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Blind Justice - Bruce Alexander
The first in a series of detective mysteries based on the life of the blind eighteenth-century justice Sir John Fielding, who, with novelist Henry Fielding, founded the Bow Street Runners. The case involves the double murder (by poison and gunshot) of Lord Goodhope. Other titles in the Sir John Fielding series include: Murder in Grub Street, Watery Grave, Person or Persons Unknown, Jack, Knave and Fool, Death of a Colonial, and The Color of Death.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death - Jean-Dominique Bauby
In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, a father of two and editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, had a massive stroke that left him completely and permanently paralyzed except for his left eyelid. His mind was still very active, though, and he dictated this eloquent memoir communicating only by blinking his left eye.
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Alandra's Lilacs - Tressa Bowers
An engaging book that addresses the communication choices and issues related to raising a child who is deaf.
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A House Divided - Catherine Cookson
After becoming blind in World War II, twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Wallingham has difficulty adjusting. Compassionate young nurse Elizabeth Ducksworth helps him face his fears and eventually steals his heart.
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When I Fall in Love - Iris Rainer Dart
This literate romance tells the story of a Hollywood comedy writer whose teenage son becomes disabled by a spinal cord injury. Lily and her son both find their lives turned upside down a second time when her new boss, a man with cerebral palsy and an irreverent sense of humor, enters the picture.
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Amazing Grace: Autobiography of a Survivor - Grace Halloran
Story of Grace Halloran, Ph.D., creator of the first clinically tested treatment for serious eye disorders, her struggle with retinitis pigmentosa, and her extraordinary spirit.
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Me and My Shadow: Learning to Live with Multiple Sclerosis - Carole MacKie, Sue Brattle, and Ronnie Wood
Memoir of a British Airways stewardess, who was diagnosed with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis in her early twenties. She describes dealing with symptoms and striving to continue working. Includes a chapter by her employer.
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Out of the Blue - Sally Mandel
Humorous story of a teacher with multiple sclerosis who finds love.
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Cry of the Gull - Emmanuelle Laborit
A candid autobiography that shares the author's transition from a deaf child with virtually no access to meaningful language to a young woman honored with France's prestigious Moliére award for best new acting talent.
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Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See - Erik Weihenmayer
An adventure-packed memoir, in which the author recalls rebelling against becoming blind by age 15 and relates acquiring a passion for mountain climbing and developing the character traits that enabled him to succeed. Includes his climbing exploits and his wedding on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. |
