| Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life and Business with Autism Contributor(s): Biel, Joe (Author), Brabner, Joyce (Foreword by), Hicks, Sander (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1621060098 ISBN-13: 9781621060093 Publisher: Microcosm Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | People With Disabilities - Family & Relationships | Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Punx |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.7" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1996, everything about Joe Biel's life seemed like a mistake. He was 18, he lived in Cleveland, he got drunk every day, and he had mystery health problems and weird social tics. All his friends' lives were as bad or worse. To escape a nihilistic, apocalyptic worldview and to bring reading and documentation into a communal punk scene, he started assembling zines and bringing them in milk crates to underground punk shows. Eventually this became Microcosm Publishing. But Biel's head for math was stronger than his ability to relate to people, and it wasn't until he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome that it all began to fall into place. This is the story of how, over 20 years, one person turned a litany of continuing mistakes and seeming wrong turns into a happy, fulfilled life and a thriving publishing business that defies all odds. |