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_Books for Adults_
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Cassettes Nonfiction

Ohitika Woman.
RC 37622.
by Mary Brave Bird and Richard Erdoes.
read by Pam Ward.
2 cassettes.
In the sequel to _Lakota Woman (RC 32089)_, Brave Bird (formerly
Crow Dog) continues her life story. After giving birth at
seventeen at Wounded Knee in 1973, Brave Bird began a family
with Sioux leader and medicine man Leonard Crow Dog. When this
union failed, Brave Bird continued traditional ways but her life
was marred by alcohol. Now remarried, clean, and back on the
"res," Brave Bird is ready to fight again. Strong language.
1993.
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DOS for Dummies, 2nd Edition.
RC 37977.
by Dan Gookin.
read by Dave Jackson.
3 cassettes.
DOS is the acronym for a disk operating system used by many
personal computers to run software. DOS controls the storage and
retrieval of information. Self-professed computer guru Gookin
presents humorous instructions for the beginner and the confused
on how to get DOS to do all of this. Included is a glossary.
Covers all versions through DOS 6. 1993.
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Collected Poems, 1953-1993.
RC 38366.
by John Updike.
read by Jim Zeiger.
2 cassettes.
The earliest poems were written a year or so before Updike
graduated from college, and they follow in chronological order,
charting the course of his life over the next forty years. He
writes about his feelings, about mundane things, about natural
things, about places, and about almost anything that has to do
with the real world. He also writes light verse, which he calls
"cartooning with words," based on the world of information.
1993.
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A Journey through Economic Time: A Firsthand View.
RC 38966.
by John Kenneth Galbraith.
read by Gregory Ricks.
2 cassettes.
A long-standing professor, observer, commentator, and
interpreter of economics reflects on what he has seen and
learned about worldwide economic and social currents since World
War I. Galbraith's basic theme is how the economy has worked and
how "war and peace, government and the market, ideology and
ignorance have shaped its course." 1994.
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2.
RC 39628.
by Karl Marx.
read by Jake Williams.
6 cassettes.
Compiled by Friedrick Engels, Marx's lifelong partner, and
published posthumously. This volume contains an extensive
introduction by Ernest Mandel. The author continues with
technical analyses of aspects of capitalism that were initiated
in Volume 1, including the question of supply and demand and the
ownership of private property. 1885.
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Voyage to the Great Attractor: Exploring Intergalactic Space.
RC 39846.
by Alan Dressler.
read by Mo Lotman.
3 cassettes.
Seven scientists collaborated to study the nature of the
universe through a survey of selected galaxies. They discovered
that many galaxies are travelling at great speeds and concluded
that they are being attracted by a large mass. Dressler also
offers a behind-the-scenes look at how astronomers work
together. All information is presented for the lay reader. 1994.
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Finding God.
RC 39903.
by Larry Crabb Jr..
read by Jeff Halberstadt.
2 cassettes.
In 1991 Crabb's older brother was killed in a plane crash.
Crabb's difficulty in dealing with this loss led him to realize
that he and, he believes, most Christians are preoccupied with
themselves. He asserts that the only hope for escaping from pain
and problems is to learn to trust God. Crabb discusses the
pathway to finding God and the obstacles along the way. 1993.
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More than Meets the Eye: The Story of a Remarkable Life and a
Transcending Love.
RC 39905.
by Joan Brock and Derek L. Gill.
read by Ellen Frost.
2 cassettes.
Thirty-two-year-old Joan and her husband Joe were employed at
the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School when Joan suddenly lost
the ability to see the color pink and soon was irreversibly
blind. Then Joe was diagnosed with cancer and died. Joan and her
daughter moved, and Joan obtained a "talking computer," spoke
about her experience, and wed a high-school crush. 1994.
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The Gospel According to Casey: Casey Stengel's Inimitable,
Instructional, Historical Baseball Book.
RC 39906.
by Ira Berkow and Jim Kaplan.
read by Don Emmick.
1 cassette.
Two sportswriters combine the recollections of baseball greats
with some of Casey Stengel's wisdom about the game and a few of
his comments on the rest of life. Includes testimony before a
Senate subcommittee hearing, during which members were no match
for Casey's "Stengelese." Some strong language. 1992.
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Blind Sighted: One Man's Journey from Sight to Insight.
RC 39917.
by Marty Klein.
read by Phil Regensdorf.
2 cassettes.
In 1976, by the age of twenty-eight, Marty Klein was completely
blind. In 1990 he began writing his life story to explain how he
changed from a sighted, confident, rebellious, and self-centered
young man of the 1960s to a compassionate and responsible man in
the 1990s--who happens to be blind. In his account, Klein
discusses three main topics: the Vietnam War, drugs, and fate.
Strong language. 1993.
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More Home Cooking: A Writer Returns to the Kitchen.
RC 39918.
by Laurie Colwin.
read by Miriam Wagner.
2 cassettes.
Thoughts about food, cookbooks, holiday meals, fast food,
children's food, picnics, and waiting for dessert. Information
on feeding jet lag, making jam, baking gingerbread, and roasting
a turkey. Interspersed with the author's culinary tips are
family stories and recipes for homey dishes, such as marinated
brussels sprouts and mulligatawny soup. Suggested further
reading: _Home Cooking (RC 28912)_. 1993.
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Balsamroot: A Memoir.
RC 39924.
by Mary Clearman Blew.
read by Marilyn Gleason.
2 cassettes.
Blew continues the tales of her family that she began in _All
but the Waltz (RC 34989)_. This time she focuses on her "Auntie"
Imogene, herself, and her adult daughter from her first
marriage, Elizabeth. Blew tells how her aunt's decline into
dementia and her daughter's failed marriage result in both
coming to live near her home in Idaho. Blew examines choices
they have made in their lives and how these have affected her.
Some strong language. 1994.
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The Effective Executive.
RC 39934.
by Peter F. Drucker.
read by Anne Mullen.
2 cassettes.
Effectiveness can and must be learned, according to this
management consultant. Drucker's approach, more practical than
philosophic, begins with the premise that people must first
learn self management. Essential practices include handling
time, focusing on the contribution to an institution, building
on strengths, concentrating, and making decisions. 1967.
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Worshipful Company of Fletchers: Poems.
RC 39944.
by James Tate.
read by Arnie Warren.
1 cassette.
Prosaic images, such as "the cushions on the wicker couch need
mending," form a backdrop for a poem about children telling
ghost stories. Sometimes Tate weaves such ordinary objects as
gum wrappers, Liberty dimes, and Indian-head pennies into his
poems. And as he focuses on the creative process, he is amused
by thoughts of others solemnly organizing his personal things.
Winner of the National Book Award. 1994.
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How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of Good
Communication.
RC 39958.
by Larry King and Bill Gilbert.
read by Jeff Halberstadt.
1 cassette.
King, host of his own radio and television talk-show programs,
offers advice for communicating with others in both social and
professional situations. He believes that listening to others
and staying informed help people communicate better. 1994.
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Autobiography of a Face.
RC 40052.
by Lucy Grealy.
read by Barbara Rappaport.
2 cassettes.
In fourth grade, the author had a toothache that turned out to
be cancer. A portion of her jaw was eventually removed, leaving
her face misshapened. Grealy describes her growing awareness
that she was now odd-looking and her attempts to come to terms
with people's reactions. After a series of failed surgeries, she
had her jaw reconstructed as an adult, but she learned her
belief that "when my face gets fixed, then I'll start living"
was too simplistic. 1994.
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Child of War, Woman of Peace.
RC 40274.
by Le Ly and James Hayslip.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
In 1970 when Le Ly came to the United States with her two
children to join her American husband, she discovered that the
survival skills developed in the battlefields and black market
of her native Vietnam did not count for much. She recounts her
efforts to adjust to America and to reconcile the Vietnamese and
American halves of her life. Sequel to _When Heaven and Earth
Changed Places (RC 31643)_. 1993.
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The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third
Reich and the Second World War.
RC 40324.
by Lynn H. Nicholas.
read by Anne Hancock.
4 cassettes.
Describes the Nazis' attack on European artworks, documenting
the pillage of entire countries and the destruction of
"degenerate" art. Nicholas also tells how world leaders united
to protect masterpieces while fighting the enemy, how ordinary
people and experts made heroic efforts to save their treasures,
and how the Allies sought to restore works to their rightful
owners. 1994.
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A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War.
RC 40510.
by Stephen B. Oates.
read by Mary Woods.
3 cassettes.
When the Civil War broke out, thirty-nine-year-old patent office
employee Clara Barton yearned to be a Union soldier. Her second
choice was to assist the troops, but she refused to join the
organized aid efforts. Instead she collected and distributed
items herself until finally allowed to move her operation to the
front, where she also assisted doctors. Later she founded the
American Association of the Red Cross. Violence. 1994.
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Thomas Jefferson: A Life.
RC 40606.
by Willard Sterne Randall.
read by Frank Coffee.
6 cassettes.
Portrait of the founding father, with emphasis on his early life
as a student and lawyer, his years in France, and his final days
at Monticello. In addition to published sources, Randall draws
on Jefferson's unpublished papers for the Virginian's views on
the separation of church and state, race, slavery, public
education, books, morality, religion, debt, the metric system,
music, political philosophy, and more. 1993.
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The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Accusations of
Sexual Abuse.
RC 40627.
by Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Drawing on twenty-five years of research, psychologist Loftus
asserts that memories are a blend of fact and fiction and that
childhood "memories" can easily be implanted in adults. The
authors question some famous cases in which adults recall
supposedly repressed traumatic events through therapy. Some
violence and some descriptions of sex. 1994.
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In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs.
RC 40629.
by Julia Child and Nancy Verde Barr.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes.
Recipes from twenty-six chefs Child invited to her home in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, for her PBS television series. The
list includes Roberto Donna, Charlie Trotter, Jody Adams, Leah
Chase, Jimmy Sneed, and Monique Barbeau. Each entry includes a
brief biography of the chef and helpful hints from Child.
Bestseller 1995.
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Faithfull: An Autobiography.
RC 40717.
by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
Faithfull was still a schoolgirl when she met the Rolling
Stones. Although she fell for Keith Richards, she is best known
for her relationship with Mick Jagger. Besides being the
inspiration for rock songs, Faithfull became a singer and
songwriter in her own right. She describes the drug-filled party
life she led, including her marriages and suicide attempt.
Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994.
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I've Known Rivers: Lives of Loss and Liberation.
RC 40811.
by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot.
read by Catherine Byers.
5 cassettes.
The author, an education professor at Harvard whose childhood
home was often filled with "black intelligentsia" and who is
unhappy with the way many sociologists portray middle-class
blacks, looks at the lives of six midlife middle-class African
Americans. Through extended conversations, these men and women
discuss the past and current daily events that have shaped their
lives and their feelings about race. 1994.
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The Second World War: A Complete History.
RC 40822.
by Martin Gilbert.
read by Bruce Huntey.
7 cassettes.
This detailed account of the entire war in all regions focuses
on the suffering and achievements of individuals. Gilbert
incorporates anecdotes and personal accounts into his
descriptions of battles, events behind the lines, the treatment
of prisoners, and public attitudes in the warring countries.
Companion to _The First World War (RC 40464)_. Violence. 1989.
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New Passages: Mapping Your Life across Time.
RC 40839.
by Gail Sheehy.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
4 cassettes.
In _Passages_, Sheehy considered life only to the age of fifty.
Now she looks at later life as a "second adulthood." Sheehy
updates her "passages" concept, briefly portrays adulthood, and
describes the beginning of a second adulthood. She discusses
male and female menopause, the art of aging, money for the
future, and the joys of grandparenthood. Bestseller 1995.
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Vanessa Redgrave: An Autobiography.
RC 41045.
by Vanessa Redgrave.
read by Patricia Kilgarriff.
4 cassettes.
At the birth of daughter Vanessa to actors Michael and Rachel
Redgrave, Laurence Olivier announced that a great actress had
arrived. She tells of her noted multigenerational thespian
family, which continues with Vanessa's own talented children;
discusses her forty years' worth of noted performances,
including Guinevere in the movie _Camelot_; and explains her
lifelong political leanings and activism. 1994.
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The Life of Graham Greene, Volume 2: 1939-1955.
RC 41053.
by Norman Sherry.
read by Patrick Horgan.
4 cassettes.
A detailed, documented account of the British writer's most
creative years. Greene juggles relationships with his wife and
mistresses, struggles with his religious beliefs, seeks out
areas of political conflict, and works as a spy. Sherry points
out how Greene's experiences are reflected in his novels and
plays. Follows _Graham Greene, Volume 1: 1904-1939 (RC 32360)_.
Some violence. 1995.
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The Cold War: A History.
RC 41074.
by Martin Walker.
read by Ed Blake.
3 cassettes.
Political commentator Walker declares the history of the cold
war to be the history of the world from 1944 to 1992. He looks
at the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, the Korean and
Vietnam wars, the American-Soviet conflict over nuclear weapons,
and the economic and political transformations that have taken
place throughout the world as a result of the cold war. 1993.
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The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf.
RC 41075.
by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
5 cassettes.
Gordon, chief Pentagon correspondent for the _New York Times_,
and Trainor, a retired lieutenant general and military
correspondent for the same paper, use recently declassified
documents and interviews with generals and Washington politicans
to provide an account of the war. Their emphasis is on the
command decisions that shaped the battles. 1995.#
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Reasonable Creatures: Essays on Women and Feminism.
RC 41125.
by Katha Pollitt.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Essays written in response to particular events, news stories,
and ideas, such as family values, date rape, the dominance of
boys in children's books, and choice in child-bearing. As a
social critic, Pollitt examines all sides of these "women's
issues," which she holds are relevant to the entire society. And
she expresses impatience with people who are intellectually
careless in presenting their arguments. 1994.
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Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and
Sandra Dee by Their Son.
RC 41132.
by Dodd Darin and Maxine Paetro.
read by Erik Sandvold.
3 cassettes.
Late singer-actor Bobby Darin and actress Sandra Dee married
when she was sixteen, he was twenty-four, and both had
skyrocketing careers. Drawing on discussions with friends and
family members, their son, Dodd, describes their lives,
including events in both parents' childhoods he believes
contributed to their troubles as adults. Strong language. 1994.
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Mary Kay: You Can Have It All; Lifetime Wisdom from America's
Foremost Woman Entrepreneur.
RC 41136.
by Mary Kay Ash.
read by Yvonne Fair Tessler.
2 cassettes.
Ash, who has become successful as the head of Mary Kay
Cosmetics, offers advice for women who want to achieve their
goals of having fulfilling careers while still being wonderful
wives and mothers. Ash, whose priorities are God first, family
second, and career third, believes that women must always set
these same priorities for themselves in order to be successful.
Bestseller 1995.
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Never Throw Out a Banana Again and 364 Other Ways to Save Money
at Home without Knocking Yourself Out.
RC 41143.
by Darcie Sanders and Martha M. Bullen.
read by Jill Ferris.
1 cassette.
Simple, sensible ways to trim dollars off your family budget by
saving pennies. Suggestions cover the kitchen, family room,
nursery, closets, backyard, garage, stores, and bank. Some
hints: don't take the kids grocery shopping, keep a sponge in
the fruit and vegetable drawer to absorb moisture, and use the
library. 1995.
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What to Expect: The Toddler Years.
RC 41162.
by Arlene Eisenberg and others.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
10 cassettes.
The authors of _What to Expect When You're Expecting (RC 36978)_
and _What to Expect the First Year (RC 31632)_ now tackle the
second and third years. A month-by-month guide discusses common
traits and possible concerns specific to each age, and the
second portion of the book covers aspects of the care, health,
and safety of toddlers. Also included are common home remedies
and more "best-odds" recipes emphasizing nutrients for good
health. Bestseller 1994.
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Voice Communication between Humans and Machines.
RC 41168.
edited by David B. Roe and Jay G. Wilpon.
read by Butch Hoover.
5 cassettes.
Papers presented at a 1993 National Academy of Sciences
colloquium entitled Human/Machine Communication by Voice. Topics
include scientific bases of this form of communication,
speech-recognition technology, technology for understanding
natural language, applications of voice-processing technology,
and technology in 2001. Author biographies included. 1994.
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Training Employees with Disabilities: Strategies to Enhance
Learning and Development for an Expanding Part of Your
Workforce.
RC 41213.
by William R. Tracey.
read by Andy Chappell.
3 cassettes.
The president of a human resources consulting firm presents a
handbook on specific disabilities, accommodation, and training
methods. Tracey discusses legal requirements, programs, and
services and lists sources of further information. 1995.
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Jumping the Job Track: Security, Satisfaction, and Success as an
Independent Consultant.
RC 41217.
by Peter C. Brown.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
Guide to making it on one's own. Brown discusses initial steps
toward independence, such as leaving a job, weighing risks
versus rewards, marketing one's skills, getting clients, and
separating business from private life. Each chapter ends with a
profile of someone who has succeeded with the topic under
discussion. The final section deals with other practical issues.
1994.
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The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey.
RC 41221.
by Joe Starita.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Details the traditional Sioux family's struggles from 1877 to
the late twentieth century. Chief Dull Knife led a midwinter
break from a deadly reservation to head for tribal homelands,
George Dull Knife toured Europe with Buffalo Bill Cody to earn
money for family needs, Guy Dull Knife fought in France during
World War I, and Guy Dull Knife Jr. worked search-and-destroy
missions in Vietnam. Violence. 1995.
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Until the Twelfth of Never: The Deadly Divorce of Dan and Betty
Broderick.
RC 41224.
by Bella Stumbo.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
5 cassettes.
Betty Broderick bore four children while her young husband, Dan,
completed medical and law school. Sixteen years later,
millionaire Dan divorced Betty to marry the office worker he was
having an affair with. As he denied Betty fair support payments
and got custody of the children, she declined emotionally,
finally killing Dan and his wife. Strong language and some
violence. 1993.
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women.
RC 41227.
by Geraldine Brooks.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
2 cassettes.
Portrait of an oppressed class slowly achieving some liberation.
During a six-year Middle East assignment, a Western journalist
wears the veil and mixes with Muslims in a quest to understand
women in the Islamic world. Brooks talked with fundamentalists
and feminists, studied the Koran, witnessed surgical procedures
to repair female genital mutilation, and gathered impressions of
cultural traditions. 1995.
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The Villagers: Changed Values, Altered Lives; the Closing of the
Urban-Rural Gap.
RC 41232.
by Richard Critchfield.
read by Butch Hoover.
5 cassettes.
Twenty-five years after first visiting villages in Latin
America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States,
Critchfield returns to many of the same villages to observe the
changes that have taken place. He concludes that villages are in
danger of losing their moral values as villagers move into more
urban settings. Sequel to _The Villages (in production)_. 1994.
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Montserrat Caball‚: Casta Diva.
RC 41235.
by Robert Pullen and Stephen Taylor.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
5 cassettes.
Portrait of the Catalan-born soprano who, since her 1956 debut,
has sung in nearly four thousand performances in spite of being
plagued with poor health. Noting that Caball‚ has recorded an
unusually large number of roles (thirty-four), the authors also
include a critical discography of her performances. 1994.
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Wedge: The Secret War between the FBI and CIA.
RC 41237.
by Mark Riebling.
read by Art Metzler.
5 cassettes.
Riebling chronicles the feud between the FBI and CIA since World
War II. Using declassified documents and in-depth interviews
with former agents from both agencies, the author discusses the
terms of J. Edgar Hoover (FBI) and William J. Donovan (CIA) and
the careers of James Jesus Angleton (CIA) and Aldrich Ames
(CIA). He also suggests ways by which the agencies might work
together. Some strong language. 1994.
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American Technological Sublime.
RC 41239.
by David E. Nye.
read by John Richardson.
3 cassettes.
A professor at the Center for American Studies of Odense
University, Denmark, discusses the nature of the sublime: an
experience of astonishment, awe, and a degree of horror. Usually
associated with natural phenomena like the Grand Canyon and
Niagara Falls, the sublime is, Nye says, also found in human
creations like the Empire State Building, the atomic bomb, and
the space program. 1994.
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Harry and Teddy: The Turbulent Friendship of Press Lord Henry R.
Luce and His Favorite Reporter, Theodore H. White.
RC 41241.
by Thomas Griffith.
read by Barry Bernson.
2 cassettes.
An editor of _Time_ and _Life_ dissects a complex friendship and
details the policies and politics of the two magazines. Luce and
White split over Luce's refusal to print White's reports
criticizing General Chiang Kai-shek. White became a successful
author, and Luce continued to promote his own political agenda
in his magazines. 1995.
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Charles Kuralt's America.
RC 41249.
by Charles Kuralt.
read by Barry Bernson.
2 cassettes.
Following his retirement from CBS in 1994, Kuralt set out to
spend a month each at favorite places during their best seasons.
In his easygoing style, Kuralt describes the places he went and
the people he met from Alaska to Key West and Louisiana to
Maine. He comments on Charleston in the spring; Ketchikan,
Alaska, in June; the lakes of Minnesota in July; and New York
City at Christmas. Bestseller 1995.
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Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan in the 1920s.
RC 41253.
by Ann Douglas.
read by Lynn Schrichte.
6 cassettes.
A professor of English and comparative literature interprets the
Jazz Age, arguing that America was spurred by the "thrilling"
World War I to develop a unique art. Discussing an array of
writers, musicians, and artists, she portrays a decade shaped by
the themes of "terrible honesty," a shedding of Victorian
standards; repudiation of maternal control; the surge of black
artists; and the "mongrel" mixing of styles. 1995.
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Proven‡al Light.
RC 41256.
by Martha Rose Shulman.
read by Laura Giannarelli.
3 cassettes.
Shulman's love affair with the Proven‡al area of France inspired
her to adapt the region's traditional recipes to fit her low-fat
standards. The diet of Provence is inherently healthy,
consisting mainly of vegetables, grains, legumes, and fish, and
the author provides more than two hundred recipes that she finds
have adapted well to fat reduction. 1994.
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Altered Fates: Gene Therapy and the Retooling of Human Life.
RC 41261.
by Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner.
read by Annie Wauters.
6 cassettes.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists expand on a topic they
covered in a 1986 _Chicago Tribune_ series. They track research
enabling scientists to change the genetic code of human beings
and recount attempts to apply gene therapy to specific diseases.
The authors cite cases and discuss rivalry among researchers,
ethical problems, and needed oversight. 1995.
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Evelyn Waugh: A Biography.
RC 41262.
by Selina Hastings.
read by Vanessa Maroney.
6 cassettes.
Hastings recounts the entire life of the well-known British
writer who died in 1966. Though successful professionally, the
author of _Brideshead Revisited (RC 14575)_ and other acclaimed
novels abused alcohol and drugs and was known for his unpleasant
personality. He married twice, reared a family, converted to
Catholicism, and bitterly regretted changes in the church after
Vatican II. 1994.
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes.
RC 41265.
by Langston Hughes.
read by Marcia Churchill.
4 cassettes.
"What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a
raisin in the sun?" asks Langston Hughes in "Harlem [2]," one of
860 poems presented here. Others include "Aesthete in Harlem,"
"Beaumont to Detroit: 1943," "Blues on a Box," "Easy Boogie,"
"Prayer Meeting," and "Sunset--Coney Island." Hughes often uses
jazz rhythms to share the pain and joy of life in black America
from the 1920s to the mid-1960s. The collection is edited by
Arnold Rampersad. 1994.
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Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet
Collapse.
RC 41270.
by James G. Blight and others.
read by Peter Gil.
17 cassettes.
Academics participating in the 1992 Havana conference with
Soviet, Cuban, and U.S. policy makers present transcripts and
analysis of the discussions. Attendees' memories of the 1962
crisis and documents, some declassified in the 1990s, lead the
authors to conclude that Cuba's role and the risk of nuclear war
were greater than previously supposed. 1993.
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On the Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying--the
Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed
American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor.
RC 41288.
by Mel Watkins.
read by Bob Moore.
5 cassettes.
Traces the development of African American humor from its
African origins to the present. Watkins contrasts the authentic
voice of black humor with traditional stereotypes and shows how
comics of the 1960s and 1970s brought this true voice to movies
and television. Some strong language. 1994.
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A Way through the Wilderness: The Natchez Trace and the
Civilization of the Southern Frontier.
RC 41290.
by William C. Davis.
read by Michael Consoli.
4 cassettes.
The author of many works on the South, including _Jefferson
Davis: The Man and His Hour (RC 35513)_, presents an account of
life on the Trace from the early 1700s to the 1830s. The route,
made up of animal and Indian trails, ran from Nashville,
Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. It brought explorers and
settlers, but finally gave way to easier modes of
transportation. 1995.
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Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional
Ethics.
RC 41330.
by Peter Singer.
read by Randy Atcher.
2 cassettes.
The animal rights advocate probes inconsistencies in legal
decisions on abortion, treatment of persons with severe
disabilities, "brain death," assisted suicide, and animal
rights. He calls for a "Copernican revolution" against the
religiously inherited idea that human beings are the center of
the ethical universe and proposes new "commandments" for these
issues. 1994.#
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Mother Love: Poems.
RC 41331.
by Rita Dove.
read by Mitzi Friedlander.
1 cassette.
The 1993-1995 U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner
collects poems previously published elsewhere into a volume
focusing on the myth of Demeter and Persephone. Loosely
following the sonnet form, the poems express a mother's anxious
care for her daughter and a daughter's experience in leaving her
mother for the wider--and more dangerous--world. 1995.
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Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and
Women of Conscience.
RC 41334.
by Rushworth M. Kidder.
read by Butch Hoover.
2 cassettes.
The author interviewed twenty-four distinguished individuals
from diverse backgrounds, asking each to respond to a question
about global ethics. From all the interviews, eight common
values emerge: love, truthfulness, fairness, freedom, unity,
tolerance, responsibility, and respect for life. 1994.
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God: A Biography.
RC 41337.
by Jack Miles.
read by Lou Harpenau.
4 cassettes.
Miles, a former Jesuit, examines the Old Testament books in the
order of their appearance in the Hebrew Bible (law, prophets,
and writings) in order to show that God is "an amalgam of
several personalities in one character." He portrays the
literary figure of God as moving through many stages of
development while progressing toward eventual reconciliation
with the people he created. 1995.
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A Very Easy Death.
RC 41340.
by Simone de Beauvoir.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
1 cassette.
Ironically titled, the book describes the author's mother's last
thirty days, spent in a hospital. She suffers from cancer, a
disease she has always feared, but she dies thinking otherwise.
The book deals with her reactions and those of the author and
her sister. 1965.
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Family.
RC 41342.
by Ian Frazier.
read by Lou Harpenau.
3 cassettes.
While going through his parents' belongings after their deaths,
Frazier found letters dating back to the time of the Civil War.
Realizing he knew very little about his family's history,
Frazier began research that took him back through two hundred
years of middle-class life in small-town America and revealed
how his forebears were affected by the social, economic, and
domestic events in history. 1994.
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My War.
RC 41347.
by Andy Rooney.
read by Barry Bernson.
2 cassettes.
The columnist and _60 Minutes_ commentator recounts his
experiences as a reporter for the military's _Stars and Stripes_
during World War II. Rooney worked mainly in Europe, where he
witnessed numerous battles, the liberation of Paris, and the
uncovering of Nazi death camps. His book is a mix of dramatic
stories, humorous anecdotes, and personal opinions. 1995.
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Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for
Women's Rights.
RC 41348.
by Nadine Strossen.
read by Carole Jordan Stewart.
3 cassettes.
The president of the American Civil Liberties Union attacks
efforts, especially by feminists, to ban pornography. She cites
laws, ordinances, and court decisions, arguing that each attempt
to censor only increases the oppression of women and that
feminists who oppose pornography side with conservatives who
think sex is bad. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. 1995.
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The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern
Values.
RC 41349.
by Gertrude Himmelfarb.
read by Janis Gray.
2 cassettes.
Author of _On Looking into the Abyss (RC 38430)_ reexamines the
Victorian era for clues to the success of its family-oriented
society. Himmelfarb discovers that secular values along with a
commitment to public good were a much stronger force than
Christian virtues. She believes the restoration of moral and
civic standards would do wonders for modern society. 1994.
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Consuming Culture: Why You Eat What You Eat.
RC 41350.
by Jeremy MacClancy.
read by Roy Avers.
2 cassettes.
An anthropologist takes a lighthearted look at food and its
relationship to religious, cultural, and social influences.
MacClancy examines past and present cultures worldwide for this
study of the role of food in sex, language, class, power,
friendship, magic, and religion. He also investigates taboos,
fast food, cravings, table manners, and mealtimes. 1992.
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The Color of Welfare: How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty.
RC 41351.
by Jill Quadagno.
read by Kerry Cundiff.
2 cassettes.
A sociology professor at Florida State University complains that
America is, compared to most European nations, a "welfare state
laggard." She blames opposition generated when the public
perceived that programs to assist the disadvantaged would help
blacks attain equality. Her scholarly account applies this
theory to the New Deal, Social Security, and other programs.
1994.
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Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American
Environmental Movement.
RC 41354.
by Robert Gottlieb.
read by Randy Atcher.
3 cassettes.
Explores the historical roots of the environmental movement from
the 1890s; chronicles the rise and consolidation of conflicting
ecological groups; and considers the importance of gender,
ethnicity, and class on how environmental organizations define
their issues, constituencies, tactics, and goals. 1993.
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Looking at the Sun: The Rise of the New East Asian Economic and
Political System.
RC 41358.
by James Fallows.
read by Butch Hoover.
5 cassettes.
A journalist looks at the Asian challenge to Western-style
capitalism. Fallows warns that the American emphasis on
individual enterprise and outmoded theories based on consumption
and competition place the economy in grave danger. He points to
the West's need to recognize how Japan's success depends upon
cultural and nationalistic factors based on production. 1994.
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The Language of Genes: Solving the Mysteries of Our Genetic
Past, Present, and Future.
RC 41360.
by Steve Jones.
read by James DeLotel.
2 cassettes.
A genetics researcher explains the science in popular language,
sometimes with humor. He compares genetic evolution to the
development of languages, showing how each reveals a path by
which to trace ancestry. He also discusses the use of genetics
in treating diseases and speculates that social changes are
slowing human evolution. 1993.
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Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who
Discovered He Was Black.
RC 41361.
by Gregory Howard Williams.
read by John Polk.
3 cassettes.
As a child in Virginia, Gregory Williams believed his father,
Tony, to be Italian. When Gregory's parents separated, he was
shocked to meet his father's poor black family in Muncie,
Indiana. Williams, now a law professor, describes how this
change affected him. Strong language, violence, and some
descriptions of sex. 1995.
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Along the Edge of America.
RC 41376.
by Peter Jenkins.
read by Jack Fox.
2 cassettes.
Jenkins, author of _A Walk across America (RC 14204)_ and _Walk
West (RC 17346)_, hit a low period after his divorce. Even
though he had no boating experience, the cure he chose was
taking a boat trip along the Gulf Coast. Jenkins describes the
people and places he discovered during the two years he spent on
the small boat, which he named Cooper after the dog who
accompanied him on his earlier treks. 1995.
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Going Where I'm Coming From: Memoirs of American Youth.
RC 41385.
by Anne Mazer.
read by Jill Fox.
2 cassettes.
Fourteen multicultural autobiographical tales of young people
growing up in America. Some tales explain what it was like to
immigrate to the United States, and others describe the
experience of growing up within two cultures. In "Sound-Shadows
of the New World," Ved Mehta, a blind student from India,
arrives in America to attend a school for the blind. For junior
and senior high readers. 1995.
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Killing Custer: The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Fate of
the Plains Indians.
RC 41407.
by James Welch and Paul Stekler.
read by Gary Roan.
2 cassettes.
The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn is a frequently portrayed
event in American history. Welch covers the period from 1870 to
1890 to provide background and show the long-term effects. Using
new research to reconcile firsthand accounts, he recounts the
story of Custer's last stand from the point of view of the Sioux
and Cheyenne tribes. 1994.
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John Steinbeck: A Biography.
RC 41413.
by Jay Parini.
read by John Stratton.
4 cassettes.
Portrait of the American writer best known for the
depression-era classic _The Grapes of Wrath (RC 21574)_.
Convinced of his talent and unashamed to work at menial jobs, if
necessary, to support his calling, Steinbeck was not always
respected by the literary world even though he won the Nobel
Prize for Literature in 1962, but his novels were popular
worldwide. The author assesses Steinbeck's work and probes his
paradoxical character. 1995.
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The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the People; from
Charley Patton to Robert Cray.
RC 41418.
by Francis Davis.
read by Christopher Hurt.
3 cassettes.
A companion volume to the PBS series. Davis combines legend,
documentation, and speculation in an interpretive account. He
discusses his definition of the blues and presents
chronologically arranged profiles of individual musicians.
Includes a discography, a bibliography, and a timeline linking
blues milestones with contemporary events. Some strong language.
1995.
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The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from
Darwin to Today.
RC 41432.
by Helena Cronin.
read by Patrick Horgan.
5 cassettes.
In his evolutionary thinking, Darwin grappled with the apparent
anomalies of altruism and sexual ornamentation. Cronin traces
the birth and development of Darwin's ideas. She then leads two
philosophical discussions about natural selection, using the
worker ant and the peacock to illustrate how more recent
scientific study has resolved these anomalies. 1991.
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Balzac: A Life.
RC 41433.
by Graham Robb.
read by Robert Blumenfeld.
4 cassettes.
Portrait of nineteenth-century French novelist Honor‚ de Balzac,
whose excesses and contradictions in life matched or exceeded
those in his work. Balzac's best-known book is _The Human
Comedy_, an incomplete work with more than 2,000 characters.
Robb relates Balzac's melodramatic personal life to his creation
of the realistic novel. 1994.
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Entry in an Unknown Hand.
RC 41436.
by Franz Wright.
read by Gordon Gould.
1 cassette.
Thirty-seven short poems first published in 1989 by the winner
of the 1991 Whiting Award. A teacher at Emerson College in
Boston, Wright was born in Vienna and traveled extensively in
the United States, where he sets his poems. The title poem
portrays a fear of everyday life, "To the Hawk" depicts the bird
and its high-country world, and "Vermont Cemetery" describes
fighting sleep while driving through the countryside. 1989.
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History
Textbook Got Wrong.
RC 41440.
by James W. Loewen.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
3 cassettes.
A professor of sociology at the University of Vermont argues
that students have been made "stupid" by their study of U.S.
history. He contrasts the "lies" he found in twelve popular
history textbooks with the "truth" revealed in primary sources.
For example, Helen Keller worked for socialism in her adulthood,
and Patrick Henry owned slaves even as he made his famous
speech. 1995.
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Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox.
RC 41443.
by Paul Goldstein.
read by Ralph Lowenstein.
2 cassettes.
A professor of law at Stanford University probes troublesome
aspects of the law from "fair use" photocopying to controlling
the electronic capabilities of the "celestial jukebox." Should
the law favor the creator's right to income or the consumer's
right to use the product? Goldstein also points out differences
between U.S. law and that of some European countries. 1994.
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In the Fast Lane: A True Story of Murder in Miami.
RC 41446.
by Carol Soret Cope.
read by Richard Davidson.
2 cassettes.
In 1986 a fifty-two-year-old self-made millionaire, builder Stan
Cohen, is shot to death in his Miami home while his
thirty-five-year-old fourth wife, Joyce, is in another part of
the house. Cohen's attorney son and news-anchor daughter suspect
Joyce is behind the murder, and the police begin a search for
evidence that finally results in Joyce's arrest and trial. Some
strong language. 1993.
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Naming the Antichrist: The History of an American Obsession.
RC 41448.
by Robert C. Fuller.
read by Frank Coffee.
3 cassettes.
The professor of religious studies at Bradley University defines
the Antichrist as a satanic agent bent on leading believers
astray in a prelude to the apocalyptic millennium. Fuller states
that for historical reasons Americans have been especially prone
to naming their enemies the Antichrist. "Antichrists" have
included Native Americans, Catholics, Communists, and the New
Age Movement. 1995.
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Honor by Fire: Japanese Americans at War in Europe and the
Pacific.
RC 41457.
by Lyn Crost.
read by Suzanne Toren.
2 cassettes.
A former war correspondent's account of the Japanese-American
men, or nisei, who volunteered for military service during World
War II. Crost portrays the brave soldiers who had to fight
prejudice on the home front before they were allowed to join the
combat forces in Europe and the military intelligence service in
the Pacific. 1994.
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An Independent Woman: The Autobiography of Edith Guerrier.
RC 41464.
by Edith Guerrier.
read by Lindsay Ellison.
2 cassettes.
Previously unpublished account of the self-sufficient woman who
died in 1958 at age eighty-eight. Guerrier reminisces on a
childhood shuttling between her father and other relatives and
tells how need forced her to improvise a career at a time when
women were just beginning to do so. She organized "girls clubs"
for immigrant women, worked as a librarian, and founded an art
pottery. 1992.
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Cassette Books, 1995.
RC 41476.
by  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped.
read by various narrators.
4 cassettes.
A catalog of talking books produced on cassette for adult and
young adult readers during 1995. The nonfiction and fiction
sections list books by subject categories. Separate listings
identify books for young adult readers and for Spanish readers.
1995.
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A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian.
RC 41479.
by Judy Krizmanic.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
1 cassette.
Using experiences of vegetarian teenagers, a former editor at
_Vegetarian Times_ describes what it is like to give up eating
meat and using other animal products such as leather and
explains why more and more young people are making these
changes. She gives hints for gaining acceptance from family and
friends and provides information and easy recipes for a
nutritionally sound vegetarian diet. For junior and senior high
and older readers. 1994.
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High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never.
RC 41482.
by Barbara Kingsolver.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
2 cassettes.
Autobiographical essays from novelist who wrote _Pigs in Heaven
(RC 35911)_. In the title selection, Kingsolver, returning from
an ocean vacation, inadvertently brings a hermit crab back to
her desert home. After puzzling over his odd behavior, she
decides her new pet is reacting to the tides of Tucson! Other
selections discuss being a writer, a mother, and a desert
dweller. Bestseller 1995.
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The Menopause Industry: How the Medical Establishment Exploits
Women.
RC 41483.
by Sandra Coney.
read by Martha Harmon Pardee.
3 cassettes.
The author expresses concern about hormone replacement therapy
as a growing regimen for women entering menopause. Coney says
drug companies have overemphasized the negative effects of aging
to promote the sale of synthetic hormones, and that inaccurate
ads overstate the losses of the older woman while downplaying
the dangers of estrogen replacement. Contains anatomical
descriptions. 1994.
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Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure.
RC 41488.
by Richard E. Byrd.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes (Reissue).
The account of the explorer's dangerous and dramatic five months
of isolation at an observation base in Antarctica. 1938.
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Middle Class Dreams: The Politics and Power of the New American
Majority.
RC 41491.
by Stanley B. Greenberg.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
The pollster for President Clinton and advisor to the Democratic
Party analyzes the perceptions of middle America and shows how
they have affected the fortunes of the two main parties
throughout U.S. history. Citing polls and voting statistics, he
argues that both "bottom up" and "top down" policies have failed
and alienated the middle class. 1995.
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The Chemistry of Conscious States: How the Brain Changes Its
Mind.
RC 41495.
by J. Allan Hobson.
read by Bill Wallace.
2 cassettes.
Using personal experiences and those of others, a neuroscientist
examines the mind and the brain and concludes that all mental
activity is a continuous state of waking, deep sleep, and rapid
eye movement (REM) sleep regulated by two distinct chemical
systems. In lay language, Hobson explains what he believes
occurs as the brain shuttles among these distinct states. 1994.
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The Evolution of Racism: Human Differences and the Use and Abuse
of Science.
RC 41496.
by Pat Shipman.
read by Bill Wallace.
3 cassettes.
A paleoanthropologist tells how scientific attempts to
understand the nature and genesis of the human race have led to
the practice of eugenics and to racism. She traces this course
from Darwin's theory through the Nazi Final Solution to the
Human Genome Project and the search for genetic causes of crime.
1994.
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Wrongful Death: A Medical Tragedy.
RC 41501.
by Sandra M. Gilbert.
read by Jill Ferris.
3 cassettes.
Writer and English professor describes the devastating loss of
her husband and colleague, Elliot Gilbert. In 1991, Elliot,
sixty, was admitted to a University of California medical center
for prostate surgery. During an extended stay in the recovery
room, Elliot died. Sandra learned the initial explanation given
the family was far from complete--Elliot's death was a result of
medical negligence. Some strong language. 1995.
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Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story.
RC 41502.
by Randall Rothenberg.
read by John Rayburn.
4 cassettes.
Into an account of Subaru of America's search for a new
advertising agency, a former _New York Times_ columnist weaves
his theory of how strategy, famous names and images, slogans,
hype, and media campaigns are, in the end, no match for the
power of the consumer. 1994.#
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Ever After: A Father's True Story.
RC 41507.
by William Wharton.
read by David Hartley-Margolin.
2 cassettes.
Novelist Wharton describes events surrounding the deaths of his
thirty-six-year-old daughter Kate, her husband, and her two
small daughters. They were killed in an automobile pileup caused
by smoke from field burning in Oregon. After Wharton has a dream
in which his late son-in-law asks him to help stop the burning,
he attempts to change the laws that led to their deaths. Some
strong language. 1995.
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Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty.
RC 41509.
by James Bovard.
read by John Rayburn.
4 cassettes.
A journalist who has written for the _Wall Street Journal_, _New
Republic_, and other publications inveighs against government
intrusion on citizens' rights. Targets include zoning laws,
right of eminent domain, environmental and banking regulations,
drug and gun control, teacher licensing requirements, labor
laws, and the IRS. Remedies proposed: legalize drugs and repeal
regulations. 1994.
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Emotional Intelligence.
RC 41511.
by Daniel Goleman.
read by Anne Flosnik.
3 cassettes.
The _New York Times_ science writer argues that emotional
intelligence is as much a factor of success as is the
intelligence quotient. And because self-awareness and control of
"toxic" emotions can, he says, be taught, he calls for education
to guide children's emotional development. He also discusses
ways adults can continue to grow emotionally. Bestseller 1995.
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David Letterman's Book of Top Ten Lists and Zesty Lo-Cal Chicken
Recipes.
RC 41513.
by David Letterman and Steve O'Donnell.
read by Gregory Gorton.
1 cassette.
Collection of humorous top ten lists from the _Late Show with
David Letterman_. Example of a British nickname for Americans is
"tea-dumping psychos," a rejected McDonald's slogan is "somewhat
safer than smoking," and a way to tell you're at a bad airport
is the "gift shop selling items from your just-checked luggage."
Some strong language. Bestseller 1995.
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Jacques P‚pin's Simple and Healthy Cooking.
RC 41529.
by Jacques P‚pin.
read by Anne Flosnik.
2 cassettes.
P‚pin, who has cooked for three French presidents, has taken
recipes with high caloric or fat content and adapted them for a
healthier lifestyle. He shows how appetizers, main courses, side
dishes, and desserts can be made not only healthy but attractive
and delicious. He also includes sample menus having less than 30
percent of their calories from fat--the percentage recommended
by many doctors. 1994.
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Nano: The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology; Remaking the
World--Molecule by Molecule.
RC 41532.
by Ed Regis.
read by Bob Moore.
2 cassettes.
In popular, humorous style, Regis details the development of
nanotechnology, the process of making anything from steak to
diamonds by mechanically constructing its atoms and molecules.
Physicist Richard Feynman proposed the idea, and K. Eric Drexler
experimented with machines to carry out the process. Regis
speculates on positive and negative uses of nanotechnology.
1995.
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Diary of a Fat Housewife: A True Story of Humor, Heartbreak, and
Hope.
RC 41539.
by Rosemary Green.
read by Cecelia Riddett.
2 cassettes.
Having fought obesity most of her adult life, the author began a
diary in 1982 to record her range of feelings about the
struggle. During the next ten years, her weight increased to 310
pounds after the birth of one of her six children, but she
brought it back down to about two hundred pounds. 1995.
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How Good People Make Tough Choices.
RC 41569.
by Rushworth M. Kidder.
read by Michele Schaeffer.
2 cassettes.
The founder of the Institute for Global Ethics and former
columnist for the _Christian Science Monitor_ offers guidelines
for dealing with ethical dilemmas. Using anecdotes to illustrate
conflicts between truth and loyalty, individual and community,
short-term and long-term goals, and justice and mercy, Kidder
shows how decisions are made using "ends-based," "rule-based,"
or "care-based" principles. 1995.
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The Penny Whistle Traveling with Kids Book: Whether by Boat,
Train, Car, or Plane--How to Take the Best Trip Ever with Kids
of All Ages.
RC 41587.
by Meredith Brokaw and Annie Gilbar.
read by Madelyn Buzzard.
1 cassette.
Collection of ideas to help parents plan trips that the entire
family will enjoy. Topics include rules of the road, planning a
trip, games to play while traveling, exercises to do, travel
journals, and food to take along--including recipes. 1995.
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Flannery O'Connor: Literary Prophet of the South.
RC 41590.
by Susan Bal‚e.
read by Janis Gray.
1 cassette.
The author of _Wise Blood_ and _The Violent Bear It Away_,
available in _Three by Flannery O'Connor (RC 32752)_, died at
thirty-nine of lupus. After being diagnosed at twenty-five,
O'Connor spent her adult years on her mother's southern dairy
farm, writing and raising peacocks. Many of her short stories
deal with racial or religious issues. For junior and senior high
and older readers. 1995.
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What Comes Next: The End of Big Government--and the New Paradigm
Ahead.
RC 41601.
by James P. Pinkerton.
read by Butch Hoover.
3 cassettes.
A former Bush White House assistant, the author is convinced our
current structure of government is destined for "the ash heap of
history." With humor and dash, he discusses his belief that a
new paradigm, or pattern of thinking about government, must be
adopted by all political parties, and offers ideas for an
empowered, compassionate, and better America through collective
action. 1995.
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Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a
Nation.
RC 41639.
by Jonathan Kozol.
read by Gordon Gould.
2 cassettes.
Children in the South Bronx, who exhibit an amazing grace
despite their often hopeless surroundings, speak about their
lives. The residents dispel stereotypes of life in the ghetto.
Their spirit of caring shines through, casting a spotlight on
the real inhumanities that continue. 1995.
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Nobody's Child: A Woman's Abusive Past and the Inspiring Dream
That Led Her to Rescue the Street Children of Saigon.
RC 41644.
by Christina Noble and Robert Coram.
read by Terry Donnelly.
2 cassettes.
Noble spent a nightmarish childhood in the slums of Dublin. As
an adult she had a dream of being in Vietnam, with a little girl
reaching out to her. Almost twenty years later, she traveled to
Vietnam and began helping the street children. Strong language,
some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1994.
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Most Way Home.
RC 41646.
by Kevin Young.
read by Gordon Gould.
1 cassette.
"Reward," an announcement of runaway slaves, introduces poems
exploring the idea of "home" in the African American experience.
In "Husbandry," the first of four sections, Young tells one
family's story of life and death, love and loss. "The Spectacle"
depicts a southern freak show. "Getting Religion" is about
rituals, each sacred in its own way. "Beyond the Pale," the
final section, contains poems with a contemporary view of life.
1995.
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Dared and Done: The Marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert
Browning.
RC 41648.
by Julia Markus.
read by Lisette Lecat.
3 cassettes.
Chronicles the celebrated love story of two nineteenth-century
poets, whose admiration for one another's work led to courtship
and marriage. Markus draws on many unpublished sources for this
account of the younger, much-admired Browning's success in
winning the heart of a reclusive, dependent woman and notes
changes in their individual efforts during the fifteen-year
partnership. 1995.#
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Princesse of Versailles: The Life of Marie Adelaide of Savoy.
RC 41719.
by Charles Elliot.
read by Cecelia Riddett.
4 cassettes.
Elliot's account of Marie Adelaide of Savoy is interwoven with
the story of life at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Marie
is only ten when she arrives at Versailles to marry the duc de
Bourgogne, but her arrival brings life back into what has become
a dying court. Marie is portrayed as having a keen wit and also
as kind, thoughtful, intelligent, and dignified. 1992.
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Tales My Father Never Told.
RC 41723.
by Walter D. Edmonds.
read by Gary Telles.
2 cassettes.
The author of _Drums along the Mohawk (RC 11697)_ and other
historical novels and children's books writes about his own
childhood, spent alternately in New York City and at the family
dairy farm in the Adirondacks. The author tells anecdotes
illustrating his uneasy relationship with his strong-willed
father, who was fifty-three years old when Edmonds was born in
1904. 1995.
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To Renew America.
RC 41734.
by Newt Gingrich.
read by John Rayburn.
2 cassettes.
Speaker of the House Gingrich believes America must reform to
avoid drastic consequences. He offers six changes that would
keep America "prosperous, free, and safe": renew its
civilization, accelerate its entry into the "third-wave
information age," rethink its competition in the world market,
replace the welfare state with an opportunity society, reject
centralized bureaucracy, and balance the federal budget.
Bestseller 1995.
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Archibald Grimk‚: Portrait of a Black Independent.
RC 41738.
by Dickson D. Bruce.
read by Jake Williams.
2 cassettes.
A history professor and author recounts the life of the activist
who argued with both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois on
how to obtain civil rights for blacks. Grimk‚ was the son of a
planter and his slave. His mother taught him independence, and
his father's abolitionist sisters aided his education. An author
and politician, Grimk‚ served as consul to the Dominican
Republic from 1894 to 1898. 1993.
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Presenting Richard Peck.
RC 41751.
by Donald R. Gallo.
read by Jamie Horton.
2 cassettes.
Richard Peck was thirty-seven in 1971 when he quit his teaching
job to write his first novel for young adults. He has written
one young adult book almost every year since, including _Bel-Air
Bambi and the Mall Rats (RC 39020)_. Gallo discusses Peck's
works (which also include poetry and essays) and sketches the
author's life. For junior and senior high and older readers.
1993.
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Dances with Trout.
RC 41760.
by John Gierach.
read by Jamie Horton.
2 cassettes.
Eighteen "fish stories." Though he is a serious fisherman, the
author is not too involved in the sport to enjoy its quirkiness.
An apt storyteller, he evokes a sense of being outdoors
alongside a river and enjoying the rigors of fly-fishing. A
party of five friends stalking salmon in Scotland have a rousing
good time, even with a total catch of one fish. By the author of
_Trout Bum (RC 28522)_. Some strong language. 1994.
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America's Dumbest Criminals: Based on True Stories from Law
Enforcement Officials across the Country.
RC 41793.
by Daniel R. Butler and others.
read by Christopher Hurt.
1 cassette.
Humorous true stories of criminals who were their own worst
enemies but a big help to the police. After coming home in a
cab, a drunken man robs the driver at gunpoint. Another stickup
man carefully disguises his face and vehicle but forgets to
remove his maintenance uniform, which has his name and place of
employment printed on it. Bestseller 1995.
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder.
RC 41918.
by Lawrence Weschler.
read by Frank Coffee.
1 cassette.
Weschler, staff writer for the _New Yorker_, describes the
Museum of Jurassic Technology, which he had often heard about on
his visits to Los Angeles and finally decided to visit. He
discusses the bizarre display of natural marvels, like the hairy
horn of an English woman who lived in 1688, he found inside. He
segues into the origins of modern museums, a subject he learned
about in his search for information about the strange exhibits.
Bestseller 1995.
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