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Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List 2024

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Since 2009, the Texas Library Association has published the the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List, highlighting outstanding fiction published during the past year that merits special attention from adult readers. Here are the titles from the 2024 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information: https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/lariat/current-list/

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby (DB 115237)
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul (DB 114592 IN PROCESS)
EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by Heather Fawcett (DB 112234, BR 24964 IN PROCESS)
FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros (DB 115206, BR 25277 IN PROCESS)
GIRL CALLED SAMSON by Amy Harmon (DB 114233)
GO AS A RIVER by Shelley Read (DB 117785 IN PROCESS)
GOOD NIGHT, IRENE by Luis Alberto Urrea (DB 114929)
HELLO STRANGER by Katherine Center (DB 115383, BR 25244 IN PROCESS, LB 14819)
HORSE by Geraldine Brooks (DB 108556, LB 14085)
INK BLOOD SISTER SCRIBE by Emma Törzs (LB 14844)
MAAME by Jessica George (DB 112961)
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT by Nina Simon (DB 116413)
NO TWO PERSONS by Erica Bauermeister (DB 114586 IN PROCESS)
QUIET TENANT by Clémence Michallon (DB 116945 IN PROCESS, LB 14512)
RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger (DB 116354)
ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld (DB 113860, BR 24945 IN PROCESS, LB 14285)
SPITE HOUSE by Johnny Compton (DB 115899)
STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow (DB 116445)
SYMPHONY OF SECRETS by Brendan Slocumb (DB 114928)
TOM LAKE by Ann Patchett (DB 116555, BR 25129 IN PROCESS, LB 14828)
WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus (IN PROCESS)
YELLOWFACE by R. F. Kuang (DB 114930, BR 24934 IN PROCESS, LB 14812)
YOURS TRULY by Abby Jimenez (DB 114035)

Maryland State Library for the Blind Podcast: NFB-NEWSLINE

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Join the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled’s podcast on Friday, February 23, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Central). Host Ashley Biggs will explore the amazing features and benefits of NFB-NEWSLINE, a free audio and braille information service for anyone who is blind, low-vision, deafblind, or otherwise print-disabled.

Ashley will be joined by Scott White, the Director of Sponsored Technology Programs for the National Federation of the Blind, who will share his insights and expertise on NFB-NEWSLINE and how it can enhance your access to information, entertainment, and independence.

NFB-NEWSLINE offers access to more than five hundred publications, including newspapers, magazines, breaking news sources, online international newspapers, TV listings, job listings, retail ads, and more. You can access NFB-NEWSLINE through various methods, such as the touch-tone telephone, Apple iOS app, website, or Amazon Alexa, and customize your preferences and settings. This podcast is a great opportunity for you to learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE and ask questions.

If you want to sign up for this free service, contact the Texas Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605 or, if you have a non-Texas area code, at (512) 463-5458.

Whether you are a current subscriber or a new user, you will find this podcast informative and engaging. Join us on Friday, February 23, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Central). The details on how to join the Zoom presentation are listed below.

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12 New Texas Titles Now on BARD!

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Texas true crime, Kiowa legends, the world’s biggest rodeo, and a satire by the incomparable Dan Jenkins highlight this offering of Texas titles newly available on BARD.

BLOOD LINES by Kathryn Casey
DBC 18698
Adult Fiction
BLUEBONNET OF THE HILL COUNTRY by Mary Brooke Casad
DBC 28895
Juvenile Fiction
BURIED SECRETS: A TRUE STORY OF SERIAL MURDER, BLACK MAGIC, AND DRUG-RUNNING ON THE U.S. BORDER by Edward Humes
DBC 28837
Adult Non-Fiction
CÓMO ALCANZAR SUS OBJETIVOS CON ÉXITO by Joyce Brothers
DBC 27008
Adult Non-Fiction (Spanish)
FANTASMAS AZTECAS: UN PRE-TEXTO by Gustavo Sáinz
DBC 28850
Adult Fiction (Spanish)
GHOST STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
DBC 28860
Juvenile Non-Fiction
GLASS SLIPPERS by Nancy Berland
DBC 27000
Adult Fiction
HAND ME ANOTHER BRICK by Charles R. Swindoll
DBC 28972
Adult Non-Fiction
LIMO by Dan Jenkins
DBC 28950
Adult Fiction
MATRIMONIO DE CONVENIENCIAS by Georgette Heyer
DBC 28836
Adult Fiction (Spanish)
SIX YEARS WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS, 1875 TO 1881 by James B Gillett
DBC 28862
Adult Non-Fiction
TEN GRANDMOTHERS: EPIC OF THE KIOWAS by Alice Lee Marriott
DBC 28841
Adult Non-Fiction

Religious Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series

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Do you enjoy a good modern-day romance with a slightly religious bent and spine-tingling suspense? Here is a list of religious romantic suspense series that you may enjoy in the TBP collection. They include characters from a variety of different professions, from FBI and CIA agents to search and rescue personnel. We even have a series with Coast Guardsmen. We’ve listed the first book in the series to get you started.

ALOHA REEF SERIES
DISTANT ECHOES by Colleen Coble (DB 112281, LB 10300)
AUTUMN RAIN SERIES
EYES OF A STRANGER by Rachel Ann Nunes (BRC 01551)
BAYOU SERIES
BAYOU JUSTICE by Robin Carroll (LB 10952)
COASTAL GUARDIANS SERIES
KILLING TIDE by Dani Pettrey (DB 110360)
DANGER NEVER SLEEPS SERIES
COLLATERAL DAMAGE by Lynette Eason (DB 103904)
FAITH & FORTUNE SERIES
TROUBLE WITH LOVE by Toni Shiloh (DB 105488)
FALSELY ACCUSED SERIES
DANGEROUS IMPOSTER by Virginia Smith (DBC 03655)
FBI: HOUSTON SERIES
FIREWALL by DiAnn Mills (DB 79598)
GLOBAL SEARCH AND RESCUE SERIES
WAY OF THE BRAVE by Susan May Warren (DB 98178)
GRACE MEDICAL SERIES
TRAUMA PLAN by Candace Calvert (DB 75514, LB 07720)
HAGGERTY MYSTERIES SERIES
HEARTS IN HIDING by Betsy Brannon Green (BRC 01553)
HIDEAWAY SERIES
HIDEAWAY by Hannah Alexander (DB 60288)
LONESTAR SERIES
LONESTAR SANCTUARY by Colleen Coble (DB 101576)
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE SERIES
MURDER AT EAGLE SUMMIT by Virginia Smith (DBC 03653)
NEWPOINTE 911 SERIES
PRIVATE JUSTICE by Terri Blackstock (DB 93217, LB 11039)
NORTHERN INTRIGUE SERIES
WINTER’S SECRET by Lyn Cote (LB 10260)
O’MALLEY FAMILY SERIES
NEGOTIATOR by Dee Henderson (DB 78062, BR 13052)
RIVER DANCE SERIES
KILLING FROST by Hannah Alexander (DB 69016)
SEASONS OF INTRIGUE SERIES
ALWAYS IN SEPTEMBER by Doris Elaine Fell (DBC 15998, LB 11373)
TREASURES OF THE HEART SERIES
KISS OF ADVENTURE by Catherine Palmer (DBC 06070)
TRIPLE THREAT SERIES
POINT OF DANGER by Irene Hannon (DB 113309)
WAVES OF FREEDOM SERIES
THROUGH WATERS DEEP by Sarah Sundin (DB 89106)

Shapeshifting Romance

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How often do we simply want our significant other to change? Well, in these paranormal romances, at least one of the characters does change… literally.

Here is a list of paranormal romance series featuring werewolves and other shapeshifters that you may enjoy in the TBP collection. We’ve listed the first book in the series to get you started.

Alpha and Omega Series
CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs (DB 81317)
Bliss Wars Series
SAVAGE CITY by L. Penelope (DB 112038)
Green Creek Series
WOLFSONG by T. J. Klune (DB 108754)
Honey Badger Chronicles Series
HOT AND BADGERED by Shelly Laurenston (DB 100476)
Jane Yellowrock Series
JANE YELLOWROCK. BOOKS 1-4 by Faith Hunter (DB 84589)
Lair of the Wolven Series
CLAIMED by J. R. Ward (DB 104563)
Legend of All Wolves Series
LAST WOLF by Maria Vale (DB 93651)
Leopard People Series
AWAKENING by Christine Feehan (DB 82056)
Naked Werewolf Series
NAKED WEREWOLF. BOOKS 1-3 by Molly Harper (DB 99973)
Phoenix Pack Series
PHOENIX PACK. BOOKS 1-3 by Suzanne Wright (DB 94908)
Psy-Changeling Series
PSY-CHANGELING SERIES. BOOKS 1-4 by Nalini Singh (DB 83601)
Shifters Series
STRAY by Rachel Vincent (DB 110023)

In Their Own Words: Black Veterans

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In celebration of Black History Month, we have collected a list of memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories of African American veterans. We’re including all military conflicts from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. We hope this gives you a chance to learn about their experiences in their own words.

A-TRAIN: MEMOIRS OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN by Charles W. Dryden (DB 47159)
AND I HAVEN’T HAD A BAD DAY SINCE: FROM THE STREETS OF HARLEM TO THE HALLS OF CONGRESS by Charles B. Rangel (DB 65068)
BLOODS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR BY BLACK VETERANS by Jake Williams (DB 21512)
I’M STILL STANDING: FROM CAPTIVE U.S. SOLDIER TO FREE CITIZEN–MY JOURNEY HOME by Shoshana Johnson (DB 71726)
INFINITE HOPE: A BLACK ARTIST’S JOURNEY FROM WORLD WAR II TO PEACE by Ashley Bryan (DB 100565)
LASTING VALOR by Vernon J. Baker (DB 47493)
REAPER: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST SPECIAL OPS SNIPERS by Nicholas Irving (DB 81337)
WE WERE THERE: VOICES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS, FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE WAR IN IRAQ (DB 58665)

TBP Book Club Title Announced for March 2024!

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Please join us on Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. (Central) for our book club discussion of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus (DB 107538, BR 24813, LB 13735).

Our book club meetings take place via Zoom; however, all you need to participate is a telephone! If you have a land line, we will provide a telephone number for you to dial. If you have a smart phone, we will email you an easy “one click” number you can use to join the discussion. We will also email a Zoom invitation to those who prefer to use a computer. This information will be sent to all patrons who RSVP a week prior to the book club meeting.

To RSVP, please call the Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605. 

Please indicate if you would like us to mail the digital cartridge to you or if you prefer to download it from NLS BARD. Also, please let us know if you would like a reminder via email or phone call (or both).

NLS Annotation: In the early 1960s, chemist Elizabeth Zott has a lot of challenges as the only woman on her team at Hastings Research Institute. She falls for colleague Calvin Evans, but the double standards of the day eventually have her looking for a new chapter outside academia, hosting a television cooking show. Strong language and some violence. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2022.

We request that everyone remember the following:

  • Keep external distractions to a minimum.
  • Be courteous and be respectful of differing opinions.
  • Keep discussion points concise and relevant to the book.

We look forward to having you join us on Thursday, March 21!

2024 Texas Topaz Youth Nonfiction Reading List

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Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. This list is the Texas Topaz Youth Reading List. Here are the items from the 2024 list that are in the TBP collection.

For More Information: https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Texas-Topaz-List_Youth-Annotated_final.pdf

GRADES K-2

BEAK BOOK by Robin Page (DB 115526)
CAVES by Nell Cross Beckerman (DB 111301)
CHAMPION CHOMPERS, SUPER STINKERS AND OTHER POEMS BY EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS by Linda Ashman (IN PROCESS)
 HOW DO YOU SPELL UNFAIR?: MACNOLIA COX AND THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE by Carole Boston Weatherford (DB 115677 IN PROCESS)
POLAR BEAR by Candace Fleming (DB 112429)

GRADES 3-5

ADVENTURES OF DR. SLOTH: REBECCA CLIFFE AND HER QUEST TO PROTECT SLOTHS by Suzi Eszterhas (DB 110554)
HOLDING HER OWN: THE EXCEPTIONAL LIFE OF JACKIE ORMES by Traci N. Todd (DB 112392)
JUST JERRY: HOW DRAWING SHAPED MY LIFE by Jerry Pinkney (DB 115908)

GRADES 6-8

AGENT MOST WANTED: THE NEVER-BEFORE STORY OF THE MOST DANGEROUS SPY OF WORLD WAR II by Sonia Purnell (DB 110047)
BUZZKILL: A WILD WANDER THROUGH THE WEIRD AND THREATENED WORLD OF BUGS by Brenna Maloney (DB 111662)
HOPE WINS: A COLLECTION OF INSPIRING STORIES FOR YOUNG READERS (DB 108650, LB 14334)
INAUGURAL BALLERS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST US WOMEN’S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM by Andrew Maraniss (DB 110512, LB 14383)
LONG TIME COMING: A LYRICAL BIOGRAPHY OF RACE IN AMERICA FROM ONA JUDGE TO BARACK OBAMA by Ray Anthony Shepard (DB 115751)
MONA LISA VANISHES: A LEGENDARY PAINTER, A SHOCKING HEIST, AND THE BIRTH OF A GLOBAL CELEBRITY by Nick Day (DB 116805)
MONKEY TRIAL: JOHN SCOPES AND THE BATTLE OVER TEACHING EVOLUTION by Anita Sanchez (DB 114312)

GRADES 9-12

ACCOUNTABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF A RACIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND THE TEENAGERS WHOSE LIVES IT CHANGED by Dashka Slater (DB 116594)
AMERICAN MURDERER: THE PARASITE THAT HAUNTED THE SOUTH by Gail Jarrow (DB 110750, BR 24570)
FACE FOR PICASSO: COMING OF AGE WITH CROUZON SYNDROME by Ariel Henley (DB 106407, BR 24036)
FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY: THE KILLING OF VINCENT CHIN AND THE TRIAL THAT GALVANIZED THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT by Paula Yoo (DB 103862)
MONEY OUT LOUD: ALL THE FINANCIAL STUFF NO ONE TAUGHT US by Berna Anat (DB 117606 IN PROCESS)
WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT: A MEMOIR by Zion Clark (IN PROCESS)

2024 Texas Topaz Adult Nonfiction Reading List

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Texas Library Association has created a list that highlights outstanding nonfiction published during the past three years that stimulate reading for pleasure and personal learning. Here are the items from the 2024 the Texas Topaz Reading List that are in the TBP collection.

For More Information: 2024 Texas Topaz List_Adult Annotated (txla.org)

ALL THE LIVING AND THE DEAD: FROM EMBALMERS TO EXECUTIONERS, AND EXPLORATION OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE DEATH THEIR LIFE’S WORK by Hayley Campbell (DB 110278)
ART THIEF: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, CRIME, AND A DANGEROUS OBSESSION by Michael Finkel (DB 115367, LB 14518)
ATLAS OF THE HEART: MAPPING MEANINGFUL CONNECTION AND THE LANGUAGE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE by Brené Brown (DB 106540, BR 24796 IN PROCESS, LB 13602)
BARBIZON: THE HOTEL THAT SET WOMEN FREE by Paulina Bren (DB 103460)
BEAVERLAND: HOW ONE WEIRD RODENT MADE AMERICA by Leila Philip (DB 112050)
COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES by Siddharth Kara (DB 112317)
FATTY FATTY BOOM BOOM: A MEMOIR OF FOOD, FAT, AND FAMILY by Rabia Chaudry (DB 113084, LB 14612)
FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND: THE KU KLUX KLAN’S PLOT TO TAKE OVER AMERICA, AND THE WOMAN WHO STOPPED THEM by Timothy Egan (DB 114864)
FOREVER WITNESS: HOW DNA AND GENEALOGOY SOLVED A COLD CASE DOUBLE MURDER by Edward Humes (DB 112528)
FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THINGS by Matthew Perry (DB 110888, LB 14205)
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM: AND OTHER HELPFUL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BECOME AMERICAN by Wajahat Ali (DBC 27456)
GREAT ESCAPE: A TRUE STORY OF FORCED LABOR AND IMMIGRANT DREAMS IN AMERICA by Saket Soni (DB 113144)
HIJAB BUTCH BLUES: A MEMOIR by Lamya H. (DB IN PROCESS)
HYSTERICAL: A MEMOIR by Elissa Bassist (DB 113145)
JACQUES PEPIN ART OF THE CHICKEN: A MASTER CHEF’S PAINTINGS, STORIES, AND RECIPES OF THE HUMBLE BIRD by Jacques Pepin (DB 112702, BR 24763 IN PROCESS)
LIFE IN FIVE SENSES: HOW EXPLORING THE SENSES GOT ME OUT OF MY HEAD AND INTO THE WORLD by Gretchen Rubin (DB 114675 IN PROCESS, LB 14423)
LIGHT WE CARRY: OVERCOMING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES by Michelle Obama (DB 111237, BR 24710 IN PROCESS)
MONSTER’S BONES: THE DISCOVERY OF T REX AND HOW IT SHOOK OUR WORLD by David K. Randall (IN PROCESS)
MY FIRST POPSICLE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FOOD AND FEELINGS (LB 14504)
ROUGH SLEEPERS: DR. JIM O’CONNELL’S URGENT MISSION TO BRING HEALING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE by Tracy Kidder (IN PROCESS)
SCENES FROM MY LIFE: A MEMOIR by Michael Kenneth Williams (DB 109789)
STAY TRUE: A MEMOIR by Hua Hsu (DB 110669)
TELL ME EVERYTHING: THE STORY OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION by Erika Krouse (DB 108142)
UNRAVELING: WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT LIFE WHILE SHEARING SHEEP, DYEING WOOL, AND MAKING THE WORLD’S UGLIEST SWEATER by Peggy Orenstein (DB 113482)
WE SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS: THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP by Will Schwalbe (DB 113625)
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A MEMOIR by Maggie Smith (DB 115170)

Near-Death Experiences

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What happens after we die? Nobody knows for sure, but some people claim to have had a sneak peek. Here are some books written by and about people who have lived to tell the tale. Some are spiritual in nature, and others are more scientific in scope, but all deal with what happens after we shuffle off this mortal coil.

En Español

CIELO ES REAL: ASOMBROSA HISTORIA DE UN NINO PEQUENO DE SU VIAJE AL CIELO Y VOLVER por Todd Burpo (DB 74966)
NOVENTA MINUTOS EN EL CIELO: UNA HISTORIA REAL DE VIDA Y MUERTE por Don Piper (DB 65953)
VIA RAPIDA AL CIELO by Ned Dougherty (DB 93451)

English Language

AFTER: A DOCTOR EXPLORES WHAT NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES REVEAL ABOUT LIFE AND BEYOND by Bruce Greyson (DB 109313)
BOY WHO CAME BACK FROM HEAVEN: A REMARKABLE ACCOUNT OF MIRACLES, ANGELS, AND LIFE BEYOND THIS WORLD by Kevin Malarkey (DB 73849, LB 06931)
CLOSER TO THE LIGHT: LEARNING FROM CHILDREN’S NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES by Melvin Morse (DB 32154)
DYING TO LIVE: NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES by Susan J. Blackmore (DB 62729)
EMBRACED BY THE LIGHT by Betty J. Eadie (DB 35949, BR 09687)
GOD AND THE AFTERLIFE: THE GROUNDBREAKING NEW EVIDENCE OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE by Jeffrey Long (LB 08358)
GOD’S HOUSE CALLS: FINDING GOD THROUGH MY PATIENTS by Jim Roach (DBC 05595)
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL: A LITTLE BOY’S ASTOUNDING STORY OF HIS TRIP TO HEAVEN AND BACK by Todd Burpo (DB 72633, BT 03900, LB 09117)
IMAGINE HEAVEN: NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES, GOD’S PROMISES, AND THE EXHILARATING FUTURE THAT AWAITS YOU by John Burke (DB 87596)
LIFE AFTER LIFE: THE INVESTIGATION OF A PHENOMENON—SURVIVAL OF BODILY DEATH by Raymond A. Moody (DB 101280)
MY DESCENT INTO DEATH: A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE by Howard Storm (DB 61973)
NINETY MINUTES IN HEAVEN: A TRUE STORY OF DEATH AND LIFE by Don Piper (DB 63761)
OPENING HEAVEN’S DOOR: WHAT THE DYING MAY BE TRYING TO TELL US ABOUT WHERE THEY’RE GOING by Patricia Pearson (DBG 09071)
PROOF OF HEAVEN: A NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY INTO THE AFTERLIFE by Eben Alexander (DB 75791, LB 07431)
RECOLLECTIONS OF DEATH by Michael B. Sabom (BR 05470)
SAVED BY THE LIGHT: THE TRUE STORY OF A MAN WHO DIED TWICE AND THE PROFOUND REVELATIONS HE RECEIVED by Dannion Brinkley (DB 38855, BR 09540)
SEASON IN HELL: A MEMOIR by Marilyn French (DB 49158)
TO HEAVEN AND BACK: A DOCTOR’S EXTRAORDINARY ACCOUNT OF HER DEATH, HEAVEN, ANGELS, AND LIFE AGAIN; A TRUE STORY by Mary C. Neal (DB 75227)
TOLTEC ART OF LIFE AND DEATH: A STORY OF DISCOVERY by Miguel Ruiz (DBC 02765)
WAKING UP IN HEAVEN: A TRUE STORY OF BROKENNESS, HEAVEN, AND LIFE AGAIN by Crystal McVea (DB 77639)