Chesley V. Young, a graduate of Columbia University Teachers College and the University of Arkansas, served as a Captain in the WAC during World War II, and taught in the New York City Schools for 9 years. A frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines, she is currently assembling the largest collection of books and material on the art of memory. She is co-author, with her husband, Dr. Morris Young, of How to Read Faster and Remember More, also published by Frederick Fell Publishers.