I am pretty sure I read about Porfirio Rubirosa and definitely about Trujillo in that book that ended up on the New York best seller list. It is about some kid and his sister, and that pretty much does it for someone with a relatively, or rather awfully, bad memory. If you are referring to the same book, It should give you a pretty good idea of how bad things can get. In medical school, I studied with a friend who had photographic memory. I had straight As after the first half and still felt like a complete idiot, because other than principles and logic, which stuck right away, everything else got wiped out almost immediately after I read it. In contrast, my friend could remember what page he had read something on. He was too laid back to ever go for it, but he could have made a fool out of any professor that crossed his path. It is totally unfair. Some have universal adhesive inside their skull and others...to stick with the topic(?) of this thread...have tumbleweed!
I am not sure what I would give for a relatively good memory but quite a lot for sure.
