Lisa Genova

a novel

Still Alice

A once-celebrated concert pianist who is gradually succumbing to ALS is forced to accept help from the estranged wife he pushed away, a situation that forces the couple to reconcile their past before time runs out.

Every note played

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. "Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory"--Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You'll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). And you'll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don't have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Remember

When a beloved Irish-Catholic police officer is diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, his grown children witness their father's demise and consider whether they want to be tested to see if they have inherited the condition. By the best-selling author of Still Alice.

A Novel

Inside the O'Briens

Left neglected

Love Anthony

Ainda Alice

Alice Howland está orgullosa de la vida que tanto esfuerzo le ha costado construir. A los cincuenta, es profesora de psicología cognitiva en Harvard y una experta lingüísta de fama mundial, con un marido exitoso y tres hijos adultos. Cuando empieza a sent

Siempre Alice

Para Sempre Alice

Enjoy the best of Lisa Genova’s powerful, poignant storytelling with this collection of her three New York Times bestselling novels, Still Alice, Left Neglected, and Love Anthony. STILL ALICE An accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease learns that she is more than what she can remember. Now a major motion picture from Sony Pictures Classics. LEFT NEGLECTED A busy multitasking mother in her thirties learns to pay attention to what matters most in life after a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain injury and a bizarre neurological condition called Left Neglect. LOVE ANTHONY In this deeply insightful story about autism and unconditional love, a young nonverbal boy reveals a neurologically plausible peek inside the mind of autism, why he loves swinging and the number three, why he hates pronouns, and how he experiences routine, joy, and love.

Still Alice, Left Neglected, and Love Anthony

Lisa Genova eBox Set

Alice is bijna vijftig en leidt een druk leven als wetenschapper wanneer ze de diagnose vroege alzheimer krijgt. Haar leven verandert drastisch: ze verliest haar carrière en de regie over haar eigen wereld. Haar plan om haar man en kinderen niet tot last te worden en op tijd afscheid te nemen, verdwijnt uit haar geheugen. En Alice blijft achter, zonder haar herinneringen aan het verleden, zonder hoop voor de toekomst. Ze leeft in een heden dat soms even mooi maar meestal verwarrend en zelfs angstaanjagend is. Ik mis mezelf beschrijft op indrukwekkende wijze hoe Alice¿ wereld uit elkaar valt, en hoe ze in het puin terugvindt wat echt belangrijk is. Lisa Genova woont en werkt in Boston. Ze studeerde Neurowetenschappen aan Harvard. Haar debuutroman Ik mis mezelf werd een internationale bestseller. Het boek werd verkocht aan meer dan vijftien landen en won diverse prijzen, waaronder de 2008 Bronte Prize.

Ik mis mezelf

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Joe O’Brien é um policial de 44 anos que faz parte da comunidade irlandesa católica de Charlestown, Massachusetts. Ele é um marido presente, pai orgulhoso de quatro jovens e um respeitado oficial da lei. Quando Joe começa a sofrer com episódios de confusão mental, mudanças de humor e impulsos involuntários, ele atribui os episódios ao envelhecimento, ao cansaço e ao estresse do trabalho. Porém, conforme os sintomas pioram, ele é convencido por sua esposa a procurar um médico. O diagnóstico mudará sua vida e a de sua família para sempre: ele tem doença de Huntington. A doença é letal, neurodegenerativa, sem tratamento e genética. Cada um dos filhos de Joe tem 50% de chance de herdá-la e um simples exame pode revelar seus destinos. A medida em que observam seu possível futuro no avanço dos sintomas do pai, eles pensam sobre como suas vidas serão atingidas. Katie, a mais nova dos O’Brien, se preocupa em cuidar do pai e manter a família unida enquanto precisa lidar com as próprias questões: ela quer saber o resultado? E se seu gene for positivo? Ela consegue viver com a constante ansiedade de não saber a resposta? Conforme os sintomas pioram e Joe é afastado do trabalho, ele luta para manter sua identidade e propósito. Como encontrar coragem sem o colete e a arma? Preocupado com o que pode transmitir para seus filhos além de uma doença fatal e o exemplo que quer dar a eles, Joe lida com a realidade da morte e da culpa enquanto descobre a honra de viver e morrer com a doença de Huntington.

A família O'Brien

O primeiro livro de não ficção de Lisa Genova, doutora em neurociência e escritora best-seller de Para sempre Alice. Em algum momento da sua vida, já aconteceu de você não se lembrar do nome daquele ator do filme a que assistiu na semana anterior, ou entrar em uma sala e esquecer por que tinha ido até ali? Essas são algumas das questões que Lisa Genova, a renomada neurocientista e autora de Para sempre Alice, tenta responder neste livro. Em sua fabulosa estreia na não ficção, Lisa explica quando memórias perdidas estão temporariamente inacessíveis ou quando são apagadas para sempre, por que algumas são construídas para durar apenas alguns segundos enquanto outras podem durar uma vida inteira, e a distinção entre um esquecimento cotidiano (onde você estacionou o carro) e o causado por Alzheimer (que você tem um carro). Acima de tudo, Lisa Genova apresenta seus estudos sobre a teoria geral do esquecimento, faz uma análise do comportamento humano e mostra como nossos cérebros são capazes de performar milagres todos os dias e por que a memória é o mais importante deles.

A ciência da lembrança e a arte do esquecimento

Memória

Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human.
In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. In explaining whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds while others can last a lifetime, we're shown the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car).
Remember shows us how to create a better relationship with our memory - so we no longer have to fear it any more, which can be life-changing.

Remember 

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. “Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You'll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). And you'll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don't have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

Olivia is a young mother coping with the loss of her autistic son. She comes to Nantucket to separate herself from the life she led as wife and mother and to start afresh even as she tries to make sense of her tragedy: why was Anthony born autistic only to live such a short life?

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