Carol Yes a great read and short although also very sad. The author has a phd in neuroscience from Harvard and she says (author comments in the back) that her background really helped open doors when she researched the book. Marie
**************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), +45 2065 1360 Dickinson College (on leave 2010/2011) http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html **************************************************** From: Carol DeVolder [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 5:33 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Book recommendation Hi, I just finished reading _Still Alice_ by Lisa Genova. It's a very quick read, it took me less than a day (would've been faster but I had to keep taking my glasses off to dry my eyes). It is a novel told from the perspective of a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease and spans a fairly short period of time (2 years) from her initial suspicions and diagnosis to...well, you have to read it yourself. The main character, Alice, is a 51-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard (area of specialty: psycholinguistics) married to a biology professor. Part of the reason it was such a quick read was that I simply couldn't put it down, although I did have to in order to get an exam written. The author has done a meticulous job of researching the life of a psychology professor as well as the latest information on Alzheimer's disease. Most importantly though, as the title implies, the book is a reminder that, no matter what, a person with dementia above all is still a person. I would love for others to read it and post their comments. Maybe I'm just sappy about books that tear at the heartstrings, or maybe I'm simply getting old. Sniffle. Carol -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=9215 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9215-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-9215-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9227 or send a blank email to leave-9227-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
