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Slender Threads

Pete Langman

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Description:In 2008, Pete was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease. Slender Threads is an honest and intensely personal take on what it feels like to A personal take on young-onset Parkinson's from the author who was diagnosed in 2008, aged 40. Not a book for the faint-hearted, nor one for the Oprah generation, but for those who aren't afraid to look past the platitudes and get to the heart of this disease.Thirty percent of the writer's royalties for Slender Threads goes directly to Parkinson's charities in the UK.on Slender Threads:'This is, by a significant margin, the best book on Parkinson's I have ever read. Absolutely stark, brutally and uncomfortably honest. It is far from consoling, but is a tersely argued description of the human spirit under fire.'Dr Jon Stamford, neuroscientist and PWP'Far more than the record of one young man's journey into illness, Slender Threads raises, and attempts to answer, questions about who we are, how we know ourselves, and how far we can control our destiny. Langman chronicles his deterioration with savage honesty, refusing to sanitise the exquisite torture of knowing the horrors that lie ahead, but not when, or in what order, they will come. 'Slender Threads' is a painful read, but a valuable one – not just for anyone facing a diagnosis of early-onset PD, or who knows somebody in that predicament, but for everyone.'Eleanor Updale, author'Unsettling, disturbing, brilliant and bloody-minded – Pete rages against the dying of the light in these pages and delivers dispatches from the dark side with a brilliant lucidity. Truly inspirational – like nothing I have ever read before.'Gary Lucas, Grammy-nominated rock legendWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slender Threads. To get started finding Slender Threads, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2013

ISBN: 0957566212

Description: In 2008, Pete was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease. Slender Threads is an honest and intensely personal take on what it feels like to A personal take on young-onset Parkinson's from the author who was diagnosed in 2008, aged 40. Not a book for the faint-hearted, nor one for the Oprah generation, but for those who aren't afraid to look past the platitudes and get to the heart of this disease.Thirty percent of the writer's royalties for Slender Threads goes directly to Parkinson's charities in the UK.on Slender Threads:'This is, by a significant margin, the best book on Parkinson's I have ever read. Absolutely stark, brutally and uncomfortably honest. It is far from consoling, but is a tersely argued description of the human spirit under fire.'Dr Jon Stamford, neuroscientist and PWP'Far more than the record of one young man's journey into illness, Slender Threads raises, and attempts to answer, questions about who we are, how we know ourselves, and how far we can control our destiny. Langman chronicles his deterioration with savage honesty, refusing to sanitise the exquisite torture of knowing the horrors that lie ahead, but not when, or in what order, they will come. 'Slender Threads' is a painful read, but a valuable one – not just for anyone facing a diagnosis of early-onset PD, or who knows somebody in that predicament, but for everyone.'Eleanor Updale, author'Unsettling, disturbing, brilliant and bloody-minded – Pete rages against the dying of the light in these pages and delivers dispatches from the dark side with a brilliant lucidity. Truly inspirational – like nothing I have ever read before.'Gary Lucas, Grammy-nominated rock legendWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slender Threads. To get started finding Slender Threads, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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