Changing the Rules [Hardcover]

Frank Bowe (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: T J Pub Inc (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932666310
• ISBN-13: 978-0932666314
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,961,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for help ..., October 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Changing the Rules (Hardcover)

Hi, I'm looking for a summary of this book, but don't know how to access it. I read a book by Frank Bowe years ago and want to recommend it to a friend, but since I can find no overview of the book, I'm not sure if this is the correct title.

I'm looking for the story of his life, how he was forced to grow up oral, his frustrations, and the breakthrough when he went to Gallaudet and finally was exposed to the world of sign. I have a Deaf friend who is in the his same shoes, who I think could really relate to Frank's life story.

Is this the right book?

Thanks, Stephanie

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read for anyone, November 21, 2005

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Priscilla Young "Hungry Reader" (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Changing the Rules (Hardcover)

I started this book because I enjoy non-fiction and my son was reading it for a sign language class. This book is a story about a boy whose parents find out he is deaf when he is a toddler. They struggle many times every day to find ways to give him as normal a life as possible. They improvise and work hard to make sure he has as good a learning experience as any other kid. They literally have to fight all the people who believe he should be in a special school or even worse an institution. He has to work many times harder than other kids in order to keep up and prove the non believers wrong.

As Frank Bowe becomes of age he realizes that there are other things that can help him and he learns how to sign which opens up a whole other world to him. He finds himself creating policy that will help future generations who struggle to have a normal life in this world where most people look the other way at disabilities.

Frank was born to great parents who make many sacrifices and do the best they can with what they believe is best for their child. This book is important on a lot of different levels. It can help you see the importance of sacrifice and doing the best for your child. It can help you see (or hear) what it can be like for someone without the same abilities as you, has to go through just to get where someone wlse gets. Hats off to Frank Bowe for helping so many people!