{"product_id":"why-life-speeds-up-as-you-get-older-how-memory-shapes-our-past-paperback-9781107646261","title":"Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older; How Memory Shapes our Past (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107646261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Life Speeds Up As You Get Older\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Memory Shapes our Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDraaisma applies a blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation in exploring the nature of autobiographical memory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouwe Draaisma (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107646261, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 25 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… one finishes the book with a heightened awareness of the complexity and the fickleness of human memory, and a genuine sense of pleasure at having encountered such a subtle, entertaining, and illuminating guide to the territory.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEntertaining and educational, Douwe Draaisma's Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older raises almost as many questions as it answers. Draaisma applies a blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation in exploring the nature of autobiographical memory, covering subjects such as déjà-vu, near death experiences and the effect of severe trauma on memory recall, as well as human perceptions of time at different stages in life. A highly accessible and personal read, this book will not fail to touch or provoke thought in its readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. 'Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Flashes in the dark: first memories\u003cbr\u003e 3. Smell and memory\u003cbr\u003e 4. Yesterday's record\u003cbr\u003e 5. The inner flashbulb\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Why do we remember forwards and not backwards?'\u003cbr\u003e 7. The absolute memories of Funes and Sherashevsky\u003cbr\u003e 8. The advantages of a defect: the savant syndrome\u003cbr\u003e 9. The memory of a grandmaster: a conversation with Ton Sijbrands\u003cbr\u003e 10. Trauma and memory: the Demjanjuk case\u003cbr\u003e 11. Richard and Anna Wagner: forty-five years of married life\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'In oval mirrors we drive around': on experiencing a sense of déjà vu\u003cbr\u003e 13. Reminiscences\u003cbr\u003e 14. Why life speeds up as you get older\u003cbr\u003e 15. Forgetting\u003cbr\u003e 16. 'I saw my life flash before me'\u003cbr\u003e 17. From memory – portrait with still life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000595468568,"sku":"9781107646261","price":13.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107646261i_299ea00d-ad47-49c2-8dbe-8307e492f7d0.jpg?v=1696781175","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-life-speeds-up-as-you-get-older-how-memory-shapes-our-past-paperback-9781107646261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}