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Vengeance: the true story of an Israeli counter-terrorist mission
By George Jonas. 2005
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Movie and television tie-insCanadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, History, Espionage
Automated braille
The mission of five ordinary Israelis: to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven…
Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Details the mechanics, the horror, and the day-by-day suspense, as they changed identities constantly, moved from country to country, and were themselves tracked in turn (and some killed) by PLO assassins. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2005.The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music
By Steve Lopez. 2008
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Movie and television tie-insBiography, Music biography, Science and medicine biography, Music, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Los Angeles Times columnist describes his relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a former student at Juilliard, who became homeless after succumbing…
to paranoid schizophrenia. Lopez discusses his and his readers' efforts to expose callous treatment of Ayers and relates Ayers's attempts at recovery. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008.The pianist: the extraordinary story of one man's survival in Warsaw 1939-45
By Anthea Bell, Władysław Szpilman. 1999
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Movie and television tie-insBiography, Music biography, Historical biography, World War II
Human-narrated audio
Wladyslaw Szpilman was a young Jewish pianist who, uniquely, managed to stay alive in Warsaw throughout World War II. Immediately…
afterwards, he wrote this account of his experiences during the war. 1999.Brother Ray: Ray Charles' own story
By Ray Charles, David Ritz. 1978
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Movie and television tie-insBiography, Music biography
Human-narrated audio
Candid autobiography of the famous American singer and musician who was born black and poor in the deep south, became…
blind as a small boy, and was orphaned as a teenager. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1978.