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The doctor will not see you now

By Jane Poulson. 2002

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment

Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes… and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.

The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language

By Ernest Freeberg. 2001

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment

Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind… at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001.

The complete guide to sexual fulfilment (Practical Handbook Ser.)

By Nitya Lacroix. 1999

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth

This text provides information on: how to provide and achieve complete satisfaction; enjoying, exploring and refreshing a loving sexual relationship;… creating the right environment, identifying needs, sharing fantasies. It is a guide book for today's sexual attitudes. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

The Chicago Cubs: story of a curse

By Rich Cohen. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports and games, Baseball

Follows the Cubs' early days as the first powerhouse baseball team, winners of the 1907 and 1908 World Series; their… storied players, such as Billy Sunday, the 2nd baseman who became the most popular preacher in America; their old stadiums; their owners, from chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to Thomas Ricketts, CEO of Ameritrade; and their time between the two World Wars; all of it leading up to the momentous last World Series appearance and the breaking of the famed curse. 2017.

The bullpen gospels: major league dreams of a minor league veteran

By Dirk Hayhurst. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Sports biography, Baseball

Pitcher Dirk Hayhurst is not a superstar, never even a 'Top Prospect', and in the game of baseball, if you… don't fit in either of those categories, it can almost be as if you don't exist. Hayhurst tackles this issue - the issue of labels and identity and the problems that come along with them - but also writes about seeing ballplayers as more than just numbers on the backs of jerseys, and about life, with baseball as the backdrop. Descriptions of sex, explicit strong language. Bestseller. 2010.

The blind mechanic: the amazing story of Eric Davidson, survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion

By Marilyn Davidson Elliott, Janet F Kitz. 2018

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)

Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands… of others. Eric lost both eyes-a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked, and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. Once the subject of a National Film Board documentary, Eric Davidson was, until his death, a much-admired figure in Halifax. Written by his daughter Marilyn, this book gives new insights into the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and contains never-before-seen documents and photographs. 2018.

The blind Victorian: Henry Fawcett and British liberalism

By Lawrence Goldman. 1989

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons

Henry Fawcett, a promising academic, was blinded in a shooting accident at the age of 25. This did not hinder… him from consolidating his position at the confluence of so many streams of British culture and politics. 1989.

The alchemy of love and lust: discovering our sex hormones and how they determine who we love, when we love, and how often we love

By Theresa Larsen Crenshaw. 1997

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Pregnancy and childbirth, Science and technology

Identifies the role our hormones play in the different sexual stages, exploring the age-old concept of chemistry between the sexes… and how hormones can determine the course of human relationships. Functions as both an encyclopedia of our attachment-related hormones, telling us exactly what they are and exactly what modern science thinks they do, and a guide to what we can do to get them to keep functioning the way we want them to. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996.

The adventure of birth: experiences in the Lamaze method of prepared childbirth

By Elisabeth D Bing. 1970

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth

The author, who is an instructor of "prepared childbirth" known as the Lamaze technique, has put together a book of happy experiences from the new parents she has taught. 1970.

The 7 habits of highly effective families: building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world

By Stephen R Covey. 1997

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Family and relationships, General non-fiction, Pregnancy and childbirth, Parenting

From the author of "The seven habits of highly effective people" (DC30225) and father of nine, a method of achieving… peace and harmony at home. Recommends simple and practical ways to communicate and to resolve common problems so that "everyone wins." c1997.

Tandems africains: du Sahara au Kilimandjaro guidés par des non-voyants

By Diego Audemard. 2007

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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Travel and geography, Travelogues

C'est en tandems que Jean-Christophe Perrot et Diego Audemard ont choisi de réaliser leur projet "Raconte-moi la Terre" découvrir l'Afrique,… pendant toute une année, guidés par des personnes non et mal- voyantes. Avec leurs 27 copilotes, ils ont pédalé sur 13 500 kilomètres à travers douze pays, gravi à pied quatre sommets de plus de 4 000 mètres d'altitude, et réalisé qu'au-delà du défi physique, ils vivaient un véritable partage des sens. Le témoignage d'une expérience authentique, menée pour le plaisir de voir avec d'autres yeux. Une aventure où il faut être deux pour avancer, un aveugle et un voyant, un autochtone et un étranger. 2007.

Secrets de sage-femme

By Violaine Kerbrat, Mylène Sultan. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth

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Take me out to the ball game: a history of baseball in America (The modern scholar)

By Timothy Baker Shutt. 2007

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports and games, Baseball

In this course, Kenyon College professor, Timothy Shutt provides a history of baseball in America, from its origins through today's modern game. 2007.

Taking hold: my journey into blindness

By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography

The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults. Junior High. 2002.

Talk to the hand

By Nicole Dryburgh. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Blindness and visual impairment

Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of… movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.

Scattered shadows: a memoir of blindness and vision

By John Howard Griffin. 2004

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Journals and memoirs

This memoir, published posthumously, focuses on the years between 1945, when the author began to lose his sight due to… an injury he received during World War II, and 1957, when he recovered it. It is a decade during which he virtually lives several lives as he traverses the emotional and physical realms created by blindness. During this time he retreats to a Benedictine Abbey in France, runs a ranch, falls in love, marries, has children and becomes a novelist. c2004.

Stolen season: a journey through America and baseball's minor leagues

By David Lamb. 1991

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports and games, Baseball, United States travel and geography

After covering bloody events in Middle East war zones, a foreign correspondent returns to America determined to take time off.… Lamb, also hoping to renew his boyhood enthusiasm for baseball, spends a summer observing sights, sounds, players, and fans in ballparks. This account chronicles his journey across the country and into the recesses of his memory. Some strong language. c1991.

Stars come out within

By Jean Little. 1990

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Literature biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment

Renowned author Jean Little describes her childhood with a visual impairment, the early death of her father, the shock of… losing her remaining sight to glaucoma, and her battle with depression. A talking computer and her guide dog, Zephyr, brought her independence and freedom. Sequel to "Little by Little".

Sound-shadows of the New World (Continents of exile. #5.)

By Ved Mehta. 1986

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment

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

By Jim Knipfel. 1999

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons

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.

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