CASSETTE BOOKS 1995 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Washington, D.C. 1995 Spanish Contents Nonfiction Fiction Nonfiction Baila Mientras Puedas RC 37700 por Shirley MacLaine leĦdo por Maria Pino 3 cassettes In the past, MacLaine, who has written about finding inner peace and harmony with God and the universe, thought she had a handle on it. Then, at fifty-seven, she went home for Thanksgiving and suddenly realized she was still searching for truth and tranquillity. She contemplates her feelings as a woman and discusses how those feelings relate to her family and her work. 1991. Crist˘bal Col˘n RC 38808 por Jacques Heers leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 7 cassettes A French historian presents a documented history of Christopher Columbus and his discoveries, from his birth to his death. Cutting through the legends and misrepresentations that have surrounded the explorer for centuries, Heers points out that Columbus was neither hero nor villain, but simply a product of his epoch. Spanish language. 1981. Cuentos de la Alhambra RC 37698 por Washington Irving leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes Legends, traditions, and tales that the centuries have woven around the ruins of the intriguing Moorish palace in the heart of Granada, Spain. For high school and adult readers. 1832. Cuentos para Francisco RC 38809 por Nelson Perazza leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette The Uruguayan author presents a collection of anecdotes and vignettes about life in his native Canelones, a once isolated, picturesque village that has grown up over the years to become a suburb of Montevideo. Perazza describes with humor and affection the local color, the cafes, the social clubs, the inhabitants, and the events that have shaped his hometown in the twentieth century. Spanish language. 1991. Diana: Su Verdadera Historia RC 37696 por Andrew Morton leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes Morton uses information from undisclosed sources and Diana's family and friends for this portrait of the Princess of Wales, beginning with her childhood. Morton believes that Diana is an unhappy woman, trapped in a loveless marriage, who distrusts everyone around her, but who is coming to terms with her life--changing from victim to victor. 1992. El Drama de Jes£s RC 38807 por Jos‚ Julio MartĦnez leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 4 cassettes A Spanish theologian presents an annotated edition of the Gospels, describing the life and teachings of Jesus from his birth to his death and resurrection. The text of the Gospels is interspersed among introductions, explanations, commentaries, and analyses that are intended to provide a better understanding for the layperson of the life and message of Christ. 1991. Gandhi RC 37345 por George Woodcock leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes A specialist in Third World affairs offers a biography of a man who has influenced the political and humanistic concepts of freedom and independence in the Third World. Woodcock chronicles the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi from his birth in 1869 to his assassination in 1948. He traces the development of Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence and analyzes Gandhi's legacy for the twentieth century and for modern India. 1971. Historia de los Estados Unidos de Norteam‚rica RC 37704 por Carlos M rquez Sterling leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 5 cassettes The Cuban American author presents an objective history of the United States up to 1980. He covers the period of discovery and colonization, the Revolution, the early republic, the Civil War and its aftermath, the late nineteenth century, the first half of the twentieth century, and the postwar era of the U.S. as a global superpower. 1981. La Historia de los PaĦses del Este RC 37348 por Henry Bogdan leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 5 cassettes A French historian presents a political history of the countries of Eastern Europe in 1990: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. After a review of the early history of the region, Bogdan describes subsequent events from the nationalistic upheavals of the nineteenth century to the rise and fall of communism in the twentieth century. 1990. Lincoln RC 37705 por Victor Alba leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes A Spanish journalist describes the life and times of Abraham Lincoln from a European perspective. The events surrounding Lincoln's political life are depicted in the form of newspaper articles written by an imaginary European journalist of the time, beginning with Lincoln's entry into politics in 1848 and ending in 1875, ten years after Lincoln's assassination. 1989. MartĦn Fierro RC 38805 por Jos‚ Hern ndez leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes The narrative poem about gaucho life that is considered by many to be the national poem of Argentina. Its hero, an epic figure of the emergent Argentine nation, is a symbol of the lost freedom of the rolling pampas. 1981. Mitologia para Mayores RC 37342 por Fernando Diaz-Plaja leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette The prolific Spanish author and sociologist takes a humorous look at the Greco-Roman pantheon of classic mythology. He retells the stories of gods such as Jupiter, Venus, Apollo, Diana, Hercules, and Vulcan, who are driven by passions and motivated by lust, jealousy, revenge, and cruelty, and thus revealed to be more human than divine. 1978. Mitologia para Mayores RC 37342 por Fernando Diaz-Plaja leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette The prolific Spanish author and sociologist takes a humorous look at the Greco-Roman pantheon of classic mythology. He retells the stories of gods such as Jupiter, Venus, Apollo, Diana, Hercules, and Vulcan, who are driven by passions and motivated by lust, jealousy, revenge, and cruelty, and thus revealed to be more human than divine. 1978. Panam : ¨Invasi˘n o Revoluci˘n? RC 37344 por Ela Navarrete Talavera leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes A Panamanian journalist chronicles the events leading up to the 1989 American invasion of Panama that toppled the dictatorship of Manuel Noriega. She details the crimes and corruption of the Noriega regime and emphasizes the important role in Panama of a grass-roots democratic movement to denounce Noriega to the world, thereby setting the stage for the U.S. intervention. 1990. Los Piratas del Nuevo Mundo RC 37707 por Rafael Abella leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes A Spanish historian presents a history of four hundred years of piracy in the New World, from the colonial Caribbean to the nineteenth-century United States. Abella describes the motivations and deeds of men such as Hawkins, Drake, Raleigh, Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, Lafitte, and others who figure prominently in one of the bloodiest and cruelest periods of human history. 1989. El Sentido del Universo: ¨Tiene Futuro la Vida? RC 37347 por Hubert Reeves leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes An astrophysicist discusses the nature of life and the universe noting that both evolve toward more complex forms. Paradoxically, complexity is unstable and leads to breakdown and extinction. Reeves ponders whether humankind, as the culmination of intelligence, has the ability to overcome the dead end of evolution. 1986. El SIDA: Casos de la Vida Real RC 38802 por Orlando Le˘n y V‚lez Vasco leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes A doctor of medicine presents nine case studies of AIDS patients in support of his contention that education about AIDS is the only effective means of combating this disease. The case studies depict people of all classes and all walks of life who give testimonies about their experiences to help others, especially the younger generation, understand the myths and realities of AIDS. 1992. Fiction "Ama la M£sica, Le Gusta Bailar" RC 37697 por Mary Higgins Clark leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes Erin Kelley and Darcy Scott, friends since college days, agree to help one of Darcy's friends with a research project about people who answer personal ads and the experiences they have. Erin and Darcy answer an ad that begins "Loves Music, Loves to Dance" and soon find themselves facing a serial killer. 1991. "Ama la M£sica, Le Gusta Bailar" RC 37697 por Mary Higgins Clark leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes Erin Kelley and Darcy Scott, friends since college days, agree to help one of Darcy's friends with a research project about people who answer personal ads and the experiences they have. Erin and Darcy answer an ad that begins "Loves Music, Loves to Dance" and soon find themselves facing a serial killer. 1991. La "Flor de Lis" RC 38801 por Elena Poniatowska leĦdo por Maria Pino 2 cassettes Mariana is a French duchess who escapes from Nazi-occupied France and comes to live in Mexico. While her father is fighting in Europe, she and her mother and sister take up residence in their new home adapting to a new life and culture. But their involvement with an enigmatic priest, Father Teufel, has a disturbing influence on the family and produces emotional turmoil. 1988. La Celestina RC 37695 por Fernando de Rojas leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes Fifteenth-century Spanish dialogue novel in which Celestina, an old procuress, acts as a go-between in the tragic love story of Calisto, a noble-born youth, and Melibea, a beautiful Jewish girl. 1969. Como Agua para Chocolate: Novela de Entregas Mensuales con Recetas, Amores y Remedios Caseros RC 37694 por Laura Esquivel leĦdo por Maria Pino 2 cassettes Tita is a magical cook who seasons her recipes with her emotions. Not allowed to marry, Tita responds to her situation by preparing dishes that have an extraordinary effect on those around her. Descriptions of sex. 1989. Cuentos Cubanos RC 37699 por Frank Rivera leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette Irony, surprise twists, and fatalism permeate these eight short stories by the Cuban author. In "Agua" ("Water"), two generations of a family share the same fate; in "Lucho en el Balc˘n" ("Lucho on the Balcony"), the narrator provides an unexpected shift of perspective; and in "El Gato" ("The Cat"), a man thinks his wife is trying to poison him. 1992. Gringo Viejo RC 38806 por Carlos Fuentes leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes The old gringo is an embittered American journalist who has made an abrupt break with his past and is riding into Mexico to join Pancho Villa's revolutionary army. There are clues suggesting that if this man were ever named he would prove to be Ambrose Bierce, who vanished into Mexico in 1913. 1985. La Guaracha del Macho Camacho RC 37343 por Luis Rafael Sanchez leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes A popular new song has taken Puerto Rico by storm, permeating the airways and becoming an insidious accompaniment to daily life. Against this backdrop, the author introduces an array of characters including a voluptuous woman, a philandering senator, a neurotic aristocrat, and a playboy enamored of his Ferrari. Sanchez develops these personages with humor, offering his view on the human condition. 1976. Ifigenia RC 37702 por Teresa de la Parra leĦdo por Maria Pino 4 cassettes Educated in Paris, beautiful, young Maria Eugenia returns to her native Venezuela where she comes into conflict with the strict values of Latin American society. Refusing to be sacrificed to an arranged marriage, she struggles to develop her own identity and falls in love with a married man. This novel, written in the form of a long letter, indicts society's attitudes toward women. 1924. Ifigenia RC 37702 por Teresa de la Parra leĦdo por Maria Pino 4 cassettes Educated in Paris, beautiful, young Maria Eugenia returns to her native Venezuela where she comes into conflict with the strict values of Latin American society. Refusing to be sacrificed to an arranged marriage, she struggles to develop her own identity and falls in love with a married man. This novel, written in the form of a long letter, indicts society's attitudes toward women. 1924. JazmĦn Desnuda RC 37346 por Fernando Soto Aparicio leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes Beautiful and sensuous JazmĦn Taborda is a famous actress who thrives in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of television soap operas. Amid the intrigues, passions, and jealousies of television executives, producers, programmers, actors, and actresses, JazmĦn searches for true love, self-fulfillment, and a meaningful relationship with her young daughter. Descriptions of sex. 1989. JazmĦn Desnuda RC 37346 por Fernando Soto Aparicio leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes Beautiful and sensuous JazmĦn Taborda is a famous actress who thrives in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of television soap operas. Amid the intrigues, passions, and jealousies of television executives, producers, programmers, actors, and actresses, JazmĦn searches for true love, self-fulfillment, and a meaningful relationship with her young daughter. Descriptions of sex. 1989. Mis Cien Ultimos Amores RC 37706 por Luisa-MarĦa Linares leĦdo por Maria Pino 2 cassettes Three humorous, light-hearted romances by the well-known Spanish author. The title story features Aunt Lili, the favorite relative of all her nieces and nephews, who finally settles down to teach music only to have a judo instructor move in next door. Their initial antipathy toward each other is bound to lead to love. 1963. Moby Dick, o la Ballena Blanca RC 38812 por Herman Melville leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 5 cassettes Sailor Ishmael narrates this allegory of human potential and limitations. Seeking adventure, Ishmael signs on as a harpooner with Captain Ahab's whaling ship. Once at sea, the crew discovers that, despite dire warnings from other ships and a prophet, Captain Ahab is obsessed with killing Moby Dick, the white whale responsible for his missing leg. Violence. Spanish language. 1851. El Monje Loco RC 38810 por Rafael P‚rez y P‚rez leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes Young princess Do¤a Leonor of Castile is promised in marriage to the Prince of Aragon. But an oracle portends that her road to happiness will be paved with danger and intrigue. As mysterious events conspire to thwart the arranged marriage, Leonor faces an unknown future and sees her fate inextricably bound up with two trusted noblemen and a strange man known only as "the Mad Monk." Spanish language. 1965. Nada M s que el Viento: A¤o 2250 RC 38811 por Walter Santi leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette In the year 2250, a huge wall surrounds the city of Montevideo, and the three million inhabitants lead lives of leisure free from any need. But no one knows what is beyond the walls, and no one knows what is in the strange ships that come into port. The Supreme Ministry of Total Brotherhood is determined to keep anyone from finding out. Science fiction novel by the Uruguayan author. Spanish language. 1991. Rom ntica Aventura RC 37703 por Rafael P‚rez y P‚rez leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 2 cassettes Romantic adventure by the popular Spanish author features Irene Avenda¤o, a wealthy and attractive young widow who takes up residence in and restores a castle owned by her late husband. She wants to get remarried but faces the obvious dilemma of finding a man who will love her for herself rather than for her money. 1969. La Traici˘n de Rita Hayworth RC 38803 por Manuel Puig leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 3 cassettes The famous Argentinian author points out the insidious role of popular culture in shaping contemporary life. In a provincial town of the 1930s and 1940s, movie-going is a way of life. A small boy observes the townsfolk as they mirror in their lives and reactions the ideas, gestures, and conventions gleaned from films. 1983. El T£nel RC 37701 por Ernesto Sabato leĦdo por Juan Ramirez 1 cassette Serving a sentence for murder, an alienated and schizophrenic painter writes memoirs revealing the confusion, loneliness, and despair of his generation. 1983. *** 4/22/96 (gft) *** Comments to: lcmarvel@loc.gov