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Sound-shadows of the New World (Continents of exile. #5.)
Par Ved Mehta. 1986
In 1949, 15-year-old Ved went to America to attend the Arkansas School for the Blind. In the three years there…
he fell afoul of two members of staff: the PE teacher who believed only the combative could survive in a sighted world and an Evangelical Baptist musician who told him he was damned because he was a Hindu. Girls too were a problem... but he learnt to get around Little Rock himself by perceiving objects and terrain by means of "sound-shadows". Sequel to "The ledge between the streams" (DC28718). 1986. (Continents of exile ; 5).Slackjaw: You Better Start Learning Braille Now
Par Jim Knipfel. 1999
At age twelve, Knipfel's uncle told him he "better start learning braille," but it was years before he knew he…
had retinitis pigmentosa. Then a brain lesion began causing erratic behaviour. With humour and honesty, Knipfel recalls his reluctance to accept his condition and how he has coped. Strong language. 1999.Sight unseen
Par Georgina Kleege. 1999
Kleege was diagnosed with macular degeneration at the age of eleven and learned coping mechanisms. In eight essays she describes…
her experiences as well as the cultural aspects of blindness in language, film, and literature. As an author and professor, Kleege outlines the reading process and her delight in learning braille later in life. 1999.Second sight: the true story of Britain's most remarkable medium
Par Sharon Neill. 2007
Born prematurely and blinded by the oxygen in her incubator, it was clear that Sharon Neill would lead anything but…
a conventional life. In her autobiography, Sharon describes her journey to become one of the most revered mediums in the psychic world. 2007.Selected to live
Par Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner. 1971
Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner tells of a Jewish childhood ravaged by Nazis, and of her own shocked witness to the total destruction…
of her family - even as she miraculously escaped the same fate. The story of a girl who was picked out from thousands of condemned people and selected to live. 1971.Second sight
Par Robert V Hine. 1993
As a young man, Hine was informed that his eye condition, uveitis, would eventually lead to blindness. After graduate school…
and marriage, and well into his career as a history professor, Hine did gradually lose his sight to cataracts, which the uveitis made inoperable. Hine used braille, talking computers, and readers to continue teaching and writing for the next fifteen years, and then underwent an operation that restored sight in one eye. c1993.Self-healing: my life and vision (Arkana Ser.)
Par Meir Schneider. 1989
A remarkable Russian Israeli who has gone some way to understanding the latent power of self-healing which is locked inside…
human beings. In this book Meir Schneider relates the experiences of his own life and his later work with people affected by chronic headaches, polio and muscular dystrophy. Meir was born blind, the son of a deaf father, yet he has insisted upon living a regular life making no concessions to himself for his lack of sight, and offering hope to others. 1989.See it my way
Par Peter White. 1999
Unsentimental and humorous autobiography by the BBC's disability affairs correspondent, the second blind son born to sighted parents. The text…
covers Peter White's childhood, his experiences at special schools, the shock of `real life' - of the problems of coping with seemingly ordinary, everyday living away from home or a special school, his career with the BBC, marriage and parenthood, his love of sport, his occasional rage at the attitudes of `normal' people, and his sometimes volatile relationship with his father. 1999.The man thought of today as Santa Claus was born in the small town of Patara on the coast of…
what was then the Roman province of Lycia, now Turkey, in the year 275. In his time, Saint Nicholas was a staunch protector of his people and a vocal advocate for justice, persecuted and imprisoned with thousands of other Christians in a struggle against Rome. Not only was there a real 'Saint Nick', but he lived an heroic and holy life at a revolutionary moment in history. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.Sainte Marguerite Bourgeoys, de Montréal et de Troyes
Par Moïse Blatrix. 1982
Saints preserve us!: everything you need to know about every saint you'll ever need
Par Rosemary Rogers, Sean Kelly. 1993
Designed to help you determine your patron saints, this book provides a biographical listing of saints arranged alphabetically, a calendar…
of saints by day of the year, and a list of patron saints for such categories as ethnicity, occupation, illness, and lifestyle. 1993.Ruth Montgomery, herald of the new age: Herald Of The New Age
Par Ruth Shick Montgomery, Joanne Garland. 1986
Ruth, a portrait: the story of Ruth Bell Graham
Par Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1997
Written by a popular crime novelist -- a family friend -- this account of the wife of evangelist Billy Graham…
begins with Ruth Bell's early life in China as a child of missionaries. Because she wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps, it took persuasion on Graham's part to convince her to marry him and become his helpmate. 1997.Road song
Par Natalie Kusz. 1990
The author recalls her family and youth in Alaska, including the accident that left her blind in one eye, her…
family's poverty and bad luck, her teenage rebellion and her return to the land. 1990.Revolution from the heart
Par Niall O'Brien. 1987
O'Brien, an Irish missionary, spent 20 years in the Philippines helping to develop "base communities" among the Christian population. His…
efforts resulted in his arrest and imprisonment under the Marcos regime on false charges of murder. 1987.Reflections: from pain to praise
Par Millicent A Spaulding. 2010
Raymond Gravel: le dernier combat (Portrait)
Par Carl Marchand. 2015
" J'ai besoin que le monde m'aime. Voilà, c'est dit. Après neuf mois d'entretiens et de rencontres, Raymond Gravel me…
lance cette toute petite phrase. Si quelques mots pouvaient le résumer, ce serait ceux-là. Ils sont la définition de son être, du besoin viscéral qui l'a fait avancer toute sa vie. S'il y a une chose que la maladie n'a pas changée chez lui, c'est bien cette soif de communiquer, de discuter pendant des heures. Or, quand vient le temps de parler de lui-même, Raymond Gravel se transforme en homme de peu de mots. Comme si ce n'était pas important. Comme s'il n'en valait pas la peine. Je me suis souvent demandé en l'écoutant ce qu'il serait devenu si l'homme était né une génération plus tard. Ses sermons en chaire auraient peut-être pris une autre forme. Politicien de carrière, homme de scène, motivateur, ou même journaliste pour la télévision : n'importe quoi qui lui aurait permis de capter l'attention des foules. Après tout, si tant de gens l'écoutent, c'est peut-être parce qu'il a quelque chose d'intéressant à raconter. " -- 4e de couv.Raymond Gravel: entre le doute et l'espoir
Par Claude Gravel. 2015
Pour beaucoup, l'abbé controversé Raymond Gravel demeure un mystère, « la confluence d'ambiguïtés énormes », dira un de ses grands…
amis. Avec cette biographie, on en apprend davantage sur l'homme, sur le prêtre, un prêtre différent des autres. 2015.Ray Charles: voice of soul (Great achievers : lives of the physically challenged)
Par David Ritz. 1994
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.Quiet strength: The Principles, Practices, And Priorities Of A Winning Life
Par Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker. 2008
When Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI - and made history as the first…
African American coach to win the big game - millions of people, amazed by the success of his quiet, authoritative leadership style, wondered: how does he get it done? Dungy reveals the secrets to his success - principles, practices, and priorities that have kept him on track despite overwhelming personal and professional obstacles, including firings, stereotypes, and the tragic loss of a child. Bestseller. 2008.