My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's -- Sandeep Jauhar, Hardcover
"Blending the humor, compassion, and absorbing family drama of first-rate memoir with expert science writing, [Sandeep Jauhar] has composed a can't-miss introduction to what has been called The Age of Alzheimer's." --Sanjay Gupta, author of Keep Sharp and World War C
A deeply affecting memoir of a father's descent into dementia, and a revelatory inquiry into why the human brain degenerates with age and what we can do about it.
Author: Sandeep Jauhar
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780374605841
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2023
About the Author
Sandeep Jauhar is the bestselling author of three acclaimed books on medical topics: Intern, Doctored, and Heart: A History, which was named a best book of 2018 by The Mail on Sunday, Science Friday, and the Los Angeles Public Library, and was a PBS NewsHour/New York Times book club pick; it was also a finalist for the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize. A practicing physician, Jauhar writes regularly for the opinion section of The New York Times. His TED Talk on the emotional heart was one of the ten most-watched TED Talks of 2019
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Alzheimer's & Dementia, Alzheimer's disease - Patients, Biography & Autobiography, Diseases & Conditions, Farrar, Hardcover, Health & Fitness, Medical (Incl. Patients), Personal Memoirs, Sandeep Jauhar, Straus and GirouxContact form
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