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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 crystal bible: a definitive guide to crystals

By Judy Hall. 2003

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

This text covers all the major stones currently available and many lesser known, recently discovered crystals. This is a comprehensive…

guide to crystals, their shapes, colours and applications. The text also covers the practical and esoteric properties of each crystal, including spiritual, mental, psychological, emotional and physical effects, plus its use in crystal healing. 2003.

The haunted: one family's nightmare

By Robert Curran, Jack Smurl, Janet Smurl, Ed Warren, Lorraine Warren. 1988

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

Jack and Janet Smurl live in West Pittston, Pennsylvania with their four daughters, Jack's parents, and four spirits. A gruesome…

saga of supernatural encounters based on statements by the Smurls, their neighbours and the Warrens, a demonology team who investigated the possession of the house. c1988.

The disability rights movement: from charity to confrontation

By Frieda Zames, Doris Zames Fleischer. 2011

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
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 devils of Loudun (The collected Works Of Aldous Huxley Ser.)

By Aldous Huxley. 1952

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History, European history, Paranormal, Witchcraft
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A reconstruction of sensational occurrences at the Ursuline Convent in Loudun during the early 1600s. After a group of nuns…

were swept into a prolonged state of frenzy, they accused Urbain Grandier, Loudun's parson, of witchcraft. Huxley includes insights of modern psychology as well as his own speculations on good and evil. 1952.

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 Canadian UFO report: the best cases revealed

By Geoff Dittman, Chris Rutkowski. 2006

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Canadian non-fiction, Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

What were the "ghost airplanes" seen over the Parliament Buildings in 1915, or the flying saucers seen by officers over…

Goose Bay Air Force Base in the 1940s and 1950s? Was a prospector burned by a UFO in Manitoba in 1967, did a UFO crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, and was Quebec invaded by UFOs in 1973? Drawn from government documents and civilian case files, this book includes a chronological overview of the best Canadian UFO cases, from the very first sighting of "fiery serpents" over Montreal in 1662 to more recent reports. c2006.

The child who never grew

By Pearl S Buck. 1992

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Disabilities
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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 bridge across forever: a lovestory

By Richard Bach. 1984

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Biography, Literature biography, Paranormal
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The author writes of his long quest for his soulmate. In this book, he shares an intimate view of their…

discovery of each other, and their love which has led them on many journeys, including out-of-body experiences. Bestseller 1984.

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.

The art of dreaming

By Carlos Castaneda. 1993

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

Using powerful ancient techniques to alter his state of consciousness, Castaneda travels into new worlds and encounters remarkable but dangerous…

beings; he conjoins energy bodies with another dreamer in order to dream and explore together, and thus acquires new knowledge and understanding. This book is an extraordinary and exciting adventure of the psyche unlike any other, which enables the reader to participate fully in the author's latest eye-opening and thrilling discoveries and explorations. 1993.

The ascension mysteries: revealing the cosmic battle between good and evil

By David Wilcock. 2016

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Paranormal
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Describes the secret cosmic battle between positive and negative happening every day, hidden in both the traumas of our own…

lives and the world's headlines. Through his contact with a positive higher intelligence behind the UFO phenomenon, groundbreaking scientific information, and data from high-ranking government whistle-blowers, David reveals that the earth is now on the front lines of a battle that has been raging between positive and negative extraterrestrials for hundreds of thousands of years. By unifying ancient texts from a variety of religions with scientific data and insider testimony, David posits that Earth is on the verge of a massive cosmic event that will transform matter, energy, consciousness, and biological life as we now know it, and will utterly defeat the great villains of our time. 2016.

The Amityville horror

By Jay Anson. 2006

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Movie and television tie-insParanormal
Human-narrated audio

In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew…

that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his family in the house, but the property and the price had been too good to pass up. Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family flee the house in terror. 2006, c1978.

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
Human-narrated audio

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.

Talking to heaven: a medium's message of life after death

By James Van Praagh. 1998

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio
This world famous medium explains what lies beyond our visible world and answers questions about life after death. 1998.

Tarot: the complete handbook for the apprentice

By Eileen Connolly. 1995

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Paranormal
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This book contains three linked sections to enable students to work with and understand the Tarot cards and their relationship…

with astrology, numerology, and the Cabala. The sections include basic lessons and meditations; positive and negative interpretation; and divination. 1995.

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