Carved
in Sand
By Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
Retail: $24.95
Harper Collins
Description:
Anyone older than forty knows that forgetfulness can be
unnerving, frustrating, and sometimes terrifying. In a dazzling book
that examines these feelings with compassion and humor, journalist
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin sets out to discover what midlife
forgetfulness is all about—from the perspectives of physiology,
psychology, and sociology. Relentless in her search for answers to
questions about her own unreliable memory, she explores the factors
that determine how well—or poorly—one’s brain will age. She consults
experts in the fields of sleep, stress, traumatic brain injury,
hormones, genetics, and dementia, as well as specialists in
nutrition, cognitive psychology, and the burgeoning field of
drug-based cognitive enhancement.
The stories of a wide array of midlife men and women will resonate
with readers. You will glean spectacular insight into how to elicit
the very best performance from a middle-aged brain. A groundbreaking
work that represents the best of narrative nonfiction, this is a
timely, highly readable, and much-needed book for anyone whose
memory is not what it used to be.
About the Author:
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, a journalist for the past
twenty-five years and a member of the National Association of
Science Writers, has been published in the New York Times
Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; New York Magazine;
and the Los Angeles Times, among many other publications. She
lives in Northern California. This is her first book.
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I turned 45 years old this year and I came across the title of this
book when looking through a catalog, I just KNEW that I had to read it.
I requested a review copy from the publicist
Goldberg McDuffie
Communications and when it came in the mail...I put it in my "to
read" pile and promptly forgot about it! When I found it in the
pile I said to myself, "boy do I need to read this book." I must
tell you that I was NOT disappointed.
Since my 80 year old father suffers from the beginning stages of
dementia, the memory loss I have been experiencing it mid-life was
frightening. The author was very reassuring that this is not
necessarily my own fate. This book is all about the mid-life
person's struggle with memory and how we can fight back and learn to
manage our lives during our later years. Ramin presents us with
useful strategies to improve the memory in this well-researched book.
