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Joshua Foer
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Language
English
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Citing costly memory-related inconveniences suffered by average individuals, a science journalist chronicles his own struggles with chronic forgetfulness and his life-changing year in memory training, as well as sharing historical lore and ancient memory techniques.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"...here are natural wondersthe dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's...
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Publisher
Seix Barral
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
Joshua Foer ganó el campeonato de memoria de Estados Unidos. Él demuestra en este libro que la memoria es un don que poseemos todos, aunque a menudo ignoremos nuestro potencial. Rastrea la historia de las técnicas mnemotécnicas desde la antigua Grecia hasta nuestros días. Nos revela cómo mejorar de forma impresionante nuestra capacidad de recordar y que significa olvidar.