Hello howyoudo
Thank-you for your question - it was satisfying tracking this down!
My first clue was the one single mention I found of Psychology House
in Marple, with a reference to a book on "Effective Speech" from the
1950s. This gave the publisher's name as "Psychology Publishing Co.
Ltd.". However, there is no listing for this company in the British
Telecom directory, it was not possible to use their name for searches
in the British Library catalogue and I feared the company had vanished
long ago. So I was pleased when searching a used book database
produced two copies of a book they had published on memory:
Dr.Bruno Furst
Stop Forgetting
Cheshire, UK: Psychology Publishing Co. 1962. Hard Cover. Good
Condition/No Jacket. Ninteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 267
pages. b/w photographs and drawings.
How to develop your memory and put it to practical use.
Price: US$ 13.06
Bookseller: Britetec Ltd, Arc En Ciel, Maples Drive, Bonchurch, Isle
of Wight, United Kingdom, PO38 1NR
Bruno Furst.
Stop Forgetting
Marple, Cheshire.: Psychology Publishing Co Ltd. 1967. Tatty. A good
example of the fifth printing, March 1967. The book has a small amount
of very slight damp marking on the front cover, with the equivalent
offsetting of cover colour onto the DJ. Very tight, clean and unworn.
Appears to be very little used- perhaps unread. DJ is very bright but
much abused - rubs, chips, tears, bottom 2" missing across back.
Price: US$ 9.80
Bookseller: Mollie's Loft Books, 31 Cilmaengwyn, Pontardawe, Swansea,
United Kingdom, SA8 4QL
Find further details and links by entering "Bruno Furst" in a search
at:
Abebooks
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookSearch
Now I had the author's name I found that a memory course he devised is
still being marketed from Marple in Cheshire:
You Can Remember, A Home-Study Course in Memory and Concentration
by Dr Bruno Furst and Lotte Furst
costs £197.95 and can be obtained from
R&W Heap (Publishing) Company Limited,
Bowden Hall, Marple, Stockport,
Cheshire, SK6 6NE
Telephone Number 0161 427 3513.
http://www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/bkr/1099brun.htm
The company is listed in the current British Telecom directory:
R.& W Heap (Publishing) Co. Ltd
Bowden Hall
Bowden Lane
Marple
Stockport
SK6 6NE
(0161) 427 3513
British Telecom Directory Enquiries
http://www.bt.com/directory-enquiries/dq_home.jsp
Amazon UK offer used copies of a Bruno Furst book with a different
title for a few pounds:
Bruno Furst: The Practical Way To A Better Memory (published in 1977
by Heap)
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y02Y5153986Y5425807/qid=1053426551/ref=sr_aps_zshops_1_1/202-4410372-9634244
Bruno Furst: The Practical Way To A Better Memory (published in 1985
by Heap)
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y03Y6429571Y4977198/qid=1053426551/ref=sr_aps_zshops_1_3/202-4410372-9634244
A 12-session course is available at £95:
DR BRUNO FURST.: COURSE IN MEMORY & CONCENTRATION.
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y03Y6693342Y2291534/qid=1053426551/ref=sr_aps_zshops_1_2/202-4410372-9634244
"Stop Forgetting" was published in the USA too, in more than one
edition, and used copies are available through Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/0385154011/used/1/002-3381012-7198442
A search on the net turns up plenty of references to Bruno Furst, for
instance:
"There was this memory expert called Bruno Furst, who used to appear
on TV shows wowing the audience. He sold a memory course in the mail
for years, with his secret system. Here is the gist of it, from
memory of course..."
http://www.empowermentzone.com/memorize.txt
"Then by some stroke of good fortune I happened on Bruno Furst's
classic book on mnemonics, Stop Forgetting. Furst's methods are
fantastic! Try to get your hands on his book. You may have to get a
used copy if it is out of print. If you cannot find Furst's book, get
one of the other good memory books out today."
http://www.bcx.net/hypnosis/memstory.htm
Further links:
Bruno Furst memory
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Bruno+F%C3%BCrst+OR+furst%22+memory&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
Bruno Furst memory (google groups)
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Bruno+F%C3%BCrst+OR+furst%22+memory&meta=&sa=N&tab=wg
I hope you will find this information helpful. Please don't hesitate
to ask if anything needs clarification.
Regards - Leli
This is where I found the name, "Psychology Publishing Co.":
WATKINS, DWIGHT E. Effective Speech A Complete Course.
Psychology Publishing Co. Ltd., Psychology House, Marple, Cheshire
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cache:NHvYzXNvtMgJ:www.kennyscollections.com/Literary/KASEL.pdf+%22psychology+house%22+marple+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 |
