Hard to Forget An Alzheimer's Story

Name: Hard to Forget An Alzheimer's Story
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ISBN: 9780679452911

ISBN-10: 0679452915

ISBN-13: 9780679452911

Edition: 2000

Authors: Charles Pierce

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In this remarkable book, Charles P. Pierce intertwines two dramatic stories-the scientific race to discover the causes of Alzheimer's and the moving experiences of the Pierce family as they struggle with the disease. More than four million Americans develop Alzheimer's every year, just as Charles Pierce's father did-horrifically and genetically-and in Hard to Forget, Pierce takes us deep into the country of this disease, to explore how it affects both the body and a family. When his father is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the author goes on a quest to discover everything he can about the disease. He discusses here Dr. Alois Alzheimer's work early in the twentieth century, then shows…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/25/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990