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03926aim a2200433Ka 4500 001 3DF5ADC0328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230804010037 006 m h 007 cr una--- 007 sz usn nn ed 008 230511s2023 nyu s 000 0 eng d 020 $a 0593681487 020 $a 9780593681480 (sound recording) 040 $a TEFOD $c TEFOD $d SILO 084 $a SOC029000 $a BIO033000 $a SOC029000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Leland, Andrew. 245 14 $a The country of the blind $h [electronic resource] : $b A memoir at the end of sight. $c Andrew Leland. 250 $a Unabridged. 260 $a New York : $b Books on Tape, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 online resource (10 audio files) : $b digital 306 $a 07:47:13 500 $a Unabridged. 511 0 $a Narrator: Andrew Leland. 520 $a A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own “ The Country of the Blind is about seeing—but also about marriage and family and the moral and emotional challenge of accommodating the parts of ourselves that scare us. A warm, profound, and unforgettable meditation on how we adjust to new ways of being in the world.” —Rachel Aviv, author of Strangers to Ourselves We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in, such that he now sees the world as if through a narrow tube. Soon—but without knowing exactly when—he will likely have no vision left. Full of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him: not only the physical experience of blindness but also its language, politics, and customs. He negotiates his changing relationships with his wife and son, and with his own sense of self, as he moves from his mainstream, “typical” life to one with a disability. Part memoir, part historical and cultural investigation, The Country of the Blind represents Leland’s determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from it—to seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. Thought-provoking and brimming with warmth and humor, The Country of the Blind is a deeply personal and intellectually exhilarating tour of a way of being that most of us have never paused to consider—and from which we have much to learn. 538 $a Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. 650 17 $a Nonfiction. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a Biography & Autobiography. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a Sociology. $2 OverDrive 655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local 700 1 $a Leland, Andrew. 856 40 $u http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=251&titleID=9383088 $z Click to download here. 856 4 $3 Excerpt $u https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DEBE71DD-70D1-4FBC-8F85-FB4DBF6AA801&.epub-sample.overdrive.com $z Sample 856 4 $3 Image $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/%7BDEBE71DD-70D1-4FBC-8F85-FB4DBF6AA801%7DIMG100.JPG $z Large cover image 856 4 $3 Thumbnail $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/%7BDEBE71DD-70D1-4FBC-8F85-FB4DBF6AA801%7DIMG200.JPG $z Thumbnail cover image 856 40 $3 Click for more information $u https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B0wAAAA2Z/products/debe71dd-70d1-4fbc-8f85-fb4dbf6aa801 $x 1370 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230804010216.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3DF5ADC0328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search