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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.
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Fiction
AFTER TOMORROW
CT 6730
by VIRGINIA RAGLAND RIDGWAY, Narrated by SALLY MADDOX, 2 Cassettes.
Feisty Sue Charmley finds Island Haven Retirement Community CEO
Jason Stowe is making personal gain at the residents' expense. She
sets about forcing him to replace their decrepit bus backed by four
other elderly ladies. She meets and falls in love with Paul O'Donnell
whose dying sister wants to be buried on the barrier islands of
Texas. Enjoy vivid descriptions of life in the retirement world.
BABY BE MINE
CT 6732
by EMILY MCKAY, Narrated by EMILY MCKAY, 2 Cassettes.
Radio celebrity Tabitha Talbot never dreamed she'd find herself
dumped and pregnant. And now, to make matters worse, her station
manager has come up with the perfect way to help her mend her broken
heart - a love-letter contest. But the only lover Tabitha's crazy
hormones are pointing to is her sexy cohost, confirmed bachelor
Sam Stevens. And he is definitely not daddy material. Or is he...?
This book contains heavy sex and some profanity.
CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS
CT 6709
by KATHERINE TANNEY, Narrated by NICOLE SCALARO, 2 Cassettes.
In 1978 southern California, sixteen-year-old Meredith Herman watches
her parents' marriage dissolve. Meredith-14 at the outset, 17 at
the close of the book-hasn't had time to concentrate on growing
up. She's been too busy watching her parents' marriage crash and
burn. It's the end of the '70's and caustic, half-crazy Mom wants
a more "sensitive partner" while fun-loving Dad wants someone to
iron his shirts. It's the mother-daughter conflict - laughable,
hurtful, and incredibly sad - that gives the novel its punch. This
book contains some sex and profanity.
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CHILE DEATH: A CHINA BAYLES MYSTERY
CT 6719
by SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 2 Cassettes.
China Bayles is looking forward to the annual chili cook-off in
Pecan Springs, Texas. And when the event arrives, she takes along
her fiancee, giving both of them a nice break from China's visiting
(i.e. meddling) mother. But then cook-off judge Jerry Jeff Cody
dies of an allergic reaction to a peanut. Everyone knows peanuts
don't belong in a bowl of Texas chili and China knows something
suspicious is afoot. Now, with rumors flying about foul play, and
whispered stories about Jerry Jeff's womanizing ways, things are
heating up all over. This book contains some profanity and violence.
CRAZY LOCO
CT 6727
By DAVID RICE, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 1 Cassette.
Short stories that have the pitch-perfect sense for the speech and
thought patterns of teens and the vivid depiction of the daily lives
of Mexican-Americans in Texas's Rio Grande Valley. One story focuses
on two small-town boys trying to cope when their older and more
sophisticated California cousins come to visit. Another story tells
of a teen who resents having to move in with his grandfather after
his parents' divorce and having to adapt to the old man's ways.
This book contains some profanity.
DANCE A LITTLE LONGER
CT 5547
by JANE ROBERTS WOOD, Narrated by ANDREE ROSEN, 2 Cassettes.
Josh, Lucy, and John Patrick Arnold move to west Texas in 1931.
Lucy loves life and her new home until 4-year-old John Patrick dies.
Salvation comes in the form of a Depression victim, one of many
strangers who come to their back door desperate for help. Lucy and
Josh recover their hope, strengthened by friendship, and provide
the reader with inspiration in doing so.
DALLAS DECEPTION: A JACK KYLE MYSTERY
CT 5563
by RICHARD ABSHIRE, Narrated by TOM FAIRBROTHER, 2 Cassettes.
Private investigator Jack Kyle agrees to do a favor for bedridden
policeman friend Eddie. He tracks down a small-time extortionist
who has porno tapes of Eddie's friend's daughter. Retrieving the
tapes is easy but when the extortionist turns up dead with the daughter
dancing naked around the corpse...Set in Dallas, the story borders
on the implausible while it's complex and suspenseful. This book
contains some sex and profanity.
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DURABLE GOODS
CT 5549
by ELIZABETH BERG, Narrated by KAREN PHIPPS, 1 Cassette.
Katie is twelve, anxiously awaiting breasts, trying to impress boys,
missing her dead mother, and fearing the wrath of her army colonel
father. She confides to her patronizing older friend that she hopes
her sister Diane's boyfriend Dickie will run away with her instead.
When their father announces the family is moving to yet another
base, Katie gets swept up in Diane's rebellion. This book contains
some sex and profanity.
FOREVER AND A DAY
CT 6724
by EMILIE BAKER LORING, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 2 Cassettes.
Antoinette (Tony) Carew and her college roommate, Rosamund Perry,
open a small bookstore in New York City after graduation. Both Tony
and Rosamund fall in love with young men, but intrigue and mystery
keep them apart until the mysteries are solved.
GAME OF PATIENCE
CT 6740
by ELISABETH FAIRCHILD, Narrated by EMILY MCKASKLE, 2 Cassettes.
Patience Ballard has fond memories of her two best childhood friends,
fun-loving Pip and dear, dependable Richard. But now that she is
ready to marry, it is Pip she wants - and she's come to London to
find him. Patience is crushed when she learns that Pip is already
engaged. But there's something decidedly odd about Pip's much talked
about love affair - for he does not seem the least bit interested
in his intended. Patience is puzzled. And when she sees firsthand
just how cruel Pip can be, she starts to wonder if Richard - calm,
trustworthy, serious Richard - is the man with the key to her heart.
GATOR KILL: TRUMAN SMITH SERIES #2
CT 5565
by BILL CRIDER, Narrated by PAUL KAUPPILA, 1 Cassette.
Galveston house painter Truman Smith is also a private eye and quite
a philosopher. He is hired to go up to the river bottoms east of
Houston to see who is poaching alligators, but ends up involved
with murder, tricky land deals, and corrupt officials. This book
contains some profanity.
GOOD HOPE ROAD
CT 6718
by LISA WINGATE, Narrated by SALLY MADDOX, 2 Cassettes.
The tornado that levels the town of Poetry, Missouri, does more
than change the topography of the small town; it changes lives.
Jenilee, a 21-year-old with no real future, helps her elderly neighbor,
Eudora, who is grateful for her rescue from the cellar of her demolished
home, although perplexed by the identity and generosity of her savior.
Jenilee has been the object of scorn because of her family's poverty
and the abuse she's suffered at the hands of her father. Now Eudora
and the rest of the town are in for yet more surprises as Jenilee
makes herself useful at the armory, helping the injured and creating
a wall of the photos and lost documents she has recovered so that
the rightful owners can preserve treasured memories in the face
of destruction.
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HEARTBEAT, DRUMBEAT
CT 5591
by IRENE BELTRAN HERNANDEZ, Narrated by PATTY LOFTIS, 1 Cassette.
A young woman finds the course of her life influenced by her Navajo
and Mexican heritage, and especially by an older Navajo woman and
a young Indian lawyer. TSL also recorded Hernandez' Across the Great
River (CBO 4719).
HOME TRUTH
CT 5597
by JANIS P.STOUT, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 2 Cassettes.
A powerful novel about the hardships involved in dealing with the
mentally handicapped. The focus is on Meg, mother of two toddlers
and soon-to-be-ex-wife of an auto mechanic, who is trying to maintain
a semblance of the old-fashioned nuclear family. Meg's struggles
are compounded when her blind and severely retarded sister is released
from an instsitution and sent to live with them. This book contains
some sex and profanity.
KEEPERS OF THE EARTH
CT 6722
by LAVERNE HARRELL CLARK, Narrated by STACI FINCH, 3 Cassettes.
This is a haunting story about an East Texas family torn apart by
love for their land and oil greed. In the struggle between the two
factions, the family encounters a nest of coachwhip snakes. Neighboring
black people know these snakes rule the underworld and disturbing
them can cause havoc and death. This book contains some profanity.
KISS GONE BAD: A JUDGE WHIT MOSLEY MYSTERY
CT 6721
by JEFF ABBOTT, Narrated by CAROL ESLER, 3 Cassettes.
A death rocks the Gulf Coast town of Port Leo, Texas. Beach-bum-turned-judge
Whit Mosley is summoned to a yacht where the black-sheep son of
a senator lies dead. Was it suicide, fueled by a family tragedy?
Or did an obsessed killer use the dead man as a pawn in a twisted
game? When Whit defies political pressure and conducts an inquest,
he and Detective Claudia Salazar expose a nest of drug lords, con
artists, and power-hungry sharks. With their careers and lives at
stake, Whit and Claudia must unearth a lethal trail of passion and
deceit. This book contains some sex, profanity and violence.
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LAST OF THE HONKY TONK ANGELS
CT 6716
by MARSHA MOYER, Narrated by DIANNA DORMAN, 3 Cassettes
When we last saw Lucy Hatch, the spunky young widow of "The Second
Coming of Lucy Hatch" (CT 6670), she had succumbed to the whirlwind
courtship of Ash Farrell, day-job carpenter and nightime singer
of country blues at the honky-tonk in their small northeast Texas
town. Three months later, Lucy and Ash are shocked by the arrival
of Ash's 14-year-old daughter, Denny, who is dumped by her flyaway
mom. Lucy is knocked askew. Not only is she suddenly a surrogate
parent, she also discovers that she's about to become a mother herself.
This book contains heavy profanity.
MIDNIGHT RAIN
CT 6720
by DEE DAVIS, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 3 Cassettes.
Left for dead along a deserted highway, John Brighton wakes up to
find himself the lead suspect in a murder investigation. For undercover
FBI agent Katie Cavanaugh, this was supposed to be a routine job
- go in, get the evidence, catch a killer. Posing as John's physical
therapist allows Katie firsthand access to him, but she can't let
the intimacy of living together cloud her judgment. She will need
her instincts sharp if she is going to find him guilty...or prove
his innocence. This book contains some sex and violence.
ONLY SONS
CT 5590
by GENARO GONZALEZ, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 1 Cassette.
This novel explores the ambivalent emotions that make up our social
relationships, especially those stemming from a need to believe
in a just world. Central to the characters' experiences are the
complexity of father-son relationships and the ways positive and
negative cultural values are passed from one generation to the next.
Gonzalez' skillfully created border culture inevitably plays a major
role. This book contains some profanity.
RITES AND WITNESSES
CT 5588
by ROLANDO HINOJOSA, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 1 Cassette.
Hinojosa's novel focuses on wealthy ranchers and their domination
of the economic and political life of a small city on the Texas-Mexico
border.
ROADHOUSE BLUES
CT 6723
by BARON R.BIRTCHER, Narrated by JOHN RHEM, 2 Cassettes.
Mike Travis, a retired homicide detective, is summoned back to duty
when a murder victim's wounds lead investigators to suspect she's
the latest victim of a serial killer whom Mike had tried and failed
to catch. Picking up the killer's trail once again proves to be
more deadly than Mike could possibly anticipate. Despite departmental
rivalries that threaten to tear the investigation apart, Mike Travis
and his former partner are drawn into an all-consuming effort to
prevent more innocent blood from being spilled. This book contains
some sex, profanity and violence.
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SHADOW OF SUSPICION
CT 6733
by EMILIE BAKER LORING, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 2 Cassettes.
After a chance encounter with a strange man, Julie meets him again
at her aunt's hunting lodge in Maine. Don Bruce is charismatic and
seems to always be wherever she is, even when she starts having
bizarre accidents. Slowly it dawns on Julie that someone is trying
to harm her. Could it be this man, for whom Julie feels an undeniable
attraction, is trying to kill her? This book contains some profanity
and violence.
SHORT FICTION BY HISPANIC WRITERS OF THE UNITED STATES
CT 5587
by NICOLAS KANELLOS, Narrated by GRATIA WINSHIP, 2 Cassettes.
These selections are as diverse as Hispanic culture itself, including
Cuban American, Mexican American and Puerto Rican writers of short
fiction in the United Sstates. These are not folksy, picturesque
or touristy renditions but incisive authentic representations of
Hispanic life in the United States. This book contains some sex,
profanity and violence.
SHOVELING SMOKE: A CLAY PARKER CRIME NOVEL
CT 6717
by AUSTIN DAVIS, Narrated by DICK COLLINS, 2 Cassettes.
When burned-out Houston tax attorney Clay Parker chucks it all to
work sight unseen for a tiny firm in dusty, small-town East Texas,
he's searching for his lost integrity and a simpler life. Instead,
he lands in the middle of a bungled fraud case, defending the disreputable
and downright nasty Bevo Rasnussen, who's accused of torching the
stables housing his over-insured thoroughbred. Immediately confronted
with corrupt officials, crazed survivalists, an incompetent hit
man, an emu, and a naked county clerk, along with an assortment
of vengeful wives and great barbecue, Clay discovers that nothing
and noone is quite what they seem to be. This book contains heavy
sex and profanity.
STILL SWEET ON HIM
CT 6715
by JODI O'DONNELL, Narrated by DIANE BECHTEL, 2 Cassettes.
Almost a woman, Callie Farrell longed for Drew Barnett in a way
she didn't understand. When Drew refused her love, Callie's pride
was crushed, her heart broken. She left Soldier's Creek, determined
to forget him. Drew had heard that Callie was back in town. But
he could barely recognize the lovely, independent woman she'd become.
Callie had no intention of reliving the past, but Drew had other
plans. If he could only make Callie want him again, Drew knew the
right time for their love had finally come.
TEXAS COOKING
CT 6728
by LISA WINGATE, Narrated by PAT COLEMAN, 3 Cassettes.
No one is more surprised than Colleen Collins when she's offered
a job writing fluffy magazine articles about rural Texas cooking.
The big-city investigative reporter knows nothing about goats, prickly
pears, or peacocks, and to make matters worse, she can't even cook.
But thanks to a political scandal that cost Collie her job, her
boyfriend, and now - with this demeaning assignment - her self-respect,
she has no choice but to drag herself out of bed and head to the
Texas hill country.
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TEXAS LOVER
CT 6349
by ADRIENNE DEWOLFE, Narrated by PAUL KLEMPERER, 3 Cassettes.
Texas Ranger Wes Rawlins matches wits with Aurora Sinclair, a Yankee
woman with a brood of orphans in her care. Aurora may know what
happened to the late sheriff Gator Boudreau but she trusts no one,
least of all a lawman. So Wes keeps his star hidden until he can
discover whatever it is that Aurora is concealing. This book contains
some sex, profanity and violence.
THIS HOUSE OF WOMEN
CT 6725
by PAUL SCOTT MALONE, Narrated by NANCY SHAW, 3 Cassettes.
In 1942, cowboy Virgil Olms has gone off to war leaving Hannah Hayward
pregnant and alone. Fleeing her father's wrath and her Houston home,
Hannah heads for Karankawa in East Texas. So begins a journey of
loss and redemption, in which Hannah, driven by fierce longing for
connectedness, discovers that no woman's story is typical. Love,
hardship, and tragedy carry Hannah to the Big Bend region of far
West Texas. Laboring to nurture six children through the postwar
fifties, the perils of Vietnam, and the Texas oil roller coaster
of the eighties, Hannah lays, friendship by friendship, the foundation
for a solid house of women. This book contains some sex and profanity.
THIS MIGRANT EARTH
CT 5583
by TOMAS RIVERA, Narrated by GRATIA WINSHIP, 1 Cassette.
Hinojosa has re-cast into English the seminal Chicano novel, Y No
Se Lo Trago La Tierra by Tomas Rivera. Since winning the first national
award for Chicano literature in 1970, this novel has become the
standard text in U.S. Hispanic literature classes throughout the
country. Hinojosa has captured the original spirit and poetry for
an English language audience. This book contains some profanity.
TOO MANY GHOSTS
CT 6742
by PAUL GALLICO, Narrated by CAROL ESLER, 2 Cassettes.
Lord Paradine's ancestral home has become a tax-blighted burden
and a haunted one at that. Hero Alexander is summoned from London
to exorcise the premises, but he has his own disturbing effect on
the ladies of the house before he completes his de-ghosting duties.
USELESS SERVANTS
CT 5585
by ROLANDO HINOJOSA, Narrated by PAUL KAUPPILA, 2 Cassettes.
Texas Mexican Rafe Buenostro, a protagonist of Hinojosa's Klail
City Death Trip series, relates his Korean war experiences in this
unusual novel by the eminent Hispanic author. The visceral shock
of this material is tempered by its straightforward presentation.
This book contains some profanity and violence.
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WEDDING
CT 5584
by MARY HELEN PONCE, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 Cassettes.
Ponce cuts through the layers of Hispanic cultural tradition to
reveal customs and mores that entrap women and hinder their intellectual
development. As she details the blue collar subculture and its social
relationships, there is heart-warming hilarity mixed with irony.
This book contains some profanity.
WHEN THEY TOOK AWAY THE MAN IN THE MOON
CT 5551
by KATE LEHRER, Narrated by MARY JANE PRALL, 2 Cassettes.
A compelling fictional portrait: H.A. Reese is a high-powered political
consultant, twice divorced, who can't understand why love continues
to elude her. When her mother has a stroke, H.A. returns home to
Texas and the tangle of family roots, childhood memory and unreasonable
expectations. This book contains some sex and profanity.
WHISTLE PUNK
CT 6729
by ALICE ROSS, Narrated by ED CORRIGAN, 1 Cassette.
The year is 1944, at the peak of World War II, and German prisoners
of war held in rural areas of the South and Southwest are put to
work in the agricultural and logging industries. Twelve-year-old
Mac Johnson lives in the Piney Woods of East Texas, where his father
has a logging operation. Already angry with "those evil Nazis" who
killed his brother Donald, a pilot, young Mac's desire for revenge
intensifies when his father is assigned POWs to help cut lumber
- and one of the Germans looks exactly like Donald. Together, Mac
and his best friend, Arlen, plot for revenge, but as plan after
plan fails, Mac's frustration and anger grow, along with his hatred.
WITCHES' BANE: A CHINA BAYLES MYSTERY #2
CT 5560
by SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT, Narrated by CAROL PIRIE, 2 Cassettes.
It's Halloween in Pecan Springs, Texas, and this year's seasonal
pranks are especially creepy. They are, in fact, deadly. When a
townsperson turns up brutally murdered and her friend stands unjustly
accused, lawyer-turned-herbalist China Bayles must unmask the true
killer.
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Nonfiction
AND THE ANGELS WERE SILENT: THE FINAL WEEK OF JESUS
CT 5582
by MAX LUCADO, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 2 Cassettes.
The author, a minister from San Antonio, Texas, leads the reader
through the final week of Jesus. Personal experiences mingle with
scripture to reveal an inspirational message of hope.
BARRIO TEACHER
CT 5592
by ARCADIA H.LOPEZ, Narrated by ALLYSON DAVIDSON, 1 Cassette.
An autobiography for young adults, Lopez' first book details her
development from a childhood of immigration and poverty to her achievement
of becoming a teacher in the barrio. Born in Mexico in 1909, Lopez
describes her family's flight from the Mexican Revolution and offers
a close look at life in the barrio early in this century.
BLOOD RICH: WHEN OIL BILLIONS, HIGH FASHION, AND ROYAL INTIMACIES
ARE NOT ENOUGH
CT 5548
by JANE WOLFE, Narrated by DANI MACFARLANE, 3 Cassettes.
The author reveals for the first time the secret lives of the Wyatt-Sakowitz
family of Houston--from hijinks with Princess Fergie in Morocco
and London to high noon in a Texas courtroom. Wolfe spent two years
interviewing family members, business associates and friends, and
the resulting narrative is more like a novel than a biography. This
book contains heavy sex and some profanity.
BYRON DALRYMPLE ON TROUT FISHING: 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS
CT 5554
By BYRON W.DALRYMPLE, Narrated by JACK GAZZALE, 2 Cassettes.
This is not a "how to" book on fishing, but stories written for
experienced sportsmen and women. The author is an accomplished storyteller
and his subjects appeal to folks who like the out-of-doors and what
they find there.
CALL TO GLORY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A TEXAS RANGER
CT 6743
by MICHAEL J.GILHULY, Narrated by DANNY LEDFORD, 4 Cassettes.
Based on the author's family history, Call to Glory traces the saga
of the Wiley brothers, three fiercely proud Texans whose destinies
ran through the most tumultuous times in American history. From
joining ranks with fellow Texans in the Civil War to donning the
silver badge of the Ranger to protect a still deadly frontier, Call
to Glory recounts a gripping story of justice, romance, and honor.
This book contains some profanity and violence.
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CONGRESSIONAL ANECDOTES
CT 5573
by PAUL F. BOLLER, Narrated by RUTH BORINSTEIN, 3 Cassettes.
A collection of anecdotes about U.S. congressmen and congresswomen,
organized by broad topics such as debates, oratory, comedy, manners
and morals, on the Floor, on the campaign trail, Congress and the
Presidents, and a special chapter on The Reagan Years. These stories
range from amusing to scandalous and occasionally provide insight
into the political process. This book contains some profanity.
COWBOY FOLK HUMOR: LIFE AND LAUGHTER IN THE AMERICAN WEST
CT 5577
by JOHN O. WEST, Narrated by JOHN CAGLE, 1 Cassette.
A collection of jokes, tall tales, and anecdotes about all the characters
of the great cowpunching tradition - cowboys and their feisty female
counterparts, cooks and landowners, Mexicans and Indians.
COWBOYS ARE A SEPARATE SPECIES
CT 5562
by JOHN R.ERICKSON, Narrated by TIM SIMEK, 1 Cassette.
A collection of short pieces written from 1976 to 1985, which first
appeared in The Dallas Times-Herald and The Livestock Weekly. The
author writes from his own experiences as a cowboy in the Texas
and Oklahoma Panhandles, and his point of view includes Rural Americans
as a separate species, too.
DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE: A STORY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE AND MURDER
CT 5564
by HOWARD SWINDLE, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 3 Cassettes.
This is a gripping, disturbing nonfiction account of the fatal beating
of a black man in East Texas after the pickup he was in was pulled
over by local police and its occupants hauled off to jail with no
explanation. The author's focus is on the kind of small-town mentality
that leads to such tragedies.
FEARLESS FUNNYMEN: THE HISTORY OF THE RODEO CLOWN
CT 5595
by GAIL HUGHBANKS WOERNER, Narrated by ED FARRELL, 2 Cassettes.
The author uses her lifelong association with the rodeo world to
research and write this history. All aspects of the rodeo clown
are included-how the profession began, comedy acts created by the
clowns, the animals they trained, and the injuries and risks undertaken
to protect cowboys from the dangerous bulls.
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FRONTIER WORLD OF FORT GRIFFIN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A WESTERN
TOWN
CT 5541
by CHARLES M. ROBINSON, III, Narrated by JACK GAZZALE, 2 Cassettes.
Fort Griffin, Texas, was as tough as legendary Tombstone, Dodge
City, and Deadwood. It grew from a military post rife with Indian
trouble into a violent frontier town, and burned out in a matter
of decades. An archetype for the untamed frontier life, its story
is one of lawlessness and only occasional justice.
GREAT ROUNDUP: THE STORY OF TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN COWMEN
CT 5599
by LEWIS NORDYKE, Narrated by TIM SIMEK, 2 Cassettes.
In February 1877, forty cattlemen met in Graham, Texas to discuss
concerted action against rustlers. They were tough, independent
men, but no individual could beat the growing menace alone. The
organization they founded, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association, became one of the most powerful elements in the industry,
and it is the focal point in this book. The author brings history
alive with individual stories of the colorful men, pioneer doings,
natural challenges and wild cattle.
HAILSTONES AND HALIBUT BONES; ADVENTURES IN COLOR
CT 5552
by MARY O'NEILL, Narrated by MARIE EDWARDS, 1 Cassette.
Poems which describe a dozen different colors. The suggestions of
the sound, smell, and mood evoked by a color might encourage children
to analyze their own reactions.
HILL COUNTRY TEACHER: ORAL HISTORIES FROM THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOL
AND BEYOND
CT 5566
by DIANE MANNING, Narrated by DEE BURNS, 2 Cassettes.
The one-room schoolhouse was an enduring feature of the rural landscape
during the first half of the twentieth century. Fledgling teachers,
almost always women, found in these outpost schools a means of supporting
themselves when virtually no other professional opportunities existed.
This is a collection of oral testimonies of eight teachers who share
their memories of teaching in the Texas Hill Country and describe
the many social changes they witnessed with both humor and heart.
INDIAN LIFE IN TEXAS
CT 5553
by CHARLES SHAW, Narrated by JOHN COFFMAN, 1 Cassette.
A series of dramatic fictional narratives recreate the history and
culture of the first native Texans.
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LITTLE HOUSE IN THE OZARKS: A LAURA INGALLS WILDER SAMPLER:
THE REDISCOVERED WRITINGS
CT 6739
by LAURA INGALLS WILDER, Narrated by CINDY JOHNSON, 2 Cassettes.
Edited by Stephen W. Hines, this is a collection of more than 140
pieces of Wilder's rediscovered writings, ninety percent of which
have never been published in book form before. Between the years
of 1911 and 1925, this pioneer woman journalist wrote on topics
ranging from automobiles, women's rights, and being a farmer's wife,
to war and baking bread.
LONE STAR AND THE SWASTIKA: PRISONERS OF WAR IN TEXAS
CT 6663
by RICHARD P.WALKER, Narrated by JACK GAZZALE, 2 Cassettes.
This analysis of the Texas prisoner-of-war camps describes the logistics
of holding thousands of captured German (and some Japanese and Italian)
soldiers until World War II's end. The author considers how camps
were selected and constructed, how prisoners were treated, what
routine camp life was like, what problems arose with pro-Nazi prisoners,
and how civilians reacted to having 50,000 enemy prisoners in their
state.
LONG LIVE THE LONGHORNS: 100 YEARS OF TEXAS FOOTBALL
CT 5574
by JOHN MAHER, Narrated by KEITH KING, 3 Cassettes.
Football is a Texas tradition, and the University of Texas Longhorns
have been one of the Lone Star State's finest teams for over one
hundred years. This book, published in 1993, commemorates the Longhorns'
centennial, capturing every year of this legendary team's history.
MEDICAL MUSINGS CONCERNING THE GOLDEN AGE
CT 5596
by HENRY F. PAGE, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 1 Cassette.
A compilation of Dr. Page's columns in the Midland Reporter-Telegram,
these essays on the universal experiences of aging are warmly humorous
and full of useful information. Topics include making exercise enjoyable;
foods that are thought to have healing properties; how attitude
affects health; stopping depression in its tracks; and simple solutions
for complicated problems.
MEXICO BY TOUCH: TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCES OF A BLIND AMERICAN
DEEJAY
CT 6734
by LARRY P. JOHNSON, Narrated by LARRY P. JOHNSON, 2 Cassettes.
Humorous, highly readable account of Johnson's adventures as a blind
American in Mexico where he metamorphosized from a tourist to a
student to a popular radio deejay. While providing poignant insights
into the cultural values and customs of Mexico, the book describes
a personal success story of a blind man living in a foreign country,
pursuing a career which only a handful of other Americans living
in Mexico were permitted to follow by the Mexican government. This
book contains some profanity.
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REMARKABLE RIDE OF THE ABERNATHY BOYS
CT 5543
by ROBERT B. JACKSON, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 1 Cassette.
If it were not so fully documented, the reader might consider this
tale fantasy or at least fiction. It traces the horseback ride of
two boys ages six and ten from Oklahoma to Washington, DC by themselves.
The Abernathy boys dined at the White House, rode in a tickertape
parade, and bought themselves a Brush automobile to drive home.
ROBBERS, ROGUES, AND RUFFIANS: TRUE TALES OF THE WILD WEST
IN NEW MEXICO
CT 5598
by HOWARD BRYAN, Narrated by THERESE EAST, 2 Cassettes.
A collection of true vignettes about the colorful characters who
peopled the "real" Wild West--specifically, New Mexico in the late
nineteenth century. Compiled by a longtime Albuquerque Tribune columnist,
the anecdotes recounted here are based on nineteenth-century newspaper
articles and old timers' reminiscences. This collection aims to
give the reader a sense of what it was really like during the days
of the Old West. This book contains some profanity and violence.
SHIELD THE SOURCE
CT 5569
by BRIAN J. KAREM, Narrated by BILL MCLEAN, 2 Cassettes.
The true story of a Texas journalist who was jailed for refusing
to reveal his sources about corruption in the San Antonio Police
Department. This book contains some profanity and violence.
SISTER BERNADETTE : COWBOY NUN FROM TEXAS
CT 5575
by BERNADETTE MULLER, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 2 Cassettes.
Mary Bernadette Muller is the septuagenarian abbess of a cloistered
monastery in Brenham, Texas--but she is hardly a typical nun. Sister
Bernadette drives a pickup truck, raises world-class miniature horses,
and plays a mean blues saxophone--all the while providing spiritual
and physical support for the sisters under her care and carrying
out her own full-time occupation of contemplative prayer. This is
the story of her life and her adventures.
SOUTHERN FAMILY IN WHITE AND BLACK: THE CUNEYS OF TEXAS
CT 6736
by DOUGLAS HALES, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 2 Cassettes.
The complex issues of race and politics in nineteenth-century Texas
may be nowhere more dramatically embodied than in three generations
of the family of Norris Wright Cuney, mulatto labor and political
leader. Douglas Hales explores the birthright Cuney received from
his white plantation-owner father, Philip Cuney, and the way his
heritage played out in the life of his daughter, Maud Cuney-Hare.
This book contains some profanity.
TALES OF BADMEN, BAD WOMEN, AND BAD PLACES: FOUR CENTURIES
OF TEXAS OUTLAWRY
CT 6726
by C. F. ECKHARDT, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 2 Cassettes.
A badman is not necessarily a bad man, but he is not a man to mess
with. He might be a killer, a con artist, or even a Texas Ranger
with his own ideas about law enforcement; or he might just be worthless.
A bad woman might be a criminal too, or she might just be one who
didn't conform to accepted notions of womanly conduct in her time
and place. Eckhardt tells the stories your teacher never told you
about Texas outlaws. Some are famous, and some you may never have
heard of. All of them are out for their share of the good life in
Texas. This book contains some profanity and violence.
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TEN GRANDMOTHERS
CT 5544
by ALICE MARRIOTT, Narrated by GRATIA WINSHIP, 3 Cassettes.
The Ten Grandmothers were sacred medicine bundles, which down through
the Indian generations had grown to be surrounded by a web of legends
and superstitions. This history of the Kiowa tribe and their transformation
from a nomadic plains tribe to a settled agricultural people is
told simply and accurately, and includes many fascinating tales,
both traditional and modern. This book contains some violence.
TEXAS DOC: MORE CRITTER STORIES IN THE LIFE OF A TOWN 'N COUNTRY
VET
CT 6714
by DAVID CARLTON, Narrated by RICHARD DUNHAM, 1 Cassette.
With this second of the series, Texas Doc continues the popular
anecdotal stories begun in Dallas Doc, the true-life portrayal behind
the zany adventures and poignant moments that make up a twenty-year
veterinary practice in treating critters of every shape and size
- from gerbils, cats and canines to horses, cows, and cougars. Doc
recaptures the daily escapades with his jovial partner, Dr. Rich
Vest, and indomitable assistants, Tracy and Rachel, who are with
him every step of the way. This book contains some profanity.
UPBEAT AGING: THE KEY TO GOLDEN YEARS
CT 6738
by HENRY F. PAGE, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 2 Cassettes.
Words of wit and wisdom for all the ages." Page is acclaimed as
"the poor man's George Burns" and writes a bi-weekly column for
the Midland Reporter-Telegram. (See also CT 5596 Medical Musings
Concerning the Golden Age.)
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WILL ROGERS, A BOY'S LIFE: AN INDIAN TERRITORY CHILDHOOD
CT 5545
by HAROLD KEITH, Narrated by TOM NAUGHTON, 1 Cassette.
This story of Will Rogers' childhood was first published in 1937,
and the author was able to interview folks who knew Will Rogers
well. We meet the bigger than life American hero as a young prankster,
growing up on a pony, riding to fame and fortune in Wild West shows
abroad and at home, and becoming one of the best-loved entertainers
in the world.
WILL ROGERS: HIS WIFE'S STORY
CT 5546
by BETTY ROGERS, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 2 Cassettes.
Betty Rogers' biography portrays a complex man who had a grasp of
modern psychology and world politics despite his lack of formal
education. She offers unique insight into the Oklahoma cowboy who
became a worldwide celebrity.
WITH COURAGE AND COMMON SENSE: MEMOIRS FROM THE OLDER WOMEN'S
LEGACY CIRCLES
CT 6735
Edited by SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT and DAYNA FINET, 2 Cassettes.
Women who were sixty or older at the turn of the twenty-first century
have lived through some of recent history's most momentous moments
- and yet these women often believe that their personal lives and
stories are insignificant, not worthy of being recorded for future
generations. To change that perception and capture some of these
life stories before they are lost, the Story Circle Network, a national
organization dedicated to helping women write about their lives
developed the Older Women's Legacy Circle Memoir Workshops. This
book presents an extensive selection of memoirs for the workshops.
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KIKIRIKI: STORIES AND POEMS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR CHILDREN
CT 5593
Escrito por SILVIA CAVAZOS PENA, Narrado por LUCILLE SANTIESTEBAN,
1 cinta.
A graded bilingual reader of prose and poetry for pre-school through
junior high, with a practical guide for use by teachers and parents.
For bilingual classrooms, homes, children's librarians, and story
hours.
Un graduó a lector bilingüe de la prosa y la poesía para preescolar
por el menor alto, con una guía práctica para el uso por maestros
y padres. Para aulas bilingües, para los hogares, para bibliotecarios
de niños, y para horas de cuento.
MEMORIAS DE MI VIAJE (RECOLLECTIONS OF MY TRIP)
CT 5925
Escrito por OLGA BEATRIZ TORRES, Narrado por SANDY LITSCHI,
1 cinta.
This collection of letters from a young Mexican girl to her aunt
was originally published in 1918 in a Mexican newspaper. Young Olga's
observations on her family's trip from Mexico City to Texas are
revealing and amusing and present an outsider's view of American
cities, technology, race relations, and linguistic change. Bilingual
book in English and Spanish.
Esta colección de cartas de una joven mexicana a su tía fue publicada
originalmente en 1918 en un periódico mexicano. Las observaciones
de la joven que viaja con su familia de la Ciudad de México a Texas
son reveladoras y divertidas, presentan el punto de vista de una
afuereña y sus observaciones sobre ciudades americanas, la tecnología,
relaciones raciales y cambios lingüísticos. Libro bilingüe en ingles
e español.
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Énfasis en Texas - Julio del 2005
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.
Español Ficción
CORASON INTREPIDO (LIONHEARTED)
CT 6741
Escrito por DIANA PALMER, Narrado por PILAR RAYMOND, 1cinta.
Cuando las vacaciones de navidad se acercaban, los residentes de
Jacobsville cuchicheaban acerca de la atracción de Janie Brewster
hacia Leo Hart. Hasta hora, todos sus esfuerzos de enlazar a Leo
Hart se habian venido abajo, pero esta vez se le ocurrio un plan
perfecto para deslumbraló - se convertieria en una vaquera valiente!
Este libro contiene descripciones de sexo.
Up till now, all Janie Brewster's efforts to lasso Leo Hart had
crumbled, but this time she had come up with the perfect plan to
dazzle him - she's become a courageous cowgirl! This book contains
description of sex.
FRONTERA SUR (SOUTHERN LIMITS)
CT 6375
Escrito por HORACIO VAZQUEZ RIAL, narrado por PILAR RAYMOND,
4 cintas.
Rico en detalle histórico esta novela remonta las vidas de tres
generaciones de inmigrantes españoles en la hampa de Buenos Aires
a partir de 1880 hasta 1935, dominado por tales figures carismáticas
como el maestro de tango, Carlos Gardel. Este libro contiene descripciones
de sexo, violencia, y malas palabras.
Rich in historical detail, this novel traces the lives of three
generations of Spanish immigrants in the underworld of Buenos Aires
from 1880 to 1935, dominated by such charismatic figures as the
tango master, Carlos Gardel. This book contains some sex, profanity
and violence.
Español No Ficción
BENDITA ENTRE LAS MUJERES: ENCUENTOS CON LA VIRGEN MARIA Y
SU MENSAJE
CT 6731
Escrito por GREGORY SCOTT SPARROW, narrado por SANDY LITSCHI,
2 cintas.
El primer libro que explora encuentros marianos contemporáneos.
Ello narra más de 50 historias dramáticas e inspiradoras de encuentros
con María y trata con su importancia en maneras que inspirarán a
gente de diferentes antecedentes espirituales.
The first popular book to explore contemporary Marian encounters.
It recounts more than 50 dramatic and uplifting stories of encounters
with Mary and discusses their significance in ways that will inspire
people of all spiritual backgrounds.
VENGANZA SANGRIENTA: A LUPE SOLANO MYSTERY
CT 6737
Escrito por CAROLINA GARCIA-AGUILERA, narrado por PILAR RAYMOND,
3 cintas.
La detective atractiva Lupe Solano, de Miami, regresa con otra historia
policíaca que hara que le hormigue la espalda. Esta vez ella investiga
a un joyero que mantiene que él le disparo a un ladrón, que esgrimava
un cuchillo, en defense propia. El único problema es que el ladrón
tiene seis heridas de bala y el cuchillo no se encuentra por ninguna
parte. Este libro contiene algunas malas palabras.
Sexy Miami detective Lupe Solano is back with another spine-tingling
whodunit. This time she's investigating a jeweler who claims he
shot a knife-wielding robber in self defense. The only problem is
that the robber has six gunshot wounds and the knife is nowhere
to be found. This book contains some profanity.
Se concluye la lista de esta edición de Énfasis en Texas.
Para pedir estos libros, llame al l-800-252-9605, o en Austin al
463-5458.
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solamente una semana. Este casete debe ser devuelto a los siete
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