{"product_id":"song-without-words-gerald-shea-9780306821936","title":"Song Without Words: Discovering My Deafness Halfway Through Life","description":"Much has been written about the profoundly deaf, but the lives of the nearly 30 million partially deaf people in the United States today remain hidden. \u003ci\u003eSong without Words\u003c\/i\u003e tells the astonishing story of a man who, at the age of thirty-four, discovered that he had been deaf since childhood, yet somehow managed to navigate his way through Andover, Yale, and Columbia Law School, and to establish a prestigious international legal career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gerald Shea's witty and candid memoir of how he compensated for his deafness -- through sheer determination and an amazing ability to translate the melody of vowels. His experience gives fascinating new insight into the nature and significance of language, the meaning of deafness, the fierce controversy between advocates of signing and of oral education, and the longing for full communication that unites us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Shea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306821931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306821936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2013 pg. 121","brand":"Gerald Shea","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992920621311,"sku":"9780306821936","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d93c445-335c-4b28-a2f0-e6db90b3933c.jpg?v=1683321542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/song-without-words-gerald-shea-9780306821936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}