Cynthia R. Green - Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness

TOTAL MEMORY WORKOUT

PUBLISHING HISTORY
Bantam hardcover / September 1999
Bantam trade paperback / February 2001

Grateful acknowledgment for reprinting the following excerpts:
On from article Singapore Limits Its Vehicle Population, from the July 1997 issue of Automotive Engineering. Reprinted with permission SAE Automotive Engineering. Copyright 1997 by Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Copyright 1999 by Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D.

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To Joshua, Zachary, and Jonah
with whom I share my most special memories

There are many people I wish to acknowledge for their support during this project. I would like to thank my mentor and colleague, Dr. Richard Mohs, for the opportunity to continue his initial explorations into memory improvement as well as for the confidence and support he has given me throughout my career. I am grateful as well to my department chairman, Dr. Kenneth Davis, who allowed me the freedom to explore and develop an area of work not typically within the activities of our department; and to Dr. Deborah Marin, for her professional and personal support as well as her friendship.

The program presented here is based not only on my experiences in teaching memory effectiveness but also on the observations of my students. I am grateful to all my alumni who have helped me fine-tune my professional knowledge about memory improvement into information that real people can use. Thank you as well to my colleagues Anne Peterson and Tracy Lippes, who in learning how to teach with me were able to collaborate on making the program better. I am grateful for the help provided by Dr. Rosemarie Bria, particularly in Step 3. I also would like to acknowledge Jill Smith for her able assistance.

Thank you to my agent, Pam Bernstein, for helping me recognize the potential for this book and for her invaluable guidance every step along the way; and to Donna Downing, who always seems to know the answer whenever a question arises. I am grateful to the staff of Bantam Books who have been so dedicated to making this book come to life. Robin Michaelson proved to be not only a goddess of the written word but also a true collaborator. Thank you, Robin, for making this such a wonderful experience. Special thanks as well to Toni Burbank for shepherding the project through so smoothly, to Jean Lynch for her keen copyediting eye, and to Betsy Hulsebosch and Barb Burg for their help.

The support of my family and friends was invaluable in making this book a reality. I am especially grateful to my parents, Susan and Ronald Green, for teaching me that I could do anything I wanted to do if I only tried; and to my grandmothers, Florence Green and Charlotte Falk, for setting such wonderful examples. Thank you as well to Judy and Stephen Peck for their support; to Beverly Jablons for extending to me the same unequivocable backing she gives Josh; and to all my siblings, by blood and marriage, for their encouragement. A special thank you to Elsie Macedonio for loving my boys so much. I am thankful as well for the unending generosity of my friends, who have tolerated me with such good humor during this process. Thank you in particular to Adine Duron and Durston Saylor.

I have the good fortune of being married to my best friend. This book is in no small part the result of Joshs belief in what I could do and his prodding me to do it. Thank you, best buddy, for encouraging me to pursue my dreams, for your support even when it wasnt easy, and for the time you gave me to write. Finally, a big thank you to Zach and Jonah for being the two most wonderful boys in the whole world. You always help Mommy remember whats really important.