Moonwalking with Einstein

The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

By: Joshua Foer

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2011 Joshua Foer (P)2011 Penguin

Critic reviews

“Highly entertaining.” (Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker)

“Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” (The Boston Globe)

"His passionate and deeply engrossing book...is a resounding tribute to the muscularity of the mind.... In the end, Moonwalking with Einstein reminds us that though brain science is a wild frontier and the mechanics of memory little understood, our minds are capable of epic achievements." (The Washington Post)

Aha, more than a trick. A system!

With a little discipline you too can remember better. An engaging story about a journalist becoming the US memory champion.

Simple, entertaining and engaging

The path is drawn will you follow it? I did recognize to my self I am absent in many things I live, therefore have no recollection of them. Even though I have enjoyed them… hope to find my own way to improve my memories and be able to share them, and hope you do too…

This should be mandatory reading in middle-school

I wish I was taught these memorization techniques early on in my life. They can help everybody. This book will blow your mind if you allow it to. Take some time to try out some of these exercises as you listen to this book.
I very much appreciated that this author dove into the subject matter by testing out the techniques for himself and even compete in memorization competitions.
Very fresh read!

Now I'm thinking about becoming a mental athlete

what a great book.
I loved it.
At the beginning I thought he was talking so much, but at some point I was definitely VERY engaged.
it is very insteresting how this dude got to performed such an amazing tricks just by putting the practice and studying mnemonics.
I will definitely be looking more into the Ad Herennium and studying some things by myself.

Fantastic book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes! Great story, excellent content, and entertaining.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ed!

What about Mike Chamberlain’s performance did you like?

His voice is easy to follow.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

You won't be disappointed if you get this audiobook.

Learning How to Learn

Would you listen to Moonwalking with Einstein again? Why?

Yes.because it made me try to organise my brain like I organise my computer instead of just throwing information at it.It explains what is wrong with modern education and how it could be corrected.Rote is cerbral gymnastics

Which scene was your favorite?

The idea of organising my mind like a piece of realestate!,it works!!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book should be made to be compulsory reading by all educators,before it is too late

Any additional comments?

This book draws attention on how to learn a function that is being lost rapidly over the last century.,i.e how to learn. If we organised our mind with as much attention as our computers we will have greatly improved cerebral function

Insightful Awakening To Memory Palaces!

Moonwalking with Einstein is an elevated story and valuable understanding of the inspirations of a memory master! Great motivational read.

Title deceiving

Where does Moonwalking with Einstein rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the top books. This book within stories of memory growth, points out specific memory techniques and the techniques history. I have already began using them.

What does Mike Chamberlain bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The perfect voice for the book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Excitement and laughing. At the amazing points it made. There are some things I never realized. I learned from this book.

Witty, Eye-opening and Very Entertaining

Now, this is a great book, I could not stop listening to. It's very funny at times, tremendously stealthily educational at others (you barely even realize how much knowledge Joshua imparts on you), and in general–a very entertaining piece. This I one of those books that I wouldn't mind receiving as a gift at all.

4/5

Answered any questions I could have had regarding memory. By the end of the book I was convinced the narrator was the author. He mimicked accents for a few characters but not all. Not sure if that was his choice or the way the book was written