November 2014 Bestsellers List
By Alicia Waters | December 5, 2014
The November 2014 Bestsellers List compiled 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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Favorite Read Top Ten Book 2014
By Alicia Waters | December 4, 2014
Enjoy the 2014 LibraryReads #1 “Favorites of Favorites” book, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Library Journal names it one of their Top Ten Books for 2014. Talking Books Plus has this book for you, its members. Soak in the spirit of the holidays and listen to a good book from the Talking Books Plus collection.
Request DB078978
Book Description:
When his most prized possession, a rare volume of poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family, and associates. Then he receives a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. Strong language. Bestseller. 2014.
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Mystery Book Discussion Dec 28
By Alicia Waters | December 4, 2014
On Sunday, December 28, 2014 at 5 pm) the Mystery Book Discussion Group will be talking about How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny. 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.
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Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog
In QueÌbec, Chief Inspector Gamache’s best agents have left the department and his lieutenant isn’t speaking to him. When Gamache learns from Myrna Landers that her longtime friend did not arrive for Christmas in the village of Three Pines, he is happy to go investigate. Some strong language. 2013.
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talking book topics Nov Dec 2014
By Alicia Waters | December 3, 2014
The talking book topics November-December 2014 issue is online. Visit the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped webpage for the list of latest recordings. Request loans of these titles through OPAC, the Talking Books Plus online catalog or give us your requests by email (olis.tbplus@olis.ri.gov), mail or phone (401-574-9300).
Mailing address: Talking Books Plus, OLIS/DOA, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908.
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The Rosie Project: a novel Dec 21
By Alicia Waters | December 1, 2014
On Sunday, December 21st at 5 pm the Worlds of Books discussion group will be talking about The Rosie project: a novel by Graeme Simsion. 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 –
Socially stunted geneticist Don Tillman embarks on an endeavor he calls the Wife Project. As he quantifies the qualities of a perfect wife, he encounters Rosie, who seeks Don’s help in identifying her real father. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2013
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P.D. James Mystery Writer dies
By Alicia Waters | November 28, 2014
P.D. James, a well known and prolific writer of detective stories recently died at the age of 94 in England. Equated with storytelling as powerful as that of author Agatha Christie, P.D. James published 19 books between 1962 and 2008 . The following novels are available from Talking Books Plus. Order online or download through the OPAC.
The black tower DB044163
A certain justice DB045252
The Children of men DB035885
Death Come to Pemberley DB074076
Death in holy orders DB051889
Death of an expert witness DB035545
Devices and desires DB031006
Innocent blood DB015247
The lighthouse DB060912
The murder room DB057164
Original sin DB039874
The Private Patient DB067910
Shroud for a nightingale DB043141
The skill beneath the skin DB048933
Talking about Detective Fiction DB072698
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Science Fiction Book Discussion Dec 11
By Alicia Waters | November 25, 2014
On Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 9 pm the Science Fiction discussion group will be talking about Twenty-First Century Science Fiction by David G. Hartwell. 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.
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Book description taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Thirty-four short stories from authors who came to prominence in the early twenty-first century. Includes work from Paolo Bacigalupi, John Scalzi, Mary Robinette Kowal, Catherynne M. Valente, Jo Walton, and Cory Doctorow. In Vandana Singh’s “Infinities” an Indian mathematician has a life-changing vision. Some strong language. 2013.
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Fiction, Old and New Book Discussion Dec 9
By Alicia Waters | November 25, 2014
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 9 pm, the Fiction Old and New discussion group will be talking about Deep Down True by Juliette Fay.
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.
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Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Newly single after fifteen years of marriage, worried about her children and her finances, and no longer unfailingly nice, Dana Stellgarten enters the slipstreams of post-divorce romance in this funny and poignant novel about finding your true path. This book contains some sex and some strong language.
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Braille tools with PCs, MACs, tablets and smartphones
By Alicia Waters | November 14, 2014
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, Hadley School for the Blind presented
the seminar, The Value of Braille in the Educational Toolbox. Braille can be used to increase efficiency both in and out of the classroom Would you like to learn how braille tools can be used efficiently with mainstream devices such as PC’s, MAC’s, tablets, and smartphones?
Greg Stilson, Product Manager for HumanWare’s braille product line, discussed the benefits of using braille tools in education and work activities. Larry Muffett, a member of Hadley’s Seminars team moderated this 60-minute seminar. A question and answer session was included as part of the seminar.
This free audio-only seminar is to be archived soon. From the Hadley homepage, link to Access Past Seminars. Search Most Recent Seminars or the links in Seminar Topics, Braille Literacy or Accessibility and Technology for the archived seminar.
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Quarterly issue of Ladies’ Home Journal
By Alicia Waters | November 10, 2014
For Talking Books Plus members who subscribe or want to subscribe to Ladies’ Home Journal, here are some changes you will want to be aware of.
From NLS – Ladies’ Home Journal is no longer published in a monthly print edition. The publisher said in April that the magazine would continue this fall in a newsstand-only quarterly edition. The July–August 2014 edition of Ladies’ Home Journal—distributed to subscribers in braille and posted on BARD—was the last issue published on the monthly schedule.
NLS will provide the quarterly edition in braille if a predictable print distribution schedule is established. NLS will continue to monitor the status of this magazine.
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