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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
By Grandin, Temple Author Panek, Richard 2013-04 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780547636450 Check Our Catalog
Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies. Readers meet the scientists and self-advocates who are introducing innovative theories of what causes, how it is diagnosed, and how best to treat autism.
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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
By Philbrick, Nathaniel 2013-04 - Viking Books 9780670025442 Check Our Catalog
Philbrick, the bestselling author of "In the Heart of the Sea" and "Mayflower," brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution.
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
By Marra, Anthony 2013-05 - Hogarth 9780770436407 Check Our Catalog
Stegner Fellow, Iowa MFA, and winner of "The Atlantic"'s Student Writing Contest, Marra has written a brilliant debut novel that brings to life an abandoned hospital where a tough-minded doctor decides to harbor a hunted young girl, with powerful consequences.
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The Cooked Seed: A Memoir
By Min, Anchee 2013-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 9781596916982 Check Our Catalog
From Min, the author of the internationally bestselling memoir "Red Azalea"--the eagerly awaited sequel, in which she comes to America to find her way, her voice, and her love.
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The Caretaker
By Ahmad, A. X. 2013-05 - Minotaur Books 9781250016843 Check Our Catalog
A gripping, evocative thriller about a disgraced Sikh Indian Army captain who works as the caretaker for a U.S. Senator's Martha's Vineyard estate, and becomes ensnared in the Senator's shadowy world.
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Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
By Zuckoff, Mitchell 2013-04 - Harper 9780062133434 Check Our Catalog
A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of "New York Times"-bestseller "Lost in Shangri-La."
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The Golem and the Jinni
By Wecker, Helene 2013-04 - Harper 9780062110831 Check Our Catalog
A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, an enchanting combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York.
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In the Body of the World
By Ensler, Eve 2013-04 - Metropolitan Books 9780805095180 Check Our Catalog
From the bestselling author of "The Vagina Monologues," a visionary memoir ofseparation and connection--to the body, the self, and the world.
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Palisades Park
By Brennert, Alan 2013-04 - St. Martin's Press 9780312643720 Check Our Catalog
Bestseller Brennert's spellbinding story about a family of dreamers and theirlives within the legendary Palisades Amusement Park in the 1930s.
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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
By Hanagarne, Josh Author Hanagarne, Joshua 2013-05 - Gotham Books 9781592407873 Check Our Catalog
An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting. Hanagarne couldn't be invisible if he tried. Determined to conquer his affliction, he underwent everything from quack remedies to lethargy-inducing drug regimes to finally find relief through strength training.
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