DRAAISMA, DOUWE. - Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 0521834244. "Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as deja vu, near-death experiences, the memory feats of idiot-savants and the effects of extreme trauma on memory recall. Raising almost as many questions as it answers, this fascinating book will not fail to touch you at the same time as it educates and entertains." Pp.x/277, signed by the translators Arnold and Erica Pomerans to title page, 28 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, d/w has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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