Bibliograph

Moonwalking with Einstein, the art and science of remembering everything, Joshua Foer

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Moonwalking with Einstein, the art and science of remembering everything, Joshua Foer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-472)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moonwalking with Einstein

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

712780906

Responsibility statement

Joshua Foer

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

the art and science of remembering everything

Summary

Citing costly memory-related inconveniences suffered by average individuals, a science journalist chronicles his own struggles with chronic forgetfulness and his life-changing year in memory training, as well as sharing historical lore and ancient memory techniques

Table Of Contents

The smartest man is hard to find -- The man who remembered too much -- The expert expert -- The most forgetful man in the world -- The memory palace -- How to memorize a poem -- The end of remembering -- The OK plateau -- The talented tenth -- The little rain man in all of us -- The U.S. memory championship

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