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The Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic by David Shenk (2003,...
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- ISBN
- 9780385498388
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerfully engaging, scrupulously researched, and deeply empathetic narrative of the history of Alzheimer's disease, how it affects us, and the search for a cure. Afflicting nearly half of all people over the age of 85, Alzheimer's disease kills nearly 100,000 Americans a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer's is now at the forefront of many medical and scientific agendas, for as the world's population ages, the disease will touch the lives of virtually everyone. David Shenk movingly captures the disease's impact on its victims and their families, and he looks back through history, explaining how Alzheimer's most likely afflicted such figures as Jonathan Swift, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Willem de Kooning. The result is a searing and graceful account of Alzheimer's disease, offering a sobering, compassionate, and ultimately encouraging portrait.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385498381
ISBN-13
9780385498388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2418214
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rc523.2
Reviews
"Riveting . . . Superb . . . A wonderfully readable history of the brain and of memory." San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "A remarkable addition to the literature of the science of the mind . . . Shenk has drawn together threads of neurobiology, art history, and psychology into a literary portrait of Alzheimer's disease perfectly balanced between sorrow and wonder, devastation and awe." Los Angeles Times Book Review "An elegant new book . . . Shenk rises above the usual rhetoric of combat and cure, enabling us to confront Alzheimer's not as an alien pestilence but as part of the human condition." Newsweek "Written with a researcher's attention to detail and a storyteller's ear." The New York Times Book Review "Destined to be a classic . . . Shenk's guided tour is free of medical jargon, filled instead with clear and sometimes memorable phrasing." The Seattle Times "A fascinating meditation . . . Shenk has found something beautiful and soulful in a condition that forces people to live in the perpetual 'now.' . . . Deeply affecting." -The Washington Post Book World "A graceful, masterful portrait of [the] illness. . . Readers can't help but be taken by Shenk's humanity and compassion, which brim throughout." The Los Angeles Times "Compelling and immensely humane . . . Shenk's integration of historical and scientific information and personal stories makes for an absorbing read." -Newsday "A dazzling literary and scientific history of Alzheimer's disease." -Detroit Free Press "A brilliant and quirky new book on Alzheimer's [that] offers food for thought on the unthinkable and a new, deeper understanding of the coming epidemic." -Salon.com "Carefully researched and engagingly written." -The Wall Street Journal "Shenk makes the science understandable and recounts personal stories that are both moving and illuminating. . . . A fascinating account of what memories are made of." -Business Week "An excellent new book." -The New Yorker "Beautifully written and philosophically minded." -Time Out New York "Fascinating . . . As good as the science in this book is, it takes a back seat to Shenk's eloquent reflections on the meaning of memory and aging, and their connection to our sense of self." -The Washington Monthly "Absorbing and enlightening...an engrossing story." The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Told plainly and movingly. . . . Anyone appalled by the possibility of losing their mind, or who has watched another's being stolen by Alzheimer's, should read this excellent book: I guess that's all of us."New Scientist "Shenk is a wonderful writer on science....He has an eye for the social and financial forces that shape scientific interests and he brings key players, whether proteins or people, to dramatic life." The Independent (London) "Highly recommended." Journal of the American Medical Association "The definitive work on Alzheimer's. A truly remarkable book."John Bayley, author of <, "Riveting . . . Superb . . . A wonderfully readable history of the brain and of memory." San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "A remarkable addition to the literature of the science of the mind . . . Shenk has drawn together threads of neurobiology, art history, and psychology into a literary portrait of Alzheimer's disease perfectly balanced between sorrow and wonder, devastation and awe." Los Angeles Times Book Review "An elegant new book . . . Shenk rises above the usual rhetoric of combat and cure, enabling us to confront Alzheimer's not as an alien pestilence but as part of the human condition." Newsweek "Written with a researcher's attention to detail and a storyteller's ear." The New York Times Book Review "Destined to be a classic . . . Shenk's guided tour is free of medical jargon, filled instead with clear and sometimes memorable phrasing." The Seattle Times "A fascinating meditation . . . Shenk has found something beautiful and soulful in a condition that forces people to live in the perpetual 'now.' . . . Deeply affecting." - The Washington Post Book World "A graceful, masterful portrait of [the] illness. . . Readers can't help but be taken by Shenk's humanity and compassion, which brim throughout." The Los Angeles Times "Compelling and immensely humane . . . Shenk's integration of historical and scientific information and personal stories makes for an absorbing read." - Newsday "A dazzling literary and scientific history of Alzheimer's disease." - Detroit Free Press "A brilliant and quirky new book on Alzheimer's [that] offers food for thought on the unthinkable and a new, deeper understanding of the coming epidemic." - Salon.com "Carefully researched and engagingly written." - The Wall Street Journal "Shenk makes the science understandable and recounts personal stories that are both moving and illuminating. . . . A fascinating account of what memories are made of." - Business Week "An excellent new book." - The New Yorker "Beautifully written and philosophically minded." - Time Out New York "Fascinating . . . As good as the science in this book is, it takes a back seat to Shenk's eloquent reflections on the meaning of memory and aging, and their connection to our sense of self." - The Washington Monthly "Absorbing and enlightening...an engrossing story." The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Told plainly and movingly. . . . Anyone appalled by the possibility of losing their mind, or who has watched another's being stolen by Alzheimer's, should read this excellent book: I guess that's all of us." New Scientist "Shenk is a wonderful writer on science....He has an eye for the social and financial forces that shape scientific interests and he brings key players, whether proteins or people, to dramatic life." The Independent (London) "Highly recommended." Journal of the American Medical Association "The definitive work on Alzheimer's. A truly remarkable book."John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris
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Neurology, Death & Dying, Disease & Health Issues, Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia, Geriatrics
Dewey Decimal
616.831
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science
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