Joshua Foer Livres

This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with over one hundred new places, dozens and dozens of new photographs, and two very special features: twelve city guides, covering Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo. And a three-panel gatefold with a full-color map augmented by an around-the-world travel itinerary. More a cabinet of curiosities than traditional guidebook, Atlas Obscura revels in the unexpected, the overlooked, the bizarre, and the mysterious."--Dust jacket flap

Curiosity serves as a powerful catalyst for exploration and discovery in this book. It invites readers to embrace their inquisitive nature, encouraging them to seek out new experiences and knowledge. Through engaging narratives and thought-provoking insights, the book highlights the importance of asking questions and pursuing answers, ultimately fostering a deeper understanding of oneself and the world.

It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders—the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's 40-year hole of fire called the Gates of Hell, a graveyard for decommissioned ships on the coast of Bangladesh, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, England. Created by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton, ATLAS OBSCURA revels in the weird, the unexpected, the overlooked, the hidden and the mysterious. Every page expands our sense of how strange and marvelous the world really is. And with its compelling descriptions, hundreds of photographs, surprising charts, maps for every region of the world, it is a book to enter anywhere, and will be as appealing to the armchair traveler as the die-hard adventurer. Anyone can be a tourist. ATLAS OBSCURA is for the explorer.

The 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.

Joshua Foer takes us on a journey through the mind, from ancient 'memory palace' techniques to neuroscience, from the man who can recall nine thousand books to another who constantly forgets who he is. In doing so, he shows how we can all improve our memories.

Let your curiosity be your compass! Created by the same brilliant, intrepid team who wrote Atlas Obscura and reinvented the travel book for a new generation, comes a traveler’s journal that belongs in every backpack, carry-on, messenger bag—or, when not abroad, on the desk, open for keeping notes for the next journey. This ruggedly handsome and sturdy blank journal features a storage pocket in the back (just right for ticket stubs, receipts, boarding passes, and more). The paper is high quality and printed with a variety of lines and grids, perfect for keeping track of itineraries, writing down impressions, making lists, sketching maps and sites, noting discoveries, and more. In addition, the journal includes practical reference, like time zones, weights and measures, and seasonal climate charts. And there’s an appendix of inspiration—a brief guide, with maps, to finding the hidden magic in a dozen of the world’s most interesting cities, New York to Shanghai to Budapest to Tokyo to Cairo. Don’t get off the beaten track without it.

Gedächtnis-Genie kann jeder werden. Der junge Joshua Foer erzählt seine Erfolgsstory Wie können sich manche Kellner ellenlange Bestellungen merken, ohne sie aufzuschreiben? Warum fällt es dagegen heute vielen Schülern schwer, eine Ballade von Schiller auswendig zu lernen? Auf seiner Suche nach Antworten auf diese Fragen trifft der selbst ziemlich vergessliche Joshua Foer Geistesakrobaten und Schachmeister, Amnesiepatienten und Wissenschaftler. Je mehr er darüber erfährt, wie das Gehirn funktioniert, wie es Informationen aufnimmt und warum es sie wieder verliert, desto mehr wird klar: Sensationelle Gedächtnisleistungen sind keine Hexerei. Mit Hilfe verschiedener Techniken und der Unterstützung eines Gedächtnisgroßmeisters siegt er schließlich selbst bei den USA Memory Championships und stellt sogar einen neuen Rekord auf: Es gelingt ihm, die zufällige Reihenfolge von 52 Spielkarten nach nur knapp 2 Minuten korrekt wiederzugeben! Damit beweist er: Mit ein bisschen Fleiß und der richtigen Technik kann dies jeder schaffen. 'Moonwalk mit Einstein' ist die spannende und informative Geschichte dieser sehr persönlichen Reise zu den Quellen unseres Gedächtnisses.

Hochzeitstag vergessen? Schlüssel verlegt? Joshua Foer verrät, wie er durch einen einfachen Trick zum Gedächtnismeister wurde: Er verpackt Zahlen und Daten in derart aufregende Geschichten, dass er sie einfach nicht mehr vergessen kann. Auch seine eigene Erfolgsstory ist so irrwitzig und brillant erzählt, dass man sie nie wieder vergisst. Foer entführt uns dabei in die Welt der Gedächtnis-Freaks, berichtet Neues aus Psychologie und Neurobiologie und rekapituliert ganz nebenbei noch die Geschichte der Gedächtniskunst von der Antike bis heute. Doch das Beste ist: Nach der Lektüre vergisst man garantiert nie wieder eine Telefonnummer.