Talking Book Topics March-April 2016
Talking Book Topics March–April 2016Volume 82, Number 2About Talking Book TopicsTalking Book Topics is published bimonthly in audio, large-print, and onlineformats and distributed at no cost to participants in the Library of Congressreading program for people who are blind or have a physical disability. Anabridged version is distributed in braille. This periodical lists digital talking booksand magazines available through a network of cooperating libraries and carriesnews of developments and activities in services to people who are blind, visuallyimpaired, or cannot read standard print material because of an organic physicaldisability.The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the nationalcollection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, includingbestsellers, classics, biographies, romance novels, mysteries, and how-to guides.Some books in Spanish are also available. To explore the wide range of books inthe national collection, visit the NLS Union Catalog online at www.loc.gov/nls orcontact your local cooperating library.Talking Book Topics is also available in large print from your local cooperatinglibrary and in downloadable audio files on the NLS Braille and Audio ReadingDownload (BARD) site at https://nlsbard.loc.gov. An abridged version isavailable to subscribers of Braille Book Review.Library of Congress, Washington 2016Catalog Card Number 60-46157ISSN 0039-9183About BARDMost books and magazines listed in Talking Book Topics are available to eligiblereaders for download. To use BARD, contact your cooperating library or visithttps://nlsbard.loc.gov for more information. The free BARD Mobile app isPage 1 of 147
available from the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon’s Appstore for readingtalking books on your personal smart phone or tablet.Music scores and instructional materialsIndividuals registered for NLS music services may receive braille and large-printmusic scores, texts, and instructional recordings about music and musiciansthrough the NLS Music Section.For more information about the NLS music collection call 1-800-424-8567,email nlsm@loc.gov, or visit www.loc.gov/nls/music/index.html.Where to writeTo change your Talking Book Topics subscription, complete the form on theinside back cover and mail it to your local cooperating library.Patrons who are American citizens living abroad may request delivery to foreignaddresses by contacting the overseas librarian by phone at (202) 707-5100 oremail at nlsoverseas@loc.gov.Only send correspondence about editorial matters to: Publications and MediaSection, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,Library of Congress, Washington DC 20542-0002. Or emailThatAllMayRead@loc.gov.Order talking books through your local cooperating library. To find yourlibrary check the last pages of this magazine or go online towww.loc.gov/nls/find.html.To cancel your subscription to Talking Book Topics, contact your cooperatinglibrary.Page 2 of 147
ContentsIn BriefBooks for AdultsAdult rical FictionHolidaysHuman RelationshipsHumorLegal ThemesMystery and DetectiveOccult and HorrorPsychological ThemesReligious ThemesRomanceScience FictionShort StoriesSpies and EspionageSuspenseWar StoriesWesternsAdult NonfictionAdventureAnimals and WildlifeArtsPage 3 of 147
AstronomyBiographyBusiness and EconomicsCareer and Job amilyGeneralGovernment and PoliticsHome ManagementHumorJournalism and the MediaLiteratureMedicine and HealthMusicNature and the EnvironmentPhilosophyPsychology and Self-HelpReligionScience and TechnologySocial SciencesSports and RecreationTravelU.S. HistoryWarWorld HistoryBooks for ChildrenPage 4 of 147
Childrenʼs FictionAdventureAnimalsFantasyFriendshipFolk and Fairy TalesGrowing UpHistorical FictionHumorMysteryScary StoriesSchoolScience FictionSportsChildren’s NonfictionBiographyHobbies and CraftsNatureScience and TechnologyForeign Language BooksEspañolAudio MagazinesIn BriefNew audio magazines availableFourteen new audio magazines are available to subscribers via download on theBraille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service or by postal deliverythrough the Magazine on Cartridge (MOC) program. Eleven of these new audiomagazines are locally produced by libraries in the NLS network. The newPage 5 of 147
magazine titles, their frequency, and a short description of their subject mattersare listed below. Contact your local library if you wish to subscribe. AARP The Magazine (bimonthly) and AARP Bulletin (10 issues/year): Thetwo periodicals are bundled as a single subscription. Magazine and bulletinof the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for people 50 and older Audubon (bimonthly): Magazine of the National Audubon Society, whosemission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems Cowboys and Indians (8 issues/year): Magazine about the American West Humpty Dumpty (bimonthly): Interactive activities and stories for childrenages 2 to 6 Missouri Conservationist (monthly): The Missouri State Department ofConservation’s monthly magazine National Geographic Traveler (bimonthly): World exploration trips andtravel tips O, The Oprah Magazine (monthly): Information and inspiration, includingexpert advice, style ideas, health tips, and recipes Oklahoma Today (bimonthly): Official state magazine exploring thepeople, places, history, and culture of Oklahoma Playboy (monthly): Men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine Rolling Stone (biweekly): Pop culture magazine with music reviews, moviereviews, and interviews Seventeen (10 issues/year): Magazine for teens with fashion, beauty, dating,and health tips Smithsonian (11 issues/year): Looks at topics researched, studied, andexhibited by the Smithsonian Institution Southern Living (13 issues/year): Guide to Southern culture, recipes, travel,and events Vital Speeches of the Day (monthly): Speeches important to the publicconcernNewsstandThe following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National LibraryService for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publishannouncements selectively, as space permits. The items mentioned, however, arenot part of the NLS program and their listings do not imply endorsement.Page 6 of 147
Accessible tax documents and tax return preparation help availableHundreds of the latest accessible federal tax forms and publications can bedownloaded from the IRS Accessibility web page. To find them, go towww.irs.gov, and select the Accessibility link in the lower portion of the page.You can choose from large-print, text, accessible PDFs, eBraille, or HTMLformats that are compatible with screen readers and refreshable braille displays.The IRS also provides American Sign Language videos with the latest taxinformation. To view them, go to Youtube.com, and enter the term “IRS ASLvideo” in the search box.Tax assistance is also available for people with a physical disability or who areage 60 or older, through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or TaxCounseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. You can find a nearby VITA or TCElocation by using the online locator tools at paration-for-You-by-Volunteers or by calling 1-800-906-9887.Publication 907, Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities, explains the taximplications of certain disability benefits and other issues, and is available iPhone and iPad app recognizes visual objectsAipoly Vision is a free app for iPhones and iPads that recognizes objects andcolors to help people who are blind, visually impaired, or color blind understandtheir surroundings. Point your device at the object of interest and press the largetoggle button at the bottom of the screen to turn on the artificial intelligence.Aipoly keeps running and recognizing objects until you switch to a different tab,or toggle the Aipoly button. Aipoly is designed for people who are visuallyimpaired and people who are sighted. For more information go toapple.co/1P3QHcG.Accessible children’s story websiteA visually impaired father with two young children designed the Storybudwebsite (www.storybud.org) to be easy to use by people with visual impairments.The site now contains more than 1,000 children’s stories including classics,legends, folklore and tales from many lands. Stories can be downloaded as text orMP3 files to a computer for leisure reading. For more information visit the site oremail tigerone@eircom.net.Page 7 of 147
Books for AdultsBooks listed in this issue of Talking Book Topics were recently sent tocooperating libraries. The complete collection contains a wide range of fiction andnonfiction books, including biographies, classics, westerns, mysteries, romances,and others.Registered users may also immediately download all titles and magazines fromthe NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service athttps://nlsbard.loc.gov. The free BARD Mobile app is available from the AppStore, Google Play, and Amazon’s Appstore for reading talking books on yourpersonal smart phone or tablet. To learn more about the collection or to sign upfor BARD, contact your local cooperating library. Regional library telephonenumbers and email addresses are listed on the last pages of this magazine.Books within the headings Adult Fiction and Adult Nonfiction are listedalphabetically by subject category, author last name, and title. For example thetitle War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy would be listed in Adult Fiction under theClassics subject category and by the last name Tolstoy.Note: A notice may appear immediately following the book description toindicate occurrences of violence, strong language, or descriptions of sex. Theword “some” before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequentoccurrence, as in “some strong language.” Commercial audiobooks for whichNLS does not have access to the print book may display the notice “unrated,”which means that the book may or may not contain violence, strong language, ordescriptions of sex.Adult FictionAdventureThe Avengers: Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldDB81816 7 hours 41 minutesby Dan Abnettread by Jeff AllinMultiple villains—Hydra, A.I.M., Ultron, Dormammu, and High Evolutionary—are ready to rule mankind and the world. But the Avengers want to know who isreally behind these simultaneous attacks and wonder whether they can stop themall. Violence and some strong language. 2015.Rocket Raccoon and Groot: Steal the Galaxy! Guardians of the Galaxy; anOriginal Novel of the Marvel UniversePage 8 of 147
DB82251 10 hours 15 minutesby Dan Abnettread by John HaagDuring a spaceport brawl, Rocket Raccoon and Groot rescue an android Recorderfrom a pack of alien Badoons. Everyone in the galaxy, however, including theruthless Kree Empire and the stalwart Nova Corps, seems to want that Recorder.For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014.The Solomon CurseDB82474 11 hours 48 minutesby Clive Cussler andRussell Blakeread by Scott BrickSome say the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands was the site of theSolomon king’s lost empire, with great treasure beneath the waters. Others saydisappearances at the hands of cannibal giants happened there. The husband-andwife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo explore. Unrated. Commercialaudiobook. 2015.Court of FivesDB82457 11 hours 42 minutesby Kate Elliottread by Georgia DolenzWhen a scheming lord tears Jessamy’s family apart, she must rely on her unlikelyfriendship with Kalliarkos, a high-ranking Patron boy, and her skill at Fives, anintricate, multi-level, athletic competition that offers a chance for glory andprotection. Commercial audiobook. For junior and senior high and older readers.2015.ReawakenedDB82471 13 hours 1 minuteby Colleen Houckread by various narratorsWhile visiting the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian exhibit, teenLilliana Young comes face to face with a recently awakened mummy—thehandsome sun god, Amon. Lily’s fate becomes entwined with Amon’s as he plansto battle the god of chaos. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and olderreaders. 2015.Page 9 of 147
FamilyThe Girl Who Slept with GodDB82456 15 hours 10 minutesby Val Brelinskiread by Abby CradenIdaho, 1970. After a mission trip to Mexico, seventeen-year-old Grace returnshome pregnant. She swears the baby is the child of God, but her evangelicalfamily buys a small farm on the edge of town and hides her away with her socialoutcast sister, Jory. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.The Far End of HappyDB82127 9 hours 0 minutesby Kathryn Craftread by Mare TrevathanOn the day Jeff is to supposed move out, his wife Ronnie discovers him pullinginto the driveway already drunk—and carrying a shotgun. An armed standoff withcops develops. Ronnie, her mom, and Jeff’s mom reflect on the events that led upto the conflict. Strong language and some violence. 2015.All the Single LadiesDB82303 10 hours 16 minutesby Dorothea Benton Frankread by Mare TrevathanWhile caring for dying Kathy’s, Lisa bonded with Kathy’s two best friends asthey visited her at the hospice. After Kathy’s death, the three women ponder themystery of Kathy’s life and what she left behind, while looking for their ownsecond chances. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2015.ConvictionDB82309 12 hours 27 minutesby Kelly Loy Gilbertread by Erik SandvoldSixteen-year-old Braden questions everything he holds to be true when his father,a Christian radio host, is accused of murdering a cop. His estranged older brother,Trey, returns, and Braden discovers the truth about his family. Strong languageand some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2015.The Stranger’s ChildDB82449 19 hours 54 minutesby Alan HollinghurstPage 10 of 147
read by James Daniel WilsonOn the eve of World War I, Cecil Valance spends a weekend with Cambridgeclassmate George Sawle and his family, leaving a poem in young Daphne Sawle’sautograph book. Decades after Cecil dies in combat, many still seek the manbehind the poem. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2011.Come Rain or Come ShineDB82560 8 hours 30 minutesby Jan Karonread by John McDonoughDooley Kavanagh, adopted son of Mitford’s beloved Father Tim, has returnedhome from veterinary school to open an animal clinic. He’s also planning hiswedding to sweetheart Lace Harper, and all of Mitford is invited. Sequel toSomewhere Safe with Somebody Good (DB80106). Unrated. Commercialaudiobook. 2015.It Started with ParisDB82395 15 hours 17 minutesby Cathy Kellyread by Olivia CaffreyKaty and Michael get engaged at the top of the Eiffel Tower, and their weddingplans impact their family and friends. Katy’s best friend, Leila, deals with herdissolving marriage, and Michael’s divorced parents reevaluate their relationship.Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava LavenderDB81678 8 hours 24 minutesby Leslye Waltonread by Jennifer HubbardBorn with bird wings, sixteen-year-old Ava Lavender’s love prospects are ratherdismal. When pious Nathaniel Sorrows mistakes her bird wings for angel wings,Ava faces the man’s growing obsession and delves into her family’s strangehistory. For senior high and older readers. 2014.FantasyThe Blade ItselfDB82369 22 hours 17 minutesby Joe Abercrombieread by Steven PaceyPage 11 of 147
A barbarian named Logen Ninefingers has just about run out of luck, when he isoffered a job by a wizard named Bayaz. The wizard has an unknown agenda,involving not only Logen but Jezel, a noble army officer, and Inquisitor Glokta ofthe secret police. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2009.Half a King and Half the WorldDB80919 22 hours 29 minutesby Joe Abercrombieread by Andy PyleEpic fantasy in a Viking-inspired world. In Half a King, Yarvi vows to retrievehis father’s throne after his family is betrayed. In Half the World Thorn and Brandset out with Father Yarvi to find allies for Gettland. Some violence, some stronglanguage, and some descriptions of sex. 2015.Last Argument of KingsDB82770 27 hours 6 minutesby Joe Abercrombieread by Steven PaceyConclusion of the First Law Trilogy. The capital is under siege by forces from theGurkish empire, the king of the Union is dying, and the group that sought a wayto stop the cannibalistic Eaters invasion failed completely. Can the Unionsurvive? Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2008.Bitten and StolenDB82170 26 hours 52 minutesby Kelley Armstrongread by Mare TrevathanFirst two books in a series about supernatural women. In Bitten, Elena Michaels isthe only female werewolf. She left her pack to live a human life, but they need herhelp. In Stolen, Elena learns that someone is kidnapping Otherworld creatures.Violence, descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2002.Range of Ghosts, Shattered Pillars, Steles of the SkyDB80917 48 hours 12 minutesby Elizabeth Bearread by Andy PyleSecret cult uses sorcery and deceit to set the world’s empires against each otherand spark civil war. Among those who oppose the cult are Temur, heir-in-exile tothe Great Khan, and Samarkar, a princess who renounced her family to become awizard. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2014.Page 12 of 147
Dark AlchemyDB82113 8 hours 59 minutesby Laura Bickleread by Saskia MaarleveldGeologist Petra Dee comes to the small Wyoming town of Temperance lookingfor traces of her father. He disappeared there twenty years before while searchingfor alchemical secrets. Now Petra finds herself in the middle of a conflict betweendark powers. Some violence and some strong language. 2015.War for the OaksDB81591 13 hours 14 minutesby Emma Bullread by Emily Pike StewartEddi McCandry broke up with her boyfriend and her band in the same night, butthat’s the least of her problems. She is pursued by a phouka who has chosen Eddito be the mortal pawn in the coming battle between the faerie courts. Some stronglanguage. 1987.Tear You ApartDB81338 10 hours 34 minutesby Sarah Crossread by Emily Pike StewartViv, who is constantly escaping her “Snow White” fairy-tale curse, meets theprince who is supposed to save her. But Viv is in love with the young mandestined to kill her. Sequel to Kill Me Softly (DB80239). Some strong language.For senior high and older readers. 2015.Traitor’s BladeDB81339 13 hours 49 minutesby Sebastien de Castellread by Jon HuffmanThe magistrates known as Greatcoats upheld the law, but were disbanded after theking’s death. Greatcoat Falcio and his companions take work as bodyguards butremain determined to bring back law and order and complete one final mission forthe king. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2014.Day ShiftDB82043 10 hours 18 minutesby Charlaine HarrisPage 13 of 147
read by Patrick DownerPsychic Manfred Bernardo finds himself in trouble with the law when one of hisclients dies in the middle of a reading. Meanwhile, the local hotel in Midnight,Texas, has reopened and a mysterious young boy moves to town. Sequel toMidnight Crossroad (DB79568). Some violence and some strong language. 2015.The Gospel of LokiDB81935 10 hours 31 minutesby Joanne M. Harrisread by George HolmesTrickster Loki recounts the rise and fall of the Norse pantheon from hisperspective. Lured out of the chaos realms by Odin, Loki alternates betweencraving the approval of the gods of Asgard and plotting their downfall, providinghis own irreverent take on Norse myths. 2014.Entice and EndureDB82166 15 hours 29 minutesby Carrie Jonesread by Mare TrevathanBooks three and four, written between 2010 and 2012, in the series featuring evilpixies’ devious intentions in the town of Bedford. In Entice, Zara attempts to gether boyfriend back. In Endure, everyone prepares for war. Some violence andsome strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012.Eighth Grave after DarkDB82549 9 hours 31 minutesby Darynda Jonesread by Gabriella CavalleroPregnant Charley Davidson is on th
Talking Book Topics March–April 2016 . Volume 82, Number 2 . Missouri Conservationist (monthly): The Missouri S tate Department of . 2015. Reawakened DB82471 13 hours 1 minute . by Colleen Houck read by various narrators While visiting the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian exhibit, teen
Talking Book Topics January–February 2015 . Volume 81, Number 1 . About Talking Book Topics . Talking Book Topics is published bimonthly in audio, large -print, and online formats and distributed a
This 3rd edition of the Talking ATM manual is more comprehensive. The key feature of this hand book is instructions on Wincor-AGS Talking ATM, Diebold Talking ATM along with NCR ATM model. Our bank launched NCR Talking ATM in June 2012, while the Diebold Talking ATM was launched in December 2012 and Wi
Talking and Non-Talking Animals What distinction is made between talking animals and non-talking animals? Why do Narnians consider it horrible to kill or eat a talking animal when it is okay to kill or eat a non-talking one? What does this say about the importance of speech to the author, or as an attribute of humanity? .
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Listening and talking Skills and progression. Listening and talking are core skills for learning and are central to teaching and learning in all subject areas. In order to make good progress in these skills young people require frequent and varied experiences of listening and talking
Aberdeenshire Council Local Transport Strategy 2012 6 / 28 key partner in the North Sea Commission’s Transport Group. Our successes to date have been recognised externally with the Council receiving National Transport Awards for specific projects, and the accolade of ‘Transport Local Authority of the Year’, in both 2008 and 2009, while
