The classic guide to improving your memory at work, at school and at play Unleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play. Discover how easy it is to: file names, passwords, data, figures, and appointments right in your head; learn foreign words and phrases with ease; read with speed - and greater understanding; shine in the classroom - and shorten study hours; dominate social situations, and more. Praise for The Memory Book: "I'm impressed with this book and would recommend it to anyone trying to improve their memory." "Reading this book has opened my mind to truly incredible feats of memory and learning! " "just mind blowing . . . Harry Lorayne has proven himself to be the master at increasing mind's potential." "If you are interested in memory improvement, this book is foundational and possibly the only memory book you will need." Editorial reviews: "A never-fail system for remembering everything." Time "A most unusual book about memory training . . . absorbing material to practice and use." Los Angeles Times

Unleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play. Discover how easy it is to: file phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments right in your head; learn foreign words and phrases with ease; read with speed--and greater understanding; shine in the classroom--and shorten study hours; dominate social situations, and more.


From the Paperback edition.

Completely practical and easy to use, the book advises in 24 chapters on how to recall names and faces; remember appointments; find keys, glasses, valuables; give speeches without notes; learn foreign words and phrases; memorise lists of items, quotations, facts and figures; and regain (or maintain!) the confidence that comes with having a sharp, active mind.

The world's foremost memory expert and mega-bestselling author proves that memory CAN get better with age
Diet and exercise are great, but what good is a healthy body if you don't have the mental capabilities to go with it? Harry Lorayne, who is now 83 years old, has been honing and teaching his foolproof system for sharpening the mind, improving concentration, and attaining a truly "superpower" memory for more than 40 years. Ageless Memory is the culmination of this memory expert's life's work. Specifically geared to our needs as we age, his unique memory system can be put into practice immediately for a better memory the very same day you open the book and start to read Completely practical and easy to use, readers learn to:
Recall names and faces, even years laterNever miss an appointment or misplace keys, glasses, valuables, etc. Give speeches without notes and learn foreign words and phrases easily Memorize long lists of items, quotations, long numbers, Bible verses, and all kinds of facts and figures Excel at cards and other games Regain (or maintain ) the confidence that comes with having a sharp, active mind.
It's not necessary to accept poor or waning memory or "senior moments" as inevitable results of growing older and Harry Lorayne proves it in Ageless Memory
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Memory is the stepping-stone to thinking, because without remembering facts, you cannot think, conceptualize, reason, make decisions, create. or contribute. There is no learning without memory.