Show I 1 f I 1 AD BOOKS TALK FOR BLIND sightless readers get an inkling of the personalities of leading authors through the talking book editions of their works here edna ferber at the new york sound studios of american foundation tor for the blind places part of her autobiography A peculiar treasure on the record personality ON PLATE talking rp 2 aking books give sightless inkling of authors identity features voices of many of the nations leading authors now reach blind men and women throughout the country on the long playing phonograph discs of the talking books main objective of the new policy of having well known writers personally record at least a portion of the talking book edition of their works is to give blind people an inkling of the authors personality it is explained by american foundation for the blind with headquarters in new yo york rk the foundation records these volun res in sound fors fore the library of congress some writers personally record whole volumes jan read all of her mrs miniver on the talking book discs while recently glenway westcott completed recording in full his best seller apartment in athens for the six hours necessary to record it john mason brown read all of his book many a watchful night trained readers aid usually however the author reads merely his introduction or his first chapter the recording then being completed by a trained reader from stage and radio authors who have operated cooperated co with the foundation in recording the talking book editions of their works include somerset maugham lin eleanor roosevelt thomas mann edna ferber john kieran oliver lafarge and dorothy caruso talking book editions reach blind blin d people without the slightest cost to them the discs after being recorded are placed by the library of congress in 27 regional libraries from coast to coast which operate departments tor for the blind the dis discs cs travel back and forth between the libraries and blind talking book readers costage os tage tree free range Is wide the talking book brings to the sightless every type of reading matter from the bible to bestsellers best sellers each side of a record plays tor for more than 15 minutes reading time and the electric machine which resembles a portable phonograph Is easy to operate by touch alone talking books are a gift to blind people from the american taxpayer underwritten under written by an annual appropriation by congress for books tor for the adult blind |