{"product_id":"memorys-ghost-philip-j-hilts-9780684823560","title":"Memory's Ghost: The Nature of Memory and the Strange Tale of Mr. M","description":"In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience.\u003cp\u003ePhilip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of\u003cbr\u003e-- How an individual's memory is constructed\u003cbr\u003e-- When and why memory fails\u003cbr\u003e-- The efficacy of mnemonic devices\u003cbr\u003e-- The validity of \"recovered\" memories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip J. Hilts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 068482356X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684823560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.40w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/1996\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip J. Hilts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946924179711,"sku":"9780684823560","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_29426eb5-2cc3-4a7e-8113-15049bf4a392.jpg?v=1681515768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memorys-ghost-philip-j-hilts-9780684823560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}