Aspies For Freedom

olav Wrote:

ahh, national pride, it's always fun for someone from a little country to have it mentioned a place u didn't expect
i also like Jostein Gaarder; he has written another good book called ... but i don't know what it's called in English.

I haven't read Sophie's World yet and I suppose I should as I studied philosophy at university; on the other hand maybe it would be too basic for me! I've read another one of JG's books, The Solitaire Mystery - wasn't that impressed.

FYI here's a list of JG's works, copied and pasted from Wikipedia:
   * Diagnosen og andre noveller (The Diagnosis and Other Stories)
    * Froskeslottet (The Frog Castle)
    * Kabalmysteriet (The Solitaire Mystery)
    * Sofies verden (Sophie's World)
    * Julemysteriet (The Christmas Mystery)
    * I et speil, i en g�te (Through a Glass, Darkly)
    * Hallo? Er det noen her? (Hello? Is Anybody There?)
    * Vita Brevis (Brief Life) (also appeared in English as That Same Flower)
    * Maya
    * Sirkusdirekt�rens datter (The Ringmaster's Daughter)

Still on the subject of books in translation, I'm currently reading Rabrinadrath Tagore's short stories. I wonder how long before a native Bengali speaker reads this posting? 8)

Wrt The Solitaire Mystery, am I the only one who found it strange that Hans-Peter could read the miniature book with a magnifying glass on a long car journey along winding mountain roads and not get carsick?

olav Wrote:

Sj�jungfru Wrote:

Wrt The Solitaire Mystery, am I the only one who found it strange that Hans-Peter could read the miniature book with a magnifying glass on a long car journey along winding mountain roads and not get carsick?

:lol: i never thought about that to be completely honest, i guess somone is just immune to car-sickness :?:

If this had happened in a film rather than a book, I would have reported it to http://www.moviemistakes.com as a plot hole! :lol:

Just begun reading H2 - Driving the Future by Julie Foley.

I've just finished Stephen Hawking - A Life in Science by Michael White & John Gribbin.

Isn't the Guinness Book of World Records a reference book??

I'm currently reading Celtic Sacred Landscapes by Nigel Pennick.

I've just finished Asperger's Syndrome: a guide for parents and professionals* by Tony Attwood, and am now onto Web of Deceit: Britain's real role in the world by Mark Curtis.

* I'm neither of those. Are there any books aimed at Aspies who were diagnosed in adulthood?

Amy Wrote:

I've seen one for adults with AS, but it's written for parents

What, something along the lines of...
"What your Aspie kid will be like when he/she grows up"
or
"How to get your grown-up Aspie kid to leave home"?

I'm currently reading A Girl's Best Friend Is Her Money by Jasmine Birtles and Jane Mack.

You read dictionaries?

Logical paradox Wrote:

There are so many fascinating (e.g. good, great, interesting, neat, pleasant, enjoyable, wonderful, terrific) words to find(e.g. expore, discover, learn of, uncover).

"Expore"? That's a new one. :wink:

Logical paradox Wrote:

The author of the Bond books (I forgot his name)

Ian Fleming

I've just begun Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity by Catherine Whitmire.

I'm currently reading West from Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Sj�jungfru Wrote:

You read dictionaries?

Logical paradox Wrote:

Why not, after all every book that has ever been written started as words in a dictionary. There are so many fascinating (e.g. good, great, interesting, neat, pleasant, enjoyable, wonderful, terrific) words to find (e.g. explore, discover, learn of, uncover).

Just heard on the BBC breakfast news that Dr Johnson's dictionary celebrates its 250th anniversary today. Bibliophiles of the world unite!

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