Review of Recently Published Books on PD

[Connie <cde_wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am a bibliophile. That is, I love to read, and jokingly call myself a member 
of the "Book of the
Day" club. Here are 4 recently published books on PD which I have read and 
which you may want to
check out.

Parkinson's Disease: 300 Tips For Making Life Easier by Shelley Peterman 
Schwarz. This book has a
lot of ideas for both PWPs and their caregivers. The author has listed an 
incredible number of
websites where one can find information and/or purchase items online. My only 
complaint about this
book is that in the tips for the caregivers, the author seems to assume that 
the PWP also has
dementia, and her phrasing tends to be in the realm of treating the PWP like a 
child. I give this
one a 7 out of 10.

A Life Shaken: My Encounter With Parkinson's Disease by Joel Havemann. This is 
another brief
autobiography with lots of basic information about PD. If you've never read 
anything about PD,
this might be OK. If you've read other autobiographies, this may be ho-hum. I 
give this a 5 out of
10.

Parkinson's Disease In Practice by Carl E. Clarke. This is a basic primer 
supposedly for medical
professionals who need or want to learn more about PD and treating PWPs. It is 
published in
England and offers information about medication, etc. available in England and 
continental Europe.
I would give this book a 7.5 out of 10.

Shaking Up Parkinson?s Disease by Abraham Lieberman, MD. Now here is a book 
which I am thinking of
purchasing. Along with the regular basic information about PD, Dr. Lieberman 
has also included
interviews with well-known people who have family members with PD, explanations 
about some of the
grey areas that aren't well addressed elsewhere, and he ends each chapter on a 
spiritual note.
It's no wonder that Dr. Lieberman is well-liked and respected, if this is any 
indication of what
he is like in real life. This book gets a 9 out of 10 from me, which is high 
praise indeed.

Happy Reading!

Connie


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