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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Tinkers	Paul Harding	An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth. At once…	OL13609372W
The house on Sugar Plum Lane	Judy Duarte	In her unforgettable Fairbrook novels, Judy Duarte has created a town that's as warm and as welcoming as home. In The House on Sugar Plum Lane, old friends and new characters mingle in a poignant sto…	OL14906553W
Case studies in dementia	Serge Gauthier,Pedro Rosa-Neto	"Dementia is amongst the greatest challenges facing the medical profession as the population ages. Accurate diagnosis is essential as many rarer forms of the disease are treatable if recognized early…	OL15521086W
Alzheimer disease sourcebook	Amy L. Sutton	"Provides basic consumer health information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer disease and other dementias, along with tips for coping with memory loss and related complications an…	OL15991692W
Early detection and rehabilitation technologies for dementia	Jinglong Wu	"This book provides a comprehensive collection for experts in the Neuroscience and Biomedical technology fields, outlining various concepts from cognitive neuroscience and dementia to neural technolo…	OL16121424W
Loving someone who has dementia	Pauline Boss	"Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia. Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. When Someone You Love …	OL16262828W
Aging together	Susan H. McFadden	"Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age -- roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will fo…	OL16527506W
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?	Roz Chast	In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and document…	OL17071444W
Living room	Rachel Sherman	Follows a family of three generations of women: a grandmother whose senility brings strange dreams and hallucinations about her younger life; her daughter, an unfulfilled housewife with a strange eat…	OL17696078W
Goodbye, Vitamin	Rachel Khong	245 pages (large print) ; 23 cm	OL17762216W
Devil's plaything	Matt Richtel	"Lily Idle carries a secret. But she can't remember it. She's in her 80s and suffers from dementia. That's too bad because one of the secrets she carries around inside her head is so dangerous that, …	OL17787674W
Moving Miss Peggy	Robert Benson	The story of a family helping their mother to face dementia and learning to love each other again in the process. When the vibrant, beloved Miss Peggy began the agonizing descent into the darkness o…	OL17912285W
Grandpa’s Great Escape	David Walliams,David Walliams,Dewi Wyn Williams,Tony Ross	Grandpa is Jack’s favorite person in the world. It doesn’t matter that he wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves Spam a la Custard for dinner, and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name. But then …	OL19661074W
Aging together	Susan H. McFadden	"Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age -- roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will fo…	OL19708314W
The 36-hour day	Nancy L. Mace,Peter V. Rabins,Nancy L Mace	When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over thirty years, this book has been the tr…	OL1976081W
Neurobiology of dementia	Alireza Minagar	Deals with the various aspects of dementia and provides a wide range of sub-topics in the field of dementia. This monograph intends to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to car…	OL19890423W
The day we met	Rowan Coleman	"For fans of Jojo Moyes's Me Before You comes a beautifully written, heartwarming novel about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives. The Day We Met asks: Can you love someone you don't remember f…	OL19997475W
Where memories go	Sally Magnusson	Sally Magnusson cared with her two sisters for her mother, Mamie, during her long struggle with dementia, until her death in 2012. This moving and honest account of losing a loved one day by day to a…	OL20010292W
Creating joy and meaning for the dementia patient	Ronda Parsons	Based on ten years of caregiving experience, the techniques offered here honor the patient's individuality, interests, and previous accomplishments. This approach is fresh and inspirational, and reco…	OL20011332W
Alzheimer's & dementia for dummies	Wasserman, Michael (Geriatrician)	"If you or someone you love has Alzheimer's Disease or dementia, you may feel frightened, angry, and uncertain about what the future holds. This authoritative resource will answer your questions and…	OL20019896W