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By Mark Carlson. 2011
Have you ever wondered what a guide dog does? How do they know to lead a blind owner? Can they…
understand traffic lights? Most importantly, how does the owner know where to pick up the poop? This memoir answers these questions and more. It tells what guide dogs are supposed to do. They're smart, loyal and well-trained but not all dogs are created alike. Musket is proof of that. He's definitely got a thing for treats and belly rubs. For the first time, the dog has his say. (Of course he needed a little help with the typing, since he doesn't have opposable thumbs. That's where author Mark Carlson came in. Still, Musket is the brains of the outfit.) Mark and Musket tell their story with humor, emotion, and Musket's occasional contradictions. And at the end of the day, Musket somehow manages to be a great guide dog too. Confessions of a Guide Dog was written so a wonderful, devoted dog could reach out to those who haven't been lucky enough to meet him. He'll make you smile, laugh, cry, and want to give him treats. This is their story. (And they're sticking to it.)By George Mendoza. 2021
After losing a race that he believed would lead him to great things, Michael runs from his fears, and unexpectedly…
passes through a magical gate into a bizarre world. As Michael passes through one inconceivable test after another, his self-delusion collides with hard truths. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2020By Deborah Kent. 1978
Fifteen-year-old Meg, who longs to be like everyone else, insists on enrolling in Ridge View High School instead of continuing…
at the special institute for blind students. During a very difficult year she learns that being like everyone else isn't as easy or as satisfying as she had imagined. A largely autobiographical first novel by a young blind author. For junior and senior high readersBy Elizabeth Kata. 1961
A blind girl who knows only darkness and loneliness falls in love with a young man she meets in the…
park. No stranger to anguish himself, he introduces the sensitive girl to a new world of freedom and hope. 1961.By James Dickey. 1987
Frank Cahill, diabetic and recently blind, searches for the truth about his son Joel's death in an Air Force training…
accident. Through his experiences at the base, Frank comes to perceive a profound relationship between the experience of blindness and the experience of flight. Some strong language. 1987.By Bruce Alexander. 1994
Based on the life of the blind eighteenth-century justice Sir John Fielding, who, with novelist Henry Fielding, founded the Bow…
Street Runners. Known for his fairness, Sir John enlists the aid of Jeremy Proctor, a young boy unjustly accused whom Sir John has taken into his home. The case involves the double murder (by poison and gunshot) of Lord Goodhope. Followed by "Murder in Grub Street" (DC18288) 1994.By Bruce Alexander. 1995
Blind magistrate Sir John Fielding investigates the murders of a publisher and his family. Although a visiting poet was found…
bloodied at the scene, Fielding enlists the help of his ward, Jeremy Proctor, to search for the truth. A shady Christian organization from America becomes suspect after a synagogue is burned. Sequel to "Blind justice". 1995.By Dean R Koontz. 2000
Junior Cain feels rejuvenated after pushing his beloved bride to her death, but he senses enemies in a spooky cop…
and a boy named Bartholomew. As Cain ruthlessly seeks Barty, the gifted boy uses quantum physics to overcome his blindness. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001, c2000.By Rebecca Kauffman. 2018
By Gilbert Bordes. 2006
By Nicolas Bouyssi. 2009
"Hélène m'a conseillé, afin de m'éviter le ridicule, de m'habiller suivant ses choix au commencement de ma treizième année. Hélène…
est une femme grande, qui me dépasse d'une tête. Hélène, depuis deux mois, habite 11, rue de Cléry. Hélène est, selon moi, une femme qu'on intimide trop facilement. Hélène est pleine de reproches à mon sujet. Hélène ne comprend pas que je me complaise à être en marge. Hélène pénètre chez moi à l'improviste. Hélène m'embrasse et me caresse la main [...]". -- 4e de couv.By Lars Saabye Christensen, Jean-Baptiste Coursaud. 2007
[] Peter Wihl est un peintre reconnu. Alors qu'il prépare sa prochaine exposition, prévue le jour de ses cinquante ans,…
il est victime d'une attaque. Le diagnostic est implacable : Peter va devenir aveugle. L'activité créatrice du peintre se trouve menacée. Auprès de qui, dès lors, Peter va-t-il chercher de l'aide ? De sa femme, ou de sa fille qu'il a décidé de prendre pour modèle ? De Ben, son galeriste qui le presse de terminer son exposition ? Ou de Thomas, l'ophtalmologue au parcours douteux ? Quelles limites morales et éthiques Peter Wihl sera-t-il capable de franchir pour enrayer le mal ? Délaissant le roman psychologique, le récit se transforme alors en un roman faustien... -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Modellen.By Louise Lacoursière. 2015
Montréal, 1894. Anne Alarie, seize ans, débarque dans la métropole afin d'entamer des études en musique à l'Institut Nazareth. Aveugle…
depuis l'enfance, la fille du ramancheur de Saint-Léon-le-Grand se retrouve loin du cocon familial, et son arrivée dans ce nouvel environnement ne se fera pas sans heurt ; la vie au pensionnat, l'enseignement des religieuses, les amitiés féminines et les premiers émois amoureux baliseront ce passage vers l'âge adulte et la métamorphoseront. Nul besoin d'avoir lu La Saline pour savourer La Jeune Fille au piano. Toutefois, les lecteurs de cette trilogie seront heureux de retrouver l'univers de cette saga puisque Louise Lacoursière reprend le fil de son histoire en développant des personnages secondaires forts qui croiseront Anne Alarie dans des moments riches en rebondissements. 2015.By Geneviève Lévesque. 2014
" Une jeune femme aveugle hérite de la maison de son oncle et replonge malgré elle dans une enfance peuplée…
de personnages inquiétants, qu'on ne sait réels ou imaginaires, et où les souvenirs-choc se matérialisent. Avec La maison habitée, un premier roman vivant et original dans lequel le cauchemar, le rêve et la réalité s'entrecroisent, Geneviève Lévesque nous entraîne dans un monde troublant, presque surréaliste. " -- 4e de couv.By Romain Villet. 2014
" Lucien est pianiste de jazz. Il est aveugle. Un soir, il rencontre Sophie, une architecte qui plane dans l'air…
du temps. Avec elle, sortant de sa nuit presque noire, guidé par cette main rassurante dans les tourbillons colorés de la société de l'image, il entrevoit bientôt un avenir. Mais, un jour, Sophie ressent le besoin de voyager. Voir du pays? Lucien résiste, lui le détracteur du tourisme de masse, du fun et des charters, lui le casanier qui ne voyage d'ordinaire que par la musique ou les mots. Il accepte pourtant de la suivre pour un trek au Maroc... " -- 4e de couv.By Lina Meruane, Megan McDowell. 2016
This autobiographical novel describes a young Chilean writer recently relocated to New York for doctoral work who suffers a stroke,…
leaving her blind and increasingly dependent on those closest to her. Fiction and autobiography intertwine in an intense, visceral, and caustic novel about the relation between the body, illness, science, and human relationships. Winner of the Sor Juana IneÌs de la Cruz Prize (Mexico), 2012, and of the Anna Seghers Prize (Germany), 2011. 2016. Uniform title: Sangre en el ojo.By José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero. 1997
Written by the Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author. Without cause people are suddenly becoming blind. A doctor's wife is spared but…
pretends she is blind to remain with her husband. Quarantined by the government in an abandoned mental hospital, the blinded citizens create a reign of terror. 1997. Uniform title: Ensaio sobre a cegueira.By Rebecca Silver Slayter. 2013
In rural Nova Scotia, two sisters witness the suicide of their mother. Their father, sick with grief, blindfolds the children…
to shield them from the misery of the world. Left that way for years, they are each scarred in their own way: Mara is rendered fully blind, and Aileen partly so. When a neighbour discovers their condition, they are immediately separated for treatment, and it isn’t until decades later, after Aileen’s marriage has fallen apart, that she decides to seek out her lost sister. 2013.By Jean-Paul Husson. 2003
By Patrick Cauvin. 1975
While on vacation, a shy Parisian professor meets Laura, a beautiful and vivacious blind woman. Their encounter leads to madcap…
adventures as well as conflicts that destroy their idyll. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1975. Uniform title: Amour aveugle.