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You Must Remember This: Easy Tricks and Proven Tips to Never Forget Anything, Ever Again
Karen Dolby
#UD5422 Paperback, 288 pages; 2010 $13.99
Members' Price: $11.89

  Can you name the countries of North Africa from East to West? Do you feel confident reciting pi past three decimal places or rattling off the names of all the bones in your face? If these kinds of facts are easily accessible off the top of your head, you don't need this book. For the rest of us, Karen Dolby's compendium of memory-retrieval techniques will be a big help! This fun and easy-to-read reference is packed with hundreds of mnemonic devices to aid in remembering spelling rules, literary passages, foreign language vocabulary, historical dates, mathematical formulas, scientific laws, geographical information, and all sorts of other facts and trivia. You'll also find detailed explanations of proven memory-improvement techniques, which can help with everyday endeavors like memorizing shopping lists and mentally organizing tasks. You Must Remember This offers tremendous comfort for anyone who fears their memory is not what it used to be. (AG)