### Talking Book Topics, Vol. 68, No. 4, July-August 2002 Talking Book Topics July-August 2002 Volume 68, Number 4 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 2002 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 Bookshare.org provides books in digital formats Bookshare.org is a new online service that offers more than 8,000 books in digital format for readers who are blind or visually impaired or have disabilities that impede the use of conventional print. 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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_ Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills. RC 50823. edited by Mary Soames. read by Patricia Kilgarriff. 7 cassettes in 2 containers. Presents a collection of correspondence between Clementine and Winston Churchill from 1908 until 1964, the year before his death. Reveals their differences--especially in the friends they kept, their daily routines, and their vacation preferences. Explores the love, loyalty, and commitment to family and politics that held them together. 1998. RC 50823. ## This Is My God: The Jewish Way of Life. RC 51044. by Herman Wouk. read by Ken Kliban. 2 cassettes. Writing for Jews and non-Jews curious about the Hebrew faith, Wouk broadly sketches Judaism, touching on its history, beliefs, laws, liturgy, and observances. The author expands his original 1959 work with epilogues on the Six-Day War and on "Israel at Forty." Companion to _The Will to Live On (RC 51045)_. 1987. RC 51044. ## The Will to Live On: This Is Our Heritage. RC 51045. by Herman Wouk. read by Ken Kliban. 2 cassettes. After writing several epilogues to update _This Is My God (RC 51044)_, Wouk now offers this companion volume in which he presents things as he has come to see them during his "lifetime of living and studying Judaism." He discusses the Holocaust, sacred Jewish literature, and contemporary Jewish life. 2000. RC 51045. ## The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker, 1849-1999. RC 51093. by Niall Ferguson. read by Anne Flosnik. 8 cassettes in 2 containers. Details the Rothschilds' economic and political accomplishments, including the establishment of the world's largest bank before World War I. Recounts the diversification of the family's business empire into insurance, mining, transportation, and real estate. Sequel to _The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, 1798-1848 (RC 51082)_. 1999. RC 51093. ## Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals. RC 51380. by George Robinson. read by Ken Kliban. 5 cassettes. A syndicated columnist and committed Reform Jew offers his viewpoints on the various Jewish movements--Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist--and provides information on issues such as prayer and ritual, festivals, life cycle events, and Jewish mysticism. He also includes the 613 commandments found in the Torah and discusses several philosophers. 2000. RC 51380. ## The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook. RC 51388. by Judy Krizmanic. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. In this companion to _A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian (RC 41479)_ the author offers recipes and tips for becoming self-sufficient in the kitchen. Includes useful substitutions, menus, and suggestions for the college-bound. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999. RC 51388. ## Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime. RC 51435. by Karen Plunkett-Powell. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. History of the "great five-cent store" from 1879 to 1997. Traces the rags-to-riches story of founder Frank Winfield Woolworth. Recalls his first successful enterprise, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; his role in the construction of the world's tallest building in 1913; the depression years; and the lunch-counter sit-ins of the early 1960s. 1999. RC 51435. ## Magellan. RC 51673. by Tim Joyner. read by Peter Gil. 3 cassettes. Detailed account of the adventure, danger, and wonder of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe in search of a route to the spice islands. The three-year journey began in September 1519, but because of poor judgment on his part, Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521. Some violence. 1992. RC 51673. ## Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor. RC 51709. edited by Michael J. Rosen. read by L.J. Ganser. 3 cassettes. More than 100 humorous pieces by contemporary authors and comedians, including Dave Barry, Roy Blount Jr., and Fran Lebowitz. Presents commentaries on President Clinton, O.J. Simpson, Madonna, and Saddam Hussein, as well as kids, travel, soccer coaches, and El Niño. Some strong language. 2000. RC 51709. ## The History of Black Business in America: Capitalism, Race, Entrepreneurship. RC 51711. by Juliet E.K. Walker. read by Jake Williams. 6 cassettes. Examines African American business development from the 1600s to the 1990s. Discusses black participation in commercial real estate, finance and investment, manufacturing, and other sectors. Recommends resisting policies based on racial prejudice and exploring opportunities for expansion into national and global markets. Black Caucus of ALA Award. 1998. RC 51711. ## Reminiscing in Tempo: A Portrait of Duke Ellington. RC 51723. by Stuart Nicholson. read by Jake Williams. 3 cassettes. Based on reminiscences from Ellington's family, friends, band members, and business associates, the author traces the musician's childhood in Washington, D.C., his performances in the 1920s, and his rise to fame as one of America's finest pianists and band leaders. Also portrays Ellington as a manager and renowned jazz composer. 1999. RC 51723. ## Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life. RC 51724. by Alison Weir. read by Lisette Lecat. 4 cassettes. Biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), a feudal heiress who was wed first to King Louis VII of France and later to Henry II--the Plantagenet ruler of England. Describes her marriages and children, her adventures during a Crusade, the rebellion she led with two of her sons, her imprisonment, and her lifelong political involvement. 1999. RC 51724. ## A Future Perfect: The Essentials of Globalization. RC 51810. by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. read by Butch Hoover. 3 cassettes. Two journalists from the _Economist_ explain how the combination of global economic trends and social forces affects people's lives. The authors argue that increasing international integration has strengthened overall efficiency and broadened consumers' choices. They predict that cheaper raw materials and faster distribution systems will lead to greater innovation and lower prices. 2000. RC 51810. ## Windows 98 for Dummies. RC 51821. by Andy Rathbone. read by John Richardson. 3 cassettes. Explains the basics of a home computer and the often preinstalled Windows 98 software program. Includes instructions for using e-mail and audio and video features, and for surfing the World Wide Web using Internet Explorer 5. Also describes common problems. 1998. RC 51821. ## Noah Webster and the American Dictionary. RC 51823. by David Micklethwait. read by Lou Harpenau. 5 cassettes. Drawing mainly on original documents, Micklethwait presents an account of Noah Webster, who is credited with creating the first American dictionary. He describes some of Webster's other roles, such as schoolteacher, itinerant lecturer, and champion of copyright protection in America. Also discusses how Webster was, ironically, a great plagiarist. 2000. RC 51823. ## _Consumer Reports_ Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors: What Your Family Needs to Know about Finding and Financing Medicare, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Adult Day Care; with Ratings of Medicare HMOs and Supplemental Policies. RC 51837. edited by Trudy Lieberman. read by Kerry Cundiff. 5 cassettes. More than five hundred pages of practical advice on finding the best possible health care for seniors in the United States. Lists facilities and services by state. Encourages preparation of a living will. 2000. RC 51837. ## Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities. RC 51844. by Michael G. Paciello. read by Lou Harpenau. 3 cassettes. Advocates making the World Wide Web fully accessible for people with disabilities and provides instructions for designing and building web sites with the use of assistive technology. Describes tools and utilities currently available, outlines legal issues, and discusses problem solving resources. 2000. RC 51844. ## Atatürk. RC 51849. by Andrew Mango. read by Dennis Rooney. 5 cassettes. The life and times of the founder of modern Turkey. Army officer Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) joined the Young Turk movement in 1908. He fought during World War I, and ultimately established an independent nation out of the defeated Ottoman Empire. Describes Atatürk's regime and his continuing influence on Turkey. 1999. RC 51849. ## The Phoenicians. RC 51851. edited by Sabatino Moscati. read by Frank Coffee. 4 cassettes. Essays explore the history, religion, art, and archaeological discoveries of the ancient Mediterranean civilization of the Phoenicians. Describes their expansion throughout the known world and their relationships with other cultures. 1988. RC 51851. ## Night and Horses and the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature. RC 51852. edited by Robert Irwin. read by Robert Blumenfeld. 4 cassettes. Selections of Arabic poetry and prose composed between the fifth and the sixteenth centuries, from Afghanistan to Spain. Contains excerpts from major classics, including the _Qur'an_ and _The Arabian Nights_, as well as less familiar pieces. Literary commentary and historical context are supplied by the editor. 1999. RC 51852. ## Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography. RC 51858. by Albert Schweitzer. read by David Elias. 2 cassettes. Autobiography of the German missionary doctor, organist, philosopher, theologian, and Nobel Peace Prize winner--first written in 1931 and revised by the author through 1960. Describes his childhood and education, religious views, organ building, and activities in Africa. Authorized translation with foreword by President Jimmy Carter. 1990. RC 51858. ## No End Save Victory: Perspectives on World War II; Essays by Stephen E. Ambrose, Caleb Carr, John Keegan, William Manchester, and Others. RC 51886. edited by Robert Cowley. read by Robert Sams. 7 cassettes in 2 containers. Historians and participants provide accounts of incidents from the war fought between 1939 and 1945. Includes the memoirs of Kanji Suzuki, a Japanese kamikaze pilot who survived a suicidal attack on an American ship. Articles were previously published in _MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History_. 2001. RC 51886. ## Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado. RC 51920. by Marc Aronson. read by Jake Williams. 1 cassette. Biography of the adventurous English explorer and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I. Describes the numerous expeditions to the New World in search of a golden kingdom and how court politics determined his fortunes. For junior and senior high readers. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 2000. RC 51920. ## Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany. RC 51958. by Hans J. Massaquoi. read by Jake Williams. 4 cassettes. Former editor of _Ebony_ magazine chronicles his life as the son of an African diplomat and a German nurse under Nazi rule. Recalls his early acceptance and admiration of Adolph Hitler in the face of racial animosities; describes moving to Liberia and later settling in the United States. 1999. RC 51958. ## The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst. RC 51959. by David Nasaw. read by Bill Wallace. 5 cassettes. An account of publishing heir Hearst's childhood as the wealthy son of a California gold miner, his own family with five sons, life with his mistress Marion Davies, his acquisition of fabulous homes and artifacts, as well as his political views and use of power. 2000. RC 51959. ## Kiwi Tracks: A New Zealand Journey. RC 51961. by Andrew Stevenson. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. An intrepid backpacker recounts his four-month summer trek around the two islands of New Zealand. He describes the countryside, his adventures on the road, and his encounters with fellow travelers and local people. Some strong language. 1999. RC 51961. ## Stroheim. RC 51962. by Arthur Lennig. read by Robert O'Keefe. 4 cassettes. Lennig, whose interest in the work of Erich von Stroheim began during his grade school days, strips away many of the myths that surround this actor/director of the silent film era. Lennig's main focus is on Stroheim's work as the director of movies such as _Foolish Wives_, _Greed_, and _The Merry Widow_. 2000. RC 51962. ## Bobbi Brown Beauty: The Ultimate Beauty Resource. RC 52003. by Bobbi Brown and Annemarie Iverson. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. Makeup artist describes her beauty style as modern and pared down, aiming for a smooth, natural, healthy-looking face that doesn't mask ethnicity or skin tone. She discusses tools, ten-step applications (concealer, foundation, powder, brows, shadow, eyeliner, mascara, blush, lipstick, and lip liner), trade secrets, three- and five-minute faces, and interview looks. 1997. RC 52003. ## The Coalwood Way. RC 52009. by Homer H. Hickam. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. This sequel to _Rocket Boys (RC 47833)_ continues the author's reminiscences with memories of his senior year in high school in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, in 1959. Hickam describes misfortunes in the community, their repercussions within his family, and his teenage problems with girls. 2000. RC 52009. ## Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times. RC 52012. by Lewis Sorley. read by Butch Hoover. 3 cassettes. Biography of "General Abe" (1914-1974), whose illustrious career culminated with his tenure as army chief of staff. Traces his progress through almost four decades of service, from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to his role in rebuilding the effectiveness and morale of the troops during the Cold War. 1992. RC 52012. ## The 3-Season Diet: Solving the Mysteries of Food Cravings, Weight Loss, and Exercise. RC 52019. by John Douillard. read by Randy Davidson. 2 cassettes. The author presents the results of a decade he spent applying Ayurvedic concepts to the American way of life, including exercise, eating habits, and stress prevention techniques. The diet follows nature's harvest: low fat in the spring, high carbohydrates in the summer, and high protein and fat in the winter. 2000. RC 52019. ## Ancestors: A Family History. RC 52024. by William Maxwell. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Former fiction editor at the _New Yorker_ traces his family history with affection and humor. His ancestors came to the New World from Scotland and Ireland early in the eighteenth century, finally settling in Lincoln, Illinois, where they founded an independent sect called the Christian Church. 1971. RC 52024. ## The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life. RC 52028. by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins. read by Janis Gray. 4 cassettes. Third edition (updating _RC 19261_) of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological, financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. 1999. RC 52028. ## How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science. RC 52032. by Michael Shermer. read by Roy Avers. 3 cassettes. A professional atheist and publisher of _Skeptic_ magazine examines the question of how and why people have made their decision to believe or not believe in God. In part one he discusses the universality and persistence of belief, and in part two he examines religion and science as separate realms. 2000. RC 52032. ## The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus. RC 52034. by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. read by Richard Hauenstein. 3 cassettes. Using data from an international research project and numerous case studies, two writers for the _Economist_ examine the major theoretical approaches in management philosophy that were introduced during the last quarter of the twentieth century. They discuss the field's commercial applications and reveal contradictions among the various ideas. 1996. RC 52034. ## The Cake Mix Doctor. RC 52035. by Anne Byrn. read by Patricia McDermott. 3 cassettes. Byrn takes the best of what a prepared cake mix offers and adds various ingredients--such as eggs, butter, chocolate, and nuts--to create more than 150 different desserts. She includes "cake doctor" hints throughout, with tips on such things as toasting nuts and packing cakes for shipping. 1999. RC 52035. ## The _Girls' Life_ Guide to Growing Up. RC 52039. edited by Karen Bokram and Alexis Sinex. read by Sharon Murray. 3 cassettes. Advice for girls on everyday challenges, such as friendship and family, boyfriends and crushes, popularity and conflicts, self-esteem and body issues (menstruation, bras, braces), and "tough stuff" such as moving and grief. Based on questions frequently handled by _Girls' Life_ magazine. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 52039. ## Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition. RC 52040. by Leonard F. Guttridge. read by Barry Bernson. 3 cassettes. Historian reconstructs the tragic tale of the 1881-1884 American expedition to the Arctic. The team succeeded in reaching the farthest point north to date and in obtaining valuable scientific data, but these achievements were overshadowed by subsequent reports of mutiny, shipwreck, bureaucratic ineptitude, poor leadership, and cannibalism. 2000. RC 52040. ## The First Week with My New PC: A Very Basic Guide for Mature Adults and Everyone Else Who Wants to "Get Connected". RC 52060. by Pamela R. Lessing. read by Renee Dutton-O'Hara. 1 cassette. Step-by-step instructions to help novice computer users perform basic tasks such as writing and saving letters, sending e-mail, playing electronic games, using CDs (compact discs), and going on the Internet. Also lists helpful resources and directions for connecting new equipment. 2000. RC 52060. ## The Blood Runs like a River through My Dreams: A Memoir. RC 52065. by Nasdijj. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. Reminiscences of the son of an alcoholic Navajo mother and a hardhearted white cowboy father--both migrant workers--who longed to be a good father to his own adopted son, Tommy Nothing Fancy. Nasdijj recalls the six best years of his life: the years Tommy lived before his death from fetal alcohol syndrome. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52065. ## Karl Marx: A Life. RC 52066. by Francis Wheen. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. Biography of Karl Marx (1818-1883), author of _The Communist Manifesto (RC 19621)_, whose theories have inspired world revolutionary movements. Traces his middle-class upbringing in Prussia and his political exile in bourgeois Victorian London with his beloved wife and children, and explores his relationship with his patron, Friedrich Engels. 1999. RC 52066. ## Lenin: A Biography. RC 52071. by Robert Service. read by Michael Scherer. 4 cassettes. Oxford historian investigates the life of Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, who, as V.I. Lenin, became one of the principal architects of twentieth-century Communism. Using archival material opened after the Soviet Union's collapse, the author chronicles Lenin's comfortable childhood, revolutionary beginnings, and exile and the eventual triumph of his Bolshevik party. 2000. RC 52071. ## Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam. RC 52072. by Frances FitzGerald. read by Steven Carpenter. 4 cassettes (Reissue). Examines the history and culture of the southeast Asian society and events that led to its struggle for independence. Criticizes American involvement in the country's internal affairs. The author made firsthand observations as a journalist during the Vietnam War in 1966 and came to appreciate the character and traditions of the people. Pulitzer Prize. 1972. RC 52072. ## Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? Women's Experience of Power in Hollywood. RC 52075. by Rachel Abramowitz. read by Faith Potts. 5 cassettes. A history of the women who obtained positions of power in the movie-making industry. Reviews their childhoods and their ambitions and documents discrimination and other obstacles they overcame. Includes the late executive Dawn Steel, Paramount head Sherry Lansing, writer-director Nora Ephron, and actress-producer-director Jodie Foster. Strong language. 2000. RC 52075. ## The Knitting Goddess: Finding the Heart and Soul of Knitting through Instruction, Projects, and Stories. RC 52082. by Deborah Bergman. read by Corrie James. 2 cassettes. Folktales and legends about knitting lead into basic information for beginners and progressively harder projects for the more advanced. New stitches are explained as required. Projects include a stole, ribbed scarf, pullover, pillow cover, bag, turtleneck, afghan, and a hood called an Athena smoke ring. 2000. RC 52082. ## Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail. RC 52093. by Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi. read by Yolande Bavan. 3 cassettes. Moroccan woman describes her family's twenty-year imprisonment after her father led an unsuccessful coup against the king. Malika recalls her luxurious childhood in the palace; her harsh exile to an abandoned fort with her mother and five siblings; and their escape, recapture, and final release from prison. 1999. RC 52093. ## Henry VIII: The King and His Court. RC 52095. by Alison Weir. read by Anne Flosnik. 5 cassettes. Author of _The Six Wives of Henry VIII (RC 47483)_ and _The Children of Henry VIII (RC 47484)_ examines the life of this refined and educated monarch (1491-1547) in the context of his times. Discusses court life during the Tudor era and the king's accomplishments as well as his wrongdoings. 2001. RC 52095. ## An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation. RC 52102. by Tom Brokaw. read by Michael Russotto. 3 cassettes. Reflections of men and women who served in World War II, as well as their families, selected by Tom Brokaw from letters he received after publishing _The Greatest Generation Speaks (RC 49312)_. Includes a brief overview of events from the Great Depression through the end of the war. Bestseller 2001. RC 52102. ## IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation. RC 52116. by Edwin Black. read by Bill Wallace. 4 cassettes. Black asserts that Nazi Germany used IBM punch-card technology to improve the efficiency of its persecutions during World War II and that IBM actively enabled the Holocaust and profited financially from collaboration with the Third Reich. Black also recounts how IBM aided the Allies, especially in code-breaking techniques. Bestseller 2001. RC 52116. ## Helen Keller, Public Speaker: Sightless but Seen, Deaf but Heard. RC 52120. by Lois J. Einhorn. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. An account of Helen Keller's public speaking, concentrating on the characteristics, effectiveness, and broad range of topics of her speeches. Observes that, although sightless and deaf, she learned to communicate effectively, inspiring others with her "vision of a better tomorrow." Provides a chronology of her discourse. 1998. RC 52120. ## Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye. RC 52126. by Steve Turner. read by Jake Williams. 2 cassettes. British author traces the family and professional life of soul singer Marvin Gaye. Gaye married into Motown Records' famous Gordy family, but drugs and financial problems plagued him. And his lifelong rocky relationship with his cross-dressing father deteriorated and led to his death. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998. RC 52126. ## The Buddha from Brooklyn. RC 52127. by Martha Sherrill. read by Suzanne Toren. 3 cassettes. A _Washington Post_ journalist's profile of American housewife Catharine Burroughs, who took the name Jetsunma after being recognized by a Buddhist leader as the reincarnation of a Tibetan lama. Describes the charismatic Jetsunma's influence on her followers and their efforts to create the largest Tibetan Buddhist center in America. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52127. ## Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces. RC 52128. by Tom Clancy. read by Ralph Lowenstein. 4 cassettes. Portrait of the United States Special Forces, aka the Green Berets. Discusses their recruitment and training, equipment, and missions. Includes an interview with General Hugh Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and ends with a mini-novel depicting a terrorist revolution in Indonesia. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52128. ## NYPD: A City and Its Police. RC 52137. by James Lardner and Thomas Reppetto. read by Ralph Lowenstein. 3 cassettes. New York City's police department from the 1820s to the late twentieth century. Describes the force as the oldest in America and the model on which others have been patterned. Examines the NYPD's relationship with inner-city residents and looks at headline stories from the 1990s involving accusations of torture and wrongful death. 2000. RC 52137. ## Sacred Monkey River: A Canoe Trip with the Gods. RC 52141. by Christopher Shaw. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes. During a raft, boat, and kayak expedition, Shaw explores the Usumacinta River at the Guatemalan and Mexican border, homeland of the ancient Mayas. He combines anthropological and historical knowledge of the area with vivid details of his contact with rebel soldiers, other travelers, drug smugglers, and dangerous river rapids. 2000. RC 52141. ## Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care". RC 52144. by Lee Server. read by Robert O'Keefe. 5 cassettes. Biography of screen legend Robert Mitchum (1917-1997), who left his bohemian home at age fourteen to lead an unconventional life, which included stints as a boxer, laborer, vagabond, and jailbird. Chronicles his family saga, his long marriage to his teenage sweetheart, and his career in Hollywood. Strong language. 2001. RC 52144. ## Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain. RC 52157. by Tim Clayton and Phil Craig. read by Bill Wallace. 3 cassettes. Personal accounts from the attempted invasion of Britain by Nazi Germany in 1940. Uses interviews, archival material, letters, and diaries to relate the struggle by both civilians and the military to defend the country. Includes the retreat at Dunkirk, the bombing of London, and the sinking of convoy ships. 1999. RC 52157. ## Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses. RC 52171. by Bruce Feiler. read by Michael Scherer. 3 cassettes. Feiler's recounting of his ten-thousand-mile trek with Israeli archaeologist Avner Goren through the Middle East is part adventure story, part spiritual exploration, and part archaeological detective work. Throughout his travels, Feiler recalls biblical stories related to each site, thus weaving together religious myths, historical theory, and physical evidence. Bestseller 2001. RC 52171. ## Retelling Dostoyevsky: Literary Responses and Other Observations. RC 52176. by Gary Adelman. read by Mark Ashby. 2 cassettes. Examines Dostoyevsky in relation to nine modern writers who responded to him with literary work of their own: Joseph Conrad, J.M. Coetzee, Bernard Malamud, Albert Camus, Vladimir Nabokov, David Storey, Frank Herbert, Leonid Leonov, and Richard Wright. Provides biographical insight into Dostoyevsky's creative personality and, in a provocative dialog, explores his anti-Semitism. 2001. RC 52176. ## A Life of James Boswell. RC 52179. by Peter Martin. read by Corrie James. 5 cassettes. Reassesses the reputation of the eighteenth-century biographer of Samuel Johnson. Based on journals discovered in the 1920s and 1930s, this biography examines Boswell's achievements as well as his weaknesses of character and explores the vibrant and complex world in which he lived. 1999. RC 52179. ## Away Games: The Life and Times of a Latin Baseball Player. RC 52183. compiled by Marcos Bretón and José Luis Villegas. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 2 cassettes. Traces the rise of Miguel Tejada from abject poverty in the Dominican Republic to a major league baseball contract with the Oakland Athletics. Describes how the American recruitment system exploits the aspirations of illiterate teenagers from the barrios, who must contend with a language barrier, discrimination, and intense competition. Some strong language. 1999. RC 52183. ## Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages. RC 52195. by Daniel Nettle and Suzanne Romaine. read by Lewis Grenville. 2 cassettes. This study of endangered languages examines the link between language survival and environmental issues. Discusses the various factors responsible for the disappearance of languages and why the rate is accelerating. Advocates the preservation of linguistic diversity as a benchmark of cultural diversity. 2000. RC 52195. ## Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. RC 52208. by Andres Duany and others. read by Randy Davidson. 2 cassettes. Three planners offer ways to "once again build and inhabit places worth caring about." They use examples of old and new communities (including two revitalized by their firm) to explain the differences between suburban sprawl and traditional neighborhoods. Discusses how many aspects that make older communities more livable are often against code. 2000. RC 52208. ## The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime. RC 52209. by Miles Harvey. read by Fred Major. 2 cassettes. Reconstructs the 1990s crime career of Gilbert Bland Jr., a master thief of rare, valuable maps from renowned libraries. Embellishes Bland's biography with the history of cartography; portrays a subculture of scholars, collectors, and dealers who are obsessed with antique maps. 2000. RC 52209. ## Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times. RC 52215. by Robert W. McChesney. read by John Richardson. 3 cassettes. Asserts that the media have become a "significant antidemocratic force in the United States" and offers solutions. Describes the current vertical concentration of power by a few large conglomerates and its political alignment. 1999. RC 52215. ## The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America. RC 52221. by Jeffrey Rosen. read by John Richardson. 2 cassettes. Explores the social, legal, and technological developments that have eroded privacy protections in American society. Explains how the government, employers, and corporations can monitor and search citizens' personal information, including e-mails, store records, phone calls, and computer files. Offers practical suggestions for corrective action. 2000. RC 52221. ## Java Man: How Two Geologists' Dramatic Discoveries Changed Our Understanding of the Evolutionary Path to Modern Humans. RC 52224. by Carl C. Swisher and others. read by Fred Major. 2 cassettes. Geochronologists Curtis and Swisher explain the dating of skull fossils from Indonesia and argue that they indicate the coexistence of several species of humans. The authors conclude that this evidence contradicts the "straight-line" theory of evolution, which suggests that primate development led inevitably to Homo sapiens. 2000. RC 52224. ## The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan: The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Could Save Your Life. RC 52225. by Robert Arnot. read by Randy Davidson. 2 cassettes. Television medical correspondent suggests methods to reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer and slow the spread of existing cancer. He recommends a diet high in soy and tomatoes and low in animal fat, starches, and sugar. Includes discussion of supplements, lifestyle, and several preventive drugs that are being researched. 2000. RC 52225. ## Highs! Over 150 Ways to Feel Really, Really Good--without Alcohol or Other Drugs. RC 52226. by Alex J. Packer. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Author of _How Rude (RC 46516)_ presents 150 ways to relieve tension and find peace and pleasure, without pills. Includes stress breakers, meditation, physical and artistic activities, nutritional advice, and tips on personal relationships. Includes a chapter on visual perception. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 52226. ## Child Abuse and Neglect: Examining the Psychological Components. RC 52230. by Elizabeth Russell Connelly. read by Kerry Cundiff. 1 cassette. Overview of sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse and neglect and their consequences. Discusses possible treatment, the types of perpetrators and victims, and prevention. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 52230. ## Does This Make Me Look Fat? The Definitive Rules for Dressing Thin for Every Height, Size, and Shape. RC 52231. by Leah Feldon. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. Provides fashion information on putting together a wardrobe using twelve easy rules of camouflage. Discusses fabrics, body types, accessories, and fads. Includes a chapter for men. 2000. RC 52231. ## On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir. RC 52234. by Henry Kaufman. read by Roy Avers. 3 cassettes. An economist traces his family's emigration from Nazi Germany to the United States and his years in school and rise to fame on Wall Street. Examines the relationship between American economic policies and twentieth-century global bond and financial markets. Recommends increased regulation of the world's business and economic system. 2000. RC 52234. ## Taken for a Ride: How Daimler-Benz Drove Off with Chrysler. RC 52235. by Bill Vlasic and Bradley A. Stertz. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. Investigates the 1998 business deal in which the Chrysler Corporation was bought out by the German auto-maker Daimler- Benz, and the results of the merger. Discusses an initial takeover attempt by Kirk Kerkorian, Chrysler's largest stockholder, and Lee Iacocca. 2000. RC 52235. ## The Ultimate Fit or Fat: Get in Shape and Stay in Shape with America's Best-Loved and Most Effective Fitness Teacher. RC 52238. by Covert Bailey. read by Richard Hauenstein. 1 cassette. In this companion to bestselling _Smart Exercise (RC 39218)_ and others, Bailey stresses that exercise is the only way to change metabolism to convert fewer calories to fat. Describes methods of measuring fitness and body fat; outlines a program to improve both. 1999. RC 52238. ## The Collected Poems. RC 52239. by Stanley Kunitz. read by Fred Major. 1 cassette. A representative selection of poems previously published in seven collections between 1930 and 1995 by the U.S. poet laureate. Includes pieces from his 1958 Pulitzer Prize- winning book, _Selected Poems_. 2000. RC 52239. ## Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities: A Guide to Methods, Tools, and Plants. RC 52241. by Janeen R. Adil. read by Butch Hoover. 2 cassettes. An avid gardener provides tips and techniques for adapting garden format and methods for people with limited mobility. Explains advantages of containers, raised beds, and vertical gardens. Chapters discuss appropriate tools; choosing vegetables, herbs, flowers, vines, and ornamentals; and starting children in gardening. 1994. RC 52241. ## Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho. RC 52248. by Jon Katz. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes. Chronicles the transformation of two blue-collar teens who escaped from their depressing hometown for jobs and further education in Chicago. Jesse and Eric were ostracized, alienated nerds at school but discovered that their formidable computer skills were in high demand. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2000. RC 52248. ## The Close: A Young Woman's First Year at Seminary. RC 52250. by Chloe Breyer. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Breyer recalls accepting her vocation to become an Episcopal priest and her first year of training at a seminary in New York. Having grown up in an interfaith household, with a passion for justice, she faces daily challenges as she adopts a lifestyle of ministry, prayer, and ritual. 2000. RC 52250. ## A Whale Hunt. RC 52251. by Robert Sullivan. read by Chris Parente. 3 cassettes. In 1997 Sullivan began chronicling the efforts of the Makah Indians to reestablish their whaling tradition. He records observations made at Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula of both Makah planning and environmentalist opposition. He also describes preparations and details of the whale-hunting expedition. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52251. ## Fall Down, Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody. RC 52257. by David L. Lander. read by Fred Major. 1 cassette. Best known for his role as Squiggy in the sitcom _Laverne and Shirley_, the actor describes his career and the difficulties of trying to hide a mid-1980s diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. After going public in 1999, Lander became a spokesperson for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52257. ## Along the Inca Road: A Woman's Journey into an Ancient Empire. RC 52259. by Karin Muller. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. The author records her action-packed, six-month, 3,125-mile trip through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile after receiving a National Geographic grant. She provides historical background to ancient sites and festivals in the Andes mountains and discusses modern issues such as land mines and drug traffic. 2000. RC 52259. ## John Adams. RC 52275. by David McCullough. read by Gary Telles. 6 cassettes. Award-winning author chronicles the life and times of America's second president, New Englander John Adams (1735- 1826). Examines his pivotal role as revolutionary, diplomat, and politician as well as his friendship--and rivalry--with Thomas Jefferson. Primary sources detail his relationship with his wife, Abigail, four children, and notable contemporaries. Bestseller 2001. RC 52275. ## Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission. RC 52290. by Hampton Sides. read by Ted Stoddard. 3 cassettes. In 1945, 121 U.S. Army Rangers raided the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines to rescue long- suffering soldiers. Depicts the atrocities of war, the conditions endured by the prisoners, and the bravery of the liberators. Violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 52290. ## Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. RC 52291. by Barbara Ehrenreich. read by Colleen Delany. 2 cassettes. Inspired by welfare reforms, the author explores surviving on less than $8 per hour as an "unskilled" worker. Traveling across the country, she takes on six jobs and lives anywhere she can afford. Concludes that low-paying jobs without supportive public services are a disgrace to the United States. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52291. ## Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression. RC 52301. by Marie Osmond. read by Barbara Pinolini. 2 cassettes. Marie Osmond began experiencing bouts of postpartum depression (PPD) after the birth of her seventh child at the age of thirty-nine. She describes her childhood, career, and motherhood and the medical condition that made her flee her family. Includes list of symptoms and available treatments. Bestseller 2001. RC 52301. ## Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancers, Heart Disease, and Other Deadly Ailments. RC 52312. by Paul W. Ewald. read by John Hammock. 2 cassettes. Biologist posits that bacterial infections, not genes or the environment, are the primary cause of illness, including chronic conditions like ulcers, diabetes, cancer, and schizophrenia. Explains how the immune system works; advocates simple solutions to many medical problems. 2000. RC 52312. ## When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! Inspirations and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes. RC 52360. by Yogi Berra. read by Michael Scherer. 1 cassette. Champion baseball catcher, coach, and manager suggests making informed decisions by obtaining advice and going with what feels right. Uses baseball anecdotes as metaphors for life. Bestseller 2001. RC 52360. ## Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Letters: Letters of Life, Love, and Learning. RC 52367. compiled by Jack Canfield and others. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. A collection of letters written by teenagers reflecting on and reacting to reading the _Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (RC 44853, RC 47252, RC 50351)_ series. For senior high readers. Bestseller 2001. RC 52367. ## Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning. RC 52369. by Kirk Douglas. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. At age eighty, actor Kirk Douglas continues his life story begun in _The Ragman's Son (RC 28008)_. He reminisces about his professional and personal life, including survival in a helicopter accident in 1991, a stroke, and rediscovery of his Jewish roots. Some strong language. 1997. RC 52369. ## Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race. RC 52376. by Rob Mundle. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes. Harrowing account of the 1998 Australian yacht race that encountered hurricane-force winds. Details the havoc wreaked on the fleet of 115 entries, only forty-four of which finished in Hobart, while five sank. Describes the heroic search-and-rescue effort that resulted in winching fifty- five sailors to safety. 1999. RC 52376. ## Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope. RC 52379. by Jonathan Kozol. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Portraits from their own viewpoint of some of the poorest children in the South Bronx, all African American or Hispanic, growing up in dangerous neighborhoods. These elementary school-aged youngsters, many suffering from asthma, describe their feelings, routines, and living conditions. 2000. RC 52379. ## Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling. RC 52381. by Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis. read by Judith Ann Gantly. 3 cassettes. Washington pundits assess the chances of the United States electing a female president. They assert that pop culture in the media age makes the goal attainable and highlight the careers of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Todd Whitman, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, among others. The authors propose strategies for women considering political office. 2000. RC 52381. ## Mad Dogs: The New Rabies Plague. RC 52387. by Don Finley. read by Jake Williams. 2 cassettes. Chronicles the 1988 rabies epidemic that began with coyotes in Texas. Describes the efforts by scientists to deal with this public health menace and the political climate that led to an experimental vaccine. Includes the stories of the victims. 1998. RC 52387. ## Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter. RC 52388. by Jennifer Allen. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. The only daughter of the late football coach George Allen chronicles her unusual family life. As her three older brothers and father obsessed over winning while her colorful and profane French Tunisian mother railed from the sidelines, Jennifer watched and wished she were a boy. Strong language. 2000. RC 52388. ## The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding. RC 52404. by Michael Brooke. read by L.J. Ganser. 2 cassettes. History of skateboarding and the people who first made it happen. Chronicles the growth of skateboarding as a sport and the popularity of holding competitions and building skateparks. Explains the technology of constructing skateboards using urethane wheels and fiberglass boards. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999. RC 52404. ## Endangered: Your Child in a Hostile World. RC 52412. by Johann Christoph Arnold. read by Bill Wallace. 1 cassette. A pastor presents anecdotes and stories encouraging parents to put children first and avoid contemporary social ills that create unhappy families. He stresses the spiritual aspects of parenting and offers suggestions for bringing up offspring who are loved. 2000. RC 52412. ## Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran. RC 52437. by Elaine Sciolino. read by Yolande Bavan. 4 cassettes. An American journalist examines the opposing claims of theocracy and democracy in modern Iran. Based on her visits and reporting since 1979, Sciolino's account provides insights into a society that seeks to circumvent the more restrictive customs imposed by Islamic orthodoxy as it battles to balance religion and personal freedom. 2000. RC 52437. ## Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King. RC 52444. by Christine El Mahdy. read by Jamie Horton. 3 cassettes. Egyptologist examines archaeological and historical evidence to reconstruct the life of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh. El Mahdy separates fact from legend as she describes Egyptian civilization based on evidence from Luxor in the fourteenth century B.C. Also provides details of British archaeologist Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. 1999. RC 52444. ## One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate. RC 52445. by Tom Segev. read by Suzanne Toren. 5 cassettes. An account of Palestine from 1917 to 1948, when Great Britain governed the region following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Contends that England came to favor Jewish claims after the territory was promised to both Arabs and Zionists. Relates personal experiences of individuals from both sides. Violence. 2000. RC 52445. ## The Book of Miracles: The Meaning of the Miracle Stories in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam. RC 52447. by Kenneth L. Woodward. read by Robert O'Keefe. 4 cassettes. Author of _Making Saints (RC 33456)_ and veteran _Newsweek_ religion writer presents his view that miracles are best understood in the context of a story. Explains the relevance of marvelous deeds in the major world faiths; presents accounts of saints, sages, and revered masters in each of the great traditions. 2000. RC 52447. ## Selected Poems. RC 52448. by Ezra Pound. read by Gordon Gould. 1 cassette. A selection of Pound's poems and translations, spanning his whole career. Includes parts of his best-known works: the _Hugh Selwyn Mauberley_ sequence, the _Homage to Sextus Propertius_, and large portions of the _Cantos_. 1957. RC 52448. ## The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World. RC 52450. by Michael Pollan. read by Bruce Huntey. 2 cassettes. Discusses the reciprocal relationship between the human and natural world from the plant's point of view. Combines social history and anecdote to provide insight into the connections between domesticated plant varieties and human desires, apples and sweetness, tulips and beauty, marijuana and intoxication, and potatoes and control. Bestseller 2001. RC 52450. ## Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away. RC 52463. by Suzanne Somers. read by Sharon Murray. 3 cassettes. Somers explains how to lose weight by eating delectable foods in the right combinations. She provides more than one hundred new recipes for meats, sauces, and desserts using rich substances like cheese and butter. Companion to _Eat Great, Lose Weight (RC 48948)_ and _Get Skinny on Fabulous Food (RC 48777)_. Bestseller 2001. RC 52463. ## The Elements of Style. RC 52467. by William Strunk and E.B. White. read by Lou Harpenau. 1 cassette. A compendium of specific tips to encourage writers to be clear, brief, and bold. This fourth edition of E.B. White's revision of Strunk's classic style manual is modestly updated to accommodate gender references and to provide fresh examples. Contains a foreword by Roger Angell. Bestseller 2000. RC 52467. ## Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of WWII. RC 52468. by William W. Putney. read by Randy Atcher. 2 cassettes. The 1943 commander, also a veterinarian, of the Marines' Third War Dog Platoon describes the training and duties of the animals he led during World War II. Explains the recruitment and retention of his charges and their handlers and their subsequent action in the Pacific. 2001. RC 52468. ## The Oldest Rookie: Big-League Dreams from a Small-Town Guy. RC 52470. by Jim Morris and Joel Engel. read by Bruce Huntey. 2 cassettes. The story of Jim Morris, who achieved his dream of playing baseball at thirty-five. Tells how an injury cost him a shot at professional baseball as a teen. Discusses his family and how becoming a coach in Texas led to a bet that changed his life. 2001. RC 52470. ## God's Smuggler. RC 52473. by Brother Andrew. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. A portrait of a Dutch missionary who risked his life surreptitiously smuggling Bibles to Christians in communist countries, including Yugoslavia, Russia, and China, in the 1960s. Describes his extraordinary escapes from officialdom and the hardships of worshipers banned from practicing their faith behind the iron curtain. 1967. RC 52473. ## Washington. RC 52474. by Meg Greenfield. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. Pulitzer Prize-winning _Washington Post_ editor and _Newsweek_ columnist's posthumously published exploration of the real world of politicians in the nation's capital-- comparing their subculture to that of high schoolers. Analyzes the changes that took place during Greenfield's forty years as a firsthand observer. Foreword by Katharine Graham. Afterword by Michael Beschloss. Bestseller 2001. RC 52474. ## When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line between Law and Popular Culture. RC 52535. by Richard K. Sherwin. read by Rick Rohan. 3 cassettes. A law professor examines what happens when popular culture influences the legal system. Uses court cases and modern films to illustrate how manipulative storytelling techniques can influence the interpretation of facts by jurors as well as viewing audiences. Analyzes the sensational trials of John Brown in 1859 and Randy Weaver in 1993. 2000. RC 52535. ## The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish. RC 52543. by T. Berry Brazelton and Stanley I. Greenspan. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. Based on their broad experience, a pediatrician and a child psychiatrist present the fundamental requirements for providing children a healthy start. They identify seven basic needs and explore such topics as day care, public school, and environmental hazards. 2000. RC 52543. ## Homecoming: The Story of African-American Farmers. RC 52550. by Charlene Gilbert and Quinn Eli. read by John Hammock. 2 cassettes. Discusses the historical significance of land and farming for African Americans. Chronologically traces ownership of land and operation of farms in the South from Reconstruction through the 1990s, when the U.S. Supreme Court granted farmers restitution for discriminatory banking practices. Examines black farmers' determination, courage, labor, and economic hardships. 2000. RC 52550. ## Minding the Law. RC 52551. by Anthony G. Amsterdam and Jerome Bruner. read by Robert Sams. 4 cassettes. A law professor and a psychologist show how language and culture determine legal outcomes. Theoretical discussions of categorization, narrative, rhetoric, and the shifting ground of culture alternate with close studies of Supreme Court decisions. The authors discern a retreat from earlier civil rights legislation in the court under Chief Justice Rehnquist. 2000. RC 52551. ## Winged Victory: The Army Air Forces in World War II. RC 52553. by Geoffrey Perret. read by Ted Stoddard. 4 cassettes. Presents a history of World War II aerial campaigns, including key air battles in the Pacific and European theaters. Discusses leaders such as Lieutenant General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, who along with subordinates, turned the U.S. Army Air Corps into an effective fighting force. 1993. RC 52553. ## Money from Thin Air: The Story of Craig McCaw, the Visionary Who Invented the Cell Phone Industry, and His Next Billion- Dollar Idea. RC 52554. by O. Casey Corr. read by Renee Dutton-O'Hara. 3 cassettes. Chronicles the development of a nationwide cellular network after Craig McCaw revamped a family business into one of the largest telecommunications companies in America. Details the popularization of mobile phones following AT&T's 1993 purchase of McCaw Cellular Communications. Also describes McCaw's plans to employ a global satellite system. 2000. RC 52554. ## The Richest Man in Babylon. RC 52557. by George S. Clason. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 1 cassette. A guide to money management, financial problem solving, and the acquisition of wealth. Acclaimed as a classic of its type, the book uses parables set in the ancient world to present the principles and techniques it endorses. 1926. RC 52557. ## Baby ER: The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine's Tiniest Miracles. RC 52559. by Edward Humes. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. The day-to-day work of a neonatal intensive care unit, observed firsthand by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. After his personal experience, Humes follows the progress of several babies and talks with their families and hospital staff, who share with him incredible moments--both good and bad--in the struggle to save lives. 2000. RC 52559. ## Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty! Don't Treat Thirst with Medications!. RC 52565. by F. Batmanghelidj. read by David Elias. 2 cassettes. Physician proposes that chronic dehydration is the cause of many conditions and degenerative diseases, including asthma, allergies, migraine headaches, hypertension, rising cholesterol, depression, and diabetes in the elderly. Explains how much water the human body needs in a day and discourages substituting water with tea, coffee, and mineral drinks. 1992. RC 52565. ## Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier. RC 52566. by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. read by Margaret Strom. 2 cassettes. Discusses the role of women in the westward expansion of the United States: on the journey, homesteading, performing household chores, in family dynamics, and as community builders. Based on the letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral histories from women of varied origins, ethnicity, and circumstances. 1996. RC 52566. ## Typing and Keyboarding for Everyone with Typing Tutor 6. RC 52572. by Nathan Levine. read by Richard Hauenstein. 2 cassettes. A home study course with complete instructions in the fundamentals of touch keyboarding. Contains information on business letter format and advice on using a computer. 1998. RC 52572. ## On Burning Ground: A Son's Memoir. RC 52581. by Michael Skakun. read by Mark Ashby. 2 cassettes. A son relates his father's survival of the Holocaust by posing as a Christian and then a Muslim Tatar. Rabbinical student Joseph Skakun quickly learns the rudiments of Islam and joins the German foreign labor program in Berlin. When a colleague becomes suspicious near war's end, he enlists in the Nazi SS. 1999. RC 52581. ## For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life. RC 52582. by Jennifer Berman and Laura Berman. read by Barbara Pinolini. 2 cassettes. A urologist and her psychotherapist sister, both specialists in female sexual dysfunction, explain physiological and psychological problems associated with the disorder. They discuss conditions that may initiate maladies, such as pelvic surgery, spinal column injury, and being post- menopausal, and suggest solutions. The doctors also offer advice for obtaining treatment. 2001. RC 52582. ## How to Know God: The Soul's Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries. RC 52605. by Deepak Chopra. read by Rick Foucheux. 3 cassettes. Using philosophy and science, the bestselling author of _Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (RC 37057)_ explores the different ways people appreciate God. Chopra contends that the human brain is "hardwired to God" and that the nervous system has seven biological responses that correspond to the seven hierarchical levels of divine experience. 2000. RC 52605. ## e=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation. RC 52606. by David Bodanis. read by Mark Ashby. 2 cassettes. Historical facts about Einstein's theory of relativity--how he wove together elements of his thinking and how he constructed the mathematical equation that embodies his discovery. Profiles other scientists who influenced Einstein and some who put his ideas to use during and after World War II. 2000. RC 52606. ## One Nation under a Groove: Rap Music and Its Roots. RC 52607. by James Haskins. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. Examines the origins and evolution of rap music, its African roots, and its continuing popularity throughout the world. Examines the "gangsta" image in hip-hop culture and the controversy surrounding some of its major artists, including female and white musicians. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 52607. ## A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry. RC 52620. by David Kessler. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 3 cassettes. Drawing on legal and scientific research, Kessler, former commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discusses the agency's investigation of the practices of the tobacco industry. Details manufacturers' complicity in nicotine manipulation that increased the addictiveness of cigarettes. Discusses the industry's political clout and its relationship with the government. 2001. RC 52620. ## The New Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are. RC 52622. by Kevin Leman. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. Psychologist explains his theory that a child's placement among siblings affects personality. Discusses first- and last-borns and middle children, common strengths and weaknesses of each group, and how to parent them. Suggests solutions to problems that may arise and tips for eventual success in life's endeavors. 1998. RC 52622. ## The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter's Story; Finding Felons and Guiding Men. RC 52625. by Joshua Armstrong. read by John Hammock. 3 cassettes. Personal narrative of an African American professional skip tracer (bail enforcement agent) who tracks suspects who have fled before trial. The book details Armstrong's experiences and profiles his bounty-hunter company, which operates on spiritual principles and has an 85 percent success rate. Strong language and some violence. 2000. RC 52625. ## Tolkien: A Biography. RC 52637. by Humphrey Carpenter. read by Michael Moodie. 2 cassettes (Reissue). J.R.R. Tolkien's life, from his childhood in South Africa through the lonely period that followed the deaths of both parents and ended with his marriage. Recounts his years as a distinguished Oxford professor and recalls the acclaim he enjoyed as the author of the Hobbit series (RC 48978 and others). 1977. RC 52637. ## The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life. RC 52645. by Billy Graham. read by Edwin Horton. 2 cassettes (Reissue). A world-renowned evangelist explores and answers some basic questions about a much discussed but often misunderstood aspect of the Godhead. Graham emphasizes the action of the Holy Spirit in the modern world. 1978. RC 52645. ## Positively Fourth Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Fariña, and Richard Fariña. RC 52658. by David Hajdu. read by Robert O'Keefe. 3 cassettes. Based on hundreds of interviews, Hajdu's work scrutinizes the interpersonal relationships of Joan and Mimi Baez, Bob Dylan, and Richard Fariña and shows how the four emerged from the Greenwich Village coffeehouse folk music scene to become influential pop singers of the 1960s. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52658. ## Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul: Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Fathers. RC 52660. by Jack Canfield and others. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. A collection of true stories by or about fathers. In "Riding Tandem," blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer discusses his bond with his father. He recalls the insights he gained on a twelve-hundred-mile bicycle trek they made together in 1998 in Vietnam. Bestseller 2001. RC 52660. ## Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest. RC 52687. by Walter Noble Burns. read by Bob Askey. 3 cassettes. Legend-maker Burns recounts the history of Tombstone, Arizona, in frontier days featuring lawman/gunfighter Wyatt Earp. Combines fact with fictional elements to re-create such events as the shoot-out at the OK Corral and the roles played by the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. 1999 foreword. Some strong language. 1927. RC 52687. ## The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. RC 52778. . read by Randy Atcher. 1 cassette. Contains the full text of the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, and the Constitution of the United States, written in 1787, as well as the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution. Includes an introduction by Pauline Maier that provides historical information on both documents. Bestseller 1998. RC 52778. ## The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President. RC 52784. by Vincent Bugliosi. read by Richard Hauenstein. 1 cassette. Former Los Angeles prosecutor asserts that U.S. Supreme Court justices Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, O'Connor, and Kennedy "did not act impartially in the case of Bush v. Gore" when they stopped the recount of contested Florida votes during the 2000 presidential election. Developed from an article that originally appeared in the _Nation_. Bestseller 2001. RC 52784. ## Post-Polio Syndrome: A Guide for Polio Survivors and Their Families. RC 52879. by Julie K. Silver. read by David Elias. 2 cassettes. A physician with family members who have had polio explains the history, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. Silver discusses medical difficulties that can occur decades later, as well as emotional, psychological, and sexual concerns in coping with a recurring disability. Also describes assistive devices and evaluates practical remedies and alternative therapies. 2001. RC 52879. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Honour This Day: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 17. RC 49932. by Alexander Kent. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. 1804. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho once again is sailing on the _Hyperion--_this time to the Caribbean, where he is to execute a raid against the Spanish Main. But something else also awaits Bolitho. Sequel to _Colours Aloft! (RC 49931)_. 1987. RC 49932. ## The Only Victor: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 18. RC 49933. by Alexander Kent. read by Jim Zeiger. 3 cassettes. 1806. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho travels to southern Africa, where he assists British ground forces in retaking Cape Town. Then, following a brief reunion with his mistress, he carries out a secret mission to Denmark, which almost ends in disaster. Sequel to _Honour This Day (RC 49932)_. 1990. RC 49933. ## The Spellsong War: The Spellsong Cycle, Book 2. RC 51114. by L.E. Modesitt. read by Kristin Allison. 4 cassettes. Now regent of the Defalk kingdom, Anna must secure the cooperation of the (male) lords and defend her people against threats of invasion by neighboring rulers. In the process, she learns more about leadership and authority. Sequel to _The Soprano Sorceress (RC 51113)_. For senior high and older readers. 1998. RC 51114. ## Half Moon Street. RC 51233. by Anne Perry. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 3 cassettes. With Charlotte in Paris, Superintendent Thomas Pitt devotes his time to the case of a murdered photographer found dressed as a woman. With the help of his mother-in-law, Caroline--who is married to an actor--Pitt investigates the Victorian stage and the underground world of pornography. Some violence. 2000. RC 51233. ## The Mill on the Floss. RC 51267. by George Eliot. read by Flo Gibson. 4 cassettes (Reissue). Classic Victorian novel about Maggie Tulliver, a young woman from a working-class family in a small English town, who is dominated by her coarse older brother. In her pursuit of beauty and love, Maggie finds herself rejected by her brother and condemned by the respectable townspeople. 1860. RC 51267. ## Wonderful Town: New York City Stories from the _New Yorker_. RC 51374. edited by David Remnick. read by Jim Zeiger. 5 cassettes. An anthology of forty-four timeless short stories set in the diversity of New York City, selected from seventy-five years of the _New Yorker_. Includes such writers as John Cheever, Woody Allen, John O'Hara, James Thurber, Vladimir Nabokov, Susan Sontag, and Dorothy Parker. Some strong language. 2000. RC 51374. ## Gemini: The House of Niccolò, Volume 8. RC 51387. by Dorothy Dunnett. read by Gordon Gould. 6 cassettes. In this sequel to _Caprice and Rondo (RC 48897)_ Nicholas de Fleury, former merchant and banker, returns to Scotland after four years. There, joined by his wife, Gelis, and son, he becomes involved in court intrigue and the truth behind his heritage. Some violence. 2000. RC 51387. ## Bookends. RC 51461. by Liz Curtis Higgs. read by Janis Gray. 3 cassettes. Unmarried historian Dr. Emilie Getz has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown to write a commemorative history of her Moravian church. Unfortunately, her careful research leads to the eighteenth hole of a golf course being built by Jonas Fielding, a laid-back developer who believes God wants him to bring joy into Emilie's life. 2000. RC 51461. ## A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan. RC 51718. by Kappa Senoh. read by Bill Wallace. 4 cassettes. Autobiographical novel of boyhood years in wartime Japan, depicting a closed society, secret police, press censorship, and enforced conformity. Explores contradictions between the boy's skepticism and his loyalty to the nation's leaders and the state party. Portrays consequences of his family's Christian faith and friendships with expatriates. 1999. RC 51718. ## Mississippi Blues. RC 51753. by Kathleen Ann Goonan. read by Erin Jones. 4 cassettes. In this sequel to _Queen City Jazz (RC 42173)_, Verity frees the plague-striken citizens of Cincinnati. Launching a new nanotech raft, she and her charges travel down the Mississippi River to the city of Norleans, rumored to have a cure. Some strong language. 1997. RC 51753. ## Crescent City Rhapsody. RC 51754. by Kathleen Ann Goonan. read by Erin Jones. 4 cassettes. In this prequel to _Queen City Jazz (RC 42173)_ and _Mississippi Blues (RC 51753)_, Goonan traces the history of the nanotech revolution back to 2012. There a moment of silence created by an electromagnetic pulse in the atmosphere and a murder in New Orleans set the stage for a nano-transformed world. Some strong language. 2000. RC 51754. ## Cold Flat Junction. RC 51763. by Martha Grimes. read by Annie Wauters. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _Hotel Paradise (RC 44447)_, twelve-year- old Emma Graham is still searching for clues to old murders in her family when Ben Queen is released from prison. When Ben's daughter is killed, he becomes the prime suspect and Emma may be in danger. Some violence and some strong language. 2001. RC 51763. ## Too Far Afield. RC 51834. by Günter Grass. read by Fred Major. 5 cassettes. As two German men in their seventies discuss the reunification of the country after the fall of the Berlin Wall, their conversation roams back and forth in time from 1989 to the Third Reich to the events of 1871 and the earlier attempts at unification. 2000. RC 51834. ## Merely Married. RC 51922. by Patricia Coughlin. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. England, 1819. Adrian Devereau, the Duke of Raven, is tired of being endlessly pursued to marry. He concocts a scheme to wed a dying girl and thus become a grieving widower. Adrian finds the perfect victim in Leah Stretton--but then she recovers. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998. RC 51922. ## The Married Man. RC 51933. by Edmund White. read by Frank Coffee. 3 cassettes. In this portrayal of a gay love affair in the time of AIDS, a young Parisian architect leaves his wife and commits to a relationship with an older HIV-positive American. Part romance, part travelog, and a chronicle of the toll of AIDS. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 51933. ## The Sterkarm Handshake. RC 51934. by Susan Price. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. Anthropologist Andrea Mitchell's unethical twenty-first- century employer sends her back through a time tunnel to the sixteenth-century English-Scottish border to facilitate a scheme to extract gold and oil from the land. But overweight Andrea falls in love and has to choose between cultures. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1998. RC 51934. ## The Home Front: Collected Stories. RC 51936. by Margaret Craven. read by Jill Ferris. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Twenty-five selections by the author of _I Heard the Owl Call My Name (RC 37368)_. First published in the _Saturday Evening Post_ between 1942 and 1962, they include portrayals of young women working diligently on the home front during World War II and missionaries posted to British Columbia. 1962. RC 51936. ## Daemonomania. RC 51952. by John Crowley. read by Richard Davidson. 5 cassettes. In this sequel to _Love and Sleep (RC 40318)_, the Faraway Hills provide the context for understanding the mysteries that blend past and present, magic and mundane. Intertwined are the stories of historian Pierce Moffett, his lover Rose Ryder, and single mother Rosie Rasmussen, whose daughter seems possessed. 2000. RC 51952. ## Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War. RC 51957. by Steven Pressfield. read by L.J. Ganser. 3 cassettes. Fifty years after the Battle of Thermopylae, described in ___The Gates of Fire (RC 49266)_, a warrior recounts the tale of the general Alcibiades, kin of Pericles and pupil of Socrates, who led Athens against Sparta and the Peloponnesian league but was later assassinated by his bodyguard Polemides. 2000. RC 51957. ## After the Parade. RC 51964. by Dorothy Garlock. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Before shipping out for World War II, Johnny Henry had a misunderstanding with his wife, Kathleen, that jeopardized their marriage. Although Johnny returns home a hero, Kathleen's hurt is too deep for reconciliation. When a stalker kidnaps Kathleen, Johnny becomes her only hope. Sequel to _With Heart (RC 49110)_. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 51964. ## Special Ops: Brotherhood of War, Book 9. RC 51990. by W.E.B. Griffin. read by Bruce Huntey. 5 cassettes. The U.S. military and the CIA plot to foil Che Guevara's attempt to spread Communism in the mid-1960s Congo. The Green Berets push him out of Africa but he turns up in Bolivia, where he dies under mysterious circumstances. Sequel to _The Aviators (RC 29212)_. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 51990. ## Midnight Robber. RC 52011. by Nalo Hopkinson. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. Sixteen-year-old Tan-Tan is forced to leave her planet, Toussaint, and the other Caribbean descendants to live in a prison world with her abusive father, a criminal. But Tan- Tan murders him and escapes to make her way among the indigenous species. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 52011. ## Disobedience. RC 52026. by Jane Hamilton. read by John Polk. 2 cassettes. The Shaw family has just left Vermont for Chicago. High school senior Henry describes how he accidentally opens his mother's e-mail and discovers that she is having an affair. The knowledge intrigues him as he explores the mysteries of love, sex, and marriage. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52026. ## Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne. RC 52031. by Nathaniel Hawthorne. read by Fred Major. 2 cassettes (Reissue). A selection of fifteen tales from three published collections of short stories by the nineteenth-century New Englander. Includes an introduction by Alfred Kazin. 1966. RC 52031. ## Love's Bounty. RC 52033. by Rosanne Bittner. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Wyoming, 1884. Young Callie Hobbs hires bounty hunter Christian Mercy to help her track down the five cowboys who raped and murdered her mother. Along the trail Callie falls in love with the handsome, educated gunslinger. But Christian has his own tragic past. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 52033. ## A Place to Come To. RC 52041. by Robert Penn Warren. read by Jack Fox. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Jed Tewksbury, aided by a dedicated teacher and a football scholarship, rises from the backwoods of Alabama to become a literature professor. He fights in World War II, marries twice, and carries on a torrid love affair before making peace with himself and his past. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977. RC 52041. ## Dark Sleeper. RC 52042. by Jeffrey E. Barlough. read by Gary Tipton. 4 cassettes. In the fog-enshrouded city of Salthead, when an undead sailor dances along the wharves and the ghost of a long-dead boy haunts a tavern, a metaphysics professor and his colleague encounter something more baleful--a mystical evil intent on destroying the city and everyone in it. 1999. RC 52042. ## The Visitation. RC 52043. by Frank Peretti. read by Fred Major. 3 cassettes. Without warning, Antioch, Washington, has suddenly become an avenue for miracles and religious sightings. In search of answers, the national media rush to the forgotten town. At center, a former pastor battles against his replacement--a self-proclaimed messiah capable of healing the sick and the lame. 1999. RC 52043. ## Tears of the Sun: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 4. RC 52051. by Al Lacy. read by Robert Sams. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Blizzard (RC 52050)_, Bible-toting John Stranger has traveled to Apache Junction, Arizona, where he becomes caught up in a battle between the Tonto Apaches and the Arizona Zunis. He also has to save the newly married son of the governor and avert a weapons exchange. Some violence. 1995. RC 52051. ## Circle of Fire: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 5. RC 52052. by Al Lacy. read by Robert Sams. 2 cassettes. Several small Montana ranches are being threatened by their larger neighbors. When tragedy strikes, the sheriff sends for John Stranger, armed with his Colt .45 and his Bible. However, an impersonator puts Stranger suddenly on the wrong side of the law. Sequel to _Tears of the Sun (RC 52051)_. Some violence. 1996. RC 52052. ## Quiet Thunder: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 6. RC 52053. by Al Lacy. read by Robert Sams. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Circle of Fire (RC 52052)_, John Stranger, guided by his religious faith, becomes involved with blood brothers Quiet Thunder, a Sioux warrior, and Thann Tyler, son of an army captain, whose friendship is tested at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Some violence. 1996. RC 52053. ## A Citizen of the Country. RC 52067. by Sarah Smith. read by Mary Kane. 3 cassettes. France, 1911. Physician and psychologist Alexander von Reisden, now a father married to a blind woman, travels to Montfort castle to help a disturbed theater producer, Count André, who fears his wife is a murderous sorceress. Meanwhile, Alexander struggles with his own family secrets. Sequel to _The Knowledge of Water (RC 43212)_. 2000. RC 52067. ## Motion to Suppress. RC 52073. by Perri O'Shaughnessy. read by Mary Kane. 3 cassettes. Attorney Nina Reilly and her son relocate to Lake Tahoe to recover from her divorce. Nina's first new case involves Misty, a promiscuous cocktail waitress accused of murdering her abusive husband. While Nina investigates, she and Misty are almost killed. Some violence and some strong language. 1995. RC 52073. ## Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. RC 52089. by Louise Rennison. read by Ein Jones. 1 cassette. A fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl records important events in her journal, describing life at school and at home with her toddler sister and troublemaking cat. Georgia and her boy-crazy girlfriends spend their spare time on beauty treatments and devising strategies for catching the right guy's attention. For senior high readers. 1999. RC 52089. ## On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. RC 52090. by Louise Rennison. read by Erin Jones. 1 cassette. Following _Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (RC 52089)_, fourteen-year-old Georgia continues writing her journal. She worries about moving to New Zealand, keeping her sister and cat out of trouble, and being in love with an older boy. For senior high readers. 2001. RC 52090. ## The Last Time They Met. RC 52100. by Anita Shreve. read by Annie Wauters. 2 cassettes. Now in her early fifties, minor poet Linda Fallon is caught off-guard when she encounters her first love, the famous poet Thomas Janes, at a literary festival. Through their conversations, their passionate and tumultuous past unfolds. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52100. ## Fall of a Cosmonaut. RC 52114. by Stuart M. Kaminsky. read by L.J. Ganser. 2 cassettes. Russian Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov of the Moscow police and his colleagues handle three cases--a _Mir_ cosmonaut lands and disappears; a director's epic film about Tolstoy is stolen and held for ransom; and a research parapsychologist is murdered. 2000. RC 52114. ## The Truth: A Novel of Discworld. RC 52115. by Terry Pratchett. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. When the dwarfs create a printing press in the city of Ankh- Morpork--in defiance of the ruler's decree against such machines--William de Worde, a rebellious scribe, establishes a daily newspaper. Then the chief Patrician is accused of a serious crime, and William will stop at nothing to get the truth. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52115. ## The Silver Dolphin. RC 52121. by Velda Johnston. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Sag Harbor, Long Island; 1840s. Beautiful Fiona, the daughter of an indentured servant, is suspected of killing her elderly wealthy husband, Torrance Ravencroft. But even though Fiona is in love with another man, she is innocent of murder. 1979. RC 52121. ## The Golden Collar. RC 52123. by Elizabeth Cadell. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Henry Eliot, a British architect, is sent to Portugal to purchase land for his fiancée's father, Sir Bertram Stonor. But negotiating a deal becomes increasingly distasteful, especially after he meets the landowner's lovely niece, Teresa. 1968. RC 52123. ## The Big Silence: An Abe Lieberman Mystery. RC 52134. by Stuart M. Kaminsky. read by Richard Davidson. 2 cassettes. Detective Abe Lieberman's partner, Bill Hanrahan, slips up while guarding a turncoat mobster's family, leaving the ex- wife dead and the son abducted. Lieberman also contends with street crime, a deranged street person, a grieving brother, a divorcing daughter, and a stray dog. Violence and strong language. 2000. RC 52134. ## The Black Lyon. RC 52135. by Jude Deveraux. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Ranulf de Warbrooke is called the Black Lion because of his looks and demeanor. Yet Lady Lyonene, whose fiery spirit matches his, sees beneath the rough surface a man capable of being gentle. When vicious lies separate them, only Ranulf can save their marriage. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1980. RC 52135. ## For Love Alone. RC 52136. by Shirlee Busbee. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. When Lady Sophy Marlowe's husband died she vowed never to wed again--except for love. Viscount Ives Harrington wants to marry only to have an heir. But when a conspiracy growing out of the Napoleonic Wars throws them together, the two find unexpected passions ignited. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52136. ## Abyssinian Chronicles. RC 52138. by Moses Isegawa. read by Ken Kliban. 4 cassettes. Living in postcolonial Uganda, Mugezi tells of his childhood in a rural community with his father and grandfather, and his years in the capital city, where he is first exposed to despotism and hardship. Recalls a repressive period in the seminary and the tyrannical reign of Idi Amin and its aftermath. 2000. RC 52138. ## Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld. RC 52143. by Terry Pratchett. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. Ankh-Morpork is being stalked by a murderer. Even Commander Samuel Vimes of the City Guard has been attacked. Aided by dwarf Corporal Cheery Littlebottom, Vimes hopes to find the assassin. But in the end he uncovers information he would have been better off without. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1996. RC 52143. ## Driven with the Wind: Cheney Duvall, M.D., Volume 8. RC 52149. by Lynn Morris and Gilbert Morris. read by Suzanne Toren. 2 cassettes. Although Dr. Cheney Duvall finally gets her wish when Shiloh Irons-Winslow proposes, she cannot accept, because Shiloh is not a Christian. And that is just one of the obstacles the two must overcome before they can be together. Sequel to _Island of the Innocent (RC 50077)_. 2000. RC 52149. ## Cold Is the Grave. RC 52150. by Peter Robinson. read by Graeme Malcolm. 3 cassettes. Chief Constable Riddle asks Chief Inspector Alan Banks to quietly find his runaway teenage daughter, who has appeared on an Internet pornography site. Banks returns with Emily Riddle, but she experiences more trouble at home in Yorkshire, England. Sequel to _In a Dry Season (RC 49545)_. Strong language and some violence. 2000. RC 52150. ## Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora. RC 52151. edited by Sheree R. Thomas. read by Peter Jay Fernandez. 4 cassettes. This anthology of African American science fiction, fantasy, and essays spans more than one hundred years and entails a wide range of styles and subjects. Includes works by modern authors including Samuel Delany and Octavia Butler, as well as writings by early literary pioneers such as Charles Chestnutt and George Schuyler. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52151. ## The Bride. RC 52154. by Julie Garwood. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Britain, 1102. Scottish lord Alec Kincaid is ordered by the king to wed an English woman. He impulsively settles on a baron's youngest daughter, Jamie, while his friend, Daniel, takes her sister, Mary. But Jamie resents the marriage because she is promised to another. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1989. RC 52154. ## Jewelled Path. RC 52155. by Rosalind Laker. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Even as a child Irene Lindsay knew she wanted to design jewelry, but her father, a London jeweler, only wanted her safely married. Yet despite his opposition and a broken love affair, Irene would carve out a career for herself in turn- of-the-century Europe. Some descriptions of sex. 1983. RC 52155. ## Siddhartha. RC 52190. by Hermann Hesse. read by Steven Carpenter. 1 cassette. Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of a young Brahmin who abandons his comfortable home to wander through the Indian countryside seeking enlightenment. Based on the early life of Buddha. Originally published in German in 1922. 2000. RC 52190. ## Winter Nights. RC 52196. by Francis Ray and others. read by Colleen Delany. 2 cassettes. Three holiday romances featuring African Americans. In "Until Christmas" Samantha becomes a housekeeper for Principal Rawlings and his twins. "Kwanzaa Angel" finds Erin being reintroduced to an old high school crush. In "'Round Midnight" radio talk-show host Summer falls in love with her director. Some descriptions of sex. 1998. RC 52196. ## The Three Mustangeers. RC 52202. by Will James. read by Ray Foushee. 2 cassettes. Andy Thomas grows up on a badlands ranch where his father hides outlaws from the authorities. When Stub O'leary and Hugh Stanley ride off one day, Andy joins them to start an honest, respectable life in a new territory. 1933. RC 52202. ## Fordlandia. RC 52207. by Eduardo Sguiglia. read by Fred Major. 2 cassettes. In the late 1920s Henry Ford established an Amazon jungle plantation, Fordlandia, intending to grow enough rubber to meet auto industry needs. Horacio, from Buenos Aires, accepts the job of recruiting local workers--but he will encounter many obstacles on this doomed project. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52207. ## Windchill Summer. RC 52210. by Norris Church Mailer. read by Jill Fox. 4 cassettes. Sweet Valley, Arkansas; 1969. College student Cherry spends a summer working in the pickle plant with her best friend, Baby, a Filipino. Vietnam veterans are returning, and drugs and hippies are becoming common. Cherry's life changes, however, when former classmate Carlene is murdered. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52210. ## Flashpoint: A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery. RC 52212. by Linda Barnes. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. Boston private detective Carlotta Carlyle investigates the murder of elderly client Valentine Phipps, who had alluded to a mysterious hidden treasure. She also has to contend with her teenage "sister" Paolina's misadventures and an arsonist who torches Carlotta's house. Strong language and some violence. 1999. RC 52212. ## Showers in Season. RC 52213. by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock. read by Janis Gray. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _Seasons under Heaven (RC 51217)_, the women of Cedar Circle once again band together to save their children. Single mom Cathy is dealing with a troubled son, while Tory and her husband must accept the prospect of having a child with Down syndrome. 2000. RC 52213. ## Actor. RC 52222. by Parnell Hall. read by Roy Avers. 2 cassettes. New York private investigator Stanley Hastings accepts the lead in a summer theater production on behalf of an old college chum. The once-aspiring thespian meets an assortment of fellow players, including a soap opera star. Then the stage manager is murdered. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 1993. RC 52222. ## Sugarplum Dead. RC 52223. by Carolyn Hart. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. As Annie and Max Darling plan Christmas in South Carolina, murder intervenes. An aging film star announces she is leaving her fortune to a psychic foundation, and then her sister is killed. Annie's long-lost father is accused, and another murder occurs. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52223. ## Paradise County. RC 52227. by Karen Robards. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Alexandra Haywood inherits a Kentucky horse farm from her bankrupt father, following his suicide. Along with trouble from a trainer who refuses to be fired, her rebellious teenage half-sister, and ghosts in the mansion, she finds herself targeted by a serial killer. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 52227. ## Come Twilight: A Novel of Saint-Germain. RC 52228. by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. read by Fred Major. 4 cassettes. Spain, 621. Vampire Sanct' Germain discovers Csimenae, a young woman abandoned by her people fleeing the plague. To keep her alive after she gives birth to a son, he gives her some of his blood. Over the next five hundred years, Sanct' Germain discovers he has created a dangerous adversary. 2000. RC 52228. ## After the War. RC 52232. by Alice Adams. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _A Southern Exposure (RC 41886)_, life changes in the small southern town of Pinehill during the Second World War. Transplanted Yankee Cynthia Baird is unfaithful while her husband Harry is in London. Their daughter Abigail returns north to attend college. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52232. ## Krondor: Tear of the Gods; the Riftwar Legacy, Book 3. RC 52233. by Raymond E. Feist. read by Gary Tipton. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Krondor: The Assassins (RC 50913)_, the sorcerer Sidi sets pirates on the high seas to pursue the miraculous gem that enables communication with the gods. If the mage gains possession of the jewel, ultimate evil will reign in the kingdom--unleashing terror and death. Bestseller 2000. RC 52233. ## Suspension. RC 52236. by Richard E. Crabbe. read by Jack Fox. 4 cassettes. New York City, 1883. While investigating a murder, police sergeant Tom Braddock learns that former Confederate soldiers led by Thaddeus Sangree plan to blow up the new Brooklyn Bridge. Braddock also deals with the murder victim's son and a corrupt superior. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52236. ## Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry. RC 52240. by Harry Kemelman. read by Barry Bernson. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Unassuming Rabbi Small is sharply criticized for permitting a suicide to be buried in his congregation's cemetery, so he attempts to prove that the death was murder. By his Talmudic reasoning the rabbi not only does this, but identifies the killer as well. 1966. RC 52240. ## At Long Last. RC 52242. by Shirlee Busbee. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Mississippi, 1797. When Arabella Montgomery's younger half- brother gambles away the family plantation, she seeks out the new owner--her former lover, Tony Daggett. In order to provide for the family, Arabella agrees to become his mistress. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 52242. ## Purple Cane Road. RC 52243. by James Lee Burke. read by Bruce Huntey. 2 cassettes. During a routine investigation, homicide cop Dave Robicheaux, now working for a Louisiana sheriff's department, discovers that his mother, who had abandoned him to his alcoholic father, was murdered by crooked cops decades ago. With his friend Clete Purcel and an out-of-town gunman for allies, Robicheaux hunts the killers. Violence and strong language. 2000. RC 52243. ## The Best American Short Stories, 2000: Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines. RC 52245. edited by E.L. Doctorow. read by Fred Major. 3 cassettes. Twenty-one tales that cover a wide range of emotions and situations, exploring issues related to cultural diversity in the United States. Many of the protagonists are African American, Latino, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, or Trinidadian. Includes works by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Junot Díaz, Nathan Englander, Jhumpa Lahiri, and others. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52245. ## Gypsy Lady. RC 52246. by Shirlee Busbee. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 4 cassettes. 1803. When spy Jason Savage, on a mission for Thomas Jefferson, seduces a beautiful Gypsy girl in Britain, he doesn't realize that she is also working for others on a secret scheme. But after he discovers Catherine's true identity, he insists on an immediate marriage. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977. RC 52246. ## New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2000. RC 52253. edited by Shannon Ravenel. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. Twenty selections from southern fiction. Mary Helen Stefaniak pays homage to an icon in "A Note to Biographers regarding Famous Author Flannery O'Connor." "Good-Hearted Woman," by Melanie Sumner, recounts a sexy high school girl's summer spent slumming at her daddy's factory. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52253. ## The Grounding of Group Six. RC 52258. by Julian F. Thompson. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes. Five well-off, disruptive sixteen-year-olds are exiled by their parents to the alternative Coldbrook Country School where they participate in a wilderness hike. They don't realize that their parents have sent them there to be killed by Nat, their hippy-looking teacher. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1983. RC 52258. ## Almost Home. RC 52262. by Barbara Freethy. read by Erin Jones. 2 cassettes. Years after her mother's death, Katherine Whitfield finds a clue to the identity of the father she never knew. Katherine leaves California for Kentucky, where her search for her father is complicated by her growing feelings for irritating but attractive horse trainer Zach Tyler. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52262. ## At Last. RC 52263. by Barbara Bretton. read by Erin Jones. 2 cassettes. Gracie Taylor and Noah Chase, friends since they were children, once planned to marry. But because her grandmother was his family's maid, Noah's father tore them apart. Eight years later, both are back in Idle Point, Maine, but new obstacles threaten to keep them apart. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52263. ## Dance upon the Air. RC 52276. by Nora Roberts. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Nell Channing fakes her death to escape the clutches of her abusive wealthy husband. Mysteriously drawn to Three Sisters Island--to which she is unknowingly connected through her ancestors--she works for Mia Devlin, a witch, who introduces Nell to her own latent powers. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 52276. ## The Indiscretion. RC 52278. by Judith Ivory. read by Vanessa Maroney. 3 cassettes. Devonshire, England, 1899. Lydia Bedford-Browne, daughter of a viscount, is lost on a moor for three days with Texan Sam Cody. The two begin a lusty love affair. But after their rescue, the very proper lady tries to distance herself from the handsome millionaire. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52278. ## Heart of a Warrior. RC 52279. by Johanna Lindsey. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Keeper of the Heart (RC 37332)_, Dalden, the warrior son of Tedra and Challen, travels to Earth to prevent his enemy, Jorran, from taking over the planet. There he meets gorgeous, six-foot-tall Brittany Callaghan and decides to make her his mate. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52279. ## Leap of Faith. RC 52282. by Danielle Steel. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. Marie-Ange's privileged French childhood ends at age eleven, when her parents and brother are killed. Having no other relatives, the girl is sent to an elderly aunt in Iowa, who treats her as a servant. Marie-Ange's only friend is Billy Parker, who stands by her when she faces a devastating betrayal. Bestseller 2001. RC 52282. ## Dawn in Eclipse Bay: Eclipse Bay Trilogy, Volume 2. RC 52286. by Jayne Ann Krentz. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Eclipse Bay (RC 51009)_, the feud between the Harte and Madison families continues to simmer. So when Lillian Harte accepts Gabe Madison as a client of her matchmaking service, she is not prepared for the relationship to turn personal. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 52286. ## Hollywood Wives: The New Generation. RC 52288. by Jackie Collins. read by Colleen Delany. 3 cassettes. In this follow-up to _Hollywood Wives (RC 19248)_, the women in the California movie industry still covet fame, fortune, and power. Forty-year-old superstar Lissa Roman maintains a successful career, but is on her fourth divorce when her nineteen-year-old daughter, Nicci, is kidnapped. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2001. RC 52288. ## The Triumph of Katie Byrne. RC 52292. by Barbara Taylor Bradford. read by Annie Wauters. 2 cassettes. Katie, Carly, and Denise, all seventeen, have aspirations of becoming actresses on Broadway--and they actually have potential. But one night a devastating event shatters their dreams. It is up to Katie to triumph over adversity. Some violence and some strong language. 2001. RC 52292. ## The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War. RC 52311. by James Brady. read by Michael Scherer. 2 cassettes. In 1950 reserve captain Tom Verity, a single father and professor of Chinese, is recommissioned and sent to gather intelligence with the First Marine Division in North Korea. But the troops are ambushed by the Red Chinese armies and forced to retreat from the Chosin Reservoir. Strong language and some violence. 2000. RC 52311. ## Obstruction of Justice. RC 52313. by Perri O'Shaughnessy. read by Mary Kane. 2 cassettes. Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly witnesses Ray de Beers's death by lightning. But after Ray's father orders the body exhumed, he is killed. Nina is hired to defend Ray's son against murder charges. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1997. RC 52313. ## Blue Heaven. RC 52319. by Elaine Kagan. read by Annie Wauters. 3 cassettes. The stories of three generations of women intertwine as they reveal the failures, successes, and humor of being in love. Mollie, eighty and developing Alzheimer's, and her daughter Gilliana, forty-seven, made unwise matrimonial decisions. Now Clare, seventeen, worries about making the same mistakes. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996. RC 52319. ## Back to Battle. RC 52320. by Max Hennessy. read by David Cutler. 2 cassettes (Reissue). The Royal Navy's indomitable Commander Kelly Maguire, skipper of a destroyer, pitches into the thick of battle in World War II. Again he demonstrates extraordinary courage and resourcefulness at Dunkirk, Crete, and Normandy. Sequel to _The Dangerous Years (RC 51321)_. Some violence and some strong language. 1980. RC 52320. ## Looking Back. RC 52348. by Belva Plain. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. Cecile, raised in a privileged family; Amanda, from humble southern roots; and Norma, gifted and yet always troubled, met in college and became inseparable friends. But an act of betrayal by one of them jeopardizes their friendship and the lives of their loved ones. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. RC 52348. ## The Cold Six Thousand. RC 52349. by James Ellroy. read by Christopher Walker. 5 cassettes. Las Vegas policeman Wayne Tedrow Jr., son of a crooked, mob- connected union leader, goes to Dallas on November 22, 1963, to kill a black gambler. Things go awry, and for the next five years Tedrow is caught up in a web of conspiracies. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52349. ## Twenty-Four Hours. RC 52361. by Greg Iles. read by Steven Carpenter. 2 cassettes. Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby, and his wife guards Will in his convention hotel room, Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 52361. ## Regency Gold. RC 52368. by Marion Chesney. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Jean Lindsay has been raised by her drunken uncle, Reverend Hamish. Much of her life has been spent in daydreams that often include the Marquess of Fleetwater, providing a bright spot in the endless ridicule of wealthy neighbors. Then a discovery makes Jean's dreams become reality. 1980. RC 52368. ## The Summerhouse. RC 52370. by Jude Deveraux. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Leslie, Ellie, and Madison first met on their twenty-first birthday at the DMV in New York City. Now, on their fortieth birthday, these women meet again to take stock of their lives and the choices they've made. But they don't expect the opportunity they are about to be offered. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52370. ## The Marquis Takes a Bride. RC 52374. by Marion Chesney. read by Kristin Allison. 1 cassette. In this Regency romance, Lord Charles marries his granddaughter Jennie off to Lord Charrington. But the naive country girl loves her manipulative and deceitful cousin Guy. Once Jennie enters society life in London, her husband waits patiently for her to mature. 1980. RC 52374. ## The Deposition of Father McGreevy. RC 52375. by Brian O'Doherty. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. After hearing a story in a pub in the 1950s about a defrocked priest, dead women, and an Irish village abandoned in 1940, William Maginn travels to Kerry. By luck more than skill, he obtains the written statement--presented here--of Father McGreevy concerning those events. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Booker Prize finalist. 1999. RC 52375. ## The Sixth Wife. RC 52377. by Jean Plaidy. read by Jill Ferris. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Katharine Parr is twice a wealthy widow in 1543 when she catches the interest of the despotic ruler Henry VIII. She becomes his sixth wife, enduring four years of marriage before the king dies and leaves her free to remarry. But her enemies continue to plot against her. 1953. RC 52377. ## Truth and Bright Water. RC 52378. by Thomas King. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. Summer in a Montana reservation town moves in unexpected directions after Tecumseh and his cousin Lum witness a woman dancing on a clifftop and then leaping into the river below. Tecumseh helps a trompe l'oeil artist make a derelict church "disappear" but cannot deal so easily with Lum's unhappiness. Some strong language. 1999. RC 52378. ## In the Name of Salomé. RC 52380. by Julia Alvarez. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 3 cassettes. Historical saga based on the true story of Camila Henríquez, daughter of the Dominican poet Salomé Ureña de Henríquez (1850-1897). Both mother and daughter were rebels: Salomé in her patriotic poems and Camila in her sexual preference and her relinquishment of a safe retirement to teach in Castro's Cuba. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52380. ## False Scent. RC 52385. by Ngaio Marsh. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes (Reissue). When the beloved "queen of the British theater" is murdered in a cloud of perfume, the case literally reeks with likely suspects. It is up to Superintendent Roderick Alleyn to sniff out the motives and bring the killer to justice. 1960. RC 52385. ## Boone's Lick. RC 52386. by Larry McMurtry. read by Bob Askey. 2 cassettes. For sixteen years, outspoken Mary Margaret has tolerated the wanderings of her husband, Dick, and enjoyed the company of his brother, Seth, who stays by her side. Now she's making an arduous wagon journey west with the whole family to tell Dick face to face that they are "quits." Some strong language. 2000. RC 52386. ## Courting Susannah. RC 52389. by Linda Lael Miller. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Seattle, 1906. Learning her best friend has died in childbirth, Susannah McKittrick arrives from Nantucket to care for the infant. Susannah finds the widower to be an embittered man who hasn't even given his daughter a name. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000. RC 52389. ## Nebula Awards Showcase 2000: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. RC 52390. edited by Gregory Benford. read by J.P. Linton. 3 cassettes. Short stories as well as essays revolving around the art of science fiction writing, publishing, and movie-making. Includes William Tenn's Author Emeritus Award acceptance speech, "My Life and Hard Times in SF." Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52390. ## Forgotten Fire. RC 52396. by Adam Bagdasarian. read by Jonathan Davis. 2 cassettes. Vahan Kenderian is the twelve-year-old son of a rich and respected Armenian family when the 1915-1918 Turkish massacre of the Armenians begins. Suddenly Vahan becomes an orphan struggling for survival and witnessing the atrocities of war. Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2000. RC 52396. ## Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. RC 52397. by George Eliot. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Classic novel of an embittered, reclusive weaver in rural Victorian England who is robbed of his horded gold but later adopts a foundling he learns to cherish. Years later Silas and Eppie discover the truth of the girl's parentage--and the location of the lost treasure. With 1996 introduction and notes by David Carroll. 1861. RC 52397. ## Travels with My Aunt. RC 52405. by Graham Greene. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Retired banker Henry Pulling, a sheltered bachelor, encounters spry Aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. When she persuades Henry to leave his gardening and accompany her on some journeys, Henry's adventures begin. 1969. RC 52405. ## Bodyguard. RC 52406. by Suzanne Brockmann. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. FBI agent Harry O'Dell reluctantly protects beautiful Mafia widow Alessandra Lamont from her late husband's associates. But Harry falls in love. So when police protection fails, he disguises Alessandra and takes her into his own family circle. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Rita Award. 1999. RC 52406. ## Island of Dreams. RC 52414. by Katherine Stone. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Denver architect Pierce Rourke believes in dreams for others. Yet when he meets librarian Ana Finch, who has moved to Denver from Boston, Pierce begins to believe in dreams for himself. But Pierce and Ana must first overcome demons from their past. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52414. ## The End of the Affair. RC 52415. by Graham Greene. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes (Reissue). London, 1939. Author Maurice Bendrix has a long-running love affair with Sarah Miles, the wife of a civil servant, which ends abruptly. Years later Bendrix explores the emotions that still torment him and ponders Sarah's commitment to a God he cannot fathom. 1951. RC 52415. ## Scar Tissue: A Brady Coyne Novel. RC 52416. by William G. Tapply. read by Richard Davidson. 2 cassettes. Boston attorney Brady Coyne investigates the apparent death of a friend's teenage son. But there is no body, and the local police seem agitated. Then the friend himself disappears after giving Coyne a sealed envelope holding disturbing photographs. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000. RC 52416. ## Star Wars: The New Jedi Order; Agents of Chaos II, Jedi Eclipse. RC 52417. by James Luceno. read by Chuck Benson. 2 cassettes. As the Yuuzhan Vong continue their attack on the New Republic, which is now stretched to the breaking point, Han's estranged wife, Leia, oversees the evacuation of people from the aliens' path. Luke struggles to keep the Jedi Knights together. And Han is caught up in a race against time. Some violence. 2000. RC 52417. ## The Best American Mystery Stories 2000. RC 52419. edited by Donald E. Westlake. read by Jim Zeiger. 4 cassettes. Anthology of twenty contemporary mystery short stories. In "Motel 66" by Barbara D'Amato, a couple makes the mistake of returning to their honeymoon site. "The Guilty Party" by Shel Silverstein tells of a judge who gives a rapist an unusual choice. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52419. ## The Kill Artist. RC 52432. by Daniel Silva. read by Chuck Benson. 2 cassettes. Israeli spy Gabriel Allon is retired when he is called in on one last case. His Palestinian nemesis, Tariq, is on a mission to derail the Middle East peace talks. Gabriel enlists his former lover, French supermodel Jacqueline Delacroix, to assist him. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52432. ## The Wind Done Gone. RC 52453. by Alice Randall. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Characters from _Gone with the Wind (RC 33082)_ are re- created in a novel that examines plantation life and nineteenth-century southern society through the eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged, legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52453. ## The Border Hostage. RC 52456. by Virginia Henley. read by Corrie James. 3 cassettes. Raven Carleton, a medieval English beauty, is engaged to marry Englishman Christopher Dacre. But while out riding early one morning, she encounters a Scottish "borderer," Heath Kennedy, who mistakes her for a gypsy. Raven soon becomes a pawn in the long-standing border wars. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52456. ## The Duchess. RC 52457. by Bertrice Small. read by Anne Flosnik. 3 cassettes. England, 1795. Quinton Hunter, the impoverished Duke of Sedgwick, marries young Allegra Morgan, the daughter and only heir of the country's richest man. Although the practical pair agree not to fall in love, circumstances change after they experience many adventures together. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52457. ## Moon Women. RC 52459. by Pamela Duncan. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 3 cassettes. Account of three generations of North Carolina women. Matriarch Marvelle, living with daughter Ruth Ann, is losing touch with reality and harbors a secret that will affect everyone. Ruth Ann's daughter, Ashley, nineteen, unmarried, and pregnant, lives with them. Nearby is Ruth Ann's lonely, obese sister Cassandra. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52459. ## Moving Target. RC 52462. by Elizabeth Lowell. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. Following her grandmother's violent death, Serena Charters inherits a piece of cloth, an illuminated Celtic manuscript, a numbered Swiss bank account, and a frightening warning. Now, as Serena tries to unravel her grandmother's mysterious past, she must keep on the move just to survive. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 52462. ## Turnabout. RC 52466. by Margaret Peterson Haddix. read by Jill Fox. 1 cassette. In the year 2000, nursing home centenarians Melly and Anny Beth take part in an unethical medical experiment to reverse aging. But the process can't be halted, and by 2085 they are teenagers who need to be adopted before they become children. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 52466. ## Pearl Harbor. RC 52469. by Randall Wallace. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. Daredevil pilots and lifelong best friends, Danny Walker and Rafe McCawley find their bond tested when they confront their love for the same woman, Evelyn, a navy nurse. Their personal dilemma unfolds amid the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath. Ties in with the movie, _Pearl Harbor_. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52469. ## The Frenchman. RC 52480. by Velda Johnston. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette (Reissue). Hoping to forget an unhappy love affair, Joan Creighton, twenty-seven, agrees to go abroad with elderly cousin Muffy, the widow of a former U.S. president, and Muffy's ever- present bodyguard. They will be escorted by a French courier. However, a plan to kidnap the ex-First Lady creates danger and romance for Joan. 1976. RC 52480. ## Eater. RC 52485. by Gregory Benford. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. Long before there was time, a black hole became a wandering entity, feeding on asteroids and planets and tending to destroy everything in its path. When it reaches the edge of our solar system, three scientists must prevent it from annihilating Earth and its inhabitants. 2000. RC 52485. ## Jonathan Livingston Seagull. RC 52511. by Richard Bach. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette (Reissue). Refusing to conform to the life of the flock, Jonathan, a seagull, intensely desires to fly higher than any gull has ever flown. After his death, he returns to inspire the gulls who once scorned him. 1970. RC 52511. ## Seven Up. RC 52533. by Janet Evanovich. read by Annie Wauters. 2 cassettes. Elderly mobster Eddie DeChooch slips through Trenton bail bondsman Stephanie Plum's fingers numerous times. As she searches the neighborhood for him, she also becomes engaged to cop Joe Morelli, despite her attraction to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 52533. ## You Don't Know Me. RC 52544. by David Klass. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. Geeky fourteen-year-old John convinces himself that no one notices him. At "anti-school" the lonely boy barely tolerates his unconcerned teachers. Yet the abuse he routinely receives from his mother's live-in boyfriend is real, and John has need of attention. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2001. RC 52544. ## Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. RC 52549. by Gregory Maguire. read by Faith Potts. 2 cassettes. In this variation on the Cinderella theme, the reclusive beauty Clara is assisted by her "ugly" stepsister. Clara attends the ball, where she captivates the prince. Seventeenth-century Holland, replete with master artist and tulip merchant, is the setting for the wicked stepmother's machinations. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999. RC 52549. ## A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. RC 52560. by Mark Twain. read by Rick Foucheux. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported back to the year 528. Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. For senior high and older readers. 1889. RC 52560. ## Being Dead. RC 52563. by Jim Crace. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. A married couple, both doctors of zoology, are found spread- eagled, murdered, and robbed on a beach--Joseph's hand clasping Celice's ankle, a loving gesture even in death. Descriptions of their bodies' return to the elements are interspersed with the couple's love story beginning on that same sand thirty years before. Some descriptions of sex. 1999. RC 52563. ## The Ox-Bow Incident. RC 52564. by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. read by Gary Telles. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Nevada, 1885. Wrangler Art Croft reluctantly joins a group of citizens in a small town who hastily form a posse to catch murdering cattle rustlers. Three men are accused of the crime and--although there are some doubts about their guilt--lynched. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Some violence and some strong language. 1940. RC 52564. ## Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves. RC 52588. by P.G. Wodehouse. read by David Cutler. 1 cassette (Reissue). Complications arise when Bertie Wooster proposes to a girl for a friend who is too shy to do so. But the girl, who loves Bertie, thinks he is speaking for himself. 1962. RC 52588. ## Down the Yukon. RC 52589. by Will Hobbs. read by Gregory Gorton. 1 cassette. Alaska, 1899. In this sequel to _Jason's Gold (RC 50201)_, Jason and his girlfriend, Jamie, leave Dawson City in a race down the Yukon River to Nome, where new gold deposits have been discovered. Along the way they face sabotage, bears, and bad weather. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. RC 52589. ## Prophet Annie: Being the Recently Discovered Memoir of Annie Pinkerton Boone Newcastle Dearborn, Prophet and Seer. RC 52609. by Ellen Recknor. read by Colleen Delany. 3 cassettes. Annie is twenty-two in 1881 when this humorous Western begins. She explains how she came to wed seventy-six-year- old Jonas Newcastle, who died in their marriage bed. Now Jonas's ghost inhabits Annie and his prophecies cause her some wild adventures. Some strong language. Spur Award. 1999. RC 52609. ## _First Love_, and Other Tales. RC 52638. by Ivan Turgenev. read by Jo Marks. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Eight short stories drawn from real life by the poetic nineteenth-century Russian author. Includes "The Singers," "Bezhin Meadow," "Mumu," "Assya," "First Love," "Knock, Knock, Knock," "Living Relics," and "Clara Milich." 1968. RC 52638. ## The Prairie: A Tale. RC 52639. by James Fenimore Cooper. read by Robert Donley. 4 cassettes (Reissue). Early 1800s. Civilization drives old hunter Natty Bumppo (Leatherstocking) west of the Mississippi to the prairies, where he becomes a trapper and helps a band of emigrants in their conflicts with Indians, miscreants, and the harsh environment. Sequel to _The Pioneers (RC 10816)_. 1827. RC 52639. ## No Time for Love. RC 52640. by Emilie Loring. read by Becky Parker. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Julie is drawn into a world of international intrigue when she investigates a jewel theft that has clouded her family's good name. She meets and falls in love with Mark, who is rich, powerful, and mysterious and has no time for romance. 1970. RC 52640. ## The Titans: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 5. RC 52641. by John Jakes. read by Edward Bryce. 3 cassettes (Reissue). The Kent dynasty and the nation experience the Civil War. In New York the family empire faces destruction, while in Washington the Kents are drawn into espionage. On the southern battlefields, they rally with pride and honor. Sequel to _The Furies (RC 52649)_. 1976. RC 52641. ## The Warriors: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 6. RC 52642. by John Jakes. read by Gordon Gould. 4 cassettes (Reissue). As the Civil War draws to an end, the divided Kent family's stirring triumphs and defeats thrust them into the forefront of a new era. Romantic entanglements, lust, and murder are woven into their destiny. Sequel to _The Titans (RC 52641)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977. RC 52642. ## The Lawless: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 7. RC 52643. by John Jakes. read by Bob Askey. 5 cassettes (Reissue). Continues the chronicle of the divided family during the post-Civil War period when both corruption and prosperity transform the nation. The Kents struggle to rebuild a shattered financial empire. Sequel to _The Warriors (RC 52642)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1978. RC 52643. ## The Americans: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 8. RC 52644. by John Jakes. read by Bob Askey. 5 cassettes (Reissue). The year 1883 takes a new generation of Kents from San Francisco's Barbary Coast to Newport and New York City. While an elegant family member dances in the grand ballrooms of society hostesses, Eleanor, Carter, and Will face the challenge of immigrant Americans. Sequel to _The Lawless (RC 52643)_. Some strong language. 1980. RC 52644. ## How to Be Good. RC 52659. by Nick Hornby. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Just as London doctor Kate Carr decides to divorce her husband after two kids and decades of misery, nasty David finds spirituality under the guidance of a guru. Soon David is helping--and personally housing--the homeless and driving everyone crazy. How can Kate discard such saintliness? Strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52659. ## Thief of Time: A Novel of Discworld. RC 52661. by Terry Pratchett. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 3 cassettes. Because the Auditors are cosmic beings who want order and predictable events, humans irritate them. An Auditor in disguise commissions a horologist to build the ultimate clock. A small group soon realizes the danger of the timepiece--time will stop once the clock starts ticking. 2001. RC 52661. ## Little America. RC 52662. by Henry Bromell. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 3 cassettes. Historian Terry Hooper investigates his father's involvement in the assassination of a young Middle Eastern king in 1958. Terry spent his childhood in exotic locations and is determined to learn the truth about his father, a retired CIA spy. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52662. ## Priestess of Avalon. RC 52664. by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson. read by Suzanne Toren. 3 cassettes. Avalon priestess Eilan, called Helena in the Roman tongue, disobeys her vows in order to follow her heart. She leaves Avalon at the side of Roman officer Constantius, thereby unwittingly changing the religious destiny of Britain: their son, Constantine, is destined to be the first Christian emperor. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52664. ## Star Wars: Cloak of Deception. RC 52666. by James Luceno. read by Bob Askey. 2 cassettes. The Trade Federation is being victimized by terrorists who demand an end to the Federation's strong-arm tactics on shipping routes. So when Supreme Chancellor Valorum is targeted by assassins, he calls for an emergency summit. Followed by _Episode I, the Phantom Menace (RC 50064)_. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. Bestseller 2001. RC 52666. ## Between Lovers. RC 52673. by Eric Jerome Dickey. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. After seven years, an African American writer is still in love with his former fiancée, who left him for a beautiful and successful woman attorney. In Oakland, he and Nicole resume their affair, but Nicole is unable to choose between her two lovers. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52673. ## Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Line of Control. RC 52675. by Jeff Rovin. read by Jim Zeiger. 3 cassettes. Colonel Brett August leads Striker, the military arm of Op- Center, to Kashmir. He wants to prevent an Islamic cleric from inciting rebellion in this volatile region, but they are too late. War breaks out between India and Pakistan, and a nuclear confrontation is a real possibility. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52675. ## Her Own Prince Charming. RC 52684. by Eva Rutland. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. Paula Grant wants to be a veterinarian. She struggled for years to earn enough money to live on and attend school. But her world is turned upside down when polo prince Brad Vandercamp sweeps her off her feet while she is serving champagne at a dinner party. 1999. RC 52684. ## Princess in the Spotlight: The Princess Diaries, Vol. 2. RC 52779. by Meg Cabot. read by Erin Jones. 1 cassette. Sequel to _The Princess Diaries (RC 51524)_. In New York, fourteen-year-old Mia is horrified that her mom is pregnant and marrying her algebra teacher. Meanwhile, Grandmère from Genovia trains Mia to be a princess and conduct press interviews. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller 2001. RC 52779. ## ### _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_ Brazil. RC 52118. by Leslie Jermyn. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 1 cassette. Provides an overview of the largest country in South America. Explains that Brazil has moved from its colonial past to its status as a thriving, exuberant republic in the twenty-first century. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52118. ## Cuba. RC 52129. by Mark Cramer. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 1 cassette. Provides an overview of Cuba; introduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, and people of the fifteenth-largest island in the world. Presents a positive view of the society as thriving intellectually, artistically, and spiritually. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52129. ## Explorers, Missionaries, and Trappers: Trailblazers of the West. RC 52220. by Kieran Doherty. read by Randy Atcher. 1 cassette. Presents the founding of the American West through the lives of explorers and settlers such as Eusebio Kino in Arizona, Junípero Serra in Spanish California, and Brigham Young in Utah. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52220. ## The Trojan War and the Adventures of Odysseus. RC 52249. by Padraic Colum. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette. A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus, based on Homer's _Iliad_ and _Odyssey_. This adaptation by the Irish author and poet Colum was originally titled _The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy_. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1918. RC 52249. ## India. RC 52371. by Sunandini Arora Lal. read by Yolande Bavan. 1 cassette. An introduction to the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of India. Observes that the country is the second most populous in the world. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52371. ## The World at Her Fingertips: The Story of Helen Keller. RC 52383. by Joan Dash. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. A biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities to be an inspirational public figure. Discusses the cause of Helen Keller's blindness and deafness, her determination to lead a useful life, and the importance of her teacher--Annie Sullivan--throughout Helen's life. For grades 5-8. 2001. RC 52383. ## South Korea: Major World Nations. RC 52410. by Patricia Shepheard. read by Lisette Lecat. 1 cassette. Describes the geography, climate, economy, and people of the southern half of an ancient Asian kingdom. Through sound planning and wise use of its resources, South Korea, or the Republic of Korea, has become a major industrial society. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52410. ## Selma, Lord, Selma: Girlhood Memories of the Civil-Rights Days. RC 52411. by Sheyann Webb and Rachel West Nelson. read by Gail Nelson. 1 cassette. The personal recollections of two girls who were eight and nine when they participated in the civil rights struggle in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. They describe their hopes and fears at marches and demonstrations during the voting-rights drive and on "Bloody Sunday." For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1980. RC 52411. ## Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence. RC 52430. by Russell Freedman. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. Describes the events, including the colonial uprising and the meeting of the Second Continental Congress, that led up to the American Declaration of Independence. Notes the roles women, slaves, and free blacks played in the Revolution. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52430. ## A Cat in the Family: A Complete and Up-to-Date Guide. RC 52464. by Uschi Birr. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette. Offers advice on domesticating cats and discusses their growth cycle from kitten to cat. Describes the structure and characteristics of the cat's body. Includes information on creating an appropriate feline environment, maintaining the animal's health, caring for pregnant cats, and raising kittens. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997. RC 52464. ## Housebreaking and Training Puppies: A Complete and Up-to- Date Guide. RC 52465. by J.R. Gardner. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette. Discusses the process of bonding with a new puppy and suggests appropriate equipment--collars, leashes, bowls, and toys. Also provides instructions on discipline and training, including the use of commands such as "sit," "stay," "down," and "heel." For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997. RC 52465. ## Dogs: Selecting the Best Dog for You; a Complete and Up-to- Date Guide. RC 52477. by Chris Nelson. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette. Offers points to be considered when purchasing a purebred dog, finding reliable sellers, and choosing a healthy puppy. Presents brief descriptions, including temperament and size, of about 150 breeds of dog. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997. RC 52477. ## Puppies. RC 52478. by Zuza Vrbova. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette. Explains the pleasures and longtime responsibilities of owning and caring for a pet dog. Briefly discusses different breeds and gives advice on how to choose a puppy and provide its bed, food, and toys. Includes tips on training, grooming, and recognizing signs of illness. For grades 2-4. 1997. RC 52478. ## Hamsters Today: A Complete and Up-to-Date Guide. RC 52489. by Dennis Kelsey-Wood. read by Jill Fox. 1 cassette. Presents scientific facts about hamsters and practical advice on accommodations, feeding, and health care. Includes selection tips and describes golden hamster varieties and other species. Discusses breeding and exhibition considerations. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997. RC 52489. ## Rabbits Today: A Complete and Up-to-Date Guide. RC 52491. by Horst Schmidt. read by Erin Jones. 1 cassette. Explains why rabbits are popular pets. They are cuddly, quiet, and easy to tame and have no odor if well maintained. Discusses the owner's responsibilities and the suitability of various breeds, as well as appropriate housing, nutritious diet, and breeding. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997. RC 52491. ## Construction: Building the Impossible. RC 52503. by Nathan Aaseng. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette. Profiles seven structures of engineering genius and their builders: Imhotep's Step Pyramid, Marc Brunel's Thames Tunnel, John and Washington Roebling's Brooklyn Bridge, Alexandre Gustave's Eiffel Tower, George W. Goethals's Panama Canal, Frank Crowe's Hoover Dam, and William Lamb's Empire State Building. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52503. ## Mummies of the Pharaohs: Exploring the Valley of the Kings. RC 52538. by Melvin Berger and Gilda Berger. read by Michael Russotto. 1 cassette. Introduces some of the rulers of ancient Egypt and their thousands-of-years-old burial places. Explains how archaeologist Howard Carter found the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings. Discusses the history of the site and other pharaohs discovered there. For grades 4-7. 2001. RC 52538. ## Dance of the Continents. RC 52541. by Roy A. Gallant. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 1 cassette. Examines the ongoing development of the Earth's surface, focusing on earthquakes and volcanoes. Provides a brief history of geological theory from the ancient Greek supposition that air pressure caused earthquakes to the twentieth-century postulation of plate tectonics--the idea that sections of the planet's crust move. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52541. ## Aesop's Fables. RC 52555. . read by Michael Russotto. 1 cassette. A collection of nearly sixty fables from the Greek thinker Aesop. Includes such well-known tales as "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf," and "The Grasshopper and the Ants." For grades 2-4. 2000. RC 52555. ## It's Raining Pigs and Noodles. RC 52558. by Jack Prelutsky. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. A collection of more than one hundred humorous poems with titles such as "Deep in Our Refrigerator," "Butterflies, You Puzzle Me," "We Are Plooters," and every child's lament, "Why Do I Have to Clean My Room?" For grades 2-4. 2000. RC 52558. ## Michelangelo. RC 52569. by Diane Stanley. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 1 cassette. A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet known for his work on the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's basilica in Rome. Describes how his seventeen-foot- high marble statue of David established young Michelangelo's reputation as "the greatest sculptor in all of Italy." For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 52569. ## Winning Chess: Tactics and Strategies. RC 52571. by Ted Nottingham and others. read by Butch Hoover. 1 cassette. Presents tactics and techniques for playing this ancient board game. Discusses openings, middlegame and endgame strategies, forks, pins, skewers, and examples from the games of world champions. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999. RC 52571. ## Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women. RC 52628. by Catherine Thimmesh. read by Nanette Savard. 1 cassette. Profiles ten women and two girls who--through necessity, ingenuity, and hard work--responded successfully to challenges by inventing such items as Toll House cookies, glow-in-the-dark paper, the Snugli baby carrier, and windshield wipers. Includes instructions on how to apply for a patent. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 52628. ## John Glenn's Return to Space. RC 52682. by Greg Vogt. read by L.J. Ganser. 1 cassette. A brief summary of the American space program. Covers astronaut training, equipment, and responsibilities. Focuses on John Glenn's second flight into space in 1998 at age seventy-seven, comparing it with his first flight in 1962. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 52682. ## Pick and Shovel Poet: The Journeys of Pascal D'Angelo. RC 52683. by Jim Murphy. read by Frank Coffee. 1 cassette. Biography of an Italian peasant who immigrated to America at age sixteen in 1910. He endured poverty and the difficult life of an unskilled laborer, but was determined to become a published poet. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52683. ## Sisters in Strength: American Women Who Made a Difference. RC 52697. by Yona Zeldis McDonough. read by Catherine Byers. 1 cassette. Honors eleven American female role models from different historical periods and areas of accomplishment. Describes the leadership, humanitarianism, dignity, and creativity of Pocahontas, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Emily Dickinson, Mary Cassatt, Amelia Earhart, Margaret Mead, and Eleanor Roosevelt. For grades 3-6. 2000. RC 52697. ## The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. RC 52698. by Susan D. Bachrach. read by Frank Coffee. 1 cassette. Examines the 1936 games in the historical context of Nazi beliefs and propaganda. Describes the systematic exclusion of non-Aryan--Jewish, part Jewish, and Gypsy--athletes from German sports and Hitler's treatment of African American Olympic champions. Discusses world reaction to these events. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000. RC 52698. ## My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal. RC 52714. by Sophie Webb. read by Catherine Byers. 1 cassette. A biologist records her two-month trip to McMurdo, Antarctica, with other researchers to study an Adélie penguin colony during the breeding season. She describes her travel preparations and the campsite, as well as the penguins' behavior while hatching the chicks. For grades 4- 7. 2000. RC 52714. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Wolf Shadows. RC 49323. by Mary Casanova. read by June Carter. 1 cassette. A week after Seth rescues a moose calf in _Moose Tracks (RC 49322)_, he and his friend Matt are preparing for their first deer season. Matt, angry that his favorite calf has been attacked, illegally shoots a wolf. For grades 4-7. 1997. RC 49323. ## A Year down Yonder. RC 51259. by Richard Peck. read by Marilyn Gleason. 1 cassette. During the 1937 recession, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice from Chicago is sent to live with feisty Grandma Dowdel in rural Illinois. There she learns about small-town ways and grows to love her grandmother. Sequel to _A Long Way from Chicago (RC 50305)_. For grades 6-9. Newbery Medal. Bestseller 2000. RC 51259. ## Farewell to the Island. RC 52077. by Gloria Whelan. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. In 1816, while traveling to visit her sister in London, sixteen-year-old Mary falls in love with a midshipman. She is torn between beginning a new life in England and returning to her Michigan family farm on Mackinac Island. Sequel to _Once on This Island (RC 46581)_. For grades 4-7. 1998. RC 52077. ## My Teacher Is an Alien: Collector's Edition. RC 52152. by Bruce Coville. read by Erik Sandvold. 3 cassettes. Contains the complete text of four books, including _My Teacher Is an Alien_, in which Susan catches her substitute teacher peeling off his face and realizes he's not human. Also _My Teacher Fried My Brains_, _My Teacher Glows in the Dark_, and _My Teacher Flunked the Planet_. For grades 3-6. 1992. RC 52152. ## Song of the Wanderer: The Unicorn Chronicles, Book 2. RC 52153. by Bruce Coville. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Into the Land of the Unicorns (RC 40262)_, Cara, newly arrived in Luster, makes a perilous journey across the land to fetch her grandmother, the Wanderer, whose presence is required by Arabella Skydancer, queen of the unicorns. For grades 4-7. 1999. RC 52153. ## My Sister Annie. RC 52247. by Bill Dodds. read by Brian Conn. 1 cassette. Charlie, eleven, faces some challenges--pitching for the baseball team, asking a girl to the school dance, and wanting to be accepted by the guys in a local gang. All these things are complicated by his feelings about his older sister with Down syndrome. For grades 4-7. 1993. RC 52247. ## Stowaway. RC 52260. by Karen Hesse. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes. Eleven-year-old stowaway Nicholas Young keeps a journal, beginning in 1768, of the three years he spends aboard Captain James Cook's ship, _Endeavour_. He records the seamen's adventures, the captain's exploration of the South Seas, and naturalist Joseph Banks's scientific discoveries. For grades 5-8. 2000. RC 52260. ## Artemis Fowl. RC 52289. by Eoin Colfer. read by Rick Rohan. 2 cassettes. Twelve-year-old mastermind Artemis plans to restore his family fortune by obtaining some of the fairies' gold. The first step involves blackmailing an alcoholic fairy to photograph her "Book," containing her race's secrets but written in an ancient tongue. Some violence. For grades 5-8. Bestseller 2001. RC 52289. ## Return to the Island. RC 52316. by Gloria Whelan. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. In this sequel to _Farewell to the Island (RC 52077)_, Mary is back on Mackinac Island in 1818 facing a major decision: whether to marry her dear friend White Hawk and remain on the island or to marry James, an English nobleman, and move to London. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 52316. ## The Planet of Junior Brown. RC 52366. by Virginia Hamilton. read by Terence Aselford. 1 cassette. Eighth graders Junior Brown, a 262-pound musical prodigy with an overprotective mother, and Buddy Clark, who has no family, skip school and spend their days with a former teacher who has built a ten-planet solar system in the basement. The extra planet is named for Junior. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 1971. RC 52366. ## There Will Be Wolves. RC 52372. by Karleen Bradford. read by Kristin Allison. 1 cassette. The grimness of the People's Crusade of 1096 is recounted by Ursula, a young German healer accused of being a witch. She undertakes the journey across Europe accompanied by her ailing father and Bruno, a robust stone carver who is in love with her. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 1992. RC 52372. ## The Million Dollar Shot. RC 52393. by Dan Gutman. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. Eddie enters a contest sponsored by Finkle Foods and has the chance to win a million dollars if he can sink a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals. But Mr. Finkle can't afford to let Eddie win. For grades 4-7. 1997. RC 52393. ## Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley. RC 52395. by Ann Rinaldi. read by Robin Miles. 2 cassettes. A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave. But after publishing her first poem in her teens, Phillis Wheatley gained renown throughout the colonies as an important black American poet. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1996. RC 52395. ## Deadly Waters. RC 52401. by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson. read by Nick Sullivan. 1 cassette. When the Landon family and their latest foster child visit the Everglades National Park in Florida, the youngsters go off for a day of fishing and photography. But they encounter a thief, a manatee, and a shark as they uncover the mystery of dying manatees. For grades 4-7. 1999. RC 52401. ## Samir and Yonatan. RC 52403. by Daniella Carmi. read by Jonathan Davis. 1 cassette. Samir, a Palestinian boy, worries about entering a Jewish hospital in Israel for a knee operation, because Jewish soldiers are the enemy who killed his older brother. On the children's ward, Yonatan becomes Samir's friend and offers him new ways of thinking. For grades 5-8. Mildred L. Batchelder Award. 2000. RC 52403. ## The Book of the Lion. RC 52423. by Michael Cadnum. read by Erik Sandvold. 2 cassettes. Medieval England. Seventeen-year-old apprentice Edmund is forced to join the Crusades as a squire to Sir Nigel, a knight. Edmund endures storms at sea, travel through foreign lands, and exposure to fighting and bloodshed for his king, Richard Lionheart. Some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000. RC 52423. ## Bringing Up Beauty. RC 52424. by Sylvia McNicoll. read by Kristin Allison. 1 cassette. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth's family agrees to train a seeing- eye puppy for Canine Vision Canada. When an ugly Labrador retriever called Beauty arrives, Elizabeth is determined not to fall in love with it. But Beauty becomes her only source of solace as Elizabeth faces problems with family and friends. For grades 4-7. 1994. RC 52424. ## The Grave. RC 52425. by James Heneghan. read by Erik Sandvold. 2 cassettes. When Tom, an unwanted thirteen-year-old foster-child, time travels from 1974 England back to the potato famine in 1847 Ireland, he forms strong bonds with the Monaghan family. Returning to 1974, Tom wears a talisman that changes his life. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 52425. ## Lizzie at Last. RC 52435. by Claudia Mills. read by Kristin Allison. 1 cassette. Lizzie, who has always been considered a nerd by the other kids, begins the seventh grade determined to change her image so that she can blend in better with the popular crowd. Companion to _Losers, Inc. (RC 47912)_ and _You're a Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman (RC 49596)_. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 52435. ## Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. RC 52451. by J.K. Rowling. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. Special edition of an approved textbook used by Harry Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An A-to-Z listing of magical beasts, it briefly describes such creatures as the centaur, hippogriff, troll, and unicorn and ten breeds of dragon. For grades 4-7. Bestseller 2001. RC 52451. ## Quidditch through the Ages. RC 52452. by J.K. Rowling. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. A history of the game avidly enjoyed and played at Hogwarts School. Begins with the evolution of the flying broomstick-- which Harry Potter excels at maneuvering. Discusses the rules of Quidditch, famous teams of other centuries, and worldwide developments of the game. For grades 4-7. Bestseller 2001. RC 52452. ## The Losers Fight Back: A Wild Willie Mystery. RC 52476. by Barbara M. Joosse. read by John Polk. 1 cassette. Lucy and Willie are upset when big bully Chuckie calls the Bruisers--their soccer team--the losers. With advice from his detective partner King Kyle, Wild Willie and Lucy figure out how to make their team winners. For grades 2-4. 1994. RC 52476. ## Alien Brain Fryout: A Wild Willie Mystery. RC 52490. by Barbara M. Joosse. read by John Polk. 1 cassette. When the neighborhood bully starts following Willie, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he has been abducted by aliens, until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility. For grades 2-4. 2000. RC 52490. ## The Adventures of Ulysses. RC 52492. retold by Bernard Evslin. read by Richard Hauenstein. 1 cassette. Retelling of the Greek epic describing Ulysses' ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy. Ulysses and his crew encounter the deadly Sirens, who bewitch men with their magical songs; the giant man-eating Cyclops; and other strange creatures and unexpected obstacles. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1969. RC 52492. ## Sidney Won't Swim. RC 52539. by Hilde Schuurmans. read by Michael Russotto. 1 cassette. Sidney is upset that his class is going to a pool for a swimming lesson. Although he claims that he isn't afraid, he avoids the water until the instructor and his friends show him swimming can be fun. For grades K-3. 2001. RC 52539. ## How I Survived My Summer Vacation: And Lived to Write the Story. RC 52617. by Robin Friedman. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. The summer before starting high school Jackie is determined to finally write his novel, but he keeps getting distracted by his embarrassing New Age parents, his buddies, the swim team--and his first girlfriend. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 52617. ## Black Jack. RC 52618. by Leon Garfield. read by Vanessa Maroney. 2 cassettes (Reissue). A highwayman who was hanged but isn't really dead, an innocent young apprentice draper, an itinerant patent- medicine man with his caravan, and a young girl who appears to be mad are the bizarre characters in this adventure set in eighteenth-century England. For grades 6-9. 1968. RC 52618. ## Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves. RC 52629. by Carol Hughes. read by David Elias. 1 cassette. After Jack Black overhears a sabotage plot on his father's airship, he falls out into space. He lands on a pirate schooner, which is on a mission to destroy an automated war vessel. But Jack still hopes to rescue his father. For grades 5-8. 1997. RC 52629. ## The Last Lobo. RC 52654. by Roland Smith. read by Christopher Walker. 1 cassette. Jake Lansa visits his Hopi grandfather, Tawupu, in Arizona and becomes involved in controversy surrounding New Mexico's reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf. Though the lobo is accused of killing livestock, Jake tries to protect the endangered species. Sequel to _Thunder Cave (RC 43377)_. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52654. ## A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin. RC 52655. by Karen Hesse. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. Fenwick Island, Delaware; 1860-1861. Teenager Amelia keeps a diary recording her duties as an assistant teacher and as an assistant at the lighthouse where her father works. She details her conflicting feelings about slavery, and those of her family and state as the Civil War begins. For grades 4- 7. 1999. RC 52655. ## Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf. RC 52669. by Wendelin Van Draanen. read by Catherine Byers. 1 cassette. When seventh-grader Sammy Keyes is persuaded to escort Marique, a Pomeranian, on a float in the Christmas parade, the problems quickly escalate. Marique is dognapped during the procession, and while Sammy is searching for the dog, she finds a runaway elf with problems of her own. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52669. ## The Kid Coach. RC 52681. by Fred Bowen. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. When their baseball coach quits at the beginning of the season, the team decides that Scott could coach and play at the same time. After some disagreements, the teammates pull together and have a winning season. For grades 3-6. 1996. RC 52681. ## Alien for Rent. RC 52713. by Betsy Duffey. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. When a ghostly sign advertising "Alien for Rent" appears on their school bulletin board, third-graders J.P. and Lexie decide to check it out. They realize they've found the alien when it transforms Bruce, the fifth-grade bully, into a baby. For grades 3-6. 1999. RC 52713. ## Beast. RC 52717. by Donna Jo Napoli. read by Gordon Gould. 2 cassettes. Elaborates the tale of _Beauty and the Beast_ from the Beast's point of view. After he is transformed into a lion for violating a ritual, a Persian prince retreats to France to save his life. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 52717. ## ### _Foreign Language Books_ The following cassette titles are available in the languages designated. _Spanish_ Carmen la Coja (Peel My Love like an Onion). RC 50991. por Ana Castillo. leído por María Pino. 2 cassettes. Carmen es una renombrada bailarina flamenca en Chicago a pesar de tener una pierna maltrecha a causa de un ataque de polio durante su niñez. Narra la historia de sus amores con Agustín, un amante más viejo quien es casado, y con Manolo, un bailarín más joven. La historia se trata de cómo Carmen pierde sus amores, y cómo por fin logra alcanzar la felicidad. Contiene algunas descripciones de índole sexual. (Carmen becomes a professional flamenco dancer in Chicago, despite having a leg crippled by childhood polio. She experiences a midlife crisis and enters a romantic triangle involving Augustín, an older married lover, and Manolo, a younger dancer. They desert her, but she wins them back. Some descriptions of sex.) 2000. RC 50991. ## Manual Joslin para la Diabetes: Un Programa para el Manejo de su Tratamiento (The Joslin Guide to Diabetes: A Program for Managing Your Treatment). RC 50992. por Richard S. Beaser. leído por María Pino. 3 cassettes. Este manual para el tratamiento personal de la diabetes contiene seis capítulos: entendiendo la diabetes, tratamiento de la diabetes con dieta y ejercicio, tratamiento con medicamentos, vigilancia y ajustes del programa de tratamiento, retos especials de la diabetes, y viviendo de día en día con la diabetes. Incluye un apéndice de alimentos y sus equivalentes. (This guidebook to diabetes self-care is divided into six sections: understanding diabetes, treating diabetes with nutrition and exercise, treating diabetes with medication, monitoring and adjusting your treatment program, special challenges of diabetes, and living with diabetes. Includes an appendix of food choice lists.) 1995. RC 50992. ## El Papa Juan Pablo II: Tributo (Pope John Paul II: A Tribute). RC 50994. por Robert Sullivan. leído por Juan Ramírez. 1 cassette. Repaso de la vida y los tiempos del Papa Juan Pablo II desde su nacimiento en Polonia en 1920, hasta su elección al Papado en 1978 y a través del fuerte ejercicio de su oficio como cabeza de la Iglesia Católica a fines del sigo XX. Incluye prólogo del reverendo Billy Graham. (Review of the life and times of Pope John Paul II. Moves from his birth in Poland in 1920 to his election as pope in 1978 and through his tenure as head of the Catholic Church at the end of the twentieth century. Includes a prolog by Billy Graham.) 1999. RC 50994. ## Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica: Con Modificaciones Basadas en la _Editio Typica_ (Catechism of the Catholic Church: With Modifications Based on the _Editio Typica_). RC 50995. por U.S. Catholic Conference, Inc. leído por Juan Ramírez. 7 cassettes in 2 envases. La guía espiritual de los católicos. El Catecismo es el compendio completo de lo que los católicos creen en común, basado en 400 años de tradiciones y enseñanzas de la Iglesia y tomando su inspiración de la Biblia, las misa, los sacramentos, y las vidas de los santos. (A spiritual guide for Catholics. The Catechism is the complete compendium of beliefs that are held in common by all Catholics. It is based on 400 years of teachings and traditions of the Church, and is inspired by the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, and the lives of the saints.) 1997. RC 50995. ## Asesinos (Assassins). RC 50996. por Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. leído por Juan Ramírez. 3 cassettes. A los treinta y ocho meses de la Tribulación, el Comando Tribulación sigue resistiendo a Nicolás Carpatia, el Anticristo. Ahora esperan el sexto juico en que una horda de 200 millones de jinetes demoníacos mata la tercera parte de la población mundial. Mientras tanto, Raimundo planea asesinar al Anticristo. Sigue a _Apolión (RC 50993)_. (Thirty-eight months have passed since the Rapture, and the Tribulation Force continues its resistance against the Antichrist. As the rebels await the sixth judgment, in which they expect two hundred million horsemen to slay a third of the world's population, Rayford plots to assassinate the Antichrist. Sequel to _Apolión (RC 50993)_.) 1999. RC 50996. ## Los OVNIs y la Agenda Extraterrestre (UFOs and the Alien Agenda). RC 50997. por Bob Larson. leído por Juan Ramírez. 2 cassettes. Un experto en sectas y ocultismo habla de la historia de los OVNIs y de seres extraterrestres, relacionándolos con las temas de la cultura popular y con las creencias religiosas. Larson avisa que el frenesí que hay con las cuestiones extraterrestres se sostiene más en sectas como Puerta del Cielo que incorporan temas de extraterrestres en sus agendas religiosas. (An expert in cults and the occult describes the history of UFOs and extraterrestrial beings in relation to popular culture and religious belief. Larson warns that the UFO craze draws much of its strength from cult groups, such as Heaven's Gate, which incorporate extraterrestrial themes into their religious agendas.) 1997. RC 50997. ## La Diosa de las Américas: Escritos sobre la Virgen de Guadalupe (The Goddess of the Americas: Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe). RC 50998. recopilado por Ana Castillo. leído por María Pino. 2 cassettes. Presenta veinte y siete ensayos, escritos históricos, ficciones, dramas, y poemas sobre la santa patrona de México, la Virgin de Guadalupe. Colabadores incluyen Franciso X. Alarcón, Luis Alfaro, Rosario Castellanos, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rosario Ferré, Elena Poniatowska y Luis Rodríguez. (A collection of twenty-seven essays, historical writings, fictional pieces, dramas, and poems about the Patron Saint of Mexico, the Virgin of Guadalupe. Contributors to the collection include Francisco X. Alarcón, Luis Alfaro, Rosario Castellanos, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rosario Ferré, Elena Poniatowska, and Luis Rodríguez.) 2000. RC 50998. ## ### Talking Book Magazines Cassette For a free subscription to these magazines, contact your cooperating library. 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