Maria Shriver

Alzheimer's in America

The Shriver Report on Women and Alzheimer's

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Produktbeschreibung

Shriver digests the current trends in thinking about Alzheimer's, examines cutting-edge medical research, looks at societal impacts, and includes a groundbreaking and comprehensive national poll. The text features original photography and personal essays by men and women who share their personal struggles with the disease.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781451639872
• ISBN-10: 1451639872
• Artikelnr.: 32958037

Autorenporträt

Maria Shriver is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and the NYT bestselling author of Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Into the Real World and the children's books What's Wrong With Timmy?, What's Happening to Grandpa?, and What's Heaven? In 1983 she became a national reporter at CBS News; she later moved to NBC, where she anchored a variety of news programs and specials as well as covering presidential races and other stories. She lives with her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and their four children in Los Angeles. The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.