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NEW BOOK BY GDA GRADUATE

Book Cover La Famiglia & Their Blind Advocate
By Dominic Sposeto

Dominic Sposeto recounts a family history spotted with Mafia affiliations. Blind at the ago of 20, Sposeto went on to become a criminal trial lawyer, and weaves a tale of intrigue, mystery and advocacy in this thrilling memoir.

Dominic is a GDA graduate. Profits from the sale of this book go directly to Guide Dogs of America where Dom has received his last 4 dogs.

For more information, visit www.dominicsposeto.com
To purchase the book at Amazon.com, click here.

Book Cover The Right Dog for the Job:
Ira's Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog
By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

This delightful photo-essay follows a puppy from his training to become a service dog to becoming a guide dog. In conversational tones, Patent describes Ira's training with his raiser, who happens to be a teacher, and the 6th-grade class lucky enough to participate in the process. The golden retriever then moves on to more preparation with to become a guide dog, and is eventually paired with a blind man. The author keeps the focus tightly on this animal and the people around him, but manages to slip in an extraordinary amount of information about the raising and training of guide dogs. She brings life to the narrative through details-Ira learning to ride the bus, for example, and practicing the proper way to enter an elevator so that it won't close on his leash. The book comes to a satisfying conclusion when Ira and his new owner arrive at the 8th-grade graduation of the students who helped raise him. Myriad full-color photographs that will capture kids' interest accompany the text.
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GUIDE DOGS AND DOG INFO
Guide Dogs: From Puppies to Partners By Diana Lawrenson MORE...	The Two-In-One: Walking With Smokie, Walking With Blindness By Rod Michalko MORE...
Dear Kilroy: A Dog to Guide Us By Nora Vitz Harrison MORE...	Long Time, No See By Beth Finke MORE...
Venture's Story: Life & Times of a Guide Dog By Diana Dawne MORE...	Rugby & Rosie By Nan Parson Rossiter MORE...
Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog By Eva Moore MORE...	Gunter: A Guide Dog By Marian Lund Modlin MORE...
How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With By Clarice Rutherford MORE...	The Art of Raising a Puppy: By The New Skete Monks MORE...
No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way By Barbara Woodhouse MORE...	The Dog's Mind: Understanding Your Dog's Behavior By Bruce Fogle MORE...

BLINDNESS
Encyclopedia of Blindness and Vision Impairment By Jill Sardegna MORE...	Living With Vision Problems: The Sourcebook for Blindness and Vision Impairment By Jill Sardegna MORE...
Blindness: History of a Mental Image in Western Thought By Moshe Barasch MORE...	Reflections: The Life and Writings of a Young Blind Woman in Post-Revolutionary France By Therese-Adele Husson MORE...
The Music of Silence By Andrea Bocelli MORE...	Touching the Rock: Experience of Blindness By John M. Hull MORE...
Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See By Erik Weihenmayer MORE...	Twilight Losing Sight, Gaining Insight By Henry A. Grunwald MORE...
Coping With Blindness: Personal Tales of Blindness Rehabilitation By Alvin Roberts MORE...	Coping With Vision Loss: Maximizing What You Can See and Do By Bill G. Chapman MORE...
The Imprisoned Guest Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf-Blind Girl By Elisabeth Gitter MORE...	Perceiving the Elephant Living Creatively With Loss of Vision By Frances Lief Neer MORE...
On Sight and Insight By John M. Hull MORE...	A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader By Andrew Leibs MORE...
Compass Points: How I Lived By Edward Hoagland MORE...	Planet of the Blind By Stephen Kuusisto MORE...
Do You Remember the Color Blue? And Other Questions Kids Ask About Blindness By Sally Hobart Alexander MORE...	Sight Unseen By Georgina Kleege MORE...
My Friend, You Are Legally Blind: A Writer's Struggle with Macular Degeneration By Charles Champlin MORE...	Living With Low Vision: Resource Guide for People With Sight Loss MORE...