New braille books
This issue contains braille books added to the collection since the last issue of Sound and Touch in December 2010.
Abbreviations:
BR - Braille books held at Parnell Library
HA - Braille handouts held at Parnell Library
HL - Braille books held at Homai Library
RNIB - Royal National Institute of Blind People
RNZFB - Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
UEB - Unified English Braille code
v. - volume(s)
VAILS - Vision Australia Information and Library Service
The following braille books are contracted, single spaced, double sided, Unified English Braille Code (UEB) unless otherwise stated.
Adult Non-Fiction
What is the Human Rights Commission? by the Human Rights Commission. Wellington: Human Rights Commission, 2010. 1 v. RNZFB.
HA57550
Biographies
The audacity of hope by Barack Obama. Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2007. If Barack Obama is successful in his quest as President of the United States he may dramatically change the face that his country presents to the world. In this book he describes the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. 5 v. VAILS.
BR4780
Ned & Katina: a true love story by Patricia Grace. North Shore, N.Z.: Penguin, 2009. In Crete during the Second World War a wounded Maori Battalion soldier shelters with a local family. He falls in love with a young Cretan woman whom he marries and returns to settle in New Zealand's Far North. They live a long, rich and happy life together, raising a family and involving themselves in community affairs there and in the Wellington region. Their family approached the author to compile their parents' story. 8 v. RNZFB.
BR4792
History
How we saw the war: 1939-45 through New Zealand eyes by Ron Palenski. Auckland: Hodder Moa, 2009. This book tells a new generation how their families coped during World War II. Newspaper stories report on the New Zealand soldiers in the Middle East, the Pacific, North Africa and Italy; in the air and at sea. The author brings to life many buried stories as well as looking at Charles Upham's heroism, the fearsome fighting of the Maori Battalion and the women on the home front. 8 v. RNZFB.
BR4743
Tohunga whakairo: Paki Harrison: the story of a master carver by Ranginui Walker. North Shore: Penguin, 2008. Paki Harrison is regarded as New Zealand's greatest living master carver. He possesses immense knowledge about the art and symbolism of carving, including its role in transmitting tribal history. He has also taught, researched and written extensively on the art of the tohunga whakairo. The author traces Paki's life and work, describing in detail the conception, carving and building of several significant meeting houses. Sponsored by Laurel Norwell. 7 v. RNZFB.
BR4753
Nature and Animals
Marley & me: life and love with the world's worst dog by John Grogan. Sydney: Hodder Australia, 2006. The story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. 3 v. VAILS.
BR4778
Adult Fiction
Fantasy
Child of the prophecy by Juliet Marillier. Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2002. Fainne has been sent to live at Sevenwaters and burdened with a terrible task. She must use her powers to prevent the Fair Folk winning back the Islands. Can she turn her back on the people she has come to care for and can she bring herself to destroy the chosen one; the child of the prophecy? Sequel to: Son of the Shadows - BR4773. 8 v. VAILS.
BR4771
Son of the shadows by Juliet Marillier. Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2001. Liadan, Sorcha's daughter, is a healer of mind, body and spirit. Only she holds the key to saving Sevenwaters. A chance meeting with a mercenary, an enemy of her family, reveals unexpected deep emotions. Their love cannot be fulfilled as they are torn apart to fulfil their destinies. She must journey into the shadowy world of the Painted Man, walking a fine line between right and wrong. Sequel to: Daughter of the forest - BR4772. Has sequel: Child of the prophecy - BR4771. 7 v. VAILS.
BR4773
Modern Women’s Fiction
Duet by Kimberley Freeman. Sydney: Hachette Australia, 2008. A story of passion, greed, secrets and lies. A reclusive woman living in outback Australia receives a letter exposing a terrible secret. Thirty years ago she stole another woman's identify and now their lives are on a collision course. From a tiny Greek island to the sun-drenched Queensland coast the story takes many twists and turns. 6 v. VAILS.
BR4777
The woman in the lobby by Lee Tulloch. Melbourne: Penguin, 2008. Violet thinks her extraordinary beauty is a nuisance until she ends up broke and alone in Paris, discarded by her husband and her lover. Chance encounters in hotel lobbies makes Violet realise rich men desire her. Grand hotels and haute couture become a way of life until she meets Florin, a man with an unknowable past. His use of feelings and power may be her undoing. 5 v. VAILS.
BR4787
Young Adult Non-Fiction
The way I see it by Nicole Dryburgh. London: Hodder Children's, 2008. Now eighteen the author tells of her struggle to overcome cancer, blindness and the inability to walk. She is always busy, writing, fund raising, horse-riding or socialising with friends. This is her triumphant story of a refusal to give up hope. 2 v., English braille. RNIB.
HL59863
Intermediate Non-Fiction
Willie Apiata, VC: the reluctant hero by Paul Little with John Lockyer. North Shore, N.Z.: Puffin, 2009. Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. This is his story, from his early life in a small East Coast town to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan. 2 v. RNZFB.
HL59285
Intermediate Fiction
Cry of the taniwha by Des Hunt. Auckland: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. Matt isn't looking forward to spending the school holidays in Rotorua with his grandmother and her new husband. Matt has taken his metal detector along, and when he and the boy next door unearth a handcuffed skeleton, a dangerous chain of events begins to coil around them. 3 v. RNZFB.
HL58921
Junior Fiction
Sting by Raymond Huber. London: Walker Books, 2009. Ziggy's always known he was the odd bee out. Something is different about him but no one will tell him what it is. One day he's sent outside into the forbidden zone and ends up fighting wasps and killer bees, being kidnapped and finally finding his way to his true home and family. 2 v. RNZFB.
HL59281