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A Remarkable Analysis of a Remarkable Author

Book Review by Susan Z. Diamond

Catherine Kenney’s The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers is what all literary criticism and analysis should be: eminently readable, well-researched, and thought-provoking, which is undoubtedly why the book is still in print twenty years after its initial publication. When I reviewed the book for Amazon in 1999, I commented that it was the best book on Sayers I had ever read. And as a Sayers aficionado, I have read most of the literature about her. Eleven years later, my assessment has not changed.

Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement: The Science Explained

by Jonathan V. Wright, MD and Lane Leonard, Ph.D.

Reviewed by Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

In 1997, physicians were happily writing millions of prescriptions for Wyeth Pharmaceutical’s Premarin®. A prophet crying in the wilderness, Dr. Wright wrote the definitive book on bio-identical hormone replacement, Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45.

Testosterone For Life

By Abraham Morgentaler, MD

Reviewed by Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Age brings declining testosterone levels. Low testosterone levels are associated with arteriosclerosis, diabetes, osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, increased fat, and decreased libido, energy, and muscle mass. While common in men over 50, it is estimated that only 5% of American men with low testosterone levels get treatment for it.

Staying Sharp

Senior Smart Puzzles by Lindy McLean "Senior Smart Puzzles" By Lindy McClean, Illustrated by James Coultier (BookSurge Publishing, $10.99)

Available through McClean's Web Site, www.seniorsmartpuzzles.com and at Amazon. com.

"Senior Smart Puzzles is the kind of book that benefits the aging brain. It has triggered memories and initiated conversations between caregivers and people with memory impairment."

- Veronica Spalding, activities director at the Curry Good Samaritan Center Brookings, Oregon

A 48-page paperback workbook, featuring vintage illustrations, offers brainteasers, or “strengtheners,” which include mazes, hidden objects in pictures, and same/different puzzles, where the participant searches for differences between pictures, as well as matching like items. (Solutions are in the back of the book.) Simple to solve, but designed for the Super Seniors!

Story and photos by Sharon Letts / The Times-Standard Article Launched: 01/29/2008 01:44:24 AM PST

A Turn for the Better! What Every Alzheimer’s Caregiver Needs to Know

A Turn for the Better Alzheimer Caregivers A Turn for the Better! What Every Alzheimer’s Caregiver Needs to Know

Alzheimer’s disease is a scourge that has brought despair and misery into the lives of millions. Although medical research is being conducted at a frantic pace, science has yet to find a cure or a means to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. Both victims and their families have faced a bleak and lingering future of mental decline with little hope of stabilizing the condition, let alone experiencing a remission. And while a number of excellent support programs offer suggestions for caregivers, especially with regard to home safety, many tips seem to concentrate on coping with late stage Alzheimer’s, giving the impression that little can be done to improve conditions early on, and possibly delay the onset of the more severe symptoms.

Until now. A Turn for the Better! - What Every Alzheimer’s Caregiver Needs to Know is a new book by Kim Hendrickson Leffler (Windborne Press LLC, U.S. $12.95), whose own father began showing symptoms of dementia fifteen years ago and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s ten years ago. The book details her discoveries of ways to stabilize and even improve his mental condition. These techniques were developed as a result of observations she made while helping her mother care for her father 24 hours a day over a period of months.