Moonwalking with Einstein

The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

By: Joshua Foer

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

The bestselling, blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory

“Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker

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

An instant bestseller that has now 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.

not what I expected

Definitely a good book and interesting story, but I was expecting to learn a bit more about techniques to improve everyday useful memory.

Educational. Inspiring. Funny.

Great narrator. Amazing and hilarious story. I appreciate the author's honesty about the practical applications of such great memorization techniques.

Interesting

This was an interesting book. I guess I'm damning it with faint praise. The reader put me off. He was too sing song for my liking.

Interesting read

What did you love best about Moonwalking with Einstein?

This book made me wonder if the memory games would work for me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Not a favoirte

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

He allows me to think more about what is being said, and not on what is in front of my eyes.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

no

Any additional comments?

This was a good listen, it is thought provoking and easy to follow

Nerdy and fun

If you’re curious about how to improve your memory, this books gives an introduction to the basic concepts used by memory champions. It also gets into the history and social aspects of the art of memorizing large amounts of stuff. But what this book really does is introduce the quirky cool world of memory champions as characters and their role as celebs in this subculture of memory nerds. While an occasional female is mentioned for her wins, this book clearly shows a tight-knit fraternity of white males helping one another and even forming their own little club (typical$. If it were more inclusive, I would be more intrigued. That this book inspired one of the world’s top current champs who’s also female (Yanjaa) may redeem it from its blatant sausage-party feel.