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050	0	0	_aRC388.5 _b.A25 2011
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100	1		_aAckerman, Diane _d(, 1948-)
245	1	0	_aOne hundred names for love _b: a stroke, a marriage, and the language of healing _c/ Diane Ackerman
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _b: W. W. Norton & Co. _c, c2011.
300			_a322 p. _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aEveryone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish Diane Ackerman's narrative masterpiece, an exquisitely written love story and medical miracle story, one that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart. One day Ackerman's husband, Paul West, an exceptionally gifted wordsmith and intellectual, suffered a terrible stroke. When he regained awareness he was afflicted with aphasia -loss of language -and could utter only a single syllable: "mem." The standard therapies yielded little result but frustration. Diane soon found, however, that by harnessing their deep knowledge of each other and her scientific understanding of language and the brain she could guide Paul back to the world of words. This triumphant book is both a humane and revealing addition to the medical literature on stroke and aphasia and an exquisitely written love story: a magnificent addition to literature, period.
600	1	0	_aAckerman, Diane _d(, 1948-)
600	1	0	_aWest, Paul _d, 1930-
650		0	_aCerebrovascular disease _x--Patients _v--Biography
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