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Would pair well with the talent code or just about any malcolm gladwell book
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Wonderful story on what it takes to compete in memory contest
In addition foers book is also part road journeygonzo journalism as he begins to study the memory techniques suggested by the p... Read More
A strangely compelling account of a journalist who gets drawn into the world of professional memory championships
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- This product had a total of 4,955 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 7 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I loved how joshua broke down his journey in the usa memory championship his writing was engaging and final chapter was like a movie climax
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This is not a book on memory improving techniques nor does it purport to be
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If your goal is simply to learn memory improving techniques as quickly as possible i would not recommend you read this book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its introduction to chess strategies not chess for grandmasters
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Josh tells an engaging tale while teaching memorization tricks that actually works
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Too much story telling not enough details explaining how to practice memory training
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So my first attempt to read it was met with disappointment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However recently i saw it was on bill gates reading list and his note was that something like it’s an j retesting book for anyone interested in learning about how their brain and memory works
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