Roth Memory Course

by David M. Roth

Lesson Seven; Good; Walter J. Black, Inc. [Published 1934]. Originally published in 1918, this is the 1934 edition of the COMPLETE Roth Memory course - all 7 Lessons in seven separate softcovers. The books cover all fundamentals and show how to apply mnemotechnic tools to remember names, faces, spelling, numbers, etc. Volume 7 provides numerous practical applications including important dates, telephone numbers, names, card tricks , chess moves, bible verses, important dates in history, etc. Still considered one of the best 'how to improve your memory' guides. Books are 1. How to Gain a Good Memory. 2. How to Train the Memory for Every-Day Need 3. How to Remember Names and Faces; How to Remember What You Read; How to Remember Figures; How to Remember Spelling; Practical Uses of the Roth Memory Course

Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jessaka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paul Revere Road in 1642 in the English Civll War

This book helped me get As and Bs in college. Not really. I just said that. I have one of those memories that got me through college this way: I would read the text book, underline it, and the night before the test I would read what I underlined, and then get either an A or a B. A week or two later my memory would fade.

I read this book when I was in the 7th or 8th grade. I know exactly where he was located on the shelf at our library in Paso Robles, CA., but I don’t remember the book very well.

I do believe this was in it: In order to memorize people’s names you had to connect their face to something, like: “This man’s name is Bill,” and then you visualize a one dollar bill in his hand. Then the next time you see him you can remember his name, “Hi Dollar,” you say. I tried this a few years ago when I had joined a group here in Oklahoma. I remembered everyone’s names this way, and then after quitting the group a few months later, whenever I ran into one of them in town, I couldn’t recall their name. It only works if you remain in the group and keep making the associations.

I think this book may have been the one that talked about singing in order to remember things. I realized then how easy it was for me to remember songs, so I spent one day singing my history lesson, and ii worked. It went like this:

Paul Revere road a horse into town,
he yelled that the people to get down
The British were coming;
they were not going,
and it all happened in 1642,
a day when the sky was blue.

It was something like that. I hated dates, and I have no idea if anything happened worthwhile in 1642. Well, yes there was an English Civil War. I looked it up, and Paul Revere rode in 1775.

I don’t recall anything else about this book, but with a memory like mine you can get through almost any college course, that is, if they don’t give you a freak test two weeks later.

[Pierre-Henry Soria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant!