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(0)Lisa Genova
1) Still Alice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In this New York Times best-selling debut novel, neuroscientist Lisa Genova "mines years of experience in her field to craft a realistic portrait of early onset Alzheimer's" (Publishers Weekly). Alice Howard, a Harvard psychology professor and a happily married mother, is comfortable in her life. But then she misplaces her BlackBerry, gets lost around town, and even becomes disoriented at home. When her own children become unrecognizable, Alice's
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"From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington's Disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer's. Joe O'Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized...
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Alice ist zufrieden mit sich und ihrem Leben. Sie ist glücklich verheiratet, ihre drei Kinder sind bereits aus dem Gröbsten raus, und auch beruflich hat sie ihren Traum verwirklichen können. Als Professorin für kognitive Psychologie ist sie eine anerkannte Größe in Harvard. Doch plötzlich beginnt sie, die immer so zuverlässig war, Termine zu vergessen, sie verlegt ihre Sachen, und beim Joggen weiß sie auf einmal nicht mehr, wie sie nach Hause...
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Publisher
Scout Press
Language
English
Description
A once accomplished concert pianist, Richard now has ALS. As he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late. An exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness.
6) Love Anthony
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Language
English
Description
After struggling with her son Anthony being diagnosed with autism, Olivia then suffered a devastating loss when Anthony died, now she is separated from her husband and desperately searching for the meaning of her son's short life.
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Language
English
Description
Have You Heard About Greg? puts a human face on the most terrifying disease of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The film features amazing experts committed to the fight against Alzheimer's who share their experience and wisdom about how to deal with an invisible enemy that is quietly killing millions of people each year around the world and will affect millions more in years to come.