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In Silence
$29.95
L163
Growing Up Hearing in a Deaf World
S. Sidransky - The author provides her account of growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents in the Bronx and Brooklyn during the 1930s and 1940s. Her story chronicles a special time and place that reveals the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. Inside her family's apartment, she knew a warm, secure place. Outside the apartment, the hearing world treated Sidransky's family as though they were "freaks". Sidransky portrays her family with deep affection and honesty, and her freank account provides a living narrative of the Deaf Experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Her remarkable story of integrating two languages and two cultures is compelling and moving. (344 pgs, softcover, 5" x 8")
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Alandra's Lilacs
$16.95
L136
T. Bowers - A marvelous story about the resiliency and achievements of a determined young mother who learns her baby daughter is "stone deaf." Refusing to accept the stark assessment of her daughter's future, she begins the arduous process of raising her daughter. Today, she can point triumphantly to her confident, educated daughter.
(158 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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Changing The Rules
$10.95
L519
E. Bowe - A humorous and poignant account of obstacles faced that Deaf adult, Frank Bowe faced when mainstreamed. His compelling story tells of personal growth and the discovery of sign language. (204 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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The Cry of the Gull
E. Laborit - This memorable autobiography of a French actress will inspire and appeal to Deaf, hearing parents of deaf children and students of communication. Emmanuelle's life story begins with a piquant explanation of the difference sign language made in her life and how at an early age she came to realize that being deaf could be a positive part of her identity. (160 pgs, softcover or hardcover, 6" x 9")
Softcover $13.95
Hardcover $39.95
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Deaf Like Me
$16.95
L113
T. Spradley, J. Spradley, L. Spradly - Written by the uncle and father of a deaf girl. This sensitive story weaves reality and learning with a simple account of coming to terms. This new edition includes an epilogue by Lynn Spradley who is now grown. She reflects on her struggle with deafness, education and communication. (285 pgs, softcover, 5" x 8")
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Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre
$35.00
L390
Photographs of a River Life
M. Sayre, T. Rankin - Maggie Lee Sayre tells her story in these pictures, and what a life it has been. Her artistry and her compassion and her generosity speak profoundly within these pages. All this could have been lost in the dust of time if not for her camera. She could not hear, but she could see and appreciate the beauty of the world around her, and she saved it with her film. She has chronicled with quiet grace an unerring portrait of a way of life that has largely vanished for the American landscape. (83 pgs, hardcover, 9-1/4" x 9")
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Deaf Peddler
$15.95
L317
Confessions of an Inside Man
D. Buck - Dennis Buck unveils all of the ins and outs of practicing a unique form of panhandling. Dennis peddled for 11 years despite holding a degree in computer science and receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). He details the day-to-day life of a deaf peddler, including where to go to make the most money in the least time, and how he organized his rounds using a spreadsheet program. Deaf Peddler presents in engaging fashion a little-known cultural phenomenon that offers a revealing turn on the general issue of panhandling in our society today.
(136 pgs, softcover, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2")
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The Feel of Silence
$21.95
L680
B. Tucker - An autobiography of a remarkable deaf woman who struggles to make a go of living in the "hearing world". Profoundly deaf since birth, Bonnie Tucker never met another deaf person until her mid-thirties. Now a successful Professor of law, her story is an unforgettable account of courage, and determination. (210 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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Finding Abby
$19.95
L308
V. Scott - Summoned home after her deaf sister's unexpected death, Paige Jensen begins a quest to find out who Abby really was. Combining insight into the complexities of hearing loss with relevant social issues, this novel leaves the reader inspired, informed and deeply touched. (177 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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The Holy Bible
$65.00
L465
English Version for the Deaf
This version of the Bible has been prepared to meet the special needs of the Deaf. Several special features are used in this translation to aid understanding.The translator carefully avoids relative pronouns, idioms, figurative language, and faulty syntax that can be confusing. Brief explanations or synonyms sometimes follow difficult or ambiguous words in the text. Words or phrases need fuller explanations are followed by an asterisk (*) and explained in footnotes at the bottom of the page. In addition, Scripture quotations are identified and variant readings are frequently given in the footnotes. Divided into 2 texts: Genesis - Ecclesiastes & Song of Solomon - Revelation
(2 texts, softcover, 5-1/8" x 8")
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If You Could Hear What I See
$14.00
L372
Lessons About Life, Luck and the Choices We Make
K. Buckley - America's acclaimed hearing-impaired comedienne tells her extraordinary story - an inspirational account of hope, transformation and bucking the odds. Born with a hearing loss, Kathy grew up in a silent world with family and teachers who assumed she was mentally retarded. In addition to her hearing loss, she faced many nearly insurmountable challenges before the age of thirty. Rather than be consumed by grief, Kathy sought the light of laughter and chose to meet her challenges with diginity, courage and laughter to become a top female comic and motivational speaker. (241 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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In This Sign
$13.00
L660
J. Greenberg - Abel and Janice Ryder begin their married life together with all hopes and dreams of a young couple deeply in love. But before long they realize their deafness stands as an immense barrier between them and society that seems to work only for those who can hear. A story that spans four generations, we are witness to one family's struggle to carve a place for itself out of the tides of wealth, war, and human strivings that have swept America in this century, (275 pgs, softcover, 5-1/2" x 8-1/4")
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Lessons In Laughter
$34.50
L130
B. Bragg as signed to E. Bergman - The story of Bernard Bragg and his astonishing life-long achievements in the performing arts. "Lessons In Laughter" recounts in stories that are humorous, painful, touching and outrageous, the growth of his dream of using the beauty of sign language to act. (237 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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Listening With My Heart
$15.00
L702
Heather Whitestone
E. Hunt - Profoundly deaf since eighteen months, Heather Whitestone refused to be discouraged, and followed the encouraging spirit of her family and guidance of her own heart's dreams. The former Miss America tells her own story and the stories of others who have inspired her, proving that with hard work and faith, each of us can move mountains. (208 pgs, softcover, 5" x 8")
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A Loss for Words
$13.00
L800
The Story Of Deafness In A Family
L. Walker - In this deeply moving, sometimes humorous account, Walker recreates the pain and joy of what it means to be the hearing child of deaf parents. From her loving, silent home to the confusion of a hearing world that often rejected and misunderstood them, she shares her experiences and emotions of growing up between two worlds. (208 pgs, softcover, 5" x 8")
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No Pity
$16.00
L703
People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement
J. Shapiro - A sensitive look at the social and political barriers that deny disabled people their most basic civil rights. For those wanting to understand the background against which the Americans with Disabilities Act was framed, this is an excellent primer. At the same time, seasoned veterans of the movement will find within a refreshing review of the personalities and activities of the Disabilities Civil Rights Movement. And for parents seeking a glimpse of possibilities for their child, this book cannot fail to inspire. (382 pgs, softcover, 5-1/2" x 8-1/4")
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Orchid of the Bayou
$28.95
L320
A Deaf Woman Faces Blindness
C. Carroll, C.H. Fischer - In graduating from Gallaudet University, finding a job in Washington, D.C., and starting a family with her college sweetheart, Kitty Fischer tacitly abandoned the Louisiana Cajun culture that had exposed her to little more than prejudice and misery as a child. Upon discovering that she suffered from usher syndrome (a genetic condition that causes deafness and blindness), however, Fischer began an unlikely journey toward reclaiming her heritage. She and Cathryn Carroll tell the story of her heroic struggle and cultural odyssey.
(272 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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Seeds Of Disquiet
$24.95
L119
One Deaf Woman's Experience
C. Heppner - An autobiography of a woman who experienced profund hearing loss - twice! The second hearing loss destroyed all remaining hearing. Her decision to learn sign language and become involved in the Deaf community gives her a new outlook on life.
(152 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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Silent Alarm
$23.95
L191
On the Edge with a Deaf EMT
S. Schrader - For 15 years the author worked as a fire fighter and Emergeny Medical Technician (EMT). Added to the difficulties of his profession were the obstacles presented by his severe hearing loss. Silent Alarm is a stunning account of survival and achievement of a topnotch EMT. (160 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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The Silents
$34.50
L128
C. Abrams - Neighbors called them "The Silents," yet Charlotte's youthful embarrasement of her deaf parents never interfered with her love and devotion. Through the depression era and the loss of her mother's eyesight, the family faced every new problem and challenge together. A warming story of love, family values and survival through an era marked by intolerance. (261 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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Sounds Like Home
$28.95
L294
Growing Up Black & Deaf in the South
M.H. Wright - Mary Herring Wright began to lose her hearing when she was eight years old, and was completely deaf by the age of ten. At that time, she began to travel back and forth from her home in Iron Mine, NC to Raleigh, where she attended a residential school for black deaf and blind children from the mid-1920's to the early 1940's. Her account adds an important dimension to current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. (296 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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Speak To Me!
$16.95
L104
M.C. Forecki - A compelling true-life story about a single parent who discovers that her 18-month old son is deaf. With humor and openness, she shares her fears and frustrations as she struggles to understand his world and helps him to understand hers.
(143 pgs, softcover, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2")
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Surviving in Silence
$34.50
L353
A Deaf Boy In the Holocaust
E.C. Dunai - Izrael Zachariah Deutsch was born on March 15, 1934, in Komjata, Czechoslovakia. The second youngest child, Izreal lived a bucolic existence with nine brothers and sisters on a farm, differing from them only in that he was deaf. When he was six, his mother took him to Budapest, Hungary, and enrolled him in a Jewish school for deaf children, where he thrived. Soon, however, the Nazi regime in Germany and the Arrow Cross fascists in Hungary destroyed Izrael's world forever. (192 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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Sweet Bells Jangled
$34.50
L371
Laura Redden Searing A Deaf Poet Restored
J. Yaeger Jones & J.E. Vallier, Eds. - Laura Redden Searing (1839-1923) defied critics of the time by establishing herself as a successful poet, a poet who was deaf. She began writing verse at the Missouri School for the Deaf in 1855, and under the pseudonym Howard Glyndon, soon found herself catapulted into national prominence by her patriotic Civil War poems. Despite her success, detractors decried her poetry simply because she was deaf, asking how she could know anything of rhyme, rhythm, or musical composition. Her return will be an event welcomed by poetry aficionados everywhere. (224 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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The Deaf Way II Anthology
$22.95
L354
A Literary Collection by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers
T. Stremlau, Editor - In July 2002, the second Deaf Way Conference and Festival took place at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., attracting more than 5,000 people worldwide. Researchers, artists, performers, and others converged to create a singular blend of scholarship and social interaction, which inspired The Deaf Way II Anthology. The book brings together stellar contributions by 16 international writers who are deaf or hard of hearing. (212 pgs, softcover, 6" x 9")
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The Hearing Impaired Employee
$41.50
L824
An Untapped Resource
G. Fritz & N. Smith - This resource manual was developed to educate supervisors, trainers, and employers. It provides: a general orientation to deafness and it's impact on hearing-impaired employees, supervisory techniques for use with hearing-impaired employees, strategies for modifying training and the workplace to meet the needs of hearing-impaired employees, and resources to use in making accomodations for hearing-impaired employees. (141 pgs, softcover, 8-1/2" x 11")
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Voyage To The Island
$28.95
L124
R. Nieminen - This autobiography is about one deaf woman's journey to the exotic Caribbean Island of St. Lucia. Leaving her safe world behind, she starts life over again in a country where both hearing and deaf language is foreign. Her vivid account of daily frustration mixed with moments of triumph make this an unforgettable, moving story of accomplishment. (248 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes
$30.50
L194
Memoirs of a Deaf Doctor
P. Zazove - Born almost totally deaf, the author has spent his entire life beating the odds - first by excelling in public schools, then by aspiring to become a medical doctor. A remarkable story of determination and achievement that will inspire readers to believe that all things in life are possible. (295 pgs, hardcover, 6" x 9")
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Bummy's Basic Parliamentary Guide
$19.95
L305
G. Burstein - Meetings can be confusing and inefficient. This illustrated step-by-step guide to parliamentary procedures is an expanded version of Bummy's well known booklet and is the product of extensive teachings. In four sections he gives crystal clear explanations and precise illustrations of signs that are indispensable for making meetings work. This guide will give you the definitions, signs, procedures, and all the whys and wherefores that can help you make group meetings fulfill their purpose more quickly, more effectively, and more enjoyable than ever before. (120 pgs, hardcover, 6-1/2" x 5-1/2")
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Working With Deaf People
$38.95
L965
Accessibility and Accomodation in the Workplace
S. Foster - One relevant factor in how well deaf people live is their status in the world of work. We have known too little about the daily adaptations that are required to achieve access and accommodation for deaf people in the workplace. The book addresses in depth this previous void in our knowledge. It reveals the kinds and patterns of work adjustment problems that can surface among deaf employees. It includes points of view of both supervisors and deaf people. Employers will find answers to their own questions about the challenges to be faced; teachers, vocational rehabilitation specialists and counselors will be better able to prepare their students/ clients for successful employment, young deaf adults preparing for a cooperative work experience will directly benefit. (250 pgs, softcover, 7" x 10")
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What's That Pig Outdoors
$18.95
L517
A Memoir of Deafness
H. Kisor - In this engaging memoir, Henry Kisor recounts the story of his life as a deaf person in a hearing culture. A bout with meningitis cost Kisor his hearing at the age of three, but thanks to a supportive family and unconventional teacher, he developed the language foundations necessary for a mainstream life. The book's title reflects a misunderstanding in which a child asks about a "big loud noise" misread as "What's that pig outdoors?" This book provides a fascinating perspective on the worlds of both deaf and hearing, through the eyes of a remarkable man. (270 pgs, hardcover, 8-1/2" x 5-1/2")
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