Letters to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lesson on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life, Sam Gottleib (Sterling, 2006)

In the tradition of such bestsellers as “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Riding the Bus with My Sister,” this is touching inspirational collection of letters from a grandfather to his grandson. The author, who has quadriplegia, feared that he might not live long enough to see his newborn grandson, Sam, reach adulthood. However, when Sam, only 14-months-old, was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disability, a form of autism, suddenly everything changed.