Flowers For Algernon

Discusses the young adult book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, including the author's life, the science fiction ... (more)

Discusses the young adult book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, including the author's life, the science fiction genre, and the book's plot, characters, and themes. (less)

A bold breakthrough in medical science turns previously mentally challenged individuals into normal persons and even ge... (more)

A bold breakthrough in medical science turns previously mentally challenged individuals into normal persons and even genius status. A thirty-two-year-old mentally handicapped man takes part in the innovative scientific experiment to raise his intelligence. (less)

From the Publisher: With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a men... (more)

From the Publisher: With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance-until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie? An American classic that inspired the award-winning movie Charly. (less)