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Alzheimer's Australia Online Bookshop provides an easy way of purchasing books which cover a wide range of topics relating to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as over 1 million general titles.
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Recently Published Dementia Titles
Featured Australian Dementia Titles |  Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Teddy Bear by Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris
Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow.
All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 .
Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009
Other titles in series: Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Cake -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Film at the movies -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Money -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Perfume -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Sandwich -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Safety pin -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Scissors -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Soup -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Telephone
|  Alzheimer's, A Love Story by Vivienne Ulman
When the last of Vivienne Ulman’s four children left home, she and her husband were poised to enjoy their freedom. Then her mother’s Alzheimer’s intervened. In Alzheimer’s: a love story, Vivienne records with tender lyricism and searing honesty the progress of her mother’s Alzheimer’s, her own grief over the gradual loss of her beloved mother, and the way in which her parents’ enduring love for each other sustains them. Into this she weaves an account of her family’s history, in particular her father’s rise from farm boy to confidant of prime ministers — achievements made possible by the loving strength of the woman by his side. In a reversal of roles, he now amply returns this support. This inspiring Australian story is a tale for the sandwich generation, squeezed on one side by concerns for their children and on the other by anxiety about their parents. It is about illness, grief, and hardship, but it is also about love, determination, and joy. ‘A heart-rendingly beautiful book.’ Raimond Gaita Vivienne Ulman is a prize-winning short-story writer, a freelance journalist, and book reviewer. She divides her time between rural Tasmania and urban Melbourne.
|  Don't Breathe A Word by Marianne Musgrove
I, Mackenzie Elizabeth Carew, do solemnly swear never to communicate anything about what happened tonight. That's what I promised my sister Tahlia, and I've tried my best to keep that promise. It's hard, though. Grandpa is acting so strangely since his accident. I'm sure Mrs B. suspects something, and Mahesh must think I'm weird for avoiding him. My best friend Annie is too busy hanging out with Regan and Tegan to notice. But someone will find out if we're not super careful. It's lucky Tahlia has a plan... A story of family, growing up and keeping secrets that is nail-biting and heartwarming in equal measure.
|  Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy
Pearl Verses the World is a moving, accessible illustrated verse novel about a girl dealing with isolation at school, and with her grandma’s illness at home. The book also sensitively addresses the issues of dementia from a child’s perspective. At school, Pearl feels as though she is in a group of one. Her teacher wants her to write poems that rhyme but Pearl’s poems don’t. At home, however, Pearl feels safe and loved, but her grandmother is slowly fading, and so are Mum and Pearl. When her grandmother eventually passes away, Pearl wants life to go back to the way it was and refuses to talk at the funeral. But she finds the courage to deliver a poem for her grandmother that defies her teacher’s idea of poetry – her poem doesn’t rhyme; it comes from the heart. Teacher’s resources are available for Pearl Verses the World from Walker Books Australia.
|  Lost Words by Gunilla Denton-Cook
The heartbreak of misunderstanding a loved one will be lessened with Lost Words in hand. Gunilla Denton-Cook responded to her mother’s frustration with her Alzheimer-related tendency to confuse or forget words by creating an easy-to-use picture book. Containing photographs of everyday items and their corresponding names, her mother called it the ‘yellow book’ due to its bright yellow cover. And it was the one new thing her mother never forgot. This ‘yellow book’ has now been transformed into Lost Words. With more than 250 pictures, some pages for personal notes and several plastic sleeves so you can pop your own photos in as individual reminders, this adult picture book simplifies and improves communication and understanding between caregivers and patients who, for different reasons, have difficulty finding the right words for things.
|  I Wish I Were a Leper by Vince O'Rourke
A record of unconditional love, pain and suffering, hope and despair, anger and elation. The author relates a personal conflict of faith and belief in a God of love and compassion. It speaks clearly to all who care for those suffering long term terminal diseases, especially those allied to dementia.
|  One Day at a Time: Sharing Life with Dementia by Webb, Dorothy
Care partners are the essential ingredient in the life of a person diagnosed with dementia. They enter this role unexpectedly, untrained and totally unprepared for their own mixture of emotions. In this her first book, Dorothy shares her insights into learning how to cope, live and laugh as a carer of a person with dementia in order to help family, friends and the community to realise the emotional trauma of the early years as a carer. c2004
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Featured Research |  Quality Support Groups Research Project Phase III Report by Brown, Jo-Ann
The Quality Support Groups Research Project provides a comprehensive understanding of quality in a support group and formulates best practice guidelines to enhance the delivery of quality service to carers of people with dementia. This research upholds the mission of Alzheimer's Australia NSW to minimise the impact of dementia through leadership, innovation and partnerships. This is the third and final report into a research project that spanned 5 years that looked at what comprises a quality support group.
Significant findings of the report are: Huge benefits of supports groups for people who attend on a regular basis; The uncelebrated capacity of mutual aid amongst group members to assist each other; The unexpected finding of the profound impact of grief and loss on the health and well-being of a carer of a person with dementia; Some carers reported the grief and loss felt at the time of diagnosis was equal to or even greater than the grief felt when the person with dementia dies.
To receive the discounted Alzheimer's Australia NSW member's price of $16.50, please contact 02 9888 4218 quoting your membership number. On verification of membership, you will be provided with a link to purchase the discounted report.
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Audio Books
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Books for the Brain
It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Mind
It's Never Too Late to Change Your Mind
iBrain
The Brain That Changes Itself
Easy-to-swallow, Easy-to-chew Cookbook
Brain Food
Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory
Dental Floss for the Mind
Workout for a Balanced Brain
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