{"product_id":"the-human-rubric-james-p-manning-9781917369572","title":"The Human Rubric: A Memoir of Life in a Neurotypical World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir of autism, masking, and belonging by a clinical psychologist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy would a person learn to treat love, safety, and belonging as a problem to solve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgain and again, a young man misreads social situations and learns the rules only after the punishment: exclusion, embarrassment, lost chances, distance. Can he break down human behaviour piece by piece, to reverse-engineer a life that might lead to belonging?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis search shapes everything - friendship, love, work, and ambition - and eventually leads him to professional training as a clinical psychologist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe spent decades trying to fix something, only to realise that what he was looking at was never broken in the first place.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn trying to be normal, he loses himself. What he finds instead is that love is still love, even when it is shown and felt differently.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James P. Manning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917369573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917369572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ridgeman Mental Health Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"James P. Manning","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097275867391,"sku":"9781917369572","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-human-rubric-james-p-manning-9781917369572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}