I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School - Hardcover

Taggart, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843173093 ISBN 13: 9781843173090

Publisher: Michael O'Mara, 2008

Synopsis

If you've forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosis; how to solve a quadratic equation; the names of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice; who wrote the famous poem about daffodils; the use of a conjunction or the number of continents in the world, I Used to Know That will provide all the answers. A light-hearted and informative reminder of all the things that we learnt in school but have since become relegated to the backs of our minds, I Used to Know That features hundreds of important snippets of wisdom, facts, theories, equations, phrases, rules and sayings. A practical guide to turn to when an answer is eluding you, when helping a child with homework or preparing them for the new school year, or maybe just to brush up on trivia for the pub quiz. I Used to Know That covers English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography and General Studies, so never again will you find yourself stumped!

About this title

Review:

A droll personal audit of how much - or how little - of school learning lingers on into later life... it is not only fun to dip into, it is a mine of useful information... It's all there, easily found, clearly laid out (The Oldie)

Amusing but useful... I am not the only one planning to keep it on my desk to avoid any intellectually embarrassing moments (The Scotsman)

This is a fascinating book... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a dinner table (She)

A fun and witty collection of snippets of information we 'used to know' from school (Essentials)

This is an absorbing volume of familiar facts and figures you may well have forgotten... If the answers are just out of reach, but you know them really, this is the book for you (Sainsbury's Magazine)

It is a fascinating read and you might even learn a few things you missed out on first time around (Townswoman Magazine)

It covers everything we should remember from school but don't (The Western Mail)

Could help you connect with your childhood, boost your brainpower and remind your kids just how clever you are (Irish News)

[an] entertaining rag-bag of a book, a sort of cocktail of half-remembered things from your schooldays (Birmingham Evening Mail)

From the Publisher:

In the same series as the bestselling I Before E (Except After C) and My Grammar and I (Or should it be Me?)

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1843173093
• ISBN 13: 9781843173090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192