| 1. |  | Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia
from Union Square Press
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
By now what might be called the deadly-disease memoir is a standard literary genre: the successful, happy man or woman laid low by a fatal ailment, soldiering on against all odds. Thomas Graboys' new book about living with Parkinson's disease silences cynicism about yet another entry into the... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Lucky Man: A Memoir
from Hyperion
Price: $10.36
Customer Review:
Michael J. Fox's memoir "Lucky Man" is a great and inspiring read. One thing I admire about Fox is that he's basically an average guy who was dealt some wild cards and has managed to thrive in life - including, not in spite of, his circumstances. One thing I found consistently striking and inspiring... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
from The Johns Hopkins University Press
Price: $12.21
Customer Review:
Just what I needed! I had planned to read and pass along to my brothers. I learned so much from it, I'm going to get them their own copy. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Awakenings
from Vintage
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
I found this book of extreme importance as did my psychopharmocologist in understanding Parkinsonism (this is apart from Parkinson's which most people are familiar with) which is being identified clinically in myself from being enduced by the current generation of neuraleptics as tardive psychosis... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Delay the Disease -Exercise and Parkinson's Disease
from David Zid
Price: $19.95
Customer Review:
Purchased with PD[[ASIN:0470073950 Parkinson's Disease For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)) which provides a wide range of information about PD and includes an excellent illustrated chapter on diet and exercise.
I like that Delay the Disease -Exercise and Parkinson's Disease is a... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Parkinson's Disease For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness))
from For Dummies
Price: $13.59
Customer Review:
Essential reading. Dr. wisely recommended it. I'm certain it reduced my list of questions drastically. First time I bought a "Dummies" book for a health issue. Fabulous idea. Read this before investing in any other PD related books. I purchased Delay the Disease at the same time, money I could have... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Parkinson's Disease: A Holistic Program for Optimal Wellness
from Grand Central Publishing
Price: $10.87
Customer Review:
Despite my stack of books on parkinson's,I find myself almost always refering to this book for most of my questions. And answers are usually there in a nondepressing style. What's more the book goes into alternative methods of treatment as well as the conventional, Many things your doctor won't take... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Parkinson's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier
from Demos Medical Publishing
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
Among many helpful things the section on obsessive/compulsive behavior resulting from sinemet medication enabled me to adjust medication to reduce inappropriate behavior. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Parkinson's Disease & the Art of Moving
from New Harbinger Publications
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
An excellent book to help parkinsons patients with exercise. Well documented and easy to understand. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Island of the Colorblind
from Knopf
Customer Review:
Oliver Sacks has created a lump of delight in his book, The Island of the Colorblind. After having a sincere interest in the topic of colorblind people, Sacks travels to Micronesia to visit with and better understand the victims of achromatopsia (a form of colorblindness) on the island. He takes... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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