Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

The Book of Mnemonic Devices

History of ideas

Author: Rod L. Evans

Dinosaur mascot

Language: English

Published by: Tarcher

Published on: 21st June 2007

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 703 Kb

ISBN: 9781440622076


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; Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints (The Five Tenets of Calvinism)

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