The guardian of all things : the epic story of human memory /

• Main Author: Malone, Michael Shawn, 1954-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Martin's Press, c2012.
• Subjects: Neurociencia.; Neuroscience.; Memory.; Technology.; Civilization > History.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: the guardian of all things
• Memory as biography
• Finding a voice
• Memory as word
• The cave of illumination
• Memory as symbol
• Clay, reeds and skin
• Memory as medium
• The bloody statue
• Memory as metaphor
• Long-leggedy beasties
• Memory as classification
• Theaters of memory
• Memory as reference
• Patterns in the carpet
• Memory as instruction
• Tick, talk
• Memory as recording
• Diamonds and rust
• Memory as free
• The persistence of memory
• Memory as existence
• Endnotes.