Braille Book Review, Vol. 72, No. 5, September-October 2003 Braille Book Review September-October 2003 Volume 72, Number 5 _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 2003 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 New and updated publications The following new or revised publications have recently become available: What's New? The 2003 edition of What's New? is now available in braille, in large print, and on the NLS web site www.loc.gov/nls/whatsnew2003.html. The annual update describes recent developments at NLS, including new publications and reference materials and advances in automation and technological research, including Web-Braille and the Digital Talking Book Project. Magazines in Special Media 2003 is available in large print. Recorded and braille versions are planned for production in the near future. An annotated list of online sources for electronic texts in a variety of formats is presented in the fact sheet Selected Sources for Electronic Texts (2003), available in large print and online at www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/etexts.html. A fact sheet in Spanish, Libros para Ciegos e Impedidos Fisicos (2003), is available in regular print and will be available online in the near future. It is a translation of the primary NLS fact sheet Books for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. A technical circular titled Braille Preservation and Salvage Guidelines (03-01) is available in regular print and online at www.loc.gov/nls/technical/circulars/ braillepreservationguidelines.html. Date finder Braille date finders for July 2003 through June 2004 are now available free from NLS. Date finders give the day of the week on which the first day of the month falls during the twelve-month period. The pocket-sized card also incorporates a cut-out signature guide window. To receive one or more date finders, contact the Reference Section, NLS, Washington, DC 20542. The following item is reprinted from Talking Book Topics, September-October 2003. New magazine NLS has selected Travel & Leisure to replace Travel Holiday, which discontinued publication after the June issue. The substitution is effective immediately. ### _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_ Typing and Keyboarding for Everyone with Typing Tutor 6. BR 13757. by Nathan Levine. 2 volumes. A home study course with complete instructions in the fundamentals of touch keyboarding. Contains information on business letter format and advice on using a computer. 1998. BR 13757. ## The Story of Mathematics. BR 13805. by Richard Mankiewicz. 2 volumes. Highlights of the history of mathematics from some of the world's great civilizations. Relates the contributions to culture of scientific, philosophical, and mathematical concepts. Traces the development of math from its use as a means of counting in agricultural societies to its modern importance in digital technology. 2000. BR 13805. ## Stroke-Free for Life: The Complete Guide to Stroke Prevention and Treatment. BR 14058. by David Wiebers. 3 volumes. Renowned Mayo Clinic neurologist describes strokes, prevention, and emergency treatments with drugs and/or surgery. Advocates lifestyle changes including the reduction of stress. Also provides a stroke risk assessment test. 2001. BR 14058. ## The Difference Engine: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer. BR 14093. by Doron Swade. 3 volumes. London Science Museum director describes the efforts of British mathematician/inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871) to construct a calculating machine for use in navigation, science, engineering, and banking. Chronicles not only his life and times but also the latter-day building of the first working Babbage engine--in time to celebrate his bicentenary. 2000. BR 14093. ## The New Eight-Week Cholesterol Cure: The Ultimate Program for Preventing Heart Disease. BR 14096. by Robert E. Kowalski. 3 volumes. In a follow-up to his 1987 bestseller _The Eight- Week Cholesterol Cure (RC 26029)_ the author uses updated nutritional information to refine his system of preventing coronary heart disease through diet, exercise, antioxidants, and stress management. Includes recipes. Bestseller 2002. BR 14096. ## The Only Menopause Guide You'll Need. BR 14097. by Michele Moore. 2 volumes. Physician's counsel on women's health concerns that accompany aging includes a range of treatment from traditional to herbal, homeopathic, or complementary. Discusses peri- and post-menopause and hormone replacement therapy. 2000. BR 14097. ## Job-Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities. BR 14098. by Richard Nelson Bolles and Dale S. Brown. 2 volumes. In this updated edition of the popular guidebook first published in 1991, the authors explain the hiring process in the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They present job-hunting strategies and tips, offer advice for the interviewing process, including research and face- to-face issues, and suggest other resources available. 2001. BR 14098. ## The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain. BR 14143. by John E. Sarno. 2 volumes. Physician describes treatment and psychology of "an emotionally induced physical disorder known as the Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)." Basing his ideas on Freudian theories, Sarno asserts that unconscious emotions cause ailments such as headaches, allergies, and gastrointestinal and skin problems.1998. BR 14143. ## The Handbook of the New Eastern Europe. BR 14144. by Michael G. Kort. 2 volumes. Overview of the nations that comprise eastern Europe since the 1989 fall of Communism including the former Yugoslavia, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania. Includes information on history, economics, culture, ethnic groups, and social upheaval. For senior high and older readers. 2001. BR 14144. ## The Joy of Signing: The Illustrated Guide for Mastering Sign Language and the Manual Alphabet. BR 14148. by Lottie L. Riekehof. 4 volumes. Second edition of the comprehensive guide for mastering the basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern (ASL or Ameslan). Provides the vocabulary needed for persons entering interpreter-training programs and for families and professionals. 1987. BR 14148. ## The Life of Mendelssohn. BR 14179. by Peter Mercer-Taylor. 3 volumes. Biography of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847). Discusses his career from childhood as a prodigy to maturity as composer, performer, and scholar. Examines his Jewish heritage in the culture of the era, his heavy obligations to his young family, and his compositions during the decade preceding his early death. 2000. BR 14179. ## What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century. BR 14181. by Henry Allen. 1 volume. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer evokes the social and spiritual tenor of the twentieth century. Captures each decade's tone through the smells, slang expressions, and political issues of the era. 1999. BR 14181. ## Martin Luther King Jr.. BR 14184. by Marshall Frady. 2 volumes. Veteran journalist and biographer profiles the American civil rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Portrays the events that fixed King in the public's attention, from bus boycotts to the March on Washington to his murder. Also reflects on the minister's private spiritual conflicts. 2002. BR 14184. ## Crocheting in Plain English. BR 14215. by Maggie Righetti. 3 volumes. Commonsense approach to this handcraft that is appropriate for beginners and informative for more advanced crocheters. Covers its history and basic preparations; planning projects and stitch techniques; easy-to-follow lessons; finishing touches; and sensible solutions to nagging problems. 1988. BR 14215. ## A Practical Guide to Impractical Pets. BR 14216. by Barbara Burn. 4 volumes. Advice on sharing your abode with any of eighty-four exotic pets--mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and even some insects. Focuses on their care, health, feeding, and breeding. Categorizes the pets as easy, difficult, or impossible. 1997. BR 14216. ## Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner. BR 14219. by Phillip C. McGraw. 3 volumes. The author of _Life Strategies (BR 14289)_ presents a plan for saving a marriage or other intimate partnership by taking personal responsibility for the situation. Lists ten "relationship myths," provides questionnaires and other tools to analyze problems, and suggests steps to achieve a balance and mutual respect. Bestseller 2000. BR 14219. ## The Same Sea. BR 14227. by Amos Oz. 2 volumes. Israeli novelist combines prose and poetry to explore themes of love and loss, desire and memory. A young man sets out on a spiritual journey towards Tibet. He leaves behind his girlfriend, who moves in temporarily with his widowed father, awakening many pent-up emotions. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001. BR 14227. ## Charles Dickens. BR 14255. by Jane Smiley. 2 volumes. Portrays the nineteenth-century English novelist from his contemporaries' viewpoint and through his literary works. Smiley's approach is "a friendly desire to get to know" Dickens and his Victorian world and to comment on the role of writing in his life. 2002. BR 14255. ## When Every Moment Counts: What You Need to Know about Bioterrorism from the Senate's Only Doctor. BR 14265. by Bill Frist. 2 volumes. A physician who is a senator from Tennessee offers advice on what citizens should do in case of a biological or chemical attack. Describes the steps taken when anthrax was discovered in the U.S. Capitol, the nature of various bacteria available to terrorists, and precautions to be taken in the home. 2002. BR 14265. ## Healing the Addictive Mind. BR 14268. by Lee L. Jampolsky. 2 volumes. A psychologist defines addiction broadly as "pursuing happiness in things (people, places, substances) external to myself." Based on _A Course in Miracles (BR 10835)_, the book focuses on enabling readers to find peace of mind and love. Includes daily lessons. 1991. BR 14268. ## Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters. BR 14289. by Phillip C. McGraw. 2 volumes. Behavioral scientist McGraw, an advisor to Oprah Winfrey, demonstrates how to take control over your life: assume responsibility for past actions, change bad habits, and reverse negative conditioning to prepare the mind and body for greater happiness. Describes ten "life laws" that improve the chances of success. Bestseller 1999. BR 14289. ## Charles Lindbergh and the _Spirit of St. Louis_. BR 14296. by Dominick A. Pisano and F. Robert van der Linden. 1 volume. Celebrates the twenty-five-year-old American pilot who made the first solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris across the Atlantic in 1927. Discusses his aviation career, his flying skills, his political ineptitude, and his environmental concerns. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14296. ## James Madison. BR 14305. by Garry Wills. 2 volumes. Explores how a successful Founding Father became an ineffectual fourth president. Views James Madison (1751- 1836) in his role as the first executive to lead a war (in 1812) and the circumstances that influenced his time in office. Traces his life of public service afterwards. 2002. BR 14305. ## Martha, Martha: How Christians Worry. BR 14309. by Elaine Leong Eng. 2 volumes. Handbook for Christian counselors who treat mentally disturbed clients by integrating psychology with theology. Uses anecdotes to describe symptoms and suggests appropriate treatments by using biblical references. Lists sources for dealing with obsessions, post-traumatic stress disorders, social phobias, anxiety, PMS, and depression. 2000. BR 14309. ## Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder. BR 14314. by John Gilmore. 2 volumes. Investigation of the infamous 1947 Hollywood case of a murdered aspiring starlet. Nicknamed the "Black Dahlia" by her party crowd, Elizabeth Short was twenty-two when she was killed. Traces her life and that of the main suspect, who was never convicted. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1994. BR 14314. ## Repair. BR 14318. by C.K. Williams. 1 volume. A collection of thirty-eight poems about love, death, and forgiveness. In "King," the author explores his feelings at a 1968 memorial service for Martin Luther King Jr. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. 1999. BR 14318. ## My Love Affair with America: The Cautionary Tale of a Cheerful Conservative. BR 14319. by Norman Podhoretz. 2 volumes. Former _Commentary_ editor examines his childhood and school years in New York, his acculturation, and his shift of political alliances from liberalism to conservatism. He attributes his change in philosophy to his faith, long- standing love of country, and strong antipathy to anti- American statements and activities. 2000. BR 14319. ## A House in Sicily. BR 14320. by Daphne Phelps. 2 volumes. Memoir of the Englishwoman who owns Casa Cuseni, a popular pensione in Sicily. Phelps, barely able to speak Italian and with little money, traveled to Taormina to sell her unexpected inheritance. Instead, she fell in love with the estate, its gardens, community, and the Italian way of life. 1999. BR 14320. ## The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France. BR 14322. by Carol Drinkwater. 3 volumes. A British actress recalls how she and her soon-to-be husband, Michel, a pair of romantics, purchased a rundown property near the Mediterranean. Describes their restoration adventures transforming derelict orchards to excellent olive-oil producers and creating a wonderful living space for family and friends. 2001. BR 14322. ## Get Strong! Body by Jake's Guide to Building Confidence, Muscles, and a Great Future for Teenage Guys. BR 14327. by Jake Steinfeld. 2 volumes. Fitness trainer uses anecdotes from his own life to inspire teens to concentrate on improving their bodies as well as their social and inner lives. Explains how to take charge, set goals, realize one's dreams, and build values. Includes sample workout and diet. For senior high and older readers. 2002. BR 14327. ## Fooling with Words: A Celebration of Poets and Their Craft. BR 14341. by Bill Moyers. 2 volumes. In interviews with eleven poets, Moyers probes the experiences and creative processes that led to particular poems by each of them. The poets are Stanley Kunitz, Coleman Barks, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Mark Doty, Deborah Garrison, Jane Hirshfield, Kurtis Lamkin, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Paul Muldoon, Marge Piercy, and Robert Pinsky. 1999. BR 14341. ## God's Leading Lady: Out of the Shadows and into the Light. BR 14362. by T.D. Jakes. 2 volumes. Using stage metaphors, well-known pastor and evangelist encourages women to overcome imperfections and low self- esteem. Drawing on stories of women in the Bible and in contemporary life, he recommends confronting trials, recognizing the Lord's calling, and claiming one's God- determined role. 2002. BR 14362. ## Dirt under My Nails: An American Farmer and Her Changing Land. BR 14364. by Marilee Foster. 1 volume. Deep, rich detail colors a celebration of the author's decision to return to a career on the family farm in Sagaponack, New York (on eastern Long Island), after attending college in Wisconsin. Contrasts the area's natural beauty, described in seasonal progression from winter to fall, with the negative effects wrought by encroaching development. 2002. BR 14364. ## Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage. BR 14374. by Lisa Beamer. 2 volumes. The widow of Todd Beamer, who led his fellow passengers against the terrorists on September 11, 2001, on Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania, describes her late husband's life. Todd, a devout Christian family man, was raised with some traditional values that enabled him to risk his life for others. Bestseller 2002. BR 14374. ## Coping with Social Anxiety. BR 14378. by Heather Moehn. 1 volume. Describes a self-consciousness disorder that can lead to impairment in social situations. Describes some social phobia causes and remedies and offers suggestions for professional help. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. BR 14378. ## Dr. Wayne Dyer's Ten Secrets for Success and Inner Peace. BR 14380. by Wayne W. Dyer. 1 volume. Offers ten principles by which to achieve inner peace through changing one's outlook on life and embracing spirituality through meditation. Proposes that feeling the daily presence of God will lead to contentment and satisfaction. 2001. BR 14380. ## Revere Beach Elegy: A Memoir of Home and Beyond. BR 14382. by Roland Merullo. 2 volumes. Depicts Roland Merullo's youth in an Italian American home in the working-class neighborhood of Revere, Massachusetts. Class and family figure prominently in Merullo's life as he follows his fate to the Ivy League, the Peace Corps, and beyond. Merullo endures poverty and familial disapproval while struggling as a writer. 2002. BR 14382. ## Nietzsche. BR 14384. by Ronald Hayman. 1 volume. Short biographical interpretation of the work of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), who declared, "God is dead". 1999. BR 14384. ## Locke. BR 14385. by Michael Ayers. 1 volume. Interprets _An Essay Concerning Human Understanding_ by British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) and its impact on European thought. 1999. BR 14385. ## Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of Sicily. BR 14489. by Theresa Maggio. 2 volumes. Combines natural history, travel, and personal experience to describe the centuries-old ritual trapping of the bluefin tuna that swim into the Mediterranean Sea. During fifteen years of visits to the fishing village of Favignana in Sicily, Maggio lost her heart to the tuna and to the virile local fishermen. 2000. BR 14489. ## ### _Fiction_ The Naïve and Sentimental Lover. BR 14079. by John Le Carré. 4 volumes. Aldo Cassidy, a wealthy London businessman bored with his way of life, becomes infatuated with a glamorous bohemian couple--a writer named Shamus and his beautiful wife, Helen. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1979. BR 14079. ## The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. BR 14084. by Brady Udall. 4 volumes. When Edgar Mint was seven years old, the mailman ran over his head. Edgar describes his recovery--learning to type because he could no longer write, attending a school for delinquents, working with the drug-dealing doctor who saved his life, and living with a dysfunctional Mormon family. Strong language. 2001. BR 14084. ## Second Thyme Around. BR 14086. by Katie Fforde. 3 volumes. Market gardener Perdita Dylan is horrified when she discovers that her ex-husband Lucas Gillespie has become the chef at a local hotel. Until now, living with her elderly godmother in the English countryside has been ideal--or so she thought. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000. BR 14086. ## Murphy's Law: A Molly Murphy Mystery. BR 14095. by Rhys Bowen. 2 volumes. Ireland, 1901. Molly Murphy flees to New York City after killing a would-be rapist in her home village. She assumes an alias for passage aboard ship, but at Ellis Island she is once again accused of murder. Handsome NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivan is willing to help her prove her innocence. 2001. BR 14095. ## The Thirteen Problems. BR 14099. by Agatha Christie. 2 volumes. Thirteen tales of crime expertly investigated by Miss Marple. The problems include brutal murder, a supernatural death, a serial thief, and the disappearance of gold bars from a galleon. 1928. BR 14099. ## Face the Fire. BR 14114. by Nora Roberts. 3 volumes. Sam Logan returns to Three Sisters Island after a decade to reclaim Mia Devlin, a white witch. But Mia resents him for abandoning her. Sequel to _Heaven and Earth (BR 13880)_. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2002. BR 14114. ## Photo Hero: A Satire of Photography. BR 14170. by George A. Covington. 2 volumes. Anthony Slone, a widowed photographer whose career has been revitalized by a scandal, agrees to help a dying multimillionaire achieve a lasting reputation as a famous photographer. Thomas Adderly-Phillips is rechristened "Taps" and with Slone's help perpetrates a hoax on the world. Strong language. 2001. BR 14170. ## Bleeders: A "Nameless Detective" Novel. BR 14171. by Bill Pronzini. 2 volumes. The Nameless Detective's innocent client is murdered, and Nameless himself is almost killed as well. His canvassing San Francisco's skid row for the culprit worries his wife and adopted daughter. He is sixty and contemplates retirement. Violence and strong language. 2002. BR 14171. ## The Wall. BR 14172. by Mary Roberts Rinehart. 3 volumes. Juliette Ransom, not popular with her husband Arthur's upper-class friends, was bought off in an expensive divorce. After several years, she returns to his island home, starts causing trouble, and is murdered. Finding a motive isn't easy, since no one is aware the answer lies behind a plastered wall. 1938. BR 14172. ## A Hole in the World. BR 14173. by Sid Hite. 1 volume. As punishment for lying, fifteen-year-old Paul Shackleford is exiled to work all summer on a relative's Virginia farm. There he becomes enmeshed in country life and meets a girl, a dog, and a ghost. For senior high readers. 2001. BR 14173. ## Esther Stories. BR 14174. by Peter Orner. 2 volumes. Thirty-four short stories focusing on emotional relationships between strangers and in families. In the title piece, a nephew explores his aunt's descent into madness. In "Melba Kuperschmid Returns," a beautiful divorcée comes back to her hometown after twenty-three years--still beautiful. Some strong language. 2001. BR 14174. ## Danger in the Shadows: The O'Malley Series. BR 14176. by Dee Henderson. 2 volumes. Wealthy Sara Walsh was abducted and traumatized as a child, and her kidnapper still harasses her anonymously. Life gets better when she falls in love with retired football player Adam Black. With the help of prayer, Adam and her brother Dave, an FBI agent, try to find the culprit. Prequel to _The Negotiator (BR 13052)_. 1999. BR 14176. ## The Devil's Larder. BR 14177. by Jim Crace. 1 volume. Sixty-four untitled brief fictions centered on food in a variety of social situations. Selection thirteen describes a couple honeymooning in a provisionless cottage by the sea. The husband prepares an aphrodisiacal dessert in an attempt to overcome his young bride's reluctance to have intercourse. 2001. BR 14177. ## Hometown Legend. BR 14178. by Jerry B. Jenkins. 2 volumes. In the dying town of Athens City, Alabama, Cal Sawyer tries to save his football factory while raising his teenage daughter alone. Sawyer and former coach Buster Schuler collaborate to help the failing high school team. When troubled Elvis Jackson suits up, Cal's daughter shares her faith. 2001. BR 14178. ## Flight of the Raven. BR 14182. by Stephanie S. Tolan. 2 volumes. Continues the story of Elijah, an African American boy with telepathic powers, introduced in _Welcome to the Ark (BR 11564)_. Taken in by an environmental terrorist group, Elijah connects with Amber, the leader's daughter, and confronts a bio-weapons threat. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. BR 14182. ## Rockbuster. BR 14183. by Gloria Skurzynski. 2 volumes. Utah, 1915. Coal miner Tommy Quinlan, eighteen, mourns the death of his uncle, a labor activist who died at the hands of antiunion detectives. When Tommy falls in love with the mine owner's daughter, he has tough choices to make. For junior and senior high readers. 2001. BR 14183. ## Zigzagging down a Wild Trail: Stories. BR 14185. by Bobbie Ann Mason. 2 volumes. Eight of these eleven stories feature women in the process of transition. Chrissy, in "With Jazz," is in a comfortable relationship with an undemanding man. She pauses in middle age to reflect on her two previous marriages and the lifestyles of her grown children. Some strong language. 2001. BR 14185. ## Summer in Baden-Baden. BR 14186. by Leonid Tsypkin. 2 volumes. Fictional recreation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's western European travels with his new wife, Anna, in 1867. Depicts his intense passions and obsessions--jealousy, gambling, his health, the constant humiliation of limited funds, and his anti-Semitism. Portrays the intimacy of the couple's conjugal love and Anna's profound grief at Dostoyevsky's deathbed. Some strong language. 1987. BR 14186. ## The Wailing Wind. BR 14187. by Tony Hillerman. 2 volumes. Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police calls in retired boss Joe Leaphorn when rookie Bernadette Manuelito discovers a white man shot in the desert. They uncover similarities to a haunting older case: a murderer's wife had disappeared after her husband's conviction for killing a swindler. Some strong language. Bestseller 2002. BR 14187. ## Thunderhead. BR 14225. by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 4 volumes. Archaeologist Nora Kelly assembles a team of researchers to hunt for the lost Native American city of Quivira. Nora's father has been missing for sixteen years after his quest for the site, but a letter she discovers gives her new hope for success. Some violence and some strong language. 1999. BR 14225. ## Le Grand Meaulnes. BR 14236. by Alain-Fournier. 2 volumes. A tale of friendship, adventure, and romanticism recounted by François Seurel, whose father runs a French village school where seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes comes to board. Variously translated as _The Lost Domain_ and _The Wanderer_. 1912. BR 14236. ## Rapture. BR 14237. by Susan Minot. 1 volume. After their volatile affair has ended, New York filmmakers Kay and Benjamin have an afternoon tryst. Both become overwhelmed with reflections on how they ended up in this room with one another. The streams of their thoughts during lovemaking are revealed. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 2002. BR 14237. ## Flights of Love: Stories. BR 14239. by Bernhard Schlink. 2 volumes. Collection of seven stories set mainly in postwar Germany. Bestselling author Bernhard Schlink intimately explores the concept of love through the political, moral, and emotional states of mind of his characters. Some descriptions of sex. 2001. BR 14239. ## The Looking Glass. BR 14256. by Michèle Roberts. 2 volumes. As the twentieth century dawns, Geneviève, an orphaned French maidservant encountering the world's epicurean pleasures, discovers her storytelling gift. She chronicles in sensuous language her experiences in various households. She flees one mistress and lands in a poet's home among women who love him. Summer 1914: story ends. Some descriptions of sex. 2000. BR 14256. ## The High Window. BR 14257. by Raymond Chandler. 2 volumes. Search for a priceless gold coin takes private detective Philip Marlowe into the California underworld and the tangled affairs of a murdered coin collector. 1942. BR 14257. ## Handbook for Boys. BR 14294. by Walter Dean Myers. 1 volume. Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Lynch, on probation for assault, is mentored by three senior citizens in a Harlem barbershop. Over time Jimmy absorbs their advice on choices and responsibility. For junior and senior high readers. 2002. BR 14294. ## Blanche Passes Go. BR 14297. by Barbara Neely. 3 volumes. Blanche White returns to North Carolina from Boston. Assisting a friend in her catering business when a local girl is murdered, the African American maid-turned-sleuth investigates the suspect--the rich white man who had raped Blanche years ago--and confronts racial prejudice. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000. BR 14297. ## Killing Time: A Novel of the Future. BR 14310. by Caleb Carr. 2 volumes. When Vera Price visits psychiatrist and historian Dr. Gideon Wolfe on September 13, 2023, she sets in motion a series of events that shows how easily the public can be deceived and manipulated. She has with her an altered computer disk containing faked evidence in the 2018 presidential assassination. Violence and strong language. 2000. BR 14310. ## Green Calder Grass: Calder Saga, Volume 6. BR 14312. by Janet Dailey. 3 volumes. In this sequel to _Calder Pride (BR 13022)_, Ty Calder has recovered from a kidnapping attempt and is expecting twins with his second wife, Jessy. But Ty's former wife, Tara, becomes increasingly jealous and tries to reclaim her ex. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002. BR 14312. ## Water, Carry Me. BR 14316. by Thomas Moran. 2 volumes. In southern Ireland where "the troubles" are never far away, Una Moss, a guileless orphan and university student, meets her first love, Aidan Ferrel. Aidan is a poetry-loving draftsman from "the North." As their relationship develops, she sees hints that he is hiding his past. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000. BR 14316. ## The Ice Limit. BR 14335. by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 4 volumes. Billionaire Palmer Lloyd wants to own the largest meteorite in the world. It's buried on a remote island in an icy region off the southern coast of Chile. To retrieve it, he hires the engineering firm of Eli Glinn and controversial scientist Sam McFarlane. Some violence and some strong language. 2000. BR 14335. ## Buffalo Valley. BR 14348. by Debbie Macomber. 2 volumes. Vaughn Kyle, visiting his parents in North Dakota, is investigating Buffalo Valley as a site for his retail conglomerate employer. He falls for a local girl and for small-town life, dumping the firm, which threatens local industry, and his engagement to a high-powered company executive. Sequel to _Always Dakota (BR 13666)_. 2001. BR 14348. ## The Runaway Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel. BR 14349. by Jennifer Chiaverini. 3 volumes. On a trip to South Carolina, Sylvia Compson discovers a quilt depicting Elm Creek Manor, her home in Pennsylvania. She scours her attic when she returns and is rewarded by finding three more quilts and a journal describing her ancestor's involvement with the Underground Railroad. 2002. BR 14349. ## Japanese Game. BR 14352. by Richard Hoyt. 2 volumes. U.S. Vice President Shive's daughter has been kidnapped and sold to Shoji Kobayashi, mob godfather and owner of a Japanese baseball team. The vice president hires ex-CIA assassin James Burlane to rescue his daughter. Hoyt's thriller explores Asian-American trade relations, white slavery, and the game of baseball as it is played in Japan. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995. BR 14352. ## The Grave Maurice: A Richard Jury Mystery. BR 14363. by Martha Grimes. 3 volumes. Superintendent Richard Jury of Scotland Yard is hospitalized with wounds received in _The Blue Last (BR 13764)_ when Melrose Plant intrigues him with an overheard conversation about missing horsewoman Nell Ryder--the teenaged daughter of Jury's surgeon. Under Jury's direction, Plant enters the sordid underground world of racing. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14363. ## Crow Lake. BR 14366. by Mary Lawson. 2 volumes. After their parents accidently die, teens Matt and Luke Morrison give up their university plans to help raise their two young sisters, Katie and Bo, in the northern Ontario badlands. In twenty years Katie, a professor, returns to resolve past differences at a family reunion. Some strong language. 2002. BR 14366. ## Maigret in Montmartre. BR 14369. by Georges Simenon. 2 volumes. A stripper warns the police that a countess is about to be killed, and then she is also murdered. Chief Inspector Maigret investigates the sordid underworld of drugs and prostitutes. 1951. BR 14369. ## Backpack. BR 14375. by Emily Barr. 3 volumes. Darkly comic misadventures of Londoner Tansy Harris, who, following her alcoholic mother's funeral and a cocaine overdose, travels to Southeast Asia on her inheritance. Finding Vietnam depressing, she joins a group of campers to explore other places. Tansy begins reassessing her life-- even as a killer targets blond tourists. Strong language. 2001. BR 14375. ## Gramercy Park. BR 14379. by Paula Cohen. 3 volumes. New York City, 1894. When noted Italian tenor Mario Alfieri arrives for his debut with the Metropolitan Opera, he finds a quiet home in Gramercy Park, away from the clamor of society. Unfortunately, it is still inhabited by Clara Adler, the ward of the former owner. 2002. BR 14379. ## Mr. Potter. BR 14381. by Jamaica Kincaid. 1 volume. An illegitimate daughter relates the story of her estranged father, Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur on Antigua in the Caribbean. Using the cadences of the sea, she tells of his ancestors, his womanizing, and the rhythms of island life in a series of vignettes. 2002. BR 14381. ## Maigret Bides His Time. BR 14386. by Georges Simenon. 1 volume. For twenty years, French chief superintendent Maigret has tried to catch and apprehend a jewel theft gang. When an elderly criminal is murdered in his wheelchair, Maigret gets a break in the case. 1965. BR 14386. ## Maigret and the Man on the Bench. BR 14387. by Georges Simenon. 2 volumes. Chief Superintendent Maigret investigates the murder of a man whose body was discovered on a Monday--an unusual day for a crime. Suspects include his family as well as a group of shady characters. 1953. BR 14387. ## Maigret and the Apparition. BR 14390. by Georges Simenon. 1 volume. Chief Superintendent Maigret investigates the attempted murder of fellow detective Inspector "Hapless" Lognon. It appears that the police officer had been working surveillance alone on the strange comings and goings in an apartment building when he was attacked. 1964. BR 14390. ## The Christmas Train. BR 14463. by David Baldacci. 2 volumes. Journalist Tom Langdon takes a cross-country train from the East Coast to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend. On the trip he meets a host of zany characters, including one who happens to be his former lover. Sparks fly until Tom's girlfriend shows up in Chicago. Bestseller 2002. BR 14463. ## Maigret's Revolver. BR 14485. by Georges Simenon. 1 volume. A strange young man steals a revolver from Inspector Maigret's home. Later, a dinner guest fails to show up and is seen carting around a heavy trunk containing a corpse. Maigret learns that the two incidents are related and pursues his quarry to London to prevent a second murder. 1952. BR 14485. ## The King of Torts. BR 14531. by John Grisham. 3 volumes. Public defender Clay Carter assumes it is just another Washington, D.C., murder case when the defense of Tequila Watson is thrust into his hands. But Carter's investigation into Watson's drug abuse and subsequent rehabilitation uncovers corruption at a major pharmaceutical company. Some strong language. Bestseller 2003. BR 14531. ## ### _Books for Children_ The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. _Nonfiction_ 9.11.01: Terrorists Attack the U.S.. BR 14264. by Patrick Lalley. 1 volume. Describes the horror of the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center and the events leading up to it. Discusses the history of the New York City landmark, extremist Islamic fundamentalism, and America's reactions to terrorism. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14264. ## Plate Tectonics. BR 14303. by Alvin Silverstein and others. 1 volume. Discusses the phenomenon of plate tectonics--the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving--and its connection to earthquakes and volcanoes. Explains continental drift and prospects for predicting natural events. For grades 4-7. 1998. BR 14303. ## Poetry by Heart: A Child's Book of Poems to Remember. BR 14346. compiled by Liz Attenborough. 1 volume. More than one hundred poems worth learning by heart to keep forever. Poets include such old favorites as William Shakespeare, William Blake, and Emily Dickinson, as well as popular moderns Roald Dahl, Judith Viorst, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Jack Prelutsky. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001. BR 14346. ## Don't Step on the Foul Line: Sports Superstitions. BR 14389. by George Sullivan. 1 volume. Anecdotes describing some of the superstitions of athletes well-known in the sports field. They handle their forebodings with rituals that involve a teddy bear, favorite food, songs, lucky clothing, charms, and other precautions. Grade 1 braille. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000. BR 14389. ## ### _Fiction_ Tibili, the Little Boy Who Didn't Want to Go to School. BR 14042. by Marie Léonard. 1 volume. Tibili loves to play outside and becomes sad when his mother says he will start school soon. When he asks his animal friends how to avoid school, Crope, the wise spider, finds a way to change Tibili's mind. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool- grade 2. 2001. BR 14042. ## Sugarbush Spring. BR 14048. by Marsha Wilson Chall. 1 volume. As winter melts into spring, a girl and her grandfather go into the woods to tap trees and collect sap in buckets. Then the girl describes how her whole family joins in to boil sap into syrup, turning work into pleasure. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2000. BR 14048. ## The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed. BR 14049. by Helen Cooper. 1 volume. A little boy who wants to stay up all night avoids his mother at bedtime. He takes a fantasy trip visiting lifelike toys, discovering that they are too tired to play. His sleepy mother waits up to lead him to bed. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 1996. BR 14049. ## The Misfits. BR 14087. by James Howe. 2 volumes. Skeezie, Addie, Joe, and Bobby, who don't fit into their middle school's cliques, create a third party for the student council elections. They call it "The No-Name Party" to represent all the students who have ever been ridiculed. For grades 6-9. 2001. BR 14087. ## Midnight on the Moon: Magic Tree House, Book 8. BR 14195. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Annie and Jack travel to the future to visit a moonbase where they figure out the fourth and final special thing needed to free Morgan le Fay from the magician's spell. For grades 2-4. 1996. BR 14195. ## Dolphins at Daybreak: Magic Tree House, Book 9. BR 14196. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Annie and Jack are transported by the magic tree house to a beach by the ocean. A mini-sub takes them underwater to a coral reef where they meet a giant octopus, a shark, and friendly dolphins while looking for the answer to an ancient riddle. For grades 2-4. 1997. BR 14196. ## Ghost Town at Sundown: Magic Tree House, Book 10. BR 14197. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. When Jack and Annie explore the Wild West to solve another riddle, cowboy Slim Cooley mistakes them for horse thieves. They ride horses and face mustang rustlers and a ghost before leaving. For grades 2-4. 1997. BR 14197. ## Lions at Lunchtime: Magic Tree House, Book 11. BR 14198. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. On the way back from buying lunch, Annie and Jack come to the magic tree house, which takes them to Africa. There, meeting wonderful wild animals and a very hungry warrior, they even solve a riddle. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14198. ## Polar Bears past Bedtime: Magic Tree House, Book 12. BR 14199. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. The magic tree house whisks Annie and Jack off to the frozen Arctic. They meet polar bears, cracking ice, and a seal hunter with his dogsled and huskies. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14199. ## Vacation under the Volcano: Magic Tree House, Book 13. BR 14200. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Jack and Annie time travel back to Roman Empire days. Arriving in Pompeii, they need to find a special scroll before Mt. Vesuvius erupts and buries everything in fiery ash. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14200. ## Day of the Dragon King: Magic Tree House, Book 14. BR 14201. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China. Their task is to find the earliest written form of an ancient legend--a bound book made of bamboo strips--before the evil Dragon King burns down the Imperial Library. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14201. ## Viking Ships at Sunrise: Magic Tree House, Book 15. BR 14202. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Jack and Annie travel back more than a thousand years to ancient Ireland, where their search for a lost book takes them to a monastery. They meet Brother Patrick and also face a sea monster and a Viking raid. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14202. ## Hour of the Olympics: Magic Tree House, Book 16. BR 14203. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. When Jack and Annie travel back in time to ancient Greece to find a lost story, they arrive during the Olympics. They discover that girls did not have many rights in those days. For grades 2-4. 1998. BR 14203. ## Tonight on the _Titanic_: Magic Tree House, Book 17. BR 14204. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. The magic tree house transports Annie and Jack to the deck of the _Titanic_, the supposedly unsinkable ship. They arrive right before the ship hits an iceberg. For grades 2- 4. 1999. BR 14204. ## Buffalo before Breakfast: Magic Tree House, Book 18. BR 14205. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. With the help of the magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel to the Great Plains when the Lakota Indians lived there. They meet Black Hawk, who takes them on a buffalo hunt that turns into a stampede. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 14205. ## Tigers at Twilight: Magic Tree House, Book 19. BR 14206. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered animals. For grades 2-4. 1999. BR 14206. ## Dingoes at Dinnertime: Magic Tree House, Book 20. BR 14207. by Mary Pope Osborne. 1 volume. When the magic tree house lands Jack and Annie in Australia, they meet dingoes (wild dogs), a koala, and a kangaroo and her joey, and experience the dangers of a wildfire. For grades 2-4. 2000. BR 14207. ## Harriet Spies Again. BR 14241. by Helen Ericson. 2 volumes. Harriet's former nanny, "Ole Golly," returns to stay with her while her parents are away. Soon Harriet is spying on her suspected criminal neighbors and trying to figure out if Ole Golly killed her husband. Companion to _Harriet the Spy (BR 8276)_. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14241. ## The Story of Doctor Dolittle. BR 14244. by Hugh Lofting. 1 volume (Reissue). The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor who is fond of animals and understands their language. He travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness. For grades 4-7. 1920. BR 14244. ## The Crystal Stair. BR 14290. by Grace Chetwin. 2 volumes. In this sequel to _The Riddle and the Rune (BR 7453)_, Gom is temporarily reunited with his wizard mother. He learns the identity of his evil nemesis Katak and finds himself a key figure in the battle to save the world of Ulm from destruction. For grades 6-9. 1988. BR 14290. ## Who's in the Hall? A Mystery in Four Chapters. BR 14293. by Betsy Hearne. 1 volume. A tongue-twisting mystery about three children, two baby- sitters, two dogs, a rat, a stopped-up sink, and a janitor. There is much confusion in the kids' apartment building as they deal with a stranger in the hall. For grades K-3. 2000. BR 14293. ## Loser. BR 14367. by Jerry Spinelli. 1 volume. Even though his classmates from first grade through middle school consider Donald Zinkoff to be strange and a loser, his exuberant good nature keeps him going, through field day disasters and clumsy accidents. Best of all, his family loves and supports him. For grades 4-7. 2002. BR 14367. ## The Devil in Ol' Rosie. BR 14376. by Louise Moeri. 1 volume. Oregon, 1907. When the horses run off this time, it is up to twelve-year-old "Wart" to round them up. Alone in the mountains, he suffers from cold, a lame horse, and a stalking cougar--but he doesn't want to let his father down. Some strong language. For grades 5-8. 2001. BR 14376. ## No Roses for Harry!. BR 14420. by Gene Zion. 1 volume. Harry is a white dog with black spots, and he does not like to wear his birthday-present sweater. Grandma knit it with big roses on it. Harry finally loses the sweater, but then Grandma comes to visit. For preschool-grade 2. 1958. BR 14420. ## Kipper's A to Z. BR 15001. by Mick Inkpen. 1 volume. Kipper the dog and his little piglet friend, Arnold, work through the alphabet by collecting animals and other things for each other. A zebra turns up in odd places, but Kipper makes him wait until--guess when! PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2000. BR 15001. ## ### 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 (10 issues) ESPN: The Magazine (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; 10 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 computing; monthly) Playboy (monthly) Poetry (11 issues) Popular Communications (monthly) Popular Mechanics (monthly) Popular Music Lead Sheets (irregular) Rolling Stone (popular culture; 24 issues) Science News (weekly) Seventeen (for teens; monthly) Short Stories (British 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