9780764170584

Memory Power

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780764170584

Paperback|9780764170584


Overview

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

ISBN-13

9780764170584

ISBN-10

0764170589

Weight

1.14 Pounds

Dimensions

9.51 x 7.33 x 1.08 In

List Price

$19.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Pages

64 pages

Publisher

Barrons Educational Series Inc

Published On

1997-09-01



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