Buzan's Study Skills: Mind Maps, Memory Techniques, Speed Reading Paperback – August 4, 2011

Good if you are skilled at memorization already. His techniques probably would help anyone who really wanted to work on improving their memory.

This book shows a complete lack of quality assurance from Amazon. It is not suited for Kindle on the computer or on any other device. This "book" seems like a power point presentation that cannot be read: two slides per page, but the slides are rotated 90 degrees (counterclockwise).

I was very confused with this book. I just could not get it. Stuck on what more to say. I was so hopeful that this would help me because I was studying for a big test. It didn't and I did not pass the test.

I have dyslexia and always found studying and remembering things tricky. Then I found this book, it has been a life saver! I also recommend searching on YouTube for the author as some of his videos are extremely helpful also!

Some may find it strange in our technologically advanced society to even read a book, however, Buzan has once again delivered the reasons why.Sit back, and relax, and watch your mind and brain develop, in this useful, and affordable study skills book.I purchased it, knowing of his work, and the rave reviews this book has received, and i was not wrong.Anybody wishing to tone their memory skills, study skills, revision skills and more, needs to purchase this book, and see how simply it can be achieved.Even if your not a fan of long reading, the presentation of the techniques, and the writing is simply laid out, so even the part-time readers can set the book down, and come back to it knowing they don't have to worry about forgetting any of the techniques.Whether your a University student, wishing to learn better revision techniques and note taking, or just wish to improve your skills to help you with your job or for leisure, this book will certainly deliver, and can not be missed!

Decent paper back version covering varied study skill topics including: memory improvements, speed reading, mind mapping, etc.Purchased Kindle version to use it for a reference purpose but wasted money on this purchase: the pages seems / are scanned. Each pages of the book are scanned in half to fit the kindle screen and kindle ereader has to be held horizontally.

I have found some techniques as very useful and they really work. Its just up to us to apply it and if applied you can really be successful but you need some time to get used to these techniques and make it as a habit. I have found reading as very smooth and easy. I wish some sections included more detailed information such as speed reading and memory. Those sections only cover the basic techniques.I unfortunately don't believe that the mind mapping technique in the book will work for every course. I am studying engineering and it is very practical and mathematical rather than memorizing and reading stuff. It really doesn't work in that situation, I wish the book included more note taking methods. Overall it is a really useful book that can be read very quickly without being bored.

Some good tips in here, but this book is basically a small amount of content heavily padded out with a bunch of anecdotes and ideas that have a bit of the pseudo-science feel a lot of self-help books seem to be filled with. I found the writing irritating. I think this book would be useful for someone really low on confidence or long out of practice when it comes to studying, but not necessarily for anyone else.