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Non-Essential Mnemonics
An Unnecessary Journey into Senseless Knowledge
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ISBN-13:
9781938849299
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
176
Autor:
Kent Woodyard
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
From the popularMcSweeney's column, a witty look at mnemonics for everything you never wanted to remember.
McSweeney's columnist Kent Woodyard brings new life to the mnemonic memory devices of a bygone era, from creative reinterpretations of classic mnemonics to original creations of dubious usage. Paired with whimsical illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for the word wizards of the world, as well as collectors of useless pop-culture trivia.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1: The Little You Know About the Mnemonics You Know Is Probably Wrong
Section 2: Stuff You Learned In School, or Were Expected to, or Learned but Shouldn’t Have
Section 3: Nothing You Ever Wanted to Know About Sports
Section 4: The Pop Culture Facts You Couldn’t Learn in Theaters!
Section 5: Mnemonics That Will Help You Better Understand the News but Not
Necessarily the World
Section 6: Miscellany You Didn’t Know You Don’t Want to Know
Section 7: The Ten-Year Reunion: The Horror! The Horror!
Introduction
Section 1: The Little You Know About the Mnemonics You Know Is Probably Wrong
Section 2: Stuff You Learned In School, or Were Expected to, or Learned but Shouldn’t Have
Section 3: Nothing You Ever Wanted to Know About Sports
Section 4: The Pop Culture Facts You Couldn’t Learn in Theaters!
Section 5: Mnemonics That Will Help You Better Understand the News but Not
Necessarily the World
Section 6: Miscellany You Didn’t Know You Don’t Want to Know
Section 7: The Ten-Year Reunion: The Horror! The Horror!