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Temple Grandin : the stories I tell my friends / Anita Lesko ; Temple Grandin ; foreword by Mick Jackson.

Lesko, Anita, (Author). Grandin, Temple, (Author). Jackson, Mick, (Author of introduction, etc.).

Summary:

Temple Grandin is the most famous person with autism in the world. Whether you know her from the HBO movie Temple Grandin, her decades of work in the meat and cattle industry, or her unmatched contribution to the autism world, surely you know a thing or two about Temple. Well, prepare to meet a whole new side of her! Temple's close friend and author, Anita Lesko, conducts personal and unique interviews that include chapters such as: filming of the HBO movie Temple Grandin, funny stuff & childhood memories, thrilling events in Temple's life, work hard to succeed, Temple's big message and so much more.

Record details

ISBN: 9781941765609 : PAP
ISBN: 1941765602 : PAP
Physical Description: xx, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Arlington, TX : Future Horizons, Inc., [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword by Mick Jackson -- Introduction by Temple Grandin -- Introduction by Anita Lesko -- Filming of the HBO movie Temple Grandin -- The Temple machine -- Down by the seashore -- Christmas memories -- Crazy funny stuff & childhood memories -- Thrilling events in Temple's life! -- Getting bullied & teased in high school -- Crazy about horses! -- Dating! -- Sports & outdoor activities -- Mother nature -- Driving Miss Temple -- Work hard to succeed -- Things that make Temple cry -- Temple's ream vacation--total NASA geek-out -- Fear of flying -- Getting in the back door at Colorado State University -- Jim Uhl the building contractor-A big door opens -- Temple's life at home -- On the job -- Temple's friend mark -- The 9/11 disaster -- Recent trips -- Looking through the lens -- Temple's graduate students "in their own words" -- Temple's big message -- Being different-Really different -- Afterword.