A Journey Through History book discussion May 5
By Alicia Waters | April 9, 2015
On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 9 pm A Journey Through History discussion group will be talking about The Victorian Internet: the remarkable story of the telegraph and the nineteenth century’s on-line pioneers by Tom Standage. 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 not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB047958
Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
History of the invention of the telegraph, which was the technological marvel of its time. Describes how the machine changed the way the world operated, including its direct effects on warfare, espionage, and love affairs. Provides anecdotes about the inventors, hackers, and cheats.
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Wrong issue listed in TBT March April forms
By Alicia Waters | April 8, 2015
In the large-print edition of the Talking Book Topics March–April 2015, the Adults and Children’s order forms are incorrectly labeled as January–February 2015. This error does not affect the audio or online versions of the magazine. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this oversight may have caused.
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NLS Director guest blogger on LOC
By Alicia Waters | April 8, 2015
Today, National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) director Karen Keninger is a guest blogger on the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LOC) BLOG.
In her post, Keninger discusses the braille and talking book program’s public education campaign. You may access the full article by clicking on the link below:
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March 2015 Bestsellers List
By Alicia Waters | April 7, 2015
The March 2015 Bestsellers List has been posted.
BACKGROUND
The list 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 more.
Once a title appears in the report with an NLS book number, it will not appear on future reports.
The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in the NLS bestseller report are:
Code Source
LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
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Mystery Book Discussion Group April 26
By Alicia Waters | April 6, 2015
On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 9 pm the Mystery Book discussion group will be talking about Mallory’s Oracle by Carol o”Connell. 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 not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB040108
Note: As of April 6, 2015, this book can be downloaded or contact Talking Books Plus for a Duplication Request. This title is not on the shelf for regular mailing yet.
Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Kathleen Mallory has a desk job with the Special Crimes Section of the New York Police Department. When her adoptive father, detective Louis Markowitz, is killed, his body is found near the third victim of an apparent serial murderer of wealthy Gramercy Park women. Mallory goes on leave but takes over the case and finds that her prey is unpredictable and very clever. Strong language. 1994.
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Talking Book Topics March April 2015
By Alicia Waters | April 2, 2015
Talking Book Topics, March-April 2015 is on the NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) website (www.loc.gov/nls/tbt.)
Talking Book Topics is published bimonthly in audio, large-print, and online formats and distributed at no cost to blind and physically handicapped individuals who participate in the Library of Congress reading program. It lists digital audiobooks and magazines available through the Talking Books Plus library. The annotated list in this issue is limited to titles recently added to the national collection, which contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance novels, mysteries, and how-to guides. Some books in Spanish are also available.
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Science Fiction Book Discussion April 9
By Alicia Waters | March 17, 2015
On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 9 pm the Science Fiction discussion group will be talking about The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. 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 not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
The ruling council of the planet Vulcan calls an emergency meeting to try to preserve the planet. Spock, torn between his duty to Starfleet and his obligation to Vulcan, must find a way to reconcile his inner conflict and resolve the crisis that his planet faces.
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Download the Bible
By Alicia Waters | March 13, 2015
Any Talking Books Plus members in good standing qualifies for BARD to download an audio or web braille copy of the Holy Bible. Downloadable titles are always available and have no specified return date other than when a Talking Books Plus membership is stopped.
Download DB68777 (audio digital)
Book title: The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised.
Annotation: The King James Version of the Old and New Testaments as read by Alexander Scourby in the early 1950s. Combined reissue of RC 40842 and RC 40843. 1611. Length: 79 hours.
Download BR14943 (web braille)
Web braille book title: The Holy Bible with the Apocrypha: revised standard version.
Annotation: Fiftieth anniversary edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (1952), which revised the American Standard Version (published in 1901) that was, in turn, a revision of the King James Version (published in 1611). Includes Apocrypha. 2002. Length: 24 v. of press braille.
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Ficiton Old and New Book Discussion April 14
By Alicia Waters | March 13, 2015
On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 9 pm the Fiction, Old and New discussion group will be talking about Random Winds by Belva Plain. 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 not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB15442
Three-generation saga of the Farrell family. Focuses on a proud country doctor; his brilliant neurosurgeon son nearly brought to ruin by love for a woman; and his flamboyant, unconventional granddaughter. Bestseller by the author of Evergreen (DB 12393) Some strong language. Narrator: Diane Eilenberg.
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Journery through History April 7
By Alicia Waters | March 6, 2015
On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9 pm A Journey Through History discussion group will be talking about An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Todd S. Purdum. 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 not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Describes bipartisan legislative efforts to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations in the United States. Discusses President John Kennedy, who sent the Civil Rights Act to Congress as a bill; President Lyndon Johnson, who signed it into law; and other individuals who made its passage possible. 2014.
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