[Missouri-l] Books & Beyond for September 15

[Nancy Lynn]

Accessible World presents Martha Harmon Pardee On Books And Beyond, 
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Newswire:

Do you sometimes wake during the night, turn on your digital player or other 
device, and listen to a book read by one of your favorite narrators? Martha 
Harmon Pardee is one of mine. I admit she spends time reading to me at some 
odd hours when most people are asleep. She is going to be a guest on Books 
And Beyond. Yes--Martha Harmon Pardee. Have you ever wanted to tell her how 
much you've loved a book she narrated? Would you like to ask Martha if a 
certain book was difficult to read or what her personal favorites are? How 
did Martha become involved in narration? Is there a book that has special 
significance or meaning to her? Is there a book she would love to narrate? 
As you listen to a narrator, are you, like me, yearning to ask questions 
like these? Narrator of more than a thousand books on tape for Talking Book 
Publishers, Inc., Martha is a gifted narrator and has read books in all 
genres: Fantasy, Suspense, Romance, Family, Friendship, History, Religion, 
and Biography. Many of those books are available to us through The Library 
of Congress National Library Service.

Martha Harmon Pardee has been working as a voice-over artist for the past 
twenty-five years. She has recorded over 1,000 books on tape for The Library 
of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped, for which she has been awarded both national and international 
awards for Best Fiction Narrator. Ms. Pardee has provided narration for many 
Fortune 500 companies’ online and video training programs and has been the 
voice of the Denver NBC affiliate's Optimum Wellness television promotion 
for the past ten years in addition to other Denver and national radio spots. 
She is also an award-winning actress who has performed at the Denver Center 
for the Performing Arts, Curious Theatre Company, The Arvada Center, Paragon 
Theatre Company and numerous other Denver and Boulder theatres. Martha is 
married to fellow actor and narrator Erik Sandvold, and they are the proud 
parents of two terrific daughters.

Presenter: Bonnie Blose

E-Mail: bookmaven1 at frontier.net

Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT,

and elsewhere in the world Thursday 01:00 GMT.

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to

The Books and Beyond Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs3cfe7424e06c

Or, alternatively,

Select The Books and Beyond Room at: www.accessibleworld.org

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing 
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download 
and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to 
the Accessible World rooms.

All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone 
worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound 
card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and 
others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key 
and let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat with 
the attendees.

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Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

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Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

Accessible World

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses at comcast.net

Steve Hoffman, President

Talking Communities

Email: steve at talkingcommunities.com

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disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly 
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