The Book of Memory: How We Become Who We Are

A brilliant journey through the nature of memory, helping us understand how what is lost—and what is remembered—shapes who we are.

In this revelatory and intimate exploration of the way memory works, Mark Rowalds, author of The Philosopher and the Wolf, reveals how memories aren’t fixed. They soften and consolidate—and are distorted—each time we revisit them, even those memories most deeply engrained. The way we call on memory is closer to a "negotiation with the past."

From episodic memorie...