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Fiction

Jilly_in_VA

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15. The first book I ever read

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 3, 2022, 02:01 PM

Apr 2022

by Temple Grandin was Thinking in Pictures. I had seen her on some talk show, Phil Donahue maybe, and was just blown away by her. Since then I've read everything (I think) she has ever written, but that book totally helped me understand my son, who would be most likely classified as a high-functioning autistic. Temple Grandin is one of my heroes and has also helped me understand a lot about animals, especially large animals, since that's the focus of her work. The HBO movie about her life starring Claire Danes is also excellent (she was an advisor on it so it's true to life.)

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What Fiction are you reading this week, April 3, 2022? [View all] hermetic Apr 2022 OP

Not Fiction - Personal Growth - Self-Help, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #1

"Date with Danger" by Julia Chapman The King of Prussia Apr 2022 #2

Fun trip hermetic Apr 2022 #5

Zoom chats with authors The King of Prussia Apr 2022 #18

Soldiers Live captain queeg Apr 2022 #3

Highly rated hermetic Apr 2022 #6

Yeah, I've read some of his stuff before and liked it captain queeg Apr 2022 #20

"Boy Swallows Universe" by Trent Dalton bif Apr 2022 #4

Soumds like a keeper hermetic Apr 2022 #7

It took a while to get into it bif Apr 2022 #26

As of this moment Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #8

Never heard of that Atwood hermetic Apr 2022 #9

"Look Me in the Eyes" is an exceptional read on autistic thought processes SheltieLover Apr 2022 #14

The first book I ever read Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #15

I love her too! SheltieLover Apr 2022 #16

EARTHWAY, Ella Clah mystery 14, Aimee and David Thurlo, Magoo48 Apr 2022 #10

Nice hermetic Apr 2022 #11

Well then, something to look forward to. They are quite good mysteries and packed with culture. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #13

That sounds very interesting. When I was watching Longmire I found the yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #23

Yup, I liked longmire as well; Lou Diamond Phillips did a good job. Magoo48 Apr 2022 #24

Still working through Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune Series SheltieLover Apr 2022 #12

I wish these would come up on one of my bargain book sites! I scored the first one yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #22

I use library ebooks SheltieLover Apr 2022 #25

Stopped "Assassin" by Ted Bell (spoiler alert); Started "The Last Templar" by Raymond Khoury Number9Dream Apr 2022 #17

Good for you hermetic Apr 2022 #19

the Dying Day by Vaseem Khan yellowdogintexas Apr 2022 #21