Michigan Braille and
Talking Book Library’s
Catalog of Locally Recorded
Digital Talking Books
July 2017
1-800-992-9012
http://michigan.gov/btbl
Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
PO Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909-7507
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The Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP), Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) is committed to providing library materials in alternate formats to people with blindness, low vision, physical impairments, or reading disabilities according to the standards of the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS).
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Materials are selected for inclusion in the Michigan BTBL local collection based on subject matter, quality of writing and editing, interest to Michigan patrons, and at the discretion of the BTBL Reader Advisory Librarians.
Michigan BTBL focuses on recording the following published materials:
• Books about Michigan and the Great Lakes region
• Books by Michigan authors (e.g. born in or live in Michigan)
• Michigan Notable Books selected by the Library of Michigan
• Michigan Historical Society’s Michigan History magazine
• Reference materials sponsored by State of Michigan departments
If you know of a Michigan-related book that you would like to recommend for recording, please contact Betsie Branch by email at or call 1800992-9012.
BOOKS ON BARD
Most of the books recorded in Michigan are available for download from BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) at http://nlsbard.loc.gov/
BARD membership is available to all individuals who are patrons of the Michigan BTBL. Eligible users may register at the BARD website and download books to a flash drive to be played on an NLS digital player. iOS, Android, and Kindle apps are also available for listening on mobile devices. For assistance with BARD, please call a Reader Advisor at 1800992-9012.
To search BARD for the books in this catalog, be sure to uncheck the box next to “Display only books produced by or specially acquired by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.” Search the collection using the full DBC number or keywords from the title or author name.
CONTENTS
Adult Fiction ...... 3
Adult Mysteries ...... 7
Adult Non-Fiction ...... 12
Biographies/Memoirs ...... 20
Cookbooks ...... 31
True Crime ...... 32
Children’s Books ...... 34
MICHIGAN HISTORY MAGAZINE
The Historical Society of Michigan’s publication presents stories about Michigan’s past (people, places, and events) and the impact the Great Lakes State has made on the nation and the world.
Back issues of Michigan History magazine are available in digital audio format starting with the Sept/Oct 2014 issue. Please call a Reader Advisor at 1800992-9012 to receive back issues or to subscribe to receive future issues of Michigan History magazine.
ADULT FICTION
South of Superior
DBC03386 (14h 2m)
by Ellen Airgood
read by Karen Glaser
Moving to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to care for an aging family friend, Madeline Stone becomes involved in the lives of the small community and two octogenarian sisters who teach her valuable lessons about love and goodwill. A 2012 Michigan Notable book. 2011.
Nothing But a Smile
DBC03391 (13h 5m)
by Steve Amick
read by Karen Glaser
In 1944, Wink Dutton is surprised to learn that his friend's wife, Sal, is earning extra money as a photographer's model posing for magazine pin-up photos. Wink becomes involved in the magazine and Sal. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. A 2010 Michigan Notable book. 2009.
Once Upon a River
DBC11083 (11h 52m)
by Bonnie Jo Campbell
read by JoAnn Dashner
Margo Crane, a beautiful and uncanny markswoman, takes to the Stark River after being complicit in the death of her father and embarks on an odyssey in search of her vanished mother. Unrated. A 2012 Michigan Notable book. 2011.
A Christmas Carol: Radio Adaptation
DBL8424 (50m)
by Charles Dickens
read by Various
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol adapted for radio by Anthony Palermo, presented by Our Town Players, South Haven, Michigan, on November 29th, 2014, sponsored by SuperHits 103.7 COSY FM.
World of A Few Minutes Ago : Stories
DBC05938 (5h 55m)
by Jack Driscoll
read by Andy Head
Ten stories from the point of view of characters aged 14 to 77 provide a consistently deep understanding of each character's internal world and emotional struggles. Set against the quiet, powerful northern Michigan landscape, they share a sense of longing, amplified by the beautiful but often unforgiving surroundings. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. A 2013 Michigan Notable book. 2012.
Old Bones and Northern Memories
(Northwoods Reader, Book 7)
DBC03373 (6h 0m)
by Cully Gage
read by Michael P. Donovan
Humorous stories of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 1991.
Tioga Tales
(Northwoods Reader, Book 8)
DBC03371 (6h 30m)
by Cully Gage
read by Michael P. Donovan
Humorous stories of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 1993.
Legends of the Fall
DBC05954 (9h 34m)
by Jim Harrison
read by Michael P. Donovan
Three short novels. Legends of the Fall is an epic tale of three brothers and their lives of passion, madness, exploration, and danger at the beginning of the Great War. In Revenge, love causes the course of a man's life to be savagely and irrevocably altered. Nordstrom, in The Man Who Gave up his Name, is unable to relinquish his consuming obsessions with women, dancing, and food. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1978.
The King’s Daughter
DBC05945 (16h 13m)
by Daniel Hendrix
read by Nicholas Colovos
Four Irish fishermen journey from Ireland to America in search of a new life during the mid-nineteenth century. They settle on Beaver Island, a remote wilderness island in Lake Michigan, but their peaceful home becomes a battleground of religious conflict and social unrest when a colony of Mormon settlers take control of the island, and James Strang declares himself King of the Mormons. 2013.
Eden Springs
DBC05917 (2h 12m)
by Laura Kasischke
read by Sonya Schryer Norris
Benton Harbor, Michigan, 1923. When a suspicious death is discovered at the House of David religious colony, King Benjamin and his closest followers attempt to cover it up. Contains some descriptions of sex. A 2011 Michigan Notable book. 2010.
Mind of Winter
DBC11053 (6h 17m)
by Laura Kasischke
read by Sonya Schryer Norris
The relationship between a mother and her adopted daughter from Siberia is under threat when the teenage daughter's behavior suddenly changes. Some strong language and some violence. 2014.
Ford Road
DBC03429 (7h 37m)
by Amy Kenyon
read by Sonya Schryer Norris
After the death of her mother, Kay returns to her childhood town and reunites with her high school sweetheart. The investigation of her family's history leads to the discovery of family secrets. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2012.
The Art Student's War
DBC03390 (28h 20m)
by Brad Leithauser
read by Karen Glaser
Detroit, 1943. Eighteen-year-old art student, Bianca Paradiso, draws portraits of wounded soldiers and faces personal and family conflicts. A 2010 Michigan Notable book. 2009.
Season of Water and Ice
DBC03414 (9h 34m)
by Donald Lystra
read by Michael P. Donovan
Michigan, 1957. A bookish loner named Danny DeWitt befriends Amber Dwyer, a pregnant teenager who has been abandoned by her boyfriend and rejected by her family and community. Contains some strong language, descriptions of sex, and violence. A 2010 Michigan Notable book. 2009.
Spirits and Wine
DBC11062 (10h 43m)
by Susan Newhof
read by Marion Contompasis
A newly married couple buys an old house in a small lakeshore town in West Michigan. They find it haunted by the dramatic secrets of its past inhabitants and the influence of the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-19. 2014.
The Adventures of Captain McCargo
DBC05905 (10h 2m)
by William Ratigan
read by Karen Glaser
Adventues of a Scots-Irish sailing captain on the Great Lakes.1956.
Souviens
DBC03387 (6h 19m)
by Barbara Darling Saxena
read by Lili Krezel
Dr. Dakota Graham, a busy family practice doctor, has inherited more from her ancestors than her brains and beauty. Dakota also has actual memories from her ancestor's experiences in the 1934 Hotel Kerns fire in Lansing, Michigan. Her research will have unexpected consequences that may destroy her family and threaten her future. 2013.
The Charm Bracelet
DBC11094 (11h 3m)
by Viola Shipman
read by Karen Glaser
Each charm of Lolly's keepsake bracelet is a marker for a family memory that she fears will go unknown by her daughter and granddaughter. With the memory of each charm, the story of Lolly's summers in northern Michigan and the importance of family is revealed. A 2017 Michigan Notable book. 2016.
Cottonwood Summer
(Cottonwood, Book 1)
DBC00116 (20h 40m)
by Gary Slaughter
read by Nicholas Colovos
When the army builds a German prisoner of war camp on the outskirts of a small Michigan town, citizens are outraged. Adding to the angst, two women assist a pair of POWs to escape and are tried for treason. 2004.
Cottonwood Fall
(Cottonwood, Book 2)
DBC03417 (17h 15m)
by Gary Slaughter
read by Michael P. Donovan
The fall adventures of Danny and Jase include run-ins with vengeful German POWs, the arrival of charismatic twin sisters, and participation in the 1944 Dewey-Roosevelt Presidential race where both candidates vie for their support. 2006.
Cottonwood Winter : A Christmas Story
(Cottonwood, Book 3)
DBC11162 (16h 55m)
by Gary Slaughter
read by Fred Campbell
Those on the home front are preparing for Christmas while coping with shortages and the casualties of war. Jase and Danny's adventures include the disappearance of B.R. Santa, the threat of an elite German espionage agent, and mysterious grapevine Christmas wreaths. 2008.
Cottonwood Spring
(Cottonwood, Book 4)
DBC11060 (18h 16m)
by Gary Slaughter
read by Michael P. Donovan
The last days of World War II have a profound impact on America as witnessed by the citizens of Riverton, Michigan. Two young heroes, Jase and Danny, are obsessed with protecting their neighborhood, hometown, and country from the bad guys--often with amusing results. 2009.
Wish
DBC00117 (9h 45 m)
by Jake Smith
read by Andy Paris
The story of a nine-year-old boy with cancer whose dying wish is to see his dad play in a major league baseball game. For high school and adult. Commercial audiobook. 2014.
Hornstein's Boy
DBC05955 (18h 15m)
by Robert Traver
read by Michael P. Donovan
Walt Dressler, small town lawyer and ex-D.A., is contacted by an old friend to run for state senator, but Walt's idealism leads him into a grueling campaign and a battle with the most powerful newspaper in the state. Some strong language. 1962.
Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit
DBC11086 (6h 29m)
by Michael Zadoorian
read by Keith Kurek
Interesting and quirky characters abound in this engaging collection of short stories set in and around Detroit, which portrays common themes relevant to the region and the city, including hardship, racial tension, and hope. Unrated. A 2010 Michigan Notable book. 2009.
ADULT MYSTERIES
Death in the Choir Loft
DBC05927 (5h 50m)
by Richard L. Baldwin
read by Marion Contompasis
Roland Spencer, a well-known bass singer in the Holy Living Waters Church choir, dies following a rehearsal for The Messiah. The choir director and organist, Belle Franklin is the last person to see him alive, landing her at the top of the suspect list. To prove her innocence and find the real killer, the budding detective must solve the case. 2013.
The Chocolate Cat Caper
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 1)
DBC05879 (5h 54m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
After accepting a job supplying chocolate from her aunt's luxury chocolate business to a party for unpopular defense attorney Clemintine Ripley, Lee McKinney takes on a new job as detective when someone adds cyanide to a chocolate confection eaten by the hostess. 2002.
The Chocolate Bear Burglary
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 2)
DBC05880 (6h 11m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
Lee attempts to discover who stole the valuable, antique chocolate molds. 2002.
The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 3)
DBC05881 (5h 55m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
For the Fourth of July, Lee McKinney and her aunt debut their latest confections, chocolate frogs, at TenHuis Chocolade. The first customer to buy a croaker is the town crank. But when he later disappears and police suspect foul play, it's a chocolate clue that leads Lee to the killer. 2003.
The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 4)
DBC05882 (5h 35m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
Hollywood comes to Michigan when a film producer decides to turn a local author's romance novel into a blockbuster. Although the movie mogul's chocolate Labrador is charming, Lee McKinney thinks the producer's talk is a bunch of sweet nothings, and she grows even more suspicious when she stumbles upon a dead body. 2004.
The Chocolate Mouse Trap
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 5)
DBC05883 (5h 55m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
Chocolate-shop manager Lee McKinney has had enough of party planner Julie Singletree's cutesy e-mails. Then somebody actually kills the woman, putting everyone on her mailing list on edge. As their connections to the murder emerge, so do more attacks. Lee smells a rat, and it's not made of chocolate. If she doesn't want to be permanently deleted, it's up to her to trap it. 2005.
The Chocolate Bridal Bash
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 6)
DBC03341 (6h 6m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
Determined to smooth things over with her mother before her impending nuptials, bride-to-be Lee McKinney vows to solve the decades-old mystery surrounding the apparent suicide of her mother's fiance. 2006.
The Chocolate Jewel Case
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 7)
DBC03342 (5h 45m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
Newlyweds, Lee and Joe, deal with a new chocolate offering, seven houseguests, and murder. 2007.
The Chocolate Snowman Murders
(Chocoholic Mystery, Book 8)
DBC05884 (5h 51m)
by JoAnna Carl
read by Lili Krezel
As treasurer of WinterFest, Lee McKinney Woodyard copes with a multitude of problems, especially when the guest juror of the art show arrives drunk, and Lee's husband finds the visiting dignitary's murdered remains the next day. 2008.