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Momentous events, vivid memories / David B. Pillemer.
LIBRA BF371 .P63 1998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pillemer, David B., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memory.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- The bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President Kennedy, the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. These public memories combined with poignant personal moments are the critical shaping events of individual lives. But what makes something unforgettable? Here psychologist David Pillemer examines the nature of memory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674582055
- OCLC:
- 38010664
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