Lisa Genova

**National Bestseller** A "riveting page-turner" (Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee) about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally "normal" life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling good in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dream, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted an "affecting, harrowing, beautiful, and enlightening" (Shelf Awareness) novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.

"A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally "normal" life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dreams, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice."

The Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice returns with a breathless, page-turning, and heartbreaking novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the complex effects this has on her identity, her relationships, and her dreams of a career in stand-up comedy.Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between homework, finals, and navigating life in the city, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But lately, it seems that Maddy's highs seem dizzyingly high, and the lows are terrifyingly low. Between a visit to a comedy club opening her eyes to a new hobby and a disruptive incident at her family's Thanksgiving dinner leading to a terrifying diagnosis, Maddy's life suddenly looks very different. As she struggles to accept her bipolar disorder, and attempts to navigate her burgeoning stand-up career, she'll have to figure out how to manage being both too much, and not enough. With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated health issues accessible. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.

**National Bestseller** A "riveting page-turner" (Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee) about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally "normal" life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling good in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dream, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted an "affecting, harrowing, beautiful, and enlightening" (Shelf Awareness) novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice."Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory"--Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You'll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). And you'll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don't have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

Autora del bestseller internacional Still Alice, adaptado al cine y protagonizado por Julianne MooreContrario a lo que suele pensarse, olvidar es una funci n del cerebro humano, no un desperfecto. Se trata de un proceso para darle mayor fuerza a lo que s recordamos. Una memoria sana es aquella que olvida y recuerda sin angustia. Lisa Genova, la afamada neurocient fica y autora de la novela Still Alice, retoma sus dos charlas TED --con m s de 11 millones de vistas-- para explicar los diferentes tipos de olvido y de remembranza con el prop sito de aprender a equilibrarlos; adem s de esclarecer los mitos sobre la prevenci n del Alzheimer. A trav s de an cdotas, ejemplos de pel culas, investigaciones cient ficas y ejercicios mentales, aprende a ejercitar tu memoria y a cuidarla de las emociones, el estr s y la falta de sue o. Recuerda un evento para toda la vida o simplemente d jalo ir.

Armastatud kontsertpianist Richard on pälvinud oma emotsionaalse väljendusviisi ja veatu tehnika eest tunnustust ning nautinud publiku ovatsioone kogu maailmas. Iga tema sõrm on nagu peenhäälestatud instrument, mis klaveril tantsides tabab klahve ülima täpsusega.Nii oli see alles mõni kuu tagasi.Nüüd on Richardil diagnoositud ALS ja tema parem käsi on halvatud, sõrmed jõuetud ja liikumatud. Käe kaotamine mõjub nagu surm, nagu tõelisest armastusest ilmajäämine. Ja ta teab, et vasak käsi on järgmine.Kolm aastat tagasi võttis Karina elutoa seinalt nende raamitud pulmapildi ja riputas selle asemele peegli. Kuid naine ei ole ikka veel eluga edasi läinud. Karinat kammitsevad ettekäänded ja hirm, ta on kinni jäänud klaveriõpetajaellu, mis ei paku rahuldust, kardab püüelda selle poole, mille ta noore naisena hülgas, ning süüdistab kõiges Richardit ja nende ebaõnnestunud abielu.Kui Richardi haigus süveneb ja ta ei tule enam endaga toime, hakkab Karina vastu tahtmist tema hooldajaks. Richardi lihaste, hääle ja hingamise kuhtudes püüavad mees ja naine oma minevikku lepitada, enne kui on liiga hilja...Neuroteadlase Lisa Genova romaan "Iga mängitud noot" räägib kahetsusest, andestusest, vabadusest ja sellest, mida tähendab elus olla. Tema esimese romaani "Siiski veel Alice" järgi valmis aastal 2014 samanimeline film, mis on võitnud rohkelt auhindu.

Harvardi haridusega neuroteadlase paeluv kirjeldus, kuidas asjad meile meelde jäävad, miks me unustame ja mida me saame oma mälu kaitsmiseks teha.Kas olete kunagi tundnud paanikahoogu, kui ei suuda meenutada eelmisel nädalal nähtud filmis mänginud näitleja nime või avastate pärast tuppa jõudmist, et olete unustanud, miks te sinna läksite? Kui teil on aastaid üle neljakümne, ei tee selline olukord teile ilmselt nalja. Võite isegi muretseda, et mäluhäired annavad märku peatsest Alzheimeri tõve või dementsuse algusest. Tegelikult on selline unustamine täiesti normaalne. Miks? Sest mälu on küll imeline, ent kaugeltki mitte täiuslik. Kui mälu vahel tõrgub, ei tähenda see sugugi probleemi või haigust. Unustamine on inimlik.Selles raamatus uurib neuroteadlane ja tunnustatud kirjanik Lisa Genova, kuidas mälestused tekivad ja kuidas me neid meenutame. Saate teada, kas ununenud mälestused on üksnes ajutiselt kättesaamatud või igaveseks kustutatud ning õpite selgelt eristama normaalset unustamist Alzheimeri tõve põhjustatud unustamisest. Lisaks on selgitatud, kuidas mõjutab mälu emotsioon, uni, stress ja kontekst.Kui te mõistate mälu keelt ja toimimist, suudate õppida asju märksa paremini meelde jätma ega muretse enam paratamatu unustamise pärast. Te ei pea enam oma mälu kartma. Ja see võib muuta teie elu.

An immediate New York Times bestseller this is the fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories.

A New York Times bestseller ▪ A Library Journal Best Books of 2015 Pick ▪ A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2015 Pick ▪A GoodReads Top Ten Fiction Book of 2015 ▪ A People Magazine Great Read From New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a "heartbreaking...very human novel" (Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves) that does for Huntington's disease what her debut novel Still Alice did for Alzheimer's.Joe O'Brien is a forty-three-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to the stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure, and each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease. While watching her potential future in her father's escalating symptoms, twenty-one-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. As Joe's symptoms worsen and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live a life "at risk" or learn their fate. Praised for writing that "explores the resilience of the human spirit" (San Francisco Chronicle), Lisa Genova has once again delivered a novel as powerful and unforgettable as the human insights at its core.

Alice Howland är en mycket välrenommerad Harvardprofessor på höjden av sin karriär när hon märker att hon börjar glömma saker. Först ett ord då hon håller en föreläsning, något som vanliga människor inte ens skulle reflektera över men som är en skrämmande upplevelse för den osedvanligt strukturerade och skärpta Alice. Och så den dag då hon under sin joggingtur i city upptäcker att hon inte vet var hon befinner sig. Hon söker läkare och får diagnosen tidig Alzheimer. Hon är femtio år gammal. Fortfarande Alice handlar om en kvinna som rent bokstavligt tappar förståndet. Det är hjärtslitande och sorgligt och fruktansvärt skrämmande men ändå inte alldeles becksvart. Alice växer också av sjukdomen, får en närhet till sin man och sina barn som hon inte haft särskilt mycket tid eller känslor för tidigare. För Alice är trots allt inte bara den galna Alzheimerpatienten hon är också fortfarande Alice: professor, lärare, maka, mor och till sist även mormor. Den thrillerspännande och hjärtslitande boken bakom storfilmen Still Alice. LISA GENOVA är född 1970. Hon är fil.dr i neurovetenskap från Harvard och mycket engagerad i Alzheimerfrågor. Romandebuten Fortfarande Alice gav hon först ut själv innan den gavs ut på ett stort förlag. Boken har sedan dess legat 56 veckor på New York Times topplista, blivit flerfaldigt prisbelönad och givits ut i 31 länder. Filmen hade svensk premiär våren 2015 och har vunnit en lång rad priser, bl.a. belönades Julianne Moore med Oscar, Golden Globe och BAFTA för bästa kvinnliga huvudroll."En oerhört gripande bok om vad som händer när Alzheimer drabbar en 50-årig kvinna och hennes familj. Skriven med kunskap, inlevelseförmåga och medkänsla." Aftonbladet

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice."Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory"--Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren't designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn't mean it's broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You'll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer's (that you own a car). And you'll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don't have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

A virtuoso performance by the bestselling author of Still Alice, Lisa Genova delivers a stunning novel of finding harmony amidst the most tragic of situations.An accomplished concert pianist, Richard has already suffered many losses in his life: the acrimonious divorce from his ex-wife, Karina; the estrangement of his daughter, Grace; and now, a devastating diagnosis. ALS. The relentlessly progressive paralysis of ALS begins in the cruellest way possible - in his hands. As Richard becomes more and more locked inside his body and can no longer play piano or live on his own, Karina steps in as his reluctant caregiver. Paralysed in a different way, Karina is trapped within a prison of excuses and blame, stuck in an unfulfilling life as an after-school piano teacher, afraid to pursue the path she abandoned as a young woman. As Richard's muscles, voice and breath fade, the two struggle to reconcile their past before it's too late. With a strong musical sensibility and the staggering insight of Jojo Moyes' Me Before You, Lisa Genova has delivered a masterful exploration of what it means to find yourself within the most shattering of circumstances.

"Unsparing in her depiction of the disease's harrowing effects, neuroscientist Genova also celebrates humanity." --People "Sometimes it's easier to tell truth in fiction...And she tells it with heart and hope." --NPR "Her juxtaposition of scientific detail with compassionate, heartfelt storytelling is unparalleled." --Bookreporter "Every Note Played will grip and gut you." --The Boston Globe From neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice comes a powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom, and what it means to be alive. An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world in awe of his rare combination of emotional resonance and flawless technique. Every finger of his hands was a finely calibrated instrument, dancing across the keys and striking each note with exacting precision. That was eight months ago. Richard now has ALS, and his entire right arm is paralyzed. His fingers are impotent, still, devoid of possibility. The loss of his hand feels like a death, a loss of true love, a divorce--his divorce. He knows his left arm will go next. Three years ago, Karina removed their framed wedding picture from the living room wall and hung a mirror there instead. But she still hasn't moved on. Karina is paralyzed by excuses and fear, stuck in an unfulfilling life as a piano teacher, afraid to pursue the path she abandoned as a young woman, blaming Richard and their failed marriage for all of it. When Richard becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late. Poignant and powerful, Every Note Played is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness.

Lisa Genova, forfatteren til Stadig Alice, er tilbage med en gribende roman om at finde lyspunkter, selv når livet ser allermest sort ud. Richard er en berømt koncertpianist, og han elsker at optræde og høste publikums anerkendelse, men der er noget galt. Fingrene danser ikke helt så let over tangenterne som før, og det er bare det første symptom på, at Richard er ramt af den forfærdelige sygdom ALS, der langsomt er i gang med at lamme hans krop. Richards ekskone, Karina, er stadig rasende på Richard, selvom der er gået tre år, siden de blev skilt. Hun giver Richard og deres mislykkede ægteskab skylden for, at hun ikke fik levet drømmen om at blive jazzpianist ud og i stedet er endt som klaverlærerinde for mere eller mindre talentfulde elever. Efterhånden som Richards sygdom skrider frem, og han ikke længere kan klare sig selv, må Karina beslutte sig for, hvilken rolle hun vil spille i hans sidste tid. Er det muligt at lægge mange års bitterhed til side og opnå en form for forsoning, inden det er for sent? Og kan Richard slutte fred med sin far, der aldrig har anerkendt sin søns valg af karriere? Og få tilgivelse af sin datter, der er vokset op med en far, der elskede sit klaver højere end hende? Pressen skriver: »Fortællingen er hjerteskærende og stærkt bevægende …« – Litteratursiden »Det er en meget rørende fortælling …« **** – Bogrummet.dk »Lisa Genovas fortælling er på én gang både rå og rørende … ”En sidste melodi” er en roman med ægthed og varme.« – Bogvægten

Alice Howland is a university professor at the height of her career when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent with a husband and two children Alice strives to make sense of her changing world as her memory begins to fail. This heartbreaking and hopeful adaptation of the award-winning book by Lisa Genova puts Alice onstage with Herself providing the audience with an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia.

A moving story of a woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease, now a major Academy Award-winning film starring Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart.