Adult Braille Books – Non-fiction
Biography
BR74485
Like a lampshade in a whorehouse: my life in comedy by Phyllis Diller with Richard Buskin.
3 v. of braille.
Born to elderly parents in Lima, Ohio, in 1917, Phyllis Ada Driver was blessed with neither beauty nor wealth, and then married a selfish ne'er-do-well (who became the "Fang" in her comic monologues) at 20 and had five children. Nearly 40 when she began her performing career, Diller turned a knack for relentless self-deprecation into a nightclub act. Eventually shedding her dud husband, Diller became a superstar - and the first one to go public about her plastic surgery. Strong language. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.
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Blindness and Visual Impairment
BI00762
Celebrating braille: a Canadian approach by Florence G. Carter, Myra M. Rodrigues, Rosina Zampese.
5 v. of braille, uncontracted and contracted.
The textbook guides new readers through a step-by-step approach to learning braille, using Canadian content and up-to-date vocabulary from "Iqualuit" to "iPod." The first 4 volumes are in uncontracted braille, single-sided; the last volume is in contracted braille, double-sided. Volume 1 includes tactiles. 2009.
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Fine Arts
BR73746
The judgment of Paris: the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism by Ross King.
8 v. of braille.
The author of "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" traces the rivalry of two French artists of opposing schools during a time of social and political upheaval. Describes events occurring between 1863 and 1874 as world-renowned Ernest Meissonier and upstart Édouard Manet vied for exhibition space and fame. 2006.
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History (Canadian)
BR73652
Ghost empire: how the French almost conquered North America by Philip Marchand.
6 v. of braille.
French North America, a country that might have been but never materialized, inspired Marchand to seek its traces, using the explorations of La Salle in the 1680s as a guide. He writes a regular travelogue to a dozen-plus sites of French colonial forts and settlements, then adds in reflections of habitant culture, its Catholicism and its relations with Indians. Marchand also includes his own ruminations on his Catholic faith and his reconnection with his French Canadian ancestry. Some descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence, and some strong language. 2005.
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