MEMORY Author:Elizabeth Loftus Our memories are our most reliable source of information--about ourselves, our friends and lovers, our jobs. Or are they? We know we may occasionally forget someone's birthday, miss appointments, or lose track of details. But what about the times we're sure we remember something--only to find out it didn't really happen that way? MEMORY is a... more » fascinating new look at man's oldest nemesis. Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus tells us not only about the workings of memory--how information is stored in the brain and how we retrieve it--but also why memory is a faulty faculty, an often unreliable source for the truth. For one thing, Loftus says, "memory has a superiority complex." We tend to remember that which enhances our self-image. . . . continues« less