Alzheimer's in America: The Shriver Report on Women and Alzheimer's

Author:   Maria Shriver
Publisher:   Free Press
ISBN:  

9781451639872


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 April 2011
Format:   Paperback
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The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's will be the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary look at these questions at this transformational moment. The Report will digest the current trends in thinking about Alzheimer's, examine cutting-edge medical research, look at societal impacts, and include a groundbreaking and comprehensive national poll. It will feature original photography and personal essays by men and women - some from the public arena with names you know, some from everyday America - sharing their personal struggles with the disease as patients, caregivers and family members.

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Author:   Maria Shriver
Publisher:   Free Press
Imprint:   Free Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781451639872


ISBN 10:   1451639872
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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. .. a comprehensive, heartbreaking account of what it s like to be an Alzheimer s patient or caregiver in the United States today. -- Booklist , starred review


.. . a comprehensive, heartbreaking account of what it's like to be an Alzheimer's patient or caregiver in the United States today. -- Booklist, starred review


Stand out -- The Washington Post


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Maria Shriver is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and the NYT bestselling author of Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Into the Real World and the children's books What's Wrong With Timmy?, What's Happening to Grandpa?, and What's Heaven? In 1983 she became a national reporter at CBS News; she later moved to NBC, where she anchored a variety of news programs and specials as well as covering presidential races and other stories. She lives with her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and their four children in Los Angeles. The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

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