To ace exams and score top grades, this book teaches skills which save study time, yet boost memory and understanding of study material. Learn secrets of students who excel academically viz. preparing quality notes as mind maps, speed reading, and mastering ways to remember long term. Also learn to understand different types of exam questions and how to answer them appropriately. This book is written in text book, self study format. End of each chapter has a chapter summary and practice questions. It explains in simple language the new research on how the human brain remembers, retains and recalls information and the functions of left and right sides of the brain. It teaches ways to develop ‘intelligence’ using whole brain learning and manage study time using simple formats and concepts. There is complete chapter on improving listening skills, a vital communication skill seldom taught. This 158 pages book is primarily written for students. But parents and teache - from Amzon