Suskind, Ron

The author describes how his autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

Examines the life of Owen Suskind, who before the age of three behaved like a normal child, but afterwards became suddenly mute. Diagnosed with autism, Owen was cared for by his parents through the Disney movies he had loved before autism took over. Through these movies Owen developed a kind of language, a language his parents and older brother had to learn in order to communicate with him.

Chronicles Paul O'Neill's two years as Secretary of the Treasury, describing his struggles within the Bush administration, his efforts to bolster the American economy, the results of his visit to Africa with singer-humanitarian Bono, and his firing.

Reveals the strategy, designed by Dick Cheney, that the United States government is using to fight the War on Terror and explains how this strategy has impacted American foreign relations.

The story of Cedric Jennings, a gifted inner city teenager at Ballou Senior High School, a crime-infested school in Washington, D.C. and his journey from extreme poverty to Brown University, where he thought he would find an end to his struggles. Instead, Cedric finds that he is far behind other freshmen academically and must continue his intellectual and social challenges, counting on his faith in God to pull him through.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.