How to Remember Not to Forget: By Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething [Paperback]

Adam Rosenbaum (Author), Joan Houlihan (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2004

How to Remember Not to Forget by Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething shows you how easy it is to improve your memory by teaching you how to identify and overcome the forces that prevent you from holding onto information you want to remember: the Memory Busters.

• Information overload
• Inattention due to lack of interest, confidence, or motivation
• Mindless repetition
• Unhealthy habits
• Stress
• Depression

Authors and Memorologists Joan Houlihan and Adam Rosenbaum bring their years of experience in health- care management and adult education to this wonderful collection of insightful observations, humorous situations, and sensible solutions to everyday concerns about your memory.

In clear and easy-to-understand language, the authors explain how your memory works, why the Memory Busters can cause it to stop working, and the differences between the Memory Busters and Alzheimer's disease.

How to Remember Not to Forget by Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething is an invaluable resource for those looking to improve the performance and efficiency of their memory and enjoy themselves while doing it.

Be sure to check out the Web site:www.howtoremember.com

Editorial Reviews

Review

A real help to untying those strings around your finger for good. -- Father Edward L. Beck, author of

A wistful little self-help book for the memory-challenged. -- Sacramento News & Review, February 10, 2005

Applies to all ages. A helpful supplement that offers useful techniques to fighting the "Memory Busters." -- The Amarillo Globe News, March 27, 2005

Don't forget to read this book on memory. -- The Davis Enterprise, April 25, 2005

Tips to help everyone, no matter what age, get better at remembering what they don't want to forget. -- Cape Cod Times, February 17, 2005

About the Author

Joan Houlihan is the Executive Director of Atria Woodbriar Assisted Living in Falmouth, Massachusetts. This community is home to more than one hundred residents who suffer from difficulties with memory. Joan speaks frequently in the Boston Metropolitan area on the topic of memory and senior healthcare. Cape Cod, Massachusetts is home.Adam Rosenbaum is president of The Ecos Group, a consulting company that provides learning services to clients deploying SAP accounting and manufacturing computer systems. He has been involved with corporate training programs in North and South America since 1994. Adam lives with his wife and son in Davis, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 103 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595329462
• ISBN-13: 978-0595329465
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,597,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never Forget Your Keys, Wallet, Kids Again, May 25, 2005

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Catherine Dean (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Remember Not to Forget: By Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething (Paperback)

Nothing is a more serious and scary topic than the idea of losing your memory. Alzheimer's affects so many people, in fact, most of us know someone with the disease. So how can we tell if we've got it?

With How To Remember Not to Forget by Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething, we can get the information we need on recognizing simple memory stressors versus the onset of Alzheimer's all in a light-hearted and funny package.

This book helped me put my own fears of a declining memory to rest. I just had a lot of stress; my life was super busy; I could check many on the list of memory busters (information overload, stress, unhealthy habits, and more).

I began to apply the simple systems--always putting the keys in the same place or putting an item down and saying out loud, "I'm putting the remote control here." Before this book, I would often find my remote control in the refrigerator, a can of soda on the coffee table where the remote should have been. Now, if the remote control is in the refrigerator, it's because I've said, "I'm putting the remote control in the refrigerator."

What a great and fun read. Anyone at all interested in improving their mental capacity should read this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memory Buster Aware, July 13, 2005

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Gene D. Parker (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Remember Not to Forget: By Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething (Paperback)

Wow, I never knew how things in everyday life can decrease my ability to remember things. This book puts into concise and simple terms the causes and solutions to my forgetfulness. I will definitely have this book handy to review as as I learn How to Remember Not to Forget.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where did I put those Yankee tickets?, March 1, 2005

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Charles LaRosa (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Remember Not to Forget: By Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething (Paperback)

I'm a pretty efficient guy. I run a business, deal with many clients, diverse problems and all the modern gizmos and overload, and I do it virtually without a slip up. So, why do I leave my car keys on the counter at the dry cleaner? Why do I forget my wife's birthday? Where did I put those Yankee tickets? After reading How to Remember Not to Forget by Joan Who? and Adam Rosensomething the light went on. Those simple little tips Houlihan and Rosenbaum enumerate are so common sense you wonder: "Why didn't I think of that?" Well, most of us don't think of them, which is why this book is an essential read.