Tag Archives: Roger A Caras

“Best of Prairie Schooner: Personal Essays” edited by Hilda Raz and Kate Flaherty, is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.

This powerful anthology collects some of the best personal essays from the poets, novelists and critics who have appeared in the journal’s pages. Readers will explore a kaleidoscope of memories and experiences, including the power of a planting season, the catharsis that fishing holds for an adolescent boy, the literary fallout from a cousin’s death, the lessons learned in the parlor of a Puerto Rican grandmother, the impact of discovering an identical twin’s homosexuality, and the revelations of a homecoming.

TBBS borrowers can request “Best of Prairie Schooner: Personal Essays” DBC02025 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.

“More Than Winning: The Story of Tom Osborne” by Tom Osborne and John E. Roberts is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.

Tom Osborne give an in-depth, personal account of his life—the forces that shaped his values, his own accomplishments in sports, and his experiences as head football coach at Nebraska. Throughout, he maintains that his strength and success come from a deep faith in God.

TBBS borrowers can request “More Than Winning: The Story of Tom Osborne” DBC02006 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.

“Panther!” by Roger A. Caras is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.

A panther of the Florida Everglades survives Hurricane Dora only to confront the deadly fangs of a diamondback rattlesnake, the jaws of an alligator, the hug of a hungry bear, the trap of an obsessed human hunter, and the bullets of boys on a lark. 

TBBS borrowers can request “Panther!” DBC02201 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.