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All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Jill's leading ladies: the story of Jill's six guide dogs
By Jill Allen-King. 2012
Following close on the heels of Jill Allen-King's autobiography, 'Just Jill', this is a tribute to her trusted four-legged friends,…
who have given her companionship, instilled her with confidence, and guided her safely in both her personal life and in her incredibly important voluntary work throughout the UK. 2012.Fresh tracks: writing the western landscape
By Pamela Banting. 1998
Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
By Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.Beginnings and blueprints (A kernel Bk. #Vol. 11)
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.Conscience be my guide: an anthology of prison writings
By Geoffrey Bould. 1991
Harnessing thought: the guide dog : a thinking animal with a skilful mind
By Bruce Johnston. 1995
This book presents a detailed explanation of dog behaviour and psychology, and how dogs can be educated to become skilled…
performers with adaptable and skilful minds, not merely well-conditioned and mechanistic robots. The traditional belief that animals were quite incapable of thinking or of making conscious decisions about alternative courses of decision is a dogma now contended; this book explains how a dog's conscious awareness replicates exactly the thought processes of the human brain. 1995.Guiding stars
By Peter Ireson. 1993
A selection of writings, recollections and images chosen to convey some of the joys and anxieties, achievements and disappointments experienced…
by the generations of people who have either used guide dogs or helped to provide them. 1993.An Iranian odyssey
By Gohar Kordi. 1991
Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four she became blind. The…
book chronicles her childhood in the country, the family's move to Teheran and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at university. 1991.Kobzar's children: a century of stories by Ukrainians
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2006
An anthology of short historical fiction, memoirs, and poems written about the Ukrainian immigrant experience. The stories span a century…
of history from 1905 to 2004, and they contain the voices of people who lived through internment as "enemy aliens," homesteading, famine, displacement, concentration camps, and this new century's Orange Revolution. Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2006.Journey to independence: blindness, the Canadian story
By Euclid J Herie. 2005
Explores the history of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) - from the men who crafted its charter…
to the people who have made it a successful organization. Established in 1918, this organization has guided blind people out of a time of poverty and abuse, bringing them the same rights and freedoms as all Canadians. Millions of Canadians have been touched by the services it provides and by its message of hope. 2005.This book shows how cultural, economic and moral prejudice locked blind people into frustrating mechanical labour and denied them their…
full humanity. It gives us a picture of historical forces that produced and often controlled ideas about blindness. 2008.Healing the eye the natural way: alternative medicine and macular degeneration
By Edward Kondrot. 2000
A look at how to heal and care for your eyes with nutrition, vitamin therapy, mineral therapy, homeopathy, microcurrent stimulation,…
and chelation therapy. Includes exercises and tips for everyday living. 2001.How does it feel to be blind?: the psychodynamics of visual impairment
By Paul J Schulz. 1980
The author has elucidated the vast experiences and reactions of the newly blind person in a thorough, insightful way which…
will prove valuable to those who deal with the problems of the blind. 1980.Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
By Graham E Trope. 2011
Ethel Wilson: stories, essays, and letters
By Ethel Wilson, David Stouck. 1987
Ethel Wilson, best-known for "Swamp angel" (DC00685), did not write her first novel until she was 60 years old. This…
book includes six essays on Canadian literature and writing, nine short stories and Ethel's correspondence to her editor and other writers, such as Earle Birney and Margaret Laurence. 1987. Uniform title: Selections.Selected works by eight diverse postmodern poets. Presents a profile of each author and describes social and literary ties among…
them. Conarroe traces a pattern of mental disturbances, as well as creative genius, that he believes these artists share to varying degrees. 1997, c1994.Crisp blue edges: indigenous creative non-fiction (Crisp Blue Edges Ser.)
By Ed Marsden Rasunah, Rasunah Marsden. 2000
This is the first anthology of the emerging genre of Indigenous creative non-fiction. The work gathered spans a wide range…
of formats and style, from essay, biography, story, and prose to journalism, making it an important collection of Aboriginal literature that defies convention and established boundaries. 2000.Cries of the spirit: a celebration of women's spirituality
By Editor Sewell Marilyn. 1991
More than three hundred selections of poetry and prose by women authors, all addressing religion and spirituality. Sections such as…
"Mothering", "Generations", "The Will toward the Good", and "Images of the Divine" include works by Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Sexton, and others. 1991.This book portrays guide dog mating, illnesses and eating habits some readers may find disturbing. It was Derek Freeman who…
began to breed dogs specifically to train as guide dogs, when other suitable dogs were hard to find. Over the years, he has reared some 20,000 puppies, with an 80% success rate, and has a unique insight into the mind of the dog. Using GDBA as a backcloth, he discusses rearing, training, health and socialization, and gives an insight into the complexities of dog ownership. 1991.