Page Last Updated February 29, 2012
We are always working to add new titles to our Pennsylvania Collection. These titles are locally produced and made available on Digital Talking Book cartridges. All the titles in this collection feature some connection to Pennsylvania, be it the setting, the author or other connection. Call 1-800-242-0586 to ask a Reader Advisor about your requests, or order your selection through the On-Line Catalog
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These are just some of our latest additions:
Legends and Lore of Western Pennsylvania
by Thomas White
DBL 421
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A mixture of some of the more prominent Western Pennsylvania legends like Mike Fink, King of the Keelboaters, and Joe Magarac, the original man of steel, as well as lesser known ones like The Green Man and Blue Mist Road. Readers can also delve into the mystery of the lost B-25 bomber of the Monongahela, ghostly sightings, and unique places throughout the region.
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The Man in the Buick
by Kathleen George
Narrated by Melissa Dodge
DBL 412Click the headphones to hear a sample from this title
A collection of ten stories dealing with broken relationships written by Pittsburgh author Kathleen George. In the title story, a woman thinks she sees her deceased father driving his old Buick, and, in “Small Errands”, a baby is almost abducted at the post office.Top of Page
The Little Piano Girl
by Ann Ingalls
DBL 404Click the headphones to hear a sample from this title
A biography of Twentieth-century jazz musician Mary Lou Williams, a prodigy who began playing the piano when she was just four years old. She wrote and arranged music for jazz greats Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. This is the story of her childhood in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, where she played the piano for anyone who would listen.
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The Horseshoe Curve: Sabotage and Subversion in the Railroad City
by Dennis P. McIlnay
DBL 398Click the headphones to hear a sample from this title
During World War II, Adolf Hitler conceived a plot to cripple the American war machine by destroying the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. In July 1942, the FBI searched the homes of 225 Altoona residents, suspecting them to be Nazi sympathizers. The author describes these little-known events using information from 300 sources, including diaries, military records, court briefs, and FBI files.Top of Page
Disquiet Heart
by Randall Silvis
DBL 395Click the headphones to hear a sample from this title
In this novel, Edgar Allan Poe accepts an invitation from philanthropist Dr. Alfred Brunrichter to visit Pittsburgh. While there, Poe’s traveling companion Augie Dubbins begins to investigate reports of several young females in their late teens who have disappeared over the past six months.Top of Page
Frame Work
by Anne Faigen
DBL 388Click the headphones to hear a sample from this title
When college teacher Sarah Brandau is invited to a literary conference in Prague, she persuades her grandmother Edith to accompany her. On their first night in Prague, they browse in an antique shop where Edith chooses a reproduction of a city scene. On examining the purchase more closely, they make a startling discovery which plunges them into a complex world of international theft, Nazi war crimes, and a lethal secret that puts the women in more danger than they ever could have imagined.Top of Page
For more information about these books and other titles in our collection, call our Library at 800-242-0586, e-mail the Library lbph@carnegielibrary.org or visit us at 4724 Baum Boulevard in Pittsburgh.
