Cindy, I know I am not Shelly, but maybe I can give some insight. I saw Mr. Kurzweil last summer. His voice sounds quite middle aged--I think mid to late fifties. The other reason I say that is that he has been working with reading systems for 30 years. Also his voice has some qualities that I would associate with my own father's voice. My father is 54. I hope this gives some perspective. Kasondra Payne -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/163 - Release Date: 11/8/2005 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.