{"product_id":"2940170062171","title":"In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Atul Gawande, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Henry  Marsh, a riveting, gorgeously written biography of one of history's most  fascinating and confounding diseasesamp;ndash;Alzheimer'samp;ndash;from its discovery  more than 100 years ago to today's race towards a cure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed \"Science Book of the Month\" by \u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlzheimer's is the great global epidemic of our time, affecting millions worldwide amp;mdash; there are more than 5 million people diagnosed in the US alone. And as our population ages, scientists are working against the clock to find a cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeuroscientist Joseph Jebelli is among them. His beloved grandfather had Alzheimer's and now he's written the book he needed then amp;mdash; a very human history of this frightening disease. But In Pursuit of Memory is also a thrilling scientific detective story that takes you behind the headlines. Jebelli's quest takes us from nineteenth-century Germany and post-war England, to the jungles of Papua New Guinea and the technological proving grounds of Japan; through America, India, China, Iceland, Sweden, and Colombia. Its heroes are scientists from around the world amp;mdash; many of whom he's worked with amp;mdash; and the brave patients and families who have changed the way that researchers think about the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling insider's account shows vividly why Jebelli feels so hopeful about a cure, but also why our best defense in the meantime is to understand the disease. In Pursuit of Memory is a clever, moving, eye-opening guide to the threat one in three of us faces now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169629454576,"sku":"2940170062171","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170062171_p0.jpg?v=1763700927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170062171","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}