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		<title>Humour of Repetition: spotlighting Howie Mandel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Over a decade ago, freewheelin&#8217; comedian Howie Mandel (howiemandel.com) first spoke about his debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder and ADHD—when he was outed on Howard Stern&#8217;s radio show. Now, all these years later, he&#8217;s finally opening up and &#8220;telling all&#8221;&#8230;in his candid, courageous, and VERY VERY FUNNY memoir titled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anna Quon&#8217;s debut novel gets more good press!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Migration Songs is &#8220;an engaging tale, peppered with memorable scenes and lovingly drawn characters . . . Quon writes with a great deal of humour, and she spins a good yarn.&#8221;
—Quoting Sarah Steinberg&#8217;s review in the Dec. 2009 issue of Quill &#38; Quire
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		<title>&#8220;Happy now?&#8221;: An honest and magnificent new essay about depression by Anna Quon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist. The whole process of getting my book “Migration Songs” ready for print was a daunting one. My jewel of an editor saw me through the ups and downs, delivering endless pep talks to get me over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Like peanut butter and jelly, Cowboy and Wills are the perfect pair&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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The book Cowboy &#38; Wills opens the day after critically-acclaimed author Monica Holloway’s adorable three year-old son Wills is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She takes him to a pet store; and from her first impulse purchase of a full aquarium, Holloway quickly graduates to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The title of John Elder Robison&#8217;s next book is&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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According to John Elder Robison&#8217;s official Twitter account, the title of his next book is called &#8220;Geeks Rule&#8221;, and it should be available in the fall of 2010.
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BUY John&#8217;s best-selling first book
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		<title>A riveting online chat with Pulitzer Prize winning (Aspie) author, editor, music critic, producer and professor Tim Page</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Tim Page, author of &#8220;Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger&#8217;s&#8221; and a Pulitzer Prize winning music critic, was online at washingtonpost.com Tuesday, October 27 to take readers&#8217; questions and to discuss the effects of Asperger&#8217;s syndrome on his life and coping mechanisms he uses to treat it.
The entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A FREE Paralysis Resource Guide, courtesy of the Christopher &amp; Dana Reeve Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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THE PARALYSIS RESOURCE GUIDE is a FREE 336-page book, a comprehensive information tool for people affected by paralysis and for those who care for them. You may request multiple copies. The book comes in English or Spanish (you may request some of both languages).
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		<title>INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: KCBS anchor Jeff Bell riffs about his struggles with OCD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jeff Bell is a renowned author, speaker, and radio news anchor.  His first book, &#8220;REWIND, REPLAY, REPEAT: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,&#8221; was published in 2007 and quickly established Bell as a leading voice in the mental health community. His story has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Psychology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Irky Books You Should Buy Right Now!</title>
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		<title>UVic Professor Michael Prince (politely) challenges Vancouver&#8217;s reputation as a great city for people with disabilities</title>
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Quoting Matthew Burrows, writing for straight.com:
&#8220;Vancouverites can be forgiven if they believe this is a great city for people with disabilities. After all, quadriplegic former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan and paraplegic athlete Rick Hansen are known around the world for their achievements. In addition, Vancouver—the largest city in a province that [...]]]></description>
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