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Books on Alzheimer's Disease-- diagnosis, how to care for Alzheimer's and more

KEYWORDS: Alzheimer's, diagnosis, care, treatment, books, novels

As defined by the Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to interfere with daily functioning.

Below are a collection of books related to the topic, both fiction and non-fiction, that will appeal to and educate patients, professionals, families, and reading groups.

BUY Hardcover : 26.95

St. Martin's Press

The Alzheimer's Action Plan

The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems

Is it really Alzheimer’s? How to find out and intervene early to maintain the highest quality of life “Most of us will either get Alzheimer’s or care for a...

"...and the tone of the book will make their advice and guidelines for Alzheimer’s care and treatment readily..."

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By P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., Lisa P. Gwyther, M.S.W. and Tina Adler

P. MURALI DORAISWAMY, M.D., a renowned expert on brain health, is head of Duke University’s Biological Psychiatry division and a Senior Fellow at Duke’s Center for the Study of Aging. As Director of Psychiatry Clinical Trials at Duke for nearly ten years, he received... more

BUY Trade Paperback : 13.95

St. Martin's Griffin

The Pleasure Was Mine

Prate Marshbanks proposed to his future wife on a muggy July night at Pete's Drive-in back in '52. "She said yes to me between bites of a slaw burger...

"...with Irene. From the author of In The Family Way, a novel the Atlanta Constitution called "an instant classic" and the Charlotte Observer praised as "a lovely, moving book," comes a powerful story..."

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Awards

Tommy Hays

Tommy Hays is executive director of the Great Smokies Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and creative writing chair for the Academy at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. His novel In The Family Way received the... more

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BUY Trade Paperback : 13.95

St. Martin's Griffin

Diminished Capacity

Dimished Capacity by Sherwood Kiraly, author of three other novels including California Rush, Big Babies and Who's Hot, Who's Not, is a humorous story about an...

"...Dimished Capacity by Sherwood Kiraly, author of three other novels including California Rush, Big Babies and Who's Hot, Who's Not, is a humorous story about an.... Dimished Capacity by Sherwood Kiraly, author of three other novels including California Rush, Big Babies and Who's Hot, Who's..."

Sherwood Kiraly

Sherwood Kiraly is the author of three other novels, including CALIFORNIA RUSH, BIG BABIES, and WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT. more

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BUY Trade Paperback : 15.95

St. Martin's Griffin

The Myth of Alzheimer's

What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis

Dr. Peter Whitehouse will transform the way we think about Alzheimer’s disease. In this provocative and ground-breaking book he challenges the conventional...

"...the way we think about Alzheimer’s disease. In this provocative and ground-breaking book he..."

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By Peter J. Whitehouse, M.D. and Daniel George, M.Sc.

Peter J. Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D., one of the best known Alzheimer’s experts in the world, specializes in neurology with an interest in geriatrics and cognitive science and a focus on dementia. He is the founder of the University Alzheimer Center (now the University Memory... more