Adult DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio - Non-fiction

• Aging (includes retirement, health)
• Biography
• Business
• Correspondence
• Current Events
• Death and Bereavement (Non-Fiction)
• Fine Arts
• General Non-Fiction
• Health
• History (Canadian)
• History
• Journals, Memoirs, etc.
• Language Instruction
• Literature
• Native People (Non-Fiction)
• Philosophy
• Plays
• Poetry
• Politics and Government
• Psychology
• Religion (Christian)
• Religious Persons (Biography)
• Science
• Social Sciences
• Specific Protestant Sects
• Terrorism
• Travel and Culture
• Travel and Culture in Canada
• War

Aging (includes retirement, health)

DC33655
Where did I leave my glasses?: the what, when, and why of normal memory loss by Martha Weinman Lear.
1 disc. Narrated by Fiona McHugh.
Perhaps the greatest source of anxiety for America's aging boomers is what's happening to their memory. Lear provides reassurance (a certain amount of forgetfulness in the middle-aged and young elderly is normal) along with the holy quartet of memory aids: eat healthily, avoid stress, get lots of sleep, and exercise both body and mind regularly. For those who fear early-onset Alzheimer's, Lear provides a chart differentiating normal memory loss from dementia, and describes new research on drugs that improve memory and cognition. 2008.

Biography

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John Keats: a life by Stephen Coote.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
John Keats is described as the last of the great romantic poets, and his brief life, full of poetry, epitomizes the image of tragic genius. The author here reveals Keats to be a man of his time, rediscovering a poet who reacted strongly against an authoritarian state and tried to find a spiritual life free from the repressive Christianity of 19th-century England. This book throws much new light on the poems, showing why they were so bitterly attacked, and reveals Keats as a man of real vitality profoundly original and deeply human. 1999.

DC33255
James Joyce by Richard Ellman.
1 disc. Narrated by Derek Scott.
This is the new revised edition of the much acclaimed 1959 biography of James Joyce. The 1982 revision adds substantially to the material contained in the first. 1982.

DC30060
The way it works: inside Ottawa by Eddie Goldenberg.
1 disc. Narrated by Simon Curwen.
As Jean Chrétien's right-hand man for thirty years in Ministries all over Ottawa, Eddie Goldenberg got to know how things worked in politics - especially from 1993 to 2003, when he was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister. For example, during Paul Martin's years at Finance, Eddie was the go-between who linked Chrétien and Martin, who were for much of the time barely on speaking terms. Part political science textbook, part memoir, Goldenberg's work is a sometimes brutally honest look at the way the federal government really operates. 2006.

DC06060
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
1 disc. Narrated by Art Metzler.
Begins with the baptism of Rose Kennedy's father in 1863 and ends with John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. Looks at Wall Street speculation and the campaigns that catapulted an entire family to international status. Some strong language. 1987.

DC09879
Give me one wish by Jacquie Gordon.
1 disc. Narrated by Sara Morsey.
At age 4, Christine learns that she has cystic fibrosis, a terminal disease of the exocrine glands. For the next 17 years, her life was a constant struggle against death. 1988.

DC12558
The generals: the Canadian army's senior commanders in the Second World War by J.L. Granatstein.
1 disc. Narrated by Vincent Tovell.
Granatstein's study of life at the top during the Second World War centres on the most senior ranks in the Canadian Army. Men like Andrew McNaughton, Harold Crerar, Thomas Burns and Guy Simonds had not only to win military campaigns, but also command the sympathies of bureaucrats and powerful politicians. None, however, forgot they were fighting a war, and that their decisions directly affected the lives of Canadian soldiers. 1993.

DC21027
Playing for keeps: Michael Jordan and the world he made by David Halberstam.
1 disc. Narrated by Gregory Gorton.
Examines the basketball superstar's career and character from high school to the professional ranks. Describes championship games and fellow players. Discusses 1980s and 1990s changes in media coverage and how Jordan evolved from athlete to cultural phenomenon. 1999.

DC12886
The maestro myth: great conductors in pursuit of power by Norman Lebrecht.
1 disc. Narrated by Ronald B. Meyer.
An inside story of the nature of orchestral conductors, beginning with 19th century Hans von Bulow, first of the genre to impose his interpretation of the music upon a group of performers. Chronicles the rise of professional conductors during the late-Wagnerian era, their education and training, their opinions, and above all, their attitudes toward power. 1991.

DC12165
Mahler remembered by Norman Lebrecht.
1 disc. Narrated by Frank Coffee.
This portrait of the composer is in the form of a collage created by his contemporaries. Each fragment is prefaced by a brief statement identifying the contributor's relationship to Mahler. The entries, arranged in more-or-less chronological order, reconstruct the development of a major influence in twentieth-century music. Some of the creators of this image are Mahler's wife, Alma; Bruno Walter; Richard Strauss; and Thomas Mann. 1988, c1987.

DC29337
Artistic greatness: a comparative exploration of Michelangelo, Beethoven, & Monet by Thomas McBurney.
1 disc. Narrated by Jennifer Dale.
Why are some artists and musicians held up as Great while others are merely considered good? McBurney examines the intimate details of the lives of three of the world's greatest artistic geniuses to provide an answer. Part history, part biography, and part sociological chronicle, he tries to discover what Michelangelo, Beethoven and Monet had in common. 1999.

DC06417
Clearing in the West: my own story by Nellie McClung.
1 disc. Narrated by Eleanor Yourex.
Trekking west with her family in 1880, the author grew up on a Manitoba homestead and taught in prairie schools until her marriage. Also provides a clear picture of the important role women played in the frontier communities. 1965.

DC33051
Virginia Woolf by Nigel Nicolson.
1 disc. Narrated by Multiple narrators.
Nigel Nicolson is the son of Vita Sackville-West, who was Virginia Woolf's most intimate friend, and for a short time her lover. He spent many days in her company and he has threaded his recollections of her throughout this unique narrative of her life. 2001.

DC05679
Galina: a Russian story by Galina Vishnevskaya ; translated from the Russian by Guy Daniels.
1 disc. Narrated by Suzanne Toren.
Memoirs of the famous Russian soprano interwoven with the horrors of wartime Russia, Soviet bureaucracy and the frustration of government harassment. 1984.

Business

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Economics in perspective: a critical history by John Kenneth Galbraith.
1 disc. Narrated by Paul Jones.
This history of economic thought charts the evolution of economic ideas from Greek and Roman times. 1987.

Correspondence

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Collected letters, 1944-1967 by Neal Cassady ; introduction by Carolyn Cassady ; compiled and edited by Dave Moore.
1 disc. Narrated by Stephen Pineo.
Neal Cassady was that happening, hard-living, hard-loving hero of the Beat culture, part raw sexuality, part inspiration for Kerouac and Ginsberg, part arrogant con man, and part insecure drifter. Cassady's letters reveal a sometimes manic yet insightful and electric mind, and a man so charged with emotion for life and open to his urges that he seemed unable to settle anywhere (including within his various selves) for very long. Explicit descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. Explicit strong language. 2004.

Current Events

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Whose war is it?: how Canada can survive in the post 9/11 world by J.L. Granatstein.
1 disc. Narrated by Sondra Bolton.
Granatstein believes that our military is incapable of dealing with current and ongoing crises that require well-trained, well-equipped and properly deployed troops. He argues that Canadians' once-vaunted role of peacekeeping is no longer relevant in a post-9/11 world, since recent missions, from Somalia to Kosovo to Afghanistan, are akin to war. He also takes Canadian attitudes to task, criticizing our increasing reluctance to support a military presence in countries such as Afghanistan. c2007

Death and Bereavement (Non-Fiction)

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The alchemy of loss: a young widow's transformation by Abigail Carter.
1 disc. Narrated by Wendii Fulford.
When Abigail Carter realized that her husband, killed on 9/11, wasn't coming home, she began to grieve, basing her process on alchemy. First was blackening, which strips down lead to its original alloys and corresponded to her initial phase of disorienting grief. Then the whitening stage, which purifies the metal, was when new routines took hold and she started feeling as though she might make it, and lastly came reddening, when the base metal turns to pure gold, which corresponded to Carter's own enlightenment. Some descriptions of sex. 2008.

Fine Arts

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The cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies by Martin F. Norden.
1 disc. Narrated by Frances Harris.
Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.

General Non-Fiction

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Public power: the fight for publicly owned electricity by Howard Hampton ; with Bill Reno.
1 disc. Narrated by Christine Johnson.
Energy prices doubling and tripling in some areas and energy shortages are the result of privatization of publicly owned utilities throughout North America. The author argues that rather than moving blindly towards privatization of electricity production, North American society needs to step back and think about all the effects this momentous decision may have. 2003.

DC12129
By way of deception by Victor Ostrovsky and Claire Hoy.
1 disc. Narrated by Vincent Tovell.
As a junior officer with the Mossad, Israel's security organization, Ostrovsky had extraordinary access to its files. At first elated at the privilege of joining the Mossad, Ostrovsky's experiences convinced him that it had betrayed the trust of Israel. Bestseller 1990. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 1991, c1990.

Health

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All about glaucoma: questions & answers for people with glaucoma by Wolfgang Leydhecker and Ronald Pitts Crick ; translated by Alan Pitts Crick.
1 disc. Narrated by Edward Blake.
Offers a comprehensive guide to help the patient understand both his own problems and the advice of his doctor. 1981.

DC19362
Coping with glaucoma by Edith Marks with Rita Montauredes.
1 disc. Narrated by Carol Dines.
The author, who has glaucoma, offers practical advice for others who also have the disease. Describes the types of glaucoma, resources available, and medical therapies including diet and drugs. 1997.

History (Canadian)

DC33753
How the Scots created Canada by Paul Cowan.
1 disc. Narrated by Juanita Sumner.
Using the experience of some of Canada's most famous Scots - including the first prime minister, John A. MacDonald, explorers David Mackenzie and Simon Fraser, poet Robert Service, and standard time inventor Sanford Fleming - Cowan describes how millions of square miles of wilderness was transformed into one of the richest and most livable places on earth. The Scots who came to Canada drew on their education, business acumen, fighting spirit and sense of adventure - not to mention familial connections - to create a new nation. Along the way, they played a major role in twice staving off invasion by the Americans, founded the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, built a national railway system, started a banking industry, settled many of our most familiar cities and towns, created industry, and invented the telephone. 2006.

DC22480
The Labradorians: voices from the land of Cain by Lynne D. Fitzhugh.
1 disc. Narrated by Beth McKechnie.
Labrador is one of North America's last great uncorrupted wilderness areas, dismissed by Cartier as "the Land God gave to Cain". Its culture was forged by hand under some of the harshest conditions encountered by pioneers anywhere on earth. Its storytellers are the Labradorians themselves, and the author has woven their tales into profiles of Labrador's dominant communities. c1999.

DC12453
Alberta: a new history by Howard Palmer with Tamara Palmer.
1 disc. Narrated by Various
This overview of Alberta's history moves from the fur trade and the Fathers of Confederation to the oil boom and the rise of Preston Manning's Reform Party. Focusing on the important events in Alberta's development as a province, it combines facts about people, politics, and geography with new insights on how national and international influences have affected attitudes and politics in Alberta. c1990.

History

DC10952
Wild swans: three daughters of China by Jung Chang.
1 disc. Narrated by Catherine Byers.
Chang's life, contrasted with the lives of her mother and grandmother, illustrates the political turmoil and the treatment of women in China during the 20th century. Her grandmother, born in 1909, was a concubine with bound feet and her mother was a communist official until she was denounced in Mao's Cultural Revolution. 1991.

DC02858
The lessons of history by Will and Ariel Durant.
1 disc. Narrated by Gordon Gould.
A brief postscript to the authors' monumental ten-volume "Story of civilization." They conclude that the phenomenon of human progress is real, in the sense that each generation is born to a heritage richer than that received by its predecessors. 1968.

DC17524
A people's tragedy: the Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes.
1 disc. Narrated by Ken Kliban.
Explores the early-twentieth-century revolution in Russia that led to the removal of Czar Nicholas II and the rise to power of Lenin's Bolsheviks. The author places the blame for the failure of the coup d'etat to achieve its social aims at the feet of both the government and the people. 1997.

DC33277
Roll, Jordan, roll : the world the slaves made by Eugene D. Genovese.
2 discs. Narrated by Emma Fisher, Peter Goss, Kate MacPherson and Anne Hawkins.
A re-evaluation of the master-slave relationship in American history. 1975.

DC33320
Magna Carta and medieval government by J. C. Holt.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
This book presents Holt's findings on the Magna Carta. As well as giving a succinct account of the making of Magna Carta, the author approaches his subject from a variety of different angles, and examines in detail a number of versions and copies of the Charter to shed light on its local reception and importance, and on how it was interpreted in different places. 1985.

Journals, Memoirs, etc.

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The Scotch by John Kenneth Galbraith.
1 disc. Narrated by Michael Clarke-Laurence.
The author's native community in southern Ontario was composed of settlers from Scotland. In this memoir, he recalls the attitudes of the "Scotch" toward love, money, work, politics, education and religion. 1964.

Language Instruction

DC33179
Terminology: theory, methods, and applications by M. Teresa Cabre; edited by Juan C. Sager ; translated by Janet Ann DeCesaris.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
This book is intended for language specialists, terminologists and those who take an interest in socio-political and technical aspects of terminology. It deals with concepts, methodology - especially with regard to specialised language and dictionaries, the social-political challenges of the modern technological society and some solutions from a terminological point of view, terminology as a standard multilingual communication and guardian of cultures. 1999.

DC33371
Terms in context by Jennifer Pearson.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
This text seeks to demonstrate that corpora can be used for semi-automatic terminography. Metalanguage patterns are a common feature of certain types of specialized text and frequently offer clues to the meaning of the terms to which they refer. It describes a methodology for retrieving and manipulating these metalanguage patterns so that they can be used in the formulation of terminological definitions. 1998. (Studies in corpus linguistics ; 1)

Literature

DC33177
Romantics, rebels and reactionaries : English literature and its background 1776-1830 by Marilyn Butler.
1 disc. Narrated by Multiple narrators.
This text sets the romantic literary movement back into its context of the nineteenth century. Marilyn Butler successfully divorces the works of writers such as Byron, Keats and Austen from their usual setting of the author's self-image, and places them against the wider background of Europe in the nineteenth century. A refreshing account of an era rich in English literature. 1981.

Native People (Non-Fiction)

DC29982
Starlight tour: the last, lonely night of Neil Stonechild by Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud.
1 disc. Narrated by Berna Armitt.
On a Saskatoon night in November 1990, seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild disappeared, to be found dead in a field, his body frozen, three days later. The police investigation was cursory, but Neil's mother Stella refused to give up, as did witness Jason Roy, who had seen Neil, beaten and bleeding, in the back of a Saskatoon police cruiser the night he disappeared. It was only in January 2000, when two more men were found frozen to death, that the truth about Neil Stonechild's fate began to emerge. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.

Philosophy

DC33140
Aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno ; Gretel Adorno and Rolf Tiedemann, Editors.; with translator's introduction by Robert Hullot-Kentor.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
Aesthetic Theory is Adorno's posthumous magnum opus and the culmination of a lifetime's investigation. Analysing the sublime, the ugly and the beautiful, Adorno shows how such concepts frame and distil human experience and that it is human experience that ultimately underlies aesthetics. In Adorno's formulation 'art is the sedimented history of human misery'. 1997.

DC29657
The complete I ching: the definitive translation by the Taoist Master Alfred Huang.
1 disc. Narrated by Alex Macdonald.
Traditional Chinese philosophy ascribes its source to this work of divination which dates from 3000 to 1200 B.C. The I Ching consists of oracles based on sixty-four abstract figures, each composed of six lines. According to this philosophy, one can keep in touch with currents of change in the universe by interpreting the lines. 1998.

Plays

DC05995
A doll's house by Henrik Ibsen.
1 disc. Narrated by Suzanne Toren.
A woman who has been sheltered, petted, and expected to act like a scatterbrain, begins to feel that her father's and husband's treatment is not the love suspected. First published in 1879. 1965.

DC31107
The iceman cometh by Eugene O'Neill.
1 disc. Narrated by John Goddard.
1912. A seedy, skid row saloon, peopled by society's failures: worn-out anarchists, failed con artists, drifters, whores, pimps, and informers. The pipe-dreaming drunks of Harry Hope's bar numb themselves with rotgut gin and make grandiose plans, while waiting for the annual appearance of the big-spending, fast-talking salesman, Hickey. But this year's visit fails to bring the expected good times, as a changed Hickey tries to bring the barflies salvation. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 1999, c1940.

Poetry

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William Blake: [part work] by Edward Larrissy.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
The author offers his criticism and interpretation of William Blake's work. 1985.

Politics and Government

DC30326
Straight talk: speeches and writings on Canadian unity by Stephane Dion ; introd. Peter H. Russell.
1 disc. Narrated by Fred Granger.
A collection of Stéphane Dion's speeches from 1996 to 1998, organized around four central themes. Discusses Quebec, diversity, federalism, unity, and identity. 1999. (Canadian politics, political science)

DC29983
State of denial by Bob Woodward.
1 disc. Narrated by Peter Saxton.
Bob Woodward examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to the Congress, and often to themselves. Woodward's third book on President Bush is a sweeping narrative from the first days George W. Bush thought seriously about running for president, through the recruitment of his national security team, the war in Afghanistan, the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the struggle for political survival in the second term. Some strong language. 2006.

Psychology

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The soul's code: in search of character and calling by James Hillman.
1 disc. Narrated by Gary Telles.
Psychologist Hillman propounds an "acorn theory" of life, by which everyone is formed by an innate image or essence that unfolds through self-knowledge and perseverance to determine the person's ultimate calling and destiny. He bolsters this theory with examples of extraordinary people whose lives and fates reflected self-actualization. c1996.

DC33203
Everyday cognition: its development in social context by edited by Barbara Rogoff, Jean Lave.
1 disc. Narrated by Various narrators.
Leading scholars in developmental psychology, cognitive science, and anthropology have joined forces to examine how thinking and cognitive development are influenced by social context. They stress the problem-solving nature of most everyday cognitive activity and the extent to which it is shaped by social interaction with others. Overall, the book represents the shift in developmental psychology from adherence to fixed Piagetian stages of development toward awareness of the relation between child and environment, emphasizing the context and situations in which children learn to become adults. 1999.

Religion (Christian)

DC33342
Awdurdod by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
1 disc. Narrated by Gerallt Jones.
Os deallaf y sefyllfa grefyddol fodern o gwbl un o'r problemau pwysicaf sy'n ein hwynebn yw holl gwestiwn awdurdod. [Dr Lloyd-Jones maintains that one of the major problems facing the Church today is the question of authority. In this book he explores three aspects of that authority, namely, of Jesus Christ, of Scripture and of the Holy Spirit.] This book is entirely in Welsh. 1970.

Religious Persons (Biography)

DC30238
The Oxford dictionary of saints by David Hugh Farmer.
2 discs. Narrated by Multiple narrators.
This book features concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. Featuring maps of pilgrimage sights in Europe and fully updated appendices. Recently-added saints include the Martyrs of Korea, Vietnam, and the Spanish Civil War, Andrew of Crete, and Emily Rodat, a female hermit of the 7th century. There are also more Scottish and Irish saints, and ancient Welsh saints; more European saints from all centuries, as well as more saints from Eastern Europe; more recently canonized saints, and female saints from the USA. 2003.

Science

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The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature by David Suzuki with Amanda McConnell.
1 disc. Narrated by Bryon Johnsen.
With a focus on the oceans and the water which maintains life, Suzuki discusses the need for environmental conservation. He argues that too much water, from global warming, or water too foul from pollution, results in the destruction of all life. Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1997.

DC25314
The human factor: revolutionizing the way people live with technology by Kim Vicente.
1 disc. Narrated by Carol Dziedzic.
Is there a connection between a perpetually blinking VCR clock and the nearly 100,000 preventable deaths per year in the U.S. due to medical error? Technology fails us, from early airplane cockpit designs that caused pilot error and even deaths to a BMW dashboard system that was supposed to simplify driving by offering seven or eight hundred features. Vicente makes a case for a new approach to creating high and low-tech devices, and developing technologies that work for people, not just engineers. c2003.

Social Sciences

DC33818
The caregiver: a life with Alzheimer's by Aaron Alterra ; foreword by Arthur Kleinman.
1 disc. Narrated by Bruce McLeod.
Alterra made the decision to become the primary caregiver for his wife once she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He soon discovered that life with an Alzheimer's patient is an ever-changing series of challenges - for instance, his wife lost her ability to walk but not to dance, so husband and wife dance from bed to chair or room to room. He covers the search for understanding, the hallucinations, mood changes, loss of mental and physical functioning, and unpredictable nature of the disease. 2007, first published 1999.

DC33088
Understanding media cultures: social theory and mass communication by Nick Stevenson.
1 disc. Narrated by Multiple narrators.
This work presents an overview of a number of theoretical critiques of the mass media, with chapters on Marxism, Habermas, critical audience studies, Marshall McLuhan, Baudrillard, and newer upstart theories. 2002.

Specific Protestant Sects

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Some family: the Mormons and how humanity keeps track of itself by Donald Harman Akenson.
1 disc. Narrated by Kathleen Miller.
Most people are curious about their ancestry, and the Mormon Family History Library is one of the most important resources. Started in 1894, it has grown to include 2 billion names, 2.4 million rolls of microfilm, and 278,000 books - making it the world's largest collection of genealogical information. Akenson explains and evaluates the history and functioning of this massive undertaking, in the process providing an insightful study of the Mormon scriptures and their implications for genealogical work. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.

Terrorism

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State of war: the secret history of the CIA and the Bush administration by James Risen.
1 disc. Narrated by Robert Runtz.
New York Times reporter recounts anecdotes, often from anonymous sources, concerning CIA efforts to thwart terrorists since September 11, 2001. Discusses the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping program, the search for weapons of mass destruction, and the return of Afghanistan's opium trade. Posits that the CIA mission failed. Bestseller. 2006.

Travel and Culture

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The culture of contentment by John Kenneth Galbraith.
1 disc. Narrated by Gordon Gould.
Renowned economist analyzes United States monetary policies, domestic social conditions, and foreign relations. Galbraith's thesis is that America has succumbed to the desires and comfort of the affluent -- a class that tends to control political decisions. He traces the roots of this late twentieth-century "culture," beginning with circumstances that led to the Great Depression and concluding with suggestions for coping with problems. 1992.

DC20882
Spotted Dick, s'il vous plait: an English restaurant in France by Tom Higgins.
1 disc. Narrated by David Glyn-Jones.
Does moving to Lyon, France to open a restaurant sound romantic to you? This is about an English couple who did just that. Along the way they encountered disbelief from the French at their menu choices, and a difficult licensing bureaucracy. In the end they succeeded in creating a well-run eating establishment. 1995.

Travel and Culture in Canada

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The iambics of Newfoundland: notes from an unknown shore by Robert Finch.
1 disc. Narrated by Bruce Roney.
Newfoundlanders have a language all their own, visitors are treated with hospitality though still referred to as 'stranger', and one Newfoundland town is still a departement of France, and its residents use the language, food and money of the home country while driving about on John Deere tractors rescued from a 1950s ship wreck. Nature writer Finch presents his impressions of Canada's most remote island, one that is harsh - and quirky. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2007.

War

DC33082
The rise and fall of the Third Reich : a history of Nazi Germany by William L Shirer.
1 disc. Narrated by Female narrators.
The definitive work on the subject. It explains the early history of the Nazi Party and how it came into power, how it maintained its power and how it finally fell. All of this is done from a historian's point of view with neither blame nor apology. Mr. Shirer has no agenda to follow but simply lays out the facts, albeit in a highly readable and interesting way. 1979.

DC32890
Flak: true stories from the men who flew in World War Two by Michael Veitch.
1 disc. Narrated by Michael Veitch.
Michael Veitch's life-long obsession with the aircraft of the Second World War led him to conclude that every single person who flew, or flew in them has at least one extraordinary story to tell. With most of these veterans in their eighties, he knew that it was a matter of urgency to find them now, before their personal stories disappear for ever. So, over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed over fifty former aircrew across Australia, many of whom had never spoken about their experiences before, even to their families. The result is Flak - a collection of vivid, unforgettable stories from RAAF veterans about their experiences of combat in World War II. 2006.