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81) Vision
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A vision-impaired, Victorian spinster in need of primitive cataract surgery has little time for herself between needing to take care of her demanding invalid sister-in-law, and investigating her brother's mysterious nighttime activities. To escape it all, she engages in a sexual relationship with a haunted mirror in her bedroom. Julia Gfrörer's third graphic novel is another revitalizing and contemporary spin on the grand tradition of gothic storytelling,...
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Having good eyesight is essential for almost every activity we do, but an estimated 93 million adults in the United States are at high risk for serious vision loss. Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Vision is a comprehensive guide to understanding common vision problems, preventing age-related eye disorders, and keeping your eyes healthy at every stage of life. As we age, our eyes become more susceptible to common conditions like age-related macular degeneration,...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"On a clear May afternoon at the end of his junior year at Harvard, Howard Axelrod left his dorm-room to play a pick-up game of basketball. In the skirmish for a loose ball, a boy's finger hooked behind Axelrod's eyeball and severed his optic nerve. Permanently blinded in his right eye, Axelrod returned a week later to the same dorm-room, but to a different world. A world where nothing looked solid, where the smooth veneer of reality had been broken,...
Author
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For 35 years, the New Orleans-based Black feminist collective Women With A Vision (WWAV) has fought for the liberation of their communities through reproductive justice, harm reduction, abolition feminism, racial justice, and sex workers rights. In 2012, shortly after one of their biggest organizing victories, arsonists firebombed and destroyed their headquarters. Fire Dreams is an innovative collaboration between WWAV and Laura McTighe, who work...
Author
Publisher
Hatherleigh
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"New 2016 edition of the best-selling, practical guide to help dry eye sufferers improve their vision, reduce wrinkles and redness, and restore overall eye health, Includes up-to-date information on medications, procedures, testing, after-care, and more. It can happen any time. Your eyes feel tired. You rub them. You look at yourself in the mirror and see lines, wrinkles, bags, redness that was never there before. Approximately 100 million people...
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An advanced exploration of machine learning and AI, with each chapter asking and answering a question from the field. Divided into five sections: deep learning and neural networks; computer vision; natural language processing; production and deployment; and predictive performance and model evaluation"--
Author
Series
Love's in sight! volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After running into an old flame, Morio's pressed to reveal his past to the jealous Yukiko. But even the happy-go-lucky Morio has a few secrets he can't share! When Yukiko's curiosity gets the better of her, an upset Morio walks out on the conversation. Can these normally lovey-dovey dorks learn the serious art of compromise?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of blindness and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who is blind and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of blindness is highlighted."--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1755, Abel Cloudesley, a London watchmaker and creator of remarkable mechanical automata, is mourning his wife, Alice, who died giving birth to their son, Zachary. Six years later, Abel is further devastated when a freak workshop accident takes Zachary's eye. With his new eye made of gold and lapis by Abel's soft-spoken apprentice Tom, Zachary, now with an astonishing gift of second sight, is sent to live with his eccentric Aunt Franny in the...
Author
Series
Small Senses Bilingual volume 5
Publisher
Child's Play International
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Author
Series
Love's in sight! volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Morio Kurokawa is the toughest-looking tough guy around. Yukiko Akaza is a self-possessed girl with a vision impairment attending a school for the blind. The whole city fears Morio, but Yukiko sees the real him--he's a soft sweetheart who's just searching for his place in the world! After an embarrassing conversation about kisses, Yukiko realizes the next major challenge that she and Morio face--when they'll share their first kiss! With Christmas...
Author
Series
Love's in sight! volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Love blooms between a tough delinquent boy and a spunky girl with a vision impairment! Morio Kurokawa is the toughest-looking tough guy around. Yukiko Akaza is a self-possessed girl with a vision impairment attending a school for the blind. The whole city fears Morio, but Yukiko sees the real him--he's a soft sweetheart who's just searching for his place in the world! Yukiko is continuing to adapt well to her part-time job when she bumps into Kurisu,...
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