudolph, the prime 
suspect in the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing. Follows the 
police investigation as Rudolph hides in the North Carolina 
mountains and continues his crime spree by attacking two 
abortion clinics and a gay nightclub. Violence and strong 
language. 2005.
RC 60452
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The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and Black America
RC 60453
by Jacob Levenson
read by Erin Jones
2 cassettes
Patients, social workers, medical personnel, and activists 
give anecdotal accounts of the lives of African Americans 
who are infected with HIV. Addresses the social and 
political aspects of the epidemic. Strong language and some 
violence. 2004.
RC 60453
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Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography
RC 60454
by Bruce Chilton
read by Lou Harpenau
3 cassettes
Religion professor and priest examines the life of the 
apostle Paul. Explores Paul's theology within the context 
of first-century Judaism, examines his debates on the 
significance of Jesus's resurrection, and looks at his 
ambition to speak as an apostle for Christianity. 2004.
RC 60454
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Queer Crips: Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories
RC 60455
edited by Bob Guter and John R. Killacky
read by Alec Volz
2 cassettes
Anthology of writings by gay men with spinal cord injuries, 
mobility and neuromuscular disorders, deafness, blindness, 
spina bifida, AIDS, and other afflictions. Thirty-five 
poems, essays, performance pieces, and interviews explore 
social, physical, and emotional aspects of homosexuality 
and disability. Explicit descriptions of sex and some 
strong language. 2004.
RC 60455
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Back in Action: An American Soldier's Story of Courage, 
Faith, and Fortitude
RC 60456
by David Rozelle
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Autobiography of the first amputee recertified for active 
duty in the Iraqi war. Captain Rozelle describes his 
missions with the Third Armored Cavalry, the loss of his 
right foot, painful rehabilitation, and his clearance to 
rejoin his men. Strong language and some violence. 2005.
RC 60456
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Able! How One Company's Disabled Workforce Became the Key 
to Extraordinary Success
RC 60457
by Nancy Henderson Wurst
read by Sharon Murray
2 cassettes
Outlines business practices of Habitat International, Inc.
a Tennessee rug manufacturer with mentally and/or 
physically challenged employees. Relates father and son 
Saul and David Morris's initial reluctance to hire such 
workers, the challenges they faced, and the success they 
and their employees now enjoy. Includes testimonials from 
professionals and relatives. 2005.
RC 60457
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Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the 
Information Age
RC 60460
by James Essinger
read by Erin Jones
2 cassettes
Links a nineteenth-century invention by Frenchman Joseph-
Marie Jacquard (17521834) to modern-day computers. 
Identifies Jacquard's loom, which used perforated cards to 
store instructions and control weaving, as one of the 
world's first automated programs. Profiles other pioneers, 
including English mathematician Charles Babbage, who helped 
transform programming concepts into information-age 
prototypes. 2004.
RC 60460
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The First YearHIV: An Essential Guide for the Newly 
Diagnosed
RC 60461
by Brett Grodeck
read by Dan Willems
3 cassettes
A month-by-month guide for people learning to live with an 
HIV-positive diagnosis. Includes information on nutrition 
and exercise, medications and their side effects, and 
dating and sex. Also deals with the psychological aspects 
of the disease and lists available resources. 2003.
RC 60461
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Kids and Health Care: Using Insurance, Cash, and Government 
Programs to Make Sure Your Children Get the Best Doctors, 
Hospitals, and Treatments Possible
RC 60462
edited by Silver Lake Editors
read by Carol Dines
2 cassettes
Advice to parents on obtaining medical care for their 
children. Discusses the medical industry and identifies and 
compares insurance, government, school, and job-related 
programs. Also examines filing claims, choosing doctors, 
preventive medicine, kids' diets, and special-needs 
children. 2004.
RC 60462
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In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran
RC 60463
by Christopher de Bellaigue
read by Richard Hauenstein
3 cassettes
British journalist stationed in Tehran and married to a 
Persian portrays Iran through interviews with former 
revolutionaries, veterans of the Iran-Iraq war, and 
citizens. Reviews the country's history from the 
prerevolutionary 1980s to the devastating war with Iraq and 
waning of religious fervor in the early 2000s. Some 
violence. 2004.
RC 60463
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Dressing Tips and Clothing Resources for Making Life Easier
RC 60466
by Shelley Peterman Schwarz
read by Carol Dines
1 cassette
The author, who has multiple sclerosis, discusses finding, 
making, or altering clothes that are fashionable and easy 
for people with physical challenges to wear. Includes 
shopping advice; tips on selecting garments, sizes, and 
materials; and techniques for making dressing less 
difficult. Includes resources. 2000.
RC 60466
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Storytelling for Young Adults: A Guide to Tales for Teens
RC 60478
by Gail de Vos
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Techniques and tips for presenting stories to a teen 
audience or for teen performers to use. Offers criteria for 
story selection and theme recommendations, including 
fantasy, folk, myth, romance, literature, and humor. 
Includes twenty complete stories. 2003.
RC 60478
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Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who 
Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
RC 60481
by William Queen
read by L.J. Ganser
2 cassettes
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agent, 
who's also a Vietnam vet, describes how he went undercover 
in 1998 to join Southern California's vicious Mongols 
Motorcycle Club. Reconstructs his twenty-eight-month 
experience as a member of the gang. Violence and strong 
language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60481
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Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide
RC 60482
by Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
AARP's advice for middle-aged people on assisting one's 
aging parents. Subjects include communicating about issues, 
advocating on health and legal care, determining financial 
status, finding caregivers and suitable living 
arrangements, and, eventually, letting go and grieving. 
Includes resources. Foreword by Mary Pipher. 2005.
RC 60482
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Daily Life in the United States, 19201940: How Americans 
Lived through the "Roaring Twenties" and the Great 
Depression
RC 60528
by David E. Kyvig
read by Lindsay Ellison
3 cassettes
Historian examines the daily experiences of ordinary 
Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, the decades between the 
two world wars. Describes the evolving modern society 
characterized by the rise of automobiles, electricity, 
radio, and cinema, as well as an increase in population and 
crime. 2002.
RC 60528
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The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
RC 60529
by Desmond Morris
read by Geoffrey Centlivre
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Ethological study comparing human and simian behavior. 
Using direct observation, behavioral studies, and fossil 
remains, Morris identifies similarities and differences in 
feeding, grooming, sleeping, fighting, mating, and rearing 
young. Concludes that man is "a risen ape . . . of 
remarkable resilience, energy and imagination" but still an 
animal. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1967.
RC 60529
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Tallulah! The Life and Times of a Leading Lady
RC 60534
by Joel Lobenthal
read by Constance Crawford
5 cassettes
Biography of Tallulah Bankhead, based on the author's 
twenty-five years of research through interviews with the 
actress's friends, enemies, lovers, and employees, and 
information from FBI and Scotland Yard files. Discusses the 
emotional, sexual, and intellectual dimensions of the 
actress, along with her fifty-year career on stage and 
screen. 2004.
RC 60534
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Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon
RC 60535
by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan
read by Bill Wallace
3 cassettes
Profiles the eight American astronauts who lost their lives 
before the 1969 lunar landing of Apollo 11: three who died 
in a well-publicized launch pad fire, four in aircraft 
accidents, and another in an automobile crash. Also 
commemorates their counterparts, the Russian cosmonauts who 
perished during the superpowers' space race. 2003.
RC 60535
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Margot Fonteyn
RC 60536
by Meredith Daneman
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
4 cassettes
Biography of Great Britain's Prima Ballerina Assoluta. 
Chronicles Fonteyn's life (19191991) and career from her 
birth as Peggy Hookham and her training at the Royal Ballet 
to her adventures in bohemian London and marriage to Tito 
Arias. Recounts her triumphs and her dance partners, 
including Russian defector Rudolf Nureyev. 2004.
RC 60536
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Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving
RC 60538
by Michael Downing
read by Ray Childs
2 cassettes
Chronicles the history of seasonal one-hour clock changes 
first signed into U.S. law in 1918 to maximize daylight 
hours and save energy during World War I. Draws on 
congressional minutes and newspaper reports to trace 
decades of debate, controversy, and confusion persisting 
into the twenty-first century. 2005.
RC 60538
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The ABC's of Getting out of Debt: Turn Bad Debt into Good 
Debt and Bad Credit into Good Credit
RC 60539
by Garrett Sutton
read by Ray Childs
2 cassettes
Advice on using debt wisely. Author describes the 
difference between good debt and bad debt, explains credit 
scores and reports, and suggests ways to repair one's 
finances and avoid scams. Includes case studies, sample 
letters and credit reports, and resources. 2004.
RC 60539
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The Light and the Glory
RC 60541
by Peter Marshall and David Manuel
read by Bill Wallace
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Authors offer a view of U.S. history from God's 
perspective. They contend America's discovery, 
colonization, and independence were part of a divine plan 
to create a new land as a bastion of hope and freedom. 
Examines the role of Christian faith in formative events of 
the nation's past. 1977.
RC 60541
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The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the 
World
RC 60550
by Christy Campbell
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes
Journalist chronicles the search for a remedy for a 
devastating 1860s1870s infestation striking European 
grapevines. Profiles botanist Jules-mile Planchon and 
English-born entomologist Charles Riley who identified 
American root-dwelling aphids as the culprits. Traces their 
efforts to convince winemakers, scientists, and politicians 
that the answer lay within resistant American varieties. 
2004.
RC 60550
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Sea of Sharks: A Sailor's World War II Survival Story
RC 60551
by Elmer Renner and Kenneth Birks
read by Peter Johnson
2 cassettes
Veteran Elmer Renner recounts the sinking of his U.S. Navy 
minesweeper YMS-472 during a Pacific typhoon in September 
1945. Describes how he and eight crewmembers drifted aboard 
a raft for five days without food or water, battling shark 
attacks, panic, and madness until only four were left to be 
rescued. 2004.
RC 60551
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Friends and Lovers: Gay Men Write about the Families They 
Create
RC 60555
edited by John Preston
read by Ken Kliban
3 cassettes
Anthology of essays by gay men who share emotional, 
sometimes humorous accounts of relationships with friends 
and lovers who constitute their diverse families. 
Contributors include Steven Saylor, writing about his 
enduring marriage, and Nikolaus Merrell, about raising an 
adopted child. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 1995.
RC 60555
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Approval Addiction: Overcoming the Need to Please Everyone
RC 60556
by Joyce Meyer
read by Judith Ann Gantly
2 cassettes
Radio and TV host and full-time minister presents three 
steps to conquering insecurity and learning to feel good 
about yourself: accepting your faults and knowing you are 
worthy of love; addressing the desire for approval and 
tackling needy behavior; and depending on God and planning 
for the future. 2005.
RC 60556
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Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot
RC 60563
by Starr Smith
read by Lewis Grenville
2 cassettes
Former Eighth Air Force intelligence officer chronicles 
Academy Award-winning actor Jimmy Stewart's World War II 
service as squadron commander of a combat bombardment 
group. Recounts Stewart's volunteering for service before 
the United States entered the war and later leading his men 
across Nazi Germany. Foreword by Walter Cronkite. 2005.
RC 60563
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Surviving Myself
RC 60564
by Jennifer O'Neill
read by Gabra Zackman
2 cassettes
Autobiography of model/actress Jennifer O'Neill (born 
1949), star of the film Summer of '42. O'Neill describes 
her tumultuous life including her childhood suicide 
attempt, her rise in modeling, and her first marriage at 
seventeen. Discusses subsequent relationships, children, 
miscarriages, and religious conversion. Some descriptions 
of sex. 1999.
RC 60564
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Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the 
Sister She Left Behind
RC 60577
by Loung Ung
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
Genocide survivor follows up her memoir First They Killed 
My Father (RC 51298) with a dual account of her life in 
America and her older sister Chou's life in Cambodia after 
the Khmer Rouge. Describes their disparate experiences and 
their 1995 reunion fifteen years after her departure. Some 
violence. 2005.
RC 60577
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Beyond Jabez
RC 60579
by Bruce Wilkinson
read by Bob Moore
1 cassette
This companion to Prayer of Jabez (RC 52284) discusses in 
greater detail the steps to take in making Jabez's petition 
to God a part of daily life. Also includes readers' 
accounts of the ways their lives have been enriched by the 
prayer. 2005.
RC 60579
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It's Her Wedding but I'll Cry if I Want To: A Survival 
Guide for the Mother of the Bride
RC 60585
by Leslie Milk
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Advice for mothers of the bride on planning a wedding 
without alienating one's daughter. Sage instructions cover 
hiring caterers, florists, and photographers; meeting 
future relatives; and locating the perfect dress while 
remaining on a budget. Includes anecdotes and modern 
etiquette tips. 2005.
RC 60585
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Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth about the First Year of 
Mommyhood
RC 60589
by Jenny McCarthy
read by Victoria Gordon
1 cassette
The author of Belly Laughs (RC 58301) portrays the first 
year of motherhood. While obsessing about losing weight, 
McCarthy deals with dueling grandmothers, postpartum 
depression, diaper changing, babysitters, and competitive 
moms. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60589
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This I Believe: An A to Z of a Life
RC 60592
by Carlos Fuentes
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
Mexican-born novelist, author of The Old Gringo (RC 32879), 
records his memories and opinions in themed, alphabetically 
ordered vignettes. He recalls personal experiences with his 
wife and children; discusses literary works, theatre, and 
film; and reflects on love, jealousy, sex, God, politics, 
and globalization. 2005.
RC 60592
##
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories behind the Exploits 
of Hackers, Intruders, and Deceivers
RC 60593
by Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon
read by Steven Carpenter
2 cassettes
The authors of The Art of Deception (RC 56450) continue 
their tales of computer crime and suggest possible 
countermeasures. They describe cases that involve hacking 
into casinos, gaining access to bank accounts, entering 
government high security files, "phreaking," and "dumpster 
diving." Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60593
##
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion 
of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
RC 60603
by John Mack Faragher
read by Steven Carpenter
3 cassettes
Author of Daniel Boone (RC 38055) chronicles the 17551763 
dispersal or "ethnic cleansing" of the Acadians, French-
speaking Catholics who lived along Nova Scotia's Bay of 
Fundy, from lands they had inhabited for 150 years. 
Discusses the reasons for the British action and relates 
its cost in human lives. 2005.
RC 60603
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The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac
RC 60605
by Jeffry D. Wert
read by Robert Sams
4 cassettes
Civil War historian chronicles the experiences of the Union 
Army of the Potomac, formed to defend Washington, D.C., 
against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. 
Reexamines the army's leadership and the soldiers' morale 
and attitudes from the battles of Bull Run and Gettysburg 
to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. 2005.
RC 60605
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The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
RC 60608
by John F. Harris
read by Gregory Gorton
4 cassettes
Washington Post reporter assesses former president 
Clinton's strengths and weaknesses during his two terms in 
office (19932001). Relates anecdotes that capture the 
politician's nature and White House operations. Portrays 
Clinton as a centrist whose personal recklessness prevented 
him from accomplishing all of his goals. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60608
##
The Truth about Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, 
and How Far She'll Go to Become President
RC 60609
by Edward Klein
read by Gregory Gorton
2 cassettes
Author of The Kennedy Curse (RC 56880) assesses the New 
York senator and her aspirations for the presidency. 
Comments on Mrs. Clinton's successes and failures as First 
Lady and her ambitions for the 2008 Democratic nomination. 
Covers the Lewinsky scandal. Some strong language. 
Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60609
##
The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big 
Band Jazz
RC 60620
by Jeffrey Magee
read by Roy Avers
3 cassettes
Music professor's biography of the African American 
musician credits Henderson with devising the arranging 
formula that made Benny Goodman the King of Swing. Portrays 
Henderson as a pianist and bandleader who "profoundly 
shaped American jazz . . . during the 1920s and 1930s." 
Describes Henderson's work with Louis Armstrong, Dizzy 
Gillespie, and others. 2005.
RC 60620
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Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the 
Spanish-Speaking United States
RC 60626
by Hctor Tobar
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist travels across the 
country to chronicle the Latino experience in America and 
discusses its influence. Describes the cultural identity 
called "americanismo," in which Latinos keep their 
traditions. Relates accounts of his own parents' 
immigration and those of others he meets. 2005.
RC 60626
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Patton's Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank 
Battalion in World War II
RC 60630
by Charles W. Sasser
read by David Toney
3 cassettes
A history of the African American tank battalion the "Black 
Panthers" led by General George Patton, which was the first 
black armored unit allowed in combat. Follows individuals 
from recruitment to heavy fighting in Europe, including at 
the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Violence and 
strong language. 2004.
RC 60630
##
My Friend Leonard
RC 60636
by James Frey
read by Steven Carpenter
2 cassettes
Continues the memoir begun in A Million Little Pieces (RC 
56290). Author Frey describes his emotional instability 
after being released from prison at age twenty-three. 
Relates seeking help from Leonard, his closest friend, a 
mobster who calls Frey "my son." Violence and strong 
language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60636
##
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's 
Breakup Buddy
RC 60660
by Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt
read by various narrators
2 cassettes
In this companion to He's Just Not That Into You (RC 59020) 
the author and his wife delve into the problems inherent in 
leaving a boyfriend. Strong language and some descriptions 
of sex. 2005.
RC 60660
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Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better
RC 60691
by Ralph A. Pascualy and Sally Warren Soest
read by Butch Hoover
2 cassettes
A sleep-disorder specialist and the wife of a sleep apnea 
patient collaborate on a family and physician guide to the 
condition's diagnosis and treatment. They discuss sleep 
apnea's symptoms, solutions, and health concerns if left 
untreated in infants, children, adults, and seniors. 
Includes resource list for products and services. 2000.
RC 60691
##
Twisted Tales from Shakespeare
RC 60701
by Richard Armour
read by Mitzi Friedlander
1 cassette (Reissue)
Tongue-in-cheek retellings of William Shakespeare's (1564
1616) best-known plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer 
Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, 
and Othello. Includes introduction, questions, appendices, 
and footnotes intended to contribute to a clearer 
misunderstanding of the subject. 1957.
RC 60701
##
Three Hundred Tips for Making Life with Multiple Sclerosis 
Easier
RC 60702
by Shelley Peterman Schwarz
read by Kate Sanders
1 cassette
Labor- and time-saving techniques for those with multiple 
sclerosis and other chronic medical conditions. Schwarz, 
who was diagnosed with MS in 1979, offers advice on home 
safety and accessibility, dressing and grooming, utilizing 
new technology, preparing meals, travel and recreation, 
health care issues, personal empowerment, and more. 
Includes resources. 1999.
RC 60702
##
The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat
RC 60705
by Bob Woodward
read by Dan Bloom
2 cassettes
One of the journalists who uncovered the 1972 Watergate 
scandal, as described in All the President's Men (RC 
50574), chronicles his long relationship with the scandal's 
secret informant. Details Woodward's early dealings with 
the man as a mentor, their covert meetings during 
Watergate, decades of concealment, and W. Mark Felt's 
public admission in 2005. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60705
##
Toasts for All Occasions
RC 60706
by Jeff Herman and Deborah Herman
read by Ray Childs
1 cassette
Hundreds of toasts, from conservative, sentimental, or 
inspirational to humorous, designed to be modified for any 
situation. Sayings are organized according to occasion, 
including farewells, holidays, romantic get-togethers, 
business events, social gatherings, birthdays, weddings, 
anniversaries, and more. 2004.
RC 60706
##
Feel Better Fast: Overcoming the Emotional Fallout of Your 
Illness or Injury
RC 60707
by Charles Foster
read by Ralph Lowenstein
2 cassettes
Psychotherapist examines the emotional component of illness 
and suggests ways to prevent negative feelings from 
hindering a full recovery. Offers advice to patients and 
their families for dealing holistically with health issues. 
Uses examples from his practice to outline principles for 
making good medical decisions. 2004.
RC 60707
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Things No Longer There: A Memoir of Losing Sight and 
Finding Vision
RC 60711
by Susan Krieger
read by Suzanne Toren
2 cassettes
Author writes "about things no longer there in the outer 
world that are still very present in the mind" and 
describes her experience of losing eyesight. Krieger also 
shares insights about lesbian social realities. Includes a 
novella about a special relationship. Some descriptions of 
sex. 2005.
RC 60711
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A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer
RC 60721
by F.J. Montz and Robert E. Bristow
read by Suzanne Toren
2 cassettes
Gynecological oncologists offer a comprehensive guide to 
coping with the physical and emotional aspects of ovarian 
cancer. Discusses the latest developments in diagnosis and 
treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pain 
management, and alternative therapies while addressing the 
psychological impact of the disease and stressing quality 
of life and self-determination. 2005.
RC 60721
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Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of 
the Red Planet
RC 60732
by Steven Squyres
read by Michael Prichard
3 cassettes
The author, a geologist and lead scientist for NASA's 2004 
mission to Mars, describes his team's frantic two-year 
preparation for the launch. Discusses efforts to design 
rovers Spirit and Opportunity to fit aboard the spacecraft. 
Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60732
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American Wits: Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, Phyllis 
McGinley; Voice of the Poet
RC 60756
by Ogden Nash,
read by Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, and Phyllis McGinley
1 cassette
Ogden Nash (19021971), Dorothy Parker (18931967), and 
Pulitzer Prize-winner Phyllis McGinley (19051978)all 
contributors to the New Yorkerread from their own light 
verse collections. 2003.
RC 60756
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Langston Hughes: Voice of the Poet
RC 60761
by Langston Hughes
read by Langston Hughes
1 cassette
A recording of poems and remarks by Harlem Renaissance poet 
Langston Hughes (19021967). Discusses each selection's 
theme and context. Also available by Hughes: The Collected 
Poems of Langston Hughes (RC 41265) and I Wonder as I 
Wander: An Autobiographical Journey (RC 40144). 2002.
RC 60761
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Mystery of the Nile: The Epic Story of the First Descent of 
the World's Deadliest River
RC 60794
by Richard Bangs and Pasquale Scaturro
read by Richard Hauenstein
2 cassettes
Chronicles a perilous 114-day, 3,523-mile descent of the 
Blue Nile and Nile rivers by kayak and raft in 2004. 
Describes Pasquale Scaturro and partner Gordon Brown's 
adventure battling the rapids from the Blue Nile's source 
in Ethiopia through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean 
Sea. 2005.
RC 60794
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Against All Odds: My Story
RC 60819
by Chuck Norris
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Autobiography of international karate champion and star of 
television's Walker, Texas Ranger. Norris (born 1940) 
describes his Irish and Native American heritage, 
tumultuous childhood, military service in Korea, martial 
arts career, acting roles, charity work, faith, and family. 
2004.
RC 60819
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Tragedy at Honda
RC 60823
by Charles A. Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson
read by Ted Stoddard
2 cassettes
Retired navy vice admiral Lockwood and retired air force 
colonel Adam-son chronicle the September 8, 1923, wreck of 
seven U.S. naval destroyers, along a treacherous region of 
the California coast known as Honda, that killed twenty-
three men. Hour-by-hour account details heroic rescue 
efforts and attributes the tragedy to navigational errors. 
1986.
RC 60823
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Only a Mother Could Love Him: My Life with and Triumph over 
ADD
RC 60824
by Ben Polis
read by Mark Delgado
1 cassette
Autobiography of an Australian with attention deficit 
hyperactivity disorder. The nineteen-year-old describes the 
difficulties he encountered growing up at home and school. 
Offers advice to parents about selecting schools, teachers, 
and medication; handling homework, discipline, and 
relationships; and other issues. Preface by Dr. Edward M. 
Hallowell. 2001.
RC 60824
##
Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and 
Maximizing Your Sight
RC 60826
by Lylas G. Mogk and Marja Mogk
read by Gregory Gorton
2 cassettes
Describes age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Revised 
edition includes scientific research, natural and medical 
treatments, and prevention therapies not yet available in 
1999. Presents a five-star program designed to stop macular 
degeneration. Also provides nutritional recipes and 
information about online AMD communities, assistive 
computers and software, and optical aids. 2003.
RC 60826
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When Religion Becomes Evil
RC 60830
by Charles Kimball
read by Michael Scherer
2 cassettes
Professor explores the nature and importance of religion. 
Identifies five warning signs of religious corruption: 
claims of absolute truth, blind obedience to authority, 
apocalyptic activism, belief that the end justifies any 
means, and declarations of holy war. Focuses on 
Christianity and Islam but contends all religious 
traditions are susceptible. 2002.
RC 60830
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Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the 
Greatest Upset in Boxing History
RC 60831
by Jeremy Schaap
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
Biography of James Braddock (19061974), a boxer during the 
Great Depression who won a championship after being an 
underdog for years, and Max Baer, his opponent. Describes 
both men's careers and struggles that culminated with 
Braddock's victory over Baer in the historic 1935 
heavyweight title match. 2005.
RC 60831
##
Impressionist Quartet: The Intimate Genius of Manet and 
Morisot, Degas and Cassatt
RC 60835
by Jeffrey Meyers
read by Vanessa Maroney
3 cassettes
Prolific biographer details the intertwined lives of four 
Parisian Impressionist painters of the nineteenth century. 
Describes their complex relationships and rivalry and 
reexamines their art. Portrays bohemian Edouard Manet and 
his intimate friend, Berthe Morisot, as well as visually 
impaired Edgar Degas and his close companion, American-born 
Mary Cassatt. 2005.
RC 60835
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Camp
RC 60841
by Michael D. Eisner
read by Christopher Walker
1 cassette
Disney CEO relates his childhood camping experiences at 
Camp Keewaydin in Salisbury, Vermont. He explains how 
summer camp prepares youngsters for adulthood by helping 
them acquire the tools to fend off life's hard times and 
disappointmentsfor example, his own ability to stay calm 
when shareholders demanded his ouster. 2005.
RC 60841
##
Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for 
the Soul of Islam
RC 60842
by Asra Q. Nomani
read by Marybeth Wise
3 cassettes
Journalist recounts her 2003 pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi 
Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, on a quest to under-stand 
her religion and the role of Muslim women in the modern 
world. Chronicles her journey and return home to West 
Virginia, where she confronted her own mosque's sexism and 
intolerance. 2005.
RC 60842
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The United States of Wal-Mart
RC 60849
by John Dicker
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
Journalist profiles the world's largest corporation, 
retailer, and grocer and biggest private employer in the 
United States. Examines how Wal-Mart's "imperial might" has 
altered the way Americans work, shop, and live; considers 
socioeconomic implications for consumers and capitalism; 
and analyzes the debate between economic progress and 
quality of life. 2005.
RC 60849
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A Treasury of Miracles for Teens: True Stories of God's 
Presence Today
RC 60851
by Karen Kingsbury
read by Barbara Pinolini
1 cassette
Christian author compiles accounts from teens who have 
described their personal relationship with God during a 
crisis. In "Save a Place for Me . . . , " sixteen-year-old 
Julie's twin brother suffers from cystic fibrosis and may 
die. In "Miracle on Two Battlefields," Ben is captured in 
Kuwait. For senior high readers. 2003.
RC 60851
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Paths of Desire: The Passions of a Suburban Gardener
RC 60852
by Dominique Browning
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
House and Garden editor in chief documents the fifteen-year 
restoration of her suburban New York garden after a violent 
storm destroyed a retaining wall. Chronicles with good 
humor the much-needed renovations and offers helpful advice 
for enthusiasts and novices cultivating land in 
idiosyncratic neighborhood environments. 2004.
RC 60852
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The Beliefnet Guide to Kabbalah
RC 60855
by Arthur Goldwag
read by Erin Jones
1 cassette
Introduces the ancient tradition of Kabbalah, a mystical 
way of interpreting primary Jewish scriptures, of 
understanding creation, and of attempting to experience 
God. Describes Kabbalah's origins, history, practices, 
meditations, and non-Jewish adaptations. Introduction by 
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. 2005.
RC 60855
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Grimms' Tales for Young and Old
RC 60872
by Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm
read by Anne Flosnik
6 cassettes
The entire collection of folk and fairy tales written by 
the brothers Grimm, as faithfully translated from the 
original German in 1977 by Ralph Manheim. 1819.
RC 60872
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Don't Know Much about Mythology: Everything You Need to 
Know about the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never 
Learned
RC 60906
by Kenneth C. Davis
read by various narrators
4 cassettes
The author of Don't Know Much about History (RC 56126) 
describes the great myths of the world from Egypt, Greece, 
and Rome to Africa, India, and the Americas. Discusses 
myths common to various cultures, such as the flood story 
of Noah. Descriptions of sex and some violence. 2005.
RC 60906
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The Rise and Fall of North American Indians: From 
Prehistory through Geronimo
RC 60920
by William Brandon
read by Ralph Lowenstein
5 cassettes
Author of The Last Americans (RC 15432) uses primary 
sources to narrate the history of the natives of North 
America from ancient times to European contact and 
subjugation. Discusses the people of Mesoamerica and South 
America and tales of Puritans, the Trail of Tears, buffalo 
soldiers, and massacres. 2003.
RC 60920
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Mao's Last Dancer
RC 60921
by Li Cunxin
read by Gordon Gould
3 cassettes
Memoir of a Chinese ballet dancer who was chosen from a 
poor commune at age eleven to join Madame Mao's dance 
school in Beijing. The author describes his childhood, 
rigorous training, cultural exchange with the Houston 
Ballet, and defection to the West in 1981. 2003.
RC 60921
##
Plants from the Edge of the World: New Explorations in the 
Far East
RC 60923
by Mark Flanagan and Tony Kirkham
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
Horticulturists recount their mission to restore the flora 
collections of southeastern England's Royal Botanic Gardens 
after a 1987 storm devastated the region's woodland, 
plantation, and specimen trees. They describe their plant-
hunting expedition throughout South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, 
and eastern Russia to collect representative temperate 
climate species. 2005.
RC 60923
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
RC 61119
by J.R. Moehringer
read by Erik Sandvold
3 cassettes
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist recalls finding male role 
models at the local bar in Manhasset, Long Island, where 
his uncle worked. Describes the education he received from 
the tavern patrons as he struggled to cope with abandonment 
by his father and life with his mother's dysfunctional 
family. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61119
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My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill 
Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror
RC 61122
by Louis J. Freeh
read by Jake Williams
2 cassettes
Former FBI director (19932001) describes his career as an 
FBI agent, federal prosecutor, and judge. Criticizes the 
Clinton administration's policies and response to the 1996 
terrorist bombing at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. Asserts 
that President Clinton's numerous personal scandals 
distracted the Bureau from other investigations. 
Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61122
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Ginny: A Love Remembered
RC 61123
by Bob Artley
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes
Editorial cartoonist reminisces about his nearly fifty-year 
marriage to his wife, Ginny, whom he met when they both 
were in the service during World War II. Describes their 
family and careers running small-town newspapers in the 
Midwest and Ginny's gradual deterioration from Alzheimer's 
disease in the 1980s. 1993.
RC 61123
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A Man without a Country
RC 61197
by Kurt Vonnegut
read by Gordon Gould
1 cassette
Eighty-two-year-old writer comments on life, art, politics, 
America's soul, war, music, and the destruction of the 
planet, among other topics. Reminisces about personal 
experiences. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61197
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Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
RC 61199
by Jack Coughlin and Casey Kuhlman
read by L.J. Ganser
2 cassettes
Retired gunnery sergeant Jack Cough-lin recalls his twenty-
year career as a marine sniper in battles in many of the 
world's hot spots. Describes his experience working 
alongside engineer captain Casey Kuhlman on a strike team 
participating in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Violence 
and strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61199
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Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
RC 61249
by Jimmy Carter
read by Dan Bloom
1 cassette
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter shares his views on 
terrorism, religious and political fundamentalism, the 
death penalty, abortion, women, and the environment. 
Criticizes the partisan divisions within the country and 
calls for a return to traditional American values. 
Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61249
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The Journey: How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World
RC 61602
by Billy Graham
read by John H. Mayer
3 cassettes
The Reverend Billy Graham explains his understanding of the 
meaning and purpose of God, Jesus, the Bible, and the Holy 
Spirit and their role in daily life. Describes ways to deal 
with challenges and temptations and offers practical advice 
on living joyously. Some descriptions of sex. 2006.
RC 61602
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Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady
RC 61603
by Ronald Kessler
read by Susan Denaker
2 cassettes
This first authorized biography of Laura Bush is based on 
interviews with friends, family members, and administration 
officials. Provides a glimpse into the first lady's private 
life and discusses her adherence to American values as she 
moved from shy librarian to world figure. 2006.
RC 61603
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A Writer's Life
RC 61607
by Gay Talese
read by Arthur Morey
4 cassettes
Journalist and bestselling author of Honor Thy Father (RC 
35832) writes about himself and his craft. Discusses his 
New York Times articles of the 1960s that placed him at the 
forefront of the movement called New Journalism. 
Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2006.
RC 61607
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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 Fiction
Collected Stories
RC 58806
by Raymond Chandler
read by Conrad Feininger
7 cassettes in 2 containers
Twenty-five short stories by the creator of private 
detective Philip Marlowemany originally written in the 
1930s for pulp magazines. Introduction by John Bayley. Some 
strong language. 2002.
RC 58806
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The Distant Echo
RC 59401
by Val McDermid
read by Ray Childs
4 cassettes
Scotland. Twenty-five years ago, Alex Gilbey and three 
friends were suspects in nineteen-year-old Rosie Duff's 
murder. Now, with her case reopened, someone is killing off 
the quartet one by one. Alex races to identify the killer 
before becoming the next victim. Violence and strong 
language. 2003.
RC 59401
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Gardens of the Moon: Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
RC 59405
by Steven Erikson
read by Geoffrey Centlivre
5 cassettes
The Malazan Empire's advance across the Genabackis 
continent stalled, crippled by guerrilla attacks. Empress 
Laseen, consolidating her power after a bloody coup, orders 
legendary Sergeant Whiskeyjack and a small group of 
soldiers and mages on a suicide mission to conquer 
Darujhistan, the last remaining free city. Violence. 1999.
RC 59405
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The Exile
RC 59532
by Allan Folsom
read by David Hartley-Margolin
5 cassettes
LAPD detective John Barron takes his emotionally disturbed 
sister Rebecca and moves to England under a false identity 
after a shootout with a serial killer. Nevertheless, the 
murderer, Raymond Thorne, escapes custody and comes after 
Barron. Violence, strong language, and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 59532
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Home to Harmony: A Harmony Novel
RC 59650
by Philip Gulley
read by Derald Breneman
2 cassettes
Quaker minister Sam Gardner and his family move back to 
Sam's small midwestern hometown. There Sam relives his 
childhood in a series of vignettes and introduces town 
residents including a narrow-minded church elder and Dr. 
Neely, who was Harmony's only doctor for fifty years. 2002.
RC 59650
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Midnight Pass: A Lew Fonesca Mystery
RC 59830
by Stuart M. Kaminsky read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
New widower Lew Fonesca, a Sarasota private investigator, 
becomes involved in politics. His seemingly simple task of 
finding a missing council member complicates his life: 
people begin dying amidst a myriad of intrigues that Lew 
must negotiate. Sequel to Retribution (RC 55004). 2003.
RC 59830
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21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey, including 
Facsimile of the Manuscript; the Aubrey-Maturin Novels
RC 59838
by Patrick O'Brian
read by Bruce Huntey
1 cassette
Following Blue at the Mizzen (RC 49105), Jack Aubrey, now a 
rear admiral, is ordered to South America. Trouble brews 
when Catholic inhabitants along the coast resent the 
Protestant crew and the nations they represent. Manuscript 
unfinished at the author's death in 2000. Afterword by 
Richard Snow. Strong language. 2004.
RC 59838
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Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 
1810
RC 59840
by Bernard Cornwell
read by Erik Sandvold
3 cassettes
Portugal. As the French army marches into Spain, English 
captain Richard Sharpe readies for battle. Complicating his 
preparations are an incompetent officer and two corrupt 
Portuguese brothers, Major Ferreira and Ferragus, who have 
ingratiated themselves with the French and intend to kill 
Sharpe. Violence and some strong language. 2004.
RC 59840
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Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black 
Writers
RC 59878
edited by Brandon Massey
read by Gabra Zackman
3 cassettes
Twenty tales featuring African American characters. 
Includes erotica author Zane's "Resident Evil," Steven 
Barnes and Tananarive Due's collaboration "Danger Word," 
and Robert Fleming's "But Beautiful and Terrifying," a 
WWII-era story of a black soldier investigating strange 
Tokyo deaths. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. 2004.
RC 59878
##
Just Shy of Harmony: A Harmony Novel
RC 59880
by Philip Gulley
read by Derald Breneman
2 cassettes
At the Harmony Friends annual "goal-setting Sunday" 
meeting, congregation members devise a number of 
uninspiring ideas including putting a vanity in the women's 
restroom. Over the next year, Quaker minister Sam Gardner, 
depressed by his quirky flock's growing apathy and 
pointless bickering, begins to question his calling. 2002.
RC 59880
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Call the Devil by His Oldest Name: A Mary Crow Mystery
RC 59888
by Sallie Bissell
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
North Carolina. Presumed dead, former Pisgah County sheriff 
Stump Logan resurfaces to eliminate his nemesis, Cherokee 
Mary Crow, the Deckard County, Georgia, assistant district 
attorney. His bait is Mary's goddaughter. As Stump stalks 
Mary, their past secrets come to light. Violence, strong 
language, and some descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 59888
##
Ireland
RC 59924
by Frank Delaney
read by David Cutler
4 cassettes
In 1951, at nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara's rural Irish home, 
an itinerant storyteller enthralled the boy and the 
villagers with tales of the country's past. Over the years 
Ronan, now a historian, absorbs all the land's myths and 
tragedies while he tries to find the old man again. 
Bestseller. 2005.
RC 59924
##
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to 
Come and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
RC 59950
by John Bunyan
read by Michael Scherer
3 cassettes
Two classic works by English Puritan John Bunyan (1628
1688). In the allegorical tale Pilgrim's Progress, the 
protagonist, burdened by sin, leaves the City of 
Destruction to find Zion, the city of God. His journey 
embodies Christian teachings. In Grace Abounding, Bunyan 
recounts his conversion and spiritual growth. 2004.
RC 59950
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Evan's Gate: A Constable Evans Mystery
RC 59970
by Rhys Bowen
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Wales. Constable Evan Evans, renovating a mountain cottage 
for his upcoming marriage, uncovers the buried skeleton of 
a child. The discovery rekindles memories of an old 
unsolved abduction of a friend and coincides with a current 
missing-child case. He strongly suspects the two incidents 
are connected. 2004.
RC 59970
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Wind River: Skye's West
RC 59982
by Richard S. Wheeler
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
Frustrated with their husband's melancholy, Barnaby Skye's 
wives return to their tribes. Skye guides Indian Bureau 
officials planning a peace conference, but his horse kills 
a corporal. Skye must choose between duty and the steed's 
lifeand maybe his own. Some descriptions of sex, some 
violence, and some strong language. 1993.
RC 59982
##
My Pleasure: The Rose Hunters, Book 2
RC 60021
by Connie Brockway
read by Gabriella Cavallero
2 cassettes
London, 1805. Impoverished Helena Nash meets Ramsey Munro, 
a noted Scottish swordsman, while acting as an intermediary 
for two separated lovers. Helena and Ramsey fall madly in 
love, but he must fight for her honor. Sequel to My 
Seduction (RC 59634). Descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60021
##
Deadhouse Gates: Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 2
RC 60034
by Steven Erikson
read by Geoffrey Centlivre
7 cassettes in 2 containers
Seer Sha'ik, leader of the rebellion against Seven Cities' 
Malazan occupiers, awaits the long-prophesied uprising 
known as the Whirlwind. Meanwhile an Imperial assassin 
plots to kill both Sha'ik and Empress Laseen. Sequel to 
Gardens of the Moon (RC 59405). Violence, some    
descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2000.
RC 60034
##
Blood Memory
RC 60044
by Greg Iles
read by Lindsay Ellison
4 cassettes
Cat Ferry, an alcoholic New Orleans forensic specialist, 
has panic attacks while investigating a serial killer. 
Returning to her childhood home in Natchez, Cat 
reexperiences long-buried memories of her father's death 
and of childhood sexual abusewhile she searches for a 
murderer. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. 2005.
RC 60044
##
Exultant: Destiny's Children Trilogy, Book 2
RC 60076
by Stephen Baxter
read by David Cutler
4 cassettes
During an interstellar battle, nineteen-year-old Pirius 
defies orders and uses faster-than-light technology to 
travel through time and capture an enemy fighter. Returning 
to the present, both Pirius and his younger self are court-
martialed. Sequel to Coalescent (RC 59780). Some 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong 
language. 2004.
RC 60076
##
Mother of Kings
RC 60096
by Poul Anderson
read by Corrie James
4 cassettes
Gunnhild, daughter of a Norse chieftain, uses her 
witchcraft to summon and marry future king Eirik Blood-ax. 
When Eirik succumbs to vicious rivals, Gunnhild works to 
ensure his heirs' rightful destiny. Based on the life of a 
legendary Viking woman. Violence and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2001.
RC 60096
##
Nothing Lost
RC 60114
by John Gregory Dunne
read by Michael Russotto
3 cassettes
Recounts a midwestern town's high-profile, racially charged 
murder trial of two white men accused of killing an African 
American. Key players are gay Jewish lawyer Max Cline, 
prosecutor J.J. McClure and his congresswoman wife, and 
secretive defense attorney Teresa Kean. Violence, strong 
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60114
##
Birds without Wings
RC 60215
by Louis De Bernires
read by Robert Blumenfeld
4 cassettes
1900. Christians, Muslims, Greeks, Turks, and Armenians 
live together peacefully in the Mediterranean village of 
Eskibahe during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. But 
religious fanaticism and nationalism tear apart the 
community as the nation of Turkey is born and innocence, 
freedom, and love are lost to war. Violence. 2004.
RC 60215
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The Stone That the Builder Refused
RC 60216
by Madison Smartt Bell
read by Frank Coffee
7 cassettes in 2 containers
This sequel to Master of the Crossroads (RC 52156) depicts 
the final years of Toussaint Louverture, leader of the 
1790s Haitian slave revolt. Toussaint's efforts to govern 
the war-ravaged territory concern future French emperor 
Napoleon Bonaparte, who dispatches troops to regain 
control. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 
2004.
RC 60216
##
How Green Was My Valley
RC 60225
by Richard Llewellyn
read by George Holmes
4 cassettes (Reissue)
Before leaving his childhood home, Huw Morgan reminisces 
about his youth in South Wales. He remembers when the coal 
mines still flourished and family members and friends 
fought, loved, laughed, and cried as they struggled to 
survive labor troubles and hard times in the valley. 
National Book Award. 1939.
RC 60225
##
Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection
RC 60232
by Agatha Christie
read by Jim Zeiger
6 cassettes (Reissue)
Collection includes Peril at End House, The Murder at 
Hazelmoor, Easy to Kill, Ten Little Indians, and Evil under 
the Sun, in which famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot 
vacations on Smugglers' Island and investigates the murder 
of a glamorous, thoroughly unlikable hotel guest. 1986.
RC 60232
##
Folly and Glory: The Berrybender Narratives, Book 4
RC 60239
by Larry McMurtry
read by Derald Breneman
2 cassettes
Tasmin and the Berrybender brood flee south from Santa Fe, 
facing hardship and death along the way. After Tasmin's 
husband, mountain man Jim Snow, rescues them, he avenges 
the murder of his Indian family. Sequel to By Sorrow's 
River (RC 57968). Violence, strong language, and some 
explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60239
##
Simply Unforgettable: Miss Martin's School for Girls, Book 
1
RC 60240
by Mary Balogh
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Regency England. Music teacher Frances Allard is returning 
to Miss Martin's School for Girls in Bath after Christmas 
when her carriage overturns in a snowstorm. She and Lucius 
Marshall, the viscount Sinclair, who caused the accident, 
take refuge together in a nearly deserted inn. Explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 60240
##
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
RC 60241
by Leo Tolstoy
read by Constance Crawford
2 cassettes
Four short stories by the nineteenth-century Russian 
author. In the title piece, a husband confesses to being so 
consumed by sexual jealousy that he feels compelled to 
murder his wife. The public outcry against the story, 
published in 1890, caused Tolstoy to write the postface 
included here. 1985.
RC 60241
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The Invitation
RC 60242
by Catherine Cookson
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Maggie Gallacher is thrilled when she and her husband Rod 
receive an invitation to the duke of Moorshire's musical 
soire. But Maggie's behavior at the event causes her 
family's downfall. Sam's hatred for his mother surfaces, as 
does an unexpected divorce and shocking affairs. 1970.
RC 60242
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The Violent Land
RC 60244
by Wayne D. Overholser
read by Derald Breneman
2 cassettes (Reissue)
To help support his struggling family, eighteen-year-old 
Daniel Nathan finds work with mighty Oregon cattle boss Jim 
Perrin. But as time passes, Dan finds his loyalties divided 
between his land-hungry employer and the settlers who are 
losing their spreads. 1954.
RC 60244
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Once upon a Blind Date
RC 60247
by Wendy Markham
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
New York City ad executive Maggie O'Mulligan is determined 
to find a wife for her buddy Dominic. Columnist Charlie 
Kennelly seeks a husband for his neighbor Julie. When their 
friends go on a date, Maggie and Charlie tag along and fall 
in love instead. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60247
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Too Much of a Good Thing
RC 60253
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
read by Gail Nelson
2 cassettes
Four years ago, African American pastor Curtis Black's 
greed cost him his family and his job. He now has a new 
church and a new wife. But his old ways may be too 
ingrained for him to change. Sequel to Casting the First 
Stone (RC 60028). Some descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60253
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Convenient Disposal: A Posadas County Mystery
RC 60289
by Steven F. Havill
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
New Mexico. Following a fight with another girl at school, 
teenager Carmen Acosta is found brutally beaten in her 
home. Posadas County Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman 
wants to question the Carmen's next-door neighbor, county 
manager Kevin Zeigler, but he has mysteriously, or perhaps 
conveniently, disappeared. Some violence. 2004.
RC 60289
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Edge of Honor
RC 60296
by Gilbert Morris
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
New York, 1865. Quent Larribee, studying to be a doctor, is 
conscripted into the army. Unable to find peace after 
accidentally killing a Confederate soldier, Quent moves to 
Arkansas where he plans to help the widow and her children. 
Yet in solving one problem he creates another. Christy 
Award. 2000.
RC 60296
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The Last Goodbye
RC 60298
by Reed Arvin
read by Robert Sams
3 cassettes
Atlanta attorney Jack Hammond doubts his friend Doug 
Townsend died from a drug overdose. Jack suspects murder 
after he discovers Doug's obsession with Michele Sonnier, 
an opera star with a troubled past who is married to a 
pharmaceutical mogul. Strong language, some explicit 
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2004.
RC 60298
##
The Professional
RC 60300
by W.C. Heinz
read by Christopher Walker
2 cassettes
Classic boxing tale of aspiring New York City prize fighter 
Eddie Brown and his quest for the middleweight championship 
of the world. Eddie's story and those of his crusty 
manager, Doc, and other assorted hangers-on unfold through 
the eyes of sports writer Frank Hughes. 2001 foreword by 
Elmore Leonard. 1958.
RC 60300
##
The Knight: The Wizard Knight, Book 1
RC 60301
by Gene Wolfe
read by Michael Scherer
3 cassettes
An American boy wanders from a forest cabin and is 
transported to a magical realm where he finds himself in 
the body of a grown man. Renamed Able of the High Heart, he 
undertakes a quest to obtain a dragon's special sword that 
will help him become a knight. 2004.
RC 60301
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Sunday You Learn How to Box
RC 60310
by Bil Wright
read by Christopher Walker
1 cassette
1960s. Louis, an African American teenager, recalls the 
destructive combination of elements that shaped his life, 
including his mother's ambitions to leave the housing 
projects, her drinking problem, his own homosexual 
inclinations, and his stepfather's so-called boxing 
lessons. Some violence and some strong language. For senior 
high readers. 2000.
RC 60310
##
Pretty Woman
RC 60322
by Fern Michaels
read by Victoria Gordon
2 cassettes
Three years ago Rosie married Kent Bliss and ruined a 
lifelong friendship and business partnership with Vickie 
Winters. But Rosie has come to her senses, dumped Kent, 
restored her friendship with Vickie, hired a personal 
trainer, and won the lottery. Some explicit descriptions of 
sex and some strong language. 2005.
RC 60322
##
The Runes of the Earth: The Last Chronicles of Thomas 
Covenant, Book 1
RC 60345
by Stephen R. Donaldson
read by Gary Tipton
5 cassettes
Ten years have passed since the death of Thomas Covenant, 
and as the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant begin, Dr. 
Linden Avery is caring for Thomas's ex-wife, Joan. But 
Roger Covenant shows up claiming custody of his mother. 
When Linden refuses, Roger kidnaps Joanand Linden's 
autistic son. 2004.
RC 60345
##
The Silmarillion
RC 60367
by J.R.R. Tolkien
read by Erin Jones
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Posthumous collection of imaginative tales by the author of 
The Hobbit (RC 48978) and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 
Stories depict the First Age of the World when Dark Lord 
Morgoth dwelled in Middle Earth and the High Elves made war 
upon him to recover the Silmarils. 1977.
RC 60367
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The Book of Joe
RC 60383
by Jonathan Tropper
read by Brian Conn
2 cassettes
When his estranged father suffers a stroke, thirty-four-
year-old Manhattan author Joe Goffman returns home to Bush 
Falls, Connecticutthe setting of his scandalous 
autobiographical novel-turned-movie. Joe arrives to angry 
residents, his high school sweetheart, and memories of the 
tragic events of his senior year. Descriptions of sex and 
strong language. 2004.
RC 60383
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Broken Prey
RC 60410
by John Sandford
read by Bruce Huntey
2 cassettes
Gruesome murders that mimic the crimes of the "Big Three"
serial murderers presently incarceratedbring Lucas 
Davenport to investigate. The prime suspect is Charlie 
Pope, newly released from a Minnesota mental hospital. But 
the killer is too smart to be Pope. Explicit descriptions 
of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60410
##
Angel-Seeker: Samaria, Book 5
RC 60411
by Sharon Shinn
read by Roy Avers
4 cassettes
Poverty-stricken Elizabeth hopes to meet an angel to 
improve her life. Meanwhile Rebekah, raised in the angel-
hating Jansai tribe, secretly nurses the injured angel 
Obadiah back to health. The two women find love in 
unexpected places. Sequel to Angelica (RC 60384). For 
senior high and older readers. 2004.
RC 60411
##
Beneath the Ashes: An Alaska Mystery
RC 60417
by Sue Henry
read by Gary Tipton
2 cassettes
Alaskan dog-sled racer Jessie Arnold confronts deadly arson 
at a local pub. The blaze coincides with the return of 
Jessie's friend Anne and the occurrence of more fires
including one destroying Jessie's own cabin. Jessie wonders 
if Anne is a victim or a killer. Some violence and some 
strong language. 2000.
RC 60417
##
Nobody Runs Forever: A Parker Novel
RC 60433
by Richard Stark
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Parker joins a crew planning to rob an armored truck that 
is transferring money from a merged bank. The rest of the 
gangincluding the wife of one of the bankersturn out to 
be misfits that lead them into all kinds of trouble. Strong 
language and some violence. 2004.
RC 60433
##
Miss Julia's School of Beauty
RC 60434
by Ann B. Ross
read by Terry Hayes Sales
2 cassettes
Miss Julia and Sam are finally marriedor are they? Their 
marriage may not have been legal. While Sam investigates, 
Miss Julia helps Hazel Marie instruct beauty pageant 
contestants on poise and etiquette. Sequel to Miss Julia 
Meets Her Match (RC 58135). 2005.
RC 60434
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Valley of Bones
RC 60450
by Michael Gruber
read by Jill Fox
3 cassettes
Miami cop Tito Morales sees a Sudanese oilman plunge to his 
death. In the victim's hotel room, Morales and detective 
Jimmy Paz, of Tropic of Night (RC 55874), find a religious 
fanatic whose delusional confession reveals abuse, drugs, 
and terrorism. Strong language, some explicit descriptions 
of sex, and some violence. 2005.
RC 60450
##
A Love Woven True: Lights of Lowell, Book 2
RC 60451
by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Widow Jasmine Houston wants to remain in Lowell with her 
son Spencer, but news of her ailing mother lures her back 
to Mississippi in the company of her brother-in-law Nolan. 
Once there, a deathbed promise puts Jasmine's life on an 
unexpected path. Sequel to A Tapestry of Hope (RC 59585). 
2005.
RC 60451
##
Fresh Men: New Voices in Gay Fiction
RC 60469
edited by Donald Weise
read by Alec Volz
2 cassettes
Anthology of twenty short stories by gay writers. In 
"Teamwork," a newly hired proofreader learns about office 
politics. In "His Five-Year Sentence," a young Latino man 
has a problem with shoplifting. Introduction by Edmund 
White. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 
2004.
RC 60469
##
Nightcrawlers: A "Nameless Detective" Novel
RC 60471
by Bill Pronzini
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
"Nameless" private detective Bill, anticipating 
semiretirement, promotes Tamara Corbin to partner and hires 
field agent Jake Runyon. When homosexuals are attacked in 
San Francisco, among them Jake's estranged son's lover, and 
Tamara disappears after discovering a disturbing scene, 
Bill decides to investigate. Violence and strong language. 
2005.
RC 60471
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Renno: The White Indian Series, Book 5
RC 60473
by Donald Clayton Porter
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
France and its Indian allies provoke war among the Iroquois 
League, threatening white Seneca sachem Renno and his 
family. While attempting to foil a plot against the 
American colonies, Renno faces his daughter's betrayal, 
son's exile, and father's murder. Some descriptions of sex 
and some violence. 1981.
RC 60473
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Tomahawk: The White Indian Series, Book 6
RC 60476
by Donald Clayton Porter
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Renno's son, Ja-gonh, sets out to kill Huron brave Gray 
Fox, who murdered Renno's father. But Gray Fox kidnaps Ja-
gonh's betrothed and offers her to the French king, Louis 
XV, as mistress. While Ja-gonh pursues them, Renno battles 
illness at home. Some descriptions of sex and some 
violence. 1982.
RC 60476
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First Light: The A.D. Chronicles, Book 1
RC 60485
by Bodie Thoene and Brock Thoene
read by Jim Zeiger
3 cassettes
Continues events in Jerusalem's Hope (RC 56603). In 2002 
Moshe Sachar tells his son Shimon about the ancient sacred 
scrolls. Shimon reads about life after the Passover riots 
in first-century Jerusalem, where Peniel the beggar, Zadok 
the Chief Shepherd of Israel, and others await the Messiah. 
2003.
RC 60485
##
Unnatural Death (The Dawson Pedigree): A Lord Peter Wimsey 
Mystery
RC 60488
by Dorothy L. Sayers
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes (Reissue)
A chance remark overheard in a London restaurant leads to 
the revelation that a wealthy elderly woman did not die of 
natural causes three years before but was murdered. Lord 
Peter Wimsey and his friends, Detective-Inspector Parker 
and garrulous Miss Climpson, have a difficult time catching 
the killer. 1927.
RC 60488
##
Sunstorm: A Time Odyssey, Book 2
RC 60492
by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
London, 2037. UN peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt, newly returned 
from an alternate Earth, faces catastrophe: within five 
years a massive solar flare will annihilate earthly life. 
Scientists race to construct a shield but discover the sun-
storm is no natural disaster. Sequel to Time's Eye (RC 
58073). Some descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 60492
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Christmas Knight: Draycott Abbey
RC 60499
by Christina Skye
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Hope O'Hara is restoring Glenbrae House in the Scottish 
highlands when a knight from seven hundred years past 
appears. Ronan MacLeod returns from the Crusades to reclaim 
his home but finds a stranger there. With help from the 
Draycott Abbey ghost they fall in love. Explicit 
descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 60499
##
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order; the Final Prophecy
RC 60505
by Greg Keyes
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
In the war with the Galactic Alliance, the Yuuzhan Vong 
capture an organic ship from the living planet Zonama Sekot 
that holds secrets to their people. Meanwhile, General 
Wedge Antilles becomes stranded in hostile space. Sequel to 
Force Heretic III: Reunion (RC 60496). Some violence. 2003.
RC 60505
##
Second Touch: The A.D. Chronicles, Book 2
RC 60507
by Bodie Thoene and Brock Thoene
read by Jim Zeiger
3 cassettes
Lepers in the Valley of Mak'ob are hearing rumors of a 
healer who's walking the earth. As Lily, her husband 
Cantor, Deborah, Jekuthiel, Rabbi Ahava, and their fellow 
outcasts await the Messiah, they each take risks that could 
change their lives forever. Sequel to First Light (RC 
60485). 2004.
RC 60507
##
A Long Way Down
RC 60521
by Nick Hornby
read by Ray Childs
2 cassettes
One New Year's Eve in London, four strangers' lives 
intertwine on a rooftop where each has gone to commit 
suicide. A middle-aged mother of a disabled son, a former 
celebrity, a wound-up teen, and a failed musician recount 
the reasons death seemed the best option. Strong language. 
Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60521
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True Courage: Uncommon Heroes, Book 4
RC 60523
by Dee Henderson
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
A year after teacher Caroline Lane begins dating FBI agent 
Luke Falcon, her sister Sharon, brother-in-law Mark (also 
Luke's cousin), and nine-year-old nephew are kidnapped. 
Racing to save them, Luke and Caroline pray that their own 
relationship and their families will survive the crisis. 
Sequel to True Honor (RC 57785). 2004.
RC 60523
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Oathblood: Vows and Honor, Book 3
RC 60525
by Mercedes Lackey
read by Anne Hancock
2 cassettes
This sequel to Oathbreakers (RC 60027) relates how 
swordswoman Tarma and sorceress Kethry became bound 
together by sword-spell. Contains ten other tales about 
Tarma and Kethry, including their establishment of a 
training school for warriors and wizards and their rescue 
of two kidnapped students. 1998.
RC 60525
##
Killing Time
RC 60532
by Linda Howard
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Kentucky, 2005. A time capsule buried in 1985 for opening 
in 2085 has been stolen. Furthermore, a lawyer and others 
have been murdered. Chief investigator Knox Davis and 
Nikita Stover, a federal agent from the future, track the 
killer. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, 
and some violence. 2005.
RC 60532
##
The Meq
RC 60544
by Steve Cash
read by L.J. Ganser
3 cassettes
1881. After being orphaned in a train wreck, twelve-year-
old Zianno "Z" Zezen discovers he is no ordinary boy but a 
Meqa being who heals quickly and stops aging at age 
twelve. Z searches for the mysterious "Sailor" and vows 
revenge on an assassin. Some violence and some strong 
language. 2002.
RC 60544
##
Lie by Moonlight
RC 60546
by Amanda Quick
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Victorian England. Orphans' school headmistress Concordia 
Glade believes something sinister is afoot because her 
predecessor has mysteriously disappeared. Concordia and her 
pupils escape, aided by thief-turned-private investigator 
Ambrose Wells, who unravels a conspiracy involving crime 
lord Alexander Larkin. Some explicit descriptions of sex, 
some violence, and some strong language. 2005.
RC 60546
##
The Year My Life Went down the Loo: Emily Williams, Book 1
RC 60548
by Katie Maxwell
read by Lindsay Ellison
2 cassettes
Sixteen-year-old Emily leaves Seattle, Washington, and 
settles in an English village with her family for a year 
abroad. She e-mails her best friend back home about her 
encounters, including a ghost in her bedroom and a sleazy 
boyfriend. For senior high readers. 2003.
RC 60548
##
Larceny and Old Lace: A Den of Antiquity Mystery
RC 60561
by Tamar Myers
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Abigail Timberlake, the owner of a Charlotte, North 
Carolina, antiques shop, is puzzled when her aunt is 
murdered. Abigail's son Charlie thinks his aunt's valuable 
antique lace was the motive. As Abigail falls for 
investigating policeman Greg Washburn, Charlie receives 
threats. Some strong language. 1996.
RC 60561
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The Heart of Redness
RC 60566
by Zakes Mda
read by Lisette Lecat
3 cassettes
Seeking a beautiful woman he glimpsed after returning to 
Johannesburg from America, Camagu goes to Qolorha, a 
village divided by a hundred-year-old tribal feud that 
threatens to derail its casino development plans. He is 
drawn into the old cultural disputeand into a bizarre love 
triangle. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.
RC 60566
##
McKettrick's Choice: The McKettrick Brothers, Book 4
RC 60571
by Linda Lael Miller
read by Laura Giannarelli
3 cassettes
San Antonio, 1888. Holt Cavanagh McKettrick deserts his 
mail-order bride in Arizona to save his friend Gabe from 
hanging in Texas. While investigating the case, Holt falls 
in love with the judge's feisty daughter Lorelei. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2005.
RC 60571
##
Scavengers: A Posadas County Mystery
RC 60574
by Steven F. Havill
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
Posadas County, New Mexico. Sheriff Bill Gastner has 
retired, leaving the department to new sheriff Robert 
Torrez and undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman. While Robert 
attends a Virginia FBI seminar, Estelle deals with family 
problems and two murders in the nearby desert. Bill assists 
in the investigation. Some violence. 2002.
RC 60574
##
The Vanished Hands
RC 60575
by Robert Wilson
read by Mark Ashby
3 cassettes
Spanish detective Javier Falcn, from The Blind Man of 
Seville (RC 57899), investigates the deaths of construction 
magnate Rafael Vega and his wife. The case reveals child 
abuse, the international sex-slave trade, and Vega's ties 
to the Russian mafia. Descriptions of sex, violence, and 
strong language. 2004.
RC 60575
##
Destroyer: Foreigner Universe, Book 7
RC 60576
by C.J. Cherryh
read by Kimberly Schraf
3 cassettes
After a successful two-year mission to rescue Reunion 
Station refugees, human diplomat Bren Cameron and the 
spaceship Phoenix return home to a world in upheaval. Civil 
war has broken out among the indigenous atevi, and the 
powerful ruler Tabini is missing. Sequel to Explorer (RC 
55347). Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60576
##
Zorro
RC 60590
by Isabel Allende
read by Laura Giannarelli
3 cassettes
Retelling of the legend of Zorro. In the early 1800s, Diego 
de la Vega leaves Southern California and travels to 
Napoleonic Spain for his formal education. There he joins 
an underground resistance movement and, disguised as Zorro, 
fights for the oppressed. Some descriptions of sex and some 
violence. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60590
##
Black Rose: In the Garden, Book 2
RC 60606
by Nora Roberts
read by Faith Potts
2 cassettes
Rosalind Harper is delighted with the growth of her 
nursery, a symbol of hope for herself, Stella, and Hayley 
from Blue Dahlia (RC 59460). But future success depends on 
identifying the ghost of her ancestor. Strong language and 
some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60606
##
As an Earl Desires
RC 60611
by Lorraine Heath
read by Vanessa Maroney
2 cassettes
Widowed countess Camilla Warner is tutoring Archibald 
Warner, a former schoolteacher and now the new earl of 
Sachse, in the ways of the aristocracy. She also searches 
for an ideal mate for the earl. But Archibald thinks 
Camilla is the perfect woman for him. Explicit descriptions 
of sex. 2005.
RC 60611
##
Return of the Warrior: The Brotherhood of the Sword
RC 60612
by Kinley MacGregor
read by Corrie James
2 cassettes
When a usurper threatens to steal her throne, Queen Adara 
seeks out her wayward husband, Christian, who owes 
allegiance only to the Brotherhood of the Sword. Adara must 
convince Christian to return to their kingdom or provide 
her with an heir. Some explicit descriptions of sex and 
some violence. 2005.
RC 60612
##
Gin and Daggers: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
RC 60616
by Donald Bain
read by Margaret Strom
2 cassettes
Jessica Fletcher heads to London to deliver the keynote 
address at the International Society of Mystery Writers 
meeting. She pays a visit to her friend and fellow mystery 
writer Marjorie Ainsworth. But unfortunately, while Jessica 
is at Ainsworth Manor, Marjorie is murderedand Jessica 
becomes the main suspect. 2000.
RC 60616
##
Specimen Days
RC 60622
by Michael Cunningham
read by Faith Potts
2 cassettes
Author of The Hours (RC 47310) uses Walt Whitman as the 
guiding light in three interrelated tales. In "In the 
Machine," Lucas tries to take his dead brother's place. In 
"The Children's Crusade," a psychologist investigates a 
gang. In "Like Beauty," an android seeks his maker. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60622
##
A Discount for Death: A Posadas County Mystery
RC 60623
by Steven F. Havill
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
New Mexico. Posadas County undersheriff Estelle Reyes-
Guzman's workload increases when patrolman Perry Kenderman 
causes a female motorcyclist's death. Perry claims the 
biker ran a stop sign, but his story doesn't add up. 
Meanwhile, a local insurance broker, under indictment for 
fraud, disappears. Some violence and some strong language. 
2003.
RC 60623
##
Superstition
RC 60624
by Karen Robards
read by Michele Schaeffer
3 cassettes
With her TV show on the brink of disaster, Nicole Sullivan 
returns to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, to broadcast a 
story about a haunted house where three teens died. Her 
mother, a renowned psychic, conducts a live sance. Then 
more killings occur. Descriptions of sex, strong language, 
and some violence. 2005.
RC 60624
##
St. Dale
RC 60629
by Sharyn McCrumb
read by Robert Sams
3 cassettes
Onetime stock car driver Harley Claymore leads a Dale 
Earnhardt memorial bus tour of the NASCAR circuit. Among 
the travelers are a minister with a dying boy, a young 
couple, and three middle-aged ladies. As the passengers 
bond, prayers are answered. Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60629
##
Lipstick Jungle
RC 60640
by Candace Bushnell
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
3 cassettes
New York. Three women juggle careers and relationships. 
Editor Nico faces competition at work while contemplating 
an affair; producer Wendy completes a new film while her 
husband remains unemployed; fashion designer Victory's new 
line fails while a billionaire courts her. Strong language 
and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60640
##
Toxic Bachelors
RC 60641
by Danielle Steel
read by Kyf Brewer
2 cassettes
Three bachelor friends spend summer cruising the 
Mediterranean. Philanthropist Charlie, celebrity attorney 
Adam, and artist Gray unexpectedly find true love. Strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60641
##
Everything Changes
RC 60654
by Jonathan Tropper
read by Scott Brick
2 cassettes
Manhattan. Soon-to-be-married corporate middleman Zack King 
struggles with memories of best friend Rael's death in a 
car accident. As his wedding approaches, Zack 
simultaneously confronts his estranged father's arrival, a 
health scare, and romantic feelings for Rael's widow. 
Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong 
language. 2005.
RC 60654
##
Wickett's Remedy
RC 60661
by Myla Goldberg
read by Myla Goldberg
2 cassettes
Boston, 1914. Irish shopgirl Lydia Kilkenny marries medical 
student Henry Wickett. Henry quits school to peddle an 
elixir and fails the physical when he is drafted for World 
War I. He succumbs to the Spanish flu, leaving Lydia to 
volunteer as a nurse. 2005.
RC 60661
##
Iron Orchid: A Holly Barker Mystery
RC 60673
by Stuart Woods
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Holly Barker, the former police chief from Orchid Beach, 
Florida, in Reckless Abandon (RC 57959), joins the CIA in 
New York City to track down terrorists in the United 
States. Her first case involves agent-turned-assasin, Teddy 
Fay, from Capital Crimes (RC 57122), who supposedly died in 
a plane crash. Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60673
##
Vanishing Acts
RC 60686
by Jodi Picoult
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Delia, a New Hampshire single mother, sees her life fall 
apart when her widowed father is arrested for having 
kidnapped her twenty-eight years ago at age four. Delia's 
lawyer fianc Eric defends her father while Delia uncovers 
her past life. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, 
and some violence. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60686
##
The Starter Wife
RC 60687
by Gigi Levangie Grazer
read by Megan Burnett
2 cassettes
Forty-one-year-old Gracie Pollock, a former children's 
author, feels both relieved and depressed when her 
Hollywood studio head husband divorces her. She takes her 
daughter to housesit in Malibu, where she dates her 
husband's boss but falls for a homeless beach bum. Strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60687
##
War Cry: The White Indian Series, Book 7
RC 60688
by Donald Clayton Porter
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
When Renno, Great Sachem of the Iroquois League, rallies 
his warriors against the French, his wisdom is challenged 
by impetuous grandson Ghonkaba. Ghonkaba's punishment is 
exile to Virginia, where his rebellious ways threaten his 
family and possibly the future of the colonies. Some 
descriptions of sex and some violence. 1983.
RC 60688
##
Can't Get Enough
RC 60694
by Connie Briscoe
read by Erin Jones
2 cassettes
In this sequel to P.G. County (RC 55460), the women of an 
affluent African American Washington, D.C., suburb continue 
to seek social success. Betrayed by her husband Bradford, 
Barbara tries real estate and a handsome colleague. 
Meanwhile, a baroness moves in and Bradford's ex-mistress 
wins the lottery. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 
2005.
RC 60694
##
Two of a Kind
RC 60695
by Nora Roberts
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Two tales of summer love. In "Impulse," ever-practical CPA 
Rebecca Malone sells everything she owns and heads to 
Greece to see what life has to offer. In "The Best 
Mistake," a single mother takes in a male tenant, perhaps 
the best mistake she ever made. Explicit descriptions of 
sex. 1989.
RC 60695
##
The First Fast Draw
RC 60697
by Louis L'Amour
read by Jack Fox
1 cassette (Reissue)
After the Civil War, Cullen Baker returns to his family's 
eastern Texas ranch wanting only to settle down, but 
Reconstruction soldiers, carpetbaggers, and outlaws have 
other ideas. When his enemies threaten him and the woman he 
loves, Cullen takes a stand using a new method of 
gunfightingthe fast draw. 1985.
RC 60697
##
Hostile Takeover
RC 60703
by Susan Shwartz
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Caroline Cassandra "CC" Williams of the powerful Alpha 
Consultancies corporation heads to the Vesta asteroid 
colony to audit its vanishing assets. Aided by pilot Marc 
Davidoff, CC uncovers not only fraud but attempted murder 
and a merger plot with dire consequences for Earth's 
economy and humankind. Some strong language. 2004.
RC 60703
##
Ambush: The White Indian Series, Book 8
RC 60704
by Donald Clayton Porter
read by Roy Avers
2 cassettes
Renno's grandson, Ghonkaba, still angry over a woman's 
bitter rejection, honors the Iroquois-English alliance and 
travels to Virginia to rejoin Washington's troops against 
the French. He is accompanied by Toshabe, a beautiful half-
French captive he is escorting back to her people. Some 
descriptions of sex and some violence. 1983.
RC 60704
##
Fresh off the Boat
RC 60718
by Melissa De la Cruz
read by Gabriella Cavallero
1 cassette
When her family emigrates from the Philippines to San 
Francisco, fourteen-year-old Vicenza struggles to fit in at 
her all-girls school. "V" falls in love with an American 
boy, feels embarrassed by her clueless parents, and 
eventually manages to have fun. For senior high readers. 
2005.
RC 60718
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The Man Who Cried
RC 60726
by Catherine Cookson
read by Pat Bottino
3 cassettes (Reissue)
England. When an extramarital affair ends in brutal 
tragedy, Abel Mason leaves his home and shrewish wife and 
brings Dick, his partially deaf seven-year-old son, to the 
north. Struggling through the Great Depression and WWII, 
they strive to forge a new life and love, but neither can 
escape the past. 1979.
RC 60726
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Splendor in the Glass: A Den of Antiquity Mystery
RC 60728
by Tamar Myers
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Antiques dealer Abigail Timberlake left Charlotte, North 
Carolina, for Charleston, South Carolina, when she married 
policeman-turned-fisherman Greg Washburn. Abigail becomes 
the primary suspect when her latest client, Amelia 
Shadbark, is murdered. Abigail searches for other culprits 
including an ungrateful son and a gardener. Some strong 
language. 2002.
RC 60728
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The Wonder Spot
RC 60739
by Melissa Bank
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
A series of vignettes follow heroine Sophie Applebaum as 
she struggles to define herself in life and love. From her 
teens and twenties to middle age, Sophie juggles various 
careers and lovers while she copes with an aging family and 
self. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2005.
RC 60739
##
Remains Silent: A Rosen/Manfreda Mystery
RC 60746
by Michael Baden and Linda Kenney
read by Michele Santopietro
2 cassettes
New York medical examiner Jake Rosen investigates the case 
of bodies unearthed near a state mental hospital. One of 
the victim's relatives hires attorney Philomena "Manny" 
Manfreda to learn the truth. Jake and Manny fall in love 
while working to solve the mystery. Violence, strong 
language, and some descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 60746
##
Blood Father
RC 60754
by Peter Craig
read by Jim Zeiger
2 cassettes
Seventeen-year-old runaway Lydia Carson kills her older, 
drug-dealing boyfriend, Jonah, rather than follow his 
orders to murder someone else. She heads to her estranged 
father, ex-con and former motorcycle gangster John Link, 
for protection. Together they flee the mob, the police, and 
Jonah's old buddies. Violence and strong language. 2005.
RC 60754
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Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch
RC 60755
by Sijie Dai
read by B.D.Wong
2 cassettes
Psychoanalyst Mr. Muo returns to China from Paris to rescue 
his college sweetheart, who is now a political prisoner. 
The judge demands a virgin in exchange for clemency for 
Muo's girlfriend. So Muo travels the countryside he left 
more than a decade ago to pursue this impossible quest. 
Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some 
violence. 2005.
RC 60755
##
Origin in Death: An Eve Dallas Mystery
RC 60772
by J.D. Robb
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her partner Delia Peabody 
investigate the murder of a benevolent celebrity plastic 
surgeon. Eve enlists help from her husband, Roarke, after 
the victim's son, a doctor who took over the practice, is 
also killed. Violence, strong language, and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60772
##
Hangman's Holiday
RC 60773
by Dorothy L. Sayers
read by John Horton
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Collection of twelve short detective stories, four with 
Lord Peter Wimsey and six featuring working-class sleuth 
Montague Egg. Includes "The Incredible Elopement of Lord 
Peter Wimsey," "The Necklace of Pearls," "Murder in the 
Morning," and other cases involving wine poisoning, double 
identity, feline assassination, and more. 1933.
RC 60773
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Ramage and the Rebels: The Lord Ramage Novels, Book 9
RC 60777
by Dudley Pope
read by Erik Sandvold
3 cassettes
While sweeping the Caribbean for freebooters, Captain 
Ramage of the Calypso happens upon a sinking British 
merchant ship whose crew and passengers have been 
ruthlessly murdered by French privateers. Thirsty for 
vengeance, Ramage sets sail to bring the killers to 
justice. Sequel to Ramage's Mutiny (RC 60769). Some 
violence. 1978.
RC 60777
##
Detour
RC 60786
by James Siegel
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
Paul and Joanna Breidbart are kidnapped while in Colombia 
to adopt a baby. Paul must deliver cocaine to New Jersey or 
his family dies. In the States, Paul finds trouble and 
turns to his Jewish lawyer and a Russian mobster for help. 
Violence and strong language. 2005.
RC 60786
##
Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers: More Mad, Marvy Confessions 
of Georgia Nicolson
RC 60796
by Louise Rennison
read by Erin Jones
1 cassette
British teenager Georgia Nicolson continues to list all her 
madcap adventures in her journal. When the family goes to 
Memphis, Hamburger-a-go-go land (U.S.A.), Georgia and her 
best friend try to track down Georgia's current crush, 
Masimo, who's visiting relatives in New York. For senior 
high readers. 2005.
RC 60796
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Hark! A Novel of the 87th Precinct
RC 60802
by Ed McBain
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
The Deaf Man, who was left for dead by his female partner 
in Mischief (RC 38644), returns to murder his accomplice. 
He continues to kill, sending clues to detectives Carella, 
Hawes, and Weeks before he commits the crimes. Violence, 
strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2004.
RC 60802
##
She's Got the Beat
RC 60812
by Nancy Krulik
read by Sharon Murray
1 cassette
Miranda Lockheart leaves her small Texas town and high 
school boyfriend to attend college in Austin. On a whim she 
takes drum lessons and discovers her natural musical 
ability. Miranda also falls in love with a fellow musician. 
For senior high readers. 2005.
RC 60812
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With Friends like These . . . : An Amanda Pepper Mystery
RC 60827
by Gillian Roberts
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
Teacher Amanda Pepper escorts her mother Bea to a birthday 
party hosted by TV producer Lyle Zacharias in his hometown 
Philadelphia neighborhood. When Lyle suddenly dies, Bea is 
accused of poisoning him with contaminated tarts. Amanda 
and her detective lover investigate. 1993.
RC 60827
##
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
RC 60828
by Cathy East Dubowski
read by Victoria Gordon
2 cassettes
Jane and John Smith, an attractive young suburban couple 
bored with their six-year-old marriage, accidentally 
discover that they are both professional assassins hired to 
kill the same target. Soon they are hunting each other and 
enjoying it. Violence and strong language. 2005.
RC 60828
##
Sisterchicks in Sombreros!
RC 60833
by Robin Jones Gunn
read by Margaret Strom
2 cassettes
Canadian sisters Joanne and Melanie travel to Mexico to 
claim the beachfront house their deceased uncle left them. 
After experiencing many adventures on the way, they are 
further dismayed by the condition of the place. Together 
the sisters manage to rekindle their closeness to each 
other and to God. 2004.
RC 60833
##
Do or Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery
RC 60839
by Grace F. Edwards
read by Mary Beth Wise
2 cassettes
Ex-policewoman Mali Anderson investigates the murder of 
jazz singer Starr, the daughter of the pianist in Mali's 
father's band. Suspects include Starr's former drug 
supplier and a lover. Mali searches through the bars and 
beauty shops of Harlem looking for a lead. Strong language 
and some violence. 2000.
RC 60839
##
I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader
RC 60840
by Kieran Scott
read by Barbara Pinolini
2 cassettes
Sophomore Annisa moves to Florida from New Jersey and tries 
to fit in by making the cheerleading squad. But being one 
of only two brunettes in the entire school and falling for 
a rival's boyfriend just compound her problems. For senior 
high readers. 2005.
RC 60840
##
The Secret Hour: Midnighters, Volume 1
RC 60848
by Scott Westerfeld
read by Mary Kane
2 cassettes
Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica 
Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have 
special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures 
living in an hour hidden at midnight. The creatures seem 
determined to destroy Jess. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2004.
RC 60848
##
Man Plus
RC 60854
by Frederik Pohl
read by Richard Hauenstein
2 cassettes (Reissue)
In a future plagued by near certainty of thermonuclear war, 
the United States races to turn astronaut Roger Torraway 
into a cyborg who can survive on Mars. Some strong 
language. For senior high and older readers. Nebula Award. 
1976. 
RC 60854
##
The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment
RC 60859
by Graham Greene
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Mr. D., a widowed former professor who recently spent six 
months in a military prison, arrives in England as a secret 
agent for his war-weary, unnamed country and tries to buy 
coal. Violence, love, and theft accompany him throughout 
his mission. Some violence. 1939.
RC 60859
##
Survival: Species Imperative, Book 1
RC 60864
by Julie E. Czerneda
read by Mary Kane
3 cassettes
Evolutionary biologist Mackenzie "Mac" Connor's salmon 
research is interrupted by Brymn, an alien seeking her help 
in understanding the Chasm, a region of space containing 
traces of a once-thriving but mysteriously destroyed 
civilization. Mac refusesuntil her colleague disappears 
and she learns of potential threats to Earth. Some strong 
language. 2004.
RC 60864
##
The Last Stand: A Novel about George Armstrong Custer and 
the Indians of the Plains
RC 60868
by Edwin P. Hoyt
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
The American West, 1876. Fiction-al account of Custer's 
life, character, and military career, portrays him as 
brilliant and charming, yet arrogant and cruel. He twists 
regulations to personal advantage, survives a court-
martial, and incurs the hatred of both his enemies and his 
troops. Violence, some explicit descriptions of sex, and 
some strong language. 1995.
RC 60868
##
Take My Hand: Sierra Jensen, Book 12
RC 60874
by Robin Jones Gunn
read by Margaret Strom
1 cassette
Sierra and her family travel to California to celebrate her 
sister Tawni's engagement and to help Sierra settle into 
her freshman year of college. Sierra also finally reunites 
with Paul, but a costly misunderstanding could damage their 
friendship. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.
RC 60874
##
They Wear WHAT under Their Kilts? Emily Williams, Book 2
RC 60878
by Katie Maxwell
read by Gabra Zackman
1 cassette
Seventeen-year-old Emily and her classmate Holly are off to 
Scotland to fulfill their high school's work-study 
requirement. Emily relates their misadventures in e-mails 
as they chase farmhands, avoid haggis, and discover what 
men wear under kilts. For senior high readers. 2004.
RC 60878
##
Chill Factor
RC 60879
by Sandra Brown
read by Lindsay Ellison
3 cassettes
Lilly Martin accidentally injures acquaintance Ben Tierney 
in a car accident during a winter storm, forcing them to 
seek shelter in Lilly's vacation cabin. Meanwhile her ex-
husband, police chief Dutch Burton, discovers that Ben may 
be a serial killer. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong 
language, and some violence. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 60879
##
Double Tap: A Paul Madriani Novel
RC 60880
by Steve Martini
read by Ray Childs
3 cassettes
San Diego attorney Paul Madriani defends soldier-turned-
security guard Emiliano Ruiz in the murder case of software 
tycoon Madelyn Chapman. Madriani learns that Chapman's 
company spies on American citizens for the government and 
fears a cover-up. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 
2005.
RC 60880
##
Hot Flash Holidays
RC 60910
by Nancy Thayer
read by Carrington MacDuffie
2 cassettes
Women from the Hot Flash Club go on a retreat during the 
holiday season and discuss children, lovers, parents, 
weight issues, and world events. Descriptions of sex and 
strong language. 2005.
RC 60910
##
The Lighthouse: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
RC 60912
by P.D. James
read by Charles Keating
3 cassettes
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to exclusive Combe 
Island off the Cornish coast to investigate a death at the 
high-end resort. Dalgliesh, detective inspector Kate 
Miskin, and sergeant Francis Benton-Smith have their own 
emotional preoccupationsuntil another murder occurs. 
Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some 
violence. 2005.
RC 60912
##
The Hungry Tide
RC 60922
by Amitav Ghosh
read by Suzanne Toren
3 cassettes
The Sundarbans archipelago, Bay of Bengal. American marine 
biologist Piya Roy returns to her native India to study a 
rare species of dolphin. She befriends businessman Kanai 
Dutt and married fisherman Fokir. The three launch a 
backwater expedition during which Kanai and Fokir vie for 
Piya's affections. Some strong language. 2005.
RC 60922
##
On the Run
RC 60926
by Iris Johansen
read by Jennifer Van Dyck
2 cassettes
Eight years ago Grace Archer ran from the mob, relocating 
herself and her young daughter Frankie to a rural Alabama 
horse farm. When Grace's cover blows, she turns to Jake 
Kilmer, who has already betrayed her once. Violence, strong 
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 60926
##
Long Time Coming
RC 60931
by Sandra Brown
read by Susan Denaker
1 cassette
After seventeen years, astronaut Law Kincaid comes back 
into Marnie Hibbs's life. Someone has been sending him 
letters claiming he fathered a child. When Law sees 
Marnie's son, he assumes the boy is his, yet doesn't 
remember Marnie. But Marnie has other secrets. Descriptions 
of sex and some strong language. 1988.
RC 60931
##
Monsoon Summer
RC 61086
by Mitali Perkins
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Secretly in love with her friend and business partner, 
Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz reluctantly leaves on a family 
trip to her mother's native India. Volunteering at an 
orphanage, she realizes she can make a difference to the 
children, her family, and Steve. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2004.
RC 61086
##
The Sun Witch: Sisters of the Sun, Book 1
RC 61128
by Linda Winstead Jones
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Cursed to never know love, youngest Fyne sister Sophiea 
witchseduces rebel soldier Kane and bears his daughter, 
Ariana. Sophie refuses Kane's proposal a year later, but 
when Ariana is kidnapped, Sophie and Kane set out to unite 
their family. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, 
and some strong language. 2004.
RC 61128
##
The Rivals: Bitter Creek Saga, Book 5
RC 61133
by Joan Johnston
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Wyoming deputy sheriff Sarah Barndollar investigates when 
Kate Grayhawk disappears. Kate is the secret illegitimate 
daughter of U.S. attorney Clay Blackthorne and Libby 
Grayhawk, whose families have been feuding for years. The 
couple reunites to search for their child. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004.
RC 61133
##
Snowed In
RC 61136
by Christina Bartolomeo
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Thirty-four-year-old freelance artist Sophie Quinn moves to 
Maine where her husband, Paul, has found a new job. When 
their marriage starts to deteriorate and Paul grows closer 
to his colleague Natalie, Sophie joins a walking club, 
makes friends, and contemplates an affair with an old 
flame. Some strong language. 2004.
RC 61136
##
The Truth about Love: The Cynster Family, Book 12
RC 61143
by Stephanie Laurens
read by Kristin Allison
3 cassettes
London, 1831. Artist Gerrard Debbington is commissioned to 
paint a portrait of Lord Tregonning's daughter, Jacqueline, 
who denies rumors she murdered her former suitor, Thomas 
Entwhistle, and her mother. When Thomas's body surfaces, 
Gerrard uses his Cynster family connections to find the 
real killer. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 61143
##
The Bozeman Trail: A Ralph Compton Novel; Trail Drive 
Series, Book 16
RC 61148
by Robert Vaughan
read by Jim Zeiger
2 cassettes
1860s. During the Civil War, a motley group of young people 
plan a cattle drive from Texas to Dakota. Among them are 
James Cason; Duke Faglier, who seeks to avenge his family's 
murder; and the Scattergood brood of four brothers and a 
sister, all suspected cattle thieves. Some violence. 2002.
RC 61148
##
The Sea
RC 61200
by John Banville
read by George Holmes
2 cassettes
Middle-aged Irish widower Max Morden retreats to the 
seaside where he spent his boyhood summers to mourn the 
loss of his wife, Anna. While his grown daughter tries to 
console him, he confronts the past and his relationship 
with the wealthy Grace family. Strong language. Man Booker 
Prize. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61200
##
Point Blank: An FBI Thriller
RC 61203
by Catherine Coulter
read by Gabra Zackman
2 cassettes
Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock search for elderly 
psychotic killer Moses Grace and his teenage sidekick 
Claudia. Meanwhile agent Ruth Warnecki discovers the body 
of a music student in a rural Virginia cave. Violence and 
some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
RC 61203
##
Murder in Retrospect: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
RC 61220
by Agatha Christie
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes (Reissue)
England. A young woman hires private detective Hercule 
Poirot to exonerate her late mother who was convicted of 
killing her famous artist husbandthe young woman's father
sixteen years earlier. To clear the mother's name, Poirot 
searches for the fatal flaw in what appears to have been 
the perfect poisoning. 1941.
RC 61220
##
Digging to America
RC 61734
by Anne Tyler
read by Blair Brown
2 cassettes
Two familiesthe middle-class American Donaldsons and the 
Iranian American Yazdansmeet at the airport when their 
adopted daughters arrive from Korea. Yazdan matriarch 
Maryam, who emigrated from Iran nearly forty years earlier, 
feels increasingly alienated as she observes the younger 
generations' interactions during their annual arrival-day 
anniversaries. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2006.
RC 61734
##
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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
Potbellied Pigs
RC 59887
by Tristan Boyer Binns
read by Lindsay Ellison
1 cassette
Discusses the good and bad points of having a potbellied 
pig for a pet. Explains miniature pigs' behavior and their 
space, attention, and health-care requirements. Warns about 
expenses, long-term commitment, and possible restrictions 
of local zoning laws. For grades 3-6. 2004. 
RC 59887
##
Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American People
RC 59917
by Albert Marrin
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
Biography of the seventh president of the United States. 
Places him in the social and political context of the early 
nineteenth century. Discusses Jackson's backwoods 
upbringing, military achievements, and forceful 
personality. Considers Jacksonian society's attitude toward 
Native Americans, slaves, women, and hygiene. For grades 6-
9 and older readers. 2004. 
RC 59917
##
African Princess: The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women
RC 60201
by Joyce Hansen
read by Lizan Mitchell
1 cassette
Six biographies of leaders on the African continent, from 
Hatshepsut, who crowned herself pharoah in ancient Egypt, 
to twentieth-century Ugandan princess Elizabeth. Portrays 
each as a courageous risk-taker and describes her rise to 
leadership within the traditions, struggles, and dangers of 
her time. For grades 3-6. 2004
RC 60201
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Peace Walker: The Legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita
RC 60246
by C.J. Taylor
read by Lindsay Ellison
1 cassette
Presents the ancient Iroquois legend about the difficulties 
of establishing peace in a warring society. A seer 
foretells that two spiritual leaders, Hiawatha and 
Tekanawita, will join forces to overcome Atotarho, an evil, 
power-hungry chief. For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 60246
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The Kids' Guide to First Aid: All about Bruises, Burns, 
Stings, Sprains, and Other Ouches
RC 60371
by Karen Buhler Gale
read by Erin Jones
1 cassette
Handbook of instructions for common emergencies. Stresses 
the need to know when to call for an adult and what to do 
until help arrives. Discusses accident and injury 
prevention, understanding how the body works, and basic 
first aid procedures. Recommends taking training classes. 
For grades 4-7. 2002.
RC 60371
##
Bake and Make Amazing Cookies
RC 60388
by Elizabeth MacLeod
read by Kerry Cundiff
1 cassette
Step-by-step recipes for thirty-two kinds of cookies, 
squares, and treats. Includes holiday and seasonal specials 
as well as choices for gifts and just-for-fun eating. 
Includes a list of ingredients and numbered instructions 
for making and baking. For grades 4-7. 2004.
RC 60388
##
Wild Science: Amazing Encounters between Animals and the 
People Who Study Them
RC 60431
by Victoria Miles
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
Ten wildlife biologists describe their adventures studying 
and rescuing a blue whale, marmot, polar bear, sea otter, 
manatee, silver-haired bat, northern gannet, leatherback 
sea turtle, grizzly bear, and grey wolf. They discuss their 
career interests, research projects, and facts about the 
animals. For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 60431
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Kwanzaa Karamu: Cooking and Crafts for a Kwanzaa Feast
RC 60693
by April A. Brady
read by Shona Tucker
1 cassette
Explains the meaning of this African American celebration. 
Provides recipes for children and adults to prepare 
together for the feast and instructions for making 
decorations and gifts. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 
1995.
RC 60693
##
The Survival Guide for Kids with LD (Learning Differences)
RC 60708
by Gary Fisher and Rhoda Cummings
read by Lindsay Ellison
1 cassette
Defines learning differences (LD) and identifies seven 
kinds. Discusses school LD programs and answers some 
frequently asked questions. Provides tips on dealing with 
negative feelings and being teased about having LD, and 
makes suggestions for getting along better at school and at 
home. For grades 5-8. 2002.
RC 60708
##
Keeping a Journal
RC 60710
by Trudi Strain Trueit
read by Ray Childs
1 cassette
Encourages journal keeping as a means of self-discovery. 
Offers tips and exercises for starting a personal log 
whether in a notebook, online, on recorded cassette, or in 
another format. Provides examples from famous diary writers 
and includes a thirty-day calendar of creative ideas. For 
grades 4-7. 2004.
RC 60710
##
Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician
RC 60727
by Laura Baskes Litwin
read by Dan Bloom
1 cassette
Biography of the eighteenth-century African American 
freeman who at age fifty-seven taught himself the complex 
mathematics and astronomy used to survey land. Relates his 
experiences surveying Washington, D.C., publishing 
almanacs, and corresponding with Thomas Jefferson. 
Describes his role as an early African American 
intellectual. For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 60727
##
Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?
RC 60807
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
Discusses the discovery of fossil records of Archaeopteryx, 
a feathered dinosaur, and the theory posed by scientists 
that it may be an ancestor of modern birds. For grades K-3. 
2004.
RC 60807
##
Wackiest White House Pets
RC 60815
by Gibbs Davis
read by Sharon Murray
1 cassette
Describes various kinds of pets, including grizzly bears 
and alligators, kept at the White House by several 
presidents. Claims that Theodore Roosevelt had the biggest 
menagerie with more than forty animals, most belonging to 
his six children. For grades 2-4. 2004.
RC 60815
##
Tsunami Man: Learning about Killer Waves with Walter Dudley
RC 60834
by Anthony D. Fredericks
read by Erik Synnestvedt
1 cassette
Introduces oceanographer Walter Dudley from Hawaii, who 
presents facts about the causes of tsunamis and their 
destructive effects when they reach coastlands. Features 
survivors' accounts of 1946 and 1960 occurrences. For 
grades 4-7. 2002.
RC 60834
##
Why Can't I Learn like Everyone Else? Youth with Learning 
Disabilities
RC 60838
by Shirley Brinkerhoff
read by Erik Synnestvedt
1 cassette
Fictional eighth-grader Charlie Begay describes his reading 
problems and his feelings of being inferior to other 
classmates. His account alternates with facts about 
dyslexia and information on dealing with it. Discusses 
diagnoses of learning differences, success stories, and 
resources. For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 60838
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Tooth and Claw: Animal Adventures in the Wild
RC 60845
by Ted Lewin
read by Erik Synnestvedt
1 cassette
Author relates fourteen encounters with wild animals while 
traveling around the world. Each anecdote is followed by 
facts about the featured animal and its habitat, from a 
charging bull sea lion in the Galpagos Islands to 
chimpanzees and elephants in Uganda and raccoons in 
Georgia. For grades 3-6. 2003.
RC 60845
##
Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of 
the H.L. Hunley
RC 61080
by Sally M. Walker
read by Ted Stoddard
1 cassette
Recounts the history of the Confederate H.L. Hunley which, 
in 1864, became the first submarine to sink a ship but then 
seemingly vanished. Chronicles the search for the wreckage, 
its 1995 discovery, and efforts to determine the wreck's 
cause and the crew's fate. For grades 6-9 and older 
readers. 2005.
RC 61080
##
Poisoning
RC 61097
by Alvin Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn
read by Christopher Walker
1 cassette
Defines toxic substances found in the everyday world: 
household products and food, outdoor problems, and airborne 
sources. Covers poisonous plants and animals, smoke and 
paint fumes, and bacteria. Features procedures for first 
aid and handling emergencies. For grades 3-6. 2003.
RC 61097
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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 Fiction
Drowned Wednesday: The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 3
RC 60387
by Garth Nix
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Arthur Penhaligon lies in a hospital bed visiting with his 
friend Leaf when Drowned Wednesday sends a ship to fetch 
him. Soon everyone is after Arthur, including strange 
pirates, shadowy creatures, and even gluttonous Drowned 
Wednesday herself. Sequel to Grim Tuesday (RC 58042). For 
grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 60387
##
Iris and Walter: Lost and Found
RC 60415
by Elissa Haden Guest
read by Mitzi Friedlander
1 cassette
Iris's baby sister Rose likes everything Iris does. When 
Iris borrows Walter's harmonica to play for her family, she 
can't find it the next morning. After school Iris sees Rose 
playing the harmonica. Easy chapter book. For grades K-3. 
2004.
RC 60415
##
The Magicians of Caprona: The Worlds of Chrestomanci
RC 60416
by Diana Wynne Jones
read by Jill Fox
2 cassettes
After two hundred years of feuding, the powers of the 
Petrocchi and Montana familiesmagicians in the parallel 
universe of Capronaare too weak to stop a war in the 
making. But the younger generation of magicians discover 
the real enemy and join forces to restore peace. For grades 
5-8. 1980.
RC 60416
##
Conrad's Fate: The Worlds of Chrestomanci Book
RC 60475
by Diana Wynne Jones
read by Jill Fox
2 cassettes
Twelve-year-old Conrad Tesdinic's uncle sends him to work 
at the mysterious Stallery Mansion. His uncle hopes Conrad 
will overcome his bad karma and discover the source of the 
magic that threatens to pull his world into one of the 
eleven other parallel universes. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 60475
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MadCat
RC 60545
by Kathy Mackel
read by Constance Crawford
1 cassette
Madelyn Catherine Campione (MadCat) is probably the best 
twelve-year-old catcher in New Hampshire. But her love for 
fastpitch softball and her relationships with her best 
friends are strained when the team competes on a national 
level. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 60545
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Whales on Stilts
RC 60549
by M.T. Anderson
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Shy middle-school student Lily and her best friends, Katie 
and Jasper, race against the clock to foil a plot. Lily's 
father's conniving boss wants to conquer the world using an 
army of whales! For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 60549
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Four Stupid Cupids: The Hamlet Chronicles
RC 60558
by Gregory Maguire
read by Lindsay Ellison
1 cassette
The students' scheme to find a love match for their beloved 
teacher, Miss Earth, on Valentine's Day turns into a comedy 
of errors when four stupid cupids from Ancient Greece try 
to help. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 60558
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Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
RC 60584
by Georgia Byng
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
After clumsy and accident-prone orphan Molly finds a 
mysterious old book on hypnotism, she discovers a talent 
for making people do whatever she wants. Unfortunately a 
sinister stranger wants to steal her secret volume. For 
grades 4-7. 2002.
RC 60584
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Project Mulberry
RC 60596
by Linda Sue Park
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
While working on a project for an after-school club, Korean 
American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms 
and also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, 
and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs about 
writing between the author and Julia, the main character. 
For grades 4-7. 2005.
RC 60596
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No More Spanish! Get Ready for Gab! Book 3
RC 60599
by Marisa Montes
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
Gab's family comes to visit her third grade class, but 
Gab is embarrassed by her classmates' reactions when her 
family members speak Spanish. Although Gab doesn't want to 
speak Spanish ever again, her abuelita (grandmother) 
doesn't understand English. For grades 2-4. 2004.
RC 60599
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Who's That Girl? Get Ready for Gab! Book 2
RC 60600
by Marisa Montes
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
Gab is delighted when Lizzie, a girl her age, moves into 
the neighborhood. But Lizzie's older twin brothers are 
bullies and try to derail the girls' friendship. For grades 
2-4. 2003.
RC 60600
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Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
RC 60795
by Diana Wynne Jones
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
Four separate incidents test the power of the Chrestomanci, 
a powerful enchanter with nine lives, to control the misuse 
of magic in other worlds. The incidents are described in 
"Warlock at the Wheel," "Stealer of Souls," "Carol Oneir's 
Hundredth Dream," and "The Sage of Theare." For grades 5-8. 
2000.
RC 60795
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Stopping for a Spell: Three Fantasies
RC 60804
by Diana Wynne Jones
read by Maury Tucker
1 cassette
Three tales about magic and unwelcome houseguests. A 
magician's kit brings an old armchair to life in "Chair 
Person," a young inventor has problems in his home in "The 
Four Grannies," and an undesirable family friend prolongs a 
visit in "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?" For grades 4-7. 
1993.
RC 60804
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First Crossing: Stories about Teen Immigrants
RC 60806
edited by Donald R. Gallo
read by Carol Dines
2 cassettes
Pam Muoz Ryan, David Lubar, and eight other authors 
recount the experiences of Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, 
Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, 
and Cambodian students. They discuss prejudice, language 
barriers, homesickness, and adjusting to American customs, 
schools, and sports. For grades 6-9. 2004.
RC 60806
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A Summer to Die
RC 60837
by Lois Lowry
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Thirteen-year-old Meg is jealous of her popular fifteen-
year-old sister Molly. But when Meg realizes that Molly is 
dying from a serious illness, her love for her sister 
prevails. Meg also begins to understand life's mysteries as 
she rejoices in the birth of a neighbor's child. For grades 
6-9. 1977.
RC 60837
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Attack of the Tagger: Shredderman, Book 2
RC 61105
by Wendelin Van Draanen
read by Michael Russotto
1 cassette
Someone is spray-painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley 
Elementary School. Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, who maintains 
the Shredderman web site, is determined to expose the 
tagger without revealing his own secret identity. For 
grades 3-6. 2004.
RC 61105
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My Brother's Keeper: Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book 1
RC 61124
by Mary Pope Osborne
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
In 1863 the Civil War approaches a quiet Pennsylvania town. 
Nine-year-old Virginia records in her journal the horrible 
events she witnesses before, during, and after the Battle 
of Gettysburg. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 61124
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Darby
RC 61134
by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
South Carolina, 1926. Because segregation and the Ku Klux 
Klan are major influences in nine-year-old Darby 
Carmichael's community, her article for the local newspaper 
promoting racial equality stirs up a heap of trouble. But 
Darby stands up for what she knows is right. For grades 4-
7. 2002.
RC 61134
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Lunch Money
RC 61147
by Andrew Clements
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at 
moneymaking projects, creates and sells miniature comic 
books at school. Class rival Maura competes with her own 
miniseries. When the principal bans their sales, Greg and 
Maura join forces. For grades 4-7. 2005.
RC 61147
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The Black Canary
RC 61212
by Jane Louise Curry
read by Gail Nelson
2 cassettes
While visiting London with his musician parents, twelve-
year-old, biracial James Parrett steps through a basement 
portal into Elizabethan England. Unable to return 
immediately, James becomes a performer with the Chapel 
Royal and discovers his own talent for singing. For grades 
5-8. 2005.
RC 61212
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Foreign Language Books
The following titles are available in the languages 
designated.
Spanish
Aprendices de Brujo (The Last Masquerade)
RC 60960
por Antonio Orlando Rodrguez
ledo por Peter Pereya
4 cassettes
Corren los "locos aos veinte" y dos jvenes homosexuales 
emprenden un viaje a la Habana en busca de la legendaria 
actriz italiana, Eleonora Duse. En camino, los dos 
encuentran un mundo bizaro de barrios bajos, srdidos 
prostbulos, oficinas policiales y caracteres raros y 
excntricos. Al mismo tiempo Eleonora Duse se recuerda de 
su propria carrera fabulosa. (During the Roaring Twenties, 
two dandies from Bogota, Colombia, embark for Havana, Cuba, 
in search of stage legend Eleonora Duse. The gay lovers 
encounter bizarre characters as they progress from low-life 
slums and sordid houses of prostitution to secret police 
offices. Meanwhile Eleonora recalls her former glory.) 
2005.
RC 60960
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La Ultima de las Muchachas del Men (The Last of the Menu 
Girls)
RC 60967
por Denise Chvez
ledo por Mara Pino
2 cassettes
Siete cuentos pintan la vida de la joven chicana, Roco 
Esquibel, que vive en el sur de Nuevo Mxico. El cuento 
principal se trata de sus experiencias trabajando en un 
hospital durante el verano como muchacha del men. Mientras 
distribuye los mens a los pacientes del hospital, Roci 
aprende muchas cosas sobre la enfermedad, los viejos, el 
amor y la muerte. (Seven interrelated stories about a 
Chicana girl growing up in southern New Mexico. The title 
piece relates the experiences of Roco Esquibel during her 
first summer job in a hospital. While distributing menus to 
patients, Roco reacts to sickness, old age, love, and 
death.) 2005.
RC 60967
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En el Nombre de Comprar, Firmar . . . y No Llorar: Cmo Me 
Liber de Mi Adiccin a las Tarjetas de Crdito (In the 
Name of Buying, Signing . . . and Not Crying: A 
Shopaholic's Descent into Credit Card Debt and Her Climb 
Back to Financial Freedom)
RC 60973
por Mara Antonieta Collins
ledo por Mara Pino
2 cassettes
La popular presentadora de Noticiero Univisin narra su 
propria experiencia con la adiccin a tarjetas de crdito y 
ofrece consejos para manejar bin las tarjetas de crdito y 
librarse de la deuda ocasionado por el uso compulsivo de 
las tarjetas de crdito. (The popular host of Noticiero 
Univisin shares her own harrowing experience with credit 
card addiction and offers advice on ways to get out and 
stay out of debt.) 2005.
RC 60973
##
El Zahir: Una Novela de Obsesin (Zahir: A Novel of 
Obsession)
RC 60978
por Paulo Coelho
ledo por Peter Gil
2 cassettes
Un aclamado autor que vive en Pars disfruta de los 
privilegios que le otorgan su fama y dinero. Un da su 
esposa Esther, un corresponsal de guerra, desaparece. No se 
sabe si se trata de secuestro o asesino, pero puede que 
Esther simplemente abandon su matrimonio infeliz. Al 
principio el autor aprecia su nueva libertad, pero poco a 
poco se obsesiona por saber los motivos de su esposa 
ausente. (A famous author is living the good life in Paris 
when his wife, a war correspondent, disappears. Kidnapping 
and murder are possibilities, but she also may have simply 
abandoned their unhappy marriage. Intrigued initially by 
his newfound freedom, the writer eventually becomes 
obsessed with learning the truth.) 2005.
RC 60978
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La Comunidad del Anillo: El Seor de los Anillos, Libro 1 
(The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings, Book 1)
RC 60980
por J.R.R. Tolkien
ledo por Mara Pino
4 cassettes
La aventura del anillo mgico, empieza en el pas de la 
gente pequea, los Hobbit. Frodo, un hobbit casero, hereda 
el anillo mgico de su to Bilbo quin lo gan en sus 
aventuras anteriores. Ahora, los poderes de la oscuridad 
siguen buscando el anillo, y a Frodo se le obliga proteger 
el anillo emprendiendo una larga odisea peligrosa. (As the 
Ring cycle begins, Frodo, a home-loving hobbit, inherits 
the magic ring that his Uncle Bilbo brought back from his 
adventures. To protect the ring from the powers of 
darkness, Frodo must make a long, dangerous journey.) 1991.
RC 60980
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La Sabidura de Juan Pablo II: Los Pensamientos del Papa 
sobre Temas Fundamentales (The Wisdom of John Paul II: The 
Pope on Life's Most Vital Questions)
RC 60984
por Juan Pablo II
ledo por Juan Ramrez
2 cassettes
Presenta las comunicaciones esenciales del Papa Juan Pablo 
II que conciernen asuntos de fe y de conciencia y que 
provienen de sus encclicas papales, sermones, discuros y 
otros comunicados, formales e informales. Los sentimentos 
representan todos los aos de su papado y varan desde 
problemas de espiritualidad y moralidad a los derechos 
humanos y el progreso en el mundo moderno. (The essential 
thoughts of Pope John Paul II on matters of belief and 
conscience. The writings, culled from his encyclicals, 
speeches, homilies, and statements, span more than two 
decades of his papacy and range in topic from spirituality 
and morality to human rights and modern life.) 2001.
RC 60984
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Cien Aos de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
RC 60988
por Gabriel Garca Mrquez
ledo por Peter Gil
3 cassettes
El autor colombiano, ganador del Premio Nobel de la 
Literatura, presenta la fabulosa historia de la familia 
Buenda, con sus milagros, fantasas, obsesiones, tragedias 
y descubrimientos, que se desarrollan por siete 
generaciones de la familia, paralelamente a las fortunas de 
su pueblo aislado, Macondo. Lenguaje injurioso y 
descripciones de ndole sexual. (1820s to 1920s. Latin 
American epic tale follows seven generations of the Buenda 
family through triumphs and disasters that parallel the 
fortunes and misfortunes of their utopian town, Macondo. By 
the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author. Some descriptions 
of sex and some strong language.) 1967.
RC 60988
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Lituma en los Andes (Death in the Andes)
RC 60993
por Mario Vargas Llosa
ledo por Mara Pino
2 cassettes
Desaparecen tres hombres de un remoto pueblo andino, y el 
cabo Lituma investiga. Descubre los horrores de un hostil y 
brbaro ambiente primitivoincluso el sacrificio humano, el 
canibalismo y la violencia guerrillera. Lenguaje injurioso 
y descripciones de violencia y de ndole sexual. (When 
three men vanish from a remote mountain village, two 
Peruvian soldiers are sent to search. In their efforts to 
solve the disappearances, the troopers encounter the 
horrors of human sacrifice, cannibalism, and guerrilla 
violence. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong 
language.) 1993.
RC 60993
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Nos Separan los Celos (Separated by Jealousy)
RC 60995
por Corn Tellado
ledo por Mara Pino
1 cassette
Ivette no aguanta ms los celos y el exagerado machismo de 
su esposo. Despus de ser violado por el mismo esposo, 
Ivette est decidida a buscar un divorcio, y aunque sera 
un caso difcil, encuentra a Pierre, un abogado dispuesto a 
ayudarlapor amor. (Ivette can no longer tolerate her 
husband's excessive jealousy and machismo, and when he 
rapes her in a fit of rage, she is determined to seek a 
divorce. Although the case will be difficult to prove, she 
finds Pierre, a lawyer willing to help herout of love.) 
1981.
RC 60995
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El Evangelio segn Jesucristo (The Gospel according to 
Jesus Christ)
RC 60997
por Jos Saramago
ledo por Mara Pino
3 cassettes
La historia de Jess narrado desde un punto de vista 
secular. Desde su nacimiento hasta su muerte, Jess se 
enfrenta con conflictos entre lo humano y lo espiritual. 
Aunque la accin sigue estrechamente los eventos de la 
Biblia, tambin se ofrece las perspectivas del mundo que se 
revelan a travs de los ojos de un joven hombre. Algunas 
descripciones de ndole sexual. (The story of Jesus from a 
secular point of view. From birth to death, his human side 
conflicts with the spiritual in scenes that sometimes 
follow biblical accounts but other times afford a new look 
at the world from a young man's perspective. Some 
descriptions of sex.) 1991.
RC 60997
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Talking Book Magazines
Cassette
For a free subscription to these magazines, contact your 
cooperating library.
American Heritage (8 issues)
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (11 issues)
Asimov's Science Fiction (11 issues)
The Atlantic Monthly (11 issues; combined issue July-
     August)
Das Beste aus Reader's Digest (German; 12 issues)
Bon Apptit (monthly)
Buenhogar (Spanish; monthly)
Choice Magazine Listening (on loan from cooperating 
	libraries, bimonthly)
Consumer Reports (monthly)
Contemporary Sound Track: A Review of Pop, Jazz, Rock, and  
Country (bimonthly)
Cricket (for children, on one cassette with National
     Geographic Kids, monthly)
Diabetes Forecast (monthly)
Discover (monthly)
Ebony (monthly)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (11 issues)
Foreign Affairs (6 issues)
Good Housekeeping (monthly plus special issues)
Health and Nutrition Newsletters (includes Dr. Andrew
     Weil's Self Healing, The Johns Hopkins
     Medical Letter--Health after Fifty, Mayo Clinic Health
     Letter, and Nutrition Action Healthletter, monthly)
Horticulture (6 issues)
Journal Franais (French; monthly)
Magazine of the Month (monthly)
Money (monthly plus special issues)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
The Nation (47 issues)
National Geographic (monthly)
National Geographic Kids (for children and teens, on
     one cassette with Cricket, monthly)
National Review (25 issues)
The New York Times Book Review (weekly)
Outdoor Life (10 issues; combined issues June-July, 
December-January)
People Weekly (weekly plus special issues)
QST (monthly)
Quarterly Music Magazine (quarterly)
Selecciones del Reader's Digest (Spanish; monthly)
Slections du Reader's Digest (French; monthly)
Smart Computing (monthly)
Sound & Vision (10 issues)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly)
Sports Illustrated (weekly plus special issues)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (monthly)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly, also contains selections
     from NLS News irregularly)
Travel & Leisure (monthly)
True West (monthly)
U.S. News and World Report (weekly)
The Writer (12 issues)
Young Adult Magazine of the Month (monthly)