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Moonwalking With Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Book Summary
Having achieved the seemingly unachievable — becoming a U.S. memory champion — Foer shows how anyone with enough training and determination can achieve mastery of his memory.
Awards and Recognition
12 weeks on NPR Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List
This book is about:
- Mnemonics,
- Memory
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Mind Bending: Understanding Information, Consciousness, And Memory
Journalist Joshua Foer took a stab at mental athleticism, and not only did he compete at the USA Memory Championship but he set a U.S. memory record. In his new book, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, Foer investigates the nature of memory and his own unexpected journey. He first attended the contest as a science journalist and was surprised to discover that most competitors did not even have photographic memories; rather, they had simply... more
Author Interviews
Memory Champs? They're Just Like The Rest Of Us
February 23, 2011 Journalist Joshua Foer set out to write about mental athletes — and ended up becoming one himself. At his prime, Foer could memorize the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in 1 minute and 40 seconds. These days, he has trouble remembering where he put his keys.
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