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Moonwalking with Einstein

Author : Joshua Foer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101475978
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Moonwalking with Einstein written by Joshua Foer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” —The Boston Globe The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to 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.

Moonwalking with Einstein

Author : Instaread
Publisher : Instaread
ISBN 13 : 1683783743
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Moonwalking with Einstein written by Instaread and published by Instaread. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer | Summary & Analysis Preview: Moonwalking with Einstein recounts author Joshua Foer’s yearlong journey from participant-journalist covering the national memory championships to becoming the 2006 USA World Memory Champion. Other segments offer a journalistic history of the human relationship with memory, addressing its failings, its successes, and its limitations. Most people operate according to a series of misconceptions about human memory. Above all, many believe that they have an average brain and are therefore incapable of performing mental feats such as swiftly memorizing a deck of playing cards shuffled into random order. This belief, however, is false. Memory champions are no smarter than anyone else and have unremarkable brains from a biological standpoint. The difference is in how memory champions use their brain. They employ techniques and training to overcome shortcomings that are hard-wired into the human brain anatomy. Even those who appear to possess a photographic memory likely do not and are instead employing other memorization techniques… PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary of Moonwalking with Einstein: · Overview of the Book · Important People · Key Takeaways · Analysis of Key Takeaways About the Author With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.

Remember, Remember

Author : Ed Cooke
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141903546
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Remember, Remember written by Ed Cooke and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kings and queens, British prime ministers, American presidents, countries of Europe... We should all know these things - but like me, you're probably resigned to being the kind of person that just never will. Now Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke offers up his memory secrets with a fun, quick and completely unforgettable way to remember the things you thought you never could. But this is no boring Willy, Willy, Harry, Ste. With Ed leading the way on unlikely adventures through people and places, Abraham Lincoln may become a circle of bra-wearing hams linking arms in your mind, and you may well encounter a fridge wearing Calvin Klein underpants. You could also soon find yourself rattling off the prime ministers to a rapt audience and adding, in a knowing tone, 'ah yes, Marquess of Rockingham, Whig I believe?'. What is for sure is that you’ll be bursting with knowledge that will stick in your mind and impress your friends for ever.

There Are No Shortcuts

Author : Rafe Esquith
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400030838
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are No Shortcuts written by Rafe Esquith and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-05-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so professionally that they often wow the great Shakespearen actor himself, Sir Ian McKellen. Yet Esquith teaches at an L.A. innercity school known as the Jungle, where few of his students speak English at home, and many are from poor or troubled families. What’s his winning recipe? A diet of intensive learning mixed with a lot of kindness and fun. His kids attend class from 6:30 A.M. until well after 4:00 P.M., right through most of their vacations. They take field trips to Europe and Yosemite. They play rock and roll. Mediocrity has no place in their classroom. And the results follow them for life, as they go on to colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford. Possessed by a fierce idealism, Esquith works even harder than his students. As an outspoken maverick of public education (his heroes include Huck Finn and Atticus Finch), he admits to significant mistakes and heated fights with administrators and colleagues. We all—teachers, parents, citizens—have much to learn from his candor and uncompromising vision.

Moonwalking with Einstein

Author : Joshua Foer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143120530
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Moonwalking with Einstein written by Joshua Foer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Remember It!

Author : Nelson Dellis
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781419732560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Remember It! written by Nelson Dellis and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition winning techniques

Einstein and Oppenheimer

Author : Silvan S. Schweber
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067403452X
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Einstein and Oppenheimer written by Silvan S. Schweber and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed—in their worldview, in their work, and in their day—this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times. In Einstein’s and Oppenheimer’s philosophical and ethical positions, their views of nuclear weapons, their ethnic and cultural commitments, their opinions on the unification of physics, even the role of Buddhist detachment in their thinking, the book traces the broader issues that have shaped science and the world. Einstein is invariably seen as a lone and singular genius, while Oppenheimer is generally viewed in a particular scientific, political, and historical context. Silvan Schweber considers the circumstances behind this perception, in Einstein’s coherent and consistent self-image, and its relation to his singular vision of the world, and in Oppenheimer’s contrasting lack of certainty and related non-belief in a unitary, ultimate theory. Of greater importance, perhaps, is the role that timing and chance seem to have played in the two scientists’ contrasting characters and accomplishments—with Einstein’s having the advantage of maturing at a propitious time for theoretical physics, when the Newtonian framework was showing weaknesses. Bringing to light little-examined aspects of these lives, Schweber expands our understanding of two great figures of twentieth-century physics—but also our sense of what such greatness means, in personal, scientific, and cultural terms.

How to develop a perfect memory

Author : Dominic O'Brien
Publisher : Lybrary.com
ISBN 13 : 1595610065
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book How to develop a perfect memory written by Dominic O'Brien and published by Lybrary.com. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Secrets of Mental Math

Author : Arthur Benjamin
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307338401
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Mental Math written by Arthur Benjamin and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These simple math secrets and tricks will forever change how you look at the world of numbers. Secrets of Mental Math will have you thinking like a math genius in no time. Get ready to amaze your friends—and yourself—with incredible calculations you never thought you could master, as renowned “mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin shares his techniques for lightning-quick calculations and amazing number tricks. This book will teach you to do math in your head faster than you ever thought possible, dramatically improve your memory for numbers, and—maybe for the first time—make mathematics fun. Yes, even you can learn to do seemingly complex equations in your head; all you need to learn are a few tricks. You’ll be able to quickly multiply and divide triple digits, compute with fractions, and determine squares, cubes, and roots without blinking an eye. No matter what your age or current math ability, Secrets of Mental Math will allow you to perform fantastic feats of the mind effortlessly. This is the math they never taught you in school.

The Anti 9 to 5 Guide

Author : Michelle Goodman
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580051863
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Anti 9 to 5 Guide written by Michelle Goodman and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspires women to find a more fulfilling, rewarding job that aligns with their career aspirations by offering financial advice, helpful resources, ideas for alternative career paths, and tips for breaking into new fields. Original.

The Year of the Book

Author : Andrea Cheng
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547684630
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book The Year of the Book written by Andrea Cheng and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

The Art of Memory

Author : Frances A Yates
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448104130
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Memory written by Frances A Yates and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and brilliant book is a history of human knowledge. Before the invention of printing, a trained memory was of vital importance. Based on a technique of impressing 'places' and 'images' on the mind, the ancient Greeks created an elaborate memory system which in turn was inherited by the Romans and passed into the European tradition, to be revived, in occult form, during the Renaissance. Frances Yates sheds light on Dante’s Divine Comedy, the form of the Shakespearian theatre and the history of ancient architecture; The Art of Memory is an invaluable contribution to aesthetics and psychology, and to the history of philosophy, of science and of literature.

A Few Seconds of Panic

Author : Stefan Fatsis
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101097604
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Few Seconds of Panic written by Stefan Fatsis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football" (The New York Times) from the bestselling author of Word Freak In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book, he infiltrates a strikingly different subculture-pro football. After more than a year of preparation, Fatsis molded his fortyish body into one that could stand up-barely-to the rigors of NFL training. And for three months he became a placekicker for the Denver Broncos. Making the most of unprecedented access to an NFL team and its players, and drawing on his own personal experience, Fatsis with wry candor and hard-won empathy unveils the mind of the modern pro athlete and the workings of a storied sports franchise as no writer has before.

Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob

Author : Russell Shorto
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393245594
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob written by Russell Shorto and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You’re a writer—what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting—but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author’s great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life—and wife—in a Pennsylvania mining town. It’s a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltime draws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. But Smalltime is something more. The author enlists his ailing father—Tony, the mobster’s son—as his partner in the search for their troubled patriarch. As secrets are revealed and Tony’s health deteriorates, the book become an urgent and intimate exploration of three generations of the American immigrant experience. Moving, wryly funny, and richly detailed, Smalltime is an irresistible memoir by a masterful writer of historical narrative.

Memorize the Faith!

Author : Kevin Vost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781622829385
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Memorize the Faith! written by Kevin Vost and published by . This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Memory Palace

Author : Mira Bartok
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439183325
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Memory Palace written by Mira Bartok and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous memoir about the 17 year estrangement of the author and her homeless schizophrenic mother, and their reunion.

The Other Brain

Author : R. Douglas Fields
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439160430
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Other Brain written by R. Douglas Fields and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a potentially critical part of this vital organ has been overlooked—until now. The Other Brain examines the growing importance of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain, and the role they play in how the brain functions, malfunctions, and heals itself. Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing material, glia (meaning “glue”) are now known to regulate the flow of information between neurons and to repair the brain and spinal cord after injury and stroke. But scientists are also discovering that diseased and damaged glia play a significant role in psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression, and in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Diseased glia cause brain cancer and multiple sclerosis and are linked to infectious diseases such as HIV and prion disease (mad cow disease, for example) and to chronic pain. The more we learn about these cells that make up the “other” brain, the more important they seem to be. Written by a neuroscientist who is a leader in glial research, The Other Brain gives readers a much more complete understanding of how the brain works and an intriguing look at potentially revolutionary developments in brain science and medicine.