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Below is a complete list of the titles we have in braille available for loan to those in the UK and, in certain circumstances, further afield.


  Literature In Braille

INTRODUCTIONS TO THE BAHA'I FAITH

All Things Made New, by John Ferriby, 6 vols. (B57)

Baha'i Answers, 1 pam. (L11)

The Baha'i Faith, by Jessyca Gaver, 5 vols. (A1)

The Baha'i Faith, by Mary Perkins and Philip Hainsworth, see CHILDREN'S BOOKS

The Baha'i Faith: An Introduction, by Gloria Faizi, 2 vols. (B103)

Baha'i Teachings for a World Faith, 1 pam. (L16)

Basic Facts of the Baha'i Faith, 1 pam. (L18)

The Earth is but One Country, by John Huddleston, 5 vols. (B134)

Faith for Freedom (includes list of Baha'i principles, quotations and prayers), 1 pam. (P64)

The New Garden, by Hooshmand Fathea'zam (simple account of the teachings and laws of Baha'u'llah, prepared for a teaching institute in India), 3 vols. (B44)

Principles of the Baha'i Faith, 1 pam. (PX2)

To a Seeker, by Nathan Rutstein, 2 vols. (A8)

WRITINGS OF BAHA'U'LLAH (see also COMPILATIONS)

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, 3 vols. (B18)

The Fire Tablet, 1 pam. (L120)

Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, 5 vols. (B1)

The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, with an introduction by George Townshend, 1 pam. (B165)

The Mission of Baha'u'llah (extracts from "Gleanings"), 1 pam. (P84)

Selected Writings of Baha'u'llah, 1 pam. (PX7)

The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys, 1 vol. (B19)

A Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, 1 vol. (B112)

The Long Healing Prayer, 1 pam. (L119)

Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas, 3 vols. (B153)

Writings of Baha'u'llah from the Universal House of Justice compilation "Inspiring the Heart", 2 vols.

 

WRITINGS OF THE BAB

Selections from the Writings of the Bab, 3 vols. (B143)

Writings of the Bab from "Inspiring the Heart", 1 vol.

 

WRITINGS AND TALKS OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA

Christ's Promise Fulfilled (excerpts from "Some Answered Questions" introduced by George Townshend), 1 vol. (P99)

The Marriage Tablet, 1 pam. (PX5)

Memorials of the Faithful (Tributes to some early believers), 4 vols. (B105)

Paris Talks, 3 vols. (B5)

The Promised Day of God, Shoghi Effendi

The Secret of Divine Civilization, 2 vols. (B22)

Some Answered Questions, 5 vols. (B6)

Tablets of the Divine Plan (Letters to the North American believers), 1 vol. (B179)

* The Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, 1 pam. (P1)

World Order through World Faith (talks given in the USA in 1912), 1 pam. (PX3)

Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha from "Inspiring the Heart", 1 vol.

 

WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI

The Advent of Divine Justice, 2 vols. (B26)

The Baha'i Life (excerpts from his writings, compiled by the Universal House of Justice), 1 pam. (PX8)

Baha'i Administration, 4 vols. (B80)

The Dispensation of Baha'u'llah, 2 vols. (P3)

* Citadel of Faith: Messages to America 1947-57, 4 vols. (B28)

The Faith of Baha'u'llah - a World Religion (Statement to the UN Special Palestine Committee), 1 pam. (P63)

God Passes By - see "The Beginnings of the Baha'i Faith", below

Guidance for Today and Tomorrow (Selected passages from Shoghi Effendi's writings), 5 vols. (B14)

The World Order of Baha'u'llah, 5 vols. (B25)

MESSAGES OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

The Promise of World Peace, 1 vol. (A18)

COMPILATIONS ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE (See also Writings of Baha'u'llah, the Bab, 'Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi)

Baha'i Education, 2 vols. (P110)

Baha'i Holy Places at the World Centre, 1 vol. (B86)

Baha'i Writings on Music, 1 pam. (p92)

Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, 5 vols. (B211)

The Covenant, 1 pam. (A21)

Deepening, 1 vol. (P142)

Divorce, 1 pam. (A15)

Excellence in All Things, 1 pam. (P140)

Family Life, 1 pam. (P141)

The Gift of Teaching, 1 vol. (P113)

The Heaven of Divine Wisdom (Consultation), 1 pam. (P117)

Huququ'llah, 1 vol. (A16)

The Importance of Prayer, Meditation and the Devotional Attitude, 1 pam. (P134)

Lifeblood of the Cause (Baha'i funds and contributions), 1 pam. (P82)

Local Spiritual Assemblies, 1 pam. (P51)

The National Spiritual Assembly, 1 vol. (P96)

Peace, 2 vols. (A14)

The Power of Divine Assistance, 1 vol. (P139)

Seeking the Light of the Kingdom (Nineteen Day Feast and Baha'i meetings), 1 vol. (P112)

Women, 1 vol. (A17)

 

PRAYER BOOKS AND DAILY READINGS

Baha'i Occasional Prayers, from the 1954 American Prayer Book, 1 vol. (B85)

Baha'i Prayers (U.S. new edition), 3 vols. (B224)

Baha'i Prayers (U.K. edition), consists of Baha'i Prayers, 1 vol. and Baha'i Prayers for Special Occasions, 1 vol. (B7)

Baha'i Prayers for Children, 1 pam. (B8)

Baha'i Readings (Canadian Daybook), 4 vols. (A20)

Communion with God, 1 pam. (also available in grade 1½) (P7)

Family Worship, 1 vol. (A22)

The Long Healing Prayer - see Writings of Baha'u'llah

 

OTHER COMPILATIONS OF BAHA'I WRITINGS AND MESSAGES

The Baha'i Revelation, 7 vols. (B9)

Baha'i World Faith, 10 vols. (B31)

Death, the Messenger of Joy, 1 vol. (B168)

The Divine Art of Living (old edition), 3 vols. (B42)

The Pattern of Baha'i Life, 1 vol. (P4)

The Proclamation Campaign, 1 pam. (PX15)

The Reality of Man, 1 vol. (B32)

A Special Measure of Love (Teaching work among the masses), 1 vol. (PX4)

Spirit Lifters, 1 pam. (PX9)

Waging Peace, 1 vol. (A19)

 

THE BEGINNINGS OF THE BAHA'I FAITH (See also BIOGRAPHY)

'Abdu'l-Baha, by H M Balyuzi, 12 vols. (B102)

Baha'u'llah, by H M Baluzi (includes his essay on The Word Made Flesh), 3 vols. (B58)

The Chosen Highway, by Lady Blomfield (Personal chronicles and documents), 5 vols. (B40)

The Dawn Breakers, 13 vols. (B17)

An Early Pilgrimage, by May Maxwell, 1 pam. (P56)

God Passes By, by Shoghi Effendi, 12 vols. (B23) Study Guide available (SG5)

In Galilee, by Thornton Chase with In Wonderland, by Arthur S Agnew, 1 vol. (A5)

Khadijih Bagum, the Wife of the Bab, by H M Balyuzi, 1 pam. (B191)

Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, as remembered by Marzieh Gail, 1 pam. (B206)

The Martyr-Prophet of a World Faith, by William Sears (Life of the Bab), 1 pam. (PX11)

The Narcissus to Akka, by A Q Faizi, 1 pam. (P58)

Portals to Freedom, by Howard Colby Ives (Portrait of 'Abdu'l-Baha in America), 5 vols. (B66)

The Priceless Pearl, by Ruhiyyih Rabbani (Life of Shoghi Effendi), 12 vols + 2 index vols. (B98)

Quddus, by Lowell Johnson, 1 vol. (A11)

The Revelation of Baha'u'llah, by Adib Taherzadeh. Volume 1, Baghdad 1853-63, 8 vols. (B120); Volume 2, Adrianople 1863-68, 10 vols. (B145), Volume 3, 'Akka, the Early Years 1868-77, 10 vols. (B254), Volume 4, Mazra'ih and Bahji 1877-92, 9 vols. (A25)

Tahirih, by Lowell Johnson, 1 vol. (A12)

Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha, 4 vols. (B217)

 

BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY (See also BEGINNINGS OF THE BAHA'I FAITH)

Above All Barriers, the Story of Louis Gregory, by Elsie Austin, 1 pam. (L51)

The Flame, by William Sears and Robert Quigley (Story of Lua Getsinger), 2 vols. (B107)

I am a Baha'i, by Guy Murchie, 1 pam. (L24)

Milly, a tribute to Amelia E Collins, by A Q Faizi, 1 vol. (P114)

Once to Every Man and Nation, Stories about becoming a Baha'i, 3 vols. (A7)

The Prince of Martyrs, a brief account of the Imam Husayn, by A Q Faizi, 1 vol. (P115)

 

Note: Most of the longer biographies are not available in Braille - try the tape catalogue.)

 

BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND ESSAYS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS (see also MANUALS)

The Baha'i Faith and Mormonism, by William P Collins, 1 vol. (PX17)

The Baha'i Peace Program, by Hossain Danesh, 1 pam. (A24)

Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith, by Daniel Connor, 1 pam. (PX16)

Baha'i Teachings on Life after Death, by Florence Pinchon, 1 pam. (L10)

The God Who Walks with Men, by Horace Holley, 1 pam. (P65)

The Greatest Name, 1 pam. (PX12)

The Lord is One, by Seymour Weinberg (Fulfilment of Jewish prophecy), 1 pam. (P66)

The Meaning of Worship, by Horace Holley (House of Worship), 1 pam. (L26)

Prayer, a Baha'i Approach, by William and Madeline Hellaby, 2 vols. (A9)

The Prayers of Baha'u'llah, by Ruhiyyih Rabbani, 1 pam. (PX10)

Prophecy Fulfilled, by Elizabeth Cheney, 1 pam. (L30)

Thief in the Night, the Case of the Missing Millennium, by William Sears, 5 vols. (B72)

What is Race?, by Glenford Mitchell and Daniel Jordan, 1 pam. (P68)

The Wine of Astonishment, by William Sears (Christian doctrines), 3 vols. (B73)

World Peace and World Government, from Vision to Reality, by J Tyson, 2 vols. (A10)

MANUALS

Becoming Your True Self, by Daniel Jordan, 1 pam. (P72)

A Fortress for Well-being, Baha'i teachings on Marriage, 1 vol. (SG60)

A New Race of Men (Youth deepening), 1 vol. (SG42)

A New Way of Life (Youth), 1 pam. (P15)

On Becoming a Baha'i, 1 pam. (P52)

Prayer, a Baha'i Approach - see previous section

Prescription for Living, by Ruhiyyih Rabbani, 4 vols. (B67)

Spirit in Action: Teaching the Baha'i Faith, by Nathan Rutstein, 3 vols. (A3)

Success in Teaching, by Ruhiyyih Rabbani, 1 pam. (SG28)

Your Experience as a Baha'i, 1 pam. (SG29)

 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

* The Baha'i Faith, by Mary Perkins and Philip Hainsworth, 2 vols. (B173)

Baha'i Prayers for Children - see Prayer Books

Baha'i Principles for Children, by R E Ford, 1 pam. (B119)

* Clementine and the Cage, by Wendy Heller, 1 pam. (B176)

* Diamond in the Darkness, by Veni Raj, 1 pam. (A26)

* The Dragons of Rizvania, by Carol Handy, 1 vol. (A23)

Let Thy Breeze Refresh Them (Prayers and tablets for children, compiled by the Universal House of Justice), 1 pam. (B138)

* My Name is Nabil, by Wendy Heller, 1 pam. (B238)

Nine Holy Days, by Jackie Mehrabi, 1 pam. (B129)

Quddus, see BIOGRAPHY

* The Scottish Visitors, a story about 'Abdul-Baha in Britain, 1 pam. (B193)

* Second Birth, by Gail Morgan, 1 pam. (A4)

* The Secret in the Garden, by Winifred Barnum Newman, 1 pam. (A3)

* The Sunshine Tree, and other tales from around the World, retold by Wendy Heller, 1 vol. (B220)

Tahirih, see BIOGRAPHY

MISCELLANEOUS

Baha'i Calendar (Dates of Nineteen Day Feasts and Holy Days), 1 pam. (PX13)


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