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His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine
by Weiner, Jonathan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 006001007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060010072
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Ecco, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 6x1x9. Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS -- Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable. His Brother's Keeper is a powerful account of their story, as they travel together to the edge of medicine. The book brings home for all of us the hopes and fears of the new biology. In this dramatic and suspenseful narrative, Jonathan Weiner gives us a remarkable portrait of science and medicine today. We learn about gene therapy, stem cells, brain vaccines, and other novel treatments for such nerve-death diseases as ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's -- diseases that afflict millions, and touch the lives of many more.
Reviews
On Jan 23 2011, Heb said:
ALS, the subject of this book is related to Lewy Body Dementia and PSP. These two diseases my parents had & are related to ALS. Jonathan Weiner (author) does an excellent job of keeping the reader interested. Stephen has ALS and his brother tries to find a cure. The reader will learn why research focuses or does not focus on some disease research. The complications ALS patients deal with are not dwelled on but are mentioned. This gives the reader who has dealt with other related diseases more of an understanding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020022811
- Title
- His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine
- Author
- Weiner, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 006001007X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060010072
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 24 oz
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About the Seller
Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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New Castle, Colorado
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