Talking Book Topics May–June 2019 Volume 85, Number 3 Need help? Your local cooperating library is always the place to start. For general information and to order books, call 1-888-NLS-READ (1-888-657-7323) to be connected to your local cooperating library. To find your library, visit www.loc.gov/nls and select “Find Your Library.” To change your Talking Book Topics subscription, contact your local cooperating library. Get books fast from BARD Most books and magazines listed in Talking Book Topics are available to eligible readers for download on the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. To use BARD, contact your local cooperating library or visit nlsbard.loc.gov for more information. The free BARD Mobile app is available from the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon’s Appstore. About Talking Book Topics Talking Book Topics, published in audio, large print, and online, is distributed free to people unable to read regular print and is available in an abridged form in braille. Talking Book Topics lists titles recently added to the NLS collection. The entire collection, with hundreds of thousands of titles, is available at www.loc.gov/nls. Select “Catalog Search” to view the collection. Talking Book Topics is also online at www.loc.gov/nls/tbt and in downloadable audio files from BARD. Overseas Service American citizens living abroad may enroll and request delivery to foreign addresses by contacting the NLS Overseas Librarian by phone at (202) 707-9261 or by email at [email protected]. Page 1 of 108 Music scores and instructional materials NLS music patrons can receive braille and large-print music scores and instructional recordings through the NLS Music Section. 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Library of Congress, Washington 2019 Catalog Card Number 60-46157 ISSN 0039-9183 Contents Talking Book Topics May–June 2019 Contents In Brief Books for Adults Adult Fiction Adventure Family Fantasy General Historical Fiction Holidays Human Relationships Humor Legal Themes Literature Page 2 of 108 Medical Themes Mystery and Detective Occult and Horror Psychological Themes Religious Themes Romance Science Fiction Short Stories Spies and Espionage Suspense Westerns Adult Nonfiction Adventure Animals and Wildlife Arts Astronomy Biography Blindness and Physical Disabilities Business and Economics Cooking Crime Diet and Nutrition Drama and Theater Government and Politics Holidays Home Management Language Legal Issues Literature Medicine and Health Page 3 of 108 Music Nature and the Environment Philosophy Poetry Psychology and Self-Help Religion Science and Technology Social Sciences Sports and Recreation Stage and Screen Travel U.S. History World History Books for Children Children’s Fiction Adventure Animals and Wildlife Family Fantasy Friendship Growing Up Humor Mystery and Detective Scary Stories School Science Fiction Short Stories Sports Stories Children's Nonfiction Animals and Wildlife Page 4 of 108 Arts Biography Cooking Folk and Fairy Tales General Government and Politics History Music Religion Science and Technology Foreign Language Books Español Audio Magazines In Brief Magazine changes Several magazines have discontinued print publication and will no longer be available as subscriptions to NLS patrons in audio and braille format. These magazines include Seventeen (previously available in audio and braille), Vanidades (previously available in audio), and Cooking Light (previously available in braille). Back issues will continue to be downloadable from BARD. All three magazines will continue to exist in the form of online publications and can be accessed respectively at https://www.seventeen.com, https://www.vanidades.com, and https://www.cookinglight.com. NLS will begin producing Catster and Eating Well in braille in the near future as a replacement for these discontinued offerings. Please contact your local network library if you would like to subscribe to these magazines in hardcopy braille. NLS on the Move: The latest on our new initiatives In July 2017, NLS launched a newsletter called NLS on the Move to keep the staff in our national network of cooperating libraries updated on the progress of pilot projects and other new initiatives. Selections from this newsletter that may be of interest to NLS patrons are reprinted in Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review. Page 5 of 108 From NLS on the Move, originally published February 28, 2019 NLS prepares to implement Marrakesh Treaty Earlier this month, the United States officially became a party to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, joining 48 other countries and the 28-member European Union. Among other things, the treaty makes it easier for organizations such as NLS that serve people with visual impairments and print disabilities to share books in accessible formats across international borders. The Marrakesh Treaty fully takes effect in the United States on May 8. We have been working with other offices within the Library of Congress and the Legislative Branch to determine the full implications of the treaty and how it will impact NLS and network libraries. Newsstand The following announcement may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. The item mentioned, however, is not part of the NLS program, and its listing does not imply endorsement or support. Prices and details about listed items were correct at the time of compilation but are subject to change. Free accessible touch typing tutor available online Patrons wishing to learn to touch type or improve their skills may find Rocky’s Audio Typing TutorV2 of interest. The program, which is free to download online, features finger exercises, word exercises, and whole sentence exercises and offers the ability to adjust audio speeds, audio voice, audio volumes, color contrast, and font size. It supports screen readers and is designed for blind and visually impaired computer users. For more information, visit www.rockywaters.co.uk/softwarePage.php. Page 6 of 108 Books for Adults Books listed in this issue of Talking Book Topics were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including biographies, classics, westerns, mysteries, romances, and others. Registered users may also immediately download all titles and magazines from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service at https://nlsbard.loc.gov. The free BARD Mobile app is available from the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon’s Appstore for reading talking books on your personal smart phone or tablet. To learn more about the collection or to sign up for BARD, contact your local cooperating library. Regional library telephone numbers and email addresses are listed on the last pages of this magazine. Books within the headings Adult Fiction and Adult Nonfiction are listed alphabetically by subject category, author last name, and title. For example the title War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy would be listed in Adult Fiction under the Classics subject category and by the last name Tolstoy. Note: A notice may appear immediately following the book description to indicate occurrences of violence, strong language, or descriptions of sex. The word “some” before any of these terms indicates an occasional or infrequent occurrence, as in “some strong language.” Commercial audiobooks for which NLS does not have access to the print book may display the notice “unrated,” which means that the book may or may not contain violence, strong language, or descriptions of sex. Adult Fiction Adventure The Undertow Trilogy DB89387 23 hours 21 minutes by Michael Buckley read by Michael Scherer Trilogy, written between 2015 and 2017, featuring a society of undersea warriors that marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island. Includes Undertow, Raging Sea, and Heart of the Storm. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017. Page 7 of 108 No Traveller Returns DB93044 7 hours 45 minutes by Louis L'Amour and Beau L'Amour read by various narrators 1939. The SS Lichenfield carries thirty-three crewmen and a cargo of eighty thousand barrels of naphtha from San Pedro to Manila. The danger from the cargo pales in comparison to the secrets and hidden connections among the crew. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018. Renegades DB89651 17 hours 1 minute by Marissa Meyer read by various narrators As champions of justice, the Renegades—humans with extraordinary abilities— remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone except the villains they once overthrew. But one teen hates the Renegades and is on a mission for vengeance. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2017. Family Far from the Tree DB89587 10 hours 17 minutes by Robin Benway read by Pilar Witherspoon While struggling with the emotional challenges of giving up her own newborn for adoption, sixteen-year-old Grace begins to search for her birth mother. Instead, she finds she has two siblings—Maya, her chatterbox younger sister, and Joaquin, her stoic older brother. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017. Without Merit DB89551 9 hours 50 minutes by Colleen Hoover read by Jill Fox Teen Merit Voss is fed up with her dysfunctional family and the secrets they force her to keep. She decides to expose their lies and then leave for good, but her escape plan fails, and she has to face the music. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2017. More Than We Can Tell DB92693 10 hours 30 minutes by Brigid Kemmerer Page 8 of 108 read by Jill Fox When Rev and Emma meet, they both long to share their secrets.