About the book

The main thesis of this book is that human beings possess reserves of intellectual, psychological, and physical resources, and that there are ways to enhance our powers of observation, memory, and concentration. Personal organization and management, and personal relationships in groups are ail touched upon. This book is intended for a wide circle of readers, and many will find certain sections highly applicable to them personally.

Viktor Davydovich PEKELIS, member of the Waiters’ Union and Journalists’ Union of the USSR, was one of the first in this country to write popular-science literature on a then burgeoning new field of knowledge, cybernetics, later to b e c om e the key theme for several of his book s, including a few collected volumes o f contributions by major Soviet and foreign cyberneticians. Two of V. Pekelis’ books, CYBERNETICS TO Z, and CYBERNETIC MEDLEY, had between them over thirty editions published within a few years in the USSR and abroad. Viktor Pekelis is a prize-winner of Soviet national contests for the best works of popular-science literature in all, he has authored over 30 books and collected volumes.

Translated from the Russian by Anatoli Rosenzweig

The book was published in 1987 by Mir Publishers.

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