The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory
"Highly entertaining." --Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
"Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory." --The Boston Globe
An instant bestseller that has now become a classic, 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.
Product details
Publisher : Penguin Press; First Edition (3 March 2011)
Language : English
Hardcover : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 159420229X
ISBN-13 : 978-1594202292
Reading age : 18 years and up
Dimensions : 16.08 x 2.79 x 24.16 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 121,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
367 in Self-Help for Memory Improvement
431 in Popular Applied Psychology
822 in Cognitive Psychology (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.4
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