Book
My father's brain : life in the shadow of Alzheimer's / Sandeep Jauhar.
"A doctor's memoir about his father's experience of dementia, and an overview of the history of and latest findings on the disease"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374605841 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: They used to call me Topper -- We could always move to Georgia -- So, when will you bring PIA? -- Then I will take a taxi -- Well, your reputation will live on -- One day she will be gone, and this will all be left behind -- It seems we are dealing here with a special illness -- These days have finally come -- You want to put him in a locked unit like his mother? -- She told me she will work for free -- Well, don't worry about my loneliness! -- Where is your mom? -- If you don't know math, that is not my problem -- You're my family -- Don't worry, things will work out. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Jauhar, Prem P. Jauhar, Sandeep, 1968- > Family. Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Biography. Alzheimer's disease. Father and child > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
Sandeep Jauhar is the bestselling author of three acclaimed books, Intern, Doctored, and Heart: A History, which was named a best book of 2018 by Science Friday, The Mail on Sunday, 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 of 2019.
