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Blind man's bluff : a memoir, James Tate Hill

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"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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
234 pages
Contents
  • Prologue
  • All the answers
  • Land of the Rising Sun
  • Real books
  • Pass/Fail
  • Make-believe
  • Incredible shrinking world
  • Too long to stop now
  • The definition of faith
  • The d-word
  • Dating tips for those still in denial about their disability
  • Basketball
Isbn
9780393867176
Instance
Label
Blind man's bluff : a memoir
Title
Blind man's bluff
Title remainder
a memoir
Statement of responsibility
James Tate Hill
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"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"--
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Biography type
autobiography
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DLC
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Hill, James Tate
Dewey number
  • 813/.6
  • B
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV1792.H54
LC item number
A3 2021
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hill, James Tate
  • Blind
  • Blind authors
  • Authors, American
  • Deception
Label
Blind man's bluff : a memoir, James Tate Hill
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Publication
Bar code
  • 31223136347102
  • 31223136347060
  • 31223136347078
  • 31223136347094
  • 31223136347086
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- All the answers -- Land of the Rising Sun -- Real books -- Pass/Fail -- Make-believe -- Incredible shrinking world -- Too long to stop now -- The definition of faith -- The d-word -- Dating tips for those still in denial about their disability -- Basketball
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
234 pages
Isbn
9780393867176
Lccn
2021007014
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030698304
System control number
(OCoLC)1196176853
Label
Blind man's bluff : a memoir, James Tate Hill
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223136347102
  • 31223136347060
  • 31223136347078
  • 31223136347094
  • 31223136347086
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- All the answers -- Land of the Rising Sun -- Real books -- Pass/Fail -- Make-believe -- Incredible shrinking world -- Too long to stop now -- The definition of faith -- The d-word -- Dating tips for those still in denial about their disability -- Basketball
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
234 pages
Isbn
9780393867176
Lccn
2021007014
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030698304
System control number
(OCoLC)1196176853

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