Revenge of the Pond Scum: Searching for the causes of Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson's Disease by Kenn Amdahl
Strange criminals stalk our aging bodies. Millions of lives are destroyed each year by invisible killers who do their evil business and then escape into the night leaving behind sad victims and this mystery: what causes neurological diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease? That's the question the author chases throughout this book.
It begins as the journal of a writer (who is best known for his quirky and funny books about electricity and calculus) musing about tropical fish and the difficulties of gardening in Colorado. It morphs into a "nonfiction mystery" about biology and medicine - with twists and turns, suspects and alibis - just like a work of fiction. Unlike fiction, the characters it describes lurk in the shadows of your own life.
When a paralyzing disease strikes one of the writer's friends, he tries to learn about it. He searches the Internet and the library. He reads books, abstracts and articles. He looks up the hard words and tries to make sense of it all. As he learns new information, he records it in a notebook. This book is that notebook. It became both a simplified explanation of science facts and the journal of the author's study of them. It does not follow a perfectly linear path; few adventures do.
Books by Kenn Amdahl: non fiction: Algebra Unplugged (with co author Jim Loats, Ph.D.) Calculus for Cats (with co author Jim Loats, Ph.D.) Joy Writing: Discover and Develop Your Creative Voice There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings The Wordguise Alembic
fiction: Jumper and the Bones {also free}
The Land of Debris and the Home of Alfredo
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