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Michael Rowley

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http://www.goodreads.com/Mnemonix

born

June 29, 1962 in Baltimore, The United States

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male

website

http://vizcabulary.com

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Reference, Entertainment, Comics & Graphic Novels

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October 2008

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If you're interested in the beauty and meaning of Japanese kanji, please add me as contact. I'm currently at work on a six-box set of kanji flash cards called Kanji PictoCards. You can see samples and notes on how it's progressing at my blog, Vizcabulary.com and my website KanjiPictographix.com.

While living in Japan, I wrote two illustrated books, ‘Kanji Pictographix’ and ‘Kana Pictographix.’ Returning to the States, I taught information design at Art Center and digital imaging at The American Film Institute.

Blessed with a poor memory, I developed a niche in illustrated books and websites using visual mnemonics. FiftyStatesOfMind.com teaches geography (think of the boot of Italy concept), AtomFamilies.com turns the elements of the periodic...more

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Books by Michael Rowley

Average rating: 3.77 · 90 ratings · 15 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Kanji Pict-o-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics 3.72 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Kana Pict-o-Graphix: Mnemonics for Japanese Hiragana and Katakana 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Michael Rowley's KanjiPictoGraphix Dragon Book: Blood, Fire, and Spirit 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	100 Must-Read Graphic Novels 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Understanding SCA by Jim Marino, Michael Rowley (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Snark: A Polemic in Seven Fits (It's Mean, It's Personal, and It's Ruining Our Conversation)

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Michael Rowley said: "Well written and entertaining. Full of facts on the history of the putdown and 'mean' comedy. "

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Secrets of Social Media Marketing: How to Use Online Conversations and Customer Communities to Turbo-Charge Your Business!

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Michael Rowley said: "Not particularly well written. It has a lot of platitudes with the occasional insight. "

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Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet

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Michael Rowley gave to: The Key to the Kingdom:Transformation Playing Cards and Companion Volume by Tony Meeuwissen	My rating:
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Michael Rowley gave to: Snark: A Polemic in Seven Fits (It's Mean, It's Personal, and It's Ruining Our Conversation) by David Denby	My rating:
Well written and entertaining. Full of facts on the history of the putdown and 'mean' comedy.
Apr 12, 2010 12:55pm · see review
Michael Rowley gave to: Quintessence: The Quality of Having It by Betty Cornfeld	My rating:
Feb 27, 2010 02:03pm
Michael Rowley gave to: The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin read in July, 2009	My rating:
It started with promise then became tedious. The main character's difficulty with stepping off a curb and other quirks like that go on forever.
Jul 18, 2009 10:06pm · see review
Michael Rowley gave to: Secrets of Social Media Marketing: How to Use Online Conversations and Customer Communities to Turbo-Charge Your Business! by Paul Gillin	My rating:
Not particularly well written. It has a lot of platitudes with the occasional insight.
Jun 24, 2009 10:33am · see review
Michael Rowley made a comment on Dassi Shusterman's review of Life of Pi "I enjoyed this book even though the first part was a little dry. "
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Michael Rowley marked as to-read: The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by Maria Rosa Menocal	My rating:
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“If you can't make it good, make it big.”
― Michael Rowley

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“If you can't make it good, make it big.”
― Michael Rowley

tags: graphic-design

5 people liked it

“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

tags: doom , mortality

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“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: cry , crying , experience , happiness , joy , life , optimism , sadness , smile , smiling

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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: carpe-diem , education , inspirational , learning

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“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.”
― John Lennon

tags: activism , beatles , materialism , peace , society , television

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