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I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School Hardcover - 2009

by Caroline Taggart

From English Lit to Western Civ, from the Pythagorean Theorem to electrons, here's a fun collection of "stuff" you forgot from school, found in witty, bite-sized chunks. You'll soon recall all of the important facts that you learned, including theories, equations, phrases, and rules you were taught years ago.
Rediscover:

  • Figures of Speech (and other devices for spicing up your writing): Expressions used in a nonliteral way, such as when you say, "My lips are sealed," but you haven't put glue over them. Includes hyperbole, which is exaggeration for effect, as in "I've told you a hundred times."
  • Notable British Authors: From William Blake and William Golding to George Orwell and Virginia Woolf, relearn which authors wrote the most notable poems and tomes. You'll also find fun facts about each author, including that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started writing fiction when his medical practice slowed and Jonathan Swift wrote his own obituary.
  • International Authors: Homer's not just the name of a character on The Simpsons. This 9th century Greek writer penned the great epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  • Arithmetic: With division you divide a divisor into a dividend and the answer is a quotient. If there is anything left over, it is called a remainder. So 15 divided by 2 gives a quotient of 7 with a remainder of 1.
  • Biology: The term biology comes from the Greek, meaning study of life; therefore, this field of learning concerns plants and animals and how the human body works. Give your central nervous system something to ponder, such as how a plant is structured or which elements make up the periodic table.
  • Explorers: A quick rundown of people who discovered some of the regions of the world, like Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512, Italian), who discovered the mouth of the Amazon and the River Plate, which made him important enough to have a continent or two named after him.
  • Geography: Read this section, and you won't be able to deny that the Nile is a river in Egypt, or that Russia has five of the longest rivers in the world.

  • Sure to touch a chord with anyone old enough to have forgotten half of what they learned at school, here is a perfect gift for every perennial student. Make this and all of the Blackboard Books(tm) a permanent fixture on your shelf, and you'll have instant access to a breadth of knowledge. Whether you need homework help or want to win that trivia game, this series is the trusted source for fun facts.


    From the publisher

    This small but mighty collection will trigger your memory with fun facts you learned in school-from adverbs to the Pythagorean Theorem. Witty, engaging, entertaining-a book you'll pick up again and again. Author Caroline Taggart discovered two things while researching this book and talking with other people: One, everybody had been to school. And two, they had all forgotten entirely different things. Contained in this handy little book are the facts that you learned in school, but may not remember completely or accurately. Covering a variety of subjects, this book features all the most important theories, equations, phrases, and rules we were all taught years ago. Rediscover:
    * History: The first president to occupy the White House was John Adams in 1800
    * Religion: The seven deadly sins and the names of the twelve apostles
    * Literature: In which Shakespearean play "The quality of mercy" speech appears
    * Science: The periodic table of elements devised by a Russian chemist in 1889 includes the symbol for lead (Pb), silver (Ag), tin (Sn), and gold (Au)
    * Nature: How photosynthesis works The information-presented in easy-to-retain, bite-sized chunks-is accurate and up-to- date. It will touch a chord with anyone old enough to have forgotten half of what they learned at school. Here is a perfect gift for every perennial student.

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    • Title I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School
    • Author Caroline Taggart
    • Binding Hardcover
    • Edition [ Edition: first
    • Pages 175
    • Volumes 1
    • Language ENG
    • Publisher Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville, NY
    • Date 2009-03-05
    • Illustrated Yes
    • ISBN 9780762109951 / 0762109955
    • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
    • Dimensions 8.08 x 5.32 x 0.73 in (20.52 x 13.51 x 1.85 cm)
    • Ages 18 to UP years
    • Grade levels 13 - UP
    • Library of Congress subjects Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc
    • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008033112
    • Dewey Decimal Code 031.02

    Media reviews

    "If the questions all ring a bell, but answers don't immediately leap to mind, you might want to browse through I Used to Know That -you'll probably improve your game of Trivial Pursuit in the process." -Bookloons (Blog)
    "This is an entertaining book for those interested in trivia...Good for quizzing school-aged children or to just remember facts that haven't been needed for a few years." -Book Visions (Blog)
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