Ageless Memory: Simple Secrets for Keeping Your Brain Young - Foolproof Methods for People Over 50

by Harry Lorayne

Book Overview

The world's foremost memory expert -- and mega-bestselling author -- proves that memory CAN get better with age

Diet and exercise are great, but what good is a healthy body if you don't have the mental capabilities to go with it? Harry Lorayne, who is now 83 years old, has been honing and teaching his foolproof system for sharpening the mind, improving concentration, and attaining a truly "superpower" memory for more than 40 years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579127509
• ISBN13: 9781579127503
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent memory helper

I heard the 3 CDs and immediately I started using his methods on improving memory. His methods have helped me to increased my memory in all aspects right away. The exercises are easy to follow and the applications practical. I recommend this book/CDs to anyone who wants to improve his memory.

Ageless Memory

This is a great book. I notice I'm not forgetting things as readily as I did. I can now tell you my safe deposit box number, my drivers license number, my car plates, and various phone numbers. It's also helped me to remember people's names. Great buy. Other programs want hundred(s) of bucks to improve your memory and prevent altzimer's. This does the same thing. Leah Levitt

Best Harry Lorayne Memory Book Yet!

I have many of Harry's books, and love him! He is such a sincere person and gives his all to us the reader. Naturally if you have ordered this book, you are in a situation that you may be feeling concerned that your mind is feeling fuzzy, or that you want to keep your brain young and vibrant. You will not be dissapointed in this book at all. I especially liked how positive the books overall feeling is. That our brains shouldn't be deteriorating and actually should be sharper than ever. I have tried the techniques in the book, and as long as I apply them, I have noticed an improvement! I now know my Bible books forwards, and backwards. Have memorized several scriptures, and am partially thru the Sermon on The Mount. Our brains are wonderfully made, and we should take care of it. So go ahead, whatever you decide to memorize, it will help you in middle age and beyond. Thanks Harry for the encouragment and help to sharpen up!

You can improve your memory, regardless of your age

I typically have difficulty remembering three things: names, faces and the third thing . . . geez, I can never remember that third thing. So that is why I was excited to come across AGELESS MEMORY by Harry Lorayne . . . long recognized as the world's foremost memory-training expert, I've been following his career for some 40 years and have read just about all his other books. Yet this one had particular interest to me, in large part because of its appealing subtitle: SIMPLE SECRTS FOR KEEPING YOUR BRAIN YOUNG . . . and who wouldn't be interested in that premise? I certainly was, but soon realized that I had to change my thinking around so as to not fall into this common trap: * A man called and said he had "the worst memory in the world." He desperately needed my help. The first thing I told him was that he'd have to get in line behind all the other people who've told me that they have the worst memories. (What a great excuse "bad memory" is: Don't depend on me for anything 'cause I'll forget." The fact of the matter is that every time you say, "I have a bad memory, " you put another hole in that sieve of your memory--and give people past fifty a bad name! My goal here is to get you to brag about your great memory; and each time you do, you'll plug up one of those holes and tell the world that older can be better.) All you need to do is follow this key suggestion: * Sure, what we refer to as "memory" may get less and less reliable as we age. I know that when I'm not applying my systems, I sometimes fumble over words and familiar things may fall into that "senior moment" abyss. But that never happens with any information, any word, any name, any number, and anything that I'm interested in. That's my point. Lorayne even relates his ideas to organizing your desk: * It's a cliche rule, but one that surely works. The rule is DO IT NOW. My sub-rule is, try not to let a paper go through your hands more than once. Because if you do, what too often happens is, you drop the paper somewhere on your desk with the thought, "I'll take care of it later." It gets covered up with other papers and you never see it again! It's forgotten. Take care of it now; then you can't forget it. Lastly, I liked how the author got me thinking throughout the book with some intriguing exercises at the end of each chapter . . . perhaps my favorite was this one: * A rich Arab dies and leaves his seventeen camels to his three sons. The camels are to be divided as follows: Half to the first son, one-third to the second son, and one-ninth to the third son. The three sons can't seem to work it out without chopping up some of the camels! A wise old Arab happens by on his camel and solves the problem immediately--without cutting up any camels. Do some mental exercise; try to figure out how the wise old Arab did it. Answer: The wise old Arab simply adds his own camel to the 17, bringing the total number of camels to 18. Then, the camels are divided a

Harry Lorayne's newest book, "Ageless Memory"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I became a Harry Lorayne fan ever since he published his first book, "How To Develop A Super Power Memory." His easy-to-learn memory systems became indispensable at the work place. Teaching Mr. Lorayne's systems are one of the greatest lifelong GIFTS you can give your children. (I taught it to my sons and they almost felt as though they were "cheating" in tests, since they could "see" the answer right there in their minds.) I have, as I recall, gotten every memory book Mr. Lorayne has written since 1957, but "Ageless Memory" is, without doubt, his best. It may well prove to be his "legacy." "Ageless Memory" is well-written in non-technical, numerous, encouraging style. He doesn't waste your time with a lot of techo-talk or theories. He just teaches you shows how your memory naturally works and HOW to develop a "push-button" memory from the git-go. His book is results-oriented. I consider it to be his BEST book on memory because it covers SO MANY AREAS by showing you step-by-step how to apply his systems to YOUR own personal memory problem. He covers, e.g., however to remember names, faces, numbers, dates, shopping lists, appointments, spelling, trivia, vocabulary, foreign vocabulary, stocks, history, playing cards, Morse code, speeches, remembering what you read, computer shortcuts, medications, how to cure absent-mindedness, even remembering Bible verses! He even teaches you how to easily perform a 400-digit memory feat. At the end of each chapter is a special "Mind Power" exercise that is equivalent to doing "mental pushups." I would heartily recommend Mr. Lorayne's latest book, "Ageless Memory" to ANYONE who wants to improve his or her memory. All you have to lose, when all is said and done, is your forgetful memory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~