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March 07, 2009

Book cover of Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Still Alice
by Lisa Genova

Neuroscientist and debut novelist Genova uses years of experience in her field to craft a realistic portrait of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Alice Howland has a career as a psychology professor at Harvard, living a comfortable life in Cambridge with her husband when the first symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to emerge. This novel should be read by anyone that has been touched by Alzheimer's.

Bookcover for The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan

The Middle Place
by Kelly Corrigan

Newspaper columnist Corrigan was a happily married mother of two young daughters when she discovered a cancerous lump in her breast. She was still undergoing treatment when she learned that her father, who had already survived prostate cancer, now had bladder cancer. As Corrigan reports on her cancer treatment, she weaves in the story of how it felt growing up in a big, suburban Philadelphia family.

Bookcover of Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to get more of what you really want by Gregory Karp

Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to get more of what you really want
by Gregory Karp

Karp shows how to build real, long-lasting wealth by plugging the money leaks you're barely aware of and making sure you spend with a purpose. You'll discover how to focus spending on what you really care about, spend less on gifts without becoming a cheapskate, slash your phone bill, pay less for food and still eat what you want, and eliminate spending leaks in insurance, education, and entertainment.