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Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
by Andrew Solomon
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by Sarah McBride
Published Mar 2019
Read ReviewsA captivating memoir that will change the way we look at identity and equality in this country.
by A.F. Brady
Published Jul 2018
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by Adam Haslett
Published Feb 2017
Read ReviewsFrom a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, a story of a family facing the ultimate question: how far will we go for those we love the most?
by Anil Ananthaswamy
Published Aug 2016
Read ReviewsA tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's disease, ecstatic epilepsy, Cotard's syndrome, out-of-body experiences, and other disordersrevealing the awesome power of the human sense of self from a master of science journalism
For the Benefit of Those Who See
by Rosemary Mahoney
Published Mar 2015
Read ReviewsRosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school.
by Nathan Filer
Published Oct 2014
Read ReviewsWhat begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person.
by Herman Koch
Published Oct 2013
Read ReviewsAn internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives - all over the course of one meal.
by Cris Beam
Published Nov 2012
Read ReviewsAn inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path - readers will recognize a part of themselves in J's struggle to love his true self.
You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know
by Heather Sellers
Published Oct 2011
Read ReviewsAn unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness.
by Myron Uhlberg
Published Feb 2009
Read ReviewsBy turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Myron Uhlbergs memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parentsand his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.
by Marti Leimbach
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsA moving, deeply absorbing story of a family in crisis. What sets it apart from most fiction about difficult subjects such as autism, is the author's ability to write about a sad and frightening situation with a seamless blend of warmth, compassion and humor.
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