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The printer in action: Shows the two pieces being printed vertically, dots facing away from the camera, and the 3D printer, which has completed one and is finishing the taller of the two pieces. Shows two 3D-printed braille items in red plastic. The first one, standing upright, says Welcome to TD Gallery and the second, laying on the table, says black brown blue red green.

Easy 3D printing of …

November 11, 2016
Wherein I digress Taking a break from the usual book review, I thought I would talk about something cool that turned out to be very easy, thanks to my local library. I was talking …
Book cover: Shows a coat rack with a long coat and hat for a man and for a woman, arranged as though the two people who wore them were embracing.

Major Pettigrew's last …

November 10, 2016
About the book Author: Simonson, Helen. Title: Major Pettigrew’s last stand. Publication: [Toronto] : Bond Street Books, c2010. ISBN 9781408804254. DAISY audio format …
Book cover: The yellow cover is comprised mostly of large red lettering, with a small black-and-white image in the bottom right-hand corner. The image is a silhouette of a person entering the silhouette of a door-frame, facing away from us. The distant shape of a steeply-peaked mountain can be seen in the distance.

Legends: Short novels by …

November 7, 2016
About the book Author: Silverberg, Robert. (ed.) Title: Legends: Short novels by the masters of modern fantasy. Volume 1, 1998. Publication: New York, NY : Tor Fantasy, 1998. ISBN …
Book cover for Plato and the Platypus, showing the philosopher in a left-facing profile and the mammal in a right-facing profile. The rest of the cover imitates an old and elegant half-calf tome from the turn of the last century.

Thomas Cathcart's greek …

November 2, 2016
About the book Author: Cathcart, Thomas (1940- ) and Daniel Klein. Title: Plato and a platypus walk into a bar…: Understanding philosophy through jokes. (2006) Publication: …
Book cover: shows a beautiful young girl looking downwards, framed by a black-and-white image of a homestead-type farm.

Kindred by Octavia E. …

November 1, 2016
About the book Author: Butler, Octavia E. (1947-2006) Title: Kindred. Publication: Boston : Beacon Press, 2003. ISBN 9781449876814. DAISY audio format narrated by Kim Staunton. …
Book cover: Shows a beautiful young woman in a gown with an Elizabethan ruff. The background has decorative filigree.

The other queen by …

November 1, 2016
About the book Author: Gregory, Philippa Title: The other queen Publication: London : HarperCollins, 2008. ISBN 9780007190348. DAISY audio format narrated by Anne Glatt and Marc …
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