Accessible World

For Tuesday, August 3, 2010, Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman, who will be our
guest to talk about her many beloved historical novels.
12th Century England, Wales and France
The passionate and turbulent relationships in English King Henry II's life: his wife
the remarkable Eleanor of Aquitaine and the mercurial and ambitious Thomas à Becket.
Penman is known for her painstaking historical research and accuracy and her ability
to tell one fine story. This one is long, so get to it as soon as you can.
Available in accessible formats from:

Accessible World Special Program Series
On Tuesday night, July 27th, Ed Cooney will continue his trip through America's past.
Back in May, Mr. Cooney suggested that nations, just like people, are conceived, go through infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, mature adulthood and perhaps even old age. So, where was America between 1845 and 1860 that era when America slid into civil strife?
Your questions and comments are not only welcome, we need them!
Warm Regards,
Ed Cooney, Group Discussion Leader
Email: edcooney@sbcglobal.net

We will be discussing Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. You can find it on the BARD
site by searching for DB 56046. This is also its RC number, and you can request it
from your regional library on cassette.
You can find this book on Bookshare at: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/12547
We look forward to having you share your opinions and your knowledge of mysteries
with us. Note, Ms. Parsons, our usual facilitator will not be available to lead the
discussion, however, Mickey P, one of our long-time participants will be taking over
this month.

When we think of grilling, sometimes we tend to forget about the side dishes and
salads that also make a great summertime meal.
This month we will provide some ideas for healthy and delicious sides and salads,
prepared in a variety of ways. We encourage our audience to bring your favorite salad
or side dish recipes to the program.
Maybe a dessert or two as well whether we need it or not!
Time permitting, we may even discuss some of the exhibits we put our hands on at
the recent ACB national convention held last week in a place almost as hot as well!
Phoenix , Arizona .

Come join us on Wednesday, July 21st
and review the book, “The Spartans: the World of the Warrior: Heroes of Ancient
Greece, from Utopia to Crisis and Collapse” [DB 61834] and listen to the Author,
Paul Cartledge, participating on a BBC panel.
Although ancient Sparta and Athens were opposites in many ways, they are regarded
as major pillars of Western thought and Civilization. Athens is famed as the seat
of logic and philosophy, democracy and the individual.
Sparta, on the other hand, was idealized as the original utopia, a remarkably evolved

Dear Friends,
We would like to cordially invite you to attend the program "You and Your Guide Dog"
to be held July 21 in the Guide Dog users Room of Accessibleworld.org.
The purpose for these monthly programs is to discuss all things pertinent to guide
dogs and their users. This month, our special guest will be Jane Sheehan, the Treasurer
of Guide Dog users, Inc.
GDUI is the major organization of guide dog users in the United States. Jane will
discuss the highlights of the GDUI National Convention which was held commencing

Ever wanted to just "get away" but didn't know how to go about arranging it? Ever wished you could lounge on a beach and sip a tropical drink, but worried about whether or not you'd be able to find your way back to your hotel room? Ever think that if you just had a sighted friend to travel with, you would love to go on an African Safari or visit the pyramids of Egypt? For those of us who are visually impaired, these luxuries and dreams are well within our reach.

Heart of The Matter, Emily Giffin's new novel will be the topic of conversation at
our romance discussion on Friday July 16. A new marriage begins with hope and promise.
Nick and Tessa Russo began theirs trusting that the commitment made to each other
on that happy day would last a lifetime. Wrapped up in dreams and plans for their
future, they entered marriage believing all would be possible with love and trust
as their guide. Prepared for the usual peaks and valleys of learning to live together,
Nick and Tessa Russo learn firsthand the toll life and change take on marriage.

Loved since first published, The Little House On The Prairie books, written by Laura
Ingalls Wilder, have been beloved by children for generations. Just last week a grandmother
spoke eagerly with me about the search she and her daughter-in-law had undertaken
to find all nine of the Little House books for a granddaughter and daughter. Why
are these books still so popular with adults and children alike? In a time when families
worked very hard just for food and shelter, Laura Ingalls Wilder became a phenomenon

Have you recently finished a book you could hardly bear to set aside? Did it invade
your nights or steal your mind away from other things you should have been doing?
Does it still excite you?
Books are precious friends we can't wait to share with others. If you have read a
page turner and want to talk about it, A Banquet of Books is the place for you.
If you love it, we want to hear about it, so we can read it too.
Presenter: Joan leonard
E-Mail: jolee4@verizon.net