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Published Reviews

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Neurology Today, American Academy of Neurology reviews
"For doctors, this book reminds us that children with developmental disabilities also need to be challenged, just as neurotypical children do, so that they can...
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Family Matters, Vision Magazine reviews
Despite the fact that definitions of the “average” family proliferate, the average family in fact does not exist. If it did it would spend roughly 1,400 USD (1,040...
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The Citizen, Auburn NY reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars It is a universal truth that every parent wants his or her child to be healthy and happy; every other desire for them becomes secondary. When...
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Texas Family (June/July 2008) reviews
Follow the honest, heartfelt journey of a father who discovers his daughter has a rare neurological disorder that leaves her unable to speak. By Plano father...
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Brain, Child (Summer 2008) reviews
When the instructor of the Lamaze class that Rummel-Hudson attended with his pregnant wife said, “So the first thing the nurse will do is hand the new baby to you...
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Amazon Reviews reviews
5 out of 5 stars This memoir is really two stories braided together. First, the writing. Many blogketeers today have a disregard for proper English. I approached...
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About.com: Special Needs Children reviews
"This memoir, full of fear and rage and disappointment and acceptance and advocacy and ferocious love, offers plenty of touchstones for parents who have dealt with...
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John Scalzi's "Whatever" reviews
"Since I know the people in the book, I can’t say that I’m at all objective about it, but folks, this is a good book. Rob writes well, with humor and anger and...
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Amazon Reviews reviews
5 out of 5 stars "With sly sarcasm and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, but most of all, love, Rummel-Hudson has written a memoir I wouldn’t say is sappy at all...
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People reviews
MEMOIR “Special needs parents are fools, every one of us,” writes Rummel-Hudson. “We tilt at windmills and charge into battle with the monster, rubber swords...
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2012 and the Cabala
Amazon reviews
How does the legend of 2012 mix with the book of Jewish mysticism? "2012 and the Cabala" offers a Jewish spiritual take on 2012 and the end of days, looking at the...
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Dark Knowledge
Great Minds Think Aloud - Book Club reviews
In a mental institution in Roanoke, a young boy has been left there since the age of 18. Was he left there in hiding or was it in an effort to hide others from...
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The United States of Appalachia
San Antonio Express-News reviews
  When the hit TV show “Lost” ended last spring, the writers had reintroduced to the American vocabulary the pejorative use of a word that had, thankfully,...
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The Mumpsimus reviews
You will want a copy... Weird stories about food. And weird poems about food. And recipes for foodish items. And a beautiful, amusing cover.
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Vitesis.com reviews
Reading a book about depression and suicide has the potential for being depressing or overwhelming. This one is filled with hope.
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New York Post reviews
"A Charles Kurault-Albert Brooks-style romp where they meet up with nudists, robbers and more."
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MYSTERY SCENE MAGAZINE reviews
“McDonald's sophomore effort is a lot of fun, as the author effortlessly and credibly incorporates his characters and storyline into such real life happenings as...
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Holtuncensored.com reviews
"...The speaker is Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood and author of the eye-opening and invaluable title, "Behind Every Choice Is a Story" (University...
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101 Ways to Dance
Canadian Bookseller reviews
In 101 Ways to Dance author Kathy Stinson writes about the one thing on every teen’s mind: sex. Published by Second Story Press, this collection of short stories...
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The New York Times Book Review, Fiction Chronicle reviews
THIS LIFE SHE'S CHOSEN: Stories. By Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum. (Chronicle, $19.95.) Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum makes an impressive debut with this collection of...
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