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Memoir. Philosophy. Psychology.

At Eighty, Richard Seltzer Takes a Stroll Around the Mental Block

Author Richard Seltzer smiling in a blue striped shirt in his book-lined study
Cover of Eureka! The Discovery of New Worlds by Richard Seltzer, set against a swirling starry-night sky
Richard Seltzer · Author of Two Dozen Books · SeltzerBooks.com

Same Event, Different Meaning

His earliest memory: climbing out of his crib at two and feeling only the joy of freedom. His son remembers the same fall as pain. So where does meaning lie?

From Bottlecaps to Worlds

A thousand saved bottlecaps became armies, Trojans and cavalry: proof that, to a child's mind, anything can stand for anything.

250 Pages · Paperback & Ebook

The Questions Multiply

  • How do we learn how to learn?
  • Why do two people remember the same event differently?
  • What happens when we make mistakes?
  • Where does meaning come from?
  • What separates mind from matter?

“I'm just a guy who would like to take a stroll around the block, the mental block.”

A Life of Many Roles

  • Editor
  • Novelist
  • Russian Translator
  • Internet Evangelist
  • Ebook Entrepreneur

Available Now

Paperback $17.95 · Ebook $2.99

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How we think · How we learn · How we remember · How we matter

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