num_pages: 240
description: 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 - 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)
language: English
title: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices
titlecomplete: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices
genres: Nonfiction, Education, Reference, Self Help
ratings_count: 51
publisher: TarcherPerigee