{"product_id":"la-razon-por-la-que-salto-the-reason-i-jump-paperback","title":"La Razón Por La Que Salto\/ The Reason I Jump - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaoki Higashida\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Prologue by), \u003cb\u003eJorge Rizo\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuando, con trece años, Naoki Higashida empezó a comunicarse a través de una parrilla de ideogramas diseñada por su madre, estaba haciendo historia. Nunca antes un niño aquejado de un grado de autismo tan severo había conseguido expresarse. Naoki consigue traducir su experiencia a un lenguaje comprensible para cualquier lector a través de preguntas como:  por qué los autistas habláis tan alto y tan raro?;  por qué os gusta poner vuestros coches de juguete en fila?;  por qué saltáis? Sus respuestas son optimistas y transmiten alegría de vivir, ternura y, sobre todo, nos presentan a alguien admirable de quien hay mucho que aprender.\u003cbr\u003e«Naoki nos hace de guía por su mundo, que puede ser tan extraño al nuestro como la distancia que hay entre un neoyorquino y un habitante del Amazonas: salimos de nuestra realidad y nos damos cuenta de que hay realidades muy diferentes dependiendo de cómo tus sentidos los perciben.  Miguel Gallardo, autor de \u003ci\u003eMaría y yo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.\"--Jon Stewart, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR - \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg Business - Bookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE FIRST BOOK AWARD - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've never read a book like \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: \"Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?\" \"Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?\" \"Why don't you make eye contact when you're talking?\" and \"What's the reason you jump?\" (Naoki's answer: \"When I'm jumping, it's as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.\") With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights--into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory--are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his introduction, bestselling novelist David Mitchell writes that Naoki's words allowed him to feel, for the first time, as if his own autistic child was explaining what was happening in his mind. \"It is no exaggeration to say that \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e allowed me to round a corner in our relationship.\" This translation was a labor of love by David and his wife, KA Yoshida, so they'd be able to share that feeling with friends, the wider autism community, and beyond. Naoki's book, in its beauty, truthfulness, and simplicity, is a gift to be shared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is an intimate book, one that brings readers right into an autistic mind.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e (Editor's Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amazing times a million.\"--\u003cb\u003eWhoopi Goldberg, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e is a Rosetta stone. . . . This book takes about ninety minutes to read, and it will stretch your vision of what it is to be human.\"--\u003cb\u003eAndrew Solomon, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (U.K.)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinary, moving, and jeweled with epiphanies.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Small but profound . . . [Higashida's] startling, moving insights offer a rare look inside the autistic mind.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769704907040,"sku":"9788416240159","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/350fbbdb9588852498d65577c8cecd40.webp?v=1780354067","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/la-razon-por-la-que-salto-the-reason-i-jump-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}