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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Joshua Foer (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator), Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)

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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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Listening Length: 9 hours and 31 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Audible.com Release Date: February 5, 2012
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English
ASIN: B00761HHW0
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Caution: This book can lead to compulsive memory training

April 3, 2018

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

I bought this book after watching a youtube presentation by Joshua Foer regarding his research for the book. I read through this book impatiently, because the reason for buying it was to learn the memory techniques he described in his Youtube video. I found his accounts of the eccentric contestants in the US and world memory tournaments to be overly detailed. Nonetheless, his writing skill are strong.

I do wish to warn you that if you try out the book's memory techniques, practicing them can be addicting, as they must have been for the author. Within six weeks, I passed all three of the FCC Amateur Radio license tests. Once starting to practice memorizing the concepts and answers behind the large question pools (1,450), I couldn't stop. Now, having reined in my compulsiveness, I just use the techniques learned from this book to give presentations without using notes and to study for exams. So if you are at all manic when it comes to learning, you may find that this book will magnify those learning habits.

This book is excellent journalism rather than a memory technique book. He states that fact and points you towards actual memory technique books. I have purchased and read some of them. Those books do not compare with the motivational aspects of this book to actually try out memory techniques to see if they can enhance your life.

This book is a fun read and it may motivate you to learn something new - something that requires lots of memorization. Read it and go take a bar exam, like the one for US Tax Court.

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A fantastic, well written, story

March 4, 2017

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

I had originally assumed this book would divulge the secrets of an eternal memory to me; however, what I was given instead was far more insightful. This book is a wonderfully spun tale of Josh's journey to learn the secrets of our memory. He tells the reader about the history of memory and the philosophical ideologies of what memories really mean in our lives.
If you're looking for a how-to guide on memory, this is not it. Moreover, this book is about a year of Josh's life and the things he learned along the way. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for: a short read (I finished this in 2-days); a fantastic story; a introduction to memory training; or a stimuli to the question: what is memory?

Read this book, you won't be disappointed.

38 people found this helpful

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Fun Read - Just Not A Guide

August 16, 2017

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

This is a great book. It's engaging and well-written. However, I bought it to learn the memory techniques, not so much for the anecdotes. But, the anecdotes are rich and provide an entertaining trail to go down through the book. You can learn some memory techniques here, but the author does not focus on them so I would not call this a step-by-step guide to improving your memory so much as it's a journalistic tome on the history and current event surrounding memory and subtopics therein. I do recommend the book just for the sheer entertainment of reading how people have done what they've done but as far as a guide goes, you have to get the tips throughout the stories. I would have preferred an upfront discussion of all techniques you can use to improve your memory and then the stories to follow. However, reading the stories the the author reports on and his conclusion regarding how he came to view these memory tools and techniques, I can understand why he went the direction he did with his book (which is a great one).

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"Un-Foer-gettable"

October 8, 2017

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Entertaining, humorous, and surprisingly philosophical. Foer turned a seemingly insignificant brush with mnemonics into an investigation of its history and then, on a more personal level, into a passion that led him to become the US memory champion. From Greek antiquity, through the middle ages, and into the modern era, he charts the meaning and use of human memory. What you learn is surprising and thought-provoking as Foer plumbs the purposes of memory and the influences of reading, the written word, and the ubiquitous external memory devices (e.g, smartphones) we all use today. Aren’t these, after all, crutches for our frail cognitive abilities? Yes, and no, as Foer ably demonstrates. Along the way, we meet the colorful characters, self-promoters, savants, and geeks who populate this fascinating sphere of human activity. My only quibble is that Foer tantalizes us with memory techniques without delivering more details on the specifics of all aspects and applications of the technique. His memory palace is filled with mental images of a moonwalking Einstein (whence the title of the book), but the mechanics of how he associates these person-object-activity groupings with the number, card, or object they represent is beyond my limited creative capacity. Nevertheless, this is highly recommended.

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Fun Read but not a Palace Builder.

September 27, 2017

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

I just finished Moonwalking with Einstein and found it to be an interesting story about a journalist's self congratulatory pursuit of memory athletics but very, very little on actual techniques. The best part (for me) was two pages on Deliberate Practice. If you want some history on memory competitions - fun read. If you want memory techniques - The Memory Book by Lorayne and Lucas is far superior.

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Very intriguing!

Kept my interest. There is much more to memorizing than I imagined. Because of this book I will continue to develop my memory.

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Shipped fast and loved the book. Lots to think about and work on.

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There are many good examples. I highly recommend this book

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or to better study for a class

This book is about 5% memorization technique and 95% anecdotes and biographies of memory athletes, what motivated them, their lifestyles etc.Read more

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