Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices

by Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

Overview

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)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440622076
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/21/2007
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	801 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Rod L. Evans, PhD, is a professor of philosophy at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge; The Artful Nuance; Sorry, Wrong Answer; Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits; and many other books. Dr. Evans’ lecture topics and philosophical interests include language, trivia, and ethics.

What People are Saying About This

Brad Rutter

If there's a mnemonic device Rod Evans has missed, good luck finding it. There are more than a few in EGBDF that I'll be using next time Jeopardy!comes calling. (Brad Rutter, winner of Jeopardy! 2001's Tournament of Champions, the Million Dollar Masters Tournament, and the Ultimate Tournament of Champions)

Joel Wapnick

While Rod Evans's book will be valuable to introductory students in numerous disciplines, it will be particularly valuable as a model for inventing one's own mnemonics. (Joel Wapnick, 1999 World Scrabble Champion, 1998 Canadian National Scrabble Champion, 1983 U.S. National Scrabble Champion)

Editorial Reviews

Mnemonics, those wondrous memory devices, can bring order to our mental universe. By using acronyms, rhymes, and word games, we can quickly retrieve everything from historical dates and medical terms to signs of the zodiac. Rod Evan's

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

offers keys to all these and more. With this book, you will able to unlock the Five Tenets of Calvinism with just one blossoming word: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. Knowing things like that, you'll be able to add a wicked new dimension to party banter.