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Author
Publisher
GrijalboVital
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando se trata de la dieta, la mayor̕a de las personas se preocupa por perder peso y estar en forma, pero lo que comemos afecta no s̤lo lo que vemos. Estudios recientes han demostrado que la alimentaci̤n tiene un efecto profundo en nuestro cerebro y en condiciones de salud mental tan variadas como el Trastorno por Ďficit de Atenci̤n e Hiperactividad (tdah), la depresi̤n, la ansiedad, los trastornos de suęo, el Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
At the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting everything - including her own children. Her tongue, meanwhile, remains as sharp as ever. She spends her days stitching macabre messages into her needlework and tormenting her two long-suffering carers with tangled stories of her love affairs. Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons, get around without the aid of a walking frame, and speak without spitting. Among the widows of North London,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ave 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...
45) Triggers
Author
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When an experimental memory-modification device goes awry and affects the president of the United States, the race is on to determine if someone has obtained the president's memories, including secret military plans.
46) Killerman
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When NYC money launderer Moe Diamond wakes up from a car crash, he's left with no memory, millions in stolen cash, and an insane crew of dirty cops hunting him down. With a stranger who says he's his best friend and a fiancée he doesn't remember, Moe must race against the clock to discover his own identity, and escape his past before it destroys any chance at a future.
Author
Publisher
Artisan Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Scientific studies show that the choices we make today about what we eat help determine our mental health as we age. In The Brain Health Kitchen, Dr. Annie Fenn gives readers a guide to preserving cognitive ability through food, with 100 recipes to promote mental acuity. Fenn, a doctor turned chef, has organized the book into 10 chapters representing the most neuroprotective foods: berries, leafy greens, nuts and seeds, beans and lentils, whole grains,...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
A powerful novel of family, race, faith, sex, and disaster that moves between Puerto Rico and The Bronx, revealing the lives and loves of five women and the secret that binds them together--Provided by publisher.
Se hacen llamar "Las Madres", un grupo muy cercano de mujeres que, junto con sus hijas, han creado una familia basada en la amistad y los lazos de sangre. Su historia comienza en Puerto Rico, en 1975, cuando Luz, de quince años, la niña...
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen years ago, Lilith Wade was arrested for the brutal murder of six women. After a death row conviction, media frenzy, and the release of an unauthorized biography, her thirty-year-old daughter Edie Beckett is just trying to survive out of the spotlight. She's a recovering alcoholic with a dead-end city job and an unhealthy codependent relationship with her brother. Edie also has a disturbing secret: a growing obsession with the families of...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding. This time, inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Simon is trying to unveil Operation BlackBriar which is an upgrade to Project Treadstone, by writing about it in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"After Hajime reveals new information about the incident that triggered Kaori's memory loss, Yuuki decides to stop running away...but he's unsure of what he can do to help the childhood friends reconnect and to bring Kaori happiness. In the meantime, Kaori grows uneasy, since the Yuuki who's been acting cold and distant toward her doesn't seem like the same boy from her journals. When the two finally face each other and their feelings, in what way...
53) Still mine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Despite Kaori losing her memories of Yuuki every week, the two manage to deepen their friendship with some help from Kaoris diary When Yuukis jealousy provokes a fight that results in the loss of the diary, though, how will Kaori manage to remember whats most important to her&?
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Rebuilding her friendship with Hajime is what would make Kaori happiest ... or at least that's what Yuuki's convinced himself of. If it may help get her memory back, there's no chance Yuuki will stand in the way. But the sudden switch from his usual enthusiasm leads his friends to notice something is off..and more than that, Kaori comes to realize that she can't seem to get Yuuki off her mind ..."-- cover page 4.
56) The lookout
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
An admired high school hockey player with a bright future, drives in the night with his girl friend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended periods of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend who aids him. He is unable...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Hearing Hajime's story about the friendship he once shared with Kaori leads Yuuki to help reunite the pair. With a new old friend now in the mix, Kaori needs more than one diary to avoid starting every week from zero. But when Hajime and Kaori start to display a special bond that can be shared only by longtime friends, Yuuki is forced to wonder exactly what sort of relationship he wants with someone whose memory of him lasts only so long ..."-- cover...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Even though Kaori's memories were washed away each week, it was clear that Yuuki remained tucked away somewhere in her heart...or at least, that's how it felt before. Having Kaori treat him the way she did that very first time they spoke is painful, but Yuuki isn't willing to give up on their one-week friendship - even if it means confronting Kaori's childhood friend, Hajime. Meanwhile, when Saki demands that Shougo own up to her reliance on others,...
59) Parenthesis
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf, an imprint of IDW publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Judith is barely out of her teens when a tumor begins pressing on her brain, ushering in a new world of seizures, memory gaps, and loss of self. Suddenly, the sentence of her normal life has been interrupted by the opening of a parenthesis that may never close. Based on the real experiences of cartoonist Élodie Durand, Parenthesis is a gripping testament of struggle, fragility, acceptance, and transformation which was deservedly awarded the Revelation...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When a devastating attack leaves Mark Hogancamp shattered and without his memory, no one expected recovery. But by putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous fantasy world, where he draws strength to triumph in the real one. His astonishing art installation becomes a testament to the powerful women who support him on his journey.
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