{"product_id":"aspergers-whats-your-excuse-michael-cubbage-9781836633884","title":"Aspergers. What's Your Excuse?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"Mike has the \u003cem\u003ebest stories\u003c\/em\u003e!\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"You should write a book!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI heard this more times than I can count. I kept thinking to myself, \"I do have good stories, but who wants to read another cop book?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I was diagnosed with \u003cstrong\u003eAsperger syndrome\u003c\/strong\u003e, and realized - \u003cem\u003eI had a story to tell\u003c\/em\u003e - something different...something special!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories people found interesting and unique were not ordinary cop stories but \u003cem\u003ecop stories with a twist!\u003c\/em\u003e Not the adventures of your everyday cop but one with \u003cem\u003erare neurological wiring\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started to write, and with the help of the eidetic memory that comes with the Asperger package, I soon had the makings of four books. And, when I looked at the two books about my adventures as a uniformed cop and the two books of adventures as a detective; I needed a fifth!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI needed a prequel to the police department. A foundational book, if you will, about life with undiagnosed Asperger syndrome that eventually led me to the police department and beyond!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is that book: \u003c\/strong\u003e The first in a series detailing my \u003cem\u003eunique adventures, trials and triumphs\u003c\/em\u003e from childhood in a crowded SW Philly \u003cem\u003erow-home-city-state\u003c\/em\u003e, populated by the apex of the Boom - when grade school classes strained at the seams with 100 children per class and city busses tottered under the weight of high school students packed to the doors - set in the most interesting times of the last century: the '60s and '70s!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book starts in the crib and flows to the steps of the Philadelphia Police Academy where the adventure matures and continues with those \"best stories\" - \u003cem\u003eauthentic stories\u003c\/em\u003e - straight from heart of Philly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Cubbage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836633882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836633884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Panda Publishing Agency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Michael Cubbage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602872979711,"sku":"9781836633884","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcef63ff-d862-4d19-bec3-85df4b726b7d.jpg?v=1739695544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aspergers-whats-your-excuse-michael-cubbage-9781836633884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}