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Title: A very profound historical analysis of memory techniques
Review: I found a reference to this book after reading Hannibal. I have been very interested in the memory techniques and wanted to find out more.Even though I was looking more for a how to book, I was not disappointed by the Art of Memory. It was not an easy read for me but I still found it illuminating. It only provides a basic description of the techniques with the main focus of the book actually on the history of the techniques. If you are looking only for a how to book and are not interested in the history and evolution of memory techniques then this is not really for you. I would personally recommend this as a companion to a how to book on the subject of memory improvement because knowing the history (especially historical applications of the techniques) sheds a great deal of light on the techniques themselves.
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