[OAGDU] Books we talked about at the party

Sun Dec 6 21:38:42 UTC 2020

Forward together: an inside look at guide dog training / Christie Bane.
DB100008 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB100008>Bauer,
Joan. Reading time: 20 hours, 4 minutes.
Read by Kristin Allison.

Disability

The author, who has raised and trained guide dogs for three decades,
reveals the professional methods behind teaching guide dog skills. Includes
explanations of a wide range of guide dog skills, how to match dogs to
handlers, and teaching handlers how to work with their new guide dogs. 2020.

Trusting Calvin: how a dog helped heal a Holocaust survivor's heart DB77282
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB77282>Peters,
Sharon L. Reading time: 6 hours, 33 minutes.
Read by Kurt Elftmann. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Biography of Persons with Disabilities
Disability
Animals and Wildlife

Biography of Holocaust survivor Max Edelman. Describes Max being blinded by
two Nazi guards and witnessing a German Shepherd kill another prisoner.
Discusses Max's difficulty bonding with Calvin--the Labrador guide dog he
received after retiring in America--because of his fear of canines, and
Calvin saving Max's life. Violence. 2012.

Beyond the bear: how I learned to live and love again after being blinded
by a bear DB76560
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB76560>Bigley,
Dan; McKinney, Debra. Reading time: 9 hours, 28 minutes.
Read by Jeff Allin. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Biography of Persons with Disabilities
Disability

Author recounts being blinded during a near-fatal grizzly bear attack in
Alaska in 2003 at age twenty-five. Details his recovery and his attendance
at a center for the visually impaired. Discusses earning a master degree,
changing careers, and reuniting with--and marrying--his girlfriend. Some
strong language. 2013.

Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph
of trust at Ground Zero DB73300
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB73300>Hingson,
Michael; Flory, Susy. Reading time: 7 hours, 19 minutes.
Read by Peter Ganim. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Biography of Persons with Disabilities
Disability
Animals and Wildlife

Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World
Trade Center, recounts his escape after the September 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and his guide dogRoselle
experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flights of stairs to safety.
2011.

Cold noses at the Pearly Gates: a book of hope for those who have lost a
pet DBC03300
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DBC03300>Kurz,
Gary. Reading time: 8 hours, 0 minutes.
Read by Tom Moran. A production of Colorado Talking Book Library.

Religion
Animals and Wildlife

After the intense, unexpected grief he experienced following the loss of
his own companions, the author, an animal lover and biblical scholar, set
out to prove that there are indeed pets in heaven. Here he shares his
research and insights to bring readers a richer understanding of animals
and their souls. Includes a 30-day devotional with Bible verses to help
animal lovers work through their grief.

Confessions of a guide dog: the blonde leading the blind DB75126
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB75126>Carlson,
Mark. Reading time: 10 hours, 34 minutes.
Read by Erik Sandvold. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Disability
Animals and Wildlife

Author recounts how, like his father and brother, he gradually became
legally blind because of retinitis pigmentosa. Describes the relationship
that developed between him and his guide dog Musket and the work and home
life they have shared since meeting in 2002. 2011.

Working like dogs: the service dog guidebook DB65497
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB65497>Davis,
Marcie; Bunnell, Melissa. Reading time: 6 hours, 7 minutes.
Read by Gabra Zackman. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Disability
Animals and Wildlife

Guide to service dogs trained to assist people with mobility limitations.
Describes the process of obtaining a service dog, caring for it, and
retiring dogs that can no longer work. Includes assistance dog standards, a
list of resources, and training programs. 2007.

Two plus four equals one: celebrating the partnership of people with
disabilities and their assistance dogs DB74137
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB74137>Nimmer,
Kathy. Reading time: 10 hours, 22 minutes.
Read by Mitzi Friedlander. A production of the National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Disability
Animals and Wildlife

A collection of stories, essays, and poems about beloved canine partners
from individuals who have disabilities and others. Describes the challenges
and rewards of training guide dogs, the first days with a new service
animal, and daily life. Shares moments of humor--and of loss. 2010.

I found a bunch of others that sounded interesting but I thought I would
just give the shortlist for now.
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