(VCT 1135) Cooking Up Trouble: an Angie Amalfi Mystery Author: Joanne Pence Read By: Nichole Albertson A scenic pleasure trip and job opportunity for Angie and homicide detective, Pavo, has lots of mixed ingredients. Battling investors, rumors of ghosts, cold drafts, and a leaky roof all sprinkled with a little murder on the side, makes for some appetizing reading. Angie is determined to solve the case and salvage her romantic getaway, or die trying! 2 Cassettes - Adult Fiction
(VCT 1137) Frank Church, D. C., and Me Author: Bill Hall Read By: Carla Stern With wit and humor, Lewiston Morning Tribune reporter Bill Hall gives us an insider's look at politics, Washington D.C. style. He spent 18 months as speech writer and press secretary to former Idaho Senator Frank Church during the Senator's 1976 presidential campaign. Hall gives us an intimate picture of this remarkable man and his contributions to Idaho and the entire United States. Throughout his time in Washington D.C., Hall was proudest that “I kept my orange tennis shoes and never wore a pin-striped suit.” 2 Cassettes - Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1138) Hawk in the Sun: Adventures Studying Hawks Author: Leon Powers Read By: Sue Robinson A richly detailed and pleasantly readable account of biologist Leon Powers' research on the nesting habits of the ferruginous hawk. This shy bird lives in rough desert country of Curlew, Blackpine, and the Raft River on the Idaho/Utah border. Powers' narrative gives the reader such a vivid picture of the landscape you can almost smell the sagebrush and feel that you have had a close personal relationship with Penelope, the vigilant hawk mother. 1 Cassette - Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1147) It's Fun to Remember: An Autobiography Author: Warren Brown Read By: Kathy Yribar Author Warren Brown, born in 1912 in McCall, Idaho, takes us down memory lane to a different age, recalling a time of dog racing down Main Street, wooden sidewalks, and early winter sports?a time when logging and millwork were the main industries in this high mountain paradise. Brown was also a motivator in bringing tourism and winter sports to the area. 1 Cassette - Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1148) Fire In The Hole Author: Mary Farrell Read By: Britt Thain Set in 1899, this is a story about a claustrophobic boy who dreams of going to college and becoming a newspaperman rather than a hard-rock miner like his father. But when the union miners in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District are arrested, Mick develops new respect for his father while taking over responsibility for his family. 1 Cassette - Juvenile Fiction
(VCT 1154) Boise Baseball: the First 125 Years Author: Arthur Hart Read By: Lyn McCollum This book describes the colorful history of our national game as it has been played by the Boise teams over the past 125 years. For the first time, the history of all the leagues that ever played in Boise Valley and southern Idaho have been compiled, including the memorable Pioneer League, 1939-1963 and today’s Northwest League. 1 Cassette - Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1157) Lewis and Clark’s Bittersweet Crossing Author: Carol MacGregor Read By: Kathy Yribar This young adult book describes the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the American West in the early 1800s, focusing particularly on the time the group spent with the Shoshoni and Nez Perce Indians in Idaho. 1 Cassette - Juvenile Nonfiction
(VCT 1172) Guardian Angel Brigade Author: Ralph Prouty Read By: Maryan Stephens Stir together fifteen children on a small Idaho farm at the edge of Hell’s Canyon during the 1930s with an abundance of old men and women from the previous century and you have the ingredients for a lot of family memories. Ralph Prouty shares his family memories and tells how it took a brigade of guardian angels to keep him and his siblings out of harm's way. 3 Cassettes - Adult Nonfiction
(VCT 1173) From the Ganges to the Snake River: An East Indian in the American West Author: Debu Majumdar Read By: Ken Cooper Debu Majumdar's book of essays throws two vastly different ways of life into fascinating juxtaposition. Majumdar, a native of Calcutta, India, settled in Idaho Falls in 1980. This nuclear physicist tells his story of everyday life, both in Idaho and India, with human warmth and a love of nature. 2 Cassettes - Adult NonfictionThe following IC books are new from other libraries.
(IC 365) Suicide or Murder? The Strange Death of Governor Meriwether Lewis Author: Vardis Fisher Read By: Marilyn McHargue An inquiry into the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark team, which occurred in 1809 while he was traveling from Louisiana to Washington, D.C. 2 Cassettes - Adult Nonfiction
(IC 366) The Dansing Star Author: Kirby Jonas Read By: Bill Coates Mort Dansing is caught between the world of the white man and the Apache. In this story of vengeance in the Old West, Dansing is trapped in the desert, the target of both sides. These real, flesh-and-blood characters deal with their actual and philosophical struggles in a manner that makes them more appealing than most characters in popular Western novels. 3 Cassettes - Adult FictionOrder magazines below
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