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Caregiver Survival 101: Strategies to Manage Problematic Behaviors Presented in Individuals with Dementia    by Lisa Byrd
Price: $9.99 USD. 80440 words. Published by PHC Publishing Group | PESI HealthCare  on May 27, 2011. .

Dementia can be debilitating and life-altering – not only for the person with the disease, but also for family members and caregivers. This book was written to help these caregivers and family members better understand dementia and its effects, so they can proactively avert or lessen problematic behaviors while maintaining a climate of respect and compassion.
A Blaze of Glory    by Bruce Coville
Price: $0.99 USD. 3950 words. Published on July 19, 2011. .

A young man, unemployed and rootless, comes home to help his grandmother through her last days. As her memory peels away, so that the present is dim but the past grows ever more vivid, she tells him the strange story of the magical event that shaped her youth. He is drawn in by her tale, and longs to believe. But it couldn't possibly be true . . . or could it?
CNA To the Elderly Friendly Tips for New CNA's    by Pauletta Walters
Price: $2.99 USD. 4780 words. Published on September 18, 2011. .

This book is not intended as a class for CNA certification. This book gives you, as a new caregiver, an inside look at what you new job may be like from one who has been there and done that.
What Happened to Janine    by Ally Mauser
Price: $2.99 USD. 7800 words. Published by BD Collective  on February 18, 2012. .

A retired Naval Officer, discovers his neighbor was once the victim of a brutal rape. Despite being eighty-nine years old, Mr. Collins tries to solve the cold case. What he finds is surprising, even to him.