Use your Head [antikvár]

TONYBUZAIM Tony Buzan is the originator of Mind Maps™, the President of The , Brain Foundation, Founder of The Brain Trust and the Use Your Head I; Clubs, and the creator of the concept of Mental Literacy. ' Born in London in 1942, Tony Buzan graduated from the Uni- ' varsity of British Colunnbia in 1964, achieving double Honours in Psychology, English, Mathennatics and the General Sciences. In ' 1966 he worked for the Daily Telegraph in Fleet Street and edited f. the International Journal of MENSA (the high IQ Society). As one of the world's leading authors, he has published 20 books u (19 on the brain, creativity and learning and one volunne of poetry), , His books (which include: Use Your Mennory, Make the Most of Your Mind, Speed Reading, Buzan's Book of Genius and Mental ^, World Records and Get Ahead) have now been published in 50 countries and translated into 20 languages. Use Your Head, his classic BBC Book, has surpassed worldwide sales of a nnillion. Tony Buzan has become an international media star featuring in, presenting and co-producing many satellite broadcasts, television, '' video and radio progammes, both national and international, including the record-breaking Use Your Head series (BBC TV), the Open Mind series (ITV), The Enchanted Loonn (a one-hour feature documentary on the brain), and numerous talk shows. His two latest videos are MindPower, distributed by BBC Video, which teaches the concepts of Mind Mapping for business use, and which won a top award at the 1991 IVCA Festival, and/fai F/'rsf. . ., a new way of looking at how to transform failure into success. He is advisor to government departments and multinational organisations (including BP, Barclays International, Digital Equipment Corporation, Electronic Data Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM), and is a regular lecturer to leading international businesses, universities and schools. Among members ofthe Young Presidents' Organisation he has become affectionately known as 'Mr Brain'. He is Founder of the Memóriád, the Worid Memory Championships, and co-Founder of the Mind Sports Olympiad, the 'Mental Olympic , Games'. Much of his work is devoted to helping those with learning i disabilities. He is also the holder of the worid's highest 'creativity IQ'. I Tony Buzan is an advisor to international Olympic coaches and athletes and to the British Olympic Rowing Squad as well as the British Olympic Chess Squads. He is an elected member of the / International Council of Psychologists and a Fellow of the Institute ; of Training and Development. He is a Member of the Institute of í Directors, a Freeman of the City of London, and is also a Patron of !' i the Young Entrepreneurs' Societies of both Cambridge and Bristol y: Universities. Adding to his list of honours, including the YPO Leader- ' ship Award, was his recent recognition by EDS with the Eagle / , Catcher Award - given to those who attempt the impossible and í achieve it! I/,