
				ABOUT THESE BOOKS

	1. The Kernel Books

		Welcome to the Kernel Book series.  There are currently
   	eight books which tell the stories of blind men and women.
		When the editor, Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, was asked why he
	chose the name Kernel Book, he said: "...In the first place, I 
	suppose it has to do with whim.  I thought the title was catchy, 
	so I used it.  But there is something more.  We wanted to go to 
	the very heart of blindness, trying to show our readers what it's 
	really like - and, for that matter, what it isn't like."
		If you are blind, what do you think and how do you look
	at things, (not how do you look at them physically, but your point
	of view and perspective?)  How about dating and marriage? What 
	about children, recreation, work, and relations with others?  In
	short, how do blind people live and feel on a daily basis?  What
	we are trying to do is to cut through the sentimentality and
	misconceptions to the very 'kernel' of the subject."
	
	2. 'If Blindness Comes'

		If you are blind or have a family member or friend who is
	blind, this book is for you.  If you are a teacher, a social 
	worker, a counselor, a librarian, or a minister, this book is for
	you.
		This book is a manual and a "how to" guide - not only for
	the blind but also for those losing sight and for the members of 
	their families.
		The simple statement that it is respectable to be blind is
	our thesis, and that thesis (though undramatic) is revolutionary.  
	It points the way to new hope and unexpected opportunity for those 
	who are blind or are losing their sight.  So read on, and contact
	us if you need our help.

	3. 'Walking Alone and Marching Together:
	A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States,
	1940 - 1990'
	by Floyd Matson

		This book tells a story - as true as it is dramatic - that
	has never been told before.  It is a story of the epochal struggle
	and ultimate triumph of a singular American social movement, that of 
	the organized blind, which evolved over the space of half a century 
	from a small vanguard of visionary men and women, no more than a 
	handful in a scattering of states, into a nationwide community of 
	fifty thousand members - The National Federation of the Blind -
	recognized throughout the world as a major force and revolutionary
	figure in the field of blindness.


	All of these books are offered both unzipped and zipped.