Moonwalking with Einstein
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Moonwalking with Einstein

by Joshua Foer

2011•Documentary•307 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalfresh & originalrealisticemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeGrounded and fresh: a moving non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory “Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” —The Boston Globe An instant bestseller that has now become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his...

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

MemoryMemory improvementMnemonicsBrain trainingNeurosciencePsychologySelf-improvementNonfiction

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Author
Joshua Foer
Published
2011
Pages
307
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