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  Born on a Blue Day

  A Memoir of Asperger's and an Extraordinary Mind

  by Daniel Tammet

  One of the world's fifty living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story---and explain how his incredible mind works.
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  Embracing the Wide Sky

  A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind

  by Daniel Tammet

  Owner of "the most remarkable mind on the planet," (according to Entertainment Weekly ) Daniel Tammet captivated readers and won worldwide critical acclaim with the 2007 New York Times bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day , and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, he writes with characteristic clarity and personal awareness as he sheds light on the... (more)
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  Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind

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  Owner of "the most remarkable mind on the planet," (according to Entertainment Weekly ) Daniel Tammet captivated readers and won worldwide critical acclaim with the 2007 New York Times bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day , and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, he writes with characteristic clarity and personal awareness as he sheds light on the... (more)
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  Nanny Piggins: Book 1

  The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

  by R. A. Spratt

  Rachel Spratt is a stand-up comedian and has been writing comedy for television for over ten years. Her work has appeared on PBS ( Raggs ) and on nearly every major television network in Australia . She lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter. This is her first novel. One day a year he is Santa Claus, but the other 364 days Dan Santat works as a children's book writer and commercial illustrator while... (more)
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  Sandman Slim: Book 2

  Kill the Dead

  by Richard Kadrey

  Death bites. Life is worse.After eleven years of torment, James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriend's murder, and saved the world along the way. Now Lucifer himself comes to town to produce his autobiography, and an unstoppable zombie army menaces the City of Angels.All things considered, Hell's not looking so bad.
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  Nurse Becky Gets Shot

  by Gary Baker

  Roger Peerson, a savant with extraordinary powers of mathematical calculation, slowly comes to realise the awful truth about his recent, tragic past and the part played by the MoD and the criminals who have recruited him. Roger exacts his revenge on the criminals and fools the MoD into believing his talents are no longer of any use to them. But the killer who recruited Roger is closing in. After nearly dying,... (more)
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  The Last Trade

  by James Conway

  James Conway has written the coporate thriller for our age, and age when the power of new media and the hunder of Wall Street converge to form a deadly entity capable of bringing the global economy to its knees. Drew Havens made a killing for the Rising Fund, which, thanks to his prognostications, was the only hedge operation to anticipate and capitalize on the mortgage crisis of 2008. For Havens, it’s always... (more)
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  Digital Winter

  8 Minutes to....

  by Mark Hitchcock

  Prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock and award-winning novelist Alton Gansky provide a suspenseful and fast-moving story of life after a massive cyber attack. Twenty-two-year-old savant Donny Elton can’t tie his shoes, but his computer skills are unsurpassed. Egged on by a shadowy figure only he can see and hear, Donny creates an evolving computer virus that knocks out satellites, power grids, and communication... (more)
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  American Alligator

  by Peter Schnake

  University student, Josiah Greene, has a secret. He’s a musical savant. His was the music on the radio ten years ago, but because of his abusive father and exploitive mother he developed self-injurious practices to repress his music. Finally free to make his own decisions, he obsessively seeks affection from Maya, cashier at the local super Mercado. Her beauty elicits the music he hates. When Josiah uncovers... (more)
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  Helf Selp

  by M. C. Miller

  HELF SELP A JOURNEY FROM FAR TO NEAR At sunrise on a summer's day a boy was born on the African plain... HELF SELP takes place somewhere between miracles and magic and a mother's love. It’s the story of Suah Chase, a remarkable special needs boy, adopted by an international singing star and insulated within a bubble world of pop celebrity and round-the-clock au pairs. It’s a story of potential and inspiration, of... (more)
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  Ballad of Blind Tom

  by Deirdre O'Connell

  Born into slavery in Georgia, Tom Wiggins died an international celebrity in New York in 1908. His life was one of the most bizarre and moving episodes in American history. Blind and presumably autistic - and so unable to work with the other slaves - Tom was left to his own devices. He was mesmerized by the music of his owner's young daughters, and by the time he was four Tom was playing tunes on the piano.... (more)
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  In the Key of Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Derek Paravicini

  by Adam Ockelford

  Derek Paravicini is blind, doesn’t know his fingers from his thumbs and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an rare gift — he is a musical prodigy who amazes all who hear him play.
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  The Real Rain Man: Kim Peek

  by Fran Peek

  Brand new. 2nd ed. Purchased from Sale Table at local book retailer. (Note: Your Satisfaction Is Guaranteed. Books purchased before 11am EST normally shipped same day.)
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  Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger's Love Story

  by Jerry Newport, Mary Newport

  When Jerry and Mary Newport met, the connection was instant. A musical genius and a mathematical wonder, the two shared astronomic IQs, but they also shared something else -- they both were diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that affects millions of Americans and makes social contact painfully unbearable. When Jerry and Mary married, they were catapulted into the limelight. They appeared on 60... (more)
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  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  by Mark Haddon

  Christopher Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the colours yellow and brown. This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and... (more)
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  Flowers for Algernon

  by Daniel Keyes

  The story of a mentally disabled man who is given the opportunity to possibly increase his mental abilities through experimental procedures. Charlie's experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse that received that procedure prior to Charlie. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how his life changes after the brain operation.