Blind man's bluff : a memoir
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393867176 (hardcover), 039386717X (hardcover)
Physical Desc
[xi], 234 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Conway Public Library - Adult Section | 362.41 Hill, J. | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393867176 (hardcover), 039386717X (hardcover)
Notes
Description
"A writer's humorous and often-heartbreaking tale of losing his sight -- and how he hid it from the world. At age sixteen, James Tate Hill was diagnosed with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that left him legally blind. After high school friends stopped calling and a disability counselor advised him to aim for Cs in his classes, Hill used his remaining blurry peripheral vision to pretend he could still see. Feigning eye contact, memorizing common routes, filling shelves with paperbacks he read via tape cassettes, he organized his life around passing for sighted. A wealth of pop culture knowledge allowed him to steer conversations from what he couldn't see. For fifteen years, Hill hid his blindness from friends, colleagues, and lovers, even convincing himself that if he stared long enough, things would come into focus. At thirty, faced with a stalled writing career, a crumbling marriage, and a growing fear of leaving his apartment, he began to wonder if there was a better way." -- Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hill, J. T. (2021). Blind man's bluff: a memoir (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, James Tate. 2021. Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hill, James Tate. Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hill, James Tate. Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
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