{"product_id":"9780997280531","title":"A Whole Lot","description":"2015 Kindle Scout Winner\u003cp\u003eAbel Velasco calculates many things. Things like the arc of falling sycamore leaves, the duration of a dog sneeze, or the number of times his aunt might hit him. He can't help it - he's a savant. \u003cbr\u003eIt is 1982. Abel has left foster care to live with his newly found relatives. His typical teenage struggles are compounded by the complication of his savant talents. Searching for a challenge, Abel becomes obsessed with the mysterious architecture of an abandoned mansion and strangely numbered Bible, launching his journey from suburban New Jersey to Berkeley, California and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Darold A. Treffert, author of \"Extraordinary People,\" consultant for the movie \"Rain Man\" and expert on savant syndrome wrote to me: \"Savant syndrome typically is present from birth as a part of some developmental disorder, including autism. But there are also cases of what I call \"acquired savant\" syndrome following head injury. The Acquired Savant raises interesting questions about the little Rain Man that might reside, perhaps, within us all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KIND BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017980166384,"sku":"9780997280531","price":25.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997280531_p0.jpg?v=1763896079","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997280531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}