Songs Of The Gorilla Nation

Author : Dawn Prince-Hughes
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of the Gorilla Nation written by Dawn Prince-Hughes and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a book about autism. Specifically, it is about my autism, which is both like and unlike other people's autism. But just as much, it is a story about how I emerged from the darkness of it into the beauty of it." In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment when, as a young woman, she entered the Seattle Zoo and immediately became fascinated with the gorillas. Having suffered from a lifelong inability to relate to people in a meaningful way, Dawn was surprised to find herself irresistibly drawn to these great primates. By observing them and, later, working with them, she was finally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced. Songs of the Gorilla Nation is more than a story of autism, it is a paean to all that is important in life. Dawn Prince-Hughes's evocative story will undoubtedly have a lasting impact, forcing us, like the author herself, to rediscover and assess our own understanding of human emotion.

Author : Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D.
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1400082153
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Songs of the Gorilla Nation written by Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D. and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-03-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a book about autism. Specifically, it is about my autism, which is both like and unlike other people’s autism. But just as much, it is a story about how I emerged from the darkness of it into the beauty of it.” In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment when, as a young woman, she entered the Seattle Zoo and immediately became fascinated with the gorillas. Having suffered from a lifelong inability to relate to people in a meaningful way, Dawn was surprised to find herself irresistibly drawn to these great primates. By observing them and, later, working with them, she was finally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced. Songs of the Gorilla Nation is more than a story of autism, it is a paean to all that is important in life. Dawn Prince-Hughes’s evocative story will undoubtedly have a lasting impact, forcing us, like the author herself, to rediscover and assess our own understanding of human emotion.

Author : Dawn Prince-Hughes
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816521500
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gorillas Among Us written by Dawn Prince-Hughes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the days of a gorilla family, offering insight into their diet, communication, behavior, and recreation, provoking human introspection.

Author : Phyllis Ferguson-Bottomer
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781846426544
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book So Odd a Mixture written by Phyllis Ferguson-Bottomer and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, nor for well over a century after her death. However there were certainly people who had autism, and Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer proposes that Austen wrote about them, without knowing what it was that she was describing. So Odd a Mixture looks at eight seemingly diverse characters in Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, who display autistic traits. These characters - five in the Bennet family and three in the extended family of the Fitzwilliams - have fundamental difficulties with communication, empathy and theory of mind. Perhaps it is high-functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome that provides an explanation for some characters' awkward behaviour at crowded balls, their frequent silences or their tendency to lapse into monologues rather than truly converse with others. This fascinating book will provide food for thought for students and fans of Austen's classic novel, and for anyone interested in autism spectrum disorders.

Author : Vicki Anderson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786483024
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dime Novel in Children's Literature written by Vicki Anderson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their rakish characters, sensationalist plots, improbable adventures and objectionable language (like swell and golly), dime novels in their heyday were widely considered a threat to the morals of impressionable youth. Roundly criticized by church leaders and educators of the time, these short, quick-moving, pocket-sized publications were also, inevitably, wildly popular with readers of all ages. This work looks at the evolution of the dime novel and at the authors, publishers, illustrators, and subject matter of the genre. Also discussed are related types of children's literature, such as story papers, chapbooks, broadsides, serial books, pulp magazines, comic books and today's paperback books. The author shows how these works reveal much about early American life and thought and how they reflect cultural nationalism through their ideological teachings in personal morality and ethics, humanitarian reform and political thought. Overall, this book is a thoughtful consideration of the dime novel's contribution to the genre of children's literature. Eight appendices provide a wealth of information, offering an annotated bibliography of dime novels and listing series books, story paper periodicals, characters, authors and their pseudonyms, and more. A reference section, index and illustrations are all included.

Author : Dawn Prince-Hughes
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804010536
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aquamarine Blue 5 written by Dawn Prince-Hughes and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to be written by autistic college students about the challenges they face. Aquamarine Blue 5 details the struggle of these highly sensitive students and shows that there are gifts specific to autistic students that enrich the university system, scholarship, and the world as a whole.Dawn

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occupational Outlook Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Spencer West
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 155365952X
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing Tall written by Spencer West and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spencer West is many things. Accomplished speaker. University graduate. Natural prankster. Former cheerleader. And a young man without legs—something that has never held him back. Spencer was born without the use of his legs. When he was five, doctors decided to amputate below his pelvis to better help him get around. It didn’t bother him; he was Superman and nothing would ever get in his way. Or so he thought. Navigating through life on his hands, Spencer has always lived with purpose. But he wanted more out of life than just a paycheque and material possessions. He wanted to make an impact but wasn’t always sure how. That was until he had the epiphany: He was different for a reason. Infused with humour and humility, Spencer has never lost the hope or courage he needed to tackle personal obstacles—bullying, isolation, failure, or pride. His secret? Always standing tall.

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Publisher : Acacia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0976222450
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adoption Reunion Stories written by and published by Acacia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collection of stories about the reunions of adopted children and their birth parents, with sections from the point of view of the children and their adoptive and birth parents"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Rebecca Knuth
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810885166
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Literature and British Identity written by Rebecca Knuth and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Literature and British Identity: Imagining a People and a Nation is the story of the development of English children's literature, focusing on how stories inspire children to adhere to the values of society. Such English authors as Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling have entertained, inspired, confronted social wrongs, and transmitted cultural values--functions previously associated with folklore. Their stories form a new folklore tradition that grounds personal identity, provides social glue, and supports a love of England and English values. This book examines how this tradition came to fruition.