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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87862 Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
DB87852 Vicious Circle: A Joe Pickett Novel by C.J. Box
DB87829 Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeymoon
DB87821 Mexico: Stories by Josh Barkan
DB87902 No One Is Coming To Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts
DB87873 The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander
DB87871 A Lady's Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran
DB87864 Mississippi Blood by Greg IIes
DB88073 Detective Cross by James Patterson
DB88074 Private: Gold by James Patterson
DB87882 Night of Fire by Colin Thubron
DB87875 Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
DB87868 The Horseman by Tim Pears
DB87914 The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
DB8713 Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
DB87936 Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen
DB87930 Defiant: The Lightship Chronicles, Book 3 by Dave Bara
DB87922 Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves
DB87950 Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies by Ace Atkins
DB87946 Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child
DB87944 Celine by Peter Heller
DB88003 Heat Storm by Richard Castle
DB88000 The Thirst by Jo Nesbo
DB88029 The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
DB88019 The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
DB88004 Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
DB88040 Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London
DB88039 The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy
DB88031 Where the Dead Lie: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris
DB88042 Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley

Non-fiction:

DB88158 Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom by Condoleezza Rice
DB88183 Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans by James Stavridis
DB88176 The Airnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions... and Created Plenty of Controversy by Leigh Gallagher
DB88137 The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Lesnevich- Marzano
DB88135 Coach Wooden and Me: Our Fifty- Year Friendship On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
DB88084 Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums by Lance Grande
DB88090 The Complacent Class: The Self- Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
DB88043 Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow by Joshua Spodek
DB88072 The Skin above My Knee by Marcia Butler
DB88180 Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care and Why We're Usually Wrong by Robert Pearl
DB88080 Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
DB88081 Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) by David Sedaris
DB88099 The Sobbing School by Joshua Bennett
DB88111 There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
DB88155 Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
DB88064 Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature- Rich Life by Richard Louv


Thursday, November 30, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87698 16th Seduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
DB87697 Golden Prey by John Sandford
DB87692 Everything Belongs to Us by Grace Yoojin Wuertz
DB87691 Exit West by Moshin Hamid
DB87699 Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
DB87700 We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
DB87712 Penance by Kanae Minato
DB87706 Mangrove Lightning by Randy White
DB87730 Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito
DB87719 New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
DB87714 The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo
DB87734 The Lost Order by Steve Berry
DB87731 Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry
DB87728 The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
DB 87724 American War by Omar El Akkad
DB87721 The End of the Day by Claire North
DB87746 Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr
DB87741 Change Agent by Daniel Suarez
DB87759 One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline
DB87753 Magic for Nothing: An InCryptid Novel by Seanan McGuire
DB87750 An Irish Country Love Story by Patrick Taylor
DB87748 Thrawn: Star Wars by Timothy Zahn
DB87789 Any Day Now by Robyn Carr
DB87765 Two from the Heart by James Patterson and others
DB887764 The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman
DB87763 The Best of Adam by Sharp Graeme
DB87811 If I'm Found by Terri Blackstock
DB87818 Forged in Desire by Brenda Jackson
DB87820 The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping by Aharon Appelfeld
DB87819 In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear

Non-fiction:

DB88058 On Edge: A Journey through Anxiety by Andrea Peterson
DB88026 Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science; How the Different Disciples Are Coming Together to Tell One Coherent, Interlocking Story, and Making Science the Basis for Other Forms of Knowledge by Peter Watson
DB87898 Showstoppers! The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs by Gerald Nachman
DB87896 Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks edited by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sandra Jackson- Opoku
DB87893 I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice by Keke Palmer
DB87880 The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own edited by Veronica Chambers
DB88320 Vote First or Die: The New Hampshire Primary; America's Discerning, Magnificent, and Absurd Road to the White House by Scott Conroy
DB87761 Rise: How a House Built a Family by Cara Brookins
DB87767 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
DB87735 The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia
DB87708 Old School: Life in the Sane Lane by Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein













Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB88007 The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
DB87683 Copycat by Kimberla Lawson Roby
DB87680 The Tourist by Robert Dickerson
DB87679 The Sequel by Jeffery Deaver
DB87707 Conviction by Julia Dahl
DB87718 Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly
DB87675 Private: The Royals by James Patterson and Rees Jones
DB87676 The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
DB87693 The Idiot by Elif Batuman
DB87769 The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
DB87768 Saints for All Occasions by Courtney J. Sullivan
DB87932 The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
DB87777 Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
DB87775 The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
DB87815 The Clairvoyants by Karen Brown
DB887153 Walking on My Grave by Carolyn Hart

Nonfiction:  

DB87709 Cork Dork: A Wine- Fueled Adventure among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to... by Bianca Bosker
DB87867 A Hope More Powerful than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Melissa Fleming
DB87879 Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau by Kevin Dann
DB87920 The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran by Jennifer Klinec
DB87921 Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope
DB87927 The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade by Susan Wise Bauer
DB87947 The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science by Marcus du Sautoy
DB87901 Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason Zinoman
DB87653 Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Noah Yuval Harari
DB87652 True South: Henry Hampton and Eyes on the Prize, the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement by Jon Else
DB87851 Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins
DB87778 The Secrets of My Life by Caitlyn Jenner
DB87776 Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
DB87665 The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform Your Yard One Project at a Time by Sally Roth



Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87616 New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean edited by Karen Lord
DB87615 Indelible by Adelia Saunders
DB87612 A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates
DB87610 Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror edited by Ellen Datlow
DB87603 In the Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell
DB87754 Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel

Nonfiction:  

DB87737 An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal
DB87738 Ballplayer by Chipper Jones
DB87739 Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff by Michael Nesmith
DB87740 A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System by T.R. Reid
DB87646 This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever by Rory Feek
DB87634 What Love Is: And What It Could Be by Carrie Jenkins
DB87760 Return of the King: LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History by Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin



Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87384 Gus Murphy Books 1-2 by Reed Farrel Coleman
DB87379 Winterlong by Mason Cross
DB87370 Wild Wicked Scot by Julia London
DB87388 Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner
DB87717 One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel
DB87500 Pretty Little World by Elizabeth LaBan and Melissa DePino
DB87510 Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
DB87507 The Seventh Canon by Robert Dugoni
DB87527 Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
DB87512 Accidentally on Purpose: A Heartbreaker Bay Novel by Jill Shalvis

Nonfiction:  

DB87518 Bounds of Their Habitation: Race and Religion in American History by Paul Harvey
DB87504 Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
DB87710 Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell
DB87702 The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
DB87715 Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin
DB87720 The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway, Dos Passos, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War by James McGrath Morris
DB87725 Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character by Marty Appel
DB87231 Game of Thrones: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy by Doug Wead
DB87123 The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran by Andrew Scott Cooper
DB87548 Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus by Matt Taibbi
DB87551 Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors by George W. Bush
DB87552 Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons by Elizabeth Brown Pryor
DB87555 The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
DB87557 Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West by Judith Niles
DB87559 Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol by Steve Jones
 




Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87235 The Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron
DB87234 Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray
DB87225 This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
DB87240 Heart of Stone: An Ellie Stone Mystery by James W. Ziskin
DB87274 A Divided Spy by Charles Cummings
DB87269 The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni
DB87250 Feversong:  A Fever Novel by Karen Marie Moning
DB87278 The Mother's Promise by Sally Hepworth
DB87277 The Afterlife of Stars by Joseph Kertes
DB87298 Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
DB87297 The Lost Woman by Sara Blaedel
DB87295 The Dime by Kathleen Kent
DB87309 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed
DB87304 Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner
DB87302 Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
DB87299 Without Mercy by David Hunt and R.J. Pineiro
DB87312 Human Acts by Han Kang
DB87311 Fever Burn by Samanta Schweblin
DB87310 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
DB87316 The Dark Flood Rises by Margaret Drabble
DB8714 The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill
DB87313 All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
DB87339 The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
DB87334 Home Sweet Home by April Smith
DB87331 Burning Bright by Nick Petrie
DB87344 My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
DB87341 Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
DB87365 Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
DB87364 The Burning Page: An Invisible Library Novel by Genevieve Cogman
DB87360 Transit by Rachel Cusk
DB87356 Lord of the Privateers by Stephanie Laurens
DB87366 A Hard, Cruel Shore: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure by Dewey Lambdin

Nonfiction:  

DB87414 What to Expect When You Have Diabetes: One Hundred Seventy Tips for Living Well with Diabetes; Revised and Updated by American Diabetes Association
DB87409 Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade
DB87389 Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction by Mary Ellen Hannibal
DB87386 The Commander: Fawzi al- Qawugji and the Fight for Arab Independence, 1914-1948 by Laila Parsons
DB87381 The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan
DB87361 The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary: A Memoir by John Simpson
DB87359 Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World- Class Performers by Tim Ferriss
DB87357 The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life by Travis Stork
DB87355 Lion by Saroo Brierley
DB87345 The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation by Randall Fuller
DB87325 Skinny Liver: A Proven Program to Prevent and Reverse the New Silent Epidemic---- Fatty Liver Disease by Kristin Kirkpatrick
DB87321 Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity by Michael Scott
DB8708 Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Ecilpses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets by Tyler Nordgren
DB87275 Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run- Ins: My A-Z Index by Kathy Griffin







Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87222 Perfume River by Roben Olen Butler
DB87213 The Lost Girls by Heather Young
DB87210 In the Country of the Blind by Edward Hoagland
DB87199 The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
DB87197 Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
DB87135 The Dare and the Doctor by Kate Noble
DB87128 Mash Up: Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines edited by Gardner Dozois
DB87124 Half Wild: Stories by Robin McArthur
DB87118 Wyoming Brave by Diana Palmer
DB87116 Selection Day by Aravind Adiga
DB87114 The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
DB87109 Angels Burning by Tawni O'Dell
DB87100 Sparking the Fire by Kate Meader
DB87097 The Dressmaker's Dowry by Meredith Jaeger
DB87085 The Operator by Kim Harrison
DB87081 For the Record by Regina Jennings
DB87079 Women of the Future's Past: Classic Stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
DB87059 The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarity
DB87052 Miniastures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi
by John Scalzi
DB87006 The Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall
DB87221 Bill Slider, Books 17-19 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Nonfiction:  

DB87249 Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson
DB87286 The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls
DB87242 Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan by Amber Smith
DB87237 The Curse of Cash by Kenneth S. Rogoff
DB87205 Village Atheists: How America's Unbelievers Made Their Way in a Godly Nation by Eric Leigh Schmidt
DB87078 Utopia Drive: A Road Trip through America's Most Radical Idea by Erik Reece
DB87066 The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn
DB87296 The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston
DB87253 Ocular Proof by Martha Ronk

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service

Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87005 Thomas Murphy by Roger Rosenblatt
DB87009 Hell Fire by Karin Fossum
DB87349 Doctorow: Collected Stories by E.L. Doctorow
DB87358 Nice Work (If You Can Get It) by Celia Imrie
DB83767 Nine Island by Jane Alison
DB87380 The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard
DB87058 The Shimmering Road by Hester Young
DB87055 Gilded Cage by Vic James DB87044 All That's Left to Tell by Daniel Lowe DB87045 The Dispatcher byJohn Scalzi
 
Nonfiction:   

DB87002 The Underdoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis
DB87000 The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World by Abigail Tucker
DB87323 A Luminous Brotherhood: Afro-Creole Spiritualism in Nineteenth - Century New Orleans by Emily Suzanne Clark
DB87338 Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein by John Nixon
DB87342 The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State by Graeme Wood
DB87440 God's Armies: Crusade and Jihad; Origins, History, Aftermath by Malcolm Lambert
DB87461 Joy on the Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within by Chade-Meng Tan
DB87464 The Rain in Portugal: Poems by Billy Collins
DB87017 Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother edited by Donald Sturrock
DB87007 All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor by Donald Stratton



Friday, August 18, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB87119 The Graveyard of the Hesperides by Lindsey Davis
DB86119 An Honorable Man by Paul Vidich
DB86116 The Motion of Puppets by Keith Donohue
DB86107 Hot in Hellcat Canyon by Julie Anne Long
DB86074 A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S.Durbin
DB86069 Charlie Parker, Books 13-14 by John Connolly
DB86517 It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
DB86525 A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury
DB86692 The Sleeping Beauty Killer: An Under Suspicion Novel by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
DB86073 A Hero of France by Alan Furst
DB 86071 Miss Jane by Brad Watson
DB86066 Icon by Genevieve Valentine
DB86047 The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
DB86046 Closed Casket: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery by Sophie Hannah
 
Nonfiction:   

DB86373 A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
DB86384 Free Will: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Pink 
DB86921 Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know about Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity by Elizabeth M. Edman
DB86390 Hollywood: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Decherney
DB86561 Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books by Christine Woodside
DB86392 Hume: A Very Short Introduction by A.J. Ayer
DB86515 House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge by Lenny Dykstra
DB86183 How Everything Became War and the Military by Rosa Brooks
DB86095 Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction by Subrata Dasgupta
DB86064 Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting by Amy Tuteur
DB87034 Apostle: Travels among the Tombs of the Twelve by Tom Bissell
DB86877 Waging War: The Clash between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS by David J. Barron
DB86580 Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America by Ioan Grillo
DB86833 What the F: Swearing Reveals about Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves by Benjamin K. Bergen
DB87705 The 1997 Masters: My Story by Tiger Woods
DB86875 Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story by John Bloom
DB86174 The Hamilton Collection: The Wisdom and Writings of the Founding War edited by Dan Tucker

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast: 
  

 Fiction:

DB87119 The Graveyard of the Hesperides by Lindsey Davis
DB87126 Pushing Up the Daisies: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M.C. Beaton
DB87102 A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
DB86514 The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe
DB86564 The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger
DB 86547 The Lost Boy by Camilla Lackberg
DB86569 An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson
DB86567 Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr
DB86588 Hook, Line, and Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery by Jessica Fletcher and others
DB 86581 The Miracle on Monhegan Island by Elizabeth Kelly
DB86578 Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar
DB86571 A Chance of a Lifetime; A Summer to Remember by Marilyn Pappano
DB86610 The Ferryman Institute by Colin Gigl
DB86592 Dreams of Distant Shores by Phillip A. McKillip
DB86663 A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev
DB86662 Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens
DB86683 Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis
DB86668 News of the World by Paulette Jiles
DB86693 The Terranauts by Boyle T. Coraghessan
DB86686 Moonglow by Michael Chabon
DB86699 The Award by Danielle Steel
DB86695 The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies
DB86741 Christodora by Tim Murphy
DB86744 The Dark Side by Anthony O'Neill
DB86707 Chaos: A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Cornwell






 
Nonfiction:  
DB86723 Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
DB86709 The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football by S.C. Gwynne
DB86700 Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
DB86698 This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite
DB 86697 The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
DB86688 The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings
DB86667 Full Moon over Noah's Ark: An Odyssey to Mount Ararat and Beyond by Rick Antonson
DB86644 Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls ( and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham
DB86625 The Power of Love: How Kenneth Jernigan Changed the World for the Blind by National Federation of the Blind
DB86609 Black Ops Advertising: Native Ads, Content Marketing, and the Covert World of the Digital Sell by Mara Einstein
DB86565 Mapping the Heavens:The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos by Priyamvanda Natarajan
DB86516 Known and Strange Things: Essays by Teju Cole
DB87061 A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System by Mark Thompson
DB87062 QB: My Life behind the Spiral by Steve Young
DB87065 Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can't Stop Eating it by Michael Wex
DB87113 Just Getting Started by Tony Bennett
DB87117 The Tide: The Science and Stories behind the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey- Williams  











Wednesday, July 12, 2017

National Disability Voter Registration Week


National Disability Voter Registration Week
Are you prepared to vote?
Pablo Creek Regional Library, Monday, July 17, 1 - 4 p.m.
Highlands Regional Library, Wednesday, July 19, 1 - 4 p.m.
Webb Westconnett Regional Library, Thursday, July 20, 2:30 - 5 p.m.
To prepare for National Disability Voter Registration Week (July 17 - 21), the Jacksonville Public Library and Duval County Supervisor of Elections are partnering with the American Association for People with Disabilities to make voter registration services for people with disabilities easier and more pervasive.
Learn about equipment for voters with disabilities through interactive tutorials. You can also register to vote on-site and take home information about regional resources you can use.
The Jacksonville Public Library is committed to making its programs accessible to all persons. If you need special accommodations, please call 630-BOOK (2665) at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB86017 The Mortifications by Derek Palacio
DB86020 The Mothers by Britt Bennett
DB86023 Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
DB86030 Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay
DB86029 Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff
DB86055 Dominion by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard
DB86054 Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh
DB86044 Discovery You by Brenda Novak
DB86062 Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
 
Nonfiction:   

DB86060 Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day by Joel Selvin
DB86059 Super mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life through Transcendental Meditation by Norman E. Rosenthal
DB86058 Presto! How I made Over 100 Pounds Magically Disappear and Other Magical Tales by Jillette Penn
DB86037 Foolproof Preserving: A Guide to Small Batch Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Condiments, and More by The Editor's at America's Test Kitchen
DB86027 Play it Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar by Brad Tolinkski and Alan Di Perna
DB86015 When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard- Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd
DB86011 Who Killed These Girls? Cold Case: The Yogurt Shop Murders by Beverly Lowry
DB86009 The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War by H.W. Brands
DB86008 Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower: Finding Answers in Jesus for Those Who Don't Believe by Tom Krattenmaker

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Summer Learning Registration Open to Talking Book readers


The Jacksonville Public Library's Summer Learning Build a Better World registration is now open to Talking Book readers. To register for this program click on this link: jaxpubliclibrary.readsquared.com From there select the link to register.



(Two buttons on the screen. The left reading "Register" the right reading "Login")

From this point you need to register yourself, your kids or a class if you are a teacher.



(Register and Create Account. Let's Get Started! Who are you going to register? Three buttons on the screen. The left reading "I'm registering myself only", the middle reading "I'm a parent registering my kids" and the right reading "I'm a teacher registering my class".)

If registering yourself the first question will ask how old you are. The next page is a series of input fields requiring: First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, Email Address and Zip code. Next is the Primary Library selection. This drop-down menu has an option for Talking Books. The next selection is for School Name with options for: Home-school, Private School, Not in School or any of the Duval County Public Schools. The next input fields are for: Username, Password and Re-Enter Password. The last selection is for Avatar.

From this point you can start logging your reading activity, logging secret codes from attending library events, checking your progress and viewing the leader board.

If you have any questions about this program or need assistance from the staff of the Special Needs Library please call 904-630-1999.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcasts


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB85945 On Lone Star Trail by Amanda Cabot
DB85938 The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood
DB85935 Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb
DB85933 Salvage by Stephen Maher
DB85931 Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
DB 85925 Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
DB85923 The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver
DB85912 The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
DB85910 Foreign Agent: A Thriller by Brad Thor
DB85903 Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
DB85897 Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
DB85894 Heat and Light by Jennifer Haigh
 
Nonfiction:    

DB86006 The Crash Detectives: Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters by Christine Negroni
DB86004 A Truck Full of Money: One Man's Quest to Recover from Great Success by Tracy Kidder 
DB 86002 Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley by Antonio Garcia Martinez
DB86000 The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program by Jeremy Scahill
DB85943 I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong 
DB85937 New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America by Wendy Warren
DB85936 The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race edited by Jesmyn Ward
DB85932 This Road I Ride: Sometimes It Takes Losing Everything to Find Yourself by Juliana Buhring



Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Talking Book titles read recently at WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcasts


Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 

Fiction:


DB85860, Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds by Alastair Reynolds
DB85890, Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton
DB85893, Leave Me by Gayle Forman
DB85896, Roses and Rot by Kat Howard 
DB86128, Work like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
DB85718, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
DB85717, The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo
DB 85729, The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
DB85728, Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems by Timothy Zahn
DB85723, Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
DB85737, Good as Gone by Amy Gentry 
DB85732, The Exiled by Christopher Charles
DB85775, Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay 
DB85748, Chase Me by Laura Florand 
DB85783, Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro
DB85777, The Stopped Heart by Julie Myerson
DB85828, A Lowcountry Wedding by Mary Alice Monroe
DB85833, Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
DB85830, Insidious by Catherine Coulter
DB86687, Pharaoh by Wilbur Smith
DB85852, Too like the Lightening by Ada Palmer
DB85849, The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
DB85713, The Summer Guest by Alison Anderson
DB85568, Jericho by Alex Gordon
DB85853, Nettle King: A Night and Nothing Novel by Katherine Harbour
 
Nonfiction:    

DB85868, Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
DB85908, From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization through Ten Extraordinary Lives by Jeffrey E. Garten
DB85913, The Grail Guitar: The Search for Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" Telecaster by Chris Adams
DB86106, Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey
DB86142, Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by John Marenbon
DB56098, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach
DB85610, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
DB85724, The Lady with Borzoi: Blanche Knopf, Literary Tastemaker Extraordinaire by Laura Claridge
DB85751, One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment by Mei Fong
DB857489, City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence
DB85779, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
DB85782, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution by Robert G. Parkinson
DB85781, Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushner
DB85796, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
DB86249, The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War by Arkady Ostrovsky
DB86174, The Hamilton Collection: The Wisdom and Writings of the Founding Father edited by Dan Tucker
DB85829, "Most Blessed of the Patriarch's" : Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf
DB85848, The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
DB85859, East West Street: On the Origins of " Genocide" and Crimes against Humanity by Philippe Sands
DB85854, The Most Wanted Man in China: My Journey from Scientist to Enemy of the State by Lizhi Fang
DB85581, Astrophysics: A Very Short Introduction by James Binney
DB86299, Genghis Khan and the Quest for God: How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom by Jack Weatherford