Being Human
Diagnosis in Curative Education

Karl König

Softbound

$18.95

Karl König's point of view is that "disabilities" are exaggerated forms of ways we all use to cope with life. He presents the outline of a comprehensive child anthropology for diagnosis in the areas of motor disturbances, sensory disturbances, right and left, the world of language and the gestalt of the child. Finally he introduces us to convulsive disorders, epilepsy and hysteria.

This unique book is of value not only to those working in special education but to anyone interested in the dynamics of all human development.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Oliver Sacks

$14.00

Oliver Sacks has gathered together some of the most remarkable case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Here, human brain function becomes the apparent definition of individuals lives - sometimes as incredible adversity, occasionally as quirky eccentricity. What is wonderful about Sacks and his book is that through all these amazing injuries and aberrations, Sacks leads us directly to heart of being human. As we come to understand the varieties of anomalous brain function, we come more to understand what being human is all about and how the sheer humanity of each individual manages to rise about what seems to dominate their lives and our perceptions. If you want to better understand the manifestations of "special needs," you couldn't begin with a better book.

Thinking in Pictures
and other reports from my life with autism

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

$13.95

Prepare for an incredible journey into the workings of the human mind - both normal and abnormal. Temple Grandin, a Ph.D. animal researcher who is also autistic, has gifted us all with an intimate "insiders account" of autism. You will learn more about the nature of this syndrome and of the workings of your own mind from this account than you could from any collection of theoretical reports. Further, because Temple is also a consummate scientist, her report is filled with the latest discoveries about the neurological basis of autism and about what therapies have been found to work and for whom they are effective. This is a great book that is certain to help anyone working with any special human needs. Outstanding!

The Hand
How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture

Frank R. Wilson

Softbound

$16.00

The Hand is one of the most incredible books I've read in years. What a beautiful, thorough study of that feature of our bodies which, in absolute fact, makes us truly human. Wilson so completely and so beautifully demonstrates the relationship between the way we use our hands and the way we come to see our world and are enabled to see our world that the argument that there is little difference between a virtual experience and a real, hands-on experience ought to evaporate once and for all. The implications for education are both clear and vast - as are the implications for how we choose to live our lives and guide our children in other ways. Please read this wonderful book - when this information becomes commonplace, children's lives will be so much more as they truly need to be and the world will sing for joy.