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• The 10 Best Questions for Living with Alzheimer’s by Dr. Dede Bonner. The author is a questioning expert who helps people find the right answers by asking the right questions. Her book guides patients and caregivers to the kinds of questions they should be asking soon after a diagnosis that will guide them on the right track to dealing with the debilitating effects of the disease. 
• The Alzheimer’s Answer Book by Charles Atkins. Get answers to all your questions about Alzheimer’s in this Q&A style book written by a professional geriatric psychiatrist.
• The Alzheimer’s Advisor by Vaughn E. James. This book offers caregivers practical advice on how to deal with the legal dilemmas surrounding Alzheimer’s.
• I’m Still Here by John Zeisel. The author is a popular sociologist who co-founded Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and Artists for Alzheimer’s program. In this insightful book, he shows readers that a diagnosis does not mean a patient is out of reach; rather it just implies that caregivers need to put more effort in connecting and forming relationships with those affected by the disorder.
• Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s by Joanne Koenig Coste. The author takes a humanistic approach to dealing with Alzheimer’s. Coste explains the importance of creating a positive environment where caregivers and patients can communicate and empathize with each other.
• Will I Be Next? by Lois Bristow. The protagonist of this novel Bea Gorman is from a family line that is affected by Alzheimer’s. Constantly fearing that she will be next, Gorman shares an encouraging and brave tale about having parents and siblings with the disease. She also offers straight-forward advice on how to deal with Alzheimer’s in the second portion of the book.
• Creating Moments of Joy (by Jolene Brackey. While people with dementia and Alzheimer’s may not remember certain things, this book encourages caregivers to not lose hope and to keep trying to form moments that will bring a smile to the faces of their loved ones. Brackey explains that, “five minutes later, they won’t remember what you did or said, but the feeling you left them with will linger.”
• Alzheimer’s from the Inside Out by Richard Taylor. This book was written by a psychologist diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Taylor takes us through a first-person account of what he goes through as the disease progresses, offering an insightful and rare look into the thoughts of one losing memory and cognition abilities.
• The Alzheimer’s Action Plan by P. Murali Doraiswamy, Lisa P. Gwyther, and Tina Adler. The collaboration of one of the leading researchers, social workers, and writers of this brain disorder provides an insightful look into what patients and caregivers have to face in dealing with Alzheimer’s. This book communicates all the latest information on Alzheimer’s in an organized, step-by-step way to reach out to the millions affected by this disease.
• Keeping Busy by James R. Dowling. Running out of therapeutic activities to engage the minds of persons with dementia? Well, this book provides a whole range of things patients can do that will improve their quality of life.
• Alzheimer’s Angels by Dorothy Womack. This book gives Alzheimer patients and caregivers a chance to read some inspirational, sentimental, and beautiful poetry and prose on the disease and how it affects its victims.
• The 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. Mace. Families affected by Alzheimer's or dementia-related disorders find themselves seeking the guide and comfort offered in this book. Mace takes a knowledgeable and compassionate look at what families have to face and provides helpful recommendations in being good caregivers to their loved ones.
• Forget Memory by Anne Davis Basting. While memory loss can be the scariest and hardest things that families have to deal with for demented loved ones, Basting takes an optimistic look and encourages readers of this book to enjoy the present. This book offers an important message: storing memories is not as important as living and creating them.
• The Myth of Alzheimer’s by Peter J. Whitehouse. The book raises more questions and different answers that challenges long-held beliefs about Alzheimer’s. The author aims to “liberate [patients] from this crippling label, teach us how to best approach memory loss, and explain how to stave off some of the normal effects of aging.”

Credit for this list given to: medical-assistant.net

Great list, thanks for sharing! The Alzheimer’s Answer Book by Charles Atkins is a good one. This book has helped me and my family in so many ways. My mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The information given by Dr. Atkins really helped us understand this horrible disease and also lessened our frustrations. If you are touched by Alzheimer's, you need this book.

Every day, scientists learn something new about Alzheimer’s disease. By these researches scientists come closer to understanding the causes of Alzheimer’s.

these are great information sources. just an addition, reading biographies and fiction about alzheimer's can also provide great insights and tips specially for family members on how to communicate or maintain relationships with a loved one who has alzheimer's. some examples include Elder Rage, or Take My Father... Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents by Jacqueline Marcell and also, Mom, Are You There? Finding a Path to Peace through Alzheimer's by Kathleen A. Negri

Thanks for this post! It will be a great help for us and for those who has a family member with alzheimer's who wants to know more about this disease.

You've got quite a list there. But what really got my attention is "The Myth of Alzheimer's". This book will surely enlighten a lot of people particularly those who believe in rumors circulating around them right away. This is a good start to disseminate the right information regarding this condition, to educate people and also to help people with Alzheimer's. I'm pretty sure this book will gain a lot of followers.