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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
ADVENTURES IN THE ARTS: MYSTERY OF THE GOOEY, GREY GLOB
CT 6820
By MIKE BUNDLIE, Narrated by DIANNA DORMAN, 1 cassette.
Josh, Katie and Tina had never heard of the Academy of Reality Twisted
Slightly until one summer day when each of them solves a riddle
that starts their fantastic journey into the world of the arts.
Like a dream come true, they find themselves in a land where art
comes to life before their very eyes and where their abilities are
limited only by their imagination. When a mysterious Grey Glob threatens
to consume their new school and all of the students inside it, Josh,
Katie, and Tina must gather their courage and face off against this
unstoppable menace.
BALAAM GIMBLE'S GUMPTION
CT 6832
By MIKE NICHOLS, Narrated by DICK COLLINS, 1 cassette.
When part-time handyman and full-time eccentric Balaam Gimble discovers
a health-giving mineral spring on his rural land near the small
Texas town of Willoughby, townspeople think that they have found
a recipe for economic revival: Just add water. The way they see
it, all that Balaam has to do is sell his land to a developer who
has promised to build an upscale mineral spring resort. The way
Balaam sees it, all that he has to do is summon the gumption to
resist the pressure of community opinion, the temptation of sudden
wealth, and a campaign of terror by a misguided masseur in order
to prevent properity from ruining a way of life for himself and
for Willoughby. To preserve the status quo, Balaam is not above
using guile, tenacity, and exploding cow chips.
BEAD ON TROUBLE: A KITZI CAMDEN MYSTERY
CT 6822
By SMITH BARBARA BURNETT, Narrated by PAT COLEMAN, 2 cassettes.
Meet Kitzi Camden, former stateswoman. When she retired, Kitzi dreamed
of doing what she loves best - beading. She certainly didn't plan
to try her hand at amateur sleuthing. But lately, trouble seems
to find her wherever she goes - even deep into the woods. When a
young beader is killed at a beading retreat, Kitzi is faced with
almost as many suspects as there are beads in her bag.
BLACK JACK POINT: A JUDGE WHIT MOSLEY MYSTERY #2
CT 6827
By JEFF ABBOTT, Narrated by MARY BARR, 1 cassette.
They found Whit Mosley's missing friends at Black Jack Point - dead
and buried, along with bones and relics from a legendary past. When
Whit opens an inquest into the murders, he's plunged into a shadowy
world of ruthless treasure hunters, double-crossing tycoons, and
money-hungry sharks - all chasing a long-lost fortune in emeralds
and gold. His only ally, Claudia Salazar, is kidnapped at sea and
held hostage. To survive, both Claudia and Whit must stay one step
ahead of a desperate killer. (#2 in the series)
BODY FROM IPANEMA: A TONY KOZOL MYSTERY
CT 6817
By J.R.RIPLEY, Narrated by RIC FURLEY, 2 cassettes.
It's Carnaval time in Rio de Janeiro and Tony Kozol's been invited.
Working for Luis Angel, a young Latin pop-singing sensation with
an eye for the ladies, journeyman guitarist and amateur detective
Tony packs his bags and heads south. Tony and his bass-playing sidekick,
Rock, want nothing more than to bask in the sun along the famed
beaches of Ipanema while reveling in the rhythms of Brazilian music
and the beauty of the Brazilian women. But love is in the air and
murder in around the next corner. This book contains some sex, profanity,
and violence.
COMANCHE ROSE
CT 6815
By ANITA MILLS, Narrated by NANCY VANHEMERT, 2 cassettes.
Comanches killed Annie Bryce's husband and kidnapped Annie and her
four-year-old daughter, Susannah. After three years of captivity
Annie is rescued and, with help from former Texas Ranger Hap Walker,
returns to her San Saba County farm. But she will never abandon
her vow to find and reclaim her child. She knows only one man with
the skill and courage to help her - Hap Walker. Hap agrees to search
for Susannah but refuses Annie's offer of money. Annie must marry
him - that is the only payment he will accept. Some descriptions
of sex.
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CONSPIRACY.COM
CT 6829
By R.J. PINEIRO, Narrated by STACI THOMPSON, 1 cassette.
In this cyberspeed thriller, a young high-tech exec and his banker
wife join forces with a fortyish female FBI agent to take on a ruthless
killer. Mike Ryan is lured to Austin with a great job offer at SoftCorp,
a high-tech software company whose sole client is the IRS. Meanwhile
FBI agent Karen Frost uncovers corruption in the company that leads
all the way to Washington DC. Mika and Karen must work together
through the worldwide Web to solve a couple of murders before they
become the next victims. This book contains some sex and profanity.
DAUGHTERS OF MEMORY
CT 5501
By JANIS ARNOLD, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 3 cassettes.
In this debut novel, the author examines a family through the memories
of its two daughters. The Richards of Molly's Point, Texas, had
a certain stature in their small rural community, as well as some
terrible family secrets. Claire Louise escaped, running away at
16 with her boyfriend; Macy Rose stayed. In alternating chapters,
the sisters tell their stories of rivalry and coping, of the high
cost of keeping up appearances. This book contains some profanity.
DEAD MAN'S BONES: A CHINA BAYLES MYSTERY #14
CT 6825
By SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT, Narrated by SHERREE CRUMINE, 2 cassettes.
China Bayles already has her hands full balancing her job, her family,
and her friends' romantic entanglements. Then her teenage son finds
some skeletal remains during a local cave dig - remains from a not-so-distant,
not-so-accidental death. This disturbing development doesn't distract
China from happier events, like the opening of an new community
theater donated by the elderly Obermann sisters. Unfortunately,
haughty Jane Obermann has insisted that the first production be
her own play about the Obermann family's aristocratic history. But
the premiere party ends abruptly when a ne'er-do-well handyman with
a grudge against the sisters is shot dead by Jane while breaking
into the Obermann estate.
DILLY OF A DEATH: A CHINA BAYLES MYSTERY #13
CT 6821
By SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT, Narrated by DENISE JOHNSON, 2 cassettes.
China Bayles is in a pickle. The daughter of her best friend Ruby
has turned up on her doorstep, pregnant and in need of a place to
live. And her otherwise sensible husband McQuaid has announced that
he's bored with teaching - he wants to try his hand as a private
detective. His first client is Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of
the biggest little pickle business in Texas. According to Phoebe,
her plant manager is embezzling, and she wants McQuaid to "follow
the money." Meanwhile, Pecan Springs is hosting the annual Picklefest
and this year China and Ruby are on the planning committee.
END OF THE LINE: CODY'S LAW BOOK 7
CT 5502
By MATTHEW S.HART, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 2 cassettes.
When a Texas and Pacific train jumps the rail near the quiet town
of Terrell, it's soon apparent that the bloody incident was no accident.
Someone deliberately pulled the spikes on that section of track,
and it's up to Texas Ranger Sam Cody to find out who. This book
contains some profanity and violence.
FINDING YOU
CT 6828
By CARLA NEGGERS, Narrated by PAUL KLEMPERER, 1 cassette.
Vermont newspaper editor Cozie Hawthorne was shocked at the money
she made when her book of Yankee cracker-barrel wisdom hit the bestseller
lists. Daniel Foxworth, renegade son of the Texas oil Foxworths,
specialized in putting out fires. At least he did until someone
sabotaged his helicopter and darn near killed him. His major suspect
was Cozie Hawthorne's brother Seth. His major problem was that his
suspect's sister had gotten under his skin. This book contains some
sex, and profanity.
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FREE BIRD
CT 6833
By GREG GARRETT, Narrated by BILL MCLEAN, 1 cassette.
Clay Forester, an ex-lawyer, travels from his small North Carolina
hometown to New Mexico to attend his father's funeral. When Clay
learns that his father, an artist living in Santa Fe, has just died,
he is shocked, believing his absent dad had died a long time ago.
The road trip comes with plenty of twists and turns, starting when
the softhearted hero picks up a three-legged dog, then a hitchhiking
Bible-thumper trying to make it back to California for his wife's
surgery, and finally a troubled stripper with her young son in tow.
A story told with humor and compassion. This book contains heavy
profanity.
FRONTIER LADY: LONE STAR LEGACY, VOLUME 1
CT 5779
By JUDITH PELLA, Narrated by STEPHANIE MURPHY, 3 cassettes.
Deborah grows up in Virginia, but the Civil War takes a toll on
her family and friends, and so she joins the Stoners, distant relatives,
in Texas. She is supposed to marry Leonard Stoner, a young man set
to inherit a fortune. Deborah ignores the warnings of her friends
who advise her to flee Texas at her first chance, and now she stands
accused of murder. Prequel to "Stoner's Crossing" (RC 41789).
GRINGA
CT 5498
By SANDRA SCOFIELD, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 cassettes.
This is a novel about Abilene Painter, a young woman from Texas
who is a study in pathological passivity--she's never thought she
had real choices. It is 1968, in Mexico City, a time of student
uprisings and massive demonstrations. Abilene is drawn out of her
apathy toward an unknown future. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong
language and violence.
INDIGO DYING: A CHINA BAYLES MYSTERY #11
CT 6823
By SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT, Narrated by NANCY SHAW, 2 cassettes.
The tiny town of Indigo, Texas, is the perfect setting for China
to teach a "Colors to Dye For" workshop. With artists flocking to
the countryside in growing numbers, Indigo is coming back to life.
Only one person stands in the way of the town's revival: longtime
resident Casey Ford, who has decided to sell his profitable mining
rights. Once the deal is done, Indigo will be dead and buried. But
when Ford winds up dead himself - from a shotgun blast - China,
along with her best friend, Ruby, embark on their own investigation
into the murder.
INNOCENT DARKNESS
CT 5509
By EDWARD R.F. SHEEHAN, Narrated by TOM FAIRBROTHER, 2 cassettes.
This quirky parable of a modern-day St. Francis Assisi is set in
the border region between Texas and Mexico. When the wealthy Adrian
Northwood loses his wife and son in a car accident, he flees the
North and creates a refuge for undocumented immigrants at the border.
This is the story of his engagement in a world so close to the U.S.
but alien in countless, not always tangible ways. Explicit descriptions
of sex and strong language.
LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE OF MICKEY ACUNA
CT 5771
By DAGOBERTO GILB, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 cassettes.
Mickey Acuna is staying at the YMCA in El Paso because he needs
an address where he can get mail. He is waiting for a check. But
as the weeks go by and the check doesn't come, Mickey takes on odd
jobs, finally ending up as the desk clerk at the YMCA. He then learns
someone is tampering with the mail, and he soon suspects imminent
disaster. This book contains some profanity.
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MAGNIFICENT JALOPY
CT 6826
By JOHN TOMERLIN, Narrated by ELAINE KARICKHOFF, 1 cassette.
Three boys who anticipated a dull summer find themselves involved
in a thousand-mile race in a restored jalopy. How the boys keep
their 1930 Packard on the road in competition with a 1954 Ford shows
surprising ingenuity and makes for a witty and entertaining story
right up to the finish line.
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
CT 6830
By KINKY FRIEDMAN, Narrated by CAROL ESLER, 1 cassette.
In this 15th entry in this series, the author's compassion for the
underdog and love of animals are clear. Kinky has three cases to
handle and he has catalogued them with the names of the Three Stooges.
"Larry" involves a missing autistic boy who speaks only one word,
"Moe" concerns a serial killer, and finally there's "Curly," which
focuses n the disappearance of a three-legged cat named Lucky. Lucky
is of great sentimental value to Kinky's cousin Nancy, who helps
run the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch (a real place), where unwanted
animals are allowed to live out their lives. This book contains
some profanity.
SISTER CARRIE
CT 5768
By LAUREN FAIRBANKS, Narrated by TONIE ROQUE, 2 cassettes.
In this surreal roller-coaster of a book, Fairbanks, who lives in
Plano, asks what might have happened to Dreiser's heroine had she
come of age in the 1990s rather than the 1880s. Experimental fiction.
Contains strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of
sex.
SONG OF THE BUFFALO BOY
CT 5497
By SHERRY GARLAND, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 1 cassette.
Texas author Garland has worked extensively with Vietnamese immigrants
and wrote this novel to show how a war goes on affecting lives for
many years after it is over. Garland also wanted to show that the
women and children suffer the most; her heroine is 17-year-old Loi,
whose quest is to find her mysterious American father and a better
life.
THOSE OTHER PEOPLE
CT
By MARY KING O'DONNELL, Narrated by RUTH BORINSTEIN, 2 cassettes.
A novel set in New Orleans, Louisiana just after World War II.
TRACK OF THE CAT: AN ANNA PIGEON MYSTERY
CT 5507
By NEVADA BARR, Narrated by THERESE EAST, 2 cassettes.
The author, a Park Ranger herself, has the inside knowledge needed
to create an authentic West Texas setting for this murder mystery.
When Park Ranger Anna Pigeon finds the body of another female Ranger,
she alone refuses to believe that a cougar killed her. Anna finds
conflicts abound among ranchers, rangers, hunters and conservationists
as she looks for a human murderer. This book contains some profanity
and violence.
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WAY TO SOMEWHERE
CT 6824
By ANGIE DAY, Narrated by JULIETTE SCALO, 2 cassettes.
This novel traces Taylor Jessup's odyssey as she moves from teenager
to woman, with equal parts awkwardness, conflict, and resolve. Tough,
street-smart, and mouthy, Taylor has always been the kind of girl
who knows exactly how life should be. But it seems the world around
her won't cooperate - she keeps getting involved with the wrong
friends, the wrong older man, even the wrong Mr. Right. Her relationship
with her family is downright dysfunctional - while her mother is
a holdover from the 1950s, her father embraces the go-go 1970s with
abandon. This book contains some sex, and profanity.
WHERE THE BROKEN HEART STILL BEATS: THE STORY OF CYNTHIA ANN
PARKER
CT 5496
By CAROLYN MEYER, Narrated by JEANNE GUICHARD, 1 cassette.
Texas, 1861. After living with the Comanche people for twenty-five
years, thirty-four-year-old Naduah, formerly Cynthia Ann Parker,
and her infant daughter Topsannah are captured by white soldiers
and returned forcibly to her white relatives. She does not adjust
well to her new circumstances. For grades 6-9 and older readers.
1992. This book contains some violence.
WHY GIRLS ARE WEIRD
CT 6818
By PAMELA RIBON, Narrated by CAROL ESLER, 2 cassettes.
Anna Koval aspires to be a writer but pays the bills by working
as a librarian at an Austin high school. Killing time at work, she
posts a story about "Slutty Barbies" online and is amazed at the
response. Soon she is "creating an entire life on the Internet"
and changing from Anna Koval, a "nothing-special-twenty-something
to Anna K: Web celebrity." She writes about her shortcomings, her
fears, and her love life, and hundreds of readers, including a neurotic
groupie and a potential new love, respond in amazingly personal
emails of their own. When Anna's father dies unexpectedly, she pours
out her grief to her invisible fans, and then realizes that she
is revealing too much of herself. Feeling overly vulnerable, she
gradually deletes her files. This book contains some sex, and profanity.
YOU CAN HEAR THE ECHO
CT 6836
By MARY KING O'DONNELL, Narrated by LINDA FOX, 2 cassettes.
The shots heard around the world on November 22, 1963, affected
and profoundly moved everyone alive. This is the story of the way
the assassination of President John F. Kennedy altered, during that
long weekend, the lives of one family in Trylon, a small Texas city
two hundred miles from Dallas.
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Nonfiction
BUFFALO DAYS: STORIES FROM J. WRIGHT MOOAR
CT 6837
J. Wright Mooar tells the story of the buffalo hunter, from
the hunter's perspective, in this first-person account published
more than seventy years ago in several installments in "Holland's,
The Magazine of the South." Mooar was more than eighty years old
when he sat down with Methodist minister/educator James Winford
Hunt and recounted his years as a buffalo hunter.
BURIED SECRETS: A TRUE STORY OF SERIAL MURDER, BLACK MAGIC,
AND DRUG-RUNNING ON THE U.S. BORDER
CT 5504
By EDWARD HUMES, Narrated by TERRY MAY, 3 cassettes.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Humes meticulously follows the grisly trail
of cult leader Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo, Miami-born priest of Santeria
and the black magic religion of Palo Mayombe. A roadblock set up
to catch drug smugglers at the Mexican border had led to the discovery
of Texas college student Mark Kilroy's body on an isolated ranch;
eventually Constanzo and his followers were convicted of his murder
and 23 others. Humes reaches past Constanzo's demented circle to
explore the modern dimensions of superstition, its importance in
the changing demographics of the Sun Belt, and its appeal to criminals.
Not for the faint-hearted reader. Explicit descriptions of sex,
strong language and violence.
CLAYTIE AND THE LADY: ANN RICHARDS, GENDER, AND POLITICS IN
TEXAS
CT 5774
By SUE TOLLESON-RINEHART, Narrated by PAUL KAUPPILA, 1 cassette.
A scholarly analysis of the impact of gender on the Ann Richards-Clayton
Williams race for governor of Texas. The authors discuss the historical
and cultural contexts of the contest.
FIGHTING MARLOWS: MEN WHO WOULDN'T BE LYNCHED
CT 5772
By GLENN SHIRLEY, Narrated by TOM NAUGHTON, 1 cassette.
This true story significantly documents late 19th century law enforcement
in the Southwest. Tried in 1888 for rustling and murder, the Marlow
brothers were tried by public opinion and betrayed by the law officials
responsible for their safety. Their story is as lurid as any fiction.
The Chisholm Trail series; No. 12. This book contains some violence.
FLYING THE HUMP: MEMORIES OF AN AIR WAR
CT 6831
By OTHA C. SPENCER, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 1 cassette.
When the occupying Japanese cut off China from outside contact during
World War II, the Americans quickly established "the Hump," an airlift
of troops and supplies over the Himalayas designed to keep Chiang
Kaishek's army in the fight. The airlift of men and material over
the Hump was the air epic of World War II. At a time when Japan
and China were locked in a death struggle over the Himalayas, Allied
transport planes flew day and night missions to keep China supplied
with its war needs in the battle against Japan.
LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO
CT 5495
By ALDEN R.CARTER, Narrated by STEPHANIE MURPHY, 1 cassette.
A brief but colorful look at the battle of the Alamo, the struggle
which was pivotal in obtaining Texas' independence from Mexico.
MAD MAN IN WACO
CT 5767
By BRAD BAILEY, Narrated by JANICE LATHIN, 2 cassettes.
By coincidence, the authors had been researching the Branch Davidian
cult when the story literally exploded in their laps. This sobering
tale reveals how a single man with a brilliant but twisted mind
held the nation at bay. This book contains some sex, profanity and
violence.
ROADSIDE HISTORY OF TEXAS
CT 5783
By LEON C.METZ, Narrated by PATTY LOFTIS, 3 cassettes.
Modern Texas is woven from the strands of its rich past. In this
guide, author Metz takes the reader on a journey through the Lone
Star State, bringing to life the glorious past and vibrant present
of its varied regions, savoring the local flavor of each.
SWORD OF SAN JACINTO: A LIFE OF SAM HOUSTON
CT 5508
By MARSHALL DE BRUHL, Narrated by HAROLD STEADMAN, 4 cassettes.
A well-written narrative that enables readers to come to grips with
the complex personality of Houston, this major biography celebrates
his 200th birthday, March 2, 1993. Emphasizing Houston's skill as
an orator, the author does not hide Houston's faults in presenting
this portrait of the whole man.
THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY
CT 5766
By KEVIN SAUNDERS, Narrated by JACK HUFF, 2 cassettes.
Paralyzed from the neck down, the author was injured in the 1981
grain-elevator explosion in Corpus Christi. Hurled over 300 feet,
Kevin wasn't expected to survive, but he not only lived, he came
back to become a Paralympic champion and the first disabled person
ever appointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports. This is his inspirational story.
TULIA: RACE, COCAINE, AND CORRUPTION IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN
CT 6819
By NATE BLAKESLEE, Narrated by EV LUNNING, 3 cassettes.
In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty
nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged
with dealing powdered cocaine. The operation, a federally-funded
investigation performed in cooperation with the local authorities,
was based on the work of one notoriously unreliable undercover officer.
At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated,
and contradictory, testimony of that officer, Tom Coleman. "Tulia"
is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic
legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions
in the summer of 2003. This book contains some profanity.
WOMAN'S ODYSSEY: JOURNALS, 1976-1992
CT 5765
By LINDA AAKER, Narrated by MARIE EDWARDS, 2 cassettes.
An antiwar protester turned antitrust lawyer tells of coming of
age in the 1980s. Although the specific details are one woman's
experiences, her account chronicles the win-loss cycles faced by
any woman who chooses to have both career and family. This book
contains some profanity.
WOMEN IN EARLY TEXAS
CT 5781
By EVELYN M.CARRINGTON, Narrated by CINDA CYRUS, 2 cassettes.
This engaging study contains biographies of 50 notable women, from
a wide variety of ethnic groups and classes, whose lives influenced
Texas' development.
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Énfasis en Texas - julio 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
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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
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Los libros especificados en este boletín pueden ser solicitados
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Anote los títulos y números de los libros que desea pedir y llámenos
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ATRACCIÓN DEL ABISMO (LURE OF THE ABYSS)
CT 5442
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 2 casetes.
Alan Campbell, un hombre solitario obligado a pelear por su vida
en los bosques norteños, es condenado a muerte por una pandilla
de rufianes de Detroit. Título original en inglés, "Green Timber".
Este libro contiene violencia.
CABALLERO DEL VALOR (VALIANT MAN)
CT 5436
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 2 casetes.
En esta historia se relatan las aventuras de los primeros colonizadores
blancos de la región canadiense cerca del Lago Superior Los protaganistas
de esta aventura son una niña quien se refugia a la orilla del lago
y un niño valiente.
CORAZONES DE HIELO (FROZEN HEARTS)
CT 5435
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
En este relato del oeste, situado en una región desolada y frígida
del Canadá, se cuenta la vida de un poderoso y valiente oficial
de la Policía Montada. En una tierra solitaria de nieve eterna,
un amor conflictivo se apodera de sus más profundos sentimientos.
DONDE EL RIÓ NACE (WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS)
CT 5444
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por ANA MARIA TALAVERA, 2
casetes.
Conniston, miembro de la Policía Montada Real y Keith, el hombre
a quien persigue, se parecen por una coincidencia extraña. Mientras
Keith se refugia en los bosques del norte, le ocurren aventuras
poco comunes y terribles.
EN LOS GRANDES LAGOS (ON THE GREAT LAKES)
CT 5433
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
Descripción no disponible.
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FLOR DEL NORTE (FLOWER OF THE NORTH)
CT 5438
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
En esta bella historia de amor, una pelea entre Philip Whittermore
y unas fuerzas ocultas que desean arruinarlo, presentan retos en
esta historia.
LAZO DE ORO (GOLDEN SNARE)
CT 5440
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Esta aventura incluye una mujer bella, un asesino despiadado y una
carrera contra la muerte a través de la nieve Ártica. Philip Raine
de la Policia Montada Real del noroeste, persigue a Bram Johnson,
hombre lobo de Upper Country.
LLANURAS DE ABRAHAM (PLAINS OF ABRAHAM)
CT 5441
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por JUAN LUJAN, 2 casetes.
La trama de esta novela que es una de las mas conocidas de Curwood,
ocurre en el Canadá alrededor de 1749. Se enfoca en la disputa entre
las colonias durante los reinados de Jorge II de Inglaterra y Luis
XV de Francia.
MUJER ACORRALADA (THE TRAPPED WOMAN)
CT 5446
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
Situada en las extensas y solitarias montañas de la región nordeste
del Canadá, esta novela relata la lucha de un escritor para salvar
una joven de dos hombres sin escrúpulos. En español.
NOVIA HUIDA
CT 6835
Por JOAN JOHNSTON, Narrado por ROBERT RODRÍGUEZ, 1 casete.
(Título en inglés: "The Rancher and The Runaway Bride") Los tres
hermanos protectores de Tate aun pensaban en ella como su hermanita
menor. Tate huye del rancho directamente a los brazos de Adam Philips.
Lo último que buscaba Adam era una dama en apuro, pero su instinto
de protección sobrepasa su deseo de escapar. Este libro contiene
sexo, lenguaje inapropiado, y violencia.
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REY DE LOS OSOS Y EL ÁNGEL DE PERIBONKA (KING OF THE BEARS AND
PERIBON)
CT 5437
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 2 casetes.
(Titulo en ingles: King of the Bears and Peribonka's Angel) Este
tomo reúne las dos mejores novelas de Curwood. En Rey de los Osos
(King of the Bears), un cazador implacable persigue a Thor, un oso
gigantesco, a través de las montañas Rocosas.
SENDA PELIGROSA (THE DANGER TRAIL)
CT 5445
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
En esta novela de suspense, un ingeniero joven de Chicago acepta
el reto de construir un ferrocarril en la región de Hudson Bay.
TODO ESTA ILUMINADO
CT 6834
Por JONATHAN SAFRON FOER, Narrado por PILAR RAYMOND, 3 casetes.
Esta historia cuenta el viaje de un joven norteamericano a Ucrania
en busca de los orígenes de su familia. Es una inquietante y divertida
odisea a través de los claroscuros de la memoria en la que poco
a poco se irán iluminando los escenarios desiertos de un pasado
turbador: La Segunda Guerra Mundial, el holocausto o la fundación,
en el siglo XVIII, de Trachimbrod, el pueblo del que es originaria
la familia del protagonista. ("Everything is Illuminated" RC 54448)
Este libro contiene sexo, violencia, y lenguaje inapropiado.
TRAGEDIA DE LA SELVA (TRAGEDY OF THE FOREST)
CT 5443
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 2 casetes.
En esta novela pintoresca, Curwood describe una hija quien sacrifica
su honor y felicidad para ocultar un hecho de su madre.
VALOR DEL CAPITAN PLUM (COURAGE OF CAPTAIN PLUM)
CT 5439
Por JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Este emocionante relato se sitúa en un pequeño y curioso rincón
del Lago Michigan. J.J. Strangm se establece como rey de Beaver
Island donde él y sus seguidores atemorizan los habitantes. Después
de intentar ganar control de la Iglesia Mormona, es desechado por
ella. Cuando los piratas saquean el bote de Nathanial Plum en una
isla, él se involucra en la insurrección.
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BUEN SAN JOSÉ
CT 5449
Por LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
San José, buen padre y marido es el modelo ideal para los niños
católicos y protector de la familia cristiana. Este libro demuestra
a San José como alguien quien las familias católicas deben modelar
para así parecerse más a la Sagrada Familia de Nazaret.
CUANDO LAS COSAS MALAS LE PASAN A LA GENTE BUENA
CT 5457
Por HAROLD S. KUSHNER, Narrado por MARIA GONZALEZ, 1 casete.
Motivado por su propia tragedia, el autor, (un rabino) ayuda a sus
prójimos a superar la tristeza, el sentido de culpabilidad, la furia,
la amargura y la perplejidad de la supuesta injusticia de Dios.
Rabí Kushner consuela a los afligidos en su búsqueda por saber por
qué las tragedias les ocurren a personas sin que se merezcan. Edición
en español de When Bad Things Happen to Good People.
DIOS
CT 5460
Por ANDRE DUPLEIX, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Profesor de estudios religiosos explora preguntas sobre la naturaleza
de Dios.
IGLESIA (THE CHURCH)
CT 5459
Por CHARLES-MARIE GUILLET, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Cada día con mas frecuencia, nos encontramos con la dificultad en
la Iglesia Católica de "Jesús sí, Iglesia, no". Debido a esto, el
cristiano de hoy es invitado por el autor para retroceder en el
camino histórico de la Iglesia Católica en busca de su significado,
su origen y su misión, su universalidad y diversidad. (Traducido
al español del título francés "L'Eglise" por Jesús Mendibelzua)
MARIA, MI MADRE
CT 5450
Por LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
La Virgen María es una figura clave de la Fe Católica. En este libro
para niños se introduce María, su vida y su papel como madre de
Jesús.
MI PRIMERA BIBLIA
CT 5452
Por RUTH HANNON, narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Escrito en palabras sencillas, estas historias del Antiguo y Nuevo
Testamentos, proveen a los niños una introducción a la Biblia.
SIETE SACRAMENTOS
CT 5451
Por LAWRENCE G. LOVASIK, Narrado por MARISOL BROWN, 1 casete.
Los Siete Sacramentos se consideran la base de la Fe Católica. Este
libro ayuda a niños a formar sus primeras ideas acerca de Dios,
Jesús, María, el bien y el mal, el cielo y el infierno.
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