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Why life speeds up as you get older, how memory shapes our past, Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Arnold and Erica Pomerans

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Why life speeds up as you get older, how memory shapes our past, Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Arnold and Erica Pomerans

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why life speeds up as you get older

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

191899735

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Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Arnold and Erica Pomerans

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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

how memory shapes our past

Summary

Is it true, as the novelist Cees Nooteboom once wrote, that 'Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases'? Where do the long, lazy summers of our childhood go? Why is it that as we grow older time seems to condense, speed up, elude us, while in old age significant events from our distant past can seem as vivid and real as what happened yesterday? In this enchanting and thoughtful book, Douwe Draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed Metaphors of Memory, explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as déjà-vu, near-death experiences, the memory feats of idiot-savants and the effects of extreme trauma on memory recall. Raising almost as many questions as it answers, this fascinating book will not fail to touch you at the same time as it educates and entertains.--, Provided by publisher

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