Fantasy Group Book Discussion Jan 26
By Alicia Waters | January 25, 2016
On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9pm the Fantasy Book Discussion Group will be talking about Forging the Darksword by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB27287.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
An emperor’s son condemned to die because he lacks magical powers, a reclusive scholar who is a devotee of forbidden knowledge, an evil bishop, and a turncoat warlock move through this fantasy set in a kingdom where the powers of the mind have been developed to a high art. First volume of The Darksword Trilogy. Some violence.
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Jan 30 RARI Kick Off Free for TBP
By Alicia Waters | January 21, 2016
Rhode Island Talking Books Plus (TBP) members have an opportunity to attend the 2016 Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) Kick-Off event for free. The event is to be held Saturday, January 30th at the Tiverton Library. TBP members may request a loan of the book, The Wright Brothers (DB82175) by David McCullough through Talking Books Plus. Free registration is offered to TBP members only as the free registration will not include a hard copy of the RARI book. For more information on RARI, visit the RI Center for the Book.
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Journey Through History Book Discussion Feb 2
By Alicia Waters | January 19, 2016
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 9 pm the Journey Through History Book Discussion Group will be talking about The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Miriam Pawel. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB78585
Narrator: Barry Bernson
Length: 20 hours 8 minutes
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details the life of Latino activist Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers. Provides a detailed account of Chavez’s successes and shortcomings in the fight for the rights of migrant laborers, his use of strikes and boycotts to achieve his goals, and his controversial leadership style. 2014.
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Science Fiction Book Discussion Feb 11
By Alicia Waters | January 19, 2016
On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 8 pm the Science Fiction Discussion Group will be talking about Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction by Ben Bova. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB82176.
Narrator: Jeff Allin
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
Seventeen new hard science fiction stories that fit the classic definition of the genre and contain an element of science or technology crucial to the story. The collection’s authors include Liu Cixin, Gregory Benford, Jack McDevitt, and the editors, among others. Some violence and some strong language. 2014.
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Fantasy Book Discussion Jan 26
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2016
On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 9 pm the Fantasy Book Discussion Group will be talking about Forging the Darksword by Margaret Weis and Tacy Hickman. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB27287.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
An emperor’s son condemned to die because he lacks magical powers, a reclusive scholar who is a devotee of forbidden knowledge, an evil bishop, and a turncoat warlock move through this fantasy set in a kingdom where the powers of the mind have been developed to a high art. First volume of The Darksword Trilogy. Some violence.
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Mystery Book Discussion Jan 24
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2016
On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion Group will be talking about Blackout by John J. Nance. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB51418.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
Airliners are suddenly being shot down by unknown terrorists. When investigative reporter Robert MacCabe–from The Last Hostage (DB 48369)–survives one such crash in Vietnam, he discovers that the culprits are after his laptop computer. FBI agent Kat Bronsky joins him in the search for the shadowy group. Violence. 2000.
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Fiction Old and New Book Discussion Feb 4
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2016
On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 9 pm the Fiction Old and New Book Discussion Group will be talking about The Sweetheart by Angelina Mirabella. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB081005.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
Philadelphia, 1953. Leonie Putzkammer wants more from life than waiting tables and living with her widowed father. But when a wrestling promoter comes to town, she throws her hat in the ring and becomes the Sweetheart, Gorgeous Gwen Davies. Some strong language. 2014.
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Journey through History Book Discussion Feb 2
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2016
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 9 pm the Journey through History Book Discussion Group will be talking about The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB78585.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details the life of Latino activist Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers. Provides a detailed account of Chavez’s successes and shortcomings in the fight for the rights of migrant laborers, his use of strikes and boycotts to achieve his goals, and his controversial leadership style. 2014.
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World of Books Discussion Jan 17
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2016
On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 5 pm the World of Books Discussion Group will be talking about Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB72437.
Below is a description of the book taken from the Rhode Island TBP Catalog –
1967. After twelve-year-old CeeCee’s mentally ill mother dies in Ohio, CeeCee’s great-aunt Tallulah “Tootie” Caldwell decides to take her home to Savannah, Georgia, rather than leave CeeCee with her negligent father. CeeCee is introduced to genteel Southern living, eccentric family friends, and the housekeeper Oletta. 2010.
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Register for RARI Kick Off with TBP
By Alicia Waters | January 8, 2016
If a Talking Books Plus (TBP) member wants to attend the Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) Kick-Off event on Saturday, January 30th 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Tiverton Library, call TBP at (401) 574-9310. TBP will register you to attend the event for free. Don’t forget to request a loan of The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (DB82175) from TBP and start reading the 2016 RARI book. Members who attend the event through this offer will not receive a hard copy of the book unless they pay the full registration fee ($30.)
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