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The world at my finger tips
Par Karsten Ohnstad. 1942
Seeing lessons: 14 life secrets I've learned along the way
Par Tom Sullivan. 2003
Motivational speaker and author of If You Could See What I Hear (DB 35991) offers advice on living with purpose,…
passion, and fulfillment. Sullivan, blind since birth, interweaves personal experiences with reflections on lessons learned, including turning disadvantages into advantages, facing fears, and creating a life plan. 2003Adventures in darkness: the summer of an eleven-year-old blind boy
Par Tom Sullivan. 2006
Memoir of actor, singer, and entertainer Tom Sullivan, who has been blind since birth. Sullivan describes the summer before his…
twelfth birthday when he experienced life through sports and adventure. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2006Midnight assassin: a murder in America's heartland
Par Thomas Wolf, Patricia L. Bryan. 2005
In December 1900, a prosperous Iowa farmer was murdered in his bed--killed by two blows of an ax to his…
head. Four days later, the victim's wife, Margaret Hossack, was arrested and charged with the crime. The community was split by the trial which was covered by young journalist Susan Glaspell, later an acclaimed writer. Co-author is Thomas Wolf. Unrated. 2005Tales from the bed: on living, dying, and having it all : [a memoir
Par Jenifer Estess, Valerie Estess. 2004
Jenifer Estess was 35 and on top of the world when she was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). She…
spent six years fighting the disease, and with her sisters founded Project ALS. Co-author is Valerie Estess. Introduction by Katie Couric. 2004The unwinding of the miracle: a memoir of life, death, and everything that comes after
Par Julie Yip-Williams. 2019
Born blind in Vietnam, the author--who fled the political upheaval with her family, gained partial sight from an American surgeon,…
became a Harvard-educated lawyer, married, and started a family--turned to writing her memoir after being diagnosed with terminal metastatic colon cancer at thirty-seven. Some strong language. 2019Haben: the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
Par Haben Girma. 2019
The autobiography of the first deaf-blind graduate of Harvard Law School. Girma describes her childhood, world travels, development of a…
text-to-braille communication system, and time at Harvard Law, as well as the ways she uses her talents to advocate for those with disabilities. 2019My heart is not blind: on blindness and perception
Par Michael Nye. 2019
Profiles of forty-five people who are blind or have low vision, including Larry Johnson, a longtime DJ in Mexico, and…
Michael Hingson, a 9/11 survivor who wrote about his lifesaving guide dog in Thunder Dog (DB 73300). Natalie Watkins, who has retinitis pigmentosa, is profiled twice, six years apart. 2019Blindsided: lifting a life above illness : a reluctant memoir
Par Richard M. Cohen. 2004
Emmy Award-winning television news producer and journalist chronicles his battle with multiple sclerosis and colon cancer. While detailing his vision…
loss and other symptoms, Cohen's frank account is "not about suffering" but about "surviving and flourishing, rising above fear and self-doubt" with the support of his wife and children. Bestseller. 2004As the world burns: the new generation of activists and the landmark legal fight against climate change
Par Lee van der Voo. 2020
Journalist profiles the twenty-one youth plaintiffs from across the United States who sued the government in 2018 for the right…
to inherit a planet not irrevocably damaged by climate change. Discusses the individual circumstances of the plaintiffs and government policies which relaxed environmental regulations. Strong language. 2020Places I've taken my body: essays
Par Molly McCully Brown. 2020
Seventeen essays on traveling throughout life and the United States and Europe as someone with cerebral palsy. In "Muscle Memory,"…
she recounts growing up in a body changed by both natural development and medical interventions. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2020The Bill of Rights: a user's guide
Par Linda R Monk. 2018
A constitutional scholar examines the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, discussing its history and the Supreme Court's interpretation of…
these rights. Includes stories of individuals who challenged, defined, or expanded many of these rights. Updated fifth edition. 2018Structured negotiation: a winning alternative to lawsuits
Par Lainey Feingold. 2016
Lawyer explains the process of structured negotiation as an alternative to lawsuits. Details the seven stages: preparing a case, establishing…
ground rules, sharing information and expertise, moving negotiations forward, handling the unexpected, drafting an agreement, and post-settlement strategies. Case studies include ones of interest to the blind community. 2016Have dog, will travel: a poet's journey
Par Stephen Kuusisto. 2018
The poet and author of memoir Eavesdropping (BR 16912) recounts stories of his life with his dog Corky. Although Kuusisto…
has been legally blind since birth, Corky was his first guide dog. At the age of thirty-eight, he discovered how Corky changed the way he interacted with the world. Some strong language. 2018Fire in my eyes: an American warrior's journey from being blinded on the battlefield to gold medal victory
Par Brad Snyder, Tom Sileo. 2016
Memoir of a former Navy SEAL blinded during his deployment in Afghanistan. Snyder discusses his combat experience, his recovery after…
losing his sight on the battlefield in 2011, and the competitive swimming that led him to win a gold medal at the London Paralympic Games in 2012. Some violence. 2016No barriers: a blind man's journey to kayak the Grand Canyon
Par Erik Weihenmayer. 2017
The author of Touch the Top of the World (BR14512) lost his sight as a teen but still seeks adventure…
around the world. He shares his experience kayaking the Colorado River and his efforts to help other blind people, especially children, learn to live adventurous lives. Some strong language. 2017Notorious RBG: the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Par Shana Knizhnik, Irin Carmon. 2015
Profile of the life of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (born 1933) and popular culture representations of her. Discusses…
her early life growing up in Brooklyn, her legal and judicial career, family life, commitment to and fight for women's rights, and relationships with her fellow justices. Bestseller. 2015The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) serves as the model for disability-based laws around the world. Disability scholar Lennard J.…
Davis recounts the behind-the-scenes narrative of how the bipartisan bill came to be and discusses its far-reaching impacts. 2015Come, let me guide you: a life shared with a guide dog (New directions in the human-animal bond)
Par Susan Krieger. 2015
After relating her first years with guide dog Teela in Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by…
My Side (BR 18861), Stanford professor Krieger returns with another book about her now aging companion. She discusses her blindness and the many ways her relationship with Teela has enriched her life. 2015We should hang out sometime: embarrassingly, a true story
Par Josh Sundquist. 2014
Motivational speaker and Paralympic ski racer--he lost a leg to Ewing's sarcoma--recounts his humorous attempts at dating and uses quasi-scientific…
methods to analyze his failures. He interviews females from his past in hopes of eventually finding his true love. For senior high and older readers. 2014