Books We Recommend

Parkinson’sc advocate, a person with Parkinson's disease, from the UK is author of a new book - Shake Well Before Use by Tom Isaacs - the  story of his inspirational walk around the coastline of Britain to raise money for PD research and coping with Parkinson's from the age of 27.

Parkinson’s advocate from the United Kingdom is author of a new book - Monkeys in the Middle: How One Drug Company Kept a Parkinson's Disease Breakthrough Out of  Reach , December 2007, by Tom Isaacs a person with Parkinson's disease - the  story of his inspirational walk around the coastline of Britain to raise money for PD research and  coping  with Parkinson's from the age of 27.

New Book Coming Soon!
Could possible cures for Parkinson's be sitting on the shelf because of business decisions?
In The Uncured: How one drug company shelved a Parkinson’s breakthrough  (A Brief Synopsis), journalist Nick Nelson eloquently captures the real life experiences of Parkinson's trial participants regaining their lives with the use of GDNF in clinical trials, but losing them again following Amgen's abrupt
halt of the trials in 2004. Why were they halted?  

A Life Shaken: My Encounter with Parkinson's Disease by Joel Haverman, a former journalist, a person with Parkinson's disease

Life with a battery-operated brain : a patient's guide to deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease by Jackie Hunt Christensen, a person with
Parkinson's disease

Living well, running hard :lessons learned from living with Parkinson's disease by John Ball, a person with Parkinson's disease

The First Year---Parkinson's Disease: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Jackie Hunt Christensen, a person with Parkinson's disease

When Parkinson's strikes early : voices, choices, resources, and treatment by Barbara Blake-Krebs and Linda Herman, person's with Parkinson's disease.

 Click on title - All are available through Amazon.