Savarese ralph james (85 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Watch an interview with DJ on CN Listen to Ralph Savarese's interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show Visit the book's website: www.reasonable-people.com Why would someone adopt a badly abused, nonspeaking, six-year-old from foster care? So the author was asked at the outset of his adoption-as-a-first-resort adventure. Part love story, part political manifesto about living with conviction in a cynical time, the memoir traces the development of DJ, a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, earning all A's at a regular school. Neither a typical saga of autism nor simply a challenge to expert opinion, Reasonable People illuminates the belated emergence of a self in language. And it does so using DJ's own words, expressed through the once discredited but now resurgent technique of facilitated communication. In this emotional page-turner, DJ reconnects with the sister from whom he was separated, begins to type independently, and explores his experience of disability, poverty, abandonment, and sexual abuse. Try to remember my life, he says on his talking computer, and remember he does in the most extraordinarily perceptive and lyrical way. Asking difficult questions about the nature of family, the demise of social obligation, and the meaning of neurological difference, Savarese argues for a reasonable commitment to human possibility and caring.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Watch an interview with DJ on CN Listen to Ralph Savarese's interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show Visit the book's website: www.reasonable-people.com Why would someone adopt a badly abused, nonspeaking, six-year-old from foster care? So the author was asked at the outset of his adoption-as-a-first-resort adventure. Part love story, part political manifesto about living with conviction in a cynical time, the memoir traces the development of DJ, a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, earning all A's at a regular school. Neither a typical saga of autism nor simply a challenge to expert opinion, Reasonable People illuminates the belated emergence of a self in language. And it does so using DJ's own words, expressed through the once discredited but now resurgent technique of facilitated communication. In this emotional page-turner, DJ reconnects with the sister from whom he was separated, begins to type independently, and explores his experience of disability, poverty, abandonment, and sexual abuse. Try to remember my life, he says on his talking computer, and remember he does in the most extraordinarily perceptive and lyrical way. Asking difficult questions about the nature of family, the demise of social obligation, and the meaning of neurological difference, Savarese argues for a reasonable commitment to human possibility and caring.…

Condizione: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

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Condizione: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Watch an interview with DJ on CN Listen to Ralph Savarese's interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show Visit the book's website: www.reasonable-people.com Why would someone adopt a badly abused, nonspeaking, six-year-old from foster care? So the author was asked at the outset of his adoption-as-a-first-resort adventure. Part love story, part political manifesto about living with conviction in a cynical time, the memoir traces the development of DJ, a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, earning all A's at a regular school. Neither a typical saga of autism nor simply a challenge to expert opinion, Reasonable People illuminates the belated emergence of a self in language. And it does so using DJ's own words, expressed through the once discredited but now resurgent technique of facilitated communication. In this emotional page-turner, DJ reconnects with the sister from whom he was separated, begins to type independently, and explores his experience of disability, poverty, abandonment, and sexual abuse. Try to remember my life, he says on his talking computer, and remember he does in the most extraordinarily perceptive and lyrical way. Asking difficult questions about the nature of family, the demise of social obligation, and the meaning of neurological difference, Savarese argues for a reasonable commitment to human possibility and caring.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Watch an interview with DJ on CN Listen to Ralph Savarese's interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show Visit the book's website: www.reasonable-people.com Why would someone adopt a badly abused, nonspeaking, six-year-old from foster care? So the author was asked at the outset of his adoption-as-a-first-resort adventure. Part love story, part political manifesto about living with conviction in a cynical time, the memoir traces the development of DJ, a boy written off as profoundly retarded and now, six years later, earning all A's at a regular school. Neither a typical saga of autism nor simply a challenge to expert opinion, Reasonable People illuminates the belated emergence of a self in language. And it does so using DJ's own words, expressed through the once discredited but now resurgent technique of facilitated communication. In this emotional page-turner, DJ reconnects with the sister from whom he was separated, begins to type independently, and explores his experience of disability, poverty, abandonment, and sexual abuse. Try to remember my life, he says on his talking computer, and remember he does in the most extraordinarily perceptive and lyrical way. Asking difficult questions about the nature of family, the demise of social obligation, and the meaning of neurological difference, Savarese argues for a reasonable commitment to human possibility and caring.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.