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Has your child lived before?
In this fascinating, controversial, and groundbreaking book, Carol Bowman reveals overwhelming evidence of past life memories in children. Not only are such experiences real, they are far more common than most people realize.
Bowman's extraordinary investigation was sparked when her young son, Chase, described his own past-life death on a Civil War battlefield-an account so accurate it was authenticated by an expert...
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How could you lose your memory overnight, and what would it mean? The day neurologist Jed Barash sees the baffling brain scan of a young patient with devastating amnesia marks the beginning of a quest to answer those questions. First detected in a cluster of stigmatized opioid overdose victims in Massachusetts with severe damage to the hippocampus-the brain's memory center-this rare syndrome reveals how the tragic plight of the unfortunate few can...
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"In Everything else is bric-a-brac, Akiko Busch offers reflections on the nature of home. Beautifully illustrated by Aurore de la Morinerie, these sixty short prose pieces explore place, memory, and the ambiguities of domestic life. At once thought-provoking, humorous, and meditative, they illuminate the emotional resonance of inanimate things; ideas of placement and displacement; the simultaneous frailty and tenacity of human recollection; the beauty...
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In Border Districts, a man moves from a capital city to a remote town in the border country, where he intends to spend the last years of his life. It is time, he thinks, to review the spoils of a lifetime of seeing, a lifetime of reading. Which sights, which people, which books, fictional characters, turns of phrase, and lines of verse will survive into the twilight? A dark-haired woman with a wistful expression? An ancestral house in the grasslands?...
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Award-winning author David A. Adler delights with this mystery story for young sleuths. Cam Jansen and her friends are getting ready for the fifth-grade carnival. There are going to be many games and prizes and Cam hopes to do well at the trivia game because she has a photographic ("Click!") memory. But is there something strange going on over at the dime toss game? Christina Moore's lively narration will captivate young listeners.
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"In When My Brother Was An Aztec, Natalie Diaz examines memory's role in human identity. Each section filters memory through specific individuals and settings. The first concentrates on a diabetic grandmother without legs and the landscape, tangible and intangible, of a Native American reservation. The second engages a brother's strife with drug-use and his unraveling of the family, the home. The third grapples with war as a character and its tattering...
10) Nine
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"Lucy doesn't remember anything, even whether or not she likes milkshakes. All she remembers is that Olivia told her to run. When she encounters Zoe, a waitress at a small town diner, who has her own hidden past, Lucy instinctively trusts her. Powerful people are after Lucy, though, and as the girls continue to flee from the unknown, it seems Lucy may not be an innocent child. Her skills are more fitting for a hardened military veteran than a young...
12) Kaleidoscope
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A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kaleidoscope is a feat of storytelling that illuminates how even the wildest tales can help us in the hardest times.
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One of the most influential thinkers of 'New Age' philosophy promises in this book, to show the readers how to cultivate the memory in such a way as to improve one's entire life. With secrets hidden for almost a century, this book will teach you to train the eye as well as the ear to improve your ability to recall names, faces, numbers, music, facts, and much more.
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Atkinson was a prolific writer, and his many books achieved wide...
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In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.--From www.brainrulesbook.com .
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"Wrenching . . . powerfully sensuous." - New York Times
"As searing and unforgettable as an electric shock." -Kirkus Reviews
At the age of eight Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he cannot remember an entire five–hour period of time.
During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, but these fragments are not enough to explain what happened to...
17) The hidden hours
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Arabella Lane is found dead in the Thames on a frosty winter's morning after the office Christmas party. No one is sure whether she jumped or was pushed. The one person who may know the truth is the office temp, Eleanor. Having traveled to London to escape the repercussions of her traumatic childhood in Australia, tragedy seems to follow Eleanor wherever she goes. To her horror, she has no memory of the crucial hours leading up to Arabella's death...
18) Mastering Memory and Learning: A Guide for Senior Adults: Unlocking Cognitive Vitality: Advanced
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Mastering Memory and Learning: A Guide for Senior AdultsUnlocking Cognitive Vitality: Advanced Memory and Learning Techniques for Elderly CitizensThis book provides detailed content which expands on each lesson within the five modules, offering a comprehensive guide for senior adults seeking to:• Understand ageing and memory,• enhance your learning skills,• prioritise cognitive health, and senior skills development• leverage the latest...
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Would you like to enjoy the benefits of having a better memory?Having a great memory can help you to achieve success in school as well in your career and in life overall. A good memory can make it easier for you to learn faster as well as make more money.It is often thought that some people are simply born with a good memory, but that is not at all the case. If you are committed to improving your memory and you are willing to make some changes in...
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