Tag: Moonwalking with Einstein

Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein is a nominee for Goodread.com’s Best Nonfiction category. I think it would be great if a book about memory techniques were to win. If you have a moment to vote, click here.

There was a terrible article about Moonwalking with Einstein in The Guardian today by a reviewer who I think doesn’t understand the book.

The subtitle of the review is this negative line: Read more

According to IMDB, Columbia has bought the rights to the Moonwalking with Einstein movie.

Adaptations of original pieces of literature are about as daring as things get in Hollywood of late, so the news that Columbia Pictures have acquired the rights to a marginal best-seller comes as a real surprise.

Only a “marginal” bestseller? It was #2 on Amazon last I checked. Read more

Moonwalking with Einstein is getting a lot of press coverage.  Here is an interview with Joshua Foer on NPR:
Memory Champs? They’re Just Like The Rest Of Us

I’ve been seeing references to the book in many newspapers and magazines. I think the book has the potential to increase awareness of memory techniques in the US. As soon as memory techniques become popular, I think the US will be able to field a larger number of competitors who have a chance of winning international competitions.

Will there be a Moonwalking with Einstein movie?

It appears to be in development here and here.

Producers: Mike White and Ben LeClair
Directed by: Mike White
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Comedy?

Does anyone know anything about the Moonwalking with Einstein movie?