by: Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
These two fellows tell their extraordinary story of their unusual path to Brown University. In addition to their story, they recommend sound study strategies and how to give back to the community.

ISBN-13: 978-0-684-86598-0

by: Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet chronicles his life as an Autisitc Savant. He speaks several languages, of which he has learned in a weeks’ time, he sees numbers in shapes, colors and textures and performs complex calculations mentally. Daniel Tammet has even had a stint on the Letterman Show. This gives the reader an insight into a brilliant and a unique way of thinking.

ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-3607-2

by: Koren Zailckas
At the age of 14, Koren Zaikas had her first drink and then drank continuously and destructively through high school, college and beyond. She had a wake up call after college when she awoke in a strange apartment in New York City and came to ther realization that the destructive cycle had to stop.

ISBN: 0-670-03376-6

by: Julia Baskin, Lindsey Newman, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen, Courtney Toombs
Four busy Styuvesant High School High School students found a way to communicate with one another through very busy times. This is a brutally honest account of high school life,; with many ‘firsts’ described and a true insight into high school culture.

ISBN: 0-446-57862-2

by: Robert Sylwester
Four busy Styuvesant High School High School students found a way to communicate with one another through very busy times. This is a brutally honest account of high school life,; with many ‘firsts’ described and a true insight into high school culture.

ISBN: 978-1-4129-2611-9

by: Howard Gardner

The renowned Howard Gardner (Multiple Intelligences) illustrates five cognitive abilities necessary for success: the disciplinary mind, the synthesizing mind, the creating mind, the respectful mind and the ethical mind.

ISBN: 13-978-1-59139-912-4