Originally Posted by Cloggy

Books & films regarding deafness, deaf culture, history

Research
* "Seeing Voices" by Oliver Sachs - 1990* "Mask of Benevolence" by Harlan Lane - 1993 (The CI-part of the book is really out of date and really not valid any more.)
* "A Journey into the Deaf-World" by Harlan L. Lane, et al - 1996
* "When the mind Hears" by Harlan Lane - 1989
*Vineyar "Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness in Martha's d" by Nora Groce - 1988* "Laurent Clerc - The Story of His Early Years" by Cathryn Carroll - 1991
* "The History of Deaf People" by Per Eriksson - 1993* "Laurant Clerc: The Story of His Early Years" by Cathryn Carroll - 2002* “Psychological Perspectives on Deafness” by Marshark, et.al.
* "Meeting Halfway in American Sign Language" - Bernard Bragg & Jack R. Olson 1994* "A Dictionary of Idioms For the Deaf" - Maxine Tull Boatner, Ph.D. & John Edward Gates, B.D., S.T.M. First Edition reprinted NAD 1969* "Handbook to Service the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - a Bridge to Accessibility" - John W. Adams & Pamela S. Rohring 2004
* "Deaf Heritage" - Jack R. Gannon 1981* "Communicating With Deaf Children" - Edited by Tom Bertling
* "Deaf World - A Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook" edited by Lois Bragg published 2001


Tjhe above bolded titles are not research. They are nonfiction books.
(Non-)Fiction
* "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson Cullers - 2004
* "Deafening" by Frances Itani - 2003
* “Inside Deaf Culture” by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries(2005).
* “Dancing without Music: Deafness in America” by Beryl L. Benderly (1980).
* “Deaf Like Me” by Thomas Spradley
* “Sound and Sign” by Kathryn Meadows and Hilde Schlesinger* “The Other Side of Silence” by Arden Neisser
* "Whats that Pig Outdoors" by Henry Kisor
* “Deaf Again” by Mark Drolsbaugh.
* “For Hearing People Only” - Matthew Moore
* “The Feel of Silence” by Bonnie Poitras Tucker
* “Train Go Sorry" by Leah Hager
* “Summary of Deaf Hearing Boy” - R.H. Miller
* “Lend Me an Ear: The Temperament, Selection and Training of the Hearing Ear Dog” by Martha Hoffman
* “The Deaf Musicians” by Pete Seeger (also a kids book)

The above bolded book is research.

Movies
* "Sound and Fury" by Josh Aronson and Scott Davidson (Documentary)
* "Mr. Holland's Opus" Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation - 1996 (Film)
* "Children Of A Lesser God" Paramount Home Entertainment - 1986 (Film)
* "Bridge to Silence" - ?

Books and films regarding CI
* "Sound and Fury" by Josh Aronson and Scott Davidson (Documentary)
* "Cecilia's Story Introduction" and "Hearing Your Life " available from by Advance Bionics (Documentary)
* "Jacobs journey" available from Cochlear (Documentary)

(Non-) Fiction
* “Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human” by Michael Chorost - 2006
* “Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing” by Beverly Biderman – 1999
* “Cochlear Implants: a Handbook” by Bonnie Poitras Tucker (SoundBytes)
* “Hear Again Back to life with a Cochlear Implant” by Arlene Romo


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Please feel free to copy the list and rearrange the titles under the correct heading......