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Chuck Close: life
By Christopher Finch. 2010
Biography of American artist Chuck Close (born 1940), famous for his larger-than-life photo-imitative portraits. Close discusses his learning disabilities, his…
marriage to his former student Leslie Rose, the bohemian 1960s New York, the challenges of balancing career and family, his paralysis at age forty-eight, and his return to painting. 2010Breath: a lifetime in the rhythm of an iron lung : a memoir
By Martha Mason. 2010
Quadriplegic journalist describes enjoying friendships, books, and a career despite needing an eight-hundred-pound iron lung for sixty-one years. Details her…
childhood, her brother's polio diagnosis and death at age thirteen, and contracting polio herself at age eleven--just days after his funeral. Recounts excelling in college with her mother's aid. 2003Life without limits: inspiration for a ridiculously good life
By Nick Vujicic. 2010
Motivational speaker uses himself as an example of the power of unconditional love and self-acceptance. He describes growing up without…
arms or legs and having self-pity turn into total enjoyment of life with the help of faith. Discusses the work he does worldwide. Includes his "ridiculous rules." 2010Waking: a memoir of trauma and transcendence
By Matthew Sanford. 2008
The author, who was paralyzed at age thirteen in a car accident that killed his father and sister, describes his…
recovery and rehabilitation. Relates finding peace by practicing adaptive yoga and mind-body integration. Some strong language. 2006Fixing my gaze: a scientist's journey into seeing in three dimensions
By Susan R. Barry. 2010
Neuroscientist explains that even after childhood surgery for strabismus, she had no depth perception. Recalls being unaware, despite her scientific…
training, that vision therapy could train her to use both eyes simultaneously. Describes the ocular exercise regimen given her by optometrist Theresa Ruggiero and her emotions upon experiencing stereopsis. 2009Heart of a patriot: how I found the courage to survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
By Max Cleland, Ben Raines. 2009
Memoir by a triple-amputee veteran of the Vietnam War who was also a U.S. senator from Georgia. Cleland describes his…
tour of duty, rehabilitation at Walter Reed hospital, and entrance into state and national politics. Highlights his continuing battle with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Some strong language. 2009Borges: a life
By Jorge Luis Borges, Edwin Williamson. 2005
Biography of Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Chronicles his formative years in Buenos Aires and Geneva; literary career publishing…
fiction, poetry, and essays, such as those compiled in Borges, a Reader (DB 18178); opposition to Perón's government; directorship of the National Library of Argentina; exile; and blindness. 2004La historia de mi vida
By Helen Keller. 2009
Helen Keller narra la historia de su infancia y juventud, escrito en 1902 mientras estaba en la universidad de Radcliffe.…
Sordociega a causa de una enfermedad cuando era un bebé, la joven Helen sin embargo aprendio a comunicarse plenamente con el mundo a su alrededor a resultado de su propia perseverancia y la ayuda de su maestra, Anne Sullivan. Traducido del inglésParallel play: growing up with undiagnosed Asperger's
By Tim Page. 2009
Memoir by the noted music critic, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997. Diagnosed at age forty-five with Asperger's syndrome--to…
which Page attributes his lifelong unease and social awkwardness, as well as his success and accomplishments--he describes his extreme devotion to music, among other obsessions. Some strong language. 2009A different life: growing up learning disabled and other adventures : a memoir
By Quinn Bradlee, Jeff Himmelman. 2009
The author candidly recounts his youthful battles with physical ailments and learning disabilities that were eventually diagnosed at age fourteen…
as velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS). Discusses schooling, medication, his dog, surfing, girls, support from his parents and mentors, and his desire to educate the public about VCFS. 2009Helen Keller: una chica valiente
By Francene Sabin, Joanne Mattern, Jean Meyer. 2006
Relata la historia de Helen Keller, una niña estadounidense que sufrió una enfermedad en su infancia que la dejó ciega…
y sordomuda. Con la ayuda de su maestra, Annie Sullivan, aprendió a leer y escribir y se convirtió en una inspiración para el mundo. Para grados K-3First things first: the rules of being a Warner
By Kurt Warner, Brenda Warner, Jennifer Schuchmann, Brenda Warner. 2009
Arizona Cardinals quarterback and his wife discuss parenting seven children and tending to their marriage and faith. Explains how Brenda's…
past inspired their charitable work: when they met, she was a poor, divorced mother raising a baby girl and a young son who had been blinded in an accident. 2009One-armed cowboy: the amazing life of E.L. "Slim" Pond
By Evelyn Kingsbery, Bob Kingsbery, E. L. Pond. 2004
One-armed cowboy is the true story of E. L. Pond, a young man who overcame enormous odds to become a…
top cowboy, a ranch manager and a successful rancher himself. This is the story of a man who never let his disability hold him back. Pond almost died when he lost his right arm at age sixteen. He recovered and his father sent him to work on a ranch in South Texas. E.L. "Slim," ended up running the ranch. 2004Tally was compelled to write this book to share her experiences with Therapeutic Horseback Riding. Tally had ridden horses since…
she was 4 years old and longed to have a horse of her own. Welcoming Midnight into her life was a dream come true for Tally. She conveys the story of the incredible 10 1/2 years she and Midnight shared together. An underlying theme of the book is the mindset of how there are infinite possibilities when one believes in oneself, and that one's greatest dreams can come true! For grades 2-4No finish line: my life as I see it
By Marla Runyan. 2001
Memoirs of the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. Discovering that attitude can be more disabling…
than vision loss, Marla describes how she overcame difficulties at school by playing the violin and becoming a competitive runner. 2001Talking with kids: everything you've always wanted to know about blindness
By Brian K Nash, Brian Nash. 2011
Children's author Brian K. Nash recounts his experiences speaking to schoolchildren in the 1980s about his lifelong blindness, to which…
he has adapted with determination, optimism, and humor. He tells about barbecuing, bicycling, bowling, scuba diving, jumping from high places, Louis Braille, and guide dogs. For grades 2-4Still walking: the story of a life full of love, laughter and lessons
By Rob Oliver. 2010
The autobiography of Rob Oliver. At 21 years old, Rob was paralyzed in a body surfing injury. Faced with major…
life questions, he was forced to reassess his whole outlook. The book chronicles his experiences, looks at his attitude and shares the lessons he's learned. 2010Still falling
By Rob Oliver. 2018
"Still Falling" is Rob Oliver's follow-up to his best-selling autobiography "Still Walking." In "Still Falling," Rob Oliver shares 20 true-life…
stories with a lesson learned from each of them. While the stories are personal, the lessons are broadly applicable. 2017Navy Seal Ryan Job was blinded on a hot rooftop in Ramadi after being shot in the face by an…
enemy sniper, Vera, who became Job's close friend and confidant, tells Job's remarkable story while incorporating his own spiritual beliefs about faith and transformationBy faith, not by sight: the inspirational story of a blind prodigy, a life-threatening illness, & an unexpected gift
By Jennifer Schuchmann, Scott MacIntyre. 2012