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Rearchived titles newly available in DAISY formatAdult fictionJeal, Tim. Cushing's crusade. 1974. General fiction. TB2466.Derek Cushing thirtyish, balding, researcher into European expansion in East Africa – is also the son of Gilbert, father of Giles, and husband of Diana. On the last count, though, he has begun to fear that he is wearing cuckold's horns. His plan for addressing the crisis leads him to take his wife, son and ageing father to stay at the Cornish mansion of the smooth-talking gallery owner he believes to be his wife's lover. But this, at least, is a place where disputes may be brought to a head. Contains scenes of a sexual nature. Read by Gabriel Woolf. 7 hours 45 minutes.
Lacey, Robert. Robert, Earl of Essex: an Elizabethan Icarus. 1971. TB1649.At the end of the 16th century, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, embodied the brilliance of the Elizabethan age. He was England's shining star through his romance with Elizabeth, the Faery Queen of poetic myth. Robert, Earl of Essex, captured Elizabeth I's heart and almost cost her the throne. Their relationship courted disaster, eventually leading the flamboyant earl to be executed in 1601. A gripping romance and a convincing picture of politics and social life at the court of the first Queen Elizabeth, this study interlaces the personal with the political. Read by Philip Treleaven. 13 hours 45 minutes. Meyer, Nicholas. The seven per cent solution: being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, MD. 1975. Crime. TB2685.The Seven-Per-Cent Solution relates the previously unknown collaboration of Sigmund Freud with Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Holmes's friend and chronicler, Dr. John H. Watson. In addition to its breathtaking account of their collaboration on a case of diabolic conspiracy in which the lives of millions hang in the balance, it reveals such matters as the real identity of the heinous professor Moriarty and the dark secret shared by Sherlock and his brother Mycroft. Read by Eric Gillett. 8 hours. Nichols, Beverley. Down the kitchen sink. 1974. TB2530.In "Down the Kitchen Sink" Beverley Nichols describes his early forays into the realm of cooking. When he began to write the second, he could not boil an egg. The phrase 'kitchen sink' may suggest squalor and disillusionment, but Beverley Nichols transforms it into a symbol of merriment and adventure. Read by Peter Gray. 6 hours 30 minutes. Stead, Christina. The puzzleheaded girl: four novellas. 1968. General fiction. TB793.This is a collection of four novellas: "The Puzzleheaded Girl," "The Dianas," "The Rightangled Creek," and "Girl from the Beach." The puzzleheaded girl of the title novella, Honor, is a young New York filing clerk whose motives her mentor, Augustus Debrett, finds impossible to understand. Her obvious poverty is so embarrassing for the New England elite of her acquaintance that they prefer to imagine scandal in its place. Read by Marvin Kane. 10 hours 26 minutes. Adult non-fictionAutobiography and biographyJasen, David A. P G Wodehouse: a portrait of a master. 1975. TB2854.This is the authorised biography of one of the greatest literary humourists of all time. Along with many unique family portraits, this book traces Wodehouse's career from his first magazine contribution in 1901 through his show-business years with Jerome Kern and George Gershwin to his one hundred books that have brought so much pleasure to readers over the years. Read by Eric Gillett. 11 hours 41 minutes. McLeod, Kirsty. The wives of Downing Street. 1976. TB2964.The story of eight Prime Minister's wives, their strengths and their weaknesses and the extent of their influence on their important husbands. This historical political biography covers the wives of Chatham, Peel, Palmerston, Russell, Disraeli, Gladstone, Asquith and Lloyd George. Read by Stanley Pritchard. 7 hours 31 minutes. Moorehead, Alan. A late education: episodes in a life. 1970. TB1514.This is the story of how Alan Moorehead, one the finest Australian journalists of the 20th century, grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne, how he escaped to Europe at the age of 26 and plunged into the hallucinating pre-war days in London and Paris. But this is also the story of Moorehead's friendship with a fellow journalist, Alexander Clifford. Together the pair went through the battles in the Western Desert, the landings in Sicily and France, and the final destruction of Hitler and Germany. Read by Alvar Lidell. 6 hours 49 minutes. Morton, Frederic. The Rothschilds: a family portrait. 1962. TB607.The Rothschild family is brought vividly to life. Meet Mayer, long-time adviser to Germany's princes, who broke through the barriers of a Frankfurt ghetto and placed his family on the road to wealth and power; Lord Alfred, who maintained a private train, orchestra and private circus; Baron Philippe, whose rarefied vintages bear labels that were created by great artists, among them Picasso; and Kathleen Nica Rothschild de Koenigswarter, the "jazz baroness," in whose arms Charlie Parker died. Read by David Broomfield. 10 hours 9 minutes. Muhammad Ali. The greatest: my own story. 1976. TB3082.The champion boxer recounts his experiences and talks of his spiritual and political views with clarity and conviction. In his own words, Ali pulls no punches as he chronicles the battles he faced, in and out of the ring. He fought not just for a living, but for respect and for rewards far more precious than money or glory. He redefined what it meant to be an athlete and changed the world forever. For six years he worked, travelled and talked with Richard Durham, a writer with a stunning talent, and the result is mesmerizing in its brilliance, drama, humanity and sheer entertainment. Read by Marvin Kane. 17 hours 45 minutes. Yglesias, Dorothy. The cry of a bird. 1962. TB1226.How two sisters ran a wild bird hospital in Cornwall, nursing to health and restoring to freedom many injured and oil-soaked birds. Read by Roy Williamson. 4 hours 53 minutes. HistoryPoole, Stanley Burke-Roche. Royal mysteries and pretenders. 1969. TB1021.Fifteen of the most intriguing historical mysteries surrounding the royal houses of Europe. Read by Stanley Pritchard. 8 hours 6 minutes. PsychologyNoyce, Wilfred. They survived: a study of the will to live. 1962. TB1229.An absorbingly interesting choice of almost unbelievable stories of survival, each with circumstances which would seem to defy human endurance and mental, emotional and spiritual powers. The author has written of a miner imprisoned in a wrecked mine for 23 days; of a deserter from the Foreign Legion exposed on a raft with four days rations for 32 days and of extremes of calamity on desert and on mountain. Wilfrid Noyce has sought to analyze the factors that contribute to the conquest of self, the disciplines, the hidden skills, the inner resources, the will to live. Read by Duncan Cass. 7 hours 45 minutes. ReligionJohnson, Paul. A history of Christianity. [Date of publication not identified]. TB3032.Paul Johnson takes off in the year 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history credible and reliable. Read by Stanley Pritchard. 16 hours 45 minutes. Moorhouse, Geoffrey. Against all reason. 1969. TB1503.Against All Reason is a survey of the religious life in western Christendom -- of the various "life styles" of religious orders both Catholic and Protestant, of the philosophy which underlies them, of the whys and wherefores and of the destiny of the religious life in the twentieth century. Moorhouse views the situation of the traditional religious life as one that is undergoing radical change, not only in externals but in the concepts -- such as that of obedience -- which has given to that life its particular cast. Read by Derek Chandler. 2 hours 4 minutes. Warfare and defenceMcGovern, James. Crossbow and Overcast. 1965. TB974.The author has assembled material relating to the development of the V-2 rocket in Germany. The British began their spy operations into the German mystery weapon in 1942. They discovered these enigmatic concrete "ski slides" pointing toward London and, although they didn't know what they were bombing, they put into operation project Crossbow: bombing attacks on the mystery installations. The U. S. developed a secret project named Overcast to capture rockets and scientists. Read by Andrew Gemill. 9 hours9 minutes. Children and young adult fictionSuggested reading age 7+Picard, Barbara Leonie. Stories of King Arthur and his knights. 1955. TB2708.Tales of chivalry and adventures with the Knights of the Round Table. Read by Alvar Lidell. 9 hours. Suggested reading age 13+Trease, Geoffrey. The Iron Tsar. 1975. Young adult fiction. TB2830.Lord Toby and his friend David set out for the Russia of Tsar Nicholas I to try and find the vanished young poet Andrei, little guessing how desperate the adventure will be. Read by Andrew Timothy. 5 hours 21 minutes. Books narrated by volunteersAdult fictionJenkins, Louisa M. The tree that grew in St. James Square. 2004. General fiction. TB405412.Louisa Mowatt Mackenzie (Jenkins) recollects her growing-up years in a working-class neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Scotland. Though disguising her heroine as Susie, The Tree That Grew in St. James Square is clearly autobiographical. Susie’s photographic memory draws the reader into the joys and sorrows of street games, school dances, processions, Easter egg rolls, the death of her brother, and her first love. 10 hours 55 minutes. Milligan, Spike. Wuthering Heights. 1995. Humorous fiction. TB405415.Spike Milligan adds wonderful silliness to the classic Wuthering Heights in this parody version. 3 hours 50 minutes. Adult non-fictionAutobiographyHerriot, James. Vet in harness. 1976. TB405419.The Yorkshire dales have never seemed more beautiful for James - now he has a lovely wife by his side, a partner's plate on the gate and the usual menagerie of farm animals, pets and owners demanding his constant attention. All of the old Darrowby friends are on top form - Siegfried thrashes round the practice, Tristan occasionally buckles down for finals, and James is signed up for a local cricket team. 9 hours 35 minutes. Reynolds, Bruce. The autobiography of a thief. 2000. TB405416.Bruce Reynolds' life of crime began with small-scale smash-and-grabs and led to a succession of lucrative, high-profile robberies but it was on the empty early-morning fields of middle England that he found his Eldorado. In the early hours of 8 August 1963, he and 16 others robbed the Glasgow-to-Euston mail train of £2,631,684. The Great Train Robbery was the most infamous robbery in British history, and Bruce Reynolds' account of his life covers every detail of the crime and its aftermath. 16 hours 38 minutes. Health and fitnessHoran, Paula. Abundance through reiki. 1995. TB405405.A book that goes right to the core of your abundance issues. Abundance Through Reiki is an evocation of true Self and Universal Life Force Energy. At the heart of the book are 42 steps from Core Self to Core Abundance, creating richness within and without. They are presented in detail in the form of two very different, finely tuned 21-day abundance plans, taking you on an exploration of some of your belief patterns, which keep you from experiencing all the things you need or desire in your life. 4 hours 19 minutes. Quest, Penelope. The reiki manual: A training guide for Reiki students, practitioners, and masters. 2011. TB405407.Reiki is a holistic system for balancing, healing, and harmonizing all aspects of the person - body, mind, emotions, and spirit - encouraging deep relaxation and the release of stress and tension, and promoting awareness and spiritual growth. This comprehensive manual provides support for students and teachers who want to follow the best practices. 13 hours 27 minutes. HistoryCane, Scott. First footprints: the epic story of the first Australians. 2013. TB405409.Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern coast. They were the first oceanic mariners and this great southern land was their new home. Gigantic mammals roamed the plains and enormous crocodiles, giant snakes and goannas nestled in the estuaries and savannahs. Australia's Aboriginal people were the first people to believe in an afterlife, cremate their dead, engrave representations of the human face, and depict human sound and emotion. 22 hours 26 minutes. Hobbies and gamesHornsey, Sally. How to make your own soap: in traditional bars, liquid or cream. 2014. TB405406.This title will guide you through creating your own liquid and bar soap. Design and create bars of soap using traditional methods that incorporate moisturising oils and butters, and make fun and funky glycerine soaps that look almost too fabulous to use. If you prefer liquid soaps then this book also explains how to create liquid and cream soaps from scratch as well as how to design body washes using many of the easily obtainable surfactants. 7 hours 4 minutes. LiteratureShippey, T. A. The road to Middle-earth. 2005. TB405408.The Road to Middle-Earth is an exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write The Hobbit and how he created a work of timeless charm for millions of readers. The core of the book concentrates on The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic and cultural map, as a twisted web of a story, and as a response to the inner meaning of myth and poetry. 26 hours 47 minutes. PetsFogle, Ben. Labrador: the story of the world's favourite dog. 2015. TB405418.Labradors are the most popular breed of dog in the world. Not only a great family companion, they also excel at hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and rescuing. Ben Fogle goes in search of what makes Labradors so special. Their extraordinary companionship, intelligence, work ethic and loyalty are captured by Ben as he weaves the story of the breed into his own story with his beloved Inca. 9 hours 12 minutes. ReligionCaussade, Jean-Pierre de. The sacrament of the present moment. 2009. TB405410.The Sacrament of the Present Moment is the three hundred-year-old classic of spiritual guidance and enlightenment by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, ordained member of the Society of Jesus. In this work of Christian thought and daily practice, de Caussade encourages a selfless abandonment to God as a means of achieving grace and conquering pride and ego. 5 hours 3 minutes.
Self helpKatz, Vernon. Conversations with Maharishi: Vol. 1. 2011. TB405413.Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Speaks about Full Development of Human Consciousness. The majestic panoramas of Lake Tahoe in California and the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas provided the ideal settings for the conversations in this book. It was there in 1968 and 1969 that Maharishi began his as-yet-unpublished commentary on the Brahma Sutra, a key text of the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. 12 hours 35 minutes. SocietyShorter, Edward. The making of the modern family. 1976. TB405417.This book traces and assesses the discernible factors and determinants of the gradual transformation of the Western family, over the last three hundred years, from extended to nuclear. 20 hours 8 minutes. SportLeighton, James. Duncan Edwards: the greatest. 2012. TB405414.One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism. From a working class Dudley upbringing, Edwards rose to great heights at Manchester United. In only five years, he helped United to win two League Championships and to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. Then the Munich air disaster claimed his life at a tragically young age. This book tells the story of a magnificent player and a great man. 12 hours 40 minutes. Young adult fiction13+ suggested reading ageNess, Patrick. The rest of us just live here. 2015. TB405422.This bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the 'chosen one'? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up his high school. Again. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize 2016. Read by female synthetic voice. 6 hours 25 minutes.
15+ suggested reading ageLake, Nick. There will be lies. 2015. TB405421.Shelby Jane Cooper is 17, pretty and quiet. Her mom likes to keep Shelby safe. So safe she barely goes out. So safe she doesn't go to school. Because anything could happen, to a girl like Shelby. When Shelby gets knocked down by a car, it's not just her leg that's broken: Shelby's world is shattered. Her mom turns up to collect her and drives off into the night, like Thelma and Louise. And somehow, everywhere she looks, there's a coyote watching her, talking to her, telling her not to believe. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Prize 2016. Read by female synthetic voice. 10 hours 55 minutes.
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