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The ledge between the streams
By Ved Mehta. 1984
Continues the author's life as a blind boy growing up in India during the 1940s. He recalls his loving and…
cultured family, the political violence of partition, and his attempts, fired by a thirst for learning, to overcome his handicap. Sequel to "Vedi."Dare to dream: the Rose Resnick story
By Rose Resnick. 1988
Resnick lost her sight in 1918 at the age of two--the result of measles. As a child growing up in…
New York City she attended public schools. Her musical talent was discovered at the New York Association for the Blind. Her love of music has aided her throughout her life in her careers in education and social work, and has brought her many awardsLouis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind
By Margaret Davidson. 1971
Taking hold: my journey into blindness
By Sally Alexander. 1994
Sally Hobart was twenty-four when she began to lose her sight. At first she saw a thin black line that…
disappeared after a few minutes. But the line returned, and Sally realized after visits to many specialists that she would soon be totally blind. She tells of her frustrations, the loss of her fiance, the support of family and friends, and the help she got in adjusting to her new world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994All in a drop: how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
By Lori Alexander. 2019
Biography of the self-taught scientist known as the father of microbiology. By building his own microscope, Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding…
of the oft-invisible world around us. Explains that microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. For grades 3-6.On my own: the journey continues
By Sally Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), Alexander…
describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe cry of the gull
By Emmanuelle Laborit. 1998
Autobiography of deaf French actress born to hearing parents. She explains the difficulties she encountered as a result of not…
being exposed to sign language until she was seven. Discusses being bilingual, with sign language as her primary means of communication and French as her second language. 1998The difference engine: Charles Babbage and the quest to build the first computer
By Doron Swade. 2000
London Science Museum director describes the efforts of British mathematician/inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871) to construct a calculating machine for use…
in navigation, science, engineering, and banking. Chronicles not only his life and times but also the latter-day building of the first working Babbage engine--in time to celebrate his bicentenary. 2000Safari
2001
Nine personal accounts, edited by the president of the National Federation of the Blind, in which blind people explain the…
need to be perceived as ordinary human beings. Includes accounts by a scoutmaster who hikes the Grand Canyon and a college student who barters his ironing ability for rides. 2001No 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. 2001Nothing is impossible: reflections on a new life
By Christopher Reeve. 2002
Christopher Reeve, quadriplegic since an equestrian accident in 1995, contemplates what a successful life comprises. Offers his thoughts on parenting,…
religion, advocacy, faith, recovery, and keeping a sense of humor along with hope. 2002The reading fingers: life of Louis Braille, 1809-1852
By Jean Roblin. 1955
First authoritative English-language biography of the French inventor of braille text. Covers Braille's family background and how he became blind.…
Discusses his education, love for music, and contribution to intellectual advancement through his raised-dot system for reading. Translated from French. 1952The story of my life
By Helen Keller. 2003
The restored classic autobiography of an exceptional young woman and her companion, originally published in 1903, with 2003 commentary by…
editor Roger Shattuck. Helen Keller's own account of her transformation is followed by her teacher Anne Sullivan's record of their early years together and insights of Anne's husband, John Macy. 1903The emperor of scent: a story of perfume, obsession, and the last mystery of the senses
By Chandler Burr. 2002
Explains that Italian scientist Luca Turin's obsession with scent led to his groundbreaking research, developing a new theory of smell,…
in the 1990s. Burr explains the molecular biology behind Turin's discoveries and explores the response of the private sector, perfume industry, and scientific community. 2002Helen Keller: discover the life of an American legend
By Don McLeese. 2003
Summit
2002
Seven blind persons recall how they have reached the summit as they scaled "personal mountains." "To Climb Every Mountain" describes…
Erik Weihenmayer's successful ascent of Mt. Everest. Other chapters recount a blind student's camp counselor job and a teenager's conquest of the fear of losing her physical freedom on becoming blind. 2002Nine accounts by blind people about work and everyday routines. Includes editor Marc Maurer's recollections of campus life at the…
University of Notre Dame, a young man's reflections on choosing a career in music, and a home owner's musings on his neighbors' surprise that he works around the house. 2002Helen Keller: a level two reader (Wonder Bks.wonder Books Nonfiction)
By Cynthia Fitterer Klingel. 2002
Isaac Newton: Die Biografie
By James Gleick. 2003
Author of Genius (RC 36181) crafts a biography of scientific great Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), highlighting his accomplishments in physics,…
optics, and mathematics. Uses original quotations to describe Newton's invention of calculus and other breakthroughs--including the laws of motion, which led to the shift from a mystical to a rationalist worldview in European science. 2003Dark harbor: building house and home on an enchanted island (Nation Bks.)
By Ved Mehta. 2003
In this continuation of his Continents of Exile memoir series, Mehta, a blind writer, recounts his undertaking to build a…
house on a small Maine island in 1984 and the importance of this home in his marriage and family life. 2003