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by Caroline Taggart (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Reader's Digest Association (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0762109955
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762109951
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Tribune, 6 June 08
"a jolly useful old school primer dressed up in postmodern clothes ... Everyone will want to dip into this" --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Essentials, July 2008
A fun and witty collection of snippets of information we 'used to know' from school. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd forgotten how much I'd forgotten, 15 Jun 2008
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This review is from: I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School (Hardcover)
I loved this; it's easily digestible, with some nice touches of humour. But as well as reminding you that you used to have a memory, it fills in the gaps when you were looking out of the window as the teacher explained simultaneous equations, or The American War of Independence. What's so great about this book is that it doesn't talk down to you - it assumes that everyone forgets things now and again. But perhaps it has an interesting role for the younger reader, too. What did you do at school, mummy? This...
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What is photosynthesis?!, 18 Jun 2008
This review is from: I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School (Hardcover)
Apparently, like loads of other people, I go around thinking that I still know everything that I learnt at school, when in fact, I bet I can't remember half of it, and it wasn't even that long ago! When someone actually asked me to tell them what photosynthesis was I found that I no longer knew anything more than 'it's how plants live and something to do with carbon dioxide and green stuff in leaves'! And more disturbingly all my basic maths skills have also got lost somewhere in the depths of time. This book is a godsend to anyone who wants to be reminded of all these skills so that you no longer feel like a dunce at the pub quiz or just generally really, and it also has loads of things that I was never even taught at school which are of genuine interest. It looks so nice on your shelf too that its a good one to buy for awkward relatives and friends - as long as they won't be insulted!!
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff, 18 Jun 2008
By Mark R. (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my Dad, trying to look clever whilst reminding him he is old. When he started asking me if "I knew this or that" I realized how much I had forgotten from school, and I made a complete fool of myself.

I asked my father to lend me the book now! I needed a quick read through, but he wouldn't let me have it!!

Great fun.
Mark
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1.0 out of 5 stars Oh Dear
I Used to Know That...at Primary School. Don't waste your money. It would be zero stars if the site allowed that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have this book!
Priceless - you just find so much that you actually did know but forgot. It wakes the brain. A great book to share and share conversation about afterwards! Read more
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Having read this book I can only assume Caroline Taggart did not attend a postwar secondary modern school where Austen was a car, General Studies, the history of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I remember when we did that at school
Fascinating little book .I am frequently picking it up to have a browse, it also evokes memories of school, as I remember when I learned a particular topic and some of the... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars I used to know that
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5.0 out of 5 stars So I did!
Fascinating, helpful, good revision and stirred up a few memories. I'm not a parent but bought this as a gift and a bit of a joke, and had a quick look before intending to wrap... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars young at heart but not in mind
I found this book to be very useful as it has got every bit of useful information you could possible want .It is like an encyclopedia only smaller .
Published 7 months ago by K. P. Trott

4.0 out of 5 stars Well-organised reference book, but too short
This book is split into chapters based on the traditional school subjects, such as geography, history, maths, and then within each chapter split into 'typical things we were... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Careful - not for everybody
I had high hopes for this book but was left a little disappointed.

There was lots of stuff in here that I had forgotten but most of it I will surely forget again... Read more
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This is the age of bite ( or is it byte) sized information. The older generation i.e. me think we are divided from the younger by the fact that we learnt our information by rote... Read more
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