Talking Book Topics, Vol. 66. No. 2, March-April 2000
Talking Book Topics
March-April 2000
Volume 66, Number 2
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
_Talking Book Topics_ is published bimonthly in large-print,
cassette, and disc formats and distributed free to blind and
physically handicapped individuals who participate in the
Library of Congress free reading program.  It lists recorded
books and magazines available through a network of
cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and
activities in library services.
     The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles
recently added to the national collection, which contains
thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including
classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and
self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of
books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs
and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries.
Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer
requests for special materials.
To order books, contact your local cooperating
library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should
be sent to: Publications and Media Section, National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of
Congress, Washington, DC  20542
Library of Congress, Washington 2000
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
In Brief
Magazine of the Month Selections for 2000
Two NLS programs offer readers samplings of magazines not
otherwise available through network libraries.  Subscribers
to Magazine of the Month and Young Adult Magazine of the
Month receive a different audio magazine on cassette each
month.  For a free subscription to either program contact
your local cooperating library.
Although the selections are subject to change,
subscribers will receive some of the following magazines
this year.
Magazine of the Month
Alternative Medicine (Disease treatments, diet, health,
spirituality, and book reviews)
American Legacy: Celebrating African-American History and
Culture (African American history, art, literature, and
health concerns)
Bonkers: A Magazine for Our Times (General interest, humor,
pets, family relationships, and emotional health)
George: Not Just Politics as Usual (Liberal-leaning
discussions of politics and popular culture)
American Spectator (Conservative-leaning investigative
reporting on politics, media, and current events)
Saturday Evening Post (General topics, health, recipes, and
human interest)
Hispanic (English-language; social issues, health, cultural
activities, and profiles of prominent Hispanic individuals)
Book: The Magazine for the Reading Life (Articles on
authors, book reviews)
Talk (Popular culture, politics, and history. "A close-up of
our culture in motion")
Wood: The World's Leading Woodworking Magazine (Popular
projects, other topics of interest to woodworkers)
The Economist (Financial perspectives on international news
for the layperson)
Conde Nast Traveler: The Truth in Travel (Travel, shopping,
fashion tips)
Alternates
Arthritis Today; Brill's Content; Entertainment; Reminisce;
Sports Afield; Walking
Young Adult Magazine of the Month
Cosmo Girl (Life-style, fashion, and relationships)
Source: The Magazine of Hip-Hop Music, Culture and Politics
(News, reviews, rap, hip-hop, art, literature, fashion, and
artists)
Sierra (Magazine of an environmental organization that
lobbies, educates, and sponsors outdoor activities)
Weird Tales (Horror and science fiction short stories)
The Sporting News (Sports coverage with detailed summaries
and statistics)
Latina (Hispanic woman's magazine featuring health, fitness,
relationships, and fashion; men and women in popular
culture)
The World and I (International topics including current
issues, arts, science, modern thought, and book reviews)
Biography (Articles on people in popular culture, book
reviews)
Self (Health, fitness, and nutrition for women)
Circus: America's Rock Magazine (Popular culture for teenage
readers focusing on hard rock)
Star Trek: The Magazine (Production of the television
series, interviews with the actors, related topics)
Elle (Fashion, life-style, relationships, health, and
beauty; celebrities, music, film, and literature)
Alternates
Mademoiselle; Marie Claire; Teen; Teen People; YM: Young and
Modern
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Student aid audio guide
An audio publication giving information on academic
financial assistance for students interested in
postsecondary study is now available from network libraries.
For a cassette copy of the publication contact your
cooperating library.  For a copy in compact-disc format or
other information write:  Student Aid Audio Guide, Federal
Student Aid Information Center, P.O. Box 84, Washington,
D.C. 20044-0084.
***
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.  Items mentioned, however,
are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not
imply endorsement.
Audio recordings from the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution now comes to you on audio
cassette.  The institution's accessibility program is
working with all of the Smithsonian's museums and the
National Zoo to record and distribute the organization's
brochures, calendars, newsletters, and educational
materials.  For information on the nearly 100 tapes
currently available or to request taping of a particular
publication, call:
     (202) 786-2942 (voice), or
     (202) 786-2414 (TTY), or
     (202) 786-2210 (fax);
or send an e-mail message to lombardos@si.edu.
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New publication on adaptive technology
AFB Press is offering subscribers a new resource for
obtaining information about adaptive technology and visual
impairment.  AccessWorld: Technology for Consumers with
Visual Impairments is produced six times a year in print,
braille, and audiocassette formats.  Each issue describes
new products, techniques, books, videos, and tips on using
adaptive technology.  Subscriptions are available from:
     AccessWorld/AFB Press
     Subscription Services
     450 Fame Avenue
     Hanover, PA 17331
     1-888-522-0220 (toll-free)
     (717) 633-8920 (fax)
     e-mail:  pubsvc@tsp.sheridan.com
     web site:
     http://www.afb.org/accessworld.html
     Subscription:  $29.95 per year
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Time magazine in large print
Time magazine has announced that the weekly publication is
available in a large-print edition with format adapted to
readers with impaired vision.  Subscription price for the
first two years, $79.99 per year.  For information call 1-
800-881-2137.
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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_
Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams.
RC 44747.
by Lyle Leverich.
read by Conrad Feininger.
6 cassettes.
A portrait of American playwright Tennessee Williams. Traces
his life from a childhood marred by his parents' marital
traumas and his beloved sister's mental illness to his early
writing successes and later battles with his "blue devils"--
addictive behaviors, fear of madness, and homosexuality.
1995.
RC 44747.
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Furthering My Education: A Memoir.
RC 44793.
by William Corbett.
read by Jeff Halberstadt.
2 cassettes.
Thirty years after his physician-father deserted his wife
and two grown sons, the author reconstructs events before
and since that fateful day in 1965. He searches for the
causes of his father's estrangement, examines family
relationships, and recounts the emotional aftermath. Strong
language. 1997.
RC 44793.
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The Merry Heart: Reflections on Reading, Writing, and the
World of Books.
RC 45506.
by Robertson Davies.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
3 cassettes.
A collection of essays, speeches, and miscellanea from the
Canadian novelist and playwright Robertson Davies. In
"Canadian Author," an acceptance speech for an award
presented in New York, Davies remarks on the differences
between Canadian and "American" writers. In "A Chapter of
Autobiography," he describes his early education in Ontario.
1996.
RC 45506.
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Colleen Dewhurst: Her Autobiography.
RC 45509.
by Colleen Dewhurst.
read by Celeste Lawson.
4 cassettes.
Based on a series of informal interviews with Tom Viola,
Dewhurst's recollections of her childhood, her love of the
theater, and her professional life. The actress died before
completing the manuscript, so Viola talked to friends and
colleagues to fill in the gaps. Some strong language. 1997.
RC 45509.
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Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time.
RC 46184.
by Robert V. Remini.
read by Ted Stoddard.
8 cassettes in 2 containers.
A portrait of the legendary political figure and orator who
lived from 1782 to 1852 and helped form the young American
republic. Traces his New England youth, his career as a
member of Congress and secretary of state, and his failed
bids for the presidency. Depicts a gifted man who was also
subject to arrogance and moral lapses. 1997.
RC 46184.
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One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-
1964.
RC 46210.
by Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali.
read by Peg Gill.
4 cassettes.
Chronicles the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, when the world's
two superpowers came to the brink of nuclear war. Using
Russian archives opened in the 1990s, this account traces
and analyzes events surrounding a confrontation that was, in
the authors' view, the most serious of the Cold War. 1997.
RC 46210.
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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade.
RC 46348.
by Thomas Lynch.
read by John Lescault.
2 cassettes.
Twelve essays on death and grief and their effect on the
living with the insight of a poet who is also a funeral
director. In "Words Made Flesh," Lynch recounts the
dissolution of a poet's second marriage--the death of love--
and the role of a poem in the birth of new love. In "The
Golfatorium," he contemplates combining a cemetery with a
golf course. 1997.
RC 46348.
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Napoleon Bonaparte.
RC 46389.
by Alan Schom.
read by Ted Stoddard.
8 cassettes in 2 containers.
A critical portrait of the legendary ruler of France, whose
empire controlled much of Europe. Covers "all aspects of his
life," tracing his obscure Corsican youth, his rise to
power, his military campaigns, his defeat at Waterloo, and
his death in exile in 1821. Violence. 1997.
RC 46389.
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Milton Berle's Private Joke File: Over Ten Thousand of His
Best Gags, Anecdotes, and One-Liners.
RC 46571.
by Milton Berle.
read by Jack Fox.
6 cassettes.
The thousands of jokes from Berle's sixty years in
vaudeville, radio, television, and the movies are arranged
alphabetically by more than five hundred subjects. Includes
an introduction and a "tricks of the trade" advice section.
1989.
RC 46571.
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All the Way to Heaven: An American Boyhood in the Himalayas.
RC 46589.
by Stephen Alter.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
Memoir of the son of Presbyterian missionaries, who grew up
in northern India with periodic visits to the United States.
His recollections of childhood in the 1960s and early 1970s
provide scenes from Indian life and describe the
difficulties of growing up in two cultures. Covers boyhood
and school adventures, ending with his arrival at an
American college. 1997.
RC 46589.
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And There Was Light: Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran,
Blind Hero of the French Resistance.
RC 46611.
by Jacques Lusseyran.
read by Ted Stoddard.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Lusseyran describes his life up to the age of twenty.
Blinded at seven, he was a teenager when the Nazis invaded
France. After he joined the Resistance, his group was turned
in by informers and imprisoned. He tells of surviving in a
German concentration camp until the war's end. Includes an
introduction by the editors. 1963.
RC 46611.
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Rasputin: The Saint Who Sinned.
RC 46655.
by Brian Moynahan.
read by Gordon Gould.
4 cassettes.
Portrays the life of the charismatic monk, bibulous lecher,
and trusted adviser of Russia's imperial Romanov family.
Sought out by the empress to aid her ailing son using
spiritual powers, Rasputin rose to a position of official
influence, with disastrous results. Strong language and
descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 46655.
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Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's
Freedom.
RC 46658.
by Terry Golway.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
3 cassettes.
Portrait of an exiled Irish nationalist, who organized
American support for the liberation of his native land.
Traces his Dublin youth, his years as a Fenian activist
before coming to America in 1871, and his relentless
campaign abroad to advance the cause of a free Ireland.
1998.
RC 46658.
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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara.
RC 46662.
by David I. Kertzer.
read by Frank Coffee.
3 cassettes.
An account of the 1858 abduction of a six-year-old Jewish
boy in Bologna by Papal authorities. The boy had been
secretly baptized by a servant girl, and church dogma
dictated that he be raised as a Catholic. The author asserts
that the resulting furor hastened the collapse of the
Vatican's temporal power in Italy. Strong language. 1997.
RC 46662.
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The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and
Beauty.
RC 46769.
by K.C. Cole.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
Explores mathematics as a tool for understanding nature,
solving problems, and discerning knowledge and truth. Delves
into such uses as the statistical estimation of risk, the
measurement of intelligence, and the application of
numerical calculations in public policy decision making.
1998.
RC 46769.
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In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey.
RC 46841.
by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea.
read by Mary Woods.
4 cassettes.
An American professor of Middle Eastern studies presents the
results of a two-year trip researching the status of women
in Muslim societies. After conducting interviews in
Uzbekistan, Morocco, Kuwait, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi
Arabia, Israel, and Palestinian settlements, she finds that
women's rights are interpreted differently in each region.
1998.
RC 46841.
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Epilepsy 199 Answers: A Doctor Responds to His Patients'
Questions.
RC 46942.
by Andrew N. Wilner.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
A guide for helping people with epilepsy to understand and
manage the disease. Discusses the nature of the disorder;
its diagnosis, treatment, and effects; and the challenges
that epilepsy presents to those afflicted. 1996.
RC 46942.
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Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney.
RC 46953.
by David Leeming.
read by Mary Kane.
2 cassettes.
Biography of the African American modernist painter who was
born in 1901 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and died in Paris in
1979. Describes his family's religious background, his
upbringing in the segregated South, and his later problems
with alcoholism and mental illness. Traces his artistic
career through Boston, New York, and Paris, where his
friends included James Baldwin and Henry Miller. 1998.
RC 46953.
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Guerrero Viejo.
RC 46988.
by Elena Poniatowska.
read by Peter Gil.
1 cassette.
The well-known Mexican author and journalist presents her
essay on Guerrero Viejo, the Mexican colonial town on the
Rio Grande that was abandoned and destroyed as the result of
a flood-control dam built in the 1950s. Poniatowska speaks
of the land, architecture, heritage, and daily life of a
historic and proud community sacrificed to twentieth-century
progress. Bilingual book in English and Spanish. 1997.
RC 46988.
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No Time to Die.
RC 47011.
by Liz Tilberis.
read by Mary Ann Nichols.
3 cassettes.
Transplanted Briton Liz Tilberis, editor-in-chief of
_Harper's Bazaar_, describes her battle with ovarian cancer
since 1993, played out against the background of a star-
studded career and her family life with husband Andrew and
their adopted sons. Some strong language. 1998.
RC 47011.
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Friendships in the Dark: A Blind Woman's Story of the People
and Pets Who Light Up Her World.
RC 47056.
by Phyllis Campbell.
read by Mimi Bederman.
1 cassette.
Totally blind since birth, the author tells of growing up on
a small Virginia farm and going away to a residential school
with her older sister (who is also blind) and becoming a
church organist. She describes in loving detail the animals
and other friends she meets along the way. 1996.
RC 47056.
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Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil.
RC 47094.
by Rdiger Safranski.
read by Randy Wieck.
4 cassettes.
Portrait of a noted twentieth-century philosopher whose work
helped inspire the existentialist movement. Traces his youth
as a German Catholic seminarian, his service with the Nazi
Party, and his later years pondering the question of human
alienation in a modern technological world. 1998.
RC 47094.
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The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health.
RC 47103.
by Gary H. Cassel and others.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
3 cassettes.
Two ophthalmologists and an optometrist provide an "owner's
manual for your eyes." They describe vision changes that
occur over time and health problems that affect the ability
to see. Topics include coping with low vision, eye trauma
and emergencies, glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related
macular degeneration. 1998.
RC 47103.
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Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of
the American Century.
RC 47112.
by Ivan Musicant.
read by Bruce Huntey.
5 cassettes.
A military and diplomatic account of the 1898 Spanish-
American War, which established the United States as a
global power and marked the beginning of "the American
century," in the author's view. Chronicles events leading up
to the conflict and describes land and sea battles of the
war. 1998.
RC 47112.
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The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the
Pleasures of Reading.
RC 47143.
edited by Michael Dorris and Emilie Buchwald.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
A collection of short essays by fifty-seven authors who
reflect on favorite childhood books or the significance of
reading. Sherman Alexie recalls that he learned to read with
a Superman comic book. Confined to her house by polio, Bapsi
Sidhwa discovered "an alternate existence" in books.
Contains brief biographical notes on contributors. 1997.
RC 47143.
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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese
Daughter.
RC 47146.
by Adeline Yen Mah.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
2 cassettes.
The author recalls her childhood in mainland China and Hong
Kong. Enduring an abusive upbringing, Mah's intellect
enabled her to escape to Great Britain at the age of
fourteen to further her studies. Nevertheless, throughout
Mah's life, her family relationships continued to torment
her. 1997.
RC 47146.
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Survival Stories: Memoirs of Crisis.
RC 47180.
edited by Kathryn Rhett.
read by Pam Ward.
3 cassettes.
Anthology of twenty-two pieces by American writers each
articulating a personal crisis. Selected from already
published sources for their power to convey such emotional
experiences as death, divorce, and suicidal depression.
Authors include Jamaica Kincaid, Alan Shapiro, William
Styron, and Isabel Allende. 1997.
RC 47180.
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The Internet for Dummies.
RC 47197.
by John R. Levine and others.
read by Steven Carpenter.
3 cassettes.
Describes what the Internet is and how to use it. Advises on
choosing a service, children's use, and shopping online.
Explains many aspects such as e-mail, web pages, and
netiquette; defines terminology; and answers frequently
asked questions. 1998.
RC 47197.
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With Chatwin: Portrait of a Writer.
RC 47214.
by Susannah Clapp.
read by Corrie James.
2 cassettes.
Bruce Chatwin's editor recounts her recollections of the
nomadic connoisseur writer who died in 1989 at age forty-
eight. She describes Chatwin's personal characteristics and
his various endeavors as an art expert, an archaeologist, a
journalist, and a world traveler. She interprets his books
and offers insights into what it was like to work with him.
1997.
RC 47214.
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The Everglades: River of Grass.
RC 47215.
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
read by MaryBeth Wise.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
Fiftieth-anniversary edition of the 1947 history and
folklore of a North American region that had been viewed as
a swampy "wasteland." This volume includes two new chapters,
describing efforts to restore and preserve this valuable
source of wildlife and water. 1997.
RC 47215.
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Dear Mr. Jefferson: Letters from a Nantucket Gardener.
RC 47224.
by Laura Simon.
read by Anne Hancock.
2 cassettes.
Imagined letters between Simon and Thomas Jefferson discuss
the gardening cycle from penciled plan to harvest. The
author, who lives year-round on Nantucket, needed to
communicate with someone who shared her love of
horticulture. She chose Jefferson after becoming convinced
that he was a genuinely inspired gardener. 1998.
RC 47224.
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The Americans: The National Experience.
RC 47247.
by Daniel J. Boorstin.
read by Robert Sams.
6 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Americans: The Colonial Experience
(RC 47246)_, historian Boorstin covers American history from
the Revolution to the Civil War. He discusses Americans'
search for a better way of life, discovering themselves and
their capabilities, and coming together to establish a
better community. 1965.
RC 47247.
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine
Espionage.
RC 47258.
by Sherry Sontag and others.
read by Gregory Gorton.
3 cassettes.
Accounts of the development of Cold War-era submarine spying
on the Soviet Union by Americans. Tales about the people who
made it happen, like the naval officer who figured out how
to tap underwater communication cables. Includes new
information on the mysterious sinking of the USS _Scorpion_
in 1968. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47258.
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Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life.
RC 47274.
by Laurence Bergreen.
read by Bob Moore.
5 cassettes.
A biography of the jazz trumpeter known as Satchmo who was
born in 1901 in New Orleans. Portrays the city's influence
on his character and musical development. Relates the
details of his career with bands, personal relationships,
and reaction to fame. Satchmo's story encompasses a history
of jazz in the United States until 1971, the year of his
death. Some strong language. 1997.
RC 47274.
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101 Things You Don't Know about Science and No One Else Does
Either.
RC 47284.
by James Trefil.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
2 cassettes.
The author, an educator and National Public Radio
commentator, presents short essays on scientific topics. He
considers questions being researched in the 1990s such as:
Is the climate getting warmer? Can humans live forever? What
causes cancer? He then summarizes the progress that has been
made. For senior high and older readers. 1996.
RC 47284.
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Memoirs.
RC 47294.
by Georg Solti.
read by Lewis Grenville.
2 cassettes.
Twentieth-century international conductor traces his musical
training in Hungary and career as a pianist and music
director. Born in 1912, Solti relates how he survived two
world wars in Europe and advanced his musical life despite
anti-Semitism. He discusses his interpretation of various
composers and his twenty-two years with the Chicago
Symphony. 1997.
RC 47294.
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Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and
Bicultural.
RC 47296.
edited by Claudine Chiawei O'Hearn.
read by Mary Kane.
2 cassettes.
Eighteen writers recount their experiences growing up in two
cultures. Garrett Hongo describes the boredom of living in a
homogeneous suburb where his children's friends all have the
same worldview. Roxane Farmanfarmaian recalls being
"rootless"--half-Mormon and half-Muslim--in Europe. Includes
brief author biographies. For senior high and older readers.
1998.
RC 47296.
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished
Civil War.
RC 47299.
by Tony Horwitz.
read by Steven Carpenter.
3 cassettes.
Reviving a childhood passion, journalist Tony Horwitz spends
a week with a hardcore Civil War reenactor, traveling to
battle sites in the south. Along the way, he learns why many
people are still obsessed with the war and how views of the
past are often divided along racial lines. Some strong
language. 1998.
RC 47299.
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A March to Madness: The View from the Floor in the Atlantic
Coast Conference.
RC 47302.
by John Feinstein.
read by Ted Stoddard.
4 cassettes.
Overview of the nine basketball coaches of the collegiate
Atlantic Coast Conference in the late 1990s. Describes their
work and their teams and the incredible pressure they endure
while trying to achieve the championship title. 1998.
RC 47302.
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Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier's Life.
RC 47332.
by Donald C. Pfanz.
read by Bill Wallace.
5 cassettes.
Presents a detailed account of Ewell's life, and a balanced
view of the Confederate general's personality. Discusses his
military training and expeditions, including his service in
Mexico and the Civil War, and his postwar career as a stock
farmer. 1998.
RC 47332.
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On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm.
RC 47334.
by Michael Ableman.
read by Bill Wallace.
1 cassette.
The author describes the twelve-acre farm called Fairview
Gardens, where he has worked for seventeen years. Once a
farm among many, Fairview (now surrounded by California
suburbia) is a national model for successful urban
agriculture and farmland preservation. 1998.
RC 47334.
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No Mountain Too High: A Triumph over Breast Cancer; the
Story of the Women of Expedition Inspiration.
RC 47349.
by Andrea Gabbard.
read by Jill Ferris.
2 cassettes.
Explains how breast cancer survivor Laura Evans's return to
mountain climbing led to the formation of Expedition
Inspiration, a venture for breast cancer survivors.
Describes the excursion to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina and
discusses the women participating on the two climbing teams
and their experiences. 1998.
RC 47349.
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I'm Not Really Here.
RC 47356.
by Tim Allen.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
Known for his starring role in the sitcom _Home
Improvement_, Allen humorously describes an unusual weekend.
Alone while his wife and daughter have gone camping, he
puzzles over "the big questions" brought on by his midlife
crisis--while he searches for a missing hood ornament.
Strong language. 1996.
RC 47356.
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A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul
Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts by Leo
Tolstoy.
RC 47390.
by Leo Tolstoy.
read by Janis Gray.
2 cassettes.
This last major work of Tolstoy's contains philosophical and
spiritual writings he collected over fifteen years. Each day
is arranged by a theme. Includes a name index with brief
biographies. 1997.
RC 47390.
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Are You Old Enough to Read This Book? Reflections on
Midlife.
RC 47392.
edited by Deborah H. DeFord.
read by Janis Gray.
3 cassettes.
Advice and reassurance for baby boomers reaching their fifth
decade. Includes practical suggestions, medical information,
and psychological tidbits in the form of essays and
interviews. Introduction by Linda Ellerbee. Some
descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47392.
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Banjo Eyes: Eddie Cantor and the Birth of Modern Stardom.
RC 47395.
by Herbert G. Goldman.
read by Bruce Huntey.
4 cassettes.
Born on Rosh Hashanah in 1892 and soon orphaned by his
mother's death and father's disappearance, Cantor (born
Israel Iskowitz) was raised by his grandmother. Goldman
recounts Cantor's life from his days on the streets of New
York's Lower East Side through his rise to fame, discussing
his days in vaudeville and the movies, his family, and his
charitable work. 1997.
RC 47395.
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Living with Spina Bifida: A Guide for Families and
Professionals.
RC 47399.
by Adrian Sandler.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
A physician explains the birth defect spina bifida and
possible associated impairments, and offers advice on
promoting good health and optimal development at every stage
from childhood through young adulthood. 1997.
RC 47399.
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Foods That Fight Pain: Revolutionary New Strategies for
Maximum Pain Relief.
RC 47400.
by Neal Barnard.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Physician maintains that specific foods can help alleviate
many types of pain while other foods can trigger pain. He
outlines recommendations for using diet and supplements to
treat such conditions as arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome,
migraines, stomachaches, and cancer pain. 1998.
RC 47400.
##
Riddle of the Ice: A Scientific Adventure into the Arctic.
RC 47405.
by Myron Arms.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
Nautical adventure aboard a fifty-foot sailing cutter
exploring the Arctic Ocean near Labrador. Perturbed by the
large quantities of pack ice in the area in the summers of
the early 1990s, the author investigates weather patterns
and climate changes for explanations. 1998.
RC 47405.
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The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a
City.
RC 47407.
by Robert Sullivan.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Just outside New York City, near Newark airport and the New
Jersey Turnpike, is a swamp that has become a receptacle for
trash in the region, as well as a refuge for wildlife.
Describes the area called the Meadowlands, its history, the
flora and fauna, and the people who have populated the area
since Native American times. 1998.
RC 47407.
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Time Bomb 2000: What the Year 2000 Computer Crisis Means to
You!.
RC 47409.
by Edward Yourdon and Jennifer Yourdon.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
Discusses the computer software problem that will manifest
itself on January 1, 2000, and its likely impact on banks,
hospitals, utilities, governments, transportation systems,
and more. Explains possible consequences of the resulting
failures and suggests ways to prepare for shutdowns that
could last from two days to ten years. 1998.
RC 47409.
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The Learning Highway: Smart Students and the Net.
RC 47413.
by Trevor Owen and Ron Owston.
read by Brian Conn.
2 cassettes.
Emphasizes how high school and undergraduate students can
use the Internet for learning. Covers how to express search
needs online, the multiple functions of web-based browsers,
research strategies on the web, and practical examples of
Internet projects. Some strong language. For senior high and
older readers. 1998.
RC 47413.
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No More Hot Flashes--and Even More Good News.
RC 47417.
by Penny Wise Budoff.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
Updates Dr. Budoff's 1984 book, _No More Hot Flashes, and
Other Good News (RC 20041)_. Explains perimenopause,
menopause, estrogen, and osteoporosis, as well as cancers
that frequently affect women. Also discusses urinary
functions, hysterectomies, vitamins, and alternatives to
drugs and surgery. 1998.
RC 47417.
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Hepatitis C: The Silent Killer.
RC 47420.
by Carol Turkington.
read by Patricia McDermott.
2 cassettes.
Explains the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Hepatitis
C; the role of the liver in the body; and chronic conditions
caused by acute cases of the disease. Includes relevant
organizations, web sites, and newsletters. 1998.
RC 47420.
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God: The Evidence; the Reconciliation of Faith and Reason in
a Postsecular World.
RC 47421.
by Patrick Glynn.
read by Randy Atcher.
1 cassette.
Chronicles a trend away from atheism and details the
correlation between religious commitment, mental health,
physical health, and morality. Examines scientific, medical,
and psychological studies that corroborate the author's
belief in the existence of soul and God. 1997.
RC 47421.
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In My Own Time: Almost an Autobiography.
RC 47422.
by Nina Bawden.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
Memoir of a novelist. Recounts her childhood evacuation from
London in World War II; her years at Oxford, where she knew
Richard Burton and Margaret Thatcher; and her later life.
Relates stories of her family, including the struggles of
her schizophrenic son, who committed suicide. For junior and
senior high and older readers. 1994.
RC 47422.
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Facing and Fighting Fatigue: A Practical Approach.
RC 47423.
by Benjamin H. Natelson.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
A physician who directs a chronic fatigue syndrome center
discusses different levels of fatigue and possible causes.
He then describes treatment options including drug therapy,
gentle physical conditioning, and cognitive behavioral
therapy. 1998.
RC 47423.
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Big Top Boss: John Ringling North and the Circus.
RC 47428.
by David Lewis Hammarstrom.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
3 cassettes.
Biography of the showman-entrepreneur who folded the tents
and moved the circus indoors in 1956. Describes North's
flamboyant career and his management style in the context of
labor and social issues of the mid-twentieth century.
Incorporates several decades of American circus history.
1992.
RC 47428.
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Emotional Resilience: Simple Truths for Dealing with the
Unfinished Business of Your Past.
RC 47431.
by David Viscott.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
The author, a psychiatrist, offers a ten-step program that
he contends will lead to emotional healing. Discusses
mourning, defense mechanisms, personality types, and "toxic"
nostalgia. 1996.
RC 47431.
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The Greatest Generation.
RC 47490.
by Tom Brokaw.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
2 cassettes.
Recalling his coverage of the fortieth anniversary of D-Day
in 1984, reporter Brokaw describes World War II veterans as
"the greatest generation any society has produced." Profiles
individuals who sacrificed for their country, including
Thomas Broderick--who founded the Blinded Veterans
Association--and businessman Bob Bush, who lost an eye in a
heroic rescue mission. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47490.
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The Sense of Wonder.
RC 47494.
by Rachel Carson.
read by Kimberly Schraf.
1 cassette.
In this essay first published in 1956, Carson talks about
sharing the wonders of nature with a child, as she did with
her nephew, beginning before he was two years old. She
explains how an adult can teach an appreciation of the
beauty of the outdoors, even without a scientific
understanding of plants and animals. 1956.
RC 47494.
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Work in Progress.
RC 47498.
by Michael D. Eisner.
read by Terence Aselford.
3 cassettes.
Eisner provides an account of how a Jewish boy from an
affluent Manhattan family rose through the ranks to become
Disney's CEO. Discusses his family life, his jobs at ABC and
Paramount Pictures, the role he played in getting the
position at Disney, and his part in expanding the company.
Bestseller 1998.
RC 47498.
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_First Love_ and Other Stories.
RC 47508.
by Ivan Turgenev.
read by Steven Carpenter.
2 cassettes.
These three stories by the nineteenth-century Russian author
are somewhat autobiographical. In "First Love," written in
1860, a father and son fall in love with the same woman.
Written in 1872, "Spring Torrents" portrays a middle-aged
person looking back on the folly of youth. "A Fire at Sea,"
written in 1883, tells of Turgenev's personal experience.
1957.
RC 47508.
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Our Man in Belize.
RC 47512.
by Richard Timothy Conroy.
read by Ted Stoddard.
3 cassettes.
Memoir of an American who served as vice-consul in Belize
for two years in the early 1960s. He admits that his
accounts of his experiences and the people he met there have
"taken on a life of their own." But he does clearly remember
the devastating hurricane of 1961. Some strong language.
1997.
RC 47512.
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The Lost Tomb.
RC 47513.
by Kent R. Weeks.
read by Gary Telles.
3 cassettes.
The personal account of an American Egyptologist's discovery
and excavation of the largest tomb in the Valley of the
Kings. Weeks describes his 1995 entry into a multichambered
burial site that some consider the most important
archaeological find of the twentieth century. He discusses
the new revelations about the sons of Ramesses II, stressing
that there is more to be explored. 1998.
RC 47513.
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Diplomacy for the Next Century.
RC 47522.
by Abba Eban.
read by Rick Foucheux.
2 cassettes.
A former Israeli foreign minister reflects on the world of
diplomacy, intrusive media, and highlights of the Cold War
era. The author draws upon his vast experience to offer
insights into the nature and practice of statecraft, as well
as perspectives on international affairs in the 1990s. 1998.
RC 47522.
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition.
RC 47531.
by Caroline Alexander.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Chronicles the survival of Ernest Shackleton and his crew of
twenty-seven men marooned on ice floes off the coast of
Antarctica in 1915. Recounts the entrapment and later
destruction of their ship, the _Endurance_, by pack ice and
the hardships the men suffered before their rescue in 1916.
Bestseller 1998.
RC 47531.
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How to Eat Away Arthritis.
RC 47542.
by Lauri M. Aesoph.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes.
The author offers traditional and alternative ways to ease
the pain of arthritis. She lists restorative and "stressor"
foods and provides hints for better health, citing anecdotes
of numerous sufferers who have improved their ability to
cope with the condition. 1996.
RC 47542.
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Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement.
RC 47543.
by John Lewis.
read by Jake Williams.
5 cassettes.
African American congressman discusses the civil rights
movement of the 1960s, its struggles, triumphs, leadership,
and champions. Lewis, an advocate of nonviolence,
acknowledges his devotion to Martin Luther King Jr., and
credits the success of the movement to the thousands of
working-class blacks who risked their lives confronting
southern tyranny. 1998.
RC 47543.
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Under a Wing: A Memoir.
RC 47547.
by Reeve Lindbergh.
read by Pam Ward.
2 cassettes.
Charles Lindbergh's youngest daughter shares memories of her
father and her mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. She tells
about their strengths and weaknesses as parents and about
family occasions with her four older siblings. These
reminiscences afford glimpses of the private people behind
the celebrity images. 1998.
RC 47547.
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The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for
the Woman with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer.
RC 47548.
by John Link.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
An oncologist advises women on how to obtain the data they
need in order to make an informed choice regarding treatment
that is right for them. Examines quality-of-life issues,
available drugs and operations, lifestyle choices, and
genetic risks. Explains how to work the medical system and
essential record-keeping. Gives specific questions to ask
the physician of choice. 1998.
RC 47548.
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Dr. Ana Nogales' Book of Love, Sex, and Relationships: A
Guide for Latino Couples.
RC 47551.
by Ana Nogales.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
2 cassettes.
A popular TV psychologist and newspaper columnist presents
case studies to illustrate the common problems that couples
from diverse ethnic backgrounds face. Nogales discusses the
conflicts that affect Latino-Anglo relationships including
attitudes towards family, gender roles, machismo, and other
issues that arise from cultural differences. Some
descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 47551.
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Thomas Merton: Poet, Prophet, Priest.
RC 47557.
by Jennifer Fisher Bryant.
read by Jake Williams.
1 cassette.
Portrait of a troubled youth's spiritual journey from a life
of dissolute pleasure to the ascetic seclusion of a Trappist
monastery. Describes his difficult childhood, his conversion
to Catholicism, his monastic life, and his years as a writer
and social activist. For junior and senior high readers.
1997.
RC 47557.
##
He's Scared, She's Scared: Understanding the Hidden Fears
That Sabotage Your Relationships.
RC 47559.
by Steven Carter and Julia Sokol.
read by Kristin Allison.
3 cassettes.
Explores issues and anxieties about individual commitment
that prevent people from finding or keeping the love they
need. Examines why people may be afraid of a serious ongoing
relationship, differentiates between male and female fears,
and suggests ways to resolve conflicts. Uses case studies to
illustrate problems and solutions. 1993.
RC 47559.
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Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood.
RC 47563.
by William Pollack.
read by Bill Wallace.
4 cassettes.
A clinical psychologist examines some major challenges that
boys face in growing up. Explains the outmoded "Boy Code,"
which imposes unrealistic expectations on youth and can lead
to alienation, aggressive behavior, and other adverse
consequences. Proposes a new, healthier behavioral model for
young men. 1998.
RC 47563.
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Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom.
RC 47571.
by William Glasser.
read by Bill Wallace.
3 cassettes.
Psychiatrist asserts that most human problems--including
violence, addictions, and abuse--are caused by flawed
relationships and by people who presume to know "what is
right for us." He advocates "choice theory" as an approach
to help people to develop healthy associations and lives.
1998.
RC 47571.
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The Practical Nomad: How To Travel around the World.
RC 47573.
by Edward Hasbrouck.
read by Jake Williams.
5 cassettes.
A handbook for the independent, around-the-world traveler.
Advises on key aspects of planning international journeys,
including choosing destinations, arranging for visas and
permits, personal finances, packing, local transportation,
safety, and health. 1997.
RC 47573.
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Our Country's Founders: A Book of Advice for Young People.
RC 47574.
edited by William J. Bennett.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Adapted for young adults, excerpts from _Our Sacred Honor
(RC 46472)_ illustrate the timeless principles and virtues
espoused by the founding fathers of the United States.
Included are the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of
Independence, a time line of the American Revolution, and
brief biographies. For senior high and older readers. 1998.
RC 47574.
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Moses: A Life.
RC 47585.
by Jonathan Kirsch.
read by Fred Major.
4 cassettes.
A reexamination of what is known about the biblical leader
in order to portray him as a real, human person. Focuses on
scriptural accounts of his actions, prophecies, and
relationship with God to counter some exaggerated historical
and artistic interpretations. 1998.
RC 47585.
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Great Careers for People Interested in Math and Computers.
RC 47588.
by Peter Richardson and Bob Richardson.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
Career advice for students with talent in mathematics and
computers. Highlights job options such as an audio engineer,
a research analyst, and a computer programmer. For senior
high and older readers. 1993.
RC 47588.
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America 1900: The Turning Point.
RC 47649.
by Judy Crichton.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
3 cassettes.
A monthly chronicle of life in America during 1900. Recounts
a time of transition as the young nation comes to terms with
new technologies, an expanding economy, and a growing role
in world affairs. Depicts a confident American people facing
a new century. 1998.
RC 47649.
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Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the
Best in People at Their Worst.
RC 47664.
by Rick Brinkman and Rick Kirschner.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
A guide to interacting with people whose behavior patterns
try one's patience. Describes and analyzes the "ten most
unwanted" character types, offering strategies and
communication techniques for dealing with them. Gives advice
to help people manage their own difficult behaviors. 1994.
RC 47664.
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Elegy for Iris.
RC 47669.
by John Bayley.
read by David Palmer.
2 cassettes.
In this memoir of marriage, Bayley probes the mystique of
the beloved. He describes how he fell in love with author
Iris Murdoch in 1957 before she published her first book;
how courtship evolved into a devoted marriage; and how he
still sought her essential self after she developed
Alzheimer's disease. 1999.
RC 47669.
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Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith.
RC 47755.
by Kathleen Norris.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Traces the author's conversion through reconciliation with
theological terminology. Proposes that belief in a living
Christ and the use of ancient words and rituals continually
help the church renew itself. Explores the meaning of
Christian expressions, concluding that religious language is
active and meaningful. 1998.
RC 47755.
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Reporting Live.
RC 47756.
by Lesley Stahl.
read by Pam Ward.
4 cassettes.
Autobiography of the television journalist. Describes how
Stahl began her career in 1972, her emergence into the
public eye during the Watergate scandal, her appearances on
_Face the Nation_ and _60 Minutes_, and her White House
reporting during three presidencies. Discusses the evolution
of the media; provides glimpses into her personal life.
Bestseller 1999.
RC 47756.
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How to Get a Job If You're a Teenager.
RC 47766.
by Cindy Pervola and Debby Hobgood.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
Tips on job hunting address deciding what type of job to
apply for, completing applications, preparing for the
interview (including choosing what to wear), and the
interview itself. What to expect on the first day and the
proper way to quit a job are also discussed. For junior and
senior high readers. 1998.
RC 47766.
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Tourette Syndrome.
RC 47777.
by Elaine Landau.
read by Jill Ferris.
1 cassette.
Describes the neurological disorder that is characterized by
tics--involuntary movements or sounds. Discusses coping with
the syndrome, which becomes apparent in childhood and can
range from mild to severe. Profiles of people living with
Tourette Syndrome include an athlete, a surgeon, and a
musician. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1998.
RC 47777.
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Flying Solo: Reimagining Manhood, Courage, and Loss.
RC 47780.
by Leonard Kriegel.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Twelve essays in which the author, who contracted polio at
age eleven, discusses coming to terms with paralysis of the
legs. In the title piece, Kriegel recounts his conversation
with a woman whose paraplegic brother learned to fly an
airplane--something on Kriegel's wish list when he was
younger. Some strong language. 1998.
RC 47780.
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God among the Shakers: A Search for Stillness and Faith at
Sabbathday Lake.
RC 47781.
by Suzanne Skees.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
A "cynical, worldly" woman recounts her experience of
sharing "a bit of life with the last eight Shakers" at
Sabbathday Lake farm in Maine. Traces the history of the
devout Christian community known for its simplicity,
celibacy, and relations with the spirit world. Offers a
perspective on the dying sect. 1998.
RC 47781.
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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner
City to the Ivy League.
RC 47795.
by Ron Suskind.
read by Jake Williams.
3 cassettes.
The author follows Cedric Jennings, an African American
teenager, from a blighted environment in Washington, D.C.,
to Brown University. Although in the top of his high school
class, Cedric at first has neither the educational
background nor the social experience to meet the demands of
the Ivy League college. Some strong language. 1998.
RC 47795.
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Careers for Wordsmiths.
RC 47819.
by Andrew Kaplan.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
1 cassette.
Profiles fourteen workers in jobs that rely on language
skills; includes writer, editor, teacher, lexicographer, and
press agent. Each worker discusses his or her work and
offers advice on pursuing a language-related career. For
junior and senior high and older readers. 1991.
RC 47819.
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Careers for Computer Buffs.
RC 47821.
compiled by Andrew Kaplan.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
1 cassette.
Profiles fourteen individuals who work with computers in
various ways, including software development, hardware
research, and engineering. Each discusses his or her job and
offers advice on pursuing a computer-related career. For
junior and senior high and older readers. 1991.
RC 47821.
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith.
RC 47831.
by Anne Lamott.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Lamott first relates her childhood and her vacillation with
Christianity, and describes the night of her conversion
following an abortion and a week of drugs and alcohol. She
then explains how she continues to struggle with the faith
that now sustains her. Some strong language. Bestseller
1999.
RC 47831.
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir.
RC 47833.
by Homer H. Hickam.
read by John Polk.
3 cassettes.
Retired NASA engineer reminisces about boyhood in the
Sputnik era in West Virginia when his first rocket attempt
burned down his mother's garden fence. He and his friends
improved their models culminating in winning the 1960
National Science Fair. Movie _October Sky_ is based on this
book. 1998.
RC 47833.
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_Cassettes Fiction_
Detour for Emmy.
RC 44303.
by Marilyn Reynolds.
read by Jeanne Evans.
2 cassettes.
Emmy enters Hamilton High and begins planning for college
and her future despite her unsupportive alcoholic mother.
When Emmy's first relationship leads to pregnancy, her life
must take a detour, but she's still determined to reach her
goals. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. For junior and senior high readers. 1993.
RC 44303.
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Long Storm.
RC 44790.
by Ernest Haycox.
read by Don Emmick.
2 cassettes.
Portland, Oregon, during Civil War days is torn by a battle
for control of the Northwest Territory. In order to free
their land from slavery, Adam Musick, captain of the
riverboat _Daisy McGovern_, and Lily Barnes, whose father is
an agent for Musick, battle with Floyd Ringrose, leader of
the Knights of the Golden Circle. Some strong language.
1946.
RC 44790.
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The Bookshop.
RC 45665.
by Penelope Fitzgerald.
read by Cyn Delafield.
1 cassette.
A middle-aged widow, Florence Green, decides to open a
bookstore in a five-hundred-year-old house in her small
English town. She makes a noble start but is thwarted by
Violet Gamart, who wants to convert "Old House" into an arts
center. 1978.
RC 45665.
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Prize Stories 1997: The O. Henry Awards.
RC 45979.
edited by Larry Dark.
read by Kristin Allison.
4 cassettes.
Twenty short stories chosen from American and Canadian
magazines. The 1997 winners of the O. Henry Award are: Mary
Gordon's "City Life"--first prize, George Saunders's "The
Falls"--second, and Lee K. Abbott's "The Talk Talked between
Worms"--third. 1997.
RC 45979.
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Beat to Quarters.
RC 46120.
by C.S. Forester.
read by Graeme Malcolm.
2 cassettes.
June 1808. Captain Hornblower and his men are aboard the HMS
_Lydia_ off the coast of Nicaragua. He has been given
several orders to carry out or face a court martial. One of
his tasks is to find a water route across Central America,
and as a result, he is transporting Lady Wellesley to
Panama. Sequel to _Hornblower and the_ Atropos _(RC 46119)_.
1938.
RC 46120.
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_A_ _Curtain of Green_ and Other Stories.
RC 46352.
by Eudora Welty.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
2 cassettes.
Eudora Welty's first collection of published short stories.
Welty writes of the common people she knew in her native
Mississippi. In "A Curtain of Green," a grieving widow
isolates herself in her garden, in "Why I Live at the P.O.,"
the postmistress flees her impossible relatives to live at
work. 1941.
RC 46352.
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Dead Folks.
RC 46559.
by Jon A. Jackson.
read by Ray Foushee.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Deadman (RC 38428)_, detective Fang
Mulheisen of the Detroit police is back on the trail of Joe
Service and Helen Sedlacek. Joe escapes from a hospital and
flees to Salt Lake City where he sends for Helen, who has
the money they stole from the mob. Violence, strong
language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 46559.
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
RC 46636.
by Haruki Murakami.
read by Peter Jay Fernandez.
5 cassettes.
In Tokyo in 1984, Toru Okada's ordinary life begins to
unravel when he quits his job. His wife, Kumiko, sends him
to consult a psychic about their lost cat. After complaining
that Toru does not really know her, Kumiko disappears. Toru
is determined to find her despite her brother's opposition.
Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some
strong language. 1997.
RC 46636.
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The Black Book: An Inspector Rebus Novel.
RC 46660.
by Ian Rankin.
read by Steven Crossley.
2 cassettes.
Five years ago, Edinburgh's Central Hotel burned to the
ground, and a body with a bullet hole in it was found in the
ashes. Now John Rebus is having a terrible week--his lover
has thrown him out, his brother has arrived unannounced, and
his deputy is hospitalized in a coma. Then Rebus reads the
notes in his deputy's black book and sees a connection.
Strong language. 1993.
RC 46660.
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Reading in the Dark.
RC 46664.
by Seamus Deane.
read by Terry Donnelly.
2 cassettes.
An Irish boy recalls events in his life, from his childhood
in the 1940s until his parents' deaths in 1971. The third
child in a large Catholic family in Northern Ireland, he
grew up hearing stories about the past and puzzling over
family secrets. The most intriguing ones concerned the death
of his Uncle Eddie in 1922. Some violence and some strong
language. 1996.
RC 46664.
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Pelle the Conqueror: Volume 2, Apprenticeship.
RC 46672.
by Martin Andersen Nexo.
read by George Holmes.
2 cassettes.
In this Danish classic, sequel to _Pelle the Conqueror:
Volume 1, Childhood (RC 33640)_, fifteen-year-old Pelle
decides to leave the poverty of farm life for town. As his
agrarian community is becoming industrialized, Pelle
struggles to fit into the narrow social confines of his new
life while working as a shoemaker's apprentice. 1991.
RC 46672.
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Louisiana Blue: A Tiller Galloway Thriller.
RC 46796.
by David Poyer.
read by Bruce Huntey.
2 cassettes.
In this sequel to _Bahamas Blue (RC 46795)_, Galloway lands
a job laying underwater cable for DeepTech, a shady oil-rig
outfit in the Gulf of Mexico. Sure of his diving skills but
plagued by a reputation for hard drinking and getting into
trouble, Galloway is happy to be employed. But his boss's
reaction to Galloway's report of pipeline corrosion alerts
Galloway to danger ahead. Violence and strong language.
1994.
RC 46796.
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Drums along the Mohawk.
RC 47009.
by Walter D. Edmonds.
read by Norm Thibeault.
4 cassettes (Reissue).
1776. Newlyweds Lana and Gilbert Martin are farmers in New
York's Mohawk Valley. When the Revolutionary War starts,
some of their neighbors flee to Canada while others join the
militia. As the Indian and British attacks continue, the
residents must defend themselves while the new government
confiscates their food for the soldiers. 1936.
RC 47009.
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Ahmed's Revenge.
RC 47018.
by Richard Wiley.
read by Connie Crawford.
2 cassettes.
Julius Grant survives mauling by a lion and a gunshot wound
only to be murdered in his hospital room. While figuring out
why, his wife, Nora, discovers that he was smuggling ivory.
Nora must deal with her husband's deception, her father's
deteriorating mental faculties, and the Kenyan ivory
smugglers who want a box buried on her coffee farm. Some
violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong
language. 1998.
RC 47018.
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Believers: A Novella and Stories.
RC 47019.
by Charles Baxter.
read by Gary Roan.
2 cassettes.
Stories about the routines of everyday life--until something
unexpected happens. In "Kiss Away," a young girl is warned
not to trust her new boyfriend, but she refuses to listen.
In "Time Exposure," a neighbor doesn't want to believe that
the man upstairs is a child abuser. Some strong language and
some descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47019.
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Railroad Schemes.
RC 47029.
by Cecelia Holland.
read by Anne Hancock.
2 cassettes.
Bookworm Lily Viner, fifteen, has never known a real home
because her father drags her along on his unlawful pursuits.
When he is killed in a stagecoach robbery, his partner,
King, takes Lily under his wing. Their growing fondness for
each other almost overshadows his compulsion to stop the
westward expansion of the Southern Pacific railroad. Strong
language. 1997.
RC 47029.
##
Lea: The Blue Bicycle, Book 2.
RC 47076.
by Regine Deforges.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
2 cassettes.
In the waning months of 1942, Lea Delmas leaves her father's
vineyards for Paris. There Lea continues her work for the
Resistance and spends time with her lover, Francois
Tavernier, who seems to have a connection with both the
Allies and their enemies. Sequel to _The Blue Bicycle (RC
24848)_. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1987.
RC 47076.
##
The Devil Laughs Again: The Blue Bicycle, Book 3.
RC 47077.
by Regine Deforges.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
As World War II escalates, Lea copes with the deaths of
friends, including Camille, and the ruin of the family's
vineyards. Yet she continues working for the Resistance,
joins the Red Cross, and travels to Berlin, returning to
Paris on the eve of liberation. Sequel to _Lea (RC 47076)_.
Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.
RC 47077.
##
Brunswick Gardens.
RC 47115.
by Anne Perry.
read by Terry Hayes Sales.
3 cassettes.
Victorian policeman Thomas Pitt investigates the death of
Unity Bellwood, a scholar of ancient languages who was
assisting Reverend Parmenter with writing a book. When Pitt
learns Unity was pregnant, he suspects Reverend Parmenter,
his son, or a curate living in the house. But when the
priest is murdered, Pitt must develop a new theory. As
usual, his wife, Charlotte, helps him uncover the guilty
party. 1998.
RC 47115.
##
Group Portrait with Lady.
RC 47116.
by Heinrich Boll.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
Sardonic "portrait" created by a woman who is living in
poverty, pregnant and alone at forty-eight. As a German, she
recalls her life during the rise and fall of the Nazi
regime. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize for
literature. 1973.
RC 47116.
##
The Bent Twig.
RC 47121.
by Dorothy Canfield.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
4 cassettes.
Sylvia Marshall has been raised by her parents in an
unconventional but happy manner. Upon starting school, she
and her sister Judith begin to learn of the injustices of
the world. Longing to belong, Sylvia eventually realizes
that she cannot give up her morals in order to conform to
society. 1915.
RC 47121.
##
Survivor.
RC 47123.
by Tabitha King.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
A car accident dramatically changes the course of artistic
college student Kissy Mellors's future. Besides the
immediate horror of seeing a fellow coed struck and killed,
Kissy experiences a long-term aftermath with dangerous
consequences. Three men related to the tragedy will play
crucial roles in her sexual and emotional development.
Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some
violence. 1997.
RC 47123.
##
Illusions: A "Nameless Detective" Novel.
RC 47126.
by Bill Pronzini.
read by David Palmer.
2 cassettes.
The nameless detective is upset by the suicide of his ex-
partner and ex-friend Eberhardt when Ira Erskine hires him
to find his missing ex-wife. Erskine claims that his young
son is dying of cancer and needs his mother. Nameless tracks
down the mother but with dire consequences for Erskine. Back
at home, Nameless discovers more surprises about Eberhardt.
Strong language and some violence. 1997.
RC 47126.
##
The Last Day.
RC 47148.
by Glenn Kleier.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
4 cassettes.
New Year's Eve, 1999. Following a geological explosion that
destroys a secret research station in the Negev desert, a
young woman appears, claiming to be the messiah for the
approaching millennium. Performing miracles and revealing a
new testament, Jeza attracts millions of followers. Reporter
Jon Feldman senses the story of the ages and begins to
investigate. Some violence. 1997.
RC 47148.
##
The Novellas of Hortense Calisher.
RC 47149.
by Hortense Calisher.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
4 cassettes.
Collection of seven novellas. "Tale for the Mirror,"
originally published in 1962, tells of the arrival of Dr.
Bhatta, a Hindu "neurologist," at a Hudson River estate and
his reception by the local inhabitants. A more experimental
novella, "The Man Who Spat Silver," first in print in 1987,
features a woman writer in New York City. 1997.
RC 47149.
##
Putting Up Roots: A Jupiter Novel.
RC 47167.
by Charles Sheffield.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
Joshua, his autistic cousin Dawn, and a group of teenagers
are sent to Solferino twenty-seven light years away as part
of a colonization effort by Foodlines. Josh is learning
about his new environment, adjusting to new companions, and
coping with his responsibility for Dawn, whose special gifts
become more apparent on Solferino. For senior high and older
readers. 1997.
RC 47167.
##
Under African Skies: Modern African Stories.
RC 47193.
edited by Charles R. Larson.
read by Annie Wauters.
3 cassettes.
Short stories by twenty-six writers from sub-Saharan Africa,
published since 1947. Long-established authors such as Amos
Tutuola and Chinua Achebe are represented, as well as newer
names like Veronique Tadjo and Ben Okri. Contains an
overview of the African literary scene by the editor. 1997.
RC 47193.
##
The Dancer Upstairs.
RC 47194.
by Nicholas Shakespeare.
read by David Cutler.
2 cassettes.
John Dyer, an English journalist assigned to South America,
needs one last story before leaving the country. Denied an
interview with the president, he stumbles upon the policeman
who captured a notorious left-wing terrorist leader. The
policeman, Agustin Rejas, recalls his twelve-year hunt for
the rebel and his regrets about the outcome. Some violence
and some strong language. 1995.
RC 47194.
##
Sleeping at the Magnolia.
RC 47202.
by Lisa G. Brown.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
3 cassettes.
Colley Rawlins and Lainie Thorne shared a delicate love from
childhood, but were torn apart as young adults. As Lainie
struggles to keep from losing the Magnolia, the Tennessee
hotel that has belonged to her family for years, Colley
returns to town and again stirs up her heart. Some violence
and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47202.
##
Barney Polan's Game: A Novel of the 1951 College Basketball
Scandals.
RC 47213.
by Charley Rosen.
read by David Elias.
2 cassettes.
Brooklyn, New York; 1951. Veteran sports reporter Barney
Polan uncovers college basketball players taking money from
professional gamblers in return for shaving points in hotly
contested games. Strong language. 1998.
RC 47213.
##
The Zigzag Kid.
RC 47222.
by David Grossman.
read by Anne Hancock.
3 cassettes.
A week before his bar mitzvah, Nonny Feuerberg is on a train
to Haifa--leaving behind his policeman father with
Gabriella, a.k.a. Gabi, his father's longtime companion.
Once underway, Nonny discovers a letter from his father and
Gabi encouraging him to make this journey into an
"incredible, hair-raising adventure," and then he is
kidnapped. 1994.
RC 47222.
##
Invasion.
RC 47228.
by Robin Cook.
read by Jeremy Gage.
2 cassettes.
What looks like a shooting star streaks across the sky, and
radios, televisions, and computers explode. When college
student Beau Stark finds a small domed object the next
morning, he begins to transform. Soon, many of the town's
population are subtly and scarily changed. Some violence.
1997.
RC 47228.
##
Lord of the Isles: The Lord of the Isles, Book 1.
RC 47238.
by David Drake.
read by Nanette Savard.
4 cassettes.
A female wizard, Tenoctris, survives the destruction of the
land of Yole caused by the Hooded One (a powerful sorcerer)
and arrives onshore one thousand years later. She is rescued
by Garric, a seventeen-year-old youth, and accompanies him
after he and his sister Sharina embark on separate journeys.
Prequel to _Queen of Demons (RC 47239)_. Some violence.
1997.
RC 47238.
##
Queen of Demons: The Lord of the Isles, Book 2.
RC 47239.
by David Drake.
read by Nanette Savard.
4 cassettes.
Garric resumes the adventures begun in _Lord of the Isles
(RC 47238)_. Now in Erdin, traveling with Cashel and still
accompanied by the female wizard Tenoctris, he works on his
sword skills. Cashel's sister Ilna (an expert weaver),
Sharina, and Liane join the group before Garric continues
his quest. Some violence. 1998.
RC 47239.
##
Court Duel: The Crown and Court Duet, Book 2.
RC 47241.
by Sherwood Smith.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
2 cassettes.
Now that King Galdran has been defeated, Count Branaric has
become part of the royal court. His sister Countess Meliara
prefers to stay at their castle and return it to its former
glory. Meliara will eventually go to court, and there she
will find herself in a different kind of battle. Sequel to
_Crown Duel (RC 47240)_. For junior and senior high readers.
1998.
RC 47241.
##
The Wind-Witch: The Warhorse of Esdragon, Book 2.
RC 47242.
by Susan Dexter.
read by Annie Wauters.
3 cassettes.
In this sequel to _The Prince of Ill Luck (RC 47188)_,
Kessallia's granddaughter, Druyan, has inherited the horse
Valadan. As a new widow with no heirs, she could lose the
land her husband farmed unless she pays the crop tithes and
works the land for a year and a day without remarrying.
Kellis, a raider taken prisoner by her late husband, comes
to her aid. 1994.
RC 47242.
##
County Chronicle.
RC 47244.
by Angela Thirkell.
read by Anne Flosnik.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
As the story begun in _The Old Bank House (RC 47189)_
continues, the lives of more residents of Barsetshire are
exposed. Scenes include Marling Hall, the Cathedral Close,
and Gatherum Castle. Isabel Dale, the heroine, comes into
money and marries Lord Silverbridge, thus making it possible
for him to stand for political office. 1950.
RC 47244.
##
Billy Straight.
RC 47256.
by Jonathan Kellerman.
read by Steven Carpenter.
3 cassettes.
One night in the park, twelve-year-old, homeless Billy
Straight witnesses the murder of the ex-wife of a television
star. With detective Petra Connor, the media, bounty
hunters, and the murderer on his trail, Billy struggles to
survive day by day. Violence, strong language, and some
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47256.
##
The Simple Truth.
RC 47257.
by David Baldacci.
read by Faith Potts.
3 cassettes.
When Rufus Harms, a military prisoner for twenty-five years,
suddenly files an appeal to the Supreme Court, his defenders
start dying in mysterious accidents. Supreme Court clerk
Sara Evans and John Fiske, brother of one of the victims,
begin to investigate. Meanwhile, Rufus escapes. Some
violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of
sex. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47257.
##
The Bondmaid.
RC 47279.
by Catherine Lim.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
3 cassettes.
At the age of four, Han is sold to the house of Wu as a
bondmaid. She is overcome with grief at being separated from
her mother and acts as though she is possessed. But young
master Wu is able to calm Han and comes to enjoy her
company. A strong and dangerous bond develops between Han
and Wu, even though their stations in life should keep them
apart. 1995.
RC 47279.
##
Written on the Body.
RC 47283.
by Jeanette Winterson.
read by MaryBeth Wise.
1 cassette.
After a series of failed relationships, the protagonist,
unnamed and unidentified by gender, falls in love with
Louise, a married woman. Their romantic interlude is
interrupted when they learn Louise has cancer. Some strong
language and some descriptions of sex. 1992.
RC 47283.
##
The Blood Artists.
RC 47289.
by Chuck Hogan.
read by Gary Telles.
3 cassettes.
In the year 2016 virologists Peter Maryk and Stephen Pearse
race against time to stop the spread of an organism that has
wiped out the town of Plainville, Massachusetts. One
resident, Melanie Weir, is immune--as is Maryk. But a
carrier is deliberately spreading the virus--killing plants,
animals, and insects, as well as humans. Some violence.
1998.
RC 47289.
##
The Truth Can Get You Killed.
RC 47290.
by Mark Richard Zubro.
read by Bruce Nelson.
2 cassettes.
Gay detective Paul Turner and his partner investigate the
death of a federal judge responsible for antihomosexual
legislation. The body was found in a dumpster near the gay
bar where Turner had been celebrating New Year's Eve the
night before. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
1997.
RC 47290.
##
Shiva Dancing.
RC 47293.
by Bharti Kirchner.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
3 cassettes.
At thirty-five, the successful and cosmopolitan Meena
Gossett lives in San Francisco but lacks a loving companion.
Through e-mail she contacts her long-lost love, Vishnu, in
India. At the same time, she is sorting out her feelings for
Antoine, who seems attracted to her despite his engagement
to Liv. A trip to Calcutta brings Meena to a fateful
decision. 1998.
RC 47293.
##
To Say Nothing of the Dog; or, How We Found the Bishop's
Bird Stump at Last.
RC 47301.
by Connie Willis.
read by David Cutler.
4 cassettes.
In 2057 Lady Schrapnell endows a time-travel project in
return for help in rebuilding Coventry Cathedral. The only
object she needs for the newly restored building is the
bishop's bird stump. Ned Henry is sent back to 1940 to
retrieve it before the church burns, but he arrives a few
hours too late--which is just the beginning of his problems.
1997.
RC 47301.
##
The Locket.
RC 47309.
by Richard Paul Evans.
read by Terence Aselford.
2 cassettes.
Following his mother's death, Michael Keddington takes a job
at a nursing home to pay off his growing debts. He meets the
quiet and withdrawn Esther Huish, and as he wins her trust,
she encourages him to pursue his relationship with the well-
to-do Faye Murrow. Then Michael is accused of murdering a
resident. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47309.
##
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon.
RC 47320.
by Kaye Gibbons.
read by Pam Ward.
2 cassettes.
Emma Garnet recounts her life story spanning the Civil War.
She contends with a vexatious father, but is championed by
Clarice, a free black housekeeper. Escaping her southern
plantation upbringing by marrying a northern doctor, Emma's
happiness is cut short by wartime horrors. Some strong
language. 1998.
RC 47320.
##
All She Was Worth.
RC 47322.
by Miyuki Miyabe.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
Engaged, Jun Kurisaka and Shoko Sekine are shopping for
their new home when Jun learns Shoko has no credit cards. A
bank employee, Jun expedites Shoko's application and is
shocked to learn she has a bad credit record. Then Shoko
disappears. Jun implores his "uncle" Honma, a homicide
investigator on medical leave, to help. Neither is ready for
what Honma uncovers. 1996.
RC 47322.
##
State of Mind.
RC 47324.
by John Katzenbach.
read by Chuck Benson.
4 cassettes.
Abnormal psychology professor Jeffrey Clayton is approached
by an agent demanding his help in locating a serial killer.
Meanwhile Jeffrey's sister, a word game designer, tries to
identify who is sending her unsettling messages. The person
they are both seeking may be their long-estranged and
supposedly dead father. Violence and strong language. 1997.
RC 47324.
##
Digging Up Momma: A Samantha Adams Mystery.
RC 47347.
by Sarah Shankman.
read by Mary Woods.
2 cassettes.
Crime writer Samantha Adams is shocked to receive a letter
from her mother--her parents died in a plane crash when
Samantha was eight! Is it a cruel joke? Or, if her mother
really is alive, why does she need Samantha to come to Santa
Fe, and why has she waited thirty-four years to contact her?
Strong language and some violence. 1998.
RC 47347.
##
Murder and Other Acts of Literature: Twenty-four
Unforgettable and Chilling Stories by Some of the World's
Best-Loved, Most Celebrated Writers.
RC 47352.
edited by Michele Slung.
read by Jim Zeiger.
3 cassettes.
Short mysteries by such diverse authors as Edith Wharton,
John Cheever, Naguib Mahfouz, and Alice Walker. In "Miss
Forbes's Summer of Happiness," a governess is killed,
apparently in a fit of passion. In "The Johore Murders,"
someone is eliminating expatriates as they prepare to leave
for home. Violence and some strong language. 1997.
RC 47352.
##
Second Lives: A Novel of the Gilded Age.
RC 47361.
by Richard S. Wheeler.
read by Chuck Benson.
3 cassettes.
Denver, Colorado; 1882. Six people of divergent interests
seek the realization of their hopes and dreams. Among them
are Lorenzo "Magnificent" Carthage, who wins and loses
millions in mines before he is thirty; Cornelia Kimbrough,
who is determined to escape her marriage to a wealthy, cold
man; and Rose Edenderry, an Irish serving girl whose
weakness is unsuitable men. 1997.
RC 47361.
##
Promised Land.
RC 47369.
by Cynthia Felice and Connie Willis.
read by Kristin Allison.
2 cassettes.
It has been fifteen years since Delanna Milleflores left the
planet Keramos. Now she has come home only to settle her
mother's estate and to sell the property she inherited. But
several surprises await Delanna--the sale is delayed, and
she learns that she is married to Sonny Tanner, part owner
of her land. Some strong language. 1996.
RC 47369.
##
Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western.
RC 47374.
by Ric Lynden Hardman.
read by Don Feldheim.
2 cassettes.
Teenager Wylie Jackson is allowed to go on his first cattle
drive as an assistant cook. Due to a series of mishaps,
Wylie steals a horse, becomes a vegetarian, and decides to
learn doctoring. But with a reward for his return, Wylie
cannot escape justice forever. Includes frontier recipes.
For senior high and older readers. 1998.
RC 47374.
##
Unicorn's Blood.
RC 47381.
by Patricia Finney.
read by John Horton.
3 cassettes.
As a young princess, Elizabeth I wrote of her affair with
Thomas Seymour and of Mary Queen of Scots as the royal heir
in a diary. Now queen, Elizabeth must find the stolen
journal--identified by an embroidered unicorn with a ruby
eye--before her opponents do. Companion to _Firedrake's Eye
(RC 36531)_. Some strong language. 1998.
RC 47381.
##
A Magical Christmas.
RC 47384.
by Heather Graham.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
Even though she is contemplating divorce, Julie Radcliff
reluctantly agrees to spend Christmas with her husband, Jon,
and their three kids at a country inn in Virginia. Once
there, the family finds the hosts dressed in Civil War
costumes. Regaling in the peaceful environment, the couple
soon regain their mutual love. Meanwhile, strange old-
fashioned characters appear. 1996.
RC 47384.
##
Nobody's Baby but Mine.
RC 47391.
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes.
Jane, a thirty-four-year-old physics professor, wants a
baby. Her football-groupie neighbor promises to find a
classy hooker for quarterback Cal Bonner's birthday. Jane
agrees to pose as the call girl, thinking that a child with
an athlete's I.Q. would not be the teased genius she had
been. Companion to _Dream a Little Dream (RC 45735)_. Strong
language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47391.
##
The Book of Night with Moon.
RC 47393.
by Diane Duane.
read by Jill Fox.
4 cassettes.
In this feline universe, the cat civilization has its own
language, Ailurin, and its unique codes of conduct. A team
composed of Rhiow--a black female, Saash--a tortoiseshell,
and Urruah--a young tabby tomcat, is assigned to patrol
Grand Central Station. Maintaining order in the magical
gateways leads the cats into confrontations with their
adversaries. For senior high and older readers. 1997.
RC 47393.
##
New York Mosaic: Three Novels.
RC 47394.
by Isabel Bolton.
read by Terry Hayes Sales.
3 cassettes.
Three portrayals of the lives of wealthy residents of New
York City in the post-World War II years. In _Do I Wake or
Sleep_, a socialite meets a refugee from Europe; in _The
Christmas Tree_, a grandmother's holiday is ruined when her
beloved homosexual son appears uninvited; and in _Many
Mansions_, an elderly woman reads a manuscript about her
life. 1952.
RC 47394.
##
Heat.
RC 47397.
by Michael Cadnum.
read by Carol Dines.
1 cassette.
Bonnie, who wants a medical career in the blindness field,
attends a private high school where she excels in diving.
During practice, Bonnie receives a head injury that scares
her more than she admits. Her world is further shaken when
her divorced, arrogant, attorney father is arrested for
defrauding clients. For junior and senior high readers.
1998.
RC 47397.
##
Remote Control.
RC 47398.
by Stephen White.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
Fighting the onset of MS-related vision loss, Boulder County
deputy district attorney Lauren Crowder may have shot
someone while protecting the famous daughter of an
assassinated U.S. Surgeon General. Lauren's husband,
therapist Alan Gregory, and her attorneys frantically work
through the night to solve the convoluted case. Some strong
language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of
sex. 1997.
RC 47398.
##
The Silent Cradle.
RC 47401.
by Margaret Cuthbert.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
Dr. Rae Duprey is an obstetrician at Berkeley Hills
Hospital. Her former lover Bo Michaels now runs a nearby
maternity center. When the hospital handles a string of
emergency cases originating from the center, Rae begins an
investigation that puts both her job and her life at risk.
Strong language and some violence. 1998.
RC 47401.
##
Harmony.
RC 47402.
by Stef Ann Holm.
read by Sharon Murray.
3 cassettes.
In turn-of-the-century Harmony, Montana, Edwina Huntington
has spent her savings on a building to open a deportment
school. To her horror, she learns the building was also
illegally sold to Tom Wolcott for a sporting goods store.
The two work side by side while their differences turn to
desire. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions
of sex. 1997.
RC 47402.
##
Camilla's Fate.
RC 47408.
by Judith A. Lansdowne.
read by Ann Hodapp.
2 cassettes.
In Regency England, Camilla Quinn believes romance and
marriage would stifle her plans to become an independent
authoress. So she is astonished to realize how attracted she
is to Jason Fate--especially since she meets him first as
he's robbing her and later when he is falsely claiming to be
heir to a dukedom. 1997.
RC 47408.
##
Sacred Heart.
RC 47410.
by Marcel Montecino.
read by Richard Hauenstein.
3 cassettes.
New York, 1926. Irish gangster Tommy Coyne flees the city
after his father is killed during a setup. Disguised as a
priest, he arrives in Mexico to join his older brother
Frank, a Jesuit. Tommy discovers Mexico is in the midst of a
civil war with clergymen the favorite targets of the
Federales. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of
sex. 1997.
RC 47410.
##
The Secret Warriors.
RC 47414.
by W.E.B. Griffin.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
It is 1942 in this sequel to _The Last Heroes (RC 45119)_,
and American intelligence has uncovered a major lode of
uranium ore in the Belgian Congo. When two U.S. security
agents are air-dropped into the area to extract the ore,
they encounter unexpected opposition. Strong language. 1985.
RC 47414.
##
The Passions of Emma.
RC 47415.
by Penelope Williamson.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
Rhode Island, 1890. Genteel Emma Tremayne's orderly life is
changed when mill worker Bria McKenna shows up with her dead
son in her arms. Although engaged to the mill owner, Emma
sympathizes with Bria, who is dying of consumption. She also
finds herself falling in love with Bria's children--and her
husband, Shay. Some strong language. 1997.
RC 47415.
##
Finders Keepers.
RC 47416.
by Fern Michaels.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
3 cassettes.
Atlanta, 1957. Grieving over her own children's deaths,
wealthy, unbalanced Thea Roland kidnaps a toddler. With her
husband's guilt-ridden help, Thea raises the child as her
daughter, calling her Jessie. As an adult, the privileged
but unhappy Jessie finally learns the truth. Some strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 47416.
##
Game Plan.
RC 47419.
by Thomas J. Dygard.
read by Randy Davidson.
1 cassette.
When Barton High School's football coach is hospitalized
right before the final game of the season, the only one who
can replace him is his student manager, Beano Hatton. Beano
accepts the responsibility, knowing how much he has learned
from the coach in three years. After devising a game plan,
Beano's major hurdle is convincing the team to believe in
him. For junior and senior high readers. 1993.
RC 47419.
##
The Scent of Murder.
RC 47424.
by Barbara Block.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Robin Light, at her pet store, is surprised when a blue-
haired teenager asks her for help. Suspected of killing her
stepfather, Amy Richmond turns out to be Robin's deceased
husband's daughter. While investigating the murder, Robin
encounters the world of teenage runaways and drugs. Some
violence and some strong language. 1997.
RC 47424.
##
Medicine Hat.
RC 47425.
by Don Coldsmith.
read by David Palmer.
2 cassettes.
A young holy man of the Elk-dog People dreams of a horse
with unusual markings, as if wearing a "medicine hat." When
such a horse is born to his mare, a ritual casting of the
bones compels him to undertake a northward quest to
determine the meaning of this colt. Although it is a
spiritual mission, the trip is fraught with danger. 1997.
RC 47425.
##
Once upon a Midnight Moon.
RC 47426.
by Carol Finch.
read by Ann Hodapp.
2 cassettes.
In 1768, feisty French Micaela Rouchard flees New Orleans to
escape an arranged marriage. She stows away on a ship owned
by Carolina colonist Lucien Saffire, unwittingly becomes
involved in his feud with his grandfather, and again becomes
an unwilling bride-to-be. Explicit descriptions of sex and
some violence. 1997.
RC 47426.
##
The Silver Gryphon: The Mage Wars, Book 3.
RC 47427.
by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon.
read by James DeLotel.
2 cassettes.
Two members of the Silver Gryphons, an elite guard force,
receive their first solo assignment to take charge of the
remote Outpost Five. Tadrith, the son of Skandranon, and his
partner Silverblade, daughter of Amberdrake, barely start
their journey when all of Tadrith's magic stops working,
stranding them in an unknown area. Sequel to _The White
Gryphon (RC 41578)._ 1996.
RC 47427.
##
Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days.
RC 47462.
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
As Captain Rayford Steele pilots a plane across the
Atlantic, his senior flight attendant, Hattie Durham, gives
him the shocking news that half the passengers have
disappeared. Before long, he learns that people are missing
all over the world. Rayford, his priest, and several others
form the Tribulation Force to fight the Antichrist. Prequel
to _Tribulation Force (RC 47463)_. 1995.
RC 47462.
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Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left
Behind.
RC 47463.
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
Many of Earth's inhabitants have been taken to Heaven, but
those left behind face seven years of tribulation. Some will
not survive the coming devastation. Tribulation Force
members--Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Bruce Barnes, and
Buck Williams--do what they can, but even one of them will
soon be dead. Sequel to _Left Behind (RC 47462)_. 1996.
RC 47463.
##
A Holly, Jolly Murder: A Claire Malloy Mystery.
RC 47470.
by Joan Hess.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
Bookstore owner Claire Malloy is invited to attend a winter
solstice celebration by a customer, Malthea Hendlerson, who
is a Druid. Claire arrives at the ceremonial site but soon
learns that the Druids' benefactor, Nicholas Chunder, has
been murdered. Her boyfriend, police officer Peter Rosen, is
out of town, but Claire offers to help find the killer. Some
violence. 1997.
RC 47470.
##
A Gathering of Eagles: The Wakefield Dynasty, Volume 7.
RC 47479.
by Gilbert Morris.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
2 cassettes.
Shayna Wakefield, seventeen, falls in love with Cathan
Morgan. However, their plans to marry are thwarted by her
father, Honor, who vows to keep them apart, believing Cathan
to be unworthy. Yet circumstances throw Shayna and Cathan
together aboard Honor's ship as war with Napoleon breaks
out. Sequel to _The Song of Princes (RC 47478)_. 1998.
RC 47479.
##
Sister, Sister.
RC 47502.
by Eric Jerome Dickey.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
2 cassettes.
Two sisters, Inda and Valerie, call each other Red and Black
because of their skin tones. The sisters find an unlikely
friend in a third woman as each attempts to deal with a
dead-end relationship and carve out a new life. Strong
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 47502.
##
The Ugliest House in the World: Stories.
RC 47503.
by Peter Ho Davies.
read by David Cutler.
1 cassette.
Eight short stories about people in several countries facing
predicaments. In the title story, an old man is ostracized
by his Welsh village for the accidental death of a young boy
he played football with. In "Coventry," two unemployed
Englishmen spend time drinking and watching football until
one of them finds a job. Some strong language. 1997.
RC 47503.
##
The Journal of Antonio Montoya.
RC 47520.
by Rick Collignon.
read by Nanette Savard.
1 cassette.
When Ramona is leaving the funeral of her brother and his
wife, the wife sits up in the casket to request that Ramona
rear their seven-year-old son Jose. Other deceased relatives
visit Ramona and bring her the 1924 journal of another
ancestor. The living and the dead intermingle in Ramona's
life as she tries to figure out what is happening. 1996.
RC 47520.
##
Purple Dots.
RC 47525.
by Jim Lehrer.
read by Gregory Gorton.
2 cassettes.
Retired spy Charlie Henderson lives the good life in West
Virginia amid lots of former colleagues. When his old buddy,
Joshua Bennett, is nominated to head the CIA, Charlie thinks
the confirmation will be easy. But after Bennett receives
threats from a senator's aide, Henderson and his pals risk
violence to ensure their friend's appointment. 1998.
RC 47525.
##
Under the Red Flag: Stories.
RC 47529.
by Ha Jin.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Stories about life in a Chinese village during the Cultural
Revolution. The clash between traditional values and duty to
the Communist Party is an ongoing theme. In "Winds and
Clouds over a Funeral," a son must disregard his mother's
wish for burial and have her cremated. In "Emperor" wild
boys gain popularity and status with each misdeed. Some
strong language. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for
Short Fiction. 1997.
RC 47529.
##
The Face-Changers.
RC 47534.
by Thomas Perry.
read by Mary Woods.
3 cassettes.
Jane used to help people in trouble start over with new
identities. Her new husband, Carey, convinced her to stop,
but now he needs her help. His mentor, a surgeon, is being
falsely accused of murder and believes he will be killed.
Meanwhile, someone is posing as Jane--and the impostor isn't
out to help anybody. Some violence and some strong language.
1998.
RC 47534.
##
Blackbird Singing.
RC 47539.
by Jay Amberg.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
Daughter of an NBA star and a television journalist, young
Tonya is kidnapped from her gymnastics facility. Her captor
uses the media and his computer-hacking skills to taunt her
parents, the FBI, the private detectives, and the local
police. Strong language and some violence. 1998.
RC 47539.
##
The Lightkeeper.
RC 47540.
by Susan Wiggs.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Washington coastline, 1876. Jesse Morgan, mourning the loss
of his wife and unborn child, lives a monk's existence at
the lighthouse. When beautiful, pregnant Mary Dare is washed
ashore after a shipwreck, he tries to avoid her. But Mary
needs his help while she waits to deliver her baby. Slowly
Jesse rediscovers the joy of life. Some explicit
descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47540.
##
Hockey sur Glace: Stories.
RC 47546.
by Peter LaSalle.
read by Jim Zeiger.
1 cassette.
Short stories and poems centering around the sport of ice
hockey. In "Le Rocket Negre," a Quebec teenager is recruited
from an orphanage based on his apparent racial identity. In
"Wellesley College for Women, 1969," a former hockey player
on scholarship to Harvard reminisces about two former
girlfriends. 1996.
RC 47546.
##
The Black Sun.
RC 47550.
by Jack Williamson.
read by Erik Sandvold.
2 cassettes.
Space travel to a new colony is Carlos Mondragon's lifelong
goal. After traveling illegally from Mexico and arriving at
the launch site, Carlos stows away on the last starship of a
special project. When the spacecraft lands on a frozen
planet, the colonists find evidence that it is still
inhabited. Carlos gradually proves himself an asset to the
mission. 1997.
RC 47550.
##
Follow the River.
RC 47552.
by James Alexander Thom.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
1755. Mary Ingles is twenty-three and expecting her third
child when Shawnee Indians ravage her Virginia settlement
and take her captive. Mary keeps up her spirits and, after a
few months in captivity, escapes to make her way on foot
through a thousand miles of wilderness to return to her
family. Some violence. 1981.
RC 47552.
##
Jury Duty.
RC 47560.
by Laura Van Wormer.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Novelist Libby Winslow is at a low mark in her love life
when she is selected to be on a jury. As the jurists become
acquainted, Libby is attracted to rugged Alexander McCalley
and then broker William Klein, who also seems interested in
her. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1996.
RC 47560.
##
Penhallow.
RC 47561.
by Georgette Heyer.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes (Reissue).
A psychological tale of a large self-absorbed Cornish
family. The murder of one family member causes great
consternation--any one of the others might have been the
murderer. Some strong language. 1943.
RC 47561.
##
Running Wild.
RC 47567.
by Thomas J. Dygard.
read by Jim Zeiger.
1 cassette.
Pete Holman, always in trouble, is released from police
custody to Coach Wilson on the condition that Pete join the
football team. Pete reluctantly agrees, knowing his
incorrigible friends will mock him. But, learning he is a
natural receiver, he discovers purpose and friendship in
being part of the team. For junior and senior high readers.
1996.
RC 47567.
##
Chain of Custody.
RC 47568.
by Harry Levy.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
Dr. Michael Malone, a physician and medical malpractice
lawyer, is accused of murdering his estranged wife. In the
midst of the trial, Malone works to settle his own cases.
When a client is murdered, Malone connects the deaths and
races to find new suspects. Some descriptions of sex, some
strong language, and some violence. 1998.
RC 47568.
##
A Love So Splendid.
RC 47569.
by Linda Ladd.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
South Carolina, 1764. Trinity Kingston and Lord William
Remington had been wed as children by their parents. When
the Revolutionary War breaks out, William's mother and
sister and Trinity become rebels, while William remains in
England loyal to the Crown. But when he returns to the
colonies to annul the marriage, the two unexpectedly fall in
love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47569.
##
Alice Adams.
RC 47570.
by Booth Tarkington.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
Alice, a socially ambitious girl from a midwestern lower-
middle-class family, hopes to find a rich husband. She makes
up stories that lead her family to suffer scandals and push
her further from her goal. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in
1922. 1921.
RC 47570.
##
Critical Mass.
RC 47575.
by Steve Martini.
read by Chuck Benson.
3 cassettes.
Joselyn Cole, a lawyer in the San Juan Islands of Washington
state, has lost her wealthy client to a fatal accident. The
businessman turns out to have been involved in a Russian-
American nuclear smuggling ring. With Joselyn's help, arms
inspector Gideon van Ry tries to track down the missing
nuclear devices. Some strong language and some violence.
1998.
RC 47575.
##
Generous Death: A Jenny Cain Mystery.
RC 47576.
by Nancy Pickard.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
2 cassettes.
Jenny Cain, director of the town foundation, is threatened
by the murders of three major philanthropists. With her name
listed as the next victim, Jenny works with policeman Geof
Bushfield, a former classmate, to catch the killer. Some
violence and some strong language. 1984.
RC 47576.
##
Damsel in Distress: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery.
RC 47577.
by Carola Dunn.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
When the Honourable Phillip Petrie's car breaks down,
American Gloria Arbuckle, in England with her millionaire
father, comes to his rescue. Phillip is quite taken with
Gloria, and a romance begins. When she is kidnapped, Phillip
calls on his childhood friend, Daisy Dalrymple, for help.
1997.
RC 47577.
##
A Perfect Crime.
RC 47583.
by Peter Abrahams.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes.
Francie and Ned are having an affair--meeting once a week in
an island cottage. Francie's husband, a brilliant but
recently unemployed executive, finds out and plots the
perfect revenge. Meanwhile, Francie unknowingly befriends
Ned's wife. Strong language, violence, and explicit
descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 47583.
##
Get a Life.
RC 47589.
by Laura Peyton Roberts.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
Eight students at Clearwater Crossing High are assigned to a
carnival booth to help raise funds for a schoolmate with
leukemia. Although they come from diverse backgrounds and
have different interests, they become close friends. Despite
religious differences, Leah and Miguel even fall in love.
For junior and senior high readers. 1998.
RC 47589.
##
Seize the Night.
RC 47667.
by Dean Koontz.
read by Bob Askey.
3 cassettes.
Christopher Snow, whose affliction makes him unable to
tolerate light, investigates the disappearance of children
in Moonlight Bay, California. Chris, his friends, and his
wonder dog and cat search the abandoned base nearby and
discover genetically altered monkeys and others conducting
experiments on human subjects. Companion to _Fear Nothing
(RC 45719)_. Some violence. Bestseller 1999.
RC 47667.
##
Be Cool.
RC 47672.
by Elmore Leonard.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
In the sequel to _Get Shorty (RC 31976)_, loan-shark-turned-
movie-producer Chili Palmer takes his next plot idea from
the events around him--the Russian Mafia, entertainment
business goons, and hip-hop gangsta bands. Chili sets out to
scam everyone to get his movie made. Violence, strong
language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1999.
RC 47672.
##
Heartbreaker.
RC 47751.
by Karen Robards.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Lynn Nelson, a Chicago anchorwoman, has planned a ten-day
camping trip in Utah to bond with her teenage daughter,
Rory. But their fall from a cliff is just the beginning of
many nightmares they and their guide, the handsome Jess
Feldman, must face. Strong language, some violence, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. 1997.
RC 47751.
##
Tales from the Blue Archives.
RC 47754.
by Lawrence Thornton.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
2 cassettes.
Dolores Masson, a grandmother in Argentina, seeks the return
of her "disappeared" grandsons. She knows that General
Guzman gave Roger and Joaquin to a childless couple, Eduardo
and Beatriz Ponce, several years ago. Now the boys are
teenagers, and she wants them back regardless of the
emotional cost. 1997.
RC 47754.
##
Prime Cut.
RC 47760.
by Diane Mott Davidson.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Goldy Bear Schulz faces competition from an obnoxious fellow
caterer who undercuts her prices. Her kitchen is also torn
apart and left unfinished by an unscrupulous contractor who
later is found dead in a friend's house. Because her
husband, Tom, is suspended from the police force, Goldy
investigates. Includes recipes. Some violence. 1998.
RC 47760.
##
Backfield Package.
RC 47768.
by Thomas J. Dygard.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Four football players at Hillcrest High make a pact to stick
together and play at the same college as a "backfield
package." But only Joe Mitchell, the quarterback, is
recruited by a big-name school and must decide whether to
keep his promise or explore all the options. For junior and
senior high readers. 1992.
RC 47768.
##
The Medicine Horn: The Buckskinners, Book 1.
RC 47770.
by Jory Sherman.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Lemuel Hawke is only fifteen when he marries Roberta, but
his dream is to be self-sufficient on the land. By 1807, he
is farming outside Lexington, Kentucky, when Roberta moves
to town leaving Lemuel with a son and a distrust of women.
Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions
of sex. Golden Spur Winner. 1991.
RC 47770.
##
The Dower House.
RC 47772.
by Annabel Davis-Goff.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
2 cassettes.
In post-war Ireland, young Molly Hassard and her upper-class
Anglo-English family live in genteel poverty. In order to
change their fortunes, Molly and her cousin Sophie
eventually relocate to England. But Molly misses the Irish
traditions and longs to return to rekindle her secret love
for a fellow countryman. 1997.
RC 47772.
##
The MacGregor Grooms.
RC 47798.
by Nora Roberts.
read by Ilona Dulaski.
2 cassettes.
Having arranged marriages for his granddaughters, _The
MacGregor Brides (RC 45023)_, Daniel MacGregor now plans for
his grandsons. D.C. takes Layna Drake to a charity ball;
gambling-boat owner Duncan hires singer Cat Farrell; and
Boston lawyer Ian writes a contract for publisher Naomi
Brightstone. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.
RC 47798.
##
The Beach House.
RC 47815.
by Georgia Bockoven.
read by Barbara Pinolini.
2 cassettes.
Now a widow, thirty-two-year-old Julia Huntington plans to
sell the Santa Cruz beach house where she and Ken spent many
wonderful hours. As she and the summer tenants spend their
last weeks at the cottage, each goes through a transition
from despair to joy. 1997.
RC 47815.
##
Echoes.
RC 47840.
by Robin Jones Gunn.
read by Nona Pipes.
2 cassettes.
When Lauren Phillips and her fiance have a major difference
of opinion on their future, they call off their engagement.
To help her adjust, her brother buys Lauren a computer and
gets her involved in a Christian e-mail group. Lauren begins
corresponding with K.C. and finds herself falling in love
with a man she has never met. 1996.
RC 47840.
##
_Twilight_ and Other Stories.
RC 47847.
by Shulamith Hareven.
read by Suzanne Toren.
1 cassette.
Seven tales by an Israeli woman writer translated from
Hebrew. In the title piece, a woman dreams of soldiers
taking people away from the opera night after night and her
decision to leave at the intermission. In "Love by
Telephone," two elderly women are upset by obscene phone
calls, and the one who learns who the caller is, wishes she
had not. 1992.
RC 47847.
##
The Cat Who Saw Stars.
RC 47906.
by Lilian Jackson Braun.
read by Bob Askey.
2 cassettes.
Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum always retreat to
his lake cottage in July. Just before they go this year,
Qwilleran learns a young hiker has disappeared in that area.
Then shortly after their arrival, Koko makes a discovery on
the beach that keeps Qwilleran busy. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47906.
##
The Undertaker's Widow.
RC 47914.
by Phillip Margolin.
read by Chuck Benson.
2 cassettes.
Judge Richard Quinn's first homicide case proves to be
dangerous. State representative Ellen Crease, in the middle
of a campaign, shoots and kills a burglar who has just
murdered her husband. Soon evidence suggests she hired the
guy as a hit man. Strong language, violence, and
descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1998.
RC 47914.
##
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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_
American Heroes of Exploration and Flight.
RC 45660.
by Anne Schraff.
read by Graci Ragsdale.
1 cassette.
Profiles the lives of ten distinguished American explorers
and aviators. Describes the polar treks of Matthew Henson,
Robert Peary, and Richard Byrd; Charles Lindbergh's
transatlantic flight; and the space journeys of Neil
Armstrong, Sally Ride, and others. For grades 5-8. 1996.
RC 45660.
##
American Inventors of the Twentieth Century.
RC 45661.
by Laura S. Jeffrey.
read by Graci Ragsdale.
1 cassette.
Profiles the lives of ten American inventors who harnessed
technology in creative ways to benefit many lives. Includes
laser pioneer Gordon Gould, Kevlar fiber developer Stephanie
Kwolek, and Lonnie Johnson, designer of the Super Soaker
water gun. For grades 5-8. 1996.
RC 45661.
##
In Search of the Grand Canyon.
RC 47051.
by Mary Ann Fraser.
read by Marilyn Gleason.
1 cassette.
Fraser relates how Major John Wesley Powell and a crew of
nine men left the Wyoming Territory to explore the Colorado
River and the Grand Canyon in 1869. She uses Powell's
journals to depict the dangers and excitement of the three-
month journey, in which several men and two boats were lost.
For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 47051.
##
Joan of Arc.
RC 47063.
by Diane Stanley.
read by Nancy Kronenfeld.
1 cassette.
Biography of the unschooled peasant girl who inspired the
Medieval French army to victories over the English. Stanley
provides historical background that led Joan to follow her
religious visions and become a soldier. Although burned at
the stake as a heretic in 1431, Joan of Arc was canonized by
the Catholic Church in 1920. For grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 47063.
##
Bone Poems.
RC 47161.
by Jeff Moss.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Presents facts and fantasies about dinosaurs and prehistoric
times, mostly in poems but also in two short stories and a
math quiz. Moss even provides "A (Mostly) Dinosaur
Alphabet." For grades 3-6. 1997.
RC 47161.
##
How the Wolf Became the Dog.
RC 47211.
by John Zeaman.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
Explores the domestication of dogs from ancient times to the
present. Covers history and breeding information, and
explains why dogs are man's best friend. Includes a
glossary. For grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 47211.
##
Roller Coasters; or, I Had So Much Fun, I Almost Puked.
RC 47227.
by Nick Cook.
read by Bob Kuhn.
1 cassette.
Traces the history and design of roller coasters from the
earliest version in Russia in the 1400s to modifications in
France and their development in the United States from
wooden to steel construction. Explains the physics of roller
coaster rides and the effects on the human body.  Offers
tips for achieving a scarier ride. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47227.
##
Pharmacy in the Forest: How Medicines Are Found in the
Natural World.
RC 47229.
by Fred Powledge.
read by Lindsay Ellison.
1 cassette.
Discussion of the origins of medicine from plants or natural
products growing in forests around the world. Presents
examples of how treatments are developed and tested.
Explains how scientists rely on the knowledge of local
remedies to manufacture medicines bought in pharmacies. For
grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 47229.
##
The Millennium.
RC 47231.
by Daniel Cohen.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
The author explains the historical and religious
significance of the year 2000--planned celebrations, the
events of the previous millennium change, and how the new
date will affect computers. For grades 5-8 and older
readers. 1998.
RC 47231.
##
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution.
RC 47288.
by Ji-li Jiang.
read by Margaret Strom.
2 cassettes.
Jiang recounts her experiences from age twelve through
fourteen when Chairman Mao declared the Cultural Revolution
in China. The government denounced her family as landowners,
forcing her to choose between Communism and her beloved
family. She describes the sacrifices, hardships, and
suffering of that period. For grades 6-9. 1997.
RC 47288.
##
Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence.
RC 47345.
by Dennis Brindell Fradin.
read by Jake Williams.
1 cassette.
Biography of the Massachusetts colonist who encouraged
American independence. Covers his family background, his
education at Harvard--where he chose politics as a career,
his efforts to rouse the colonists against British
injustice, and his role in United States history. For grades
5-8. 1998.
RC 47345.
##
Popcorn: Poems.
RC 47363.
by James Stevenson.
read by Erik Sandvold.
1 cassette.
Thirty-two poems that capture daily life in a small seaside
town. Driftwood is scattered along the beach; a picnic table
sits empty awaiting the next time it is covered with hot
dogs and paper plates. Chelsea the dog awaits her breakfast;
an empty crab shell lies dry and hollow on the sand; and in
late December, people dig for clams in the mud. For grades
2-4. 1998.
RC 47363.
##
C.S. Lewis: Christian and Storyteller.
RC 47372.
by Beatrice Gormley.
read by Don Feldheim.
1 cassette.
A biography of the creator of the Chronicles of Narnia
series. Describes his childhood in Ireland, his education in
England, his relationships with family and friends, and his
commitment to Christianity. Traces his development as a
writer from the years when he and his brother wrote about
talking animals in an imaginary realm. For grades 6-9. 1998.
RC 47372.
##
Over the Top of the World: Explorer Will Steger's Trek
across the Arctic.
RC 47378.
by Will Steger and Jon Bowermaster.
read by Norm Thibeault.
1 cassette.
Recounts Steger's 1995 trip over the North Pole by dogsled
and canoe. Steger's journey begins in Siberia with six
teammates, thirty-three dogs, and two tons of gear. His
journal entries detail daily events, weather conditions,
setbacks, dog problems, and human difficulties in
successfully mounting the expedition. Grades 4-7. 1997.
RC 47378.
##
Buddha.
RC 47564.
by  Demi.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
An account of Buddha's life from the prophecies before his
birth to his physical death at age eighty. Describes his
relationships with his parents, wife, and child, and the
lifelong jealous rivalry of his cousin Devadatta. Explains
how the young man Siddhartha meditated, sought
enlightenment, and eventually became Buddha. Includes two of
his teaching parables. For grades 4-7. 1996.
RC 47564.
##
Ride the Wind: Airborne Journeys of Animals and Plants.
RC 47565.
by Seymour Simon.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
Discusses the migrations--seasonal journeys--of various
birds, butterflies, locusts, spiders, and bats. Presents
reasons for the move, the influence of the seasons, and how
flight is accomplished. Includes brief mention of seeds that
are also air travelers. For grades 3-6. 1997.
RC 47565.
##
"We Have Conquered Pain": The Discovery of Anesthesia.
RC 47566.
by Dennis Brindell Fradin.
read by Jill Ferris.
1 cassette.
An account of the nineteenth-century discovery of
anesthesia, which revolutionized the practice of medicine.
Traces the lives and contributions of four American doctors,
each of whom claimed the discovery in a bitter dispute that
led to tragic ends for all involved. For grades 6-9. 1996.
RC 47566.
##
Ultimate Soccer.
RC 47581.
by Ivor Baddiel.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
Presents a brief background of the game of soccer, followed
by information on rules, techniques, formations, and
championships. Lists top goalscorers and summarizes
achievements of outstanding national teams. Profiles twelve
of the greatest players. Traces the history of the FIFA
World Cup. Includes a "Test Your Knowledge" quiz. For grades
5-8 and older readers. 1998.
RC 47581.
##
Where Am I? The Story of Maps and Navigation.
RC 47623.
by A.G. Smith.
read by Norm Thibeault.
1 cassette.
A history of how people learned to identify their physical
location in the world. Traces the development of maps from
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the
techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational
skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the
discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For
grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 47623.
##
Mud Matters.
RC 47776.
by Jennifer Owings Dewey.
read by Jill Ferris.
1 cassette.
A mud lover reminisces about her experiences with different
kinds of mud. Recalls encounters with Zuni Mudhead dancers
and explains the Hopi custom of mudslinging between future
in-laws. Discusses wasps' and swallows' home-building
activities and the author's construction of an adobe brick
oven. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47776.
##
The Importance of Charles Dickens.
RC 47802.
by Eleanor H. Ayer.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Traces the life and achievements of the author of _David
Copperfield_, _Oliver Twist_, _A Christmas Carol_, _A Tale
of Two Cities_, and _Great Expectations_. Avers that among
the best-known English authors of all time, "Charles Dickens
ranks at the top with William Shakespeare." For grades 6-9.
1998.
RC 47802.
##
The Moon.
RC 47803.
by Paulette Bourgeois.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Legends and facts about Earth's satellite, the Moon. In a
question-and-answer format, presents information about the
Moon's physical properties and its effect on Earth. Provides
a brief account of astronauts landing on the Moon. For
grades 2-4. 1995.
RC 47803.
##
The Sun.
RC 47804.
by Paulette Bourgeois.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
1 cassette.
Legends and facts about Earth's star, the Sun. In a
question-and-answer format, provides information about the
seasons, eclipses, sunlight, and the sun's energy. For
grades 2-4. 1995.
RC 47804.
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_Cassettes Fiction_
Twelve Impossible Things before Breakfast: Stories.
RC 45662.
by Jane Yolen.
read by Mimi Bederman.
1 cassette.
A collection of twelve fantasy stories. Some are modern
versions of well-known tales: "Tough Alice" is a variation
on _Alice in Wonderland_, "The Bridge's Complaint" comes
from _The Three Billygoats Gruff_, and "Lost Girls" is based
on _Peter Pan_. Others include characters from a fairy to a
sea monster to aliens. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 45662.
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Blue Sky, Butterfly.
RC 45664.
by Jean Van Leeuwen.
read by Marilyn Gleason.
1 cassette.
Eleven-year-old Twig is devastated by her parents'
separation. Her mother mopes around the house all day; the
laundry is piling up and the refrigerator is empty. Her
older brother is almost never home and stays in his room
when he is, and her father has his own apartment, which Twig
refuses to visit. Life is difficult--until Grandma Ruthie
arrives. For grades 4-7. 1996.
RC 45664.
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Book of Enchantments.
RC 46004.
by Patricia C. Wrede.
read by Celeste Lawson.
2 cassettes.
A fantasy collection of ten stories. There are wizards,
kings, unicorns, and roses, while some tales have a modern
twist. In "Roses by Moonlight," the roses offer glimpses of
the future, but Adrian hesitates to choose one. In "Utensile
Strength," instead of a sword, there is an enchanted frying
pan, which finds its proper owner. For grades 4-7. 1996.
RC 46004.
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Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade.
RC 46344.
by Jack Gantos.
read by Dick Jenkins.
1 cassette.
A new year in yet another new school finds Jack having
problems with his teacher, his handwriting, and the girl he
likes on the safety patrol. At home Jack demands a diary
like his older sister's and worries about rabies from a dog
bite, alligators in the canal, and his father's bad luck
with jobs. But Jack is plucky and survives it all. For
grades 5-8. 1994.
RC 46344.
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Three Tales of My Father's Dragon: _My Father's Dragon_;
_Elmer and_ _the Dragon_; _The Dragons of_ _Blueland_.
RC 46345.
by Ruth Stiles Gannett.
read by Gregory Ricks.
1 cassette.
Nine-year-old Elmer rescues Boris, a baby flying dragon,
from the ferocious animals holding him prisoner on Wild
Island. The grateful Boris promises to fly Elmer back home,
but Boris needs Elmer's help again before rejoining his
dragon family. Tales originally published in 1949-1951. For
grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 46345.
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Keeper of the Light.
RC 46595.
by Patricia Curtis Pfitsch.
read by Anne Mullen.
1 cassette.
Faith Sutton grows up at Port Henry Lighthouse on Lake
Superior in the late 1800s. When her father dies rescuing
sailors during a storm, Faith takes pride in keeping the
light burning. When the Lighthouse Board sends a new keeper,
Faith and her family return to the city. Yet Faith worries
about the light, and when her mother's life is endangered,
Faith returns to Port Henry. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 46595.
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The Vandemark Mummy.
RC 47047.
by Cynthia Voigt.
read by Bruce Nelson.
2 cassettes.
A quiet summer in a new place turns dangerous when not only
an Egyptian mummy disappears, but also Althea, daughter of
the recently appointed curator of the Egyptian collection.
Althea's younger brother, Phineas, wants to solve the case,
but more urgently wants to find Althea. Some strong
language. For grades 5-8. 1991.
RC 47047.
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Alice Rose and Sam.
RC 47050.
by Kathryn Lasky.
read by Cyn Delafield.
1 cassette.
1860s; Virginia City, Nevada. Twelve-year-old Alice Rose
Tucker, the daughter of the local newspaper editor, hates
her ugly mining town with its drunks, dance girls, and hired
killers. When reporter Samuel Clemens comes to work for her
father, Alice Rose finds a sympathetic ear. After she
witnesses a murder, Clemens helps her unveil a Confederate
conspiracy. For grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 47050.
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The Stray.
RC 47052.
by Dick King-Smith.
read by Arnie Warren.
1 cassette.
After running away from an old folks' home on her seventy-
fifth birthday, Henrietta Hickathrift goes to the beach.
There she sees a stray dog and writes in the sand, "I am a
stray old woman." Her words lead to happy results for both
of them. For grades 2-4. 1996.
RC 47052.
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The Trophy.
RC 47053.
by Dean Hughes.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
1 cassette.
Ten-year-old Danny Williams's mechanic father brags about
his own basketball skills, but never helps Danny, who's
playing his first season. Instead his dad drinks and
complains about growing up as a Mormon bishop's son. Danny
finally admits to his friend Alan's father, a Mormon bishop,
that he doesn't think his father loves him. For grades 4-6.
1994.
RC 47053.
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The Storyteller's Daughter.
RC 47057.
by Jean Thesman.
read by Cyn Delafield.
1 cassette.
It is the depression, and Quinn's widely admired father,
Beau John, has lost his Seattle job and now works on the
docks. Quinn and her extended family eagerly await Beau
John's weekly visits home. But after overhearing a startling
conversation, Quinn sees her father in a different light and
begins to fear for his safety. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 47057.
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Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig.
RC 47062.
by Dick King-Smith.
read by Janet Daley.
1 cassette.
Judy's favorite animals are guinea pigs, and she wants to
prove how smart they are. When a new baby guinea pig is
born, she names him Jenius and begins teaching him tricks.
But at school on pets' day, Jenius embarrasses Judy. For
grades 2-4. 1996.
RC 47062.
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Verdi.
RC 47072.
by Janell Cannon.
read by Terence Aselford.
1 cassette.
Verdi is a bright yellow baby python with bold stripes that
zigzag down his back. He likes his colors and isn't in a
hurry to grow up big and green like the older snakes. So
Verdi sets off through the forest hoping to find a way to
stay the way he is. For grades K-3. 1997.
RC 47072.
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The Giant Carrot.
RC 47131.
by Jan Peck.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
When Papa Joe plants a carrot, each person in the family
wants to make a different carrot dish from it. The carrot
grows extra big when sweet Little Isabelle gives it her
special attention. Carrot pudding recipe included. Based on
a Russian folktale. For grades K-3. 1998.
RC 47131.
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Mr. Semolina-Semolinus.
RC 47139.
retold by Anthony L. Manna and Christodoula Mitakidou.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
Princess Areti of Greece has many suitors, but she does not
like any of them. She creates her own man by mixing together
almonds, sugar, and semolina, and praying for forty days and
nights. Finally she has a man who is "five-times beautiful
and ten-times kind," and she calls him Mr. Semolina-
Semolinus. Everything is fine until a wicked queen learns
about him. For grades K-3. 1997.
RC 47139.
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Sir Galahad, Mr. Longfellow, and Me.
RC 47223.
by Betty Horvath.
read by Liz Solar.
1 cassette.
When Emily starts the sixth grade in 1938 in her Missouri
school, she gets some big surprises. Her best school friend
has moved, and the new teacher is a man. When Emily fibs to
him that she writes poetry, her teacher asks her to bring in
a poem--every day. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47223.
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No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa.
RC 47265.
by Beverley Naidoo.
read by Bob Moore.
1 cassette.
Twelve-year-old Sipho decides that he will take his chances
on the streets of Johannesburg rather than risk more
beatings from his new stepfather. Sipho meets other runaway
boys, who teach him the basics of survival. He learns there
are worse people than cruel stepfathers, but he also finds
reasons to hope for the future. For grades 5-8. 1995.
RC 47265.
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The Lost Years of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book 1.
RC 47306.
by T.A. Barron.
read by Brian Conn.
2 cassettes.
The youthful Merlin awakes in the surf with no memory. The
healer Branwen claims to be his mother and cares for him,
calling him Emrys. He gradually becomes aware of his special
powers and determines to find his true identity. Prequel to
_The Seven Songs of Merlin (RC 47307)_. For grades 5-8.
1996.
RC 47306.
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The Wild Kid.
RC 47333.
by Harry Mazer.
read by Jim Zeiger.
1 cassette.
Sammy, a twelve-year-old with Down syndrome, leaves his bike
unlocked and somebody takes it. Chasing the thief, Sammy
becomes lost in the woods. A boy hiding from the authorities
finds Sammy, but won't help him get home because he's afraid
Sammy will tell. The two boys learn to coexist in the wild.
For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC 47333.
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Play Me a Story: Nine Tales about Musical Instruments.
RC 47375.
by Naomi Adler.
read by Mary Ann Nichols.
1 cassette.
A collection of nine folktales. Each features a musical
instrument typical of the country where the story is told: a
harp from Ireland, a drum from South Africa, and a balalaika
from Russia. For grades 3-6. 1997.
RC 47375.
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Habibi.
RC 47389.
by Naomi Shihab Nye.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
1 cassette.
Liyana Abboud lived happily in the United States, her
mother's country, until age fourteen. Then her father moves
the family to Jerusalem, his home. There she finds a
colorful world, where her welcoming Palestinian relatives
speak Arabic; even their clothes and food are intriguing.
When she meets a Jewish boy, she learns about social
tensions in Israel. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 47389.
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Old Yeller.
RC 47404.
by Fred Gipson.
read by Jack Fox.
1 cassette (Reissue).
1860s Texas. Fourteen-year-old Travis at first resents the
big, yellow stray dog that hangs around his home, but he
comes to love and depend on him. With his father away on a
cattle drive, Travis is the man of the house and looks to
Old Yeller for help and protection. For grades 5-8. 1956.
RC 47404.
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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary
of Hattie Campbell.
RC 47406.
by Kristiana Gregory.
read by Jill Fox.
1 cassette.
In 1847 Hattie is given a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
When her family takes a March-to-October journey from
Missouri to Oregon, she keeps an account of the dangerous
and tedious trip--its hardships and deaths, as well as the
joyful events that affect the group. An epilogue follows the
lives of fellow travelers up to 1906. For grades 4-7. 1997.
RC 47406.
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Sons of Liberty.
RC 47412.
by Adele Griffin.
read by John Polk.
1 cassette.
Rock and his brother Cliff face a father who is a bully and
a mother who won't leave the house. Meanwhile, their
neighbor Liza is physically abused. After Rock and Cliff
help Liza run away, Cliff convinces their mother that they
have to leave and seek help. Rock has to decide whether to
go or stay. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 47412.
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Summer Reading Is Killing Me! The Time Warp Trio.
RC 47435.
by Jon Scieszka.
read by Ray Hagen.
1 cassette.
Summer vacation is supposed to mean no more reading. But
Fred, Sam, and Joe all have to read four books during the
summer. Unfortunately Joe has put their reading list inside
_The Book_ his uncle gave him for his birthday. Opening it
means trouble. Suddenly the boys finds themselves in a world
gone "terribly, mixed-uply, summer-reading-listly wrong."
For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47435.
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The Arabian Nights.
RC 47436.
retold by Neil Philip.
read by Barbara Rappaport.
1 cassette.
Once there was a king who married a new bride every night
and had her beheaded the next morning. When Sheherazade
marries this king, she tells him such wonderful stories that
he spares her life each day to hear another. Fifteen of her
tales are retold here. For grades 4-7. 1994.
RC 47436.
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MapHead.
RC 47476.
by Lesley Howarth.
read by Rick Rohan.
1 cassette.
MapHead and his father travel from the Subtle World to
England in search of MapHead's mother. He hopes to connect
with her through entering the school that his human half-
brother attends. But learning to act like a normal kid is
quite a challenge. For grades 5-8. 1994.
RC 47476.
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Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!.
RC 47527.
by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
The teachers at Diffendoofer School are different: they
teach listening, smelling, laughing, and even yelling. But
can their pupils pass the special test to show their school
is the best? Also presents the history of this book, begun
by Dr. Seuss and completed by Jack Prelutsky. For grades K-3
and older readers. 1998.
RC 47527.
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The Belonging Place.
RC 47528.
by Jean Little.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Gordon family moves from
Scotland to Canada bringing their adopted daughter, Elspet,
with them. When Elspet breaks her leg, Granny Ross suggests
that Elspet write down her life story to keep occupied. She
reflects on her experiences living with different people in
various places and how she gradually realized what it means
to belong. For grades 4-7. 1997.
RC 47528.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
RC 47536.
by Dr. Seuss.
read by Bob Askey.
1 cassette (Reissue).
The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, tries to
abolish Christmas by stealing all the presents from the
people in the valley.  For grades K-3. 1957.
RC 47536.
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Sun and Spoon.
RC 47597.
by Kevin Henkes.
read by Gary Tipton.
1 cassette.
After the death of his beloved grandmother, ten-year-old
Spoon pockets Gram's special deck of solitaire cards as a
keepsake. When his grandfather becomes nostalgic and
searches for the missing cards, Spoon returns the deck in
exchange for another memento with a very special meaning.
For grades 4-7. 1997.
RC 47597.
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Bandit's Moon.
RC 47604.
by Sid Fleischman.
read by Jill Fox.
1 cassette.
Annyrose's mother is dead, and her brother has left her at a
ranch while he hunts for gold. But Annyrose runs away with
the outlaw Wakeen. Discovering he is really Joaqun Murieta,
the Robin Hood of the California Gold Rush, Annyrose must
decide if she can stay with a thief. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47604.
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Ben and Me: A New and Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin
as Written by His Good Mouse Amos.
RC 47613.
by Robert Lawson.
read by Brian Conn.
1 cassette (Reissue).
In 1745 Amos, a church mouse, leaves his home to find a
better place to live. He ends up with Benjamin Franklin and
becomes his confidant and traveling companion. When Franklin
dies, many writers extol his achievements, but Amos decides
to set the record straight with his own accounts. For grades
5-8. 1939.
RC 47613.
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Happy Birthday, Josefina! A Springtime Story.
RC 47678.
by Valerie Tripp.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
Josefina will soon be ten, and her family has several things
to celebrate. Josefina begins raising a baby goat and
helping her godmother Ta Magdalena--a healer. It looks like
Josefina may be a healer, too. Sequel to _Josefina's
Surprise (RC 45563, BR 11393)_. For grades 2-4. 1998.
RC 47678.
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Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story.
RC 47679.
by Valerie Tripp.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
Josefina and her family, in Santa Fe, await the arrival of
wagon trains to trade blankets and mules for goods they
need. Patrick O'Toole, a wagon scout, promises to handle the
family's transactions, but he suddenly disappears. Sequel to
_Happy Birthday, Josefina (RC 47678)_. For grades 2-4. 1998.
RC 47679.
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Changes for Josefina: A Winter Story.
RC 47680.
by Valerie Tripp.
read by Pam Ward.
1 cassette.
Following the family's fiesta on the Feast of the Three
Kings, Ta Dolores announces she must return home. But
knowing Ta and her pap love each other, Josefina begins
making plans. Sequel to _Josefina Saves the Day (RC 47679)_.
For grades 2-4. 1998.
RC 47680.
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Floating Home.
RC 47757.
by David Getz.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette.
Maxine's teacher asks her class to look at their homes in a
new way and to draw what they see. One classmate surveys his
house from a tree and another views hers from the grass. But
Maxine boards a space shuttle and experiences the thrills of
dressing as an astronaut, lifting off, and viewing Earth
from above. For grades K-3. 1997.
RC 47757.
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Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family.
RC 47759.
by Lensey Namioka.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
This sequel to _Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (RC
36736)_, features the third daughter, Mary. Mortified by her
mother's social mistakes in front of a new friend, Mary
seeks acceptance by taking a kitten from the girl. But Mary
has to hide the pet from her family. For grades 3-6. 1995.
RC 47759.
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Freaky Friday.
RC 47767.
by Mary Rodgers.
read by Kristin Allison.
1 cassette (Reissue).
After thirteen-year-old Annabel Andrews and her mother have
a heated argument over freedom and responsibility, Annabel
wakes up on a Friday morning and realizes she has turned
into her mother. For grades 5-8. 1972.
RC 47767.
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Moby Dick; or, The White Whale.
RC 47779.
retold by Geraldine McCaughrean.
read by Jim Zeiger.
1 cassette.
A classic sea adventure. Ishmael recounts the last voyage of
the whaling ship _Pequod_ and how the one-legged Captain
Ahab is obsessed with finding the white whale Moby Dick. A
retelling of Herman Melville's novel originally published in
1851. For grades 5-8. 1996.
RC 47779.
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The Dog with Golden Eyes.
RC 47789.
by Frances Wilbur.
read by Gabriella Cavallero.
1 cassette.
When lonely thirteen-year-old Cassie finds a large white dog
in her backyard, she begins to feed him secretly. She does
odd jobs for her neighbors to earn dog-food money. Then she
discovers that her pet is really a wolf and determines to
save it from capture. For grades 4-7.  1998.
RC 47789.
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Sooner.
RC 47841.
by Patricia Calvert.
read by John Stratton.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _Bigger (RC 39559)_, thirteen-year-old
Tyler Bohannon has learned that his father will not be
returning from the Civil War and takes on his new role as
head of the household, with help from the Snepp family. The
siblings now have "Sooner," the offspring of Bigger--the
abused dog Tyler adopted--to keep them company. For grades
4-7 and older readers. 1998.
RC 47841.
##
The Exiles in Love.
RC 47843.
by Hilary McKay.
read by Patricia Kilgarriff.
1 cassette.
In this sequel to _The Exiles at Home (RC 40530)_, the
Conroy sisters--especially Ruth--are dealing with numerous
schoolgirl crushes. Big Grandma calls it the family failing
and tries to help by inviting a French boy to visit. For
grades 4-7. 1996.
RC 47843.
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_Foreign Language Books_
The following cassette titles are available in the languages
designated.
_Spanish_
El Plan de Negocios: Gua Completa para Definir Su Producto,
Servicio, Mercado, y Financiamento.
RC 46980.
por David H. Bangs Jr..
read by ledo por Maria Pino.
2 cassettes.
Una gua prctica para empresas grandes o pequeas. Presenta
paso por paso las reglas para elaborar planes de negocio y
propuestos de financiamiento. Incluye ejemplos y hojas de
trabajo. (Step-by-step planning guide for businesses both
big and small in writing a business plan and a financial
proposal. Includes samples and work sheets.) 1997.
RC 46980.
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Diccionario del Negocio Inmobiliario: Gua Espaol-Ingls/
Ingls-Espaol de Trminos de Mayor Uso en Norte, Centro, y
Sudamrica (Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary of
Real Estate Terms Used in North, Central, and South
America).
RC 46984.
por Marcelo Salles Bergs y Chapital.
read by ledo por Peter Gil.
2 cassettes.
Un vocabulario actualizado que ofrece ms de mil trminos y
expresiones utilizados en negocios inmobiliarios de Norte,
Centro, y Sudamrica. En ingls y espaol. (An up-to-date
bilingual vocabulary that presents more than one thousand
terms and expressions used in the real estate industry in
North and South America. In English and Spanish.) 1997.
RC 46984.
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La Guerra de Sucesin.
RC 46985.
por Pedro Voltes.
read by ledo por Juan Ramirez.
3 cassettes.
Un historiador espaol describe la Guerra de Sucesin del
siglo dieciocho en que lucharon los Borbones de Francia
contra los Habsburgos de Austria con el fin de ceirse la
Corona espaola. Voltes apunta los eventos precipitantes de
la guerra as como sus batallas y personajes. Es por esta
guerra que nace el concepto poltico de "equilibrio entre
potencias." (A Spanish historian describes the eighteenth-
century War of the Spanish Succession that pitted the
Bourbon dynasty of France against the Austrian Hapsburgs for
possession of the Spanish Crown. Voltes details the events
leading up to the war and the numerous battles and
personages of the conflict that established the concept of
the "balance of powers" in modern European politics.) 1990.
RC 46985.
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Afrodita: Cuentos, Recetas, y Otros Afrodisacos.
RC 46986.
por Isabel Allende.
read by ledo por Maria Pino.
3 cassettes.
La famosa autora chilena mezcla comida y amor ertico en
estos cuentos y ancdotas. Allende afirma que apetito y sexo
son los grandes motores de la historia, y reflexiona sobre
el papel de sexo y comida en su propria vida as como en
diferentes culturas y a travs de la historia. Incluye
recetas de platos que tienen sabor a afrodisaco. (Erotic
love and food are blended in these reminiscences by the
famous Chilean author. Suggesting that appetites for food
and sex are the great moving forces of history, Allende
reflects on the relationship between the two in different
cultures and throughout history. Includes recipes for dishes
with aphrodisiac reputations.) 1997.
RC 46986.
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Bailando en Silencio: Escenas de una Niez Puertorriquea.
RC 46989.
por Judith Ortiz Cofer.
read by ledo por Maria Pino.
1 cassette.
La autora presenta narraciones y poesas que recuerdan la
niez que pas viajando entre Paterson, New Jersey, y su
tierra natal de Puerto Rico. Enfocndose en la mezcla de dos
idiomas y dos culturas, Ortiz Cofer narra las experiencias
de su vida como nia transformndose en mujer. (In short
narrative pieces and poetry, the author recalls her
childhood shuttling between Paterson, New Jersey, and her
native Puerto Rico. The two cultures and languages crosscut
her experiences as a girl moving into womanhood.) 1997.
RC 46989.
##
El Astillero.
RC 46991.
por Juan Carlos Onetti.
read by ledo por Juan Ramirez.
2 cassettes.
Larsen, cincuentn y cnico, llega a trabajar en un
astillero de un polvoriento pueblo. Es una empresa ruinosa
sin trabajo ni clientes, pero con dos gerentes. En este
fantasmagrico lugar, Larsen conoce a tres mujeres con
quienes emprende un devastador viaje espiritual para salvar
el astillero y redimir unas ilusiones de su vida. (Cynical,
fiftyish Larsen comes to work in a shipyard in a small town.
It is a run-down operation with two managers but no work or
clients. He meets three women with whom he begins an intense
spiritual journey to redeem his life and save the shipyard,
an effort that appears to be doomed from the start.) 1961.
RC 46991.
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Encuentro Amoroso.
RC 46993.
por Audra Adams.
read by ledo por Maria Pino.
1 cassette.
Despus de un encuentro amoroso, Rachel Morgan descubre que
ha concebido al hijo de un hombre del que ni siquiera se
acordaba. Ahora se ve obligada a enfrentarse a un nuevo
futuro con un beb. Mientras tanto, Reid James, el padre del
beb, no ha olvidado a Rachel, y quiere ms que el recuerdo
de aquella noche de amor. Pero Rachel es una mujer
orgullosa, y convencerle que formara una familia con l no
sera una tarea fcil. Contiene descripciones de ndole
sexual. (After a night of passion with a total stranger,
Rachel Morgan discovers she is pregnant, and she knows her
life is changed forever. Meanwhile, Reid James, the father
of her child, has not forgotten Rachel, and he wants more
than the memory of that night of love. But Rachel is a proud
woman, and their final union will not be an easy task. Some
descriptions of sex.) 1995.
RC 46993.
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Talking Book Magazines
Discs
These free direct-circulation magazines are produced for
NLS.  To be put on the mailing list, contact your
cooperating library.
American Heritage (8 issues)
Analog Science Fiction and Fact (13 issues)
Contemporary Sound Track: A Review of Pop, Jazz, Rock, and
     Country (bimonthly)
Diabetes Forecast (monthly)
The Musical Mainstream (quarterly)
The Nation (47 issues)
National Geographic (monthly)
National Review (biweekly)
Quarterly Music Magazine (quarterly)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly)
U.S. News and World Report (weekly)
Cassette
For a free subscription to these magazines, contact your
cooperating library.
Asimov's Science Fiction (11 issues)
The Atlantic Monthly (monthly)
Das Beste aus Reader's Digest (monthly)
Bon Appetit (monthly)
Buenhogar (monthly)
Choice Magazine Listening (on loan from cooperating
libraries,     bimonthly)
Civilization: The Magazine of the Library of Congress
(bimonthly)
Consumer Reports (monthly)
Cricket (for children, on one cassette with National
     Geographic World, monthly)
Discover (monthly)
Ebony (monthly)
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (11 issues)
Good Housekeeping (monthly plus special issues)
Health and Nutrition Newsletters (includes Dr. Andrew Weil's
Self      Healing, Healthline, The Johns Hopkins Medical
          Letter--Health after Fifty, and Nutrition Action
          Healthletter, monthly)
Le Journal Franais (monthly)
Magazine of the Month (monthly)
Money (monthly plus special issues)
National Geographic World (for children and teens, on one
     cassette with Cricket, monthly)
New Choices: Living Even Better after Fifty (10 issues)
The New York Times Book Review (weekly)
Outdoor Life (monthly)
People Weekly (weekly)
QST (monthly)
Selecciones del Reader's Digest (monthly)
Selections du Reader's Digest (monthly)
Seventeen (monthly)
Smart Computing (monthly)
Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly)
Sports Illustrated (weekly plus special issues)
Sports Illustrated for Kids (monthly)
Stereo Review's Sound and Vision (10 issues)
Talking Book Topics (bimonthly, also contains selections
     from NLS News irregularly)
Travel Holiday (10 issues)
True West (monthly)
The Writer (10 issues)
Young Adult Magazine of the Month (monthly)
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