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Addiction

Why Can't They Just Stop?

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

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Addiction

Why Can't They Just Stop?

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

This companion book to the HBO documentary of the same name sheds light on the hidden American epidemic of addiction. Blending compelling personal narratives with statistics and expert opinion, all gleaned from over two years of research and reporting, ADDICTION offers a comprehensive and provocative look at the impact of chemical dependency on addicts, their loved ones, society, and the economy. Breaking the stigma that addicts are simply weak and immoral, it delves into new brain research proving that drugs and alcohol change the chemical composition of addicts' brains, making it veritably impossible for them to quit. The nation's top experts persuasively argue that the time has come for the blame to stop and the healing to begin. ADDICTION also features material not included in the documentary: testimonials, original graphics and images, additional elaboration on theories and treatments of addiction, and more. Featuring a foreword by Sheila Nevins, the president of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO, an afterward by the best-selling author Susan Cheever, and the writing of David Sheff, this book is essential reading for anyone who has been impacted by what is now realized to be a very real and widespread disease.

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Rodale Books

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1609616979

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9781609616977

The Alzheimer's Project

Momentum in Science

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

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The Alzheimer's Project

Momentum in Science

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

This companion book to the HBO Documentary Films series explores the cutting-edge research on Alzheimer's disease that is creating new hope for the future. Alzheimer's disease is the second most-feared illness in America, following cancer. It affects as many as 5 million Americans, a number that could soar to 16 million by 2050. It is estimated that, unless effective preventions are discovered, 10 million baby boomers will eventually develop this irreversible and devastating brain disorder. Until recently, medical news on Alzheimer's disease was not comforting. But in the past few years, advances in many scientific areas -- from diagnostic imaging to genetic analysis -- have led to an explosion of knowledge with implications for treatment and prevention. This is an exciting time of discovery in Alzheimer's research. Through The Alzheimer's Project film series, HBO Documentary Films illuminates the vital breakthroughs occurring in the field. One of the central films in this series, Momentum in Science, brings us inside the laboratories and clinics of the nation's top scientists and physicians who are clearing the path to a deeper understanding of Alzheimer's disease. By capturing the exhilaration of these scientists and casting light on their groundbreaking discoveries, the film seeks to bring a wider understanding of the disease and new hope for future treatment. This book offers an even closer look at the advances of this scientific frontier. It investigates the complex cascade of events that occurs inside the brain when someone has Alzheimer's disease and shows how scientists are working to interrupt this process and ultimately prevent the disease. In accessible prose, it examines specific evidence of momentous progress, from the triumphant discovery of the unique role of the beta-amyloid and tau proteins, to the use of PET scans to track changes in the brain and the analyses of cerebrospinal fluid to identify biomarkers that will help us predict who will develop the disease in the future. It also looks at current drug development and at what we can do as individuals to potentially reduce our risk of developing the disease. The Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science is a fascinating story of scientific discovery that shows what recent breakthroughs might mean for improving our chances of remaining cognitively vital throughout a long life.

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0786747544

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9780786747542

Never Say Die

The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age

By: Susan Jacoby

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Never Say Die

The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age

By: Susan Jacoby

Susan Jacoby, an unsparing chronicler of unreason in American culture, now offers an impassioned, tough-minded critique of the myth that a radically new old age—unmarred by physical or mental deterioration, financial problems, or intimate loneliness—awaits the huge baby boom generation. Combining historical, social, and economic analysis with personal experiences of love and loss, Jacoby turns a caustic eye not only on the modern fiction that old age can be “defied” but also on the sentimental image of a past in which Americans supposedly revered their elders. Never Say Die unmasks the fallacies promoted by twenty-first-century hucksters of longevity—including health gurus claiming that boomers can stay “forever young” if they only live right, self-promoting biomedical businessmen predicting that ninety may soon become the new fifty and that a “cure” for the “disease” of aging is just around the corner, and wishful thinkers asserting that older means wiser. The author offers powerful evidence that America has always been a “youth culture” and that the plight of the neglected old dates from the early years of the republic. Today, as the oldest boomers turn sixty-five, it is imperative for them to distinguish between marketing hype and realistic hope about what lies ahead for the more than 70 million Americans who will be beyond the traditional retirement age by 2030. This wide-ranging reappraisal examines the explosion of Alzheimer’s cases, the uncertain economic future of aging boomers, the predicament of women who make up an overwhelming majority of the oldest—and poorest—old, and the illusion that we can control the way we age and die. Jacoby raises the fundamental question of whether living longer is a good thing unless it means living better. Her book speaks to Americans, whatever their age, who draw courage and hope from facing reality instead of embracing that oldest of delusions, the fountain of youth.

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353

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Vintage

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0307379604

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9780307379603

Your Dream and Mine

By: Susan Kirby

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Your Dream and Mine

By: Susan Kirby

A powerful story about a couple who must learn to make their dreams come true by working together and loving one another. Thomsina Rose and Trace Austin have different ideas about what to do with their land, putting a strain on their relationship. Through compromise and love they realize their dreams really are the same.

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Harlequin Treasury-Love Inspired 90s

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0373870647

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9780373870646

Addiction

Why Can't They Just Stop?

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

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Addiction

Why Can't They Just Stop?

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Rodale Books

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The Alzheimer's Project

Momentum in Science

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

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The Alzheimer's Project

Momentum in Science

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

This companion book to the HBO Documentary Films series brings us inside the laboratories and clinics of the nation's top scientists and physicians who are clearing the path to a deeper understanding of Alzheimer's disease—a disease affecting 5 million Americans. It is a fascinating story of scientific discovery that shows what recent breakthroughs might mean for improving our chances of remaining cognitively vital throughout a long life.

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1586488155

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The Alzheimer's Project

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

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The Alzheimer's Project

By: John Hoffman,Susan Froemke

Documents recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research, examines what the disease looks like in the human brain, and looks at specific drugs that may help.

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328

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ReadHowYouWant

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1458758680

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9781458758682

Where Are My Susannas

By: Susan Hyatt

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Where Are My Susannas

By: Susan Hyatt

Discusses Susanna Wesley, Phoebe Palmer, and Aimee Semple McPherson.

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Liturgy Training Publications

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1888435038

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9781888435030

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Addiction

Addiction

The Alzheimer's Project

The Alzheimer's Project

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

Your Dream and Mine

Your Dream and Mine

Addiction

Addiction

The Alzheimer's Project

The Alzheimer's Project

The Alzheimer's Project

The Alzheimer's Project

Where Are My Susannas

Where Are My Susannas

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