Robert Bernstein
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"So Morey was the family megastar. I was the also-ran, even something of a clan pariah… I was convinced that at root I was worthless, and maybe crazy."
"The Sheik and the Shadow: A Memoir of Brotherly Bond, Celebrity, and Madness" imparts the intertwined accounts of Bob's intense relationship with his older brother, Morey; his experience as a certified-insane patient in a then-world-renowned mental hospital (Chestnut Lodge, the setting of the book,...
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This manual is the companion guide to Uniquely Normal: Tapping the Reservoir of Normalcy to Treat Autism. It is a guide to using the Bernstein Cognitive Method for Autism (BCMA, or Bernstein Method).
Rob teaches us the commonsense approach and uses everyday situations to help children with autism progress with language, socialization, and organization. You dont need a graduate school education to use this method; you have all the knowledge and skills...
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What do Dr. Seuss, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Andrei Sakharov, and James Michener have in common? They were all published by Bob Bernstein during his twenty-five-year run as president of Random House, before he brought the dissidents Liu Binyan, Jacobo Timerman, Natan Sharansky, and Václav Havel to worldwide attention in his role as the father of modern human rights.
Starting as an office boy at Simon & Schuster in 1946, Bernstein moved to...
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Author Robert J. Bernstein has found a different approach in helping people of all ages with ASD. Based on cognitive thinking, the goal is for people with ASD to be able to live in the world and connect with the people in it as themselves. Bernstein believes that whatever he does therapeutically must be on the individuals termshe or she must lead. Therapy examples are categorized by age groups, and demonstrate people with autisms abilities to express...
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Explore the "thinking tools" of extraordinary people, from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Mozart and Virginia Woolf, and learn how you can practice the same imaginative skills to become your creative best. With engaging narratives and examples, Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein investigate cognitive tools such as observing, recognizing patterns, modeling, playing, and more.
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Written with wit and narrative force, Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels is an enriching excursion into the world of folk medicine. The award-winning team of Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein provide a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of medical traditions. In addition to the honey, mud, and maggots used in wound therapy, the Root-Bernsteins unearth cures that range from ancient Egypt to the rain forests of contemporary Latin America....
7) Diana
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2014
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English
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A look into the private realm of one the world's most iconic and inescapably public women in the last two years of her meteoric life, and explores the Princess of Wales' final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
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[2008]
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English
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Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war...
9) Nowhere boy
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2011.
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English
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Set in Liverpool in 1955, the adolescent years of John Lennon are chronicled. Raised by his Aunt Mimi, his world is turned inside-out when his free spirited mother re-enters his life, opening up old wounds that release pain, anger, frustration, and his artistry.
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[2016]
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English
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Inspired by true events, this charming romantic comedy recounts the glorious celebration of the end of World War II in Europe; and the singular evening when Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret leave the confines of Buckingham Palace to join the festivities, while giving their chaperones the slip.
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EC Archives volume 1
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English
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A journey into the subconscious minds of three people searching for answers and peace through personal turmoil.
This volume collects the complete run of Psychoanalysis, recolored digitally using the original palette, featuring art by legendary comics talent Jack Kamen and stories by Daniel Keyes (Flowers for Algernon)!
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Andrea Arnold's WUTHERING HEIGHTS is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Bronte. An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff, a boy taken in by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Living in Earnshaw's home, Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his son, Hindley. When...
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The stories that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes, from its original incarnation as a trio of heroes from the 30th century. Along the way, the team faces the escaped Kryptonian villains of the Phantom Zone and adds new heroes! Collects stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #247, 267, 282, 290, 293 and 300-310, ACTION COMICS #267, 276, 287 and 289, SUPERBOY #86, 89 and 98 and SUPERMAN #147.
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Celebrate Aquaman's comic book debut in the pages of More Fun Comics #73 with this deluxe volume of iconic stories selected from eight decades of high-seas adventures. Featuring over 400 pages of classic and modern tales such as "Aquaman Joins the Navy," "The Legend of Aquaman," and "The Trench"-plus historical commentary from former Aquaman writers and editors Mark Waid, Paul Kupperberg, Robert Greenberger, and Paul Levitz-this edition is the perfect...
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A riveting drama of forbidden love, power and betrayal, inspired by the best-selling novel. When charming aristocrat Sebastian invites Charles Ryder to his family's estate, Charles becomes seduced by the family's opulent lifestyle, and by Sebastian's sister Julia. As their romance deepens, repercussions follow, and Charles discovers that at Brideshead, love, money and power come at a price.
