Foer’s unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to US Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. On average, people squander 40 days annually compensating for things they’ve forgotten. Joshua Foer used to one of those people. But after a year of memory training, he found himself in the finals of the US Memory Championships. Even more important, Foer found a vital truth we too often forget: In every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories. Moonwalking with Einstein draws on cutting edge research, a surprising cultural history of memory and venerable tricks of the mentalist’s trade to transform our understanding of human remembering…

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