Moonwalking with Einsten : the art and science of remembering everything / Joshua Foer

By:

Foer, Joshua

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, c2011Description: 307 pages ; 22 cmISBN:

9780143120537

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BF 385 .F64 2011

Contents:

1. The smartest man is hard to find -- 2. The man who remembered too much -- 3. The expert expert -- 4. The most forgetful man in the world -- 5. The memory palace -- 6.How to memorize a poem -- 7. The end of remembering -- 8. The ok plateau -- 9. The talented tenth -- 10. The little rain man in all of us -- 11. The USA memory championship -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary: Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes acknowledgments, notes, index and bibliographical references.

Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.

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