Ageless Memory: The Memory Expert's Prescription for a Razor-Sharp Mind

by Harry Lorayne

Overview

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 later
• Never 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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603761765
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	239
Sales rank:	304,206
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Harry Lorayne is the world's foremost memory-training specialist and the author of The Memory Book, a New York Times bestseller for forty-six weeks. His other books include Super Memory, Super Student; Remembering People, Memory Makes Money, and Harry Lorayne's Page-a-Minute Memory Book. He has appeared on national television many times, including forty appearances on The Tonight Show, and has made hundreds of personal appearances, teaching seminars at major corporations, schools, and other organizations. His instructional "Memory Power Package" of DVDs has sold thousands of copies on TV and online. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Preface: In the Eye of the "Be Older" 9

1 Pavlov's Dogs: How memory training works 14

Special Mind-Power Exercise #1 19

2 Memory Through History: Historic techniques that still work 20

Special Mind-Power Exercise #2 27

3 From Absent- to Present-Minded: You cannot remember if you don't know 28

Special Mind-Power Exercise #3 35

4 Oh, Pair: Start remembering by association 36

Special Mind-Power Exercise #4 39

5 The Link System: Controlling where your thoughts lead 40

Special Mind-Power Exercise #5 47

6 20 Percent Interest: The importance of interest and curiosity 48

Special Mind-Power Exercise #6 52

7 Better, Not Older: Discovering your staying/graying power 53

Special Mind-Power Exercise #7 57

8 Silver Plate: Foolproof ways to remember words and meaning 58

Special Mind-Power Exercise #8 65

9 Ties Facile Vocabulary Power: Moving on to foreign-language vocabulary 66

Special Mind-Power Exercise #9 72

10 What's in a Name?: It pay$ to remember names. Here's how 73

Special Mind-Power Exercise #10 82

11 Let's Face It: Never forget a face, even years later 83

Special Mind-Power Exercise #11 89

12 I See Numbers!: Remembering numbers in a brand-new way 90

Special Mind-Power Exercise #12 99

13 Peg(s) O' My Heart: Handling more challenging numbers as never before 100

Special Mind-Power Exercise #13 108

14 Use It or Lose It: Remember shopping lists, errands, appointments, and more 109

Special Mind-Power Exercise #14 117

15 Real "E State": You can remember state capitals easily 118

Special Mind-Power Exercise #15 122

16 Important Numbers: Cultivating your "Imaginuity."123

Special Mind-Power Exercise #16 130

17 Send Me a Telegram: Memorize the Morse code easily-it's fun! 131

Special Mind-Power Exercise #17 134

18 Stock Market Symbols: Triumph over the ticker. 135

Special Mind-Power Exercise #18 137

19 One-Upmanship: Remember facts and show off your culture quotient 138

Special Mind-Power Exercise #19 146

20 Computer Tutor: Master that machine at any age 147

Special Mind-Power Exercise #20 156

21 It's About Time: Never forget those pills and appointments 157

Special Mind-Power Exercise #21 163

22 Speak to Me!: Speak effectively without using notes 164

Special Mind-Power Exercise #22 169

23 Most Important: Reading/Learning: Includes the magazine memory-feat 170

Special Mind-Power Exercise #23 181

24 Deal Me In: It pay$ to remember cards-plus the missing card stunt 182

Special Mind-Power Exercise #24 192

25 Spelling Bee: No more spelling misteaks! 193

Special Mind-Power Exercise #25 196

26 Bible Study: Become verse-atile 197

Special Mind-Power Exercise #26 201

27 The 400-Digit Memory Feat: You've never remembered numbers like this before 202

Special Mind-Power Exercise #27 205

28 Instant, Alternate, Peg Lists: More strategies for remembering lists of any kind 206

Special Mind-Power Exercise #28 209

29 Memory Potpourri: Remember calories, where you parked your car, directions, trivia, dates, and more 210

Special Mind-Power Exercise #29 219

Last Word 221

Solutions to the Special Mind-Power Exercises 224