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Marilyn Vos Savant

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August 11, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States

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Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer and playwright who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ". Since 1986 she has written Ask Marilyn, a Sunday column in Parade magazine in which she solves puzzles and answers questions from readers on a variety of subjects.

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Books by Marilyn Vos Savant

Average rating: 3.46 · 145 ratings · 21 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Brain Building in Just 12 Weeks by Marilyn Vos Savant, Leonore Fleischer, Robert Jarvik (Foreword) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Art of Spelling: The Madness and the Method 2.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Ask Marilyn: The Best of "Ask Marilyn" Letters Published in Parade Magazine from 1986 to 1992 and Many More Never Before Published 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	The Power of Logical Thinking: Easy Lessons in the Art of Reasoning...and Hard Facts About Its Absence in Our Lives 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Of Course I'm for Monogamy: I'm Also for Everlasting Peace and an End to Taxes 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Ask Marilyn 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Brain Building: Exercising Yourself Smarter 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1990	My rating:
	The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Other Mathematical Mysteries 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Ive Forgotten Everything I Learned 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	"I've Forgotten Everything I Learned in School!": A Refresher Course to Help You Reclaim Your Education 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1995	My rating:

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Quotes by Marilyn Vos Savant

“I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

tags: flattery , love , self-esteem

93 people liked it

“To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

tags: knowledge , observation , study , studying , wisdom

42 people liked it

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

tags: inspirational , motivational

30 people liked it

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