false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172790943m/217619.jpg 217619 5 <p>Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS -- Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable. <b>His Brother's Keeper</b> is a powerful account of their story, as they travel together to the edge of medicine.</p> <p>The book brings home for all of us the hopes and fears of the new biology. In this dramatic and suspenseful narrative, Jonathan Weiner gives us a remarkable portrait of science and medicine today. We learn about gene therapy, stem cells, brain vaccines, and other novel treatments for such nerve-death diseases as ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's -- diseases that afflict millions, and touch the lives of many more.</p> <p>"The Heywoods' story taught me many things about the nature of healing in the new millennium," Weiner writes. "They also taught me about what has not changed since the time of the ancients and may never change as long as there are human beings -- about what Lucretius calls 'the ever-living wound of love.'"</p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. 210692 2004 His Brother's Keeper: One Family's Journey to the Edge of Medicine (P.S.) total:42|5:12|4:15|3:12|2:3|1:0| 42 162 83 7 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 13:58:49 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:59:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 10:28:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 21:05:17 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 08:50:39 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:52:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 05 09:28:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 09:32:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 08:19:31 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 08:19:56 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 17 06:54:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:54:40 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 18:05:06 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 18:06:27 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 20:38:50 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 20:38:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 15:21:19 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 15:21:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 12:08:23 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:08:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 12:46:13 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:46:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 22:12:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 22:12:41 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 06:25:45 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 06:25:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 10:02:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:02:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 00:08:42 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 00:08:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 27 09:16:16 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 09:16:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 08:45:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 08:45:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 20:10:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 20:10:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 16:32:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 16:32:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 08:13:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 08:13:13 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=217619