The How to Study Book Author:Alan Brown You will be taught everything in school but the simple truth contained in this book: you are wasting your time trying to learn if you don't know how to study! The only difference between the average and excellent students is strategy. The How to Study Book reveals what "A" Students know that you don't. More often than not the school... more » system neglects to teach students how to study. In this book Professor Alan Brown picks up where the school system has failed, providing the skills you need to study effectively. Short and to the point, this guide contains realistic school survival techniques such as: -Note taking methods with a suggested shorthand chart that keeps you writing as fast as you're listening.
-Mind tricks that teach your brain to work as though you have a photographic memory.
-An outline of the most basic behaviors practiced by effective students, such as attending every class, that can make or break a good grade. Written by memory expert Dr. Alan Brown, a professor with over 30 years of research in learning and memory, this is a pragmatic study blueprint, a quick reference that understands a student's reluctance to increase their workload by having to study their study guide.« less