Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

258 Pages·2011·1.08 MB·English

by  Joshua Foer

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication

ONE - THE SMARTEST MAN IS HARD TO FIND
TWO - THE MAN WHO REMEMBERED TOO MUCH
THREE - THE EXPERT EXPERT
FOUR - THE MOST FORGETFUL MAN IN THE WORLD
FIVE - THE MEMORY PALACE
SIX - HOW TO MEMORIZE A POEM
SEVEN - THE END OF REMEMBERING
EIGHT - THE OK PLATEAU
NINE - THE TALENTED TENTH
TEN - THE LITTLE RAIN MAN IN ALL OF US
ELEVEN - THE U.S. MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIP

EPILOGUE
Acknowledgements
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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Moonwalking with Einstein : the art and science of remembering everything / Joshua Foer. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Mnemonics. 2. Memory. I. Title.
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