Keep Your Brain Sharp: Teach Yourself

Author:   Simon Wootton ,  Terry Horne
Publisher:   John Murray Press
ISBN:  

9781444101010


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 January 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Do you forget things easily? Are you worried that you're losing your mental edge? Don't be! Keep Your Brain Sharp will prove that, in fact, your mature brain is bigger and better than ever, and it will give you hundreds of diverting puzzles, games, tests and exercises to keep it that way. It explodes the myths about old age and mental decline, explains why you get better when you get older and gives you a set of great mental workouts in a brain-boosting bible ideal for you if you think your best intellectual achievements may well lie ahead. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of how to keep your brain sharp. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you ve learnt and how to use it.

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Author:   Simon Wootton ,  Terry Horne
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.208kg
ISBN:  

9781444101010


ISBN 10:   1444101013
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

GETTING OLDER: MEANS GETTING BETTER : Brain Science and the Brain – it really does get better as you get older : Explode Age Old Myths about Memory and Intelligence : Exploit the Emerging Strength of Your Maturing Brain : Solve Complex Problems, Take Difficult Decisions, Make Creative Plans : Eat and Drink Your Way to Peak Performance : Find Humour, Intimacy, Love and Sex, in later life : GETTING BETTER MEANS GETTING FITTER : Tests to take : Exercises to do : Problems to solve : Puzzles and Games to play

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As well as keeping your brain active, it's addictive fun. -- - Good Book Guide 20081201


As well as keeping your brain active, it's addictive fun. -- - Good Book Guide


As well as keeping your brain active, it's addictive fun. - - Good Book Guide As well as keeping your brain active, it's addictive fun. - - Good Book Guide


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Terry Horne is a Senior Lecturer at Lancashire Business School. He is an expert on strategic thinking, problem-solving and decision-making, and has helped hundreds of professionals train to become sharper and more strategic managers. Simon Wootton is the Chief Executive of the Norton Group. He has a background in biochemistry and is an expert on brain chemistry. The two are joint authors of several self-help and business books.

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