On vanishing : mortality, dementia, and what it means to disappear
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Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - Adult Nonfiction | 305 Har | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Catapult, [2021].
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Book
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224 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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An estimated fifty million people in the world suffer from dementia. Diseases such as Alzheimer's erase parts of one's memory but are also often said to erase the self. People don't simply die from such diseases; they are imagined, in the clichés of our era, as vanishing in plain sight, fading away, or enduring a long goodbye. In On Vanishing, Lynn Casteel Harper, a Baptist minister and nursing home chaplain, investigates the myths and metaphors surrounding dementia and aging, addressing not only the indignities caused by the condition but also by the rhetoric surrounding it.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harper, L. C. (2021). On vanishing: mortality, dementia, and what it means to disappear (First paperback edition.). Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harper, Lynn Casteel. 2021. On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear. Catapult.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harper, Lynn Casteel. On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear Catapult, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harper, Lynn Casteel. On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear First paperback edition., Catapult, 2021.
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