English Emma Blooms

Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Simon Baron Cohen, The other half of Asperger Syndrome by Maxinse C. Aston, A parents guide to Asperger Syndrome by Sall Ozonofff, Finding a different kind of Normal by Jeanette Purkis, Aspergers and Girls, Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, Atypical by Jesse Saperstein, The way I see it by Temple Grandin, Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey This was my reading list for the week. Which books were good and which weren't?   They were all good but some were more enjoyable/useful than others. They are all non-fiction.  Four are memoirs: Atypical by Jesse Saperstein Finding a different kind of Normal by Jeanette Purkis Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin  Pretending to be Norma l by Liane Holliday Willey I really enjoyed Jesse Saperstein's book about suffering from Asperger's Syndrome.  It was a pleasurable read because Saperstein is a writer who expresses himself with humor. You can tell that he conside...

Austism and Asperger Syndrome by Simon Baron Cohen ,The other half of Asperger Syndrome by Maxinse C. Aston, A parents guide to Asperfer Syndrome by Sall Ozonofff, Finding a different kind of Normal by Jeanette Purkis, Aspergers and Girls, Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, Atypical by Jesse Saperstein, The way I see it by Temple Grandin, Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday willey

Growing Grateful Kids  by Susie Larson Six Ways to Keep the Little in Your Girl by Dannah Gresh Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas In Our Backyard by Nita Belles  (this one is on domestic human trafficking and I've actually met the author--she's from Oregon)   All of these I thought were worthwhile. I also like the Bad Girls of the Bible study series by Liz Curtis Higgs.....Very Bad Girls of the Bible was my favorite followed closely by Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible. That's my list :)!  

It is what I am reading today!  One man’s memoir on his effort to was dishes in all 50 states.  Pete Jordan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher_Pete

*Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese *Girl with the dragon tattoo; girl who kicked the hornets nest and girl who played with fire, Steig Larson *Little Bee by Chris Cleave *Sarah's Key, Jodi Piccoult *The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *The Christmas Box Miracle by Richard Paul Evans *Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen A Fatal Grace - by Louise Penny A Perfect Day by Richard Paul Evans A Still Life - by Louise Penny A Thousand Sisters by Lisa Shannon A Touch of Frost by R.D. Wingfield Abigail Adams - A Life - Woody Holton Absalom, Absalom! The Corrected Text by William Faulkner Always Looking Up, Michael J Fox An Irish Country Doctor - by Patrick Taylor An island called home; returning to Jewish Cuba Atlas shrugged, Ayn Rand Books by Kathy Reichs Books written by Leo Buscaglia. Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet Born to Run by Christopher McDougal Bowling Across America by Mike Walsh Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, by Bruce Pegg. A well researched biography of Chuck...