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"In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant:...
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New edition available: Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South, 20th Anniversary Edition, ISBN 978-1-944838-58-4
Features a new introduction by scholars Joseph Hill and Carolyn McCaskill
Mary Herring Wright's memoir adds an important dimension to the current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. The author recounts her experiences growing up as a deaf person in Iron Mine,
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Nathie Marbury, a deaf legend, was born the 16th of 17 children to parents in Mississippi who didn't believe in education. She eventually earned three college degrees and, in this DVD, she shares stories about her early life where she "sang" in the church choir, and her school years where classmates actually tried to rub off her blackness, and later where she tried out for the Gallaudet football team. Her stories and observations are rich in humor...
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Nonny Frett understands the meanings of "rock" and "hard place" better than any woman ever born. She's got two mothers, "one Deaf-blind and the other four baby steps from flat crazy." She's got two men: her husband, who's easing out the back door; and her best friend, who's laying siege to her heart in her front yard. She has a job that holds her in the city, and she's addicted to a little girl who's stuck deep in the country. And she has two families;...
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This video is the sequel to the initial production in this series on domestic violence among deaf women, Anywhere to Anyone. This video picks up where the first one stops and presents the story of Nancy a former deaf victim of domestic violence, who helps the mother of one of her students to leave an abusive relationship.
11) Bel canto
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Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked,...
13) Not a sound
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When a tragic accident leaves nurse Amelia Winn deaf, she spirals into a depression that ultimately causes her to lose everything that matters: her job, her husband David, and her stepdaughter Nora. Now, two years later and with the help of her hearing dog, Stitch, she is finally getting back on her feet. But when she discovers the body of a fellow nurse in the dense bush by the river, deep in the woods near her cabin, she is plunged into a disturbing...
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This video is for deaf and hard-of-hearing women of all ages, parents of deaf women, healthcare providers, educators, interpreters, and anyone who cares about the health of deaf women. It is the story of two young women. One with concerns about puberty, visits her primary care physician and, with the assistance of a sign language interpreter, discusses the physical changes associated with puberty, pregnancy and labor, and health habits such as breast...
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"Deanne Bray and Missy Keast share what they learned during their 9 month journey through pregnancy and delivery. Deanne and Missy's clear and easy-to-follow information and guidance from conception through birth will reassure, encourage, inform, and inspire every mother-to-be and their spouse"--Container.
19) The light of deaf women: inspirational stories from visionaries, artists, founders & entrepreneurs
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"This is a book by and about Deaf women, featuring more than 80 stories about Deaf women with distinct identities shaped by their various upbringings and communities. They are visionaries manifesting their destinies, activists fighting for access, entrepreneurs taking charge of their own lives. They are artists, doctors, businesswomen, teachers, advocates, mothers, and philanthropists who have triumphed through barriers and challenges to become the...
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