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Author: Mira Bartok
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-08-09
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1439183325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gorgeous memoir about the 17 year estrangement of the author and her homeless schizophrenic mother, and their reunion.
Author: Edward Hollis
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 2015-07-28
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 1619025620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brilliant, ambitious follow–up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past to the now–vanished chambers they once contained. The rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shape our lives and become the backdrop to our sense of self. one day, the structures will be gone, but even then, traces of the stories and the memories they contained will persist. In this dazzling work of imaginative reconstruction, edward Hollis takes us to the sites of great abodes now lost to history and piecing together the fragments that remain, re–creates their vanished chambers. From Rome's palatine to the old palace of Westminster and the petit Trianon at Versailles, from the sets of MGM studios in Hollywood to the pavilions of the Crystal palace and the author's own grandmother's sitting room, The Memory Palace is a glittering treasure trove of luminous forgotten places and the alluring people who lived in them.
Author: Leslie Knope
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2011-11-22
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1401304419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history -- like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with laugh-out-loud-funny photographs, illustrations, and commentary by the other inhabitants of Pawnee, it's a must-read that will make you enjoy every moment of your stay in the Greatest Town in America.
Author: Seth Long
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2020-12-14
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 022669528X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the prevalence of smartphones, massive data storage, and search engines, we might think of today as the height of the information age. In reality, every era has faced its own challenges of storing, organizing, and accessing information. While they lacked digital devices, our ancestors, when faced with information overload, utilized some of the same techniques that underlie our modern interfaces: they visualized and spatialized data, tying it to the emotional and sensory spaces of memory, thereby turning their minds into a visual interface for accessing information. In Excavating the Memory Palace, Seth David Long mines the history of Europe’s arts of memory to find the origins of today’s data visualizations, unearthing how ancient constructions of cognitive pathways paved the way for modern technological interfaces. Looking to techniques like the memory palace, he finds the ways that information has been tied to sensory and visual experience, turning raw data into lucid knowledge. From the icons of smart phone screens to massive network graphs, Long shows us the ancestry of the cyberscape and unveils the history of memory as a creative act.
Author: Jonathan D. Spence
Publisher: Quercus Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781847243447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1577 a Jesuit priest named Matteo Ricci set out from Italy on a long journey to bring the Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. He spent time in India and Macao before entering China in 1583 to undertake mission work. Travelling widely, Ricci learned local languages, mastered Chinese classical script, drew the first-ever map of the world in Chinese and acquired a rich appreciation of the indigenous culture of his hosts. In 1596 Ricci wrote a short book in Chinese on the art of memory for the governor of Jiangxi province, who was preparing his three sons for China's demanding civil service examinations. In it he described a 'memory palace' in which to hold knowledge such as might help the three brothers and their peers in the Ming social elite to pass their exams with flying colours. Ricci must have hoped that, in gratitude to him for instructing them in mnemonic skills, they would use their newly won prestige to further the cause of the Catholic Church in China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's life, author Jonathan Spence relates the missionary's experiences via a series of images. Four of these images derive from events described in the Bible, the others from Ricci's book on the art of memory that was circulated among members of the Ming dynasty elite. A rich and compelling narrative about a remarkable life, The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci is also a significant work of global history, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China.
Author: Patricia Vigderman
Publisher: Hol Art Books
Published:
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1936102242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joshua Foer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-03-03
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 1101475978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Graham Best
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-03-21
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781090326300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you want to leverage your memory by over 700%? (Yes! Seriously!) See dramatic results in one evening by building a Memory Palace. Start using this powerful memory system immediately. Fun, easy, packed with entertaining activities and illustrations, this is the memory improvement book for you.Everyone can benefit by learning how to build a Memory Palace.Business persons-- gain that competitive edge and unleash confidence with a trained memory.Students-- children and adults! This strategy is fun and can easily be applied to learning history, a language, memorizing technical terminology and much more!Seniors-- protect your brain's power with this simple mind training. You'll see a dramatic short-term memory boost.This book will guide you step-by-step to build your own Memory Palace.
Author: Donlyn Lyndon
Publisher: Mit Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780262121828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collaboration between two distinguished architects is a joyous celebration of admired places and a thoughtful consideration of the role that design has played in giving these places their memorable qualities. Discussed are the Taj Mahal, Beverly Hills Civic Center, the Seagram building, and others. 182 illustrations.
Author: Hari Kunzru
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851777365
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Memory Palace forms the basis for an innovative exhibition in partnership with Sky Arts Ignition that explores the relationship between the written word and its visual interpretation. This volume includes preliminary drawings by 20 leading typographers, illustrators and graphic designers whose work features in the exhibition, alongside a contextual essay by the curators, Laurie Britton Newell and Ligaya Salazar, and a graphic story by Robert Hunter"--Printed wrapper on bottom board.
