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Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf." -- Publisher's description
The human system for processing...
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance, 3rd edition, offers practical advice for managing issues with hearing and balance, two of the most common reasons people visit their doctors - especially as they age. Problems with hearing and balance can cause a host of struggles and can have a variety of causes. Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance helps readers understand the possible causes of hearing and balance issues and offers solutions aimed...
5) Being deaf
Author
Publisher
Rourke Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Defines deafness and its possible causes and describes how deaf people can communicate through sign language.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear--they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence. At once a love story, an elegy, and an urgent plea, these poems confronts our time's vicious atrocities...
8) Soundless
Author
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"--
Publisher
Auricle Ink Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Includes emotions surrounding hearing loss, where and how to find help, how to map an audiogram, function and selection of hearing aids and why some people reject them. Other topics include cochlear implants, Meniere's disease, tinnitus, aging, listening skills, wireless assistive technology and assistive technology products"--Provided by publisher.
10) Sound of metal
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ruben is a drummer in a metal-duo with his girlfriend Lou. When he suddenly loses his hearing, he goes through a profound odyssey and comes to discover deafness not as a disability but as a rich culture and community.
11) Wonderstruck
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
Publisher
WETA-TV
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Exploring nearly 200 years of Deaf life in America, this film presents the shared experiences of American history--family life, education, work, and community connections--from the perspective of deaf citizens. Interviews include community leaders, historians, and deaf Americans with diverse views on language use, technology, and identity. The documentary also takes a straightforward look at life for people who are part of the cultural-linguistic...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
For twenty-two years, Katherine Bouton had a secret that grew harder to keep every day: she had gone profoundly deaf in her left ear; her right was getting worse. Audiologists agree that we're experiencing a national epidemic of hearing impairment. At present, 50 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Using her own experience as a guide, Bouton examines the problem personally, psychologically, and physiologically, illuminating the startling...
14) Tal vez ahora
Author
Publisher
Booket
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
¿Qué es más importante, la amistad, la lealtad o el amor? Ridge y Sydney no pueden creerse que al fin puedan estar juntos. La relación entre Warren y Bridgette sigue tan tumultuosa como siempre y Maggie va trampeando con su enfermedad. Convencida de sacar el máximo partido a su vida decide saltar de un avión en paracaídas cuando conoce a Jake. Al prepararse para su cita con él, encuentra una vieja lista de deseos y decide que tal vez ahora...
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