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"could help you connect with your childhood, boost your brainpower and remind your kids just how clever you are" --Irish News, July 2008
"It covers everything we should remember from school but don't" --The Western Mail, 24 June 2008
"amusing but useful... I am not the only one planning to keep it on my desk to avoid any intellectually embarrassing moments" --The Scotsman, July 2008
"[an] entertaining rag-bag of a book, a sort of cocktail of half-remembered things from your schooldays" --Birmingham Evening Mail, September 2008 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"It covers everything we should remember from school but don't" --The Western Mail, 24 June 2008
"amusing but useful... I am not the only one planning to keep it on my desk to avoid any intellectually embarrassing moments" --The Scotsman, July 2008
"[an] entertaining rag-bag of a book, a sort of cocktail of half-remembered things from your schooldays" --Birmingham Evening Mail, September 2008 --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.
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85 of 87 people found the following review helpful
Format: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...
48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!!
63 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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
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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nostalgic with a hint of 'Oh I remember that."
This is not an all encompassing encylopeadic reference book. This is not a study aid. It was never meant to be and anyone who thinks it is or was meant to be needs to wake up. Read more
Published 18 days ago by S. Glover
Everything I should have known but forgot
I really liked this book, it is very informative I rekindled lots of information I learned at school. Read more
Published 5 months ago by BeeBo
You Forget How Much You Have Forgotten
This book is so good at achieving what it says on the front cover that I consider it to be a reference work. Read more
Published 5 months ago by kindler
she still doesn't remember some of that stuff right
A fairly entertaining bathroom read thus a solid 3 stars however she spoiled the fun for me a bit when she started giving the summary for Catch 22, which just happens to be one of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by igorfazlyev
Not always accurate
As other reviewers have noted, the material in this book is not always accurate. It is often dated, too. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Burnard
Sometimes detailed; sometimes sloppy
I was looking forward to having my memories of school work refreshed with some maths and science formulae along with a host of other things that I'd forgotten over the years and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Barry Lees
You mght as well just go straight to Wikipedia
I started reading the chapter on English Language, which I do know something about, and was very disappointed with it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jane M
For me...
Bought this for myself - it is very interesting and well worth buying. I already have one in the same series and will probably end up buying them all.
Published 10 months ago by notemeg
Things I have forgotten from school
Excellent little book, very interesting and quite mind blowing as to what you think you have forgotten but then realise you didn't forget, you just didn't need it any more!! Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. Crane
Hmm...
I could have cobbled this together from my memory and a few internet searches. Some of the stuff is useful to know, but when you need to know it you can look it up. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2010 by S. Wilkinson
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