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Talking Book Topics
November-December 2008
Volume 74, 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 2008

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 

The following information is reprinted from an issue of NLS 
Flash, a newsletter created to bring current information on 
NLS progress in digital technology to patrons, library 
staff, and other interested individuals.

NLS Flash 
September 2008
Volume 4 Issue 3

Northstar Systems Inc. to produce digital audio cartridges 
for talking-book program
On August 22, 2008, the Library of Congress awarded 
Northstar Systems Inc. of Rancho Cucamonga, California, a 
contract to manufacture USB flash-memory cartridges for the 
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped (NLS), Washington, D.C.  The cartridges will be 
used to record audiobooks that will be distributed to NLS 
patrons across the country and overseas.

The initial contract funding of more than $6.2 million will 
enable Northstar to manufacture audio flash cartridges on 
which NLS will record both new and existing titles over the 
next year. The base contract covers three years with a 
unilateral government option for four additional years. The 
books recorded on these cartridges will be distributed to 
the network of 128 libraries that serve approximately one-
half million blind and physically handicapped individuals 
throughout the United States and its territories. 
The cartridges purchased under this contract will permit 
all NLS recorded books to be issued on either 512 MB or 1 
GB cartridges. This will enable each recorded book to be 
contained on a single cartridge, greatly improving the 
current patron's experience of receiving multiple four-
track cassettes. In addition, Northstar is obligated to 
furnish participating libraries and interested patrons with 
blank cartridges at prices fixed in the contract. Specific 
procedures for purchase by these parties are being 
determined.

Northstar has a manufacturing network that includes plants 
in Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Singapore, providing 
a total of one million square feet of production space. The 
corporation is an active member of the Bluetooth Special 
Interest Group, SD Association, USB-IF Committee, Compact 
Flash Organization, and MemoryStick Organization.

In June 2008 contracts were signed with Shinano Kenshi 
Corporation Ltd./Plextor-LLC of Culver City, California, to 
begin production of digital talking-book players and with 
LC Industries in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to produce 
mailing containers for the cartridges. This Northstar 
Systems contract is the final agreement necessary for the 
conversion of the national talking-book program from analog 
to digital.

Player production tc "Player production" 
Shinano Kenshi is reviewing the pre-production prototypes 
of the digital talking-book playersdesigned and produced 
by Battelle in late 2007to verify compliance with all NLS 
design specifications and requirements. Simultaneously, 
Shinano Kenshi is engaging subcontractors and suppliers to 
produce plastic and electronic components of the digital 
talking-book players. Both are critical phases in preparing 
for mass production of the new digital talking-book 
players.

Training tc "Training" 
SI International, an information technology solutions 
provider engaged to develop training strategies for NLS and 
the network staff, issued recommendations this month for 
best methods to prepare network library staff for the 
implementation of the digital talking-book program. After 
determining the efficacy of these recommendations, NLS will 
issue a new contract to develop the training program.

Newsstand			
The following announcements 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. The items mentioned, 
however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing 
does not imply endorsement.

Free reading service for faxed documents
ReadThisToMe is a free reading service for blind and low-
vision people in the United States and Canada. To use the 
service, a client faxes a document to be read to the 
organization's toll-free fax number: 1-877-333-8848. The 
first page of the fax should include the client's first 
name and a callback telephone number. A volunteer reader 
from ReadThisToMe will then call the client back and read 
the document. More information is available online at 
www.readthistome.org or by calling 1-877-333-8847.	

Instructional cassettes for people with low vision
Enrichment Audio Resource Services (EARS), through the EARS 
for Eyes program, offers free audiocassette lessons that 
teach adaptive daily living skills to visually impaired 
individuals and their caregivers. The lessons, modeled 
after blindness rehabilitation techniques, cover topics 
such as basic kitchen skills, indoor mobility, managing 
medications, and adaptive devices.
To enroll in the program, call the organization's toll-free 
number at 1-800-843-6816. Additional information is also 
available at www.earsforeyes.org.				

National Braille Press celebrates Louis Braille's 
bicentennial		
The National Braille Press (NBP) has launched several 
projects to honor the two-hundredth anniversary of Louis 
Braille's birth on January 4, 2009. NBP has established a 
new web site at LouisBrailleBicentennial.com that lists 
recognition and advocacy events that are being held 
globally. The organization offers posters that profile 
Braille's life and depict the braille alphabet available 
upon request for the cost of shipping and handling. It is 
also sponsoring a traveling exhibit with biographical 
images and text that will be on display at sites across the 
United States from October 2008 through December 2009. More 
information on these and other bicentennial activities 
sponsored by NBP is available at 
LouisBrailleBicentennial.com or by calling 1-800-548-7323.

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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

Hour of Freedom: American History in Poetry
RC 57865
compiled by Milton Meltzer
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
An anthology of popular poems, hymns, and speeches celebrating the 
United States from colonial times to the twentieth century. Includes 
favorites by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carl Sandburg, Walt Whitman, and 
others. For junior and senior high readers. 2003.
RC 57865
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The Wu-Tang Manual
RC 61481
by the RZA
read by Tracy Mickens-Hundley
2 cassettes
Members of the Brooklyn rap group the Wu-Tang Clan explain their 
philosophy of life, much of which comes from watching kung fu movies. 
Introduces the nine members of the band and discusses martial arts, 
capitalism, and comics. Includes song lyrics. Strong language. For 
senior high and older readers. 2005.
RC 61481
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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
RC 62041
by Chuck Klosterman
read by John Lescault
2 cassettes
Writer for Spin magazine recounts his journey across America to 
investigate locations where rock stars died. Beginning at spots in New 
York City, he proceeds to the swamp where Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane 
crashed and the place where Kurt Cobain committed suicide, among many 
other sites. Strong language. 2005.
RC 62041
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The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 
U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
RC 62247
by Wayne Coffey
read by Michael Kramer
2 cassettes
Sportswriter explains how coach Herb Brooks of the University of 
Minnesota devised a plan using his amateur players to defeat the 
professional Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. 
Includes play-by-play descriptions and biographical sketches of the 
participants in the surprising upset during the Cold War. 2005.
RC 62247
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
RC 62252
by Sam Keith
read by Peter Lavezzoli
2 cassettes
A day-to-day account of 1960s life in Alaska's Twin Lakes region based 
on the journals of Dick Proenneke, a retired mechanic and carpenter who 
set out to build a wilderness homestead. Chronicles the construction of 
Proenneke's cabin, his daily activities, and his adventures in nature. 
Includes 1998 Afterword. 1973.
RC 62252
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The Opera Lover's Companion
RC 63235
by Charles Osborne
read by Dennis Rooney
6 cassettes
Music and drama critic presents a guide to nearly two hundred of the 
most frequently performed operas, including those by Mozart, Verdi, 
Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, and other composers. Gives historical 
background on each composer's career, outlines the plot, and discusses 
the music, staging, principal roles, and performers. 2004.
RC 63235
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The War against Clich: Essays and Reviews, 19712000
RC 63244
by Martin Amis
read by Christopher Hurt
3 cassettes
Selection of literary criticism and personal opinion pieces by the 
British author. Offers appreciations of Philip Larkin, Vladimir 
Nabokov, John Updike, and Elmore Leonard and covers such topics as 
chess, poker, soccer, and "Masculinity and Related Questions." Some 
descriptions of sex. National Book Critics Circle Award. 2001.
RC 63244
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Broadway: The American Musical
RC 63278
by Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor
read by Ray Hagen
4 cassettes
This companion to the PBS series provides a comprehensive history of 
the Broadway musical through six distinct eras from 1893 to 2004. 
Detailed narrative includes excerpts from scripts, song lyrics, 
biographies of theater people, and interviews with stars. 2004.
RC 63278
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Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination
RC 63292
by Peter Ackroyd
read by John Horton
4 cassettes
Interpretive cultural history by award-winning author of London: The 
Biography (RC 54610). Traces the roots of England's literature, 
philosophy, science, art, and music back to the Anglo-Saxon period from 
which the Old English poem Beowulf emerged. Examines such influences as 
Arthurian legend; Catholicism; and writers Chaucer, Dickens, and 
Shakespeare. 2002.
RC 63292
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Finders Keepers: Selected Prose, 19712001
RC 63309
by Seamus Heaney
read by Terry Donnelly
4 cassettes
Essays, articles, and lectures from three decades by Irish poet and 
Nobel laureate. Heaney reflects on his career, asking, "How should a 
poet properly live and write? What is his relationship to be to his own 
voice, his own place, his literary heritage, and the contemporary 
world?" 2002.
RC 63309
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Wodehouse: A Life
RC 63323
by Robert McCrum
read by Graeme Malcolm
4 cassettes
Biography of the British author (18811975) best known for his Wooster 
and Jeeves comedies. Incorporates Wodehouse's writings to chronicle his 
family and school days, wartime internment in Germany and infamous 
broadcasts there, and later years of semiexile in America. 2004.
RC 63323
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The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative
RC 63348
by Thomas King
read by Neil Berman
1 cassette
A wide-ranging exploration of stories told by and about Indians and of 
ways the tales shape social perceptions, expectations, and 
interactions. King ponders identity while interweaving accounts from 
his own life as a child in California, an academic in Canada, a 
traveler abroad, and a Native American. 2003.
RC 63348
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The Best American Poetry, 2006
RC 63402
edited by Billy Collins
read by John Lescault
2 cassettes
Former U.S. Poet Laureate and author of Sailing Alone around the Room 
(RC 53069) presents seventy-five poems chosen for their depth, voice, 
and "sense of journey." Includes Robert Hass's "The Problem of 
Describing Color," Charles Simic's "House of Cards," and Liz 
Rosenberg's "The Other Woman's Point of View." 2006.
RC 63402
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Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe
RC 63742
by Sam Walker
read by Erik Synnestvedt
3 cassettes
Sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal describes the 2004 
baseball season in which he participated in Tout Wars, the nation's 
most renowned baseball fantasy league. Walker thought his press 
credentials and insider information would give him the edge to 
effectively manage his team and win. Strong language. 2006.
RC 63742
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What Paul Meant
RC 63893
by Garry Wills
read by Bob Moore
1 cassette
Following his book What Jesus Meant (RC 62385), Pulitzer Prize-winner 
Wills turns to the apostle Paul as the most reliable witness to the 
historical Jesus and his mission. Views the New Testament Book of Acts 
as historically flawed and reassesses the seven epistles attributed to 
Paul. 2006.
RC 63893
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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941
1945
RC 64038
by Evan Thomas
read by Gordon Gould
3 cassettes
World War II naval battles in the South Pacific from the perspectives 
of Americans Admiral William Halsey, fleet commander, and destroyer 
commander Ernest Evans; and Japanese admirals Takeo Kurita, a 
battleship commander, and Matome Ugaki, the kamikaze leader. Ends with 
the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. Violence. 2006.
RC 64038
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Simn Bolvar: A Life
RC 64040
by John Lynch
read by Jonathan Davis
4 cassettes
Biography of the liberator of colonial South America in the nineteenth 
century. Venezuelan Bolvar (17831830) led the fight for freedom in 
his own country and then in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and 
Panama. Describes Bolvar's visits to Europe and the United States and 
their influence on his political attitude. 2006.
RC 64040
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Sweetbitter Love
RC 64043
by Sappho
read by Lisette Lecat
2 cassettes
Presents the extant poetry of Sappho, who was born in the seventh 
century B.C.E. on the island of Lesbos. Poems of love, heartache, and 
passion, translated from the original Greek by Willis Barnstone. 
Includes commentary by writers from the ancient world and an 
introduction and notes by Barnstone. 2006.
RC 64043
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Blitz: The Story of December 29, 1940
RC 64051
by Margaret Gaskin
read by Christopher Hurt
3 cassettes
Recounts the night during World War II when Adolf Hitler attempted to 
burn central London to the ground. Uses documents, diaries, and 
interviews to reconstruct the bombing. Highlights the British people's 
determination to continue on with ordinary life despite the air raid on 
their ancient city center. Violence. 2005.
RC 64051
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Paula Deen: It Ain't All about the Cookin'
RC 64092
by Paula Deen
read by Anne Hancock
2 cassettes
Cook, known as the "queen of Southern cuisine," pens a memoir with 
recipes. Relates her rags-to-riches life as a single mother who started 
a brown-bag lunch business with her sons and became a restaurateur, 
television show host, and cookbook author. Describes her happy second 
marriage and recovery from agoraphobia. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64092
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A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care; a 
Guide for Family Caregivers
RC 64093
by Virginia Bell and David Troxel
read by Anne Hancock
2 cassettes
Specialists describe their philosophythe "best friends approach"on 
living with and providing good care for a family member with 
Alzheimer's. Includes anecdotes that demonstrate the effectiveness of 
this method. Discusses the nature of the disease, communication 
techniques, community resources, physician involvement, activities, and 
psychological issues. 2002.
RC 64093
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Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology
RC 64128
edited by Maggie Estep and Jason Starr
read by Constance Crawford
2 cassettes
Twenty short works of fiction and nonfiction about the sport of horse 
racing. Lee Child offers a story about a hit man hired to kill a horse. 
Jane Smiley reflects on raising thoroughbreds. Other contributors 
include Laura Lippman, Steven Crist, Jerry Stahl, and Meghan O'Rourke. 
Some violence. 2006.
RC 64128
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Darker than Night
RC 64132
by Tom Henderson
read by John Haag
2 cassettes
Account of the double homicide of friends David Tyll and Brian Ognjan, 
who left suburban Detroit in November 1985 to hunt deer and 
disappeared. Describes the ongoing police investigation and the arrest 
and trial of two brothers for the murders seventeen years later. 
Violence and strong language. 2006.
RC 64132
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Why Pandas Do Handstands: And Other Curious Truths about Animals
RC 64133
by Augustus Brown
read by Walter Dixon
1 cassette
Hundreds of tidbits about wildlife behavior, social practices, 
communication, parenting, and reproductionall presented to inform and 
entertain. Describes dogs laughing by panting, owls employing snakes as 
babysitters, monkeys making their own insect repellent, caterpillars 
tap dancing, herons fly-fishing, penguins staging kidnappings, and 
more. 2006.
RC 64133
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Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon
RC 64134
by James Sullivan
read by Dan Bloom
2 cassettes
Traces the evolution of denim jeans from everyday nineteenth-century 
workmen's wear to a high-priced, bestselling, twenty-first-century 
symbol of American culture. Discusses the mass production of jeans by 
Levi Strauss, their social promotion through Hollywood movies, and 
their eventual worldwide popularity. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64134
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The Aeneid
RC 64204
by Virgil
read by Fred Major
4 cassettes
Epic poem composed in Latin by Virgil during the last ten years of his 
life, 29 to 19 B.C.E. Beginning with the legend of Aeneas, a Trojan 
hero who founded a settlement in Italy, celebrates the Roman Empire's 
expansion and the achievements of Emperor Augustus. Verse translation 
by Robert Fagles. 2006.
RC 64204
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White: The Biography of Walter White, Mr. NAACP
RC 64228
by Kenneth Robert Janken
read by Bob Moore
4 cassettes
Biography of longtime NAACP sec-retary Walter White (18931955). 
Details White's fight for equality, including campaigns against 
lynching, segregation in the armed services, and racism in Hollywood. 
Highlights his relationships with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, W.E.B. 
Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, and other notables in the pre-civil 
rights era. 2003.
RC 64228
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Stravinsky: A Creative Spring; Russia and France, 18821934
RC 64238
by Stephen Walsh
read by Mark Ashby
6 cassettes
The first of a two-volume biography of twentieth-century composer Igor 
Stravinsky (18821971) covers his early years in Russia and his time in 
Switzerland and France. Discusses his personal life; the creation and 
riotous 1913 reception of The Rite of Spring; and his collaboration 
with Diaghilev, Massine, and Balanchine. 1999.
RC 64238
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The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj
RC 64244
by David Gilmour
read by David Cutler
3 cassettes
Historian examines the role of some one thousand members of the 
nineteenth-century Indian Civil Service, who controlled more than three 
hundred million people in an area encompassing India, Pakistan, 
Bangladesh, and Burma. Covers recruitment, training, daily life, and 
methods of rule of these career officers of the British Empire. 2005.
RC 64244
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The Essential Talmud
RC 64273
by Adin Steinsaltz
read by Suzanne Toren
3 cassettes
Rabbi presents an overview of the beliefs, attitudes, and customs 
associated with the Talmud, the sacred Jewish text that he calls "a 
book of holy intellectualism." Presents the Talmud's history, 
methodology, and structure and content, including Jewish law regarding 
diet, crime, marriage, divorce, prayers, and festivals. 2006.
RC 64273
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The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher
RC 64278
by Debby Applegate
read by Ralph Lowenstein
5 cassettes
Biography of minister Henry Beecher (18131887), younger brother of 
Harriet Beecher Stowe. In his Brooklyn church and abroad, Henry 
deviated from the Calvinist theology of his evangelist father and 
preached about a loving God. Highlights his religious, social, and 
abolitionist views and his sensational trial for adultery. Pulitzer 
Prize. 2006.
RC 64278
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Happiness: A History
RC 64279
by Darrin M. McMahon
read by Peter Johnson
4 cassettes
Historian traces the development of the concept of happiness in Western 
thought from antiquity to the twenty-first century. Draws on classic 
works to chronicle the idea's evolution from one of elusive prosperity 
and divine favor to one of earthly entitlement. Discusses Judeo-
Christian influences and modern discontent. 2006.
RC 64279
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Waiting 'til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in 
America
RC 64301
by Peniel E. Joseph
read by Bob Moore
3 cassettes
Historian examines the radical political movement that flourished from 
the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Discusses the social context that 
gave rise to Black Power, the movement's demise, and its aftermath. 
Profiles its leaders, including Stokely Carmichael, Huey P. Newton, and 
Malcolm X. 2006.
RC 64301
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After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger
RC 64308
by Julie K. Silver
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Physician-director of an oncology rehabilitation program and breast 
cancer survivor draws on scientific data and her own personal 
experience to create guidelines for having a successful posttreatment 
experience. Discusses exercise, diet, fatigue, pain management, mental 
health, spirituality, relationships, and alternative medicine. Includes 
questions that patients should ask their physicians. 2006.
RC 64308
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The One Hundred Fifty Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes from 
Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks
RC 64309
edited by Fran McCullough and Molly Stevens
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
Wide-ranging dishes created by chefs both noted (Jamie Oliver, Alice 
Waters) and obscure, selected from various sources such as cookbooks, 
magazines, newspapers, and super-market fliers. The recipes, chosen by 
the editors for taste, simplicity, and uniqueness, include starters, 
salads, soups, main courses, breads, breakfasts, and desserts. Features 
helpful tips. 2006.
RC 64309
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Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America's Heroes
RC 64313
by James Edward Peters
read by Steven Carpenter
3 cassettes
Guide to America's shrine to its fallen heroes. Includes a brief 
history of the cemetery, short biographies of some people buried there, 
a list of its major monuments and memorials, and visitor tips. 
Appendixes cover headstone markings; American military rank, 
decorations, and medals; and tombstone and burial regulations. 2000.
RC 64313
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Cooking Up a Storm
RC 64314
by Sam Stern
read by Alexander Strain
1 cassette
British teenager who loves to cook presents his favorite recipes for 
breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks, family meals, desserts, and 
parties. Offers advice for exam-time eating and his top twenty tips for 
kitchen work. Recipes range from simple two-ingredient dishes to more 
complicated procedures. For junior and senior high readers. 2005.
RC 64314
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Stem Cells
RC 64319
by Toney Allman
read by Colleen Delany
1 cassette
Explains the science behind stem cell research and its potential for 
offering cures for chronic illnesses and disabilities such as heart 
disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, spinal-cord injuries, cancer, and 
Parkinson's. Analyzes the ethical controversy over the use of embryonic 
stem cells. For senior high readers. 2006.
RC 64319
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Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State
RC 64326
by Gtz Aly
read by Mark Ashby
3 cassettes
Historian asserts that ordinary Germans supported Third Reich policies 
for their own gain. Documents the plunder of occupied lands and the 
expropriation of Jewish property. Maintains that everyday people became 
"complicit in larcenous genocide" to benefit from the Nazi regime's 
redistribution of wealth and offer of increased social mobility. 2005.
RC 64326
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Eagle Blue: A Team, a Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in 
Arctic Alaska
RC 64327
by Michael D'Orso
read by Erik Synnestvedt
3 cassettes
Describes the Fort Yukon, Alaska, high school basketball team's 2005 
championship season and its importance to this isolated village above 
the Arctic Circle. Discusses the erosion of Native American hunting and 
fishing traditions by video games, snowmobiles, and alcoholism. Strong 
language. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2006.
RC 64327
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Commander of the Exodus
RC 64334
by Yoram Kaniuk
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
Israeli author's biography of ship commander Yossi Harel, who defied 
the British blockade of Palestine by attempting to land four boatloads 
of Holocaust survivors, including the July 1947 run of the Exodus. 
Includes interviews with passengers. Describes Harel's troubled boyhood 
and youthful enlistment in the Haganah and the British army. 1999.
RC 64334
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The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
RC 64335
by Tony Attwood
read by Steven Carpenter
4 cassettes
Psychologist describes Asperger's syndrome, its possible causes, and 
diagnosis. Discusses physical and emotional issues including cognitive 
function, sensory sensitivity, and motor and language development. 
Explains the logic and perspective of the person with Asperger's. 
Offers suggestions for successful long-term relationships, college 
living, and suitable careers. Lists available resources. 2007.
RC 64335
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Flashback: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of 
War
RC 64341
by Penny Coleman
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Vietnam War widow studies the link between war-induced posttraumatic 
stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide. Includes the history of PTSD and 
interviews with veterans' families. Warns that a nonresponsive military 
system will cause the suicide rate of soldiers in Iraq to exceed that 
of Vietnam veterans. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64341
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One Hundred One Things Everyone Should Know about Science
RC 64342
by Dia L. Michels and Nathan Levy
read by Anne Flosnik
1 cassette
Poses quiz questions about biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, 
and general science that are applicable in everyday life. Sequentially 
numbered answers repeat the question and provide an explanation. Topics 
include the human body, animals, weather, history of science, and 
definitions of scientific terms. For senior high and older readers. 
2006.
RC 64342
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The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia: From Jamestown to Jefferson
RC 64343
by Peter Martin
read by Robert Sams
3 cassettes
Selective history of plantation and town gardening in eighteenth-
century Virginia, focusing on Williamsburg, Monticello, and Mount 
Vernon. Describes gardens of the colonial period and discusses ways in 
which their designs reflected the people and culture of the era. 1991.
RC 64343
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American 
in Iran
RC 64344
by Azadeh Moaveni
read by Margaret Strom
3 cassettes
The author, an Iranian American journalist, recounts her move to Iran 
in 2000 to work and rediscover her heritage. Moaveni describes her two 
years in Tehran, where she found a sophisticated younger generation 
that partied clandestinely, railed against the restrictive Islamic 
political system, and yearned for a secular government. 2005.
RC 64344
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Blind Watchers of the Sky: The People and Ideas That Shaped Our View of 
the Universe
RC 64345
by Rocky Kolb
read by Michael Scherer
3 cassettes
Cosmologist surveys the history of astronomy since the sixteenth 
century. Examines the work of Tycho, Kepler, Newton, Galileo, and 
others, emphasizing the processes behind their discoveries, which Kolb 
believes demonstrate the "triumph of the human spirit and imagination" 
rather than the development of a scientific field. 1996.
RC 64345
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Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the 
Cosmos
RC 64366
by Seth Lloyd
read by Dan Bloom
2 cassettes
MIT mechanical engineering professor interprets the universe as a 
quantum computer that processes information stored on atoms to 
construct the cosmos according to the laws of physics. Lloyd uses 
quantum mechanics to explain theories such as thermodynamics, chaos, 
and the emergence of complex life. 2006.
RC 64366
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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan 
B. Anthony
RC 64389
by Geoffrey C. Ward
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Historian Ward, author of A First-Class Temperament (RC 32300), 
examines the lives of Susan B. Anthony (18201906) and Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton (18151902) and their campaign for American women's voting 
rights. Puts suffrage in the context of social movements including 
abolition, temperance, and social justice. Companion to the PBS 
documentary. 1999.
RC 64389
##

The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca, and 
the Shot Heard Round the World
RC 64393
by Joshua Prager
read by John Polk
4 cassettes
Journalist recounts what he calls the greatest home run in baseball 
historywhen New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit a homer against 
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca to win the 1951 National League 
pennant. Highlights the Giants' use of a telescope to observe the 
Dodgers' signals. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64393
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Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution
RC 64394
by Simon Schama
read by Butch Hoover
4 cassettes
Chronicles the mass emancipation of slaves in the American coloniesby 
Britainbeginning in 1775, when Virginia governor Lord Dunmore promised 
freedom for slaves who bore arms against the rebels. Describes the 
flight of tens of thousands to British-controlled territory and their 
resettlement in Nova Scotia and later in Sierra Leone. 2006.
RC 64394
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Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
RC 64396
by David Brion Davis
read by Lou Harpenau
4 cassettes
Yale University professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author traces the 
history of slavery and societies' responses to it. Chronicles the 
politics, commerce, and culture that sustained slavery throughout the 
world. Focuses on the abolitionist movement, slave rebellions, and 
emancipation during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the New 
World. Violence. 2006.
RC 64396
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The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence 
That Points toward God
RC 64415
by Lee Strobel
read by Gary Tipton
3 cassettes
Former Chicago Tribune editor and author of Experiencing the Passion of 
Jesus (RC 58003) probes the fields of cosmology, physics, biochemistry, 
and genetics for support of intelligent design. Strobel accepts 
Darwin's evolutionary explanations for small-scale biological 
variations but attributes to divine creation the extraordinary 
complexity of the universe. 2004.
RC 64415
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The Voyage of the Vizcana: The Mystery of Christopher Columbus's Last 
Ship
RC 64419
by Klaus Brinkbumer and Clemens Hges
read by Richard Hauenstein
3 cassettes
German journalists recount efforts of explorers and scholars to 
positively identify a shipwreck off Panama's Caribbean coast as that of 
the Vizcana, one of Columbus's ships that sank in 1504 during his 
fourth and final New World expedition. Chronicles Columbus's voyage and 
inconclusive recovery efforts. Originally published in German. 2004.
RC 64419
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The House: The History of the House of Representatives
RC 64428
by Robert V. Remini
read by Gary Tipton
5 cassettes
Chronicles the history of the U.S. House of Representatives since it 
first convened in 1789. Highlights prominent figures through the ages 
and explains how the House operates. Describes power struggles with 
presidents and the Senate, important debates, historic legislation, and 
the House's response to nineteenth- and twentieth-century events. 2006.
RC 64428
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Darwin on Trial
RC 64436
by Phillip E. Johnson
read by Butch Hoover
2 cassettes
Berkeley law professor scrutinizes the evidence for the basis of 
Darwin's theories of natural selection and evolution and finds it 
unconvincing. Critiques Stephen Jay Gould and other Darwin proponents. 
Defends the concept of creationism as a comparable theory of the origin 
of the universe. 1993.
RC 64436
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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every Fifteen Hundred Years
RC 64439
by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery
read by Butch Hoover
2 cassettes
Authors contend that global warming is part of a natural, sun-driven 
climate cycle and is not caused by greenhouse gases. They present 
physical evidence, including seabed sediment and ancient tree rings, 
that indicates cyclical warming and cooling trends and insist humans 
should instead fear the next big ice age. 2007.
RC 64439
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The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed
RC 64481
by Bart D. Ehrman
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes
Biblical historian and author of Misquoting Jesus (RC 61941) chronicles 
the 1970s discovery and subsequent restoration and translation of the 
gospel of Judas, Jesus's disciple who allegedly betrayed him to 
authorities. Compares this text's details about Judas and his role in 
Jesus's death to portrayals in the New Testament. 2006.
RC 64481
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Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home
RC 64500
by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Editors from the New York Times and Hyperion Books offer a primer on 
composing and delivering perfect e-mail messages. Offers guidance on 
writing effective subject lines and bodies and avoiding legal issues. 
Includes a short history of the craft and examples of written 
communicationboth bad and good. 2007.
RC 64500
##

The God Delusion
RC 64503
by Richard Dawkins
read by Peter Johnson
3 cassettes
Atheist professor at Oxford University asserts that religion has caused 
harm to society by increasing intolerance. Discusses the roots of 
religion and morality. Uses scientific theory to cast doubts on the 
existence of a supreme being and the theory of intelligent design. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2006.
RC 64503
##

I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.
RC 64510
by Michael Eric Dyson
read by Christopher Hurt
4 cassettes
Reexamination of the life, legend, and legacy of peace activist Martin 
Luther King Jr. (19291968). Asserts King possessed human flaws
plagiarism and promiscuityyet emphasizes King's political and social 
views, including opposition to the Vietnam War, criticism of economic 
inequality, and encouragement of black pride. Addresses the 
commercialization of King's legacy. 2000.
RC 64510
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From the Hood to the Hill: A Story of Overcoming
RC 64514
by Barry C. Black
read by Bill Quinn
2 cassettes
Autobiography of African American U.S. Senate chaplain and retired navy 
rear admiral. Black describes growing up in a Baltimore housing project 
and finding his way to spirituality and success. Shares lessons he 
learned about faith, love, and family and the importance of hard work, 
leadership, social responsibility, and prayer. 2006.
RC 64514
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Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
RC 64528
by Shirin Ebadi
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner describes her career as a lawyer, 
activist, and dissident. Explains her decision to remain in Iran to 
defend human rights and victims of violence after the 1979 Islamic 
Revolutionan overthrow she originally supported but which later caused 
her demotion from judge to secretary. 2006.
RC 64528
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Get in the Game: Eight Elements of Perseverance That Make the 
Difference
RC 64591
by Cal Ripken Jr.
read by Erik Synnestvedt
2 cassettes
Cal Ripken Jr., a baseball player retired from the Baltimore Orioles, 
provides a guide to success, using examples from his life and the 
experiences of late New York Yankee Lou Gehrig. Declares that the right 
values and a love for what you do will lead to a fulfilling life. 
Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64591
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Rickles' Book
RC 64593
by Don Rickles
read by Gregory Gorton
1 cassette
Comedian Rickles pens an autobiography composed of vignettes that 
chronicle his upbringing in Queens, career beginnings on the Miami 
Beach comedy circuit, and rise to fame in television and movies. 
Reflects on his friendships with Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Bob 
Newhart, and other celebrities. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64593
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Want Fries with That? Obesity and the Supersizing of America
RC 64596
by Scott Ingram
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
An examination of the social and medical consequences of overeating in 
America. Highlights statistics and case studies. Describes school 
campaigns to change youths' eating habits and ways to lose weight using 
the USDA food pyramid. For senior high readers. 2005.
RC 64596
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Help! I Can't Pay My Bills: Surviving a Financial Crisis
RC 64597
by Sally Herigstad
read by Anne Flosnik
2 cassettes
CPA offers financial advice on managing money and getting out of debt. 
Includes tips on cutting expenses, prioritizing debts, reaching 
financial goals, and staying on a budget. Suggests ways to handle rent, 
utilities, and medical bills. Covers dealing with the IRS, creditors, 
and collection agencies. Lists resources. 2007.
RC 64597
##

The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary 
People
RC 64601
by John Ortberg
read by Michael Scherer
2 cassettes
Teaching pastor and author of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got 
to Get out of the Boat (RC 61094) recommends practicing Christian 
disciplines such as prayer, servanthood, confession, and scripture 
reading. Suggests ways to incorporate activities into daily life to 
foster spiritual growth and change. 1997.
RC 64601
##

Six Armies in Tennessee: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns
RC 64603
by Steven E. Woodworth
read by Ted Stoddard
2 cassettes
Professor offers a narrative history of two pivotal 1863 Civil War 
battles in Tennessee that followed Union victories at Gettysburg and 
Vicksburg. Analyzes the tactics and strategies of the four Union and 
two Confederate armies that converged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. 
Discusses how these campaigns affected the war's outcome. 1998.
RC 64603
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On the Wealth of Nations
RC 64606
by P.J. O'Rourke
read by Robert Sams
2 cassettes
Satirist examines Adam Smith's 1776 An Inquiry into the Nature and 
Causes of the Wealth of Nations (RC 23688) from the standpoint of the 
modern economy. Explains the salience of Smith's economic and political 
theory in the context of the eighteenth century and its relevance in 
twenty-first-century world trade. 2007.
RC 64606
##

How Doctors Think
RC 64620
by Jerome Groopman
read by Jack Fox
2 cassettes
Harvard Medical School professor combines clinical anecdotes with 
science to conclude that physicians' errors are caused by flaws in 
their thought process, not by technical mistakes. Describes how 
emotionspositive and negativecan affect a doctor's decisions. 
Includes questions patients should ask to help their physician find a 
correct diagnosis. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64620
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
RC 64626
by Chalmers Johnson
read by John Polk
3 cassettes
The author of Blowback (RC 54512) and Sorrows of Empire (RC 57752) 
continues his assessment of U.S. foreign and domestic policy and 
contends that America is undermining its own democracy. Suggests that 
continuing military intervention abroad will lead to economic 
bankruptcy and unrest at home. 2006.
RC 64626
##

Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover
RC 64627
by Ralph Moody
read by Brian Conn
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Author continues his autobiography describing being diagnosed with 
diabetes and finding success as a livestock dealer in Kansas. Recounts 
his adventures in the early 1920s and the end of his "roving days" at 
twenty-three, when he settled down with his sweetheart. Sequel to The 
Dry Divide (RC 54467). 1968.
RC 64627
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Nehru: The Invention of India
RC 64628
by Shashi Tharoor
read by Richard Hauenstein
2 cassettes
A reappraisal of the life and career of Jawaharlal Nehru (18891964), 
who joined Mahatma Gandhi in 1916 to lead India's nonviolent struggle 
for independence. Discusses Nehru's development as a political leader, 
participation in India's liberation from Britain in 1947, and election 
as India's first prime minister. Examines Nehru's legacy. 2003.
RC 64628
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The King of Swings: Johnny Goodman, the Last Amateur to Beat the Pros 
at Their Own Game
RC 64639
by Michael Blaine
read by Alec Volz
3 cassettes
Biography of Johnny Goodman (19091970), the last amateur golfer to win 
the U.S. Open. Traces Goodman's career from his start as a caddie in 
Nebraska to his 1929 triumph over the legendary Bobby Jones. Discusses 
the elitist attitude surrounding golf during the Great Depression era 
and Goodman's breakthrough. 2006.
RC 64639
##

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789
1989
RC 64647
by Michael Beschloss
read by Jake Williams
3 cassettes
To illustrate examples of wisdom and courage, presidential historian 
details decisions made by nine American leaders during times of crisis. 
Includes Washington's fight for Jay's Treaty with Great Britain, 
Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, and Reagan's peaceful defeat of 
the Soviet empire. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64647
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
RC 64651
by Christopher Hitchens
read by Jake Williams
2 cassettes
Journalist and atheist argues a philosophical case against religious 
faith. Scrutinizes sacred Talmudic, Koranic, and Biblical texts and 
highlights the historical role of religion in war and despotic regimes. 
Hitchens calls for a renewed Enlightenment centered on scientific 
inquiry, secular ethics, literature, and an end to sexual repression. 
Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64651
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George Mason: Forgotten Founder
RC 64668
by Jeff Broadwater
read by Jake Williams
3 cassettes
Biography of landowner, lawmaker, and influential member of the 
Virginia gentry, George Mason (17251792). Emphasizes Mason's 
authorship of Virginia's Declaration of Rights and the state's 
constitution. Explains his opposition to ratifying the U.S. 
Constitution because of the absence of a Bill of Rights. 2006.
RC 64668
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Three Hundred Sixty-five Days
RC 64669
by Ronald J. Glasser
read by Jim Zeiger
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Brief sketches addressing the horrors of the Vietnam War by an American 
physician assigned to an army hospital in Japan in 1968. Recalls his 
experiences treating wounded and dying patients and the accounts of 
other soldiers hoping to survive their 365-day tour of duty. Violence 
and strong language. 1971.
RC 64669
##

Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone 
Dealing with the Disease
RC 64676
by Joanne Koenig Coste
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Family therapist offers a humanistic approach to coping with 
Alzheimer's and related forms of progressive dementia. Offers practical 
solutions for bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, spending leisure 
time, and handling behavior issues, emphasizing the importance of 
creating a positive atmosphere for the well-being of both patients and 
caregivers. 2003.
RC 64676
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Disabled and Challenged: Reach for Your Dreams!
RC 64685
by Terry Scott Cohen and Barry M. Cohen
read by Bill Wallace
1 cassette
Young man with myotonic muscular dystrophy explains his daily and long-
term difficulties. He relates his personal experiences and offers 
advice to others who are living with disability issues. Discusses 
learning to function independently, finding and keeping a job, creating 
personal relationships, and achieving goals. For senior high readers. 
2005.
RC 64685
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Raymond's Room: Ending the Segregation of People with Disabilities
RC 64694
by Dale DiLeo
read by Jake Williams
2 cassettes
Advocate for people with severe disabilities attacks what he calls the 
"disability industrial complex" for keeping persons needing assistance 
segregated from mainstream life. Critiques institutional programs and 
facilities. Proposes ways those with serious challenges can find and 
hold jobs and live independently in their own homes. 2007.
RC 64694
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The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts
RC 64762
by Milan Kundera
read by David Cutler
1 cassette
Czech author of Testaments Betrayed (RC 43721) continues his 
meditations on the art of the novel. Kundera considers the historic 
value, revelatory nature, and cross-border influences of the genre and 
cites work by Broch, Cervantes, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Tolstoy, 
and others. Translated from French by Linda Asher. 2005.
RC 64762
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Tom Thomson in Purgatory
RC 64848
by Troy Jollimore
read by Roy Avers
1 cassette
This award-winning debut poetry collection is introduced by Billy 
Collins, who says it "falls gracefully into the American tradition of 
the extended persona poem." Diverse poetic formats portray Tom Thomson, 
while others in From the Boy Scout Manual can stand alone. National 
Book Critics Circle Award. 2006.
RC 64848
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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
RC 64970
by John Elder Robison
read by Mark Deakins
2 cassettes
Author, who at forty was diagnosed as having Asperger's, describes his 
dysfunctional upbringing and discovery of audiovisual equipment that 
led to working with a rock band and a toy company. Foreword by his 
brother Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors (RC 54817). 
Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64970
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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
RC 64971
by Jeffrey Toobin
read by Don Leslie
3 cassettes
Author of A Vast Conspiracy (RC 49966) profiles the men and women on 
the U.S. Supreme Court since the beginning of the Reagan 
administration. Posits that the judges are guided by political 
intuition rather than constitutional theory. Highlights the issues and 
internal wrangling. Commercial audiotape. 2007.
RC 64971
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Things I Overheard while Talking to Myself
RC 64972
by Alan Alda
read by Alan Alda
2 cassettes
In this follow-up to his memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (RC 60651), 
in which he recounts how he nearly died in Chile, actor Alan Alda muses 
about what is really important and examines the turning points in his 
life. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64972
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The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up: A True Story
RC 64976
by Rich Blake
read by Kimberly Farr
2 cassettes
Account of forty-three-year-old Buffalo firefighter Donny Herbert, who 
was injured at work in December 1995. Blake, a cousin of Herbert's 
wife, describes Donny's awakening after being in a coma for nearly ten 
years and speaking with his family for a day before suffering a 
relapse. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64976
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Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Differencethe 
Revolutionary Old-Fashioned Approach
RC 64977
by James M. Kilts,
read by Marc Cashman
2 cassettes
Kilts, who led major companies Gillette, Nabisco, and Kraft to greater 
success by concentrating on business fundamentals, highlights his 
system of creating a clear action plan for identifying what's important 
to businesses. Emphasizes intellectual integrity, leadership, and 
teamwork. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64977
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Escape
RC 64978
by Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer
read by Ann Marie Lee
3 cassettes
Author describes her life in a fundamentalist religious community, 
fifteen-year marriage to a decades-older polygamist, enforced 
subservience, and 2003 escape from both with her eight children. 
Discusses her cooperation with the Utah attorney general that led to 
the arrest of the group's leader, Warren Jeffs. Commercial audiobook. 
2007.
RC 64978
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Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
RC 64982
by Dang Thuy Tram
read by various narrators
2 cassettes
Female Viet Cong physician chronicles the violence she witnesses during 
the Vietnam War from 1968 until her death in 1970 at the age of twenty-
seven. Smuggled out of the country by American soldier Fred Whitehurst, 
Dang's diary was published by her mother in Hanoi in 2005. Commercial 
audiobook. 2007.
RC 64982
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Cassettes Fiction

The Red Hat Club
RC 60263
by Haywood Smith
read by Celeste Lawson
2 cassettes
Georgia, Diane, SuSu, Linda, and Teeny have been friends since high 
school. Once a month they don purple clothes and red hats and meet at 
Atlanta's Swan Coach House to discuss the latest gossip. When Diane 
discovers her husband is cheating on her, they plan revenge. Some 
strong language. 2003.
RC 60263
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Boy Proof
RC 60400
by Cecil Castellucci
read by Graci Ragsdale Miller
1 cassette
Hollywood. Nerdy high school senior Victoria Jurgen, called Egg after 
her favorite science fiction movie character, is a loner. But when Max 
Carter, a gifted new student, invades her space, she is not as boy-
proof as she thought. Strong language. For junior and senior high 
readers. 2005.
RC 60400
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Spin Control
RC 61632
by Niki Burnham
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Valerie and Georg's friends are beginning to suspect they are a couple. 
In an effort at spin control, Val returns to America to visit her mom. 
She dates former boyfriend David Anderson in hopes of forgetting Georg
but will she? Sequel to Royally Jacked (RC 58843). For senior high 
readers. 2005.
RC 61632
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Kathleen's Story: Angels in Pink, Book 1
RC 61723
by Lurlene McDaniel
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Sixteen-year-old Kathleen McKensie tries to balance her summer 
volunteer work at the hospital with the responsibilities of caring for 
her mother, who has multiple sclerosis. Kathleen's friends Holly and 
Raina also volunteer, and Kathleen falls in love. For senior high 
readers. 2005.
RC 61723
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Sex Wars
RC 62707
by Marge Piercy
read by Susan McInerney
4 cassettes
Post-Civil War New York. Freydeh, a young Jewish widow from Russia, 
runs a condom business and seeks her newly arrived sister. While 
Freydeh is arrested for breaking obscenity laws, activists such as 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Victoria Woodhull promote women's rights. 
Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2005.
RC 62707
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Non-Stop
RC 62758
by Brian Aldiss
read by Gary Roan
2 cassettes
Updated edition of the author's 1958 first science fiction novel. As 
his seminomadic Greene tribe slowly advances through the ponic tangle, 
Roy Complain joins renegade priest Henry Marapper on an expedition 
beyond the protective barrier. They uncover a long-hidden secret that 
disrupts their world and reveals their true origins. 2000.
RC 62758
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La Donna Detroit: A Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mystery
RC 63059
by Jon A. Jackson
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Detroit mobster Humphrey DiEbola wants to retire and reconciles with 
former enemy Helen Sedlacek, from Dead Folks (RC 46559). Sedlacek comes 
out of hiding without her lover, hired killer Joe Service. When DiEbola 
supposedly dies in a poker game, Sergeant Mulheisen investigates. 
Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.
RC 63059
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The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits
RC 63321
edited by Mike Ashley
read by Terry Donnelly
4 cassettes
Twenty-two historical mysteriesall but one previously unpublishedspanning
sixteen centuries from ancient Rome to the reign of England's James I. 
Relates tales of the last Roman crime in Britain, the Crusades, the Peasants'
Revolt, and an Elizabethan serial killer. Authors include Steven Saylor, 
Marilyn Todd, and Philip Gooden. 2001.
RC 63321
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Learning from Hannah: Secrets for a Life Worth Living
RC 63347
by William H. Thomas
read by Peter Lavezzoli
1 cassette
Married couple Bill and Jude are vacationing on the Caribbean Sea when 
their boat capsizes. They seek refuge on the unknown island of 
Kallimos, where Hannah, an older woman, takes care of them and others. 
The couple learn lessons about land, community, and the roles of elders 
in society. 1999.
RC 63347
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My Latest Grievance
RC 63375
by Elinor Lipman
read by Nicola Daval
2 cassettes
Massachusetts, 1970s. Teenager Frederica Hatch lives on campus at a 
small women's college where her parents, David and Aviva, are dormitory 
houseparents. But newly arrived dorm mother Laura Lee FrenchDavid's 
first wifedisturbs the peace by befriending Frederica and seducing the 
school's married president. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 63375
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The Road
RC 63649
by Cormac McCarthy
read by Michael Kramer
2 cassettes
A father and his young son journey south after the destruction of the 
civilized world. Their survival kit consists of a few blankets, a 
pistol, a cart of scavenged food, and their love for each other. Their 
values are tested by occasional encounters with other desperate 
survivors. Bestseller. 2006.
RC 63649
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The Hunters: A Presidential Agent Novel
RC 63701
by W.E.B. Griffin
read by Mark Ashby
4 cassettes
The trail of international terrorism leads Homeland Security agent 
Charley Castillo, of The Hostage (RC 62349), to Uruguay, where a 
suspect in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal is murdered, leaving behind an 
encoded address book. The U.S. president orders Castillo to find the 
terrorist masterminds. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.
RC 63701
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The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
RC 63825
by Howard Bahr
read by Don Hagan
2 cassettes
Franklin, Tennessee; November 1864. Bushrod Carter, a Confederate 
rifleman, is one of the last of the Mississippi regiment under General 
John Bell Hood to survive the lengthy war. After a day of carnage, 
Carter is nursed by Anna Hereford at a field hospital. Some violence 
and some strong language. 1997.
RC 63825
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Black Girl/White Girl
RC 63828
by Joyce Carol Oates
read by Laura Giannarelli
2 cassettes
African American scholarship student Minette Swift died in a suspicious 
fire at predominantly white Schuyler College in 1975. Now, fifteen 
years later, former roommate Genna Hewett-Meade, daughter of a 
prominent lawyer, reconstructs the campus social climate, revisits the 
racial harassment Minette suffered, and examines her own conscience. 
Strong language. 2006.
RC 63828
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Rabbit Angstrom: A Tetralogy; Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, 
Rabbit at Rest
RC 63882
by John Updike
read by Fred Major
12 cassettes in 2 containers
Four novels published between 1960 and 1990, two of which won the 
Pulitzer Prize. Stories chronicle the midlife misadventures of Harry 
"Rabbit" Angstrom as he faces family strife and unsolved issues of sex 
and death. Includes 1995 introduction by the author. Strong language 
and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
RC 63882
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Against the Day
RC 63890
by Thomas Pynchon
read by Annie Wauters
9 cassettes in 2 containers
Spanning several continents and the decades from the 1893 Chicago 
World's Fair through World War I, historical charactersreal, imagined, 
and absurdpursue life amid corporate greed, political corruption, 
social upheaval, and overall global uncertainty. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 
Bestseller. 2006.
RC 63890
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The Jury: Revenge of the Sisterhood, Book 4
RC 64025
by Fern Michaels
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Lawyer Nikki Quinn and the vigilante Sisterhood target Jack Emery, a 
former district attorney and Nikki's ex-fianc, for working to disband 
the Sisterhood. Nikki's love for Jack compromises their mission. 
Meanwhile, the women plot revenge on the national security advisor, 
Karl Woodley, for abusing his wife. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64025
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Winter's Child: A Deborah Knott Mystery, Book 12
RC 64030
by Margaret Maron
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes
Judge Deborah Knott's new husbandColleton County, North Carolina, 
detective Dwight Bryantlearns that his ex-wife has gone missing in 
Virginia. Dwight's eight-year-old son also disappears after seeing his 
father. Meanwhile, the police department investigates the murder of a 
local troublemaker. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64030
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See Delphi and Die: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel
RC 64031
by Lindsey Davis
read by George Holmes
3 cassettes
Olympia, Greece; A.D. 76. Roman investigator Marcus Didius Falco 
travels with his wife, Helena Justina, and assorted other relatives to 
the site of the Olympic games. Falco is studying the deaths of two 
young Roman women who've died under suspicious circumstances while 
sightseeing with a shady first-century travel agency. 2005.
RC 64031
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A Wreath for Rivera: An Inspector Roderick Alleyn Mystery
RC 64058
by Ngaio Marsh
read by Jeremy Gage
2 cassettes (Reissue)
George Settinger, Lord Pastern, joins Breezy Bellairs's band much to 
the chagrin of his wife Ccile, who also disapproves of the 
relationship between the band's piano-accordionist Carlos Rivera and 
her daughter Flicit. When Carlos is murdered during a performance 
attended by Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Roderick investigates. 1949.
RC 64058
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Sandstorm: A Sigma Force Novel
RC 64067
by James Rollins
read by L.J. Ganser
4 cassettes
After someone bombs the British Museum, scientist Safia al-Maaz, 
archaeologist Omaha Dunn, and benefactor Lady Kara Kensington join 
Painter Crowe and Sigma Force to find the culprit. In Arabia they 
search for the legendary city of Ubar and the source of the attack. 
Violence and strong language. 2004.
RC 64067
##

Sold Down the River: A Benjamin January Mystery
RC 64068
by Barbara Hambly
read by Frank Coffee
3 cassettes
Louisiana, 1835. Benjamin January, a freedman and Paris-educated 
surgeon and musician, helps his former owner identify who is sabotaging 
his plantation. Ben goes undercover as a field hand to determine if the 
crimes are the work of vengeful neighbors or a voodoo curse. Some 
violence and some strong language. 2000.
RC 64068
##

A Conventional Corpse: A Claire Malloy Mystery
RC 64070
by Joan Hess
read by Barbara Caruso
2 cassettes
Arkansas bookseller Claire Malloy steps in to run a local mystery 
convention when the organizer takes ill. Claire juggles feelings for her 
detective ex-boyfriend with the needs of five guest writers, the 
disappearance of a crime-solving cat, and the unexpected arrival of an 
obnoxious editorwho later turns up dead. 2000.
RC 64070
##

Drop Dead Gorgeous
RC 64095
by Linda Howard
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
While planning her upcoming wedding, fitness center owner Blair 
Mallory, from To Die For (RC 59633), becomes the target of a killer. 
Blair's fianc, police detective Wyatt Bloods-worth, initially has 
doubts about the threats but eventually realizes the danger. Strong 
language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006.
RC 64095
##

Firetrap: A Novel of Suspense
RC 64112
by Earl Emerson
read by Peter Berkrot
2 cassettes
Fire strikes a Seattle club, killing fourteen African American patrons. 
When controversy over the city's ineffective response prompts 
allegations of racism, black firefighter Trey Brown investigates. But 
to resolve this mystery, he must confront a painful incident from his 
past. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 
2006.
RC 64112
##

Texas Rain: Whispering Mountain Trilogy, Book 1
RC 64125
by Jodi Thomas
read by Anne Hancock
2 cassettes
Texas, 1854. Half-Apache Texas Ranger Travis McMurray returns home to 
the family ranch. At a dance he meets Irish runaway bride Rainey Adams, 
who kisses him then steals his horse. Travis is determined to find and 
marry this mysterious woman. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some 
violence. 2006.
RC 64125
##

Lords of the North: The Saxon Stories, Book 3
RC 64166
by Bernard Cornwell
read by Robert Sams
3 cassettes
A.D. 878. Disenchanted with King Alfred of Wessex, Saxon warrior Uhtred 
of Bebbanburg heads home to Northumbria to avenge the murder of his 
adoptive father, the earl Ragnar. Uhtred befriends Guthred, a slave 
claiming to be a king, who betrays him. Sequel to The Pale Horseman (RC 
61917). Violence. 2007.
RC 64166
##

Dark Angels
RC 64180
by Karleen Koen
read by Jill Fox
4 cassettes
England, 1670. Alice Verney, a maid of honor to Queen Catherine, 
suspects that her majesty will be poisoned. She allies herself with 
Lieutenant Richard Saylor, plots for power, and plans marriage. Prequel 
to Through a Glass Darkly (RC 23921). Some explicit descriptions of sex 
and some violence. 2006.
RC 64180
##

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume 17
RC 64212
edited by Stephen Jones
read by Jack Fox
5 cassettes
Twenty-two macabre tales of horror and the supernatural. In David 
Morrell's "Time Was," businessman Sam Wentworth loses his wayand his 
identitywhile driving home from work. Also includes selections by 
Clive Barker, Brian Hodge, Liz Williams, and Ramsey Campbell. Some 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006.
RC 64212
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The Yacoubian Building
RC 64225
by Alaa Al Aswany
read by Steven Carpenter
2 cassettes
Cairo, Egypt. Zaki el Dessouki encounters the inhabitants of the 
building where he shares an apartment with his sister. An aristocratic 
womanizer, a voluptuous abandoned wife, a cleric, a homosexual soldier, 
and others reveal political corruption, sexual repression, and 
religious extremism in the modern Arab world. Descriptions of sex. 
2002.
RC 64225
##

Lost Lands of Witch World: Comprising Three against the Witch World, 
Warlock of the Witch World, and Sorceress of the Witch World
RC 64229
by Andre Norton
read by Mary Kane
4 cassettes
This sequel to The Gates to Witch World (RC 64695) continues the Witch 
World fantasy series with a second trio of novels and an introduction 
by Mercedes Lackey. In Three against the Witch World Simon Tregarth, 
his sorceress wife Lady Jaelithe, and their triplets flee from their 
embattled homeland. 2004.
RC 64229
##

Dry Ice: An Alan Gregory Novel
RC 64240
by Stephen White
read by Gregory Gorton
3 cassettes
Boulder, Colorado. Psychologist Alan Gregory's deranged former patient 
Michael McClelland escapes from the state hospital, determined to exact 
revenge. As Alan tries to protect his family, he finds himself 
suspected of several crimes. The drama exposes a painful secret from 
Alan's past. Strong language and some violence. 2007.
RC 64240
##

Beggars Ride
RC 64253
by Nancy Kress
read by Nick Sullivan
3 cassettes
2120s. The Sleeplessgenetically engineered people who neither rest nor 
ageretake the Sanctuary orbital. They evict their SuperSleepless 
descendents, creating chaos in a world where people are dependent on 
Supers' disease-preventing elixirs. Sequel to Beggars and Choosers (RC 
40155). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some 
strong language. 1996.
RC 64253
##

Sweet Revenge: Revenge of the Sisterhood, Book 5
RC 64258
by Fern Michaels
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
The Sisterhood seeks revenge for Isabelle Flanders, whose former 
colleague, Rosemary Hershey, framed her for a drunk-driving accident, 
stole her architectural firm's clients, and married her fianc. 
Rosemary's successful business and her reputation hit a snag when the 
Sisterhood publicly humiliates her. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64258
##

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
RC 64260
by Dinaw Mengestu
read by Jonathan Davis
2 cassettes
Washington, D.C. Ethiopian immigrant Sepha Stephanos operates a shabby 
store in a gentrifying neighborhood, hangs out with other African 
exiles, and muses about American life. Missing a family, he befriends a 
white woman and her biracial daughter when they move next door. Strong 
language. 2007.
RC 64260
##

The Inheritance of Loss
RC 64261
by Kiran Desai
read by Yolande Bavan
3 cassettes
Himalayas, 1986. Retired judge Jemubhai Patel lives with his cook and 
sixteen-year-old granddaughter Sai. An Indian-Nepalese insurgency makes 
Jemubhai confront his past and interrupts Sai's romance with her Nepali 
tutor. Meanwhile, the cook worries about his son in America. Strong 
language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Booker 
Prize. 2006.
RC 64261
##

The Hamilton Case
RC 64262
by Michelle de Kretser
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
Early twentieth-century Ceylon. Oxford-educated lawyer and Ceylonese 
native Sam Obeysekere investigates the murder of plantation owner Ham-
ilton. Suspicion first falls on local workers but soon turns to 
Hamilton's colleague, a fellow Englishman. The case exposes the truth 
and folly of Obeysekere's ambitions. Some descriptions of sex and some 
violence. 2003.
RC 64262
##

Death of an Addict: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
RC 64264
by M.C. Beaton
read by Jeremy Gage
2 cassettes
Scottish Highlands. Recovering heroin user Tommy Jarret dies from an 
apparent drug overdose. Constable Hamish Macbeth goes undercover as a 
drug lord to investigate possible links to a religious cult and the 
illicit drug trade. Hamish is joined by beautiful Glasgow detective 
Olivia Chater, who poses as his wife. 1999.
RC 64264
##

Pomegranate Soup
RC 64270
by Marsha Mehran
read by Yolande Bavan
2 cassettes
1986. Three young Aminpour sisters escape the Iranian Revolution and 
immigrate to Ireland. There they open a Middle Eastern caf in a small 
seaside village. Despite the cultural difference, Layla, Marjan, and 
Bahar charm all the locals except pub owner Thomas McGuire. Includes 
recipes. 2005.
RC 64270
##

Ice Hunt
RC 64271
by James Rollins
read by Christopher Hurt
3 cassettes
A U.S. research submarine encounters an abandoned World War II-era 
Russian base beneath the polar ice cap, once the site of human 
experimentation. As scientists, soldiers, and operatives vie for 
control, a maniacal Russian commander plots to destroy the world and 
menacing creatures threaten. Violence and strong language. 2003.
RC 64271
##

Vintage Murder: An Inspector Roderick Alleyn Mystery
RC 64274
by Ngaio Marsh
read by Jeremy Gage
2 cassettes
On holiday in New Zealand, Inspector Roderick Alleyn encounters a 
traveling theater troupe from his native England. At a cast party, a 
stunt involving a champagne bottle leads to the death of troupe 
director Alfred Meyer. Suspects include Meyer's actress wife and her 
leading manand loverHailey Hambledon. 1937.
RC 64274
##

Changing Faces
RC 64276
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
read by Gail Nelson
2 cassettes
Chicago. Three African American women help each other overcome personal 
challenges. Plus-size Whitney confronts self-image issues. Lawyer 
Taylor deals with a noncommittal lover and a medical crisis. Charisse 
breaks down over marital troubles and a damaging secrettesting the 
trio's bond. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2006.
RC 64276
##

Jalna: Whiteoak Chronicles, Book 7
RC 64282
by Mazo de la Roche
read by Terry Donnelly
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Brothers Eden and Piers Whiteoak bring new wives and conflict to their 
Canadian family home, Jalna. Piers marries the daughter of his half-
sister's ex-fianc, while poet Eden weds New York publishing assistant 
Alayne Archer. Head-of-household Renny tries to keep the peace but 
struggles with his own attraction to Alayne. 1927.
RC 64282
##

Who Has Seen the Wind
RC 64283
by W.O. Mitchell
read by J.P. Linton
2 cassettes
Classic Canadian tale follows young Brian O'Connal as he searches for 
meaning and significance in 1920s and 1930s rural Saskatchewan. Brian's 
experience involves other inhabitants of his small prairie town, 
including members of his extended Scotch-Irish family, his imaginary 
friend R.W. God, principal Digby, and "the Bens." 1947.
RC 64283
##

Always True to You in My Fashion
RC 64288
by Valerie Wilson Wesley
read by Saidah Arrika Ekulona
2 cassettes
African American art dealer Randall Hollis romances three womenartist 
Medora, who throws him out; collector Ana, who sees him as a second 
chance at love; and student Taylor, who uses him to further her career. 
All three women meet at an exhibit. Strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 2002.
RC 64288
##

Acting Out
RC 64289
by Benilde Little
read by Gail Nelson
2 cassettes
When African American Ina Robinson's wealthy husband leaves her and 
their three kids for another woman, Ina tries to reconnect with her 
past self. She looks up her college boyfriend, returns to taking 
photographs, and begins to make her own decisions. Strong language and 
some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.
RC 64289
##

Daughter of the Loom: Bells of Lowell, Book 1
RC 64294
by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Lowell, Massachusetts; 1820s. Twenty-year-old Lilly Armbruster is 
forced to work at a textile mill whose owners she holds responsible for 
her father's death and the loss of her family's farm. Lilly plots to 
sabotage the operation but finds her resolve tested by company insider 
Matthew Cheeverher former fianc. 2003.
RC 64294
##

The Art of Detection: A Kate Martinelli Mystery
RC 64296
by Laurie R. King
read by Barbara Pinolini
3 cassettes
San Francisco detective Kate Martinelli, now raising a child with her 
lover Leonora, investigates the murder of Sherlock Holmes enthusiast 
Philip Gilbert. Gilbert had unknowingly purchased a manuscript 
purported to be an undiscovered Holmes story whose plot mirrored 
Gilbert's death. Kate's findings parallel Holmes's adventure. Some 
strong language. 2006.
RC 64296
##

Dark Light: A Doc Ford Novel
RC 64297
by Randy Wayne White
read by Michael Russotto
3 cassettes
Florida marine biologist Doc Ford discovers a Nazi war medal in a 
wrecked vessel dredged up by a recent hurricane. A mysterious 
acquaintance offers to finance salvage operations of the ship. Doc 
identifies the vessel as Dark Light and investigates what happened the 
night it sank in 1944. 2006.
RC 64297
##

Saint Patrick's Battalion
RC 64299
by James Alexander Thom
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
Private John Riley and scores of fellow Catholic immigrants desert the 
army and defect to the Mexican side during the 1846 war. Camp boy 
Padraic Quinn keeps a diary recalling the prejudice and abuse they had 
suffered at the hands of Protestant officersand the resulting mutiny. 
Violence and strong language. 2006.
RC 64299
##

44 Scotland Street
RC 64303
by Alexander McCall Smith
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
Follows the episodic adventures of an eclectic group of residents of an 
Edinburgh apartment building. There's overbearing Irene and her 
precocious young son Bertie, sixty-year-old widow Domenica, twenty-
year-old newcomer Pat, and handsome, self-absorbed surveyor BrucePat's 
flatmate. At her new gallery job Pat identifies an expensive portrait 
that subsequently disappears. 2005.
RC 64303
##

Last Evenings on Earth
RC 64304
by Roberto Bolao
read by Michael Scherer
2 cassettes
Fourteen stories about Chilean exiles in Latin America and Europe by a 
prizewinning Chilean-born author. In the title piece, a father and son 
test their bond during an Acapulco vacation. In "Gmez Palacio" a 
twenty-three-year-old poetry teacher has a profound encounter with his 
program's director. Some descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 64304
##

The Successor: A Christian Gillette Novel
RC 64305
by Stephen Frey
read by Ted Stoddard
2 cassettes
U.S. president Jesse Wood meets with Christian Gillette, chairman of a 
powerful Manhattan investment firm, after the death of Fidel Castro. 
Since Castro has no official successor, Christian helps anticommunists 
orchestrate a capitalist coup. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some 
violence, and some strong language. 2007.
RC 64305
##

The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour: The Adventure Stories, 
Volume 4
RC 64324
by Louis L'Amour
read by Colleen Delany
6 cassettes
Forty-five adventure stories set in dangerous locales around the world, 
including nine Ponga Jim tales featuring a freighter captain who sails 
the Far East during World War II. Contains L'Amour's first published 
story, "Death, Westbound" about a train-hopping Depression-era hobo. 
Afterword by the author's son Beau. Some violence. 2006.
RC 64324
##

The Janissary Tree
RC 64325
by Jason Goodwin
read by Anne Flosnik
2 cassettes
Istanbul, 1836. Court eunuch Yashim Togalu has orders from Sultan 
Mahmut II to find out who is killing military cadets. He scours the 
city, suspicious that the outcast Janissary corps soldiers are planning 
an insurrection. Violence and strong language. Edgar Allan Poe Award. 
2006.
RC 64325
##

Bleeding Hearts
RC 64328
by Ian Rankin
read by Alexander Strain
3 cassettes
After carrying out a hit on London freelance journalist Eleanor Ricks, 
professional assassin Michael Weston suspects someone has tipped off 
the authorities. Weston searches for his anonymous employer as dogged 
American PI Leo Hoffer closes in on him. Strong language and some 
violence. 1994.
RC 64328
##

Forgetfulness
RC 64331
by Ward Just
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Expatriate Thomas Railles lives in the French Pyrenees with his adored 
native wife Florette. When Florette is murdered by Algerians, Railles's 
friends in the CIA find the assassins. But during the prisoners' 
interrogation, Railles questions his own desire for revenge. Violence 
and strong language. 2006.
RC 64331
##

Christine Falls
RC 64333
by Benjamin Black
read by Alexander Strain
2 cassettes
Dublin, Ireland; 1950s. Widowed, alcoholic pathologist Quirke discovers 
his stepbrother, obstetrician Malachy, altering the files of a woman 
who died during childbirth. Quirke's unwelcome investigation takes him 
to Boston and implicates the Catholic Church and his own family. Some 
violence and some strong language. 2006.
RC 64333
##

Natural-Born Charmer
RC 64336
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
read by Faith Potts
3 cassettes
After being dumped by her boyfriend, portrait artist Blue Bailey 
hitches a ride with Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard from 
Colorado to his Tennessee farm. Along the way, the incompatible pair 
fall in love. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. 2007.
RC 64336
##

The Sky People
RC 64337
by S.M. Stirling
read by Michael Scherer
2 cassettes
Alternate 1988. The space race continues as Eastern and Western 
interests compete for colonies on primordial, Earth-like Venus. On a 
mission to rescue the crew of a crashed Soviet airship, American Marc 
Vitrac's team becomes stranded amid warring native tribes and makes 
startling discoveries. Strong language and some violence. 2006.
RC 64337
##

Cloud Atlas
RC 64339
by David Mitchell
read by Steven Carpenter
3 cassettes
Six interrelated novellas of different genres and centuries come 
together. In "The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing" an 1850s American on a 
New Zealand island awaits a ship home. In "Half-Lives" 1970s California 
journalist Luisa Rey uncovers a corporate conspiracy. Strong language. 
Booker Prize finalist. 2004.
RC 64339
##

Hot Stuff
RC 64350
by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks
read by Anne Hancock
1 cassette
Boston. Cate Madigan works hard attending college, bartending at night, 
and dealing with her extended Irish family. When she returns home to 
find her roommate is missing and a large dog has arrived, she asks ex-
cop Kellen McBride for help. Some descriptions of sex and some strong 
language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64350
##

Feast of Souls: The Magister Trilogy, Book 1
RC 64351
by C.S. Friedman
read by Ray Childs
4 cassettes
When Prince Andovan falls ill, the magisters believe one of their own 
is draining his soulfire. While they seek a cure for him, Andovan sets 
out to find the enigmatic woman from his dreams who has learned the 
sorcery of men. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 
2007.
RC 64351
##

The Stories of Mary Gordon
RC 64409
by Mary Gordon
read by Erin Jones
4 cassettes
Forty-two tales, some previously unpublished, by the award-winning 
writer. In "City Life" a New York wife and mother haunted by childhood 
dysfunction withdraws after a confrontation with a neighbor. Includes 
"Death in Naples," "Now I Am Married," and other pieces that challenge 
assumptions about family, self, life, and mortality. 2006.
RC 64409
##

The Red Gloves Collection: Gideon's Gift, Maggie's Miracle, Sarah's 
Song, Hannah's Hope
RC 64411
by Karen Kingsbury
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Four novels of family and faith at Christmas. In Gideon's Gift a young 
leukemia patient gives a life-changing gift. In Maggie's Miracle a 
widow finds love. In Sarah's Song a retirement home patient remembers 
her late husband. In Hannah's Hope a teenager seeks her biological 
father stationed in Iraq. 2002.
RC 64411
##

Red River
RC 64412
by Lalita Tademy
read by Madelyn Buzzard
3 cassettes
Tademy's fictionalized account of her father's ancestors begins with 
the 1873 Colfax, Louisiana, riot during which newly freed blacks, 
fighting for rights under Reconstruction, were confronted by angry 
whites. Follows survivors through the aftermath and into the twentieth 
century as their descendants continue the struggle for equality. Some 
violence. 2007.
RC 64412
##

Topaz
RC 64416
by Leon Uris
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes (Reissue)
1960s. A Russian defector reveals the existence of "Topaz"a Soviet spy 
network operating inside the French governmentand the presence of 
Soviet missiles in Cuba. French Secret Service agent and diplomat Andr 
Devereaux finds his loyalties tested when he analyzes conflicting 
intelligence reports of threats to both France and America. 1967.
RC 64416
##

Pushing Ice
RC 64418
by Alastair Reynolds
read by Erin Jones
4 cassettes
2057. Space captain Bella Lind and the comet-mining crew of Rockhopper 
tail Janus, Saturn's moon, really an alien mechanism, which has broken 
orbit. The investigative mission becomes one of survival when 
Rockhopper gets trapped in Janus's slipstream, preventing any return to 
Earth. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005.
RC 64418
##

Tongue in Chic
RC 64422
by Christina Dodd
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
South Carolina. When Devlin Fitzwilliam catches Meadow Szarvas breaking 
into his Victorian mansion, she claims she has amnesia. Turning the 
tables, Devlin tells Meadow she is his wife. Meadow plays along only to 
obtain a priceless paintinguntil she uncovers Devlin's true motives. 
Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007.
RC 64422
##

Telling Tales
RC 64423
edited by Nadine Gordimer
read by Barry Bernson
2 cassettes
Twenty-one short stories from around the world written to benefit the 
fight against AIDS. In "The Ultimate Safari," by editor Gordimer, 
refugees hide from war in a game park. Also includes contributions by 
Woody Allen, Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Amos Oz, and Salman 
Rushdie among others. 2004.
RC 64423
##

Pictures
RC 64424
by Robert Daley
read by Ray Foushee
3 cassettes
When incriminating photographs surface of a European duchess's husband 
kissing another woman, the royal family hires ex-cop Vince Conte to 
find the woman and the photographer. Vince's cross-continent search 
leads him to Gigiwith whom he falls in love. Some descriptions of sex, 
some violence, and some strong language. 2006.
RC 64424
##

The Tourmaline
RC 64427
by Paul Park
read by Jill Fox
3 cassettes
Miranda Popescu, from A Princess of Roumania (RC 63874), travels 
secretly through Roumania pursuing her destiny as the prophesied white 
tyger. Miranda's friends Peter and Andromeda attempt to join her but 
are constantly thwarted by the evil Baroness Ceausescu and the German 
elector of Ratisbon. For senior high readers. 2006.
RC 64427
##

When Darkness Falls: A Jack Swyteck Mystery
RC 64429
by James Grippando
read by Ray Foushee
2 cassettes
Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck represents Falcon, a Cuban-
born homeless man charged with obstruction. When Falcon later becomes a 
murder suspect, he holds several people hostageincluding Jack's friend 
Theoin a motel room. Jack works with recently blinded crisis 
negotiator Vincent Paulo to save them. Violence and strong language. 
2007.
RC 64429
##

Beyond the Threshold
RC 64430
by Linda Lael Miller
read by Erin Jones
3 cassettes
Two interconnected romances. In There and Now 1990s divorce Elisabeth 
McCartney is transported to 1892, falls in love with Dr. Jonathan 
Fortner, and tries to prevent his tragic death. In Here and Then 
Elisabeth's concerned cousin Rue sets out after her but finds love 
instead. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1992.
RC 64430
##

The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
RC 64431
by Amy Hempel
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Four compilations published between 1985 and 2005: Reasons to Live, At 
the Gates of the Animal Kingdom, Tumble Home, and The Dog of the 
Marriage. In the compact story "San Francisco" two daughters argue 
about their dead mother's watch. Some descriptions of sex and some 
strong language. 2005.
RC 64431
##

Rookery Blues
RC 64432
by Jon Hassler
read by Roy Avers
4 cassettes
During the turbulent sixties, five dissimilar professors find a common 
interest in music. Forming a jazz band, the Icejam Quintet, they try to 
enliven the small, isolated campus of Rookery State. But outside 
forcesthe Vietnam War, union strife, and love affairsthreaten the 
harmony of college life. 1995.
RC 64432
##

Death in the Orchid Garden: A Gardening Mystery
RC 64433
by Ann Ripley
read by Madelyn Buzzard
2 cassettes
Louise Eldridge goes on location at a Hawaii botanical conference to 
film segments for her televised gardening show. Louise endures rival 
plant professionals Bruce Bouting, Matthew Flynn, and Charles Reuter
one of whom Louise discovers dead at the base of an oceanside cliff. 
Suspects include Louise's fellow hotel guests. 2006.
RC 64433
##

Nefertiti
RC 64454
by Michelle Moran
read by Cassandra Campbell
3 cassettes
Egypt, 1351 B.C.E. When seventeen-year-old prince Akhenaton inherits 
the throne of Egypt, his mother marries him to her fifteen-year-old 
niece, Nefertiti. Nefertiti's younger sister Mutnodjmet witnesses the 
ruin of her country as the royal couple spend recklessly and alienate 
the priests. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64454
##

What Matters Most
RC 64455
by Luanne Rice
read by Ann Marie Lee
3 cassettes
Sister Bernadette and Tom Kelly, from Sandcastles (RC 62148), return to 
Ireland to find the son they gave up. Meanwhile in Dublin, Seamus 
Sullivan seeks Kathleen Murphy, his childhood friend from St. 
Augustine's Children's Home. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64455
##

The River Wife
RC 64456
by Jonis Agee
read by Cassandra Campbell
4 cassettes
Missouri. In 1930 teenager Hedie arrives with new husband Clement 
Ducharme at his remote family estate. Hedie discovers nineteenth-
century diaries of Ducharme ancestors that recount the exploits of a 
fur-trapper-turned-river-pirate and an Irish adventuress, among others. 
Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64456
##

The Overlook: Detective Harry Bosch
RC 64464
by Michael Connelly
read by Len Cariou
2 cassettes
Detective Harry Bosch and his new partner Ignacio "Iggy" Ferras are 
investigating the murder of physicist Stanley Kent on a Mulholland 
Drive overlook. Bosch's former lover, FBI agent Rachel Walling, soon 
tries to take over the case in the name of national security. 
Commercial audio-book. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.
RC 64464
##

Vampireville: Vampire Kisses, Book 3
RC 64473
by Ellen Schreiber
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Teen vampire twins Jagger and Luna try to trick Dullsville soccer star 
Trevor into bonding with Luna for eternity. Goth girl Raven and her 
vampire boyfriend Alexander attempt to save Trevor. For senior high 
readers. 2006.
RC 64473
##

The Ravenscar Dynasty
RC 64475
by Barbara Taylor Bradford
read by Erik Sandvold
4 cassettes
England, 1904. Following the suspicious deaths of his father and other 
relatives, Edward Deravenel leaves Oxford to take his place in the 
family business along with his cousin Neville Watkins. The two wrestle 
for control against their delusional cousin Henry and Henry's ambitious 
wife. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006.
RC 64475
##

Paula Spencer
RC 64476
by Roddy Doyle
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Ireland. Now forty-seven, long-widowed Paula Spencer, from The Woman 
Who Walked into Doors (RC 45095), counts the days of her sobriety, the 
key to putting her life back together. Facing a low-paying job, 
dysfunctional children, and her sister's cancer, Paula takes things one 
day at a time. Strong language. 2006.
RC 64476
##

The Winter Lodge: The Lakeshore Chronicles, Book 2
RC 64477
by Susan Wiggs
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Avalon, New York. When columnist and baker Jenny Majesky's house burns 
down, she crashes with her ex-lover, police chief Rourke McKnight. 
Jenny eventually retreats to a remote lodge where both Rourke and a 
mysterious intruder pay her a visit. Includes recipes. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007.
RC 64477
##

White Lies: An Arcane Society Novel
RC 64478
by Jayne Ann Krentz
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
Clare Lancaster, a psychic, meets her biological father and begins 
working for his family's company. Suspected of killing her brother-in-
law, Clare searches for the truth while she falls for Jake Salter, a 
mind reader from the Arcane Society. Some explicit descriptions of sex, 
some violence, and some strong language. 2007.
RC 64478
##

Man in the Middle: A Sean Drummond Mystery
RC 64479
by Brian Haig
read by David Hartley-Margolin
4 cassettes
JAG attorney Sean Drummond, from Private Sector (RC 58585), and female 
military police officer Bian Tran investigate the suicide of Clifford 
Daniels, a high-level defense department official. They discover that 
Daniels, an advocate of the Iraq war, might have been employed by 
Iranian intelligence. Violence and strong language. 2007.
RC 64479
##

Come Sundown
RC 64480
by Mike Blakely
read by Jim Zeiger
4 cassettes
Ninety-nine-year-old Honor Greenwood relates more frontier adventures 
following Moon Medicine (RC 56340). He recalls the Civil War, during 
which he joined Kit Carson's First New Mexico Volunteers against the 
Texans, and his divided loyalties when the campaign targeted his 
adoptive Comanche people. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 
2006.
RC 64480
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The Saddlemaker's Wife
RC 64482
by Earlene Fowler
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Thirty-five-year-old widow Ruby McGavin travels to her late husband 
Cole's ancestral California ranch to scatter his ashes and sell her 
inherited land. There she discovers previously unknown relatives and is 
enveloped by their squabbles. Along with brother-in-law Lucas, Ruby 
uncovers family secrets and a past crime involving Cole. 2006.
RC 64482
##

Restoring Grace
RC 64484
by Katie Fforde
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
3 cassettes
Divorce Grace takes in artist and single mother-to-be Ellie as a 
boarder at the old English mansion she inherited from her aunt. The 
women become friends and begin renovations with some distractions from 
wine-shop owner Flynn Cormack and from the discovery of potentially 
valuable paintings. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 
2004.
RC 64484
##

The Power Broker: A Christian Gillette Novel
RC 64490
by Stephen Frey
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
Christian Gillette, chairman of a powerful Manhattan investment firm, 
faces opposition when opening a Las Vegas casino. Meanwhile, two men 
attempt to win Christian's favorDemocratic Party presidential hopeful 
Senator Jesse Wood and Texas tycoon Samuel Hewitt, leader of a 
conservative organization called the Order. Strong language and some 
violence. 2006.
RC 64490
##

The Hounds and the Fury: A Jane Arnold Mystery
RC 64491
by Rita Mae Brown
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Septuagenarian "Sister" Jane Arnold, master of Virginia's Jefferson 
Hunt Club, matches wits with Crawford Howard when he starts a rival 
event with dangerous hounds. Jane and her animals swing into action 
when someone cooks the books at a manufacturing plant. They also 
investigate an insurance scam and a murder. 2006.
RC 64491
##

Sharpe's Skirmish: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of the Tormes, August 
1812
RC 64492
by Bernard Cornwell
read by Erik Sandvold
1 cassette
Captain Richard Sharpe is assigned to guard a commissary officer who 
restores captured muskets at the small Spanish fort of San Miguel. The 
French, however, plan a surprise raid. Short story originally included 
with Sharpe's Fortress (RC 54861). Some violence and some strong 
language. 1998.
RC 64492
##

Laced: A Regan Reilly Mystery
RC 64493
by Carol Higgins Clark
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
PI Regan Reilly and her new husband Jack honeymoon at Ireland's 
Hennessy Castle, which is supposedly haunted by the ghost of May 
Reilly, a lacemaker whom the Hennessy family neglected to pay for a 
tablecloth. The newlyweds investigate after the tablecloth is stolen by 
jewel thieves. 2007.
RC 64493
##

The Savage Detectives
RC 64504
by Roberto Bolao
read by Lewis Grenville
5 cassettes
1976. Mexican student Juan Garca Madero and poets Arturo Belano and 
Ulises Lima search for literary icon Cesrea Tinajero, who disappeared 
in the Sonora Desert in the 1920s. The trio is joined by a prostitute 
fleeing from her pimp. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong 
language. Bestseller. 1998.
RC 64504
##

Falling Man
RC 64505
by Don DeLillo
read by L.J. Ganser
2 cassettes
On September 11, 2001, businessman Keith emerges from the World Trade 
Center rubble and makes his way to the apartment of his estranged wife 
Lianne. She tries to understand their apparent reconciliation, while 
Keith reaches out to fellow survivor Florence. Some descriptions of sex 
and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64505
##

Pleasure for Pleasure: The Essex Sisters, Book 4
RC 64512
by Eloisa James
read by Patricia Kilgarriff
3 cassettes
Josie, the youngest Scottish Essex heiress, is mocked by her peers for 
her ample figure. When one of her mockers nearly rapes her, Josie fears 
she'll have to marry the lecherous young man. But then an unexpected 
knight in shining armor comes to her rescue. Explicit descriptions of 
sex. 2006.
RC 64512
##

Kidnapped: An Irene Kelly Mystery
RC 64515
by Jan Burke
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Reporter Irene Kelly's article on missing children leads her and her 
detective husband Frank Harriman to the bizarre Fletcher family. 
Millionaire Graydon Fletcher had adopted twenty-one children, but 
grandson Mason is incarcerated for patricide. Her research leads Irene 
to suspect that Mason is innocent. Strong language and some violence. 
2006.
RC 64515
##

Four Guys and Trouble
RC 64518
by Marcus Major
read by Bill Quinn
2 cassettes
Four Philadelphia fraternity brothersColin, Mike, Dexter, and Ibnlook 
after Erika "Bunches" Truitt, their deceased buddy Trevor's sister. As 
Bunches grows up and attends medical school, they advise and protect 
her while they deal with their own relationships. Then Bunches falls 
for Mike. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2001.
RC 64518
##

Gaits of Heaven: A Dog Lover's Mystery
RC 64524
by Susan Conant
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Cambridge obedience trainer Holly Winter helps dysfunctional therapists 
Ted and Eumie Green housebreak their mixed-breed pooch, Dolfo. When 
Eumie dies from an apparent overdose of various medications, Eumie's 
daughter Caprice suspects murder. Holly probes the Greens' strange 
lifestyle to find a motive and a killer. Some strong language. 2006.
RC 64524
##

The Prudence of the Flesh: A Father Dowling Mystery
RC 64529
by Ralph McInerny
read by John Horton
2 cassettes
Father Roger Dowling helps former classmate Gregory Barrett, an ex-
priest, now a professor and radio personality, who is accused of 
sexually abusing a teenage parishioner decades ago and fathering her 
child. After a nosy author is murdered, Barrett becomes the chief 
suspect in that crime too. Father Dowling investigates. 2006.
RC 64529
##

A Good Hanging: Short Stories; A John Rebus Mystery
RC 64530
by Ian Rankin
read by Graeme Malcolm
2 cassettes
Twelve mysteries featuring Edinburgh detective John Rebus. In the title 
story a Shakespearean reference helps solve a murder. In "Tit for Tat" 
an accused Peeping Tom appears to get his comeuppance. In "Sunday" 
Rebus broods over a fatal stabbing. Some violence and some strong 
language. 1992.
RC 64530
##

Death of a Maid: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
RC 64536
by M.C. Beaton
read by John Horton
1 cassette
Scottish Highlands constable Hamish Macbeth contends with a visit from 
his ex-girlfriend Elspeth, a possible promotion to crime-ridden 
Strathbane, and the maid services of Mavis Gillespie, which he won in a 
church raffle. When Mavis is murdered, Hamish contacts her battered 
husband and finds evidence of a blackmail plot. 2007.
RC 64536
##

Songs without Words
RC 64546
by Ann Packer
read by Cassandra Campbell
3 cassettes
Sarabeth is sixteen when her mother commits suicide and her family is 
plunged into grief. Liz has always been Sarabeth's best friend, but a 
crisis tests their relationship. Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64546
##

Straight from the Heart
RC 64547
by Tami Hoag
read by Staci Snell
1 cassette
Baseball player Jace Cooper broke physical therapist Rebecca Bradshaw's 
heart when he left her. Seven years later a badly injured Jace returns 
for rehabilitation and wants Rebecca back. But Rebecca has changedand 
has kept a secret. Commercial audiobook. 1989.
RC 64547
##

Black Powder War: The Temeraire Adventures, Book 3
RC 64548
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance
2 cassettes
Departing China, Captain Laurence and his dragon companion Temeraire 
receive urgent orders to proceed to Istanbul, obtain three dragon eggs, 
and escort them to England. The mission eventually leads to a 
confrontation with Napoleon and a vengeful dragon.  Sequel to Throne of 
Jade (RC 64553). Commercial audiobook. 2006.
RC 64548
##

The Guardians
RC 64550
by Ana Castillo
read by Ana Castillo
2 cassettes
School aide Regina is raising her teenage nephew Gabo on the American 
side of the Mexican border. When Gabo's father vanishes one day 
crossing over to visit, Regina enlists the help of her coworker Miguel 
and his grandfather Milton to find her missing brother. Commercial 
audiobook. 2007.
RC 64550
##

Flawless
RC 64551
by Joshua Spanogle
read by Scott Brick
3 cassettes
Medical detective Dr. Nate McCormick left his job at the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention to start a new life in San Francisco. 
But when a researcher friend is murdered, Nate investigates and 
uncovers a conspiracy to make billions selling a harmful cosmetic drug. 
Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64551
##

The Day Trader
RC 64552
by Stephen Frey
read by Grover Gardner
2 cassettes
Failing as a salesman and husband, Augustus McKnight dreams of taking 
the plunge into full-time day trading. After a personal tragedy affords 
him the freedom to do so, he discovers a world where the people he 
trusts most keep dangerous secrets. Commercial audiobook. 2002.
RC 64552
##

The Second Bill Slider Omnibus
RC 64587
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
read by Anne Flosnik
5 cassettes
Three mysteries featuring British detective inspector Bill Slider. In 
Killing Time a male stripteaser is murdered, in Blood Lines a music 
critic's death is made to look like a suicide, and in Dead End a famous 
orchestra conductor is shot during a rehearsal. Some violence and some 
strong language. 2005.
RC 64587
##

The Tourists
RC 64592
by Jeff Hobbs
read by Steven Carpenter
2 cassettes
New York City. Former Yale classmates Ethan, a bisexual furniture 
designer; David, a stock trader now married to Samona; and an unnamed 
struggling journalist reunite seven years after graduation. Ethan and 
Samona begin an affairthen Ethan's brother appears, precipitating a 
crisis. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64592
##

Three Strikes and You're Dead: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
RC 64599
by Donald Bain
read by Margaret Strom
2 cassettes
Maine mystery writer Jessica Fletcher visits friends Meg and Jack Duffy 
and their foster son Ty in Arizona, where Ty plays baseball for the AA-
league Rattlers. After a victory celebration Junior BennettTy's team 
rival and the owner's sonturns up dead. Amnesiac Ty is arrested, 
leaving Jessica to investigate. 2006.
RC 64599
##

Mistral's Kiss: A Meredith Gentry Novel
RC 64600
by Laurell K. Hamilton
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
Meredith Gentry, mortal princess of the faerie court, devotes herself 
to the royal duty of conceiving an heir. Meredith takes a new lover
Mistral, Queen Andais's guard captain. Mistral reawakens Meredith's fae 
magic while others continue to plot her demise. Explicit descriptions 
of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006.
RC 64600
##

Back Spin: A Myron Bolitar Mystery
RC 64607
by Harlan Coben
read by Mark Ashby
2 cassettes
Sports agent Myron Bolitar assists in resolving a kidnapping. The son 
of champion golfer Jack Coldren and his equally talented wife Linda has 
been snatched at the peak of the U.S. Open. Bolitar uncovers skeletons 
in the parents' closet as he investigates. Some violence and some 
strong language. 1997.
RC 64607
##

What a Lady Wants: The Last Man Standing, Book 2
RC 64612
by Victoria Alexander
read by Corrie James
2 cassettes
London, 1854. Lady Felicity Melville is seeking adventure and a husband 
when she encounters rakish heir Nigel Cavendish bounding over her 
garden wall. The two are forced to wed in haste after they are caught 
in scandalous circumstancesbut Felicity wants Nigel to love her. Some 
explicit descriptions of sex. 2007.
RC 64612
##

The Well of Stars
RC 64614
by Robert Reed
read by Michael Scherer
3 cassettes
When the Great Ship, a vast, ancient spacecraft, encounters a dark 
nebula cloud, submaster Pamir sets out on a streakship to investigate. 
He discovers a godlike entity with the potential to destroy the 
universe. Sequel to Marrow (RC 64293). Some descriptions of sex, some 
violence, and some strong language. 2004.
RC 64614
##

Aunt Dimity Goes West
RC 64615
by Nancy Atherton
read by Michele Schaeffer
2 cassettes
Lori Shepherd leaves her husband in England and takes their five-year-
old twins on vacation to Bluebird, Colorado, a Rocky Mountain mining 
town. At their luxurious cabin Lori discovers the former caretaker has 
mysteriously vanished. Lori investigates rumors of a curse and a 
century-old mystery, with Aunt Dimity's supernatural help. 2007.
RC 64615
##

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
RC 64621
by Mohsin Hamid
read by Alec Volz
1 cassette
Lahore, Pakistan. Changez reminisces to an American about his time in 
the United States. Although a Princeton graduate with an impressive job 
and a wealthy girlfriend, Changez sympathized with the Islamic 
extremists behind the 9/11 terrorists attacks and returned home. Some 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64621
##

Set Sail for Murder: A Henrie O Mystery
RC 64622
by Carolyn Hart
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes
Retired journalist Henrie O'Dwyer Collins receives an unexpected call 
from her former boyfriend Jimmy Lennox, who believes someone is trying 
to kill his filmmaker wife Sophia. Henrie O joins Jimmy's family on a 
Baltic cruise to protect Sophia from a would-be killer and from heirs 
eager for their inheritance. 2007.
RC 64622
##

The Angel of Death: A Forensic Mystery
RC 64623
by Alane Ferguson
read by Erin Jones
1 cassette
Silverton, Colorado. Seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney helps her 
coroner father investigate after Cameryn's classmate Kyle discovers a 
teacher burned to death in his bed. While searching for clues, Cameryn 
also has to deal with her estranged mother's visit and her attraction 
to Kyle. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2006.
RC 64623
##

Irish Linen: A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel
RC 64624
by Andrew M. Greeley
read by Jack Fox
2 cassettes
When local Chicago boy Desmond Doolin goes missing in Iraq, 
singer/psychic Nuala Anne McGrail and her husband Dermot Coyne 
investigate. While the government stalls the family, the couple 
discovers that Desmond's situation is interwoven with a fictional 
memoir the two are reading. Strong language and some descriptions of 
sex. 2007.
RC 64624
##

Missing in Precinct Puerto Rico: A Luis Gonzalo Novel, Book 4
RC 64629
by Steven Torres
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
Children in rural Angustias, Puerto Rico, are disappearing. Sheriff 
Luis Gonzalo investigates and encounters a violent group of patriots 
before he eventually discovers the true perpetrators and their motives. 
Violence and some strong language. 2006.
RC 64629
##

The Choirboys
RC 64630
by Joseph Wambaugh
read by Barry Bernson
3 cassettes (Reissue)
Ten off-duty Los Angeles police officers routinely meet at a local park 
after hours for drinking and sex sessions they euphemistically call 
"choir practice." Trouble arises when a choirboy is fatally shot during 
one such gathering. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and 
some violence. 1975.
RC 64630
##

Fresh Men Two: New Voices in Gay Fiction
RC 64632
edited by Donald Weise
read by Alec Volz
3 cassettes
Twenty short stories about gay experiencecoming of age, adult 
heartbreak, relationships, and family. In "Last Summer" Johnny moves on 
after his lover's death. "An Ideal Couple" follows the evolving 
friendship between Tom and an older man. Sequel to Fresh Men (RC 
60469). Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2005.
RC 64632
##

The Wedding Bargain
RC 64633
by Agnes Sligh Turnbull
read by Mitzi Friedlander
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Thirty-year-old secretary Eliza Hanford's boss, New York coal magnate 
Daniel Morgan, proposes to her a marriage of convenience. Liza agrees, 
and the arrangement is a success until Dan is wrongly accused of 
murder. As the criminal trial progresses, Dan and Eliza realize how 
much they truly love each other. 1966.
RC 64633
##

The Day before Winter: Bennett's Island Saga
RC 64634
by Elisabeth Ogilvie
read by Mitzi Friedlander
3 cassettes
Owen Bennett loses his sternman before the start of the dangerous 
winter lobster season and seeks a replacement despite his wife's 
insistence he retire. Newcomers bring conflict to the tight-knit, Maine 
island community, including two relatives who return hoping to forget 
past mistakes on the mainland. Some strong language. 1997.
RC 64634
##

The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War
RC 64642
by Howard Bahr
read by Fred Major
2 cassettes
1885. Almost twenty years after Cass Wakefield's return to his 
Mississippi hometown, he accompanies childhood neighbor Alison Sansing 
and two army buddies to Franklin, Tennessee, to recover the bodies of 
Alison's kinfolk. The veterans relive their wartime traumas and face 
another tragedy. Strong language and some violence. 2006.
RC 64642
##

The Accidental Florist: A Jane Jeffry Mystery
RC 64643
by Jill Churchill
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
Amateur sleuth Jane Jeffry and her longtime love, detective Mel 
VanDyne, finally decide to get married. Mel convinces Jane to take a 
self-defense course. When the instructor is murdered, Jane balances an 
investigation with nuptial planning, which is hindered by the intrusion 
of both her former and future mothers-in-law. 2007.
RC 64643
##

Fresh Disasters: A Stone Barrington Mystery
RC 64649
by Stuart Woods
read by David Hartley-Margolin
2 cassettes
Attorney Stone Barrington reluctantly represents con man Herbie Fisher 
in a lawsuit against mob boss Carmine Dattila. As the case progresses, 
Herbie disappears and Stone romances Celia Cox, a masseuse who believes 
her psychotic ex-boyfriend will kill her. Strong language, some 
explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64649
##

Family: Firstborn, Book 4
RC 64653
by Karen Kingsbury
read by Jill Ferris
2 cassettes
Indiana. Christian drama instructor Katy Hart agonizes over her 
relationship with Hollywood star Dayne Matthews, while Dayne calls upon 
his newfound faith in God to help them find a way to be together. At 
the same time, Dayne's biological sister wants to meet him. Sequel to 
Found (RC 63577). 2006.
RC 64653
##

The Deception of the Emerald Ring: Pink Carnation, Book 3
RC 64654
by Lauren Willig
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
3 cassettes
Twentieth-century Harvard researcher Eloise Kelly and Englishman Colin 
Selwick investigate nineteenth-century spies. In 1803, English agent 
Lord Geoffrey Pinchingdale-Snipe is called from his elopement to quash 
an Irish rebellion supported by Napoleon's agents. Geoffrey's bride 
Letty follows him and becomes embroiled in the espionage. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2006.
RC 64654
##

The Prince Kidnaps a Bride: The Lost Princesses, Book 3
RC 64660
by Christina Dodd
read by Gabriella Cavallero
2 cassettes
1810. After ten years of exile in a Scottish convent, Crown Princess 
Sorcha undertakes the perilous journey home. She is accompanied by the 
fisherman Arnou, who is really Prince Rainger on a mission to regain 
his kingdom and marry Sorcha. Some explicit descriptions of sex and 
some violence. 2006.
RC 64660
##

Apex Hides the Hurt
RC 64667
by Colson Whitehead
read by David Hartley-Margolin
1 cassette
To help rename their town, the council of Winthrop hires the 
nomenclature consultant who coined the slogan for Apex multicultural 
adhesive bandages. The consultant soon discovers that each council 
memberAfrican American mayor Regina Goode, local aristocrat Albert 
Winthrop, and software maven Lucky Aberdeenhas a hidden agenda. Some 
strong language. 2006.
RC 64667
##

Old Man's War
RC 64670
by John Scalzi
read by Jim Zeiger
2 cassettes
Seventy-five-year-old widower John Perry relinquishes his earthly 
existence and enlists in the Colonial Defense Forces. John and fellow 
aging recruits are restored to youthful bodies to battle enemy aliens 
in the interstellar race to colonize the universe. Strong language, 
some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Hugo Award finalist. 2005.
RC 64670
##

The Book of Lost Things
RC 64674
by John Connolly
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
England, 1930s. Young David, sad and angry over his mother's death and 
father's remarriage, is transported to another realm through a gap in a 
garden wall. To return home, David undertakes a quest to find a king 
and the Book of Lost Things, and grows up along the way. Some violence. 
2006.
RC 64674
##

Eat the Document
RC 64681
by Dana Spiotta
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
In 1972, war protestor Mary Whittaker and her lover Bobby Desoto become 
fugitives and separate after a deadly bombing. In Seattle in 2000, 
widow Mary's teenage son Jason, an anticor-porate activist, uncovers 
his mother's secret and finds Bobby. Strong language and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. National Book Award finalist. 2006.
RC 64681
##

Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel
RC 64752
by Lee Child
read by Ted Stoddard
3 cassettes
After the murder of a former army colleague, ex-military cop Jack 
Reacher contacts his old special investigation unit only to learn that 
there are more deaths among them. With the help of retired sergeant 
Frances Neagley and other survivors, Reacher searches for the cause. 
Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64752
##

Blaze
RC 64754
by Richard Bachman
read by Mark Delgado
2 cassettes
Maine. Clayton "Blaze" Blaisdell, a petty criminal left mentally 
disabled by parental abuse, partners with George Rackley to commit 
crimes. After George dies, Blaze continues with their plot to kidnap a 
wealthy family's baby and finds himself in danger. Violence, strong 
language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64754
##

Lean Mean Thirteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel
RC 64755
by Janet Evanovich
read by Annie Wauters
2 cassettes
PI Stephanie Plum becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of her 
ex-husband, lawyer Dickie Orr. Plum and cohorts Ranger and Joe Morelli 
uncover Dickie's illicit ties to drug dealerswho now believe that 
Stephanie is hiding money from them. Strong language, some descriptions 
of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64755
##

The Laughing Corpse: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
RC 64757
by Laurell K. Hamilton
read by Victoria Gordon
2 cassettes
Someone or something is killingand eatingSt. Louis residents. Zombie 
animator Anita Blake investigates possible connections to a powerful 
voodoo priest while she fights off the persistent advances of master 
vampire Jean-Claude, who wants Anita to be his human servant. Strong 
language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1994.
RC 64757
##

The Tooth of Time: A Maxie and Stretch Mystery
RC 64779
by Sue Henry
read by Faith Potts
2 cassettes
Senior citizen Maxie McNabb's cross-country RV adventure brings her and 
her miniature dachshund Stretch to Taos, New Mexico, where she 
befriends divorce Shirley Morgan. Having lost her savings to a con 
man, Shirley has apparently attempted suicide. But when Shirley is 
murdered and Stretch dognapped, Maxie investigates. 2006.
RC 64779
##

A Thousand Splendid Suns
RC 64803
by Khaled Hosseini
read by Yolande Bavan
3 cassettes
Afghanistan, 1970s2000s. At age fifteen Mariam is married off to 
much older, abusive shoemaker Rasheed. Rasheed takes a second wife, 
Laila, a student who lost her family and true love. The women bond as 
violence escalates at home and in wartorn Kabul. Some violence and some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2007.
RC 64803
##

Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories
RC 64826
edited by Anne Perry
read by Catherine Byers
2 cassettes
Fifteen short mysteries, spanning past and present, rooted in the 
Bible. Simon Brett examines an Old Testament murder in "Cain Was 
Innocent." Also includes Bill Crider's modern crucifixion tale "The 
Man on the Cross" and works by Carole Nelson Douglas, Peter Robinson, 
the editor, and others. Some strong language. 2005.
RC 64826
##

The Waters of Kronos
RC 64827
by Conrad Richter
read by Richard Davidson
1 cassette
Semiautobiographical novel in which John Donner journeys to the town of 
his youth, Unionville, a Pennsylvania Dutch mining town now submerged 
in the waters of the dammed Kronos River. John's compulsion to 
reconnect with his past evokes reflections on the power of memory and 
familial bonds. National Book Award. 1960.
RC 64827
##

The View from Mount Joy
RC 64974
by Lorna Landvik
read by Robertson Dean
2 cassettes
In 1971 teenager Joe Anderson moves to Minnesota with his widowed 
mother. There Joe dates art student Darva Pratt but is led astray by 
cheerleader Kristi Casey. Years later, Kristi becomes an evangelist and 
marries a politician, while Joe settles down with a family. Commercial 
audiobook. 2007.
RC 64974
##

Fire in the Blood
RC 64975
by Irne Nmirovsky
read by Mark Bramhall
1 cassette
Rural France before World War II. Solitary, middle-aged Silvio returns 
to village life after the arrival of a cousin and the revelation of 
long-hidden secrets. Posthumous novel by the author of Suite Franaise 
(RC 62505), who perished in Auschwitz in 1942. Commercial audiobook. 
2007.
RC 64975
##

Empire of Ivory: The Temeraire Adventures, Book 4
RC 64979
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance
2 cassettes
Following Black Powder War (RC 64548), Captain William Laurence and his 
dragon Temeraire return to England from Istanbul to discover that an 
epidemic is killing off the dragon air force. The pair heads to Africa 
for a cure while hiding from Napoleon and his Chinese dragon Lien. 
Commercial audiobook. 2007.
RC 64979
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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

Shark Life: True Stories about Sharks and the Sea
RC 60894
by Peter Benchley
read by Erik Synnestvedt
1 cassette
Author of Jaws relates his sea diving adventures and close encounters 
with creatures of the deep. Discusses what he's learned about shark 
behavior, mistakes he's made, and advice about avoiding shark attacks 
and swimming safely in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 60894
##

Easter: Parades, Chocolates, and Celebration
RC 60944
by Elaine Landau
read by Dave Corey
1 cassette
Explains the origins of the Easter celebration and its importance for 
Christians. Discusses the Easter bunny, Easter symbols, and modern 
customs. Includes a craft project. For grades 2-4. 2004.
RC 60944
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Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Mexican Folktales
RC 60950
selected by Neil Philip
read by Mary Beth Wise
1 cassette
Fourteen folktales retold in English with notes on their origins. In 
"The Flea" a young man must outwit a great magician in order to marry 
his daughter. In the title piece a group of young men join a fiesta 
where all the women have chicken feet. For grades 4-7. 2003.
RC 60950
##

The Mail Must Go Through: The Story of the Pony Express
RC 62073
by Margaret Rau
read by Gary Roan
1 cassette
Examines the brief history of the Pony Express (April 1860October 
1861) and the riders who made it successful. Discusses the impact of 
the Civil War and the development of the telegraph. Includes a time 
line and lists of riders, sources, and web sites. For grades 6-9. 2005.
RC 62073
##

I'm Still Scared
RC 63796
by Tomie De Paola
read by Bruce Nelson
1 cassette
Tomie was in the second grade during World War II. He recalls going on 
with normal activities despite air-raid drills at school and blackout 
curtains at home. His parents explained the confusion and comforted 
him. Continues from Things Will Never Be the Same (RC 58815). For 
grades 2-4. 2006.
RC 63796
##

On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
RC 63853
by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
read by Barbara Rappaport
1 cassette
A young girl describes the activities and meaning of the Jewish High 
Holy Days as she celebrates them with her family. Explains why Rosh 
Hashanah, the New Year, takes place in the seventh month and why Yom 
Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting day. For grades K-3. 1997.
RC 63853
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The Great Circle: A History of the First Nations
RC 64075
by Neil Philip
read by Butch Hoover
1 cassette
Examines Native American history before, during, and after the arrival 
of Europeans in North America. Explains the culture clash between the 
Indians' value systems and the white settlers' economic priorities. 
Covers the re-emergence in the twentieth century of Native American 
culture and pride. For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 64075
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Cats to the Rescue: True Tales of Heroic Felines
RC 64129
by Marilyn Singer
read by Ray Childs
1 cassette
Relates incidents of cats performing amazing feats, from pointing out a 
gas leak to locating a needed asthma inhaler. Features accounts of cats 
as war heroes, hunters, world travelers, survivors, and fictional 
characters. For grades 4-7. 2006.
RC 64129
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Kids Cook 1-2-3: Recipes for Young Chefs Using Only Three Ingredients
RC 64315
by Rozanne Gold
read by Margaret Strom
1 cassette
Dozens of recipes for beginning cooks covering breakfast, lunch, 
dinner, snacks, and desserts. Offers variations on hard-boiled eggs, 
smoothies, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Includes how-to 
tips, kitchen safety information, and tricks of the trade from 
professional chefs. For grades 4-7. 2006.
RC 64315
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The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD
RC 64316
by John F. Taylor
read by Mark Ashby
1 cassette
Defines attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit 
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Offers advice on diagnosis, treatment, 
and appropriate diet. Discusses handling emotions, getting organized, 
succeeding at school, and getting along with parents, family, and 
friends. Includes short quizzes at the end of each chapter. For grades 
4-7. 2006.
RC 64316
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The Look-It-Up Book of Explorers
RC 64318
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
read by Colleen Delany
2 cassettes
Biographical profiles of men and women who ventured into the unknown, 
arranged by continent of exploration. Includes Leif Eriksson, the 
Viking discoverer of North America; Marco Polo, the Italian traveler 
who crossed Asia; and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. 
For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 64318
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Ladies First: Forty Daring American Women Who Were Second to None
RC 64355
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
read by Anne Hancock
1 cassette
Profiles American women of diverse backgrounds who achieved significant 
firsts in various fields. Features artists, athletes, performers, 
politicians, and businesswomen from colonial times through the 
twentieth century. Includes Phillis Wheatley, Maria Tallchief, 
Sacagawea, Lynn Hill, and others. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 
2006.
RC 64355
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Bake It Up! Desserts, Breads, Entire Meals, and More
RC 64598
by Rose Dunnington
read by Annie Wauters
1 cassette
Features recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts. Includes 
muffins, pies, and specialty breads for sandwiches, pizza, and 
stromboli. Covers baking basics and science, equipment needed for each 
dish, and techniques and tips. For grades 6-9. 2006.
RC 64598
##

Like a Pro: 101 Simple Ways to Do Really Important Stuff
RC 64605
by Helaine Becker
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Practical advice to use at school, at home, and outdoors. Includes tips 
for blowing a giant bubble, performing a magic trick, roasting a 
marshmallow, changing a bike tire, dealing with bullies, throwing a 
party, keeping a secret, setting a table, and producing an ultra-loud 
whistle. For grades 3-6. 2006.
RC 64605
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What You Never Knew about Beds, Bedrooms, and Pajamas
RC 64613
by Patricia Lauber
read by Michele Schaeffer
1 cassette
Traces the history of sleeping habits from Stone Age nights around an 
open fire and Egyptian, Greek, and Roman "day beds" to group sleeping 
arrangements of the Middle Ages and the concept of private bedrooms. 
Discusses mattresses, blankets, and nightclothes through the ages. For 
grades 2-4. 2006.
RC 64613
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The Blue Jean Book: The Story behind the Seams
RC 64661
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Traces the history of denim pants with riveted pockets from workers' 
garment to fashion statement. Discusses the partnership between Jacob 
Davis and Levi Strauss for the first patent. Highlights the 
introduction of women's jeans during World War II, advertisements 
through the decades, and sweatshop conditions. For grades 6-9. 2005.
RC 64661
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The Great Tug of War and Other Stories
RC 64856
retold by Beverley Naidoo
read by Gary Tipton
1 cassette
Eight trickster rabbit tales from South Africa. In the title piece, 
Mmutla the hare claims to be stronger than Tlou the elephant and Kubu 
the hippo. He proposes a tug-of-war contest with each of them to prove 
it. For grades 3-6. 2006.
RC 64856
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Cassettes Fiction

Operation Baby-Sitter: Matt Christopher Soccer 'Cats, Book 2
RC 57854
by Matt Christopher
read by Gary Roan
1 cassette
Ten-year-old Bundy is captain of his soccer team, and the last thing he 
wants is a baby-sitter bringing him to summer games. He hopes that 
giving her the cold shoulder will cause her to quit, but Mary is a good 
soccer player and has her own strategy. For grades 2-4. 1999.
RC 57854
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Hoop Girlz
RC 58225
by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Eleven-year-old River, who loves basketball, is not chosen to play in 
the town's tournament. She decides to create her own new team. With 
fourteen-year-old brother Zack as coach, River and her friends
including Jennifer in her wheelchairplay their hearts out. For grades 
5-8. 2002.
RC 58225
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The Mystery of Alligator Swamp: A Boxcar Children Mystery
RC 59440
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
read by Mimi Bederman
1 cassette
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are in Louisiana learning about 
fishing and Cajun cooking. When a boat is found with a bite in it, 
locals believe a ghost alligator attacked it. The Alden children set 
out to discover if the swamp is really haunted. For grades 3-6. 2002.
RC 59440
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The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot; My 
Name Is America
RC 59687
by Barry Denenberg
read by Rick Wiseman
1 cassette
Twelve-year-old orphan William runs away from brutal farm life and 
finds work in Boston. There he writes of his experiences in the 
turbulent pre-Revolutionary War city, where he joins the cause of the 
patriots who oppose British rule. For grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 59687
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The Journal of Rufus Rowe: A Witness to the Battle of Fredericksburg; 
My Name Is America
RC 60057
by Sid Hite
read by Peter Lavezzoli
1 cassette
Virginia, 1862. Sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home and 
settles in Fredericksburg. He documents in his journal the Civil War 
battle that unfolds around him. For grades 4-7. 2003.
RC 60057
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Heck Superhero
RC 60899
by Martine Leavitt
read by Bruce Nelson
1 cassette
Thirteen-year-old Heck tries to survive in the streets when his 
mentally ill mother is evicted from their apartment and disappears. He 
bounces between the superhero character he imagines himself to be and 
harsh reality before realizing that it's OK to ask for help. For grades 
6-9. 2004.
RC 60899
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The Mysterious Code: A Trixie Belden Mystery
RC 61628
by Kathryn Kenny
read by Graci Ragsdale-Miller
1 cassette
Thirteen-year-old Trixie Belden and her friends in the Bob-White club 
decide to have an antique show to raise money for charity. But thieves 
ransack the clubhouse and try to rob them of their donated treasures. 
For grades 4-7. 1961. 
RC 61628
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The Son of Summer Stars: The Firebringer Trilogy, Book 3
RC 62517
by Meredith Ann Pierce
read by Dave Corey
2 cassettes
Jan, the prince of unicorns, uses his knowledge of fire to assist the 
unicorns' return to their ancestral homeland. But his father's 
revelation of a long-kept secret imperils Jan's personal happiness and 
his standing in the tribe. Sequel to Dark Moon (RC 62075). For grades 
6-9 and older readers. 1996.
RC 62517
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Poppy's Return
RC 62710
by Avi
read by Kimberly Schraf
1 cassette
Poppy sets out for her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice 
from destruction by a bulldozer. Her troublesome teenaged son, Junior; 
his best friend, a skunk called Mephitis; and Uncle Ereth, a porcupine, 
accompany her on the journey. Sequel to Ereth's Birthday (RC 50763). 
For grades 3-6. 2005.
RC 62710
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Robert and the Practical Jokes
RC 63344
by Barbara Seuling
read by Rick Wiseman
1 cassette
As a boys-versus-girls war of practical jokes escalates in his third-
grade classroom, Robert finds it difficult to ask a girl's help in 
learning to dance before a family wedding reception. Chapter book. For 
grades 2-4. 2006.
RC 63344
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Meet Kit: An American Girl, Book 1
RC 63345
by Valerie Tripp
read by Gillian Green
1 cassette
Cincinnati, 1934. When her father loses his car dealership during the 
Great Depression, Kit and her family are forced to make many changes. 
Nine-year-old Kit proves to be as resourceful as her mother. For grades 
3-6. 2000.
RC 63345
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Sliding into Home
RC 63758
by Dori Hillestad Butler
read by Victoria Gordon
1 cassette
When thirteen-year-old Joelle, a star baseball player, moves from 
Minneapolis to small town Greendale, Iowa, she is dismayed to learn 
that baseball is only for the boys. When school bureaucrats won't 
change the policy, Joelle starts an all-girl baseball league with 
neighboring towns. For grades 5-8. 2003.
RC 63758
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Skeleton Key: An Alex Rider Adventure
RC 63823
by Anthony Horowitz
read by Michael Russotto
2 cassettes
Reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider foils a Chinese plot to upset the 
Wimbledon tennis championships. He is loaned to the CIA and sent to a 
Cuban island. There he must find out what a former psychopathic Russian 
general is planning to do with a nuclear bomb. For grades 6-9. 2002.
RC 63823
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Grandfather's Dance
RC 63852
by Patricia MacLachlan
read by Barbara Rappaport
1 cassette
As her family gathers for the prairie wedding of her sister Anna, 
fourth-grader Cassie wonders about all the fuss. She observes the 
similarities between her little brother Jack and her grandfather, who 
dances at Anna's wedding. Sequel to More Perfect than the Moon (RC 
60919). For grades 3-6. 2006.
RC 63852
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The Unresolved
RC 64054
by T.K. Welsh
read by Catherine Byers
1 cassette
New York City, June 1904. Fifteen-year-old Mallory Meer's first kiss 
comes on the day she dies, trapped in a fire on the steamship General 
Slocum. Her spirit returns to search for the person responsible for the 
blaze that killed more than a thousand people. For grades 6-9. 2006.
RC 64054
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The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt
RC 64136
by Walter Farley
read by Constance Crawford
2 cassettes (Reissue)
Aging trainer Jimmy Creech entrusts the birth of Bonfire, the Black 
Stallion's offspring, to young Tom Messenger. When Jimmy's health 
fails, Tom needs to learn about harness racing quickly and becomes 
trainer and sulky driver for Bonfire's first race. For grades 4-7. 
1950.
RC 64136
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Butt Wars! The Final Conflict
RC 64268
by Andy Griffiths
read by Bill Quinn
1 cassette
Zack teams up with Robobutt to travel 65 million years back in time to 
the reign of prehistoric buttosaurs and other stinky creatures in this 
concluding sequel to Zombie Butts from Uranus! (RC 64066). For grades 
4-7. 2005.
RC 64268
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Freddy in Peril: The Golden Hamster Saga, Book 2
RC 64352
by Dietlof Reiche
read by Walter Dixon
1 cassette
After Freddy the hamster posts his memoir I, Freddy (RC 63492) on the 
Internet, Professor Fleischkopf kidnaps himthe only hamster who can 
read and writeto dissect his brain. Sir William, a civilized tomcat, 
and singing guinea pigs Enrico and Caruso band together to save Freddy. 
For grades 3-6. 1999.
RC 64352
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The Case of the Nana-Napper: A Wright and Wong Mystery, Book 2
RC 64353
by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz
read by Ray Childs
1 cassette
When her dependable grandmother is missing from her souvenir shop, 
Agatha Wong believes that Nana Wong has been kidnapped. She enlists her 
crime-solving partner Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, to 
help solve the case. Sequel to The Case of the Prank That Stank (RC 
64127). For grades 4-7. 2005.
RC 64353
##

Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse
RC 64354
by Helen Wells
read by Anne Hancock
1 cassette (Reissue)
Working in the children's ward during her senior year of nursing 
school, Cherry Ames meets Lex Upham, a young doctor with a questionable 
rep-utation. When someone steals a new drug that could help the war 
effort, everyone suspects Lex. Cherry sets out to prove he's innocent. 
For grades 5-8. 1944.
RC 64354
##

The Ruins of Gorlan: Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1
RC 64370
by John Flanagan
read by Ray Childs
2 cassettes
The battleschool rejects Will because of his small size, but ranger 
Halt recognizes the fifteen-year-old's special skills and chooses Will 
as his apprentice. What Will doesn't know is that the rangers are the 
secret protectors of the kingdom, which evil Lord Morgarath is planning 
to attack. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 64370
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Freddy to the Rescue: The Golden Hamster Saga, Book 3
RC 64383
by Dietlof Reiche
read by Walter Dixon
1 cassette
Freddy, a golden hamster who can read and write, rallies his animal and 
human friends to save a colony of endangered field hamsters from being 
wiped out when an automobile plant is to be built on their land. Sequel 
to Freddy in Peril (RC 64352). For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 64383
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A Small White Scar
RC 64474
by K.A. Nuzum
read by Bill Wallace
1 cassette
Colorado, 1940. Fifteen-year-old Will Bennon has his heart set on 
entering his first rodeo. He's fed up with his father's rules and with 
acting as caregiver for his twin brother Denny, who has Down syndrome. 
But when Will sets out on his horse, Denny follows him. For grades 6-9. 
2006.
RC 64474
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Jack's Knife
RC 64486
by Beverley Wood and Chris Wood
read by Bill Wallace
2 cassettes
A stray bull terrier leads fourteen-year-old Jackson Kyle from modern-
day Canada to 1930s Juneau, Alaska. During the trip back in time, 
Jackson solves a mystery and finds an opportunity to right an injustice 
done by his friend Al McMann, ninety-one, a former frontier lawman. For 
grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 64486
##

Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go: Book 2
RC 64635
by Annie Barrows
read by Jill Fox
1 cassette
When second-graders Ivy and Bean discover a ghost in the school 
bathroom, their classmates become so frightened they won't go in there. 
Now it's up to Ivy and Bean to expel the ghost. Sequel to Ivy and Bean 
(RC 64440). For grades 2-4. 2006.
RC 64635
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Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City
RC 64652
by Kirsten Miller
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
At twelve, Ananka Fishbein discovers an underground room when a 
sinkhole opens in the park near her New York City apartment. Ananka 
meets Kiki Strike, a mysterious girl who also wants to explore the 
subterranean worldand suddenly Ananka's existence is no longer boring. 
For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 64652
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New Dawn on Rocky Ridge: The Rose Years, Book 6
RC 64655
by Roger Lea MacBride
read by Martha Harmon Pardee
2 cassettes
Thirteen-year-old Rose Wilder welcomes the new century of the 1900s 
while living in Mansfield, Missouri. Her parents take in a boarder to 
earn money to save their farm. And Rose becomes interested in boys. 
Sequel to Little Town in the Ozarks (RC 63429). For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 64655
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Cherry Ames, Veterans' Nurse
RC 64656
by Helen Wells
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette (Reissue)
Army nurse Cherry Ames returns home to Illinois and begins a new 
assignment at a veterans rehabilitation hospital. While healing the 
bodies and spirits of wounded soldiers, Cherry meets Toby, a four-year-
old boy with a life-threatening disease. Cherry wants to help but 
doesn't trust Toby's doctor. For grades 5-8. 1946.
RC 64656
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Without a Trace: Nancy Drew, Girl Detective
RC 64658
by Carolyn Keene
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Nancy Drew and her friends Bess and George investigate the theft of a 
priceless Faberg egg from a new neighbor. Meanwhile, someone is 
smashing all of the zucchinis in the neighborhood gardens. For grades 
3-6. 2004.
RC 64658
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The Million-Dollar Putt
RC 64673
by Dan Gutman
read by Erik Sandvold
1 cassette
Thirteen-year-old Ed "Bogie" Bogard, blind since age four, enjoys the 
guitar and sports. Because Bogie can't play golf alone, he teams up 
with Birdie, his shy neighbor. Then someone enters Bogie in a million-
dollar putting contest. For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 64673
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False Notes: Nancy Drew, Girl Detective
RC 64683
by Carolyn Keene
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Nancy Drew suspects that Leslie, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, 
has been kidnapped but is confused when Leslie isn't reported missing. 
Nancy enlists the help of her friends George and Bess to search for the 
girl on their own. For grades 3-6. 2004.
RC 64683
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The Misadventures of Maude March; or, Trouble Rides a Fast Horse
RC 64687
by Audrey Couloumbis
read by Kristin Allison
2 cassettes
When a stray bullet kills their guardian aunt, eleven-year-old Sallie 
and her older sister Maude head west to find their Uncle Arlen. Through 
a series of coincidences and mishapswhich unfold like the plots in 
Sallie's beloved dime novelsthe girls become outlaws. For grades 5-8. 
2005.
RC 64687
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Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy 
Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
RC 64692
by Emily Jenkins
read by Kristin Allison
1 cassette
Six stories relate the adventures of three best friendsLumphy, 
StingRay, and Plasticwho happen to be toys belonging to a little girl. 
In "The Serious Problem of Plastic-ness" Plastic discovers what toy she 
is with the help of TukTuk the towel. For grades K-3. 2006.
RC 64692
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Patience, Princess Catherine
RC 64758
by Carolyn Meyer
read by Corrie James
1 cassette
England, early 1500s. Catherine, a fifteen-year-old Spanish princess, 
arrives at court to marry Arthur, prince of Wales and heir to the 
throne. When he dies shortly after their wedding, the question of a 
betrothal to Arthur's younger brother Henry arisesand Catherine wants 
to be queen. For grades 6-9. 2004.
RC 64758
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Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!
RC 64761
by Lulu Delacre
read by Laura Giannarelli
1 cassette
Three short stories about two Puerto Rican tree frogs, brother and 
sister Rafi and Rosi (RC 64993), as they celebrate Carnival. In 
"Terrible Mask" Rafi frightens Rosi with his mask, but she scares him, 
too. Includes craft instructions. For grades K-3. 2006.
RC 64761
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Lulu's Hat
RC 64770
by Susan Meddaugh
read by Laura Giannarelli
1 cassette
Lulu, the adopted child of a true magic family, gets to spend the 
summer as Uncle Jerry's assistant in his traveling magic show. An old 
top hat Lulu finds in the costume trunk allows her to perform magic 
tricks that are often unpredictable. For grades 3-6. 2002.
RC 64770
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Dark Water Rising
RC 64843
by Marian Hale
read by John Polk
1 cassette
In 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth's father moves the family to the booming 
port city of Galveston, Texas, for better opportunities. After a 
destructive hurricane, Seth joins the reconstruction efforts, deepening 
his resolve to be a carpenter like his father rather than to attend 
college. For grades 6-9. 2006.
RC 64843
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The Magician's Boy
RC 64849
by Susan Cooper
read by John Polk
1 cassette
During a performance of Saint George and the Dragon, a magician's 
assistant can't find the puppet of Saint George. The angry magician 
sends the boy to the Land of Story to find the missing marionette. A 
talking, walking signpost starts the boy on his quest. For grades 2-4. 
2005.
RC 64849
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One-Handed Catch
RC 64853
by M.J. Auch
read by John Polk
2 cassettes
1940s. Sixth-grader Norman Schmidt's desire to be a baseball player or 
an artist suffers a setback when he loses his left hand in a meat 
grinder. But a mother who makes him do everything for himself and his 
own determination put Norm on the baseball team. For grades 4-7. 2006.
RC 64853
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Jack Plank Tells Tales
RC 64861
by Natalie Babbitt
read by John Polk
1 cassette
Jack Plank, an out-of-work pirate, comes ashore and stays at a friendly 
boarding house. He rejects one career after another, each night telling 
a story related to his reasons. When he runs out of money, his new 
friends come up with the perfect job for him. For grades 3-6. 2007.
RC 64861
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All Hallows' Eve: Thirteen Stories
RC 64862
by Vivian Vande Velde
read by Carol Dines
1 cassette
Presents thirteen tales of Halloween horrors, including ghosts, 
vampires, and pranks gone awry. In "Cemetery Field Trip" a ninth-grade 
girl is tricked into a crypt by a homeless man and rescued by ghosts. 
Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2006.
RC 64862
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_Foreign Language Books_

The following cassette titles are available in the languages designated.

Spanish

Clemente: La Pasin y el Carisma del ltimo Hroe del Bisbol 
(Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero)
RC 61063
por David Maraniss
ledo por Juan Ramrez
4 cassettes
Biografa del famoso jugador de bisbol, Roberto Clemente (19341972). 
Clemente fue uno de los primeros latinos que jugaba en las grandes 
ligas, y durante muchas temporadas jug como jardinero de los Piratas 
de Pittsburgh. La biografa describe su vida en Puerto Rico, su 
espectcular carrera, y los prejuicios que superaba.Tambin habla de 
sus obras de caridad y, ltimamente, de su muerte en cada de avin 
mientras llevaba alimientos a los vctimas de un devastador terremoto. 
Lenguaje injurioso. (Biography of the Pittsburgh Pirates' right-fielder 
Roberto Clemente (19341972), one of the major league's first Latino 
players. Details Clemente's upbringing in Puerto Rico, his arrival in 
the majors, and the prejudice he endured. Discusses his charitable 
works and his death on a disaster relief flight. Strong language.) 
2006.
RC 61063
##

Inmigracin y Ciudadana en Estados Unidos: Su Gua Completa (U.S. 
Immigration and Citizenship: Your Complete Guide)
RC 61065
por Allan Wernick
ledo por los varios narradores 
5 cassettes
Un abogado de inmigracin presenta la informacin ms reciente que se 
necesita para visitar, mudarse o quedarse legalmente en los Estados 
Unidos. Ensea cmo obtener una visa o tarjeta verde, qu puede ayudar 
o perjudicar el proceso, cundo se necesita un abogado, cules son los 
trmites para las entrevistas, de dnde saca los formularios y mayor 
informacin, y mucho ms. (Immigration lawyer provides updated 
information for legal immigration to the United States. Includes 
instructions for obtaining visas, green cards, and citizenship. 
Explains what helps and hinders the process, when a lawyer is needed, 
how interviews are conducted, and where to get more information.) 2005.
RC 61065
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Pitgoras (Pythagoras)
RC 61071
por Patricia Caniff
ledo por Mara Pino
1 cassette
Biografa del filsofo griego mejor conocido por su teorema geomtrico. 
Nacido en 570 a.C., Pitgoras exhibe una curiosidad insaciable y 
emprende un viaje por todo el mundo de la antigedad en busca de los 
tesoros del conocimiento. Treinta y cinco aos ms tarde regresa a su 
pas para poner en prtica sus teoras matemticas y sus doctrinas 
filosficas que dan estructura al mundo natural y a la vida diaria. 
(Biography of the Greek philosopher best known for his geometric 
theorem. Born in 570 B.C.E., Pythagoras traveled throughout the 
ancient world for thirty-five years in search of knowledge. Returning 
home, he developed his mathematical theories and philosophies, giving 
structure to the natural world and daily living.) 2003.
RC 61071
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Cuentos Ms que Completos (Complete and More Complete Stories)
RC 61073
por Juan Bosch
ledo por Mara Pino
5 cassettes
Una coleccin de ms de cincuenta cuentos del famoso escritor y 
poltico dominicano. Reunen sus anteriores coleccines de "Cuentos 
escritos antes del exilio," "Cuentos escritos en el exilio," y "Ms 
cuentos escritos en el exilio." Tambin incluyen unos cuentos hasta 
ahora no recopilados, as como los "Apuntes sobre el arte de escribir 
cuentos" de Bosch. El escritor Sergio Ramrez presenta un prlogo 
biogrfico sobre Bosch que introduce la coleccin. (Collection of more 
than fifty short stories by Dominican author and politician. Contains 
pieces written before and during his exile as well as previously 
unpublished works. Also includes Bosch's notes on the art of story 
writing and a biographical prologue by Dominican writer Sergio 
Ramrez.) 2001.
RC 61073
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El Sol de Breda (The Sun over Breda)
RC 61074
por Arturo Prez-Reverte
ledo por Juan Ramrez
2 cassettes
Flandes, 1625. El joven Iigo Balboa alista como mochilero del capitn 
Alastriste a medida que los espaoles asedian el pueblo rebelde de 
Breda. Iigo es testigo de primero mano del combate y devastacin de la 
larga batalla que ms tarde se inmortalizar en el famoso cuadro de 
Diego Velzquez. Violencia. (Flanders, 1625. Young Iigo Balboa signs 
on as the aide of Captain Alatriste as the Spaniards lay siege to the 
rebel town of Breda. Iigo witnesses firsthand the furious combat and 
the devastation of a battle that will be immortalized in the famous 
painting by Velzquez. Violence.) 1998.
RC 61074
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Big Papi: La Historia de Mis Anhelos y Mis Grandes Batazos (Big Papi: 
My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits)
RC 62952
por David Ortiz
ledo por Juan Ramrez
3 cassettes
Presenta la autobiografa del jugador de bisbol, David "Big Papi" 
Ortiz, quien ayudaba las Medias Rojas de Boston a ganar el campeonato 
del World Series en 2004, y as a poner fin a "La Maldicin del 
Bambino." Ortiz rememora su niez en la Repblica Dominicana y habla de 
sus experiencias con los Marineros de Seattle, los Mellizos de 
Minnesota y, por fin, las Medias Rojas de Boston. (Autobiography of 
baseball player David "Big Papi" Ortiz, who helped the Boston Red Sox 
break the "curse of the bambino" by winning the 2004 World Series. 
Ortiz recalls his childhood in the Dominican Republic and discusses his 
career with the Seattle Mariners, the Minnesota Twins, and the Red 
Sox.) 2007.
RC 62952
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Qu S Yo de la Biblia: Todo lo que Necesitas Saber acerca del Libro 
Sagrado (Don't Know Much about the Bible: Everything You Need to Know 
about the Good Book but Never Learned)
RC 62953
por Kenneth C. Davis
ledo por Mara Pino
4 cassettes
Examina la cultura y el ambiente en que se di origen de la Biblia y 
describe la perspectiva histrica de las varias historias de la Bibla. 
Repasa el debate sobre los autores de los Viejo y Nuevo Testamentos y 
las pocas en que se escriban. Tambin explica las influencias de 
otras tradiciones religiosas sobre la compliacin y estructura de la 
Biblia. (Examines the culture and environment in which the Bible was 
written and explores the Good Book by placing some of its accounts in 
historical perspective. Details views on when and by whom the Old and 
New Testaments were written and how other traditions influenced their 
contents and structure.) 2005.
RC 62953
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
RC 62954
por Alicia Perris Villamor
ledo por Mara Pino
2 cassettes
Biografa de la aristocrtica primera dama Jackie Kennedy quien gan 
fama universal como esposa de John Kennedy y ms tarde como esposa de 
Aristteles Onassis. Aunque Jackie se ve encuadrada por los hombres de 
su vida, exhibe las calidades innatas que por las adversidades de su 
vida, le lleva a hacerse icono por derecho propio. (Biography of former 
first lady Jackie Kennedy, who as wife of John Kennedy and later 
Aristotle Onassis, achieved international recognition. Initially 
defined by the men in her life, through personal adversity she exhibited
a range of innate strengths that made her an icon in her own 
right.) 2005.
RC 62954
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Malinche
RC 62955
por Laura Esquivel
ledo por Mara Pino
2 cassettes
Historia de la llegada de Hernan Corts a Mxico donde encuentra a una 
joven, Malinalli, que le sirve como intrprete. Malinalli trata de 
mediar entre su gente y los espaoles, pero Corts la seduce y termina 
saqueando y destruyendo la civilizacin azteca. Algunas descripciones 
de violencia y de ndole sexual. (Tale of Hernan Corts arriving in 
Mexico and acquiring a young Mexican maiden, Malinalli, as his 
interpreter. She attempts to mediate between her people and the 
Spaniards, but he ravishes her and plunders and destroys the native 
civilization. Some descriptions of sex and some violence.) 2006.
RC 62955
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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)
Odyssey (9 issues SeptemberMay)
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)