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Touch the Future

A Manifesto in Essays

by John Lee Clark ...

A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience and the untapped potential of a new tactile language.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented language and way of life based on physical connection.In a ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

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A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience and the untapped potential of a new tactile language.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented language and way of life based on physical connection.In a
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Where I Stand: On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience

by John Lee Clark ...

"I love being DeafBlind and would not change it for the world."This collection of essays from one of the country's leading voices on issues facing the signing community appears at a time of troubling trends and exciting new developments. Through his lucid and accessible prose, John Lee Clark delves into questions ranging from why hearing parents of Deaf children don't sign to how written American ... Read more

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"I love being DeafBlind and would not change it for the world."This collection of essays from one of the country's leading voices on issues facing the signing community appears at a time of troubling trends and exciting new developments. Through his lucid and accessible prose, John Lee Clark delves into questions ranging from why hearing parents of Deaf children don't sign to how written American
... Read more
How to Communicate

Poems

by John Lee Clark ...

**Winner of the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for PoetryLonglisted for the 2023 National Book Award for PoetryA stunning debut from an award-winning DeafBlind poet, “How to Communicate is a masterpiece” (Kaveh Akbar).**Formally restless and relentlessly instructive, How to Communicate is a dynamic journey through language, community, and the unfolding of an identity. Poet John Lee Clark pivots from ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**Winner of the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for PoetryLonglisted for the 2023 National Book Award for PoetryA stunning debut from an award-winning DeafBlind poet, “How to Communicate is a masterpiece” (Kaveh Akbar).**Formally restless and relentlessly instructive, How to Communicate is a dynamic journey through language, community, and the unfolding of an identity. Poet John Lee Clark pivots from
... Read more
Deaf Lit Extravaganza

by John Lee Clark ...

This celebration of short stories, poems, and essays gives us a glimpse into the Deaf signing community, something that literature by hearing authors featuring deaf characters has rarely done. Between these covers, a Deaf couple fights over their son's language use, an Australian woman joins the community as an adult, a Deaf woman's body is fished out a dumpster, and a British Deaf poet wants to ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This celebration of short stories, poems, and essays gives us a glimpse into the Deaf signing community, something that literature by hearing authors featuring deaf characters has rarely done. Between these covers, a Deaf couple fights over their son's language use, an Australian woman joins the community as an adult, a Deaf woman's body is fished out a dumpster, and a British Deaf poet wants to
... Read more
Travel Guide Best Road Trips Canada

by John Lee, Ray Bartlett, Oliver Berry, Gregor Clark, Shawn Duthie, Steve Fallon, Carolyn B Heller, Anna Kaminski, Adam Karlin, Craig McLachlan, Liza Prado, Brendan Sainsbury, Regis St Louis, Phillip Tang ...

Series series Road Trips Guide
Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's</e... ... Read more

$23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's</e...
... Read more
Audiobook

Touch the Future

A Manifesto in Essays

by John Lee Clark ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience, and a manifesto on the power and untapped potential of touch.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way of life based on ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

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A revelatory collection of essays on the DeafBlind experience, and a manifesto on the power and untapped potential of touch.Born Deaf into an ASL-speaking family and blind by adolescence, John Lee Clark learned to embrace the possibilities of his tactile world. He is on the frontlines of the Protactile movement, which gave birth to an unprecedented tactile language and a way of life based on
... Read more

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The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 2 (30 short stories)

by M. R. James, E. F. Benson, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Chambers, Walter De La Mare, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Margaret Oliphant, A. M. Burrage, Vernon Lee, John Metcalfe, Vincent O’Sullivan, Clark Ashton Smith, Arthur Machen, Marjorie Bowen, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, Aleister Crowley, Perceval Landon, William Hope Hodgson ...

Series Book 2 - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This second volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” ... Read more

$0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This second volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written”
... Read more
Audiobook

The Ice Beneath Her

A Novel

by Camilla Grebe ...

Narrated by John Lee, Justine Eyre, Katharine Lee McEwan ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Hanne Lagerlind-Schon
Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

When the prime suspect to a shocking murder vanishes, detectives race to track him down before a vengeful scorned ex finds him first in this “exceptional” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Nordic noir thriller from the acclaimed Swedish author of After She’s Gone.“Impressive . . . a tour de force.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Winter’s chill has descended on Stockholm as police arrive at the ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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When the prime suspect to a shocking murder vanishes, detectives race to track him down before a vengeful scorned ex finds him first in this “exceptional” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Nordic noir thriller from the acclaimed Swedish author of After She’s Gone.“Impressive . . . a tour de force.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Winter’s chill has descended on Stockholm as police arrive at the
... Read more

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Audiobook

Time’s Eye

by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Time Odyssey Series
Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind—until they act. In an instant, Earth’s timeline is carved up and reassembled into a patchwork of different eras, from prehistory to the year 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants.Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to ... Read more

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For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind—until they act. In an instant, Earth’s timeline is carved up and reassembled into a patchwork of different eras, from prehistory to the year 2037, each with its own indigenous inhabitants.Scattered across the planet are floating silver orbs impervious to
... Read more

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Audiobook

Sunstorm

by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Time Odyssey Series
Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth’s history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back on the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth called Mir, a jigsaw-puzzle world made up of lands and people cut out of different eras of Earth’s history. Why did the Firstborn create Mir? Why was Bisesa taken there and then brought back on the
... Read more

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Audiobook

Firstborn

by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Time Odyssey Series
Unabridged

11 hours 53 min

The Firstborn—the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey—have inhabited legendary science fiction master Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s writing for decades. With Time’s Eye and Sunstorm, the first two books in the acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant coauthor, Stephen Baxter, imagined ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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The Firstborn—the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey—have inhabited legendary science fiction master Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s writing for decades. With Time’s Eye and Sunstorm, the first two books in the acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant coauthor, Stephen Baxter, imagined
... Read more

Also available as: eBook