Talking Book Topics, Vol. 63, No. 2, Mar.-Apr. 1997 Talking Book Topics March-April 1997 Volume 63, Number 2 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped _Talking Book Topics_ is published bimonthly in large-print, cassette, and disc formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists recorded books and magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and activities in library services. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries. Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer requests for special materials. To order books, contact your local cooperating library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should be sent to: Publications and Media Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542 Library of Congress, Washington 1997 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 _NLS Catalogs Available This Spring_ Two new large-print publications listing books recorded by NLS will be available to patrons this spring. _Cassette Books 1996_ describes flexible-disc and cassette books for adults produced in 1996. The catalog lists fiction and nonfiction books by subject category. It also includes sections for bestsellers, young adult books, and Spanish books. _Cassette Books_ will be released on flexible disc at a later date. A cassette version will also be available on loan from cooperating libraries. _Bestsellers 1984-1994_ features listings of fiction bestsellers in recorded and braille formats. It describes novels by authors such as Danielle Steel, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Stephen King, and John Grisham, among many others. A cassette version will be released later this year and will list only those titles available in recorded formats. These publications are being sent directly to patrons who ordered them on their annual publications order forms. _Cassette Books_ and _Bestsellers_ can also be ordered from your cooperating library. Internet users may access the electronic versions through the NLS homepage at http://www.loc.gov/nls _Magazine of the Month_ The Magazine of the Month program offers readers a sampling of magazines not otherwise available through the NLS program. Each month subscribers receive a different flexible-disc magazine. Although the selections are subject to change, readers are currently scheduled to receive the following magazines this year. For a free subscription to Magazine of the Month, contact your local cooperating library. Available magazines are _Compute_ (information for microcomputer enthusiasts); _Discover_ (general science for all reader levels); _Essence_ (general-interest topics approached with an African American perspective); _Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Books and Ideas_ (fiction, poetry, and nonfiction selections); _Family Life_ (activities, current issues, and concerns for modern parents); _GreenPrints: The Weeder's Digest_ (gardening essays and poems); _Grit: America's Family Magazine_ (ideas and entertainment for the whole family); _Light_ (verse, satire, puns, wordplay, and other light humor); _Smart Money: The Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business_ (news and information of interest to individual investors); _Successful Retirement: The Magazine to Keep You Young_ (advice and ideas for retirees); _Touring America: Travel in the USA, Canada, and Mexico_ (focuses on rewarding and historical places to visit); and _Vegetarian Times_ (celebrates vegetarian lifestyle and promotes healthful living). ### _Books for Adults_ Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book Topics_ were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including biographies, classics, gothics, mysteries, romances, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection.In this listing, books on flexible disc are labeled with the code FD and cassette books with the code RC. All disc books have been recorded to play at the speed of 8 rpm; the cassette books play at 15/16 ips. Cassette titles marked with a dagger _(+)_ were produced earlier on flexible discs. To order disc or cassette 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_ Love from Nancy: The Letters of Nancy Mitford. RC 38360. by Nancy Mitford. read by Jill Ferris. 6 cassettes. Nancy (1904-1973), eldest of the seven Mitford children, was known for her witty novels and biographies. She also wrote more than 8,000 letters to friends, including Evelyn Waugh, Randolph Churchill, and Cyril Connolly. After her move to Paris, Nancy wrote to her family in England and to her sister Jessica in America. About 500 letters are included, sorted by stages in Nancy's life and introduced by the editor. 1993. RC 38360. ## Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3. RC 39629. by Karl Marx. read by Jake Williams. 9 cassettes. Compiled by Frederick Engels and published more than a decade after Marx's death. Certain subjects, such as world markets and competition, are not fully developed in the original manuscript, but this volume examines the process of capitalist production in its totality. Controversial from the start, Marx shows how he would have solved the problems of what he believed would be the collapse of capitalism. 1894. RC 39629. ## Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza's Story. RC 39641. by Ruth Behar. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 3 cassettes. Cuban-born North American anthropologist interviews Esperanza, a Mexican street peddler. Esperanza, over her kitchen table, tells of witnessing her father abusing her mother, of her marriage and the births and deaths of several children, of her own husband's abusiveness, and of her beliefs. The author ends with observations about her own Latina background. 1993. RC 39641. ## Positive Solitude: A Practical Program for Mastering Loneliness and Achieving Self-Fulfillment. RC 39904. by Rae Andr‚. read by Jeanne Evans. 2 cassettes. Psychologist Andr‚ wrote this book after her divorce to change the negative view that being alone means being lonely. Asserting that living contentedly alone is a goal similar to losing weight, Andr‚ discusses "loneliness traps" and outlines steps to achieve positive solitude, including how to provide one's own feedback and how to maintain this new philosophy throughout life. 1991. RC 39904. ## Eco-Scam: The False Prophets of Ecological Apocalypse. RC 39923. by Ronald Bailey. read by Phil Regensdorf. 2 cassettes. A former _Forbes_ science writer scolds environmental "doomsdayers," including NASA scientists and Vice President Al Gore, for allegedly indiscriminately latching on to and publicizing any natural anomaly or local disaster as evidence to bolster their predictions of impending worldwide catastrophe. Believing there is "nothing out there that we cannot handle," the author urges journalists to stop disheartening people. 1993. RC 39923. ## Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life. RC 40066. by Eleanor Dwight. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. A biography examining the American novelist (1862-1937) who portrayed upper-class society and also enjoyed interior design, gardening, architecture, art, and travel. Dwight finds correlations between Wharton's multifaceted life and enthusiasms and her writing, and she describes Wharton's marriage, friendships, and volunteer efforts and the places she lived and visited. 1994. RC 40066. ## In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War. RC 40068. by Tobias Wolff. read by John Lescault. 2 cassettes. In _This Boy's Life (RC 30165)_, an account of his childhood, Wolff seemed at odds with the world. Now he's in Vietnam, where he volunteered because he imagined it would make him a better writer. He was promoted, but he proved inept as an officer. Still, the experience provided material for these thirteen sketches, including a Thanksgiving celebration with a televised episode of Bonanza. Some strong language. 1994. RC 40068. ## American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie. RC 40071. by Mary Kay Blakely. read by Celeste Lawson. 2 cassettes. After experiencing the "reverse pregnancies" of letting her two grown sons go, cultural reporter Blakely reminisces about their time as a post-nuclear family in the seventies and eighties. She writes of her transitions through the roles of working mother, divorced mother, poor mother, almost remarried mother, long-distance mother, and, finally, deliberately single mother. 1994. RC 40071. ## Fifty Days of Solitude. RC 40199. by Doris Grumbach. read by Barbara Rappaport. 1 cassette. During the winter of 1993-1994, Grumbach took the opportunity provided by her companion Sybil's book-buying trip to spend time by herself in their home on the coast of Maine. She cut off all means of outside communication to be left alone with her books and music. As she adjusted to her self-imposed solitude, Grumbach concluded, "The essence of what I was, am now, and will be . . . waits to be found by the lasting silence." 1994. RC 40199. ## Stanwyck. RC 40207. by Axel Madsen. read by Ray Hagen. 3 cassettes. Portrait of a movie star whose career spanned more than sixty years. The author sketches the path of Ruby Stevens from Brooklyn, where she was born and was orphaned at the age of three, to the _Ziegfeld Follies_ and on to Hollywood. There Barbara Stanwyck, as she was known, developed a reputation as a natural talent in films such as _Stella Dallas_ and _Double Indemnity_. Some strong language. 1994. RC 40207. ## On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency. RC 40208. by Elizabeth Drew. read by Barbara Rappaport. 4 cassettes. The author seeks out individuals from the Clinton White House, cabinet, and Congress for their perspective on the early months of the administration. She reviews Clinton's successes and failures relating to foreign hot spots such as Bosnia and Haiti; domestic policies on health care, the economy, and crime; personal issues centering on past financial and sexual scandals; and relations with Congress. 1994. RC 40208. ## Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes; Part 2, Perestroika. RC 40255. by Tony Kushner. read by Ray Hagen. 1 cassette. Sequel to _Millennium Approaches (RC 37012)_. Part two, picking up where the angel makes a traumatic entry in the final scene of _Millennium_, stands alone or can be seen as a resolution to _Millennium_. Prior is fighting for his life, but in the end he lectures his friends about what AIDS has done and how the world will go on. Strong language. 1994. RC 40255. ## Special Trust. RC 40322. by Robert C. McFarlane and Zofia Smardz. read by Michael Stanton. 3 cassettes. McFarlane provides a behind-the-scenes look at his decades of government service--from his years as a Marine through his appointment as national security adviser to President Reagan. Hoping to vindicate the "special trust" given him, McFarlane looks not only at his successes, such as the Strategic Defense Initiative, but also at his failures, particularly the Iran-Contra Affair. 1994. RC 40322. ## Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone. RC 40502. by David B. Feinberg. read by Ray Hagen. 2 cassettes. Collection of previously published essays about AIDS. With caustic humor, Feinberg, a novelist with AIDS, reports on a demonstration at the Food and Drug Administration, explains how to visit someone with a terminal disease, analyzes the use of humor in dealing with AIDS, offers sex tips, and chronicles his own physical deterioration and medical treatment. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 40502. ## The Intelligence of Dogs: A Guide to the Thoughts, Emotions, and Inner Lives of Our Canine Companions. RC 40503. by Stanley Coren. read by Conrad Feininger. 2 cassettes. The author draws on his experience as a psychologist and a dog trainer for a brief account of the natural history of dogs and a detailed study of canine intelligence. He examines various breeds for an evaluation of their instinctive and adaptive intelligence and their potential for obedience. 1994. RC 40503. ## Babe: The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. RC 41027. by Susan E. Cayleff. read by Carole Jordan Stewart. 3 cassettes. Biography of Mildred (Babe) Didriksen, who was a success at every sport she tried. In 1932 she won javelin toss and hurdles at the women's Olympic games, and later she became a golf pro. Babe created her public image first as an androgynous star and then as a more feminine wife of wrestler George Zaharias, while keeping the nature of her relationship with young golfer Betty Dodd a secret. Babe died of cancer at forty-five. 1995. RC 41027. ## The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World out of Balance. RC 41165. by Laurie Garrett. read by Ray Foushee. 7 cassettes. Using examples such as HIV, tuberculosis, and the Ebola virus, science writer Garrett explores the recent history of disease emergence, examines the biology of viral evolution at the microbial level, looks at how humans are aiding and abetting the microbes, and offers some solutions. Strong language. Bestseller 1994. RC 41165. ## The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War, and Peace, 1989-1992. RC 41251. by James A. Baker. read by Terence Aselford. 6 cassettes. Baker, who served under Presidents Ford, Reagan, and Bush, highlights his forty-three months as secretary of state under George Bush. He discusses various crises and diplomatic issues such as the breakup of the Soviet Union, the invasion of Kuwait, and the massacre at Tiananmen Square and details the philosophic, strategic, and tactical calculations on which diplomatic decisions were based. Bestseller 1995. RC 41251. ## Philip Johnson: Life and Work. RC 41263. by Franz Schulze. read by Ted Stoddard. 4 cassettes. Portrait of the American architect whose name is associated with the Seagram and AT&T buildings, the Crystal Cathedral, and the Glass House, as well as many museums and private residences. Drawing on interviews with Johnson, plus written material; speeches; and contacts with the subject's family, friends, and colleagues, the author chronicles the acclaim and criticism surrounding this late-blooming architectural powerhouse. 1994. RC 41263. ## Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography. RC 41264. by Frank McLynn. read by Gary Telles. 6 cassettes. Professional writer opines that the author of _Treasure Island (RC 18121)_ was disparaged during the hundred years after his death and undertakes to redeem Scotland's "greatest writer of English prose." McLynn focuses on the personal life of the chronically ill author who died in Samoa in 1894, arguing that Stevenson was a martyr to the greed of his wife, Fanny, and her children. 1993. RC 41264. ## The Moral Sense. RC 41281. by James Q. Wilson. read by Terence Aselford. 3 cassettes. Wilson argues that everyone has a sense of right and wrong but that this sense is affected by the surrounding social structure an individual grows up with. Wilson endeavors to uncover those evolutionary, developmental, and cultural origins of our moral habits. 1993. RC 41281. ## Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War. RC 41346. by Rick Atkinson. read by Art Metzler. 5 cassettes. Atkinson, who wrote the lead stories about the Persian Gulf War for the _Washington Post_, provides a chronological account of the forty-two-day war. He relies on his familiarity with the various leaders involved, as well as lower-echelon personnel, for his account of the bombing runs, strategy sessions, conflicts, and drug abuse that occurred. Some strong language. 1993. RC 41346. ## Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography. RC 41371. by David S. Reynolds. read by John Richardson. 6 cassettes. A professor of American literature and American studies offers a scholarly account of the poet, born in 1819, who identified strongly with the growing America and its "common man." Reynolds details Whitman's personal life, analyzes some of his writings, and explores his life-long quest for popularity and influence. He also probes the poet's sexual orientation, racist attitudes, and inconsistent social behavior. 1995. RC 41371. ## A Year in the Maine Woods. RC 41372. by Bernd Heinrich. read by Butch Hoover. 2 cassettes. The author hones survival skills he first learned as a refugee in a German forest when he takes up a year-long residence in Maine in a log cabin that he built himself. There Heinrich, with his pet raven for company, reduces his needs to a minimum. As a naturalist on leave from his teaching post, he explores a few acres in minute detail and learns that in the forest as in life "the subtle matters, and the spectacular distracts." 1994. RC 41372. ## The Women's Bible Commentary. RC 41377. edited by Carol A. Newsom and Sharon H. Ringe. read by Janis Gray. 7 cassettes. Women Bible scholars from U.S. universities present women's perspectives on books of the Old and New Testaments. The authors use related cultural and historical information to interpret the experiences of biblical women and probe the contemporary relevance of biblical accounts. Comments follow the number and order of the books in the Protestant canon, plus Esther and Daniel. 1992. RC 41377. ## Mapping Fate: A Memoir of Family, Risk, and Genetic Research. RC 41396. by Alice Wexler. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 2 cassettes. After the author's mother was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, Wexler's father and sister became involved in research to find a cure. Wexler tells of the disease's effect on her family and the suspense of knowing she and her sister have a 50 percent chance of developing the illness. She describes the research that resulted in identifying the disease-carrying gene. 1995. RC 41396. ## In Their Footsteps: The _American Visions_ Guide to African-American Heritage Sites. RC 41400. by Henry Chase. read by Butch Hoover. 6 cassettes. Travel editor for _American Visions_ magazine provides a state-by-state guide to historical sites throughout the United States and Canada that are significant to African American history. Divided geographically, with introductory essays by authors such as Gloria Naylor, Amiri Baraka, and Ishmael Reed, this guide includes directions, fees, and operating hours for each place. 1994. RC 41400. ## The Bell Curve Wars: Race, Intelligence, and the Future of America. RC 41401. edited by Steven Fraser. read by Lou Harpenau. 2 cassettes. Essays by nineteen academics, writers, and editors rebutting the thesis of _The Bell Curve (RC 39153)_, which purports to show that intelligence, seen as the basis for achievement and social success, is a product of genetic make-up, not environment or education. Essayists question the methods, conclusions, and motives of _Bell Curve_ authors Hernstein and Murray. 1995. RC 41401. ## Christina Stead: A Biography. RC 41426. by Hazel Rowley. read by Patricia Kilgarriff. 6 cassettes. This Australian fiction writer born in 1902 lived in England from age twenty-six to seventy-one and spent her last nine years in Australia. Stead was largely ignored by her homeland and considered by some to be difficult, intensely private, politically outspoken, and generally eccentric. Her work was appreciated, nevertheless, by respected literary critics. _The Man Who Loved Children_ was her best-known novel. 1993. RC 41426. ## The Complete Poems of John Keats. RC 41449. by John Keats. read by George Holmes. 3 cassettes. Collected works of the quintessential Romantic poet, who died of tuberculosis in 1821 at age twenty-six. Includes poems such as "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "La Belle Dame sans Merci," and "The Eve of St. Agnes," along with the allegorical romance "Endymion" and the five-act poetic tragedy "Otho the Great." 1995. RC 41449. ## Dreams of a Final Theory. RC 41465. by Steven Weinberg. read by Michael Stanton. 2 cassettes. A winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics and author of _The First Three Minutes (RC 15438)_ explains in lay language the scientific search for a "final theory" that would unify and explain the physical laws governing the universe. He speculates on the character of that theory and on what it might mean for humankind, including the question, "What about God?" 1992. RC 41465. ## Sixty-seven Ways to Protect Seniors from Crime. RC 41468. by J.L. Simmons. read by Don Feldheim. 2 cassettes. The author asserts that protecting oneself against crime "boils down to two things: recognizing what the hazards are and eliminating or thwarting these risks." His sixty-seven solutions cover such diverse topics as walking safety, telemarketing and mail scams, security for nursing homes, rape prevention, medical frauds, and public transportation safety. 1993. RC 41468. ## Wreath Magic: Eighty-six Magnificent Wreaths, Garlands, and Swags to Make. RC 41486. by Leslie Dierks. read by Jill Ferris. 1 cassette. Dierks discusses the materials, tools, and techniques used in making wreaths, garlands, and swags. Evergreens, flowers, herbs, nuts, cones, pods, straw, moss, wire, pins, string, and glue are some of the components. Projects include an edible table wreath, a wreath with flowering bulbs, a swag of artificial fruit, and a garland of rhododendron branches. 1994. RC 41486. ## Living in the Shadow of Death: Tuberculosis and the Social Experience of Illness in American History. RC 41508. by Sheila M. Rothman. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. Studies how generations of individuals, families, and communities responded to people with consumption, later called tuberculosis. Using diaries and letters, a medical researcher presents patients' perspectives, tracing the disease once thought hereditary through its successful treatment with drugs to its resurgence in the late 1900s. 1994. RC 41508. ## The Ascent of Man. RC 41528. by J. Bronowski. read by Ted Stoddard. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Originally developed as a television series, this work by a historian, inventor, mathematician, and leader in the modern movement of scientific humanism traces the growth of science through "the great monuments of human invention." 1973. RC 41528. ## The Unquiet Ghost: Russians Remember Stalin. RC 41533. by Adam Hochschild. read by Margaret Strom. 2 cassettes. This account of the author's 1991 visit to Russia sketches the legacy of the man directly responsible for twenty million deaths. Hochschild visits the arctic Kolyma area, where starving prisoners mined gold, and a KGB office, where he is invited to examine files. With terror survivors and former guards, he probes questions of responsibility and guilt. 1994. RC 41533. ## Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls. RC 41600. by Myra and David Sadker. read by Jill Fox. 3 cassettes. American University professors and trainers in the prevention of sexism and sexual harassment report on their studies and observations. They use examples and anecdotes to illustrate how female students are shortchanged by stereotypes, low expectations, minimal teacher attention, few role models, scant information about women's accomplishments, and sexual harassment. 1994. RC 41600. ## The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets. RC 41602. by Bill Moyers. read by James DeLotel. 4 cassettes. This companion to a PBS series presents Moyers's conversations with more than thirty poets. To Moyers, "poetry is news--news of the mind, news of the heart--and in the reading and hearing of it, poet and audience are fused." The poets who discuss their lives and their works include James A. Autry, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Rita Dove, Robert Hass, Stanley Kunitz, Naomi Shihab Nye, Octavio Paz, and Mary TallMountain. 1995. RC 41602. ## A Match to the Heart. RC 41606. by Gretel Ehrlich. read by Carole Jordan Stewart. 2 cassettes. Writer Ehrlich, who told of her move to Wyoming in _The Solace of Open Spaces (RC 24607)_, was struck by lightning while walking at her Wyoming ranch. She describes waking, barely able to move. The local doctors didn't know what to make of her symptoms and Ehrlich didn't really receive treatment until she returned to her parents' California home. She explores in lyrical terms her rediscovery of her body and its functions. 1994. RC 41606. ## The Lives of Whales and Dolphins. RC 41607. by Richard C. Connor and Dawn Micklethwaite Peterson. read by Butch Hoover. 2 cassettes. The American Museum of Natural History presents a companion book to _The Lives of Birds (RC 41184)_ by Lester Short. Connor describes the behavior of whales and dolphins, the large mammals of the sea. He discusses the evolution of these animals that first lived on land, their intelligence, the senses they use, what they eat, how they communicate, and how they socialize and raise young. 1994. RC 41607. ## The Reengineering Revolution: A Handbook. RC 41608. by Michael Hammer and Steven A. Stanton. read by Lou Harpenau. 2 cassettes. Hammer, of _Reengineering the Corporation (RC 37304)_, and Stanton summarize experiences with reengineering since the concept was first proposed. Defining reengineering as "a radical redesign of processes to bring about dramatic improvements," the authors tell what a company needs to reengineer successfully, offer ways to solve problems, and describe successes and failures. 1995. RC 41608. ## My Dog Skip. RC 41612. by Willie Morris. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette. The author tells how he grew up in a small southern town in the 1940s with a dog that could run football patterns and, it was believed, drive a car. Morris, who also wrote _New York Days (RC 37924)_, demonstrates his evocative storytelling skills in this tribute to his dog, Skip. 1995. RC 41612. ## Unplanned Parenthood: The Confessions of a Seventysomething Surrogate Mother. RC 41614. by Liz Carpenter. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 1 cassette. Writer, lecturer, former reporter, and past press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson, Liz Carpenter is in her seventies when she begins raising her late brother's three teenagers. She tells how her reluctance is overcome by the knowledge that she would "rather do it than fail to do it" and discusses the humorous side of parenting in the 1990s. Some strong language. 1994. RC 41614. ## Lincoln in American Memory. RC 41618. by Merrill D. Peterson. read by Randy Atcher. 4 cassettes. A history professor emeritus of the University of Virginia examines the role Lincoln's image has played in American thought. Celebrated in poetry and drama as well as biographies, the "martyred" president was, Peterson argues, mythologized to meet the needs of the moment--as the great emancipator, the self-made man, and other archetypes that may or may not reflect reality. 1994. RC 41618. ## AIDS: What the Government Isn't Telling You. RC 41623. by Lorraine Day. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. A surgeon says that medical colleagues and government officials have not told the truth about AIDS. Dr. Day reveals well-documented facts about the AIDS epidemic. She speaks out on matters of general concern, such as the safety of blood banks, ways that the virus can survive and be transmitted, and how to protect oneself from this fatal disease. 1991. RC 41623. ## Dorie: Woman of the Mountains. RC 41624. by Florence Cope Bush. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 2 cassettes. The occasional stone chimney or foundation in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park tells something about the families who farmed there until the 1930s. This account of the author's mother brings the proud mountain people's story to life with descriptions of daily work, play, folk wisdom, crafts, and love of nature. 1992. RC 41624. ## Taking Charge: Overcoming the Challenges of Long-term Illness. RC 41631. by Irene Pollin and Susan K. Golant. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. The author, a psychiatric social worker, developed the kind of counseling she wished had been available when she lost two children to heart ailments. The aim of this book is to help chronically ill people and their families preserve their quality of life, plan a productive future, and master what she calls the eight fears of chronic illness. 1994. RC 41631. ## Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family. RC 41635. by Bernice Kert. read by Janis Gray. 4 cassettes. Portrait of the woman who married John D. Rockefeller Jr., bore their six children, and influenced the entire family in matters concerning the arts, politics, and philanthropy. Drawing on a variety of sources, the author creates a picture of an extroverted woman who used her privileged position to further public-service projects, including two museums, a hotel for working women, and a center for immigrant families. 1993. RC 41635. ## The Last Great Frenchman: A Life of General de Gaulle. RC 41642. by Charles Williams. read by Robert Blumenfeld. 4 cassettes. The author, a member of the British House of Lords, portrays the wily, dictatorial twentieth-century leader as personally identified with his country and determined to maintain France as a world power. After the World War II surrender of France to the Nazis, de Gaulle formed the Free French, ensuring France a place at the victory table. Later as president, he resisted union with other European states and sought nuclear capability. 1993. RC 41642. ## Small Acts: Thoughts on the Politics of Black Cultures. RC 41645. by Paul Gilroy. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes. Essays by a black British sociologist on subjects ranging from black music forms to the defining of culture on the basis of race. Gilroy, who is of Caribbean descent, criticizes the African American tendency to view the black experience as peculiar to the United States. Citing the examples of W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, and others, Gilroy argues that the black experience transcends national borders. 1993. RC 41645. ## Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran. RC 41652. by Lawrence H. Schiffman. read by Ralph Lowenstein. 4 cassettes. The author, a Judaic scholar and a member of the editorial team publishing the scrolls, views them as a history of Judaism during the Second Temple period, which ended in 70 C.E. He states that, rather than being documents of an early Christian sect, they are the writings of a Sadducee priest who left Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt. 1994. RC 41652. ## How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe. RC 41657. by Thomas Cahill. read by Patrick Horgan. 2 cassettes. Cahill demonstrates how literacy and classical learning survived through the efforts of "men so strange they lived in little huts on rocky outcrops and shaved half their heads and tortured themselves." The author chattily relates how these Irish monks began in the fifth century to handcopy literature crucial to the later growth of medieval culture. 1995. RC 41657. ## Bernard Shaw, Volume 4: 1950-1991; The Last Laugh. RC 41673. by Michael Holroyd. read by Patrick Horgan. 1 cassette. This epilogue to the three-volume biography reveals British playwright Shaw's "afterlife": the settling of his affairs and estate, complete with dramatic and comedic tussles among would-be custodians. In addition to the wills of Shaw and his wife, this volume contains a cumulative index to the entire biography and a film list. Sequel to _Bernard Shaw: Volume 3 (RC 35753)_. 1992. RC 41673. ## Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family. RC 41680. by Norma Jean and Carole Darden. read by Connie Winston. 2 cassettes. African American sisters Norma Jean and Carole are the offspring of Walter Darden and Mamie Jean Sampson. Dividing the book between the Sampsons and the Dardens, the sisters celebrate their heritage with an anecdotal sketch for each grandparent, aunt, uncle, and parent, and include that person's favorite recipes. Other chapters give recipes from friends and for holiday gatherings and funerals. 1978. RC 41680. ## 9 Highland Road. RC 41685. by Michael Winerip. read by Christopher Hurt. 3 cassettes. The author examines the lives of five members of a Long Island, New York, group home for mentally ill people. He first explains why neighbors objected to a group home and how those same people now accept it. Then he recounts the daily lives of the residents, who deal with illness in varying degrees as they struggle for dignity. He also describes the interaction between residents, family members, and social workers. 1994. RC 41685. ## Aguirre: The Re-Creation of a Sixteenth-Century Journey across South America. RC 41707. by Stephen Minta. read by Peter Gil. 2 cassettes. Combines an account of the author's own journey from Cuzco, Peru, to Barquisimeto, Venezuela, with the story of the infamous Basque explorer whose footsteps Minta is tracing. On an expedition to locate El Dorado, Aguirre murdered his leader and took the expedition to its fruitless end, spreading murder and devastation as he went. 1993. RC 41707. ## An Intimate History of Humanity. RC 41716. by Theodore Zeldin. read by Annie Wauters. 4 cassettes. The Oxford senior fellow and author explores interpersonal communication throughout history and speculates on future possibilities. Each chapter begins with a portrait of an individual. For example, a woman who fears loneliness leads the author to discuss hermits, writers, and eccentrics and to suggest turning solitude into an adventure. 1994. RC 41716. ## Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox 1740-1832. RC 41724. by Stella Tillyard. read by Vanessa Maroney. 4 cassettes. A former university professor draws on thousands of letters between the Lennox sisters, daughters of the second duke of Richmond, to depict the lives of the rich and wellborn. Included are details of everyday life, stories of marriages and affairs, and accounts of births and deaths. Family members pursue personal goals within the confines of conventional propriety. 1994. RC 41724. ## Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High. RC 41725. by Melba Pattillo Beals. read by Kimberly Schraf. 2 cassettes. Journalist and writer Pattillo was one of the nine black students to start integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. Diary entries and newspaper headlines supplement her description of the intense battle she endured during that year. Her attackers included other students, their parents, the National Guard, and even the governor. Violence and some strong language. 1994. RC 41725. ## What Ever Happened to the American Dream. RC 41729. by Larry Burkett. read by Bob Moore. 2 cassettes. The founder of Christian Financial Concepts, Inc., and author of _The Coming Economic Earthquake (RC 35609)_ again predicts collapse of the U.S. economy. He blames "amoral" European values, brought home by returning World War I doughboys and now generating evils such as government regulations, deficit spending, environmentalism, and the New Age movement. He advises readers to pay off debts, diversify investments, and pray. 1993. RC 41729. ## My Point...And I Do Have One. RC 41736. by Ellen DeGeneres. read by Pam Ward. 1 cassette. Ellen DeGeneres, comedian and star of the television sitcom _Ellen_, discusses her humorous attempt to train for the Iditarod with her two pet dogs in California and explains the perks of being a celebrity, including being allowed to add five days to milk's expiration date. She rambles on through various topics until, as she says, she has written the sixty thousand words her contract calls for. Some strong language. Bestseller 1995. RC 41736. ## China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. RC 41740. by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. read by Bill Wallace. 4 cassettes. The couple, _New York Times_ Beijing correspondents from 1988 to 1993 who won a Pulitzer Prize for their reports on Tiananmen Square, recount their observations in alternate chapters. Agonizing over government cruelty, they marvel at China's economic growth. WuDunn's Chinese heritage allows her an inside look. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 41740. ## Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness. RC 41748. by Elaine Tyler May. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. Explores views of childlessness throughout the twentieth century as well as contemporary attitudes about procreation. American studies professor May invited childless people to send her their stories. She draws on five hundred responses from various people--young, old, gay, and straight--and those of several ethnic, racial, and religious groups. 1995. RC 41748. ## Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went. RC 41749. by John Kenneth Galbraith. read by John Rayburn. 3 cassettes. Revised edition of the 1975 classic by the Harvard economics professor emeritus and author of _The Affluent Society (RC 25345)_. With wit and literary elegance, Galbraith details the evolution of money, examines economic and monetary theories, and suggests improvements. He says that no monetary trend lasts forever and that people pursue policies suited to their most vivid memories rather than to present needs. 1995. RC 41749. ## Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto. RC 41766. by Vine Deloria. read by Jamie Horton. 2 cassettes (Reissue). The preface to this 1988 edition states, "The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again." Many myths about Native Americans were debunked by the original 1969 work, and other factors have changed. Problems that remain are described in the text that has its own tough humor. 1988. RC 41766. ## "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire. RC 41767. by Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker. read by Jake Williams. 3 cassettes. When African American Reginald Lewis died at fifty in 1993 he was a millionaire many times over. Journalist Walker uses Lewis's unfinished autobiography and interviews with his family and colleagues to tell the story of Lewis's rise to attorney and then to CEO of a multinational company. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41767. ## Volcano: A Memoir of Hawai'i. RC 41772. by Garrett Hongo. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. A poet and professor at the University of Oregon recounts his experience as a Hawaii-born Japanese whose family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child. With his wife and son, he returns to Volcano, the village of his birth, in search of roots and identity. He focuses on the natural beauty of Hawaii, on the volcano, and on the local customs as he discovers long-lost relatives and ponders his own life. 1995. RC 41772. ## Solo: Life with an Electric Car. RC 41774. by Noel Perrin. read by Bob Askey. 2 cassettes. While teaching environmental studies at Dartmouth College, Professor Perrin was confronted about commuting to work by automobile. Vowing to find a more environmentally friendly method, Perrin decided on an electric car. He describes his abortive attempt to drive the car he calls Solo back to Vermont from its factory in California. Once home, however, Solo proves well-suited to be a commuter car. 1992. RC 41774. ## Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations. RC 41786. by Al Franken. read by Lou Harpenau. 2 cassettes. Best known as a writer and comic for television's _Saturday Night Live_, Franken takes a humorous look at the political right, beginning with talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and his audience of "fact-challenged dittoheads." Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, and others are also targeted in what Franken calls "200-plus pages of . . . mean-spirited (yet accurate) bile." Strong language. Bestseller 1996. RC 41786. ## Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement. RC 41797. by Michael Barkun. read by Frank Coffee. 3 cassettes. A political science professor documents the little-known movement he says underpins the 1990s extreme right in the United States. Members, Barkun says, project a world divided between the children of God--white Aryans--and the offspring of Satan--Jews, blacks, and others. They also hold institutions suspect, see conspiracy everywhere, and think an apocalyptic struggle is imminent. 1994. RC 41797. ## Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness. RC 41798. by Robert Specht. read by Suzanne Toren. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Autobiography of Ann Hobbs as told to the author. In 1927 the nineteen-year-old woman went to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in the former gold-rush settlement of Chicken, Alaska. "Tisha" is the Indian children's pronunciation of "teacher." For junior and senior high and older readers. 1976. RC 41798. ## Poems. RC 41803. by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. read by John Horton. 3 cassettes. The juvenile poems that introduce this collection were written in the 1790s. Poems written after the turn of the nineteenth century reflect Coleridge's friendship with the Wordsworths and his growing interest in nature, the exotic, and human emotions. Contains the complete poems of the Romantic writer, including such well-known works as "Kubla Khan," "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and "Cristabel." 1991. RC 41803. ## The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Volume 1, 1904-1912. RC 41805. edited by Andrew McNeillie. read by Suzanne Toren. 4 cassettes. First of six volumes comprising a definitive collection of Woolf's essays. The editor restored the original manuscripts, which document Woolf's professional growth and that of the era's literature. This volume covers 1904-1912, during which Woolf's career was based on her literary reviews including those of James Boswell and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Followed by _The Essays of Virginia Woolf, Volume 2 (RC 41806)_. 1986. RC 41805. ## Into the Wild. RC 41823. by Jon Krakauer. read by Dan Bloom. 2 cassettes. This book, which grew from an article the author wrote for _Outside_ magazine, discusses a fatal trek by a young man named Chris McCandless. After graduating from college in 1990, McCandless abandoned his car, gave away his money, and cut off contact with his family. Exactly 112 days after he wandered into the Alaskan wilderness, McCandless was found dead of starvation. The author looks to himself and other adventurers for an explanation. Bestseller 1996. RC 41823. ## Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected. RC 41837. by Daniel J. Boorstin. read by Roy Avers. 2 cassettes. Librarian of Congress Emeritus Daniel Boorstin shares his enjoyment of how the unexpected has shaped history. Seventeen essays marvel at the unexpected results of technological advancement and challenge the predictability of human endeavor. The title is from the Pascal quote: "Cleopatra's nose, had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed." 1994. RC 41837. ## Stop Aging Now! The Ultimate Plan for Staying Young and Reversing the Aging Process. RC 41838. by Jean Carper. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. Author of _Food--Your Miracle Medicine (RC 37385)_ examines the anti aging powers of vitamin supplements, herbs, and food. She presents what she claims to be "every scientifically valid dietary substance--and the dose--to forestall aging throughout your life" and provides a supplement and diet strategy. Bestseller 1995. RC 41838. ## Your Boss Is Not Your Mother: Creating Autonomy, Respect, and Success at Work. RC 41846. by Brian DesRoches. read by Lou Harpenau. 2 cassettes. From his experience working in business, the author, a family systems therapist, recognized that people show similar negative patterns both on the job and in the family. He presents an approach for individuals to use to understand the problems, pinpoint their contributions, and improve their approach to situations in the workplace. 1995. RC 41846. ## When the Hearing Gets Hard: Winning the Battle against Hearing Impairment. RC 41847. by Elaine Suss. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. A basic, but thorough, guide for people who lose some hearing, and for their families. The author's sometimes awkward experiences alternate with solid information about types of loss, hearing aids and other devices, and drugs that can cause loss. She counsels in a straightforward manner how to make the most of available technology and how to be most comfortable in social settings. 1993. RC 41847. ## Making Hay. RC 41854. edited by Kenneth Jernigan. read by Bruce Huntey. 1 cassette. In the title essay in this Kernel Book collection, National Federation of the Blind spokesperson Kenneth Jernigan tells of wanting to make hay during the summer as a young man. When he was turned down, Jernigan made and sold tables at a much higher rate of pay, proving there are many ways to "make hay." Other essays show that when blind people are given the right opportunities, blindness is reduced to the level of a physical nuisance. 1993. RC 41854. ## Return with Honor. RC 41856. by Scott O'Grady. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady prepared for his Deny Flight mission over Bosnia as usual on June 2, 1995. But several hours later, his plane was hit by an antiaircraft missile, and his day became anything but usual. As O'Grady details his survival during the six days it took for him to be rescued, he also provides background information on his life up to and following that mission. Bestseller 1995. RC 41856. ## Principal Products of Portugal: Prose Pieces. RC 41857. by Donald Hall. read by James DeLotel. 2 cassettes. The author's love of words, and the sound of them, resonates through this collection of prose works. The title was selected for its "prodigious procession of p's" and its evocation of schoolroom recitation. The language used in discussing recurrent topics of baseball, reading (especially while moving one's lips), nature, and artists reflects the skills of this prizewinning author. 1995. RC 41857. ## Arthritis: Stop Suffering, Start Moving. RC 41867. by Darlene Cohen. read by Janis Gray. 2 cassettes. In 1977 the author was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of thirty-five. Not wanting to begin drug therapy but suffering greatly, Cohen went to a therapist who trained her to focus on her "bodily sensations" and find small places in her body where movement was possible without pain. She describes steps arthritis patients can take to gradually regain (and then maintain) flexibility and strength. 1995. RC 41867. ## Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, D.C.. RC 41919. by Harry S. Jaffe and Tom Sherwood. read by Ralph Lowenstein. 3 cassettes. Two Washington journalists discuss changes in Washington, D.C., from 1964 to 1994. Their discussion centers around Marion Barry's terms as mayor because it is their belief that his career parallels the decline of the nation's capital. They believe that the Washington of the 1990s was shaped by racism and racial insecurity. 1994. RC 41919. ## Montana. RC 41922. by Joe Montana. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. Autobiography of noted quarterback Joe Montana. After proving his football skill in his last year at Notre Dame, Montana was a third-round pick for the San Francisco Forty-Niners. He led the team to victory in four Super Bowls and was named Most Valuable Player three times. Before retiring in 1995 at thirty-eight, Montana also played with the Kansas City Chiefs. Some strong language. Bestseller 1995. RC 41922. ## Islamic Fundamentalism in the Modern World. RC 41926. by William Spencer. read by Ken Kliban. 1 cassette. To diffuse the emotion and confusion he believes exist about the Islamic world, a professor of Middle East history explains the Five Pillars of Islam, the true definition of "jihad," and that only part of the Islamic world practices fundamentalism. The conflict of values between East and West provides context to current and historic events. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. RC 41926. ## Ring of Truth: A Translator's Testimony. RC 41927. by J.B. Phillips. read by John Horton. 1 cassette. A personal testimony of how the Bible, and particularly the New Testament, can bring insight and renewal. The author is an Anglican cleric whose translation of the New Testament into modern English has been widely accepted. 1967. RC 41927. ## The Beardstown Ladies' Stitch-in-Time Guide to Growing Your Nest Egg: Step-by-Step Planning for a Comfortable Financial Future. RC 41953. by Beardstown Ladies' Investment Club. read by Mary Kane. 2 cassettes. Following up their _Common-Sense Investment Guide (RC 39800)_, the "ladies" offer advice on planning for retirement. Embellished with personal stories and "finishing stitch" sidebars, their suggestions include pay yourself first, create a specific plan, and know what to expect from social security. Bestseller 1996. RC 41953. ## 100 Years, 100 Stories. RC 41994. by George Burns. read by Jim Zeiger. 1 cassette. Burns states that he can't put each of his fans in his will; he can't even thank them enough. Instead, for his one hundredth birthday, he provides this collection of one hundred of his funniest anecdotes, plus a bonus of two. The stories cover Burns's long career and include many entries about his wife, Gracie. Bestseller 1996. RC 41994. ## Black Judges on Justice: Perspectives from the Bench. RC 42007. by Linn Washington. read by Jake Williams. 2 cassettes. The editor of the _Philadelphia Tribune_ and former assistant to Pennsylvania's chief justice presents gleanings from interviews with fourteen judges. They tell how they have seen racism affecting the justice system and describe their attempts to make the system work better for blacks. They decry the paucity of black judges and question the effectiveness of prison and mandatory sentencing. 1994. RC 42007. ## More from the Gluten-Free Gourmet: Delicious Dining without Wheat. RC 42079. by Bette Hagman. read by Catherine Byers. 2 cassettes. The author, who was diagnosed with celiac disease twenty years earlier, provides recipes for others with the disorder and those allergic to wheat or gluten. Not meant as a diet book, the collection features all types of dishes including the breads, pastries, cakes, cookies, and desserts that those on gluten-free diets crave. Also includes instructions for using bread machines. 1993. RC 42079. ## Mountain, Get Out of My Way: Life Lessons and Learned Truths. RC 42085. by Montel Williams. read by Bob Moore. 1 cassette. Talk-show host Williams offers a guideline to help young people and adults reflect on their fundamental beliefs concerning race, religion, work, family, and various forms of abuse and to then develop the principles of restraint, responsibility, and respect. Bestseller 1996. RC 42085. ## If This Is Mid-Life, Where's the Crisis?. RC 42121. by Sam Cook. read by Peter Gil. 1 cassette. A collection of humorous columns from the _Duluth News-Tribune_ by a man in his forties. Cook discusses recent changes in his twenty-year marriage to his high school sweetheart. His wife's return to college for her master's degree and their two young children have disrupted the Cooks' routines. The towels they received as wedding gifts are all worn out, but the fondue pots and TV trays are still hanging in there. 1994. RC 42121. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Fortune's Favorites. RC 37495. by Colleen McCullough. read by Chuck Benson. 8 cassettes. This sequel to _The Grass Crown (RC 33912)_ continues the story of the rise of the Roman Empire. Sulla returns from exile, declares himself dictator, and shortly thereafter retires. Pompey, who at age twenty-two begins to call himself Magnus (the Great), jumps into politics with plans to take Sulla's place. Also coming to manhood is Julius Caesar, who sheds his priestly robes to become involved in political affairs. Some violence. 1993. RC 37495. ## The Sea Peoples: The Children of the Lion, Volume 11. RC 38499. by Peter Danielson. read by Patrick Horgan. 3 cassettes. Once more the Teller of Tales begins his story. He recalls the cataclysm that occurred in the Great Sea, spreading devastation across the land. Now he tells of the new cities that begin to rise, of the Promised Land now inhabited by the Sea Peoples, and of Joshua's rise among the Children of the Lion. Sequel to _The Exodus (RC 38498)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1989. RC 38499. ## The Promised Land: The Children of the Lion, Volume 12. RC 38500. by Peter Danielson. read by Patrick Horgan. 2 cassettes. The Teller of Tales begins. He has spoken of Joshua's rise among the Children of the Lion and of his plan to invade and conquer the Promised Land. Now he tells of those invasions, of the men who created a new civilization, and of the Children of the Lion, who take their places among the great rulers of the world. Sequel to _The Sea Peoples (RC 38499)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1990. RC 38500. ## The Invaders: The Children of the Lion, Volume 13. RC 38501. by Peter Danielson. read by Patrick Horgan. 3 cassettes. The Teller of Tales recalls how Joshua and the Israelites conquered the Promised Land but failed to adhere to the Law of Moses. Now he tells how the Israelites became weak without a guide, how the Children of the Lion were exiled from Egypt, and how God chose a woman to do the work the men could not do. Sequel to _The Promised Land (RC 38500)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1991. RC 38501. ## The Woman between the Worlds. RC 39901. by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre. read by Phil Regensdorf. 2 cassettes. London 1898. When Vanessa Steele first appears at the door of the tattoo shop, she is invisible and claims to be a scientist whose experiment has gone wrong. She is actually an alien who wants a full-body tattoo so that she can be human. The tattoo artist agrees, and as he works on her, he begins to fall in love with Vanessa. But Vanessa is haunted by the evil of Dreadful Eye--the ruler of her universe. Some violence. 1994. RC 39901. ## Fortune's Folly. RC 39921. by Margaret Summerville. read by June Carter. 2 cassettes. On the morning of his death, Sir Humphrey Maitland has his jeweler deliver an emerald necklace to a Miss M. from "her Lancelot." The necklace is received by Miss Pandora Marsh, who, regardless of the enclosed note, knows nothing of Lancelot. That delivery sets in motion a chain of events that forever change the life of Pandora and her aristocratic but genteelly impoverished family. 1994. RC 39921. ## Good Bones and Simple Murders. RC 40064. by Margaret Atwood. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Three dozen sketches that grin and sneer at taking life too seriously. "Good Bones" muses on the attention paid to the skeletal frame when it is what makes bones "bad" that is of interest. In "Gertrude Talks Back," Hamlet's mother delivers a monologue to her priggish son. And "Let Us Now Praise Stupid Women" is one of several pieces with a feminist view on the role of women in literature. Some strong language. 1994. RC 40064. ## The Midnight Club. RC 40065. by Christopher Pike. read by John Lescault. 1 cassette. Five terminally ill teenagers are spending their final days in a hospice, where they meet every night at midnight to tell stories. Subjects of reincarnation, life after death, God, the devil, suffering, love, and angels figure in many of these tales. One girl receives enlightenment from "the Master." Another, who never tells a story, finds out that she was misdiagnosed and leaves the hospice. For high school and older readers. 1994. RC 40065. ## Who Do You Think You Are? Stories of Friends and Enemies. RC 40070. edited by Hazel Rochman and Darlene Z. McCampbell. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Collection of sixteen short stories and excerpts from books selected to show how love and hurt get all mixed up between friends. Includes works by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Tobias Wolff, Carson McCullers, and Maya Angelou. Some strong language. For high school and older readers. 1993. RC 40070. ## What I Lived For. RC 40202. by Joyce Carol Oates. read by Laura Giannarelli. 5 cassettes. This novel takes place over one Memorial Day weekend. Wealthy, alcoholic city council member Jerome "Corky" Corcoran is disturbed by the news that an attractive woman, who had recently accused one of his colleagues of raping her, has committed suicide. The death reminds Corky of his father's murder. As he contemplates life, he ponders the things that corrupt it. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 40202. ## Land of the Brave and the Free: The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister, Book 7. RC 40215. by Michael Phillips. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. While serving as a Union spy in Confederate territory, Corrie Belle Hollister is shot and wounded. She is recovering in the home of Mrs. Timms, where Timms's boarder, Christopher Braxton, helps care for her. Chris and Corrie spend many hours together as Corrie recovers her memory, and both seek to learn God's mission for them. Sequel to _Into the Long Dark Night (RC 40214)_. 1993. RC 40215. ## All Our Yesterdays. RC 40288. by Robert B. Parker. read by John Lescault. 2 cassettes. Boston lawyer Chris Sheridan and Grace Winslow love each other, but past events threaten to destroy their families and separate them. In hopes of reestablishing their love for each other, Chris spends six months in Dublin trying to understand the circumstances that led to his grandfather's betrayal and flight to freedom, followed by rape, murder, and blackmail in the next generation. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1994. RC 40288. ## The Dragonbone Chair: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 1. RC 40337. by Tad Williams. read by Erik Sandvold. 6 cassettes. Simon, fourteen, is a scullery boy at Hayholt Castle in the land of Osten Ard. Then one day he is apprenticed to Doctor Morgenes and finds himself involved with the League of the Scroll. King Elias has succeeded to the throne, bringing an evil force with him. To save the realm, Simon must unravel the riddle of the three lost swords called Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn--and now Elias has one. For high school and older readers. 1988. RC 40337. ## The Dain Curse. RC 40462. by Dashiell Hammett. read by Gary Telles. 2 cassettes (Reissue). The theft of a few imperfect diamonds points a seasoned detective to a trail of murder, drugs, and strange rituals among a sinister cult in San Francisco. Some strong language and some violence. 1928. RC 40462. ## Red Cloud's Revenge, Showdown on the Northern Plains, 1867: The Plainsmen, Book 2. RC 40640. by Terry C. Johnston. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _Sioux Dawn (RC 40639)_, Johnston recreates the two battles that took place less than twenty-four hours apart in August of 1867. Seven months after the Fetterman Massacre, Sergeant Seamus Donegan of the Army of the West watches the proud leaders of natives and whites as they battle at Hay Field and Wagon Box. Violence and strong language. 1990. RC 40640. ## Leave a Message for Willie: A Sharon McCone Mystery. RC 40744. by Marcia Muller. read by Pam Ward. 1 cassette. Willie Whelan is a vendor at the Saltflats Flea Market near Brisbane. He also works as a fence--and someone thinks Whelan knows something about some missing Torahs. A man wearing a yarmulke has been hanging around Whelan's stall for about three weeks, and he has asked Sharon McCone to investigate. But McCone has hardly gotten her investigation under way when the man, Jerry Levin, is murdered. Strong language. 1984. RC 40744. ## Reach to Eternity: This Land, This Time, Volume 3. RC 40849. by Dobrica Cosic. read by Ed Blake. 3 cassettes. Third volume of an epic quartet of novels about World War I. Young Serbian soldiers are basking in accolades from their commanders and foreign dignitaries following their victory over the Austrian army. But their pleasure begins to wear thin as they are repeatedly called upon to defend their territory against powerful Austro-Hungarian forces. Sequel to _A Time of Death (RC 40848)_. 1980. RC 40849. ## Dean Duffy. RC 40930. by Randy Powell. read by Rick Rohan. 1 cassette. As high school ends, Dean Duffy says goodbye to his once-promising baseball career. But the following fall, Duffy gets an unexpected offer of a baseball scholarship from a private college. During the months before he has to decide, Duffy thinks back to the events before and after he threw his arm out at sixteen and ponders whether he can endure another effort and possible failure. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1995. RC 40930. ## Crown of Shadows: The Coldfire Trilogy, Book 3. RC 41169. by C.S. Friedman. read by Chuck Benson. 3 cassettes. On the planet Erna, the sadistic demon Calesta seeks power over all living things, especially humans. Damien Vryce, warrior-priest of the One God, forms an uneasy alliance with undead sorcerer Gerald Tarrant in an attempt to defeat Calesta. With humanity at risk, they face a foe that may be invincible even to their combined powers. Sequel to _When True Night Falls (RC 39357)_. Violence and strong language. 1995. RC 41169. ## Tek Power. RC 41187. by William Shatner. read by Gary Tipton. 2 cassettes. The evil Tek drug cartel hatches a scheme to seize power and legalize Tek by replacing President Brookmeyer with a look-alike android. Private eye Jake Cardigan, now approaching fifty but still in pretty good shape, learns of the plot while he and his partner, Sid Gomez, investigate the suspicious death of a friend's daughter-in-law. Sixth novel of the Tek series, sequel to _Tek Secret (RC 37708)_. Some strong language. 1994. RC 41187. ## Alvin Journeyman: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 4. RC 41189. by Orson Scott Card. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. In an alternate frontier America, Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son, is especially skilled in magic, and he intends to settle down in his hometown of Vigor Church to teach the art of "making" and to practice his trade as a smith. But he runs afoul of his jealous brother, Calvin, and ends up accused of stealing and of helping runaway slaves. Sequel to _Prentice Alvin (RC 29660)_. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41189. ## A Frolic of His Own. RC 41223. by William Gaddis. read by Bruce Huntey. 4 cassettes. Satire on Americans' penchant for taking one another to court. Oscar Crease, a college professor and author of a play about his grandfather's role in the Civil War, sues a Hollywood producer who pirates the play and makes it into a blockbuster movie. More lawsuits follow. Throughout the novel--written mainly in dialog--Oscar, his family, his friends, and his lawyers talk at each other until finally an old judge lays down the law. Some strong language. 1994. RC 41223. ## The Man without Qualities. RC 41234. by Robert Musil. read by Roy Avers. 13 cassettes in 2 containers. A long, uncompleted novel with author's notes begun in the 1920s and first published in German in 1952, ten years after Musil's death. In pre-World War I Austria, Ulrich analyzes life with detachment and cynicism, sex murderer Moosbruger attracts his interest, and reunion with his sister Agathe leads to incest. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41234. ## The Light Bearer. RC 41260. by Donna Gillespie. read by Mary Kane. 8 cassettes. Set in the regions around Rome during the reigns of emperors Claudius and Nero, this is an account of three young people whose lives are intertwined. Auriane receives an unusual prophecy and amulet at her birth and becomes a warrior seeking vengeance for her family. Marcus Julianus, a slave rescued by his father, earns respect in Rome. And Decius, a Roman soldier, teaches battle tactics to Auriane. Some violence and some description of sex. 1994. RC 41260. ## Ghosts of Manila. RC 41295. by James Hamilton-Paterson. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. Set in the capital city of the Philippines, where groups of people, objects, and even the political system are riddled with fakes. The story opens in a factory near the airport, where body parts of vagrants and victims of death squads are reassembled into human skeletons. Meanwhile, a journalist begins to write an anthropological dissertation, really a piece of fictional scholarship, on _amok_, a deadly national disorder. Violence. 1994. RC 41295. ## The Copper Crown: A Novel of the Keltiad. RC 41300. by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison. read by George Holmes. 3 cassettes. With their powers on Earth waning, the Kelts flee to the distant star realms. But there is no safety there, for the stars are home to two foes of the Kelts. The Kelts establish an uneasy peace with their enemies, and all is well until Aeron, mistress of magic, ascends the throne and Earth makes contact with the Kelts. Prequel to _The Throne of Scone (RC 41301)_. 1964. RC 41300. ## The Throne of Scone: A Book of the Keltiad. RC 41301. by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison. read by George Holmes. 3 cassettes. Aeron, queen of the Kelts, and Morwen have fled from Keltia on Aeron's starship. They are searching for the Thirteen Treasures of King Arthur, taken from the kingdom fifteen centuries earlier, which will allow Aeron to win back her realm from Jaun Akhera. But Keltia forces are preparing for war. Sequel to _The Copper Crown (RC 41300)_. 1986. RC 41301. ## Land of a Thousand Dreams: An Emerald Ballad, Volume 3. RC 41305. by B.J. Hoff. read by Terry Donnelly. 3 cassettes. As promised, Morgan Fitzgerald has built a school at Nelson Hall. With him are Annie, whom he has adopted; Finola, a beautiful mute; and his companion, Sandemon. As that household makes a life in Ireland, Nora and her family face poverty, political corruption, and racial unrest in America. All will need strong faith to lead them to a better life. Sequel to _Heart of the Lonely Exile (RC 41304)_. 1992. RC 41305. ## One King's Way: The Hammer and the Cross, Book 2. RC 41357. by Harry Harrison and John Holm. read by Bruce Huntey. 3 cassettes. Shef Sigvarthsson, of the _The Hammer and the Cross (RC 38637)_, is co-ruler of Britain with Alfred of Wessex. Shef vows to build an unbeatable navy to protect his land and prevent his mighty Viking nation from falling prey to Christianity. But Shef has enemies, especially the knights of the Lance, who will stop at nothing to see him brought down. Descriptions of sex and some violence. 1995. RC 41357. ## Dying Thunder, the Fight at Adobe Walls and the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, 1874-1875: The Plainsmen, Book 7. RC 41369. by Terry C. Johnston. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _Shadow Riders (RC 41368)_, the author continues his account of the plainsmen and the Indian Wars. He describes two battles of the Red River War. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1992. RC 41369. ## Blood Song, the Battle of Powder River and the Beginning of the Great Sioux War of 1876: The Plainsmen, Book 8. RC 41370. by Terry C. Johnston. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. Johnston continues his account of the Indian Wars in this sequel to _Dying Thunder (RC 41369)_. As Seamus Donegan heads to Montana Territory with his new bride, his trip is interrupted by war in the Black Hills. Once again Donegan joins in a long winter battle that brings loneliness and fear. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1993. RC 41370. ## Family Story. RC 41378. by Alison Scott Skelton. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Fifty-year-old Annie Levine is shocked to realize that the beggar she sees briefly in the New York subway is her brother, Eric. Eric has spent years looking for his daughter, Molly, who was kidnapped as a child and is presumed dead by everyone but him. Annie; her sister, Joanna; Annie's husband, Martin; and his two siblings--who all grew up together--gather to look for Eric in their old haunts. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41378. ## Monday the Rabbi Took Off. RC 41382. by Harry Kemelman. read by Barry Bernson. 2 cassettes (Reissue). When young Rabbi Small's contract is not renewed, he goes to Israel for three months. There he discovers that the nephew of his replacement is suspected of terrorism and is caught crossing the border. Some strong language. 1972. RC 41382. ## The Surface of Earth. RC 41386. by Reynolds Price. read by David Palmer. 5 cassettes (Reissue). A family saga set in North Carolina and Virginia between 1903 and 1944 depicts three generations of the Kendals and the Mayfields. Sixteen-year-old Eva Kendal elopes with her thirty-two-year-old Latin teacher, Forrest Mayfield. Before long, the suicide of Eva's mother brings Eva and her young son home, where they remain for years. Prequel to _The Source of Light (RC 41387)_. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1973. RC 41386. ## Dark Tide: A Novel of Suspense. RC 41399. by William P. Kennedy. read by Roy Avers. 3 cassettes. Bill and Jeanne Chester are invited by their more successful friends, Howard and Marilyn Hunter, to cruise the Caribbean in a yacht. Jeanne is steaming about Bill's lack of ambition, and the Hunters haven't told the Chesters about their own business failure. Meanwhile, courier Cindy Camilli's illegal island delivery ends in a shootout. When Cindy turns to the yacht captain for help, all of their lives change. Strong language and violence. 1995. RC 41399. ## Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan. RC 41434. by Eiji Yoshikawa. read by Gordon Gould. 9 cassettes. Set in the final years of sixteenth-century Japan, a time when the shogun is weak, the country is in chaos, and samurai warriors vie for control. Three men stand out: Nobunaga, who terrifies everyone and gains control of one province after another; Ieyasu, cunning and clever; and Hideyoshi, who works his way through the ranks to become the country's supreme ruler under the emperor. Violence. 1992. RC 41434. ## Black Cross. RC 41450. by Greg Iles. read by Ken Kliban. 4 cassettes. Following the funeral of his grandparents, Dr. Mark McConnell is approached by an old family friend, Rabbi Leibovitz, who asks Mark to accompany him back to Mark's grandfather's home. There Mark learns an extraordinary and horrifying story about his grandfather's mission into Germany during World War II and is introduced to a man he only thought he knew. Strong language and violence. 1995. RC 41450. ## Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence. RC 41466. edited by Marion Dane Bauer. read by Anne Hancock. 2 cassettes. Sixteen stories delving into various aspects of homosexuality. In "Winnie and Tommy," Tommy must finally tell his close friend Winnie that he is gay. "Holding" portrays a teenage boy reluctantly admitting that his father's significant other is a guy. "Dancing Backwards" is the story of two girls' school roommates who eventually understand they love each other. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1994. RC 41466. ## The Tree People. RC 41498. by Naomi M. Stokes. read by Mary Woods. 3 cassettes. For generations a woman's eyes have watched the great cedar tree growing over the grave of the evil shaman Xulk in a Washington rain forest. For when something happens to the tree, Xulk's evil spirits will be released. Loggers have come, the cedar has been felled, and now an evil wind moves across the land bringing death in its path. It is up to acting tribal sheriff Jordan Tidewater to stop the killings. Some violence and some strong language. 1995. RC 41498. ## The Flanders Panel. RC 41515. by Arturo Perez-Reverte. read by Marcia Churchill. 3 cassettes. Julia is an art restorer, and she has before her a fifteenth-century Flemish painting of two noblemen playing chess. X-rays of the painting reveal a curious inscription: "Who killed the knight?" Julia shares this secret with three of her close friends, and shortly thereafter one is dead. Julia then begins receiving notes about the murderer's next move with clues taken from the game depicted in the painting. 1990. RC 41515. ## The Master of Petersburg. RC 41525. by J.M. Coetzee. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. Set in St. Petersburg in 1869. The Russian novelist Dostoevsky, who fled to Germany to escape his debts, has returned because his beloved stepson, Pavel, is dead. As the writer explores Pavel's rented room, he wonders whether the death was murder or suicide, begins to find the landlady and her daughter sexually attractive, and encounters a cultish terrorist--themes similar to those he weaves into his novels. 1994. RC 41525. ## The Shield of Honor: The Wakefield Dynasty, Volume 3. RC 41526. by Gilbert Morris. read by Lynn Schrichte. 3 cassettes. Robin Wakefield fears his son Christopher will always be in trouble. Even at thirty-one Chris is in prison again for his debts. But this time his father refuses to bail him out. Instead, Chris is offered the opportunity to sail on the _Mayflower_. It will prove to be a turning point in Chris's life. Aboard ship Chris will meet Patience Livingston, and she will teach him about faith. Sequel to _The Winds of God (RC 39802)_. 1995. RC 41526. ## Trinity Fields. RC 41527. by Bradford Morrow. read by Peter Gil. 3 cassettes. Kip Calder and Brice McCarthy are soul twins, born the same day in 1944 at Los Alamos, New Mexico--a town that was not supposed to exist. The bond between them grows as they feel a need to atone for their fathers' sin (working on the atomic bomb) and go to eat holy dirt at the chapel of Chimay¢. The Vietnam War separates them, and they have much to sort out when they meet again years later. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41527. ## Alburquerque. RC 41530. by Rudolfo A. Anaya. read by Ilona Dulaski. 2 cassettes. Albuquerque native Abr n Gonz lez learns of his adoption when his biological mother requests his presence at her deathbed. She dies before revealing the identity of Abr n's father, and Abr n becomes consumed with finding him. Meanwhile, the controversial Albuquerque mayoral race is heating up--involving even Abr n, who is exploited by one candidate and seduced by another. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1992. RC 41530. ## The Concert. RC 41534. by Ismail Kadare. read by Annie Wauters. 4 cassettes. Kadare, an exile from Albania now living in France, looks at Chinese-Albanian relations during the 1970s. His story centers around Silva Dibra and her brother Arian, who, after refusing to follow orders to surround a Communist Party committee, was dismissed from the army and has disappeared. The story culminates in a revelation made by Mao Zedong at a concert in China. 1994. RC 41534. ## Maelstrom. RC 41535. by Sam Llewellyn. read by Rick Rohan. 3 cassettes. An incident fighting whalers had left environmentalist Helen Hope paralyzed and her husband, Fred, in prison. But these days Fred runs a salvage company turned over to him by his uncle Ernie, who raised him. Now Fred's life is torn apart again when long-time pacifist Ernie is arrested by the Irish for smuggling arms, and Hugo, Helen's stepbrother and Fred's partner, charters one of their boats to a whaler! Strong language and violence. 1994. RC 41535. ## Playing Happy Families. RC 41542. by Julian Symons. read by Anne Flosnik. 2 cassettes. John and Eleanor Midway have been married for thirty years. On Saturday they celebrate their anniversary with members of the family. It is a happy occasion they will all remember. But the following Monday, everyone's life changes when Eleanor and John's grown daughter, Jenny, disappears without a trace. Some strong language. 1994. RC 41542. ## Magic's Pawn: The Last Herald-Mage, Book 1. RC 41571. by Mercedes Lackey. read by James DeLotel. 3 cassettes. Although born with great potential to work magic, Vanyel wants only to be a Bard. But his talent for magic cannot be left untrained, and Vanyel is sent to be schooled by his aunt Savil, one of the famed Herald-Mages of Valdemar. Soon Vanyel finds himself the focus of both good and evil magic. If he cannot learn how to control his power, it could unleash vast destruction. Prequel to _Magic's Promise (RC 41572)_. 1989. RC 41571. ## In the Ocean of Night. RC 41573. by Gregory Benford. read by Gary Tipton. 3 cassettes. In the early twenty-first century, as humans are beginning to explore the solar system, astronaut Nigel Walmsley discovers an alien spaceship while on a mission to the asteroid Icarus. His discovery sets off a chain of events that will irrevocably change his life and propel humankind to a destiny among the stars. First novel of the Galactic Center series, prequel to _Across the Sea of Suns (RC 41574)_. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1972. RC 41573. ## A Covenant of Love: The Appomattox Saga, Book 1. RC 41579. by Gilbert Morris. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 2 cassettes. During a ball at Gracefield, the Rocklins' Richmond plantation, Melanie Benton decides to marry Gideon Rocklin rather than his cousin Clay, who has always assumed Melanie loved him. Melanie's choice is a devastating blow to Clay and sends him on a path of destruction that could mean the demise of the Rocklin families. If only he can find his way back to God. Prequel to _Gate of His Enemies (RC 41580)_. 1992. RC 41579. ## American Hero. RC 41591. by Larry Beinhart. read by Ray Foushee. 3 cassettes. A blend of fact and fiction based on what might have happened if Lee Atwater, Republican campaign manager, had left a memo for James Baker, secretary of state, regarding a highly unethical but logical method for George Bush to win the 1992 presidential campaign. The plan involves a high-tech war directed by a Hollywood producer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1993. RC 41591. ## A Suitable Vengeance. RC 41592. by Elizabeth George. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. In this prequel to _A Great Deliverance (RC 28547)_, friends Scotland Yard detective Thomas Lynley (the earl of Asherton) and forensic scientist Simon St. James are both in love with Deborah, the daughter of St. James's servant. When they all visit Lynley's mother's Cornwall estate, the two men set aside their differences to solve two murders. Some strong language and some violence. 1991. RC 41592. ## Tomorrow Is Another Day. RC 41597. by Stuart M. Kaminsky. read by Scott Dowd. 2 cassettes. During the filming of _Gone with the Wind_, Toby Peters works on the set security detail. He observes Clark Gable during the removal of the body of a studio extra murdered while garbed in the uniform of a Confederate soldier. The studio keeps the incident quiet, but now, five years later, Gable hires Peters to investigate death threats to himself and the murders of other extras. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41597. ## Chutes and Adders. RC 41598. by Barbara Block. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. When writer Robin Light's husband, Murphy, dies of a cocaine overdose, she is left with his struggling pet shop. Soon after, a shop employee receives a package containing a poisonous snake and is fatally bitten. Robin is shocked to learn a cop considers her to be the prime suspect. As she searches for evidence to clear herself, Robin realizes Murphy was involved in something very shady. Strong language. 1994. RC 41598. ## StoneDust: A Ben Abbott Novel. RC 41599. by Justin Scott. read by Ray Foushee. 2 cassettes. As in _Hardscape (RC 38397)_, Ben Abbott's real estate practice in his small Connecticut hometown is interrupted by a mystery. Ben's childhood friend Reg Hopkins is found dead, and the medical examiner declares death by heroin overdose. Reg's ex-wife hires Ben to investigate and prove to the insurance company that Reg was not using drugs. Strong language and some violence. 1995. RC 41599. ## Belonging. RC 41610. by Nancy Thayer. read by Carole Jordan Stewart. 3 cassettes. At forty, Joanna Jones hosts a cable television show called _Fabulous Homes_. Ironically, Joanna has never had a true home herself and now lives in a sparsely furnished apartment. When her affair with her married producer results in pregnancy, Joanna reevaluates her life and buys her first home: a 150-year-old house on Nantucket. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41610. ## Resurrection Row. RC 41611. by Anne Perry. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 2 cassettes. Inspector Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, are leaving the theater when a scream from Lady Cantlay summons them. The driver of the cab her husband has hailed is lying dead at their feet. Apparently the person has been dead for several weeks and has been buried and exhumed. The body proves to be that of Lord Augustus Fitzroy-Hammond. But why has someone dug him up? Inspector Pitt is determined to unearth the truth. 1981. RC 41611. ## _The_ _Long March_ and _In the Clap_ _Shack_. RC 41622. by William Styron. read by Barry Bernson. 1 cassette (Reissue). In _The Long March_, first published in 1952, unwilling soldier Lieutenant Tom Culver tells of military life and a thirty-six-mile forced march at a marine base in the Carolinas in the early 1950s. The play _In the Clap Shack_, 1973, is set in a Marine Corps urological ward in 1943. Private Wally Magruder is told he has almost incurable syphilis. Strong language and some violence. 1973. RC 41622. ## Fine Lines. RC 41630. by Jim Lehrer. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette. Oklahoma is in an uproar. Someone is killing politicians, and the governor wants the One-eyed Mack to find out who. Meanwhile, Mack is pestered by a museum curator, his wife is being honored for her success in the business world, his son needs attention, and the governor is having problems with the bureau of investigation. But Mack juggles it all until he finds out the shocking truth. 1994. RC 41630. ## The Last Debate. RC 41638. by Jim Lehrer. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes. When do journalists cross the line between reporting the news and creating it? In this satire by news anchor Jim Lehrer, a panel of journalists decides to use unsubstantiated reports to grill one of the presidential candidates, knowing it will affect the outcome of the election. Lehrer targets the ethics and sensationalism in journalism and politics. Strong language. 1995. RC 41638. ## Scandal. RC 41659. by Amanda Quick. read by Susan Nardone. 3 cassettes. At twenty-four Emily Faringdon keeps her gambling father and brothers from bankruptcy with her shrewd investment skills. Her hopes for romance were dashed five years ago with a failed elopement. But now she is being wooed by the earl of Blade, who doesn't appear to mind that she is a ruined woman or that she has red hair and wears spectacles. Then she learns of his ulterior motive. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1991. RC 41659. ## The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart. RC 41661. by Lawrence Block. read by Michael Stanton. 2 cassettes. Bookstore owner Bernie Rhodenbarr is falling in love with a woman from an obscure European country, but all she wants to do is watch Bogart films. Meanwhile Bernie once again succumbs to the lure of his old calling, burglary. If he steals a portfolio from an apartment, he will receive a share of the profits. His burglary is interrupted, and he learns that his co-conspirator has been killed. What would Bogie do? Strong language. 1995. RC 41661. ## The Invisible Circus. RC 41686. by Jennifer Egan. read by Nona Pipes. 2 cassettes. In 1978, Phoebe O'Connor postpones her plans to attend Berkeley to retrace the trip through Europe that her older sister, Faith, was taking at the time she died eight years ago. Popular Faith was the favorite of their late father, and Phoebe can't believe that her death was intentional. Phoebe, who now looks very much like Faith did, learns the truth from Faith's boyfriend, who is still living in Munich. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41686. ## People of the River: The First North Americans, Volume 4. RC 41691. by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear. read by Jim Zeiger. 4 cassettes. In the 1300s, in what will become Illinois, the Mound Builders have fallen upon hard times. A drought has caused their corn crop to fail and they have no way to pay their required tribute to Chief Tharon. Their only hope lies in young priestess Nightshade. Sequel to _People of the Earth (RC 41690)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 1992. RC 41691. ## _Walk to the End of the World_ and _Motherlines_. RC 41694. by Suzy McKee Charnas. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. Two novels about the world of young Alldera. After the time of the Wasting, a handful of men rule over a bleak and hostile world, where all women--fems--have been reduced to slavery. Alldera, a fem who endures the brutality of men, bides her time until she can escape to join the free fems in the wastelands. Precedes _The Furies (RC 41695)_. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1989. RC 41694. ## The Dark Room. RC 41699. by Minette Walters. read by Vanessa Maroney. 3 cassettes. British photographer Jinx Kingsley is in trouble. She awakens in a clinic to the news that she tried to kill herself twice after her fianc‚ left her for her best friend, Meg. Although she has amnesia, Jinx is certain she would not have done this. Now she learns that she is suspected of murder. Strong language and some violence. 1996. RC 41699. ## The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam. RC 41708. by Bao Ninh. read by Mary Kane. 2 cassettes. The author, an ex-North Vietnamese soldier, recounts his country's conflict with South Vietnam and the United States, through the eyes of Kien. In 1965, Kien joined a brigade of five hundred men fighting in action they did not begin. By war's end, Kien is one of only ten still alive. With the war over, Kien begins to write, trying to make sense of his survival. Some violence and some strong language. 1993. RC 41708. ## The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. RC 41718. by Mordecai Richler. read by Gary Telles. 2 cassettes. In the days following World War II, Duddy Kravitz, a teenage boy in Montreal, determines to be somebody. For that, according to his grandfather, he needs to own land. Duddy embarks on his ambitious pursuit, juggling several jobs at a time and using everyone in the process, but he suffers both financial and moral bankruptcy before he reaches his goal. Strong language. 1959. RC 41718. ## The First Man. RC 41720. by Albert Camus. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. In this fictionalized autobiographical work, withheld from publication for more than thirty years, Camus offers an impressionistic portrait of his childhood in Algeria and vivid characterizations of family members and friends. In the introduction Camus's daughter, Catherine, explains why the family delayed publication of the fragmented draft manuscript at the time of Camus's death in 1960. 1995. RC 41720. ## Whispering. RC 41728. by Jane Aiken Hodge. read by Corrie James. 2 cassettes. When her father found her in "a compromising position," Caterina Gomez, half English, was sent to a Catholic school in England. Now, at her father's request, Caterina is escorted back to Portugal by her cousin Jeremy Craddock, who is seeking a cure for his fainting spells, and by her good friend, Harriet Brown. Napoleon's troops are gone, and at first Caterina is delighted to be home. But she is not pleased when she learns of her father's plans. 1995. RC 41728. ## Loveable Katie Lovewell. RC 41741. by Emma Goldrick. read by Mary Woods. 1 cassette. Nine months after her father's death, Katie Lovewell's life is falling apart. Her father had gambled away her inheritance, and she is in danger of losing her Virginia estate. Plus, she has just learned that her fiance has been using her house to store drugs! To the rescue come a Washington lawyer and his precocious little girl. A Harlequin novel. Some strong language. 1991. RC 41741. ## Enchanted. RC 41747. by Elizabeth Lowell. read by Yvonne Fair Tessler. 3 cassettes. Simon the Loyal, having once been deeply hurt, vows never to love again. Ariane, too, has been brutally betrayed by the man who was to be her husband. Now she is married to Simon, whose blood was stirred by his first sight of her. They have wed to bring peace to the land, but can they find peace for themselves? Violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 41747. ## Half the Day Is Night. RC 41754. by Maureen F. McHugh. read by Jim Zeiger. 3 cassettes. War veteran David Dai comes to the undersea city of Julia to work as bodyguard for Mayla Ling, a high-powered banker. David saves Mayla from terrorists, but he himself comes under suspicion by the police. He hides out in the impoverished lower levels of the city, and both he and Mayla end up looking for a way to escape the enclosed city and reach the surface. Strong language. 1994. RC 41754. ## Destiny Mine. RC 41761. by Janelle Taylor. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. It is the custom of the Hanueva Indian tribe to make the eldest daughter into a "tiva" if the family has no sons. Thus from the time she is five, Kionee must be hunter and protector for her family. But Kionee is not always comfortable in her role and longs to become a part of the world that has been denied her, especially after she meets Cheyenne warrior Stalking Wolf. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41761. ## Mister Touch. RC 41763. by Malcolm Bosse. read by Jim Zeiger. 4 cassettes. A dark tale in which a virus has destroyed civilization, leaving a decayed world of ill people and wild dogs. The Skulls, a group of survivors, is led by Mister Touch, a sleazy Wall Street criminal, who is named for his blindness. He leads a caravan on a dangerous epic journey to Arizona, where they hope to start a new civilization. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1991. RC 41763. ## The Secret of the Villa Mimosa. RC 41770. by Elizabeth Adler. read by Yvonne Fair Tessler. 3 cassettes. A "Jane Doe," clinging to life, is found in a San Francisco ravine. She survives but has no idea who she is. Calling herself Bea French, she is cared for by psychologist Dr. Phyl Forster. Forster gets Bea a job as a companion to Millie Renwick, who is traveling to France. There, at the Villa Mimosa, Bea's past begins to haunt her. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41770. ## The Peculiar People. RC 41771. by Jan de Hartog. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. The final novel, covering the 1830s, in a trilogy on the Quakers in the United States. The struggles within the church are chronicled through the lives of Mordecai Monk, who becomes a Society of Friends evangelist, and Lydia Best, an Indiana schoolteacher who champions the rights of Indians and escaped slaves. Sequel to _Lamb's War (RC 15784)___ but can stand alone. Some descriptions of sex. 1992. RC 41771. ## Blue Rodeo. RC 41775. by Jo-Ann Mapson. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Forty-year-old Margaret Yearwood moves to Blue Dog, New Mexico, to establish residency for her sullen teenage son, Peter. Having just lost his hearing from meningitis, Peter is attending a school for deaf children and having nothing to do with his mother. Margaret finds solace in painting and her fifty-two-year-old, slow-talking neighbor Owen Garrett, a recovering alcoholic with his own bad memories. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 41775. ## One and Only. RC 41776. by Barbara Bretton. read by Yvonne Fair Tessler. 2 cassettes. Isabelle, the second princess of Perreault, is shocked when her lover, family friend Eric Malraux, asks for her older sister's hand. Isabelle flees to her aunt in New York, where she runs into brash American businessman Daniel Bronson, who had irritated her in Perreault by predicting Malraux's behavior. She must prove to him that she is an independent woman of the 1990s. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1994. RC 41776. ## Realtime Interrupt. RC 41780. by James P. Hogan. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 2 cassettes. Computer scientist Joe Corrigan wakes up in a hospital ward with no memory, apparently the victim of a nervous breakdown after a failed experiment in virtual reality. He tries to rebuild his life but has trouble fitting into his surroundings. When he meets Lilly, a colleague in the ill-fated experiment, she tells him it was not a failure and that they are both trapped in an unreal, computer-simulated world. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41780. ## Happy Are the Peace Makers. RC 41782. by Andrew M. Greeley. read by Bob Askey. 2 cassettes. Irish millionaire James Larkin MacDonaugh dies when a bomb explodes in his study. His wife, Nora Marie MacDonaugh, is the prime suspect since James changed his will in her favor just a week before he died. Chicago Captain Timothy Patrick MacCarthy has agreed to help investigate but has trouble resisting the widow's charm. Fortunately, Bishop Blackwood Ryan comes to his rescue. Strong language. 1993. RC 41782. ## Fault Lines. RC 41783. by Anne Rivers Siddons. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. While her husband, Pom, runs his Atlanta medical clinic, Merritt Fowler looks after her mother-in-law (Mommee), who has Alzheimer's disease. Their anorexic daughter, Glynn, upset with Mommee's malicious ways and lack of attention from Pom, flees to Hollywood to stay with Merritt's immature actress sister. When Merritt follows, the three females set off on a road trip. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995. RC 41783. ## Love in Another Town. RC 41784. by Barbara Taylor Bradford. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 1 cassette. Work in amateur theater brings the lighting man, Jake Cantrell, and the set designer, Maggie Sorrell, together. He has moved to this small Connecticut town after separating from the ever-unhappy Amy. Maggie has come here after her divorce and started her own interior design business. Because he is fifteen years younger, they try to ignore their attraction to each other until it becomes clear they are soul mates. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995. RC 41784. ## From Potter's Field. RC 41785. by Patricia Cornwell. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. Following _Cruel and Unusual (RC 35937)_ and _The Body Farm (RC 39105)_, Virginia's chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, is again working with the FBI to track serial killer Temple Gault. For this killing spree, Gault has linked up with the woman who seduced and framed Scarpetta's computer-expert niece, Lucy, while they worked for the FBI. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41785. ## In the Beauty of the Lilies. RC 41787. by John Updike. read by Jeremy Gage. 4 cassettes. Paterson, New Jersey, 1910. Mary Pickford is making the movie _The Call to Arms_ when she faints from the heat. At that same moment a few blocks away, Reverend Clarence Wilmot loses his faith in God. As generations follow, Wilmot's son Theodore substitutes movies for the faith that failed, Theodore's daughter Esther becomes a film star, and her son Clark goes back to religion as a cult member. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996. RC 41787. ## The Adversaries: An American Family Portrait, Book 4. RC 41795. by Jack Cavanaugh. read by John Stratton. 3 cassettes. Jeremiah Morgan and Seth Cooper, both preachers, have been friends for years. In fact, their friendship has roots that go back to when their fathers cofounded the Heritage Churches of America. Now their children, Daniel and Sarah, are engaged. But the Civil War keeps them apart, uprooting them from their homes and forcing them to confront a man who is an enemy of both families. Sequel to _The Patriots (RC 41814)_. 1996. RC 41795. ## When the Music's Over: My Journey into Schizophrenia. RC 41799. by Ross David Burke. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. In this young Australian's memoir, fact, fantasy, and delusion mix to reveal the world of schizophrenia. Diagnosed at twenty-one, Burke spent most of his time on drugs, in hospitals, or in jail. At thirty-two, he completed his book and committed suicide, asking his psychology professor to add information about schizophrenia and publish the work. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41799. ## Poseidon's Gold. RC 41802. by Lindsey Davis. read by George Holmes. 3 cassettes. Set in first-century Rome. Marcus Didius Falco is beset by problems--domestic, romantic, legal, and moral. His apartment was wrecked while he was away. His mother is being blackmailed over a debt supposedly owed by his late brother, and when the blackmailer is killed, Falco becomes the prime suspect. Meanwhile his girlfriend's family is blocking their marriage, and now he may be forced to locate the father he despises for deserting his mother. 1992. RC 41802. ## Mr. Vertigo. RC 41804. by Paul Auster. read by Christopher Hurt. 2 cassettes. In the time of sideshows and hucksters, "Walt the Wonder Boy" is a real magician. He learns to levitate from the mysterious Master Yehudi. As Walt grows up, the stock market rises, "Lucky" Lindbergh takes to the air, and life soars. But what goes up must come down, and puberty ends the levitation show, turning Walt into Mr. Vertigo. Walt must now live life as an ordinary person. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 41804. ## The Widows of Broome: An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery. RC 41808. by Arthur W. Upfield. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. The only excuse for the existence of Broome, Australia, is its pearl shell, which now lies maturing and waiting to be picked up. Life in Broome is fairly quiet until two widows are murdered. In a town where everyone knows everyone else's business, residents find it hard to believe that several murders can take place and the murderer not be discovered--until Inspector Bonaparte is called in. 1950. RC 41808. ## The Will of the Tribe. RC 41809. by Arthur W. Upfield. read by Graeme Malcolm. 1 cassette (Reissue). A corpse is discovered in a crater in the Australian bush and there appears to be no clue as to how it got there. Only half-caste Inspector Bonaparte can penetrate the silence of an aboriginal tribe for the needed information. 1962. RC 41809. ## The Bachelors of Broken Hill: An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Mystery. RC 41810. by Arthur W. Upfield. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. It is first known as the Place of Youth. Then silver is discovered, miners begin arriving, and the town becomes Broken Hill. Many more people arrive over the generations, and soon Broken Hill is the third city in the state of New South Wales. Then come Jimmy the Screwsman, Inspector Bonaparte, and the murders of three elderly single men. All signs point to a female killer. 1950. RC 41810. ## The Road to Compiegne. RC 41811. by Jean Plaidy. read by Laura Giannarelli. 2 cassettes. In this sequel to _Louis the Well-Beloved (in process)_, Louis XV's excesses and indifference to the plight of the French people make him the subject of derision instead of adoration. To avoid contact with scornful Paris, he builds the royal road from Versailles to Compiegne. It becomes his road to ruin. Although he sees the mounting anger of the masses, he does nothing to avert the coming bloody revolution. Some descriptions of sex. 1959. RC 41811. ## The Gift. RC 41835. by T. Davis Bunn. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 1 cassette. Grace Mendez, middle aged and very devout, has finally given in and entered the hospital to have her hip operated on. While she is recuperating, Leslie Denton, an independent and ambitious young woman, becomes her roommate. Leslie, who broke her ankle on an escalator and just happened to be rescued by Grace's son, at first has no time for Grace and her love for God. But as the two become friends, each finds herself growing in spirituality. 1994. RC 41835. ## A Long Line of Dead Men: A Matthew Scudder Novel. RC 41840. by Lawrence Block. read by Ray Foushee. 2 cassettes. Each year on the first Thursday in May, an exclusive club of what started out as thirty-one men meet at a restaurant for a meal and to read the names of club members who died during the past year. The surviving member will choose thirty more men to form a new group to continue the pattern. But someone is rushing things: the death rate is suspiciously high. Matthew Scudder investigates. Violence and some strong language. 1994. RC 41840. ## The Tiger in the Grass: Stories and Other Inventions. RC 41844. by Harriet Doerr. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 1 cassette. At eighty-five the author of _Consider This, Senora (RC 38030)_ writes "a short account of my long life." Memoir and fiction blend in stories of her childhood in California; her college work, both before and after her marriage of forty-two years; her children; and her time in Mexico. The title is from her eye doctor, who said, "Don't belittle peripheral vision. That's how we see the tiger in the grass." Bestseller 1995. RC 41844. ## Lion's Bride. RC 41864. by Iris Johansen. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. In 1188 Thea, embroiderer and slave at the House of Nicholas in Constantinople, runs away rather than be sold to a merchant. She is rescued in the Syrian desert by a surly Scot. Lord Ware is being hunted himself by the Knights Templar, an order of warrior monks that he used to belong to. As Thea recovers in Ware's castle, he struggles with his desire for her in the face of his probable death. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996. RC 41864. ## The Moor's Last Sigh. RC 41916. by Salman Rushdie. read by Graeme Malcolm. 3 cassettes. As he sits in prison, Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby tells the story of his lineage in great detail--for the longer his tale lasts, the longer he will live. Moor recounts the rise and fall of his spice-merchant family, descendants of Vasco da Gama. He describes their disagreements and thwarted loves, and his happy childhood that ended in an exile decreed by his mother. Some strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1995. RC 41916. ## True Colors. RC 41917. by Doris Mortman. read by Barbara Caruso. 5 cassettes. Isabelle de Luna, whose mother was murdered and whose father was accused of the crime, was raised as a sister to Nina Duran, who was adopted as a baby by the Durans. When Nina learns the truth about her past, she flees to New York, becoming a TV celebrity. Isabelle becomes a world-renowned artist. Both women are haunted by a past that must be understood before they can find true love. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1994. RC 41917. ## Simisola. RC 41923. by Ruth Rendell. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. Inspector Reginald Wexford likes to think he is liberal minded. He has no problem consulting a Nigerian physician, Dr. Akande, but his assumptions about race, class, and sex are challenged when Akande asks him to look for the doctor's missing daughter. Wexford not only discovers several dead women, he finds that they are mysteriously linked. Some strong language. 1995. RC 41923. ## The Mountains of Majipoor. RC 41925. by Robert Silverberg. read by J.P. Linton. 1 cassette. Hoping to redeem his honor and regain the good graces of the Coronal, young Harpirias agrees to lead an expedition to the ice mountains of Majipoor to rescue a group of scientists who have been taken hostage by King Toikella of the Othinor. Led by Korinaam the Shapeshifter, Harpirias faces blizzards, strange beasts, and barbaric tribesmen in carrying out his mission. Sequel to _Valentine Pontifex (RC 20572)_. Some descriptions of sex. 1995. RC 41925. ## The Quiet Cowboy. RC 41933. by Jack Curtis. read by John Stratton. 1 cassette. Wes Bengard and his Paiute partner, Red (whose specialty is making desserts), are mustang ranchers in Nevada. Their monthly trips to town yield the latest gossip, usually concerning Beecher Turnbull, suspected of shooting men on public range outside his ranch. Now a local man is a victim and tempers are flaring. There is also talk that Turnbull's wife (whom Wes pines for) is attracted to Turnbull's brother. Violence and strong language. 1994. RC 41933. ## Before Lunch. RC 41939. by Angela Thirkell. read by Patricia Kilgarriff. 2 cassettes. Satire on English "county" life prior to World War II. John Middleton of Laverings Farm likes to think of himself as a gentleman farmer. He and his wife, Catherine, are besieged by his sister, Mrs. Stoner, and her stepchildren, who have come to stay for a while in the White House on the estate. But the visit becomes the least of their worries when they learn someone wants to build a teashop and garage on nearby land. 1940. RC 41939. ## Marrying Stone. RC 41958. by Pamela Morsi. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. In 1902 Meggie Best lives with her father and her brother, Simple Jesse, on their farm outside the Ozark town of Marrying Stone. When J. Monroe Farley (Roe) arrives one day with a Harvard fellowship to study mountain music, Meggie thinks he is her fairytale prince. After Roe sets her straight, Meggie is distraught to learn that her father and brother have invited him to stay with them for the summer. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 41958. ## The Franchise Affair. RC 41960. by Josephine Tey. read by Anne Flosnik. 2 cassettes (Reissue). A pang of malaise surprises the middle-aged solicitor, Robert Blair. He does not ponder the cause long before he receives a frantic call from Marion Sharpe. Scotland Yard is investigating a claim that she and her mother abducted and imprisoned Betty Kane in their attic. As improbable as Miss Kane's story is, she describes the Sharpe home, the Franchise, in detail. Blair turns sleuth to investigate and, he hopes, to find justice. 1949. RC 41960. ## The Great Impersonation. RC 41966. by E. Phillips Oppenheim. read by Vanessa Maroney. 2 cassettes. While in German East Africa, Baron Leopold von Ragastein meets an Englishman, Sir Everard Dominey, who is nearly his double. When von Ragastein is ordered back to England, where he was educated, he takes the identity of Dominey to become a German spy among the British aristocracy. Von Ragastein depends on Dominey's fondness for drink to ensure the Englishman will stay in Africa. The espionage becomes treacherous as World War I breaks out. 1919. RC 41966. ## Plain Jane. RC 41970. by Eve Horowitz. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. Jane Singer wonders about her family and why it is that she wants to be close to them when she knows what would be best for her. Why, for instance, is her wild sister, Caroline, about to marry an Orthodox Jew? And why is her little brother, Willy, a habitual liar? But then, why is she working at a job that is beneath her abilities, and why is she engaged to a man she doesn't love? Will this nice Jewish girl find some answers? Some strong language. 1992. RC 41970. ## Born in Shame. RC 41996. by Nora Roberts. read by Mary Woods. 2 cassettes. The Concannon sisters, Maggie and Brianna, _Born in Fire (RC 39873)_ and _Born in Ice (RC 41122)_, finally meet the half-sister they recently discovered. Shannon Bodine, having just learned her true father was an Irishman, accepts the offer to travel to Ireland to learn about her roots. It is there Shannon begins to dream of storms, white horses, and a circle of standing stones. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 1996. RC 41996. ## Contagion. RC 41998. by Robin Cook. read by Jim Zeiger. 3 cassettes. After huge health-care conglomerate AmeriCare puts ophthalmologist Jack Stapleton out of business, he retrains to be a medical examiner. A few years later, Jack examines a patient who died of pneumonic plague caught in a New York AmeriCare hospital. Jack's glee over AmeriCare's problem is coupled with mounting concern as more patients die of viruses. Some violence. Bestseller 1995. RC 41998. ## Guilty as Sin. RC 42045. by Tami Hoag. read by L.J. Ganser. 4 cassettes. In this sequel to _Night Sins (RC 40834)_, Deer Lake, Minnesota, is still in an uproar over a child's abduction. Although one man has been charged, county attorney Ellen North and the police chief are searching for an accomplice, and North is reluctant to discuss the case with the media. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996. RC 42045. ## The Weatherman. RC 42046. by Steve Thayer. read by Nick Sullivan. 3 cassettes. A Minnesota woman is killed each season just before a major weather disturbance. The police come to suspect weatherman Dixon Bell, but Bell's colleague, investigative producer Rick Beanblossom, who wears a mask to hide a face destroyed in Vietnam, thinks Bell is innocent. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995. RC 42046. ## Morality Play. RC 42047. by Barry Unsworth. read by Graeme Malcolm. 1 cassette. Depicts the sordid life of fourteenth-century England. A fugitive priest joins a ragtag troupe of traveling players. In the next town, a girl stands accused of murdering a boy. As the players reenact the foul deed, they discover the true story--at their own peril. Bestseller 1995. RC 42047. ## The Lady with the Hat. RC 42048. by Uri Orlev. read by Ken Kliban. 1 cassette. In 1947 Yulek, the only concentration camp survivor of his family, returns home to Poland before traveling to Israel. He learns his Aunt Malka is looking for him. Yulek's account of his journey to Israel is interwoven with Aunt Malka's report on her search for Yulek. For junior and senior high readers. 1990. RC 42048. ## That Camden Summer. RC 42049. by LaVyrle Spencer. read by Catherine Byers. 2 cassettes. In the early 1900s, divorcee Roberta Jewett, returning to her childhood home in Maine with her three daughters, is talked about and shunned by the community. Even Roberta's mother is ashamed of her. Then Roberta develops a friendship with the man repairing her home, and the neighbors are up in arms. Bestseller 1996. RC 42049. ## Green Mars. RC 42050. by Kim Stanley Robinson. read by John Stratton. 5 cassettes. At the beginning of the twenty-second century, the face of Mars is changing as efforts to terraform make the planet more liveable for human colonizers. But the people of Mars are a diverse and passionate lot ranging from the radical, environmental Reds to recent emigrants from Earth, all of whom must manage to put aside their differences to attain planetary independence. Sequel to _Red Mars (RC 36318)_. Some strong language. 1994. RC 42050. ## The Looking Glass War. RC 42056. by John Le Carre. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Leclerc heads a London espionage department that has become almost obsolete since World War II. Yet he is determined to return the unit to its full potential. His plan is to train a former agent for a mission into East Germany. But one agent has already been killed. Does Leclerc dare risk the lives of other men for a mission that may be doomed? Strong language and some violence. 1965. RC 42056. ## The Blue Afternoon. RC 42059. by William Boyd. read by Barbara Caruso. 2 cassettes. Love, murder, and medicine under steamy Manila skies in 1902. Salvador Carriscant tells his life story to his new-found daughter. He was a prominent surgeon when he fell in love with a married patient, Delphine. The murder of her husband brought a tragic end to their affair. Now, in 1936, he and his daughter search for Delphine. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1995 _Los Angeles Times_ Book Prize for fiction. 1993. RC 42059. ## White Boys and River Girls: Stories. RC 42060. by Paula K. Gover. read by Robin Miles. 2 cassettes. Nine stories illuminating the lives of ordinary people, many barely adult, making their way in the world. In the title story, asphalt-layer Donnie is fixated on Yolanda, an introspective artist quite different from his usual shallow blond. Light-skinned enough to grow up as "white trash," she makes him face his prejudice. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1995. RC 42060. ## Pictures at Eleven. RC 42063. by Norman Spinrad. read by Christopher Hurt. 3 cassettes. Toby Inman, news anchor for KLAX in Los Angeles, is just finishing the six o'clock news when the station is invaded by members of the Green Army Commandos. The ecoterrorists plan to blow up the station and everyone in it unless they are allowed to broadcast their demands on television. For good measure, they have sprinkled the explosives with enough plutonium to make Los Angeles uninhabitable for a long time. Strong language and violence. 1994. RC 42063. ## Neanderthal. RC 42086. by John Darnton. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. A series of disappearances and murders in the mountains of northern Asia signals that something has gone wrong with an extraordinary scientific expedition. Dispatched to investigate the matter, two academic rivals encounter a world of primeval creatures who provide a link to human origins. Bestseller 1996. RC 42086. ## Rule of the Bone. RC 42091. by Russell Banks. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. The summer Chappie becomes fourteen is a turning point in his life, but not a good one. He is heavy into weed and doesn't have money to buy it, so he steals from his mother and stepfather. Chappie moves in with some bikers, gets a crossed-bone tattoo, and adopts the name Bone. Eventually Bone meets I-Man, a Jamaican migrant farmworker who has a dramatic effect on his life. Strong language and some violence. For senior high readers. 1995. RC 42091. ## Under the Beetle's Cellar. RC 42093. by Mary Willis Walker. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. Claiming the end of the world is near, Samuel Mordecai and his heavily armed group have kidnapped school-bus driver Walter Demming and eleven children. During the fifty days the hostages are kept in an underground pit, Vietnam vet Demming rallies them with stories and trains them in defense. Meanwhile, journalist Molly Cates searches for Mordecai's birth mother, hoping she will negotiate with the cult leader. Strong language and violence. 1995. RC 42093. ## The Night Room. RC 42106. by E.M. Goldman. read by Gary Telles. 1 cassette. Ira is thrilled that both he and the girl he has a crush on, Sandra, are among the seven high school students chosen to participate in a university virtual reality experiment. They will visit their ten-year high school reunion and learn about their probable futures. During the session, the students are shocked to discover that Sandra will kill herself--the very month the experiment is conducted. For senior high and older readers. 1995. RC 42106. ## And This Too Shall Pass. RC 42209. by E. Lynn Harris. read by J.P. Linton. 3 cassettes. Lives of four African American professionals intersect in Chicago. Zurich is an NFL quarterback. Sean is a gay journalist who covers Zurich. Mia, a sports anchor, is attracted to Zurich. And Tamela, an attorney, represents him when an accusation threatens his career. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1996. RC 42209. ## ### _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, labeled with the code RC, play at 15/16 ips. To order books, contact your cooperating library. _Cassettes Nonfiction_ The World of Animals. RC 39913. by Desmond Morris. read by Ray Dizefalo. 1 cassette. Because people often have false impressions of wild animals, the author looks closely at some of the most popular animals, including bears, dolphins, giraffes, wolves, gorillas, and tigers. He gives a realistic account of how these animals live, what they look like, where they sleep, what they eat, how they raise their families, and how many are left in the world. For grades 4-7. 1993. RC 39913. ## Living Fossils. RC 39926. by Cass R. Sandak. read by Miriam Wagner. 1 cassette. Fossils are usually thought to be the remains of dead things. Living fossils, however, are organisms that developed in very ancient times and have remained relatively unchanged. Some living fossils are well-known species such as cockroaches and opossums. Others are rare survivors like the ginkgo tree and the horseshoe crab. The author discusses evolution and animals and plants that are living fossils. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1992. RC 39926. ## Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. RC 40586. by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack. read by Chuck Young. 1 cassette. It's 1859. The Virginia plantation is getting ready for Christmas. The Big House is clean, the tree decorated, the fireplace lit, and food prepared. Visitors will be welcomed, carols sung, stories told, and gifts unwrapped. There will be talk about war. Meanwhile, preparations in the Quarters are for singing, dancing, eating, and family reunions. The slaves talk about freedom. For grades 3-6. 1994. RC 40586. ## Thanksgiving: Stories and Poems. RC 41604. edited by Caroline Feller Bauer. read by Janis Gray. 1 cassette. "Be thankful for noses on Thanksgiving Day" is just one of the many thoughts in this bountiful book of poems, stories, and even two recipes celebrating the all-American holiday. "The Ballad of the _Mayflower_" sets the scene of Pilgrims and Indians, "The Thanksgiving Day Parade" sends the giant balloons aloft, and "To Friendship" toasts those near and dear. For grades 2-4. 1994. RC 41604. ## The Excretory System. RC 41613. by Alvin Silverstein and others. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette (Reissue). An introduction to the excretory system showing the cooperation of the lungs, skin, and urinary and digestive systems. Discusses the waste a body creates, the function of the kidneys, how urine is formed, excretion through the skin, and excretion through the digestive tract. Contains a glossary of terms relating to the excretory system. For grades 5-8. 1994. RC 41613. ## The Digestive System. RC 41619. by Alvin Silverstein and others. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette (Reissue). A look at the digestive system. Authors discuss why we need the the food we eat and the importance of a balanced diet; the functions of the stomach, small intestines, pancreas, and liver; and how the body gets rid of waste. Contains glossary of related terms. For grades 5-8. 1994. RC 41619. ## Conserving Energy. RC 41834. by Donna Bailey. read by Janis Gray. 1 cassette. Presenting facts such as a child sitting quietly uses about the same amount of energy as a sixty-watt light bulb, Bailey explains how we can reduce the waste of energy in our homes and in transportation. Energy sources are fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, or coal) and hydroelectric or nuclear generators. No matter where it comes from, the total amount of energy on earth stays the same, although it can change forms. For grades 3-6. 1991. RC 41834. ## Nathaniel Willy, Scared Silly. RC 41843. retold by Judith Mathews and Fay Robinson. read by Andy Chappell. 1 cassette. Nathaniel Willy lives with his Gramma in the country. One night after Gramma kisses Nathaniel good night and closes the door, Nathaniel thinks he hears a ghost. To stop him from being scared, Gramma brings in the cat, then the dog, then the pig, and even the cow, but Nathaniel still hears the ghost. For preschool-grade 2. 1994. RC 41843. ## Wasting Water. RC 41853. by Donna Bailey. read by Janis Gray. 1 cassette. Taking a shower instead of a bath can save about sixteen gallons of water. Imagine you had to carry the water you use, about eighty gallons a day, from a well, as is done in some countries. This book explains how fresh water is made by nature, how water is needed and used, how treatment plants provide clean water, and what we all can do to reduce the waste of water and help protect the environment. For grades 3-6. 1991. RC 41853. ## Places of Refuge: Our National Wildlife Refuge System. RC 41865. by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. read by Butch Hoover. 1 cassette. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt, concerned about the effects on native birds of fashion's craze for feathers, began the National Wildlife Refuge System by setting aside Pelican Island in Florida as a sanctuary for birds. By the mid-1990s, there were about 470 refuges in the United States and its territories. The author discusses the system's purposes, management, problems, and future. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1992. RC 41865. ## All about Basketball. RC 41929. by George Sullivan. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. A basic guide to the fast-paced game of basketball. Chapters include a history of the sport, descriptions of the fouls and penalties, basic skills needed, and the positions played. Reference information includes lists of college and professional teams and divisions, as well as a glossary of basketball terms. Brief biographies of nine players include Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. For grades 5-8. 1991. RC 41929. ## Wolf Cub Scout Book. RC 41935. by Boy Scouts of America. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette (Reissue). This handbook for the first phase of Cub Scouting explains the requirements for completing the Wolf achievements and electives. Also includes requirements for the initial Bobcat badge. For grades 2-4. 1986. RC 41935. ## The Big Bear Cub Scout Book. RC 41936. by Boy Scouts of America. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette (Reissue). This handbook for the second phase of Cub Scouting explains the requirements for completing the Bear achievements and electives. For grades 2-4. 1984. RC 41936. ## Sovietrek: A Journey by Bicycle across Russia. RC 41940. by Dan Buettner. read by Ken Kliban. 1 cassette. In 1990, the last full year of the Soviet Union's existence, two Americans and two Soviets cycled across the southern part of Russia, a distance of 7,353 miles. Buettner, one of the cyclists, describes the people they met, the places they visited, and the problems they encountered on their journey, which began on the western border and continued through thirteen time zones to Vladivostok. For grades 5-8. 1994. RC 41940. ## Rascal. RC 41995. by Sterling North. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette (Reissue). Although his life is full with a Saint Bernard, a family of skunks, a raucous crow, and an unfinished canoe, Sterling is captivated by a tiny raccoon kit he names Rascal. The ingenious animal quickly takes over the house and Sterling's heart but also makes enemies by stealing corn and raiding chicken coops. Until he gets too big, Rascal shares many adventures with Sterling in the Wisconsin countryside. For grades 4-7. 1963. RC 41995. ## Everglades. RC 42052. by Jean Craighead George. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. George, a naturalist, describes life in the Everglades through the eyes of a storyteller who takes five children there. The storyteller describes the grass, orchids, trees, birds, panthers, and snakes that once made the area beautiful. When the children ask what happened to the flora and fauna, the storyteller explains what humans have done and what can be done to save the Everglades. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1995. RC 42052. ## I Can Tell by Touching. RC 42073. by Carolyn Otto. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. A little boy describes how he always knows exactly where he is because he can feel. He feels his back against the chair and his elbows on the solid kitchen table, and he slides his hands over the smooth polished wood. As he goes through his day, the boy continues to feel everything around him. He also explains how to test your ability to feel. For grades K-3. 1994. RC 42073. ## Small Talk: A Book of Short Poems. RC 42076. selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. read by Gordon Gould. 1 cassette. Collection of more than thirty very short poems whose subjects include spring, rain, caterpillars, the city, growing up, winter days, wet socks, and silence. For grades 2-5. 1995. RC 42076. ## Braving the New World, 1619-1784: From the Arrival of the Enslaved Africans to the End of the American Revolution. RC 42090. by Don Nardo. read by Bob Moore. 1 cassette. Beginning with a discussion of slave use on sugar plantations in the Caribbean and South America, Nardo then explains how slaves were brought to the New World in 1619 to work on cotton plantations and as replacements for the dwindling number of indentured servants. Includes a chronological list of events from 1619 to 1784. For grades 6-9. 1995. RC 42090. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Breaking Free. RC 40067. by LouAnn Gaeddert. read by Chuck Young. 1 cassette. In 1800, as Richard nears twelve, the aunt who has been raising him dies. At her funeral, an uncle Richard never met before insists that Richard move to his farm in New York to help with the work. Wanting desperately to go back to school, Richard is careful not to excel at any chores so his uncle won't think him useful. As he plans his own way out, he also works on an escape for the slaves on his uncle's farm. For grades 3-6. 1994. RC 40067. ## The Best School Year Ever. RC 40069. by Barbara Robinson. read by Barbara Rappaport. 1 cassette. In this sequel to _The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (RC 38118)_, the six Herdman children are still terrorizing their Woodrow Wilson School classmates. Beth, who is in the same grade as Imogene Herdman, is worried about this year's big assignment: coming up with compliments for every person in the class. What in the world can she say about Imogene? For grades 3-6. 1994. RC 40069. ## Wish on a Unicorn. RC 40501. by Karen Hesse. read by Celeste Lawson. 1 cassette. Sixth-grader Mags has a lot of responsibility. Her mother works at night, and Mags has to take care of eight-year-old Hannie, who is brain damaged, and six-year-old Mooch, who steals food. On the way home from school one day, Hannie spots a stuffed unicorn in a field and insists on keeping it. It may be old and dirty, but Hannie is sure it is magic. Perhaps she is right, because life begins to look better for the family. For grades 6-9. 1991. RC 40501. ## A Taste of Smoke. RC 40637. by Marion Dane Bauer. read by Susan McInerney. 1 cassette. Thirteen-year-old Caitlin goes camping with her college-aged sister, Pam. Before they enter the park, they stop off at a museum to learn about the Hinckley fire that destroyed a whole town about a century earlier. But when Pam's boyfriend shows up at the campsite, Caitlin feels left out until she meets Frank, the ghost of one of the boys who died in the fire. And before he disappears, he gives Caitlin a gentle kiss. For grades 5-8. 1993. RC 40637. ## Your Mother Was a Neanderthal. RC 40670. by Jon Scieszka. read by Ray Hagen. 1 cassette. Sam, Joe, and Fred, the Time Warp Trio who first appeared in _Knights of the Kitchen Table (RC 36216)_, travel back to the Stone Age and are immediately in trouble. First, they're completely naked (Sam still has his hat and Fred his glasses) and, second, they no longer have _The Book_ that enables them to travel in time. They have plenty of other problems, too, with cavegirls and a woolly mammoth. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1993. RC 40670. ## Cara's Beach Party Disaster. RC 41477. by Elaine L. Schulte. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. Cara Hernandez can't understand why her seventeen-year-old half sister, Paige, is so mean to her. Paige has even caused the members of the Twelve Candles Club to be upset with Cara. But the Christian club members are quick to forgive Cara, and she takes a lesson from this. Maybe she should try to please God and learn to forgive. Meanwhile the club continues to raise money working at parties, babysitting, and washing cars. For grades 3-6. 1993. RC 41477. ## Double Trouble for Jess McColl!. RC 41490. by Elaine L. Schulte. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. Jess McColl and her four friends belong to the Twelve Candles Club and do odd jobs to raise money. This summer Jess and Melanie are going to Israel as babysitters on a tour. Jess's father, who recently became a Christian, and Jess's mother are going too. Mrs. McColl wants Jess to concentrate less on gymnastics and more on becoming glamorous, but Jess turns her attention to learning about Christ. For grades 3-6. 1995. RC 41490. ## Jess and the Fireplug Caper. RC 41494. by Elaine L. Schulte. read by Pam Ward. 1 cassette. Jess and the other members of the Twelve Candles Club are at Jess's house trying on their new clown costumes when they hear strange noises coming from the backyard. Then they get a phone call but the caller just hangs up, and the car alarm in Jess's mother's car goes off. What is going on? For grades 3-6. 1992. RC 41494. ## The Great Brain Is Back. RC 41605. by John D. Fitzgerald. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette. In this final book about the Great Brain (the manuscript was found after the author's death), J.D. narrates eight more tales about how his big brother, Tom, now thirteen, continues to swindle people out of their money. Tom convinces J.D. to sell bars of soap, he almost outwits Polly Reagan in the spelling bee, and he helps rescue a gang of outlaws. For grades 4-7. 1995. RC 41605. ## O the Red Rose Tree. RC 41615. by Patricia Beatty. read by Kerry Cundiff. 1 cassette (Reissue). Amanda and her friends attempt to find seven different shades of special red cloth so that old Mrs. Hankinson can make the quilt of her dreams. The girls' search leads them to Dr. Perkins's red flannel chest protector and to a visiting opera star's red petticoat. For grades 5-8. 1972. RC 41615. ## The Case of the Weeping Witch: A McGurk Fantasy. RC 41620. by E.W. Hildick. read by John Polk. 1 cassette. Jack P. McGurk and his classmates are studying the Puritans, and Ms. Ellis has encouraged the students to do some research at the library. Soon the members of the McGurk Organization find themselves back in 1692 where they try to help a thirteen-year-old girl who has been charged with witchcraft. Then they are accused of being witches themselves. For grades 3-6. 1992. RC 41620. ## Eclipse. RC 41621. by Kristine L. Franklin. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 1 cassette. Trina is looking forward to a happy summer with her best friend, Miranda, before they enter the seventh grade. But even before they finish the sixth grade, things begin to go wrong. Trina's father has lost his job and becomes so depressed that he has to go to the hospital. The calf the family hoped to sell is born deformed and has to be killed. And Trina worries about the baby her forty-eight-year-old mom is expecting. For grades 6-9. 1995. RC 41621. ## Brer Tiger and the Big Wind. RC 41628. by William J. Faulkner. read by Jack Fox. 1 cassette. In olden days, the creatures of the forest used to plant crops just like menfolks. But one year, no rain came and the crops did not grow, so the creatures of the forest were hungry. There was one place where there was food and water, but it was guarded by Brer Tiger who said he would eat up anyone who tried to get his food. Then Brer Rabbit came up with an idea! For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41628. ## Three Perfect Peaches: A French Folktale. RC 41629. retold by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh. read by Carole Jordan Stewart. 1 cassette. Long ago there lived a red-haired princess who had freckles on her face. One day she awoke not feeling well and discovered the color of her hair and the freckles on her face were fading. Very quietly she wished for three perfect May peaches to make her well. The king then promised her hand in marriage to the person who could bring her three perfect peaches. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41629. ## Moominpappa at Sea. RC 41674. by Tove Jansson. read by Ed Blake. 1 cassette. Moominpappa is tired of living in the valley where his family's house floated after the flood. He has decided to move to a tiny island in the sea that has an empty lighthouse on it--and lots of room. Also living on the island is a peculiar, silent fisherman and the awful Groke. Moominpappa soon begins to wonder why the sea acts so strangely. For grades 4-7. 1966. RC 41674. ## Comet in Moominland. RC 41675. by Tove Jansson. read by Ed Blake. 1 cassette. The Moomin family has been living in the valley since their house floated there during the big flood. Moomintroll and his friend Sniff enjoy exploring the valley where they make lots of discoveries. But strange things are happening, and when Muskrat comes to the Moomin house looking for shelter during a storm, he informs them that a comet is coming. For grades 4-7. 1959. RC 41675. ## Bridesmaid Blues for Becky. RC 41744. by Elaine L. Schulte. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. The members of the Twelve Candles Club notice that Becky Hamilton is not her usual self. Becky's mother is planning to marry Mr. Bradshaw, and Becky hopes to stop the wedding. Becky's father died two years ago, and she can't see how her mother could ever love anyone else. But Becky's friends and her faith in God eventually help her understand. For grades 3-6. 1994. RC 41744. ## Getting Something on Maggie Marmelstein. RC 41779. by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette (Reissue). Thad Smith makes the mistake of calling classmate Maggie Marmelstein a mouse because she has a squeaky voice. So when Maggie catches Thad cooking, she threatens to spread her discovery around school. Thad knows he has to get something equally embarrassing on Maggie before she ruins his reputation. For grades 4-7. 1971. RC 41779. ## Before the Storm. RC 41826. by Jane Yolen. read by Lindsay Ellison. 1 cassette. On a hot summer day, the only thing worth playing with is the hose. A boy and his sister, brother, and dog forget about the heat as they frolic in the water. But when it starts to rain, the boy is soon wishing for the hot sun again. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41826. ## Stacy Had a Little Sister. RC 41827. by Wendie C. Old. read by Miranda Daniloff. 1 cassette. Stacy is not very happy with her new sister, Ashley. Ashley gets too much attention, and she isn't any fun yet. But one night Ashley dies in her crib and Stacy misses her. Stacy's parents explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to her. For preschool-grade 2. 1995. RC 41827. ## The Dinosaur That Followed Me Home. RC 41836. by Bruce Coville. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette. Stuart Glassman had such an unusual adventure at Camp Haunted Hills last summer that he is not planning to go again. But when he receives an invitation from Harry Housen, the special effects genius at the movie camp, Stuart can't resist. Soon Stuart, his friend Brenda Connors, and her cousin Winston are involved in a new movie that transports them into the past. For grades 3-6. 1990. RC 41836. ## Grandaddy's Place. RC 41842. by Helen V. Griffith. read by Jill Fox. 1 cassette. _Georgia Music (RC 25639)_ describes the music Janetta and her grandfather heard in the sounds of the country. Now Janetta describes her first meeting with her grandfather. Janetta and her mother take a long train ride out of the city to an old farm. But when they arrive, Janetta is not happy with what she sees--a mean looking cat, a hive of wasps, and a giant animal that chases her. For preschool-grade 2. 1987. RC 41842. ## My Two Uncles. RC 41855. by Judith Vigna. read by Carole Jordan Stewart. 1 cassette. Elly has two uncles, but only Uncle Ned, her father's brother, is her real uncle. Uncle Phil is Uncle Ned's friend. Grampy and Gran's fiftieth anniversary is coming, and Elly and Uncle Ned have made them a diorama. Elly is upset when she learns that Grampy will not allow Uncle Phil to come to the party. Elly's dad says that some men love each other the way Elly's mom and dad do and that some people are uncomfortable with gay couples. For grades 2-4. 1995. RC 41855. ## You Cheat!. RC 41866. by Jamie Gilson. read by Bruce Huntey. 1 cassette. Nathan and his brother, Hank, live eight stories up in the city, but right now they are visiting Aunt Paula in the country. Hank is bored and just plays with his video game, while Nathan learns to fish. After Hank beats Nathan at the card game Go Fish, Nathan challenges him to really go fishing. For grades K-3. 1992. RC 41866. ## Arthur's New Puppy. RC 41874. by Marc Brown. read by Andy Chappell. 1 cassette. Arthur has a new puppy named Pal, and they love each other very much. But Pal is a very naughty puppy, and Arthur is in danger of losing him if Arthur doesn't get Pal to behave. For preschool-grade 2. 1993. RC 41874. ## Jingo Django. RC 41875. by Sid Fleischman. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette (Reissue). Jingo has been in an orphanage for seven years when a man offers two hundred dollars for him. The man tells Jingo he wants help in finding Jingo's father, but Jingo secretly decides to lead the man on a wild-goose chase that will put them in gold country. For grades 4-7. 1971. RC 41875. ## George Washington's Cows. RC 41884. by David Small. read by Andy Chappell. 1 cassette. George Washington's cows wear lavender gowns and have to be begged to give milk. His hogs are happy to work when the servants are sick, and his sheep are very smart. Washington soon begins to think he should leave the farm and look for another job. For grades K-3 and older readers. 1994. RC 41884. ## Apple Juice Tea. RC 41885. by Martha Weston. read by Janis Gray. 1 cassette. When Polly's Gran comes to visit for the first time, Polly is unhappy. Gran wants to do things with Polly, but Polly doesn't know her at all. Finally, when Polly's parents go out and leave Polly and Gran alone, Polly discovers Gran is fun to be with. For preschool-grade 2. 1994. RC 41885. ## The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. RC 41921. by Christopher Paul Curtis. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. The whole "Weird Watson" family drives from Michigan to visit Grandma Sands in Alabama. She is the only one who can put some sense into the head of Kenny's older brother, Byron, who acts up just too many times. The kids have never been to the South, where they experience segregation and racism. The family's sense of humor helps, but life there holds serious problems. Some strong language. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 1995. RC 41921. ## Nibble, Nibble, Jenny Archer. RC 41924. by Ellen Conford. read by Nona Pipes. 1 cassette. Jenny Archer and her friend Wilson are waiting for Wilson's mother in the shopping mall when they see a woman giving away free samples. Although the brown, green, and yellow pellets taste unusual, Jenny doesn't want to hurt the woman's feelings. As Jenny proclaims the snack delicious and nutritious, a woman with a video camera announces Jenny will star in a rather surprising commercial! For grades 2-4. 1993. RC 41924. ## The Brave Little Bunny. RC 41930. by Linda Jennings. read by Catherine Byers. 1 cassette. Millie is a lop-eared rabbit who lives in a hutch with her brothers and sisters. But she longs to explore the outside world. Millie's chance comes one day when someone leaves the door open. She scampers across the yard, under a hedge, and straight into the path of a fox. What will Millie do now? For preschool-grade 2. 1995. RC 41930. ## Belling the Tiger. RC 41941. by Mary Stolz. read by Catherine Byers. 1 cassette. The house mice get together and decide to bell the house cat (not realizing that many mice have tried this and failed). They pick small twin mice, Bob and Ozzie, to be the heroes. The brothers find a cat collar with a bell, but before they can complete their mission, they are chased onto a ship and sail away. In a faraway land, Bob and Ozzie find the biggest cat they've ever seen--and decide to bell it. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor Book. 1961. RC 41941. ## A Story, a Story. RC 41943. by Gail Haley. read by John Horton. 1 cassette (Reissue). Once upon a time, the world had no stories. This is the tale of how Ananse the spider obtained the Sky God's chest of stories--and how he outwitted and captured three fantasy creatures in order to do so. For grades K-3 and older readers. Caldecott Medal. 1970. RC 41943. ## No Foal Yet. RC 41955. by Jessie Haas. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Nora is excited that her Gramp's mare, Bonnie, is going to have a foal. But every morning when Nora wakes up and every afternoon when she races to the barn from the school bus, Bonnie is still pregnant. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41955. ## Plowie: A Story from the Prairie. RC 41959. by Patricia Kirkpatrick. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. "A long time ago when there were still horses on the road," a little girl lived with her family on an Iowa prairie farm. One day while she followed her father as he plowed the field, the girl found a porcelain doll in the prairie dirt. The doll, Plowie, became her friend and was later passed down to the girl's grandchildren who now tell the story of Plowie to their own children. For grades K-3. 1994. RC 41959. ## The Christmas Teddy Bear. RC 41961. by Ivan Gantschev. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Christmas is only two days away when Ellen and her mother arrive to visit Grandma and Grandpa at the country estate where they work as caretakers. Ellen is hoping to get a teddy bear for Christmas, and so one day before Christmas, Grandpa sets out on the hour-long walk into town to find a teddy bear for Ellen. But on the way home, he gets lost in a snowstorm. For grades K-3. 1992. RC 41961. ## Summer's End. RC 41963. by Maribeth Boelts. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Summer is ending, and that means that second grade is almost here. For Jill, there will be no more swimming, baseball, or visits from cousins. But school can mean lots of nice things also, and soon Jill is looking forward to going back. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41963. ## King Kenrick's Splinter. RC 41967. by Sally Derby. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Today is the day King Kenrick gets to lead the Hero's Day parade. But when he jumps out of bed, he yells "Ow!" and quickly sits back down. Poor King Kenrick has a splinter in his big toe. So he hobbles around and gets dressed, but the only shoes he can put on are his slippers. Now what will he do? Will the splinter come out by itself? Or will the king have to endure the queen's needle and tweezers? For grades K-3. 1994. RC 41967. ## Don't Fidget a Feather!. RC 41969. by Erica Silverman. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Duck thinks she is a great swimmer, but one day Gander comes along and challenges her. After they try to outdo each other in swimming and flying, Duck suggests a freeze-in-place contest to determine the "champion of champions." Funny things happen to threaten their concentration, but neither one moves until they are almost thrown into Fox's cooking pot. For preschool-grade 2. 1994. RC 41969. ## Chato's Kitchen. RC 41971. by Gary Soto. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Chato, a low-riding cat with six stripes, is sneaking up on a sparrow when he hears noise coming from next door. He peeks through the fence and discovers a family of five fat, juicy mice moving in. Chato gets a wonderful idea--invite them for dinner! Only Chato plans for them to be his dinner. The mice accept Chato's invitation, but bring along a surprise guest. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 41971. ## Three Cool Kids. RC 41973. by Rebecca Emberley. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette. Three goat kids live in the city. They are called Big Cool, Middle Cool, and Little Cool. Although the brothers and sister like the lot they live on, it is becoming run down. They are thinking about moving to a vacant grassy lot across the street, but are afraid to walk by the big rat that everyone says lives behind the sewer grate. For preschool-grade 2. 1995. RC 41973. ## In the Land of the Big Red Apple. RC 42000. by Roger Lea MacBride. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. In this sequel to _Little Farm in the Ozarks (RC 40672)_, Rose Wilder and her parents endure a cold, icy winter that threatens their young apple orchard. But the year is not all hardship. For her ninth birthday, Rose gets a mule to ride to school and names him Spookendyke. Also, a new love begins for their farmhand, and the Wilders experience the true spirit of giving at Christmas. For grades 3-6. 1995. RC 42000. ## The Hundred Dresses. RC 42016. by Eleanor Estes. read by Pam Ward. 1 cassette. Although Wanda Petronski comes to school each day in a faded blue dress, she tells the other girls that she has a hundred dresses lined up in her closet. Popular Peggy thinks this is hilarious and teases Wanda about it. Peggy's best friend, Maddie, is uneasy about the teasing and feels horrible when Wanda stops coming to school. For grades 3-6. Newbery honor book. 1944. RC 42016. ## The Mud Flat Olympics. RC 42055. by James Stevenson. read by John Horton. 1 cassette. It is time once again for the Mud Flat Olympics! Three moles, Kevin, Kimberly, and old Mr. Crenshaw, prepare for the deepest hole contest. Five snails compete in the all-snail high hurdle. There is even a victory for old Mr. Tokay, who wins the smelliest skunk contest. And a funny, wonderful time is had by all. For grades 2-4. 1994. RC 42055. ## The New King. RC 42058. by Doreen Rappaport. read by Ed Blake. 1 cassette. When Prince Rakoto's father dies, the young boy is very sad. He orders the powerful men of the village to bring the king back to life, but they cannot. Then the Wise Woman helps Rakoto see that, like the young shoots of the banana tree, he can carry on his father's work, keeping the memory of his father alive. For preschool-grade 2. 1995. RC 42058. ## Rhino and Mouse. RC 42061. by Todd Starr Palmer. read by John Horton. 1 cassette. Rhino is Mouse's best friend, but sometimes Rhino gets on Mouse's nerves. On National Mouse and Rat Day, Rhino buys Mouse a cat, paints his house in polka dots, and makes him breakfast with catsup and hot fudge. For preschool-grade 2. 1994. RC 42061. ## The Story of the Three Kingdoms. RC 42064. by Walter Dean Myers. read by Ed Blake. 1 cassette. Long ago, there were three kingdoms on the earth. Elephant ruled the forest, Shark ruled the sea, and Hawk ruled the air. Each thought his kingdom was the greatest. But then one day there came to earth some new creatures, and they called themselves the People. The People sit by their fire telling stories, and soon Elephant, Shark, and Hawk are no longer the greatest. For grades K-3. 1995. RC 42064. ## Cat, You Better Come Home. RC 42067. by Garrison Keillor. read by Christopher Hurt. 1 cassette. Puff, an elegant cat who demanded to be allowed outside, now refuses to come in even though her owner insists. (After all, it is cold and dark outside, and the dogs are waiting to attack.) But Puff isn't happy with the chow she has to eat. So she runs away to Europe, stars in a cat food commercial, and becomes quite rich. Then early one morning, her owner hears a scratch-scratch-scratch on the windowsill. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1995. RC 42067. ## Egg Monsters from Mars. RC 42084. by R.L. Stine. read by Terence Aselford. 1 cassette. At twelve, Dana Johnson wants to be a scientist when he grows up. During his little sister's birthday egghunt, Dana finds a very unusual egg--throbbing with veins. When the egg hatches into a creature that looks like scrambled eggs with eyes, Dana rushes it to a small science lab in his neighborhood. Surprisingly the lab owner is not shocked by Dana's discovery--he has a roomful of the egg monsters. For grades 4-6. 1996. RC 42084. ## I Hate Company. RC 42094. by P.J. Petersen. read by Rick Rohan. 1 cassette. Dan hates it when company stays overnight with him and his mother in their apartment because he has to give up his room. Now Mom's newly divorced friend, Kay, is coming with her three-year-old son, Jimmy, and they are staying until Kay finds work. Since Jimmy is even worse than Dan imagined, he decides to help Kay get a job and get out. For grades 2-4. 1994. RC 42094. ## The Greatest Show off Earth. RC 42096. by Margaret Mahy. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. Delphinium, a human calculator and the only girl on Space Station Vulnik, is celebrating her tenth birthday, and she wants to have some fun. Sadly, fun is not allowed on Vulnik because it may cause the return of the Acropola: great, green, mysterious aliens shaped like slugs that slime around sucking up fun-energy. But it may be Delphinium's lucky day as she launches herself and two others into hyperspace and the Wonder Show. For grades 3-6. 1994. RC 42096. ## One Brave Summer. RC 42102. by Ann Turner. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. Katy is just getting used to a new school and house when her mother decides they will spend the summer in a mountain cabin. Certain that she will be bored while her mother writes her novel, Katy has no interest in going. But a red-haired girl named Lena May is waiting for them when they arrive. She is determined that the two girls will have adventures whether careful Katy wants to or not. For grades 2-4. 1995. RC 42102. ## Sharing Susan. RC 42112. by Eve Bunting. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. Susan Moretti, twelve, knows something is wrong at home but her parents won't tell her what it is. Finally she learns it's not the divorce she feared--it's something much worse: she was switched at birth at the hospital. The girl who was really her parents' daughter has just died in an accident, and the couple that raised her want to meet Susan. For grades 4-7. 1991. RC 42112. ## ### _Foreign Language Books_ The following cassette titles are available in the languages designated. _Spanish_ El Ninja. RC 40867. por Eric van Lustbader. read by Juan Ramirez. 5 cassettes. Novela hist¢rica que relata c¢mo las tradiciones marciales del Jap¢n encuentran su expresi¢n m s alta en el samurai, el guerrero noble. Pero esas tradiciones tienen un lado m s oscuro en el culto de los ninja, asesinos implacables que creen en drogas y magia y conocen mil modos furtivos de matar. La historia comienza cuando Nicholas Linnear, mitad oriental, mitad ingl‚s, se relaciona con la hija de un poderoso industrial. (This historical novel tells how the martial traditions of Japan find their highest expression in the Samurai--the noble warrior. But these traditions have a darker side in the cult of the Ninja, remorseless assassins who believe in drugs and magic and know a thousand stealthy ways to kill. The tale opens with half-Oriental, half-English Nicholas Linnear, who becomes involved with the daughter of a powerful industrialist.) 1986. RC 40867. ## Tradiciones Peruanas. RC 40868. por Ricardo Palma. read by Juan Ramirez. 3 cassettes. El autor peruano del siglo XIX cre¢ un nuevo g‚nero de relato corto, llamado "tradici¢n." La tradici¢n se basa en hechos hist¢ricos y legendarios del Per£; se caracteriza por el humor, la s tira, la fantas¡a y la picaresca; y transcurre primordialmente en la ‚poca colonial del Per£. Esta colecci¢n contiene m s de sesenta tradiciones con un pr¢logo biogr fico y anal¡tico de Raimundo Lazo. (The nineteenth-century Peruvian author created a new genre of short story, called the tradition, based on historical facts and legends of Peru. The traditions are characterized by humor, satire, fantasy, and the picaresque and are set mostly during the colonial period of Peru. This collection contains over sixty traditions with a biographical and analytical prologue by Raimundo Lazo.) 1986. RC 40868. ## Cuentos del General. RC 40869. por Vicente Riva Palacio. read by Juan Ramirez. 2 cassettes. Treinta y siete cuentos y f bulas de humor, iron¡a y s tira escritos por el militar y pol¡tico mexicano del siglo XIX. En el cuento "El Buen Ejemplo," un maestro de escuela comprueba el resultado del aprendizaje memor¡stico, y en la f bula "El Divorcio," varios miembros del reino animal quedan atrapados en medio de una pelea entre el rey y la reina de las bestias. Incluye un pr¢logo biogr fico y anal¡tico. (Thirty-seven humorous, ironic, and satirical short stories and fables by the nineteenth-century Mexican general and statesman. In "The Good Example," a school master sees the unintended result of rote learning, and in "The Divorce," various members of the animal kingdom are caught in the middle of a quarrel between the king and queen of beasts. Includes a biographical and analytical prologue.) 1986. RC 40869. ## Mutaci¢n. RC 40871. por Robin Cook. read by Juan Ramirez. 2 cassettes. El doctor V¡ctor Frank crea una mutaci¢n en el feto de su mujer, produciendo un ni¤o genio antinatural. Sin embargo, V¡ctor no le dice a su esposa que ha alterado sus genes creando un hijo superinteligente hasta que el experimento comienza a salir mal. Contiene lenguaje injurioso. (Dr. Victor Frank creates a mutation in his and his wife's fetus and produces an unnatural child genius. However, Victor doesn't tell his wife that he has toyed with their genes and created a superintelligent son--until the experiment begins to backfire. Some strong language.) 1990. RC 40871. ## Princesa Daisy. RC 40873. por Judith Krantz. read by Maria Pino. 5 cassettes. Daisy, hija de un pr¡ncipe ruso y una estrella de cine norteamericana, crece con un secreto bien guardado que la persigue durante toda su vida. Pasa unos a¤os felices en una universidad de California, que la conducen a una carrera televisiva en Nueva York. All¡ encuentra el amor y tambi‚n la posibilidad de liberarse y afrontar la verdad. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones expl¡citas de ¡ndole sexual. (Daisy, the daughter of a White Russian prince and an American film star, grows up with a long-kept secret that follows her throughout her life. She spends a few happy years in a California college, which lead to a television career in New York. There she finds love and also the freedom to unburden herself and face the truth. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.) 1980. RC 40873. ## ### _Talking Book Magazines_ Discs_ These free direct-circulation magazines are produced for NLS. To be put on the mailing list, contact your cooperating library. 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