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The great American broadcast: a celebration of radio's golden age

By Leonard Maltin. 1997

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Arts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

An account of radio's early years from 1920 to the 1950s. Draws upon interviews with radio show writers, directors, actors,…

and announcers to present an "anecdotal history" of the dominant form of home entertainment during that era. c1997.

The four walls of my freedom: Lessons I've Learned From A Life Of Caregiving

By Donna Thomson. 2014

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Donna Thomson’s life was forever changed when her son Nicholas was born with cerebral palsy. A former actor, director, and…

teacher, Donna became his primary caregiver and embarked on a second career as a disability activist, author, and consultant. Thomson vividly describes her experience in treading delicately through daily care, emergencies, and medical bureaucracy as she and her family cope with her son’s condition while maintaining value and dignity (for Nicholas, too). She demonstrates the vital contribution that people with disabilities make to our society and addresses the ethics and economics of giving and receiving care. 2014.

The film club: a true story of a father and son

By David Gilmour. 2007

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Arts and entertainment, Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Family and relationships, Parenting
Human-narrated audio

The true story of author Gilmour's decision to let his 16-year-old son drop out of high school, on the condition…

that the boy agree to watch three films a week with him. Examines how those years changed both their lives. From French New Wave and Kurosawa to De Palma, film noir, and Billy Wilder, Gilmour describes key moments in each film, as he teaches his son about life and the vagaries of growing up through the power of the movies. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Canada Reads 2012. 2007.

The Fifth (and probably last) Morningside papers

By Peter Gzowski. 1994

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Peter Gzowski offers more letters and stories sent to his CBC Radio program, "Morningside." The selections include everything from memories…

of Christmas to Sarah Binks to thoughts from the Arctic. 1994. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program).

The English vision: the picturesque in architecture, landscape and garden design

By David Watkin. 1982

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Arts and entertainment
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This text is both an account of the most widespread artistic concern of eighteenth-century England, and a history of unique…

indigenous tradition of architecture in its setting. It includes chapters on the early landscape gardens; on the fashion for ruins and follies; on the theory and practice of garden design; on the influence of the Picturesque in Europe; and on the history of village design and town-planning, culminating in the garden city. 1982.

The defiant imagination: why culture matters (Why Culture Matters Ser.)

By Max Wyman. 2004

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction
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Technology and globalization are changing the world we live in, and our social and economic structures are struggling to keep…

pace. Innovation and imagination are needed to find humane solutions. These qualities are argued to be most integral to the field of arts and culture. 2004.

The Daily Show (the book): an oral history as told by Jon Stewart, the correspondents, staff and guests

By Jon Stewart, Chris Smith. 2016

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Arts and entertainment, Bestsellers (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio

For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and…

opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows. Bestseller. 2016.

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: an introduction

By Anne Newlands. 1995

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Arts and entertainment, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Provides an overview of the lives of the members of the Group of Seven and their work. c1995.

The disability rights movement: from charity to confrontation

By Frieda Zames, Doris Zames Fleischer. 2011

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Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Legislative history of the civil rights movement for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Discusses various advocacy organizations, and the roles of technology and deinstitutionalization. c2011.

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
Human-narrated audio

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 disability rights movement (Cornerstones of freedom)

By Deborah Kent. 1996

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Disabilities
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A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of…

the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Grades 4-7. c1996.

The cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies

By Martin F Norden. 1994

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Arts and entertainment, Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of…

Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display a newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.

The child who never grew

By Pearl S Buck. 1992

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First published as a magazine article in 1950, this book deals with Buck's feelings about her daughter Carol's mental retardation.…

Buck, noted for her humanitarian work with children, relates her struggle to understand and help her daughter. She was perhaps the first prominent person to openly acknowledge a retarded child, and as such broke a national taboo with her article's publication. 1992.

The boys of Saturday night: inside Hockey night in Canada

By Scott Young. 1990

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction, Sports and games, Hockey
Human-narrated audio

A history of the 60-year-old CBC broadcast which originally began on radio in 1929 and became a Canadian institution. Discusses…

the financial arrangements, the internal politics and battles with CBC, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the announcers, cameramen, technicians and directors who put the show together. 1990.

The boy in the moon: a father's search for his disabled son

By Ian Brown. 2009

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Canadian fictionBiography of persons with disabilities, Science and medicine biography, Family biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Walker Brown was born with a genetic mutation so rare that perhaps 300 people around the world also live with…

it. Walker turned twelve in 2008, but he weighs only 54 pounds, is still in diapers, can't speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he can't continually hit himself. Expanded from Brown's Globe and Mail series about Walker, he sets out to discover his son. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2012. 2009.

Suzanne Valadon, ou, La recherche de la vérité

By Jeanne Champion. 1984

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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Historical biography, Women biography
Human-narrated audio
Nom: Valadon. Prénom: Marie-Clémentine dite "Suzanne." Peintre, née le 23 septembre 1865. Fils: Utrillo (peintre). Amants: Toulouse-Lautrec, Erik Satie, Utter. Qui était donc cette Suzanne Valadon? 1984.

The As it happens files: radio that may contain nuts

By Mary Lou Finlay. 2008

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio's most enduring…

institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd interviewed people on subjects varying from the Air India investigation to a man who invented a suit that would withstand an attack from a grizzly bear to a cheese-rolling contest in Cheshire. 2008.

The able gardener: overcoming barriers of age and physical limitations

By Kathleen Yeomans. 1992

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Disabilities, Health and medicine, Home and garden
Human-narrated audio

Yeomans, a nurse involved in occupational and physical therapy, suggests ways to adapt gardening techniques to a number of physical…

challenges, including visual problems. Tips are included in each chapter, and 20 sample gardens provide ideas such as gardens which stimulate all of the senses, indoor and container gardens, and herb and dried-flower gardens. The sample gardens also include lists of plants by sensory categories, such as fragrant plants, plants to listen to, and plants which are pleasant to the touch. [1993], c1992.

Ten things every child with autism wishes you knew (ITK audio)

By Ellen Notbohm. 2016

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Disabilities
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Ellen's personal experiences as a parent of children with autism and ADHD, a celebrated autism author, and a contributor to…

numerous publications, classrooms, conferences, and websites around the world coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum. This updated edition delves into expanded thought and deeper discussion of communication issues, social processing skills, and the critical roles adult perspectives play in guiding the child with autism to a meaningful, self-sufficient, productive life. 2016.

Ten things your student with autism wishes you knew (ITK audio)

By Ellen Notbohm, Veronica Zysk. 2016

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Disabilities
Human-narrated audio

The unique perspective of a child's voice is back to help us understand the thinking patterns that guide their actions,…

shape an environment conducive to their learning style, and communicate with them in meaningful ways. This book affirms that autism imposes no inherent upper limits on achievement, that both teacher and child can do it. It's the game plan every educator, parent, or family member needs to make the most of every teaching moment in the life of these children we love. 2016.

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