Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly

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Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly

Groundbreaking anthropologist and memory champion Lynne Kelly reveals how we can use ancient and traditional mnemonic methods to enhance and expand our memory.
“The narrative covers the ground well and entertains as it travelsOf benefit to anyone seeking to remember a scrap of information for more than a couple of minutes.” -- Kirkus Reviews
Memory Craft is the best practical book on memory training.” -- Anthony Metivier, host of the Magnetic Memory podcast
Memory Craft provides a comprehensive understanding of man's earliest and most powerful survival tool, memory.” -- Dominic O'Brien, eight times World Memory Champion
Memory Craft is captivating and well worth reading and re-reading. You will discover a wide variety of inventive, fun to use and surpris­ingly powerful techniques that may very well end up changing your life.” -- Francis Blondin, two times Canadian Memory Champion
Memory Craft is essential reading for anyone interested in memory improvement techniques. Highly recommended.” -- Josh Cohen, co-founder, artofmemory.com
“Weaving the deep history of memory techniques along with the techniques themselves, Memory Craft is a memory book like no other I’ve ever read.” -- Nelson Dellis, four-time U.S. Memory Champion
“Dr Lynne Kelly explores the ancient memory techniques that exploit our brain's natural instinct to ground knowledge in landscapes, movement, objects, stories and songs. Lynne shares her practical experience with using these methods to teach us how we too can memorise anything from the history of the world to learning a foreign language. Along the way we gain profound insights into how these "memory crafts" can not only inform educational practices, but also potentially protect our memories from decline as we age.” -- Dr Meredith McKague, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
“A tour de force in memory techniques ranging from medieval mnemonics to the latest strategies and heuristics used by world-leading memory champions. The book shows that memory can be learned and trained with a wealth of examples and routines that can be practised by anyone.” -- Professor Todd Landman, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
“Readers can readily implement her ideas and train themselves to use these mnemonic devices just as the ancient ones may have done so long ago.” -- Shelf Awareness (Praise for The Memory Code)
“Entertaining, educational, fun and has easy to follow methods so everyone can learn how to increase their own memory capacity.” -- Carolyn Tavener, Principal, Malmsbury Primary School
Dr. Lynne Kelly is a senior memory champion, science writer, and Honorary Research Associate at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She is author of The Memory Code and lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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ISBN 13 9781643133249
ISBN 10 1643133241
Title Memory Craft
Author Lynne Kelly
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pegasus Books
Year published 2020-02-04
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.