"A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate, Temple Grandin is a star, a Time Magazine top 100 Hero and an inspiration to millions worldwide. Since she started writing and speaking about autism, the number of people diagnosed with it has skyrocketed--but so has the research that is transforming our understanding of the autistic brain. Now she brings her singular perspective to a thrilling journey...

After a social media disaster, Clara leaves New York to spend the summer with her estranged father in Paris, where she is charged with the care of her autistic six-year-old brother, Alastair.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 There are several threads to be discussed when it comes to gender and autism: Is there a measurable and/or observable difference between males and females with autism. How does that difference manifest cognitively and behaviorally. Do the current diagnostic criteria consider any identified differences and accurately identify and diagnose males and females with autism. #2...

When a group of children break into Grange Manor, an abandoned mansion once owned by serial killers Charles and Elizabeth Grange, they open themselves up to a malevolent force, bound for world destruction. Notorious for years, the specter activity piques the interest of novice ghost hunter Mario Martinez, who resolves to expose it for his own acclaim, as others become a part of its ominous history.

"Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn't "look" autistic. But, as he's quick to point out in this memoir, autism "looks" different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling,...

The radical left is losing, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here is the radical's guide to activist work-the the manual we need at this crucial moment to organize for universal human rights, habitable earth, and a more egalitarian society. Thoroughly exploring the achievements and failures of radical movements throughout history-from 19th-century anti-colonial rebellions in China and the environmental actions of First Nations and Native American...

A student sorcerer just can't seem to get a break after he transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Alien Bleeders are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a shoeshine boy struggles to make ends meet at the far edge of the Oberon Galaxy. Markey VI, an android on an orbiting space station, assists an artificial intelligence. David, the AI, ponders the...

August Burke ist anders. Irgendwie seltsam, geradezu wunderlich. Doch Burke ist auch ein Genie: Er erkennt Zusammenhänge, die allen anderen verborgen bleiben. Als es in einer Bank zu einer Geiselnahme kommt, wendet das FBI sich an ihn. Denn die Täter verhalten sich extrem ungewöhnlich und verschwinden schließlich sogar unbemerkt aus dem umstellten Gebäude. Mit Burkes Hilfe entdeckt das FBI den Zugang zu einem Geheimlabor unter der Bank - das...

A visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum reveals how types ranging from radio waves to X-rays affect life on earth and throughout the universe.

Spectrum Fairies is about a group of phenomenal, special, magical fairies that show the other fairies in the magical forest that it is okay to be different, and embracing your uniqueness is what makes you special.