Braille Book Review, Vol. 70, No. 2, March-April 2001 Braille Book Review March-April 2001 Volume 70, Number 2 _Braille Book Review_ is published bimonthly in large-print, braille, and computer diskette formats and distributed free to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress free reading program. It lists braille magazines and books available through a network of cooperating libraries. The braille edition also lists recorded books, giving abbreviated annotations. News about library services is featured in both editions. 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. Readers can receive _Braille Book Review_ and other information through the Internet by accessing the the NLS home page at http://www.loc.gov/nls. To order books or for subscription changes, 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 2001 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 53-31800 ISSN 0006-873X Contents: In Brief Books for Adults Nonfiction Fiction Books for Children Nonfiction Fiction Braille Magazines In Brief Newsstand The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement. 2001 Seedlings catalog published. Seedlings Braille Books for Children announces the publication of their 2001 catalog, which includes 40 new books. More than 400 low- cost childrenžs books are now available. To receive a catalog, write Seedlings, P.O. Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151- 5924; telephone 800-777-8552; e-mail ; or visit the web site . The catalog is accessible online, and orders may be placed through the web site. The following information is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, March-April 2001. Reminder: National Advisory Group The NLS National Advisory Group on Collection Building Activities will meet on May 23-25 to consider readers' suggestions concerning the NLS book and magazine collections. Please pass your suggestions along to your National Advisory Group representative or cooperating library. (See Talking Book Topics, January-February 2001, for the name of your regional/organizational contact.) ### _Books for Adults_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Note:_ For the infomation 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 occurence, as in "some strong language." _Nonfiction_ The Origin of Species. BR 12412. by Charles Darwin. 5 volumes (Reissue). The nineteenth-century English scientist's theory of evolution, in which he uses the findings of anatomy, geology, embryology, and paleontology to support his explanation of natural selection and survival of the fittest. 1859. BR 12412. ## Shallow Grave in Trinity County. BR 12442. by Harry Farrell. 4 volumes. In April of 1955, Berkeley junior high student Stephanie Bryan disappeared on her way home from school. California journalist Farrell describes the events that happened after her purse was found in the basement of a young Alameda couple. The husband, Burton Abbott, was soon accused of her murder. 1997. BR 12442. ## Space and the American Imagination. BR 12481. by Howard E. McCurdy. 4 volumes. Discusses the development of the U.S. space program in response to public interest spurred by writers of science and science fiction. Examines impacts of popular pressures and cultural ideals in shaping policy decisions that led to the creation of the national space venture; explores the resulting discrepancies between expectations and reality. 1997. BR 12481. ## Pillsbury Fast and Healthy Cookbook: 350 Easy Recipes for Every Day. BR 12485. by Pillsbury Company. 5 volumes. A collection of recipes with nutritional information, tips on cooking and storage, advice about ingredients, and suggestions for making meals varied and interesting. Preparation times are generally less than thirty minutes. 1998. BR 12485. ## The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography. BR 12489. by Martin W. Lewis and Karen E. Wigen. 4 volumes. An examination of how traditional geographical divisions of the world into continents, nation-states, and the supracontinental blocks of East and West reflect parochial attitudes such as Eurocentrism. Proposes that an increasingly integrated world needs a new geographical depiction. 1997. BR 12489. ## She Came to Live Out Loud: An Inspiring Family Journey through Illness, Loss, and Grief. BR 12498. by Myra MacPherson. 4 volumes. The author describes her experiences with a dynamic Maryland woman during the last twenty months of her struggle to survive breast cancer. Portrays Anna Johannessen's family and friends and their efforts to care for her until her death at age forty-five in 1997. Some strong language. 1999. BR 12498. ## Holy Hunger: A Memoir of Desire. BR 12499. by Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. 2 volumes. An Episcopal priest describes her addiction to food and her struggle to overcome it. Growing up with an alcoholic father and an emotionally reclusive mother, Bullitt-Jonas became a compulsive overeater. She eventually recovered with the help of Overeaters Anonymous. 1998. BR 12499. ## Play Winning Checkers: Official American Mensa Game Book. BR 12569. by Robert Pike. 1 volume. Explains the basic rules and moves in the multigenerational, interactive game of checkers. Intended for beginners and experienced players who want to improve their performance. Provides guidance for conducting tournaments. Also offers variations on the standard American game. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999. BR 12569. ## Alice Medrich's Cookies and Brownies. BR 12574. by Alice Medrich. 1 volume. The author of _Chocolate and the Art of Low-fat Desserts (BR 10421)_ now provides recipes for shortbread, butter cookies, chocolate cookies, cookie classics, biscotti, brownies, and bars. She also instructs on techniques for decorating cookies and making sandwich cookies, and discusses ingredients and equipment. 1999. BR 12574. ## Beowulf. BR 12591. by Seamus Heaney. 3 volumes. Nobel laureate Heaney presents a bilingual edition of the tenth-century Anglo-Saxon epic, which includes the original poem in Old English along with his new modern English verse translation. The poem chronicles the feats of Scandinavian warrior Beowulf, who battles with monsters and brings wisdom to leadership. Whitbread Award. Bestseller 2000. BR 12591. ## I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination. BR 12612. by Francis Spufford. 4 volumes. A cultural examination of the British male obsession with polar exploration as evidenced in literary works. Provides some historical background about famous expeditions but concentrates on motivation: the allure of the vast unknown. Includes some commentary on the wives' feelings. 1997. BR 12612. ## Seamus Heaney. BR 12626. by Helen Vendler. 2 volumes. A guide to understanding the works of the Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Explains the background and evolution of his poetry from _Death of a Naturalist_ in 1966 through _The Spirit Level_ in 1996. 1998. BR 12626. ## The Bird Catcher: Poems. BR 12632. by Marie Ponsot. 1 volume. A collection of fifty-two poems, some of which were previously published in periodicals. Grouped under four headings, each bearing the title of a poem in that section: "For My Old Self"; "Separate, in the Swim"; "The Split Image of Attention"; and "Explorers Cry Out Unheard." Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award. 1998. BR 12632. ## Ten Commandments: Poems. BR 12639. by J.D. McClatchy. 1 volume. Ten three-poem sets arranged to correspond to the biblical precepts in the decalogue. In "My Mammogram," when a middle- aged man's breast exam shows no cancer but an excess of estrogen, he experiences "the end of life as I've known it, that is to say--testosterone sported like a power tie." 1998. BR 12639. ## About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory. BR 12641. by Barry Lopez. 2 volumes. Autobiographical essays reflecting on the travels, adventures, and memories lodged in Lopez's mind that contributed to his becoming a writer. He explores faraway lands, islands, and seas; makes trips within the United States; and ponders the connections to his interior world. 1998. BR 12641. ## Vain Empires: Poems. BR 12649. by William Logan. 1 volume. Thirty-one poems on disparate topics, many of which depict historical figures and events, from Pliny the Elder to Keats in India. The work "Van Gogh in the Pulpit" issues a harsh pronouncement on sin, penance, and self-abasement. 1998. BR 12649. ## Saving Molly: A Research Veterinarian's Choices. BR 12652. by James Mahoney. 2 volumes. A veterinarian recounts his rescue of Molly, a diseased and debilitated runt puppy, an experience that would "crystallize thirty years of rumination about my life with animals." Discusses the sensitive issue of using animals in medical research, in which the author has had years of practice. 1998. BR 12652. ## Green Hills of Africa. BR 12659. by Ernest Hemingway. 2 volumes (Reissue). Account of an African big-game-hunting expedition in 1933 that included Hemingway and his wife, Pauline. Describes their adventures on the Serengeti Plain near Mount Kilimanjaro. 1935. BR 12659. ## 1898: The Birth of the American Century. BR 12671. by David Traxel. 4 volumes. A narrative on the pivotal year of 1898 in United States history, during which the country changed from a rural, isolated society into a major world player. Discusses the Spanish-American War as well as union uprisings, racial conflict, advances in technology and advertising, and the last Native American battle. 1998. BR 12671. ## Letter to a Man in the Fire: Does God Exist and Does He Care?. BR 12677. by Reynolds Price. 1 volume. An essay based on the cancer-survivor author's response to a terminally ill medical student's query regarding the existence and nature of God. Drawing from religious traditions, philosophy, literature, art, and personal experience, the author offers a compelling and inspiring argument for the existence of a caring and providential Creator. 1999. BR 12677. ## Why Read the Classics?. BR 12678. by Italo Calvino. 3 volumes. The title essay presents the author's fourteen-point definition of the literary term "classic." The following thirty-five pieces comment on his personal choices: "the writers, poets, and scientific authors who had meant the most to him, at different stages of his life." 1999. BR 12678. ## Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings. BR 12680. by Jonathan Raban. 4 volumes. Raban chronicles his 1990s trip up the Inside Passage from Seattle, Washington, to Juneau, Alaska, in a ketch (the boat's main attraction was its built-in bookcases). He had set out to retrace George Vancouver's 1792 route and to meditate on the lure of the sea, but instead his journey became one of personal introspection. 1999. BR 12680. ## Working on God. BR 12683. by Winifred Gallagher. 3 volumes. A neoagnostic journalist chronicles her research into the state of American religion at the close of the twentieth century. Her spiritual quest delved into the Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist traditions. She describes finding a millennial religion that is more practical, personal, eclectic, and democratic than traditional faiths. 1999. BR 12683. ## America's Library: The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000. BR 12707. by James Conaway. 3 volumes. A history of this cultural institution--often considered the world's greatest library--and the thirteen Librarians of Congress who guided its development. Discusses its transformation from modest legislative resource to the vast national library of the United States. Describes some of the variety found in its diverse collection of over 115 million items. 2000. BR 12707. ## Brother Frank. BR 12710. by Frank Minucci and William Hoffman. 2 volumes. Inspirational memoir of a drug-addicted career criminal, who at age forty-one reformed his life following a near-death experience and religious epiphany. Recounts his early years as an abused child and delinquent teen, his lawless adulthood, his redemption, and his work as a Christian minister. Some violence. 1998. BR 12710. ## Lost at Sea: An American Tragedy. BR 12712. by Patrick Dillon. 2 volumes. Recounts how in 1983, two boats from a fishing fleet out of Anacortes, Washington, simultaneously capsized off the coast of Alaska, without giving distress signals. Describes the extensive investigation into the mysterious incident and explains why crabbing had become "the nation's deadliest occupation." Some strong language. 1998. BR 12712. ## A Few Thousand Words about Love. BR 12714. edited by Mickey Pearlman. 2 volumes. Seventeen stories on the themes of love and intimacy as they are variously shared with family, friends, and romantic lovers. "First Love" tells of a college coed's infatuation with a classmate. When her dream of being alone with him finally comes true, she finds the moment disconcerting. 1998. BR 12714. ## Bots: The Origin of New Species. BR 12715. by Andrew Leonard. 3 volumes. Explains the nature, origins, and functions of bots, the computer software versions of mechanical robots. Bots range from simple log-on scripts to intelligent, autonomous characters that roam cyberspace performing complex services. Predicts that future bots will make computer use effortless and enjoyable. 1997. BR 12715. ## _Brown_ v. _Board of Education_: Equal Schooling for All. BR 13039. by Harvey Fireside and Sarah Betsy Fuller. 1 volume. Discusses the 1954 Supreme Court case that dealt with school segregation and ended the policy of maintaining separate institutions by race. Discusses the historical background, conditions in Kansas that prompted the legal challenge, and the nationwide impact of the decision. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. BR 13039. ## _Miranda_ v. _Arizona_: Rights of the Accused. BR 13044. by Gail Blasser Riley. 1 volume. Details the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the Arizona conviction of Ernesto Miranda for kidnapping and rape. The ruling was based on the fact that Miranda was not advised of his right to an attorney before being questioned about the crime. For junior and senior high readers. 1994. BR 13044. ## _Epperson_ v. _Arkansas_: The Evolution-Creationism Debate. BR 13049. by Jonathan L. Thorndike. 1 volume. Examines the 1968 Supreme Court case that dealt with the question of whether teaching creationism rather than evolution in Arkansas schools was acceptable. Also discusses the history and theories behind the conflict. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 13049. ## Reflecting the Flame. BR 13150. edited by Marc Maurer. 1 volume. Nine stories recounting how blind adults are creating a past upon which blind children can build their futures. A lawyer gains a better understanding of her blindness while learning how to open a milk carton, and a man discusses how to deal with things done mainly for visual effect. 1999. BR 13150. ## Against the Pollution of the I: Selected Writings. BR 13161. by Jacques Lusseyran. 1 volume. Six biographical essays explore the nature of blindness and attitudes toward it. Lusseyran's "I" refers to an inner light, or "radiance," that he discovered after losing his eyesight at age eight. Describes incarceration and survival in Buchenwald; suggests that "disabilities, losses, griefs, and failings" are gifts that can lead to joy. 1999. BR 13161. ## ### _Fiction_ Iron Shadows. BR 12445. by Steven Barnes. 4 volumes. Private detectives Cat Juvell and Jax Carpenter plan to dissolve their partnership after they rescue a young girl from her kidnapper father. Then comes a job they can't resist--to free a young heiress from a New Age cult led by twins who seem to have miraculous powers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998. BR 12445. ## Masked Dancers. BR 12492. by Jean Hager. 2 volumes. Small-town Oklahoma police chief Mitch Bushyhead discovers the game warden's body near an illegally shot bald eagle. Bushyhead tries to question high school principal Vian Brasfield, who sometimes holds Cherokee eagle dances on his land, but Brasfield has mysteriously disappeared. Strong language. 1998. BR 12492. ## Big Girls Don't Cry. BR 12495. by Fay Weldon. 2 volumes. London, 1971. Four feminists decide to start a publishing house in order to further their ideals. The concept of profit is rejected until the firm is eventually on the verge of bankruptcy. Problems also crop up in the form of children, lovers, and husbands. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1997. BR 12495. ## Four Corners of Night. BR 12496. by Craig Holden. 3 volumes. When a girl goes missing, it brings back painful memories for cops and lifelong friends Steiner and Bank--Bank's stepdaughter disappeared seven years earlier and was never found. They throw themselves into this search, shocked to learn it's linked to the old case. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 12496. ## On Beulah Height: A Dalziel/Pascoe Mystery. BR 12497. by Reginald Hill. 4 volumes. The disappearance of a young girl mimics crimes from fifteen years ago when three girls were lost just before a reservoir was built. Now a drought leaves old landmarks available for clues. Detective Andy Dalziel remembers the earlier disappearances and vows to find the current perpetrator. Some strong language. 1998. BR 12497. ## Riders of the Purple Sage. BR 12559. by Zane Grey. 3 volumes (Reissue). Utah, 1871. When Jane Withersteen incurs the wrath of her fellow Mormons for befriending Gentiles, gunman Lassiter comes to her aid and makes a startling personal discovery. Violence. 1912. BR 12559. ## East of Eden. BR 12565. by John Steinbeck. 6 volumes (Reissue). This saga of two California families spans from the post- Civil War era to the end of World War I. The Trasks, a mixture of gentleness and brutality, contrast with the Hamiltons, the author's own forebears, a well-adjusted, more tranquil family. 1952. BR 12565. ## Dead Man's Walk. BR 12567. by Larry McMurtry. 4 volumes. In this prequel to _Lonesome Dove (BR 6198)_ young Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call join the Texas Rangers and set out on an expedition to Santa Fe. Accompanying the troops is hefty whore Matilda Roberts, who provides comfort to the men along the trek. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1995. BR 12567. ## Keeping Faith. BR 12577. by Jodi Picoult. 4 volumes. Shortly after her unfaithful husband leaves her, heartbroken Mariah White is shocked when, with no religious education, their seven-year-old daughter Faith begins conversing with spirits, quoting the Bible, exhibiting stigmata, and performing miracles. The media attacks, and Faith's father sues for custody. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 12577. ## Something Wicked This Way Comes. BR 12583. by Ray Bradbury. 2 volumes (Reissue). Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. 1962. BR 12583. ## A Personal Matter. BR 12589. by Kenzaburo Oe. 2 volumes. A twenty-seven-year-old Japanese man nicknamed "Bird" would like to fly away from his responsibilities, especially after his son is born brain damaged. He seeks escape with a former girlfriend and whiskey while deciding on a course of action. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1969. BR 12589. ## Model Behavior: A Novel and Seven Stories. BR 12620. by Jay McInerney. 3 volumes. Stories about the superficial nature of life in New York City. In the title piece Connor McKnight is writing a screenplay while working as a celebrity journalist. His live-in girlfriend is a famous model who abruptly runs off with Connor's best friend, Jeremy. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1998. BR 12620. ## Frenchtown Summer. BR 12623. by Robert Cormier. 1 volume. Free-verse vignettes of a long-ago summer when Eugene was twelve, living in a small town. Recalls how his mother filled their tenement with good cooking smells and how Eugene wondered if his father loved him. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 12623. ## Willy Slater's Lane. BR 12625. by Mitch Wieland. 1 volume. Offbeat, middle-aged brothers Harlan and Erban pass their days in a dilapidated house on their inherited Ohio farm. When Harlan takes a mail-order bride, conflict ensues causing her to flee, Harlan to languish, and Erban to flourish at last. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1996. BR 12625. ## West of Venus. BR 12631. by Judy Troy. 2 volumes. Things are difficult and confusing for divorced waitress Holly Parker, who is having an affair with her boss. The suicide of her best friend's husband is a terrible shock, but one that leads Holly to find a better life and a lasting love. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1997. BR 12631. ## Other Voices, Other Rooms. BR 12635. by Truman Capote. 2 volumes. Twelve-year-old Joel Knox goes to live with his invalid father in a dilapidated Louisiana mansion. There the sensitive boy encounters a perverse stepmother, a pathetic uncle, and a tomboy who becomes his fast friend. 1948. BR 12635. ## A Stranger in the Earth. BR 12643. by Marcel Theroux. 2 volumes. Horace Littlefair, twenty-two, has never been to the city. So when his grandfather dies, he leaves the country village of Great Much and travels to London where his great uncle has promised him a job on his newspaper. But the naive yet good-natured Horace is unprepared for urban ways. Some strong language. 1998. BR 12643. ## The Storm. BR 12648. by Frederick Buechner. 2 volumes. Modern tale inspired by Shakespeare's _The Tempest (BR 09178)_. Acclaimed writer Kenzie Maxwell is about to turn seventy at his idyllic Florida island home. Among the birthday celebrants will be Kenzie's brother, who exposed a scandal that ruined Kenzie's reputation twenty years before. An approaching storm sets the stage for family reconciliation. 1998. BR 12648. ## Inheritance. BR 12651. by Indira Ganesan. 1 volume. Estranged from her mother and abandoned by her American father, fifteen-year-old Sonil spends the summer with relatives on an idyllic island off the coast of India. When Sonil is romanced by an older American man, she begins to understand and forgive her mother's emotional distance. Some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 1998. BR 12651. ## Salt Water. BR 12656. by Charles Simmons. 1 volume. When a vivacious woman and her comely daughter move into his family's beach guesthouse, fifteen-year-old Michael encounters love, betrayal, and a tragedy that destroys his family and forever alters his life. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1998. BR 12656. ## Emperor Norton's Ghost: A Fremont Jones Mystery. BR 12672. by Dianne Day. 3 volumes. In the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Fremont Jones and her lover Michael open a private detective agency there. After Fremont accompanies a friend to a seance, the two mediums are murdered. During her investigation, Fremont sees a ghost herself--that of Norton I, Emperor of the United States. Some violence. 1998. BR 12672. ## Look Back All the Green Valley. BR 12675. by Fred Chappell. 3 volumes. Jess Kirkman returns to the North Carolina mountains to carry out two requests by his dying mother: that she be buried next to her husband and that Jess close up his father's mysterious workshop. In fulfilling her second wish, Jess develops a better understanding of his father. Some strong language. 1999. BR 12675. ## The Last Dance: A Novel of the 87th Precinct. BR 12690. by Ed McBain. 2 volumes. An apparent hanging suicide by a retired male nurse is reclassified as homicide when traces of a paralyzing drug are discovered. A snitch is killed after telling 87th precinct detectives he has information on the murder. The cops comb the city for a motive and a murderer. Strong language and some violence. 2000. BR 12690. ## Swords and Scimitars: The Royal Pavilions, Book 1. BR 12691. by Linda Chaikin. 2 volumes. When Tancred Redwan, who is part Moor and part Norman, is accused of killing his half-brother, he flees his Palermo home to Constantinople. There he meets Helena, niece of the Byzantine emperor, and joins the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Prequel to _Golden Palaces (BR 12692)_. For senior high and older readers. 1996. BR 12691. ## Caught in the Light. BR 12694. by Robert Goddard. 3 volumes. After a passionate love affair with a woman he met in Vienna, married photographer Ian Jarrett returns to England seeking a divorce. Then his beloved disappears, and Ian discovers that she believes herself to be the reincarnation of the woman who invented photography. Ian is gradually drawn into a murderous plot. 1998. BR 12694. ## The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings. BR 12696. edited by Dennis Pepper. 2 volumes. Thirty-four scary short stories with mysterious or unnerving endings by authors such as Roald Dahl, Ramsey Campbell, E. Nesbit, T.H. White, and Ray Bradbury. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1997. BR 12696. ## The Tree of Bells. BR 12697. by Jean Thesman. 2 volumes. Seattle, 1922. When a storm fells _The Ornament Tree (BR 11448)_ outside the Deveraux boarding house, it is replaced with a tree that house residents decorate with bells to symbolize their hopes. Clare, sixteen, wonders about her future until she rescues an abused young boy. For junior and senior high readers. 1999. BR 12697. ## Canone Inverso. BR 12699. by Paolo Maurensig. 1 volume. As the protagonist contemplates his newly acquired seventeenth-century violin in a London hotel, he is interrupted by a stranger who missed the Christie's auction. The visitor recounts the tragic story behind the instrument, involving two musicians and their destructive rivalry. 1998. BR 12699. ## Expose. BR 12705. by Laura Van Wormer. 3 volumes. Reporter Sally Harrington, who has moved back to her Connecticut hometown, is tipped that her father's long-ago death wasn't an accident. Meanwhile, things look up for her career when she is asked to write a profile for a posh magazine--but there's a catch. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 12705. ## Roses, Roses: A Harpur and Iles Mystery. BR 12706. by Bill James. 2 volumes. Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur's wife is stabbed to death next to her car after returning by train from London. She had been with Colin's former colleague and had been planning to leave Colin. He has not been faithful either, but he is driven to find the murderer. Strong language. 1993. BR 12706. ## The Prosecution: A Legal Thriller. BR 12708. by D.W. Buffa. 2 volumes. Attorney Joseph Antonelli gave up law after persuading a witness to lie. Now he is asked by friend Judge Woolner to serve as special prosecutor in a murder-for-hire case against the assistant district attorney. During that trial, Antonelli agrees to defend Woolner's wife, who is suspected of murder. Some strong language. 1999. BR 12708. ## I Am One of You Forever. BR 12709. by Fred Chappell. 2 volumes. Jess grows into manhood on a farm in the North Carolina mountains, surrounded by an eccentric, but loving, extended family. But most important to Jess is Johnson Gibbs, an orphaned teenager who lives on the farm until he leaves for military service in World War II. Some strong language. 1985. BR 12709. ## The Age of Innocence. BR 12711. by Edith Wharton. 3 volumes (Reissue). A novel of manners set in New York society in the 1870s, an age of convention, propriety, and tribal solidarity. Newland Archer is torn between his attraction to Countess Olenska, a femme fatale, and his security in a bland but proper marriage to her cousin May. Pulitzer Prize. 1920. BR 12711. ## A Window Facing West. BR 12718. by John S. Tarlton. 1 volume. As his forty-seventh birthday approaches and his friends gleefully describe their rejuvenating extramarital affairs, Baton Rouge financial advisor Gatlin reflects on his life and long marriage. Meanwhile, he must cope with memories of his father, who committed suicide when he was Gatlin's age. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999. BR 12718. ## _The Self-Made Brain Surgeon_: And Other Stories. BR 13034. by Mark Harris. 2 volumes. Thirteen stories featuring characters who not only learn to adjust to life's vagaries and setbacks but find wisdom in doing so. In "The Bonding" a sixty-nine-year-old slow-pitch baseball player lets down his team when he fumbles a game- winning fly ball in right field. 1999. BR 13034. ## Komarr: A Vorkosigan Adventure. BR 13036. by Lois McMaster Bujold. 3 volumes. When an out-of-control star ship collides with the solar mirror that sustains life on Komarr, Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan is dispatched to handle the disaster. But Miles's efforts to save the endangered planet are hindered by official corruption and terrorism. Sequel to _Memory (BR 11295)_. 1998. BR 13036. ## Second Hand. BR 13038. by Michael Zadoorian. 2 volumes. Richard happily owns a secondhand store in a small Michigan town and spends his free time "junking." As he grieves over his mother's death and discovers secrets about his parents' past, long-celibate Richard begins a relationship with an appealing, troubled woman. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000. BR 13038. ## Drowning Ruth. BR 13187. by Christina Schwarz. 3 volumes. In March 1919, nurse Amanda Starkey, seeking refuge, returns to her family home to live with her younger sister Mathilda and Mathilda's three-year-old child, Ruth. Within a year, Mathilda is dead and Amanda is raising Ruth as her own. But both Amanda and Ruth are hiding memories of the night Mathilda died. Bestseller 2000. BR 13187. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ Mistakes That Worked. BR 12587. by Charlotte Foltz Jones. 1 volume. Forty stories of things that were invented, discovered, or named by accident. Training dog guides for the blind began after a doctor's dog led a blinded WWI soldier across the hospital grounds. Other examples include Post-it Notes, Levis, Coca-Cola, cheese, aspirin, potato chips, and Ivory Soap. For grades 4-7. 1991. BR 12587. ## Women in Space. BR 12629. by Carole S. Briggs. 1 volume. Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999. BR 12629. ## Buried Treasure: Roots and Tubers. BR 12650. by Meredith Sayles Hughes and Tom Hughes. 1 volume. Presents the history, growing methods, and use of potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, carrots, turnips, beets, and radishes. Describes ways of preparing and eating these vegetables in different countries. Includes five recipes. For grades 4-7. 1998. BR 12650. ## The Disability-Rights Movement. BR 12750. by Deborah Kent. 1 volume. A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For grades 4-7. 1996. BR 12750. ## The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest. BR 13015. by Steve Jenkins. 1 volume. Discusses the history and geography of the tallest mountain peak in the world, which is located between Nepal and China. Describes the equipment needed to climb Mount Everest and what dangers are involved. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999. BR 13015. ## ### _Fiction_ Dark Shade. BR 12634. by Jane Louise Curry. 1 volume. When Maggie, sixteen, follows her friend Kip into the forest, she doesn't expect to be transported back in time. But she becomes involved in the French and Indian War of 1758. Kip wants to remain with the LenapeIndians, but Maggie is afraid of changing history. For grades 6-9. 1998. BR 12634. ## Number the Stars. BR 12658. by Lois Lowry. 1 volume (Reissue). During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen learns the meaning of bravery. She and her family take risks to help her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen as the Nazis are persecuting the Danish Jews. For grades 4-7. Newbery Medal. 1989. BR 12658. ## The Sacrifice. BR 12674. by Diane Matcheck. 1 volume. Weak One, a Crow girl, is captured by the Pawnees and taken to their camp, where she is cared for by Wolfstar. The two have feelings for each other--until it is time for Weak One to become a human sacrifice. Can she escape? For grades 6-9. 1998. BR 12674. ## A Straw for Two. BR 12676. by Eric Sanvoisin. 1 volume. In this sequel to _The Ink Drinker (BR 12346)_, Odilon is lonely in his new life as a vampire who drinks ink from books. Then he meets the mysterious new girl at school, Carmilla, and falls in love. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 12676. ## Ira Sleeps Over. BR 12700. by Bernard Waber. 1 volume. Ira is delighted with his first invitation to spend the night at his friend Reggie's house, until his mischievous older sister asks if he is taking along his teddy bear. For preschool-grade 2. 1972. BR 12700. ## The Maze. BR 12701. by Will Hobbs. 2 volumes. Fourteen and orphaned, Rick Walker escapes from the brutal detention center to which he was unfairly sent. He discovers a biologist's remote camp in Utah's Canyonland National Park, where he helps to monitor fledgling condors, learns to hang glide, and outwits some sinister locals. For grades 6- 9. 1998. BR 12701. ## _Alice in Wonderland_ and _Through the Looking Glass_. BR 12746. by Lewis Carroll. 2 volumes. Extraordinary things happen to Alice when she follows a white rabbit into a hole and encounters the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and other strange characters. In her second adventure Alice climbs through a mirror into a reverse image land. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1865. BR 12746. ## Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South. BR 12748. by Ann Rinaldi. 2 volumes. South Carolina colony, 1780. Caroline Whitaker, fourteen, is a virtual house prisoner of the British after her rebel father is jailed. Men from both sides maraud through the countryside spreading terror. But she and her slave grandmother venture out to rescue Caroline's brother Johnny. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 1998. BR 12748. ## Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. BR 12764. by J.K. Rowling. 10 volumes. Now fourteen, the student wizard is eager to leave the Dursleys and join his friends Hermione and Ron for the Quidditch World Cup before beginning his fourth year at Hogwarts. But his enemies have not forgotten him. Sequel to _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (BR 12390)_. For grades 4-7. 2000. BR 12764. ## My Rows and Piles of Coins. BR 13013. by Tololwa M. Mollel. 1 volume. A Tanzanian boy saves his money for a long time to buy a bicycle to carry goods to market for his mother. But his savings are nowhere near enough for a new bicycle. Then his parents find a way to reward him for his good intentions. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. Coretta Scott King Honor. 1999. BR 13013. ## How to Catch an Elephant. BR 13014. by Amy Schwartz. 1 volume. To catch an elephant, you need three cakes, two raisins, one telescope, and a pair of tweezers. Then you ask Uncle Jack to show you "the place where elephants go." And remember-- elephants love raisins, not cakes. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1998. BR 13014. ## Don't Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural. BR 13041. 2 volumes. An international collection of eleven spooky stories by such authors as Susan Cooper. In "Fingers on the Back of the Neck," Australian writer Margaret Mahy tells about a young boy's growing resentment of his wealthy great-grandmother's affectionate touch as they walk together on a wooden jetty. For grades 6-9. 1998. BR 13041. ## Ghost Canoe. BR 13042. by Will Hobbs. 2 volumes. 1874; Tatoosh Island, Washington. As he helps his father tend the Cape Flattery lighthouse, fourteen-year-old Nathan MacAllister spends days fishing with his Makah Native American neighbor. When a ship breaks up on the rocks, its captain turns up dead, and suspicious activities occur along the shore, Nathan investigates. For grades 6-9. 1997. BR 13042. ## Turtle Dreams. BR 13125. by Marion Dane Bauer. 1 volume. In this chapter book, Young Turtle's great-great-great- grandmother warns her that she must gather dreams to prepare for winter. So Turtle asks an otter, a squirrel, and a bird what they dream about and gets a different answer from each one. For grades 2-4. 1997. BR 13125. ## ### Braille Magazines The following is a list of braille magazines in the Library of Congress program. Readers may obtain free personal subscriptions to these magazines. For information on the availability of specific magazines, consult the library that send you braille materials. Boys' Life (for children and teens, monthly) Braille Book Review (bimonthly) Braille Chess Magazine (British quarterly) Braille Music Magazine (British monthly) Conundrum (British monthly) Cooking Light (bimonthly [3] and monthly [6]) ESPN (biweekly) Harper's (literary; monthly) Health Newsletters (includes Harvard Health Letter, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, and University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter, monthly) Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine (monthly) Ladies' Home Journal (monthly) Martha Stewart Living (home and entertaining; 10 issues) Muse (for children; 6 issues) The Musical Mainstream (quarterly) National Geographic (monthly) The New York Times Large Type Weekly (weekly) News (NLS quarterly) Parenting (monthly except January and July) PC World (personal; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (monthly) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 26 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens; monthly) Short Stories (monthly) Spider: The Magazine for Children (monthly) Stone Soup (children's writings; 5 issues) Update (NLS quarterly) The Washington Post Book World (weekly) The following sports schedules are also available: American Baseball League Schedule National Baseball League Schedule National Basketball Association Schedule National Football League Schedule National Hockey League Schedule Women's National Basketball Association Schedule