The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play Paperback – August 27, 1996
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Description
• Unleash the hidden power of your mind • It’s there in all of us. A mental resource we don’t think much about. Memory. And now there’s a way to master its power. . . . • Through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas’s simple, fail-safe memory system, you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful at work, at school, in sports, and at play. • Read with speed and greater understanding. • File phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments right in your head. • Send those birthday and anniversary cards on time. • Learn foreign words and phrases with ease. • Shine in the classroom and shorten study hours. • Dominate social situations: Remember and use important personal details. • Begin today. The change in your life will be unforgettable
Details
General
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- Reissue
- Language
- English
Publication
- Publication date
- August 27, 1996
Physical
- Print length
- 240 pages
- Item Weight
- 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.66 x 8.25 inches
Identifiers
- ISBN-10
- 0345410025
- ISBN-13
- 978-0345410023
Frequently asked questions
- What is this book about?
- It says you can master memory through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas’s simple, fail-safe memory system.
- What can the memory system help you do?
- It says you can read with speed and greater understanding, file phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments in your head, and remember important personal details.
- What publication details are listed for the book?
- It is published by Ballantine Books, with a publication date of August 27, 1996, and it is listed as a Reissue.
Customer reviews
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Easy. Effective. INCREDIBLE.
After reading "The Memory Book", I can have a group of people give me random words, one at a time, and memorize them... in the order in which they were given. Then, given a number, I can quickly recall the corresponding word. Or, alternately, given a word I can recall the corresponding number. It takes a few seconds for me to engrain each word, but I can easily do this with 20 words. I'm confident I could recall over 95 out of a 100 if I ever had a reason to try. I have always considered my memory to be rather poor. But after using the VERY SIMPLE techniques in this book, I am capable of memorizing things many people would deem near impossible, with minimal effort. The first exercise listed ten words: Airplane, tree, envelope, earring, bucket, sing, basketball, salami, nose, and star. Then provided a child-like way to not only remember all ten words but also in the sequence in which they were presented. Some might, at first glance, think that's simple, but try it without a method! I had them memorized in about fifteen minutes and now they seem to be permanently etched in my brain; that was over a week ago and I just wrote them in this review from memory! The next exercise was a list of thirty words, most of which were complex and I had never seen before. That might impress some people, but these methods have real practical applications. Memorizing names with faces, speeches, numbers (phone, credit card, a 50-digit number if you so desire) are what's taught in the first half alone. The use of "pegging" is central to the memorization methods taught in this book. Every number from 0 through 9 has a phonetic sound(s) associated with it. By mastering the basics, one can quickly figure out how to memorize a list of 100 words/names if he really wants to. Here's an oversimplified example. Memorize the following ten groupings by using a simple rhyming method: 1. Bun 2. Shoe 3. Tree 4. Door 5. Hive 6. Sticks 7. Heaven 8. Gate 9. Vine 10. Pen Now think of a word you want to memorize. This will be the first word in your memory. Now peg this word to the word "bun". For example, if you thought about a cloud, picture a hamburger bun with a big pile of "cloud" sitting in it instead of a hamburger patty. The more outlandish the connection you imagine, the easier it will be to recall. Peg your second word to "shoe" and so on. This is really awesome. Why isn't this mandatory in elementary school?
After reading "The Memory Book", I can have a group of people give me random words, one at a time, and memorize them... in the order in which they were given. Then, given a number, I can quickly recall the corresponding word. Or, alternately, given a word I can recall the corresponding number. It takes a few seconds for me to engrain each word, but I can easily do this with 20 words. I'm confident I could recall over 95 out of a 100 if I ever had a reason to try. I have always considered my memory to be rather poor. But after using the VERY SIMPLE techniques in this book, I am capable of memorizing things many people would deem near impossible, with minimal effort. The first exercise listed ten words: Airplane, tree, envelope, earring, bucket, sing, basketball, salami, nose, and star. Then provided a child-like way to not only remember all ten words but also in the sequence in which they were presented. Some might, at first glance, think that's simple, but try it without a method! I had them memorized in about fifteen minutes and now they seem to be permanently etched in my brain; that was over a week ago and I just wrote them in this review from memory! The next exercise was a list of thirty words, most of which were complex and I had never seen before. That might impress some people, but these methods have real practical applications. Memorizing names with faces, speeches, numbers (phone, credit card, a 50-digit number if you so desire) are what's taught in the first half alone. The use of "pegging" is central to the memorization methods taught in this book. Every number from 0 through 9 has a phonetic sound(s) associated with it. By mastering the basics, one can quickly figure out how to memorize a list of 100 words/names if he really wants to. Here's an oversimplified example. Memorize the following ten groupings by using a simple rhyming method: 1. Bun 2. Shoe 3. Tree 4. Door 5. Hive 6. Sticks 7. Heaven 8. Gate 9. Vine 10. Pen Now think of a word you want to memorize. This will be the first word in your memory. Now peg this word to the word "bun". For example, if you thought about a cloud, picture a hamburger bun with a big pile of "cloud" sitting in it instead of a hamburger patty. The more outlandish the connection you imagine, the easier it will be to recall. Peg your second word to "shoe" and so on. This is really awesome. Why isn't this mandatory in elementary school?
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A Great Primer On Memory
I read Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything about a year ago and purchased this book, among many others, to start learning memory techniques. I started with this book because it seemed simpler and more accessible than the other I picked up, and I was not disappointed. It's a great book and will introduce you to a variety of memory techniques quickly. Some of the more interesting things you will learn how to do: * Memorize lists of ten items or less instantly, for as long as you like. Simple, easy to implement. * Names and faces memory. Memorize a roomful of names and faces. Extremely easy to do. * Memorize 50 digit number with the Major system. Some ideas for how this is useful - license number, credit card number, important dates, etc. * The link system for memorizing lists of any link, frontwards and backwards. * The loci system - very brief overview, but you can pick up enough to learn it. * The peg system - built on the Major system, this will allow you to memorize lists frontwards, backwards, and by number. ex. Presidents in order and who the 17th President was * Memorize a deck of cards * Many applications, from public speaking to sports to party tricks Not the last book on memory I will read, but a good place to start for anyone. You will learn enough very quickly, and there is much more to study and build on should you want to. Highly Recommended. Other books on memory I would recommend: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters
I read Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything about a year ago and purchased this book, among many others, to start learning memory techniques. I started with this book because it seemed simpler and more accessible than the other I picked up, and I was not disappointed. It's a great book and will introduce you to a variety of memory techniques quickly. Some of the more interesting things you will learn how to do: * Memorize lists of ten items or less instantly, for as long as you like. Simple, easy to implement. * Names and faces memory. Memorize a roomful of names and faces. Extremely easy to do. * Memorize 50 digit number with the Major system. Some ideas for how this is useful - license number, credit card number, important dates, etc. * The link system for memorizing lists of any link, frontwards and backwards. * The loci system - very brief overview, but you can pick up enough to learn it. * The peg system - built on the Major system, this will allow you to memorize lists frontwards, backwards, and by number. ex. Presidents in order and who the 17th President was * Memorize a deck of cards * Many applications, from public speaking to sports to party tricks Not the last book on memory I will read, but a good place to start for anyone. You will learn enough very quickly, and there is much more to study and build on should you want to. Highly Recommended. Other books on memory I would recommend: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters
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Love this book, I'd give it a honest 4 star for content, 10 stars for application
It is a great book everyone should read. is it the best book, not really, however, the tips and tricks you learn in this book is priceless. Even if I hate the book I'd give it 5 stars not to mention I liked the book. Now the book teaches you a few memory tricks. however, I find it a bit annoying by the amount of example they provide. there is a system yet there isn't a system. A Lot of the examples make sense to the authors, they just didn't consider whether or not it make sense for the readers. It's understandable given one is a magician and the other a basketball player. They excel through their own way and the section on magic card trick and basketball game is the biggest section in the book. It is what they are most passionate about. They do go into other subjects too like arts, history, names, numbers, foreign languages, same principle, different application and examples. I do appreciate the examples don't get me wrong, but however, when they use examples that make sense to them but breaks the system it make the read really difficult. They are experts so it make sense for them to break a couple principles because they already know the ins and outs so it works better. However, as a learner, it's like given the instruction to crawl, and then every now and then they tell you jump. Definitely could use some editing for a new version but a great book, everyone should read it.
It is a great book everyone should read. is it the best book, not really, however, the tips and tricks you learn in this book is priceless. Even if I hate the book I'd give it 5 stars not to mention I liked the book. Now the book teaches you a few memory tricks. however, I find it a bit annoying by the amount of example they provide. there is a system yet there isn't a system. A Lot of the examples make sense to the authors, they just didn't consider whether or not it make sense for the readers. It's understandable given one is a magician and the other a basketball player. They excel through their own way and the section on magic card trick and basketball game is the biggest section in the book. It is what they are most passionate about. They do go into other subjects too like arts, history, names, numbers, foreign languages, same principle, different application and examples. I do appreciate the examples don't get me wrong, but however, when they use examples that make sense to them but breaks the system it make the read really difficult. They are experts so it make sense for them to break a couple principles because they already know the ins and outs so it works better. However, as a learner, it's like given the instruction to crawl, and then every now and then they tell you jump. Definitely could use some editing for a new version but a great book, everyone should read it.
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THE book of Memory
Simply put, this is the classic book on memory improvement. Without Harry Lorayne, mnemonics would not have had gained any public notice in the last several decades - period. This book is THE standard in learning how to improve your memory very quickly and very easily. The link method can be learned in minutes and you will use it in everyday life. The phonetic alphabet and Peg takes more practice, but is well worth the effort. If you are a student at any level (I am currently a graduate student) you must buy and practice these techniques. These memory devices (mnemonics) will save you a great deal of time and most certainly improve your GPA if you use them. Harry Lorayne cannot be thanked enough for his contribution to modern mnemonics. I have been using his systems for years and recently developed mnemonics for Biblical Language paradigms such as Biblical Hebrew [...] His methods make memory work enjoyable and profitable for anyone. I cannot highly enough recommend this book (this small paperback edition may be difficult for some to read as the print is small - you may want to purchase the larger edition). Mr. Loryane's most recent book "Ageless Memory" is also excellent and comes in a sturdy hardcover edition. Either book is excellent.
Simply put, this is the classic book on memory improvement. Without Harry Lorayne, mnemonics would not have had gained any public notice in the last several decades - period. This book is THE standard in learning how to improve your memory very quickly and very easily. The link method can be learned in minutes and you will use it in everyday life. The phonetic alphabet and Peg takes more practice, but is well worth the effort. If you are a student at any level (I am currently a graduate student) you must buy and practice these techniques. These memory devices (mnemonics) will save you a great deal of time and most certainly improve your GPA if you use them. Harry Lorayne cannot be thanked enough for his contribution to modern mnemonics. I have been using his systems for years and recently developed mnemonics for Biblical Language paradigms such as Biblical Hebrew [...] His methods make memory work enjoyable and profitable for anyone. I cannot highly enough recommend this book (this small paperback edition may be difficult for some to read as the print is small - you may want to purchase the larger edition). Mr. Loryane's most recent book "Ageless Memory" is also excellent and comes in a sturdy hardcover edition. Either book is excellent.
