Tricks of the Mind (Derren Brown)
ISBN-10: 1905026358.
You will shift uneasily in your seat if you claim to be a mystic, psychic or use crystals to divine ailments, locate water or determine the sex of babies: he exposes the whole lot as charlatans in a ruthlessly entertaining way. But read it for the memory techniques. They are not magic, just mental: and they work. And while few of us will feel the need to impress as much as a strange young ginger man from Bristol did just over a decade ago, getting to grips with the basics will help you in many social and business situations. I went shopping last week without a list: didn't forget a thing.
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