Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Steve Johnson - GoodreadsI discovered this book after reading Derren Browns 'Tricks of the mind' ... He listed this has a reference for memory techniques. I quickly realised that this wasn't just based on memory techniques ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Linda - GoodreadsAn elegant, learned introduction to the life, times and theology of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who lived in China during the Ming Dynasty. It requires close attention, but repays it. Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Shiraz - GoodreadsAn interestingly structured book that is vaguely a biographical account of Matteo Ricci, an early 17th century Jesuit who led a mission to China and learned Chinese. There is some really excellent ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsIn 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Katie - GoodreadsA fascinating book, though a little bit frustrating. I absolutely love the idea behind this book, but I think the execution only sometimes matches up to the concept's promise. Matteo Ricci was a ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
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Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Stedwards - Goodreadsshould re-read. read at scu, super interesting. Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Martin - GoodreadsReviewing this biography is rather a complicated business. At first when reading the description on the dust jacket you might be inclined to think that this is a description of a 16th century ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Hadrian - GoodreadsAn interesting book which is something more than an ordinary biography. Matteo Ricci is an interesting character, and the Palace of Memory is a framework and a link between topics, but there is also ... Read full review
Review: The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
User Review - Ensiform - GoodreadsNot a traditional biography, this book explores the 16th-century world, both European and Chinese, of Matteo Ricci in a set of themed vignettes drawn from four examples Ricci's own system of mnemonics ... Read full review
