WORLDS OF BOOKS, AUGUST 18, 2013 NEWSWIRE: The August selection, Playback: from the Victrola to MP3, 100 years of music, machines, and money (DB 58582), by Mark Coleman, will appeal to anyone who enjoys the history of recording. The book is under eight and a half hours long and written for the layman. Join us for a lively discussion on August 18. If you have questions, contact Micky (mickeyprahin@xxxxxxxxx) or Vicky (prahin@xxxxxxxxxx). Date: Sunday August 18, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. PDT, 3:00 p.m. MDT, 4:00 p.m. CDT, 5:00 p.m. EDT, and elsewhere in the world Sunday 10:00 P.M. GMT. Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Book Nook at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs7867a2369e0e Or, alternatively, Select The Book Nook at: http://www.accessibleworld.org, enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen. All online interactive programs require no password, 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 or text chat with attendees. 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. Sign up information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion lists are also available at our website: http://www.accessibleworld.org. Accessible World Contacts: Robert Acosta, Chair Accessible World 818-998-0044 Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com/ Marcia Moses: Coordinator of Events Phone: 734-495-1496 Steve Hoffman, president Talking Communities E-Mail: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them. Robert Acosta, President Helping Hands for the Blind Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the above address.