{"product_id":"9781639369751","title":"The Book of Memory: How We Become Who We Are","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRowlands, Mark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/7\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant journey through the nature of memory, helping us understand how what is lost—and what is remembered—shapes who we are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this revelatory and intimate exploration of the way memory works, Mark Rowlands, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher and the Wolf, \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how memories aren’t fixed. They soften and consolidate—and are distorted—each time we revisit them, even those memories most deeply ingrained. The way we call on memory is closer to a \"negotiation with the past.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From episodic memories like \"shining islands in dark waters\" and forgotten \"Rilkean\" memories that underpin our personalities and essential style to the memories we might hold that have been authored by others close to us, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e draws on philosophical argument, a range of writers and thinkers, the latest neurological research, and psychology experiments to chart how memories are made, lost and remembered, with important consequences for how we understand ourselves.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549715910911,"sku":"9781639369751","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_8ba6971c-7733-4046-bb1b-fb040e27d4dd.jpg?v=1761751447","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781639369751","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}