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The Real Rain Man: Kim Peek

Author(s): Peek, Fran
Edition: 1st
ISBN10: 0965116301
ISBN13: 9780965116305
Cover: Paperback
 
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SummaryTable of Contents
The Real Rain Man portrays the fascinating life and multiple gifts of a one-of-a-kind mental giant, Kim Peek. Written by his father, Fran Peek, this "coming out of the dark" narrative is filled with personal anecdotes, quips, and reflections of a man and life the world could easily have missed. The real-life Rain Man is not autistic, nor is he a savant. In fact, he is considered a megasavant. Though Kim's motor skills are impaired, along with some of his capacities for logic, he has a nearly photographic memory and it is estimated that he has read over 7,600 books. Kim has responded to the attention and exposure that came with the movie Rain Man by coming out of his private world and taking up a role as a spokesman for those who have disabilities.
Acknowledgements ix(2)
Foreword xi
PART I: AN INVITATION TO MEET KIM 1(22)
Come On In!
1(2)
Meet Kim
3(2)
Kim Is My Son
5(9)
The Circuitry's a Little Cross-Wired
14(5)
Unlocking "Kimputer"
19(4)
PART II: KIM'S "COMING OUT"--THE JOURNEY BEGINS 23(62)
The Way to Make an Instant Impression and a Life-Long Friend
23(2)
A Special Day With Dustin
25(28)
Epilogue On a Day With Dustin
53(3)
Into the Sunshine
56(3)
"Media Megabytes" I
59(20)
"Media Megabytes" II
79(6)
PART III: EVERYDAY KIM--HIS OPEN-BOOK JOURNEY CONTINUES 85(52)
American Bread, the French Connection and More
85(3)
Goin' for the Gold
88(1)
I Travel Incognito
89(1)
Innocence: The World Could Use More of It
90(1)
An Historical Bent
91(1)
Grief Runs Deep When Children Are Abused
92(2)
A Jigsaw of Buttons and Buttonholes
94(1)
The Wild Ride Off the Deep End
95(1)
Beauty Is In the Beholder
96(1)
His Ears Cast an Amazingly Wide Net
97(1)
Tchaikovsky Would Have Loved It!
98(1)
It's Not "Weather" But How You Say It
99(1)
And Where is Dreamland? (Weather Update II)
100(1)
Oh, Say, Mozart, Can You Sing?
100(2)
Mindful of Hummers and Whirlers
102(1)
Wisdom is In the Eye(teeth) of the Beholder
102(1)
Weathering the Storm, (Update Number III)
104(1)
To the Smithsonian, James!
105(1)
A Touch of Mussolini
105(2)
Kim vs. Computer
107(1)
"You Had Better Listen To Him, Kitty!"
108(1)
The One That Got Away
108(1)
On the Ol' Prairie
109(4)
"Goodnight, Dad..."(Tempest in a Teapot, Final Update)
113(1)
Gramm-Rudman, Beware!
114(1)
"It's Sinking! It's Sinking!"
115(1)
You Don't Mock America!
116(1)
Sometimes You Oughtn't Ask
117(1)
"Meet My Aunt Phyllis!"
118(1)
A Dearer Friend You'll Never Find
119(2)
Family and Friends--Anchoring Kim's Life
121(1)
He Does Exactly As He's Told
122(1)
"It's Your Question--You Answer It"
122(2)
Telling It Like It Is
124(1)
A Nobel Prize-Winner's "Hairing Aid"
125(1)
His Mission: To Touch, To Connect
126(2)
Adding Practicality to a Metaphor
128(1)
Questions and Answers--Plus More Metaphors
129(2)
The World's Best-Loved Oscar
131(2)
Sing Me a Few Bars, Ms. Metro
133(1)
Water, Water Everywhere!
134(1)
A Blessing for All Seasons
135(2)
Your Visit With Kim Could Be Just Beginning
137

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