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As Easy as Pi : Stuff About Numbers That isn't (Just) Maths by Jamie Buchan
$12.95 AUD
Category: No Category | 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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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
$17.99 AUD
Category: Royalty | 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: No Category | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
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: Popular Science | 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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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: History by Emma Marriott
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Category: History | 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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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
The Eleven-Plus Book - Genuine Exam Questions from Yesteryear by Michael O'Mara Books; Martin Stephen (Foreword by)
$9.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
Is the nation really dumbing down? Are exams really easier than they were in the good old days? Now's the chance to find out, with this nostalgic collection of exam questions from the 1940s and 1950s. The perfect book to contrast the schooling of yesteryear with modern-day practices and settle the age-o ...Show more
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