The forgetting
Alzheimer's, portrait of an epidemic
1st ed.
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Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveforgettingalzhei00shen
- Internet Archiveforgettingalzhei0000shen
- ISBN-100385498373
- ISBN-139780385498371
- LibraryThing29697
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- Goodreads1830234
- Library of Congress Control Number2001028012
- OCLC Control Number45888939
- Open LibraryOL23245837M
Classifications
- LCCRC523.2 .S535 2001
- LCCRC 523.2 .S535 2001
Description
"Alzheimer's disease is a demographic time bomb. Since 1975, the number of Americans afflicted has risen from five hundred thousand to five million; over the next fifty years, an estimated eighty to one hundred million more people worldwide will succumb to it. But it is the story behind these numbers that makes The Forgetting such a landmark work. A magnificent synthesis of history, science, politics, psychology, and profound human drama, the book explores the nature of a disease that attacks not merely memory but the very core of our human identity.". "Delving into such diverse areas as art history, literature, genetics, and neurobiology, David Shenk shows that Alzheimer's particular terror - the gradual eradication of memory and of mind - is as old as humankind itself. He convincingly posits that such historical figures as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jonathan Swift, and Frederick Law Olmsted were caught in the disease's insidious grip. Moving portraits of contemporary patients, their families, and their caregivers drive home the sad pattern of regression Alzheimer's exacts, a pathology that eerily mirrors child development in reverse. Yet Shenk offers a well of empathy and understanding for families striving to better understand and come to terms with their loss."--BOOK JACKET.
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