The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence

Author: Myron Uhlberg

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 080753160X

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An insightful memoir about growing up between the hearing and deaf worlds. Myron Uhlberg was born the hearing son of two deaf parents at a time when American Sign Language was not well established and deaf people were often dismissed as being unintelligent. In this moving and eye-opening memoir, he recalls the daily difficulties and hidden joys of growing up as the intermediary between his parents' silent world and the world of the hearing.

Mother Father Deaf
Mother Father Deaf

Author: Paul M. Preston

Publisher:

Published: 1994-04-28

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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"Mother father deaf" is the phrase commonly used within the Deaf community to refer to hearing children of deaf parents. These children grow up between two cultures, the Hearing and the Deaf. The author is one of these children, and in this book based on 150 interviews, he takes us to the place where Deaf and Hearing cultures meet.

Unheard Voices
Unheard Voices

Author: Dawn Mauldon

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1760992356

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In this poignant and powerful memoir, the author tells the story of their childhood growing up with Deaf parents. Through intimate and evocative prose, Dawn explores the challenges and joys of living in a world that is often hostile and unwelcoming to those who are different. From the isolation and challenges that come with being a child of Deaf parents, to the strength and resilience that comes with love and belonging, the author shares their unique and deeply personal perspective on what it means to see and communicate in a richly silent world. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Deaf experience, and the power of love and belonging to overcome adversity. Beautifully written and deeply moving, Unheard Voices is an exploration of what it means to be a part of a diverse and vibrant culture.

Retrieving Angels
Retrieving Angels

Author: Sandra Cimadori

Publisher: Bookbaby

Published: 2013-05-29

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 162675828X

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Where do you find the perfect boy, the boy all the girls on the radio sing about, the boy who will be better than God?Gina Fontana knows.After surviving a terrifying attack at the age of ten, Gina is haunted by paralyzing fears. Her mother laments that she is ruined. It becomes the big family problem and the big family secret.Gina copes by immersing herself in a dream world filled with the music of The Beatles. She becomes obsessed with Paul McCartney. He becomes her imaginary protector, her shining knight, and the boy who keeps all the bad thoughts away... until the day when a real flesh and blood boy comes along and intrudes on her comfortable fantasy.The stories of Gina and her friends weave together to form a startling tapestry during the Summer of Love.>>>Set in Miami in the 1960s and filled with characters as diverse, exuberant, and colorful as the South Florida landscape, RETRIEVING ANGELS is sometimes poignant, sometimes gritty, irreverent, funny, and sexy.>>>RETRIEVING ANGELS moves as fast as a thunderstorm on a summer afternoon, as fast as that magical night when you first knew love and your whole world changed forever.