Mnemonology

Finally a book on memory improvement that is more than just a pop-psych dollar-read! This book is approachable by the lay reader, but offers the rigor and references you would expect from an academic work. Worthen and Hunt do an excellent job on explaining the historical reasons that the study of memory-improvement techniques has departed from our regular school curricula and the psychological basis on which the most effective techniques work. For those interested in history, psychology, or just improving their memory, this book will be a good investment. In addition to background, the theoretical exposition cross referenced with psychology theory provides the understanding necessary to start constructing your own mnemonic tools, understanding the situations and memory-types that need to be compensated for to have success.