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Daniel L. Schacter, chairman of Harvard University's Psychology Department and a leading expert on memory, has developed the Trst framework that describes the basic memory miscues we all encounter. Just like the seven deadly sins, the seven memory sins appear routinely in everyday life. Although we may hate these difTculties, as Schacter notes, they're surprisingly vital to a keen mind. Schacter, whose previous trade book, SEARCHING FOR MEMORY, was called splendidly lucid (The New Yorker), offers vivid examples of the memory sins -- for example, the absent-mindedness that plagued both a national memory champion and a violinist who forgot that he had placed a priceless Stradivarius on top of his car before driving off. The author also delves into the recent research -- such as imaging that shows memories being formed in the brain -- that has led him to develop his framework. Together, the stories and the scientific findings examined in THE SEVEN SINS OF MEMORY provide a fascinating new look at our brains, and at what we more generally think of as our minds. THE SEVEN SINS OF MEMORY is a groundbreaking work that will provide great reassurance to everyone, from twenty-somethings who find their lives are too busy, to baby boomers who mutter about early Alzheimer's, to senior citizens who worry about how much (or how little) they can recall.

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...Schacter guides his readers on a fascinating journey of the human mind. Library Journal A lively and well-written survey, spiced up with incidents from recent headlines. Kirkus Reviews Clear, entertaining and provocative....The book encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory. The Seattle Times Compelling in its science and its probing examination of everyday life...a delightful book, lively and clear. The Chicago Tribune Encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory and how it affects our daily lives. The Seattle Times Schacter offers insight into common malfunctions of the mind. USA Today Clear, entertaining, and provocative...Encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory. -- Seattle Times Compelling in its science and its probing examination of everyday life, The Seven Sins of Memory is also a delightful book, lively and clear. -- Chicago Tribune Drawing upon recent neuroimaging research that allows a glimpse of the brain as it learns and remembers, Schacter guides his readers on a fascinating journey. -- Library Journal Should be required reading for police, lawyers, psychologists, and anyone else who wants to understand how memory can go terribly wrong. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Drawing upon recent neuroimaging research that allows a glimpse of the brain as it learns and remembers, Schacter guides his readers on a fascinating journey. -- Library Journal Compelling in its science and its probing examination of everyday life, The Seven Sins of Memory is also a delightful book, lively and clear. -- Chicago Tribune Should be required reading for police, lawyers, psychologists, and anyone else who wants to understand how memory can go terribly wrong. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Clear, entertaining, and provocative...Encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory. -- Seattle Times

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DANIEL L. SCHACTER is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology in the Psychology Department of Harvard University. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and received numerous awards for his research, including the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. He is the author of many books on memory and neuropsychology, including Searching for Memory, which received praise as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and which won the American Psychological Association's William James Book Award, as did The Sevens Sins of Memory. Schacter lives in Newton, Massachusetts. Dan Woren is an American voice actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has worked extensively in animation, video games, and feature films. He is best known for his many roles in anime productions such as Bleach and as the voice of Sub-Zero in the video game Mortal Kombat.

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