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A Journey Through History book review Nov. 4

Friday, October 10th, 2014

ACCESSIBLE WORLD Presents A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY on November 4, 2014 9:00 PM EST. The group is reviewing ’EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI: the concubine who launched modern china by Jung Chang. DB77768 NLS Annotation-  Author of Mao (DB 61346) and Wild Swans (DB 34458) portrays the life of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908). Chronicles her selection as concubine, […]

Digital Book Author gets Noble Peace Prize Today

Friday, October 10th, 2014

Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were awarded the 2014 Noble Peace Prize today. They are both children’s rights activists who were awarded the prize at the Nobel Institute in Oslo. Read Malala’s book, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by theTaliban. Request DB77454 Book Descriptive: […]

TEK TALK Victor Reader Stream Version 4.4

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

NEWSWIRE: MONDAY OCTOBER 13, 2014 TEK TALK FEATURES MIKE TINDELL, NATIONAL PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, HUMANWARE, THE VICTOR READER STREAM VERSION 4.4 UPDATE HumanWare is pleased to announce the immediate release of the latest free software update for the Victor Reader Stream, the world’s leading accessible media player and ebook reader. The Victor Reader Stream version 4.4 […]

September 2014 Bestsellers List

Monday, October 6th, 2014

The September 2014 Bestsellers List has been posted. This report is compiled monthly by NLS. It 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 […]

Fiction, Old and New book discussion Oct 14

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

On Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm the Fiction, Old and New discussion group will be talking about The Paris architect by Charles Belfoure. Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are […]

Talking Book Topics Sept/Oct issue

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

To look at the latest issue of Talking Book Topics, click on September/October 2014.

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