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He has also written 2 books. When a
Man Loves a Rabbit (Learning and Living With Bunnies) relates
his adventures and misadventures of having rabbits as house pets as
well as the fascinating facts he learned about them. It was
published in 2006. A year later, he wrote Deliverance From
Jericho (Six Years in a Blind School). This is his memoir about
what it was like to be sent 500 miles from home for months at a
stretch, beginning when he was 7 years old.
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When a Man Loves a
Rabbit (Learning and Living with Bunnies)
Bruce Atchison
ISBN 978-0-9780-273-0-8
Paperback, 138 pages
Price: $15.00 USD
When a man loves a rabbit, it changes his perspective on a
variety of subjects. Bruce Atchison once kept bunnies in tiny cages
for his own amusement, considering them to be cute but witless
beasts. Once he allowed his companions to roam free in his home, and
after he related to them on their terms, bunnies such as Gideon,
Harry, Esther, Zacchaeus, Neutrino, Pandora, Otto, and Buns taught
him the truth regarding their species.
This book chronicles Bruce Atchison's adventures with his house
rabbits and the lessons they taught him. He found that, far from
being stereo typically dull fur-clad carrot eaters, these creatures
have well-defined personalities. He also discovered that bunnies
could learn whatever was to their advantage and had a highly
developed sense of fun. For example, Gideon enjoyed hurling rolled
up socks between his legs like a football quarterback.
The bunnies Bruce Atchison cared for had strong characters,
initiative, and a stunning ability to get into mischief. With the
help of news groups, e-mail lists, and personal experience, this
author shares the fascinating and heart-warming knowledge he gained
during his years with rabbits.
This book sells for $15.00 (USD) plus
$8.00 (USD) for shipping and handling. Copies can be purchased
directly from the author via a PayPal Payment.
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Deliverance from
Jericho (Six Years in a Blind School)
Bruce Atchison
ISBN 978-0-9780273-1-5
Paperback, 196 pages with 6 internal black and white photos
Price: $25.00 USD
Imagine being a disabled child, hastily sent to a boarding school
hundreds of miles from home, and being kept there for months at a
time. This was the fate of most physically and mentally impaired
students half a century ago. Intellectuals and government officials
once believed that the best way to educate "handicapped youngsters"
was to segregate them from the able-bodied population, concentrating
those pupils into large institutions.
Deliverance from Jericho (Six Years in a Blind school) is the
story of Bruce Atchison, one such child. Shuttled between a
dysfunctional family and an uncaring asylum, his feelings and
experiences are related here in a candid fashion. Through his
partially-sighted eyes, readers are given a glimpse beyond the
manicured lawns and impressive facades, into the daily life of
Jericho Hill School for the Deaf and Blind. The author describes how
he and his classmates learned Braille, used an abacus for
arithmetic, and played sports, educational aspects which are not
generally known to the public. Apart from those differences, school
life was basically the same as in other institutes. Jericho had its
bullies, its cliques, its out-of-touch administrators, and its
deplorable food.
This book can be purchased directly from the author by sending a
PayPal payment of $25.00 (USD) plus $8.00 (USD) for shipping
and handling).
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Atchison
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