Moonwalking with Einstein

The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory.An instant best seller that is poised to become a classic Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top mental athletes. He draws on cutting-edge research a surprising cultural history of remembering and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that in every way that matters we are the sum of our memories.