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1) Rogue lawyer
Author
Language
English
Description
"On the right side of the law. Sort of. Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who's also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two brothers bound together by affection and responsibility. Jadran is five years older than Josh and huge enough to be nicknamed Giant. Josh is younger, and smaller; but his sweet and stubborn brother thinks in a way that would be more typical of a small child. They are both dealing with changes to their newly blended, Muslim family. So Josh looks after Jadran and they both adjust. When the brothers find an injured young crane, Jadran wants to bring...
3) Poppy
Publisher
IndiePix
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Follows a young woman with Down syndrome who is determined to take control of her life despite the resistance of her overprotective older brother.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Living in Endora is like dancing to no music. Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) should know. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a pretty stranger...
6) Jimmy
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A mentally challenged teenager sees beings no one else can. Jimmy doesn't always understand what he sees and hears, but he remembers it all. His lawyer father asks him to testify in a crucial trial. The testimony saves the man, but has consequences for many.
8) Trisomy XXI
Author
Publisher
World Castle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Joshua Allen was born with an extra chromosome-a genetic aberration known as Trisomy XXI, or Down Syndrome. A serious accident leaves the mentally-challenged adolescent in a coma at the hospital, where he receives a mysterious injection that endows him with supernatural powers. The transformed teen is linked to a string of bizarre, unexplained deaths in town that have both the sheriff and the coroner baffled. A ghastly creature from...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"How do teenagers with Asperger Syndrome view themselves and their own lives? This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, written in collaboration with the teenagers themselves. These present an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of the teenagers and how AS has shaped their growing identities. The stories provide the basis for a discussion of common themes and issues facing...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Sebastian Rudd no es el típico abogado: lleva arma y su oficina es una camioneta a prueba de balas conducida por su guardaespaldas, que a su vez es su asistente legal y único amigo. Difiende a quienes otros no querrían ni ver: un drogadicto, un chico tautado que supuestamente forma parte de un culto satánico acusado de acosar y matar a dos niñas pequeñas, un criminal en el corredor de la muerte, un hombre arrestado por disparar a unos agentes...
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