[Missouri-l] September 2009 -- Another Digital Book Sampler

[Chip Hailey]

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Subject: September 2009 -- Another Digital Book Sampler

Wolfner Library has duplicated from the NLS 
Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site 
digital books (DB) onto cartridges for patrons to 
use with the new digital player. Wolfner Reader 
Advisors lists some of the popular digital books 
now available to Wolfner Library digital readers. 
To order any of these titles, contact the library 
by 
<http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/contact.asp>email, 
mail or phone. You may also request these titles 
online through our <http://wolfpac.sos.mo.gov/klasweb/>OPAC. Happy Reading!

All are available for download over the Internet 
via the NLS BARD site. In addition, Wolfner 
library now has blank cartridges and cables for 
you to use with your new player for those wanting to download from BARD.

Call your Reader Advisor for additional 
information on how to download from BARD.


WOLFNER LIBRARY
PRESENTS
ANOTHER DIGITAL BOOK SAMPLER
SEPTEMBER 2009

Fiction

Being Elizabeth by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
Reading time 12 hours 44 minutes
Family
At twenty-five, upon her hateful half sister's 
death, Elizabeth Turner inherits Deravenels, the 
generations-old family business. Trusted advisor 
Cecil and Elizabeth's childhood friend Robert 
help her deal with power struggles and money 
problems at Deravenels over the next ten years. 
Some strong language and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=39476>Download 
Being Elizabeth, DB67493

The Best Christian Short Stories by Bret Lott
Read by Robert Sams
Reading time 8 hours 1 minute
Short Stories
Eleven stories by Christian writers, published 
between 1989 and 2006, about characters 
experiencing divine grace. Includes Homer 
Hickam's "Dosie, of Killakeet Island," the 
editor's "An Evening on the Cusp of the 
Apocalypse," and Larry Woiwode's "Firstborn," in 
which a young couple confronts the trials of 
childbirth. 2006. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=30836>Download 
The Best Christian Short Stories, DB63803

The Best Western Stories of John Jakes by John Jakes
Read by Bob Askey
Reading time 11 hours 41 minutes
Westerns
Known primarily as a historical novelist, Jakes 
is also a prolific writer of western stories. 
Included in this collection are recent efforts as 
well as entries first published in western pulp 
magazines in the 1950s. The subject matter 
varies, ranging from the romance between two 
middle-aged gamblers to a small town's hatred for 
a German- American family. Some strong language. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=87733>Download 
The Best Western Stories of John Jakes, DB33778

Blue Smoke and Murder by Elizabeth Lowell
Read by Mary Kane
Reading time 10 hours 8 minutes
Romance, Suspense
Arizona river guide Jill Breck receives a death 
threat shortly after her great-aunt leaves her a 
dozen unsigned paintings that once belonged to 
Jill's grandmother. Jill asks security expert 
Zach Balfour to investigate the origins of the 
paintings. Strong language, some explicit 
descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=73966>Download 
Blue Smoke and Murder, DB66937

Bright Starry Banner: A Novel of the Civil War by Alden R. Carter
Read by Jim Zeiger
Reading time 22 hours 10 minutes
War Fiction
Fictional account of the Battle of Stones River 
near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where Union troops 
under Major General William Starke Rosecrans 
confronted Confederate troops led by General 
Braxton Bragg from December 31, 1862, to January 
2, 1863. Portrays soldiers on both sides. 
Violence, some strong language, and some explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2003. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=46476>Download 
Bright Starry Banner: A Novel of the Civil War, DB67464



The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver
Read by Jim Zeiger
Reading time 16 hours
Mystery and Detective
When his cousin Arthur is accused of murder, 
quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme suspects 
Arthur was framed. As Lincoln and New York 
detective Amelia Sachs investigate, they connect 
the crime to a killer who uses computer 
data-mining software to pick his victims. 
Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=26786>Download 
The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel, DB68762

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
Read by Jill Ferris
Reading time 10 hours 20 minutes
Humor
Elmwood Springs, Missouri. After octogenarian 
Elner Shimfissle falls off her ladder and dies, 
the townsfolk reminisce about her. When Elner 
meets her late sister Ida in heaven, Ida is still 
fuming over her bad-hair day at her funeral--then 
a miracle happens. Includes recipes. Bestseller. 
2006. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=98726>Download 
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, DB62789

Charleston by Alexandra Ripley
Read by Mitzi Friedlander
Historical Fiction
This historical novel portrays the city of 
Charleston and its inhabitants from 1863 to 1898. 
Elizabeth Tradd was five years old when the Civil 
War ended. Born into the elegant world of the 
aristocracy, she was not prepared for the harsh 
reality of life after the war nor for the 
devastation of the l886 earthquake. Some strong 
language and some descriptions of sex. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=28392>Download 
Charleston, DB29382


Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Read by Robert Sams
Reading time 22 hours 48 minutes
Historical Fiction
A wounded Confederate soldier leaves the war on 
an arduous trek to his mountain home and the 
woman he aims to marry. Meanwhile, his intended 
struggles to work her deceased father's 
hardscrabble farm. Depicts hardship, peril, and 
courage in the wartime South. Strong language and 
violence. Bestseller. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=26744>Download 
Cold Mountain, DB44762

Forever After by Catherine Anderson
Read by Gabriella Cavallero
Reading time 16 hours 22 minutes
Romance
Meredith's abusive, mob-connected husband is 
dead, but Glenn, his father, wants custody of her 
four-year-old daughter, Sammy. Keeping one step 
ahead of Glenn leads Meredith to a small Oregon 
town. There she meets Sheriff Heath Masters and 
his "retired" police dog Goliath, who help her 
and Sammy heal. Some strong language and some 
descriptions of sex. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=87174>Download 
Forever After, DB47178

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Read by Nick Sullivan
Reading time 25 hours 42 minutes
Suspense
Boston, early twentieth century. Policeman Danny 
Coughlin goes undercover to infiltrate Bolsheviks 
and anarchists who are recruiting immigrants and 
workers to cause civil strife. Soon Danny 
sympathizes with their plight, befriending his 
family's Irish maid and an African American 
fugitive. Violence and strong language. 
Bestseller. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=66086>Download 
The Given Day, DB68066

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Read by Corrie James
Reading time 8 hours 2 minutes
War Fiction
London, 1946. Writer Juliet Ashton corresponds 
with Dawsey Adams and other members of a literary 
society created as a front during the Nazi 
occupation of the British channel island 
Guernsey. Through letters, Juliet learns about 
their wartime experiences. Intrigued, Juliet 
sails to Guernsey, where she finds new 
inspiration. Bestseller. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=62576>Download 
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, DB67526

Hammerheads by Dale Brown
Read by Bob Askey
Reading time 21 hours 40 minutes
Adventure
The "hammerheads" was the nickname earned by an 
elite Coast Guard unit charged with intercepting 
contraband liquor during Prohibition. Admiral Ian 
Hardcastle is given the task of stopping the 
influx of illegal drugs into the United States. 
His strategy is to disband existing forces and 
resurrect the "hammerheads." Their weapon is a 
hybrid helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft. Strong 
language. Bestseller. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=84023>Download 
Hammerheads, DB32048

Hellfire Canyon by Max McCoy
Read by Erik Synnestvedt
Reading time 5 hours 15 minutes
Westerns
Missouri. Female reporter Frankie Donovan 
interviews Jacob Gamble, an old man known as the 
outlaw fiddler, who as a boy knew the notorious 
murderer Alf Bolin. Gamble recounts a tale of 
being forced by circumstances to join Bolin's 
gang--but he may not be telling the complete truth. Violence. 2007.
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=74086>Download 
Hellfire Canyon, DB68047
The Husband by Dean Koontz
Read by Holter Graham
Reading time 9 hours 32 minutes
Suspense
When Mitchell Rafferty's wife is kidnapped, he 
must come up with two million dollars in ransom 
money in order to get her back. Mitchell, an 
ordinary working stiff, is frantic and will do 
anything to obtain the sum. Descriptions of sex, 
violence, and strong language. 2006. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=63716>Download 
The Husband, DB61736

Perry Mason--Seven Complete Novels: The Case of 
the Glamorous Ghost; ...the Terrified Typist; 
...the Lucky Loser; ...the Screaming Woman; 
...the Long-Legged Models; ...the Foot-Loose 
Doll; ...the Waylaid Wolf by Erle Stanley Gardner
Read by John Polk
Reading time 44 hours 58 minutes
Mystery
Seven mysteries featuring attorney Perry Mason. 
In The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958), a 
stenographer impersonating a dead hitchhiker 
faces a murder rap. In The Case of the Glamorous 
Ghost (1955), amnesia, blackmail, and 
jewel-smuggling lead to murder. 1979. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=10776>Download 
Perry Mason--Seven Complete Novels: The Case of 
the Glamorous Ghost; ...the Terrified Typist; 
...the Lucky Loser; ...the Screaming Woman; 
...the Long-Legged Models; ...the Foot-Loose Doll; ...the Waylaid Wolf, DB67701

Rules of Deception by Christopher Reich
Read by Fred Major
Reading time 13 hours 25 minutes
Spies and Espionage
After his wife Emma is killed while skiing in the 
Alps, Doctors Without Borders surgeon Jonathan 
Ransom receives two Swiss baggage-claim tickets 
in her name. But when Jonathan picks up the bags, 
he comes under attack--and discovers that his 
wife was an undercover agent. Violence and strong 
language. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=05876>Download 
Rules of Deception, DB67850

The Rustler: A Stone Creek Novel by Linda Lael Miller
Read by Erin Jones
Reading time 8 hours 59 minutes
Westerns
Arizona territory, 1907. Ex-con Wyatt Yarbro 
joins his lawman brother Rowdy in Stone Creek. 
Wyatt falls in love with Sarah Tamlin, a career 
woman who runs a bank for her ailing father while 
hiding her previous indiscretions. Some strong 
language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 
2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=09876>Download 
The Rustler: A Stone Creek Novel, DB67890

Scandal Becomes Her by Shirlee Busbee
Read by Patricia Kilgarriff
Reading time 13 hours 59 minutes
Romance
England, 1804. Heiress Nell Anslowe has recurring 
nightmares. When Nell escapes from a kidnapping 
she takes refuge in an abandoned building where 
Julian Weston, the earl of Wyndham, is also 
sheltering. Marrying, the two fall in love and 
seek a reason for Nell's bad dreams. Explicit 
descriptions of sex. 2007. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=11186>Download 
Scandal Becomes Her, DB68111

Secrets by Jude Deveraux
Read by Erin Jones
Reading time 8 hours 59 minutes
Romance
Cassie Madden works as a nanny for widower Jeff 
Ames--a man Cassie has had a crush on since she 
was twelve. When Jeff begins dating spoiled 
Skylar, heartbroken Cassie befriends a retired 
actress and accidentally uncovers a 
long-forgotten mystery and secrets involving 
Jeff. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=66866>Download 
Secrets, DB66866
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Read by Annie Wauters
Reading time 17 hours 31 minutes
Romance
Librarian Henry DeTamble first meets his future 
wife, Clare, when he is twenty-eight and Clare is 
twenty--but Clare has actually known Henry since 
she was six. Henry suffers from 
Chrono-Impairment, a disorder that catapults him 
sporadically through time, complicating the 
couple's enduring love. Some explicit 
descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=20175>Download 
The Time Traveler's Wife, DB57102

Together: A Novel of Shared Vision by Tom Sullivan
Read by Kevin Collins
Reading time 6 hours 4 minutes
Disability Fiction
Colorado. Twenty-five-year-old Brenden McCarthy 
is a first-year medical resident and an avid 
mountain climber until a climbing accident blinds 
him. Now Brenden's widowed mother wants to care 
for him and his fiancée considers leaving him, 
while Brenden enters rehabilitation and gets a 
guide dog--thrice-rejected black Labrador Nelson. 
2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=04076>Download 
Together: A Novel of Shared Vision, DB67040

Twisted Creek by Jodi Thomas
Read by Kristin Allison
Reading time 7 hours 25 minutes
Suspense
College dropout Allie Daniels inherits a lake 
property outside Lubbock, Texas, from her 
previously unknown uncle Jefferson. Allie and her 
Nana arrive, reopen Jefferson's country store, 
and meet the neighbors. Meanwhile ATF agent Luke 
Morgan investigates Jefferson's suspicious 
death--and falls in love with Allie. Some 
violence. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=99786>Download 
Twisted Creek,DB68799


Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein
Read by John Polk
Reading time 14 hours
Science Fiction
Earth, 2286. Struggling would-be composer Joel 
Johnston discovers that his fiancée, Jinny 
Hamilton, is really Jinny Conrad, heiress to the 
Conrad industrial empire. Instead of joining one 
of the universe's richest dynasties, Joel hops a 
starship for far-off adventures filled with 
romantic intrigue and unexpected calamities. Some strong language. 2006.
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=04636>Download 
Variable Star, DB63640

Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark
Read by Catherine Byers
Reading time 8 hours 44 minutes
Mystery
When she was sixteen, Carolyn MacKenzie's brother 
Mack disappeared but each Mother's Day Mack makes 
a brief call home. Ten years later Carolyn, now 
an attorney, interrupts the call to tell Mack 
that she will find him. Despite a warning from 
Mack, Carolyn persists--and finds herself in 
danger. Bestseller. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=90856>Download 
Where Are You Now?, DB65809

Non-Fiction

A Bold, Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly
Read by Roy Avers
Reading time 8 hours 38 minutes
Biography
Emmy Award-winning television commentator's 
autobiography, its title inspired by his 
third-grade teacher, a nun, who summed him up 
with the phrase. O'Reilly reminisces about his 
postwar working-class upbringing in Long Island, 
a Catholic-school education, his two years as a 
teacher, and his journalism career's start in 
1970s Boston. Bestseller. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=85676>Download 
A Bold, Fresh Piece of Humanity, DB67658

Daily Readings from Your Best Life Now: Ninety 
Devotions for Living at Your Full Potential by Joel Osteen
Read by Richard Hauenstein
Reading time 8 hours 24 minutes
Religion
Christian pastor offers a devotional as a 
companion to his bestselling Your Best Life Now 
(RC 59330, BR 16228). Presents ninety days of 
motivational and inspirational messages and 
scripture intended to strengthen belief in God. 
2005. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=75036>Download 
Daily Readings From Your Best Life Now: Ninety 
Devotions for Living at Your Full Potential, DB63057

Happy for No Reason: Seven Steps to Being Happy 
from the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff
Read by Carol Dines
Reading time 12 hours 9 minutes
Self-Help, Inspirational
Author presents a holistic approach to finding 
lasting happiness. Describes a seven-step program 
corresponding to personal power, mind, heart, 
body, soul, purpose, and relationships--as well 
as twenty-one associated "happiness habits" and 
exercises. Includes inspirational accounts and 
tips on applying principles to daily life. 
Foreword by Jack Canfield. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=27366>Download 
Happy for No Reason: Seven Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, DB66372

In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing by Lee Woodruff
Read by Catherine Byers
Reading time 11 hours 25 minutes
Biography, Journalists
Account of ABC World News Tonight coanchor Bob 
Woodruff being seriously wounded by a roadside 
bomb while he was reporting from Iraq in January 
2006. Woodruff and his wife, Lee, describe his 
traumatic brain injury, his rehabilitation, and 
the incident's effect on their four children. 
Some violence. Bestseller. 2007. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=12046>Download 
In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing, DB64021

Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole by Victoria Osteen
Read by Gabriella Cavallero
Reading time 6 hours 6 minutes
Inspiration
Copastor of Houston's Lakewood Church offers a 
spiritual guide to coping with the modern world. 
Uses examples from her parishioners' lives and 
her personal experiences to suggest ways of 
finding strength in God. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=23976>Download 
Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole, DB67932

Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
Read by Gregory Gorton
Reading time 9 hours 22 minutes
Dogs
A columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer 
reminisces about the untrainable Labrador 
retriever that he and his wife acquired as 
Florida newlyweds. Recalls Marley's hilarious 
escapades and his capacity for love as the 
Grogans become the parents of three kids. 
Bestseller. 2005. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=16516>Download 
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, DB61561

Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death, and Country Music by
Dana Jennings
Read by Jeremy Gage
Reading time 9 hours 28 minutes
Music, Country and Western
New York Times editor explains the ways the 
classic country music of the 1950s to 1970s 
resonated with the rural, working-class lives of 
his New Hampshire family and neighbors. Discusses 
legendary musicians like Johnny Cash, Hank 
Williams, Patsy Cline, and Loretta Lynn and their 
effect on audiences. Strong language. 2008. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=01186>Download 
Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death, and Country Music, DB68110

The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely 
Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez
Read by Gary Tipton
Reading time 7 hours 43 minutes
Biography
Los Angeles Times columnist describes his 
relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a former 
student at Juilliard, who became homeless after 
succumbing to paranoid schizophrenia. Lopez 
discusses his and his readers' efforts to expose 
callous treatment of Ayers and relates Ayers's 
attempts at recovery. Some violence and some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2008.
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=20666>Download 
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely 
Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, DB66602

Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and 
Joy inside the Mind of a Manager by Buzz Bissinger
Read by Ray Foushee
Reading time 9 hours 54 minutes
Sports and Recreation
The author of Friday Night Lights (RC 32152) 
shadows St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa 
during the 2003 baseball season. Observations 
culminate in an insider's view of a three-game 
series with archrival Chicago Cubs. Describes the 
changes in the game over previous decades. Some 
strong language. Bestseller. 2005. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=90406>Download 
Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and 
Joy inside the Mind of a Manager, DB60409


Thunder along the Mississippi: The River Battles 
That Split the Confederacy by Jack D. Coombe
Read by Derald Breneman
Reading time 11 hours 31 minutes
American Civil War
Explains how inland Civil War naval battles on 
the Mississippi River led to the North's victory. 
Describes the development of ironclads and the 
creation of a modern navy. Discusses the effects 
of the halt of western commerce and the seizure 
of southern ports on the eastern campaigns. 1996. 
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/downloadbook.cgi?book=95636>Download 
Thunder along the Mississippi: The River Battles 
That Split the Confederacy, DB63659


Sincerely,

Richard J. Smith, Director
Wolfner Library
Missouri State Library
P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO  65102
Phone:  573-522-2767
In Missouri: 800-392-2614
Fax:  573-526-2985
Email: <mailto:richard.smith at sos.mo.gov>richard.smith at sos.mo.gov
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