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Spotlight on Texas is a biannual cassette publication announcing
the latest audio books produced by volunteers at the Talking Book
Program Volunteer Recording Studio in Austin and at the Recording
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Midland. The
audio version of "Spotlight on Texas" is distributed on
request to Texans with disabilities who are registered to receive
the Talking Book Program's free library service.
Since 1978, Talking Book volunteers have recorded thousands of
fiction and nonfiction titles by Texas authors or about the history,
culture, and people of the Lone Star state. Titles recorded include
biographies, histories, westerns, romances, mysteries, self-help,
and travel. More than ten new books are completed each month, offering
an increasing variety of Texas topics from which to choose. In addition,
volunteers record three Texas magazines: Texas Monthly, Texas Parks
& Wildlife, and Texas Highways.
If you would like to receive an audio cassette copy of "Spotlight
on Texas," please contact the Talking Book Program through
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book numbers you would like to request. Then call a Reader Consultant
toll-free in Texas at 1-800-252-9605 or, in Austin, at 512-463-5458.
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and give the CT book number and title for each request. Book orders
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Fiction
BISCUITS O'BRYAN: TEXAS STORYTELLER
CT 6806
By MONTE JONES, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 1 cassette
In this collection of more-or-less true stories, Jones (aka Biscuits)
captures the magic of what it was like to grow up in West Texas
in a simpler era when, with a little imagination, children could
have the run of the world just beyond their back yard. Monte, usually
accompanied by cousin Don, explored jungles, swam oceans, parachuted
from fighter planes, and climbed skyscrapers - all without leaving
the confines of home. The character of Biscuits O'Bryan, Texas storyteller
and cook for the I.O. Everybody Ranch, was created nearly twenty
years ago by Monte Jones while he was rector of the Episcopal church
in Sonora.
BORDER DANCE
CT 6811
By T. L. TOMA, Narrated by JANICE GOODSPEED, 3 cassettes
After Frank Reed is dispatched from his Boston-based company to
the Mexican border with orders to negotiate a deal that would put
profits in American pockets, Reed finds himself on a personal odyssey
deep into the Mexican interior. As the focus of the story shifts
from Boston to Mexico and back, the narrative is propelled by parallel
involvements of the major characters: Reed's discovery of passion
with the young Mexican woman, Socorro, is balanced at home by his
wife's attraction to a neighborhood butcher and by their daughter's
growing interest in a brilliant but alienated young emigre student.
This book contains some sex, profanity, and violence.
BROWNSVILLE: STORIES
CT 6803
By OSCAR CASARES, Narrated by SUE BILICH, 2 cassettes
A collection of short stories set at the country's edge, on the
Mexican border,in Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville is a town like
many others, a place where men and women work hard to create better
lives for their families, where people sometimes bear grudges against
their neighbors, where love blossoms only to fade, and where the
one real certainty is that life holds surprises. This book contains
some profanity.
CABIN
CT 6816
By CARLA NEGGERS, Narrated by JANICE LANGLINAIS, 3 cassettes
Although Texas real estate developer Beau McGarrity is suspected
of shooting his wife, he isn't charged because policewoman Alice
Parker has compromised the investigation by tampering with the evidence.
Nevertheless, he stalks and threatens financial planner Susanna
Galway wife of the Texas Ranger who turned Alice in. Stuck in a
marital stalemate, Susanna doesn't tell her headstrong husband,
Jack, that Beau has visited her. Instead, she flees north to her
feisty grandmother's, then heads with her grandmother and twin daughters
for a secluded Adirondack cabin. When a killer follows them there,
the web of intrigue intensifies. This book contains some sex, profanity,
and violence.
CAPTAIN CUPID CALLS THE SHOTS
CT 6795
By ELISABETH FAIRCHILD, Narrated by NICOLE SCALARO, 2 cassettes
Captain Alexander Shelbourne was known as Cupid to his friends for
his uncanny marksmanship in battle. But when he accompanied a fellow
soldier home and met the lovely Penny Foster, he himself became
a target of scorn and gossip. The fatherless child at Penny's side
had tarnished her reputation, but for a soldier who had witnessed
the worst of man's indignity to man, a child born out of wedlock
mattered little when it came to love. No one knew that Penny's heart
held a secret that could cost her the little girl she held dear.
Mired in the guilt of war, Alexander found his one chance at redemption
when he learned the truth of little Felicity's parentage. This book
contains some sex and profanity.
COUGAR MOON
CT 5755
By TOM GILMORE, Narrated by DEE BURNS, 1 cassette
A Western Harlequin with everything from suspense to romance, adoption
to transvestites. Set in the 1870's, this tale of the American southwest
revolves around Cougar Moon, a white man raised by an Indian mother
in the wilderness. Cougar Moon's desire to know his true ancestry
leads to adventure and romance. This book contains some profanity
and violence.
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DEAD FALL
CT 5750
By DALE BRANDON, Narrated by THERESE EAST, 1 cassette
Jim Cutter is called home to Texas when the family ranch is threatened
by ruthless land grabber Sam Brundage. Arriving in time to see his
father shot, Cutter returns fire, killing Brundage's brother in
the process. On the run and wounded in the chase, Cutter is nursed
back to health by the daughter of an immigrant family. Once again
Sam Brundage is a rival--this time for a woman's love. This book
contains some violence.
EDGE OF TIME
CT 6801
By LOULA GRACE ERDMAN, Narrated by SALLY MADDOX, 2 cassettes
In 1885 Bethany and Wade Cameron married and left Missouri to become
homesteaders in the Texas panhandle. They learn to adjust to hardship
and desperate loneliness because of their sturdy independence and
faith in the new country.
EULOGY FOR A BROWN ANGEL: A MYSTERY NOVEL
CT 5526
By LUCHA CORPI, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 cassettes
Gloria Damasco is a determined and likeable chicana feminist with
psychic powers. For 18 years she is haunted by the unsolved murder
of a child during a peace demonstration in Los Angeles. Her relentless
investigation plus her intuition lead her eventually to the murderer.
Winner of the 1992 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and the 1992
Multicultural Publishers Exchange Award of Excellence. This book
contains some profanity and violence.
FAST GREENS
CT 5762
By TURK PIPKIN, Narrated by THERESE EAST, 2 cassettes
In a timeless story of golf in a kingdom called Texas, a young caddie
gets caught in a deadly grudge match among a world of liars, cheats,
and hustlers. Searching for the meaning of golf and life, and for
the father he's never had, he witnesses magic, miracles, redemption
and revenge. This book contains some profanity.
FINE DARK LINE
CT 6812
By JOE R. LANSDALE, Narrated by CRAIG YORK, 2 cassettes
In the summer of 1958, in the town of Dewmont, Texas, 13-year-old
Stanley Mitchell discovers a cache of love letters that lead him
to a long-ago house fire and the tragic deaths of two very different
young women. Stanley pursues the identity of the two lovers with
help from the projectionist at his family's drive-in, an aged black
man who quotes Sherlock Holmes. As the truth of the gruesome 20-year-old
double murder comes to light in the sleepy town, so do the facts
of life, death, men, women, and race for young Stanley.
GANADO RED: A NOVELLA AND STORIES
CT 5512
By SUSAN LOWELL, Narrated by THERESE EAST, 2 cassettes
An acclaimed, distinctly American collection of short stories and
a novella predominantly set in the rough beauty of the Southwest.
In "Ganado Red," the title novella, Lowell traces the history of
a Navajo rug of that color, starting with a portrait of the original
weaver and moving through time, taking the reader into the lives
of its subsequent owners.
HANGOVER SOUP
CT 6497
By LOUISE REDD, Narrated by JANICE LANGLINAIS, 2 cassettes
Faith met Jay in college, "where it's hard to tell who's a true
alcoholic and who's not." They fell in love, got married, got jobs
- Jay as a smooth-talkin' disk jockey, Faith as a tutor for the
University of Texas football and baseball teams. But at home, in
the evenings, Faith found herself watching Jay go slack-jawed after
dinner and too many gin and tonics, unable to hold up his end of
a conversation, much less fulfill any of his other conjugal duties.
So Faith leaves her husband and moves herself and her china to the
dorms where she takes up residence with her student athletes. Jay
convinces Faith he will sober up, but her hopes of having a normal
marriage are demolished when Jay kills a woman while driving drunk.
This book contains some sex and profanity.
HANK THE COWDOG 45: THE CASE OF THE FALLING SKY
CT 6804
By JOHN R. ERICKSON, Narrated by DOROTHY BLAIR, 1 cassette
When Hank hears a rumor that the sky is going to fall from the ranch's
resident rooster, he is naturally a bit skeptical. But then a report
from Pete the Barncat and a strange dream seem to support the theory,
and Hank realizes that he'd better take the threat seriously. After
all, as Head of Ranch Security, it's his job to protect the ranch
from any and all potential danger. So Hank decides that he'll do
whatever it takes to prevent the sky from falling on his beloved
ranch. Even if it means getting in trouble with Sally May - again.
HOW ALL THIS STARTED
CT 6800
By PETE FROMM, Narrated by CAROL ESLER, 2 cassettes
Abilene and Austin are a sister and brother named for the Texas
towns where they were conceived during their parents' footloose
years. But their parents traded those traveling days to raise their
family, settling on an isolated patch of desert in the shadow of
an abandoned World War II bomber base, a place so desolate that
Abilene and Austin grow up relying on each other to escape. To overcome
the stark immensity of the West Texas landscape, Abilene pins her
hopes on making Austin a pitching phenomenon. Her seductive exuberance,
however, soon takes on a darker cast. As she drives them beyond
the edges of sanity, it becomes uncertain whether Abilene and Austin
will survive her manic dreams. This book contains some profanity.
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KINGMAKERS: A NOVEL OF POLITICAL AMBITION AND CORRUPTION
CT 5745
By JOHN KNAGGS, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 3 cassettes
Based on the 1948 controversy in which Lyndon B. Johnson was first
elected to the United States Senate, this fast-paced novel tells
the story of a flagrant vote fraud in South Texas that impacted
the course of the nation. This book contains some sex, profanity
and violence. If you would like to order KINGMAKERS, ask for CT
5745
LANGUAGE OF SYCAMORES
CT 6799
By LISA WINGATE, Narrated by BEVERLY CROSSON, 3 cassettes
Karen Sommerfield loses her job and learns the cancer that left
her childless may be back, so she accepts Missouri sister Kate's
invitation to visit her on their late grandmother's farm. Newly
discovered kinfolk and a young neighbor needing nurture help Karen
recover joy and forgotten purpose.
LITTLE TIME IN TEXAS
CT 5523
By JOAN JOHNSTON, Narrated by CATHY DEL CASTILLO, 1 cassette
Past meets present when Angel Taylor, fearing for her life from
a rogue band of 1864 cowboys, is pulled into a cave by a stranger-and
into present day Texas. Traveling alone in nineteenth-century Texas
had prepared her for almost anything--except, maybe, short dresses
and modern dating etiquette. Stranded in a world of the unknown,
Angel finds friendship and romance with Texas Ranger Dallas Masterson.
This book contains explicit descriptions of sex and strong language.
MOONSHINER'S GOLD
CT 6809
By JOHN R. ERICKSON, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 1 cassette
Texas Panhandle, 1926. After his father's death fourteen-year-old
Riley, his younger brother Coy, and their fiddle-playing grandfather
must find a way to save the family ranch from a group of moonshiners.
For grades 5-8.
MURDER IS AN ART: A PROFESSOR SALLY GOOD MYSTERY #1
CT 6810
By BILL CRIDER, Narrated by LYNN LYNCH, 2 cassettes
First in the series, this book introduces Dr. Sally Good, chair
of the division of arts and humanities at a small college in Texas.
Though bickering is normal among the professors, someone goes too
far when the art department chair, Val Hurley, is found murdered
in his office. Suspecting a connection with the disappearance of
a controversial painting, Good grows disappointed with police efforts
and decides to solve the case with the help of her colleague, Professor
Jack Neville.
MRS. VARGAS AND THE DEAD NATURALIST
CT 5748
By KATHLEEN ALCALA, Narrated by LORI BRIX, 1 cassette
A collection of fourteen tales of magic realism that focus on Mexican
and Mexican-American women and the relationships that shape their
lives. This book contains some profanity.
NOON TRAIN
CT 6792
By CHARLES R. CHECKLEY, Narrated by ELAINE KARICKHOFF, 2 cassettes
When stranger Carl "Smith" steps off the noon train in the west
Texas town of Hadleyville, he steps into a nest of intrigue, mystery,
and murder. Three of the most prominent businessmen in town have
recently disappeared and the latest two town deputies have been
murdered. Carl is a detective for the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa
Fe railroad, but he's in town on his own time hoping to solve a
personal mystery. This book contains some sex.
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PALO DURO
CT 5638
By BRUCE H. THORSTAD, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 2 cassettes
Ten years after the Civil War, a band of ex-Confederates is hiding
out in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-paced adventure
arises from this premise, including murder, revenge, missing gold,
and the attempted kidnapping of Gen. William T. Sherman. A "Gents"
novel.
ROGUE'S DAUGHTER
CT 5764
By MOLLY NOBLE BULL, Narrated by KIMBERLEY YOUNG, 1 cassette
In the early 1900's, Rebecca Roberts moves to Texas when she is
offered a teaching job there. Seth Matthews, a widower whose three
children she teaches, convinces her to marry him in order "to save
her reputation." Through their ordeals, Rebecca learns about trust
and tenderness, and Seth learns about the God she loves. This book
contains some sex and violence.
SCARED MONEY
CT 6802
By JAMES HIME, Narrated by DICK COLLINS, 3 cassettes
When the CIA comes knocking at ex-Texas Ranger Jeremiah Spur's door
asking for a favor, he's not that interested in helping. At least
not until the agent mentions that the man, Benjamin Farkas, who
needs help requested Jeremiah specifically because he knew Jeremiah's
father. Since Jeremiah hasn't seen his father since he was a little
boy, this piques his interest. He reluctantly agrees to travel from
his ranch in tiny Brenham, Texas, to the big city - Austin - in
order to investigate the disappearance of an accountant who has
vanished along with $10 million of his boss's money. This book contains
some sex, profanity, and violence.
SHADOWS OF YESTERDAY
CT 5535
By SANDRA BROWN, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 1 cassette
This romance starts out on a Texas highway, with a young terrified
woman in labor and the strong mysterious handsome stranger who appears
out of nowhere, to not only save the day but her entire life. A
typical romance novel that happens to be set in the West Texas oilfields,
it will be enjoyed by genre fans who aren't looking for any surprises.
This book contains some sex.
STAGECOACH STATION 51, WILD WEST
CT 4706
By HANK MITCHUM, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 cassettes
Two competitive Wild West shows compete in a stagecoach race staged
by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. From Kansas City
to Denver they race to see which show is the best--until a gang
of outlaws decides to sabotage one of the racers. This book contains
some strong language and violence.
SWEET DREAMS AT THE GOODNIGHT MOTEL
CT 6798
By CURTISS ANN MATLOCK, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 2 cassettes
It has become apparent to Claire, who married her high-school sweetheart
then divorced him 15 years later when he took up with a younger
woman, that "real life" is out there somewhere and unless she looks,
she will not find it. So she quits her job, packs her bags, and
heads to Valentine, Oklahoma, hometown to the father she barely
remembers. It's not much of a place, but having her car stolen from
the Goodnight Motel parking lot compels her to stay awhile, and
she discovers that folks there meet their responsibilities with
love and honor, and rely on a higher power in times of need.
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TEXAS RODEO MURDER
CT 6805
By GEORGE WILHITE, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 1 cassette
A murder at Texas Rodeo magazine throws college professor, rodeo
clown, and former magazine editor Ira Carter into the middle of
a mystery when he finds the only clue clutched in the dying victim's
hand. While fighting bulls and saving cowboys, Carter has an even
tougher job finding the murderer. Along the way, he must survive
two killers, solve two murders, and make a decision between two
loves. This book contains some profanity and violence.
WAKING SPELL
CT 5521
By CAROL DAWSON, Narrated by EMILY MCDONALD, 3 cassettes
When very young, Sarah Lynn Grissom was taken to the attic of Grandmother
Northgate's Texas home and introduced to the "ghost." To her brother
and cousins it was a joke, but for Sarah it was real. Over the years
she has been constantly reminded of the spirit she felt in the attic,
and now as an adult, she returns to that Texas house to confront
the presences that have dominated, and suppressed, the Northgate
family women. This book contains some profanity.
WESTERN HORSE TALES
CT 5760
By DON WORCESTER, Narrated by JACK GAZZALE, 2 cassettes
The horse has played a vital role in the settlement of the American
West. Lovers of horses and Western lore will enjoy these spirited
tales of wild stallions, rodeo horses, workhorses, Texas Rangers'
steeds, and more.
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Nonfiction
ARMY OF MANIFEST DESTINY: THE AMERICAN SOLDIER IN THE MEXICAN
WAR, 1846-1848
CT 5525
By JAMES M. MCCAFFREY, Narrated by SERGIO VILLARREAL, 2 cassettes
From the letters of soldiers on the battlefield to analyses of military
policy and procedures, this comprehensive work illuminates the Mexican
War as an episode in the ongoing history of the American soldier,
as a prelude to the Civil War military experience, and as a major
event in the history of American expansion. This book contains some
profanity and violence.
BLEEDING ORANGE: TROUBLE AND TRIUMPH DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
FOOTBALL
CT 5515
By JOHN MAHER, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 3 cassettes
Twenty years ago, the Teaxs Longhorns were the kings of college
football, when Darell Royal was Coach, and the Cotton Bowl an annual
tradition. Then came a long, painful decline, with back-to-back
losing seasons, a gambling scandal, and illegal steroid use. The
best players left home to play for other teams, and it seemed nothing
could stop the bleeding. In 1990 David McWilliams took over as Head
Coach, and pulled the Longhorns back from the brink. In this account,
the reader is allowed behind the scenes to witness the fall and
rise of this fabled team. This book contains some profanity.
CAPTURED: A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION BY INDIANS ON THE TEXAS
FRONTIER
CT 6807
By SCOTT ZESCH, Narrated by DIANNA DORMAN, 3 cassettes
"The Captured" is a true account of what settlers considered a "fate
worse than death" and the dramatic, very personal story of Adolph
Korn and eight other children abducted by Comanches and Apaches
in the Texas Hill Country during the nineteenth century. Most of
the kidnapped children who survived the initial ordeal became Indian
at heart and never quite reconciled to white society, remaining
tragically adrift between two very different worlds. This book contains
some sex and violence.
CARTWRIGHTS OF SAN AUGUSTINE: THREE GENERATIONS OF AGRARIAN
ENTREPRENEURS IN NINETEENTH CENTURY TEXAS
CT 5758
By MARGARET SWETT HENSON, Narrated by RICH DINDA, 2 cassettes
The Cartwright family first came from Tennessee to Texas in 1825.
Settling in East Texas, they established a cotton gin, store, blacksmith
shop, and saw and grist mills. In addition, they invested in land
and saw their fortune amass to the fourth-largest in Texas at the
time of 1870. This is an account of their lives from their earliest
days in Texas through the Civil War and Reconstruction and beyond.
COWBOY CORNER CONVERSATIONS
CT 6814
By RED STEAGALL, Narrated by DICK COLLINS, 1 cassette
As of 2004, Red Steagall's weekly radio program, Cowboy Corner,
has been on the air for more than ten years and is carried on 175
radio stations across the country. A major feature of each show
is Red's interview with his guest that week. Included are interviews
with Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Reba McEntire, Richard Farnsworth, Roy
Clark, Elmer Kelton, Wilford Brimley, Buck Taylor, and many more.
Their stories about early days in movies, ranching, law enforcement,
music, writing, and other endeavors create an important oral history
of life in the West.
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DRINK CULTURA: CHICANISMO
CT 5511
By JOSE ANTONIO BURCIAGA, Narrated by DENISE DESCOUZIS, 1 cassette
The author, a Resident Fellow, artist and writer at Stanford University,
grew up in El Paso and was a founding member of the comedy group
Culture Clash. This collection of essays clarifies the experience
of living between, within, and sometimes outside of two cultures,
as a contemporary Hispanic American. Strong language. This book
contains some profanity.
GHOST STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST: TEN SPINE-TINGLING
TALES (FOR AGES 12 AND UP)
CT 5743
By RICHARD A. YOUNG, Narrated by DEE BURNS, 1 cassette
Most of these 142 accounts are straight-forward retellings of "true"
stories. Sources are also provided: a former employee of the Museum
of Northern Arizona and the ghosts among Hopi bones, a daughter's
story of the ghost that haunted the kitchen of her parent's house--until
it moved next door when the occupants sold out, and more. This book
contains some violence.
LAST GREAT DAYS OF RADIO
CT 5759
By LYNN WOOLLEY, Narrated by RUTH BORINSTEIN, 2 cassettes
In this memoir, long-time radio personality Lynn Woolley describes
Texas radio in its heyday. Combining humor and nostalgia, Woolley
traces his career from the smallest station in a small market to
the largest radio newsroom in Texas and offers inside information
about the radio business.
LONE STAR JUSTICE: THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE TEXAS RANGERS
CT 6808
By ROBERT M. UTLEY, Narrated by MICHAEL NIEBERGALL, 3 cassettes
The Rangers began in the 1820s as loose groups of citizen soldiers,
banding together to chase Indians and Mexicans on the raw Texas
frontier. Utley shows how, under the leadership of men like Jack
Hays and Ben McCulloch, these fiercely independent fighters were
transformed into a well-trained, cohesive team. Armed with a revolutionary
new weapon, Samuel Colt's repeating revolver, they became a deadly
fighting force, whether battling Comanches on the plains or storming
the city of Monterey in the Mexican-American War. The rangers battled
train robbers, cattle thieves, and other outlaws.
MY LOST MEXICO
CT 5532
By JAMES A. MICHENER, Narrated by STEPHEN HARRIGAN, 1 cassette
This is a book about the writing of a book--Michener describing
the involved process of finishing his novel 'Mexico'. The author
had abandoned the manuscript because of "writer's block", then lost
all of his notes, only to discover them 30 years later. This is
the story of the creative process behind Michener's unique writing
style.
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QUESTION OF CHOICE
CT 5517
By SARAH WEDDINGTON, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 3 cassettes
There may not be a more politically and emotionally charged Supreme
Court decision than Roe Vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling that recognized
the right of privacy and allowed women legal medical abortions.
Now this decision is under attack, and the lawyer who won the case
offers this account of the social changes that seemed here to stay
but have since eroded.
STAR OF DESTINY: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SAM AND MARGARET HOUSTON
CT 5537
By MADGE THORNALL ROBERTS, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 3 cassettes
This account draws upon previously unpublished family letters between
Sam and his wife Margaret Lea, which reveal a deep interdependency
between the two. The letters reveal aspects of married life in the
19th century which are usually overlooked by historians, and they
counter-act the myth of the lone hero who conquered the frontier
without support or influence of his family.
WHAT I LEARNED ON THE RANCH AND OTHER STORIES FROM A WEST TEXAS
CHILDHOOD
CT 6797
By JAMES BRUCE FRAZIER, Narrated by ELAINE KARICKHOFF, 1 cassette
Despite the Depression, James Bruce Frazier spent the best years
of his childhood on the Cross Ell Ranch just west of Big Spring.
Years later, as he reflected on those days, he began writing down
the experiences he had, the people he met, the lessons he learned.
The stories were passed along to his children and then to his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
WOMEN PILOTS OF WORLD WAR II
CT 5514
By JEAN HASCALL COLE, Narrated by STEPHANIE MURPHY, 2 cassettes
This book emphasizes the outstanding stateside contribution by women
pilots from September 1942, when the Women Air Force Service Pilots
was formed, to their deactivation 2 years later. The author also
reveals the injustices these women suffered because their male counterparts
refused to take them seriously. Not only were they refused jobs
in the airline industry after the war, but it took Congress 30 years
to recognize these pilots as Veterans.
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Énfasis en Texas - Enero del 2007
Énfasis en Texas es un boletín semestral donde se anuncia los libros
más recientes grabados por los voluntarios del estudio de Programa
de Libros que Hablan en Austin y en la Biblioteca de Grabar para
Ciegos y Discapacitados en Midland. Personas discapacitadas pueden
recibir este casete gratis si están inscritos en el Programa de
Libros que Hablan.
Desde 1978, voluntarios del Programa de Libros que Hablan, han
grabado miles de libros de ficción y no ficción por autores texanos,
o que tratan de la historia, cultura y gente del estado de la estrella
solitaria. De los libros grabados en sus títulos se incluyen biografías,
historias, libros del oeste, romances, de misterio, autoayuda y
de viajes. Cada mes se graban diez libros nuevos ofreciéndole una
incrementada variedad de temas texanos para escoger.
Para pedir los libros indicados, llame a un consultante de lectura
al 1-800-252-9605, o en Austin al 463-5458. Un contestador automático
esta disponible fuera de horario y los fines de semana, para solicitar
libros o dejar mensajes. Cuando deje mensajes diga su nombre completo
y su numero de cliente (si lo conoce) con claridad. Incluya también
el numero CT y el título del libro de cada pedido. También se pueden
solicitar libros por correo electrónico en: tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us.
Los libros especificados en este boletín pueden ser solicitados
cuando gusten.
Anote los títulos y números de los libros que desea pedir y llámenos
a cualquier hora con su pedido.
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ALGUNAS NUBES
CT 6379
Escrito por PACO IGNACIO TAIBO, Narrado por LEONARDO MELO,
1 casete
En una playa remota de México, un policía de alto rango piensa en
el asesinato que ha cometido y considera su próximo paso. Es interrumpido
por la llegada de su hermana quien le pide que ayude a una joven
viuda amenazada por criminales que quieren su fortuna. Si él decide
ayudarla, tendrá que volver a Cuidad de México, el sitio de su propio
crimen. ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE lenguaje inapropiado.
CALIDOSCOPIO
CT 5493
Escrito por DANIELLE STEEL, Narrado por MARIA GONZÁLEZ, 3 casetes
Relato en lengua española de una familia deshecha. Héroe de la segunda
guerra mundial y estrella de Broadway, Sam Walker, asesina a su
esposa francesa y se suicida. Los amigos de la familia se ven obligados
a separar a las hermanas Walker. Hilary termina en una casa de acogida
donde es horriblemente maltratada. Jura vengarse de la destrucción
de su familia y reunirse con sus hermanas. ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE descripciones
explícitas de sexo y lenguaje inapropiado.
CASA EN MANGO STREET
CT 6361
Escrito por SANDRA CISNEROS, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, un
casete
Una serie de viñetas introduce al lector los amigos y familia de
la narradora Esperanza, quien vive en la calle Mango en la sección
portorriqueña de Chicago. En esta vecindad de gente transeúnte donde
hablan una mezcla de español e ingles, contando cuentos Esperanza
aprende a aceptar ser diferente.
DIA DE LA LUNA
CT 6813
Escrito por GRACIELA LIMÓN, Narrado por SANDY LITSCHI, 2 casetes
Día de la Luna es la historia de amores prohibidos por barreras
de raza, religión, cultura y dinero. Abarcando todo el siglo veinte,
desde el suroeste del México hasta Los Ángeles, el panorama y las
implicaciones son verdaderamente épicas. El clásico enfrentamiento
entre el mundo indígena y el del mestizo y del criollo se articula
de la trama del amor prohibido, elevándolo a dimensiones trágicas.
Sin embargo, de estos enfrentamientos y tragedias nace la nación
mexicana y la identidad heredada por los mexico-americanos. ESTE
LIBRO CONTIENE sexo, lenguaje inapropiado y violencia.
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FANTASMAS AZTECAS: UN PRE-TEXTO
CT 5719
Escrito por GUSTAVO SAINZ, narrado por EMMA WIDENER, 2 casetes
Novela moderna de nuestra historia personal y social que mantiene
al lector en una transición continua entre el pasado y el presente,
entre ilusión y desilusión. ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE lenguaje inapropiado.
PUENTE HASTA TERABITHIA
CT 6782
Escrito por CATHERINE PATERSON, narrado por PILAR RAYMOND,
1 casete
Aventuras de Jess Aarons, el corredor más rápido de quinto, quien
un día tiene la suerte, a la vez maravillosa y terrible, de encontrar
esa amistad con que todos soñamos. Ganador de la medalla Newberry.
Para grados 5-8.
RUBI DEL GANGES
CT 5520
Escrito por MANUEL ALFONSECA, narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1
casete
Juan, el hijo de un capitán británico en la India, salva a una joven
británica cuyos padres mueren durante la rebelión de la India en
1857. Por fin, Juan logra volver a casa del padre con su joven amiga.
Concedieron Premio Lazarillo de España en 1988 a esta novela.
LA SENDA DEL CORAZÓN
CT 6794
Escrito por MOLLY O'KEEFE, Narrado por SANDY LITSCHI, 1 casete
Ethan Cook, un cowboy duro pero algo mojigato y la trabajadora social
Cecilia Grady no parecían estar hechos el uno para el otro. Sin
embargo, Cecilia tenía una misión y el rancho Morning Glory era
el lugar perfecto para llevarla a cabo. Lo que Ethan y Cecilia no
sabían era que ambos estaban a punto de caer en la trampa que les
había tendido toda una familia de casamenteros. ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE
sexo.
VIAJE A LA TIERRA DEL ABUELO
CT 6793
Escrito por MARIO BENCASTRO, Narrado por SANDY LITSCHI, 1 casete
Sergio se encuentra entre dos países. Ha vivido en Los Ángeles desde
que tenia seis años, cuando emigró de Centroamérica con sus padres.
A la edad de dieciséis años, Sergio ha crecido sin sentido de patria.
El muchacho pasa muchos años bajo la fuerte y poderosa influencia
de su abuelo, quien vivió con la familia hasta su muerte. Antes
de morir, el abuelo expresa un deseo. Después de largos años de
vivir en un país ajeno, pide que se le entierre en El Salvador,
su país natal. Su lucha por honrar el deseo de su mentor envuelve
a Sergio en una aventura peligrosa cargada de desastres inesperados.
VIAJE DE HÉCTOR RABINAL
CT 5711
Escrito por DONLEY WATT, Narrado por JUAN LUJAN, 1 casete
Trágica en acontecimientos, esta primera novela ratifica la fuerza
del espíritu humano. Un viaje del profesor guatemalteco Héctor,
en parte aterrorizador, en parte ingenuamente esperanzador, le lleva
a una extraña y brillante América y de regreso al hogar mortalmente
herido. El relato de Héctor nos revela la dureza y comodidades inesperadas
encontradas por inmigrantes ilegales y la explotación y bondad que
experimentan.
ZOYA
CT 5494
Escrito por DANIELLE STEEL, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 3 casetes
Quedando huérfano en la revolución rusa, Zoya un aristocrático escapa
a Paris en 1917. Allí, conoce y se casa con el americano Mayor Andrews
y se mudan a América. Queda viuda con dos niños pequeños durante
la caída de bolsa de 1929 y lucha para adaptarse a los cambios económicos,
la segunda guerra mundial y la vida moderna. ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE
descripciones explícitas de sexo y lenguaje inapropiado.
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Español No Ficción
CAMINO SENCILLO
CT 6774
Escrito por MOTHER TERESA, Narrado por PILAR RAYMOND, 1 casete
La Madre Teresa conocida alrededor del mundo por su trabajo incansable
a favor de los pobres, los enfermos y los moribundos ha dedicado
su vida a darles esperanza a los sin esperanza en más de ciento
veinte países. Un Camino Sencillo es una guía espiritual singular
tanto para los católicos como los no católicos. Esta lleno de sabiduría
y esperanza de la persona que nos ha otorgado el mejor modelo de
amor en acción en nuestros días.
COMO ALCANZAR SUS OBJETIVOS CON ÉXITO
CT 5487
Escrito por JOYCE BROTHERS, Narrado por MARIA GONZÁLEZ, 2 casetes
Psicóloga muy conocida muestra como alcanzar el éxito en todos los
aspectos de la vida, matrimonio, negocio, deportes, dinero, política
y el sexo. La Dra. Brothers utiliza anécdotas de su propia vida,
de sus pacientes y de personas famosas a quienes conoce bien para
enseñar principios psicológicos básicos y motivaciones. Bestseller.
COMO SUPERAR EL ESTRÉS DE LA VIDA COTIDIANA
CT 5480
Escrito por MECHTHILDE GAIRING, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ,
1 casete
Incluye ejercicios simples y eficaces físicos y mentales que todos
pueden hacer para aliviar el efecto del estrés.
CUANDO EL DIA TIENE 36 HORAS: UNA GUÍA PARA CUIDAR A ENFERMOS
CT 5481
Escrito por NANCY L. MACE, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 2 casetes
Descripción no disponible.
CUIDE SU CORAZÓN: NUEVA TERAPIA DE APOYO PARA PROBLEMAS CARDIOVASCULARES
CT 5467
Escrito por LEONARDO REYNOSO ERAZO, Narrado por MARIA GONZÁLEZ,
1 casete
En términos prácticos, este libro intenta ayudar a cualquiera en
busca de una vida libre de problemas cardiovasculares. El autor
proporciona una amplia variedad de información de la anatomía básica,
función y enfermedades del corazón, cambios de estilos de vida y
alimentación. Escrito en español. De las Guías de Series de Buena
Salud.
EN EL PASO DE JESÚS
CT 5462
Escrito por JUAN MAIRA LUMBRERAS, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN,
2 casetes
El autor describe experiencias de su viaje a Tierra Santa, evocando
en el lector el deseo de caminar sobre la misma tierra donde Jesucristo
predicó sermones y realizó milagros.
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HISTORIA DE LAS RELIGIONES
CT 5462
Escrito por E.R. Pal, Narrado por JUAN LUJAN, 2 casetes
La historia completa y explicación de las religiones principales
del mundo.
INGLÉS PARA ESPAÑOLES, LIBRO CUARTO
CT 5483
Escrito por BASIL POTTER, Narrado por RICH DINDA, 3 casetes
Inglés para lectores de lengua española, un curso avanzado y recuperativo.
JESUCRISTO
CT 5461
Escrito por BERNARD REY, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete
Primero en unas series de textos que comentan los principios básicos
del cristianismo. A la vez presentando los testimonios más antiguos
y tradiciones de la iglesia, el autor desea descubrir la identidad
verdadera de Jesucristo, para solucionar el misterio aludido por
las escrituras que declaran, "No hay otro nombre bajo el cielo dado
al Hombre..."
MÉDICO EN CASA: GUÍA PRACTICA DE MEDICINA NATURAL PARA TODA
LA FAMILIA
CT 5519
Escrito por DR. ANDREW STANWAY, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN,
3 casetes
Guía práctica que todos pueden hacer para mantenerse saludables.
Acentúa remedios naturales y métodos preventivos. En español. ESTE
LIBRO CONTIENE sexo.
SIDA: VERDADES EN LUGAR DE MIEDO: UNA GUÍA PARA JÓVENES
CT 5466
Escrito por KAREN HEIN, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete
Traducción de SIDA: Trading Fears for Facts; a Guide for Young People.
Compilado por los editores de Consumer Reports para adolescentes.
ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE sexo.
VIDA NO DEBE HERIR: EL MAL TRATO, EL ABUSO Y LA VIOLENCIA EN
LA FAMILIA
CT 5477
Escrito por KAREN L. RANDAU, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 1
casete
Título original: Life Doesn't Have to Hurt. Madre e hija relatan
su historia personal de curación y recuperación de los efectos del
alcohol y abuso. Esta edición ha sido traducida al español. ESTE
LIBRO CONTIENE descripciones explícitas de sexo y violencia.
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