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Friday, September 25th, 2009Since this is National Piano Month, it seemed appropriate to highlight the Music Section of National Library Services (NLS). This service offers braille, large print, and recorded instructional materials and music subscriptions. The special music collection consists of more than 30,000 braille and large print music scores, texts, and instructional recordings about music and musicians on cassette. These […]
Hispanic Heritage Month
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Want to read some books of hispanic interest while celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month? Here are some authors and some titles written in the Spanish language that are in the Talking Books Plus collection. Arturo Perez-Reverte. El caballero del jubon amarillo RC065979. A total of 20 titles are in the collection by this author. Carlos […]
Robert J. Sawyer
Thursday, August 20th, 2009A fascinating author of science fiction, Robert J. Sawyer has published the first book in a series. It is entitled, Wake. You can hear him speak on the Freedom Scientific June podcast about the book and the series. In the interview, he reveals some elements about the story and the protagonist, a blind teenage named Caitlin. The novel is full of deep philosophical issues […]
The Time Travelor s Wife
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The book made into a movie, The Time Travelor’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is available through Talking Books Plus. To order online 7/24, by mail or phone, request RC 057102. If you like the book by Niffenegger, Talking Books Plus has similar authors for added pleasure reading. Those authors are Diana Gabaldon and Ann Patchett. Diana has […]
Best Selling Fiction Authors
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Have you read them? In Wikipedia, there is a list of Best-Selling Fiction Authors. Of the top ten, all but 2 authors have books in the Talking Books Plus library. Here are the list of books in the order of popularity and the numbers of talking books for each author in the Talking Books Plus library. William […]
Barnes & Noble eBookstore
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009From the publication, Library Hotline: Breaking News for Library and Information Decision Makers, an announcement was made that Barnes & Noble launched the Barnes & Noble ebookstore of 700,000 titles. According to Hotline, B&N ebookstore carries ebooks that can be read on a wide variety of platforms. The total of books offered includes 500,000 public domain titles from Google which can […]
Try This Murder And Courtroom Author
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Reader’s Advisor Librarian, Henry Hayden wrote: Author, Steve Martini excels in adventure, murder, and courtroom drama. The Paul Madriani series takes place in San Diego. Characters are vividly portrayed. Plots are so believable that you’ll think you’re there. The narrative twists and turns will keep you guessing right up to the last page! As many critics claim, […]
4th of July Titles
Monday, July 13th, 2009Now that the 4th of July fireworks are over, why not settle down to reading about the founding of our nation and the American spirit. Here are some titles available through Talking Books Plus. American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph J. Ellis RC065206 American Gospel: God, the Founding […]
Teen Books in Cassette and Digital format
Friday, March 13th, 2009Check out these Teen titles available from Talking Books Plus in cassette format. Author, Nancy Werlin wrote The Killer’s Cousin RC052612 Locked Inside RC053395 Author, Susan Campbell Bartoletti wrote Black Potato RC054607 A Coal Miner’s Bride RC063700 Growing Up in Coal Country RC046445 Hitler Youth RC060814 Kids on Strike RC050490 Author, Ann Brashares wrote […]
Science Fiction Writer Presentation
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Science Fiction Writer Steve Carper to be guest of Accessible World on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9PM EST. Topic is Meet a Man Who Lives in the Future but Moonlights in the Real World. His fictional work, Tyrannosaur Faire, is available from Bookshare. To join online, you need a computer, Internet connection, a sound card, speakers and a […]
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