"Little Bridget is acting strangely and no one seems to notice - except her older sister. She notices everything. When the rest of her family finally realize that Bridget has been ignoring the world around her and inventing weird words, it leads to a startling diagnosis no one saw coming."-- backcover.

What is it like to go deaf? A humorous, real and at times harrowing exploration of one man's lifelong journey into silence. The entertaining, true short stories describe adventures in communication and music as well as Deaf culture and the cochlear implant. The author chronicles his experiences navigating the setbacks of hearing loss, sharing his darkest moments as well as his triumphs. In many ways, it is a story of survival. The result is a remarkable...