I am the founder and Executive Director of The Mnemonics Institute, the only educational institution dedicated solely to the advancement of memory training utilizing mnemonics. Thank you for stopping by. A mnemonic, or mnemonic device, is a strategy for improving your memory. The idea behind mnemonic devices is simple. To associate what is unfamiliar to what is already known. To make the incomprehensible understandable. Generations of students have learned the Great Lakes by recalling HOMES, an acronym for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. A person s abilities to perform such physical feats as moving boulders, removing trees, or lifting heavy objects are quite limited. Our human powers increased tremendously by the invention of tools. This includes levers, bulldozers, cranes, cars, saws, etc. Like our physical powers, our inherent mental powers are also quite limited. The use of an appropriate conceptual mnemonic is the mind s most powerful tool. Like a good hammer, for example, a mnemonic can help us perform mental tasks that otherwise would be difficult, or even impossible to perform. However, just as a hammer may be appropriate for some tasks but not others (pounding nails versus tightening a bolt), a particular mnemonic strategy may or may not be appropriate depending upon the nature of the memory problem. The exploration and eventual selection of strategies must therefore be preceded by a careful identification and analysis of the particular memory problem to be solved. The appropriateness of the strategies must be evaluated by actively applying them and analyzing their effects. You never need to spend more than 15 minutes a day on this book. This book is unique in that it combines many techniques in a step by step program that links the interrelationships of mnemonic approaches, and makes them easily assailable. It has been one of my principle goals in writing this book to make all available strategies available in one volume. I have defined and refined the mechanics of memorization and my book is the only encyclopedia of mnemonic techniques available. Most memory books list several methods, but I list every mnemonic tool ever utilized. Mnemonics are like iron swords - they must first be forged with fire in your mind, and then honed sharp with practice. My book is worth its weight in solid gold. My books are concerned with Adult Learning - the mastery of meaningful material in school, university, or on the job. The process of applying mnemonics to improve your memory consists of three steps: Get to know the technique. Know when to apply the strategy. Practice using them. Often. The 30 Ways 1. Rhyming, rhythm, and Memory Concepts 2. Chunking 3. Chain and Link (AKA Stack and Link) 4. Imagination 5. Concentration 6. Organization 7. Attention Span 8. Acrostics 9. Anagrams and Vocabulary Improvement 10. Association 11. Sensory Perception 12. Extra Sensory Perception 13. Numbers 14. Names and Faces (The Name Game) 15. Rapid Reading 16. Focus on the Locus 17. Visualization and Graphic Representations 18. Brain Boosters Food and Nutrition, Part 1 19. Brain Boosters Food, Nutrition, and Sleep, Part 2 20. Schemata 21. Encoding 22. The Brain Hardware 23. The Brain Software 24. Peg Board Lists 25. Kaizen 26. Advertisements and Commercials 27. Memory, Mnemonics, Learning, and Intelligence 28. Acronyms, Initalisms, and Abbreviations 29. Self Concept and Self Esteem 30. Methods of Mnemonics. Conclusions. Thank you for considering my book.

Rayli

First, something unrelated to the book's content: I can't help but assume a lot of the reviews here are from the author's friends. One person refers to him as 'Curt' (his name is Curtis) -- a rather familiar moniker to use for a stranger. Another review is an original paragraph, followed by material pasted from book's introduction with no such indication. I mention this because the positive reviews influenced my unfortunate decision to buy the book.

As for the book's content, the table of contents gives the impression that readers will be concisely introduced to the techniques listed. Instead, one doesn't learn new techniques in every chapter. One gets to read the author's opinions backed by little if any data. He even has a chapter on ESP. Included is talk about how humans have a latent capability for clairvoyance, pre-cognition, and telepathy (among other things). This would be fine if there were repeatable scientific studies to support the existence of any of the fields studied by parapsychologists like J.B. Rhine. Unfortunately for Holliman, Rhine's results have never been reproduced and he even discovered his own assistant falsifying data to support their desired conclusions. Rhine appears to have been an honest, though deluded man.

This book would have been much stronger had it been edited for grammar (e.g. "The rat whom ate the malt"), style (e.g. the author seems to think his having several unrelated degrees means anything for the subject; pedagogically unsound, inconsistent repetition of material), and content (e.g. stick to mnemonics, and avoid trying to write about paranormal activities; follow through with the implicit promise made to the reader).

There are some tidbits in the book worth reading, but there's nothing here that isn't found in more reliable volumes on memory.

Daigami

I understand that the author drew on what he had gleaned from other books on the subject however I did not and would not expect him to keep repeating the same statements ( actually pretty much full pages) over and over again throughout the book. In one case he repeated the same info at least three times. And it wasn't important. In my opinion it was just for filler.

I was disappointed. I felt I had wasted my money on this book purchase. The book was over-hyped

DEAD-SHOT

This should be taught in every school and learning center. I have purchased many copies of this book as those who borrow are so impressed I just let them keep it and I purchase a new one. Its not like a novel but a book of books written in easy to understand language and easy application now matter what level you are. A must have...

Ť.ħ.ê_Ĉ.õ.о.Ł

The techniques are good, the filler and redundant wording obscures the various golden nuggets of information at times. Also, the book drifts off into areas I'd consider just a little too new age-ish to be useful for me.

LiTTLe_NiGGa_in_THE_СribE

The Mnemonics Book assisted me in getting through Nursing School with a straight "A" grade point average. A mnemonic, or mnemonic device, is a strategy for improving your memory.

A person's abilities to perform such physical feats as moving boulders, removing trees, or lifting heavy objects are quite limited. Our human powers increased tremendously by the invention of tools. This includes levers, bulldozers, cranes, cars, saws, etc. Like our physical powers, our inherent mental powers are also quite limited. They become invincible with the use of mnemonics. The use of an appropriate conceptual mnemonic is the mind's most powerful tool. Like a good hammer, for example, a mnemonic can help us perform mental tasks that otherwise would be difficult, or even impossible to perform.

However, just as a hammer may be appropriate for some tasks but not others (pounding nails versus tightening a bolt), a particular mnemonic strategy may or may not appropriate depending upon the nature of the memory problem. The exploration and eventual selection of strategies must therefore be preceded by a careful identification and analysis of particular memory problem to be solved. The appropriateness of the strategies must be evaluated by actively applying them and analyzing their effects.

You never need to spend more than 15 minutes a day on this book. Mnemonics, after all, is hard work. This book is unique in that it combines many techniques in a step by step program that links the interrelationships of mnemonic approaches, and makes them easily assailable. It has been my intent to take the hard work out of memorization and learning new factual data. It has been one of my principle goals in writing this book to make many different strategies available in one volume.
Mnemonics are bullet proof.

The process of applying mnemonics to improve your memory doesn't need to be complicated. It consists of three steps:
Get to know the technique- How to apply them
Determine which situations it can be used in- When to apply them
Practice using them- Often

The Mnemonics Book
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to utilize this book
The 30 Ways
1. Rhyming, rhythm, and memory Concepts
2. Chunking
3. Chain and Link (AKA Stack and Link)
4. Imagination
5. Concentration
6. Organization
7. Attention Span
8. Acrostics
9. Anagrams and Vocabulary Improvement
10. Association
11. Sensory Perception
12. Extra Sensory perception
13. Numbers
14. Names and Faces (The Name Game)
15. Rapid Reading
16. Focus on the Locus
17. Visualization and Graphic Representations
18. Brain Boosters- Food and Nutrition, Part1
19. Brain Boosters- Food, Nutrition, and Sleep, Part 2
20. Schemata
21. Encoding
22. The Brain- Hardware
23. The Brain- Software
24. Peg Board Lists
25. Kaizen
26. Advertisements and Commercials
27. Memory, Mnemonics, Learning, and Intelligence
28. Acronyms, Initalisms, and Abbreviations
29. Self Concept and Self Esteem
30. Methods of Mnemonics
Conclusions
I highly recommend The Mnemonics Book.

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