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Joe: The Only Boy in the World
Joe: The Only Boy in the World
hardback
Published:
26 January, 2006
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781861979612 |
| ISBN10 | 1861979614 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 381 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 20 x 218 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Profile Books |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
This is the best written, most thought-provoking book on autism I have read in years, suitable for anyone with an interest in humanity. Go out and buy it! -- Communication Magazine * Autumn 2006 issue *
It's certainly my book of the month * The Bookseller *
A far superior piece of non-fiction, both poignant and amusing, and instructive without ever becoming preachy * Scotland on Sunday *
Blastland is likeably honest -- Julie Myerson * Daily Telegraph (Books) *
A moving story... Blastland has performed a remarkable service in baring his family life for us. -- Simon Baron-Cohen * Guardian (Review) *
It is a brave and frightening book in several ways. -- Nick Coleman * New Scientist *
An engaging book -- Kenan Malik * Evening Standard *
Michael Blastland has written a beautiful and deeply thoughtful book about his 10-year-old son Joe. -- Simon Baron-Cohen * The Lancet *
Joe is a book that deserves to be read. It will speak loudly not just to those interested in autism, but to anyone who is fascinated by the full range of what it means to be human. -- Tim Hall * Catholic Herald *
From this careful, serious book emerges a man with a quick wit and far-seeing eye for what makes life so peculiar... Joe...stands out as a work of rare enlightenment. -- Melissa Katsoulis * Seven *
If you read just one book about an autistic child this year, you would do well to make it this one. -- David Newnham * Times Educational Supplement *
His honesty is in keeping with a compelling, brave and highly readable book that never verges on the sentimental. -- Julie Wheelwright * Independent *
I can't think of anyone who shouldn't read this book. -- Ruby Millington * Daily Express *
Joe, the Only Boy in the World is an affecting book. Blastland invokes the ancient African saying that it takes a whole village to raise a child and, with this book, he has widened the village to include potentially every reader. -- Jaqueline Burton * Sunday Business Post *
Deeply personal and moving ... [Blastland's] beautifully written book offers us a glimpse of the torments endured by the growing number of children born with their cerebral pathways wrongly wired. -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
Author's Bio
Michael Blastland was born in Glasgow. A journalist all his professional life, he started on weekly newspapers before moving to the BBC where he makes current affairs programmes for Radio 4, such as Analysis, More or Less and the historical series Why Did We Do That? He lives in Hertfordshire, often with his daughter Cait, less often and less quietly with his son Joe, when he's at home.