Do you sometimes find it difficult to engage your loved one with dementia? To help them stay calm in the midst of an emotional reaction? To find activities you can share with them that encourage peaceful interaction?

This book can help.

Thumbing through this beautiful picture book with your loved one is an activity that will capture their attention, engage their mind, and encourage them to relax. It’s filled with more than 80 full-color, high-resolution photos of classic cars of the 20th century. While many seniors with dementia have difficulty with short-term memory, older memories are more accessible. Seeing these vehicles from decades past may inspire them to talk about the cars they’ve owned over the years and reminisce about time spent in them with family and friends.

You’ll find a lot of other picture books out there, mostly for kids. But it’s demeaning to give seniors books meant for children. Adult photography books are usually large and heavy, and they often include long, frustrating paragraphs of text.

At Sunny Street Books, we design books specifically for seniors with dementia. They’re lightweight yet high-quality, adult in nature, with nothing to distract your loved one from their enjoyment of the photos themselves. They’re small, manageable “coffee table books” that will help reinforce your loved one’s sense of self while preserving their dignity.

Families, caregivers, and assisted living staff can share this book with the people they care for. It is also an excellent activity for seniors with Parkinson’s disease or recovering from a stroke. Seniors with eyesight or strength challenges who find it difficult to hold a heavy book or read long paragraphs of text will also enjoy this book.

FEATURES

• Discreet Packaging.

At no time is anything mentioned about Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or any other challenges the reader might be facing. This book can be given to your loved one without fear that they might feel embarrassed or offended.

• Beautiful Content.

This book is filled with carefully-curated, full-color, high-resolution photos of more than 80 classic cars of the 20th century.

• No Text.

This is a no-text, photos-only book. The only text in the book is on the title and copyright page.

• Manageable Size.

This is a 40-page, 6” x 9” softcover that’s comfortable to hold and easy to tuck into a bag.

• High Quality.

The quality of this book’s cover and its interior design are indistinguishable from books created for other readers. Just because a book is simple and uncomplicated doesn’t mean it has to be unattractive, unprofessional, or childish.

NOTES FOR CAREGIVERS

• Sit beside your loved one in a quiet place that is free of distractions.

• Allow them to hold the book if possible, and also turn the pages, which will enable them to become more engaged in the book.

• Put a pillow in their lap to support the book as you thumb through it together.

• Leave this book in an accessible place to allow your loved one to pick it up on their own when you’re not there.

Click “Sunny Street Books” at the top of this page beneath the title for links to the 90-plus books we publish. We have a book for every interest! Here is a small sample:

The Picture Book of Trains
The Picture Book of Airplanes
The Picture Book of Tools
The Picture Book of Birds
The Picture Book of Natural Wonders
The Picture Book of Movie Stars
The Picture Book of Dogs
The Picture Book of Bible Verses
The Picture Book of Horses
The Picture Book of American Patriotism
The Picture Book of Churches
The Picture Book of Dogs in Costumes
The Picture Book of Majestic Mountains
The Picture Book of Castles

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Every weekend, throughout the year, an enormous number of British people flock to Car Boot Sales. At any one event, hundreds of them are selling off unwanted possessions or inherited junk to free up space at home and raise useful extra money. But many thousands more are searching for incredible bargains and overlooked gems.

This book is a comprehensive guide to both selling and buying. It gives you all the practical information you’ll need to be a success at either, as well as an insight into the mindset of both vendor and customer so you can make any ‘Boot’ work to your advantage.

For the would-be Car Boot Sale seller or buyer, every aspect is explained by an author who’s been through the process countless times.

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In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. ‘You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,’ Donovan said as an introduction. ‘Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff… I think you’re it.’

Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.

Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.

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A one-of-a-kind talking collectible of the wizarding world’s most beloved free elf, Dobby!

Kit includes:

– 3-inch polyresin figure of Dobby, mounted on a base. He speaks several memorable lines from the Harry Potter films at the push of a button.

– 48-page book full of quotes and full-color photography

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