Never Eat Shredded Wheat: Weird Ways to Remember Things

by James M. Russell

Book Overview

The mnemonics that many of us learned as children are simply a shortcut to help locate information within your memory. For instance, rather than remember that the clockwise order of the points of the compass is North, East, South, West, we remember the mnemonic "Never Eat Shredded Wheat," and the combination of humor and a visual reference provides an instant cue for our brains. This collection of mnemonics includes well-known examples, some of which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782439897
• ISBN13: 9781782439899
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 7.1"