The Forgetting - Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic (Paperback, 1st Anchor Books ed)

Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas 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 kill millions more and touch the lives of virtually everyone.

The Forgetting is a scrupulously researched, multilayered analysis of Alzheimer’s and its social, medical, and spiritual implications. David Shenk presents us with much more than a detailed explanation of its causes and effects and the search for a cure. He 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 William de Kooning. The result is a searing, powerfully engaging account of Alzheimer’s disease, offering a grim but sympathetic and ultimately encouraging portrait.

General

Imprint:	Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	David Shenk
Dimensions:	206 x 133 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	294
Edition:	1st Anchor Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-385-49838-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness Promotions
LSN:	0-385-49838-1
Barcode:	9780385498388

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