Moonwalking with Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Narrated by:
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Mike Chamberlain
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Joshua Foer
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, Joshua Foer's part-memoir, part-guide on mastering your memory. Read by Mike Chamberlain. On average, people squander forty days annually trying to remember things they’ve forgotten. Joshua Foer used to be one of those people. But after a year of training, he found himself in the finals of the U.S. Memory Championship. He also discovered a truth we too often forget: In every way, we are the sum of our memories. In Moonwalking with Einstein Foer draws on cutting-edge research, the cultural history of memory and the techniques of 'mental atheletes' to transform our understanding of human remembering. He learns the ancient methods used by Cicero and Medieval scholars.
He meets amnesiacs, neuroscientists and savants - including a man who claims to have memorized more than nine thousand books. In doing so, he reveals the hidden impact of memory on our lives, and shows how we can all dramatically improve our memories. At a time when electronic devices have all but rendered our individual memories obsolete, Foer's book is a quest to resurrect the gift we all possess, but that too often slips our minds.
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- Joshua Collins
- 12-08-2020
Enjoyable listen
learned some nice history of memory, more focused on competing in a memory championship and those techniques as opposed to how to better remember information/learnings.
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- MK
- 16-05-2017
brilliant
Well narrated, great content and very insightful. enjoyed the dance between Josh's story and the interesting information
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- JD
- 08-02-2018
Incredibly Interesting
Really enjoyed this audio book. A fascinating tale that was incredibly well written through the lense of a journalist. Really enjoyed the narration , the story as well as the in depth research into memory.
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-09-2021
Great Read! A real Insight to the world of memory
This one had me hooked from the start. A real life journey into how a memory champion is created.
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- G
- 26-11-2020
Interesting book about people and memory
The book had some really interesting concepts about people in general that he met along the way on his journey of exploring the mind and memory.
I did occasionally find my mind wandering to other things when I was listening and I had to go back and rewind a few times.
It’s not a book you have on in the background, you have to actively listen to it or you miss key themes.
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- Ian Sinclair
- 01-06-2020
A good introduction to the world of memory.
This was a good introduction into the world of memory. It was a good story telling way to introduce me into how these champions gain such incredible memories. Loved it.
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- Jason
- 05-09-2022
an inspiring story
really interesting and funny in parts it is jnsoiring because it shows most anyone can become a memory expert
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-2017
fantastic
Extremely informative book. Shares with you the technique to the memory palace and 2 weeks after hearing that shopping list, i still can imagine every stop along my palace. but like all techniques they only work and develop if you keep practicing them until you can use then quickly on almost all day to day activities.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-01-2019
great way to make you fall in love with memory
This book follows the journey of a journalist through his training to be a memory champion. it is a really easy book to get though. It has a wide range stories, well thought out background information and research. This is not a strict how to book. Though you could probably use parts of it like that.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2017
This is easy listening and thoroughly enjoyable
I purchased Moonwalking with Einstein expecting a 50/50 mix of a biography and 'how to', but it was much more about the journey Josh went through, while barely scratching the surface of how to train your memory.
Josh explained the framework on how to better your memory, and provided a lot of helpful leads to follow, but this is I'm no way a self help book.
Moonwalking with Einstein was engaging from start to finish, from Josh's first encounter with the competitive memory circuit to meeting the 'talented tenth', but also very easy to listen to.
I've listened to this 3 times in the last month and each time I loved it. I would recommend this to anyone.
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