Memory's last breath : [field notes on my dementia]
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Brychta, Edita, 1961- narrator.
Published
New York : Hachette Audio, [2017].
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fulton Co PL - Rochester Main Library - BOCD (Adult) | BOCD 362.196 SAU | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Hachette Audio, [2017].
Format
Audiobook CD
Language
English
UPC
9781478949923
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
General Note
In container (16 x 18 cm.)
General Note
Includes unnumbered CD-ROM that contains a PDF of supplemental material.
Participants/Performers
Read by Edita Brychta ; author's note read by the author.
Description
In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders' Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders' experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her. Saunders' book is uncharted territory in the writing on dementia, a diagnosis one in nine Americans will receive.Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa. Written in a distinctive voice without a trace of self-pity, Memory's Last Breath is a remarkable, aphorism-free contribution to the literature of dementia--and an eye-opening personal memoir that will grip all adventurous readers.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Saunders, G., & Brychta, E. (2017). Memory's last breath: [field notes on my dementia] . Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Saunders, Gerda and Edita Brychta. 2017. Memory's Last Breath: [field Notes On My Dementia]. Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Saunders, Gerda and Edita Brychta. Memory's Last Breath: [field Notes On My Dementia] Hachette Audio, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Saunders, Gerda,, and Edita Brychta. Memory's Last Breath: [field Notes On My Dementia] Hachette Audio, 2017.
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