Books for Sale





The Chapter also sells selected publications. The titles on sale as of June 22, 2001 are:

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Late Life (in English and Spanish) ($7.00)

Acres of Diamonds: The Importance of Laughter When Nothing Seems Funny ($10.00) (audiotape)

Activity Programming for Persons with Dementia: A Sourcebook ($10.50)

Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need ($12.00)

Alzheimer's Disease: Questions and Answers (2nd edition) ($12.00)

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care ($22.00)

A Better Life ($11.50)

Care of Alzheimer's Patients, A Manual for Nursing Home Staff ($4.00)

Care That Works: A Relationship Approach to Persons with Dementia ($17.00)

A Caregiver's Guide to Nutrition and Feeding ($1.50)

Caregiving at a Glance, Fingertip Help for Families Taking Care of People with Alzheimer's Type Illnesses ($10.00)

Catch a Falling Star: Living with Alzheimer's ($8.00)

A Complete Guide to Alzheimer's-Proofing Your Home ($25.00)

Conversations: An Activity Book for Making Connections with Older Adults ($8.00)

Doing Things: A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders ($13.75)

Failure Free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient ($11.50)

Fourteen Friends' Guide to Eldercaring ($16.95)

The Giftgiver's Guide ($2.50)

Grandpa Doesn't Know it's Me ($4.25)

Guidelines for Dignity: goals of specialized Alzheimer's/Dementia care in residential settings ($4.25)

Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Artificial Feeding, Comfort Measures Only and the Elderly Patient ($2.50)

Hospice Care for Patients with Advanced Progressive Dementia ($30.00)

How to Care for Your Parents: A Practical Guide to Eldercare ($10.00) Key Elements of Dementia Care ($25.00)

Lessons Learned: Shared Experiences in Coping ($8.00)

v Light in the Shadows: Meditations While Living with a Life Threatening Illness ($2.50)

Living with Alzheimer's Disease: One Couple's Journey ($9.95)

Male Caregivers' Guidebook ($15.00)

Managing Grief and Bereavement ($3.25)

The Memory Box ($15.00)

My Grammy ($5.20)

Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal ($18.00)

Respite Care Guide: how to find what's right for you ($1.50)

Sexuality and the Alzheimer's Patient ($10.50)

Solving Bathing Problems in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A training and reference manual for caregivers ($20.00)

Staying Dry: A Practical Guide to Bladder Control ($13.60)

Steps to Finding Home Care ($1.50)

Surviving Today and Revising Tomorrow ($3.00)

Therapeutic Caregiving: A Practical Guide for Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's and Other Dementia Causing Diseases ($15.00)

Understanding Difficult Behaviors: Some Practical Suggestions for Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders ($15.00)

The Vanishing Mind: A Practical Guide to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias ($13.75)

When Love Gets Tough ($5.25)

Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's ($20.00 - hardcover; $13.00-softcover)


Postage and Handling fee will be added to all sale publications.

To purchase publications, call the Chapter toll-free (866) 259-0042 and request a Publications Order Form or write to the Chapter:

Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area
11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402
Fairfax, VA 22030


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