Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices

Authors: Evans, Rod L.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: REF023000, STU026000
ISBN: 9781440622076, Related ISBNs: 0399533516, 1440622078, 9780399533518, 9781440622076
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 240,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: When is a "tulip"* not a flower? When it's one of hundreds of mnemonic devices in this comprehensive sourcebook.

From remembering the notes on a scale (Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge) to correctly performing geometric equations (Soh-Cah-Toa) to using "HOMES" for conjuring up the Great Lakes (Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior), mnemonic devices have helped countless students, teachers, and trivia buffs recall key information in a snap-using anagrams, clever rhymes, and word games.

In this comprehensive guide, readers will find a wide spectrum of ingeniously simple mnemonic devices for recalling facts about:

- Science - Math
- Geography - Religion
- Literature - Music
- Social Studies - Law
- Aviation - Zodiac
- Spelling - Mythology
- World History - Sports
- And more

*Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement; Irrestible Grace, and Perserverance of the Saints (The Five Tenets of Calvinism)
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