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As Easy as Pi : Stuff About Numbers That isn't (Just) Maths by Jamie Buchan
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
In this day and age it's hard to imagine a world without numbers. Our lives are centred around commerce and money, and it is the only language that's the same the world over. However, did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a figure represent ...Show more
Avoid Them Like the Plague by Nigel Fountain
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
With all the bells and whistles, this intriguing guide to all those everyday phrases really is the bees knees for anyone with a love of the English language. Let's cut to the chase: cliches are a familiar part of the English language, but to be honest, many have been so over-used that they have become t ...Show more
Divorced, Beheaded, Died...: The History of Britain's Kings and Queens in Bite-Sized Chunks by Kevin Flude
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
From Henry VIII dispatching his numerous wives to Edward VIII's unprecedented abdication, Britain's monarchs have been responsible for shaping some of the most dramatic moments in British history. Featuring tales of murder, adultery, beheadings, civil war, usurpation and madness, Divorced, Beheaded, Die ...Show more
I Before E (Except After C) : Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff by Judy Parkinson
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2007 and a bestseller ever since, I Before E (Except after C) has continued to inform and entertain its many readers. Now available in paperback, this delightful gift book has been repackaged with a fresh jacket design for new readers and fans of the series alike. Offerin ...Show more
I Used to Know That: General Science by Marianne Taylor
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things start to sound 'too technical', I Used to Know That: General Science is here to remind you of everything you've forgotten or should ...Show more
I Used to Know That: Geography by Williams Will
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Have you forgotten all you ever learned about climate change? What do you really know about GM foods? Can you remember everything you learned at school about earthquakes? This useful guide reminds you of everything you once learned - or should have learned - about the earth, its resources and atmosphere ...Show more
I Used to Know That Maths: Activity Book by Daniel Smith
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Arithmetic, Probability, Fractions, Measurements - maths is one of those subjects that continue to throw a lot of us in a muddle long after our school days. Yet we still need to use it every day, from splitting the bill in a restaurant, to counting out change at a till or working out exchange rates.The ...Show more
I Used to Know That: History by Emma Marriott
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, 'Hmm, I've heard of that - what was that again?', then this is the book for you. This entertaining yet informative book travels back through time to fill in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, from the in ...Show more
My Grammar and Activity Book by Daniel Smith
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Packed full of quizzes and challenges, this fun and practical workbook will help you iron out any grammatical errors and communicate more clearly.English can be a complicated language; with its myriad influences its grammar can seem full of exceptions and irregularities.This activity book takes you thro ...Show more
Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November): The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks by Judy Parkinson
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Looks at the key events in British history, covering various important dates, people and events. This title presents each subject in short, self-contained 'articles', designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. It makes history interesting and accessible.
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them by Judy Parkinson
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average ...Show more
The I Used to Know That Activity Book: Stuff You Forgot from School by Caroline Taggart
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Dust off those cerebral filing cabinets and remind yourself of all those facts you really should know! From pi and Pythagoras to presidents and popes, prime ministers to prime numbers, literature to litmus tests, there is so much information from our school days that we have forgotten, or only half-rem ...Show more
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