Blind Harry ( c. 1440 – 1492 ), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, also known as The Wallace.

The Blind Assassin is an award-winning, bestselling novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood.

In 1992, at his 40th birthday party, Adams introduced her to his friend Richard Dawkins ( biologist and author of such books as The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker and, later, The God Delusion ).

Dhanalakshmi Ayyer, author of Satyavati: Blind Ambition, introduces Satyavati as " the embodiment of the driving force of womanhood, with motherly ambition blinding her vision at every turn " and further says that " n a way, Satyavati exemplifies what Rudyard Kipling succinctly put ":

In the 1920s Bourne End became home for two distinguished literary figures ; Enid Blyton, a perennially popular children's writer, moved into Old Thatch on Coldmoorholm Lane, and Edgar Wallace, a prolific crime author and dramatist, bought Chalklands off Blind Lane.

Blind signatures are typically employed in privacy-related protocols where the signer and message author are different parties.

Norton's best-selling trade books include Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry ; Jared Diamond ’ s Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller Guns, Germs, and Steel ; Pulitzer prize-winning historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Edmund S. Morgan's works ; Patrick O ' Brian ’ s critically acclaimed naval adventures ; the works of National Book Award-winning fiction author Andrea Barrett ; " Khruschev: The Man and His Era " by William Taubman ; " Hitler: Hubris " and " Hitler: Nemesis " by Ian Kershaw ; Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side and The Big Short by Michael Lewis ; Fareed Zakaria ’ s The Future of Freedom ; Sebastian Junger ’ s The Perfect Storm ; Sam Harris ’ s The End of Faith ; The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri ; A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ; The Red Book by Carl Jung ; The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb ; and others in several subject fields.

* Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, a collection of short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami

He is the author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye can See, his autobiography.

James Gashel and Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, both leaders in the National Federation of the Blind, worked closely with Congressman Jennings Randolph who was the original author of the Blind Vending Stand Act of 1936.

Quigley's first name may be a reference to Lillian Fox Quigley, author of The Blind Men and the Elephant, a children's book based on a poem of the same name discussed in The Penultimate Peril.

However, bestselling autistic author, Donna Williams, in her book Like Colour To The Blind wrote about her experience of tinted lenses ( Irlen filters ) after being diagnosed with scotopic sensitivity.

James Holman FRS ( 15 October 1786 – 29 July 1857 ), known as the " Blind Traveler ," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for his writings on his extensive travels.

Blind Lake is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson.

Le Garçon et l ' aveugle ( The Boy and the Blind Man ) is the name of a 13th century French play ; considered the oldest surviving French literature farce, it is by an anonymous author.

Face Blind is a suspense novel penned by author Raymond Benson, published by Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd. in 2003.

McCartney is the author of five books: From Ashes to Glory ( 1995 ), Sold Out ( 1997 ), Sold Out Two-Gether ( 1999 ), co-authored with his wife, Lyndi McCartney, Blind Spots: What You Don't See May Be Keeping Your Church From Greatness ( 2003 ), and Two Minute Warning: Why It's Time to Honor Jewish People Before the Clock Runs Out ( 2009 ) with Aaron Fruh.

For many projects, the artist works collaboratively with specialists in various fields, among them the architects Thorsteinn and Sebastian Behmann ( both of whom have been frequent collaborators ), author Svend Åge Madsen ( The Blind Pavilion ), landscape architect Gunther Vogt ( The Mediated Motion ), architecture theorist Cedric Price ( Chaque matin je me sens différent, chaque soir je me sens le même ), and architect Kjetil Thorsen ( Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2007 ).

The track listing included covers of songs by Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Richard and Linda Thompson, Blind Willie Johnson, Tom Waits and The Low Anthem.

* Thomas " Blind Tom " Wiggins ( 1849 – 1908 ), musician

Performers who use acoustic 12-string guitars span a range of genres, from folk ( Arlo Guthrie, Keith Potger, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Ben Woodward, Pete Seeger and Noel Paul Stookey ), through reggae ( Bob Marley ), traditional blues ( Lead Belly, Blind Willie McTell, and Guy Davis ), folk rock ( Paul Simon, Neil Young, Tim Buckley, Gerry Beckley, John Allan Cameron ) and country ( Pinmonkey's Michael Reynolds, Taylor Swift and Mike Nesmith ), to rock bands ( Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge, Jimi Hendrix on " Hear My Train A-Comin ", Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys, George Harrison, John Lennon of The Beatles, Robert Smith of The Cure, David Bowie for his " Space Oddity " live performances, Pete Townshend of The Who, Roger Hodgson ( ex-Supertramp ), who used acoustic 12-string on " Give a Little Bit ", " Even in the Quietest Moments ", " C ' est le Bon " and " Know Who You Are "; Melissa Etheridge, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greg Lake on " Lucky Man " and " Still ... You Turn Me On ", Brian May of Queen, Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory of XTC, and Nick Valensi of The Strokes ).

* Blind Tom Wiggins, blind African American pianist.

It is through this merger that the label has released remastered editions of collections from such musicians as Eric Burdon, Fanny, Dannii Minogue, The Ramones, The Grateful Dead, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Beach Boys, Yes, The Doobie Brothers, The Cars, Chicago, Tom Paxton, Third Eye Blind, The Doors, War, Spirit of the West and most recently The Bee Gees ; as well as soundtracks spanning the Turner-owned pre-1986 MGM and pre-1950 Warner Bros. periods, in addition to WB's own post-1949 period.

Among them: Trace, Steve Hackett, Third Eye Blind, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Jon Brion, Blur, Marco Benevento, Fiona Apple, Kraftwerk ( Orchestron ), Money Mark, Ani DiFranco, Michael Penn, Steve Fisk, Tom Waits, Nan Vernon, Hala Strana, TISM, The Real Tuesday Weld, and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo — who mixed in parts of the " Banjo Sing-Along " disc on a later remix of Devo's 1981 single, " Beautiful World.

Head and shoulders portrait of Blind Tom Wiggins.

Thomas " Blind Tom " Wiggins ( May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908 ) was an African American autistic savant and musical prodigy on the piano.

Neighbor Otto Spahr, reminiscing about Tom in the Atlanta Constitution in 1908 ( as reproduced in The Ballad of Blind Tom, by Deirdre O ' Connell ), observed: " Tom seemed to have but two motives in life: the gratification of his appetite and his passion for music.

Bethune, Thomas ' owner, then hired out " Blind Tom " at the age of eight years to concert promoter Perry Oliver, who toured him extensively in the US, performing as often as four times a day and earning Oliver and Bethune up to $ 100, 000 a year, an enormous sum for the time, " equivalent to $ 1. 5 million / year 2004, making Blind Tom undoubtedly the nineteenth century's most highly compensated pianist ".

General Bethune's family eventually made a fortune estimated at $ 750, 000 at the hands of Blind Tom.

In 1860, Blind Tom performed at the White House before President James Buchanan ; he was the first African-American to give a command performance at the White House.

These were printed in a booklet, “ The Marvelous Musical Prodigy Blind Tom ," and used to bolster Tom's international reputation.

In 1875, General Bethune transferred management of Blind Tom's professional affairs to his son John Bethune, who accompanied Tom on tour around the U. S. for the next eight years.

Beginning in 1875, John brought Blind Tom to New York each summer.

John Steinbeck has compared the main character in his short story, “ Johnny Bear ” to Blind Tom.

Despite his continued appearances on the U. S. concert circuit, the rumor persisted for years, with some observers expressing skepticism that the Blind Tom who appeared in concert after 1889 was the " real Blind Tom.

* Anne Sullivan Macy: Miracle Worker, a multimedia museum from the American Foundation for the Blind

Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher was raised in such a facility during the 19th century before leaving it for the Perkins School for the Blind and afterwards to become Helen Keller's teacher and later lifelong companion.

*" Land of the Blind " by W. Scott Gray and Lee Sullivan ( Doctor Who Magazine 224 – 226 )

*" Land of the Blind " by W. Scott Gray and Lee Sullivan ( Doctor Who Magazine 224 – 226 )

Anne Sullivan spent most of her early life at the almshouse ( her alcoholic father left her and her brother there ) before being transferred to the Perkins School for the Blind, now located in Watertown, Massachusetts where she was valedictorian of her class.

It has been noted that Ambrose's theology was significantly influenced by that of Origen and Didymus the Blind, two other early Christian universalists.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped ( NLS ) has published a Braille edition of Playboy since 1970.

Gerald Duff, novelist and short story writer, has set several of his works in the territory of the Sabine, including the stories " Texas Wherever You Look ," " The Way a Blind Man Tracks Light ," and " Redemption ".

The bridge collapse suggests that the artist has been influenced by Blind Harry's account.

Besides The Blind Side, whose production was lured to Georgia, Memphis Beat, a television series on TNT set in Memphis, has been lured to Louisiana.

The Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, has been located in Watertown since 1912.

* Rich Manor Park: This site is an open field and has views of Blind Brook.

He has also played with The Stains, Only Humen, League of Blind Women, The Michael Lee Jackson Band, Buffalo Rising, and The Damn Straights.

Blind Guardian has covered surf-rock hit " Surfin ' USA " as well as 50s hit " Mr. Sandman " and oldies rock and roll staples " Barbara Ann " and " Long Tall Sally ".

This book has not been seen in modern times and may never have existed ; the poet's attribution of his story to a written text may have been a literary device ; many contemporary critics believe that Acts and Deeds is based on oral history and the national traditions of Blind Harry's homeland.

His work has won the Hugo Award ( for the novel Spin ), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award ( for the novel The Chronoliths ), the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award ( for the novelette " The Cartesian Theater "), three Aurora Awards ( for the novels Blind Lake and Darwinia, and the short work " The Perseids "), and the Philip K. Dick Award ( for the novel Mysterium ).

To offset this difficulty slightly, a partnership in which one player has bid Nil or Blind Nil can choose to pass 2 cards between players ; the most common arrangement is one card for regular nil and two cards for blind nil.

It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind.

*" The Blind House " by Porcupine Tree on the 2009 album The Incident, contains, in the chorus, " Free love, free love, feel love in all my sisters " and has a strong theme of free love.

The Milton Margai School for the Blind Choir has toured the UK twice in 2003 and 2006.

She has also appeared on the reality shows Spelling Bee and Cold Turkey, which followed her attempts to quit smoking with Sophie Anderton, celebrity specials of A Place in the Sun and Blind Date and in episodes of Tabloid Tales, With a Little Help from my Friends, Russian Roulette, Celebrities Under Pressure and Project Catwalk.

Tsukamoto has appeared in many other directors ' films as well, such as Takashi Miike's Dead or Alive 2: Birds ( 2000 ), and Ichi the Killer ( 2001 ), as well as Teruo Ishii's Blind Beast Vs the Dwarf ( 2002 ).

Her first television appearance was as a contestant on the UK game show Blind Date in 1991, since which she has become a familiar face on British television.

A recent creation of Clan Moulder is the Hell Pit Abomination: a huge deformed Blind Wyrm that has been mutated beyond recognition and grafted with multiple rat ogre parts, used to both dig new tunnels and as a terrifying beast of war.

Past entertainment has included Bill Cosby, Sinbad, Incubus, Barenaked Ladies, Better than Ezra, Alan Jackson, Third Eye Blind, Randy Travis, Faith Hill, Collective Soul, Blues Traveler, Goo Goo Dolls, David Spade, Kevin Nealon, Damon Wayans and Jimmy Fallon.

* The Jewish Guild for the Blind – This non-sectarian, non-profit organization serving the visually impaired, blind and those with multiple disabilities, has its national headquarters on West 65th Street just off Central Park West.

Some of the music he compiled has acquired extraordinary fame, though his name is rarely associated with the music ; for example " Three Blind Mice " first appears in Deuteromelia.

The village has two recreation grounds ( Furlong Road and Blind Lane ), riverside open space at the marina and Spade Oak Reach, a Junior Sports Club and fitness centre and the long-established Upper Thames Sailing Club.