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Fantastic article, Jbok!! LOVE IT!! Hoping that it passes in November. I am spreading the word as much as possible. OK, if I share your article on FB??0 -
Glennie, I would be thrilled if you did!!
Thanks!
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Absolutely!! I'm in FL too and I want this to pass!!! It would make a huge difference to cancer patients and to patients with other chronic pain.0 -
Finally got to my favorite used book store today. I was in a rush so just looked at the outside book shelves - bargain racks on the front porch. I got 7 books for $0.50 and 12 books for $0.25. That should keep me busy for a week or two.
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grrr, I wrote a post this morning but must have forgotten to hit submit!!
I have a question, are audio books ever word for word the written book? I ask because I gave as a gift what I thought was the cd version of a book and the written book to a friend who wants to improve her English. The idea was she would listen to the book as she she read it - but after the first paragraph it was different. Is that usual? if so, are there some that are specifically created word for word, like books on tape for the blind?
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HMMM, that's interesting. I would have thought they were the same, word for word. Does the CD say abridged on it?
The few books that I've listened to on tape (Harry Potter and some Carl Hiaasen) SEEMED like they were word for word,, but was listening in the car so never double checked it.
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yep. Look for UNABRIDGED.
I was so disappointed when I listed to audio books of Outlander and they cut significant parts!
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Wisconsin Public Radio airs Chapter a Day. Great way to "read" a book. Love Jim Fleming's voice! Monica, do you ever tune in?
http://www.wpr.org/programs/chapter-day
jbokland, I'm halfway through Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral and loving it! The library e-mailed that my reserve book is in so will enjoy a beautiful fall day and walk there (with a sturdy string backpack) to pick up Winter of the World.
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Badger- so glad! The Author is a close friend of mine.
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jbokland, that's cool. My compliments to your friend. I will read more of her books.
Finished Annie Freeman last night. I want to be friends with those women! It reminded me how fortunate I am to be part of a yearly 'Sculpted Sisters' vacation with women from the Let's Post our Daily Exercise thread here on BCO. Strangers meet through adversity and quickly become lifelong friends.
Already up to #3 on the waitlist for Edge of Eternity so I'd better get reading. Winter of the World is 940 pages.
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Glad you enjoyed....I cried during the airport scene. My favorite of her books is Tuesday Night Miracles....a small group of women who meet through a court-ordered anger management class!
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Just read Born On A Blue Day by Daniel Tammet. Daniel has Savant Syndrome, an extremely rare form of Asperger's that gives him amazing mental powers; he sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extremely difficult math problems in his head. He can also learn to speak a language fluently in only a week. Even though he has the classic autistic's need for extreme order and routine, because he is so self-aware, he has been able to live a normal and independent life. He has a real ability to communicate what it feels like to live in his shoes. I found it to be both a fascinating and poignant read.
Badger, would my Book Club like Annie Freeman?
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Badger, I used to tune in at lunch time for the chapter. Now I'm usually not near the radio. But i loved it.
Here's an idea for Halloween dress up. Be a Book Fairy!
To all much love
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Just finished reading The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell. Was inspired to read it as it received glowing reviews on BBC Radio 2 Book Club. Reading well out of my fiction comfort zone, a mix of literary fiction and fantasy and is divided into six chapters that span six decades. Enjoyed the first half of the book until the narrative hit the sci fi, horror, fantasy fan and then, I found the story was overwhelmed under the weight of it all. I've downloaded another Mitchell book, Cloud Atlas for another time and now have moved on to a Man Booker Prize shortlist book, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler.
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Ruth...both my friend and I read Born on a Blue Day. We loved it. Lately, I've been searching for a book about "normal" adult children who were raised by adults who are on the spectrum. I've seen a few support groups, but no in depth book. If you see one,could you let me know? Thanks!
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Finished reading the novel, Florence Morton. Mom's reading it now. Her South Florida library branch has 5 copies of the book....so it must be popular for her demographic. I read a Q &A about the author and found it interesting that he was interested in having the main character NOT change...but have the people around the character do the changing. Have some interesting thoughts about that premise.....hmmmmmm....
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I recommend Annie Freeman's for your book club! It been a part of my clubs around the country. You may want to consider Tuesday Night Miracles, as well. It was a hit with my club.
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My library has Tues Night Miracles, but not Annie Freeman's. Maybe I can get them to buy it or borrow it.
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Which book should I pick first? (It is my turn to choose in November.)
voracious, I googled and it looks like an English psychologist by the name of Maxine Aston has put out several books & papers of advice for adults with Aspergers; dating, family life etc. One article on her website is 'Growing up in an Asperger Family'. What I am thinking is that lots of people, whom used to be called 'odd', or 'intense' or 'withdrawn' or 'absent minded' or 'mood', or 'picky', or 'out of touch with their family', were undiagnosed on the spectrum.
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Annies is about a group of women who had never met before, but embark on a trip to scatter the ashes of their mutual friend, Annie. I loved the concept and the story!
Tuesday night is a group of women who are in a court-ordered anger management class with a wonderful therapist ( I envision Kathy Bates as the Therapist).
Tough Choice!!
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I'm off to vote. YES on Amendment 2!!! And will check and see if Tues night Miracles is on the shelf. Early voting is at my library!and jbokland: I put your Huff post piece on my FB page. Hoping it gets a lot of likes!! And votes!!
glennie
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Thanks so much Glennie!!
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Ruth...I'm familiar with Aston and her website....just wondering if there are more books or research on the subject. I think there is a dearth of research on family members...There are terrific books written by those on the spectrum and also books about children on the spectrum and how parents can support those children....and books about parents and their children on the spectrum...but besides Ashton, I haven't seen ANYTHING about adult children whose parents are on the spectrum.
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Nothing popped up in my brief search either.
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Ruth...Tony Atwood has written about what little research there is on the topic of autistic parents. Hopefully, one day soon, there will be more research and books on the subject. You'd think with all of the children being diagnosed, they would hurry up and study this subject. Aren't those children with autism going to grow up and one day be parents???
I've read books by Atwood and Simon Baron-Cohen. Thanks to their books, my family came to the conclusion that one of our family members was on the spectrum. BTW...Simon Baron-Cohen's cousin is Sacha Baron-Cohen!
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Right now! I am reading Memories of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks. about an autistic boy. With regards to books about adult children of autistic parents.... I think the diagnosis of Asperger's/on the spectrum is relatively new - certainly my contemporaries, when severely impacted, were diagnosed as autistic, but mildly? not so much. There are probably many undiagnosed/never to be officially diagnosed parents of adults and perhaps when reading memoirs, we, the readers might "diagnose" that the protagonist's parent was probably on the spectrum.
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Just finished The Likeness by Tana French. It wasn't a fast book but there were a lot of pages I marked for future thoughts. I wasn't sure if I liked her but glad I read the book. Dublin detective Cassie Maddox is called out to a murder & the body is her double. The ID on the body is one she used on a previous undercover job. Reality becomes desperately tangled. Interesting thoughts about the Puritan moral framework, society's discontent - people wanting more & more & being constantly dissatisfied, not hearing the 2nd clause in 'take what you want, but...there is a price', the undercurrent of terror of the debtor mentality.
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Ooh, Minus. That sounds good. I'll check my library.
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finish strong girl I really didn't like the endingI
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Just got the new John Sandford from the library!0
