Book Review – The
Memory Book
Author: Jerry Lucas & Harold
Lorayne
Publisher: Ballantine, Random House,
New York, USA, 1974.
ISBN: 0-345-33758-1
Pages: 206.
An
essential tool for improving your memory
Copyright,
2012, JapaneseCustomer.com. All rights reserved,
The book opens with a
foreword from Jerry Lucas who recalls his childhood, how Harold Lorayne was one
of his idols and how he used his memory methods at school and did very well in
his grades. The book is a series of 27 chapters that recall the first meeting
between the two and cover a wide range of topics, insights, practical exercises
& techniques
Anyone who reads the book
will benefit as the skills will enhance your everyday life skills. For language
learners chapter 7 has some great techniques.
“where memory is concerned, an entity consists of two things.. a
definition or meaning to a word” p 39
“…foreign
word is changed to a definite tangible picture in the mind”
Positives
* It is a paperback so it
is small, light & easy to carry meaning that you can read it anywhere.
* The book gets started
early with simple, easy to understand, practical memory skills
* Good range of topics
& techniques – tips for putting names to faces, remembering speeches and
important information.
Negatives
* Not enough time to read,
practice & fully explore all that is in this book
Summary
* A very useful, practical
& simple way to improve your memory. Techniques are easy to apply and use
in your daily life
Book Review – The
Memory Book
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