Intelligent Memory: Improve the Memory That Makes You Smarter
Author: Barry Gordon, Lisa Berger
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ISBN: 0670032409
Publisher: Viking Press (11 September, 2003)
Sales Rank: 13,407
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Memory Book for the Intelligent
Unlinke many memory books that offer simplistic exercises to sharpen rote memory, Intelligent Memory goes to the nub of how the brain uses the information retrieval processes to create thought. I found this book to be a real comfort. As my car keys vanish more frequently and names get harder to fathom, I realize that my ability to see patterns is sharpened. I never before understood how this is a function of memory and how that ability could be enhanced.
The puzzles in the book are great fun and used to make deeper points. All in all I found the book to be fascinating as well as a terrific read.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Everything you need to stop forgetting
If you've ever worried you were losing your memory, or perhaps your mind, this is the book for you. It talks about the kind of memory that's really important, which is not so much where you put your car keys as (for example) what keys are for, and the fact you can use a key to open a box as well as open a door. Some great tests of this kind of memory, which is key to creativity and to effective coping with the real world. A really fine and useful book for everybody.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Much more than a self-help book...a revelation into the mind
Any reader wondering about how our minds process and retain information must read this book. Although the reading lines on the cover present the book as an "improve your memory book" , it is in fact, very much more than simply a "how-to" book. A quick look at the table of contents and the many, many subheads in the various chapters only give a hint at the meaty information contained therein. The book is written in a clear, concise style that moves briskly along from subject to subject. There are a number of facinating quizes that illustrate the various aspects of the subject.Intelligent Memory is a window into how a functioning mind "connects the dots" of thought. The spectre of Alzheimer's is a very real fear for most people and as we age and can't find our car keys or the name of our neighbor of many years, knowledge about this subject is timely and necessary. Another aspect of the information that is quite riveting are the sections on creativity and the mind. Dr. Gordon and Ms. Berger have used their best creative efforts to produce a very readable and important book.
I thoughly enjoyed this book and found its contents absolutely facinating. I recommend it to anyone curious about how their own mind and those of others really works and wants a good read in the bargin.
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