In the Palaces of Memory: How We Build the Worlds Inside Our Heads

Johnson, George

ISBN 10: 0394583485 ISBN 13: 9780394583488

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1991

Language: English

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In the Palaces of Memory: How We Build the Worlds Inside Our Heads

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394583485

ISBN 13

9780394583488

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hardcover

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1st.

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Fine copy in fine dust jacket

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Explores how the human mind transforms experience into stored memory

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George Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and the Atlantic, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society's book prize. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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