Memory Power: Memory Building Skills for Everyday Situations
Memory Power is a helpful, fun-to-read, brightly illustrated book -- but it's also a lot more. Packaged with the book is a set of 50 attractive memory cards, and the combination will help readers improve their memory while offering hours of entertainment in the form of puzzles, tricks, and games.The book: - An Introduction section explores the lost art of memory power. It tells about techniques, some dating back thousands of years, that have helped people visualize, order, manipulate, and remember thousands of items without referring to anything other than their imagination.- A Warming Up section presents the reader with tests and experiments demonstrating why some things are easier to remember than others. It points out common memory problems, such as "tip-of-the-tongue" syndrome, and "flashbulb" memory. Readers learn about memory strengthening methods that were used by various figures in history, including Plato, Aquinas, and Leonardo da Vinci.- Boosting Memory Power is the section that teaches memory skills. It includes reference to the famous stage memory men, Leslie Welch and Harry Lorayne, the master chess player, Al
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0764170589
ISBN13:9780764170584
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:Barron's Educational Series
Length:64 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.9" x 10.1"
Customer Reviews
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Pass your exams!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This material is really helpful. I first saw it while traveling, published in NZ through Reader's Digest I believe. This is a kit containing cards and a booklet. Great, user friendly material if you're new to building memory skills.
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