Talking Times, Fall 2018

President Trump's First Year in Office

Below are 5 titles about our President, Donald J. Trump, written from the beginning of his candidacy to his inauguration and then examining his first year in office. The titles are in alphabetical order, but you may prefer to read them in sequence by the year indicated in the abstract of each description.

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President by Bandy X. Lee (DB89425)

Twenty-seven mental health professionals look at US President Donald Trump. The editor, a professor of psychiatry at Yale, has gathered experts to look at Trump's public behavior and form a psychiatric diagnosis. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017. (History, United States).

Devil's Bargain Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by Joshua Green (DB89145).

The author utilizes six years of interviews to compile a narrative of the 2016 presidential campaign from its origins. Describes the ways that Bannon's work paved the way for Trump's victory, and contends that any study of Trump's rise must include a study of Bannon. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2017. (Politics, Government)

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff (DB89802)

Journalist examines the first nine months of President Trump's administration. Discusses, among other things, the staff's opinions of Trump, the reasons for FBI director James Comey's firing, the story behind Trump's claims of being wire-tapped by President Obama, and the state of White House strategies following Steve Bannon's departure. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018. (Politics, Government)

In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome! by Ann Coulter (DB85594)

Conservative personality argues that 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump is the right choice for conservative, moderate, and Democratic voters alike. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2016. (History, United States)

The Making of Donald Trump by David Cay Johnston (DB86834)

In-depth report of the mogul's rise to power, beginning with his childhood in Queens, New York. Examines such topics as the origins of his family's fortune, his own business empire, his education and early career, and his successful presidential bid. Draws on interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements. Bestseller. 2016. (Biography)

New Books by Latino Authors

Below are 5 titles recently published by popular Latino authors. All titles are available to download through BARD. If you missed the announcement of Latino Books Month this past May, you may follow the link to find the list of 25 Books Every Latino or Latina Should Read, recommended by Latina Magazine. To learn more about the Latino community visit Rhode Island Latino Arts. If you have any questions, feel free to call TBL and speak with Neshmayda Calderon.

The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea (DB90352)

Dying patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, known as Big Angel, gathers his family to him for one last birthday party. His mother, nearly one hundred years old herself, dies in the days leading up to the party. The family reckons with truths. 2018. (Family Story, Single Generation)

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (DB90316)

New York City, 1980. Angel has joined Harlem's drag-ball scene. She meets Hector, and they form the first all-Latino house. After Hector dies in the AIDS epidemic, Angel must carry on alone, caring for the family they have formed. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2018. (General Fiction)

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú (DB90287)

After being stationed at the remote crossroads of a drug route and a smuggling corridor, the Mexican-American author, plagued by nightmares, abandons the Border Patrol for civilian life. Then a friend--a regular at the café where he now works--travels back to Mexico to visit his dying mother and doesn't return. 2018. (Biography)

In the Midst of Winter a Novel by Isabel Allende (DB89771)

During a snowstorm, Professor Richard Bowmaster is involved in a traffic accident with Evelyn Ortega--an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala. He recruits his colleague from Chile, Lucia Maraz, to assist the young woman in avoiding unforeseen legal entanglements. Translated from the original Spanish. 2017. (Romance Fiction)

Stella Díaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez (DB90557)

Stella Díaz wants to be friends with the new boy in class, but sometimes she accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces words wrong, which makes her turn roja. In addition, she has to get over her fear of speaking in front of the class. For grades 3-6. 2018. (School Stories)

Why Wait for the Mail? Download Books at Your Local Public Library

If you would like to have digital talking books downloaded to your flash drive or digital cartridge, but you can't do it at home, call your local library to see if they can assist you with downloading your digital books. You will need to have your own cartridge or flash drive when downloading at your local public library. Please do not use cartridges that already have books on them and have been mailed to you in the blue case from the Perkins School for the Blind.

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