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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

by Daniel Tammet

Published: 2007-01-09

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by its owner himself. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scrat...

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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet l Summary & Study Guide

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Published: 2012-02-02

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This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Place...

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Born on the Fourth of July

by Ron Kovic

Published: 2005-06-01

Paperback: 216 pages

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?A great, courageous fellow, a man of deep moral convictions and an uncompromising disposition.??John Kerry on Ron Kovic?As relevant as ever, this book is an education. Ron is a true American, and his great heart and hard-won wisdom shine through these pages.? ?Oliver Stone, filmmaker?Born...

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Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater

by Frank Bruni

Published: 2009-08-20

Hardcover: 368 pages

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The New York Times restaurant critic's heartbreaking and hilarious account of how he learned to love food just enough after decades of wrestling with his weight Frank Bruni was born round. Round as in stout, chubby, and hungry, always and endlessly hungry. He grew up in a big, loud Ital...

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

by Steve Martin

Published: 2008-09-02

Paperback: 208 pages

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The riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of 2007 by Time and Entertainment Weekly.In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert dr...

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Born to Bark: My Adventures with an Irrepressible and Unforgettable Dog

by Stanley Coren

Published: 2010-11-02

Hardcover: 320 pages

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"For Christmas the woman who would become my wife bought me a dog?a little terrier. The next year her Christmas gift to me was a shotgun. Most of the people in my family believe that those two gifts were not unrelated." So begins Born to Bark, the charming new memoir by psychologist and be...

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Born to Darkness

by Suzanne Brockmann

Published: 2012-03-20

Hardcover: 528 pages

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As the New York Times bestselling author of the Troubleshooters series and a 'superstar of romantic suspense? (USA Today), Suzanne Brockmann has an acclaimed history of taking readers? breath away with her novels of hot passion and high adventure. Now she takes her talent for sexy, action-...

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Born To Die (Selena Alvarez/Regan Pescoli Novels)

by Lisa Jackson

Published: 2011-08-01

Mass Market Paperback: 483 pages

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Appearances?A sad, strange coincidence?that's Dr. Kacey Lambert's initial response to the deaths of two women who bear an uncanny resemblance to herself. It's not like there was any real connection between Kacey and the B-movie actress or the elementary school teacher. But Detective Selena...

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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods (P.S.)

by Michael Wex

Published: 2006-08-15

Paperback: 303 pages

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A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jews around the world have had plenty of reasons to lament. And for a thousand years, they've had the perfect language for it. Rich in color, express...

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Born to Rise: A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential

by Deborah Kenny

Published: 2012-06-05

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Deborah Kenny was a young mother of three small children seeking to make sense of her life amid the despair of her husband's untimely death when she decided to devote herself to radically reinventing public education. Born to Rise recounts a journey that led Kenny to risk her life savings ...