Rupert Isaacson's "The Horse Boy" is one family's epic journey to rescue their son. Rupert and Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that their two-year-old son Rowan was autistic. And with each passing day, Rowan's growing isolation, his uncontrollable fits, each failed treatment, fil[...]
When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child.But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan t[...]
Heart-breaking, uplifting and full of adventure, The Long Ride Home is the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller The Horse Boy. Rowan came back from the shamans in Mongolia a changed boy. The three most debilitating effects of his autism - his incontinence, his endless tantruming, and [...]
Follows the author's sojourn into the grasslands of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia to investigate Kalahari Bushmen myths, describing his encounters with the last living groups of traditional Bushmen, immersion in their world of ritual and prophecy, and witness to incredible healings and tragic [...]
Hästpojken är den sanna, dramatiska och hjärtvärmande berättelsen om den resa som Rupert, hans fru Kristin och Rowan gjorde till Mongoliets otämjda landskap.
Familjen reste halvvägs runt jorden för att rida tillsammans, för att träffa de traditionella healers som finns där och[...]
Joitakin vuosia sitten YouTubessa levisi kotivideo pienestä autistisesta pojasta, joka reagoi ympäristöönsä pääosin aggressiivisesti. Videolla poika ratsasti hevosella.Tätä ennen isä oli eräänä päivänä nähnyt, kuinka poika kömpi aidan alitse suoraan naapurin hevosen jalkoihin. Sen [...]
Hästpojken är den sanna, dramatiska och hjärtvärmande berättelsen om den resa som Rupert, hans fru Kristin och Rowan gjorde till Mongoliets otämjda landskap. Familjen reste halvvägs runt jorden för att rida tillsammans, för att träffa de traditionella healers som finns där och för att[...]