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For the Benefit of Those Who See
For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind | Rosemary Mahoney
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"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 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.
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Me being cheesy with one of my sons. Together we discovered braille book libraries, audible subscriptions and Kindles that read to you. Literacy is important for everyone, even when you have to work hard at it. 😉

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Melkyl We are going Saturday 😉 7y
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EvieBee @britt_brooke Oh yes, 😸 7y
bookandcat Seeing it Tuesday I can't waaaaaaait 7y
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EvieBee @bookandcat I see it in 3 hours so I'll keep you posted. Spoiler free 🤐 7y
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My new library stack! So many recommendations from fellow Littens and Goodreads friends. Also loving that my pictures "fit" with the new app update! #librarystack #library #tbr #bookstack

RanaElizabeth If you get to The Beautiful Bureaucrat, I'd love to know what you think. 7y
EvieBee @RanaElizabeth For sure! I accidentally read this summer confusing it with The Beautiful Bureaucrat. So hoping to remedy that. 7y
RanaElizabeth @EvieBee84 Strangely, I can totally see how you would make that mistake. 7y
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vivastory Nice stack! I need to read "Blankets." Craig Thompson's "Habibi" is one of my favorite graphic novels. The art in it is stunning. 7y
Mc_cart_ny @vivastory I'm the opposite of you, I just read Blankets and it was great and now I need to read Habibi! 7y
kspenmoll Colorful stack! 7y
vivastory @Mc_cart_ny So many books! 7y
EvieBee @vivastory I've been meaning to read both this one and Habibi. I think the length intimidates me even though I love graphic novels. Hopefully I finish it before the end of this year. 7y
EvieBee @kspenmoll Thank you! 😊 7y
MyNamesParadise Blankets is amazing!! 7y
EvieBee @MyNamesParadise I can't wait to read it! 7y
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