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New Arrivals Browse more New Arrivals in Deaf Studies $19.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list Knack Baby Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide to Communicating with Your Little One (Knack: Make It Easy) Suzie Chafin Browse more New Arrivals in Deaf Studies Deaf Culture Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Deaf Culture Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks Publisher Comments "This book will shake your preconceptions about the deaf, about language and about thought--. Sacks (is) one of the finest and most thoughtful writers of our time."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review" Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Sign Language Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Sign Language Learning American Sign Language : Levels I and II, Beginning and Intermediate - Text Only (2ND 04 Edition) by Tom Humphries Publisher Comments This book is designed to help learners successfully interact with American Sign Language (ASL) users. Written by two leading authorities in the field, the 24 lessons in this book cover Beginning and Intermediate or Level I and II courses of study... (read more) List Price $66.75 Your price: $48.00 Used - Spiral add to wish list Being Blind and Deaf Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Being Blind and Deaf Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson Staff Pick Crashing Through is the remarkable story of Mike May, one of only a handful of people to gain sight after being blinded in an accident at age three. Robert Kurson (of Shadow Divers fame) does a wonderful job depicting both May's extraordinary life up... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list Children and Teenagers Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Children and Teenagers Knack Baby Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide to Communicating with Your Little One (Knack: Make It Easy) by Suzie Chafin Synopsis Few children can communicate effectively before eighteen months of age, but sign language can allow baby and parent to reduce the frustration up to a year earlier. With more than 450 full-color photos, text, and sidebars, Knack Baby Sign Language... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper add to wish list Deaf Culture Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Deaf Culture Deaf Like Me by Thomas S Spradley Publisher Comments Deaf Like Me is the moving account of parents coming to terms with their baby girl's profound deafness. The love, hope, and anxieties of all hearing parents of deaf children are expressed here with power and simplicity. In the epilogue, Lynn Spradley as... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Deaf Culture Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Deaf Culture When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf by Harlan Lane Publisher Comments The authoritative statement on the deaf, their education, and their struggle against prejudice.... (read more) List Price $23.80 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Children and Teenagers Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Children and Teenagers Caring for Young Children: Signing for Day Care Providers and Sitters (Beginning Sign) by S Collins Publisher Comments Signs, for feelings, directions, activities, foods, bedtime, discipline & comfort-giving.... (read more) List Price $5.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Deaf Culture Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Deaf Culture I'll Scream Later by Marlee Matlin Publisher Comments Critically acclaimed and award-winning actress Marlee Matlin reveals the illuminating, moving, and often surprising story of how she defied all expectations to become one of the most prolific and beloved actresses of our time. Marlee Matlin entered our... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list Sale Books Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Sale Books American Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide to Signing (Knack: Make It Easy) by Suzie Chafin Publisher Comments While learning a new language isnt a “knack” for everyone, Knack American Sign Language finally makes it easy. The clear layout, succinct information, and topic-specific sign language partnered with high-quality photos enable quick... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $15.95 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Used Books Browse more titles in Deaf Studies-Used Books Helen Keller (Women Who Dare) by Aimee Hess Publisher Comments Illuminates the fascinating and inspiring life of Keller, with 42 exceptional color and black-white-images.... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list

Bestsellers Friday, January 1, 2010 Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks Learning American Sign Language : Levels I and II, Beginning and Intermediate - Text Only (2ND 04 Edition) by Tom Humphries The Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language Made Easy (Everything) by Irene Duke A Basic Course in American Sign Language by Tom Humphries

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