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Getting started in garden railroading: build the railroad of your dreams-- in your own backyard
Par Allan W Miller. 2001
Simple, easy-to-follow steps for an operating railway designed for year-round enjoyment. Begins with the most frequently asked questions posed by…
beginners, and continues with information on planning, design, foundation preparation, trackwork, power and control systems, landscaping, scenic details, and operation. 2001.Her heart can see: the life and hymns of Fanny J. Crosby (Library Of Religious Biography (lrb) Ser.)
Par Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer. 2005
A biography of Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), the most prolific of all American hymn writers. Having lost her sight in…
infancy through a doctor's negligence, Fanny went on to compose more than 9,000 hymns, as well as various other songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions. c2005.Helen Keller: humanitarian (Great achievers)
Par Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. Junior and Senior High. c1996.Have a little faith: a true story
Par Mitch Albom. 2009
The book begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.…
Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival. 2009.How clean is your house?
Par Kim Woodburn, Aggie MacKenzie. 2004
In this book the authors continue the mission of their popular Channel 4 television series - to educate, inform and…
generally browbeat us all into cleaning properly. Sweeping through the house room by room, they tackle all manner of cleaning challenges, from streaky windows to smelly fridges. Each chapter is packed with tools of the trade, star tips, 'don't do that's', step-by-steps and 'before's and after's'. There's even a 'filth questionnaire' to determine your cleanly status - and Aggie's famous rotas for the cleaning-impaired! 2004.Gardens of our souls: a correspondence of friendship and healing
Par Diane Sims. 1998
The story of Diane Sims, who struggled with Multiple Sclerosis for 23 years and then found out she had the…
same cancer that took her sister's life. Her friend, Marla Fletcher, decided to send Sims letters about her garden. These letters would prove to be an incredible source of inspiration for both women; gardens became a metaphor for the human spirit and as the years passed, Sims began to heal. 1998.Helen Keller (Scholastic biography)
Par Margaret Davidson. 1969
This is a biography about the life of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne…
Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honours. Grades P-2. 1969."Gardening from Berryfields" is invaluable to all gardeners and, in particular, to the viewers of BBC2's "Gardeners' World". Using the…
main projects undertaken at Berryfields (the "Gardeners' World" garden), the book guides the reader through a year of gardening, giving practical advice so that they can use Berryfields as a template for managing their own. The book is divided into 13 chapters covering subjects such as the kitchen garden, courtyard garden, dry garden, herb garden, mixed borders, pond, orchard, and wildflower meadow. 1999.Eyes, etc: a memoir
Par Eleanor Clark. 1977
Emma V.I.P (Emma ; #2)
Par Sheila Hocken. 1980
Now that the author has regained her sight, Emma is no longer a working dog. But she soon learns to…
enjoy her new life and is still very special to her owner. Sequel to "Emma and I" (DC01555). 1980. (Emma ; 2)Dare to dream: turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones
Par Florence G Carter. 2018
This book is about an extraordinary life. Just as Florence Carter is about to embark on a teaching career, she…
is whisked away for emergency surgery. She survives but wakes up without sight. Her loss and ultimate adjustment will inspire those adjusting to vision loss and entertain everyone else lucky enough to discover her story. 2018.Ecological gardening: Your Path To A Healthy Garden
Par Marjorie Harris. 2009
Harris - who has been an organic gardener since the 1960s - encourages the Canadian gardener to get back to…
basics. With information updated for today's society, she shows how little use pesticides and chemicals are when making a lush and abundant garden. 2009.As I see it: my view from the inside-out
Par Tom Sullivan. 2012
For Tom Sullivan —author, actor, athlete, singer, entertainer, and producer—a life with blindness has been a life with very few…
true limits. In this elegant exploration of the senses, he considers the different challenges he’s faced and explains the wonder he carries because, not in spite, of his blindness. 2012.Dancing in the dark: A Guide To Living With Blindness And Visual Impairment
Par Frances Lief Neer. 1994
Neer suffered from low vision throughout her life and eventually became blind. Just as she lost her sight totally, her…
adult son died and left her his 13-year-old daughter to raise. Neer's story is about coping - how to travel, shop, socialize, read and write, and run a household - and she describes attending plays, cooking for dinner parties, becoming street savvy, and, literally, dancing in the dark. 1994.Daddyji
Par Ved Mehta. 1972
A memoir about the author's father whose work in the field of cholera, malaria, and tuberculosis is notable. The author…
also tells about being sent to a school for the blind after illness robs him of his sight. 1972.Cultivating delight: a natural history of my garden
Par Diane Ackerman. 2001
A celebration of the sensory pleasures of the garden, from deadheading flowers to studying slugs. Ackerman describes the unexpected drama,…
and the sanctuary, that her garden provides. Her hymn to the outdoors and the pleasure we take in it ranges from descriptions of nature's violence to loneliness, portrayed by clamouring male crickets in spring, to sheer wonderment. 2001.Beyond Jericho: growing up blind & resilient : the story of Isabel Beveridge
Par Eileen J Garcia, Isabel Beveridge. 2003
Raised in a village far from professional help during the Great Depression, Isabel Beveridge attended a distant residential school for…
deaf and blind children, and went on to become the first blind graduate of the University of British Columbia. She overcame many difficulties and challenges in her search for higher education and meaningful work in a competitive market, and was eventually awarded a place in the Alumni Hall of Fame of Columbia University in New York in recognition of her groundbreaking achievements as well as her lifetime of service to blind and visually impaired people. 2003.Centre walk: former students of the Ontario School for the Blind (the W. Ross Macdonald School) recall school memories
Par Verne Edquist, Ed Edquist Verne. 1993
For nine to 10 months of the year, the Ontario School for the Blind was home to many children. Here,…
former students, including musician Jeff Healey, describe their lives at this school and reminisce about their experiences, both good and bad. 1993.Bravo! Miss Brown: a world without sight and sound
Par Joan Mactavish. 2001
Biography of Mae Brown (1935-1973), who was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from a Canadian university, and was a…
counsellor at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Her college tutor chronicles Brown's family, education, social and professional life, and triumphs and disappointments.