Temple Grandin's Reading List

"I loved "Finding the Mother Tree," by Suzanne Simard. She was a keen observer who discovered that there are complex interactions between soil fungi and different species of trees."

"I have moved many times in my life and "The Invisible Pyramid," by Loren Eiseley, is one of the few books that survived five relocations."

"I was influenced by Jane Goodall's book "In the Shadow of Man""

"I also recommend reading Charles Darwin's "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals." Goodall, the Brelands and Darwin were all keen observers of animal behavior."

"Three of my favorites are "Be Different," by John Elder Robison, "Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8," by Naoki Higashida, and "How Can I Talk if My Lips Don't Move?", by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay."

"Three of my favorites are "Be Different," by John Elder Robison, "Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8," by Naoki Higashida, and "How Can I Talk if My Lips Don't Move?""

""How Can I Talk if My Lips Don't Move?", by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay."

"I also recommend "Born on a Blue Day," by Daniel Tammet, and "Beyond the Wall," by Stephen Shore."

"I also recommend "Born on a Blue Day," by Daniel Tammet, and "Beyond the Wall," by Stephen Shore."

"I love to read books by astronauts who describe living on the space station. One of my favorites is "How to Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth," by Terry Virts."

"I got emotional when I read about a scientist who defied the advice of colleagues and then made a great discovery. I cried when I read about Bob Williams in Sara Seager's beautiful book, "The Smallest Lights in the Universe.""

"I loved "Merle's Door," by Ted Kerasote. Many dogs today live really restricted lives and they have no normal dog social life."

"Another favorite is "The Soul of the Octopus," by Sy Montgomery. It really made me think about consciousness."

"When I received a review copy of "A Dog's Purpose," by W. Bruce Cameron, I could not put it down."

"Betsy Lerner, my co-author for "Visual Thinking," gave me a copy of "An Immense World," by Ed Yong. The design of an animal's sense organs determines how it perceives the environment."

"My favorite books when I was in fourth grade were "Black Beauty," "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and a children's book about famous inventors. I really related to Black Beauty's pain when he was forced to pull a heavy carriage."

"My favorite books when I was in fourth grade were "Black Beauty," "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and a children's book about famous inventors."