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Helen's Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's Teacher (Photobiographies) 1 review Marfe Ferguson Delano
National Geographic Children's Books, 2008
Best Annie Sullivan children's bio available!
I don't know what's caused the mini-flood of Annie Sullivan & Helen Keller books lately, but I sure am enjoying it!
To my knowledge, this is by far the best Annie Sullivan children's biography on the market. The design is impeccable, with big, crisp photos, often overlaid with quotations or ...
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The World At Her Fingertips: Story Of Helen Keller, The 10 reviews Joan Dash
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002
You will come away feeling empowered by this story.
+ Ignorant to Inspired + AThe World At Her Fingertips + Informative Book
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The Radical Lives of Helen Keller (The History of Disability) 1 review Kim Nielsen
NYU Press, 2004
A powerful social, political and literary biography
Kim Nielsen's Radical Lives Of Helen Keller is part of the New York University Press "The History of Disability" series and provides a powerful social, political and literary biography of Helen Keller's life based on research into both literary sources and FBI files and military intelligence. The ...
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Midstream: My Later Life Helen Keller
Doubleday Doran & Co., 1929
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In Their Own Words: Helen Keller (In Their Own Words) 2 reviews George Sullivan
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2002
GREAT ADDITION TO A WONDEFUL SERIES
+ Awesome!
As with the other books in the series "In Their Own Words," the author has given us another great good and useful book for young women and men. The Keller story is in itself, quite inspirational and Mr Sullivan has been able to capture this spirit quite well. The constant use of quotes allows the ...
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Monday After the Miracle. 1 review William Gibson
Dramatists Play Service, 1998
An Equal to the Inspiring Original!
This play tells the continuing story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan as Helen excels at Radcliffe and Anne meets her first love, John Macy. However, their involvement with the men in their lives changes them forever and strengthens the bond between them.
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The Miracle Worker 43 reviews William Gibson
Pocket, 2002
The miracle worker
+ Thank you. + Thank you + good book
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Helen Keller: A photographic story of a life (DK Biography) 3 reviews Leslie Garrett
DK CHILDREN, 2004
Traversing a Dark Valley
+ Perfect for the Classroom! + Helen Keller is the inspiration for us all
"Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ~Helen Keller
The DK Biographies introduce children to famous and influential individuals, although I personally also enjoy reading these tiny biographies. It is a great way to ...
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Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller 2 reviews Georgina Kleege
Gallaudet University Press, 2006
Clever, brave, like nothing else
+ awesome must read book
Blind Rage is my new favorite Helen Keller book. No contest. I haven't been this wowed by a book in a long time. The author has such an amazing handle on Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, I sat there grinning at the words as I read them. Over and over again I thought to myself, "Yes, that's just ...
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Helen Keller's journal 1936-1937 Helen Keller
Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1938
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Her Life In Pictures (Helen Keller) 3 reviews George Sullivan
Scholastic Nonfiction, 2007
Book Review: Helen Keller - Her Life in Pictures
+ Excellent photographic non-fiction + A more intimate portrait of Keller and her worl
In my eyes, most biographies fall into one of two camps. There are biographies (such as the recent and outstanding Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow) that seek to tackle their subject from a unique angle. This is a technique that I am all in favor of - inventiveness is a good thing, yes? Then ...
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She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer 2 reviews Sally Hobart Alexander, Robert Alexander
Clarion Books, 2008
Laura Bridgman gets her due!
+ An utterly fascinating and inspirational true-life story
This is so good I'm going to quote the introduction in full:
"If you had lived in 1841, the name Laura Bridgman would have echoed through your home, your school, your neighborhood. It would have rung out in the streets of Boston, in the halls of Congress, and across the ocean to England and ...
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The World I Live In (New York Review Books Classics) 3 reviews Helen Keller
NYRB Classics, 2004
Wonderfully touching
+ very prompt efficient delivery + Her world without sight and sound.
What beautiful writing! It's pointed out in the intro that, more than most of us, her world was shaped with WORDS. I've only read about four essays so far, and am profoundly touched. I've always admired Helen Keller, but am newly re-impressed with her wisdom and vision, and touched that she can ...
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The Story of My Life: The Restored Edition (Modern Library Classics) 2 reviews Helen Keller
Modern Library, 2004
Person of the Century
+ A wonderful restoration of a remarkable story
My vote of many others who believe Helen Keller was Person of the Century. She was an incredible human being. Personified what should be the "Human Spirit".
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Helen Keller:In Her Story 2 reviews Katharine Cornell, Helen Keller
Hens Tooth Video Movies, 1992
Plenty of rare footage
+ Helen Kellers' words set to video with real footage and photographs
Excellent video for all the reasons listed in Amazon's official review and-- contains the only known recording of Anne Sullivan's voice!
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The Imprisoned Guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, The Original Deaf-Blind Girl 4 reviews Elisabeth Gitter
Picador, 2002
Sensitive and Well Written
+ EXCELLENT biography of Samuel Gridley Howe and Laura + Ah ,the whole story! + Splendid Story, Fascinating History
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Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit 6 reviews Laurie Lawlor
Holiday House, 2001
Laurie Lawlor's Rebellious Spirit
+ Thoroughly researched and a fast-paced read + Laurie Lawlor's Rebellious Spirit
Lawlor's book Rebellious Spirit was an excellent one. I had a report due and it had all the information I needed and more. I would recommend it to anyone if they wanted to know about or needed information on Helen Keller.This book was extraordinary!
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Helen Keller: A Life 29 reviews Dorothy Herrmann
University Of Chicago Press, 1999
Helen Keller Loves Martinis
+ Crisp and clean, offering new insights + A great biography; a disturbing life + Fascinating, but too disturbing + Anne Sullivan Given Special Attention
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The Story of My Life: The Restored Classic Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, ...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Finally restored to its original state, this is the most authoritative paperback version of Helen Keller's classic now available. The story of Helen Keller, who triumphed over deafness and blindness and became "a symbol of the indomitable human spirit," is now considered one of the "hundred most important books of the twentieth century" (New York Public Library). Yet the astonishing original ...
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Helen And Teacher: The Story Of Helen Keller And Anne Sullivan Macy (Radcliffe Biography Series) 5 reviews Joseph P. Lash, Trude Lash
Da Capo Press, 1997
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
+ Remarkable women with feet of clay + Informative! + A landmark biographical story of the human spirit. + The authoritative Bio. on two of America's greatest women
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