[Missouri-l] Fw: Update & ANOTHER DIGITAL SAMPLER

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Smith, Richard 
To: WOLFNER_LIBRARY at LISTSERV.SOS.MO.GOV 
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 3:52 PM
Subject: Update & ANOTHER DIGITAL SAMPLER


 

Dear Wolfner Library Patron,

 

Wolfner Library ended the prelaunch test of National Library Service (NLS) digital system. It was a success and I want to thank all 883 Missourian for helping to vigorously test the NLS digital machines. Wolfner staff received 500 NLS digital players in early May and distributed them to Missourians in three days.  Wolfner circulation staff then matched the machine department by adding 37 copies of the 54 Sampler digital books in record time, so Missourians were some of the first readers in the nation to experience listening to NLS digital books on digital players. Missouri benefited by receiving 350 additional digital players when a prelaunch library was unable to fulfill its obligation in the program-unfortunate for them, but good for Missouri!  As of this date, 850+ Missourians that participated in the prelaunch program have a digital machine to keep for the rollout of the digital program.

 

In addition, Wolfner Library is expecting 728 additional digital players to arrive in Jefferson City in the next few weeks. If you have not already ask for a new digital player, please call your reader advisor ASAP! 

 

Regular shipments of books in digital format are expected to begin soon and the initial distribution nationwide of NLS digital talking book players will start in August.  What an exciting time to be a reader in the NLS program!

 

Until regular NLS shipment of books start, here is a sampling of titles that are now available from Wolfner Library on digital cartridges.

 

 

WOLFNER LIBRARY PRESENTS 

ANOTHER DIGITAL SAMPLER

JULY 2009

 

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. Reader Advisor Brandon Kempf lists some of the popular digital books now available to Wolfner Library digital readers. To order any of these titles, contact the library by email, mail or phone. You may also request these titles online through our OPAC. Happy Reading!

 

Fiction

 

Arctic Drift: A Dirk Pitt Novel by Clive Cussler

Read by Jim Zeiger

Reading time 14 hours 15 minutes
Suspense 

Boaters mysteriously die in British Columbia, an explosion targets a scientist with a global-warming remedy, and U.S.-Canadian tensions rise. National Underwater and Marine Agency's Dirk Pitt and his offspring link the incidents to a long-ago arctic expedition and a present-day plot to exacerbate America's energy crisis. Some violence. Bestseller. 2008. Download Arctic Drift: A Dirk Pitt Novel, DB68120 

 

Betty Zane by Zane Grey

Read by Kristin Allison

Reading time 10 hours 58 minutes
Westerns 

Recounts the family stories about Betty Zane, the capture of her brother Isaac by a Native American princess, Betty's suitors, the successful defense of Fort Henry against the British in 1782, and Betty's race for her life. Grey's first novel about pioneer days, written in 1903. Download Betty Zane, DB48134 

 

Birthright by Nora Roberts 

Read by Annie Wauters

Reading time 16 hours 43 minutes
Romance 

Ancient bones are uncovered at a construction site in Maryland and archaeologist Callie Dunbrook and her ex-husband are asked to investigate. When a local woman claims that Callie is her long-lost daughter--kidnapped twenty-nine years earlier--Callie must search for the truth. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003. Download Birthright, DB55869

The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver 

Read by Jim Zeiger

Reading time 13 hours 41 minutes
Suspense 

A husband and wife are shot in their secluded Wisconsin vacation house. Because the man dialed an aborted 911 call, off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie arrives to investigate. Drawing gunfire, Brynn and the couple's female houseguest run for their lives through the woods. Violence and strong language. 2008. Download The Bodies Left Behind, DB68127 

 

The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer

Read by Patrick Downe

Reading time 11 hours 2 minutes
Suspense 

While helping homeless people, Cal Harper suddenly finds his long-lost father, who has just been shot. Father and son are soon running from a killer who seeks a mysterious relic linked to the creator of Superman--and to Cain and Abel. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2008. Download The Book of Lies, DB67532 

 

Cross Country: An Alex Cross Mystery by James Patterson

Read by Mark Delgado

Reading time 7 hours
Suspense 

Washington, D.C., police detective Alex Cross, from Double Cross (RC 66654), investigates the murder of his former girlfriend by an African gang. Alex pursues the killers to Nigeria, where he is at the mercy of corrupt officials--and his quarry. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008. Download Cross Country: An Alex Cross Mystery, DB68014 

 

 

 

Cruel Intent: An Ali Reynolds Mystery by J.A. Jance

Read by Kristin Allison

Reading time 8 hours 35 minutes
Mystery and Detective 

Ali Reynolds is in the midst of renovating her Sedona house for a television show when her contractor, Bryan Forester, is accused of murdering his wife. Ali's rush to prove Bryan's innocence puts her in the path of a serial killer. Some violence and some strong language. 2008. Download Cruel Intent: An Ali Reynolds Mystery, DB68240 

 

Death of a Gentle Lady: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery by M.C. Beaton

Read by Graeme Malcolm

Reading time 6 hours 32 minutes
Mystery and Detective 

Scottish inspector Hamish Macbeth is the only person in his village who doesn't like newcomer Margaret Gentle. Hamish overheard the elderly lady and believes he knows her true nature. Hamish has even proposed to Margaret's fired servant Ayesha, an illegal alien. Then Margaret is murdered and Ayesha disappears. 2008. Download Death of a Gentle Lady: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, DB67061 

 

Death of a Political Plant: A Gardening Mystery by Ann Ripley

Read by Madelyn Buzzard

Reading time 8 hours 44 minutes
Mystery and Detective 

Washington, D.C. PBS gardening-show host Louise Eldridge, who is besieged by houseguests and endorsement-seeking politicians, receives a visit from her ex-beau Jay McCormick, an investigative journalist working on a secret story. When she finds Jay's body in a neighbor's ornamental fish pond, Louise unearths connections to a presidential campaign. 1998. 
Download Death of a Political Plant: A Gardening Mystery, DB67867 

Heat Lightning by John Sandford

Read by Gregory Gorton. 

Reading time 10 hours 28 minutes
Suspense 

Minnesota investigator Virgil Flowers, from Dark of the Moon (RC 65421, BR 17391), puzzles over corpses left on veterans' memorials. The victims have lemons in their mouths--a tactic used in Vietnam War executions. Flowers pursues an elusive acquaintance of the victims. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008. Download Heat Lightning, DB67560 

 

Hot Number by Carly Phillips

Read by Colleen Delany

Reading time 8 hours 28 minutes
Romance 

Micki Jordan, self-described tomboy and publicist for the Hot Zone sports agency, cannot forget her steamy New Year's Eve kiss with playboy center fielder Damian Fuller. Micki's two sisters help with her makeover as she attempts to win Damian's heart. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005. Download Hot Number, DB67765 

 

The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels by Bill Pronzini 

Read by Alexander Strain

Reading time 17 hours 53 minutes
Spies and Espionage 

Twelve novellas published in America and England between 1927 and 1972. Includes Erle Stanley Gardner's The Danger Zone, about a game of international intrigue; Ian Fleming's Octopussy, featuring James Bond; Cornell Woolrich's Tokyo, 1941, concerning a captured American; and a Sherlock Holmes tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1986. Download The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels, DB67570 

 

 

The Man from the Broken Hills by Louis L'amour 

Read by Phil Regensdorf

Reading time 8 hours 48 minutes
Westerns 

The Sacketts are fierce fighting men from the hills of Tennessee; the Talons are French, but a life of piracy has brought them to America. Milo is half Talon, half Sackett and has been riding the outlaw trail for three years. Now he is hunting a man who has betrayed a trust with his kin and, when he finds him, he will do no less than any Sackett or Talon before him. Download The Man from the Broken Hills, DB35047 

 

The Marriage Game by Fern Michaels

Read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Reading time 8 hours 41 minutes
Romance 

When newly divorced FBI washout Samantha Rainford discovers she is her husband's fourth jilted wife, she befriends her fellow ex-Mrs. Rainfords: a belly dancer, a plumber, and a cartoonist. The women attend a vigilante training camp in North Carolina, where love compromises Sam's quest for vengeance. Some strong language. 2007. Download The Marriage Game, DB65274 

 

On Tall Pine Lake by Dorothy Garlock

Read by Mitzi Friedlander

Reading time 9 hours 22 minutes
Suspense 

Arkansas, 1980. Orphan Nona Conrad takes a job managing an Ozark fishing camp--and brings along her fourteen-year-old sister Maggie. A package from their half brother Harold leads to danger, while Nona falls in love with the camp owner. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2007. Download On Tall Pine Lake, DB64399 

 

A Perfect Stranger by Danielle Steel 

Read by Laura Giannarelli

Reading time 11 hours 25 minutes
Romance 

European heiress Raphaella Phillips's beloved, much-older American husband, John Henry, experiences several strokes that leave him incapacitated. In her grief, Raphaella is inextricably drawn to a young San Francisco lawyer. But Raphaella's guilt taints their burgeoning love. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1981. Download A Perfect Stranger, DB67579 

 

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 

Read by Annie Wauters

Reading time 6 hours 41 minutes
Mystery and Detective 

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking for bail jumper Martin Munch, a physicist charged with stealing an instrument from work. Meanwhile her colleague Diesel seeks psychopathic killer Wulf Grimoire. When the two criminals join forces, Diesel and Stephanie follow them into New Jersey's Pine Barrens. Strong language. Bestseller. 2008. Download Plum Spooky: A Stephanie Plum Novel, DB68283 

 

Resolution by Robert B. Parker 

Read by Jim Zeiger

Reading time 5 hours 39 minutes
Westerns 

While serving as a lookout at Amos Wolfson's Blackfoot Saloon, Everett Hitch battles hired guns from mine owner Eamon O'Malley. As O'Malley competes with Wolfson--and ranchers--for control of Resolution, Everett's friend, ex-lawman Virgil Cole, arrives in time for war. Sequel to Appaloosa (RC 60764). Strong language and some violence. 2008. Download Resolution, DB68236 

 

Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 

Read by Chuck Benson

Reading time 11 hours 26 minutes
Westerns 

Utah, 1871. When Jane Withersteen incurs the wrath of her fellow Mormons for befriending Gentiles, gunman Lassiter comes to her aid and makes a startling personal discovery. Violence. Download Riders of the Purple Sage, DB49208 

 

The Rustlers of West Fork by Louis L'amour 

Read by Bob Askey

Reading time 7 hours 17 minutes
Westerns 

Originally published in 1951. Cassidy is on his way to the Circle J ranch to deliver $15,000 to his long-time friend Dick Jordan. When he arrives, he finds that Dick and his daughter, Pam, are being held by a band of outlaws. Cassidy is determined to free the Jordans, but it will mean a flight through Apache territory and a fight with a man who lives by the law of greed. Bestseller. Download The Rustlers of West Fork: A Hopalong Cassidy Novel, DB33901.

 

Scarpetta: A Dr. Kay Scarpetta Mystery by Patricia Cornwell

Read by Martha Harmon Pardee

Reading time 14 hours 25 minutes
Suspense 

Despite their troubled past, detective Pete Marino works again with pathologist Kay Scarpetta, her husband, and her niece, to expose the sadistic sexual psychopath who killed a graduate student who was a dwarf. Meanwhile someone trashes Scarpetta's reputation online. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008. Download Scarpetta: A Dr. Kay Scarpetta Mystery, DB68119 

 

 

 

Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen

Read by Madelyn Buzzard

Reading time 10 hours 24 minutes
Suspense 

Marine architect Hannah Bryson conducts a safety inspection on the decommissioned Russian nuclear submarine Silent Thunder, recently acquired by an American museum. Discovering a secret code and a lethal trap puts Hannah between rival Russian operatives, one whose interests include Hannah herself. Some violence and some strong language. 2008. Download Silent Thunder, DB67842 

 

An Untamed Land: Red River of the North, Book 1 by Lauraine Snelling

Read by Catherine Byers

Reading time 13 hours 46 minutes
Young Adult 

1880. Roald Bjorklund, his wife Ingeborg, and their five-year-old son Thorliff leave Norway in search of a better life in America. They journey to the Dakota Territory where they build a homestead in the Red River Valley with faith, love, and hard work. For senior high and older readers. Angel Award. 1996. Download An Untamed Land: Red River of the North, Book 1, DB67616 

 

Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult 

Read by Madelyn Buzzard

Reading time 14 hours 24 minutes
Psychological Fiction 

Delia, a New Hampshire single mother, sees her life fall apart when her widowed father is arrested for kidnapping her at age four twenty-eight years ago. Delia's lawyer fiancé Eric defends her father while Delia uncovers her past life. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2005. Download Vanishing Acts, DB60686 

 

Non Fiction

 

AK47: The Story of a Gun by Michael Hodges read by Alec Volz

Reading time 8 hours 37 minutes
War 

Traces the history of the world's most ubiquitous gun, the AK47. Describes the way the weapon enabled the Soviet Union to control vast territories, became an icon of Third World revolution, and evolved into a symbol for international terrorism. Violence and some strong language. 2007. Download AK47: The Story of a Gun, DB67307 

 

Before You Do: Making Great Decisions That You Won't Regret by T.D. Jakes

Read by Bob Moore

Reading time 9 hours 6 minutes
Psychology and Self-Help 

Bishop Jakes, author of Reposition Yourself (RC 65083), offers spiritual and psychological tools to those who need relationship advice. Suggests a practical approach to handling emotional issues involving family, finances, marriage, children, divorce, and other crises. Bestseller. 2008. Download Before You Do: Making Great Decisions That You Won't Regret, DB67754

 

Fire on the Mountain by John Maclean 

Read by Jim Johnston. 

Reading time 10 hours 23 minutes. 
General 

An account of the 1994 forest fire on Colorado's Storm King Mountain, which claimed the lives of fourteen elite firefighters, including four women. Reconstructs the human errors that compounded the natural disaster, mistakes made during the investigations that followed, and lessons to be learned. Some strong language. 1999. Download Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire, DB50200 

 

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

Read by Bob Moore

Reading time 32 hours 26 minutes
U.S. History 

African American professor chronicles four generations of the mixed-race Hemings family of Virginia in the context of slavery. Begins with Elizabeth (1735-1807), the daughter of a white man and a slave. Discusses Elizabeth's children, including Sally Hemings--Thomas Jefferson's mistress and his late wife's half sister. Nat'l Bk.Award, Pulitzer. 2008. Download The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, DB67564

 

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer Read by Jake Williams.

Reading time 19 hours 47 minutes. 
World History 

Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar when an American naval escort unit supporting General MacArthur's liberation of the Philippines engaged overwhelming Japanese forces with little hope of reinforcement or victory. Minute-by-minute account drawn from interviews with survivors and official documents describes the valiant efforts of outgunned sailors and airmen. Some strong language. 2004. 
Download The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour, DB58064 

 

 

 

 

Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families by Michael A. Samuel 

Read by Carol Dines

Reading time 5 hours 1 minute
Medicine and Health 

Retinal surgeon discusses the causes and diagnoses associated with the wet and dry forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Includes guidelines for treatment; suggests nutritional therapy, including sample meals; and presents tips for improving the quality of life while coping with AMD. 2008. Download Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families, DB67861 

 

Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene 

Read by Tom Burch

Reading time 6 hours 8 minutes
War 

The inspirational story of North Platte, Nebraska, a town that served as a brief haven for millions of WWII American soldiers. From Christmas Day 1941 until the end of the war, the residents welcomed every troop train with food, drink, magazines, and words of encouragement. Bestseller. 2002. Download Once upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen, DB54433 

 

Panic in Level 4 by Richard Preston 

Read by Kevin Collins. 

Reading time 8 hours 38 minutes. 
Science 

Author of The Hot Zone (RC 40695) presents a collection of his science writing. Describes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a condition that causes self-cannibalism; the quest of Ukrainian American brothers to compute pi; and Preston's own panic when his biohazard suit broke in a Level 4 biocontainment laboratory. Some violence and some strong language. 2008. Download Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science, DB67623 

 

Pieces of My Heart: A Life by Robert J. Wagner

Read by Joe Peck

Reading time 10 hours 42 minutes
Stage and Screen 

Autobiography of actor Robert Wagner--born in 1930 and known for his starring roles in movies and television series It Takes a Thief and Hart to Hart. Reminisces about his career, children, and well-publicized relationships, including two marriages with Natalie Wood. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008. Download Pieces of My Heart: A Life, DB67757 

 

 

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: richard.smith at sos.mo.gov

Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/

 

Not sure what to read next? Find a good book by listening to an audio bibliography at http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/adult.asp

 

 



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