Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
By: Dasha Kiper
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
These “moving and often surprising” ( The Wall Street Journal ) case histories meld science and sto…
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1. My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver
By: None , Cathy Breitenbucher , Martin J. Schreiber
4.17
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
Former governor of Wisconsin Marty Schreiber has seen his beloved wife, Elaine, gradually transform… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
2. Mr. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #2)
By: Evan S. Connell
4.00
Format: 367 pages, Paperback
Walter Bridge is an ambitious lawyer who redoubles his efforts and time at the office whenever he s… read more
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- audiobook
"But not joy. No, that belonged to simpler minds."-Evan S. Connell, Mr. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #2)
"A leaf flattened itself against the window beside his head and leaped away into the darkness, and a feeling of profound despair came over him because everything he had done was useless. All that he b…"-Evan S. Connell, Mr. Bridge (Mrs and Mr Bridge, #2)
3. The Stone Angel
By: Margaret Laurence , Adele Wiseman
3.77
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
The Stone Angel , The Diviners , and A Bird in the House are three of the five books in Margaret La… read more
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"Privacy is a privilege not granted to the aged or the young."-Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel
"Bless me or not, Lord, just as You please, for I'll not beg."-Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel
"Too bad to deprive them, but if a person doesn't look after herself in this world, no one else is likely to."-Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel
"I can't change what's happened to me in my life, or make what's not occurred take place. But I can't say I like it, or accept it, or believe it's for the best. I don't and never shall, not even if I'…"-Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel
4. Wallflower at the Orgy
By: Nora Ephron
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
From her Academy Award--nominated screenplays to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron is… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
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5. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief
By: None
4.24
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementiaNearly half of U.S. citizens ove… read more
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6. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life
By: Peter V. Rabins , Nancy L. Mace
3.79
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
Revised in 2006 for its twenty-fifth anniversary, this best-selling book is the "bible" for familie… read more
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7. Linden Hills
By: Gloria Naylor
4.24
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
A world away from Brewster Place, yet intimately connected to it, lies Linden Hills. With its showc… read more
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8. Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia
By: None
3.44
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Brain on Fireand When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders' Memory's Last Breathi… read more
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9. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
By: Robert N. Butler , Robert Butler , None
4.18
Format: 411 pages, Paperback
More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, and as many as twenty million have close … read more
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10. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
By: Jonathan Rosen
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph.” — The New York Times … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
- audiobook
"It's true I didn't love the job, but I did want the money. If I was too incompetent for ordinary work, I would have to do something extraordinary or face destruction."-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
"Money had replaced community mental healthcare the way medication had replaced state hospitals. Medication did not go looking for those who resisted taking it, and money could not administer itself. …"-Jonathan Rosen, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
11. A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease
By: Daniel Gibbs
4.29
Format: 254 pages, Hardcover
Dr Daniel Gibbs is one of 50 million people worldwide with an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Unlike… read more
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- memoir
- health
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- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- science
12. Ya casi no me acuerdo
By: Clara Morales
4.24
Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition
Podemos intentar convencernos de que recordar es un acto inofensivo, como buscar en un localizar l… read more
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13. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices
By: Noah Whiteman
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—… read more
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- audiobook
- health
- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
14. Wszystko mam bardziej. Życie w spektrum autyzmu
By: Jacek Hołub
4.10
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
O tym, dlaczego dorośli decydują się na diagnozę, dlaczego autyzm to nie zawsze supermoce, o codzie… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
15. Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
By: Tahir Hamut Izgil
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a f… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"The Uyghur region was now a gigantic prison, blanketed with security forces and a biometric surveillance system unique in human history."-Tahir Hamut Izgil, Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
16. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Ciałko. Hiszpania kradnie swoje dzieci
By: Katarzyna Kobylarczyk
4.24
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Kiedy w 1999 roku hiszpański Sąd Najwyższy orzekł, że każde dziecko ma prawo wiedzieć, kim są jego … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Bezduszni. Zapomniana zagłada chorych
By: Kalina Błażejowska
4.42
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Jeszcze przed atakiem na Polskę Hitler dał sygnał do rozpoczęcia tajnego programu "uwalniania od ci… read more
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- nonfiction
19. My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
By: Sandeep Jauhar
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Blending the humor, compassion, and absorbing family drama of first-rate memoir with expert scienc… read more
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- memoir
- health
- medical
- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
20. Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
By: Dasha Kiper
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
These “moving and often surprising” ( The Wall Street Journal ) case histories meld science and sto… read more
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- audiobook
- self help
- memoir
- health
- medical
- medicine
- psychology
- neuroscience
- nonfiction
- science
21. Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer's
By: Patti Davis
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
With the heartfelt prose of a loving daughter, Patti Davis provides a life raft for the caregivers … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
22. Choroba idzie ze mną. O psychiatrii poza szpitalem
By: Anna Kiedrzynek
4.17
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Nie ma jednej schizofrenii, tak samo jak nie ma jednej depresji ani jednej choroby afektywnej dwubi… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
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23. Jezus umarł w Polsce
By: Mikołaj Grynberg
4.53
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Kto ratuje jedno życie - ratuje cały świat. Tu była cisza spokój, ptaszki śpiewały, aż któregoś … read more
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24. Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
By: Gretchen Sisson
4.38
Format: 311 pages, Hardcover
A powerful decade-long study of adoption in the age of Roe, revealing the grief of the American mot… read more
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- audiobook
25. Tańcząc. Rozmowy o kryzysie i przemianie
By: Bartłomiej Dobroczyński
4.28
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Kryzys wieku średniego, kryzys egzystencjalny, duszące poczucie, że życie nas przerosło. Kryzysy co… read more
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- psychology
26. Kilometer 101
By: Maxim Osipov
3.79
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
An NYRB Classics Original The town of Tarusa lies 101 kilometers outside Moscow, far enough to h… read more
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27. Los escorpiones
By: Sara Barquinero
3.67
Format: 963 pages, Kindle Edition
LA MONUMENTAL NOVELA DE UNA GENERACIÓN La joven Sara Barquinero, elogiada por Carlos Zanón, Nuri… read more
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28. El celo
By: Sabina Urraca
4.39
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
La noche en que encontró a la Perra, la Humana estaba drogada. Por eso dejó que la siguiera a casa.… read more
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"¿ Qué necesidad hay del demonio cuando basta la persona ? Henri Michaux"-Sabina Urraca, El celo
"La Madre piensa que su hija tiene un trabajo , una vida . No sabe que todos sus días son días libres , y , al mismo tiempo , imposibles de vivir ."-Sabina Urraca, El celo
"El organismo droga a la recién parida para que quiera a su bebé y relativice cualquier horror del entorno. En términos salvajes, ¿ por qué iba alguien a tener clemencia con un ser que le ha dejado el…"-Sabina Urraca, El celo
"En términos terapéuticos lo explican así : al pasar el efecto de la droga , lo más probable es que el paciente vuelva a estar deprimido . Pero durante su viaje de éxtasis ha vuelto a conocer la sensa…"-Sabina Urraca, El celo
29. Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care
By: Anne Basting
4.22
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved on… read more
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- nonfiction
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30. Sé mía
By: Richard Ford
4.02
Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition
Regresa un viejo conocido, con aires de despedida Frank Bascombe protagoniza su quinto libro de la… read more
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31. Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival
By: Rahul Jandial
4.17
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
How do you carry on when things go deadly wrong? When Dr Rahul Jandial operated on Karina, an el… read more
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