Blinded by Sight

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Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804789274
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Blinded by Sight by : Osagie Obasogie

Download or read book Blinded by Sight written by Osagie Obasogie and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorblindness has become an integral part of the national conversation on race in America. Given the assumptions behind this influential metaphor—that being blind to race will lead to racial equality—it's curious that, until now, we have not considered if or how the blind "see" race. Most sighted people assume that the answer is obvious: they don't, and are therefore incapable of racial bias—an example that the sighted community should presumably follow. In Blinded by Sight,Osagie K. Obasogie shares a startling observation made during discussions with people from all walks of life who have been blind since birth: even the blind aren't colorblind—blind people understand race visually, just like everyone else. Ask a blind person what race is, and they will more than likely refer to visual cues such as skin color. Obasogie finds that, because blind people think about race visually, they orient their lives around these understandings in terms of who they are friends with, who they date, and much more. In Blinded by Sight, Obasogie argues that rather than being visually obvious, both blind and sighted people are socialized to see race in particular ways, even to a point where blind people "see" race. So what does this mean for how we live and the laws that govern our society? Obasogie delves into these questions and uncovers how color blindness in law, public policy, and culture will not lead us to any imagined racial utopia.

Through Blind Eyes

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Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (451 download)

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Book Synopsis Through Blind Eyes by : Christine Mayo

Download or read book Through Blind Eyes written by Christine Mayo and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrissy Marlow suffers a tremendous loss as a young child. She spends the rest of her days holding on to anything and anyone she loves, whether or not that love is reciprocated. She journeys through life surrendering to the will of her oppressor, subjecting her body to multiple partners, multiple beatings, and multiple heartaches. As if the external infliction was not enough, her body turns on her, forcing her to face a demon no woman wants to face. A battle ensues in Chrissy as she searches for peace, the very thing she rejects. Conflicted in mind, body and spirit, she continues to fight and raise her children the best she knows how seeking God in the Devil's playground. Through Blind Eyes is a story about one woman's journey, a story that has no ending but just is.

An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind by : Allen Cohen

Download or read book An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind written by Allen Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind features poems by over 100 poets from all over The United States of America. This important book creates an alternative poetic response to the din of collective madness that has characterized our national dialogue since 9/11/2001. Many of the poets have projected themselves into the minds and the bodies of the victims if 9/11, and the firemen and policemen who were searching the wreckage of the buildings and even the hijackers. The poets express deep emotions and profound thoughts with the sever attention to detail that makes poems revelatory. Upon reading these poems written by so many diverse poets one sees a deepening of perception, of renewed seriousness about the human predicament and about the necessity to evolve into our full humanity. We hope the poems will help readers feel more deeply, think about our future, and ultimately act to achieve a more peaceful and just world. Poets include: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane di Prima, Robert Creeley, Opal Palmer Adisa, Robert Pinsky, Michael McClure, devorah major, Nellie Wong, Jack Hirschman, David Meltzer, Neeli Cherkovski, Lyn Lifshin, Antler, John Sinclair, Allen Cohen, Clive Matson, Al Young, Steve Kowit, Gerald Nicosia, Q.R. Hand, Ira Cohen, Julia Vinograd, Jack Foley, Janine Pommy Vega, A.D. Winans, Shepherd Bliss, S.A. Griffin, Coleman Barks, Claire Burch, Gail Ford, Charles Pappas, and many more.

The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes by : Maurice de La Sizeranne

Download or read book The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes written by Maurice de La Sizeranne and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For the Benefit of Those Who See

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Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316248703
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Book Synopsis For the Benefit of Those Who See by : Rosemary Mahoney

Download or read book For the Benefit of Those Who See written by Rosemary Mahoney and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school. Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to investigate further the cultural history of blindness. As part of her research, she spent three months teaching at Tenberken's international training center for blind adults in Kerala, India, an experience that reveals both the shocking oppression endured by the world's blind, as well as their great resilience, integrity, ingenuity, and strength. By living among the blind, Rosemary Mahoney enables us to see them in fascinating close up, revealing their particular "quality of ease that seems to broadcast a fundamental connection to the world." Having read For the Benefit of Those Who See, you will never see the world in quite the same way again. "In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind . . . She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity." -- Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree

Sight Unseen

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231539533
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Sight Unseen by : Ellyn Kaschak

Download or read book Sight Unseen written by Ellyn Kaschak and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sight Unseen reveals the cultural and biological realities of race, gender, and sexual orientation from the perspective of the blind. Through ten case studies and dozens of interviews, Ellyn Kaschak taps directly into the phenomenology of race, gender, and sexual orientation among blind individuals, along with the everyday epistemology of vision. Kaschak's work reveals not only how the blind create systems of meaning out of cultural norms but also how cultural norms inform our conscious and unconscious interactions with others regardless of our physical ability to see.

The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes

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Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781358415586
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes by : Maurice De La Sizeranne

Download or read book The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes written by Maurice De La Sizeranne and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Blind Eyes That See

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Publisher : Kingdom Kaught Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780996404082
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Blind Eyes That See by : Joy Medley

Download or read book Blind Eyes That See written by Joy Medley and published by Kingdom Kaught Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've become a pawn in a game I don't understand..." Fifteen-year old Dar Augustus has become isolated and alone, when a secret sect forces him to do seemingly pointless and endless dares. Dares that challenge the extent of his Elementer gifts. Nurturing a seed of bitterness towards each dare, Dar places up a facade of compliance. It's not until he meets a blind human girl named Grace Comings that his facade waivers. Carrying her own battle scars and a secret, she may be the key to ending his dares. However, if his dares end, what else will?

Waking Up Blind

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Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1934938874
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (349 download)

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Book Synopsis Waking Up Blind by : Thomas Harbin

Download or read book Waking Up Blind written by Thomas Harbin and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-230).

Touch the Top of the World

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780452282940
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (829 download)

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Book Synopsis Touch the Top of the World by : Erik Weihenmayer

Download or read book Touch the Top of the World written by Erik Weihenmayer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible bestselling book from the author of No Barriers and The Adversity Advantage Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight and the father who encouraged him to strive for that distant mountaintop. And he tells the story of his dream to climb the world's Seven Summits, and how he is turning that dream into astonishing reality (something fewer than a hundred mountaineers have done). From the snow-capped summit of McKinley to the towering peaks of Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro to the ultimate challenge, Mount Everest, this is a story about daring to dream in the face of impossible odds. It is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming your life into something truly miraculous. "An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine."—Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air

The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes (Classic Reprint)

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484379274
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (792 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes (Classic Reprint) by : Maurice De La Sizeranne

Download or read book The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes (Classic Reprint) written by Maurice De La Sizeranne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes T lee Blind in France, 1885. Translation in English. Paper read before the Fourth Gen eral Congress of the Blind, at Amsterdam, 1885. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes

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Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781018921129
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes by : Maurice De La Sizeranne

Download or read book The Blind as Seen Through Blind Eyes written by Maurice De La Sizeranne and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Beyond Vision

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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773553800
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond Vision by : Allan Jones

Download or read book Beyond Vision written by Allan Jones and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique and exhilarating autobiography, Allan Jones – Canada’s first blind diplomat – vividly describes how an untreatable eye disease slowly decimated his visual world, most challengingly during his postings in Tokyo and New Delhi, and how he discovered and took to heart the revelatory Indian philosophy that changed his life. Advaita Vedanta, the most iconoclastic and liberating of the classical Indian philosophies, profoundly altered the author’s experience of self and world. He found that the true self, as distinct from the individual ego, far exceeds the boundaries of individuality. It lies beneath sightedness or blindness and is absolutely unaffected by the latter. This welcome shift of perspective was reinforced by startling discoveries in contemporary physics, evolutionary biology, and developmental psychology that are fully consistent with Advaitic metaphysics. As for the practical applications of metaphysics, this book demonstrates step by step how Advaitic insight and practice significantly reduce physical and psychological tension. The most telling examples have to do with adjustments compelled by extreme circumstances. Thus Jones describes how he drew upon Advaitic mindfulness techniques to maintain his white cane mobility skills in the teeth of permanent spinal, nerve, and muscle pain. The arc of Beyond Vision moves from the claustrophobically personal to the openness of the transpersonal. It begins in a dysfunctional family background, breaking out into a full life encompassing an adventurous foreign service career, spiritual exploration, and an unconventional kind of marital love.

Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393867188
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (938 download)

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Book Synopsis Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir by : James Tate Hill

Download or read book Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir written by James Tate Hill and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Editors' Choice A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Book of 2021 A writer’s humorous and often-heartbreaking tale of losing his sight—and how he hid it from the world. At age sixteen, James Tate Hill was diagnosed with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that left him legally blind. When high-school friends stopped calling and a disability counselor advised him to aim for C’s in his classes, he tried to escape the stigma by pretending he could still see. In this unfailingly candid yet humorous memoir, Hill discloses the tricks he employed to pass for sighted, from displaying shelves of paperbacks he read on tape to arriving early on first dates so women would have to find him. He risked his life every time he crossed a street, doing his best to listen for approaching cars. A good memory and pop culture obsessions like Tom Cruise, Prince, and all things 1980s allowed him to steer conversations toward common experiences. For fifteen years, Hill hid his blindness from friends, colleagues, and lovers, even convincing himself that if he stared long enough, his blurry peripheral vision would bring the world into focus. At thirty, faced with a stalled writing career, a crumbling marriage, and a growing fear of leaving his apartment, he began to wonder if there was a better way.

Crashing Through

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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812973682
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Book Synopsis Crashing Through by : Robert Kurson

Download or read book Crashing Through written by Robert Kurson and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May’s vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children’s faces. But the procedure was filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May’s wildest dreams. Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man’s choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live. Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through: “An incredible human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read.” –Chicago Sun-Times “Inspiring.” –USA Today “[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Don’t be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then.” –Chicago Tribune “[A] moving account [of] an extraordinary character.” –People “Terrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision.” –The Washington Post “Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too.” –The Kansas City Star “Propulsive . . . a gripping adventure story.” –Entertainment Weekly NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The Blind Man's Eyes

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ISBN 13 : 9781926908380
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (83 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blind Man's Eyes by : Rita Joe

Download or read book The Blind Man's Eyes written by Rita Joe and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 100 of her best poems plus George Elliott Clarke's essay on the achievement of Rita Joe, The Blind Man's Eyes confirms Joe's place in Canadian literature. From a homeless child who led a blind beggar door-to-door, Rita Joe emerged as spokesperson for her nation and for the individual's heart. Her much anthologized poems and rare autobiography have riveted her message to the Canadian conscience, revealing both the Mi'kmaq people and the universal artist's heart of this Elder.

The Blind in History and Society: Wisdom vs. Despair

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Publisher : Mehmet Emin Demirci
ISBN 13 : 1005796033
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Blind in History and Society: Wisdom vs. Despair written by Mehmet Emin Demirci and published by Mehmet Emin Demirci. This book was released on with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will examine all aspects of the relationship between the blind and the rest of society within the framework of the attitudes that represent a most productive area of social psychology. The reader will learn that historic figures did not consider their blindness a hindrance to their achievements, be they famous literary personalities or Nobel Prize Laureate. The lives of outstanding blind persons such as Democritus, al-Maarri, Dühring, Rodrigo, Dalén, Borges, Ostrovsky and even Ray Charles, will be examined while placing blindness and the blind at the center of social relationships, utilizing rich historical presentations and comprehensive analysis. This book will be of interest to many professionals, educators, historians, social scientists and general readers.