"The new novel from the critically acclaimed author of Want, told through the shifting voices of a family gathering for Christmas in upstate New York after the death of their beloved matriarch, at odds over the settling of her estate-a novel about art, grief, shame, ambition, joy, and the American safety net"--

This dynamic video offers insight, hope, and understanding for anyone who cares for a loved one with Alzheimer's. This disease without cure currently afflicts more than 30 million people and there are no treatments to halt its progression, making caregiving both essential-and difficult.

Offers practical advice to older readers on how they can talk to their adult children about their end-of-life needs.

"Having been the jilted bride once before, Noelle Jensen, a student at Northern Arizona University, has put her life smoothly back on track. Expecting a ring from her boyfriend, Chase, she is devastated when Chase instead proposes to her sister and roommate, Melody, who recently returned home from serving a Church mission. Even though he enjoys dating, Pierce Logan is afraid of commitment. Understandably, since four years ago, his parents split while...

"Vince Granata remembers standing in front of his suburban home in Connecticut the day his mother and father returned from the hospital with his three new siblings in tow. He had just finished scrawling their names in orange chalk on the driveway: Christopher, Timothy, and Elizabeth. Twenty-three years later, Vince was a thousand miles away when he received shocking news that would change his life--his younger brother, Tim, propelled by unchecked...

Bobby Dodge, sniper for the Massachusetts State Police, encounters a situation where he makes a split-second decision to kill the man holding a woman and her son hostage; however, things begin to unravel when the woman turns out not to be what she appeared and Dodge becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.

"Ellen's personal experiences as a parent of children with autism and ADHD, a celebrated autism author, and a contributor to numerous publications, classrooms, conferences, and websites around the world coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum. This updated edition delves into expanded thought and deeper discussion of communication issues, social processing skills, and the critical roles adult perspectives...

Traces the author's unconventional marriage to her Harvard-educated publishing editor husband, describing how their sophisticated world crumbled when the deterioration of his mental health before his death revealed unexpected secrets.