Bibliograph

Memory craft, improve your memory with the most powerful methods in history, Lynne Kelly

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Label

Memory craft, improve your memory with the most powerful methods in history, Lynne Kelly

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Memory craft

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1104473346

Responsibility statement

Lynne Kelly

Sub title

improve your memory with the most powerful methods in history

Summary

Groundbreaking anthropologist and memory champion Lynne Kelly reveals how we can use ancient and traditional mnemonic methods to enhance and expand our memory

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- A medieval starting place -- Creating a memory palace -- Stories, imagination and the way your brain works -- Characters, characters everywhere -- Weird and wonderful portable memory aids -- When art becomes writing -- Lessons from the Middle Ages -- Learning in school and throughout life -- Does memory have to decline when you age? -- Memory athletes battle it out

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