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Novel Ideas Book Discussion Sept 19

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

On Friday, September 19th at 9 pm the Novel Ideas discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about House Rules by Jodi Picoult. Talking Books Plus members may download or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not […]

Ficiton, Old and New Book Discussion Sept 9

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

On Tuesday, September 9th at 9 pm the Fiction, Old and New discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen. Talking Books Plus members may download or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are […]

Mystery Book Discussion Aug 22

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

On Friday, August 22 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion Group of Accessible World will be talking about Deception Point by Dan Brown. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy,  reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are […]

Join these Book Discussion Groups

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Explore Accessible World sponsored by Helping Hands for the Blind and find three upcoming book discussion group offerings. Watch for TBP postings of TBP books soon to be discussed in the Mystery Book Discussion Group; Fiction, Old and New group; and Novel Ideas group.

Get the Picture by Judy Dixon Aug 18

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Leading national braille publisher, National Braille Press (NBP), announced yesterday the premiere of their new book Get the Picture: Viewing the World with the iPhone Camera by Judy Dixon. The book, for both sighted and braille readers, shares the best strategies for utilizing the iPhone and iPad camera and rates the most accessible apps for blind […]

Book Nook Room Sept 9th

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Fiction, Old and New will be discussing The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen in the Book Nook Room of AccessibleWorld.org on Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00 pm. DB78005 is available through the mail as well as downloadable. Reading time: 11 hours, 33 minutes. Read by Gabriella Cavallero. Family story Description: Rose Weiss rebels against her ultraorthodox […]

July 2014 Bestsellers List

Friday, August 8th, 2014

NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the Bestsellers List with an NLS book number, it will not appear on future lists. […]

Book Nook Discussion Aug 12

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Fiction, Old and New  will be discussing State of wonder DB73464  by Ann Patchett on August 12, 2014 9PM EST in the Book Nook. To join the online interactive book discussion program, visit Book Nook , a Talking Communities online conferencing site sponsored by Helping Hands for the Blind. For informatin to sign up for all Accessible World discussion lists and […]

First to Write and Read Tactically

Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

Do you know Laura Bridgman? She was the first blind and deaf person to learn to write and read through tactile means. As a Talking Books Plus (TBP) member, you can download a new fictional biography, What is Visible by Kimberly Elkins, through the BARD TBP service. This commercial audiobook published in 2014 tells the […]

June 2014 Bestseller List

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

The  June 2014 Bestsellers List has been posted. BACKGROUND The enclosed report compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]

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