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The unheard a memoir of deafness and Africa
| Title | The unheard a memoir of deafness and Africa |
| Names | Swiller, Josh. |
| Book Number | DB067060 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Swiller, who lost his hearing during childhood, describes joining the Peace Corps at age twenty-three "to find a place," he says, "past deafness." Recounts his two-year stint and his attempts to improve conditions in a remote Zambian village plagued by poverty, disease, and violence. Strong language and some violence. 2007. |
| Narrator | Collins, Kevin. |
| Local Subject | Adult Book - AD |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Biography - Contemporary - BIC | |
| Biography - Individuals w/ Disabilities - BID | |
| Disability Interest - DII | |
| Hearing Disability Interest - DIH | |
| Travel & Geography - TRA | |
| Travel - Foreign - TRAF | |
| Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON | |
| Social Needs and Problems - CONP | |
| General Non-Fiction - GNF | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| Contains violence. |
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| LC Subject | Americans - Zambia - Biography |
| Deaf - Biography |
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| Zambia - Description and travel |
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| Zambia - Social conditions - 21st century |
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| Call Number | 968.94042 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2007 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (American Foundation for the Blind, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2007. 9780805082104 |