How to remember lists; what's in a name?; how to remember numbers; the mental diary; the mental in-tray; memory and job interviews; how to remember speeches; how to remember directions; learning the 20th-century calendar; how to remember "lost" chapters of your life; how to learn languages; how to remember geographical facts; how to remember history; popular mnemonics; how to memorize a pack of playing cards; how to win (always) at trivial persuit; memory and sport; how memory can improve your golf swing; how memory can improve your chess game; how to memorize 35 decks; number crunching; remembering binary numbers; how to win at blackjack; how to beat quiz machines; memory and the Greeks; famous memory men.