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A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family by Lou Ann Walker. ISBN: 0060914254. An account of what it means to be the hearing child of profoundly deaf parents. A Man Without Words by Susan Schaller, Oliver W. Sacks, Oliver Sacks. ISBN: 0520202651. The case history of a deaf, languageless adult student touches on linguistic, philosophic and educational matters. Alandra's Lilacs by Tressa Bowers. ISBN: 1563680823. Alandra's Lilacs is told from my point of view as an observer in the Deaf world. Basically the book is about my feeling when told of my daughter's deafness, and how my feelings changed through out her life. The initial pain, followed by the confusion on which path to take regarding her education. I include many of the funny things that happen when the is a communication error, and the move into the Deaf community. The twist is that when she had children, all three were born deaf and I was overjoyed by the prospect of being part of raising them within the Deaf community. My daughter asked me one day how I really felt about her being Deaf, so I wrote the book with the intent of it being a letter to my daughter explaining how I felt during the different stages of her life. It became like an open window into their world and the strength found in love and acceptance. -Tressa Bowers Hear Again: Back to Life with a Cochlear Implant by Arlene Romoff. ISBN: 0967784301. The Author began losing her hearing during her college years. It continued to decline gradually until, almost thirty years later, she was left profoundly deaf. When hearing aids no longer worked for her, she elected to get a cochlear implant. For the next year, Arlene shared her experiences, via email, with family, friends and colleagues. These "postings" are brought together in HEAR AGAIN, a fascinating chronicle of what life was like without hearing, and her return to the world of sound. Believing the Promise: Daily Devotions for Following Your Dreams by Heather Whitestone-McCallum. ISBN: 0385495072. Changing the Rules by Frank Bowe. ISBN: 0932666310. Chelsea; The Story of a Signal Dog by John Ogden. ISBN: 0449222004. Deaf Again by Mark Drolsbaugh. ISBN: 0965746011. Douglas Tilden: Portrait of a Deaf Sculptor by Mildred Albronda. ISBN: 0932666035. Flight of the Gin Fizz: Midlife at 4,500 Feet by Henry Kisor. ISBN: 0465024254. Full Face: A Correspondence About Becoming Deaf in Mid-Life by Claire H. Blatchford. ISBN: 1884362214. Great
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Sign Lessons in Laughter: The Autobiography of a Deaf Actor by Bernard Bragg, Eugene Bergman. ISBN: 0930323467. The story of Bernard Bragg and his achievements in the performing arts. Born deaf of deaf parents, Bernard Bragg has won international renown as an actor, director, playwright, and lecturer. Recounts the growth of his dream of using the beauty of sign language to act. He starred in his own television show "The Quiet Man," helped found The National Theater of the Deaf, and has traveled worldwide to teach his acting methods. Listen With the Heart: Relationships and Hearing Loss by Michael A. Harvey. ISBN: 1581210191. These stories chronicle the unique challenges of hearing loss in interpersonal relationships, including communication, self-identity, and how to continue sharing and growing in these relationships. Many shared activities, such as enjoying music, whispering sweet nothings to a lover, and hearing children's voices are deeply missed by both the hearing and hearing-impaired relationship partners. This book illustrates the power of relationships to transform people and how each party has unparalleled opportunities to grow in profound and unpredictable ways. Visit the publisher's website. Listening With My Heart by Heather Whitestone, Angela Elwell Hunt. ISBN: 0385486758. Heather Whitestone. That name has become synonymous with great adversity, incredible determination and unprecedented achievement. In Listening With My Heart, Heather tells her own story and the stories of others who have inspired her, proving that no obstacle is too big and that with hard work, perseverance, and faith, each of us can move mountains. Profoundly deaf since she was a year old, Heather struggled against the odds to live a normal life. Ironically, though, because of her deafness she never heard the voices of discouragement that many of us so often hear. She never heard the doctor tell her family that she wouldn't develop beyond third grade abilities, she never heard the voices of those who said she would never dance ballet, or even speak. She did, however, hear the encouraging spirit of her family, and she brought herself along to become Miss America in 1995. Though disabled, her incredible gifts have inspired many throughout the world, and in Listening With My Heart she shares her life-changing wisdom to others that with strength and faith, anything is possible. Living Legends: Six Stories About Successful Deaf People by Darlene Toole. ISBN: 1884362133. Living Legends II: Six Stories About Incredible Deaf People by Darlene Toole. ISBN: 188436232X. Mother Father Deaf: Living Between Sound and Silence by Paul Preston. ISBN: 0674587480. "Mother father deaf" is the phrase commonly used within the Deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. These children grow up between two cultures, the Hearing and the Deaf. The author is one of these children, and in this book based on 150 interviews, he takes us to the place where Deaf and Hearing cultures meet. My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood With Deafness by Lennard J. Davis. ISBN: 0252025334. The author tells what his childhood was like growing up a hearing child with deaf parents. Now
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Odyssey of Hearing Loss: Tales of Triumph by Michael A. Harvey. ISBN: 158121006X. These 10 true stories document the assaults to self-esteem, isolation, and spiritual crises that are faced by individuals with hearing loss, giving an intimate account of how each person triumphed and how therapeutic dialogue offers growth and inspiration. Struggling with psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of hearing loss reveals lessons valuable to anyone looking for self-understanding. Readers with acquired hearing loss will find validation of their experiences, and friends and family of people with hearing loss will find avenues to increased understanding and empathy. Visit the publisher's website. Our Father Abe: The Story of a Deaf Shoe Repairman by Harvey L. Barash, Eva B Dicker. ISBN: 0962963410. Reading Between the Lips: A Totally Deaf Man Makes It in the Mainstream by Lew Golan. ISBN: 1566250218. The author shows that total deafness is not an impenetrable barrier, but one to get over or around. He explores the sound barrier that has separated him from others in his life. Seeds of Disquiet: One Deaf Woman's Experience by Cheryl M. Heppner. ISBN: 1563680165. The author's account of losing her hearing--twice. Spinal meningitis caused a profound loss of hearing when she was six, and for the next 18 years she worked hard to live the life of a "normal" hearing person. Through exhaustive work in speech therapy and speechreading, she excelled in school and college, performing Herculean feats without the assistance of trained interpreters or note takers. Then, when she was 25, two strokes left her completely deaf. For the next 20 years she worked to recreate her life through sign language and the Deaf community. The process stunned her by revealing how much she had missed before. Initially embittered, Cheryl Heppner later went on to use her astonishing energy as an advocate for deaf and hard of hearing people. Silent Alarm: On the Edge With a Deaf EMT by Steven L. Schrader. ISBN: 1563680440. Presents the authors no frills account of survival in a profession with a notoriously high burnout rate, and the good that he did as a topnotch EMT. The author has a severe hearing loss and despite cautions, time and again he and his partners plunged into danger to save children, elderly citizens, indigents, criminals, and any person they found at risk. His hearing loss occasionally hindered him, and sometimes saved him, but, mostly, as it should, it became part of the background to the astonishing compassion in the stories he tells. Story of My Life by Helen Keller. ISBN: 0553213873. In this memoir, Helen Keller, who learned to read, write, and communicate despite being blind and deaf, recalls the patience of her teacher, who helped her understand that everything--be it an emotion, object, event, or idea--corresponded to a fingered symbol. And she remembers her own exhilaration when it all finally clicked--when she grasped that the cold, wet substance she felt flowing from a pump was indeed w-a-t-e-r. Helen went on to study at Radcliffe College, where she excelled in the subjects of Greek, Latin, French, German, and literature, remarkable accomplishments for anyone, let alone someone who heard with her hands. Also available in Audio Cassette.ISBN: 0786105992. The Feel of Silence by Bonnie Poitras Tucker. ISBN: 1566393523. This deaf attorney discusses her deafness and its problems and frustrations while exploring her strong drive to fit into and success in the hearing world as an equal. Read more about this book on the author's Website. The Silents by Charlotte Abrams. ISBN: 1563680556. The hearing daughter of deaf parents presents a memoir about growing up in a close-knit, community-minded Jewish family in Chicago during the Depression and World War II, a time during which her mother began to go blind. Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World by Leah Hager Cohen. ISBN: 0679761659. This portrait of New York's Lafayette School for the Deaf is not just a work of journalism. It is also a memoir, since Leah Hager Cohen grew up on the school's campus and her father is its superintendent. As a hearing person raised among the deaf, Cohen appreciates both the intimate textures of that silent world and the gulf that separates it from our own. Voyage to the Island by Raija Nieminen. ISBN: 0930323629. A deaf woman from Finland starts her life over again in a small, hot, developing country where both the hearing and deaf populations used languages foreign to her. Recounts the remarkable story of how she adjusted to a strange, exotic island, by seeking out other deaf persons and learning their sign language. Realizing many of the deaf children needed her help, she began teaching at the island's school for the deaf. What's That Pig Outdoors: A Memoir of Deafness by Henry Kisor. ISBN: 014014899X. Henry Kisor, a veteran journalist, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, lost his hearing at age three. He recounts the story of his life as a deaf person in a hearing culture in this engaging memoir, which offers a fascinating perspective on both worlds. "A first-rate memoir, notable for its candor, charm, and sensitivity."--The Boston Globe. "Henry Kisor's book may well become an American classic..."--The New York Times Book Review. When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes: Memoirs of a Deaf Doctor by Philip Zazove MD. ISBN: 1563680246. Despite a stellar academic record, the author was rejected by almost every medical school because he was deaf. Finally, after gaining acceptance at Rutgers University, then later transferring to Washington University in St. Louis, he became a respected physician and professor of medicine. His story will inspire all who read it. Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing by Beverly Biderman. ISBN: 1895579325. Wired for Sound is the first book containing a full account of both the technical and psychosocial aspects of cochlear implants written from the "inside out" by a cochlear implant user. The author, who has worn a cochlear implant since 1993, is a computing analyst at the University of Toronto, and an associate editor of Cochlear Implant Club International's quarterly journal, CONTACT. Words for a Deaf Daughter & Gala by Paul Gala West. ISBN: 1564780368. This West reprint contains the odd combination of a 1970 nonfiction account of the novelist's relationship with his deaf daughter and a fictional treatment of a more intricate but similar story West released six years later, which has a writer and a deaf girl as the principal characters. Yes, You Can, Heather: The Story of Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995 * by Daphne Gray, Gregg Lewis. ISBN: 0310209854. Here is the inspiring account of how one remarkable young woman, deaf from childhood, became the first physically challenged person to win the coveted Miss America title. Complete with a full-color photo section, this portrait of God's grace and Heather's determination is a true Cinderella story, offering heartwarming proof that dreams really do come true. Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America by Henry Kisor. ISBN: 155850477X. |
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