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Parallel Play

Life as an outsider.
by Tim Page
Tim Page is a professor at the Annenberg School of Journalism and the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. See full bio

Parallel Play

September 8, 2009

Hello

This is a big day for me -- the publication date of my book "Parallel Play" (Doubleday) and my first attempt at writing a blog. I have a lot of friends who have been doing this for years -- the music critic Alex Ross at therestisnoise.com, the omniverous Terry Teachout at terryteachout.com, and my new friend, the brilliant and generous John Elder Robison at JohnRobison.com -- but I have always resisted. Read More

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Books by Tim Page

Image of What's God Got to Do with It?: Robert Ingersoll on Free Thought, Honest Talk and the Separation of Church and State
What's God Got to Do with It?: Robert Ingersoll on Free Thought, Honest Talk and the Separation of Church and State
Image of Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's
Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's

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