Total Recall: How to Boost Your Memory Power

by Joan Minninger, Charles Gerras (Editor)

Explains how the human memory works, tells why we forget, and suggests ways to remember faces and names, dates and numbers, and important facts

Genres: Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction, Education

274 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 1958

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was very boring and I feel like it was outdated. I only made it through a quarter of the book before I quit reading it. There is more information out there now about the brain and about memories. Some of the information was still relevant and accurate.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Know that this book is dated when you buy it second hand, and it uses several dated examples and theories. I still learned a lot from reading it however, it was a fun book to pick up in the morning not unlike reading the paper and solving the jumble; there's always something interesting and easy to understand within this book. I would read "Emotional Blocks", "How to use memory Systems", "How to Study", and "How to remember what you read" to get the most out of this book.

[Emmannuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a strict believer of "All help is good help" (with the exception of a few) so I felt like this was a good beginners course to how the brain works. I mean at the end of the day, it's pretty much "Brain Class 101" but for people that hate having someone drone at them about how the brain works and wants to learn at their own pace. It's okay.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting how information but dated. Very good analysis of how memory works but very little practical data for improving your own memory.

[Greg Talbot · Rating 2 out of 5]

First half reads like a psychology 101 chapter about memory. The subject matter is interesting, but it's plain writing, and the references are dated.

It does touch on a broad number of subjects: remembering numbers, faces, how actors remember, but none are fleshed out to be particularly sticky.

[False · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good memory can open the door to achievement and success. It translates into good grades for the student, promotions for the businessperson, votes for the politician, and administration and respect for anyone else who can call up useful information at will.

[Parker LeBaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very dry to read that it remains one of the harder books for me to finish. Outdated by today’s standards, but there were some good information to be extracted that I often use today. But it’s a safe book to pass for a better competitor.

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[Sean Sexton · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Total Recall" contains some interesting techniques for improving your memory retrieval techniques, but nothing earth-shattering..

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a fast read. If one has ever taken a Intro Psych class, this book's material should be familiar. Review questions after chapter reinforced material.

[Gayle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful book.

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, but the advise she offers is mostly predictable. A lot of it is common sense.