If you are new to memory techniques, start with our free PDF ebook, and then try some of the books below.
These books are about how to use the memory techniques:
- Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly describes a wide range of interesting memory techniques to experiment with.
- Quantum Memory Power by Dominic O’Brien is also a great introduction. It’s an audiobook that takes you through the basic principles. Dominic O’Brien is an eight-time World Memory Champion and is also a master at teaching the techniques. You might be able to get a free copy using the free trial of Audible.
- You Can Have an Amazing Memory by Dominic O’Brien is worth reading in addition to Quantum Memory Power.
These books are about the history or cultural influence of memory techniques:
- Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer gives a general overview of the world of “mental athletes”. The book doesn’t explain how to use memory techniques, but it’s a good book if you want a general introduction to the field.
- The Knowledge Gene by Lynne Kelly is a fascinating look at the supergene that makes memory techniques possible, with a tour through indigenous memory techniques, prehistoric art, and neurodiversity.
- The Art of Memory by Frances Yates is a classic book about the history of memory in Western civilization. She doesn’t use or explain the techniques, but this is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the history of memory techniques in Western civilization.
- The Memory Code by Lynne Kelly is another must-read book that explores the influence of memory techniques in oral cultures, tracing them back many thousands of years ago, well before the Ancient Greeks.
See the memory books reading list for additional ideas.
Some of our members also have published books including, in alphabetical order of username:
- @aemind – How to Remember Names and Faces, Better Memory Now, and other titles.
- @Boris – Superhirn - Gedächtnistraining mit einem Weltmeister, Alles nur in meinem Kopf, Mehr Platz im Gehirn, and other titles.
- @climbformemory – Remember It!, Memory Superpowers!, and I Forgot Something.
- @decision – Improve Your Memory
- @Erol – How To Memorize
- @Graham – Memory Tools: Techniques to Maximise your Memory for Therapists, Teachers and Trainers
- @guilfoyled – From Shrink To Think: A Mental Journey Through The Memory Journey
- @JamesSmith – How To Remember Chemistry, Programming Languages, Acronyms Or Shorthand…, How to Remember Equations and Formulae: The LEAF System, and Memory Journeys 0-9999
- @janivanhansen – the books are in Danish
- @joereddington – Advanced Memory Palaces
- @johnden – The Chess Memory Palace
- @jonythoughtcloud – Memory Techniques for School Work and Play, A Strange Bedtime Story, and A Strange Bedtime Tale.
- @LynneKelly – Memory Craft, The Memory Code, Songlines, Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies: Orality, Memory and the Transmission of Culture, and The Knowledge Gene
- @mbrown – The Secret Of A Better Memory: History, Mystery, Mastery
- @metivier – The Victorious Mind, How To Keep Your Mind Sharp - Even If You’re 90!, How to Learn & Memorize a Randomized Deck of Playing Cards, and other titles.
- @Parkouristx – How To Improve Your Memory
- @tansel – The Yellow Elephant and How to Learn Almost Anything in 48 Hours
- @thinkaboutthebible – Memory Techniques: A systematic analysis of modern mnemonics, Memory Toolkit: Design tools for modern mnemonics, 7711 Bible Memorization by Chapter Themes: The New Testament in mnemonic stories, and Memory Techniques Workbook: Exercises for modern mnemonics.
- @Zacademic
- @Zipho_Lunika – The Mind Rises!: A Guide to Memory, Productivity, and Inner Peace in a Noisy World, Lunikan Chess Memory System: Memorize Chess Moves, Positions and Ideas, Memorize the Periodic Table of Elements Using 10 Powerful Memory Systems, and other titles
- @Zoomy – How to Be Clever and Moonwalking with Horses
(If we’ve missed anyone, please email [email protected] with a link to your profile and book.)
If you would like to start reading about memory techniques right away for free, check out our how to learn memory techniques page.