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1) Love and fatigue in America

Author

King, Roger

Publisher

Terrace Books

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

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"Love and Fatigue in America records an Englishman's decade-long journey through his newly adopted country in the company of a mystifying illness and a charismatic dog. When he receives an unexpected invitation from an unfamiliar American university, he embraces it as a triumphant new beginning. Instead, on arrival, he is stricken with a persistent inability to stand up or think straight, and things quickly go wrong. Diagnosed with ME disease--chronic...

2) Lucky man

Author

Fox, Michael J

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

Description

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"In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a degenerative neurological condition. ... he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's."--Container.

3) The Shining

Series

Stanley Kubrick collection

Publisher

Warner Home Video

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

Description

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When a couple takes a job as hotel caretakers for the winter, their young son's psychic powers bring out the evil in the old hotel.

4) Untied: a memoir of family, fame, and floundering

Author

Baxter, Meredith

Publisher

Crown Archetype

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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Meredith Baxter is a beloved and iconic television actress, most well-known for her enormously popular role as hippie mom, Elyse Keaton, on Family Ties. Her warmth, humor, and brilliant smile made her one of the most popular women on television, with millions of viewers following her on the small screen each week. Yet her success masked a tumultuous personal story and a harrowing private life. For the first time, Baxter is ready to share her incredible...

5) No time like the future: an optimist considers mortality

Author

Fox, Michael J

Series

Primary sources

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

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Diagnosed at age 29, Fox is engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. Here he shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Running through...