### Talking Book Topics, Vol. 68, No. 6, November-December 2002 Talking Book Topics November-December 2002 Volume 68, Number 6 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped _Talking Book Topics_ is published bimonthly in large-print, cassette, and disc formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists recorded books and magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and covers news of developments and activities in library services. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, and how-to and self-help guides. To learn more about the wide range of books in the national collection, readers may order catalogs and subject bibliographies from cooperating libraries. Librarians can check other resources for titles and answer requests for special materials. To order books, contact your local cooperating library. Correspondence regarding editorial matters should be sent to: Publications and Media Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542 Library of Congress, Washington 2002 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 60-46157 ISSN 0039-9183 Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Cassettes--Nonfiction Cassettes--Fiction Books for Children Cassettes--Nonfiction Cassettes--Fiction Foreign Language Books Spanish Talking Book Magazines In Brief Publications Survey Patrons will soon be able to select and order NLS catalogs that will be issued in 2003 and 2004. A large-print order form will be mailed to individuals who subscribe to Talking Book Topics. The form will provide an opportunity to choose upcoming publications such as Cassette Books 2003, Cassette Books 2004, and Braille Books 2001-2002, which will be sent directly to patrons when they are produced. Information for Travelers A new reference circular, Information for Travelers with Physical or Visual Disabilities (2002) has been produced and is available in large print and online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/travelers.html. ### _Books for Adults_ Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book Topics_ were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including biographies, classics, gothics, mysteries, romances, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection.Cassette books are labeled with the code RC and play at 15/16 ips. To order books, contact your cooperating library. _Note:_ For the information of the reader, a notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, or violence. The word "some" before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurrence, as in "some strong language." _Cassettes Nonfiction_ The Serpent's Tongue: Prose, Poetry, and Art of the New Mexico Pueblos. RC 45970. edited by Nancy Wood. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Anthology of folktales, poems, memoirs, and historical pieces chronicling five hundred years of Pueblo Indian culture. The authors range from conquistadores to anthropologists to the Native Americans themselves. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997. RC 45970. ## The Fearless Flier's Handbook: Learning to Beat the Fear of Flying with the Experts from the Qantas Clinic. RC 50440. by Debbie Seaman. read by Candy Shannon. 2 cassettes. A 1994 graduate of the Australian Fearless Flying clinic interviews aviation experts and fellow alumni to provide tips on overcoming anxiety during flights. Topics include bad weather, jet maintenance, and air traffic control. Explains how huge planes manage to stay up in the air. 1998. RC 50440. ## William M. Kunstler: The Most Hated Lawyer in America. RC 50561. by David J. Langum. read by Don Feldheim. 4 cassettes. Biography of the controversial radical lawyer who took on cases that no one else wanted. Among those he defended were Black Panthers, Vietnam War protesters, the Attica prison insurgents, and American Indian Movement members, as well as mobsters. Analyzes Kunstler's major trials and looks at his exuberant personal life. 1999. RC 50561. ## Ray Charles: Man and Music. RC 50564. by Michael Lydon. read by Lindsay Ellison. 4 cassettes. Traces Charles's life from his youth in Greenville, Florida. Recalls his vision loss in early childhood, his years at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, his mother's death, and his rise to fame as a musician, performer, and businessman. Describes his lifelong friendships with Quincy Jones, David Newman, and Leroy Cooper. 1998. RC 50564. ## Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America. RC 50566. by Alison J. Clarke. read by Jeremy Gage. 2 cassettes. A cultural history of Tupperware that "explores the processes by which objects of mass consumption are appropriated as meaningful artifacts of everyday life...and why some objects come to matter more than others do." Discusses the designs of inventor Earl Tupper and the Tupperware home parties concept developed by Brownie Wise. 1999. RC 50566. ## All the President's Men. RC 50574. by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. read by Dan Bloom. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Two Pulitzer Prize-winning _Washington Post_ reporters chronicle their investigation of the Watergate scandal, which began as a burglary of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters on June 17, 1972. They explain the events that precipitated their first suspicions and led them to ascertain the truth. Some strong language. Bestseller 1974. RC 50574. ## Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with the Butterflies of Passage. RC 50575. by Robert Michael Pyle. read by Dan Bloom. 3 cassettes. The author recounts tracking the annual monarch butterfly migration from British Columbia to Mexico. He describes their behavior during this mass movement in an anecdotal natural history journal, while trailing them the length of North America. Contains scientific facts, humorous reminiscences, and vivid observations of his trip. 1999. RC 50575. ## Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg. RC 50580. by Snoop Dogg. read by Don Feldheim. 2 cassettes. Autobiography by rap star Snoop Dogg, describing his youth in a Los Angeles ghetto and his strong belief in God. Recounts his success in the music field during the early 1990s, the murder of his friend Tupac Shakur, and his own trouble with the law. Strong language and some violence. 1999. RC 50580. ## Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the Twentieth Century. RC 50582. by Michael Coffey. read by Len Mailloux. 2 cassettes. In this companion to the History Channel's television series, incidents of military and political blundering are analyzed along with their consequences. Includes the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose driver had gotten lost in Sarajevo; the 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler; the 1968 Vietnamese Tet Offensive; and the Bay of Pigs. 1999. RC 50582. ## The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars. RC 50762. by Jo‰l Glenn Brenner. read by Conrad Feininger. 3 cassettes. Behind-the-scenes examination of two rivals in the secretive chocolate industry. History of the business empires and the dictators who built them: Forrest Mars Sr. and Milton Hershey. Discusses the production of chocolate, its financial market, and social customs associated with it. 1999. RC 50762. ## Coming Up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s. RC 50764. by Ethan Mordden. read by Ray Hagen. 2 cassettes. Discusses how the musical theater of the 1950s was revolutionized by the development of the long-playing record, which enabled the quick production of original-cast recordings. Musical comedies dominated the era with shows such as _Guys and Dolls_, _The Music Man_, and _Can-Can_. 1998. RC 50764. ## The Renaissance: A Short History. RC 51256. by Paul Johnson. read by Miriam Wagner. 2 cassettes. A brief survey of the Renaissance, including the historic and economic background of the period; its art, literature, and architecture; and its eventual decline. 2000. RC 51256. ## Muhammad Ali: The World's Champion. RC 51330. by John Tessitore. read by Chuck Young. 1 cassette. Biography of the champion boxer, tracing his childhood, athletic career, religious conversion, and charitable activities. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., Ali rose to fame by winning a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, but later was criticized for his refusal to serve in Vietnam. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. RC 51330. ## Seeing through Places: Reflections on Geography and Identity. RC 51346. by Mary Gordon. read by Susan McInerney. 2 cassettes. Eight autobiographical pieces contemplating some of the places the author has lived and their influence on her emotional and physical well-being. Gordon explores her childhood reactions to being a visitor in her grandmother's house and then moving in to stay; she also describes her favorite residence, on Cape Cod. 2000. RC 51346. ## License to Steal: The Secret World of Wall Street and the Systematic Plundering of the American Investor. RC 51500. by Anonymous and Timothy Harper. read by John Lescault. 2 cassettes. An inside view of Wall Street investment firms of the 1990s, illustrating how brokers often mislead their clients and abuse their trust. Using the device of a fictitious salesman, Burtelsohn, the authors suggest that portfolio managers are motivated solely to earn profits for themselves, rather than investors. 1999. RC 51500. ## TulipoMania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused. RC 51515. by Mike Dash. read by Corrie James. 2 cassettes. Natural and economic history of the tulip, from its origins in Central Asia to its phenomenal popularity in seventeenth- century Europe. Examines the craze for tulip bulbs in the Netherlands in the 1630s--when a rare bulb fetched a higher price than a masterpiece by Rembrandt--and the repercussions when the futures market crashed. 1999. RC 51515. ## June 8, 2004: Venus in Transit. RC 51527. by Eli Maor. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. In anticipation of the 2004 passage of Venus across the sun- -among the rarest of astronomical events--mathematician Maor records the history of the five previously observed transits of Venus, as the phenomenon is technically called, in 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874, and 1882. 2000. RC 51527. ## Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey. RC 51536. by Allan Keiler. read by John Hammock. 5 cassettes. Biography of the African American contralto who began singing as a child in Philadelphia. Anderson toured in America before sojourning in Europe during 1928 for more opportunities. She became renowned for her 1939 Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. 2000. RC 51536. ## Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of the Largest, Most Fought Over _T. rex_ Ever Found. RC 51544. by Steve Fiffer. read by Gary Telles. 2 cassettes. A lawyer/journalist recounts the 1990 discovery by Sue Hendrickson of the 90-percent-complete _T. rex_ specimen and the subsequent battle for possession by multiple claimants. Explores the scientific and legal aspects of the case that culminated in a 1997 auction at Sotheby's in which Chicago's Field Museum offered the winning bid. 2000. RC 51544. ## Down Syndrome. RC 51596. by Salvatore Tocci. read by Jacinda Bronaugh. 1 cassette. Facts versus misconceptions about Down syndrome. Chapters focus on successive stages in the lives of people with this condition, from infancy through adulthood; family relationships; and future prospects based on genetic research. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. RC 51596. ## In Search of the Golden Frog. RC 51745. by Marty Crump. read by Nanette Savard. 3 cassettes. A field biologist chronicles three decades of her life spent researching reptiles and amphibians in South and Central America. Discusses the natural history, population decline, and reproduction systems of several species--especially the golden toad of Costa Rica. Documents the region's diverse landscapes, traditions, and culture. 2000. RC 51745. ## Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There. RC 51755. by David Brooks. read by Michael Scherer. 2 cassettes. The author's view of a late-twentieth-century American elite, a highly educated meritocracy that incorporates bohemian and bourgeois elements of popular culture from the 1960s and 1980s. These "bobos" often demand a high income and, at the same time, pursue free-spirited ideals, seeking both material and spiritual fulfillment. Bestseller 2000. RC 51755. ## Buddha. RC 51841. by Karen Armstrong. read by Jennifer Mendenhall. 2 cassettes. A biographical study of the revered religious leader, traditionally thought to have died in India in 483 B.C. Traces the main events of his life, from his renunciation of family through his quest for enlightenment, as evidenced in his teachings. Examines his philosophy for its message to humanity. Bestseller 2001. RC 51841. ## Squandering Aimlessly: My Adventures in the American Marketplace. RC 51842. by David Brancaccio. read by Gary Telles. 3 cassettes. The host of _Marketplace_--Public Radio International's business news hour--provides insights into common concerns about money. Explores various ways people say they would handle an unexpected financial windfall; examples include real estate investment, a shopping spree, and casino gambling. Also presents advice on coping with the social impacts of sudden wealth. 2000. RC 51842. ## How to Be Born Again. RC 51855. by Billy Graham. read by Don Nelson. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Veteran Christian evangelist explains the phrase "born again" as a biblical message that dates back two thousand years. Outlines the steps that can lead to a personal and religious turnabout. 1977. RC 51855. ## Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tragedy of the _Endurance_ Epic. RC 51969. by Lennard Bickel. read by Anne Flosnik. 2 cassettes. In 1915 Shackleton's expedition was marooned in ice on one side of Antarctica. Meanwhile, on the other side a small team of men and dogs persevered to supply food depots for Shackleton's expected transcontinental crossing. Relates the attendant tragedies of the 2,000-mile sledge journey to fulfill an obligation of honor. 2000. RC 51969. ## True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna. RC 51971. by David Roberts. read by Ted Stoddard. 2 cassettes. Relying on differing accounts of the climbers, Roberts chronicles the 1950 ascent by Herzog, Lachenal, Rebuffat, and others to the summit of Annapurna, the world's tenth highest mountain. Asserts that the team was equally responsible for the success, though only Herzog received accolades for the great French mountaineering venture. 2000. RC 51971. ## Red Grange and the Rise of Modern Football. RC 51972. by John M. Carroll. read by Michael Consoli. 2 cassettes. Highlights the career and influence of football's first superstar, Red Grange (1903-1991), beginning with the famous 1924 Illinois-Michigan collegiate game. Grange, the first player to have an agent when he signed with George Halas's Chicago Bears, continued to promote the sport as a broadcaster and coach after his playing days. 1999. RC 51972. ## The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots. RC 51983. by Irene Maxine Pepperberg. read by Colleen Delany. 5 cassettes. After twenty years spent researching large-brained, highly social parrots, a science professor concludes that a male African Grey named Alex has a vocabulary of about 100 words; has learned to identify objects, categorize, and employ terms of reference; and has mastered such concepts as absence and relative size. 1999. RC 51983. ## Collected Poems in English. RC 51984. by Joseph Brodsky. read by Steven Carpenter. 3 cassettes. A collection of all the poems by Brodsky (1940-1996) that appeared in book form in English during his lifetime. Includes mainly translations but also poems composed in English by the Russian-born Nobel Prize winner who served as Poet Laureate of the United States in 1991 and 1992. 2000. RC 51984. ## The New Lifetime Legal Guide. RC 52091. by Steven Mitchell Sack. read by Butch Hoover. 4 cassettes. Sack--a practicing attorney, author, and lecturer--addresses the legal needs of a typical family by offering "a lawyer's wisdom and experience . . . whatever your concern or problem." He presents hundreds of strategies for dealing with issues such as abuse, civil rights, consumer transactions, employment, cohabitation, and wills. 1998. RC 52091. ## Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department. RC 52167. by David Limbaugh. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. A polemical account of the Justice Department under President Bill Clinton. In support of his charges of bias and corruption against Clinton-appointed attorney general Janet Reno, Limbaugh introduces evidence from the Waco disaster, the White House travel agency scandal, the Elian Gonzalez case, and the tobacco company prosecutions. Bestseller 2001. RC 52167. ## The Book of Psalms. RC 52186. . read by Ted Stoddard. 1 cassette. Complete and unabridged collection of the 150 psalms from the King James version of the Bible. 1993. RC 52186. ## Liberators: Latin America's Struggle for Independence, 1810- 1830. RC 52315. by Robert Harvey. read by Peter Gil. 5 cassettes. Describes early nineteenth-century struggles to achieve independence from Spain and Portugal in South America. Portrays the life and times of seven "liberators," including Sim¢n Bol¡var, Bernardo O'Higgins, Jos‚ de San Mart¡n, Emperor Pedro I, August¡n de It£rbide, Francisco de Miranda, and Admiral Lord Cochrane. Assesses their continuing legacies. 2000. RC 52315. ## The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Poetry and Poetic Theory. RC 52409. . read by George Holmes. 8 cassettes. Large selection of poems from major nineteenth-century English poets, including women; representative pieces from lesser-known poets; and essays on poetic theory. Among those presented, in roughly chronological order, are Hemans, Landon, the Brownings, Tennyson, Lear, Bront‰, Arnold, the Rossettis, Swinburne, Hardy, Hopkins, Field, Meynell, Wilde, Kipling, Johnson, and Mew. 2000. RC 52409. ## Jazz: A History of America's Music. RC 52433. by Geoffrey C. Ward. read by Peter Jay Fernandez. 5 cassettes. In this companion to Ken Burns's ten-part PBS documentary, Ward discusses the history of jazz in the context of twentieth-century American history. His stories of the men and women who created this American art form include such greats as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, and Ella Fitzgerald. 2000. RC 52433. ## Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance. RC 52487. by Dennis Overbye. read by Fred Major. 4 cassettes. A biographical portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, focusing on his productive, youthful years in the first two decades of the 1900s. Provides a detailed treatment of Einstein's romantic and family affairs while discussing his scientific theories. Based on correspondence and documents that became available in the 1990s. 2000. RC 52487. ## Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table. RC 52508. by Ruth Reichl. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. Reichl discusses her decision to become a restaurant critic and the events that followed. She recounts the near disaster of her first on-the-job dinner, meetings with renowned food writers, world travels, an affair with a famous editor, and two marriages. Includes recipes. Sequel to _Tender at the Bone (RC 46069)_. Bestseller 2001. RC 52508. ## The Greatest Threat: Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Crisis of Global Security. RC 52515. by Richard Butler. read by David Myers. 2 cassettes. Former director of a United Nations commission established after the Gulf War to prevent Iraq from creating arsenals of mass destruction argues that nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons threaten civilization. Butler also details the commission's failed efforts to stop Saddam Hussein's military development. 2000. RC 52515. ## Hormone Deception: How Everyday Foods and Products Are Disrupting Your Hormones--and How to Protect Yourself and Your Family. RC 52520. by D. Lindsey Berkson. read by Erin Jones. 3 cassettes. Practical advice on avoiding exposure to man-made, hormone- disrupting chemicals and on self-detoxification. Discusses selecting the safest foods and products; safeguarding the home, room by room; and protecting children's health and intelligence. 2000. RC 52520. ## The Pushcart Prize XXV: Best of the Small Presses, 2001. RC 52528. edited by Bill Henderson. read by Fred Major. 4 cassettes. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition collects seventy-four works from fifty-four literary presses. Contains a broad selection of poetry, an essay by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, and stories by Kathleen Hill, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Joyce Carol Oates, and Eudora Welty. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52528. ## The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon. RC 52529. by Anthony Summers. read by Richard Hauenstein. 6 cassettes. Scathing study of the thirty-seventh U.S. president based on interviews with his psychiatrist and contemporaries. Suggests that Nixon's flawed character, love of intrigue, and money led to criminal behavior that began in California and continued through Watergate. Strong language. 2000. RC 52529. ## A Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a Lifetime. RC 52531. by John Naughton. read by Randy Davidson. 3 cassettes. Traces the history, growth, and development of the Internet from the massive computers of the 1930s and 1940s to the high-tech, high-speed machines of the 1990s. Honors its heroes and reviews their achievements in developing the World Wide Web, crediting the U.S. Defense Department with creating the first electronic networks. 2000. RC 52531. ## Mayo Clinic Heart Book: The Ultimate Guide to Heart Health. RC 52570. . read by Kerry Cundiff. 4 cassettes. Guide to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of cardiovascular disease. Describes the human heart, its function, and potential problems. Offers suggestions for dealing with the risks of coronary artery disease and recognizing its symptoms. Includes information on medications and tests, rehabilitation, and emergency care. 2000. RC 52570. ## Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America. RC 52632. by John H. McWhorter. read by Bob Moore. 3 cassettes. African American professor rejects the idea that white racism is the main obstacle to success. Outlines the three beliefs he says prevent black achievement: victimology, separatism, and anti-intellectualism. Also discusses affirmative action, ebonics, and suggestions for the future. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52632. ## The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. RC 52633. by Hernando de Soto. read by Michael Consoli. 2 cassettes. The author explains capitalism's failure in developing countries and offers a practical plan for transforming weak economies. Observing that citizens of these nations often lack registered titles to their property, he argues that governments must establish legally integrated systems of ownership and markets to convert work and savings to capital and reward individual enterprise. 2000. RC 52633. ## Rejuvenate! (It's Never Too Late). RC 52657. by Eartha Kitt. read by Yolande Bavan. 1 cassette. Award-winning performer shares tips that have helped her maintain a vital mind and body. Recalling incidents from her seventy-four years of varied and vigorous experiences, Kitt discusses the benefits of deep breathing, exercise, sensible eating habits, and avoiding materialistic clutter. Bestseller 2001. RC 52657. ## Mary Wollstonecraft: A Revolutionary Life. RC 52729. by Janet Todd. read by Patricia Kilgarriff. 5 cassettes. A biography of the spirited eighteenth-century English writer and feminist. Discusses the origins of her strong- willed, independent thinking, the writings it engendered, and the scandals of her unconventional behavior. Places her published writings in historical context and examines her intellectual legacy. 2000. RC 52729. ## Joan of Arc: Her Story. RC 52731. by R‚gine Pernoud and Marie V‚ronique Clin. read by Suzanne Toren. 4 cassettes. The historically documented life of the unschooled young French woman Joan of Arc (1412-1431), who led military troops to victory while still a teenager. Includes details of her imprisonment and execution for heresy at nineteen and the nullification trial decades after her death that reversed the earlier decision. 1986. RC 52731. ## Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970. RC 52736. by Lynne Olson. read by Gail Nelson. 4 cassettes. A journalist highlights women's contributions to the struggle for civil rights in the United States. Beginning with the antislavery movements of the South, through the Civil Rights era, to contemporary feminist issues, Olson describes the works of both black and white women who fought for freedom and equality. 2001. RC 52736. ## You Will Dream New Dreams: Inspiring Personal Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities. RC 52795. edited by Stanley D. Klein and Kim Schive. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. More than sixty essays by parents who are raising physically or mentally handicapped children. Includes advice, anecdotes, and words of wisdom. Lists state and national resource centers. Introduction by former U.S. attorney general Dick Thornburgh. 2001. RC 52795. ## An All-Consuming Century: Why Commercialism Won in Modern America. RC 52804. by Gary Cross. read by John Richardson. 3 cassettes. Traces the development and triumph of American consumerism in the twentieth century. Focuses on the introduction of Ford's "Model T" cars, the impact of amusement parks, the advent of department stores, radio and promotion of domesticity, and altered consumption patterns on the fast- food model. Argues that commercialism will continue to shape the nation's culture. 2000. RC 52804. ## Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. RC 52808. by Nicholson Baker. read by Fred Major. 3 cassettes. Novelist and library activist Baker opposes the library practice of microfilming and then discarding old printed materials. He argues against the purported brittle-paper crisis and pleads for retaining old books and newspapers to be perused in their original format. 2001. RC 52808. ## The Signers of the Declaration of Independence. RC 52815. by Robert G. Ferris and Richard E. Morris. read by Randy Atcher. 2 cassettes. Brief biographies of each of the fifty-six patriots who signed the American Declaration of Independence and were subsequently branded as traitors to the English crown. Includes text, summary, and historical background of the 1776 document. 1973. RC 52815. ## How to Expand and Upgrade PCs. RC 52822. by Preston Gralla. read by Richard Hauenstein. 2 cassettes. Explains how and why to change a personal computer's hardware to increase its speed, memory, or hard-drive capacity. Teaches how to add digital cameras, printers, scanners, cable modems, drives, and other technology. Lists needed tools. 2001. RC 52822. ## The Best American Science Writing, 2000. RC 52825. edited by James Gleick. read by Tom Burch. 3 cassettes. Nineteen articles ranging across topics in cutting-edge scientific inquiry from astronomy and cognition to visual perception, evolutionary theory, and the study of ants. Opens with "When Doctors Make Mistakes" by Atul Gawande, explaining the complexity of a heart-wrenching problem. Other contributors include Douglas R. Hofstadter, Oliver Sacks, and Stephen Jay Gould. 2000. RC 52825. ## A History of the Wife. RC 52826. by Marilyn Yalom. read by Kerry Cundiff. 3 cassettes. Stanford University cultural scholar presents the evolution of European and American women's experience of marriage. Examines the Judeo-Christian marital tradition and the changing role of the wife from biblical times to the twenty- first century. Discusses the impact of the depression era and World War II on the institution. 2001. RC 52826. ## Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit. RC 52827. by Robert D. Manning. read by Butch Hoover. 4 cassettes. Robert Manning, an economist and sociologist, examines the damaging social, economic, and political consequences of America's increasing dependence on credit cards and its culture of debt. Using personal interviews, he focuses on the nation's attitudes toward investments. He argues that reliance on loans will lead to financial ruin, hardship, and moral decadence. 2000. RC 52827. ## The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values. RC 52832. by Nancy Folbre. read by Carol Dines. 2 cassettes. An economist examines the provision of care for children and elderly and disabled people in a competitive market society. Folbre observes that with many women working outside the home, the personal care system evolved in an earlier era has been eroded. She proposes measures for balancing economic self-interest and social welfare. 2001. RC 52832. ## Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Is Crippling Undergraduate Education. RC 52838. by Murray Sperber. read by Bruce Huntey. 3 cassettes. Chronicles the development of the American university system, the undergraduate subculture, and sports programs within higher education. Argues that greater prominence in athletics means less money spent on academic concerns. Describes corporate sponsorship conflicts and how enrollment often soars following a school's appearance on national television. 2000. RC 52838. ## The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War. RC 52841. by Samuel Eliot Morison. read by Lou Harpenau. 4 cassettes. Describes the major sea battles and campaigns of World War II, beginning with the unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent struggle in the Pacific. Traces naval operations in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, including U-boat attacks on the eastern seaboard of the United States. 1963. RC 52841. ## Sundays Down South: A Pastor's Stories. RC 52845. by James O. Chatham. read by Randy Atcher. 2 cassettes. A Presbyterian Church pastor presents a collection of stories from parishes in Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Kentucky that portray the culture and values of the South. Addressing daily life, these accounts depict heroism and tragedy, ingenuity and vanity. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999. RC 52845. ## Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals. RC 52849. by Steven M. Wise. read by Tom Burch. 3 cassettes. Argues strongly that the best way to end cruelty to animals in the name of laboratory research would be to extend their rights under the law. Reviews legal treatment of nonhumans since ancient times, examines scientific evidence of similarities between apes and people, and proposes "personhood" status for chimpanzees. 2000. RC 52849. ## The Korean War, 1950-53. RC 52853. by Brian Catchpole. read by Lou Harpenau. 3 cassettes. History of the Korean War--the first war waged by the United Nations--written from a British perspective. Describes the air, sea, and land battles; the conditions of the prisoners of war; propaganda and public opinion; the contributions of the Commonwealth nations; the armistice; and results of the conflict. 2000. RC 52853. ## The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family. RC 52856. by Duong Van Mai Elliott. read by Jill Fox. 4 cassettes. Elliott offers a portrait of the Duong clan of northern Vietnam, from their service as high-ranking mandarins in the imperial court to their dispersal as boat people at the end of the Vietnam War. She discusses social, cultural, and political events that affected her extended family over four generations. 1999. RC 52856. ## Swing It! The Andrews Sisters Story. RC 52861. by John Sforza. read by Sharon Murray. 3 cassettes. Chronicles the career of the Andrews Sisters from Minneapolis--Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne--who epitomize the big-band era of the 1940s. The versatile trio sang together for three decades, recorded more than six hundred songs, and made seventeen movies despite their sibling squabbles. Includes a discography and a filmography. 2000. RC 52861. ## Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing. RC 52863. by Ted Conover. read by Tom Burch. 3 cassettes. A journalist's account of one year spent as a corrections officer in New York State. Conover's fascination with prisons led him to become a guard. He describes his training and his year on the job, with its moments of horror and grace. Includes a brief history of Sing Sing. Strong language and some violence. 2000. RC 52863. ## The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession. RC 52864. by Peter L. Bernstein. read by Gary Tipton. 3 cassettes. A social and cultural analysis of gold's two main interdependent functions as adornment and money. Begins with the magical and religious attributes of gold and proceeds to the historical transformation of gold into money. Recounts tales of men obsessed with this precious metal and shows how it has shaped human destiny. 2000. RC 52864. ## The Guide to Living with HIV Infection: Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic. RC 52878. by John G. Bartlett and Ann K. Finkbeiner. read by John Polk. 4 cassettes. A definitive guide for patients and their families in dealing with HIV infection. Offers practical medical, emotional, and financial advice as well as social and legal guidance. Includes information on available research, drugs, and tests. 2001. RC 52878. ## The Road to Wealth: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money; Everything You Need to Know in Good and Bad Times. RC 52889. by Suze Orman. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 5 cassettes. Orman states that everyone should create a strong financial foundation and that "money is not stagnant; it is ever- changing. It means different things...at different points in our lives." She discusses debt management, home ownership, insurance, college funds, retirement planning, stocks and bonds, and wills and trusts. Bestseller 2001. RC 52889. ## Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments. RC 52897. by Dominick Dunne. read by Rick Foucheux. 3 cassettes. Articles originally published in _Vanity Fair_ about the celebrity trials the author covered. He describes the cases of his daughter's murderer, John Sweeney; O.J. Simpson; the Menendez brothers; and Claus von Blow. Highlights failings of the legal system, concluding that the rich are tried differently. Strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52897. ## Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. RC 52941. edited by William W. Fitzhugh and Elisabeth I. Ward. read by Catherine Byers. 5 cassettes. In celebration of the 1,000-year anniversary of the arrival of the Vikings in North America, the Smithsonian Institution provides a history of these explorers, emphasizing their territorial expansionist aims. Uses information from manuscripts and oral tradition and data from archaeological sites and natural science. Preface by Hillary Rodham Clinton. 2000. RC 52941. ## China's Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture. RC 52942. by Charles O. Hucker. read by Peter Johnson. 4 cassettes. A history of China from the earliest civilization to 1850. Describes the society, government, philosophy, literature, and art under the different dynasties. 1975. RC 52942. ## The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History. RC 52943. by R. Keith Schoppa. read by Ralph Lowenstein. 4 cassettes. A history of China from 1780 to 2000, outlining its transition from a traditional society to a world power. Includes the consequences of Western imperialism, early twentieth-century cultural upheavals, continuing social transformation, and economic disasters. 2000. RC 52943. ## Notes from the Hyena's Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood. RC 52944. by Nega Mezlekia. read by Ken Kliban. 2 cassettes. The author relates stories and myths from his youth in Jigiga, Ethiopia. Mezlekia recalls that, as the nation's feudalism gave way to Marxism, he found himself in a revolutionary student cell and later became a teenage guerrilla. He survived imprisonment, famine, turmoil, and near execution by a firing squad. Governor General's Award. 2000. RC 52944. ## Fragments: The Collected Wisdom of Heraclitus. RC 52946. by Heraclitus of Ephesus. read by Ken Kliban. 1 cassette. Free verse translation by poet Brooks Haxton of the surviving sayings and thoughts of the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus. One familiar fragment as rendered by Haxton reads: "The river/ where you set/ your foot just now/ is gone--/ those waters/ giving way to this,/ now this." 2001. RC 52946. ## Prime Time: The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Midlife Health and Wellness. RC 52954. by Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Gayle K. Porter. read by Annie Wauters. 4 cassettes. A physician and a clinical psychologist give advice on dealing with medical problems that commonly afflict African American women in middle age, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. They also discuss psychological issues such as stress, depression, and negative attitudes that can affect one's health. 2001. RC 52954. ## The Change before the Change: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Healthy in the Decade before Menopause. RC 52957. by Laura E. Corio and Linda G. Kahn. read by Mary Kane. 3 cassettes. A physician explains the physical changes that occur in women prior to menopause during the period called "perimenopause." Details symptoms, body functions, and treatments--including medical and herbal--that are available and may help women make a comfortable transition to their next stage of life. 2000. RC 52957. ## American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood. RC 52964. by Marie Arana. read by MaryBeth Wise. 2 cassettes. Editor of the _Washington Post Book World_ recounts her bicultural upbringing in South America in the 1950s as the daughter of a Peruvian engineer married to a blonde American musician. She reminisces about coming to terms with her dual heritage. 2001. RC 52964. ## Women Sailors and Sailors' Women: An Untold Maritime History. RC 52969. by David Cordingly. read by Corrie James. 3 cassettes. A maritime scholar's account, structured in the form of a voyage, of women in British and American seafaring life during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. He discusses women's roles in port, on shipboard, and in lighthouse keeping. Some descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52969. ## The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections by a Primatologist. RC 52970. by Frans de Waal. read by Ted Stoddard. 3 cassettes. A primate-behavior expert argues that human culture is not unique but merely more advanced than cultures found in other species. Drawing on his years of research, de Waal proposes that apes exercise learned, as opposed to instinctual, patterns of behavior. Also explores human attitudes toward animals. 2001. RC 52970. ## Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. RC 53015. by Charles R. Cross. read by Robert O'Keefe. 3 cassettes. Music journalist draws on interviews and diaries to trace the life and untimely death of the Seattle musician. Investigates Cobain's unhappy teen years, success with his band Nirvana, heroin addiction, marriage to fellow rocker Courtney Love, and 1994 suicide at age twenty-seven. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 53015. ## The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate. RC 53023. by Harriet Lerner. read by Carol Dines. 2 cassettes. Psychologist and author of _The Dance of Anger (RC 27934)_ and other popular titles explains how to communicate with loved ones. Uses anecdotes from her own and her patients' lives to illustrate how to change one's behavior. 2001. RC 53023. ## Swimming past 50. RC 53029. by Mel Goldstein and Dave Tanner. read by Kerry Cundiff. 2 cassettes. Tips and techniques for the older swimmer. Includes training programs and the basics of the sport as well as information about the aging process. Offers sample workouts and advice on the prevention of injuries. 1999. RC 53029. ## A Passion to Win. RC 53031. by Sumner Redstone. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. Media magnate Redstone describes his career--begun in his father's drive-in movie business--including his acquisitions of Blockbuster, CBS, Paramount, Simon and Schuster, and Viacom. He intersperses his account with discussions of his childhood, years at Harvard, and military service as a cryptanalyst. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53031. ## Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War. RC 53041. by Judith Miller and others. read by Butch Hoover. 3 cassettes. Three journalists from the _New York Times_ discuss germ warfare and the real and rising threat it poses to the United States. They examine scientific advances in bio- weapons and the expertise now available in Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. They use biographical and historical examples to clarify the issue. Bestseller 2001. RC 53041. ## Jack: Straight from the Gut. RC 53044. by Jack Welch. read by Jack Fox. 3 cassettes. Autobiography by the CEO of General Electric for almost twenty years describes his life and his moves up the company ladder. Explains his management system, which led to his company's phenomenal stock growth. Bestseller 2001. RC 53044. ## Fire. RC 53047. by Sebastian Junger. read by Brian Conn. 2 cassettes. Magazine articles that the author of _The Perfect Storm (RC 44751)_ wrote between 1992 and 2001 about "people confronting situations that could easily destroy them." Includes a deadly Colorado forest fire in 1994, Kosovo in 1998, and Afghanistan in 2001. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53047. ## Call Me Crazy. RC 53048. by Anne Heche. read by Carol Dines. 2 cassettes. Memoir of thirty-one-year-old celebrity actress. Covers her abused childhood, therapy sessions, career, and success. Describes her lesbian affair with comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and her bout of insanity. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. RC 53048. ## Strong Women Eat Well: Nutritional Strategies for a Healthy Body and Mind. RC 53052. by Miriam E. Nelson. read by Patricia McDermott. 2 cassettes. Discusses nutrition and its scientific basis--including the national guidelines presented in the Food Guide Pyramid. Promotes consumption of water, whole grains, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Explains how to read labels on packaged foods. Contains fifty healthy and easy-to-prepare recipes. Companion to _Strong Women, Strong Bones (RC 51016)_. 2001. RC 53052. ## Maimonides Reader. RC 53060. by Moses Maimonides. read by Robert Blumenfeld. 4 cassettes. Major texts by the medieval Jewish philosopher, physician, and rabbi Maimonides (1135-1204), born Moses ben Maimon in Islamic Spain. Includes selections from the _Mishneh Torah_, the _Guide of the Perplexed_, the _Book of Commandments_, letters, and other writings. Introduction and commentary by Isadore Twersky. 1972. RC 53060. ## Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood. RC 53065. by Suzanne Finstad. read by Margaret Strom. 4 cassettes. Depicts the personal and professional life of film star Natalie Wood, the daughter of an unstable Russian stage mother. Describes the psychological pressures that shaped the child actress, her two marriages to Robert Wagner, and her successful career on screen until her untimely death in 1981. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53065. ## Crossing Over: The Stories behind the Stories. RC 53070. by John Edward. read by Terence Aselford. 2 cassettes. Reminiscences of psychic medium and television show host. Discusses how to communicate with those who have died and passed on to an afterlife, or "crossed over." Edward recounts incidents in which he claims to have encountered spirits that help the living. By the author of _One Last Time (RC 52165)_. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53070. ## Richard Wright: The Life and Times. RC 53071. by Hazel Rowley. read by Bob Moore. 5 cassettes. Interweaving journals, letters, and personal recollections, biographer Rowley illuminates the important African American novelist's life, work, and ideas. Portrays Wright as a self- taught intellectual, an independent thinker, and an outspoken critic of racism. Examines his relationships with other writers, such as Ralph Ellison and Langston Hughes. Bestseller 2001. RC 53071. ## Midnight Diaries. RC 53077. by Boris Yeltsin. read by Mark Ashby. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _The Struggle for Russia (RC 39258)_, the former Russian president describes his last four years in office, which ended with his 1999 resignation. Recalls the economic crisis, political infighting, Chechen wars, and his relationships with other world leaders. Also discusses his personal life and Vladimir Putin's rise to power. 2000. RC 53077. ## A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell. RC 53101. by Donald Worster. read by Ted Stoddard. 6 cassettes. Biography of the nineteenth-century American explorer of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Re-creates the adventures of Powell's expeditions and evaluates his contributions as a land and water conservationist and an interpreter of the West. Sets Powell's life in the political and historical context of American westward expansion. 2001. RC 53101. ## A Pitcher's Story: Innings with David Cone. RC 53103. by Roger Angell. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 2 cassettes. Baseball chronicler Roger Angell examines the life and career of David Cone, a pitcher who has played with four different major league ball clubs. Discusses pitching technique, mental preparation, and Cone's adjustment to fame and fortune as well as his disappointing 2000 season with the Yankees. 2001. RC 53103. ## Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time. RC 53104. by Clark Blaise. read by Vanessa Maroney. 2 cassettes. Discusses concepts of time and the Scottish-born Canadian who conceived the standardization of world time into twenty- four zones. Concludes with the Prime Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1884. Explains Fleming's reasoning and the importance of worldwide acceptance of his proposals. 2000. RC 53104. ## The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore. RC 53106. by David Dary. read by Erik Synnestvedt. 3 cassettes. Traces the development and decline of the nine-hundred-mile trade route that linked Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Examines its cultural and political heritage from the arrival of the Spanish settlers in the New World through its replacement by the railroad. Relates personal experiences of travelers. 2000. RC 53106. ## You're Fifty--Now What? Investing for the Second Half of Your Life. RC 53108. by Charles R. Schwab. read by Bob Moore. 2 cassettes. An international brokerage firm's founder and chairman offers older investors and retirees information on basic personal finance, including retirement budgets, pension programs, insurance, mutual funds, estate planning, and charitable giving. Advises investors to modify their strategy and goals as they mature. 2001. RC 53108. ## On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. RC 53109. by Dave Grossman. read by Rick Rohan. 3 cassettes. A psychologist and former army officer examines the specific nature of the act of killing and its social and psychological implications and repercussions. Compares modern military combat training to conditioning children through media and video-game violence. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1996. RC 53109. ## Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World. RC 53110. by Simon Garfield. read by Corrie James. 2 cassettes. Biography of William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), the British chemist who discovered the artificial dye mauve. Explains how Perkin at age eighteen produced the first aniline dye derived from coal. Discusses his subsequent fame and his importance as an inspiration for chemical advances in medicine, perfumery, food, explosives, and photography. 2001. RC 53110. ## Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams; the Early Years, 1903- 1940. RC 53111. by Gary Giddins. read by Robert Sams. 6 cassettes. Author of _Visions of Jazz (RC 48253)_ chronicles the life and times of Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby--a Jesuit-educated Irish American whose career coincided with the growth of the sound recording technology that fostered his extraordinary popularity. Examines Crosby's family history and work up to World War II. Includes discography and filmography. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53111. ## The Crusades through Arab Eyes. RC 53135. by Amin Maalouf. read by Robert Blumenfeld. 2 cassettes. The Arab viewpoint of two centuries--1100 to 1300--of fighting the Frankish wars (Crusades). Considers these wars as a turning point in Muslim history that still affects relations between the West and the Arab world. Based on the testimony of Arab historians and contemporary chroniclers of the era. 1984. RC 53135. ## Shamans through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge. RC 53138. edited by Jeremy Narby and Francis Huxley. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes. More than sixty selections by anthropologists, psychologists, missionaries, and travelers explore the world of shamans--the spiritual practitioners and healers who have been found in tribal cultures around the world. Contributions range from accounts by sixteenth-century European explorers in the New World to ethnographic analyses by twentieth-century thinkers such as Claude L‚vi-Strauss. 2001. RC 53138. ## Shooting the Moon: The True Story of an American Manhunt Unlike Any Other, Ever. RC 53139. by David Harris. read by Bill Wallace. 3 cassettes. An account of the investigation and arrest of Panamanian dictator General Manuel Noriega on drug trafficking charges in 1989. Explains the roles of the Iran-Contra scandal, the Medell¡n cocaine cartel, and the Nicaraguan Sandinista government leading to the invasion of Panama by American forces. Strong language. 2001. RC 53139. ## Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism. RC 53140. by Daniel Schorr. read by Frank Coffee. 3 cassettes. Octogenarian news analyst for National Public Radio recounts his sixty-plus years in journalism. Recalls his New York boyhood as the child of Jewish immigrants, his quarter century with CBS beginning in 1953, and his joining Ted Turner to develop CNN. Reflects on changing technology and standards in the news industry. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53140. ## Networth: Successful Investing in the Companies That Will Prevail through Internet Booms and Busts (They're Not Always the Ones You Expect). RC 53141. by Stephen E. Frank. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Internet correspondent for the _Wall Street Journal_ and CNBC explains investing in the dot-com economy. Discusses how the Internet works, evaluates different business models, and advises weaving "Internet-related investments through investment portfolios," always with a long-term approach. 2001. RC 53141. ## The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany. RC 53146. by Martin Goldsmith. read by Bill Wallace. 3 cassettes. National Public Radio commentator describes the lives of his parents, Gnther Goldschmidt and Rosemarie Gumpert. Until their emigration in 1941, the two survived as concert musicians in Nazi Germany by performing in the Culture Association of German Jews--"the Kubu"--a showcase Hitler established for the outside world. 2000. RC 53146. ## Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson. RC 53148. by Alison Lurie. read by Jill Ferris. 1 cassette. Novelist Alison Lurie reminisces about meeting American poet James Merrill (1926-1995) in his youth and becoming friends with him and his companion, David Jackson. Discusses their homosexuality, the importance of the Ouija board in their relationship, and their problems as they aged. 2001. RC 53148. ## A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War. RC 53149. by William Stevenson. read by Bill Wallace. 4 cassettes (Reissue). Stevenson, a war correspondent, chronicles the British Security Coordination, an international intelligence operation, and its chief, Bill Stephenson, code-named "Intrepid." The author describes how Intrepid guarded communications between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and directed a network of spies in Nazi- occupied territories. Some violence. Bestseller 1976. RC 53149. ## This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria. RC 53150. by Karl Maier. read by John Horton. 2 cassettes. Explores political, social, and economic conditions in the troubled West African nation of Nigeria. Profiles its enormous potential and prospects, and explains how corruption, fractious ethnic and religious groups, and poverty threaten to divide the tenth most populous and sixth largest oil-producing country in the world. 2000. RC 53150. ## An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan. RC 53152. by Jason Elliot. read by Ken Kliban. 4 cassettes. An exploration of Afghanistan--its physical beauty, hospitality, religious variations, and long history. Elliot recounts events from his first visit at nineteen in 1986 traveling with anti-Soviet mujahedin and another journey ten years later when the Taliban forces were building power. 1999. RC 53152. ## The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa. RC 53154. edited by Robert Hass. read by Gordon Gould. 2 cassettes. Introduction to three masters of the Japanese haiku tradition. Biographical sketches of each poet are followed by representative selections of his work. 1994. RC 53154. ## Saving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease. RC 53158. by Morton Kondracke. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. Journalist recounts his vibrant wife's decline following the onset of the incurable, degenerative disease called Parkinson's. Describes their marriage in 1967, their volatile partnership, the first hand tremors in 1987 leading to the diagnosis, and the years of irreversible deterioration. Explains his transformation into a caregiver and activist for disease research. 2001. RC 53158. ## The Great Investment: Faith, Family, and Finance. RC 53159. by T.D. Jakes. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Jakes, pastor of a Dallas, Texas, Protestant assembly and best-selling author, proposes specific business and Christian principles that will help people maintain a balanced and successful life. He emphasizes the importance of basic financial planning, beginning with budgeting, in achieving one's ultimate personal fulfillment. 2000. RC 53159. ## Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century. RC 53163. by Jonathan Glover. read by Bill Wallace. 4 cassettes. An ethicist surveys twentieth-century atrocities committed against society--among them the massacres of World War I, the Holocaust, and Rwanda's ethnic cleansing. Explains how the perpetrators employ ideological and racial justifications for their crimes and, to deter future cruelties, proposes greater emphasis on respect and sympathy. 1999. RC 53163. ## The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead. RC 53164. by Heather Pringle. read by Suzanne Toren. 2 cassettes. After attending a World Congress on Mummy Studies in Arica, Chile, journalist Pringle visits mummy experts worldwide. She discusses what ancient corpses--from Egypt, Denmark, Italy, China, Japan, and elsewhere--reveal to the living scientists who probe, dissect, and collect them. 2001. RC 53164. ## The Myth of Maturity: What Teenagers Need from Parents to Become Adults. RC 53165. by Terri Apter. read by Jill Ferris. 2 cassettes. Uses case studies to describe the age group called "thresholders"--young people ages eighteen to twenty-four-- and the problems they encounter while growing up. Warns parents that their children still need emotional support and offers suggestions for both generations in dealing with stress, money, relationships, college, and jobs. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53165. ## The Hidden Face of God: How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth. RC 53166. by Gerald L. Schroeder. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Using research in biology, chemistry, physics, and neuroscience, a physicist argues that the origins of life and the universe point to a universal wisdom. Interpreting the organization of organic life and the complexities encoded in DNA, Schroeder reasons that life's direction and purpose provide positive reasons for faith. 2001. RC 53166. ## One Drop of Blood: The American Misadventure of Race. RC 53168. by Scott L. Malcomson. read by Jake Williams. 5 cassettes. Explores the notions of race--black, white, and Indian--in America and its historical development from attempted assimilation to separatism to inclusion. Malcomson explains the intricate relationships between the three ethnicities, concluding with his own experiences in his hometown of Oakland, California. 2000. RC 53168. ## It's True! It's True!. RC 53200. by Kurt Angle. read by Ray Foushee. 2 cassettes. Autobiography by the 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler. He describes growing up in Pittsburgh in a blue- collar family and becoming a World Champion in 1995. He discusses joining Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, becoming a televised antihero. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53200. ## No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz. RC 53203. by Victoria Bruce. read by Carol Dines. 2 cassettes. Geologist and science writer Bruce depicts two devastating volcano eruptions in Colombia: Nevado del Ruiz in 1985, which destroyed a city of 23,000, and Galeras in 1993. Linking these two events, Bruce examines the science of predicting volcanic activity and expedition leader Stanley Williams's role in the Galeras tragedy. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53203. ## The Children's Civil War. RC 53209. by James Marten. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Chronicles the hardships of the Civil War on a generation of young Americans--Yankees, Confederates, and slaves. Uses anecdotes, oral histories, diaries, and memoirs to describe how the fighting affected--either directly or through fear for loved ones--the third of the populace who were children during the 1860s. Some strong language. 1998. RC 53209. ## The Tandem Book. RC 53213. by Angel Rodriguez and Carla Black. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette. A guide to buying, riding, and maintaining a bicycle built for two. Includes information on the history of the bike and on touring, traveling, racing, and pedaling with children. 1997. RC 53213. ## Life Skills 101: A Practical Guide to Leaving Home and Living on Your Own. RC 53215. by Tina Pestalozzi. read by Patricia McDermott. 1 cassette. Advice for the transition to living single. Covers entering the work world, handling business and financial matters, setting up living space, organizing the basics, choosing between eating at home or dining out, being a "savvy consumer," and staying connected to people and the community. For senior high and older readers. 2001. RC 53215. ## Carolina Ghost Woods: Poems. RC 53229. by Judy Jordan. read by Ann Hodapp. 1 cassette. Beauty of language transcends themes of death, grief, and privation set in southern landscape. This debut collection of poetry also won the 1999 Walt Whitman Award. National Book Critics Circle Award. 2000. RC 53229. ## How I Play Golf. RC 53289. by Tiger Woods. read by Steven Carpenter. 1 cassette. The twenty-five-year-old champion explains his mental and physical approaches to winning. Woods analyzes every aspect of the game from putting to choosing the right club. Explains the fundamentals of his movements and techniques and how to work a course. Includes useful tips from other players. Bestseller 2001. RC 53289. ## The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America. RC 53298. by Bill O'Reilly. read by Terence Aselford. 1 cassette. Television commentator continues his criticism of American society begun in _The O'Reilly Factor (RC 51053)_. Includes his views on George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, pedophiles, sex, violence, capital punishment, taxes, drugs, and more. Afterword by author James Ellroy. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53298. ## Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's World Trade Center. RC 53309. by Angus Kress Gillespie. read by Margaret Strom. 2 cassettes. A history of the World Trade Center, written before the destruction of the twin towers on September 11, 2001. Recounts how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey first conceived of the complex and how the plans were executed. Includes an account of a day in the center's life. Bestseller 1999. RC 53309. ## An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life. RC 53311. by Dalai Lama. read by Ted Stoddard. 1 cassette. Companion to _The Art of Happiness (RC 47827)_ provides the Dalai Lama's teachings to introduce the core of Buddhism. Weaves together his spiritual guidelines for everyday living with two ancient Buddhist texts. Contains text of the Dalai Lama's 1999 New York address. Bestseller 2001. RC 53311. ## Gielgud: A Theatrical Life. RC 53319. by Jonathan Croall. read by Anne Flosnik. 5 cassettes. Biography of the esteemed British actor, director, and writer John Gielgud (1904-2000). Describes his life and times, including his family's theatrical background, his knighthood and the subsequent homosexual scandal in 1953, his ventures on Broadway and in Hollywood, and his numerous radio and television appearances. Some strong language. 2000. RC 53319. ## A Negro Explorer at the North Pole: The Autobiography of Matthew Henson. RC 53320. by Matthew Henson. read by Bob Moore. 1 cassette. Henson (1866-1955) describes his trip to the North Pole in 1909 with friend and mentor Robert Peary. Henson knew the Inuit language and became critical to the expedition's success. Originally published in 1912, with a foreword by Peary and an introduction by Booker T. Washington. New introduction by S. Allen Counter. 2001. RC 53320. ## The Best Spiritual Writing, 2001. RC 53321. edited by Philip Zaleski. read by Mary Kane. 2 cassettes. Anthology of poems and prose pieces about faith, love, prayer, and divinity representing Christian, Jewish, Native American, and Buddhist traditions. Contains Valerie Martin's biographical essay "Being Saint Francis" and Floyd Skloot's poem "The Yoga Exercise" about a graceful woman in the yogic "heron" posture. 2001. RC 53321. ## Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines, and the Mojave. RC 53327. by Deanne Stillman. read by Mary Kane. 2 cassettes. Account of a violent crime, its origins, and its aftermath. In 1991 Marine lance corporal Valentine Underwood raped and murdered two young women in California's Mojave desert. Stillman examines the abusive culture the victims inhabited and the Marine code of silence. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 53327. ## The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything. RC 53328. by K.C. Cole. read by Margaret Strom. 2 cassettes. Science columnist for the _Los Angeles Times_ elucidates the mysterious concept of nothingness. Discusses the Big Bang, black holes, string theory, vacuums, and zero while tracing their scientific history and the theories of experts in the field--from Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. 2001. RC 53328. ## The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away. RC 53329. by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. read by Steven Carpenter. 3 cassettes. The authors of _Mindhunter (RC 43669)_ analyze notorious crimes of the past in an effort to pinpoint the perpetrator of each deadly deed. Cases include the Lindbergh kidnapping, Lizzie Borden, the Boston Strangler, the Black Dahlia, and Lawrencia ("Bambi") Bembenek. 2000. RC 53329. ## The Best American Poetry, 2001. RC 53333. edited by Robert Hass. read by Kimberly Schraf. 2 cassettes. Broad cross section of traditional and innovative poetry published in 2000 in periodicals. Includes posthumous poems by Elizabeth Bishop and James Schuyler, and new pieces by John Ashbery, Anne Carson, Billy Collins, Louise Glck, Donald Hall, Yusef Komunyakaa, Robert Pinsky, Adrienne Rich, and many others. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53333. ## Five Days in London: May 1940. RC 53336. by John Lukacs. read by Vanessa Maroney. 2 cassettes. A historian's detailed discussion of the critical days in May 1940 when British prime minister Winston Churchill persuaded his war cabinet to continue the war against Hitler, even as the disheartening evacuation from Dunkirk was in progress. Avers that this was the turning point in the Allied effort. 1999. RC 53336. ## Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America; a Memoir by the Other Son. RC 53341. by Kent Walker. read by Christopher Walker. 4 cassettes. The elder son of Sante Kimes, a con artist and murderess, recalls growing up in a criminal household with a sociopath mother. Sante and the author's half-brother, Kenny, were arrested for the murder of wealthy Irene Silverman. Strong language. 2001. RC 53341. ## The Best American Science Writing, 2001. RC 53343. edited by Timothy Ferris. read by Michael Scherer. 3 cassettes. Twenty-three articles explore science's ever-expanding role in human life. Richard Preston describes the race to decode the human genome, Joel Achenbach speculates about extraterrestrial life, John Terborgh reflects on wild animals showing emotional attachments to people, and Helen Epstein discusses AIDS in South Africa. 2001. RC 53343. ## Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: One Hundred Practical Ideas. RC 53344. by Alan D. Wolfelt. read by Barbara Pinolini. 1 cassette. Offers suggestions for teenagers who are coping with grief while mourning the passing of a loved one. Advice includes finding an adult to confide in, keeping a journal, and accepting grieving as a natural process. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. RC 53344. ## The Plumber: The True Story of How One Good Man Helped Destroy the Entire Philadelphia Mafia. RC 53353. by Joseph Salerno and Stephen J. Rivele. read by Rick Rohan. 2 cassettes. The author explains how he, a plumber by trade, became caught in the nightmare world of the Philadelphia Mafia. He describes the violent underworld and tells how witnessing a brutal murder changed his life. He details the hardships he endured in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Strong language and some violence. 1990. RC 53353. ## Perfectly Still: A Journey through the Heart of Loss to Love. RC 53356. by Patricia B. Moran. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. Moran, a teacher at Oregon State University, discusses the spiritual insight she has gained into human emotions while helping two people very close to her, who are dying. One is a former student with leukemia. The other is her mother, who has a brain tumor. 2000. RC 53356. ## The Virgin of Bennington. RC 53358. by Kathleen Norris. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. American poet and memoirist describes her coming-of-age years in the 1960s at a women's college in Vermont and at her first job with the Academy of American Poets in New York City in the 1970s. Norris's memoir recalls lifestyle choices, friendships, and people who influenced her career. 2001. RC 53358. ## When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. RC 53360. by Gene Smith. read by Bill Wallace. 2 cassettes. Details the last months of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson's second term in office (1919-1921), when he was physically incapacitated and isolated by his physician and second wife, Edith. His forced retreat from political life undermined America's full support of the League of Nations. Continues with the Wilsons' retirement in Washington. 1964. RC 53360. ## The Case against Hillary Clinton. RC 53362. by Peggy Noonan. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. Polemic on the character of the former first lady by Reagan speechwriter and author of _What I Saw at the Revolution (RC 30709)_ and other works. Alleging that Senator Clinton feels entitled to power, Noonan summarizes her involvement in a number of scandals. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 53362. ## Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family. RC 53363. by Neil Henry. read by Jake Williams. 2 cassettes. Memoir by an African American professor who researched his family's mixed-race genealogy. Tracing familiar oral history, he eventually locates and contacts his Caucasian great-great-grandfather's family. Henry describes the Beaumont branch, his reunion with distant relatives, and his experiences with racism. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53363. ## When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan. RC 53364. by Peggy Noonan. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. Former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan asserts that his greatness lay in his character. Includes anecdotes from those who knew the president well; analyzes his career as a film star, a union representative, and a politician; and discusses the factors that influenced him. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53364. ## Brown v. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy. RC 53365. by James T. Patterson. read by Jake Williams. 2 cassettes. Examines the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Explores the decision's context, the subsequent progress of social equality, and events that have surrounded efforts to implement the court's guidelines. 2001. RC 53365. ## The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex. RC 53624. by Joshua Piven and others. read by Barbara Pinolini. 1 cassette. Suggestions for coping with romantic and not-so-romantic situations. Tips on finding a suitable mate--from initial attraction through the perils of dating, undressing, sleeping with, or leaving someone special. Advice on survival behavior in bars, restaurants, bedrooms, and airplane lavatories. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53624. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Dreamer. RC 49957. by Charles Johnson. read by Chuck Young. 2 cassettes. During the tense summer of 1966 in Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers are trying to quell outbreaks of violence. Matthew Bishop introduces King to Chaym Smith, who could easily pass as King's double. Their struggle against racial prejudice and social upheaval is presented from Bishop's point of view. 1998. RC 49957. ## Blues Dancing. RC 50254. by Diane McKinney-Whetstone. read by Tracy Mickens-Hundley. 2 cassettes. 1990s Philadelphia. Twenty years ago, Verdi, daughter of a prosperous southern minister, was turned on to drugs by Johnson, a black student leader at college. She was rescued by Professor Rowe, who left his wife for Verdi. But now Johnson is back in town. Strong language and some violence. 1999. RC 50254. ## The Claudine Novels. RC 50562. by Colette. read by Anne Hancock. 5 cassettes. The first four works by the twentieth-century French author: _Claudine at School_, _Claudine in Paris_, _Claudine Married_, and _Claudine and Annie_. They portray a country girl born in France in 1884 and how she grows up to become a sensuous woman. Some descriptions of sex. 1962. RC 50562. ## Unnatural Causes. RC 50572. by Leah Ruth Robinson. read by Joni Siani. 2 cassettes. Dr. Evelyn Sutcliffe's friend and hospital coworker is preparing dinner for her when he falls ill from poisonous mushrooms found in the anonymous gift basket Evelyn received. Horrified when her friend dies, Evelyn wonders if she was the intended victim and if the killer was her lover's stalker. Strong language and some violence. 1999. RC 50572. ## For the Relief of Unbearable Urges. RC 50583. by Nathan Englander. read by Dan Bloom. 2 cassettes. Nine tales that depict protagonists caught up in difficult circumstances in which the strictures of their Orthodox Judaism clash with life in the modern world. In the title story, when a wife spurns her husband's amorous advances, he finds extramarital relief that leads to a painful problem. 1999. RC 50583. ## The Sweet Forever. RC 50641. by George P. Pelecanos. read by Chuck Young. 2 cassettes. In the mid-1980s, a car crash in front of a Washington, D.C., record store puts the owner and his manager in the middle of a cocaine-related power struggle involving crooked cops, teen gangs, and a missing bag of drug money. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998. RC 50641. ## Sermons and Soda-Water. RC 50753. by John O'Hara. read by Conrad Feininger. 2 cassettes. Three novellas in which reporter Jim Malloy describes American social mores around the 1930s. In _The Girl on the Baggage Truck_ he narrowly avoids becoming the plaything of an aging actress. _Imagine Kissing Pete_ deals with an adulterous marriage, and in _We're Friends Again_ Malloy reflects on money and sex. 1960. RC 50753. ## The Morning After. RC 51112. by Suzanne Forster. read by MaryBeth Wise. 2 cassettes. Shortly after Temple Banning moves to California, she awakens alone in a honeymoon suite with a marriage license listing a husband she's never met. Fearing amnesia from a previous bout with a deadly virus, Temple reluctantly turns to mysterious Mark Challis for help. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000. RC 51112. ## A Shelter of Hope: Westward Chronicles, Volume 1. RC 51115. by Tracie Peterson. read by Gillian Green. 2 cassettes. Wyoming Territory, 1890. Raised by an abusive father since the age of ten, seventeen-year-old Simone Dumas finds herself in an even worse situation; she believes she has killed a man. Simone escapes to Chicago, where she meets Jeffery O'Donnell, who offers her hope and love. 1998. RC 51115. ## The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love. RC 51224. by Joan Medlicott. read by Terry Hayes Sales. 3 cassettes. Three widowed roommates leave their Pennsylvania boardinghouse for the North Carolina mountains to look at a dilapidated farmhouse one of them has inherited. Against the wishes of their children and landlady, the women move in and soon find their lives dramatically changed--for the better. 2000. RC 51224. ## Buscadero. RC 51257. by Bill Brooks. read by Gary Roan. 2 cassettes. When Texas law catches up with Johnny Montana and his paramour Katie Swensen, he is ordered returned to Arkansas for trial. Texas Ranger Pete Winter is assigned to escort them. But there are others also looking for Montana, and Texas Ranger Henry Dollar must find them first. Violence. 1993. RC 51257. ## Hot Springs. RC 51332. by Stephen Hunter. read by Jeremy Gage. 4 cassettes. Prequel to _A Time to Hunt (RC 47031)_ and other stories featuring sharpshooter Bob Lee Swagger. When Bob Lee's hardened marine sergeant father returns from World War II, he is offered a job helping to clean up Hot Springs, Arkansas--a Mafia town full of casinos, whorehouses, and corruption. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 51332. ## Death from the Woods. RC 51535. by Brigitte Aubert. read by Corrie James. 2 cassettes. Elise is left a blind and mute quadriplegic after a terrorist attack, but she can still think and hear. When she becomes the confidant of a little girl who knows the identity of a serial child killer, Elise becomes a target herself. Winner of the French Grand Prix de Lit‚rature. Strong language and some violence. 1996. RC 51535. ## The Rainy Season. RC 51548. by James P. Blaylock. read by Conrad Feininger. 2 cassettes. When Phil Ainsworth accepts the guardianship of his ten- year-old niece, Betsy, he has no idea of what the future holds. He has been getting eerie sensations in the house he inherited, but when Betsy arrives, she has the ability to sense the past and hear the voices of the dead. 1999. RC 51548. ## The Same Embrace. RC 51549. by Michael Lowenthal. read by Bruce Nelson. 2 cassettes. Twenty-four-year-old twins choose different paths toward self-realization: Jacob loudly proclaims his gay activism in Boston, while Jonathan searches for meaning as an Orthodox Jew in a Jerusalem yeshiva. Their estrangement ends when they face their grandmother's medical crisis. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998. RC 51549. ## The Shaman's Bones: A Shaman Mystery. RC 51725. by James D. Doss. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 3 cassettes. Shaman Daisy Perika asks her Ute lawman nephew, Charlie Moon, to call Scott Parris, the Granite Creek chief of police. She informs them of her dream foretelling the imminent, violent deaths of people starting to the north. Parris, knowing her powers, takes her warning seriously and cancels his vacation. 1997. RC 51725. ## The Green. RC 51736. by Troon McAllister. read by Steven Carpenter. 2 cassettes. Alan Bellamy, the U.S. Ryder Cup team captain who is desperate to find a twelfth player, settles on south Floridian hustler and amazing golfer Eddie Caminetti. The selection leads to unforeseen and humorous consequences. Strong language. 1999. RC 51736. ## Backwater. RC 51739. by Joan Bauer. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. Sixteen-year-old Ivy Breedlove feels out of place in her family of opinionated attorneys. While helping an elderly relative compile a family history, Ivy sees similarities between herself and a reclusive aunt who lives in the Adirondacks. Ivy sets out to find her mysterious aunt. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. RC 51739. ## Blue Angel. RC 51756. by Francine Prose. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. A happily married, middle-aged professor of creative writing at an expensive but obscure New England college falls for a talented, exotic-looking student. With sexual harassment a big topic on campus, what is the professor doing undressed in the girl's dormitory room? Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 51756. ## The Edge. RC 51863. by Ben Bo. read by Don Nelson. 1 cassette. Outsider Declan Murray finds trouble with the wrong crowd and is sent by the courts to work in Glacier National Park. Once there, he immerses himself in snowboarding, but takes one too many chances on the slopes. For junior and senior high readers. 1998. RC 51863. ## Stonebreaker's Ridge: A Western Story. RC 51869. by Ray Hogan. read by Mimi Bederman. 1 cassette. Ex-bounty hunter, Jim Ryan, returns home to ranch his family's spread. But he is soon accused of killing a neighbor, his sweetheart's father. Jim finds himself on the wrong side of the law while trying to uncover the truth. Some violence. 2000. RC 51869. ## Be the One. RC 51986. by April Smith. read by Barbara Pinolini. 2 cassettes. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball scout Cassidy Sanderson becomes concerned when her latest rookie is blackmailed over an incident in his native Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Cassidy's new lover, developer Joe Galinis, appears to be involved in turning Cassidy into another convenient target. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 51986. ## Sister of My Heart. RC 52038. by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Soulmates Sudha and Anju are cousins raised in the same Calcutta household by their widowed mothers. Beautiful Sudha is burdened by family secrets, while ambitious Anju wants an education. But both are forced by economics into arranged marriages. Eventually they reunite in America. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999. RC 52038. ## The Sacred Shore: Song of Acadia, Book 2. RC 52083. by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn. read by Annie Wauters. 2 cassettes. In _The Meeting Place (RC 49353)_, eighteenth-century friends Catherine and Louise switched babies so Louise's French daughter could receive medical care--an action with far-reaching consequences when the French were suddenly expelled from Acadia. Nicole, now eighteen, learns of her true identity and hears that an English nobleman is searching for her. 2000. RC 52083. ## Resort to Murder: A Henrie O Mystery. RC 52104. by Carolyn Hart. read by Cyn Delafield. 2 cassettes. Retired journalist Henrie O travels to Bermuda to support her grandchildren Diana and Neal when their father remarries a wealthy widow--beautiful, flirtatious Connor Bailey. Henrie investigates when the hotel is plagued with ghosts and murders and the wedding guests become endangered. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52104. ## The Map of Love. RC 52254. by Ahdaf Soueif. read by Jill Fox. 4 cassettes. Dashing Pasha Sharif courts British widow Anna nearly a century before American journalist Isabel falls in love with courtly conductor Omar. A trunkful of family journals and letters link the pairs of lovers as they surmount cultural obstacles in Egypt. Booker Prize Finalist. 1999. RC 52254. ## King Kelson's Bride. RC 52255. by Katherine Kurtz. read by Gary Tipton. 4 cassettes. The fragile peace between Torenth and Gwynedd is threatened, making it imperative that King Kelson of Gwynedd take a bride and produce an heir. Having already lost two brides, one in death and the other through treachery, Kelson's only wish now is to find a woman who also has Deryni blood. 2000. RC 52255. ## The PMS Outlaws. RC 52266. by Sharyn McCrumb. read by Madelyn Buzzard. 2 cassettes. While forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is hospitalized for depression over the disappearance and presumed death of her husband, her attorney brother, Bill, buys a mansion with an unwanted elderly resident. Bill's partner, meanwhile, is trying to find an escaped convict and her female lawyer who target lustful men to rob and humiliate. 2000. RC 52266. ## The China Bride. RC 52269. by Mary Jo Putney. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Macao, China; 1832. On his last adventure before returning home, Kyle Renbourne marries Scottish-Chinese orphan Troth Montgomery. Believing Kyle has been executed, Troth journeys to England to inform his twin, Dominic. But suddenly Kyle resurfaces. Sequel to _The Wild Child (RC 49450)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52269. ## Hit List. RC 52270. by Lawrence Block. read by Roy Avers. 2 cassettes. Hit man Keller lives an orderly life. He gets his assignments from humorous Dot, works on his stamp collection between jobs, and conscientiously serves on a jury. His routine is disrupted when Keller realizes someone is trying to kill him. Sequel to _Hit Man (RC 49625)_. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52270. ## Face of the Rising Sun: The First Americans, Volume 9. RC 52295. by William Sarabande. read by John Polk. 4 cassettes. The Ice Age is ending, and Warakan, now a man, longs for peace and companionship. Yet he still harbors a desire for vengeance. As possessor of the sacred stone, he will soon fulfill his destiny. Sequel to _Shadow of the Watching Star (RC 52294)_. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1996. RC 52295. ## Time beyond Beginning: The First Americans, Volume 10. RC 52296. by William Sarabande. read by John Polk. 3 cassettes. Ne'gauni, deserted as a child and left to die, was raised by the last two members of the Forest People. Now a hardened warrior, he begins a dangerous journey to fulfill a prophecy. Sequel to _Face of the Rising Sun (RC 52295)_. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998. RC 52296. ## Demonology: Stories. RC 52304. by Rick Moody. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes. Thirteen tales of people possessed in some way, several written in experimental form. The title story, the last in the collection, is a heartfelt elegy for a sister who died unexpectedly while putting her two young children to bed. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000. RC 52304. ## Blackwater Spirits. RC 52318. by Miriam Grace Monfredo. read by Laura Giannarelli. 3 cassettes. Seneca Falls, 1857. New in town, female doctor Neva Cardoza is up to her elbows in corpses. Meanwhile librarian Glynis Tryon investigates these mysterious deaths. When half- Iroquois Jacques Sundown is accused of murder, Glynis joins constable Cullen Stuart in the struggle to discern the truth. 1995. RC 52318. ## The Year of the Intern. RC 52472. by Robin Cook. read by Gary Tipton. 2 cassettes. Follows a year in the life of an idealistic hospital intern. During that time, Dr. Peters becomes a psychologically aberrant but fully accredited doctor. The new physicians criticize both the treatment they receive and the American Medical Association, and advocate changing the system. Some strong language. 1972. RC 52472. ## The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke. RC 52509. by Arthur C. Clarke. read by John Polk. 9 cassettes. Contains all of the renowned science fiction author's short pieces written during a nearly seventy-year span. The more- than-one-hundred entries include "The Sentinel," "The Hammer of God," and "Guardian Angel." 2000. RC 52509. ## Norwegian Wood. RC 52525. by Haruki Murakami. read by Bruce Huntey. 2 cassettes. Toru Watanabe is overcome by sadness when he hears the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood." It evokes the events of that long-ago autumn of 1969 when he made love to Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend, Kizuki, who had committed suicide two years before. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52525. ## Julie and Romeo. RC 52577. by Jeanne Ray. read by Laura Giannarelli. 2 cassettes. Sixty-year-old divorc‚e Julie Roseman runs into fellow florist Romeo Cacciamani at a seminar. Though their families perpetuate a mysterious, long-standing feud, Julie finds the widowed Romeo nonetheless appealing. As their romance develops, the couple hide from their horrified children and Romeo's bitter mother. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52577. ## Murder, She Meowed. RC 52586. by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. read by Laura Giannarelli. 2 cassettes. Postmistress Harry of Crozet, Virginia, investigates the murder of two jockeys after the steeplechase races at Montpelier, James Madison's former estate. But it is her pets--feline Mrs. Murphy and corgi Tee Tucker--who uncover the clues. Some violence and some strong language. 1996. RC 52586. ## Through a Gold Eagle: A Glynis Tryon Mystery. RC 52587. by Miriam Grace Monfredo. read by Laura Giannarelli. 3 cassettes. Seneca Falls, New York; 1859. Librarian Glynis Tryon witnesses a murder aboard the train carrying her and her niece home. But the victim has left a packet of evidence with Glynis that leads to a counterfeiting scheme involving abolitionist John Brown. And more murders occur before the culprits are caught. 1996. RC 52587. ## The Bastard: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 1. RC 52646. by John Jakes. read by Bob Askey. 4 cassettes (Reissue). Saga about Phillipe Charboneau, the half-French illegitimate son of an English nobleman. Denied his inheritance, he changes his name to "Philip Kent" and flees to Boston in 1772 to begin a new life. Followed by _The Rebels (RC 52647)_. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1974. RC 52646. ## The Lecturer's Tale. RC 52656. by James Hynes. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. Vitriolic satire of academic life. Minnesota English professor Nelson Humboldt was once a rising star but has now been relegated to teaching composition. When a freak accident results in the severance and reattachment of a finger, Nelson discovers he has acquired some magical powers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 52656. ## While Other People Sleep. RC 52670. by Marcia Muller. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Someone is impersonating San Francisco private investigator Sharon McCone, destroying her reputation and her credit as well as harassing her family. McCone is determined to track down this culprit who breaks into her house and takes lovers in her name. Some strong language. 1998. RC 52670. ## War Woman: A Novel of the Real People. RC 52728. by Robert J. Conley. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 3 cassettes. In 1580 when Whirlwind, a Cherokee maiden, is sixteen, she compels her twin brother and five others to join her on a dangerous trip to Florida to trade with the Spaniards. On this tragic journey she proves her leadership abilities and is renamed War Woman. Violence. 1997. RC 52728. ## The River Where Blood Is Born. RC 52737. by Sandra Jackson-Opoku. read by Robin Miles. 4 cassettes. The voice of Ananse, African folklore's storyteller- trickster, traces the lives and fates of generations of black women, spanning almost three centuries and journeying from Africa through the Caribbean and America. A prophecy points to the ninth daughter in the lineage, whose sense of unfulfillment prompts her return to Africa. ALA Black Caucus Award. 1997. RC 52737. ## Beyond the Reef: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 19. RC 52770. by Alexander Kent. read by Jim Zeiger. 3 cassettes. 1808. Napoleon is threatening the Caribbean, and Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho devises battle plans. But before he can implement them, he and his lover, Lady Catherine Somervell, are shipwrecked and given up for dead. Sequel to _The Only Victor (RC 49933)_. 1992. RC 52770. ## Sun Dance: Sam Keaton; Legends of Laramie, Book 3. RC 52776. by Sigmund Brouwer. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. Wyoming Territory, 1875. Marshal Sam Keaton must figure out why there is a dead man in his office and why his expedition through Sioux lands is such a disaster. He struggles with alcoholism and strengthens his faith while solving these mysteries. Sequel to _Moon Basket (RC 40217)_. Some violence. 2000. RC 52776. ## Plain Truth. RC 52800. by Jodi Picoult. read by Erin Jones. 3 cassettes. When Philadelphia attorney Ellie Hathaway retreats to her aunt's house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she's drawn into an unusual case--an Amish girl accused of murdering her newborn after a hidden pregnancy. Ellie calls former beau, psychiatrist John Cooper, to help the troubled defendant. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 52800. ## In a Heartbeat. RC 52806. by Elizabeth Adler. read by John Polk. 2 cassettes. New York millionaire Ed Vincent is shot and seriously wounded. Drifting in and out of consciousness, Ed desperately wants to protect his lover, single mother Mel Merrydew. While investigating, NYPD detective Marco Camelia also falls for Mel. Meanwhile, Mel uncovers Ed's past. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000. RC 52806. ## Headwind. RC 52810. by John J. Nance. read by Alec Volz. 3 cassettes. When an international warrant threatens former American president John Harris, commercial jet pilot Craig Dayton defiantly takes off with Harris on board. While airborne, Harris arranges assistance from disbarred judge Jay Reinhart and a group of World War II veterans. 2001. RC 52810. ## Mimi's Ghost. RC 52823. by Tim Parks. read by Richard Hauenstein. 2 cassettes. In this dark-humor continuation of _Juggling the Stars (RC 36393)_, Morris has eluded arrest after murdering Mimi, his first wife, and is now married to her sister, Paola. But with the voluptuous Mimi's ghost whispering incitements, Morris finds killing ever easier. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1995. RC 52823. ## Raven Mocker. RC 52835. by Don Coldsmith. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. Medicine woman Snakewater keeps to herself in a Cherokee village in the early 1800s. Because of her advanced age, the people begin to fear she is a Raven Mocker--one who can suck the breath and years of life from a dying person. Snakewater must flee the village and make a new start. 2001. RC 52835. ## Jupiter. RC 52839. by Ben Bova. read by Richard Hauenstein. 3 cassettes. Astrophysicist Grant Archer wants to do research work on the Moon. But the New Morality, Earth's conservative theocratic ruling coalition, has other plans for him. When they order him to spy on scientists who are suspected of a covert subversive research agenda on Jupiter, Archer's loyalties are put to the test. 2001. RC 52839. ## Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man. RC 52846. by Joseph Heller. read by Fred Major. 1 cassette. Pota, a novelist whose first book many years ago made him a legendary figure, seeks a subject for his final work. A possible title, _A Sexual Biography of My Wife_, elicits laughter from his wife and agent. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000. RC 52846. ## Larque on the Wing. RC 52847. by Nancy Springer. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. Forty-year-old Larque Harootunian is a painter who has the ability to produce doppelgangers--ghostly apparitions of herself and others. Approaching a midlife crisis, she eventually "splits" into three different people--each representing conflicting facets of her own personality--as she "steps into" the magical world of Popular Street. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994. RC 52847. ## Harry Gold. RC 52848. by Millicent Dillon. read by Roy Avers. 2 cassettes. Fictionalized biography of Harry Gold, a Jewish American chemist who became a Soviet spy. Recounts his early life in depression-era Philadelphia and tells how the loss of a job led him to accept another that set him on the path to becoming a spy who would have connections with Klaus Fuchs and the Rosenbergs. 2000. RC 52848. ## The Edge of Town. RC 52852. by Dorothy Garlock. read by Erin Jones. 2 cassettes. Missouri, 1922. Farm girl Julie Jones has taken care of her siblings since her mother's death. When Evan Johnson, a veteran and son of the town drunk, returns home, they fall in love. But each has secrets. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001. RC 52852. ## The Stories of J.F. Powers. RC 52855. by J.F. Powers. read by Roy Avers. 3 cassettes. Three collections of Powers's short stories from 1947, 1956, and 1975 are presented together. Many concern the daily preoccupations of priests in the Midwest, as in "A Losing Game," in which the new curate, Father Fabre, maneuvers with the senior pastor for a typing table. 1975. RC 52855. ## Jane Austen's _Charlotte_: Her Fragment of a Last Novel, Completed. RC 52858. by Julia Barrett. read by Janis Gray. 2 cassettes. Young Miss Charlotte Heywood from the country visits the Parker family at the seaside town Sanditon. A mutual attraction develops between Charlotte and her host's brother, Sidney Parker, while the Parker brothers attempt to promote Sanditon as a popular resort. 2000. RC 52858. ## The Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks. RC 52865. by Russell Banks. read by Bruce Huntey. 3 cassettes. Thirty-one short stories dealing mainly with domestic life by the author of _Cloudsplitter (RC 45966)_ and others. In "The Visit" a man returns to one of his childhood homes to remember his abusive, alcoholic father and the last year that he lived with the family. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 52865. ## The Songcatcher: A Ballad Novel. RC 52905. by Sharyn McCrumb. read by Kimberly Schraf. 3 cassettes. Folksinger Lark McCourry is preparing to record an album and wants to locate a song she vaguely remembers from childhood. The story of Lark's search is interwoven with the stories of her ancestor Malcolm McCourry, who learned the song from a sailor on his way to America in 1751, and the generations between. 2001. RC 52905. ## Open Season. RC 52910. by Linda Howard. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. Daisy Minor awakens on her thirty-fourth birthday and decides she needs her own place, a new wardrobe, a new look, and a husband. While making her transformation, she unknowingly witnesses a murder--placing her life in danger. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2001. RC 52910. ## Total Recall: A V.I. Warshawski Novel. RC 52911. by Sara Paretsky. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Pursuing two seemingly unrelated cases, the private eye explores insurance fraud and probes the past to help her mentor, Dr. Lotty Herschel. Lotty is being stalked by a man who claims he's a child survivor of the Holocaust--and a relative. V.I. investigates whether he is an imposter. Bestseller 2001. RC 52911. ## Kingdom of Cages. RC 52912. by Sarah Zettel. read by Erin Jones. 4 cassettes. With humanity facing extinction, Helice and her daughters, Chena and Teal, take refuge on the planet Pandora, a near match to Earth. Instead of safety, however, they find terror. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2001. RC 52912. ## American Gods. RC 52917. by Neil Gaiman. read by Fred Major. 4 cassettes. On his way to his wife's funeral, ex-convict Shadow meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who has an uncanny knowledge of Shadow's life. Accepting Wednesday's job offer throws Shadow into a supernatural world where ancient gods abound. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001. RC 52917. ## Just Imagine. RC 52918. by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. read by Erin Jones. 2 cassettes. When Kit Weston, eighteen, learns Baron Cain has inherited the South Carolina plantation where she grew up, she travels to New York City to kill him. Working as Cain's stable "boy," she gets her chance to try. Then she learns Cain is her guardian. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2001. RC 52918. ## Black House. RC 52919. by Stephen King and Peter Straub. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 5 cassettes. Some twenty years after _The Talisman (RC 21209)_, retired homicide detective Jack Sawyer tries to help rural Wisconsin police solve a series of brutal murders. Gradually Jack is drawn back to the parallel universe that he had forgotten. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52919. ## After the Plague: Stories. RC 52920. by T. Coraghessan Boyle. read by Barry Bernson. 2 cassettes. Sixteen short stories about human interactions, many imbued with wry humor. The title piece conveys a survivor's fears upon encountering a few other remaining people after a worldwide epidemic and has a surprise ending. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 52920. ## The Runelords: The Sum of All Men. RC 52921. by David Farland. read by Richard Hauenstein. 4 cassettes. Raj Ahten, ruler of Indhopal, seeks to bring all humanity under his rule by destroying and slaughtering indiscriminately. Meanwhile, Gaborn Val Orden fulfills a two-thousand-year-old prophecy by becoming the Earth King who can unleash the Earth's forces. Followed by _Brotherhood of the Wolf (RC 52922)_. Some violence. 1998. RC 52921. ## River of Blue Fire: Otherland, Volume 2. RC 52925. by Tad Williams. read by Erik Sandvold. 6 cassettes. The band of virtual explorers who entered Otherland are now trapped by the Grail Brotherhood. Unable to go off-line and leave, they follow a river looking for an escape. Instead, they find more and more bizarre landscapes. Sequel to _City of Golden Shadow (RC 52924)_. Violence and strong language. 1998. RC 52925. ## Money, Money, Money: A Novel of the 87th Precinct. RC 52928. by Ed McBain. read by Ray Foushee. 2 cassettes. A lion almost kills Detective Steve Carella when he tries to remove a woman's body from the zoo den. Carella and Fat Ollie Weeks uncover drug smugglers, counterfeit money, hit women, and Arab terrorists while pursuing the case. They also face off with the Treasury Department. Violence and strong language. 2001. RC 52928. ## Expendable. RC 52936. by James Alan Gardner. read by Barbara Caruso. 2 cassettes. Officially a member of the Explorer Corps, Festina Ramos recognizes that unofficially she is "expendable." Her elite military company is not expected to return from its missions. Now Festina's new assignment is a trip to the planet Melaquin, but she plans to survive. Some strong language. 1997. RC 52936. ## Ascending. RC 52937. by James Alan Gardner. read by Barbara Caruso. 3 cassettes. A friend of Festina Ramos, Oar, tells her own story in this sequel to _Expendable (RC 52936)_. Although Oar's transparent body is indestructible, her mind will become catatonic at age fifty, and she is now forty-nine. Oar has much to accomplish before she hibernates. Some strong language. 2001. RC 52937. ## Midnight Bride. RC 52939. by Susan Carroll. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 3 cassettes. The St. Leger family saga continues as Lance's twin, Val, struggles to accept his fate of having to live a solitary life. Yet young Kate hopes to change his mind with sorcery. Sequel to _The Night Drifter (RC 52938)_. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001. RC 52939. ## Lost River. RC 52945. by Paxton Riddle. read by Suzanne Toren. 3 cassettes. Tale of the Oregon Modoc tribe's relocation to an Oklahoma reservation in the 1860s. Winema--married to a white miner-- tries to help negotiate a peaceful settlement between the two cultures. But betrayals occur on both sides, leading to bloodshed. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999. RC 52945. ## From Where the Sun Now Stands. RC 52947. by Will Henry. read by L.J. Ganser. 2 cassettes. A young Nez Perce warrior, Chief Joseph's nephew, chronicles the treaty violations that forced his people on a trek from Oregon to Montana. The tribe's doomed campaign for freedom culminates in Chief Joseph's vow to "fight no more forever" in his 1877 surrender speech. Some violence and some strong language. Spur Award. 1960. RC 52947. ## _Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life_, _Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas_, _Mardi: And a Voyage Thither_. RC 52958. by Herman Melville. read by Michael Scherer. 8 cassettes. Three of Melville's early novels, set in Polynesia in the South Seas and based on his sailing experiences. _Typee_ (1846) contrasts idyllic island living with restrictive western manners. The sequel, _Omoo_ (1847), pursues this theme in Tahiti, while _Mardi_ (1849) tells of an allegorical voyage. 1849. RC 52958. ## The Jungle. RC 52961. by Upton Sinclair. read by Annie Wauters. 3 cassettes (Reissue). Grim account of the deplorable conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry around 1900, as seen through the eyes of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus. When first published, the novel aroused the indignation of the American public and forced government investigations that led to the passage of pure food legislation. 1985 introduction. Some violence. 1906. RC 52961. ## The Good Body. RC 52962. by Bill Gaston. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. Former hockey player Bob Bonaduce returns home to Fredericton, New Brunswick, after a twenty-year absence to become reacquainted with his son, Jason, and wife, Leah. He enrolls in Jason's college but doesn't tell anyone he is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Some strong language. 2000. RC 52962. ## Jester's Fortune: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure. RC 53005. by Dewey Lambdin. read by Bruce Huntey. 3 cassettes. In 1796, Naval Commander Alan Lewrie's ship is part of a British squadron patrolling the Adriatic Sea against Napoleon's forces. They battle Balkan pirates and rescue an English widow and her child from enemy soldiers. Sequel to _A King's Commander (RC 47586)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999. RC 53005. ## The Good German. RC 53016. by Joseph Kanon. read by John Horton. 3 cassettes. Reporter Jake Geismar returns to Berlin after the fall of the Nazis to cover the Potsdam Conference and to find former lover, Lena. While there, he discovers an American soldier's body. Sensing a big story, he follows a path revealing war crimes. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001. RC 53016. ## A Bend in the Road. RC 53017. by Nicholas Sparks. read by Jim Zeiger. 2 cassettes. New Bern, North Carolina. Deputy Sheriff Miles Ryan is still mourning the loss of his wife two years earlier in a hit- and-run accident. Sarah Andrews, his son's teacher, is coping with a nasty divorce. Miles and Sarah fall in love, but their future is shattered when a secret is uncovered. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53017. ## Firefly Beach. RC 53025. by Luanne Rice. read by Jill Fox. 3 cassettes. Sisters Caroline, Clea, and Skye return to their family homestead to visit when Joe Connor, an individual connected to their troubled past, arrives. He is the son of the man who committed suicide in front of the family three decades ago. And it was their father's fault. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53025. ## Blood on the Divide: The First Mountain Man, Volume 2. RC 53030. by William W. Johnstone. read by John Polk. 2 cassettes. 1838. The Pardee brothers, along with renegade Indians expelled from various tribes, live by raiding and killing settlers traveling in wagons along the Oregon Trail. Mountain man Preacher learns of their schemes and sets out to defeat them. Sequel to _Journey of the Mountain Man (RC 30046)_. Violence and strong language. 1992. RC 53030. ## The Third Option. RC 53036. by Vince Flynn. read by Jack Fox. 3 cassettes. CIA agent Mitch Rapp, last seen in _Transfer of Power (RC 50675)_, is sent on a mission to Germany to assassinate a businessman selling arms to Saddam Hussein. When the couple assisting Rapp try to kill him, he goes undercover to investigate political intrigue. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2000. RC 53036. ## Mercy. RC 53042. by Julie Garwood. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 3 cassettes. Dr. Michelle Renard saves the life of federal attorney Theo Buchanan in New Orleans before returning home to the bayou. Theo decides to thank her in person and discovers that she is being harassed and threatened by unknown locals. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001. RC 53042. ## Plantation: A Lowcountry Tale. RC 53043. by Dorothea Benton Frank. read by Ann Hodapp. 3 cassettes. New Yorker Caroline Levine swore she would never return home to South Carolina. Then her brother Trip calls begging her to come see about Mother. Caroline, finding a person who is the same yet greatly changed, learns what it means to come home. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53043. ## The Secret Ingredient Murders: A Eugenia Potter Mystery. RC 53049. by Nancy Pickard. read by Mitzi Friedlander. 2 cassettes. Genia Potter leaves her Arizona ranch to help counsel her teenaged great-niece and nephew in Devon, Rhode Island. There she teams up with an aspiring cookbook writer to host a dinner for cooking aficionados, only to find him murdered the night of the party. Her troubled great-nephew is the prime suspect. 2001. RC 53049. ## Envy. RC 53050. by Sandra Brown. read by Richard Hauenstein. 3 cassettes. Publisher Maris Matherly-Reed is so intrigued by the story line of a manuscript that she travels from New York to Georgia to meet the author. Her actions set in motion the uncovering of a rivalry between friends that sent one to prison and made the other famous. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 53050. ## The Marble Mask. RC 53054. by Archer Mayor. read by John Polk. 2 cassettes. Detective Joe Gunther has just joined the new Vermont Bureau of Investigation when the police discover the fifty-year-old frozen corpse of a French-Canadian mob leader on Mount Mansfield near Stowe. No one knows why the gangster's disappearance went unnoticed. Gunther is handed the puzzle. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. RC 53054. ## Long Time No See. RC 53058. by Susan Isaacs. read by Norma Lana. 2 cassettes. Despite her policeman lover's admonitions, amateur sleuth Judith Singer searches for clues to the murder of a neighbor. Courtney Logan disappeared on Halloween night, and now in May her body has been found in her own pool. Sequel to _Compromising Positions (RC 11629)_. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53058. ## A Deadly Shade of Gold. RC 53062. by John D. MacDonald. read by Richard Davidson. 3 cassettes (Reissue). The death of his friend Sam Taggart takes Florida private detective Travis McGee to Mexico to find the murderer. The only evidence in the case is a priceless pre-Columbian gold statuette. Some strong language. 1965. RC 53062. ## Shock. RC 53066. by Robin Cook. read by Faith Potts. 2 cassettes. Harvard coeds Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner fund a stay in Venice for academic pursuits by donating ova to the Wingate Infertility Clinic. Later Joanna, seeking to learn what happened to her gametes, convinces Deborah to help her investigate. They don't like their findings. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53066. ## Flight. RC 53076. by Jan Burke. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. Ten years after police detective Philip Lefebvre was suspected of killing a teenager--the only witness to a multiple murder--and destroying crucial evidence, the missing lawman's body is discovered. Reporter Irene Kelly's husband, homicide investigator Frank Harriman, reopens the old case and uncovers a conspiracy. Violence and strong language. 2001. RC 53076. ## The Hunted. RC 53079. by Alan Jacobson. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. When psychologist Lauren Chambers's husband, Michael, fails to return from a ski trip, she enlists the help of private investigator Nick Bradley. It appears that Michael was injured, has amnesia, and has been told by the FBI that he's an undercover agent. Violence and strong language. 2001. RC 53079. ## Soldier X. RC 53080. by Don Wulffson. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. In 1944, bilingual sixteen-year-old Erik Brandt, whose grandparents are Russian, is conscripted into the German army and sent to the eastern front. He is caught behind enemy lines and exchanges uniforms with a dead Russian soldier. But can he fake his identity for long? Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2001. RC 53080. ## Black Sunday. RC 53082. by Thomas Harris. read by Annie Wauters. 2 cassettes (Reissue). To protest American policies in the Middle East, a fanatical terrorist group plots the annihilation of 80,000 Super Bowl spectators. Their prime weapon is Michael Lander, a deranged ex-navy pilot seeking revenge, and his handler--beautiful assassin Dahlia Iyad. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1975. RC 53082. ## _A River Runs through It_ and Other Stories. RC 53083. by Norman Maclean. read by Rick Foucheux. 2 cassettes (Reissue). The author of _Young Men and Fire (RC 35639)_ re-creates his early years in Montana. In "A River Runs through It" he reminisces about fly fishing with his brother and father in the 1930s. Other stories deal with summer jobs in logging and fighting fires. Some strong language. 1976. RC 53083. ## The Fountainhead. RC 53087. by Ayn Rand. read by Steven Carpenter. 6 cassettes (Reissue). Although he is expelled from school, Howard Roark is determined to succeed as an architect, rejecting the conventional path of his friend Peter Keating and the wiles of his destructive lover Dominique Francon. Some descriptions of sex. 1943. RC 53087. ## Celia Garth: A Story of Charleston in the Revolution. RC 53091. by Gwen Bristow. read by Nanette Savard. 3 cassettes. Twenty-year-old Celia Garth is a dressmaker in Charleston, South Carolina, when the Revolutionary War breaks out. She sides with the patriots, helping Francis Marion by providing him with information obtained from her Tory customers. 1959. RC 53091. ## Snow Mountain Passage. RC 53093. by James D. Houston. read by Michael Scherer. 2 cassettes. Fictionalized account of the horrific ordeals of the California-bound Donner Party, stranded in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846, including their desperate resort to cannibalism. The tale of James Reed, expelled from the group and subsequently a rescue-party organizer, is interspersed with childhood recollections provided decades later by his elderly daughter. 2001. RC 53093. ## More than Memory. RC 53094. by Dorothy Garlock. read by Margaret Strom. 2 cassettes. In 1949, Nelda Hansen, pregnant with Lute Hanson's child, was forced by her father to marry Lute and divorce him almost immediately. Now, nine years later, Nelda returns to Iowa where she and Lute grew up, and where Lute still lives. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 53094. ## Touching Spirit Bear. RC 53095. by Ben Mikaelsen. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. To avoid prison after viciously attacking a classmate, fifteen-year-old Cole agrees to a Native American tradition for healing--one year alone on a remote Alaskan island. There Cole confronts a huge white Spirit Bear that changes his life. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. RC 53095. ## Ex-Libris. RC 53097. by Ross King. read by David Cutler. 3 cassettes. London, 1660. Bookseller Isaac Inchbold is commissioned by impoverished widow Alethea Greatorex, daughter of the late Sir Ambrose Plessington, to locate a palimpsest stolen by Cromwell's soldiers during the civil war. The mild-mannered merchant is thus thrust into a world of political intrigue, treachery, and murder. 1998. RC 53097. ## Fair Blows the Wind. RC 53098. by Louis L'Amour. read by Christopher Walker. 2 cassettes (Reissue). In this colonial adventure, Irish-born Tatton Chantry, shipwrecked on the North Carolina coast, encounters Spanish profiteers and a lovely Peruvian lady. To win their treasure and her heart, Chantry takes on the pirates and savage Indians. 1978. RC 53098. ## The Makioka Sisters. RC 53099. by Junichiro Tanizaki. read by Mary Kane. 4 cassettes. Four sisters struggle to adhere to formal traditions as their prestigious Osaka family declines between 1936 and 1941. Familial bonds disintegrate while they try to survive poverty, preserve the family name, and find a husband for the third sister, Yukiko. First published in Japan in 1943. Includes an introduction, bibliography, and chronology of Tanizaki's life. 1993. RC 53099. ## American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America. RC 53107. edited by Loren D. Estleman. read by Gregory Gorton. 2 cassettes. Twenty nontraditional western tales. "The Guardians," a story by Don Coldsmith, is based on a historical incident in which Native Americans are not attackers but protectors. In "A Piano at Dead Man's Crossing," Johnny D. Boggs writes a moving narrative from the perspective of a piano. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53107. ## More than a Mistress. RC 53118. by Mary Balogh. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Jane Ingleby came to Regency-era London to escape scheming relatives. Walking through Hyde Park, she happens upon a duel. Her screams result in the duke of Tresham's being shot and Jane's becoming his nurse for three weeks. Later she is given three options for her future. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. RC 53118. ## No Man's Mistress. RC 53119. by Mary Balogh. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Viola Thornhill is happy being the mistress of Pinewood Manor, an estate left to her by the earl of Bamber. But her contentment is shattered when Lord Ferdinand Dudley arrives, claiming to be the new owner. Sequel to _More than a Mistress (RC 53118)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. RC 53119. ## Honey: Shooting Stars, Volume 4. RC 53121. by V.C. Andrews. read by Kristin Allison. 1 cassette. Honey has grown up on a farm run by her fanatically religious grandfather. She has a remarkable talent for playing the violin, and her teacher has paired her up with a brilliant pianist. Her grandfather, however, opposes the relationship. Sequel to _Rose (RC 53120)_. Bestseller 2001. RC 53121. ## Seduction in Death. RC 53132. by J.D. Robb. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. New York City lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates serial killings of single women, who are first targeted in a chat room and later overpowered with a date-rape drug during their first encounters with the killer or killers. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53132. ## Time and Again. RC 53136. by Nora Roberts. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 3 cassettes. In _Time Was_, Caleb Hornblower leaves Philadelphia in the twenty-third century, crash lands in Oregon in the twenty- first century, and falls in love with his rescuer, Liberty. In _Times Change_, his brother Jacob arrives hoping to convince Caleb to return home. Instead, Jacob is smitten by Liberty's sister. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53136. ## Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne. RC 53137. by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. read by Bob Askey. 2 cassettes. Rayford Steele and members of the Tribulation Force prepare to rescue God's chosen people. Meanwhile, followers of Nicolae Carpathia gather at the temple, where they plan to take the mark in Nicolae's presence--and where Nicolae plans to declare himself God. Sequel to _The Mark (RC 51272)_. Bestseller 2001. RC 53137. ## Dune: House Corrino; Prelude to _Dune_, Volume 3. RC 53145. by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. read by J.P. Linton. 4 cassettes. This sequel to _Dune: House Harkonnen (RC 50949)_ concludes the series of prequels to _Dune (RC 44126)_. Padishah emperor Shaddam IV of the House of Corrino tries to gain absolute power by creating a synthetic spice known as amal-- a substitute for melange, the spice found only on Dune. Bestseller 2001. RC 53145. ## Secret Sanction. RC 53151. by Brian Haig. read by Chuck Benson. 3 cassettes. Army lawyer Major Sean Drummond is assigned to investigate the massacre of thirty-five Serbs by a U.S. Special Forces team in Kosovo. Drummond and defense attorney Captain Lisa Morrow interrogate the Green Berets and uncover secret missions, a mutiny, and conspiracies that lead to murder. Violence and strong language. 2001. RC 53151. ## Evan Can Wait: A Constable Evans Mystery. RC 53153. by Rhys Bowen. read by Graeme Malcolm. 2 cassettes. Constable Evan Evans discovers that his girlfriend's ex- husband is part of a group of documentary filmmakers, in Llanfair, Wales, to extricate a German bomber from the lake. Then a crew member, investigating the theory that invaluable art was hidden in the mine shafts during the war, is murdered. 2001. RC 53153. ## Daughter of the Forest: The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 1. RC 53155. by Juliet Marillier. read by Gabriella Cavallero. 4 cassettes. Lord Colum of Sevenwaters has six talented sons--Liam, Diarmid, twins Cormack and Conor, Finbar, and Padriac. But it is his seventh child and only daughter, Sorcha, who can restore his sons to humanity after Colum's new wife, Oonagh, changes them into swans. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000. RC 53155. ## Double-Cross: A Western Story. RC 53173. by Stephen Overholser. read by Chuck Benson. 2 cassettes. Cowboy Matt MacLeod enters the Denver jail on an errand. He notices an accused murderer who could pass for his twin. The unknown man is due to hang at noon the next day. Matt, however, cannot let the man die without an explanation. Some strong language. 2001. RC 53173. ## In My Wildest Dreams. RC 53202. by Christina Dodd. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Victorian England. Celeste, the gardener's daughter, always wanted to marry Ellery, the youngest son of the Throckmorton family. After her schooling, she returns as governess to Garrick Throckmorton's children. To make sure Celeste does not interfere with Ellery's impending nuptials, Garrick puts himself in an unplanned position. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53202. ## Midnight Bayou. RC 53204. by Nora Roberts. read by Erin Jones. 2 cassettes. Declan Fitzgerald, tired of being a Boston lawyer, buys Manet Hall near New Orleans with plans to restore the old plantation. But he does not expect to find his house haunted by rape, murder, and betrayal. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001. RC 53204. ## Revenge of the Mountain Man. RC 53205. by William W. Johnstone. read by John Polk. 2 cassettes. Colorado, 1880. Smoke Jensen, gunslinger turned rancher, vows revenge on the three men who shot his pregnant second wife. After sending Sally home to New Hampshire, he tracks down the shooters and discovers that they have a twenty- year-old grudge against him. Some violence and some strong language. 1988. RC 53205. ## A Soldier's Duty. RC 53206. by Thomas E. Ricks. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. New lovers, majors Cindy Sherman and Bud Lewis, have just arrived at the Pentagon when the president sends troops to Afghanistan. The "Sons of Liberty," a secret military organization, questions the move and plans a coup against the unpopular commander in chief. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 53206. ## The Light of Day. RC 53207. by Eric Ambler. read by Barry Bernson. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Arthur Simpson, a petty thief and con man caught stealing traveler's checks from a hotel room, finds himself with no choice but to follow his "victim's" orders. If he refuses, he may be arrested by the Turkish or Greek police. Either way, he becomes involved in an international conspiracy. Some strong language. 1962. RC 53207. ## Force 12. RC 53208. by James Thayer. read by Jack Fox. 2 cassettes. Computer billionaire Rex Wyman designs a yacht to sail strictly by computer. His programmer girlfriend Gwen Weld joins him to cross the Pacific, but once in the Bering Sea they realize that a virus is sabotaging the system. Gwen e- mails Jess McKay, an Alaska National Guard captain, for help. 2001. RC 53208. ## The Whistling Toilets. RC 53211. by Randy Powell. read by John Polk. 1 cassette. Sixteen-year-old Stan spends the summer helping his childhood friend--fifteen-year-old tennis champion Ginny-- overcome her career slump. He also coaches inner-city Seattle kids while Ginny decides whether she wants to assume a normal teenage life. For senior high readers. 1996. RC 53211. ## Be My Valentine. RC 53218. by Sheila Rabe. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. When her boyfriend refuses to commit, Shelby takes the advice of her mother, romance writer Diana Valentine, and invents another guy to make him jealous. The only problem is that she picks a common name, David Jones, for the fictitious rival, with a real person attached to it--someone she falls in love with. 2001. RC 53218. ## Hooking Up. RC 53223. by Tom Wolfe. read by Barry Bernson. 2 cassettes. Collection of essays on a wide range of cultural topics and the novella "Ambush at Fort Bragg." In "My Three Stooges," Wolfe retaliates against hostile reviews of his novel _A Man in Full (RC 47041)_. In "Hooking Up," America at the turn of the millennium is observed. 2000. RC 53223. ## The Coming. RC 53234. by Joe Haldeman. read by Jill Fox. 2 cassettes. Florida, 2054. When astronomy professor Dr. Aurora Bell receives a message indicating the approach of aliens, she estimates that they will reach Earth on New Year's Day. As the day approaches, politicians, religious leaders, and mobsters are all drawn in to the frenzy of anticipation, drowning out Bell's pleas for reason. Strong language. 2000. RC 53234. ## The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story. RC 53292. by Jan Karon. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. The townspeople of Mitford hold a spontaneous snowman- building contest. Bestseller 2001. RC 53292. ## The Kiss. RC 53294. by Danielle Steel. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Isabelle Forrester, wife of a Paris banker and mother of an extremely ill son, and Bill Robinson, a married Washington power broker, have had a telephone friendship for years. When they finally meet in London, their relationship begins to change. Then they are involved in a deadly crash. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53294. ## Aunt Dimity: Detective. RC 53303. by Nancy Atherton. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. American Lori Willis lives in Finch, an English town in the Cotswolds, with her husband and young twins. When newcomer Prunella Hooper is found murdered, Lori investigates with the help of her Aunt Dimity's ghost--while the villagers hide secrets. 2001. RC 53303. ## Casual Rex. RC 53313. by Eric Garcia. read by Robert Sams. 3 cassettes. In this sequel to _Anonymous Rex (RC 51606),_ private Los Angeles detectives Vincent Rubio and Ernie Watson--dinosaurs masquerading as humans--take on a case involving a cult. Some dinos want to discontinue their human disguises and assert their natural superiority, and some are murdered. Strong language and some violence. 2001. RC 53313. ## Don't Tell Anyone. RC 53322. by Frederick Busch. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. Short stories and a novella concerning families and betrayal. In "Heads," a widowed mother watches her daughter- -a law school student who was raped--fall apart. In "Still the Same Old Story," a teenage daughter suffers as a result of her parents' infidelities. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000. RC 53322. ## Murder One. RC 53350. by William Bernhardt. read by Gregory Gorton. 3 cassettes. Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid, last seen in _Silent Justice (RC 51283)_, frees--on a technicality--nineteen-year-old stripper Keri from serving time for killing her cop boyfriend. The police force retaliates against his law office, jeopardizing colleague Christina McCall's life. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2001. RC 53350. ## Sugar. RC 53355. by Bernice L. McFadden. read by Michele Schaeffer. 2 cassettes. When prostitute Sugar Lacey inherits a house in Bigelow, Arkansas, in 1955, the other African American women ostracize her. Churchgoing neighbor Pearl Taylor, however, befriends Sugar because she looks like Pearl's murdered daughter. Eventually they share secrets. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000. RC 53355. ## From the Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance. RC 53357. by Ray Bradbury. read by David Hartley-Margolin. 1 cassette. Ten-year-old Timothy, a mortal foundling and the family historian, relates the story of the gala homecoming of the far-flung, time-defying Elliott clan to their mysterious, ramshackle Illinois mansion. Among the company are slumbering telepathic shape-shifter Cecy and bat-winged Uncle Einar. Bestseller 2001. RC 53357. ## Royal Summons. RC 53359. by Elizabeth Cadell. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes (Reissue). Ellen Berg, whose mother died when she was three, has grown up in Arizona. On her father's death, Ellen inherits a fifteenth-century English manor house through her maternal lineage. Arriving in England, she finds a lovely mansion, a formidable aunt, and a handsome young archaeologist. 1972. RC 53359. ## All about Passion. RC 53361. by Stephanie Laurens. read by Kristin Allison. 3 cassettes. Gyles Rawlings, the thirty-five-year-old earl of Chillingworth, has decided to take a wife. He wants a lady of suitable birth and breeding to provide him with heirs. He chooses Francesca Rawlings and believes he is meeting her in her garden. But a surprise awaits him at the altar. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53361. ## Brazen Virtue. RC 53372. by Nora Roberts. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Mystery writer Grace McCabe comes to Washington, D.C., to visit her sister, Kathleen, hoping for rest and a sisterly bond. But everything changes when Kathleen, who works at night as a phone-sex operator, is strangled to death. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1988. RC 53372. ## Locked Inside. RC 53395. by Nancy Werlin. read by Kristin Allison. 2 cassettes. Filthy-rich orphan Marnie Skyedottir, daughter of a dead New Age singer, lives at boarding school with only an anonymous computer buddy, "Elf," for a friend. When she is kidnapped during spring break, Elf is her sole hope for rescue. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2000. RC 53395. ## The Bastard King. RC 53535. by Jean Plaidy. read by Anne Flosnik. 3 cassettes. The story of William the Conqueror, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, and his rise to power. William successfully invades England in 1066, claiming the promised throne. But treachery and unrest continue. Prequel to _The Lion of Justice (RC 40330)_. 1974. RC 53535. ## Forever Free. RC 53546. by Joe Haldeman. read by Rick Rohan. 2 cassettes. Man, a race of clones, exiles humans, including veteran Mandella, to the snow-covered planet Middle Finger after the Forever War. Mandella revolts against being a genetic resource for Man, rallying his cohorts to begin humanity anew. Sequel to _The Forever War (RC 48659)_. 1999. RC 53546. ## Violets Are Blue. RC 53565. by James Patterson. read by Chuck Benson. 2 cassettes. Detective Dr. Alex Cross continues to be tormented by calls from the elusive "Mastermind" killer while assisting an FBI investigation of nationwide ritualistic vampire murders. Sequel to _Roses Are Red (RC 51270)_. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001. RC 53565. ## Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories. RC 53585. by Alice Munro. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Nine short stories exploring conflicting emotions and introspection. In "What Is Remembered," a woman reminisces about an impulsive tryst with a stranger early in her married days and how that memory became a treasured fantasy sustaining her through a humdrum existence. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001. RC 53585. ## Falling Angels. RC 53613. by Tracy Chevalier. read by Anne Flosnik. 2 cassettes. The day after Queen Victoria's death, two five-year-olds meet beside their families' cemetery plots. Maude is skeptical and analytic, Lavinia romantic and sentimental. Maude's mother rebels against a claustrophobic marriage to become a suffragist, but at great personal cost. Their voices and many others in counterpoint reveal a society in crisis. Bestseller 2001. RC 53613. ## Embers. RC 53619. by S ndor M rai. read by Anne Flosnik. 1 cassette. Hungary, 1940. The old general, Henrik, entertains his closest childhood friend, whom he has not seen in forty-one years. As he talks and questions Konrad, a complex history of friendship, passion, and betrayal is untangled. First published in Budapest in 1942. Translated by Carol Brown Janeway. Bestseller 2001. RC 53619. ## Daddy's Little Girl. RC 53709. by Mary Higgins Clark. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 2 cassettes. Reporter Ellie Cavanaugh of Atlanta returns to Westchester County, New York, to protest the parole of wealthy heir Rob Westerfield, convicted of murdering her teenaged sister twenty-two years ago. Even as Ellie reopens the case and starts a web site, she experiences some doubts. Then someone threatens her life. Bestseller 2002. RC 53709. ## The Shelters of Stone. RC 53756. by Jean M. Auel. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 6 cassettes. Continues the saga of prehistoric society from _The Plains of Passage (RC 31965)_. Ayla and Jondalar, with their two horses and a wolf, arrive at the caves of the Zelandonii-- Jondalar's people--and receive a mixed welcome. Ayla, as an outsider with strange customs, strives to win acceptance. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2002. RC 53756. ## ### _Books for Children_ Books listed in this issue of _Talking Book Topics_ were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature, mystery, sports, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection. Cassette books are labeled with the code RC and play at 15/16 ips. To order books, contact your cooperating library. _Cassettes Nonfiction_ Native American Chiefs and Warriors. RC 50573. by Stuart A. Kallen. read by Lindsay Ellison. 1 cassette. Discusses the lives of five influential Native American chiefs: King Philip, a Wampanoag from the 1600s; Chief Pontiac, an Ottawa born in the 1720s; Geronimo, an Apache born in 1829; Crazy Horse, an Oglala Sioux born in 1841; and Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee born in 1945. For grades 6-9. 1999. RC 50573. ## Tiger Woods. RC 51056. by William C. Durbin. read by Chuck Young. 1 cassette. Describes the career of Tiger Woods, who in 1997 became the youngest golfer in history to win the Masters Tournament. Explores his parents' role in his success and the talent and competitiveness he always exhibited for the sport. Includes a glossary. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000. RC 51056. ## Advertising: Information or Manipulation?. RC 51111. by Nancy Day. read by Candy Shannon. 1 cassette. Discusses how advertising has developed, how companies use it to entice consumers, and how it affects various markets, especially young people. Includes information about advertising in disguise--in infomercials, movies, and music videos, and even on PBS. For grades 6-9. 1999. RC 51111. ## Auto Racing: A History of Fast Cars and Fearless Drivers. RC 51188. by Mark Stewart. read by Russ Weinstein. 2 cassettes. Discusses the origins, evolution, historic milestones, and key personalities of automobile racing. Recalls the first motor race in France, in 1887. Although there was only one entry, the event signaled the beginning of an extremely popular spectator sport. Describes the first American race, in 1895--in the snow. For grades 5-8. 1998. RC 51188. ## Hockey: A History of the Fastest Game on Ice. RC 51189. by Mark Stewart. read by John Fulks. 1 cassette. A history of the game from its origins almost 3,000 years ago through its evolution into a popular pastime in Canada. Discusses the organization of league play, the establishment of the Stanley Cup, and some of the most famous players and teams. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1998. RC 51189. ## Everything You Need to Know about Cerebral Palsy. RC 51258. by Dion Pincus. read by Graci Ragsdale Miller. 1 cassette. Presents facts concerning cerebral palsy (CP)--the most common lifelong physical disability in the United States-- and refutes some myths. Discusses different forms of the disorder, its causes, and treatments. Uses case studies to portray how young people deal with this condition. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 51258. ## Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African American Whalers. RC 51501. by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. read by Chuck Young. 1 cassette. A history of African American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contribution to the whaling industry and their role in the abolition movement. Due to limited job opportunities, both free blacks and runaway slaves worked as sailors despite the low pay and savage conditions. For grades 6-9. Coretta Scott King Honor Book. 1999. RC 51501. ## _Scientific American_ Inventions from Outer Space: Everyday Uses for NASA Technology. RC 51546. by David Baker. read by Candy Shannon. 1 cassette. Details products, services, and inventions that are available to the public because of forty years of successful research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Includes keyboards for disabled workers, home water filters, the shock-absorbing soles of running shoes, and other achievements. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 51546. ## The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton. RC 51583. by Daniel Cohen. read by Miriam Wagner. 1 cassette. Examines the events leading up to the impeachment of President Clinton, including the Whitewater investigation, the media coverage, and the grand jury proceedings, and describes the impeachment process by the Senate. Also analyzes the legacy and ramifications of this scandal. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000. RC 51583. ## Geology Rocks! Fifty Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth. RC 51590. by Cindy Blobaum. read by Margaret Strom. 1 cassette. Explores basic facts about geology using activities and experiments with familiar household items. One experiment calls for removing chips intact from a chocolate chip cookie to learn about mining; another for floating graham crackers on peanut butter to understand plate tectonics. Safety precautions are included. For grades 4-7. 1999. RC 51590. ## Native Americans of the Southeast. RC 52373. by Christina M. Girod. read by Bill Wallace. 1 cassette. Discusses the original inhabitants of what is now the southeastern United States, including the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Calusa, Timucua, Catawba, Natchez, Creek, and Seminole tribes. Covers their history, social customs, culture, and religion. Relates their decline after their forced removal to reservations farther west. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001. RC 52373. ## Native Americans of the Great Lakes. RC 52413. by Stuart A. Kallen. read by Bill Wallace. 1 cassette. Examines the history and customs of the Algonquian and the Six Nations of the Iroquois tribes found in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. Discusses housing, hunting practices, religion, child rearing, and armed conflicts. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000. RC 52413. ## Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations. RC 53061. by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema. read by Gordon Gould. 1 cassette. Follows the life and writing career of Charles Dickens, the famous nineteenth-century English novelist whose works include _David Copperfield (RC 22325)_, _Oliver Twist (RC 22868)_, and _A Christmas Carol (RC 43546)_. Describes his advocacy for needy children. For grades 4-7. 1993. RC 53061. ## Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California. RC 53156. by Jerry Stanley. read by Jake Williams. 1 cassette. Recounts the history of African Americans in California during the gold rush of the nineteenth century. Focuses on the life and work of Mifflin Gibbs, a prosperous businessman, who lobbied to pass bills that would improve the living standards of black Californians. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000. RC 53156. ## American Computer Pioneers. RC 53199. by Mary Northrup. read by John Richardson. 1 cassette. Profiles ten people who helped develop computers. Includes Steve Jobs, who dropped out of college and helped create Apple Computer, Inc., in his garage in 1976; Bill Gates, who wrote his first program when he was thirteen; and Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who invented technical languages for the navy. For grades 6-9. 1998. RC 53199. ## Loco for Lizards. RC 53222. by Jim Cherry. read by Bruce Huntey. 1 cassette. Explores the popularity of lizards in film, music, art, and advertising. Discusses the natural history of these reptiles: what they are, what they do, how they live, and the myths and folklore surrounding them. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 53222. ## Kittens Today: A Complete and Up-to-Date Guide. RC 53226. by Greg Ovechka. read by Gary Tipton. 1 cassette. Discusses the appeal of cats and the advantages of having more than one. Provides information on various breeds and how to select a cat for oneself. Includes tips on preparing a home for a kitten, what to feed it, and how to maintain its health. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1996. RC 53226. ## Physics Projects for Young Scientists. RC 53232. by Richard C. Adams and Peter H. Goodwin. read by Butch Hoover. 1 cassette. Explains how to conduct simple experiments exploring the science of physics. Projects address the study of mechanics; temperature and pressure; properties of matter; vibrations, electricity, and magnetism; and building an ammeter. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 53232. ## Heartsongs. RC 53296. by Mattie J.T. Stepanek. read by Norma Lana. 1 cassette. A collection of poems by a boy who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He expresses his belief in celebrating the gifts of life every day and encourages everyone to listen to the special song inside his or her heart. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001. RC 53296. ## Journey through Heartsongs. RC 53299. by Mattie J.T. Stepanek. read by Norma Lana. 1 cassette. This second collection of poems expands on the themes of faith and hope found in _Heartsongs (RC 53296)_. In "I Could... If They Would," Mattie shares his dreams of what he would do if a cure were discovered for his rare disease. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001. RC 53299. ## Coretta Scott King. RC 53335. by Lisa Renee Rhodes. read by John Hammock. 1 cassette. A biography of Coretta Scott King, political activist and widow of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader. Discusses her childhood in rural Alabama, her marriage, and her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968. For grades 6-9. 1998. RC 53335. ## ### _Cassettes Fiction_ Little House in the Big Woods. RC 50921. by Laura Ingalls Wilder. read by Laura Giannarelli. 1 cassette (Reissue). Wisconsin, 1871. The Ingalls family experiences pioneer life in a little log house, miles from any settlement. They feel safe and secure despite blizzards, wolves, and the loneliness of the big woods. Prequel to _Little House on the Prairie (RC 50922)_. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1932. RC 50921. ## The Time Bike. RC 51255. by Jane Langton. read by Mimi Bederman. 1 cassette. After his beloved brand-new bike is stolen, Eddy receives an old-fashioned bicycle from an uncle in India. Eddy's disappointment vanishes when he realizes the vintage two- wheeler is capable of transporting him back in time. Companion to _The Fragile Flag (RC 22755)_ and others. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 51255. ## The Heart Calls Home. RC 51261. by Joyce Hansen. read by Mimi Bederman. 1 cassette. South Carolina, 1860s. In this sequel to _Out from This Place (RC 31802)_, former slave Obi Booker returns home during Reconstruction and searches for Easter, his future bride. But it is years before he learns of her whereabouts. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 51261. ## Kit's Wilderness. RC 51741. by David Almond. read by David Cutler. 1 cassette. When Kit Watson is thirteen, his family moves to the old mining town of Stoneygate to be with his grandfather. Kit finds a strange connection between his grandfather's tales of the mines, ghosts of old, and the eerie game called "Death," which takes Kit down into the pit. For grades 6-9. Michael L. Printz Award. 1999. RC 51741. ## The Year of Miss Agnes. RC 51865. by Kirkpatrick Hill. read by Marilyn Gleason. 1 cassette. Ten-year-old Athapascan Indian Frederika relates the story of a special teacher who comes to her Alaskan village in 1948. Miss Agnes makes education interesting for everyone in the one-room schoolhouse, including Fred's twelve-year-old deaf sister, Bokko, who learns sign language for the first time. For grades 3-6. 2000. RC 51865. ## Friedrich. RC 52668. by Hans Peter Richter. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. A young German recounts the fate of his best friend, Friedrich, a Jew, during the Nazi regime. Reflects on the dehumanization of Friedrich's family and his death after being forbidden to enter an air-raid shelter. For grades 6- 9. 1961. RC 52668. ## Prairie School. RC 52740. by Avi. read by Norma Lana. 1 cassette. When Aunt Dora, a schoolteacher, comes to visit Noah's family in 1880, nine-year-old Noah feels no need to read or write. But Aunt Dora changes his mind by expanding his world while he pushes her wheelchair across the prairie. For grades 2-4. 2001. RC 52740. ## First Test: Protector of the Small, Book 1. RC 52767. by Tamora Pierce. read by Lisette Lecat. 2 cassettes. Ten-year-old Keladry is dismayed that she must pass a year's probation to be the first female page in Tortall. But her desire to become a knight and protect people is so strong that Kel accepts the condition. Followed by _Page (RC 52768)_. For grades 5-8. 1999. RC 52767. ## Hemlock Hill Hideaway. RC 53022. by Carrie Bender. read by Kerry Cundiff. 1 cassette. The Petersheims of Whispering Brook buy a farm for young Omar and send his sister Nancy to keep house for him. The Amish siblings are joined by the mischievous abandoned child Dannie, who adopts a coon and continues to cause problems. Sequel to _Chestnut Ridge Acres (RC 46800)_. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 53022. ## Taggerung: A Tale from Redwall. RC 53037. by Brian Jacques. read by Brian Conn. 3 cassettes. The clan of Sawney Rath kidnap an otter born at Redwall Abbey because he bears the special mark of Taggerung, the warrior hero. But Tagg refuses to kill, rebelling against his adoptive tribe and seeking his true heritage. For grades 5-8. Bestseller 2001. RC 53037. ## Racing the Sun. RC 53089. by Paul Pitts. read by Mark Ashby. 1 cassette. The fact that he's an American Indian isn't something Brandon Rogers publicizes. His father abandoned his Navajo ways back in college. But when his grandfather moves in with the family, twelve-year-old Brandon slowly learns to appreciate his heritage. For grades 5-8. 1988. RC 53089. ## The Color of My Words. RC 53096. by Lynn Joseph. read by MaryBeth Wise. 1 cassette. Ana, a twelve-year-old writer living in the Dominican Republic, depends on her older brother to enhance her talents--until the life-changing events on her thirteenth birthday. For grades 4-7. 2000. RC 53096. ## The Vanishings: Left Behind--the Kids, Volume 1. RC 53122. by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. read by Jim Zeiger. 1 cassette. Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan are friends. They have not found Christ, although their families are Christians and attend church regularly. When people around them start disappearing, the four band together to fight the evil forces threatening them. Followed by _Second Chance (RC 53123)_. For grades 5-8. 1998. RC 53122. ## Second Chance: Left Behind--the Kids, Volume 2. RC 53123. by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. read by Jim Zeiger. 1 cassette. Now Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan are facing the decision of whether or not to accept Christ and his forgiveness. Lionel, confronting the possibility that his Uncle Andr‚ may try to kill himself, rushes to Chicago to save him. Sequel to _The Vanishings (RC 53122)_. For grades 5-8. 1998. RC 53123. ## Nobody Knew What to Do: A Story about Bullying. RC 53157. by Becky Ray McCain. read by Erik Sandvold. 1 cassette. When some bullies keep picking on Ray at school, Ray's classmate takes on the responsibility for stopping the action. He tells a trusted teacher what is happening to Ray and the adults get involved. For grades K-3. 2001. RC 53157. ## Aria of the Sea. RC 53214. by Dia Calhoun. read by Ann Hodapp. 2 cassettes. In a magical kingdom by the sea, talented thirteen-year-old commoner Cerinthe wins a place in the School of the Royal Dancers. She ignores her gift for healing until a life- threatening accident occurs. Then Cerinthe realizes she must decide which career to follow to truly be herself. For grades 6-9. 2000. RC 53214. ## How T¡a Lola Came to (Visit) Stay. RC 53326. by Julia Alvarez. read by Kimberly Schraf. 1 cassette. Nine-year-old New Yorker Miguel and his sister Juanita move to Vermont with their mother after their parents divorce. Struggling to fit in, Miguel is embarrassed when his Spanish-speaking aunt from the Dominican Republic comes to live with them. For grades 4-7. 2001. RC 53326. ## The Ninth Jewel of the Mughal Crown: The Birbal Tales from the Oral Traditions of India. RC 53367. by James Moseley. read by Yolande Bavan. 1 cassette. A collection of short stories about the Indian emperor Akbar and his clever adviser, Birbal. In "Birbal and the Crows" Birbal impresses Akbar by outwitting a jealous man who asks how many crows exactly are in a certain city. For grades 3- 6. 2001. RC 53367. ## Planning the Impossible. RC 53394. by Mavis Jukes. read by Martha Harmon Pardee. 1 cassette. In this companion to _Expecting the Unexpected (RC 49204)_, California sixth-grader River is concerned about her sex education class, her mother's pregnancy, and the nasty flirt who tries to break up budding friendships. For grades 6-9. 1999. RC 53394. ## Junie B., First Grader (at Last!). RC 53656. by Barbara Park. read by Michele Schaeffer. 1 cassette. Junie B. is not happy the first days of first grade. She feels left out because her old friends are making new friends. And worst of all, Junie B. needs to wear glasses. For grades K-3. 2001. RC 53656. ## ### _Foreign Language Books_ The following cassette titles are available in the languages designated. _Spanish_ Redoble por Rancas (Drums for Rancas). RC 52884. por Manuel Scorza. le¡do por Juan Ram¡rez. 2 cassettes. Una historia basada en eventos ver¡dicos que narra la persecuci¢n y matanza de los indios peruanos desde 1950 a 1962 en la parte central de los Andes. El autor mismo fue perseguido y desterrado, y en su narrativa emplea los nombres verdaderos de los participantes. Lenguaje injurioso. (Based on actual incidents, a tale about the persecution and massacre of Peruvian Indians in the Central Andes from 1950 to 1962. Scorza, who was persecuted and exiled, uses the real names of his characters. Some strong language.) 1970. RC 52884. ## Diez Comedias del Siglo de Oro (Ten Plays of the Golden Age): An Annotated Omnibus of Ten Complete Plays by the Most Representative Spanish Dramatists of the Golden Age. RC 52886. recopilado por Jos‚ Martel y Hymen Alpern. le¡do por Juan Ramirez. 7 cassettes en 2 envases. Presentan diez comedias de dramaturgos famosos de Espa¤a del siglo diecisiete. Incluyen _La Numancia_ de Cervantes, _Fuenteovejuna_ de Lope de Vega, _El Burlador de Sevilla_ de Molina, _Las Mocedades del Cid_ de Castro y _La Vida Es Sue¤o_ de Calder¢n de la Barca. Presentan las comedias en espa¤ol con introducci¢n y notas biogr ficas y bibliogr ficas en ingl‚s. (Ten seventeenth-century Spanish plays by major playwrights, including Cervantes, Molina, Castro, and Calder¢n. Includes introductory, biographical, and bibliographical information in English and the plays in Spanish.) 1968. RC 52886. ## Diez Negritos (And Then There Were None). RC 52972. por Agatha Christie. le¡do por Mar¡a Pino. 2 cassettes. Diez personas de varias suertes se encuentran los convidados de una aislada casa se¤orial. Se ignoran de qui‚n es el hospedero escondido que empieza a asesinarles, uno tras uno. (Ten oddly assorted people find themselves the houseguests of an invisible host who slowly begins killing them one by one. Spanish language. 1997.) RC 52972. ## All¡ Donde el Mar Recuerda (A Place Where the Sea Remembers). RC 52973. por Sandra Ben¡tez. le¡do por Mar¡a Pino. 1 cassette. En Santiago, M‚xico, Candelario est  alegre con su nuevo trabajo como ensaladero. Al aprender que su joven cu¤ada, Marta, fue violada y que ahora quiere un aborto, Candelario promete adoptar el bebe de ella. Pero, inesperadamente Candelario pierde su trabajo y su propria mujer se encuentra embarazada, haci‚ndole abandonar su promesa. (Candelario is pleased with his promotion to salad-maker in Santiago, Mexico. When he learns that his wife's young sister, Marta, was raped and is planning an abortion, he grandly offers to adopt the baby. But when Candelario loses his job and his wife becomes pregnant, he reneges on his promise.) 1996. RC 52973. ## El Misterioso Caso de Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles). RC 52974. por Agatha Christie. le¡do por Juan Ram¡rez. 2 cassettes. El primer caso del famoso detective belga, Hercule Poirot. Poirot sale de su jubilaci¢n para investigar la muerte sospechosa de Emily Cavendish, una heredera matronal que, a pesar de los deseos de sus hijastros, se cas¢ con un cazador de dotes. (In Hercule Poirot's first case the retired Belgian police detective investigates the death of Emily Cavendish, an elderly heiress, who, to the distress of her stepchildren, had recently married a fortune hunter.) 1920. RC 52974. ## Retrato en Sepia (Portrait in Sepia). RC 52976. por Isabel Allende. le¡do por Mar¡a Pino. 3 cassettes. Aurora del Valle, la nieta de Eliza Sommer, sigue la saga familiar que se revel¢ en _Hija de la Fortuna (RC 48792)_. Aurora, quien naci¢ entre trauma y esc ndalo en el Chinatown de San Francisco, narra su educaci¢n y ni¤ez con la abuela Paulina del Valle, su regreso a Chile y su matrimonio con Diego Dom¡ngez. Contiene algunas descripciones expl¡citas de ¡ndole sexual. [Eliza Sommers's granddaughter, Aurora del Valle, continues the saga begun in _Hija de la Fortuna (RC 48792)_. Del Valle recounts the scandal surrounding her birth in San Francisco's Chinatown, her upbringing by her paternal grandmother, her return to Chile, and her marriage to Diego Dom¡nguez. Some explicit descriptions of sex.] 2001. RC 52976. ## ### Talking Book Magazines Cassette For a free subscription to these magazines, contact your cooperating library. 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