Originally published: New York: Penguin Press, 2011.
Joshua Foer was born in Washington, DC in 1982 and lives in New Haven, CT with his wife Dinah. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, Esquire, Slate, Outside, the New York Times, and other publications. He is the co-founder of the Atlas Obscura, an online guide to the world’s wonders and curiosities. He is also the co-founder of the architectural design competition, Sukkah City. Moonwalking with Einstein is his first book.
The Smartest Man is Hard to Find
p. 3
The Man Who Remembered Too Much
The Expert Expert
p. 49
The Most Forgetful Man in the World
p. 69
The Memory Palace
p. 89
The Ok Plateau
p. 163
The Talented Tenth
p. 187
The Little Rain Man in All Of US
p. 211
The USA Memory Championship
p. 237
Epilogue
p. 259
Acknowledgments
p. 273
Notes
p. 275
Bibliography
p. 289
Index
p. 299
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