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What do readers say about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?
smartly written interesting and moving one of the best books ever funny, sad, touchingTHE BESTSELLING NOVEL
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THEN THE POLICE arrived. I like the police. They have uniforms and numbers and you know what they are meant to be doing. There was a policewoman and a policeman. The policewoman had a little hole in h...
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What do readers say about The Kiss Quotient?
beautiful and quippy living with autism fun and hot beautiful and engagingFrom the author of The Bride Test comes a romance novel hailed as one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018 and one of Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2018!
"This is such a fun read and it's also quite original and sexy and sensitive... More details on The Kiss Quotient
Stella Lane’s gaze jumped from her breakfast up to her mother’s gracefully aging face. A subtle application of makeup drew attention to battle-ready, coffee-colored eyes. That boded ill for Stella. Wh...
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What do readers say about The Rosie Project?
empathy and humour witty and entertaining light, humorous tone it was purely entertainingThe international bestselling romantic comedy "bursting with warmth, emotional depth, and…humor," (Entertainment Weekly) featuring the oddly charming, socially challenged genetics professor, Don, as he seeks true love.
The art of love is never a scie... More details on The Rosie Project
I may have found a solution to the Wife Problem. As with so many scientific breakthroughs, the answer was obvious in retrospect. But had it not been for a series of unscheduled events, it is unlikely ...
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What do readers say about Rules?
separated by chapters newbery honor novel very clear and descriptive heartfelt and wittyThis 2007 Newbery Honor Book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance.
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revol... More details on Rules
“Come on, David.” I let go of his sleeve, afraid I’ll rip it. When he was little, I could pull my brother behind me if he didn’t want to do something, but now David’s eight and too strong to be pulled...
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What do readers say about Thinking in Pictures?
living with autism too much detail flat and unengaging a good eye openerTemple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism because she is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the w... More details on Thinking in Pictures
I THINK IN PICTURES. Words are like a second language to me. I translate both spoken and written words into full-color movies, complete with sound, which run like a VCR tape in my head. When somebody ...
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What do readers say about The Speed of Dark?
an autist's life a mind-bending novel very thought-provoking and interesting the writing was goodThoughtful, provocative, poignant, unforgettable, The Speed of Dark is a gripping journey into the mind of an autistic person as he struggles with profound questions of humanity and matters of the heart.
In the near future, disease will be a conditio... More details on The Speed of Dark
QUESTIONS, ALWAYS QUESTIONS. THEY DIDN’T WAIT FOR the answers, either. They rushed on, piling questions on questions, covering every moment with questions, blocking off every sensation but the thorn s...
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What do readers say about My Torin?
warmed my soul it was amazing remarkably well written story communication issues and autismI'm a freak, a misfit, an odd end. Abandoned and unloved. But my happiness is so close I can taste it. Until he shows up. Gorgeous, expensive, and all man. Sad brown eyes and a brilliant smile. And he wants me to go with him. His intentions are hidde... More details on My Torin
“School’s fine.” I give her the canned answer she wants to hear. I don’t tell her I hate my teachers. That I hate the students. That I hate everything. I especially don’t tell her that yesterday I loo...
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What do readers say about Born on a Blue Day?
first person description a coming-of-age memoir book club book easy top read bookA journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today-guided by the owner himself.
Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a ful... More details on Born on a Blue Day
Probably the most famous case of synesthesia was the one written up over a period of thirty years from the 1920s by the Russian psychologist A. R. Luria of a journalist called Shereshevsky with a prod...
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What do readers say about Nobody Nowhere?
her childhood autism first-person account intensely personal and full of feelingDonna Williams was a child with more labels than a jam-jar: deaf, wild disturbed, stupid insane… She lived within herself, her own world her foreground, ours a background she only visited. Isolated from her self and from the outside world, Donna was,... More details on Nobody Nowhere
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What do readers say about The Eye of the Sheep?
living with autism a real page turner from the boy's viewpoint 3 out of 5Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015.
Ned was beside me, his messages running easily through him, with space between each one, coming through him like water.
He was the go-between, going between the animal kingdom and this one. I watched... More details on The Eye of the Sheep
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