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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 319 210 EC 230 900 TITLE Cassette ,looks. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. PUB DATE 8E) NOTE 422p. AVAILABLE FROMCassette Books, CMLS,P.O. Box 9150, M(tabourne, FL 32902-9150. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) --- Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adults; *Audiotape Recordings; *Blindness; Books; *Physical Disabilities; Secondary Education; *Talking Books ABSTRACT This catalog lists cassette books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped during 1989. Books are listed alphabetically within subject categories ander nonfiction and fiction headings. Nonfiction categories include: animals and wildlife, the arts, bestsellers, biography, blindness and physical handicaps, business andeconomics, career and job training, communication arts, consumerism, cooking and food, crime, diet and nutrition, education, government and politics, hobbies, humor, journalism and the media, literature, marriage and family, medicine and health, music, occult, philosophy, poetry, psychology, religion and inspiration, science and technology, social science, space, sports and recreation, stage and screen, traveland adventure, United States history, war, the West, women, and world history. Fiction categories includer adventure, bestsellers, classics, contemporary fiction, detective and mystery, espionage, family, fantasy, gothic, historical fiction, humor, medical themes, occult, political themes, religion, romance, science fiction, short stories, war stories, and westerns. Separate sections list booksfor young adults, and books in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. For each book, the author, title, narrator, publication date, and a paragraph-length description are supplied. Title and author indexes and order forms are provided. 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Washington 1989 Ad ;0000°..r-doNA ,010'00'1"" 1.00-11 Cassette Books Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 74-12399 ISSN 0363-9029 Key title: Cassette books Contents This catalog lists cassette booksproduced Cooking and Food 3 i by NLS during 1989. Books are listed Crime 32 alphabetically within subject categories Diet and Nutrition 35 under nonfiction and fiction headings. Education Some books mayappear in more than 36 General one subject category. For instance,a 36 book on computercareers for handi- Government, Law, and capped individuals would be found in Politics 39 "blindness and ph ;sical handicaps" Hobbies 47 and also in "career aod job training." Humor 47 For the information of the reader,a Journalism and the Media 49 notice may appear immediately following Literature 51 the hook description to indicateoccur- Marriage, Family, and Sex rences of strong language, explicit de- 59 scriptions of sex,or violence. The word Medicine and Health 63 "some" beforeany of these terms indi- Music 71 cates an occasional or infrequentoccur- Occult 73 rence, as in "some strong language." A Philosophy 74 dagger before a book title indicatesthat Poetry 75 the book is also available on flexible Psychology 76 disc. Religion and Inspiration 80 Separate sections list books foryoung Science and Technology adults and books in Spanish undernon- 87 fiction and fiction headings. Books in Social Sciences 92 other languages are listed by language. Space 97 Separate title and author indexes and Sports and Recreation 97 forms for ordering booksare provided at Stage and Screen 102 the back of the catalog. Travel and Adventure 106 U.S. History 113 WarTwentieth Century Nonfiction 120 The West 123 Animals and Wildlife 1 Women 124 The Arts 3 World History 129 Bestsellers 5 Biography 12 Fiction Blindness and Physical Adventure 139 Handicaps 22 Bestsellers 143 Business and Economics 25 Classics 152 Career and Job Training 27 Contemporary Fiction 154 Communication Arts 28 Detective and Mystery 169 Consumerism 29 Espionage 192 Contents Family 196 Fantasy 101 General 205 Gothic 217 Historical Fiction 217 Humor 228 Medical Themes 232 Occult 233 Political Themes 236 Religion 239 Romance 241 Science Fiction 250 Short Stories 257 War Stories 265 Westerns 268 Young Adults Nonfiction 276 Fiction 280 Spanish Nonfiction 287 Fiction 288 Other Foreign Languages French 294 German 294 Italian 295 Portuguese 296 Title Index 298 Author Index 352 Order Form 405 6 Nonfiction Animals and Wildlife allows himself to keepone as a pet be- cause of his heavy travel schedule. Almost Human: A Journey into the Everything changes one fateful Christmas World of Baboons RC 27384 Eve, however, when Amoryrescues and by Shirley C. Strum brings home an injured, terrified cat, and narrated by Rita Ho:tois finds that he can't part with it. This is 3 cassettes the story of their first year together,as The author, an anthropologist, presentsa the lives of man and cat intertwine. For personal account of her study and obser- all ages. Bestseller 1987. vations of baboonsprimarilya troop East of the Mountains of the Moon: called "the Pumphouse Gang" --for Chimpanzee Society in the African Rain over a decade. Shattering previously held ForestRC 27933 beliefs, she contends that their societies by Michael P. Ghigiieri are not based on male aggression, but on narrated by Lynn Smith sophisticated social strategies, and that 3 cassettes baboons are peaceful, intelligent animals. Fascinated by reports that male chimpan- 1987. zees were killing members of their own Birding around the World: A Guide to species, the author spent twoyears in the Observing Birds Everywhere You Kibale Forest of Uganda observing, but TravelRC 27972 not interacting with (as other scientists by Aileen R. Lotz have), a group of chimpanzees. In addi- narrated by Mary O'Neal tion to presenting his research, the author 2 cassettes comments on his problems with the re- This guidebook for bird-watching is in- gime of Idi Amin. 1988. tended to stimulate "early birders" and Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in encourage travelers to enjoy the sport. the Life of an Elephant Family Part one offers hints to successful bird- RC 28051 ing, part two providesa geographically by Cynthia Moss arranged introduction tocommon and narrated by Patricia McDermott uncommon birds likely to be encoun- 3 cassettes tered, and the final part presentsa list of An intimate look at the behavior and basic books and other aids designedto social organization of the African ele- further one's interest in world birding. phants Kenya's Amboseli National 1987. Park, as well as a moving account of 'The Cat Who Came 1r Christmas their struggle for survival. Though RC 26048 Moss's study encompasses Amboseli's by Cleveland Amory entire elephant population of six hundred narrated by Bill Wallace and fifty, she focuses mainlyon the 2 cassettes twenty -live or so members of one exten- As head of the Fund for Animals, the ded family. 1988. author is forever saving and housing homeless dogs, cats, and birds in his New York City apartment. But henever 1 NonfictionAnimals and Wildlife Headhunters and Hummingbirds: An The Kookaburras' Song: Exploring Expedition into Ecuador RC 27698 Animal Behavior in Australia by Robert McCracken Peck RC 28589 narrated by Ken Kliban by John Alcock 1 cassette narrated by Ralph Lowenstein The author, a photojournalist and natural- l cassette ist, and ten fellow scientists carry out A travel book that also discusses animal ornithological research in the jungles of behavior. John Alcock, on a teaching Ecuador. They encounter rare birds, giant sabbatical in Australia, travelled around tarantulas, deadly snakes, and hostile In- the country doing field research on ani- dians who think the scientists are looking mals in his spare time. This is his ac for gold and apt birds. For junior and count of the life and habits of many of senior high readers. 1987. those animals, including kookaburras, Horses: Their Selection, Care, and cockatoos, duck-billed platypuses, and HandlingRC 27744 kangaroos. 1988. by Margaret Cabell Self Nature: The Other Earthlings narrated by Barbara Corlette RC 27952 1 cassette by James Shreeve Describes the more familiar breeds of narrated by Hal Tenny horses found in this country, their charac- 3 cassettes teristics, and their uses. Also discusses This is a companion volume to the feeding, grooming, and general care of "Nature" PBS television series. It is a horses. 1943. tribute to polar bears, tigers, elephants, Just Barbara: My StoryRC 25947 marsupials, and wolves, who all share