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  • The Language of Light

    A History of Silent Voices

    par Gerald Shea ...
    A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-long struggle of the Deaf to be taught in sign language—the only ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • Song Without Words

    Discovering My Deafness Halfway through Life

    par Gerald Shea ...
    Collections series Merloyd Lawrence Novels
    A "fascinating memoir" of living with partial deafness that offers new insight into the nature of language ( Booklist).Much has been written about the profoundly deaf, but the lives of the nearly thirty million partially deaf people in the United States today remain hidden. Song without Words tells the astonishing story of a man who, at the age of thirty-four, discovered that he had been unable to ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

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  • The Unmaking of Man

    Disability and the Holocaust

    par Simon Duffy ...
    The Unmaking of Man is a series of four essays by Dr Simon Duffy exploring the lessons of the Holocaust for people with disabilities. Few people know that people with disabilities not only made up a large number of the victims of the Holocaust but they were the first victims, marked out for destruction at a very early stage. Doctors argued that people with disabilities lived lives not worth living ... En savoir plus

    $9.20 CAD

  • What Language Is

    And What It Isn't and What It Could Be

    par John McWhorter ...
    New York Times bestselling author and renowned linguist, John McWhorter, explores the complicated and fascinating world of languages. From Standard English to Black English; obscure tongues only spoken by a few thousand people in the world to the big ones like Mandarin - What Language Is celebrates the history and curiosities of languages around the world and smashes our assumptions about "correct ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

  • For the Benefit of Those Who See

    Dispatches from the World of the Blind

    par Rosemary Mahoney ...
    "A multilayered, utterly gripping account of life among the developing world's blind population." — New York TimesRosemary 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 ... En savoir plus

    $15.19 CAD

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  • Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited

    par Tom Shakespeare ...
    Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and activist Tom Shakespeare argues that disability research needs a firmer conceptual and empirical footing.This new edition is updated throughout, reflecting Shakespeare’s most recent thinking, drawing on ... En savoir plus

    $109.99 CAD

  • Joel: An Unexpected Hero

    par Jane Butcher ...
    Collections series Adventures
    Rebecca loves her younger brother Joel, but sometimes she finds it hard to look after him – Joel has Down’s syndrome. One day, when Rebecca and Joel discover a ring of toadstools used by elves, they find themselves transported into a magical world in which Joel is the hero. Soon Rebecca discovers that her brother possesses very special qualities that she had not noticed before… Eons ago when the ... En savoir plus

    $4.43 CAD

  • How Language Began

    Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution

    par David McNeill ...
    Collections series Approaches to the Evolution of Language
    Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and ... En savoir plus

    $52.99 CAD

  • Tarahumara Medicine

    Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico

    par Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, Alfonso Paredes ...
    The Tarahumara, one of North America’s oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rarámuri, meaning “nimble feet”—and though they live in relative isolation in Chihuahua, Mexico, their agility in long-distance running is famous worldwide. Tarahumara Medicine is the first in-depth look into the culture that sustains the “great runners.” Having spent a decade in Tarahumara communities, ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Chinese Characters Learning & Practice Book, Volume 1

    Learning Chinese Characters with Their Stories in Colour, Volume 1

    par S. W. Well ...
    Collections Livre 1 - Chinese Characters Learning & Practice Book
    A series of simple books that answers all your questions about the fascinating ancient Chinese characters from their correct Stroke sequences to proper Mandarin pronunciations, all with the help of their most desirable stories told accurately in the first ever colour-coded illustrations that will guarantee to make your learning and memorizing them most effective, fun, and intellectually satisfying ... En savoir plus

    $9.89 CAD

  • Making the Transition to Home

    Simple Modifications to Encourage Independent Living

    par Paul Furtaw ...
    "An excellent tool for case managers, discharge planners and other professionals involved with providing senior services who are having to explain home modifications" Monica N. Case manager. Making the transition from a care facility to home can mean sudden changes are needed in the home to allow continued independence. Having an aging parent move into the home can also require modifications in ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD

  • An Introduction to Genetics for Language Scientists

    Current Concepts, Methods, and Findings

    par Dan Dediu ...
    During the last few decades we have discovered enormous amounts about our genomes, their evolution and, importantly for linguists and language scientists, the genetic foundations of language and speech. Accessible and readable, this introduction is designed specifically for students and researchers working in language and linguistics. It carefully focuses on the most relevant concepts, methods and ... En savoir plus

    $128.99 CAD