Memory: Remembering and Forgetting in Everyday Life

An informative and entertaining explanation of memory, and how and why people remember or forget. This book combines the latest neuological findings about how the brain works along with fascinating stories of individuals who have experienced significant, and sometimes bizarre, memory problems.

Dr. Barry Gordon is the founder of the Memory Clinic and the Cognitive Neurology /Neuropsychology group of the Neurology Department at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, where he is also a Founding Member of the Mind/Brain Institute. A world-renowed expert and specialist in the field, he has talked about memory on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the PBS series, "The Brain," NPR's "Fresh Air," Maryland Public Television's, "Improving Your Memory with Dr. Barry Gordon," the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN's Weekend Housecall, NBC's Dateline, CBS's Morning Edition, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel and MSNBC On Air. He's frequently quoted in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, Parade, Reader's Digest, Prevention, Modern Maturity, and US News and World Report.