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Marlowe sails down the Congo in search of Kurtz, a company agent who, according to rumors, has become insane in the jungle isolation. "Aunque su lengua materna era el polaco, Joseph Conrad escribía en el inglés certero, deslumbrante y barroco que había aprendido leyendo a Shakespeare mientras servía como marino mercante. Su obra literaria alcanza uno de sus puntos culminantes en esta breve pero magistral El corazón de las tinieblas, que recoge...

Offers science-based, practical strategies for preventing mental decline and improving brain function, covering such topics as cognitive exercises, stress reduction, nutrition, exercise, and social stimulation.

With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into a friend who although being in a relationship, embarks on an affair.

"Across three episodes, Matter of Mind explores the growing epidemic of neurodegenerative disease through the lens of three different illnesses - ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. These illnesses are devastating for patients and their families and caregivers. Yet, in the face of such loss, many individuals and families also find rare depths of fortitude, optimism, and even gratitude"-- Provided by publisher.

Frustrated actress Piper Donovan returns to her New Jersey hometown to work with her mother at the family bakery, where her first job preparing a wedding cake for a soap star is shattered by a murder that is investigated by a handsome FBI agent.

"From the bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer's, Dr. Dale Bredesen, comes a revolutionary new approach to preventing the onset of neurodegenerative disease and creating sustained brain health. In recent decades, advances in medicine have changed the way we think about our health. Chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes can be prevented or reversed. Cancer treatment has become targeted and personalized. Gene editing will allow...