Brilliant Memory Training Stop worrying about your memory and start using it - to the full!
by Hancock, JonathanEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2011-07-29
Publisher(s): Ft Pr
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Summary
Improving memory is a subject applicable to many people who often complain about it - from teenagers struggling to pass exams, through#xA0;to older people who feel their memory is slipping away with each passing year. Combining ancient techniques with the very latest research, this book reveals the crucial role played by memory in every aspect of daily life and provides a step-by-step guide to using it better. Memory is fundamental to the way we experience the world, how we think, feel and behave. If we can put our memory under control we can boost our confidence, stretch our creativity, get more out of everything we do - and wantto do. Brilliant Memoryshows readers that they can stop worrying about their memory and start using it to the full, today. Market:The Popular Psychology and Personal Development market was worth over 12.5million in 2009, Pearson Education is the second biggest publisher in this market, with almost 12%market share. Benchmark : The Memory Book, Published December 2009, Life sales: 1,253 copies sold (TCM Nielsen Book scan).
Author Biography
Jonathan Hancock is a graduate of Oxford University, a double Guinness World Record-breaker and former World Memory Champion, and the author of nine books on memory and learning. He has demonstrated his learning techniques on numerous radio and TV programmes. In 2008 he joined forces with The Learning Skills Foundation to become Founder of The Junior Memory Championship, the first national memory competition for primary-school children. He is preparing to launch The Senior Memory Championship.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: Foundations
Chapter 1: Switching on
Chapter 2: Memory building
Chapter 3: Memory boosting
Chapter 4: Taking control
Chapter 5: Global learning
Part 2: Applications
Chapter 6: Learning lists
Chapter 7: Words and ideas
Chapter 8: Numbers and names
Chapter 9: Under pressure
Chapter 10: Self improvement
Conclusion
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