{"product_id":"finding-life-in-the-land-of-alzheimers-isbn-9780143113683","title":"Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An excellent book…an emotional and ruminative anchor...She leaves her readers with hope.”-- San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne journalist's riveting and surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches view of Alzheimer's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nearly five million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's. Like many children of Alzheimer's sufferers, Lauren Kessler, an accomplished journalist, was devastated by the disease that seemed to erase her mother's identity even before claiming her life. But suppose people with Alzheimer's are not slates wiped blank. Suppose they experience friendship and loss, romance and jealousy, joy and sorrow? To better understand this debilitating condition, Kessler enlists as a bottom-of-the-rung caregiver at an Alzheimer's facility and learns lessons that challenge what we think we know about the disease. A compelling, clear-eyed, and emotionally resonant narrative, \u003ci\u003eFinding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach us and a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eDancing With Rose.\u003c\/i\u003e“A miracle of caring…Lauren Kessler manages to humanize the victims and shine a clear, compassionate light on those who struggle to care for them. Anyone affected by the disease has to read this book.” \u003cb\u003e--Barbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Heartening and thought-provoking…Kesssler’s feelings as a daughter and her experiences as a caregiver add up to a touching read, and the book offers some unusual ways to think about living and dying with the disease.” --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a magnificient book. I read it mornings and evenings on the train, Kleenex in hand, weeping. But laughing too. I have to thank you for really opening my eyes to the humanity of a group of people I would for\"---\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Way, O (Oprah) magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfound… Kessler learns that rather than stripping humanity away, dementia lays it bare\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the true brilliance of \u003ci\u003eFinding Life in the Land of Alzheimers.\u003c\/i\u003e It upends our assumptions and forces us to ask: What do I have to hold on to? Who would I be if my memories were stripped away? What is my essence?\" \u003cb\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…turns our assumptions on their heads.”-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Baltimore Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…an excellent book…an emotional and ruminative anchor...She leaves her readers with hope.”--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Revealing…tender…a riveting view into the world of people living with Alzheimer’s.” --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a gifted writer. Warm, uplifting, even hopeful…this book [is] a refreshing standout.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-AARP magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent… a powerful lesson in the humanity of those we often see as tragically bereft of that quality.” --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLauren Kessler is the author of six works of narrative nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eRaising the Barre: Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eClever Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Bottom Riding Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Her journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. She directs the graduate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon and lives in Eugene, Oregon.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303286034661,"sku":"NP9780143113683","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113683.jpg?v=1767726896","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/finding-life-in-the-land-of-alzheimers-isbn-9780143113683","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}