• Biography
• Cookbooks
• Food
• General Non-Fiction
• Health
• History (Canadian)
• How-to Books
• Personal Finance
• Poetry
• Science

Biography

BR73906
Of this earth: a Mennonite boyhood in the boreal forest by Rudy Wiebe.
3 v. of braille.
Author Wiebe describes the vanished world of Speedwell, Saskatchewan, an isolated, poplar-forested, mostly Mennonite community - and Rudy's first home. Too young to do heavy work, Rudy witnessed a way of life that was soon to disappear, including clearing the stony land and digging wells, and remembers sorrow at the death of a beloved sister and the sweet discovery of the power of reading. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.

Cookbooks

BR74750
Cooking with feeling and other useful senses: adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired by Deborah DeBord.
5 v. of braille.
Deborah DeBord, an experienced blind cook, shares and describes 180 adaptive culinary techniques for the visually impaired. Contains original recipes and recipes donated by some of America's outstanding chefs and restaurateurs. 1998.

BR74749
Chicken, Turkey, Beef, Pork Recipes from Fix-it and forget-it 5-ingredient favorites: comforting slow-cooker recipes by Phyllis Pellman Good.
4 v. of press braille.
With 359 slow cooker recipes for chicken, turkey, pork and beef main dishes, this cookbook offers convenience and comfort to anyone faced with a too-full life and hungry people to feed. Includes recipes for cranberry chicken and maple-glazed turkey, beef Stroganoff, and ham and cheese casserole. 2007.

Food

BR74755
Wine basics for dummies by Ed McCarthy.
2 v. of braille.
If you've ever been overwhelmed in a wine shop, or confronted with a wine list, fret no more! With this book at your fingertips, you no longer have to worry about selecting, storing, and serving a great bottle of wine. Discover hot to understand wine styles, navigate a wine list, and match wine with food. Chock full of tips, this guide will give you the confidence to really enjoy all or any aspects of wine. In no time at all, you'll be a true expert! 2005. (For dummies)

General Non-Fiction

BR74580
The gatekeepers: inside the admissions process of a premier college by Jacques Steinberg.
4 v. of braille.
In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given the opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. 2002.

Health

BR73706
Healing with whole foods: Asian traditions and modern nutrition : third edition by Paul Pitchford.
19 v. of braille.
A guide to the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. With facts about green foods such as spirulina and blue-green algae and information about the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics, it is also an accessible primer on nutrition. Includes more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes. 2002.

History (Canadian)

BR74405
The land newly found: eyewitness accounts of the Canadian immigrant experience by Norman Hillmer, J.L. Granatstein.
7 v. of braille.
A collection of first-hand accounts from the frontiers of Canadian immigration history, drawn from letters, newspapers, and reportage, and ranging from the 18th century to the present. They reveal the hardships and heartbreak, hard work and happiness of people beginning their lives anew, from war brides and home children to refugees and boat people. Also looks at the politicians, policy-makers, and public who witnessed their arrival. 2006.

How-to Books

BR74751
It's not on the keyboard!: typing special characters and foreign languages in Word by Anna Dresner.
1 v. of braille.
Accents, the copyright symbol, alphabets such as Cyrillic - if you use a screen reader or braille display and need to type characters that aren't on the standard keyboard, this booklet will help! The author covers working in a foreign language, typing special characters, making shortcut keys for symbols and many tips that make typing easy. 2008.

BR74752
A pocketful of sound: a quick-start and buyer's guide to accessible book and music players by Anna Dresner.
2 v. of braille.
Anna Dresner describes and compares many of the most popular accessible music and book players, including the Zen Stone; iPods; players running Rockbox; the Olympus DS-30, Ds-40, and DS-50; the Victor Stream; the Icon; and many others. She uses the same checklist for each product, so you can quickly compare their features. You'll learn how to get the most out of your player with detailed descriptions, basic instructions for use, and tips for power users. 2008.

Personal Finance

BR74753
Real U guide to bank accounts & credit cards by Ilyce R Glink.
1 v. of braille.
This "Real U Guide" has everything you need to know to open your first checking account, apply for your first credit cards, and handle both so that there's still some money left in your wallet at the end of the month. Specially adapted for visually-impaired readers, it starts with the basics: credit cards, debit cards, monthly statements, interest rates and then covers blindness specific issues like accessible ATMs and statements, and the best personal finance software. c2004. (Real U guides)

Poetry

BR73954
Late wife: poems by Claudia Emerson.
1 v. of braille.
A woman explores her disappearance from one life and reappearance in another as she addresses her former husband, herself, and her new husband in a series of epistolary poems. Though not satisfied in her first marriage, she laments vanishing from the life she and her husband shared for years. She then describes the unexpected joys of solitude during her recovery and emotional convalescence. Finally, in a sequence of sonnets, she speaks to her new husband, whose first wife died from lung cancer. Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry. 2005.

Science

BR73547
The alchemy of love and lust: discovering our sex hormones and how they determine who we love, when we love, and how often we love by Theresa L. Crenshaw.
6 v. of braille.
Identifies the role our hormones play in the different sexual stages, exploring the age-old concept of chemistry between the sexes and how hormones can determine the course of human relationships. Functions as both an encyclopedia of our attachment-related hormones, telling us exactly what they are and exactly what modern science thinks they do, and a guide to what we can do to get them to keep functioning the way we want them to. Descriptions of sex. 1996.