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The great hill stations of Asia

By Barbara Crossette. 1998

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

In 1997 this New York Times journalist traveled across Asia, visiting the classic hill towns built by several colonial powers.…

She recalls her journeys to these remote locations, discusses their history, and describes how each has evolved since being inherited by an independent nation. 1998.

The follow: a true story

By Linda Spalding. 1998

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Adventurers and explorers, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

The author recounts her expedition into the forests of Borneo in search of a reclusive primatologist, who has devoted her…

life to protecting orphaned orangutans. Describes the beauty of the island, the local society, and the despoilment of natural resources through poaching, deforestation, and misguided ecotourism. 1998.

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
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

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 far-off hills

By Rita Anton. 1979

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Following her husband's death in 1976, Anton spent several years in India as a volunteer Jesuit Lay Missionary. Having travelled…

extensively in India, she presents a realistic look at this nation in transition. 1979.

The end of elsewhere: travels among the tourists

By Taras Grescoe. 2003

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Canadian non-fiction, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography, European travel and geography
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Taras Grescoe plunges into the ruts where the tourists are thickest, starting at the tip of Spain's Land's End and…

finishing, nine months later, on the soldier-patrolled beaches of China's End of the Earth. Along the way, he crosses the entire Eurasian landmass, experiencing all sorts of travel such as all-inclusive resorts, pilgrimages, and bus tours. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2003.

The devil and the disappearing sea: a true story about the Aral Sea catastrophe

By Robert W Ferguson. 2003

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Canadian non-fiction, True crime, Science and technology, Social issues, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest inland body of water, has lost over half its surface area and 80 percent…

of its volume since 1960, due to poorly planned irrigation systems. In January 2000, Canadian Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on an environmental project to save the Aral Sea. After a year of dealing with corrupt officials, not only had the project gone nowhere, but Ferguson was under suspicion of murder. Some strong language. 2003.

The heart of the world: a journey to Tibet's lost paradise

By Ian Baker. 2004

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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Recounts an extraordinary journey into one of the most inaccessible places on earth, and a pilgrimage to the heart of…

Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of beyul, or mystical sanctuaries, lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall in the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of investigation, world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team made worldwide news by finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall-the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan pilgrims. 2004.

The great railway bazaar

By Paul Theroux. 1983

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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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"I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it," confesses the author. Take the train with him through Europe and Asia. 1983.

The Gurkhas

By Byron Farwell. 1984

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Asian history, Police and military, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Gurkhas are soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British and Indian armies. Recruiting practices, military training, religion, and home…

and family are analyzed to obtain insight into the nature of Gurkha character. 1984.

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

By Ernest Freeberg. 2001

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Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment
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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 Chinese, portrait of a people: Portrait Of A People

By John Fraser. 1980

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Canadian non-fiction, Asian history, Politics and government, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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As a correspondent to the Toronto "Globe and Mail" in Peking, Fraser had the opportunity to meet a wide range…

of Chinese people and to learn of their culture and government. 1980.

The change before the change: everything you need to know to stay healthy in the decade before menopause

By Laura E Corio, Linda G Kahn. 2000

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Health and medicine, Health and aging
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A physician explains the physical changes that occur in women prior to menopause during the period called "perimenopause." Details symptoms,…

body functions, and treatments--including medical and herbal--that are available and may help women make a comfortable transition to their next stage of life. 2000.

The change: women, aging and the menopause

By Germaine Greer. 1991

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General non-fiction, Health and medicine, Health and aging, Psychology, Aging (social issues)
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Drawing on anthropological, medical, historical, and literary sources, Germaine Greer passionately argues that "the change" need not be a dreaded…

tragedy, but rather, a spiritual liberation of women. Among her arguments, she questions estrogen replacement therapy, and goes on to propose a new "art" of aging through menopause. 1991.

The bookseller of Kabul

By Åsne Seierstad. 2003

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Literature biography, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there. In the…

following spring she returned to live with an Afghan family for several months. For more than 20 years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they Communist or Taliban - in order to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the Communists, and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life. 2003.

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

By Marilyn Elliott, Janet Kitz. 2018

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Award winning non-fiction
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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. Winner of the 2019 The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction). 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
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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.

Syrie et Égypte: notes de voyage et regard d'une Européenne

By Yvonne Bercher. 2007

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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Ten green bottles: the true story of one family's journey from war-torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai

By Vivian Jeanette Kaplan. 2002

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Award winning fiction, Canadian fictionAward winning non-fiction, Biography, Family biography, Asian travel and geography, World War II
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For a brief period between 1938 and 1941, roughly 20,000 Jews found refuge from the Nazis in the one place…

not requiring visas, police certificates or proofs of financial independence: Shanghai. In 1939, the author's family made a month-long, 7,000-mile journey to Shanghai, struggling with heat, disease, poverty, and fear. With the war's end came the shock of learning what became of family and friends left behind in Europe. Descriptions of violence. 2002.

The 36-hour day: a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer disease, related dementing illnesses, and memory loss in later life (A Johns Hopkins Press health book)

By Nancy L Mace, Peter V Rabins. 1999

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Health and medicine, Health and aging
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Third edition of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological,…

financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. c1999.

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
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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.

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